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After two days of test broadcasting, a 24-hour international TV news operation set to rival existing giants in the global market will 'soft launch' today, February 4, 2013, broadcasting from its main News Centres in London, New York, Johannesburg and Lagos.
ARISE NEWS, will have a strong African footprint and serve underserved communities in the USA and other parts of the world,
supported by a further eight bureaux around the globe stretching from Beijing to Rio de Janeiro.
A sister channel, ARISE 360, which will be entertainments-based with fashion, music sport and pay per view films, will start broadcasting toward the end of this year.
The 'arrival' of the network was announced by company executives in London and New York.
Chairman and Editor in Chief of ARISE NEWS and ARISE 360 is a leading African media entrepreneur, Nduka Obaigbena, owner and publisher of the global glossy style, fashion and culture magazine, ARISE, and the publisher of several other titles including one of Nigeria's biggest and most influential daily newspapers, THISDAY.
'From that perspective ARISE NEWS will cover all issues education, health, politics and the criminal justice system. From Main Street to Wall Street, from the G8 to the Grammy's.'
ARISE NEWS will be live on cable, satellite, mobile devices, and the internet twenty four hours a day, seven days a week.
ARISE News is broadcasting across Europe on SKY Channel 234. The company is currently negotiating other major distribution deals across the globe.
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December 2, 2015 – Professor Kimberlè Crenshaw was named to Ebony magazine's Power 100, an honor given in recognition of those who lead, inspire and demonstrate through their individual talents, the very best in Black America.
Professor Crenshaw was honored for her work as cofounder of the nonprofit African American Policy Forum, which in 2015 released the report, "Say Her Name: Resisting Police Brutality Against Black Women." The report detailed how gender, race and sexuality impact violent encounters between Black women and law enforcement.
Other noteworthy Ebony Power 100 recipients include California Attorney General Kamala Harris, United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch and the activist movement, Black Lives Matter.
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Everyone might agree with the fact that Scrum is the most popular methodology in Agile development. Many organizations use Scrum due to its simplicity and flexibility. In Scrum, work is confined to a regular, iterative work cycle, known as a sprint. Most of the time one sprint lasts from one week to 4 weeks, but in some exceptional cases sprint might take up to two months. Each scrum team can face such challenge – decide upon sprint length.
First of all, before choosing the length of a sprint, team must weigh the advantages and disadvantages of shorter or longer iteration. No doubts that decision depends on a specific company development environment and team maturity. Some people agree and some argues that if Agile process is a new experience for a team the best idea would be to take short ones. For this reason, team is able to validate and learn faster. Another reason, to use short length iteration is the goals of projects. Sometimes the aims of projects are vague, that's why chosen length should be shorter. Thus, this could help to tackle the uncertain scenario.
To continue, long term iterations are more realistic if your team has less possibility to meet stakeholders or investors in order to do progress report and capture resulting feedback. Also, projects with considerable 'architecturally significant' amounts of functionality as well as software development projects. Otherwise, investors might be concerned about early stages of a project and try to avoid risk choosing shorter sprints. The abundance of reasons seems to be endless. The choice of iteration's duration may also affect risk education, improvements in service levels, how often progress should be measured, balance intensity and even more factors.
Considering about ideal sprint duration is necessary to find out the goals of a project in the first place. Further steps depend on project specifics. There are teams which prefer short iteration instead of long ones, hence one week. Moreover, we are able to find teams who work efficiently when they have a longer plan ahead – plan effort for 4 weeks and isolate from the surrounding environment for efficient and fast paced work. But eventually, there is no common answer that could suit any scrum team. End with the best advice: plan, measure, react, repeat!


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Bruce's garden is an outstanding learning garden for natives as he has every single native with a tag; therefore, it's easy to see what does best in his garden.
The next stop on our outing was to the Butterfly House. Here we were given a personal and detailed account of the life cycle of butterflies.
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You know, I wish I could make these things up, but I can't. There is an artistic group in Australia who had a scent created. Not unusual. Celebrities do fragrances all the time. Except this group, called Greatest Hits, requested their signature fragrance smell like an Apple product being opened for the first time.
An excerpt from their site:
A distinctive scent can be observed when unwrapping a newly purchased Apple product from its packaging. Apple fans will certainly recognize this smell. The scent created for Greatest Hits encompasses the smell of the plastic wrap covering the box, printed ink on the cardboard, the smell of paper and plastic components within the box and of course the aluminum laptop which has come straight from the factory where it was assembled in China.
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Craft beer battle brews between Wisconsin, Iowa
The end of the Iowa State Fair was the beginning of a new rivalry that crosses state lines.
Iowa's craft beer industry has taken off in the past few years, and brewers in Wisconsin have taken notice. They were not happy when they saw how popular the Iowa craft beer tent has become, and sent a care package filled with postcards mocking Iowa and its beer.
"I think they're confused," said Scott Carlson. "I think when somebody wants to poke fun, poke a sleep bear, sometimes they don't understand what they're poking."
One postcard called those at the Iowa craft beer tent "cornheads," and suggested they sit on Facebook and eat corn all day.
"I was just shocked when I found out how many Facebook likes you guys have," one postcard said. "But then my friend Crowbar told me that Iowa doesn't have baseball or cellphones."
"Top 1,000 things to do before you die: See the pyramids, the Great Wall of China, go to the Iowa State Fair is in there," Carlson said. "I don't think the Wisconsin State Fair is in there."


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Assetto Corsa with all last updates and DLC worth to have new design of user interface.
This one called "Black Cat UI' and "cats" included. This theme based on default from actual version to bring more modern feeling design. Simple geometry with using specially effected backgrounds. Thanks members of community for wonderful screenshots. It's quetly easy to use and "How to" in readme.txt file (Put folder \Black_Car_UI\ into assettocorsa\launcher\themes\)
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Homeowner finds furnishings and accessories from fair trade sources.
Every home tells a story and in Paola Vazquez del Mercado Miller and husband Andrew Miller's apartment that tale weaves its way through the animated and colorful markets of Mexico.
It also winds its way amongst the customs, culture and workmanship of Cayman and the surrounding Caribbean islands, as well as the migration routes of New Zealand.
The interior design of many a home today is often saturated with easily updateable, on-trend pieces, many lacking a personal link with either the creator or owner.
However, times are changing, and more homeowners are incorporating ethically made, unique products, with designers catering to this change. The most authentic objects of them all, however, are those purchased straight from the source: from small market stalls, artisans and micro-businesses.
It is this thoughtfully made ethos that is embedded in the Oceana oceanfront residence of Paola and Andrew, who split their time between Cayman and Miami, where Paola is based. Alongside commercially made pieces sit artisan products whose uniqueness makes them works of art in themselves.
Respectful appreciation
Paola has a respectful appreciation for artisan designs and handcrafted, sustainably created goods.
"Growing up in Mexico and Spain my toys were handmade," she says. "On the colored and vibrant streets, I was exposed daily to museums, murals by Diego Rivera and paintings from Frida Kahlo…and to the minimalistic architecture of Barragan from Guadalajara and young contemporary designs applying ancient techniques that make them unique and fabulous."
Interior designer Nate Berkus once said he believes a home tells a story about who its owners are and aspire to be, and that people represent themselves through the things they own; Paola's doctrine is similar.
"A true home contains the elements, culture and life of the people that live in it," she says. "We both come from the new continents."
Paola is Mexican-American and Andrew is from New Zealand. "I still have some empty walls where I plan to place Maori art," she says. "My step-kids absorb both cultures which encourages them to be empathetic to global diversity."
Photos of Paola's predecessors, and the boat that took Andrew's ancestors to New Zealand many years ago, are evidence of this diversity.
Paola sources much of her home décor during her frequent travels. "It's my passion," she says. "Wherever I am, I look for the local markets and shops. One will always find a little treasure that will make a statement at home and give it a world-travel feel."
Throughout her home sit the fruits of these labors. A woven butterfly basket and Mexican plant pots adorn bookshelves. Music spills from a Mexican ceramic phonograph nearby, and pink Oaxaca fabric pillows brighten up a patio bench that overlooks an authentic Mexican-crafted white hammock. Even in the children's room, authentic items abound, with Mexican artwork on the walls alongside locally painted scenes of Cayman. Handcrafted toys sit on the desk and shelves.
Cayman also provides a source of handcrafted goods. Paola's bookshelf panel doors, lamps and breadbaskets are all made locally using palm fronds.
"Weaving has been passed down through the generations," says Paola. "Looking at the locally handcrafted products of women in the markets you will be amazed by the patterns and textures they create and how many uses (the resulting products) have for Caribbean life."
Paola notes that Cayman's connections with Honduras, Haiti and Jamaica have led to an ample supply of talented carpenters finding their way to the islands' shores. These skills were used in the local construction of her bookshelves, picture frames and mirrors.
"I always take great pride in telling those who visit our home from overseas all about how much the local craftspeople contributed," she says, noting that sourcing on-island always makes sense budget-wise, which works well with her "Mexican resourcefulness."
Paola incorporates items that are a mix of commercially purchased and locally made or altered. The patio and dining room chairs were custom upholstered on-island with imported fabric, while digital pictures in the bathrooms were also printed and waterproofed locally.
As it may be impossible to buy all handcrafted goods, when she cannot, she focuses on commercial stores that share her philosophies, and intermingles organic, natural fibers using rugs and textiles.
This appreciation of unique and ethical consumerism expands into other areas of Paola's life, evident in her love of handmade Spanish rope espadrilles and artisanal jewelry using fair trade natural stones.
"I'm proud to wear millenary designs passed on from generation to generation that look so cool and contemporary but at the same time are affordable," she says. Her favorite dress is an intricate white embroidery piece purchased in an indigenous market in Mexico.
Paola recognizes that more and more big retailers and online stores are making an effort to utilize artisans and fair trade methods. She notes Malaquita Designs in Wynwood, Miami, and Coyuchi as two examples.
"It is the new movement of consuming responsibly and ethically," she says. "The new generation is getting it – I was very happy to hear my stepson is being taught about fair trade by his school."
Design skills
As well as her interest in handcrafted goods, Paola has a knack for interior design. She credits her research of design publications, traveling, and 15 years of experience in Miami's high-end residential and commercial real estate as contributing to her design interest. This will soon culminate in her own online collection of "basic goods at affordable prices – eclectic and functional" on casadesignky.com. One day she also would like to start her own design business.
Paola encourages anyone wishing to increase their ownership of unique handmade goods to talk with artisans, ask them to create a personal vision, listen to their advice and then work with them to execute the final product.
"What you are buying is high quality products – organic linens, cottons, fabrics, leathers, wood, natural colored dyes and uniqueness, not series or fads," she says. "There is no need for the validation of a brand or expensive price tags to assure quality."
She also advises avoiding designers who plagiarize and mass-produce ancient indigenous embroideries and patterns but do not truly understand or contribute to the countries in which the styles originate.
She assures others that it need not be difficult, nor expensive, to support smaller, more unique methods of design, and incorporate these pieces to create a home which tells the stories of both the creators and the homeowners.


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Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Sometimes the best way to prep your house for selling at top dollar is to invest some funds in a remodel. If that is the direction you are moving in, here are some handy tips to avoid do-overs and sky rocketing costs. If you are thinking about selling, give me a call so we can discuss your options!


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Are you interested in helping save the planet? Plenty of people are starting to become more and more worried about the state of the planet that we'll leave behind for our children. Let's face it, the world environment is something of a mess, and the polar ice caps melt more with each passing day. But enough doom and gloom, what can you do about it? Well, as with most things, going green starts at home. So, basically, it's time to think about how to make your home greener.
Going Green Starts At Home
Renewable Power
Perhaps it's best to start at the top with the largest solution and the roof of your home. If you live in an area with a fairly hot climate, it might be worth looking into renewable power in the form of solar energy. Solar power is great because it means that you can save a fortune on your bills, through the summer months in particular. As well as this, adding solar panels to your roof will even make your home more valuable. Of course, you will have to contend with the expensive cost of the installation. But in the long run, that's going to pay off in a big way for you. So, it might just be worth doing.
Cleaning It Up
How do you clean your home? You might not realize this, but a lot of the cleaning products that we rely on are actually harmful to the environment. They release toxic fumes into the air that can damage the ozone layer when they rise into the atmosphere. While you might think you can solve this by keeping all the windows and doors shut during cleaning, you'll then be risking your own health. Instead, you should explore green housekeeping services or looking up the ways that you can keep your home clean without using these chemical filled products. There are various home remedies worth considering.
Upgrading Technology
You might find that there is a tech in your home that uses a lot of energy. If that's the case, the best way to go green might be to replace it. By replacing tech, you can get modern equipment and appliances for your home that use a fraction of the energy. In doing so, you can reduce the pressure that your home is contributing to the energy grid and become just a little more sustainable.
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You may want to think about upgrading the windows in your home. By doing this, you can make sure that your home traps more heat inside and stops more cold air seeping through the cracks and crevices. Through the winter months, you'll find that you don't need the thermostat on such a high setting. By doing this, you'll save both money and energy with one simple fix that is definitely worth doing. Do make sure that you compare the cost of a replacement window service as they can vary rather dramatically from company to company.
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Current Research and TeachingMy research and teaching interests are rather grandiose: I am aiming for an understanding of reality. My approach includes traditional research methodology, but is not limited to it. Where the scientific method and otherwise appropriate techniques conflict in an attempt to put my hypotheses into jeopardy, I will go with the latter. This latter point is perhaps best exemplified by the following: Should I want to test for the existence of God (not anticipated in at least the immediate future), I would be loathe to employ an empirical test to determine the existence of what is asserted to be an in-corporeal Entity. On the other hand, in an attempt to discover the pervasiveness of a belief in a God with a variety of characteristics, I have not hesitated to construct a survey for the appropriate audience, and examine the resulting data utilizing a number of descriptive and inferential statistics.
The hypotheses that I am most interested in at the present (and on which I have already done considerable systematic enquiry of both qualitative and quantitative nature) are:
While there is no specific hypothesis on the subject, I expect that much of the analysis done above will bring in religious models, as well the thinking of such behavioral scientists as Freud and Piaget, and that there will be much discussion of the distinction between religion as a description of reality, and as a prescription of how to act (and how not to act). Students working with me can choose to do empirical research of a variety of kinds, or careful critical analyses of all kinds of disciplines (ranging from the natural science to the humanities, as well as the behavioral and social sciences).
Selected Publications1997 Zern, David S. A longitudinal study of adolescents' attitudes about assistance in the development of moral values. The Journal of Genetic Psychology. Vol. 158., No. 1. p. 79-95.
1990 Zern, David S.RESOLVED: Many researchers and intellectuals grossly undervalue the importance of simple student obedience in the classroom. (Pro) Debates in Education. 1. p.1-10.
1989 Zern, David S. Some connections between increasing religiousness and academic accomplishment in a college population. Adolescence. 24. p. 141-154.
1987 Zern, David S. Positive links among obedience pressure, religiousness, and measures of cognitive accomplishment: Evidence for the secular value of being religious. Journal of Psychology and Theology. 15, 1. p. 31-39.
1984 Zern, David S. The utilization of obedience to facilitate learning in a variety of educational contexts: A discussion. General Psychology Monographs. 109.149-163.


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Tennis player Mertens to meet Tomljanovic in Rabat final
RABAT (Reuters) – Belgian Elise Mertens swatted aside Taiwan's Hsieh Su-wei 6-0 6-2 at the Rabat Grand Prix in Morocco to reach her third final of the year.
The top seed will face Australian Ajla Tomljanovic in Saturday's final.
Mertens stormed out of the blocks, with Hsieh unable to cope with her opponent's all-action style and the Belgian barely broke a sweat as she wrapped up the one-sided affair in under an hour.
Hsieh made 26 unforced errors as she imploded under the variety of shots and inventiveness of Mertens' play.
"I'm really happy about my game," Mertens said courtside. "Of course… (Hsieh is) a great player too, she has a lot of experience."
Mertens, who has risen to 19 in the world rankings after wins in Hobart and Lugano this year, will take some stopping on current form.
Unseeded Tomljanovic beat seventh seed Aleksandra Krunic 7-5 6-2 in the other semi-final after fighting her way back from 5-3 down to win the first set.
"It's kind of surreal standing here, because she is a really tough opponent, especially on clay, and I felt that could have gone either way," Tomljanovic said after levelling her head-to-head record against the Serb at a victory apiece.
Krunic led the Australian on winners by 23 to 16, but paid a heavy price for her determination to find the lines with almost every shot, giving up 41 unforced errors that ultimately made the difference.
"I put in a lot of work to be here," Tomljanovic added. "The work is still not done, so I'm looking forward to tomorrow."


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West Virginia is packed full of incredible restaurants. Some of them we know well, but some gems are hidden away by location or appearance. No matter the reason they aren't in the spotlight these restaurants are amazing and deserve recognition. Here is a look at 10 amazing hidden restaurants in West Virginia that you need to try.
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Le Bon Marché, French retailer, founded by Aristide Boucicaut. Boucicaut first built a small store with his wife with the intention to offer the shopper a wider selection to browse through. Prices were fixed, there were low margins, and Boucicaut was one of the first to offer home delivery, mail orders and sales. This led to much popularity and Le Bon Marché expanded into a bigger building designed in part by Gustave Eiffel and offered an even bigger selection of luxury men's women's and children's wear, furniture and food. It is now one of the 3 best-known department stores in Paris along with Galleries Lafayette and Printemps and is known as a space for living and shopping. The LVMH group bought the brand in 1984 and is now re-branding the store with the intention to make it the most exclusive store in Paris.
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A lightning offensive by Sunni militants may have sounded the death knell of a centralized Iraq, say analysts, who say the country, at best, may survive as a federal state.In just a week, an insurgency spearheaded by the jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) has laid bare the country's sectarian and ethnic divisions. The Kurds, who have had their own autonomous region within Iraq since 1991, have long laid claim to Kirkuk, as its energy resources would enable them to enjoy total economic sovereignty.The Iraqi Kurds' premier has said it will be "almost impossible" for Iraq to return to how it was before last week. John Drake, an expert on Iraq with British security group AKE, was asked if Iraq could remain united.Arthur Quesnay, from the Institut Francais du Proche Orient, said he believes Iraq can remain whole, but only if it adopts federalism.


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Heathers The Musical
Full Length Musical, Dark Comedy / 8m, 9f
Based on the classic 1989 film, Westerberg High is ruled by a shoulder-padded, scrunchie-wearing junta: Heather, Heather, and Heather, the hottest and cruelest girls in all of Ohio. But misfit Veronica Sawyer rejects their evil regime for a new boyfriend, the dark and sexy stranger J.D., who plans to put the Heathers in their place - six feet under.
Heathers The Musical
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Cast Size8m, 9f
Duration120 minutes (2 hours)
SubgenreAdaptations (Stage & Screen)
AccoladesFrom Off-Broadway
Target Audience
- Adult
- Teen (Age 14 - 18)
Additional Info
Heathers The Musical is the darkly delicious story of Veronica Sawyer, a brainy, beautiful teenage misfit who hustles her way into the most powerful and ruthless clique at Westerberg High: the Heathers. But before she can get comfortable atop the high school food chain, Veronica falls in love with the dangerously sexy new kid J.D. When Heather Chandler, the Almighty, kicks her out of the group, Veronica decides to bite the bullet and kiss Heather's aerobicized ass...but J.D. has another plan for that bullet.
Brought to you by the award-winning creative team of Kevin Murphy (Reefer Madness, "Desperate Housewives"), Laurence O'Keefe (Bat Boy, Legally Blonde) and Andy Fickman (Reefer Madness, She's the Man). Heathers The Musical is a hilarious, heartfelt, and homicidal new show based on the greatest teen comedy of all time. With its moving love story, laugh-out-loud comedy, and unflinching look at the joys and anguish of high school, Heathers will be New York's most popular new musical. Are you in, or are you out?
Note on high school edition: Adapted in collaboration with iTheatrics, this dynamic show is now widely available to be performed by High Schools across the world. Note that high school and youth organizations may not produce the standard verison of HEATHERS, and must apply for HEATHERS: HIGH SCHOOL EDITION.
NOMINEE! 2014 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music
NOMINEE! 2014 Off Broadway Alliance Award for Best New Musical
A rowdy guilty pleasure. - The New York Times
"Ingenious, naughty and very funny. Heathers still cliques." - New York Post, Read More
"Cue the corn nuts — and much-deserved applause. HOW VERY." - NY Daily News, Read More
"Heathers The Musical should score with just about everyone." - Variety, Read More
Why Produce Heathers, or We Gotta Do Something to Stop Bad Behavior and Violence Everywhere
by Jeremy Quinn
October 7, 2016
Exploring the Culture of Cult Musicals
by Chris Kam
May 5, 2015
Listen Up, Corn Nuts
by Heathers the Musical
May 6, 2015
A Modest Proposal, or, You Want Me To Adapt What?
by Laurence O'Keefe
May 7, 2015
The Writing Process, or, Does He Have To Pull Out A Magnum In The Lunchroom?
by Kevin Murphy
May 8, 2015
KeywordsBetrayal, Death, Friendship, Education, Adolescence/Childhood
Performing Groups
- High School/Secondary
- College Theatre / Student
- Community Theatre
- Professional Theatre
- Large Stage
- Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups
- Alcohol
- Drugs
- Gun Shots
- Intense Adult Themes
- Strong Language
License details
- Performance rights for this title are currently withdrawn.
- Time Period: 1980s
- Duration: 120 minutes (2 hours)
- Setting: Westerberg High School. Various settings.
- Features / Contains: Period Costumes
- Musical Style: Pop/Rock
- Vocal Demands: Difficult
- Orchestra Size: Medium
- Chorus Size: Small
Song Samples
Casting8m, 9f
JD - 17. He is darkly charismatic, compelling, attractive, charming on the outside yet very damaged on the inside. Keen smarts and strong inventive comedy. Voice: Strong, confident belt to at least an Ab, A preferable; wide emotional range.
HEATHER CHANDLER - 17. Richest, hottest, most magnetic, cruelest girl in town. Relishes power and wields it like a scalpel – no fear, no patience, no mercy. Voice: Strong belt to F or higher preferred. Mezzo for chorus. NOTE: In certain choral songs Chandler can switch parts with her other Heathers as needed.
HEATHER MCNAMARA - 17. Beautiful, innocent, stupid, can be mean on command if Heather Chandler orders it, but actually quite vulnerable and fearful. Voice: Strong belt to Db, D preferred. Soprano for chorus. NOTE: in certain choral songs Heather Mac and Duke can switch vocal parts as needed.
HEATHER DUKE - 17. Whipping-girl of the 3 Heathers. When she finally becomes Queen Bee she wields power like a bulldozer. Alto for chorus. Voice: Strong belt to C, D preferred. Alto for chorus. NOTE: in certain choral songs Heather Duke and Mac can switch vocal parts as needed.
MARTHA DUNNSTOCK - 17. Nicknamed "Martha Dumptruck", the opposite of hot, confident, or popular. Huge and beautiful soul, optimistic even in the face of rejection. Voice: Strong belt to E or F, wide vocal expression.
RAM SWEENEY - 17, Linebacker. Big, insensitive to the feelings of others, ruled by appetites. Voice: Strong Baritone, belt to G, some Falsetto useful.
KURT KELLY - 17. Quarterback and Captain. Big, chiseled, rude, entitled, cocky. Mean, thinks he's the brains in the friendship with Ram. Voice: Tenor, strong belt to Ab or A, some Falsetto. NOTE: in certain songs Ram and Kurt can switch choral assignment if, say, Ram sings higher than Kurt.
RAM'S DAD/BIG BUD DEAN/COACH RIPPER - 40 to 45. Ram's Dad: Former football player turned suburban Dad, has never outgrown his glory days in high school. Hates weakness, but capable of soul-searching when tragedy strikes. Also plays Big Bud Dean: JD's single Dad. Big jolly personality that barely conceals the enormous rage bubbling just below the surface. Quite possibly a serial bomber. Also plays Coach Ripper: Stalwart, man's man; quick to defend his players. Voice: Baritone/Tenor – power Country/Gospel belt to Ab, higher welcome. NOTE: Sometimes this actor has played Principal Gowan instead of Big Bud/Coach.
MS. FLEMING/VERONICA'S MOM - 45 to 50. Ms. Fleming: Aging hippie teacher, still yearning for the day the Age of Aquarius reaches Ohio. Hungry for the spotlight, resentful of entitled youth. Also plays Veronica's Mom: easygoing, distant, yet capable of laying down the law. Voice: Great belt up to C, higher always welcome.
KURT'S DAD/VERONICA'S DAD/PRINCIPAL GOWAN - 30 to 45. Kurt's Dad: Straight-laced, very conservative, also former football player. A simple guy, not book smart, you'd be happy to share a beer with him. Also plays Veronica's Dad: Easygoing and distant. Voice: Strong Baritone/Tenor -- power Country/Gospel belt to G, even higher better. Also plays Principal Gowan: Rumpled, burned out, hates conflict. NOTE: Sometimes this actor has played Big Bud/Coach instead of Principal Gowan.
BOY 1 - Bitter Geek 16-18. A put-upon, bitter geek. Voice: Bari (up to F#) or Tenor (up to A).
BOY 2 - Blowdried Preppy 16-18. A blowdried 80's preppy. Voice: Bass (up to E) or Bari (up to G#).
BOY 3 - Hipster Dork 16-18. Thinks he's Ducky from 'Pretty In Pink.' Voice: Bari (up to F#) or Tenor (up to A).
GIRL 1 - Goth Girl 16-18. A sullen goth girl. Voice: Belt to at least C# (a Soprano up to high A/B is also a plus).
GIRL 2 - Stoner Chick 16-18. A fuzzyheaded stoner chick. Voice: Belt to at least C# (a Soprano up to high A/B is also a plus).
GIRL 3 - Young Republicanette 16-18. A tennis-playing, uptight Student Council type. Voice: Belt to at least C# (Soprano up to high A/B is also a plus).
Cast Attributes
- Ensemble cast
- Non-Traditional casting
- Reduced casting (Doubling Possible)
- Expandable casting
- Roles for Teens
- Flexible casting
- Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle)
Rehearsal Resources
Music Material Rental Packages
Full Package
1 Piano/Vocal Scores
18 Vocal Chorus Books
Reed (Baritone Sax, Oboe, Tenor Sax, and Clarinet)
Trumpet (Bb Trumpet with Harmon Mute and Straight Mute, Flugelhorn, and Piccolo Trumpet)
Percussion (Drum Kit and Congas)
Guitar (Electric, Steel Acoustic, and Nylon Acoustic)
Violin (one book)
Bass (Electric and Upright)
Performance Tracks Available (Additional Fee)
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The first performance of Heathers The Musical was September 2010 at Joe's Pub in New York City, followed by a run at the Hudson Backstage Theatre in Los Angeles in 2013. Heathers returned to New York Off-Broadway in March 2013 at New World Stages under the direction of Andy Fickman and ran through August 4, 2014.


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This eco-friendly mobile phone provides a number of useful features like GPS and Bluetooth; besides, it's waterproof. The solar panel incorporated here requires only 30 minutes of sunlight exposure, to give you 140 minutes of standby and 2 minutes of communications. If you expose the phone to the sun for 90 minutes, you'll be able to communicate for 9 minutes or get 560 minutes of standby. The phone also has one interesting feature - Golf Mode, which unfortunately works only in Japan. It includes information on 2300 golf courses throughout the country, thus using the GPS you can get to the desired golf field.
2. LG Solar-Powered Phone
Another solar-powered mobile phone comes from LG. The device includes a solar-powered battery mounted into the back cover. Ten minutes of sunlight exposure allow you to talk for 10 minutes. Logically, the more you expose the phone to the sun the more talk time you get. In future the company hopes to pack its green devices into environmentally-friendly boxes, using recycled paper with cardboard that won't include laminate coating. In addition, the company wants to remove from the phone-manufacturing process such chemicals as brominated flame retardants (BFR), chlorinated flame retardants (CFR) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) by 2010. This model also has the HFB-500 Bluetooth solar car kit that allows you to drive your car while talking on the phone without having to hold the device.
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Samsung unveiled an incredible eco-friendly phone with a full solar panel installed on its back, able to generate power when exposed to the sun. Besides, for an eco gadget the Blue Earth is quite small and comfortable to use. But Samsung went on with its device, making its body from recycle water bottles, without using brominated flame retardants, beryllium and phthalates. You can use the phone's features to turn on the energy saving mode, use a CO2 calculator, as well as a pedometer. The phone's packaging is made of recycled paper.
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The solar-powered device you see here comes from a Chinese mobile phone maker ZTE. Coral-200 represents a solar-powered handset that has one very important feature - its price, which is $ 40. The phone uses the Dutch-based technology and will help those who do not have access to regular power. One hour of sunlight exposure gives its users the possibility to talk for 15 minutes. It's not much considering the previous models, but it definitely catches on them with its (let's face it) incredible price. The company wants to sell its phone to 2 million people who do not have access to the energy network, which is why is achieved a partnership with Digicel, a network provider that does business in developing countries and provides solar-powered charges.
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This device might look like a brick of grass, enriched with a keypad, but the Natural Year Phone concept developed by Je-Hyun Kim focuses on the lifecycle of mobile phones (which you don't see that often). After two years of functioning the bio phone degrades into pieces of grass so it would later be recycled - pretty weird, which is why it was listed here. What is worth mentioning here is that the phone biodegrades automatically, right after its two-year lifecycle ends. After that, the pieces can be recycled to create a new cellular phone.
6. Motorola Renew W233
Motorola registered a great slump in sales and it looks forward to come back among the best with a touch of eco-friendliness. With the world's first carbon neutral mobile phone the company wanted to show that it now pays more attention to e-waste. It is worth mentioning that Motorola's Renew W233 is the first certified Carbonfree mobile phone on the market today. It features a 100 percent recyclable case created from recycled water bottles. The phone includes a variety of other green features. After the phone reaches the end of its lifecycle, it can be recycled - all you have to do is place it in a prepaid envelope that comes with the box. Besides, the packaging uses 22 percent less material and the phone's manual is printed on a recycled paper with the help of soy-based ink.
7. Sony Ericsson C901 and Naite
The popular mobile phone manufacturer was not left behind in the field of eco-friendly gadgets. Recently it introduced two incredible phones, the Naite and the C901 cybershot phone. The "green" features of both models include reduced packaging, energy-saving chargers and 100 percent recycled headsets. Besides, you can recycle the phone as soon as you want another device. The paper manual is included in the headset, which eliminates the need of using paper and thus reducing the carbon footprint of the device by approximately 15 percent.


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BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), the world's leading provider of financial services to institutional investors, announced today that it has completed the closing of its acquisition of Investors Financial Services Corp. (NASDAQ: IFIN). Under the terms of the transaction, announced on February 5, 2007, Investors Financial Services Corp. shareholders receive 0.906 shares of State Street common stock for each share of Investors Financial Services' common stock held at closing. To complete the transaction, State Street issued approximately 61 million common shares worth approximately $4.2 billion.
Commenting on the acquisition, Ronald E. Logue, State Street chairman and chief executive officer said, "State Street and Investors Financial have invested resources and talent into expanding capabilities beyond basic custody to focus on key value-added services. Our mutual commitment to excellence, combined with an expanded portfolio of services across a global platform, will provide customers with an investment servicing partner that is unique in the industry. We believe that the winners in this business will differentiate themselves with product scope, geographic reach and deep relationships with customers, and we are confident that this acquisition will build on our strengths in these areas."
Joseph (Jay) L. Hooley, vice chairman and head of global investment servicing and investment research and trading at State Street added, "We have an experienced team in place – with employees from both companies – to lead a seamless and swift conversion for our new customers, which we expect to be complete within 18 months. Based on our strong track record of managing transitions and meeting our goals, we are confident that this acquisition will deliver value for our shareholders, customers and employees. We've met with virtually all of the Investors Financial customers, and now we are prepared to offer them an expanded range of global investment services."
On a pro forma basis, the acquisition of Investors Financial adds an additional $2.3 trillion in assets as of March 31, 2007, of which approximately $1.8 trillion is held in custody. On a pro forma basis, State Street would have $14.1 trillion in assets under custody as measured on March 31, 2007.
As previously disclosed, State Street expects the acquisition to be dilutive to operating earnings in 2007, neutral to operating earnings in 2008, accretive to earnings in 2008 on a cash basis, and accretive to operating earnings in 2009, based on anticipated pre-tax savings of approximately $345 million to $365 million over the first two years of operation. The merger and integration costs and restructuring costs associated with the acquisition in 2007 are expected to be $625 million to $675 million on a pretax basis.
"Working closely with our new colleagues these past few months, I have seen first hand the similarity of both organizations' cultures," said Mike Rogers, executive vice president of State Street and former president and chief operating officer of Investors Financial Services Corp. "We are excited to begin the next phase of this consolidation and look forward to being a part of this even stronger organization."
About State Street Corporation
State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) is the world's leading provider of financial services to institutional investors including investment servicing, investment management and investment research and trading. With $12.3 trillion in assets under custody (or $14.1 trillion on a pro forma basis, including the Investors Financial custody assets) and $1.8 trillion in assets under management at March 31, 2007, State Street operates in 26 countries and more than 100 geographic markets. For more information, visit State Street's website at www.statestreet.com or call 877/639-7788 [NEWS STT] toll-free in the United States and Canada, or +1 678/999-4577 outside those countries.
Forward Looking Statements
This news announcement contains forward-looking statements as defined by United States securities laws, including statements about our recently completed acquisition of Investors Financial Services Corp., and related benefits and financial effects, as well as about our financial goals, the financial outlook and business environment. These statements are not guarantees of future performance are inherently uncertain, are based on current assumptions that are difficult to predict and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed in those statements, and those statements should not be relied upon as representing State Street's expectations or beliefs as of any date subsequent to the date of this release.
Important factors that may affect future results and outcomes include:
- State Street's ability to complete, integrate and convert acquisitions into its business, including the acquisition of Investors Financial;
- the level and volatility of interest rates, particularly in the U.S. and Europe; the performance and volatility of securities, currency and other markets in the U.S. and internationally; economic conditions and monetary and other governmental actions designed to address those conditions;
- State Street's ability to attract non-interest bearing deposits and other low-cost funds;
- the competitive environment in which State Street operates;
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- State Street's ability to control systemic and operating risk;
- trends in the globalization of investment activity and the growth on a worldwide basis in financial assets;
- trends in governmental and corporate pension plans and savings rates;
- changes in accounting standards and practices, including changes in the interpretation of existing standards, that impact State Street's consolidated financial statements;
- and changes in tax legislation and in the interpretation of existing tax laws by U.S. and non-U.S. tax authorities that impact the amount of taxes due.
Other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by any forward-looking statements are set forth in State Street's 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K and its subsequent SEC filings. State Street encourages investors to read its 10-K, particularly the section on Risk Factors, and its subsequent SEC filings for additional information with respect to any forward-looking statements and prior to making any investment decision. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date hereof, July 2, 2007, and State Street will not undertake efforts to revise those forward-looking statements to reflect events after this date.


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UCLA UniCamp partners with local nonprofits and after school programs to expand UniCamp's impact beyond the summer residential camping experience. We create symbiotic relationships with agencies looking to be a partner in a custom UniCamp experience.
UCLA UniCamp partners with local nonprofits and after-school programs to expand UniCamp's impact beyond the summer residential camping experience. We create symbiotic relationships with agencies looking to be a partner in a custom UniCamp experience.
Depending on the program, sending a camper to UCLA UniCamp costs $600 - $1,000. As we are investing in your programs' participants we expect agencies are open to contributing up to half of the cost of sending a camper to UCLA UniCamp. ~$300 - $500. This can be either via direct contributions or pass through funds from grants.
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Agencies will see great value in joining the UCLA UniCamp family. Becoming a partner agency means you will have a custom UniCamp experience built for you. Your week of camp will be tailored to your agency specific age range and programs. We tell our partner agencies to think of this week of camp as a continuation of their program.
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Can't wait for this to hit Steam store and fire it up again. It's been seven or eight years since I last played this
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Can't wait for this to hit Steam store and fire it up again. It's been seven or eight years since I last played this
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Well now you've got me interested
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Absolutely stunning. Massive props to the level designers
Still waiting for this to appear on steam..
"Don't give up, Skeleton!"
How do you plan on maintaining all the servers around the world when the mod is free?
I like the look of these guys
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I still can't get over the fact that this game is going to be free. The development feels so professional, with all the mo-capping, DevCon.. it's mind-boggling, really
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Is the english release of Enderal is TBA?
Still a few months to go. We don't even know will the existing mods be compatible with the special edition though..
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Death and Taxes, another day at the officePosted on
Yesterday was a tough one. I spent quite a bit of the day dealing with the fallout from a number of fatal crashes involving people riding bicycles. I started the day around 6 a.m. because I had to get out payroll checks and make sure we pay our state taxes. This was in between requesting crash reports and medical examiners reports, talking to friends of the victims, and even dealing with one Bike Fed member who emailed to say he was quitting because he considered the "Give 3ft" yard signs that we sell "Visual Pollution."
The sentencing hearing is coming up for Tracy A. Kruzicki, 42, who was driving with a suspended license when he veered into the shoulder and killed Gass a year ago. I think in response to that, some of the friends of Tammy Gass had purchased a bunch of those signs from us and put them up along Highway KK in Marathon County where she was killed and her former husband Gregg Bednorski was killed four years earlier. Our former member even blamed the victim, despite the proof of a suspended license and the crash report.
Finally, I ended my day taking a ride up to the spot where Tom Van Hoof was killed in a crash last Thursday at the intersection of the new section of Oak Leaf Trail by Mill Road and Sydney Place in Glendale. I knew Tom from the Santa Cycle Rampage and some other local rides. While I didn't know him well at all, Tom must have been a pretty special guy to have his smiling face stand out in a crowd of a couple hundred other jolly santas and elves. The crash that killed him happened last week on a regular Thursday night ride he did with friends, so I thought I should pay my respects since it was Thursday.
If you have ever been jealous of the staff at the Bike Fed for the great jobs we have, let me tell you, we earn our pay on days like yesterday. I was pretty frazzled by 7:30 when I finally got home. I sat down on the couch, popped open a Milwaukee Brewing Company Polish Moon and watched a couple episodes of some dumb detective show with my wife. She went to bed at nine, then I got back on the computer to do some more work. I was barely able to keep my eyes open by 10:30, so I closed my laptop and went to bed.
I was thinking about yesterday and about writing this blog post on my way in to the office this morning, when the overwhelming beauty of the prairie flowers along the Hank Aaron State Trail forced me to stop and pull out my camera. I lost myself behind my camera as my senses were overcome by the sight and fragrance of all the flowers, the sounds of the busy worker bees that hovered around me and the babbling of the Menomonee River that flowed past the fly fisherman behind me.
Ten minutes and 15 frames or so later, I felt refreshed. I got back on my bike, reminded of why I do what I do and what a privilege it is to work on the behalf of the folks who pedaled past me on the trail while I was stopped. I can remember when I first started at the Bike Fed and the Menomonee Valley was a post-industrial wasteland. I remember working on the design competition to build the trail and renew the valley. Once it was designed, I remember our campaign to get then Governor Thompson and the Department of Administration to help free up the log jam and get the trail built. I remember follow-up meetings in Washington to help secure the funding for the new Three Bridges Park. I even remember working on the Oak Leaf Trail Network Plan that resulted in the new trails still being finished in Glendale where Tom Van Hoof died.
With the help of lots of other people like you readers, all our Bike Fed members, and concerned citizens around Wisconsin, we have restored scarred and empty land and filled those once abandoned places with beauty, people and jobs. We are working to make our trails and roads safer by educating people on how to ride safely and legally, and reminding people in motor vehicles how to share the road with more vulnerable users.
After 25 years, our work is not yet done. There is still much to do. The path forward is clear, and I am happy and proud to be working to make Wisconsin America's best ride.


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About This Course
This class will give you an introduction to the fundamentals of programming languages. Key concepts include how to specify and process valid strings, sentences and program structures.
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Prerequisites and Requirements
This course assumes previous programming experience, comparable to what is covered by the Udacity CS101 course.
This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of programming languages. Concepts include how to specify and process valid strings, sentences and program structures.
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### When does the course begin? This class is self paced. You can begin whenever you like and then follow your own pace. It's a good idea to set goals for yourself to make sure you stick with the course. ### How long will the course be available? This class will always be available! ### How do I know if this course is for me? Take a look at the "Class Summary," "What Should I Know," and "What Will I Learn" sections above. If you want to know more, just enroll in the course and start exploring. ### Can I skip individual videos? What about entire lessons? Yes! The point is for you to learn what YOU need (or want) to learn. If you already know something, feel free to skip ahead. If you ever find that you're confused, you can always go back and watch something that you skipped. ### How much does this cost? It's completely free! If you're feeling generous, we would love to have you contribute your thoughts, questions, and answers to the course discussion forum. ### What are the rules on collaboration? Collaboration is a great way to learn. You should do it! The key is to use collaboration as a way to enhance learning, not as a way of sharing answers without understanding them. ### Why are there so many questions? Udacity classes are a little different from traditional courses. We intersperse our video segments with interactive questions. There are many reasons for including these questions: to get you thinking, to check your understanding, for fun, etc... But really, they are there to help you learn. They are NOT there to evaluate your intelligence, so try not to let them stress you out. ### What should I do while I'm watching the videos? Learn actively! You will retain more of what you learn if you take notes, draw diagrams, make notecards, and actively try to make sense of the material.


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Roar! Holiday Recipes from the Red Lion Inn
Looking to mix up your holiday spread with some new takes on classic dishes? EDGE procured recipes from the historic Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge, Mass. The iconic property has been serving up feasts for more than two centuries, so we imagine they've got a stockpile of surefire recipes.
The Red Lion Inn's current executive chef Brian Alberg will be celebrating 10 years at the property in 2014. He has been a supporter of the local food movement and is currently the president of Berkshire Grown, an organization dedicated to promoting the support of local farming and strengthening the relationships between local farmers and restaurants. He also has a unique interpretation of holiday cuisine.
"Holiday experiences for me were never on the actual holiday - as a chef in a year-round restaurant, I need to work the holidays as they are our busiest days of the year - so I celebrate with my family usually a week or two later," says Alberg. "I have always tried to tie a different ethnic menu with a traditional menu... be it Mexican Christmas or Mediterranean Easter or Portuguese Thanksgiving."
"Food is what helps me relax and escape, so by adding something outside the traditional fare, it takes me and my guests (family) to a place outside tradition and sparks new conversations."
Chef Alberg shares some of his favorite holiday classics with EDGE readers.
Rosemary Popovers
Goose fat enriches these savory popovers.
1 cup flour
1 cup milk
1 ½ Tbs. minced rosemary
1 ½ tsp. kosher salt
½ tsp. ground black pepper
2 eggs, lightly beaten
¾ cup rendered goose fat (rendered beef or pork fat, olive oil or blended oil -- can be used as a substitute)
Heat oven to 400°F. Whisk flour, milk, rosemary, salt, pepper and eggs in a bowl. Place 1 Tbs. fat into each of 12 cups of a muffin pan; heat in oven for 20 minutes. Pour 3 Tbs. of batter into each cup; bake until puffed and golden brown, about 30 minutes. Serve hot.
Makes 12 popovers.
Bacon, Chestnut and Brussels Sprouts Stuffing
8 oz. bacon, cut into ¼? cubes
8 oz. Brussels sprouts, quartered
2 cups minced celery
1 large yellow onion, minced
1 lb. cooked chestnuts, roughly chopped
4 ½ oz. country white bread, cut into ½? cubes (about 4 cups)
4 cups cooked wild rice
1 cup chicken stock
16 Tbs. unsalted butter, melted, plus more for buttering casserole dish
½ cup finely chopped parsley
2 Tbs. finely chopped thyme
2 Tbs. finely chopped sage
2 tart apples, chopped
Kosher salt and ground black pepper, to taste
Render bacon in a 12? skillet over medium-high heat for 10 minutes. Add sprouts, celery, and onion; cook until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in chestnuts, bread, rice, stock, butter, parsley, thyme, sage, and apples; season with salt and pepper. Set aside while preparing poultry accompaniment. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Serves 8.
Poached Turnips with Candied Bacon
Bacon and charred tomatoes bring smoky sweetness to turnips cooked in goose fat.
½ cup packed light brown sugar
8 slices thick-cut bacon
3 lbs. plum tomatoes, cored
2 Tbs. olive oil
2 ? cups chicken stock
4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
3 large shallots, thinly sliced
1 cup packed basil leaves
1 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce
Kosher salt and ground black pepper, to taste
1 cup rendered goose fat (olive oil can be used as a substitute)
2 lbs. Hakurei turnips, peeled and cut into 1 ½" chunks
4 cloves garlic, crushed
4 sprigs thyme
1. Heat oven to 425°F. Sprinkle sugar over bacon on a baking sheet; bake until crisp and glazed, about 16 minutes. Cool, cut into 1" pieces, and set aside. Heat oven to broil. Broil tomatoes on a foil-lined baking sheet until charred all over, about 20 minutes. Heat oil in a 10" skillet over medium-high heat. Add tomatoes, ? cup stock, garlic and shallots; cook until tomatoes break down, about 10 minutes. Purée with basil, Worcestershire, salt and pepper; set aside.
2. Heat fat in a 12" skillet over medium-high heat. Add turnips; cook until starting to soften, about 20 minutes. Add remaining stock, garlic, thyme, salt and pepper; boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook, covered, until tender, about 20 minutes. Serve turnips atop tomato sauce and garnish with bacon.
Serves 4.
Holiday Cocktails
Local products can make all the difference, even in a cocktail. The Red Lion Inn takes advantage of local manufacturers like Berkshire Mountain Distillers and Ronnybrook Farm Dairy.
2 oz. Berkshire Mountain Distillers Ragged Mountain Rum
4 oz. Ronnybrook Eggnog
Pomegranate seeds to garnish
Serve on the rocks
The Field
3 oz. Berkshire Mountain Distillers Corn Whiskey
4 rocks of frozen Hilltop Orchard Apple Cider
Stir with cinnamon stick
The End Zone
3 oz. Berkshire Mountain Distillers Ethereal Gin
2 oz. St. Germain
1 oz. Aperol
Half an orange, juiced.
Pour juice over ice. Top with sparkling rose.
The Cheerleader
2 oz. Berkshire Mountain Distillers Ice Glen Vodka
6 muddled raspberries
4 oz. Prosecco


text: TRIVELPIECE, STEVE MAURICE Name: Steve Maurice Trivelpiece Rank/Branch: E3/US Army Unit: Company E, 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division Date of Birth: 08 October 1948 (Modesto CA) Home City of Record: Stockton CA Date of Loss: 04 April 1968 Country of Loss: South Vietnam Loss Coordinates: 101628N 1062443E (XS575400) Status (in 1973): Killed/Body Not Recovered Category: 2 Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: Ground Refno: 1118 Other Personnel in Incident: (none missing) Source: Compiled by Homecoming II Project 01 September 1990 from one or more of the following: raw data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA families, published sources, interviews. Updated by the P.O.W. NETWORK 1998. REMARKS: KIA - GUNFIRE/REMS LEFT BEHIND SYNOPSIS: On April 4, 1968, PFC Steve M. Trivelpiece was a machine gunner with the 3rd platoon, Company E, 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry, aboard a Navy armored troop carrier. As the boat was making a landing in Hien Hoa Province, South Vietnam, heavy automatic weapons fire was received. As Trivelpiece was moving forward to set up his machine gun, he was struck in the neck and wrist by gunfire and was killed. Because of the confusion of the battle and the withdrawal of his unit from the area. Trivelpiece's body was not recovered. On September 1, an aerial search for his remains was conducted along the My Tho River from the vicinity of the incident for some 35 kilometers, but nothing was found. Witnesses believe that Steve Trivelpiece was killed on April 4, 1968. Others who are missing do not have such clear-cut cases. Some were known captives; some were photographed as they were led by their guards. Some were in radio contact with search teams, while others simply disappeared. Since the war ended, over 250,000 interviews have been conducted with those who claim to know about Americans still alive in Southeast Asia, and several million documents have been studied. U.S. Government experts cannot seem to agree whether Americans are there alive or not. Detractors say it would be far too politically difficult to bring the men they believe to be alive home, and the U.S. is content to negotiate for remains. Well over 1000 first-hand, eye-witness reports of American prisoners still alive in Southeast Asia have been received by 1990. Most of them are still classified. If, as the U.S. seems to believe, the men are all dead, why the secrecy after so many years? If the men are alive, why are they not home?


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Take action to preserve affordable HDFC Coops
New York City Council
New York City Council
From: [Your Name]
Dear New York City Council Member :
I am writing to you as a concerned HDFC shareholder and local resident. As you may have heard, HPD is working towards releasing a new regulatory agreement for HDFC co-ops that will be tied to a new property tax break. While the conversation around this issue has been dominated by shareholders who are primarily worried about being subjected to price caps and subletting restrictions, it is crucial for City Council to know that there are many shareholders who believe in preserving the affordability of HDFCs, who support the replacement of the DAMP tax cap with a deeper tax break, and who would sign a reasonable regulatory agreement in order to get this new tax break.
I live in an HDFC that would welcome and benefit from 100% property tax exemption and increased oversight, and I am in support of a regulatory agreement that includes resale price caps that are affordable to low- and moderate-income New Yorkers. Why?
I do not believe that current HDFC shareholders should be able to sell their apartments for market rate prices or sublet their apartments to those who are not in need of affordable housing.
I do not want to see HDFCs used as a tool for gentrifying my neighborhood,
I do not want to see this program dissolve due to lack of oversight and ongoing support,
And I do believe that the future success of HDFC co-ops can lie in the deepening of our subsidy amount and the amount of oversight we receive.
Although HPD is going in the right direction by finally putting more resources towards this program after decades of negligence, HDFCs deserve total property tax exemption and a regulatory agreement that will not make the hard job of running a co-op even harder.
I am asking you to support the preservation of HDFC co-ops for future generations. Please tell HPD to simplify their proposed regulatory agreement so that it is easier for buildings to comply with, to lower the price caps to be affordable to more New Yorkers, and to offer 100% tax exemption for any building that signs on.


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Sometimes, it can be hard to forget that the goal of any change initiative is to make itself obsolete. You want the change to become part of the day-to-day culture and process of the organization. The processes and attitudes that at first engendered resistance are adopted and incorporated into how the business gets done.
Of course, this doesn't happen overnight. And you can't go straight from where you are now to where you want to be. There has to be a journey. The key is to not be sidetracked by the process of change.
Kurt Lewin (1890 – 1947) was the first to describe change as a 3-step process:
- Unfreezing – dismantling the old way, creating a sense of urgency and a need to change
- Changing – a period of transition, challenging the old way but not really knowing what the new way is
- Freezing – a returning to a sense of normalcy and comfort, crystallizing the new way
A good example of this is in a case study I wrote called A Roundabout Path to Increasing Employee Suggestions – the roundabout part is exactly what I'm talking about here.
In the case, the three steps could be described like this:
- Unfreezing – We started a steering committee separate from the executive team to collect and manage ideas. We challenged the concept of paying for ideas.
- Changing – The steering committee collected ideas, and was proactive in the response and tracking. We started a weekly newsletter to keep idea-generation and problem solving at the forefront. Idea submission levels increased dramatically.
- Freezing – Managers started holding regular meetings with their direct reports to identify and discuss opportunities for improvement, and to brainstorm on ways to address the issues that came up. The number of ideas, maintained by managers in a central database, increased even further.
If we had stopped with the centralized suggestion box as the final way for employees to submit suggestions, then we wouldn't have followed through with the ultimate purpose of the change program: to increase innovation, not because employees submitted more ideas, but because managers asked for and valued them, and involved their teams in solving business problems.
Bottom line: It's important to not get stuck in the change step, and keep in mind the final state and ultimate mindset change that you are going after. Plan to make your change initiative obsolete.
Inquiry: What will your organization look like when your initiative dissolves?
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Continued from previous weeks…
Everyone relaxes for a moment as they listen to the heavy footsteps recede farther into the forest.
Mona: "Did you at least make whatever that was go away, Gary?"
Gary: "No, not even that. Again, I can't do any of this taking-something-different-out-of-infinity stuff now that I'm not high anymore. But maybe, just maybe, if we all believe in it together…kind of like believing Tinker Bell can fly."
Ritchie: "Again, Gary, tell us what to do!"
Even the wino draws closer to Gary.
Gary: "First you've all got to understand…"
The wino's hands shake violently as he reaches for his bottle. Mona spreads her hands out, palms up, looking a question. Ritchie throws his hands up, rolling his eyes skyward.
Gary: "Look at the sky…all of you."
They do.
Gary: "What color is it?"
The wino, looking confused, scratches his head. Mona, looking helpful, and Ritchie, looking murderous, both say, "Blue."
Gary: "Who says?"
They all look confused.
Gary: "Suffice it to say there's a nice factual explanation. Now tell me what you see hanging over this forest."
An innocent, hopeful smile blooms on all three faces as they look in wonder and speak as one: "Smog!"
The wino, suddenly sober, starts to laugh.
Gary: "Nice factual explanation for that, too. Smog is caused by cars…except they haven't been invented yet."
Steady now, the wino stops laughing, frowns and holds up a finger. "I remember reading once how the smog in L.A. is actually from natural sources…"
Gary claps a hand over the wino's mouth, grabs the bottle he didn't get to drink from before, and then pours wine into the wino's mouth so fast that he almost chokes.
The wino frowns for a moment, but then blinks, sways a bit, and rejoins Mona and Ritchie in looking hopeful.
Gary: "Reality is in the eye of the beholder. How else could we see both a forest from prehistory and the smog from our own time? It's only because we've all somehow agreed that both are here."
They all look confused again.
Gary: "Go back to why the sky is blue. The only reason we think the sky is blue is because our mommies told us the sky is blue, and their mommies told them the sky is blue."
Mona perks up. "And if we ever colored the sky a different color with our crayons, someone eventually corrected us."
Gary: "Now, all of you, listen to me very carefully: The sky is orange."
To be continued next week…


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Wow! What a day, I am quite exhausted after so many interesting talks and conversations! I thought about motivation and UX all day long and was inspired by the quality of all the presentations and talks I heard!
At breakfast, I sat next to Everett McKay and his wife. What a coincidence, we worked at Microsoft at the same time at headquarters! He was a commuter between the east and west coast and he impressed me with his developer and UX Design competencies. I have to pick up his book as it could prove useful in bridging the gaps between developers and designers in my own company.
The official day started with the keynote by Matias Duarte. Before Matias began, who would guess that I would sit right next to the other Norwegian at the conference (no, I did not know her from before—but she has a magnificant job in one of our digital newspapers). While I agree with Matias that we, who work in the field of UX, have a calling for making the world a better place, I disagree with his point that we are not saving lives. A better experience can and does save lives depending on where we work (health services, emergency services, security services, transportation services, etc). My work with Design Without Borders is definitively about saving lives and it is a primary motivating factor for being on the board and advising projects in Africa. I enjoyed Matias´ provocative challenges for both now and the future: 1) The era of motion design and animation design 2) The end of Mobile, it is all about people and 3) computers will be taking the UX job away from us---pointing to the fact that computers are already taking on a good deal of our creative work.
From there, during the break, I ran in to Ted Boren and was ever so pleased to see him again---we caught up and had a marvelous chat!
I attended User-Centered Government from 11-12. What an amazing well thought out presentation of GOV.UK which is considered to be the most influential redesign in Europe, we all bow to the amazing work they have done and are doing and their willingness to share their experiences in transforming government to user-centeredness. Yet, it is time for me to take up my first passion and motivation for being in the field of experience design. I do not believe in users, I do not like the term and avoid it as often as I can. Why? Because it is a term that we put on people, people who may or may not use the services or products we provide. In the commercial world, the easiest way to increase marketshare is to understand people who are NOT using
our services/products or who refuse to use them. If we understand the aspirations and motivations of people in their everyday lives, we can create meaningful, relevant, useful and desirable services/products for them and with them!
This brings me to the next talk I attended from 1:30-2:30 pm. Bill Gribbons and Experience Inspired Innovation. He spoke around the need of reshaping our thinking and was a delightful story teller. And as he told his stories, I was thinking of my frustrations during the day which were around experience design:
This morning I got up, got dressed and went out of my hotel room only to decide I needed a sweater in order not to freeze. I tried to open my room and realised my cardkey was no longer working. I went downstairs, stood in line to speak with reception and was told not to have my cardkey near other credit cards or my mobile phone. I did not have time to get a sweater, having waited in line for 10 minutes and froze until lunch time. At lunch, I went to the counter and waited again another 10 minutes and this time I got 3 card keys. The first one worked and I got my sweater. Only when I went back up at a break the same thing happened all over again and each time I go up now, I wait 10 minutes to have my card reactivated. By the way, I have not had my keycards close to my mobile phone but they are obviously unhappy with some form of magnetization around me. Why is this relevant? I kept thinking WHY would a hotel use a system that is KNOWN to be at fault, which is KNOWN to be sensitive to magnets, credit cards and mobile phones? I have not had this problem for ages and I travel quite a bit, so I could not help think that they are not so concerned with the "user" experience of their hotel guests. On the other hand, this is the bane of being in the field of experience design, we see the possiblities of improvement in so many services and we ask continuously the question: WHY do they do what they do and is it possible to find a better more meaningful solution that is not cutting in to the bottom line?. It is in the nature of UX people :-).
Bill Gribbons also asked us a question: Why are we so bad at selling ourselves? I have thought about some answers to this based on my 20 some years experience in the field---but as I listened to my fellow conference attendees and to the speakers of the day, I could not help cheering on the inside and the outside for what I deem a major change in the UX world---both the embracing of new methodologies within the discipline and also the embracing of a new mindset that includes involving ourselves throughout the design and development process of meaningful and relevant products and services.
Another noteworthy session was The Future of UX! All the speakers were magnificant, inspiring and entertaining. It was definitely food for thought and they point to the importance of cross-disciplinary work. I realize that time was a limiting factor, however, I missed a focus on how the internet crosses borders that we can not cross and felt it was a bit ethnocentric to the classes who use the internet daily and perhaps forgot the classes who have never seen a computer, never seen a mobile phone---yes, these people exist and the consequences of the digital divide are growing. I also think that transparency and the democratization of innovation could have been more touched upon---I will try to weave these thoughts in to the closing keynote.
My all time favorite has to have been Michael Bechinie and the Six Factors of Successful UX Projects. It was one of the first times I felt that someone had gotten in to my brain and reorganized my thoughts in a meaningful and relevant way. I realize that he was not focusing on any specific methods, but setting a framework, a context and a mindset for being able to be successful in the practices of UX. I recognized my own way of doing things and how important it is to work strategically on any project which comes our way. His six factors, for those of you who were not present: 1) Define a well-tailored project 2) Use the power of social intelligence (dealing with politics and culture within an organization) 3) Have good arguments for UX activities 4) Capitalize on UX Results (short and longterm goals and achievements) 5) Use promoters to overcome resistance (I use the words ambassadors or advocates) and 6) Gain insight through project retrospectives: observe-learn-create new and improved UX activities
I had a lovely talk with Filip Healy today, one of the sponsors of UXPA (Amberlight). I have known Filip for many years now and just loved meeting up with him again. We spoke mostly about our responsibility as UX practitioners. Do we think about our responsibilities and the consequences of the products and services we put out to the world? Is there a way to define "good" and "evil"? Are we helping our customers understand what they are proposing or doing and the effects and consequences their services and products might have? I was unable to attend the Ethical Dilemmas in UX session today---I would love it if Bill Albert, Cory Lebson, Donna Tedesco, Elisa del Galdo-Miles, Kara Defrias, Richard Bellaver or Thyra Rauch would find me tomorrow (I will try to seek them out or seek out someone who attended their session) so that we could engage a little in this ever so important topic!
The evening ended with a wonderful reception and I loved the beautiful icework!
And now, I sit and try to sort through all that I have heard today. I am thinking about the evolution of UX in the period I have been working in experience design---I am thinking of what inspired me today---I am thinking of what I missed hearing today if these things are in the minds of us at all.
I look forward to tomorrow and have high expectations based on the quality and content of today! Thank you all for an incredibly inspiring day!


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text: Sleep may keep you thin. The secret of staying thin could be at least partly down to a good night's rest, an international conference on obesity heard in Amsterdam. "After a bad night's sleep, people ate 550 calories (22 percent) more than normal," said the findings of a study by the European Centre of Taste Science in Dijon in central France, presented at the gathering. This represented about one large hamburger. Feelings of hunger were higher among a test group who slept four hours the previous night than among those who slept eight hours, stated an extract of the findings. "These results indicate that sleep deprivation increases food intake and... could be a factor promoting obesity," it added. A separate study conducted by researchers at the Netherland's Maastricht University found that children who got less sleep during puberty than when they were younger also gained more weight compared to children whose sleep patterns did not change. The World Health Organisation estimates that in 2005, about 1.6 billion adults were overweight, of which at least 400 million were obese. The conference was organised by the European Association for the Study of Obesity. -Agencies


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Embedded within the 'Golden Triangle' of Kuala Lumpur , Wisma MPL is located approximately 150meters from Kuala Lumpur 's notable landmark, the KL Tower.
Wisma MPL is located amidst an array of developments which are mainly commercial in nature, including purpose-built high rise office buildings, hotels, condominiums, shopping complexes, as well as refurbished pre-war shophouses.
Wisma MPL is a freehold office-cum-shopping complex owned by MPCB, which has an approximate human traffic flow of 3,000 people during office hours.
With a total built-up of 711,444sqft, Wisma MPL comprises of a 4-storey retail podium and an 18-storey office tower. The building is also equipped with a 3-storey basement carpark, accommodating to 527 cars at any one time.
Wisma MPL is just walking distance to the KL Monorail's, Jalan Raja Chulan station(in front of Hotel Istana). It also offers the convenience of a public bus stop right in front of the building's main entrance.
Availability of food is aplenty as Wisma MPL houses its own foodcourt and other coffee-shops and restaurants within the building. In addition, Wisma MPL is within walking distance (right opposite) from The Weld Shopping complex, where more food outlets are made available. Tenants of Wisma MPL are also spoilt for choices as there is a walkway to Changkat Raja Chulan where an overflowing choice of International cuisines can be found.
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Retail Units:
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Rental Price: From RM 5.00 p.s.f. (negotiable).


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Most of the SEO campaigns lose sight and crumble just because they are aligned with unrealistic expectations, budget constraints and strategic ambiguities.
Why SEO Campaigns Fail To Take Off?
Decisions taken on assumptions and misinterpretation of customer needs also lead to campaign death. Whether you hire an SEO Firm to lead your campaign or manage it your self, there are ways to determine if a campaign is on the right track.
You Probably Played With Unrealistic Goals
Success is a time taking process and takes time realize into the goals. It's crucial to trigger a campaign around some realistic aspirations. Realistic objectives always lead into the right directions. If you're running an e-commerce portal ranges in hundred of products, desiring top rankings for all the products at one go is something daunting. Rather expecting top ranking for everything you offer, optimize your portal for one product / service. Once you successfully achieve ranking for that product move onto the next product or service.
You Failed To Set Time & Budget:
Be ready for the major setbacks if you kicked off your campaign without setting its budget and time frame. Most of the business owners want results immediately without pouring enough budget into it. An SEO professional would be the right person with whom you can discuss budget an time frame for your campaign. If you're doing business in a relatively competitive industry, you need to invest more money and set extended time frame to taste success. SEO professionals need necessary time to test and make adjustments needed for a successful long-term SEO campaign.
Campaign Optimized With Wrong Keywords
Most of the campings fail to take off as they are optimized using wrong or irrelevant keywords. If you're running your campaign by your own, research your target keywords carefully. Get help from some good and tested keyword research tools to find the best keywords suitable for your campaign. You may also visit your competitors website to explore their keywords that are ranking well in the search engines.
You Targeted The Wrong Audience
Failing to target right keywords leads to traffic influx that doesn't serve your purpose. It might be in form of no traffic or not the right traffic you're looking for. If your website's bounce rate for organic traffic is high, it suggests what they're searching for is not consistent with what they're finding there. Use Google analytics tool sort the bounce rate for organic visitors from other visitor types such as direct visits and referral visits, etc. If the bounce rate is more than normal, this means you may have a larger issue to address.
Your Website Didn't Help
Most businesses measure campaign's success with the conversion they achieve through their websites. Ideally, a professional website engages visitors on their arrival and crucial to a campaign's success. A dull and badly designed website discredits your brand and reduces engagement and conversions. Before launching campaign, see through following key parameters:
- Is your website outdated?
- Is it professionally designed?
- Does it have a user-friendly navigation structure?
- Is it responsive?
Your Content Was Dull And Added No Value:
The website content isn't merely an element to be typed and pasted over. A good content delivers value and bind customers. Writing only to appeal search engines is just a waste of time and resource. Content that fails to answer prospective customers' questions results in lack of conversions. It's important to put in place a strong content that answers questions and addresses your customers' issues. Your readers will appreciate this and will become your paying customers.