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How many times do parents and teachers say, "Honey, it's important to do well in school" or "In order to be successful you need to get good grades"? For many, getting good grades and obtaining recognition for their academic achievements translates into high-paying jobs, valuable life skills, and excellent social skills. However, some experts are noticing that the emphasis on being successful is overshadowing other important life lessons. Inculcating the importance of being successful is significant to a child's development, but parents and teachers need to realize that instilling "success" as the sole priority in life is drowning out other lessons about being a kind, generous, and an overall good human being.
parents and teachers need to realize that instilling "success" as the sole priority in life is drowning out other lessons about being a kind, generous, and an overall good human being.
In a recent Harvard study, 10,000 middle and high school students from 33 different schools across the country participated in a "kindness survey." In the survey students were asked what they thought their parents cared about the most: whether they are successful in school, whether they are happy (which is defined as "feeling good most of the time"), or whether they care about others. Almost 80% of students said their parents care most about their academic success. Most of the kids also said that they value their own success as well, essentially mirroring their parents' views about academic success. This shouldn't come as a surprise, given that academic success is what parents usually remind their kids the most about and reward for the most.
Of course academic success is important for developing school to work skills, but as Teddy Roosevelt once said, "to educate a man in mind and not morals is to educate a menace to society." Therefore, our students and children should focus on their studies, but they should also be praised and rewarded for doing things like volunteering at a soup kitchen or befriending the new classmate that just moved to town.
Central Queens Academy participated in the Harvard kindness survey and soon after launched a character education program because the results from the survey revealed that students did not give much value to kindness. This middle school now not only rewards students who receive straight A's, but they also reward students for being a team player and helping out their community.
One big influence on students' "success over everything" mindset is the college admissions process. It makes perfect sense for an academic institution to put such heavy weight on grades and test scores. After all, judging a kid's kindness from a college application is not really feasible. However, colleges could make a more conscientious effort to incentivize good character.
Academic success can open up doors for students, but character education is where they can learn valuable life skills and social skills that are integral to achievement.
This focus on character education is a welcomed trend, but there is still more that can be done. The Harvard study mentioned above, suggest that colleges could "count hours that a student spent taking care of an elderly grandfather or baby sister as much as they count community service work in Costa Rica." Students of all ages, including those in special education, should learn that being a good person is just as important as being successful. As parents and teachers, teaching our children and students to be mindful of others could also make them more successful. Academic success can open up doors for students, but character education is where they can learn valuable life skills and social skills that are integral to achievement.
The child who is 'left behind' most is the one who leaves school without transition readiness.
Dr. James Stanfield, Ed.D.


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top, shorts, bag, hat, belt: thrifted, sandals: urban outfitters, jewelry: gifts, vintage
total outfit cost: $30
A quick outfit post. Every time I post I am shocked at the amount of clothing I have that is secondhand. It's pretty crazy! This outfit makes me wonder about the previous owners of all these items. Who owned this shirt? Did they wear it in a similar way? How old were they? Why did they donate it?
Have these shorts been sitting in a thrift store since the 90's? I so wish I could see photos of the previous owner in them.
Who wore this hat? An old woman? A young girl? Did they wear it to a wedding, to the beach, to a picnic?
Life's mysteries.

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Sunday, January 13, 2008
AIPAC Spokeswomen Taken To Task By C-Span Caller
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Pledge Of Allegiance (Revised)
As an American public grade school teacher, I had to say the Pledge of Allegiance with my class every Monday morning as we started each new school week. It went like this:
I Pledge Allegiance
to the Flag of the
United States of America,
and to the Republic for which it stands,
One Nation under God,
Indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for All.
I'm now proposing that each one of our representatives in Congress and the Senate, along with any other government/ military and private sector leaders who take AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) America's Pro-Israel Lobby contributions (donations or money) to say this revised Pledge Of Allegiance each new work week on Monday mornings as they enter their congressional offices, government/military offices or private sector business offices.
It goes like this:
I Pledge Allegiance
to the Flag of the
United States of Israel,
and to the Zionist Movement for which I bow,
One World Government under EVIL,
Indivisible, with the POWER to do as it pleases,
and Injustices for all who oppose it.
Author/Teacher: Unknown to those that want to silence me.
- January 14, 2008 at 12:38 PM
"If you have a problem with that, you have a problem with US policy going back a long time"
Translation: Fuck you, American goyim, we own you, do you have a problem with that?!?!?
Also notice the bitch constantly blames the US, a typical AIPAC ploy, defend the apartheid criminal jewish state and blame everone else.
- January 14, 2008 at 12:44 PM
- Uncharted Thoughts said...
Typical avoidance techniques where she doesn't answer the question but tries to distract the audience by changing the subject.
My favorite quote "When you want to know who is in power, look at whom you cannot criticize"
Only one thing you cannot criticize in America, Israel!
- January 17, 2008 at 11:24 PM
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It seems having a school resource officer has made a difference in Wiggins schools.
During Wednesday's Wiggins Board of Education meeting, school officer Craig Harris — who is also the school board president — reported that students who have brought illegal drugs to school have been expelled, as has one student who brought a long knife into one school.
So far this school year, drug sniffing dogs have been brought into the schools three times. The first time led to finding drugs, and a student handcuffed, which opened some students' eyes, he said.
Often, drugs have not been brought into school, but money has been exchanged for them at school, and that has been caught, too, Harris said.
However, legal actions are not blindly legalistic.
While he has confiscated some smaller knives to school, children of agricultural background sometimes forget they have the knives they use in working the family farm for things like cutting bales, Harris noted. Their knives are confiscated, but given back to take home.
Harris has also made a difference at school activities. At one athletic event, he had to break up a fight behind some bleachers, and another time he had to help rescue a student who had an allergic reaction during an event.
While it was not mentioned during the board meeting, Wiggins Police Chief Leroy Dilka has said that Harris' presence at school has taken some of the burden away from his department.
Harris often takes the theft reports at the schools.
"(Harris') presence in the schools is incredible," said Superintendent Gary Bruntz.
Wiggins High School Principal Trent Kerr noted that the school has long had a problem with students leaving the campus during lunch, even though it is officially a closed campus.
Harris is monitoring students, and that means Kerr does not have to worry about that as much, and it is happening much less often, he said.
It took some time for the students to become used to his presence, Harris said, but now they are more willing to talk to him. In one case, a tip from students led to finding a knife and marijuana on one student.
His success does not mean Harris is resting on his accomplishments, though.
He is scheduled to do training in how to reunite parents and children after a school incident, and to learn about sexting, Harris told the board.
He has also updated the emergency handbooks, which lay out just what teachers should do in the event of a crisis like a fire, a school lockdown, a tornado, a hostage situation or bomb threats. Each classroom has a book with specific instructions about what to do, and most teachers have studied the books.
So far this school year, the schools have had four lockdown drills, one tornado drill and six fire drills, Harris said.
In fact, the schools had one live drill when there was a rumor of someone who might mean harm in one of the schools in Morgan County, although that turned out to be based on very old information, he said.
One of the big issues with safety procedures is parents who coming running to schools when they hear of possible threats. They come to get their children, but that is counterproductive, Harris noted.
Parents should not come to the schools, because that just increases the danger, he said.
When schools are in lockdown, they are among the safest places to be, Harris explained.
Also, the district has purchased a cell phone application that turns cell phones into walkie talkies to allow for quick and secure communications during a crisis, he said.
District Technology Director Mark Pelton gave a technology report in which he said the district will have a 77 percent discount on its costs for Internet access, telephone service and cell phone service.
That discount comes from a federal program which is based on the numbers of free and reduced-cost lunches the district serves, he said.
He also said he expects the cost of Internet service to go down by about $200 a month during the next school year.
The state is setting up its achievement testing to be done as computer testing, and Pelton said he has set up three computer labs to do science and social studies tests this year, Pelton said.
He plans a mock test soon.
One company has donated about 60 used laptop and 80 used desktop computers, with most of them newer than the ones the district had previously, he said. He has replaced a good percentage of the older computers, and the number of work stations has increased from 275 to 370.
About five tons of old computer equipment was recycled, Pelton said.
He also plans to update the Internet filter so it will allow teachers access to sites students cannot visit. In some cases, there are sites that can help teachers with their work.
The Wiggins Future Business Leaders of America club had a big success at the district FBLA conference recently, reported advisor Dave Croissant.
Thirty-one of 33 members placed in the top 10 of various categories at the conference, and many qualified for the state FBLA conference in Vail in April, he said.
They did particularly well on group projects, in which a group of members must come up with a solution to a problem and create a presentation about it in only 20 minutes, Croissant said.
This kind of work requires knowledge, problem solving skills and teamwork, all of which are skills needed in the real world, he noted.
"We really excelled in that," Croissant said.
He also noted that he has made his business classes nearly paper free this year by using computer technology. Having that kind of technology also allows students to get immediate feedback on how they did on tests.
The board also:
— Heard that the Wiggins Middle School Brain Bowl contestants did well in the northern region competition recently. The seventh-grade contestants finished ninth overall, which is the best finish ever for Wiggins. This level of Brain Bowl is much more difficult than the elementary version.
— Heard that student Amanda Sears won a silver award at the district science fair, and will compete at the state science fair.
— Heard Harris congratulate Wiggins wrestlers who went to state competition.
Contact Times News Editor Dan Barker at 970-867-5651 ext 231 or firstname.lastname@example.com or follow twitter.com/DanBarkerFMTime


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Danielle Wade, Jacquelyn Piro Donovan, Cedric Smith to Lead THE WIZARD OF OZ North American Tour; Full Cast Announced!
Producers Bill Kenwright, The Really Useful Group, David Mirvish, Troika Entertainment & Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures just announced that casting is complete for the first North American tour of the new stage adaptation of THE WIZARD OF OZ, which will commence on September 10, 2013 at The Smith Center in Las Vegas, NV.
The North American tour will feature many of the same talented cast currently starring in the Toronto production including, as previously announced as Dorothy, Danielle Wade, who was chosen by the Canadian public through CBC TV's "Over The Rainbow." Starring opposite Danielle is one of Canada's most respected and honored actors: Gemini-winner, film and theatre veteran, Cedric Smith as the Wizard.
Actor and choreographer Mike Jackson (Chicago, Broadway/U.S. tour; Contact, U.S. tour) plays the Tin Man. Star of Mamma Mia! (Toronto/U.S. tour) and a Dora Award winner for his play High Life, Lee MacDougall plays the Lion. Jamie McKnight, known for his performance in The Producers (Toronto) and as one of the Canadian Tenors, plays the Scarecrow. Robin Evan Willis, star of many Shaw Festival productions, plays Glinda. Joining the cast as the Wicked Witch of the West is Broadway and national tour veteran Jacquelyn Piro Donovan (Les Mis, Miss Saigon, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Closer Than Ever).
Rounding out the ensemble are Larry Mannell, Charlotte Moore, Jordan Bell, John Edwards, Kelly Grainger, Julianne Hobby, Jason Huska, Zak Kearns, Ayrin Mackie, Anthony MacPherson, Stewart Adam McKensy, Julia McLellan, Briana Palmer, Kristen Pottle, Alana Randall, Adam Sergison, AnDrew Taylor, Devon Tullock, Jesse Weafer, Ryan Wilson and Alyson Workman.
Developed from the ever popular MGM screenplay, this new production of THE WIZARD OF OZ contains all the beloved Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg songs from the Oscar-winning movie score, all the favorite characters and iconic moments, plus a few surprises along the way, including new songs by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
The tour of THE WIZARD OF OZ will feature the same award-winning creative team from London and Toronto: Jeremy Sams (direction), Robert Jones (set and costume design), Arlene Phillips (choreography), Hugh Vanstone (lighting design), Mick Potter (sound design), Jon Driscoll (video/projection design), David Cullen (orchestrations) and Graham Hurman (musical supervision). Animals will be provided by William Berloni.
THE WIZARD OF OZ had its North American premiere on December 20, 2012 in Toronto, ON, at the Ed Mirvish Theatre, where it continues to play through August 18, 2013.
Click your heels together and join Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion, Dorothy and her little dog Toto, as they journey through the magical land of Oz to meet the Wizard and obtain their hearts' desires. Watch out for the Wicked Witch of the West and her winged monkeys as you rediscover the real story of Oz in this fantastic musical treat for all the family.
The following cities are announced for the tour of THE WIZARD OF OZ:
Sep 10 - 15, 2013 The Smith Center, Las Vegas, NV
Sep 17 - Oct 6, 2013 Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Oct 9 - 13, 2013 Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA
Oct 16 - 27, 2013 Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco, CA
Nov 5 - 10, 2013 Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, BC
Dec 4 - 29, 2013 The Ordway, St. Paul, MN
Dec 31 - Jan 5, 2014 The Peace Center, Greenville, SC
Jan 7 - 19, 2014 Broward Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Jan 21 - 26, 2014 Barbara B. Mann PAH, Ft. Myers, FL
Feb 4 - 9, 2014 ASU Gammage, Tempe, AZ
Feb 11 - 23, 2014 Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, CA
Feb 25 - Mar 2, 2014 Centennial Hall, Tucson, AZ
Mar 4 - 16, 2014 Hobby Center, Houston, TX
Mar 18 - 30, 2014 Music Hall at Fair Park, Dallas, TX
Apr 1 - 6, 2014 Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville, AR
Apr 8 - 13, 2014 Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham, NC
Apr 15 - 19, 2014 Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, FL
Apr 22 - 27, 2014 Devos Hall, Grand Rapids, MI
May 13 - 18, 2014 Fabulous Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO
May 28 - Jun 1, 2014 Lyric Opera House, Baltimore, MD
Jun 3 - 8, 2014 Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA
Additional cities will be announced at a later date.


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Title: Prevalence of beak and feather disease virus in wild Platycercus elegans: comparison of three tissue types using a probe-based real-time qPCR test
Authors: Eastwood, Justin R.; Berg, Mathew L.; Spolding, Briana; Buchanan, Katherine L.; Bennett, Andrew T. D.; Walder, Ken
Source: AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, 63 (1):1-8, JAN 2015
Brief summary of the paper: The detection of avian viruses in wild populations has considerable conservation implications. For DNA-based studies, feathers may be a convenient sample type for virus screening and are, therefore, an increasingly common technique.
This is despite recent concerns about DNA quality, ethics, and a paucity of data comparing the reliability and sensitivity of feather sampling to other common sample types such as blood.
Alternatively, skeletal muscle tissue may offer a convenient sample to collect from dead birds, which may reveal viraemia. Here, we describe a probe-based quantitative real-time PCR for the relative quantification of beak and feather disease virus (BFDV), a pathogen of serious conservation concern for parrots globally.
We used this method to test for BFDV in wild crimson rosellas (Platycercus elegans), and compared three different sample types. We detected BFDV in samples from 29 out of 84 individuals (34.5%). However, feather samples provided discordant results concerning virus presence when compared with muscle tissue and blood, and estimates of viral load varied somewhat between different sample types.
This study provides evidence for widespread infection of BFDV in wild crimson rosellas, but highlights the importance of sample type when generating and interpreting qualitative and quantitative avian virus data.


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The Emerging Solutions in Pain (ESP) Resources section contains an organized collection of vital resources to stay informed and up-to-date on all aspects of pain and addiction management.
Want to know more? The ESP Resources section is a great place to start.
Resource Links – A selected list of links that will guide you to government, legal, professional, and CE websites.
REMS Resources – This collection of resources is comprised of slide sets and corresponding legal videos with Jennifer Bolen, JD, designed to support safe and effective prescribing of ER/LA opioids in clinical practice.


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I was just involved in another blog carnival, the topic being depression. These posts are written by some of the strongest most caring women I know. Please take the time to click on this link and read the blog links given on gracefulagony.com. Amazing reading whether you yourself suffer from depression or know someone who does. Thank you once again to Jolene of gracefulagony.com for again doing this carnival even while dealing with chronic pain that has had an even tighter grip on her as of late. http://networkedblogs.com/85LNZ
Archive | September 2010
Who Turned Off The Lights? – When Depression Hits
"Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before" James Buckham
I think depression is inevitable at some point in any person who deals with a chronic illness of any type. Being ill or in pain for a long duration of time is taxing mentally as well as physically. The degree of the depression will vary from person to person, some having much more severe symptoms than others.
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, symptoms of depression may include the following:
- difficulty concentrating, remembering details, and making decisions
- fatigue and decreased energy
- feelings of guilt, worthlessness, and/or helplessness
- feelings of hopelessness and/or pessimism
- insomnia, early-morning wakefulness, or excessive sleeping
- irritability, restlessness
- loss of interest in activities or hobbies once pleasurable, including sex
- overeating or appetite loss
- persistent aches or pains, headaches, cramps, or digestive problems that do not ease even with treatment
- persistent sad, anxious, or "empty" feelings
- thoughts of suicide, suicide attempts
I know with me, I have had some mild type depression symptoms off and on over the years, but that since my ovary removal surgery that went wrong in 2005, I have struggled with these symptoms to a much higher degree. I did at some points take anti-depressants, but didn't feel like they were really helping much and the side effects didn't seem worth it. But I know for a fact that some people find these medications to be extremely effective in controlling their symptoms, which is wonderful!
I try to keep a positive attitude, but when I am "losing" my positivity, I find myself getting very down and negative. Feelings of uselessness and guilt overwhelm me at times. I cry easily and am moody. I have seriously considered "ending the pain" on more than one occassion, but have concluded that is not the way to deal with it, mostly because I just want to be around to see my kids, grandkids and great-grandkids! But I can certainly relate to those feelings.
Living with several chronic illnesses, as in my case, it is very challenging to stay "happy" or positive all the time. I do TRY to keep my emotions on an even keel though. I read alot of self-help books (corny to some I know) but they seem to help me, inspirational quotes and poems are great for my psych, as are reading stories of others who have beat the odds or overcome obstacles in their lives. I have always used prayer as a huge form of comfort for me, I started "writing letters to God" at a very young age…and still do when I am feeling really down. Then I started journaling and eventually blogging, and I find that to be very cathartic. Whether anyone reads me or not, just getting my feelings down, out of my head feels awesome!
Everyone who deals with depression, whether mild or severe, has their own way of dealing with it. As I said, for some the plethora of medications that are available will help immensly, for others not so much. Some benefit from professional counseling, speaking to the clergy, self help books, meditation, or just opening up to a good friend. Any and all of these will help most people. I also find that if I try to keep a gratitude journal it helps keep me feeling more upbeat also..even just saying things as simple as "I am grateful for the sunshine today!" or looking at how beautiful the leaves on the trees look as they change colors…it releases the good endorphins that make you feel better.
Depression is a battle. When you are suffering from it, you most certainly feel as if you are fighting some unseen demonic force. Sometimes it can pull you so far down, you cannot get out of it without professional help. To me it feels like you are underwater, every movement feels heavy and challenging. To add to the pain of this disease is the judgement you get from others. Depression still has a stigma. People are sometimes ashamed of their diagnosis or must deal with others views of what the disease means. It is nothing to be embarrassed about of course. It's an illness, like any other.
So, if you feel you are suffering from depression, no matter how mild…please do not be ashamed to seek professional help. There are treatments that can help you feel better, you just have to find what works for you. Never ignore suicidal thoughts or feelings, you must get help. Some depressions are just too deep to fight on your own. Just don't ever give up or feel defeated! You can beat it! It may not be easy, and you may be on a bit of a roller-coaster at times, but you will make it through, and come out the other side stronger.
I know that with the chronic pain, that when I let the depression take control, it makes my pain levels even worse, and I start to let the pain win. For me, it's the never ending pain that keeps the "depression demon" in my head…and when I'm feeling weakest, that's when he strikes. I have to try to keep him at bay by keeping positivity near by, my pain medications around the clock, happy movies and music, laughter, prayer, meditation, journaling, family and friends and of course…blogging! Some times I win the war, sometimes I don't…but I never stay down, and I never will, because I am stronger than the pain or the depression!
"Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment." – Greenville Kleiser
Long time no type?
Just thought I'd let it be known that I have not left the universe. I haven't been writing much because I feel I have nothing positive or useful or entertaining to say. That all still being true, I decided tonite to go ahead and scribble some jibberish out in the hopes that maybe…just maybe…it will help my over burdened brain to just let go…just let me sleep for Gods sakes!
I do not know what came first in this particular web of horror, the fatigue and lack of restful sleep or the escalating abdominal pain that I am enduring, along with one of the worst flares I have ever endured! WTF??? I have tried Lunesta and now Ambien for sleep..may as well pop a couple tic tacs, same effect. With all the meds I take I can only assume I am somewhat immune to the sleeping pills. And I will say thank you in advance to anyone who would like to offer suggestions such as Melatonin or tea or dark bedrooms or no tv in the bedroom…yea, tried all of it.
I believe the problem is mainly my intestinal adhesions have completely gone freakin bizerk! I guess I should clarify that, its not just my intestines that are cemented together, but ALL my abdominal organs and tissue…Liver, pancreas, bladder, stomach…all of it! I was told at some point during the 15 abdominal surgeries I had to correct one doctors mistake, that I would eventually probably have switch to only liquids…and I believe that time is fast approaching.
When I eat, I feel full earlier than normal, then about fifteen minutes later…the pain begins. The abnormally LOUD peristalsis starts up. It starts to feel like huge shards of glass are fighting their way thru my intestines. I get killer heartburn. I feel nauseated. And I can't go to the bathroom, even after consuming all the products that claim to make that particular bodily function occur. (It has been five weeks…yes WEEKS! Since I had an adequate one) My belly gets bigger and harder and more uncomfortable. I try to eat things that are easily digested, but I'm human…and a stupid one that likes foods that are NOT easily digested…like vegetables, nuts, seeds, shrimp and steak. I am usually good about staying away from red meat…but occassionally I just NEED a good steak or burger!
I know it's not a huge thing in the grand scheme of things, but I LIKE to eat real food. Food that needs chewed. I get satisfaction out of chewing food! Just one more thing that I must lose due to that doctors lack of skill. A life of puddings and smoothies I guess is what I get to look forward to. But I guess I should shut up, because if not the evil karma god will decide that it is time for me to lose my entire colon!
Gee, if you woulda told me ten years ago, that I would be blogging about my intestines and lack of the ability to evacuate…I woulda laughed in your face…but here ya go! TMI you say? I agree…but as I have said before, ever since this health crisis came about, I no longer believe in TMI…because maybe someone else out there has the same issues and can sympathize or we can help each other…whatever…I do not embarrass easily. We are human, we all have the same parts and bodily functions, so deal with it.
All I know is that right now I am so damn tired I could cry, and the chicken I ate earlier has transformed into gigantic boulders of razor tipped bumper cars in my intestinal tract and it hurts to move or breathe and I am PISSED AT THE WORLD!!! They don't make a pain medication that can stop this pain I guess. If they do, we still haven't found it. I guess if I stop eating, SOME of the pain will indeed diminish…so ok…I will try to limit consumption, but it's really hard to not eat, or to eat only soft or liquid things…atleast it is for me. Everyone else is eating meatloaf or chili or steak…me? A cup of tea or perhaps A Slurpee. Whoopdi doo!
So, that's my abdominal area…let's throw in the fact that my neck and back (both upper and lower) are so tight I can barely turn my head or twist my torso! The pain is relentless! These stupid Lidocaine patches wont stick either! Nothing works. BenGay is useless..all the lotions are. The only thing that helps even a little is massage, but no one can massage that much or often…Jim tries, but I can't constantly be asking him for that. The muscle relaxers help a tiny bit…but not enough. Think I'm thru with complaints? HELL NO! My elbows! The ruptured tendons in them just will not heal! Do you realize how much you use your elbows??? ALOT! And it hurts everytime I bed them! Then just toss in the headache, achy eyeballs and other muscle/bone pain, and you pretty much have a picture of my pitiful world right now…oh, add a huge dose of STRESS to that little recipe as well.
I know there are people who are thinking, "God, is this all she does is whine about her health?" To them I say…."Screw YOU!" and then try to nicely say that no it is NOT what I do all the time. I generally keep it to myself, stiff upper lip and all that jazz. But this blog is for me to vent. The good, bad and ugly. Yes, the bad and ugly get more page time…but they work harder to get there!
I haven't even felt well enough to read lately…and I am surrounded by many wonderful books here on my bed…I lift one and start to read but my arms get too tired to hold the book up. I cannot find a comfortable position at all. I move to the chair and my hip starts to hurt. I have literally like 13 pillows of various shapes and sizes to prop on…but nothing is helping. The tv is on…but there is nothing worth watching on…but I keep it for background noise. To help drown out the fish tanks bubbling…which I truly love to hear, but it's telling me the tank is low on water, and actually is way behind on needing a good cleaning…and I just don't have it in me to accomplish such a large task right now, so I'm trying to ignore it a bit longer.
I am back to feeling like a slug in slugville. Worthless. Ridiculous. Whiney. This one is lasting alot longer than most…so I'm having a harder time snapping out of it. But I will. I just want to say to my readers that I have been reading your blogs…so amazing! You ladies blow me away with your writing styles! I could never dream of being in your leagues, but I am thrilled that you take the time to read my amateur drivel. At times I thought I maybe able to inspire those with chronic health issues or even those who wish to write…but I'm thinking that was a pretty big dream for me to have, as I'm not feeling like a very inspiring human being as of late. Maybe I will pull out of this pit and come out stronger and ready to rock and roll…let's hope so!
For now, I'm gonna get my water bottle, swallow my pills, snuggle down into this huge bed and mindlessly surf thru the dish channels for something to focus on until my brain decides to shut down for an hour or two…or dare I pray THREE hours?!
God Grant Me Strength….yadda yadda….
I'm going to start reading To Kill A Mockinbird for about the tenth time, maybe it will once again get me inspired to do something, to give back…as it has in the past. Thank you Harper Lee
Thank you to my readers and my friends! I love all of you and appreciate your time and your words of wisdom!


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Alpha 5 Hotfixes
@Trainmon So the townhall doesnt actually do anything currently. But to fix your issue if you have access to the server:
Open TownHall.cs
and remove line 35
this.AddComponent(() => new CraftingComponent());
there are no recipes at the townhall and its crashing looking for them. The intention is that later, the townhall will be where the world leader can craft propertyclaims to sell/assign to players, but thats not ready yet.
@hepcatkip is this happening continuously? If so send me your game.eco file (firstname.lastname@example.com)
I restored a backup So we won't need to css fix right away though I may make the change in case a different player puts it down. @Metachronism that's the server side from the after a player puts a townhall down it crashed all players after they log in for about 30 seconds looks like you know the cause you still want the game.eco I still have it?
yeah its still useful, it doesn't look like the same crash I was getting when I placed a townhall down myself.
ok I'll send it now.
Also another graphics bug
Stuff in shovel is loading behind it instead of in it.
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Brick Chimney Tops are still unusable, as they weigh 40kg but can't be held in the carry slot. Either it has to change from a purple item type to green, or it has to have a weight that's at less than the max inventory weight of 20kg.
@Trainmon Easy fix you can do in interim.
on line 42, remove or change the value
to like
Or somesuch.
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Found another Catch 22, Mechanics Skill Book requires Gears, except Gears are made at a Machine Shop, which requires the Mechanics Skill to craft.
@Trainmon Thanks, will get it fixed.
In the meantime, to fix that you can remove the gear requirement on the mechanics skill book:
line 55, remove
new CraftingElement<GearItem>(typeof(BasicResearchEfficiencySkill), 20, 20 * 0.2f, 4),
Cement Construction can only be learned to level 3 and it says it's maxed and reinforce concrete roof requires it to be at level 4.
Thanks, added a bug (its another easy fix if you delve into the mods folder, I can detail that if you want)
I think I can figure it out. Just wanted to report it.
Something else that happens is the chat box won't work. it loads with a message like this. it's inconsistant but wanted to report it.
When you do your next client hotfix can you please fix the ok button when splitting stacks. right now it does nothing so can't split stacks and the monter choice going to wrong monitor. they are both minor bugs that have been in the game through all the alpha 5 rcs
Carts cannot go off road (even just a wheel ) or will be permanently stuck until moved onto the road because of the efficiency being set to 0, dirt ramps with dirt/0 under them cannot be used.- i have not tried to put road under the ramps. (i will test the stone ramp when i get the carts unstuck.) (i have to re log to stamp a dirt road while waiting for the cart to appear )
ok so it happens with stone ramps too. but if you change the block under it to something with efficiency set above 0 it will work. the carts seem to make players sink into the ground, when crossing world borders its making the players screen go under ground and making the cart stop on the bottom of the ramps with blocks under them set to 0 efficiency
The issues crossing the edge of maps seems to be quite a bit worse on this build vs 4 you could usually tweak you way past it but not really in this revision can we get some love it that regard.
i found a way to trigger the (Here is a message sent on chat) bug that hepcakip found.
if you crash the client (off the server/not a full crash) and reload into the server without closing the game you will not be able to see chat.(you must close the game before chat will show.)
you can crash the client by using the road tool on a log or object. -also needs fixed
the dirt road block crafting time of 1 min is a bit high, when dirt road ramp is only 6 sec.
ramps are lite objects and you can have large stacks(over 10) of ramps in your inventory slots when you can only have 10 dirt in a stack in the carrying slot
A new hotfixed build was pushed, both client and server.
Server fixes include the various small item tweaks. Chimney weight, and other tech tree progression issues.
Client fixes include minimap text and phantom character avatar fixes.
We are still working on the 'everything dies' bug, this seems to be mostly caused by common grass taking over the world. Once that is fixed the official mailer for alpha 5 should go out.
We will continue fixing bugs, if you come across one that isn't posted, please do so to the github issues list. Thanks.


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Jim Carrey's Political Cartoons in Art Exhibition12 Sep 2018
By Eva Araújo (Web correspondent)
Jim Carrey's cartoons on Twitter, have become very popular and for a good reason. Not only because he's great at drawing but also because of the political satire relieve they give us. Next month they will be on display in a Los Angeles Gallery exhibition. He was interviewed about his cartoons by USA Today in a new article.
Jim Carrey's inspiration is constant: "They just keep coming. They just happen. Some concern comes up and some twist comes out of the news."
He even has some favorites - 'You Scream. I Scream. Will We Ever Stop Screaming?,' in which a bare-chested president appears overly excited about getting two scoops of ice cream, and another in which an authority figure holds a severed cat's tail and asks a child-size, pajama-clad presidential aide Stephen Miller: "Stephen … Where's the rest of the car?"
"I love the ice cream drawing that I submitted to the Smithsonian as a presidential portrait," he says. Of the cartoon featuring Miller, drawn when the separation of children from parents at the Mexican border became a front-page story, Carrey says, "When evil is encouraged to flourish, sociopaths rise to the top and you get all kinds of crazies."
But even though Jim's drawing may show his emotions he has said he has a social-media fail-safe. His assistant controls his Twitter account and she and some friends look at his art and commentary before they are posted.
"They have opinions. Sometimes, they go, 'Go!' And sometimes they go, 'Don't do it!', which I think everybody needs. You could make a job out of being a Twitter proofreader. The president needs one of those," he says.
Trump never reacted to his drawings, so its hard to tell what he would think: "He's a narcissist. It could go either way. He could love it … because it's about him. When people say (Trump) is a narcissist and we should ignore him: No. Black out Donald Trump for a week and you'll see war with North Korea."
Of course that his cartoons don't please everyone and when former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee voiced his opinion about a cartoon made of his daughter, Jim didn't agree with him: "They tried to turn it into something I should be ashamed of. But it wasn't something I could be ashamed of because liars are liars, and ugly starts on the inside," he says. "I wasn't drawing an ugly person; I was drawing a person who had become ugly."
"I value criticism. But some of it's just sick. And you'll get yourself worked up over a comment and you'll realize it could just as easily be a bot." Jim also views social media as "another place to play, another canvas. Twitter is like having an open front door and a sign that says, 'If you want to kick me in the stomach, feel free. But I'm the one doing the kicking right now."
Jim Carrey has made more than 150 drawings and 80 of them will be featured in a Los Angeles Gallery exhibition titled "IndigNation," on display from October 13 - November 10.
You can stop by to see them!
We are very happy and proud of him.
We at JCO will keep you updated as more news come.
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Sector: Chemicals
Formally a sector giant in the UK with the likes of ICI, Laporte and others, the UK chemicals sector is now relatively small with only the platinum specialist Johnson Matthey in the ranks of the DividendMax coverage.
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Stagecoach Group plc have maintained the interim dividend at 3.8p per share. The 3.8p dividend is payable to shareholders on the register at 24 January 2020 and will be paid on 4 March 2020.Read more
The Photo-Me Board is declaring a maintained interim dividend of 3.71 pence per Ordinary Share (H1 2019: 3.71 pence per share). This is line with the Board's intention to maintain a total dividend of 8.44 pence per ordinary share for the current financial year ending 30 April 2020.Read more
Diversified Gas & Oil PLC (AIM: DGOC), the U.S. based owner and operator of natural gas, natural gas liquids, oil wells and midstream assets, is pleased to announce that the Board has declared an interim dividend of 3.50 cents per share in respect of the third quarter to the period ended 30 September 2019 (Q3 2018: 3.30 cents).Read more
Since flotation in November 2003, RWS has pursued a progressive dividend policy. The highly cash generative business model and modest capex requirements have allowed for rapid debt repayment, acquisitions, continued organic investment in the business and an increasing dividend.Read more
In line with its policy of providing a progressive dividend, having regard to both underlying profit and cash generation and to sustainability through the economic cycle, the Ashtead Group Plc Board has increased their interim dividend to 7.15p per share (2018: 6.5p per share). This will be paid on 5 February 2020 to shareholders on the register on 17 January 2020.Read more
Begbies Traynor declare an increased interim dividend of 0.9p (2018: 0.8p), an increase of 13%, which builds on the increases over the two previous years and reflects their confidence in sustaining their financial track record of earnings growth. They remain committed to a long-term progressive dividend policy which takes account of the market outlook, earnings growth and investment plans.Read more
The Board continues to adopt a progressive dividend policy which is balanced with holding sufficient funds for future investment and their regulatory capital requirements. The Board has proposed a final ordinary dividend of 3.33p per share which takes the total ordinary dividend for the year to 4.83p per share, representing an increase (excluding the special dividend in the previous year) of 31% on the previous year. The final ordinary dividend will be paid, subject to shareholder approval at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 22 January 2020, to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 10 January 2020.Read more
With the Group delivering a weaker performance in FY 2019 and some key industrial markets remaining weak, the final dividend will be held flat at 46.14p/share (FY 2018: 46.14p/share), with dividend cover at 1.8x (FY 2018: 2.2x). With year end net cash not exceeding the £85m threshold, no special dividend is proposed.Read more
In line with Clipper's dividend policy and reflecting the Group's earnings growth, the Board is pleased to announce an interim dividend of 3.5 pence per share, which will be paid on 6 January 2020 to shareholders on the register at 13 December 2019. This represents an increase of 9.4% (0.3 pence per share) compared to the interim dividend of 3.2 pence paid in January 2019.Read more
Smith (DS) declares an interim dividend for this half year of 5.4 pence per share (H1 2018/19: 5.2 pence per share). This represents an increase of 4%, demonstrating the confidence of the Board in the outlook for the Group. The dividend will be paid on 1 May 2020 to ordinary shareholders on the register at the close of business on 14 April 2020.Read more


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Paris, 27 July 2017 – Domingo Corral, Head of Original Programming at Movistar+, and Facebook's Ricky Van Veen, Head of Global Creative Strategy, and Daniel Danker, Director of Video Product, will all deliver keynote speeches at MIPCOM 2017.
The world's entertainment content market, MIPCOM takes place in Cannes, France from 16 to 19 October 2017, and this year takes as its over-arching conference theme, "The Global Race For Creative Connections".
Domingo Corral's keynote is scheduled for Monday 16 October. Corral oversees the production of series and features at Movistar+, Telefónica's pay-TV operation that is revolutionising the Spanish audiovisual market.
Corral will outline the content differentiation strategy of the Telefónica Group, and will explain the ambitious strategy of original series that will offer Movistar+ subscribers one new, exclusive product per month, created with premium production values. The platform has decided to lead the development of projects by directly supporting the best talent to produce TV series with unique, cinematic features. He will be joined on stage by a stellar line-up of guests, including talent and international partners.
On Wednesday 18 October, Ricky Van Veen, Facebook's Head of Global Creative Strategy, and Daniel Danker, the social platform's Director of Video Product, will discuss the increasingly important role video is playing in connecting people. They'll delve into latest on how Facebook is bringing video to the forefront of the user experience and harnessing the power of the Facebook community.
In his role at Facebook, Van Veen helps develop the company's approach to content and works with media partners to create programming for the platform. Prior to Facebook, he co-founded leading comedy brand CollegeHumor and the video sharing site Vimeo, and after these two companies were acquired by US online giant IAC in 2006, he spent the next 10 years overseeing the TV, film, print and digital content of next-generation studio Electus Digital.
As Product Director at Facebook, Danker is leading product management of the company's video product and Facebook Live. After spells at Microsoft, BBC iPlayer, and most recently Shazam, Danker joined Facebook in January 2016, and oversaw the global rollout of Facebook Live, as well as new formats including Live 360 and Live audio.
About Reed MIDEM – Founded in 1963, Reed MIDEM is an organiser of professional, international markets that are essential business platforms for key players in the sectors concerned. These sectors are MIPTV, MIPDOC, MIPCOM, MIPJUNIOR in Cannes, MIP China in Hangzhou and MIP Cancun in Mexico for the television and digital content industries; MIDEM in Cannes for music professionals; Esports BAR in Cannes and in Miami for the esports business; MIPIM in Cannes, MIPIM UK in London, MIPIM Asia Summit in Hong Kong and MIPIM PropTech Summit in New York for the real estate industry; MAPIC in Cannes, MAPIC Russia in Moscow, MAPIC Italy in Milan, MAPIC China Summit in Shanghai and IRF brought by MAPIC in Mumbai for the retail real estate sector.
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2008: On Michael Lansberg's "Off the Record"
This is where I met Rudy Blair (to my left) who at the time worked at one of the Entertainment reporters on 680 News in Toronto. We've been close friends ever since. "Off the Record" was a sports show hosted by Michael Lansberg (to my right). I believe the person to the right of Michael played for the Raptors. Can't remember who the other guy was.


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Upon arriving, I got assaulted with requests to stay in various hotels and so it was pretty easy to find a place to stay. I could have probably even gotten a better deal, but the room is nice enough. And then I went to walk the strip — basically a long path of restaurants all with their fish out on display. basically — you can pick out what you want cooked. There were the usual assortment of crabs, prawns, fish of varying sizes. One place had a butter fish that was probably 3 feet long and huge!
I tried to find some southern indian food (as I figure I don't need to have pizza here, since the pizza I can get at home is really good and I can't get southern indian food at home!) — but I could not find a place that had any. All of the places have very touristy menus — food from home (Russian, Swedish, Continental, etc.) — which was kind of a bummer for me. I am going to have to go search out a place — though town (the real town, not the tourist central) is a few km away.
this morning, i got up early and went down to the beach for a run. There were a few other men running, some swimming and bathing and then some folks playing soccer. I did my workout (sprints on the beach, barefoot — pretty awesome!) and got schooled by an old guy out there running — he was running back and forth on the short section of beach — and wanted me to join him — i tried to tell him I was doing sprints and then when i sprinted by him, he started to sprint too — and totally kicked my ass. But, he invited me to come running with him tomorrow morning. Then I got invited to join in on a pick-up game of soccer — a little 3 on 3. It was super fun though I actually have no idea how to play soccer… and i have no aim. But, I decided that if I can start each day with 45-60 minutes of exercise and playing (preferably on the beach) every day followed by coffee overlooking the ocean…. that would work for me.
Funny enough — when I went for breakfast — the couple next to me asked if I had been trekking up in the everest base camp area. Turns out Katherine and I spoke to them up there (though, honestly, i have no memory of meeting them!) — but it was fun to talk about our adventures since then.
I went for a walk , got yelled at for taking a picture in a temple (there were no signs and the last temple I was at, I could take pictures! eek!), and then walked back on the beach — all the euros are wearing super tight and SMALL bathing suits… including the two girls jogging on the beach in their bikinis…. i guess the whole advice thing to be culturally appropriate in dress doesn't apply to the euros in their bathing wear…. (though…. i sort of wish it did with some of them! 🙂
My good friend was here for two months and I can see how people would get 'stuck' here — the living is easy… I am sitting at a juice bar, there is good coffee, i had fresh fruit salad, there is wifi. All I could think this morning was…. it is a monday morning (sorry to all of you teacher friends — i am not trying to rub it in!)
Ok — i am off — maybe to eat some more, maybe to read, we shall see.
here are a few pictures from kochi (the weather hasn't been good for photos — lots of rain the past few days!)


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Lock Box – What can it provides you?
Every individual is very responsible for his or her valuable items and possessions. If you are also responsible for your things and items for yourself, then you will secure all your valuable items and things in a secured place or storage area. A lock box could be a very great place or storage for all your valuable things and items such as set of jewelries, money or cash, documents and any others. This is very nice place, most especially when you want a full security and protection from any robbers.
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The lock box is just like a security guard who will protect your things from any robbers and burglars. Since it will guard your valuable items in yourself, you do not need to worry anything. It can give you the privilege to be confident enough that there would be no bad things that will be happened once you are out of your house. One of the valuable items which you can store inside the lock boxes are your jewelries. Since jewelries this time are very expensive it cost for a higher amount of money, you have to be more careful in securing these at all times. After using the set of jewelries, you have to hide or put your valuable inside the storage area.
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"The Dance of the Violin"
From the time he was very young, Joshua Bell loved music.
He hears stories in songs and envisions them in his head as he plays his violin.
Joshua begs to compete at a competition for more experienced musicians.
He chooses a piece of music, which his teacher suggests is too difficult, but Joshua is determined. At the competition, Joshua begins to play, and almost immediately, he makes a mistake, then another and another.
He stops playing. As he is about to walk off the stage, he asks the judges if he could try again. They agree. This time, instead of focusing on playing perfectly, Joshua envisions the song story in his head and plays seamlessly.
Based on a true story, at age twelve, Joshua Bell competed and placed third at Stulberg International String Competition in Kalamazoo, his first competition. He was one of the youngest musicians there. The next year he placed first.
This book promotes traits of a creative person, originality, passionate, perseverance, and creative talent.
TITLE: The Dance of the Violin
AUTHOR: Kathy Stinson
ILLUSTRATOR: Dušan Petričić
PUBLISHER: Annick Press Ltd., 2017
CREATIVE COMPONENTS: creative person, originality, passionate, creative talent, perseverance
1) How do you learn from making a mistake? How might you inspire others to learn from their mistakes?
2) What is something that you love doing? How might you share your interest with others?
3) Listen to this clip of Joshua Bell's violin playing.
Imagine you are the conductor. How would you move your body to conduct Joshua Bell?
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"Would raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans have a chilling effect on hiring in this country?" When asked this question by Today's Matt Lauer, Warren Buffett confidently answered, "No." How could this be, when the tax hikes desired by President Obama would fall directly on some of America's most successful job creators?
As Kris Roglieri wrote in The Washington Post:
What policymakers fail to realize is that most small business owners, who also employ most of the country's workforce, declare their business profits on the owner's personal income tax return and are taxed at the personal income tax rate. Given that the net income number for many will be over $250,000, the proposed tax hikes could have a dramatic effect on small businesses and the growth and hiring decisions they will make. Another point policymakers overlook is that business owners will ultimately pass this cost on to the middle class by raising prices on goods and services, possibly triggering layoffs and stalling hiring.
Professor George Haynes of Montana State University analyzed small business employment based on the Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances and found that those small businesses run by families earning more than $250,000 per year employ 93 percent of the people working in small businesses. Raising these businesses' taxes means that they have fewer resources available to invest and create jobs.
Based on data from the President's own Treasury Department, tax hikes on upper-income earners would directly fall on 91 percent of income earned by job-creating businesses that pay their taxes through the individual income tax, which are known as flow-through businesses. (continues below chart)
Successful small businesses face a double whammy from the Obama tax hikes. In addition to allowing the Bush tax cuts to expire for wealthy Americans, President Obama's signature health care law will raise their taxes yet further. As Heritage's Curtis Dubay explains:
The higher tax rate on wages and salaries will cause workers to cut back on their hours, which will slow economic growth. It will also deter job creation at small businesses. The income of certain small businesses (sole proprietorships) is wage and salary income to the owner. As both employee and employer, the owner therefore pays the entire newly increased 3.8 percent [hospital insurance] tax rate. With more of the owner's—and therefore the business's—income taken by higher taxes, the owner will have fewer resources to invest back into the business to create jobs.
The answer to whether raising taxes on upper-income Americans would chill hiring is an emphatic yes—especially because those taxes fall on some of the nation's biggest job creators. Lawmakers should avoid tax hikes on all Americans—no matter what Warren Buffett and other supporters of higher taxes would have you believe.


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Friday, September 9, 2016
Soweto Soul Music
I've been getting some requests for pics and clips lately so I decided to post this one here. Nzimande Soweto Soul Music by The Inne Lawes. Recorded and released 1969 in South Africa by CBS. Since the day I found this copy about 12 years ago I have never seen one again. Not in real life and no google alert... hen's teeth!
I must admit that I have never heard anything like this south african version of instrumental soul before and after. Influences of Booker T, Mar Kays and Meters are evident, but they're managing to make it pretty unique... and that guy on the organ really gives it a psychedelic touch in most of the tunes!
check it out here and don't dare to nag about the low bitrate.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush...
Cheers, Basso
Labels: 1969, African Soul, Psychedelic Soul, Rare Shit!, Soweto
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Now leasing – Unique retail and dining tenancies at the heritage listed The Goods Shed. Part of the exciting redevelopment of Ballarat Station, this golden opportunity is unlike anything else on offer in the region.
The precinct is bordered by busy Lydiard Street North and Nolan Street and is set to become a vibrant commercial, transport and community destination, featuring:
- The Goods Shed
- Quest Apartment Hotel
- Beautifully landscaped events plaza
- 405 space, free multi deck carpark
- Large open air carpark
Located at the heart of the precinct, The Goods Shed will upon completion:
- Offer flexible tenancy sizes of 20m² to 1,297m², catering for a mix of retailers
- Contain a busy, state-of-the-art multi-purpose Convention Centre, operated by Spotless Group
- Be exposed to approx. 26,000 passengers at Ballarat Station per week, plus guests from the Quest Apartment Hotel and those utilising the adjoining public plaza and carparks


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Acorn Ornaments
Nothing symbolizes a fall feast more than acorns, and these easy-to-make ornaments are perfect for dressing up Thanksgiving favors, decorating the table or adding a touch of autumn just about anywhere in your home.
Tools and Materials
- Fine brown raffia (strands will be twine-like)
- Wide off-white raffia (strands will be ribbon-like)
- A hot glue gun and glue
- Twine
- Cotton balls
Assembling the Acorns
1. Wrap the off-white raffia around a ball of cotton to create the round section of the nut. Secure raffia on one side of the ball using hot glue dots.
2. To create the cap, measure brown raffia needed to cover the bottom of the acorn ball, leaving an extra 2-3 inches for tying the ornament to favors or other decorations.
3. Twirl brown raffia around the bottom of the acorn ball (making sure to cover the area where off-white raffia is secured). Apply hot glue to seal it as you go.


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People who are skeptical of government spending programs tend to groan on cue when they hear new proposals for public investment. Unhappy with paying record amounts of tax from their family income, many believe government projects inevitably mean big bucks and, more unfortunately, often expensive flops.
They are wrong. Imaginative ideas often emerge from the messy system we call democracy, and it is sometimes politicians who provide the initial impulse for the creation of works of great public value. The problem is sustaining these projects after they take shape.
Winnipeg's Centennial Concert Hall is a perfect example. The notion was politically inspired from the start. It came out of election promises leading up to Canada's hundredth anniversary. But much of it was financed with donated funds (You got a brass plaque on the arm of a chair if you forked over a large enough gift.) Its chief organizer was the mercurial Maitland Steinkopf, a former Tory cabinet minister, who charmed the project through at little cost to the taxpayer.
Then the City goofed. It decided to own and operate the Hall, arguably the finest acoustic chamber in Western Canada. Never meant to be a money-maker, nevertheless it was set up to lose more than it should. Why?
Like the Convention Centre, the Arena, the Pantages Theatre and even City Park, the Concert Hall has the misfortune to operate inside an administrative framework that guarantees perpetual poverty and dependence on the public purse. As experience demonstrates, governments don't have the management skills and the operating smarts to run many things efficiently.
Contrast that fate with the Forks, built and paid for with large public infrastructure investments. But in this instance, the politicians had the good sense to retreat after construction was completed, letting the private sector run most of the operations.
A public corporation still oversees the project. It often gets into peculiar arguments about policy, like the recent flap over a new restaurant's application to build an outdoor patio. But if you compare the Forks' level of micro-management with that experienced by other projects the City has embraced too tightly, the difference is instructive.
At the Convention Centre, the City tried for years, with successive financial losses, to provide the food service on its own. Inevitably, politics entered the picture. Union-management struggles sapped the enterprise's vitality and service inevitably declined. But at the Forks, all the eating facilities are privately owned and operated. Because ownership is dispersed, labour disputes are contained and incapable of harming the entire operation. If the owners don't pay the rent, they are evicted. The City dictates very few of the details. Why should it?
The same applies to the rest of the ventures that invested in the Forks. The craft shops, the produce markets, the gift stores, even the river rides and boat rentals, are all free from the bureaucratic nightmare that accompanies our present model of public ownership.
Why does that independence make such a difference to the businesspeople at the Forks? Simple: they aren't bogged down trying to comprehend and comply with the thousands of rules and minute specifications that the public sector imposes on its own operations. Instead, their focus is on a simple core mission -to make a profit by offering the public desirable goods and services. Their business abilities, not their position in the political pecking order, determine their success or failure.
"Build it and they will come," used to be the attitude of "entrepreneurial" politicians who promoted public investment. The lesson here? Change that to, "Create an environment where others build it and they will come. But make sure they run it."


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讲座题目:Functional oxide thin films for nanoelectronic and energy harvesting
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讲座内容摘要:Metal oxides exhibiting fascinating physical/chemical properties have been focused on for decades in experimental and theoretical studies. They are used nowadays in key applications across all industrial sectors. Especially ferroelectric oxides are attractive candidates in modern technology, as like energy harvesting from vibrational and thermal sources cheaper, nanoelectronic, photonic and sensors. In the talk, we will describe novel applications for energy systems, optical and electronic devices using ferroelectric oxide thin films.
报告人简介:Bertrand Vilquin (associate professor, Ecole Centrale de Lyon) has been working on integration of perovskite materials since the beginning of his PhD in 1999 at Université de Caen (France). In 2002, he joined the Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research at Osaka University (Japan) for a 2-years post doctorate fellowship. Then he moved to Université Paris XI to work on an industrial project with ALTIS Semiconductors to realize New Generation of nanoscale MRAM devices. In 2006, he became lecturer at Ecole Centrale de Lyon working on the integration of perovskite materials on silicon though academic and industrial projects. He is co-author of more than 80 scientific papers and was 12 times invited speakers in international conferences (h-factor: 17). He has a rich experience in both national and international research projects and had been the coordinator of 2 ANR projects. He is director of the "nanoscale engineering" master course of University of Lyon.
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The Balancing Rod
This project deals with the development of controllers to the scientific laboratory setup ``The Balancing Rod''.
The project is focused on balancing a rod in one plane. The rod is mounted on an arm, which is mounted on a gear connected to a DC-motor.
By means of an A/D data acquisition card, the angles of the arm and rod are measured, together with the rotational speed of the motor. From these inputs, the necessary motor voltage is calculated and applied.
A linear model of the system is developed, for designing the controllers. To simulate the controllers a nonlinear model is developed. Parts of both models are verified using the Senstools toolbox.
Afterwards a classic controller and an optimal controller are designed.
While the first of these is designed by the principles of classical feedback control, the latter is designed using state space analysis. Both controllers are simulated in Simulink prior to reallife testing in the control lab.
By means of a graphical user interface it can be chosen, which controller to use. It is also possible to change the reference point of the arm, and observe the position and angle of the arm and rod.
Through testing it became evident that both controllers are capable of balancing the rod. However, none of the controllers can balance the rod while maintaining the arm angle within the desired $\pm 5^{\circ}$ of the selected operating point. This is due to an unexplained phenomenon, that makes the arm drift from side to side.
The optimal controller appears to be more ``stable'' than the classic controller, and hence is considered the best controller for this particular system.
The features for changing the operating point and ascending the rod from rest to pointing upwards, are only implemented with the optimal controller.


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Part of the appeal of Marvel Comics' characters is they seem like real people. They battle powerful villains and tackle cosmic crises, but they also have to wrestle with some very human concerns. The heroic adventures of characters like Spider-Man are often complicated by problems in his personal life such as paying the rent, caring for a sick loved one and finding time for his friends and significant others.
Spidey has been dealing with those complications for much of his 60 year history and because of that he's viewed as the premier everyman character in superhero comics, but what would happen if everyone in New York was like Spider-Man? That's the central question of the "Spider-Island" event currently running through the pages of "Amazing Spider-Man" and several tie-in titles. "Spider-Island" kicked off with a prelude in "Amazing Spider-Man" #666 by writer Dan Slott and artist Humberto Ramos that saw the villainous Jackal's scheme to infect thousands of New Yorkers with spider powers come to fruition.
In "Amazing Spider-Man" #667, the first part of "Spider-Island," Slott and Ramos showed us what the criminal element of New York would do with their new spider powers as the Jackal organized an army of spider-powered criminals, dressed them in Spidey's various costumes, and unleashed them on New York City. In today's edition of SPIDER-ISLAND HOPPING, our look at each issue of the main storyline, editor Steve Wacker joins CBR News to discuss the ins and outs of "Amazing" #667.

CBR News: So Steve, In "Amazing Spider-Man" #667 there is a huge battle between the Jackal's army of Spider-Man impersonators and the heroes defending New York City. We also get some scenes on the George Washington Bridge. New York was always meant to be a supporting character in Spidey's life, but since you took over editing the book it feels like the city has become an extra important player in "Amazing Spider-Man" and all the books you edit. As an editor, how important is it to you that the New York in your books seem authentic?
Steve Wacker: My office seems to have the bulk of its books set in the city and it has been an important element to me since I took over editing Spidey a few years back. I learned everything about the city from reading Marvel comics as kid out west and the memory of those Spidey, Daredevil and Fantastic Four comics are one of the myriad things which drove me to move here.
To me the New York-based comics have always been part travelogue and they're one of the best calling cards the city has. (A couple years back "Time Out New York" Magazine even named Spidey one of the top New Yorkers!) We've had a lot of fun in the past few years getting Spidey out of the same two or three subway stops he seemed to congregate around for a while and explored different areas like Governor's Island, the Cloisters, and even the High Line.
While making the city a character is nothing new in the book, my hope is we're doing the city proud. It's a great playground for super hero action.
The city also served as a backdrop for some personal and dramatic interactions in "Amazing" #667 as well. While they're in a cab stuck in traffic on the George Washington Bridge, Peter Parker and his girlfriend, police scientist Carlie Cooper, hear about the mayhem being caused by the Jackal's Spider-Imposters. Carlie then decides to rush off and use her newfound spider powers to defend the city. In a recent arc of "Amazing," Carlie seemed to take a hard line against Police Captain Yuri Watanabe's exploits as the costumed vigilante known as the Wraith, but when she gets super abilities of her own she's ready to rush out and use them. How are these two situations different in Carlie's mind ?
The way I read what Slott had done was, at the end of the Wraith story, Carlie unexpectedly refuses to turn Captain Watanabe in for her vigilante actions. That leads directly to her decision in #667 to help out. There's a lot more to play out in this story though in terms of Carlie -- and we're bound to get some strong reaction from Spidey readers about it.
On the penultimate page of #667 Shang-Chi enters the battle between the heroes of New York and the Spider-Imposters. The Master of Kung-Fu has been a big part of the lead up to "Spider-Island" and now that it's here he's a player in "Amazing Spider-Man" and even has his own tie-in series, "Spider-Island: Deadly Hands of Kung Fu." It seems the Spider-Office is particularly enthusiastic about the character. If fan response is equally enthusiastic would you like to do more with Shang-Chi in another miniseries or perhaps even an ongoing?
Hell, yes. I am a GIANT Shang Chi fan and have long been surprised Marvel wasn't doing more with the character for so many years. After Brubaker and Deodato's outstanding Shang Chi-centric "Secret Avengers" story last year and now the new mini, my hope is we'll see readers beg for more. I know series writer Antony Johnston has a ton of ideas for the character. He won't stop telling me!
"Amazing Spider-Man" #667 is in stores now. Any final thoughts on it?
Just that Humberto Ramos is a god among men. He is an artist's artist who finds ways to draw things that I can't even imagine. And what I think has been surprising to a lot of people new to his art is that while he has a very open style to his work, each panel is chock-filled with detail. Dan asks for a ton in his plots, but then Ramos comes along and adds even more each and every time.
In what is really a new Golden Age of comic book art, Humberto Ramos is one of the giants.
(That said, he's horrible to work with and all other editors should stay away. I'll deal with him myself, so don't you people worry your pretty little heads about it!)
Finally, can you hint or tease what readers can expect from "Amazing Spider-Man" #668, available in stores and online August 31st?
Here's some hints!
- Norah jonesing
- Live from New York... it's Peter Parker!
- A match made in webbin'
- "...he's like Albert Einstein and Indiana Jones all rolled into one."
- A weapons warehouse you never knew existed!
Stay tuned to CBR News for more on "Spider-Island" and future installments of SPIDER ISLAND HOPPING.


text: A couple of photographs of the ST33Books office during the Yes : Dialogue packaging process last week! We had around 1300 pieces of cardboard packing in the building at the start of the process but we're beginning to see daylight as copies get shipped out. We anticipate all pre-ordered copies will have gone by the middle of the week.