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Midtfyns Licorice Imperial Stout
Brewery: Midtfyns
Type: Imperial Stout
Alcohol: 10.3%
Country: Denmark
Midtfyns Bryghus released four imperial stouts to commemorate the closing of their original brewery where they brewed 1000 batches. The beers released are numbers 0997, 0998, 0999, and number 1000. They are each different, licorice and fennel, chili, bourbon, and the final beer brewed in their Broby facility a walnut and walnut leaf imperial stout. So we have finally come to the one I have been slightly dreading. Not because I believe it will be bad, but because it contains my most hated ingredient. That is right, I won't hide it, I am a card carrying licorice hater. Now I am not just against dark licorice, I hate all licorice, sweet, salty, red, green, hate them all equally. Piratos and twizzlers equally reviled. So now with that out in the open I want to say that I realize there are plenty of people who do like licorice. Therefore I am going to try to review the beer objectively, giving only commentary on what I taste and not bias it by my own personal tastes. With that little disclaimer out of the way let's check this beer out.
Pours nice and dark with I think the tallest and longest lasting tan head so far in this series. I know this is going to amaze you, but the nose is absolutely dominated by licorice. Dark fruity sweet tones are also detectable, like some sort of black licorice and plum jam. Even as a licorice detractor I can honestly say the aroma of this beer is quite complex and actually very pleasant. Now the moment of truth is upon me. The taste is huge and sweet. This is a licorice lover's dream beer. Huge licorice taste, but also very very sweet. Instead of the natural licorice usually found in imperial stouts, the flavor here is far more reminiscent of the actual candy, mostly due to the sweetness. It completely reminds me of the licorice pieces I accidentally eat in the dark of a movie theatre from my wife's bag of Haribo. Once the sugary licorice flavor drops off you are left with quite a bit of roasted coffee and milk chocolate in the aftertaste along with a nice round oaky flavor. Big syrupy mouthfeel, totally coats the mouth. Surprisingly for me the aftertaste is very pleasant and saves it from my all encompassing licorice wrath. Alcohol is understated but quite present at higher temps, this is one in the series I would recommend at the colder end of the serving spectrum, which is 10-14 C.
Not sure how I should sum this beer up. I am obviously quite biased on the flavoring, so this is going to be a score based more on the beer itself then the flavor. The beer is a nice example of imperial stout, though it is on the sweet side it is well within its right to be due to the addition of the licorice syrup. It still stops short of completely cloying sweetness and delivers a very nice resounding aftertaste. I am going with eight, as it is a nice beer without a lot of flaws, just not to my flavor liking. If I were a licorice junkie I could see this being a much higher score.


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If you're seen the movie Contact, you've at least, virtually, been to the Very Large Array (VLA). The facility, run by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) is about three hours from Santa Fe. It's a long day-trip, but, but if outer space or inter-planetary communication interests you, or you like to visit movie locations, it's worth the trip.
What is the VLA? It's an installation of steel and aluminum parabolic dish antennas that comprise the world's most powerful radio telescope. It sits off US 60 in the middle of nowhere about an hour west of Socorro, NM. As you approach the site, you'll see the large antennae also known as dishes that comprise this vast scientific instrument.
The tour starts at the Visitor Center. Take time to watch the 24-minite film Beyond the Visible; the Story of the Very Large Array, narrated by Jodie Foster one of stars of Contact's. Informative and fascinating, it gives you an idea of the significance of what you'll be looking at when you walk the site as well as how the telescope works.
Beyond the Visible
The following is a bit of what we learned from the film. The 27 dishes or antennae are each 94 feet tall and 82 feet in diameter. Working together they form a single telescope which, according to Foster, is "larger than New York City." The movable antennae are set on over 40 miles of tracks. They can extend as far as 13 miles in each direction depending on their configuration. There are four configurations: A, B, C, and D. The A formation is the most wide-spread and the D the most clustered. These antennae monitor the cosmos 24 hours a day observing light across the entire electromagnetic spectrum. This light, says Foster "reveals the birth of stars, the secrets of ancient galaxies and the presence of black holes." The VLA allows scientists to explore the early stages of galaxy evolution, gaining insight into the first massive black holes in space. Astronomer Amy Reines, who's interviewed in the film, says that the kind of work they're doing wouldn't be possible with any other instrument on earth. With these radio telescopes they can see tens of millions of light-years away. Foster calls the VLA the "foremost astronomical instrument of its kind." Are you hooked yet? Watch the video on the VLA website, or better yet, visit the VLA in person.
Some VLA facts
The official name of the site is the Karl Jansky Very Large Array. Jansky was an American physicist who made the 1932 discovery that objects in space emit radio waves.
All the data collected at the VLA is transmitted to the Domenici Science Operations Center in Socorro for interpretation. The NRAO also operates three other radio telescope sites: Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) located in Peru's Atacama Desert, Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT) in Green Bank, West Virginia, and Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) which, while in Hawaii, is operated out of the Socorro location.
The VLA was completed in 1980. As time passed, the electronics were becoming obsolete. In 2003, the NRAO began rebuilding and replacing the telescope's infratructiur antennae by antenna. The work took a decade to complete. As the work was done antenna by antenna the telescope was up and running the entire time it was being updated.
The VLA is able to receive weak signals that go as far back in time as the Big Bang. That piece of information was boggling. We were in the presence of an instrument reaches out to the beginning of time.
Why was this site chosen for the VLA? This ancient lake bed in this remote high desert location was chosen for its elevation (almost 7,000 feet above sea level), its flatness of the land, its mostly clear skies and its southwest exposure.
About every four months the antennas moved into a new configuration (either the A, B, C, or D positions.
Take the self-guided VLA tour
As we toured the site we stopped to read the educational signs posted throughout. At the time of our visit, the telescope was in the A formation.
The first thing we passed was the Bracewell Radio Sundial, named for Ronald Bracewell, a pioneer in radio astronomy, it the only sundial of its kind in the world. Check out the concrete piers holding the silver-colored balls. They are a piece of science history. Over 200 prominent astronomers, including two Nobel Prize recipients "signed" the concrete pillars with a chisel when they visited the now-defunct observatory at Stanford. An informational sign tells visitors that the sundial uses radio shadows to tell time. See if you can tell what time it is by the shadows cast.
The antennae (dishes) that make up the VLA's vast telescope are parabola-shaped, allowing radio waves to bounce off a single spot called the "focus." A second reflector then transmits the waves to a receiver that turns them into signals. These are transmitted to the Correlator, a supercomputer that receives and combines the signals from all the antennae. According to the posted information the VLA gathers image from all over the sky to "map the radio universe."
To help visitors better understand how the antennae work, there installed two parabolic dishes (Whisper Dishes) so visitors can better understand the VLA's ability to amplify the signals which bounce off the focus on the telescope's antennae. These dishes are set about 30 feet apart. We each stood at one of the dishes and whispered into the focus. Our words were transmitted with crystal clarity. It was as if we were standing right next to each other.
Another sign at the site explains that the signals collected by the telescope are less than a billionth (yes that's billionth) of the strength of the signals our cell phones pick up. To keep them from interfering with these weak signals coming from outer space, visitors are asked to shut off electronic devices while at the VLA. These weak radio waves the antennae collect are processed into data that becomes what the sign calls "gorgeous views of the once-invisible universe."
The last thing we pass on our walk through the VLA is a three armed stainless steel sculpture titled Shiva Shiwana created by artist Jon Barlow Hudson. The 1980 work, funded by the NM Arts Council, represents the Y shape of the VLA's tracks and the floating 3-demensional nature of the objects the giant telescope studies.
We headed back to the Visitor Center for a bit before getting back on the road. We would have gone a bit further west and visited Pie Town, a small town sitting on the Continental Divide. It's on our New Mexico to-visit list. Our quest: the Pie-o-Neer Café, home of Kathy Knapp, the Pie Lady of Pie Town. It was closed the day of our visit so we headed east to Socorro and then north towards home.
If you go:
Admission to the VLA is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors (65+). Ages 17 and under are admitted free.
The VLA site and Visitor Center are open daily from 8:30am until sunset. Tours are self-guided unless you come on days that guided tours are offered. On Sundays and Mondays free guided tours are offered at 1pm. They also hold them on the first Saturday of the month, at 11am, 1pm and 3pm. In the summer, tours are every Saturday at 11am and 1pm. (Check before you go to make sure the schedule is up-to-date.) Tours are approximately 45 minutes long. The VLA also semi-annual open houses in April and October.
If it's snowing, call or check their website for current information before you go. The VLA may be closed to visitors during snowy conditions. Their phone number is 575-835-7410 for current information.
If you're a pie lover, before or after touring the VLA head to the Pie-O-Neer Café in Pie Town for a pie fix. The cafe is open from Thursday through Sunday from 11am "until the pie runs out" from April through early January. Call ahead to make sure they're open and to reserve a slice of your favorite pie.

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Friday, June 1, 2012
Wisdom (Part I)
By Hayley Boud
"Who is wise and understanding among you?
Let him show it by his good life,
By deeds done in humility that comes from wisdom…
…the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure,
Then peace-loving, considerate, submissive,
Full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere"
James 3:13, 17
"Let him show"
The verse says that we should show our wisdom by the actions we do. We are not supposed to tell people how wise we are or tell people how great we are, or tell people our actions, or tell the number of people I've witnessed to today or the number of times I've read the bible or how often I pray. We just do the good actions and people will discover for themselves. In fact, most people will find you are proud when you tell them all about your actions or how great you are, but the verse says to do the deeds in "humility".
That means we do the deeds without expecting recognition or thanks. We just do it for God and for His glory. We don't expect praise and we can even do it in secret so no one knows it's me. So it's our humble actions that show whether we are wise or not. If we are doing good deeds but we are broadcasting them – people won't consider us wise – just proud. If we speak a lot and try to prove to people we are wise, no one will actually think we are wise – just foolish.
So the way to be wise is to do good deeds n humility. For example, pray for people in quiet (don't have put on a show), clean the church toilets before anyone arrives, visit the sick, invite people for dinner or lunch, simple good deeds done in secret without broadcasting it and without taking the glory. For example, if you read the bible daily, people will discover it because naturally your conversation and your actions will prove that you read the bible daily. You don't have to tell people, "I read the bible every day". They will see by your wise decisions, by your transformed life, by the words you choose in everyday situations that you read the bible and they will discover you are wise without you having to tell them.
"Good life"
It's not just the deeds we do that need to be good but our whole life: our character, our personality. Eg. a gentle and quiet spirit. A good life is someone who is filled with the Holy Spirit and this is proven by the good fruits they possess, "love, joy, peace, patience, self-control, goodness, gentleness and kindness". If you believe you are wise, then ask yourself, "am I full of love? Do I love according to 1 Cor 13:4? Do I ever get jealous or do I ever envy others?" If so, then I'm not wise because I don't possess the fruit of love and therefore I do not prove my wisdom through my good life. Am I patient or do I lose my patience with certain people? When I lose my patience, I prove that I am not wise because my life is not good. Am I kind and gentle or do I sometimes talk rudely? Do I have self-control or do I sometimes offend people with my way of talking? Do I always have joy or do I sometimes lose my joy and become angry or disappointed or discouraged? Do my actions reflect wisdom or foolishness? Does my life reflect the fruit of the Holy Spirit?
What are our deeds or works? The bible says that faith without works is dead/useless (James 2:20,26). What deeds or works did I do today? Would people consider me wise because of my deeds? For example, there are some very talented musicians at Eastside. If the keyboardist wants to play the keyboard for God, they would practise every day. That would be considered wise. The deeds or work of practising the keyboard pays off when s/he plays in front of the church and they know the correct chords to play, when to play them, the timing etc. This proves wisdom.
For example, if I'm the leader on Wednesday, I know that if I spend the time reading the Bible, meditating and reflecting on a particular verse and working out exactly what I will say, my works will prove how wise I am because I will lead with confidence and I'll have something to say that has depth and meaning.
This is the same with studying. I remember one guy at Bible College didn't study for the entire year and when it came time for his exams he though he could just fast and pray. This shows lack of wisdom. We have to work and by working, this will prove our wisdom. That man was completely foolish and it was proven how foolish it was when he failed.
Faith without works is useless...it goes no where. If my left leg represents faith and my right leg represents works, then if my left leg (faith) makes a step forward and afterwards my right leg (works) makes a step forward...I will move ahead. But if faith moves one step but the other leg (works) doesn't move and is stuck, then faith can't move either. I'm stuck until I do some work. I can't hop on one leg, that will only make me tired and I can't crawl without legs because the Bibles says we have to run the race and you need both legs (faith and works) to run. We also can't work without faith...trying to hop around on one leg (works) will make you exhausted and you will give up before the race is finished.
The Greek word for deeds is Ergon which means work or performance. Many Christians say that we Christians shouldn't be performance based but according to this, wisdom is performance based. We have to work in order to be wise. If we want to achieve anything in life, we have to work and by working we will prove our wisdom because no one can ever get anything in life without working. For example, if I want to learn French, I have to put aside a few minutes a day and make a schedule and make an effort. I have to accept to make my brain to work hard and accept to sacrifice time and accept to be humbled along the way as I make mistakes. The way to wisdom is to accept to work hard, accept to sacrifice our time and accept to be humbled as we make mistakes. This is the road to wisdom. It is impossible to be wise without working.
"Wisdom that comes from heaven"
This is God's wisdom and it is different to the wisdom of this world. Sometimes things make sense to people while they are not wise for God and sometimes God's wisdom seems foolish to the world. For example, I read a story where a man wanted to build a radio station for a remote area in South America so the message of Christ could be broadcast to those who wouldn't normally hear it. He prayed and God told him to put the antenna up this particular mountain but people around him said that it would never work, that it was the worst possible place to put it. It would cost hundreds of dollars and if he was wrong, he'd be humiliated but he accepted that God knew better and he built the antenna where God told him. Of course it worked and every person was amazed. Wisdom that comes from heaven is the kind of wisdom that we are after.
"And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God's power". I Cor 2:1-5
When we speak we don't have to find the most eloquent words or the most spiritual words in order to look wise. We can use simple words and let the good deeds demonstrate to them the power of God. It's our "good life" that will convince people, not our clever arguments. We don't have to try and prove we are wise by using big words or spiritual words, we just have to show people we are wise by our good life. By the way we respond to them, by our kindness, our patience, our joy, our love, our goodness, our generosity, our peacefulness. These are the things that speak to people and prove we are wise. This is for both Christian and non-Christian. When we prepare a message for others, we don't have to try and find the most spiritual and difficult message…. Just take a simple verse and share it. When we are praying for others we don't have to use big words or sound spiritual, just talk to God in a normal way with simple words but as Paul did, with "fear and trembling".
So what is the wisdom that comes from heaven? It is pure, peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere". This is the wisdom that comes from heaven. We will discuss this in depth next time I'm the exhorter, we will think more deeply about how to have wisdom that comes from heaven. We will discuss what it means to have wisdom that is first of all pure, what it means to have wisdom that is peace-loving etc.
For tonight, let's remember that we don't have to prove we are wise to anyone with our words but by our actions and our good life people will discover on their own that we are wise. Wisdom comes by working hard and we don't have to be afraid of being performance based. It's not bad to work hard for God. We must have faith and works together or we will never move forward and if we are always in the same spot, we will prove to the world we do not have wisdom. We are looking for the wisdom that comes from heaven, not man's wisdom – so let's not try to find it in the things of the world. Let's look for God's wisdom where we know we can find it (the bible, bible studies, in other Christians, in God Himself, at church, in preachings). Let's not try to prove to others we are wise by using big words but let's be simple like Paul was and let our message be our actions and our good life.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Tech stocks put in another strong performance Tuesday, with Cisco Systems Inc. and Microsoft Corp. in the spotlight as the sector giant held closely watched company events.
Cisco CSCO, -0.53% shares rose 26 cents a share to close at $16.35 as the company met with industry analysts.
Chief Financial Officer Frank Calderoni said Cisco expects its annual sales to rise 5% to 7% over the next three years. Cisco also said it expects earnings-per-share to increase between 7% and 9% a year over the next three years, and forecast gross margins of 60% to 62% for the fiscal year ending in July 2012.
Microsoft MSFT, -0.09% edged up by 15 cents a share to $26.04 as the software kingpin gave developers an early look at its Windows 8 operating system at a company event in Anaheim, Calif. The next version of Windows will emphasize its ease of use with mobile devices. Read more about Microsoft's plans for Windows 8.
Apple Inc. AAPL, -0.45% rose $4.68 a share to close at $384.62. Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty said in a research note that with $76 billion in cash, Apple "is more likely than ever to return cash to shareholders" in either the form of a dividend payment or stock buyback.
Analog chipmaker Intersil Corp. ISIL, +4.75% rose 45 cents a share, or more than 4%, to $11.10. Late Monday, Intersil cut its third-quarter revenue forecast to between $184 million and $188 million from an earlier estimate of $205 million to $213 million.
However, Citigroup analyst Terence Whalen raised his rating on Intersil to hold from sell, saying that "revenue headwinds may be abating" for the company.
Among other tech stocks, gains came from IBM Corp. IBM, +0.48% , Google Inc. GOOG, -0.13%, Intel Corp. INTC, +0.55% and Dell Inc. DELL, -2.82%.
The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, -0.24% rose 37 points to 2,532, while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index SOX, -1.13% added 2% and the Morgan Stanley High Tech 35 Index MSH, -4.52% also advanced more than 1%.


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This book brings SQL Server administration into the modern era with strong coverage of hybrid cloud environments, In-Memory OLTP, and installation on Server Core. This comprehensive guide to SQL Server Administration for today's DBA helps you to administer the new and key areas of SQL Server, including Columnstore indexes and the In-Memory OLTP feature set introduced in 2014.
You will also be guided through the administration of traditional areas of SQL Server, including how to secure your instance, monitor and maintain your instance, and to use features such as AlwaysOn to make your instance highly available. Also covered is the use of SQL Server features to scale out read-only workloads. Pro SQL Server Administration is an all-new book taking up-to-date and modern approach that you'll want and need to further your career as a SQL Server database administrator.
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Ultra Joy
to you: full of laughter and fluid.
I'm ready to free you from all
you keep from me, and the consequences
of desire which are really just stories
we tell people about.
This story is: We are in a huddle
living to tell the tale by placing a finger
in the middle of your belly.
"It is here" and the bed
raises like a large glass plate
to reveal all that we do.
I'm glad that my apartment is a bus
because we are going somewhere
real like 5th Avenue
or the Himalayas.


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Since I went to X11R7 and x11-links, even simple programs like tvtwm demand I set LD_LIBRARY_PATH to include X11R7 before they will run.
I pkg_delete and re-installed, to make sure.Is this a bug? I expected that either the x11-links, or explicit knowledge in the mk framework for pkgsrc would know about native X11R7 and include it in a statically located library path, but that didn't seem to happen.
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I had a several funny knit hats with long ears, pigtails or horns. I'd pin a word on a 3x 5 card to the front (or use tape) and I'd choose a prominent word from one of the songs on the hat. The person couldn't see the word. Then we'd begin to sing the song but when we came to the word, the primary would skip it and not sing it. The object is to see if the child can figure out the word. The senior primary can do it a lot better than the junior primary can, Especially if you are just learning the song. But it is a great activity for the 2nd or 3rd week of a new song. It would be good for the new February song. Try it this week.
|Primary Singing Time Fun....What's the Missing Word?
|Find any old funny hat to use for the word....get several funny hats.....
|Any of these hats would do....or go look for one at the DI
|Primary Singing time for February....What's the Missing Word?
If you don't have any funny hats, you could use a baseball cap. It doesn't really matter. I used to use a jester hat with multiple horns of many colors coming out of it. It was funny just to watch the child up there thinking while we were singing. It makes the kids forget they are singing they are so anticipating getting to the word to see if the child will "get it" or not. It's a fun activity to re-sing songs.


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Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen says the US has very little to fear from the collapse of the Russian rouble because the US does very little trade and financial business with Moscow.
"I see the spillover as very small," Yellen said on Wednesday. She said even if Russia were to default, trade with Russia accounts for 1% of US trade volume, and American banks have little exposure to Russian residents.
In her regular Fed press conference about the state of the US economy, Yellen also set the stage for a calm 2015. She said the effect of falling oil prices would have a "transitory" effect on the US economy, that the housing market should be stronger with greater lending, and that there would be growth despite the fact that "too many" Americans can't find jobs.
"Employment is rising at a healthy rate and the US economy is strengthening," Yellen said.
The statements are the most excitement to be found in the December meeting of the Federal Reserve, which seeks to give regular guidance about the US economy while making as few waves as possible.
That results in gentle, vague, gnomic statements from the Fed, which are then pored over by experts with the attention to detail one might expect to ancient biblical scrolls.
As an example, the biggest source of excitement leading up to Yellen's press conference was about the omission of three words regarding when the central bank would raise interest rates: "in considerable time".
The weighty phrase refers to the Fed's expectation that it would eventually raise interest rates, which have been hovering near zero for five years. Most recently in October, the Fed said it would raise rates "in considerable time" after ending its $3tn bond-buying stimulus program, quantitative easing. The Fed stopped buying bonds for quantitative easing in October.
Economists widely expect interest rates to rise in mid-2015. Yellen was vague about the timing, saying rates would not rise for at least two more meetings but committing to no particular time. The event of higher interest rates is so widely anticipated on Wall Street and in Washington that it is frequently called "liftoff", for its anticipated effect on the US economy.
The Fed has repeatedly advised market participants not to get too excited about an immediate rise in interest rates. In the central bank's guidance, "the word 'patient' has shown up frequently", noted Goldman Sachs analysts Jari Stehn and Kris Dawsey.
After five years of waiting, however, patience is wearing thin.
Lindsey Group analyst Peter Boockvar dismissed the Fed's statement as a "game of semantics" and scoffed that the central bank "again tried to thread a needle by maintaining the market's expectations of a 2015 [interest rate] hike but at the same time giving us no clue as to when".
Yellen and others at the Fed have repeatedly said they would like to see the economy improve significantly before interest rates rise.
While Yellen said the US economy is growing, she also cited some warning signs: "it's surprising that housing hasn't recovered more than it has," she said.
In addition, the job market is still rocky, with more than 9 million people out of work. One of the Fed's two mandates is to use interest rates and other tools to bring the US to full employment.
"There is room for further improvement, with too many people who want jobs unable to find them, too many who take a part-time job because full-time isn't available, and too many who have given up searching for a job but would likely do so if the labor market were stronger," Yellen said.
Consumers should not have to pay too much more for goods and services next year, Yellen said, as she predicted an inflation rate of about 1%. Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that consumer prices had posted the largest decline in six years.


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Rewriting and Rewriting!
To the author, once the book is finished the work is all lined out. It's a long way from actually being finished and the actual finished product may look quite different than the first draft. The book in this first form is likely to never be seen by anyone other than the author. But until all the words are spread across the pages, there can be no editing and rearranging. Once it is all put together, you can start the editing process. Once the first draft is completed, you should lay it down and take a break for at least a day or two. This gives you a chance to come back to it with fresh eyes later. Then you will want to do a read-through while making all sorts of notes to yourself. The margins may be full of scenes that need to be rewritten or characters that need more clarity. Then go back and complete all the pieces that need to be rewritten.
Editorial Reviews
If it at all fits in your budget, you should consider obtaining an editorial review, or a structural edit. Just like there are indie authors, there are also indie editors who can evaluate and edit your book for you. This can be especially useful as an experienced editor can spot discrepancies or errors. After the editorial review you'll want to consider the suggested revisions.
The Value of Beta Readers
Beta readers can be an invaluable asset to the indie author. Make sure that you are happy with your finished book before you hand it over to beta readers. This can be done in a few different ways. You may find a local book club or a reading group who will be willing to read your book and offer unbiased feedback. You may also want to choose five or so individuals who are willing to read your book and offer feedback. Either way it can be a great way to obtain a reader's viewpoint of your work before finalizing copy. Just remember that you don't want to start making a lot of changes based on the feedback of just one person. However, if you hear the same thing from more than one person you probably have something that needs to be addressed.
Revisions and Proof Reading
Once you have received feedback from beta readers you'll want to make any necessary revisions. Then you will want to read through the text very carefully. You may wish to also use a proof reader. At this final stage, keep a keen eye out for any grammatical errors or mistakes like misspellings.
After everything has been gone over with a fine-toothed comb, you're ready to publish your book. As an indie author, you can publish directly with retailers or use a service that allows you to easily distribute to many retail channels through one publishing process. Draft2Digital, for example, offers a customer friendly service that will distribute your book through sales channels such as CreateSpace, Kobo, and Apple iBooks.photo credit: Mike Rohde via photopin cc


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How can we hide the system tray icons, on the top menu, within OS X?
Those are not mine, but they're not too far off:
Something like Windows 7 has, to selective hide icons into a little window, would be perfect.
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How can we hide the system tray icons, on the top menu, within OS X?
Those are not mine, but they're not too far off:
Something like Windows 7 has, to selective hide icons into a little window, would be perfect.
~/Library/Preferences/com.choosyosx.ChoosyPrefPane.plist and
~/Library/Preferences/com.choosyosx.Choosy.plist) and start anew.
– Daniel Beck♦
Dec 1 '10 at 17:47
The system-related menubar items (Sync, BLuetooth, Wireless, Time Machine, Sound, Keyboard, Time, Battery, etc.) and very few others from 3rd party applications can be removed from the Menu Bar by Drag&Drop while pressing Cmd. Be aware that you e.g. have no way to start a Time Machine backup anywhere else but this menu.
Many applications allow you to configure whether they show menubar icons, for example (in the screenshot) Adium (Preferences, General, uncheck "Show Adium status in menu bar").
Some applications (e.g. Time Sink by Manytricks) leave you a choice between menubar icon or Dock icon: It's your choice which is better.
Yet others require menubar icons, e.g. f.lux, Dropbox (also in the screenshot), or Caffeine; primarily applications without Dock icon. You can only open the application bundle and try to find the icons in there, and replace them with an empty icon. For example, I don't need to see the "Caffeine is running" icon, so I can replace the icon of the coffee cup with coffee in it with an empty image. This will not "remove" the icon from the menu bar, merely make it invisible (you be the judge if this is for you).
You can remove the Spotlight menubar icon by following this hint. You can remove the icon and still have spotlight functionality via an application launcher such as LaunchBar, or any finder window's search box.
The shareware program Bartender can hide most notification area icons.
Some programs have the option within their preferences to 'Show Icon in menu bar'. I turn this off for some of my programs. Likewise, things like battery % has the option of whether or not to show the icon in the menu bar in their section of the system preferences.
I don't know if this will sort everything out, and it does completely remove the ability to get to the icons at all—they would then need to be accessed through the main preferences.


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Making Models
Case Study
by Christine Reich Published April 18 2007
For more than a decade, the Museum of Science was engaged in a major, long-term exhibition plan called "Science is an Activity" that aimed to engage visitors in activities that fostered science thinking skills. Making Models was the fourth and final...
Design for the Other 90%
by Paul Orselli Published August 10 2007
That this study of designs for some of the world poorest people is mounted in the garden of a mansion in the middle of Manhattan's East Side is an irony I am sure is not lost on most visitors. That being said, the Cooper-Hewitt has put together a...
The New World of Coca-Cola
by Brad Larson Published September 12 2007
I had a quick hour and a half before catching a cab to the airport, so decided to check out the New World of Coca Cola in downtown Atlanta, three months after opening in its new building. As are many other people in the museum field, I am interested...
Secrets of Aging
Case Study
by Christine Reich Published November 16 2007
Secrets of Aging explored what social science and biological research tells us about aging. There were four sections in this exhibit: Body, Mind, Society, and Longevity. The Body section provided information on how different parts of the body, such...
Brit Insurance Designs of the Year
by Frankie Roberto Published April 02 2008
The latest exhibition at the Design Museum has a very simple purpose: to showcase the 100 shortlisted entries in their new annual Design Awards (sponsored by Brit Insurance). Divided into seven categories - architecture, graphics, fashion, product,...
Case Study
by Steven Rosen Published May 06 2008
See PDF.
The Secret Life of Objects, an Interactive Map of Finnish Design
Case Study
by Mariana Salgado Published July 01 2008
The Secret Life of Objects, an Interactive Map of Finnish Design is a selection of objects from the collections dating from 1874 to 2008 on show in the Design Museum. In the interactive map visitors can give their comments about the objects and enjoy...
Jukebox Memories
Case Study
by Jim Spadaccini Published December 05 2007
Jukebox Memories is a computer-based exhibit that plays #1 hit songs from the years 1955 to 1995. It was originally developed as part of the Exploratorium's Memory exhibition. A simple "question and answer" format was developed to keep visitors...
Specimens in a Sustainable Environment
Case Study
by Jonathan Katz Published February 06 2009
Sustainability & Specimen Display: a Conflict of Program? Key to the design program of the new California Academy of Sciences was incorporating the Academy ethos and commitment to sustainability into the design of the building. (Photo #1)The result...
The Animated Artwork of Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Case Study
by Paul Orselli Published November 20 2008
Laura Vaccaro Seeger is an award-winning author/illustrator who lives on Long Island. The Long Island-based Nassau County Museum of Art (NCMA) had approached Laura to mount a temporary show of original artwork from her books, but wanted to create an...
Hands on Democracy
Case Study
by Regan Forrest Published August 13 2009
Hands on Democracy is a new permanent exhibition targeted at children and families, located within sections of Old Parliament House (OPH) in Canberra. As the seat of the Australian Federal Parliament from 1927-1988, OPH is one of Australias most...
Massive Change
by Kathleen McLean Published April 12 2007
I first saw Massive Change at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto. I had heard about it from staff at the Vancouver Art Gallery, where the exhibition originated, and from all the press materials I received, it sounded like it might be different from...
Tom Tits Experiment (the whole place)
by Erik Thogersen Published May 28 2010
When staff at the Exploratorium list museums that they find inspiring, Tom Tits Experiment, located an hour outside of Stockholm Sweden, is generally near the top of the list. This May I finally had the chance to visit, and arrived with much...
Designing Their Own Tools
by Natalie Rusk on February 15, 2010
Although our group at the MIT Media Lab designed Scratch software to be a flexible tool for young people to create their own interactive programs, we continue to be amazed by the wide variety of projects...
speaking of feature creep...
by Dave Stroud on February 16, 2010
The comment above about design reviews reminded me of this video.
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General Information About Mount Mercy University
Mount Mercy is a Catholic University providing student-focused baccalaureate and graduate education in the spirit of the Sisters of Mercy. As a Catholic university founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mount Mercy welcomes women and men of all beliefs to join our community in the pursuit of baccalaureate and graduate education and service to those in need. Mount Mercy promotes reflective judgment, strategic communication, the common good and purposeful living through a core curriculum, liberal arts and professional majors and student development programs. We strive for excellence in accomplishing our mission through our four interdependent goals: Using reflective judgment The abilities to think clearly and carefully, argue coherently and evaluate competing truth claims critically are fundamental to a college education.1 Reflective judgment requires a knowledge of basic fact, examination and evaluation of assumptions, adequate justification for drawing a conclusion and understanding implications of drawing that conclusion. With these skills, individuals can solve problems creatively and integrate knowledge across disciplines. Engaging in strategic communication Strategic communication requires selecting from a range of options in order to accomplish a chosen goal in an ethical manner.2 These options include construction and interpretation of messages in the written, oral and aesthetic forms using appropriate technology. Serving the common good The common good is at the heart of Catholic social teaching. Because persons are social by nature, every individual's good relates necessarily to the common good, the sum of social conditions that allows all people to reach their human potential more fully.3 It includes respect for and ethical interaction with every person and the natural environment and, in the spirit of the Sisters of Mercy, service for the wellbeing of all humanity and action in the cause of justice in the world. Promoting purposeful living A liberal education enables persons to achieve a greater degree of freedom upon which to act purposefully. Since development of purpose entails planning for life based on a set of priorities,4 Mount Mercy University provides opportunities for spiritual growth, intellectual engagement, vocational clarity, social development, physical well-being, emotional maturity and responsible community leadership.
Institutional statistical data was gathered from the U.S. Department of Education - Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, 2009-2010.
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- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
Special Learning Opportunities
- Teacher certification
- Study abroad
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Student Services
- General Education Courses
- Career Services available upon completion
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- Dual credit
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- The acceptance of credits for work experience or military experience are subject to review by the school and cannot be guaranteed.
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- Roman Catholic
Federal Aid
- Eligible students may receive Pell Grants and other federal aid (e.g. Direct Loans).
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- Bachelor's degree
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Admission Total Applicants 366 Percent Admitted 78% Men Admitted 78% Women Admitted 77% Full Time Retention Rate 83%
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25th Percentile Score 75th Percentile Score Critical Reading 480 610 Math 460 610 Writing 460 560
25th Percentile Score 75th Percentile Score Composite 20 24 English 19 24 Math 19 24 Writing 0 0
Student Demographics Total Enrolled 1,861 Native American 4.0 Asian 27.0 African American 42.0 Hispanic 35.0 Enrolled FullTime Undergraduates 900 Enrolled FullTime Graduates 50


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I've been making lifestyle content for social media for the last 4 years, mostly in London. I started like every other internet cliche - a momtog with a dust-covered degree and a need to find a creative outlet to counteract the mundane tasks of adulting. Enter photography. Enter Instagram. Enter a change in direction. I honed my mobile photography skills and decided to fully embrace content creation. I'm detail oriented and meticulous with my editing, and I am more about real life composition than a flawless styling narrative. I love working with individuals, local business, independent shops, and small brands - helping them understand the unique potential of using lifestyle and travel content to reach their audience.
Angry Baker is a pseudonym I used for myself on my first blog, back when we were all trying to be anonymous on the internet. Baking is one of my favorite hobbies and it's like therapy for me - I end up in the kitchen working out my issues with my favorite carbs.


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I would make a framing with only the yellow flowers, that are very beautiful. My congratulations, Aleksandr
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Des Moines Apartment May Get Glass Pool
Blackbird Investments is building the $85 million development, and believes that the uniqueness of the glass pool will bring additional interest to the building. As designed, the structure can hold a pool about twice as large. According to the developers, the pool will add about $250,000 to the price of the building, and will be reserved for tenant use only. The glass walls of the pool will be about 6 inches thick, and consist of about 10 layers of laminated glass.
Cantilevered pools are relatively uncommon, and are found mostly at hotels in larger cities, and on cruise ships. The pool, if built, will be the only cantilevered pool in Des Moines.
Concrete provides the structure for cantilevered pools, and must take into account expansion and contraction that occurs naturally as the result of changes in temperature year-round. In the summer, the concrete deck can reach temperatures as high as 140° F. In the winter, temperatures can dip below 0° F. That variation in temperature can cause concrete to expand or contract by as much as in inch. Aside from temperature, the pool deck must also be able to accommodate movement in the building.
Swimmers will be able to see out the bottom of the pool, thanks to glass bottom panels. They'll have a view of 801 Grand, the tallest building in Iowa, and Pappajohn Sculpture Park, a popular art installation in Des Moines.
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A well-designed site that provides information on water conservation practices, news, calculators, maps, and planning, with a focus on the Milwaukee, WI region. However, the water conservation calculators would likely apply to most Midwestern areas. The site offers concise and informative descriptions of various water conservation practices.
Keywords: Built Environment, Green Infrastructure, Land Practices, Water, Wetlands, calculators, runoff, BMPs, Milwaukee


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Workshop Preparation
As mentioned in the program the European Solidarity Meeting has on Saturday three parallel sessions, 90 minutes each.
The themes of the working groups are:
"Common possition" of the European Union
Saturday morning in the plenary session we will have three 20-minutes long introductory lectures.
Concepts and preparation papers you will find here:
"Common possition" of the European Union


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Initiatives for special education in the Philippines have begun as early as 1902. It has almost been a century and two decades past; yet until now, our country has no version of the famous IDEA or Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. However, there is a Senate Bill pushing for this need, Senate Bill 1298 espoused by Senator Joel Villanueva. In the absence of IDEA our special education system has no specific parameters for its practice. Sadly, there are no legislations mandating the other elemental resources that will be of great help to the teachers.
Despite a fundamental block missing, our Department of Education has recently made clear its desires for inclusive education. Inclusive education refers to having a special needs child fully participate in a regular school. We also have a Senate Bill waiting to be a law on inclusive education, Senate Bill 996 espoused by Senator Win Gathchalian.
Most school teachers from both the private and publics schools have expressed apprehension on their readiness to deal with the inclusion program. They are expressing the lack of proficient training for the task. Regular classroom teachers are already anticipating the pressure and difficulty of handling their classrooms. They are overwhelmed as early as now.
Had we have an IDEA, our special education needs children will have a vast pool of professionals and proper assessment available to them. Diagnosis alone will not truly be enough. It is best to have an assessment for the appropriate developmental concern of each child. Likewise, for their educational need, assessment from a professional who is also familiar with instruction and curriculum will be a lot of help. With this detailed educational assessment, our regular classroom teachers handling special needs children will have better information and picture of the child's present level of performance.
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Riverside Walk Zion
The Riverside Walk in Zion is a family friendly trail that packs a punch. The trail offers stunning canyon views that are not to be missed. There are also little side trails that will take you to the sandy shores of the Virgin River.
Personally, I would take all first timers to Zion National Park on this trail. That way they get the full shuttle ride through the park and an up close look at the Virgin River.
The Riverside Walk also happens to be the gateway to the Narrows, meaning the trail ends at the start of the Narrows. If you are feeling extra adventurous, pack your water shoes and hiking poles and trek through the Virgin River to the Mystery Falls.
This trail is paved so feel free to bring your stroller (if you feel like lugging it on the shuttle). Also be warned that the squirrels on this trail will attempt to mug your packs if you set them down.
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- This trail can get very crowded due to its popularity and the popularity of the Narrows hike. Try to avoid going during the mid-day rush.
- If you want to play in the river (or sample the Narrows) don't forget to pack water shoes and a plastic bag.
- If you have older kids up for a little adventure, continue your trek into the Narrows to Mystery Falls. Keep your eye out for canyoneers rappelling down the waterfall into the canyon.
- If you are hiking the Narrows be sure to check that they are open! They sometimes close the Narrows if the water level is too high.
Trail Details:
Length: 2 miles round trip
Difficulty: Easy (mostly level the whole time)
Trailhead: Ride the Zion Scenic Shuttle all the way to the last stop (The Temple of Siniwava). The trailhead is clearly marked.
Planning a trip to Zion with kids? You should also check out the Canyon View trail (known as the secret treasure of Zion National Park), 5 Magical Southern Utah Swimming Holes, Red Cliffs Recreation Area and Campground, and the Pa'rus trail.


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News out of Washington today on another Obama cabinet choice:
Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle has accepted President-elect Barack Obama's offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, Democratic officials said Wednesday.
The appointment has not been announced, but these officials said the job is Daschle's barring an unforeseen problem as Obama's team reviews the background of the South Dakota Democrat. One area of review will include the lobbying connections of his wife, Linda Hall Daschle, who has done representation mostly on behalf of airline-related companies over the years. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorize to discuss the matter publicly.
What does the choice of Daschle indicate about the Obama Administration?
As Health and Human Services chief, Daschle will be responsible for helping set health care policy. He supports a government-funded insurance program for the nation's uninsured.
Daschle has also been the head of the health care working group in the Obama transition team. Democratic officials shied away from a term some are throwing around — "health care czar" — but say Daschle "is likely to play a leading role in the passage of health care reform and the strategy to implement it."
Other sources lay out substantial work being done by the incoming administration to enable health care reform, all of which indicates Obama does intend to move on this issue in spite of the monumental difficulties, including financial obstacles.
Get ready for some serious change in the health care industry. Goodness knows, we need it.


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'Much that I would like to say must go unsaid.'
On December 7 1922, Pádraic Ó Máille TD and his friend Sean Hales TD of Cork, walked out of a hotel on Ormonde Quay, by Dublin's river Liffy. They just had lunch, and were on their way back to the Dáil in Leinster House, a short drive away. Ó Máille, Galway city and Connemara's first TD, had been appointed Leas Ceann Comhairle (deputy speaker ).


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This little cottage is absolutely stunning and is set in the perfect location to take in the panoramic views overlooking the magnificent village of port issac. There are fantastic walks around the village which not only show off the history but also take you through the various locations used in filming the tv series "doc Martin". Port Issac also is the home of "Outlaws" a first class restaurant owned by the Chef Nathan Outlaw which offers a fantastic range of fresh fish dishes but also has an excellent choice of wines. The surrounding areas such as Rock and Tintagel are well worth a visit and also take the short boat trip across to padstow where there is a vibrant atmosphere and some excellent restaurants and bars. Overall I can't find enough words to describe this lovely place so the best thing is to sample the experience yourself.
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We have just spent 3 nights here and quite frankly we wish we had booked for longer! It's a lovely little cottage with everything you need including parking which is very handy with 2 children and 2 dogs! It's a gentle stroll into the heart of Port Isaac albeit a tad uphill on the way back! the enclosed garden is lovely although dogs and children need supervision.
There is really nothing to fault it's clean tidy and bright. The only minor niggle if I was being picky is the fridge door opens the wrong way and if you have coats/bags hanging on the coat pegs it's a bit of a nuisance!! But that's just me!
We are looking to book again later in the year and we never usually go back to the same place! A gem of a find!
Spent a week in August here with parents, toddler and dogs. We found the parking space very helpful as it means no hanging around trying to park when the village is busy. Cottage is well equipped. Comfortable clean beds. Handy smart tv, games and DVD collection for when weather isn't so good. Very useful baby bits like highchair, cot and bath. Garden is enclosed but dogs that jump can easily get out over a wall. This wasn't a problem for us as we don't leave our dogs unsupervised. We would considered booking again. Only down points were the cottage could have been cleaner when we arrived. We've put this down to it being peak season. It was quite dusty on obvious surfaces like under TV, on side tables,tea pot and iPod docking station. The rugs didn't seem to have been hoovered. This didn't ruin our stay though. Still recommend staying here. Missed the white wine chilling in fridge and fresh milk.


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Welcome to MossRanking
MossRanking is a community for Spelunky speedruns and scoreruns. We also have leaderboards and rankings!
The Moss Rank is based on various categories. The included categories are the four main categories: High Score, Any%, Hell% and Low%; two different daily challenge categories: Daily Average (top ten daily challenge) and Daily High Score and finally, the following challenge runs : Eggplant%, Low% Hell, No Teleporter Any%, Big Money, All Shortcuts + Olmec, No Gold Any%, No Gold Hell, No Gold Low%, Max Any%, Max Hell, Max Low%.
Learn more about how we calculate the Moss Rank.
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|Spelunky in April 2019: A MossNews Recap
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Spelunky in April 2019: A MossNews Recap
Over the course of April 2019, many runs were submitted, science discoveries were made, and the community continued to grow! In these monthly recaps, I'll be looking over some of the most significant happenings in the community including World Record runs (non-main category), other PBs, science discoveries, and how the community as a whole developed over the month of April! As I am one person, I unfortunately haven't had the time to watch every single run submitted, nor do I have the time to recap them all. However, I will be covering each WR that does not have its own article (looking at you, ix), and numerous other significant PBs and first completions by members of the community. I'll also be covering events that aren't runs, such as new MossNews features, science discoveries, and community events (in months to come). If you complete a run you feel is significant, feel free to shoot me a PM, and I'll do my best to cover it in the next recap. Like I said before, I'm only one person. If I leave out a run you think is important, take it as a testament to the sheer number of submitted runs rather than an affront to its significance (and definitely let me know for next time)! Without further ado, let's get started on the happenings this month!
What better way than to start than with world records? Kinnijup improved the Low% Hell record with a time of 5:07, and reclaimed the Score record with a score of $7.43 million! D_tea also continued his score-running dominance by winning 2 back-to-back dailies - both of which were world records! This feat is unlikely to ever be repeated. In addition to those main category runs (which have their own articles), there were 4 more records split between Kinnijup and ix. Kinnijup improved the Low% No Gold Hell record (a devilishly tricky but enjoyable category), breaking the 6 minute barrier with a time of 5:57! As required on any Low% Hell run, 5-3 was an absolute nightmare and a vampire nearly ended the run after Yama's death. His other world record was a massive 13 second improvement of the No Teleporter No Gold Max Any% category, with a time of 3:06. I am not exaggerating when I say this run is one of my favorite Spelunky runs ever - the extremely technical plays, close calls, and fast-paced excitement of the run far outpace the recognition it got - I highly recommend watching this run, as it is its own highlight reel. While Kinni was dominating the No Gold scene, ix secured his Tier 5 Pacify71 Achievement with 2 pacifist world records - No Gold True Pacifist Hell% (a time of 11:05) and Max True Pacifist Hell% (a time of 11:44). ix now holds all 5 pacifist world records, 3 of which have never been completed by anyone else! While several other runners have the ability to complete these runs, at the moment ix is far and away the best pacifist runner in the game, a reputation evident by these records. GG Kinni and ix!
April proved itself to be a prolific month for both challenge and speed runs, with many submitted runs in both areas. Both Yandie and BronxTaco completed an RTA trifecta, with All Characters and All Journal Entries by both, and an All Achievements run by the former and an All Shortcuts + Olmec run by the latter. The popularity of AJE since its introduction to the main ranking formula has continued with 10 submissions this month (including an impressive 39:34 by Khold), while ASO lagged just behind with 7 submissions (including a jetpackless 17:45 by TNF). Continuing with the main category runs, The popular Low% category received many submissions from newer players (including a first clear by #daily-challenge resident 84BombsJetpack). Samcv became the newest addition to the sub-3 club, after submitting an action-packed yet quite clean 2:59. The No Gold variant of Low% received a single submission from thatmarkguy (our most frequent submitter this month), who also submitted a speedy 6:26 first clear of the moneyed Maximum variant. This max low% category also received runs from other spelunkers, including a first clear by tuabiht, and the end of Spelunky abstinence from SAIBOT, who submitted a speedy #4 time of 3:51. In an amusing twist, Baq completed the category twice with times of 5:24.764 and 5:24.763, making him the WR holder for smallest PB improvement. Samcv also submitted a Haunted variant of this run, with a time of 5:38 despite a "questionable" temple. On the No Gold side of runs, both the Any% and Hell% variants received submissions from spelunkers of all skill levels, including a notable second place No Gold run of 1:51 by d_tea!
Other Hell main categories received multiple submissions this month, including a sub-5 Hell% time of 4:48 by ChocolateCake5000, who also completed the Max variant in a blazing 5:41. Other completers of Max Hell% include AlwaysOlmec, Buddy7heElf, BlueCadet3, SuspenseNasty, InTol, Baq, and thatmarkguy. In addition, kobs continued to shoot up the rankings with a fast Eggplant% (13:29). One of the most infamous categories, Low% Hell, was a very popular one! Aside from Kinnijup's WR, Choco submitted yet another speed time of 7:06, while first clears were achieved by AlwaysOlmec, BronxTaco, and Kobs. Congratulations to all of these runners on completing this difficult milestone! The most popular category this month, however, was No Teleporter Any%. This category received 14 submissions, including an impressive first MR submission of 2:48 by Phoenix, three sub-2:40s (2:39 by DieDyeDai, 2:36 by ix, and 2:34 by Buddy), and runs from Skylark, InTol, Baq, jgunz3, BlueCadet3, Loki Nighton, HeinzSkitsvelvet (also a low%), TicTacFoe, 84BombsJetpack, and thatmarkguy.
Before we leave the speedrunning scene, I'd like to make two honorable mentions for runs not quite in April - d_tea's Shield Run WR in 9:14 (also his first clear of the category), and ix's Udjat Run WR in 20:20. Both of these categories can be very difficult and prone to the glitchiest "features" of the game, so GG to both runners!
With a shift to the challenge run side of things, there were many submissions to the less popular and more difficult run categories. I personally have a soft spot for Pacifist, No%, and HH runs, so I'm very excited to see these categories receiving some love. Firstly, Buddy7heElf joined the most elite completion club, by completing the ultimate challenge of Maximum Low% No Gold Hell (lovingly referred to as MLNGH or LMNGH). This is a phenomenal achievement, especially since Buddy has lost multiple runs on Yama and completed runs with unavoidable gold. The run itself is chock-full of exciting moments, including low health worm plays, strategic ropes, and spike-ball dodges. GG Buddy! There were two submissions in the Maximum Eggplant% category, including a jetpack-less first clear by GC (using a BM HH and scary "safe" spots), and a speedy second-place time of 15:30 by ix. Pacifist was another hot category this month. Aside from ix's WRs, BronxTaco submitted a first clear of True Pacifist Hell% in 22:01, and GC completed the No Gold variant in 14:23 (without rescuing damsels, making it a 0/0/0 run). Pacifist grew in a non-official setting as well, with numerous runners completing the Any% variant (which allows 1 kill of Olmec), including ix's WR of 4:23, and Bronx's time of 4:59. BronxTaco also submitted a first clear for the Key To Yama run, checking another run off of his Challenger achievement. Congrats to all of these runners for these awesome runs!
This month also saw the introduction of Co-op categories, with All Journal Entries Co-op. 11 runs were submitted, with the World Record being claimed by ix and Mazerak with a time of 24:27. Many of these runs were performed live at the Kapala Cup or the SpeedEvents Showcase, although 3 duos joined up on stream to complete this category, including ix/Khold, ix/GC, and BronxTaco/Yandie. I hope this category continues to grow, as it is quite fun to run!
Speedruns were not the only thing happening in the community this month, however. Science continued to be done, with discussions on how level generation on 3-4-2 changes depending on whether or not a player takes the worm path, as well as continued research into optimal score duping strategies. ContraMuffin, Kirby703, Dan, and other scientists continued with highly specialized experiments on whether removing large nuggets from large piles of money improves duping. Their findings boil down to this: While many factors may influence the exact results of duping, it is generally better to collect large nuggets before a dupe attempt, as long as the dupe pile has at least 128 items. This strat, introduced by d_tea, provides a minor increase to the theoretical maximum of score per level (without manipulating and keeping track of every single entity in the level). In addition, research was continued on a feature called "entanglement". If you have ever seen two items swapping rendering order for seemingly no reason, this is entanglement at play. Entanglement is just what happens when 2 or more items share the same slot in the entity list. When that happens, the game swaps the precedences of those items really easily (and thus their rendering is slightly glitchy). In general, they will tend to swap places when entities are created/deleted (such as the whip or shotgun bullets). A swap in a specific direction (called "absorption") had been confirmed earlier, and now the reversal of this swap (called an "emission") has been verified to occur. For more information about this, many of the scientists in #spelunky-science would be happy to explain.
Finally, April saw the introduction of a new MossNews feature, Newcomer Spotlight. Initially suggested by Spef, this feature has been covering some of the new and improved members of the Spelunky community. The first two editions covered BronxTaco and Loki Nighton, and hopefully this will continue to be a regular feature.
April has been a great month for Spelunky, with numerous speed and challenge PBs, science discoveries, and community growth. Here's to a successful May!
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Three years ago, Netflix expanded to 190 countries for the first time. Reed Hastings, their CEO, declared that the world was then witnessing the birth of a global TV network. What he failed to mention, however, is that Netflix would not be the same for everyone in the world.
Wondering where to eat in Grand Rapids, Michigan? Wonder no more: the latest location of our favorite, City Barbecue, is open and full of smoky goodness!
We went late this spring for a soft opening, and let me tell you how delicious it was...
As a kid (and as a teacher), I'd count the days till summer, the days between spring break and Memorial Day weekend and then the onslaught of everything that made that last month of school seem like it simultaneously went as quick as lightning and as slow as molasses. Today, my best friend's daughter is in the final stretch of her sophomore year, and the middle child is quite literally counting the days till that grand bus ride that will take her to sleep away camp.
Wandering the aisles at Grand Rapids Comic Con, it's easy to get overwhelmed by the goodness. But as we walked by Corinne Roberts' booth, we did a full stop (don't worry, no one crashed into us). Her art drew us in with its playfulness, creativity, and intelligence. Once we started talking with her, I KNEW our Wandering Educators would be interested in her art...and books.
Featuring first-person stories of people finding themselves in the middle of a culture that is foreign to them; each week, 22.33 will deliver interesting tales from people who share how they were able to create mutual understanding through cultural exchange.
"Josh Recommends" for the Week of May 31, 2019 By Josh Garrick
Dear Readers: In over 12 years of writing this column, I've never had SO MUCH activity fall on ONE day. Read on and find something to do out of the cornucopia of things to do – on JUNE 1. (Hint: watch your timing and you could do up to 4 or 5 things all on one day – most are family oriented). JG
Outhouse on Khumbu glacier
"It's all bullshit on Everest these days."
Education has become more important today than it has ever been. In the modern age, if you don't know about one thing, you lose access to an untold amount of opportunities. However, despite the huge significance of education in the present age, many students still fail to succeed
Chances are if you've visited Orlando, Florida, home to theme park behemoths Walt Disney World, Universal Studios Florida and others, you've also been to Kissimmee, its sister city just to the south. The two cities meld into one another – and yet for families looking to break up their days in the theme parks with some natural sites you can only find in Central Florida, Kissimmee offers the the perfect starting point.
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text: Share: Comments Print November 13, 2013 at 9:35 AM Q&A: Killer Mike on Reagan, Obama, Sasquatch and 'Rap Church' Posted by Mike Ramos Atlanta's burly-voiced rap preacher Killer Mike has had an unusual career arc – coming up as part of the Outkast-affiliated Dungeon Family in 2000 before stepping out as an independent solo artist with his severely-underrated "I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind" mixtape series, then experiencing a late-career revival in the last couple years after collaborating with Brooklyn veteran (and former head of definitive indie-rap label Definitive Jux) El-P for his 2012 "R.A.P. Music" and this year's Run the Jewels self-titled. Soundposts caught up with him via phone right before he had to head out on his last run of shows for the year to talk about politics and, of course, rap music. Q: How's it going today, Mike? A: It's pretty cool, man. It's pretty cool. Q: So you'll be in Seattle on Wednesday for this Red Bull Sound Selects show… A: Yeah, shouts out to (Seattle U men's basketball) coach Cameron Dollar up there! We went to elementary and high school together, I've cheered for him his whole career. But we were like arch-nemeses in elementary school — which is why I think a lot of this anti-bullying is B.S… there are extreme cases, but sometimes kids just need to go hard on each other to build resilience, know what I mean? Me and Cam went at each other's throats and made each other better human beings for it. Q: Wow, small world. So you're both from Atlanta, where you initially started your career as part of Outkast's Dungeon Family. You then kinda went your own way with the "Pledge" series and your independent stuff, but then linked up with El-P for "R.A.P. Music" and Run the Jewels. How have you managed to put out so much varied material while staying true to yourself and your Atlanta roots? A: Honestly, people kinda act like this politics thing — or social commentary is what I like to call it — is new, but it's kinda what I was trying to do on ["Monster,"] my first record. I feel like I got better each time. People make analogies, as rappers we like to imagine ourselves athletes.. but I saw my career as something more like baseball. Baseball is a thinking man's game — not that the others aren't — but baseball you can really think your way through it. You can be a player that comes in on the margins and you can improve certain skill sets, you can adjust a batting stance and you can improve numbers. Like with "Monster" some people say, 'It's a classic,' but if I accept that I must accept that it's an imperfect classic, because there were some things there that I didn't know the formula to because I hadn't created it yet. I hadn't created a "That's Life" [one of Mike's first outwardly "political" tracks] formula. It took 'That's Life' to come out of me for me to understand how to improve upon it with "That's Life 2." With each "Pledge," I had to challenge myself to get better. I've always envisioned my career as more like that baseball thing — I can get better every year, I have to challenge myself, I have to use times when I'm not visible during the off season to refine my skills, and I try to impress the audience every time. I always sell more records in Atlanta than other places, even at my lowest commercial point or highest underground point, the focus has always been speaking a story from this kid from Atlanta, this young man growing up in Atlanta's perspective, so I always try and stay true to that and just consistently better and it seems to have worked. And I don't know why and I don't know how but I'm very thankful it does. Q: You collaborating with El-P kinda surprised a lot of people given your different regions and backgrounds, but "R.A.P. Music" sounded pretty natural even with your different styles. A: That's it, that's how it happened. We went in the studio, and within 48 hours I think both of us pretty much realized 'This is gonna be easy.' I took it a step further and realized I'm probably not gonna make music again if its not in correlation with this guy in some way. Because as a human being I loved him. Just growing up in the same era, we had seen a lot of the same things socially, musically and culturally, and yet we had different experiences cuz he was from Brooklyn and I'm from Atlanta so we were very interesting to one another in terms of perspective and writing, so it just made all the sense in the world for me. I got paid to make a friend, man. Q: You can definitely hear a lot of chemistry on the Run the Jewels album. Do you two have any more upcoming projects you're working on? A: Well we did a new record for the European release, and yes, El announced the other day that we're going to work on a Run the Jewels 2. I was just smoking a blunt and getting into whatever I was getting into at the time, I didn't realize it was getting leaked. So now we're going to work, he got tracks all ready, they're amazing, and we're back at it like a crack addict. Q: Ha. Speaking of crack, your song "Reagan" seems to be one of the most popular at your shows. What would you say America needs to remember most about Ronald Reagan and what he did? A: I'm not a neo-guerrilla fighter on the front lines of a movement saying that this is why I'm taking the Reagan administration to war. I'm a kid that grew up and saw the world change in front of him because of co-conspirators and a conspiracy out of the White House to fund an illegal war that allowed the influx of drugs into a community — and then laws were set to be more punitive based on race because that drug was flooding that particular race's community. I was here when jobs started to leave, and men in those communities started to lose jobs and turn to selling and manufacturing crack – derived from cocaine that came out of this government conspiracy. With all that being said, just beware of any propaganda that attempts to make any politician seem equivalent to a true and moral social leader. Study it for the truth. I don't trust pictures with Obama next to King next to Malcolm, because he's a president of the United States — not that he's a bad man or isn't a good man — he's a politician, so he doesn't belong on that picture with those men, based on them taking a bullet for strictly moral and spiritual reasons. That's how I feel about Ronald Reagan. I will not accept the media lionizing him as the great leader of this country in the same way that they tried to shape other presidents without acknowledging the evils that were done under his regime. That's all. Q: That's real. On a lighter note, rap is in a pretty crazy place right now. It's more popular than it's ever been, but a lot of people think it's gotten away from its roots. What do you think are the best and worst parts about rap music today? A: Rap turns 40 years old on November 12 — also my daughter's birthday. November 12, 1973 was the official birth date of hip-hop. With this music turning 40 years old.. I'm only a few years younger, and I remember when they were like 'This is a fad, this will be gone in a year.' Rap is charging full speed ahead, 100 percent. We're at a point where we could have a rap radio station that plays 24 hours of rap music — having a 'golden years' morning show, an evening/early evening that's the second 'golden era,' and then with modern or new rap at night, and then B-sides the end of the night. You could program that and it could legitimately make money; it would have a market. So my thing is I'm happy to see rap made it. 'Cause we weren't sure it what it was, we just did it for the love. Some of us are getting the payoff of that now, some of us aren't, but with that said we all did it for the love, and I'm very happy that the dreams of 9-year-old me got fulfilled and that I am able to sustain myself by rhyming words together over dope beats. That was an impossible when I was nine years old, it just didn't happen. Q: And what's the worst part? A: That people my age don't go to the store and buy rap music. That's all. A lot of people my age like to complain. Once they get over the age of 33, they like to complain about music instead of buying what still reminds them of why they like it or why its dope. But that's it, I don't really put any fault on musicians 'cause musicians are just artists trying to figure it out. The cloning I don't like, but you cant really help that, it is what it is right now. You got Big Beasts, you're gonna have parasites. Otherwise I just think that people in their 30s and 40s who grew up listening to rap should buy it. Buy the kind of records you like and buy the people who you consider you like but don't get the shine on radio or whatever. Just buy the music. Play it and chill out and jam. Q: Yeah, rap has always been a young person's movement. Young people are still the ones buying records and going to shows. I was at your Sasquatch performance earlier this year, and… A: Oh, thank you guys, man. That was amazing. Every time someone tells me they saw me there, I thank them. Y'all made that an incredible experience, I really appreciate y'all for that. Q: For sure. But at that show there were a ton of young people, like college-aged white kids all chanting your name. What's it like having this entire new generation of young fans supporting your music? A: It's ill. Me and El doing this run, and kinda making a resurgence back with R.A.P. Music, I regained some fans that I had kinda left when I left the corporate world. When I left that world I kinda left them because they were getting their music from one source. A lot of the fans that liked me were kids, like 8, 9, 10 years old that grew up with me, with the 'Pledge' series. But then there's a lot of kids who were like I know he's been around, I remember that one song from back in the day, but because they hadn't seen me in a while it still feels fresh and new to them. And I appreciate all groups of that audience, man. I have some of the coolest fans in the world. I call them supporters, 'cause they come to the shows and… like I just did Halifax, and like, girls are crowd-surfing the entire time. These chicks are just raging out to 'Reagan.' That's a real thing. When I was growing up hip-hop was still very fused with the skateboarding, BMXing, punk music and the arts — all this stuff was just youth culture together. But punk music, the performances were always crazy to me, and I always imagined me as a rapper, rapping hard at the audience and screaming and shredding with them, and now that's what I see, and that's amazing. Q: That's awesome. I've definitely heard people say that rap nowadays is the new punk — instead of crappy instruments and power chords kids can just have a laptop with some cracked software and make a rap album with it. A: Absolutely. And it puts that passion, that soul into it. As long as its done with passion and that passion runs through the music, I think it's pretty dope. I appreciate everything that's going on with this. Rap is great right now because we have peers, we have several different audiences for several different styles. Just keep appreciating people that go hard. Q: You're starting to earn quite the reputation as a live performer. Like you sort of mention in the title track on 'R.A.P. Music,' it's sorta like rap church. What can people expect from the show on Wednesday? A: If the crazy religious folks are right I'm definitely going to hell, so I just gotta make that night heaven on Earth. Let's go hard man, let's party, let's rage on, and let's take care of each other. Let's have church. Killer Mike performs at the Neptune Theater this Wednesday as part of Red Bull Music Association's "Sound Selects" series. Local rapper Porter Ray and DJ/multi-instrumentalist OCnotes will open. Comments | Topics: El-P, Killer Mike, Run the Jewels


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Photos and Highlights of our 2017 events.
See photos from various weekends and special events!
Lone Oak Photo Contests Information
April 14-16: Fishing Weekend: KOH, Hayloft Lounge, Fish Fling, Arts & Crafts, Cast & Catch, Fishing derby
April 21-23: Easter Celebration: Golden Egg, Egg Decorating, Wacky Egg Roll, Egg Toss, KOH, Campfire, Teen Egg Hunt, Hayloft Lounge, Easter Egg Relay, Tiny Tot's Egg Hunt, Easter Bunny, Easter Bunny Hayless Hayride, Pin the Tail on the Bunny
April 28-30: Jurassic Weekend: Dino Dig, Hayloft Lounge, Dino Stomp, Dino Egg & Spoon Race, Arts & Crafts, Rainforest Reptile Show, Teen Dino Bone Hunt
May 5-7: Birthday Weekend: Hayloft Lounge Bonnet Contest, Party Games, Eric The Illusionist, Cake & Ice Cream
May 12-14: Mother's Day Weekend: Hayloft Lounge, Mother's Day Dance, Mother & Family Photos, Mother's Day Race, Mother's Day Arts & Crafts
May 19-21: Talent Show Weekend: Talent Show, Teen Basketball Tourney
May 26-29: Memorial Day Weekend: Flag Retirement Ceremony, Golf Cart Poker Run, Mystery Balloon Bust, Veterans Thank You Breakfast
June 2-4: Tag Sale & Superhero Weekend: Kryptonite Disposer Race, Pull-Up Contest, Superhero Costume Contest, Most Original Superhero Contest, Mission Blast, Spidey Sense Obstacle Course, Arts & Crafts, Catch the Villain, Tag Sale
June 10-12: Music Festival Weekend: Scavenger Hunt, Canaan Fire Dept. Fire Engine Rides, Pajama Party KOH, Dance Freeze, Musical Chairs, Name That Tune
June 16-18: Father's Day Weekend: Change Dad's Look, Wrap Up Your Dad Challenge, Father's Day Dance, Bucky's Celebration of Life, Wishes on Wheels, Don Taylor Trailer Maneuvering Contest
June 23-25: Mardi Gras Weekend: Bike & Golf Cart Decoration Contest, Mardi Gras Parade, Bike Decorating, Mardi Gras Pool Party, Pizza Cook-Off
June 30 - July 4: July 4th Holiday: Around the Campground, Candy Bingo, Night Dodgeball, Backwards Bucket Brigade, Bellyflop Contest, Soda Run, Water Hayless Hayride, Tie Dying, Memorial Pool Tourney, Mystery Balloon Bust, Adult Basketball Tourney, Golf Cart Poker Run, Softball
July 7-9: Hawaiian Weekend: Bellyflop Contest & Videos, Limbo Contest, Hawaiian Pool Party, Water Hayless Hayride
July 14-16: Country Weekend: Water Gun Shoot-Out, Tug of War, Panning for Gold, Saw Horse Lasso, Arrest Warrants, Jail & Bail, Sunflower Seed Spitting Contest
July 21-23: Talent Show Weekend: Talent Show
July 28-30: Wonderland Weekend: Name that Disney Tune, Mad Hatter Tea Party, Cars Race-Board Game, Costume KOH, Which Disney Character Am I?, Elsa Freeze Tag, Tie Dying, Finding Nemo
August 4-6: Christmas in August: Hayloft Lounge, KOH, Basketball Tourney, Santa & Mrs. Claus, Themed Basket Raffle, Snow Event, Gingerbread House Contest, Christmas Theme Golf Cart Poker Run
August 11-13: Pirate Adventure Weekend: Treasure Hunt, Pirate Pool Party, Cardboard Boat Finals, Walk the Plank, Cardboard Boat Race, Tiny Tot Treasure Hunt
August 18-20: Reunion Weekend & Car Show: Bonfire & Music, Car Show
August 25-27: Back to School/Tag Sale: Adult Night Outside, KOH in the Hayloft Lounge, Basketball Tourney, Tag Sale
September 1-4: Labor Day Weekend: KOH, Bingo/Adult Pool Tourney/Texas Hold'em, Mystery Balloon Bust, Wildlife around the Campground, American Red Cross Blood Drive, Skittle Catapult
September 8-10: Fall for Autumn Weekend: Bingomania, Fall Fun Fair, Chili Cook Off
September 15-17: Thanksgiving Weekend: The Lucky Bucky Trailer, Pass the Pumpkin, Toss the Turkey, Thanksgiving Potluck
September 22-24: Fall Festival Weekend: Pie Baking Contest, Fall Motorcycle Run, Pumpkin Painting, Pumpkin Patch Hayless Hayride, 20+ Years Seasonal Campers
September 29 - October 1: Fiesta Weekend: Mexican Dress Up Relay, Salsa contest, Fiesta Party
October 6-9: Columbus Day/Halloween Weekend: Haunted House/Hayride, Haunted House Set-up, Pumpkin Carving Contest, Haunted House Scavenger Hunt, Mummy Wrap, Seasonal End of the Year Dance, Adult Costume Contest, Kid's Costume Contest, Trick or Treat
October 13-15: Farewell Weekend: End of the Season Campfire, Nighttime Dodgeball, Teen Flag Football


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City Council approves long-range plan to guide growth and development in Portland's Central Eastside
Jul 31, 2015 at 11:41 AM
With a supply-side solution to providing land for jobs, the plan ensures this unique industrial district will remain a viable location for manufacturing, industrial services and emerging technologies.
One public comment at the July 29th meeting supported the City's intent to collaborate with private property owners to create publicly accessible parks in the Central Eastside including this space near the Morrison Bridgehead.
On Wednesday, July 29, 2015, Portland City Council voted 4-0 to adopt the SE Quadrant Plan (full video; click on July 29, PM in the left hand navigation bar). Testimony overwhelmingly supported the plan's balance between supporting the growth of the district while reinforcing protections for industrial businesses. Members of the SE Quadrant Stakeholder Advisory Committee, business owners, land owners and representatives from nonprofits spoke about the plan's strengths and how it could be improved.
Transportation strategies affirmed
The Portland Freight Committee, Bicycle Advisory Committee and the Pedestrian Advisory Committee testified in support of the plan. In addition, several industrial business owners reaffirmed support for both freight and bicycle circulation enhancements proposed by the plan, especially those that reduce conflicts between modes. Some also expressed enthusiasm for the Central Eastside portion of the Green Loop as a safer route for employees and visitors to bike through and to the district.
Land use tools support small businesses and craft manufacturers
The majority of testimony at City Council supported the expansion of the Employment Opportunity Subarea (EOS) throughout the rest of the district. The EOS, which would be expanded from 48 acres to 248 acres, will allow new and emerging industrial sectors such as digital industrial design, software and web design and maintenance, high tech and bioscience development, as well as traditional industrial sectors to co-exist. Although a few testifiers continued to express concern about how much change the EOS may mean for the district, Mayor Charlie Hales stated he was "cautiously optimistic that this is the right set of strategies" for the district that will help to "create more space and, therefore, maybe a little less competition for what's there now."
Final quadrant plan adopted
The SE Quadrant Plan was the last of three quadrant plans to be adopted (by resolution) by City Council in the City's multi-year effort to update the Central City Plan. Now Bureau of Planning and Sustainability staff will begin folding the policies, implementing actions and zoning proposals from all the quadrant plans and other input into a final document that will be called Central City 2035 (CC2035). A CC2035 Discussion Draft will be released for review in late 2015, followed by a Proposed Draft that will be submitted to the Planning and Sustainability Commission (PSC). The PSC will hold public hearings before a vote to recommend the plan to City Council.


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punching in a dream
Effigy49 dress (worn HERE). myPetsQuare sheer jacket. Karen Walker Helter Skelter sunglasses via Shopbop.com. American Apparel shorts & H&M bralette underneath dress (photos by Melanie)
Dear Life,
Why are you moving so fast? Like a bullet. I hate that. That thing. When you know it's flashing right before your eyes and you want to make sure every minute, no, second counts. Whatever that means. I mean, what "counts". Some of my best seconds are alone. In my car blasting the music so high that it magically blocks the outside world and all its ugly problems from my mind. Alone with just my thoughts and head boppin' tunes. And to be honest, I love that. Because that is what's important in the moment, in the second. Seemingly miniscule in the grandiose picture of life. But to me, that counts.


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Seven Years! [Thank you!] [Dank Meme Celebration!]
Today is July 1st, 2019. Today marks seven years since I decided to dedicate at least one post every day about pinball on the Fun With Bonus web site…
Pinball Logic
All of these are proven by scientists through vigorous, comprehensive studies.
Six years. (Thank you.)
Today marks six years since I decided to dedicate at least one post every day about pinball on the Fun With Bonus web site.
"Don't be afraid to drink it." [memes] [#NotSponsored] [G-FUEL]
I haven't posted in the memes section for awhile. It's time I fixed that omission. Based on a potential slogan I overheard at the NYC Pinball Championships …
Rainbow Stucky
In my headcanon, Rainbow Dash is a prolific tournament player. Here we see Rainbow, calling out a foul after a competition.
Maude Rocks
In my headcanon, Maude Pie owns pinball games that have the word "rock" in them.
Abobo Lee Rarity
Rarity did not approve of what she heard the first time she played the Guardians of the Galaxy pinball game.
Big Bucks at the Barn!
That deserves a pony meme!
Pic of the Day: Salacious Crumb Pinball @SegaCDGames
What would this even be if it were a thing? DLC for Stern Pinball's Star Wars?
New Pinball Dictionary: Placebo Power / Phantom Power
When "The Power" magnet has been disabled on The Addams Family, but you could SWEAR it's still on.


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