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Names similar to Olsztyn • Allenstein: Olsztynek (100%) Olsztyn (100%)
he Olsztyn Castle was the most important and solid one among fortresses in Warmia Province. The construction of the castle on the bank of the Łyna River began in 1346, seven years before Olsztyn was granted civic rights.
As the castle was designed as the Warmia Chapter bishops? seat, it was inhabited by chapters? administrators. One of them, Nicolaus Copernicus, stayed and worked there between 1516 and 1521.
This Gothic construction was set on a quadrangle plan...
After the first partition of Poland in 1772, Prussian administration offices were located in the castle. In 1779-1977, its north wing was used by an Evangelic Community. The castle was considerably damaged in two fires, the first one in 1821, and the second in 1827. During the following years, the restauration and renovation works were carried out:
At the beginning of the 20th century, the castle was adopted for a seat of the Prussian administration and housed a regional museum.


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My dear friend Hosanna and I decided to guest post for each others blogs. Her post is below and mine will be going up on her blog later today. So, check out her BLOG and send her some love! Without further ado, here it is!
Hello everyone!
My name is Hosanna Shields, I am 16 years old and today I will be guest posting on Megan's blog.
I have known Megan for two years now, (we met at our ballroom dance class) but haven't gotten to know her until this past summer. I am so grateful that I did!
I have for the past several months been overwhelmed with gratitude in several areas of my life. One of those areas is my ballroom dance class. You see, in a way, ballroom dance (and the people in it) has saved my life.
In August 2014 my father passed away. It was hurtful, devastating and HARD! My parents were spilt up for almost a year before that and so after he passed I lived with some family friends. I was lonely and depressed. I didn't have a relationship with Christ at that point and so I was hopeless. I was incredibly suicidal. I had always been a quiet child but this pain had pushed me further into myself, I retreated from everyone and everything.
It came to the point where I wasn't eating, wasn't sleeping, and barely functioning. I had seen people who let this pain define them, I decided I didn't want to be like that. I knew that if I let myself continue like that I wouldn't make it much longer. So, I told myself to pick something that I could invest myself in, even if I didn't get involved with the people.
I ended up choosing ballroom dance. At the time it felt like a completely random choice, but I believe that God led me to that class.
For the first several months of taking the class I didn't talk to anyone more than absolutely necessary. I didn't let myself feel for them, I didn't have the strength. I would watch everyone interact with each other, they were like a family. And I didn't fit in, I didn't want to. My relationship with Christ started to develop during this time. It was tough, I didn't trust him, I still hadn't forgiven him for taking my father from me.
But as time went on I started to enjoy the class, it was a way for me to get out of my shell. I started to make friends.
Then I stopped going… I was getting too close. There were a few weeks when I was going to be dropped off but the whole way to the dance studio I was shaking, so terrified because I had started to feel for these people. I would tell my ride to take me back home. I would cry myself to sleep because I wanted to open up but I couldn't.
Flash forward a few months… I had taken that time to truly work on the root of the problem, I had grown bitter towards God. Finally I was able to forgive him. I moved back in with my mom. Relationships were being restored and I felt that maybe, just maybe, it would be ok to return to dance.
So I did, it was about October/November of 2015, and I knew that I was back for good. I started praying that God would open opportunities for me to build friendships. Then they started happening, one after the other. Even if I was just saying "How was your week?" to some of the other girls, I felt so happy.
I continued to go to dance, I enjoyed it. I started bonding with people. I got asked if I would be interested in joining the dance team. I was so happy with myself, this was a huge step for me.
September 3rd, 2016… I was at the Alaska State Fair, I was watching the dance team perform. My mom texted me to tell me that there was a girl (Katie, whom was loosely acquainted with my family) that was at the fair by herself and so my mom had given Katie my number. So Katie came and watched the performance with me, she had some friends on the dance team (Megan and Becky) so after the performance we hung out with them. A forever friendship was born that day!
This last week at my dance class I was thinking about this all, how my dance class and everyone there played a part in me not committing the ultimate act of selfishness. I was brought to tears with the realization of it. The Lord gave me an image of myself over the years, when I first went to dance I was a flower bud in the dead of winter, closed up, resisting love. Now I am a fully bloomed flower, I have friendships that continue to grow with each passing week, and I am accepting of the love that is poured over me.
I encourage you all to find something this week, or even today that'll take you out of your comfort zone. Compliment someone, love on a stranger, greet someone you normally wouldn't. You never know who may be benefiting from your actions.
God Bless
"Praise the Lord! Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! His faithful love endures forever."
-Psalm 106:1 NLT
Thank you Hosanna for sharing your beautiful story here today! I'm forever grateful for you and our friendship!
Xoxo, Megan Marie
P.S. For anyone interested in guest posting here on Meet You in Galilee, jump over HERE and send me an email. ;)

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The University of Dundee in Scotland recently launched the world's first mainstream postgraduate degree course (an MLitt) in Comic Studies. In this weekly column, I cover the course from a student's perspective, looking at and discussing what the term "Comic Studies" really entails.
The topic we covered this week is one I'd been looking forward to since I first applied for the course: Comics and Identity. Two autobiographical comics were chosen to explore this avenue through -- "Persepolis" by Marjane Satrapi, one of my all time favorites, and Alison Bechdel's "Fun Home," which I hadn't yet read despite enjoying her "Dykes to Watch Out For" strip.
In this case, of course, identity also covered sexuality and feminism, though both in very different ways. I first picked up "Persepolis" in a book shop after being asked to submit a comic review for a feminist website. It seemed the ideal choice, and as I started to read it in the shop, I ended up buying the book with my finger still inside to keep my page. While I found the second part of the story (Book 2 in the UK and US, Books 3 and 4 in France) a little less absorbing, the first half is still one of the most accessible comics I've ever come across.
The illustration style is iconic; sharp, black and white, simple drawings, very little facial detail, occasional exaggeration and frequent trips into the imaginary and surrealist mind of the young protagonist. Satrapi narrates the story of her youth in a turbulent period of Iranian history, using both her adult voice and that of her child self. Unlike the autobiographix we studied in previous weeks, "Persepolis" is written and drawn by the same person. The portrayal of events are not filtered through a collaborative artist, yet it's still hard to remain certain whether everything in the comic actually happened as described. This is particularly true when the real combines with the unreal, such as Marj speaking with God and Karl Marx.
But to focus on that would be to miss both the point of the comic and one of the key reasons why it has been such a successful title, critically and sales-wise. "Persepolis" explores numerous controversial issues, from the wearing of a veil and the oppression of women in Iran, to the horrors of war and fundamentalism and even the loneliness of the West. The writing alone opens autobiographies such as these are to criticism as religious treatises, but the use of art to suggest and provoke feelings and responses rather than demand them leaves the work far more open to interpretation by the reader. The reader plays an active role, which results (sometimes!) in a far less judgmental reaction.
What is meant by an "active role," though? Marshall McLuhan was one of the most influential scholars in early media theory, perhaps most famous for proposing that "the medium is the message." Highlighting the fact that different media have a different influence on how their content affects society (well actually, he insisted the content didn't matter, but I digress...), McLuhan also developed the concept of hot and cool media. Hot media are those that require minimal participation, such as film, for example, where the viewer can simply sit back and let their brain fill with information. Comics, however, are cool media, requiring a huge amount of reader participation to deliver their content.
You may think reading comics is easy, and like me, you've probably been sneered at for reading such low-brow material, but, in fact, they require the reader to do a lot of work. Comics are composed of still images, broken across time and space. If Superman is on the street poised to jump in one panel, and the next has him looking as though he just landed on top of the Daily Planet, your brain quickly fills in the missing action and movement that the gutter (space between the panels) implies. It's a simple example, but take a look at the next comic you read and you'll realize that much of the story and action is down to reader interpretation. Subtle pointers, hints of emotion or expression, slight evidence of movement or motive, changes in tone and meaning -- comics are really bloody clever.
Incidentally, novels and literature count as hot media. Something to remind those high-brow readers! Poetry, however, is still cool.
So because "Persepolis" suggests, provokes and implies rather than rigidly demanding a specific response, the experience as a whole is far more subjective and less threatening to the reader. It is, in fact, that much easier to identify with, as our own opinions and experiences color our understanding of the story.
The art style used also makes "Persepolis" a very easy comic to identify with. Satrapi wrote it specifically for a Western audience, and the very simple rendering of faces, for example, allows the reader to relate to the characters despite the very real differences between Western living and life in Iran. "Persepolis" is an almost textbook example of Scott McCloud's theory of "amplification through simplification." (McCloud is one of the most prominent comic theorists, best known for his fantastic "Understanding Comics," a comic theory text written entirely in comic format.) The simpler the image, the more powerful the impact it can have. A more realistic drawing has more information to process about the details of the image itself, rather than what it represents, while a simple abstract image, like a smiley face, has very little to process, allowing us to discern the meaning far more quickly and powerfully.
Throughout "Persepolis," simple images convey very complex messages and the art does not distract from Satrapi's meaning. The simple images also mean that the reader can relate more easily to the story, which is important as people will often shut off if something seems to foreign to them. Given that non-Western people are often thought of as "other" by Westerners, it's important to remember that Satrapi wrote "Persepolis" for Westerners: it's the Westerners who are the "other" and therefore need things to be simple and accessible. You learn a lot about the political upheaval in Iran during the 70s and 80s (and further back than that, even, in one single page) without realizing it. It's interesting that by using more abstract art, Satrapi has overturned the notion of Iran being an abstract concept.
"Persepolis" is a wonderful comic about identity, covering many different interpretations of the concept of "self." Marjane is liberal, independent and rebellious, but also loves her culture, her female bonds and is wise to the false freedoms of the West. Satrapi steps forward to tell her story of a life in Iran, and in doing so blasts our assumptions about the fabled "oppressed female" monolith that resides there (ie the trope of "Eastern women need the enlightened Westerners to save them"), and equally, that not every woman who steps forward is anti-veil, or particularly unique in their views.
But what spoke to me the most about "Persepolis" was Satrapi's outright rejection of feminism. That's not to say that "Persepolis" isn't a feminist text, as in many ways it very much is. However, I feel that it is hugely important to respect Satrapi's choice in avoiding the term. She identifies as a humanist, resisting a male/female dichotomy, but has also commented that if she was still in Iran, certainly she would be feminist. She is, however, scornful of feminism in the West, stating that the beauty myth is the veil of the West.
Her rejection of the term is something Western feminists would do well to take note of. For decades, Western feminism was dominated by privileged white women, and its language was appropriated by privileged white colonialist men. As recently as the first decade of the current millenium, President Bush invoked feminist rhetoric to justify the war in Afghanistan, yet he could hardly be described as a feminist with regard to his home policies. It's very easy for privileged white women to react in outrage at events in other countries, without first checking the glass house they're throwing stones in. It's no wonder Satrapi was disgusted by the banning of the veil at schools in France, her adopted country. While "Persepolis" shows time and time again that Satrapi does not like the veil, it's also made very clear that her objection is to the enforced wearing of it, not the veil itself. Freedom of choice was what she was denied, and she saw the same thing happening again, in reverse, in a Western country.
These subtle complexities play out across "Persepolis," making the graphic novel a must read for everyone. In terms of comic theory, I could easily discuss it all day! Satrapi makes clever use of mirrors, repetition, frames within frames and contrasting images of joy and horror. I do believe I may have found the subject of my essay!
What, then, of "Fun Home," written by Alison Bechdel, an outspoken queer feminist who introduced the world to the infamous Bechdel Test? This comic isn't simply Bechdel's autobiographical account of her own childhood, but a deep examination of the relationship she had (or lacked) with her father and the devastating impact that he had on her life. Despite "Fun Home's" subtitle being "A Family Tragicomic," it's interesting to note that very little information is ever given about Bechdel's mother and brothers. Her father pulled everyone into orbit around him, and the comic, too, almost folds around him and his secret.
"Fun Home" is incredibly text heavy, but the prose is skillfully handled. While it takes a while to get through the book, the discursive (and recursive!) timeline, along with a lot of literary references and even a homage to Harvey Pekar, keeps everything bubbling along nicely. By going back to events already described, layering more and more detail upon important emotional moments, Bechdel builds up very intense picture of her early years.
Unlike "Persepolis" 1, which is illustrated in such a way that the reader can almost understand the entire story without ever reading the text, "Fun Home" seems almost complete without any images. The two or three lines of text above every panel, combined with the dialogue inside, gives a memoir that would work very well in text alone. So why tell it graphically?
In Autobiographix, there is always a tension between the Narrating I and the Narrated I. The Narrating I is the author, in the present day, describing their past, which in "Fun Home" is always placed above the panels. The Narrated I is the author as they were in the past, which in "Fun Home" is represented through the illustrations and dialogue. Interestingly, in "Persepolis," Satrapi occasionally speaks as her present day self through the mouth of her younger avatar. But in "Fun Home," things are kept distinctly separate -- the text is Bechdel's narrative, much like a regular autobiography, and her art is her narrated, how her younger self saw things.
There's a lot of fun to be had with "Fun Home" (pun not intended!). Upon multiple re-readings, you realize how many clever little hints and clues litter the images, along with all the various literary references that have their own multiple meanings as the story plays out. Unlike the iconic illustration of "Persepolis," "Fun Home" is far more realistic in appearance, Bechdel meticulously posing all her images photographically before illustrating them. The two texts are fantastic to compare and contrast.
But for now, it's onwards to Comics and History! Until next time, true believers.
Laura Sneddon is a freelance comics journalist in the UK, writing for mainstream press and websites alike. You can follow her on Twitter and read most of her work at www.comicbookgrrrl.com. In her working hours she sells comics to an unsuspecting public and formulates her plan to become an evil professor of comics.


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14 Dec Modern Parenting
How to be a modern parent? "We all want to be the best parents we can be for our children, but there is often conflicting advice on how to raise a kid who is confident, kind and successful." In the age of Internet, It may be sometimes hard to know whom or what to trust. This interesting NY Times article discusses ways to help your child grow up to be a person you really like without losing yourself in the process.
About the Authors of this article:
is a pediatrician in New York City and a professor of journalism and pediatrics at New York University; she writes the column "The Checkup" for the Well Family section of The New York Times.
is a psychologist in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and the author of "." She writes the column "Adolescence"for the Well Family section of The New York Times.
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NYIFC Update 7-7-09: Two Early Entries
New York Islander Fan Central | 7/07/2009 12:00:00 AM |
Topics: Moore, Moulson, Depth, Beauchemin, Kovalev, Heatley, Cizikas, LH, Prospect Camp
Topics: Brief Discussion of Future of NYIFC & Media Player Changes.
Updated Wednesday: Switched to a new audio player will see how things go with this version.
Corrections: Mr Botta, not Mr Logan obviously had the excellent interview at Point Blank with Casey Cizikas. I also mispronounced Francois Beauchemin's name several times (for some reason I could not stop thinking of former Islander Sven Butenschon) when discussing the Leafs signing but here is the correct pronunciation for those scoring at home:
FRAHN'-swah BOH'-shee-mihn
For that matter I did a very poor job on Casey Cizikas as well.
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Saint Lucia Prime Minister Allen Chastanet, in his first address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), said, "I sincerely hope that our efforts during the early decades of the 21st century will help to create a new world order".
My immediate thought was of the accepted wisdom of the theological virtues of faith, hope and love, as enunciated by St Paul; the four cardinal virtues: prudence, temperance, courage and justice; and the seven heavenly virtues: faith, hope, charity, fortitude, justice, temperance, prudence.
But that was not to be. What unfolded was a tale of rhetorical belligerence, rather than outlining policy or convictions focusing on the necessity of building good relations with the West, particularly with America, an ally that Saint Lucia depends on in the international arena.
Prime Minister Chastanet later said: "There is therefore no need to continue to create a world order that elevates one nation or group of people over another," clearly oblivious that "as a transactional, trans-colonial leader [he] will have a deleterious effect on the psyche of Saint Lucians."
In contradictory fashion, Prime Minister Chastanet's UN speech read:
"We are mindful of the enormous challenges of our moment in history, and we are determined to act boldly and collectively on behalf of justice and prosperity, at home and abroad. At home, we have given our people a commitment to build a prosperous and progressive Saint Lucia… for the benefit of all citizens. We are fully aware that we can only succeed in this mission with the support of those nations with which we interact."
It's is worth noting that this precept promotes democratic ideals on the basis of which Saint Lucians elect a "leader" and not a ruler, prone to temperamental attitudes, forcing him to complain, "I don't get no respect."
In opposition, Chastanet decried the violation of free speech, freedom of the press and human rights. However the real "trans-colonial leader" has emerged, believing that he is somehow deserving of and demanding respect and that it is worth spending an undue amount of time, money and effort trying to influence a model of his own "free press".
A model to push shameless propaganda and distract the public from lies. Hence the attempt to intimidate Rehani Isidore, a journalist with HTS Television in Saint Lucia.
This further suggests that pretenders to the virtues as defined by St Paul and their electoral misrepresentations have left the truth in abeyance.
The UN platform is an idea setting for fate and opportunity to play more of a role towards normalization and what better opportunity to have placed Saint Lucia's foreign and national security policy, especially given that, according to Chastanet, "A prime minister can open doors faster… expedite the process because it tells you there's a priority with the country."
Instead Prime Minister Chastanet's jerky delivery and non-diplomatic statements included:
"We say our destinies are interlinked as we have all adopted a universal approach to sustainable development through the Sustainable Development Goals; but we still think in terms of the zero sum game. The truth is that we have been endowed with abundant natural resources, which, if put to proper use, could wipe out poverty throughout the world.
"In this hall we come from many places, but we share a common future. The magnitude of our challenges has yet to be met by the measure of our actions.
"The United Nations was founded on the belief that the nations of the world could solve their problems together. It was rooted in the hard lessons of war; and rooted in the wisdom that nations could advance their interests by acting together instead of holding steadfast to our insular policies."
By now, it is well known that Prime Minister Chastanet does not understand much of what he is given to read, or think clearly with judgment, as evidenced by his assertion: "The G20 also has a serious legitimacy problem." [Apparently, without looking at the "man in the mirror" to borrow Michael Jackson's lyrics.]
He continued: "The time has come for the world to move in a new direction," but again unable to elaborate, which is of no surprise.
However, this bold declaration must draw on personal credibility and merit, and given that Prime Minister Chastanet has no direction either on the home front or abroad, he is unable to walk the talk with gravitas and influence.
"Every single member state of the UN should be honest in shouldering our responsibilities. Nothing is easier than blaming others for our troubles, and absolving ourselves of responsibility for our choices and our actions. True leadership in this new world order demands much more. We must bring ourselves in tune with the call of the times.
"We must decide to put less focus on what drives us apart and more emphasis on what brings us together. We must decide to give renewed meaning to the promise embedded in the name given to this institution: the UNITED Nations."
No paragon of truth-telling, Prime Minister Chastanet's UN address and, later that evening, at a town hall meeting in New York with nationals, were clearly just empty posturing,
Chastanet's difficulty in providing straightforward answers to simple questions is unbefitting a mature statesman, unless of course it is a devious reincarnation of what former US president Richard Nixon called "the Madman Theory", in which he and his administration tried to make the leaders of hostile Communist Bloc nations think Nixon was irrational and volatile. According to the theory, those leaders would then avoid provoking the United States, fearing an unpredictable American response.
The inherent flaw in such a strategy is that the prospect of an unpredictable Saint Lucian response is not going to scare anyone.
Chastanet's actual strategy seems to be simply to talk, in order to cover up discrepancies, the lack of policy substance, the absence of future plans and far too frequent inaccuracies, which generate a diminishing level of trust. And the value of his utterances thereby becomes worthless and useless.
In the absence of a convincing strategy, this creates, for any rational person, a perilous obstacle to credibility and integrity.


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Get Connected…How Do I Meet People?
Living Grace Church is not a place for spectators. It is a place for team members. Whether you are a five-year old child, a ninety-five year old grandmother, a busy mom, or a businessman with big responsibilities, we want you to be a part of our vibrant church community. Here is how you can learn, serve, and grow at Living Grace Church. If you have any questions, please check out our calendar or feel free to call the church office @ (253) 584-3778.
Small Group/Bible Studies
Often, small groups of people are better able to interact and learn about a topic than larger groups are. For that reason, we have small bible studies held in member homes, and on site. Check the Foyer Information Center for current studies.
Women of Grace
Living Grace Church Women's Groups give the ladies in our church family special times of interaction. Our women's groups (on campus and at various locations throughout our community) are times of Bible study, prayer and, of course, food. These groups provide a refreshing discipleship opportunity for the women in the church. Check the Foyer Information Center for more information.
Men of Faith
Honored Seniors
Once you get past fifty-five, the fun has just begun. Whether retired, just plain tired, or active as ever, the over-55 group of Living Grace Church provides refreshment, ministry, and times of valuable interaction, meeting the 1st Saturday of every month at one of two local restaurants. Part of our responsibility as mature believers in Christ is to mentor and pray for the younger believers in the church body, helping them grow in their own personal relationship with our Savior.


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Serif vs Sans: The Final Battle
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Boeing 787
FAA has approved additional extended operations (ETOPS) for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. According to a Boeing statement, the move will "allow 787s to be operated up to 330 minutes from a landing field and signals continued confidence in the airplane's technical capabilities." Boeing said the Dreamliners have been allowed to operate "up to 180 minutes away from a landing field since they were introduced into service in 2011. Granting of the expanded operational ...
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ALLENDALE, N.J. -- It's just about time to show off your costumes in Allendale. The Holiday Observers' Halloween Costume Parade will be on Monday, Oct. 31, at Brookside School.
The event will include refreshments -- and prizes, of course. The parade will begin at 7 p.m. in the Brookside Auditorium, 100 Brookside Ave.
The Holiday Observers have been preserving holiday celebrations in Allendale since 1919, when "a few neighbors pooled their fireworks on the Fourth of July," their website notes.
You can also keep up with the organization's events on its Facebook page.
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Easter Monday Dementia BBC special our story BBC radio Scotland the letters the ife stories
Easter Monday Dementia BBC special our story BBC radio Scotland the letters the ife stories
BBC radio Scotland will be re- airing broadcast about caring for mum mum and the life stories on Easter Monday
Please see below the link to the BBC Scotland Medical Matters Dementia, who looks after the carers /Tommyontour the letters special With great thanks to the amazing families who write to me and share their stories and for their courage in reading them out also to Sally Magnusson for her kind interviews and producer Liza Grieg for her and Sallies understanding and respect to all involved
with great thanks to Prof June Andrews for her advice and Knowledge on the show
The campaign to raise awareness continues you can send you're story
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Caring for Carers
As someone who's cared for a parent with dementia, Sally Magnusson is concerned that there isn't enough support for carers looking after their relatives at home. In this Medical Matters, Sally talks to carers of people with dementia, including campaigner Tommy Whitelaw, who toured Scotland raising awareness of how dementia affects sufferers and their carers, by asking carers to write letters telling their stories that he presents to the Scottish Government. Though caring for a loved one is often a privilege, Sally discusses what makes it such a challenging and traumatic experience, and asks what we can all do to ease the strain on carers.


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One of the more frightening and highly venomous creatures in our oceans is undoubtedly the Portuguese man o' war. It packs a painful sting that can turn into a serious envenomation. The Portuguese man o' war's tentacles contain stinging cells that need only to brush against another animal to deliver a sting. The male blanket octopus, however, seems to be immune to this organism's venom. In fact, a blanket octopus can rip the stingers from the Portuguese man o' war in order to use those stingers to fend off enemies.
The blanket octopus slowly swings the stinging tentacle in the undesirable individual's direction. And since the stingers still work very well, even after being detached from their host creature, if the bothersome animal doesn't cease and desist, it may be in for a painful and possibly deadly sting. One does what one must in order to survive, and the blanket octopus takes survival very seriously.
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It's Tax Day everyone, hopefully you've all gone out and completed your taxes (well at least here in the states). Here's a quick and easy pasta recipe in case you're trying to beat the tax clock and make it home to get dinner ready. These are simple ingredients that won't bog you down with prep work. Just cut up a few veggies and you have yourself a complete meal without too much fuss. I made this pasta dish with bok choy but don't worry if you don't have any, you can substitute it for spinach, kale, broccoli rabe or any of your favorite leafy greens. Sometimes the best meals are unplanned and when you just don't have the time you can toss together a few simple ingredients for a satisfying meal.
Also, who doesn't have some sort of pasta in the house? I usually pick up several boxes when I go shopping even though I don't cook it often. I just like having it around because like rice, it can be a meal in a snap, especially when you don't have anything else in the house. Add a little butter, salt & pepper and chopped herbs with any pasta, pair it with wine and that alone would make a delicious meal. Here I used penne pasta but spaghetti, but any other would go well with this dish. Spice it up with red pepper flakes and you have a hot and spicy dish to cure those tax blues.
Bok Choy and Pasta Recipe
- 2 cups pasta
- 1 medium tomato chopped
- 1/2 lb bok choy chopped
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes
- olive oil
- salt & pepper
- parmesan cheese shavings
- Prepare pasta according to instructions on box.
- Heat oil in saute pan over medium heat, add garlic until fragrant, after 30 sec add bok choy, tomatoes, red pepper flakes, salt & pepper and stir.
- Add the cooked pasta to pan and stir until ingredients are mixed well.
- Serve and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.


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It is essential for colleges and universities to take a careful look at their fixed costs, and energy expenditures should be high up on the priority list.
Commercial real estate owners face a unique energy management dilemma known in the industry as the "split incentive"—a mismatch between owner and tenant incentives to save energy.
The problem is this: If the owner pays the utility bill, tenants have little financial incentive to manage their energy use wisely. If the tenant pays, the building owner may lack a reason to negotiate the best price on energy contracts or invest in energy retrofits (unless they are aware of the potential for higher occupancy rates, lease values and resale values).
Given that 40 percent of all office space in the U.S. is leased,1 this split-incentive issue means a great deal of money is at stake for both building owners and tenants. Some commercial property owners overcome the split-incentive problem by installing submeters, which allow each tenant's energy use to be metered individually. When they are responsible for their own utility bills, tenants are more apt to use energy wisely.
This practice is becoming increasingly common as submetering costs drop, and about half of all states have rules in place for the installation of submeters.2 Policies typically address how rates and fees are calculated for submetered customers and what kind of commercial properties can or must offer submetering.
In some cases, it is necessary to seek approval from the state public service commission before installing submeters. Building managers also may use behavioral tactics to encourage tenants to save energy. For example, they might create building-wide competitions, with prizes and recognition given to those who meet specific goals.
Consider Green Leases
Green leases, also known as energy-aligned leases, offer another way to overcome the split-incentive problem. In essence, these agreements encourage smart energy management by both the building owner and the tenant.3
Green leases are much like any other rental agreement, except that they include certain clauses to ensure investment in energy efficiency measures, either by the property owner or the tenant. For example, a green lease might include a pass-through clause that lets a building owner recover the cost of an energy efficiency improvement through operational savings.
Another approach is to place certain threshold requirements on tenants if they are "building out" (finishing raw spaces in the building). In this case, the landlord might require, as part of the lease, that the tenant meet certain efficiency standards or operate within a certain kWh budget for electric lighting. Or the green lease might require that tenants use only energy efficient appliances or agree to a lower energy allowance.
Green leases could save 77 million to 152 million MMBtu (million British Thermal Units ) of energy annually if they were used for all leased buildings in the U.S. This would equate to annual utility savings of $1.7 billion to $3.3 billion, according to IMT.4
Look to ENERGY STAR and LEED
The good news for owners and managers of commercial real estate is that guideposts and resources exist to help maximize energy savings and increase the value of your commercial real estate. Two well-known programs are ENERGY STAR and LEED.
Sponsored by the EPA, ENERGY STAR is a voluntary labeling program that works to identify and promote products and buildings that achieve a high level of energy efficiency. The EPA estimates that 25 percent of the most energy-efficient buildings may qualify for the ENERGY STAR label.5
ENERGY STAR offers an online program called Portfolio Manager® to help buildings—or building portfolios— measure and track their energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. Buildings that achieve a Portfolio Manager score of 75 or higher may be eligible for the ENERGY STAR label, though the score must be verified by a certified professional. ENERGY STAR estimates that commercial buildings waste about 30 percent of their energy and that they can easily cut energy use by 10 percent at little or no cost.6 The program offers a range of energy-saving tips that commercial building owners can pursue.
LEED, which stands for Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design, is an environmental designation granted by the U.S. Green Building Council. Buildings win the designation by undertaking specific strategies, using qualifying materials and achieving specific performance standards. LEED offers several certifications; the highest-scoring buildings earn a Platinum rating.
About 13.8 billion square feet of building space now has LEED standing.7 High-end buildings are particularly apt to pursue LEED because they are able to take on the costs of doing so; in fact, 71 percent of projects valued at $50 million reference LEED in their specifications.8
The U.S. Green Building Council offers a guide to help commercial real estate owners understand what they must do to achieve a LEED designation.
Most commercial property owners lack the time and expertise to focus deeply on their energy needs and savings. So a knowledgeable energy provider can be an important part of your energy strategy. An experienced company will craft options and recommendations based on your business objectives and your short- and long-term goals for the property. With proper guidance, you can leverage the right combination of energy supply and services to help maximize your property's ROI.
Don't let the energy market control you, control your energy.
1. Institute for Market Transformation, "What's in a Green Lease?" May 2015
2, National Conference of State Legislatures, "Utility Submetering," October 27, 2014
3. Institute for Market Transformation, "What's in a Green Lease?"
4. May 2015
5. National Conference of State Legislatures, "Utility Submetering,"
6. October 27, 2014
7. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "Energy Efficiency in Non-Governmental Buildings," retrieved September 2015
8. ENERGY STAR, "Improve energy use in commercial buildings," retrieved August 2015
9. U.S. Green Building Council, "Green Building Facts," February 23, 2015
10. Ibid


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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea reaffirmed its commitment to a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula in a New Year's message Friday, brightening the prospect that Pyongyang may rejoin the stalled international talks aimed at ending its nuclear weapons programs.
The death of Kim Jong Il
- Report: Red skies, stormy seas marked Kim's death
- Circumstances of Kim Jong Il's death fabricated?
- Politics trump hunger in N.Korea
- Slideshow: The life of Kim Jong ll
- Source: Military coup in N. Korea 'unlikely'
- NYT: In Kim's death, an extensive intelligence failure
- Cartoons: The life and death of Kim Jong Il
- Analysis: Opportunities, dangers loom over N. Korea
- Even in death, details of Kim Jong Il's life elusive
- Kim Jong Il remembered as 'Team America' star
"It is the consistent stand of the DPRK to establish a lasting peace system on the Korean Peninsula and make it nuclear-free through dialogue and negotiations," the message said, referring to the country by its official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Pyongyang's Jan. 1 statement, examined annually for clues to the regime's policies for the coming year, also said it will strive to develop good relations and friendship with other countries, while calling for an end to hostile relations with the United States.
North Korea traditionally marks New Year's Day with a joint editorial by the country's three major newspapers representing its communist party, military and youth militia force. The editorial was carried by the North's official Korean Central News Agency.
The North's commitment came as Washington is trying to coax Pyongyang to return to the international disarmament talks.
The two countries agreed on the need to resume the negotiations during a trip to Pyongyang by President Barack Obama's special envoy in early December, but North Korea did not make a firm commitment on when it would rejoin the talks.
North Korea quit the disarmament talks last year in anger over international criticism of its long-range rocket launch, which was denounced as a test of its missile technology. The regime then conducted a nuclear test and test-fired a series of ballistic missiles.
The editorial also appealed to North Korean soldiers to unite around leader Kim Jong Il and remain vigilant to thwart any surprise attacks of the enemy.
It urged the country's 1.1 million-strong military, the backbone of Kim's totalitarian rule, to "defend with our very lives the leadership of the revolution headed" by Kim.
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ELDER MUSIC: Toes Up in 2012 - Part 1
Sunday, 30 December 2012
This Sunday Elder Music column was launched in December of 2008. By May of the following year, one commenter, Peter Tibbles, had added so much knowledge and value to my poor attempts at musical presentations that I asked him to take over the column. He's been here each week ever since delighting us with his astonishing grasp of just about everything musical, his humor and sense of fun. You can read Peter's bio here and find links to all his columns here.
LEVON HELM was the drummer for the most important band in rock & roll history, The Band. Okay, Beatles fans may have something to say about that.
Levon also played mandolin, guitar, piano and other instruments. He was also one of the three singers the group was blessed with. As they are my all-time favorite group I could carry on for far too long. I'll just say listen to their music.
Here is Levon singing on perhaps The Band's most famous song, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, a song Robbie Robertson wrote especially for Levon. (He was 71)
♫ The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
DIETRICH FISCHER-DIESKAU was a German baritone and conductor. He probably recorded more lieder than anyone else, hundreds of them. He also recorded and performed in pretty much every opera worth its salt and also oratorios and cantatas and the like.
He began his career soon after the war and famously teamed up with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (and a couple of others). Dietrich was one of the most admired performers in music.
Here he is singing from the Bach cantata, Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen BWV 56, the aria Endlich, endlich wird mein Joch. (86)
♫ Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - Endlich, endlich wird mein Joch
DORY PREVIN was a singer/songwriter renowned for the blazing honesty of her songs. Fans admired her but didn't want to be her. She was at her most prolific and popular in the early seventies.
She was born Dorothy Langan and had a troubled childhood mainly due to her father who was gassed in the Great War.
Dory got into theatrical productions, mostly musical, and started writing extra verses for the various songs. A producer heard her and suggested she team up with André Previn. They became a successful songwriting team and eventually married.
Her most famous song is called Beware of Young Girls written about Mia Farrow who started an affair with André (and eventually married him). In the song, Dory warned that she will leave him too, and that proved to be so.
Dory had a breakdown over all this but recovered and recorded several more interesting, if rather searing albums. Later, when she and André became friends again, she said she regretted releasing the song. Dory suffered several strokes recently and died aged 86. Here is the song.
♫ Dory Previn - Beware of Young Girls
DONALD "DUCK" DUNN was a bass player, a studio musician at Stax records who played bass behind pretty much every soul artist from that company. He was also a member of possibly the greatest instrumental group in rock/soul history – Booker T & the MGs.
Donald didn't play on their most famous track, Green Onions; he hadn't joined the group at that stage. However, that's probably the only one where he wasn't present.
Donald was born in Memphis and his father gave him his nickname after watching a bunch of Disney cartoons. It stuck. While growing up, he was friends with a young guitarist named Steve Cropper who later also became a session muso at Stax and was another member of the MGs.
These two have played with pretty much every popular musician from the last 50 years. Here are Booker T & The MGs with Hip Hug-Her. (70)
♫ Booker T & The MGs - Hip Hug-Her
GRAEME BELL was generally called the father of Australian jazz. He was almost certainly the grandfather as well or even great grand-dad by the time he died.
Graeme, and his brother who was also a jazz musician, were the children of an actor and singer, so show biz was on the cards. He was trained classically on piano but caught the jazz bug while still at school.
He actually wanted to be an artist and was a talented painter as well as owning a gallery later in his life.
During the war he was rejected by the army but joined the entertainment unit. After the war, Graeme formed his own jazz band and toured Europe and Britain extensively. He's credited with reviving interest in jazz in that country.
In Australia in the fifties and sixties, he hosted several TV programs featuring local and international jazz and blues musicians and he was the first westerner to take a jazz band to China. He won pretty much every music award around in the country and many from elsewhere.
That's Graeme playing piano on Tin Roof Blues. (97)
♫ Graeme Bell - Tin Roof Blues
DAVY JONES was a child actor who was born in Manchester, England. Quite coincidentally, he was in the cast of "Oliver!" when they appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show the same night as The Beatles first performed on that program.
The next year he was cast in the TV show The Monkees, blatantly modeled on The Beatles. The four selected turned out to be rather good musicians in their own right, much to the chagrin of the producers who wanted to keep them under their thumbs and use studio musicians on their records.
The TV program lasted three years and their records sold in the millions, some of which were really good pop music indeed.
This is Davy singing lead on Daydream Believer, a song written by the fine singer-songwriter John Stewart. John didn't want the Monkees to record his song but as the royalty cheques started rolling in, he changed his mind. "What a fine job they did," he said. (66)
♫ The Monkees - Daydream Believer
DOUG DILLARD along with his brother Rodney formed the hugely influential group The Dillards. You may have seen them on The Andy Griffith Show.
They pretty much went on to invent country rock with their interesting meld of blue-grass, country, pop songs and rock & roll. They did some of the best ever covers of Beatles tunes.
Doug left the group and performed solo and with Gene Clark from The Byrds. They recorded a couple of highly regarded albums. He later teamed up with his brother and John Hartford (as Dillard Hartford Dillard) and they performed and recorded together.
Doug remained a popular performer until his death and was regularly cited as a major influence by other banjo pickers. Doug teams up with Gene Clark on Don't Come Rollin'. (75)
♫ Dillard & Clark - Don't Come Rollin'
JOHNNIE BASSETT was a blues musician originally from Florida but he spent his working life in Detroit. He greatly admired, and was influenced by, the great T-Bone Walker whose playing and singing style he resembled. Albert and B.B. King were other influences.
He spent many years as a session musician backing and playing with such luminaries as John Lee Hooker, Dinah Washington and Lowell Fulson. He also performed with The Miracles, Tina Turner and even Jimi Hendrix.
In more recent years, he headed his own band and performed and recorded to considerable acclaim. Here is Johnnie with Reconsider Baby. (76)
♫ Johnnie Bassett - Reconsider Baby
JOE SOUTH was a singer/songwriter and a guitarist of the first rank, such that he played on Bob Dylan's seminal album, "Blonde on Blonde" and was a session musician who backed Aretha Franklin among others.
He also had a solo career and had hits with such songs as Hush, Walk a Mile in my Shoes, I Knew You When and others.
He wrote songs for others, like Down in the Boondocks, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden and along with The Big Bopper, The Purple People Eater Meets The Witch Doctor (really).
Joe sings his most famous song, Games People Play. (72)
♫ Joe South - Games People Play
Pookie Hudson formed a group in 1952 with some school friends, one of whom was EARNEST WARREN. This group went on to become The Spaniels, one of the earliest of the DooWop groups. Earnest sang lead tenor in the group and they had several hits in the early fifties.
He was drafted and they carried on without him but he rejoined after his stint in the army. In the late fifties, they were offered a song called The Twist which they recorded. It wasn't released as they didn't think it suited their style.
The Spaniels kept their career going until Pookie died in 2010. Now there's only one of the original five left. Here they are with their most famous song, a classic of the genre, Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight. (77)
♫ The Spaniels - Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight
DOROTHY MCGUIRE was one of the McGuire Sisters who had some hits in the fifties, most notably Sugartime and an inferior cover version of The Spaniels' Good Night Sweetheart, Goodnight. (84)
JIMMY JONES' career began as a demo singer for the writers at the Brill Building. One day he wrote his own song, Handy Man, and this became a big hit in 1960. He followed that the same year with Good Timin'. Although a fine singer and great live performer, that was about the extent of his fame in the music industry. We still have those two songs though. (82)
CLEVELAND DUNCAN was the lead tenor for the DooWop group, The Penguins. They, like The Spaniels, were one of the earliest groups of this type and had a hit with the song Earth Angel. As with most of these songs back then, it was covered by a white group, The Crew Cuts. The Crew Cuts managed a couple of places higher on the charts but in the long run The Penguins sold vastly more copies.
It's one of the biggest sellers in DooWop. This would prove to be their only hit. (77)
KAY DAVIS was a classically trained soprano but she made her name as one of singers in the Duke Ellington band. She auditioned because of a dare from a friend. Duke heard her and signed her immediately. He started writing sophisticated pieces to suit her voice. She remained with Duke for six years and then married and retired to Florida where she became a chef. (91)
ELIZABETH CONNELL was a mezzo and soprano noted for her roles in Wagner and Verdi operas. Born in South Africa, she won a scholarship to study at the London Opera Centre. She became a success there and performed in the great opera houses of the world – Covent Garden, La Scala, Salzburg, Bayreuth, the Sydney Opera House and pretty much everywhere else important.
Her first ten years she sang mezzo roles and then switched to soprano where she was equally successful. She kept singing until nearly the end, in spite of the lung cancer that caused her death. (65)
BILLY STRANGE was a session musician greatly in demand for his guitar playing. He could adapt to any style required and was equally at home on acoustic or electric. He was an important member of the Wrecking Crew, the musicians Phil Spector used to create his great songs. They were also used by the Beach Boys on their most famous albums. (81)
MICHAEL DAVIS was the bass player for the incendiary rock group MC5. This band was uncompromising in their approach to music and politics. They were aligned with the Black Panthers and helped form the White Panthers. Their album "Kick Out the Jams" demonstrates really well their approach to music. They were mad, bad and dangerous to know. (68)
ROBERT SHERMAN was a songwriter best known for his scores for Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. He had a long association with the Disney studios and wrote the music for many of their films. He first started writing songs for such artists as Gene Autry, Johnny Burnette, Annette Funicello and others in the fifties and sixties. (86)
VINCENT LOVEGROVE was an Australian music manager, journalist, television producer, AIDS awareness pioneer and musician. He was in the sixties' rock band The Valentines with Bon Scott (later the singer for AC/DC). He later managed several successful bands and solo artists and wrote about music for some years.
Both his second wife and their son (who contracted the disease during his birth) died from AIDS and Vince was instrumental in bringing AIDS awareness to the general public through documentaries and similar methods. He was killed in a car accident in New South Wales. (64)
RED HOLLOWAY was a tenor and alto saxophonist and bandleader. He performed with jazz greats such as Clark Terry, Sonny Rollins and Sonny Stitt, but he was equally at home with the blues, performing with B.B. King, Muddy Waters and Roosevelt Sykes. He also played with Billie Holiday and Ben Webster. Brought up in Chicago, he spent many years in Europe and later lived and worked in California. (84)
RONNIE MONTROSE was a hard rocking guitarist and the template for groups such as Guns and Roses, Def Leppard, Van Halen and others. In spite of that, he could play lyrically due, he said, to the influence of his father who was a jazz musician.
Ronnie also played session work with such luminaries as Herbie Hancock and Van Morrison. He fronted several heavy metal bands who are mostly unknown to me. (64)
JIMMY LITTLE was a musician, actor and teacher. He was a Yorta Yorta man raised on a mission in New South Wales. He had a singing career that lasted 60 years and he was the first indigenous person to have a number one hit record in Australia. He made his first record in 1956 and continued recording until the end. Late in his life he made an album of songs supplied by the cream of rock musicians that was a huge success, both stylistically and commercially.
He had a voice that honey-soaked angels would be envious of. From the eighties he taught and mentored indigenous music students and created a foundation to help indigenous Australians with health problems, particularly diseases of the kidneys and eyes. He said in an interview on TV when asked how he'd like to be remembered, "I just want people to remember me as a nice person who was fair-minded and had a bit of talent that put it to good use." (75)
JIM MARSHALL probably caused more deafness than any person in history. He was an English business man who developed the Marshall amplifier and speaker stacks that are so beloved by rock musicians. They became the touchstone for quality reproduction and it became de rigueur for bands to have a mountain of these behind them. (88)
DONNA SUMMER was born in Boston but went to New York with a rock band while still in her teens much to her parents' dismay. She later auditioned for Hair and was given a part in a German version of the play. She moved to that country, married and performed there. Later, the producer Giorgio Moroder asked her to sing Love to Love You Baby which became a smash world-wide. Donna returned to America and became one of the biggest disco artists. (63)
MARIA COLE, born Marie Hawkins, was a jazz singer of considerable facility who performed with Benny Carter, Count Basie and Fletcher Henderson. However, she's mostly associated with Duke Ellington with whom she performed for some time. Once she was on the bill with the Nat King Cole Trio and there was an immediate attraction. She and Nat married and remained that way for the rest of Nat's life. Maria was also the mother of singer Natalie Cole. (89)
JON LORD was a classically trained keyboard player most famous for his time in the rock group Deep Purple. They were hugely successful but after several albums he left to work solo. He was friends with, and played alongside, such luminaries as George Harrison, Alvin Lee and Jim Capaldi. He wrote a number of scores that used a rock group and a symphony orchestra in the same setting which were quite successful. (71)
TONY MARTIN was an American singer and actor who started out as a saxophone player. He went to Hollywood to try his luck in films and managed a few bit parts. He also had a small radio program and was later a singer on the Burns and Allen radio show. During the war he was initially in Glenn Miller's band but later went to India. After the war, he performed in several musicals and had many hit records. Tony was married to Cyd Charisse for 60 years. (98)
IAN TURPIE was an Australian actor, musician and TV presenter. He caught the acting bug before becoming a teenager and appeared in many plays and TV programs. He later took up the guitar and started singing and he wasn't bad at either of them. He presented several musical programs on TV. Later he hosted a whole bunch of game shows. He and Olivia Newton-John were an item for some years when they were young. (68)
BOB BABBITT was a bass player who was classically trained but most noted for being one of the Funk Brothers, a group of musicians that Motown Records used to accompany pretty much everyone who recorded there. More than 200 hit records, apparently. He didn't just record for Motown, he also accompanied such artists as Del Shannon, Jim Croce, Gladys Knight and also played on some of Jim Hendrix's recordings. He appeared in the fine documentary Standing in the Shadows of Motown a few years ago. (74)
CARLO CURLEY was an American classical concert organist, one of few such performers who could support himself performing concerts, recitals and the like. Although a native of North Carolina, he also called England and several Scandinavian countries home. He had a large following throughout the world and played on the finest organs around. (59)
MICHAEL BURKS was a blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was the son of a blues bass player and dad built a country club where Michael and his group were the house band. Michael later worked with O.V. Wright, Johnnie Taylor and others. He signed with Alligator records and made several fine records. (54)
SCOTT MCKENZIE was born Philip Blondheim in Florida. While a teenager his family moved to Virginia where he met and became friends with John Phillips, later one of The Mamas and The Papas. Along with Dick Weissman, they formed a group called The Journeymen in the mold of The Kingston Trio and made some albums. The group split in the wake of the musical revolution brought on by The Beatles.
To help ease the worries of the people of Monterey where John was helping to organize the Monterey Pop Festival, he wrote the song, San Francisco (Wear Flowers in your Hair) and gave it to Scott to record. The record was recorded, pressed and distributed in under two days. It was a world-wide hit that sold millions.
Later, Scott toured with the revamped Mamas and Papas. Although he released several other singles and some albums, Scott has often been labeled with the dreadful phrase "one hit wonder". I say: Hey, that's one more than I ever had. I imagine it's the same for most readers. (73)
WILLA WARD, or Willarene to her family, was a gospel singer who first performed in her mum's group The Ward Singers along with her more famous younger sister Clara. This was a hugely influential group, in particular upon Aretha Franklin and Little Richard. Willa left the group in the late fifties and created several pop ensembles as well as singing with such artists as Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Chubby Checker and Patti LaBelle. (91)
HAL DAVID was a lyric writer usually associated with Burt Bacharach. In the sixties ,the pair had a run of hits equal to any others of the period. Dionne Warwick especially received many of their songs but she wasn't alone – Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, Cilla Black, Tom Jones, The Carpenters, Elvis Costello and many others performed their songs. Hal also worked with others, including John Barry to produce film scores. (91)
MAX BYGRAVES was an English "all-round entertainer" – an actor, singer, composer, TV star, pretty much the lot. He first came to public notice on radio in Britain and had a number of hit records in that country during the fifties. He stumbled on his trade-mark singalong style when his mother complained that there wasn't anything she liked to listen to on the radio. He made a number of albums in this style that sold millions. (89)
KEITH GRANT was a recording and production engineer who was responsible for getting the music down for such artists as The Beatles, The Who, Eric Clapton, The Eagles, Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Queen, the Small Faces, Dusty Springfield and Scott Walker (and many others). Whew, now there's a list to be proud of. (71)
Ronald Bertram Aloysius Greaves III, or as we know him, R.B. GREAVES was an American R & B singer who was born on an air force base in Guyana, grew up on Seminole reservation and lived a lot of his life in Britain. His uncle was the great Sam Cooke. R.B. had a huge hit in 1968 with the song, Take a Letter, Maria that was covered by many other artists. His was the definitive version. (68)
Tomorrow, Part 2 of Toes Up 2012.


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C&W has been instructed exclusively to fill WeWork's 280,000 sq ft location at Almacantar's Two Southbank Place, SE1, and its 110,000 sq ft City workspace at Aermont Capital's One Poultry, EC2.
The deal represents the latest stage of evolution for the co-working giant, which is understood to be offering whole floors to businesses at the new locations.
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text: Tolstoy famously wrote that "All happy families are alike", but John Philip Riffice's novel Dog and Butterfly proves that all good rules also have their exceptions. It's a novel about a family that is, in general, very happy. The love between Jimmy and his mother and his Uncle Cam is tangible from the first page to the last. And yet it's a very distinct, interesting family, with a story that's worth telling. I think it's much harder to write a book like this. Fiction tends to feed on conflict, and as… Read More


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Wednesday, August 3, 2011
One Stroky's Journey: At the Ladies-Only Table
5 comments:
- Retired English Teacher said...
I think humor must always help us heal. This is a funny story in many ways. I too would have to say that I've "never been introduced to a good-looking guy while I was on the potty."
My children were delivered by male doctors, so I guess it should be reasonable to think that we would be cared for by male nurses.
- August 3, 2011 at 9:57 PM
- Ginny said...
My word!!! Well, perhaps the males would be just as embarrassed that a female employee was helping them with their baths. Your stories are all so interesting, and I still think they should all be put together in a book! I await each post to read what is next. And also, not to be morbid or anything, but some of us may have a stroke at some point, and we will be clued in now as to some things to expect.
- August 3, 2011 at 10:13 PM
- Arkansas Patti said...
I'm with Ginny on the book. Your humor really takes the bite out of a situation any of us could someday be in. I am so glad that the other ladies are also laughing. Sorry that the men don't seem to be.
I can see the point of male nurses since I am sure there is lifting and positioning involved and hay, if he is good looking----.
- August 4, 2011 at 6:34 AM
- schmidleysscribblins,wordpress.com said...
This is exactly why I like female only gatherings and loved my undergraduate girls college. We can be so bad when the men aren't present, and I think sometimes we need to vent. Great post. Thanks, Dianne
- August 4, 2011 at 10:11 AM
- Freda said...
Humour is a great healer - and it is a help to be able to share with other women.
- August 4, 2011 at 12:45 PM


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Mike is one of the partners of Grain & Mortar. As a Creative Director, he focuses on strategy and design. He believes attention to detail makes the difference between good design and great design. What may seem trivial is often an opportunity to achieve something exceptional.
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Mike is a connoisseur of artisan products — craft beers, fine whiskey, raw denim jeans, leather goods. He values craftsman-quality items because they are thoughtfully created on an individual level. That sense of personalization and intention is at the heart of what Mike aims to bring to his clients.


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Critical reading generally refers to reading in a scholarly context, with an eye toward identifying a text or author's viewpoints, arguments, evidence, potential biases, and conclusions. Critical reading means evaluating what you have read using your knowledge as a scholar. You may look at the quality of the writing, the quality of the research, and the persuasiveness of the arguments, among other things. Critical reading is an active process by which a scholar rigorously and systematically questions the literature with the goal of assessing credibility and validity.
Whereas reading retention and comprehension involve remembering and understanding the main ideas, critical reading begins the process of taking action. You are not simply absorbing the information; instead, you are interpreting, categorizing, questioning, and weighing the value of that information. In other words, you are engaging in higher-order thinking and the upper reaches of Bloom's taxonomy.
Critical reading can serve many functions. Sometimes you examine a text critically to analyze it, sometimes to compare it to other texts, and sometimes to evaluate it. As you get more advanced in your studies, you read for all of these simultaneously. In this resource, we have isolated the functions to better explain each one.
To analyze means to break a text down into its parts to better understand it. When you read for analysis, you notice the components of a text and how they work together. As you examine those components, you make inferences and interpret the message of the text (both the overt message and the subtler or hidden message). Ask yourself questions like these while reading:
Audience and Purpose
Argument and Evidence
Methods (for Research Studies)
Language and Tone
When analyzing a text, you engage in noticing—noticing what the authors are saying and how they are saying it. Scholars do not take a single article, book, or study as the complete truth on a topic. They read widely on the issue to get a well-rounded understanding.
When you are critically reading for comparison, you widen the view beyond the single source and consider the text in relation to other texts you have read on the same topic. You may also consider what you have learned in previous courses.
This process of comparison is often called synthesis. Ultimately, scholars draw together many sources and articulate unique and insightful conclusions based on that evidence. Synthesis is the hallmark of successful scholarly writing, and it is much easier to do well if you begin as an active and aware reader.
If you are reading multiple sources (such as for a literature review), use an organizational tool like a matrix to keep track of important details and easily compare them. Ask yourself questions like these while reading:
Audience and Purpose
Argument and Evidence
Methods (for Research Studies)
Language and Tone
Whereas analysis involves noticing, evaluation requires the reader to make a judgment about the text's strengths and weaknesses. Many students are not confident in their ability to assess what they are reading. It is important to remember, though, that even though a piece of writing is published, it is not necessarily accurate, scholarly, or free of bias. Readers must look at published writing with a critical eye to gauge its trustworthiness.
Critical reading for evaluation can be considered a three-step process of prereading, reading, and forming the evaluation.
Scan the title, abstract, publication information, headings, and reference list to gather your first impressions on the credibility of the text. Ask yourself questions like these:
Once you have been reading and studying in your field for a while, you may begin to recognize certain authors or scholars. The more you read, the better the sense you will have about which scholars are well-known and have immediate credibility in your field. If you are unfamiliar with an author, you can do a simple Internet search to learn more about their background. Then use your critical thinking skills to help determine the author's credibility. For example, an article on nuclear energy written by a nuclear scientist will likely be worth more to a researcher than one written by a neurosurgeon. Also consider potential biases between the author and the subject. A piece on gun control written by a former president of the National Rifle Association is likely to come with biases.
Determine the journal or publisher by locating the publication information, usually found in the library database and/or title page of the article. Peer-reviewed sources are preferred (check Ulrich's for details about specific publications). In general, choose scholarly journal articles over other types of sources. If a source has no specific author or publication date (or is published by a corporation with an obvious bias), regard it skeptically.
Fields develop and change, some more rapidly than others. For fields in which change is rapid, a researcher must rely on the most current sources. Generally, works written within the last 5 years are preferred.
Examining the references should tell you whether the subject was well researched. If there is no reference list or the references are outdated or nonscholarly, you should question the usefulness and trustworthiness of the material.
During the pre-reading step, you might determine that the text is not worth reading because it is clearly biased or authored by someone who is not credible in your field. If you decide to read it, continue with the next step below.
Once you have decided to commit to a text, your next step is to read it with a critical eye. During this step, pay close attention to the argument and the evidence used to support that argument. Ask yourself questions like these:
Audience, Purpose, and Language
Argument and Evidence
Methods (for Research Studies):
David H. Schwartz's video Not All Scientific Studies are Created Equal provides an excellent example of reviewing sources, considering variables, and discovering potentially flawed causal relationships.
Forming the Evaluation
The final step is to form your evaluation based on the judgments you made as you were reading. This exercise is a short one that may not always end up in a paper or dissertation chapter, but it is essential.
What is your overall evaluation? Can you articulate it in a few sentences? Consider how you would respond if someone asked, "How was the article?" or "How was that book?" Here is an example:
Although Ramirez's (2017) study provided compelling evidence for mandatory drug testing of athletes, the researcher was also the principal at the school where she conducted the study. Ramirez did not adequately control for researcher bias. Therefore, more research is needed to determine whether similar results would be achieved without such a relationship.
If you are using a tool like a literature review matrix, now is the time to fill in your evaluation of the source and other notes. If you are writing a course paper, include your evaluation along with a brief source summary in your notes. Be sure to evaluate the source immediately after reading it so that it remains clear in your head.


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City of West Alton Missouri
The City of West Alton Missouri is located in St Charles County, just over 30 minutes north of Downtown St Louis via Interstate 70 and Highway 367. Important Roads for the community are Highway 94, Saale Road, Highway 67, Riverlands Way and others. The population of the city was 522 residents in 2010.
West Alton Schools
The residents of West Alton are served by the Orchard Farm School District, a public school district with one preschool, two elementary schools, one middle school and Orchard Farm High School.
West Alton Parks and Recreation
Opportunities for recreation can be found in and around West Alton. The City of West Alton has three city parks. The amenities of these parks include picnic pavilions, a ball diamond and a tractor pull track in the Main Park; the Veteran's Memorial in Memorial Park and a playground in the Children's Park.
West Alton - Lincoln-Shields Recreation Area
The West Alton Trail is a "rail to trail" biking or walking trail that originates at St Charles Street in West Alton and extends north for 2 miles to the Lincoln-Shields Recreation Area that is located along the Mississippi River, just west of the Clark Bridge. The Lincoln-Shields Recreation Area holds a Civil War memorial to the Confederate prisoners who contracted small pox and were then quarantined in a hospital on what became known as "Small Pox Island." Those soldiers then died and were buried on the island. Because of the shifting of the river channel and the flooding of the Mississippi River, Small Pox Island is now submerged.
West Alton - Confluence State Park
Edward "Ted" and Pat Jones-Confluence Point State Park and the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary are also located in West Alton. The Confluence Point State Park is 1118 acres of parkland that is located at the confluence of the Mississippi River and the Missouri River, very near where the Lewis and Clark Expedition entered the Missouri River. The Park is being restored to natural wetlands, woodlands, prairie and floodplain. There are interpretive trails, outdoor exhibits commemorating Lewis and Clark, benches at the confluence point and areas for bird watching.
West Alton - Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary
The Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary (RMBS) was developed by the US Army Corps of Engineers as part of their "Rivers Project." The National Audubon Society and Audubon Missouri have the Audubon Center located there and partner with the Corps at the Sanctuary. The RMBS is 3700 acres of bays, ponds, wetlands, marshes and prairies right in the middle of the Mississippi River migratory flyway and is an excellent place for observing such migratory birds as bald eagles, trumpeter swans, Canada Geese, many different types song birds, Great Blue Heron, many different gulls and ducks and so many others!
West Alton Missouri Address and Phone Numbers
West Alton Missouri City Hall
14060 N State Route 94
West Alton, MO 63386
Parks and Recreation: 636-899-0298
City Clerk: 636-899-1330
Treasurer: 636-899-1501
Floodplain Administration: 636-899-0233
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What this mod do? How it increase fps?ReplyDelete
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this mod actually works or not?
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Teppanyaki is more of a performance than a style of cooking. It originated in the Japanese restaurant chain Misono in 1945, where the chefs cooked using the teppan grill. The word teppanyaki is derived from teppan (鉄板), which means iron plate, and yaki (焼き), which means grilled, broiled, or pan-fried. In Japan, teppanyaki refers to dishes cooked using an iron plate, including steak, shrimp, okonomiyaki, yakisoba, and monjayaki. Modern teppanyaki grills are typically propane-heated flat surface grills and are widely used to cook food in front of guests at restaurants. Teppanyaki grills are commonly confused with the hibachi barbecue grill, which has a charcoal or gas flame and is made with an open grate design.
Curiously, the art of teppanyaki is more popular with foreigners and tourists than the native Japanese. As a result of this, teppanyaki steakhouses place an emphasis on the chef performing a show for the diners, continuing to introduce new variations and tricks. I can remember as a child, begging my parents to take me there, just so that I might gaze open-mouthed at the chef's histrionics, then curl up in a ball and go to sleep without having tasted a single morsel. The chef might juggle utensils, flip a shrimp tail into his shirt pocket, catch an egg in his hat, toss an egg up in the air and split it with a spatula, flip flattened shrimp pieces into diners' mouths, or arrange onion rings into fire-shooting volcanoes.
Teppanyaki is very popular in America, thanks to the Benihana restaurant. Restaurants that practise the teppanyaki style of grilling are referred to as Japanese steak houses. The teppanyaki style is used to prepare noodles (yakisoba) or cabbage with sliced meat or seafood (okonomiyaki), which are cooked using vegetable oil, animal fat, or a mixture. In Japan, many teppanyaki restaurants feature Kobe beef. This interesting style of grilling has evolved over the decades into a veritable artform. It's no longer just about the food.
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George N. Seger
George Nicholas Seger (January 4, 1866 – August 26, 1940) was an American politician. Seger, a Republican, represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives for eighteen years, lasting from 1923 until his death on August 26, 1940.[1] Seger first represented New Jersey's 7th District from 1923 to 1933 and New Jersey's 8th District from 1933 to 1940, where he succeeded Fred A. Hartley, Jr.[2]
George N. Seger
|Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 8th district
|In office
March 4, 1933 – August 26, 1940
|Preceded by
|Fred A. Hartley, Jr.
|Succeeded by
|Gordon Canfield
|Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 7th district
|In office
March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933
|Preceded by
|Amos H. Radcliffe
|Succeeded by
|Randolph Perkins
|Personal details
|January 4, 1866
New York, New York
|August 26, 1940 (aged 74)
Washington, D.C.
|Political party
Seger was born on January 4, 1866 in New York City. When he was thirty-three years old, Seger moved and settled in Passaic, New Jersey.[1] As a resident of Passaic, Seger involved himself in building up business in the city. Seger involved himself with such organization as the Freemasons, Knights Templar, Shriners, Elks, and Royal Arcanum.[2] He later got involved in the city's politics, serving as a member in the Board of Education from 1906 to 1911 and then as mayor of Passaic, New Jersey from 1911 to 1919.[1] During his mayoral term, he served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1916, member of the Council of National Defense during World War I, and president of the New Jersey State League of Municipalities in 1917 and 1918.[1] After serving as mayor, Seger became the city's Director of Finance, and held that position until 1923 when he ran for the House seat in New Jersey's 7th District.
Seger won the election and succeeded Amos H. Radcliffe, beating out Wilmer A. Cadmus, Frank Hubschmitt and Harry Santhouse.[3] In the election, he captured 54.6% of the vote, while the Democrat Cadmus captured 43.5%.[4] Seger faced smooth re-election bids in 1924 and 1926, when he captured over 70% of the vote against his Democratic rivals.[5][6] In December 1929, Seger's daughter, Alva M. Seger, married Frederick Haskell Dominick, the Democratic Representative from South Carolina.[7] In the 1930 United States House elections, Seger faced Harry Joelson in a close re-election bid. He captured 53.7% of the vote in the race for the seat in New Jersey's 7th district.[8] Seger faced Joelson again in the 1932 elections, but this time, the race was much closer. Seger captured 49.2% of the vote, squeezing by Joelson by a mere 239 votes.[9] Seger served as New Jersey's 7th District representative until 1934, when he moved to the New Jersey's 8th District. In the 1934 House elections, he faced Frank J. Van Noort, a former mayor of Paterson, New Jersey.[10] Seger defeated Noort by capturing 53.6% of the vote.[11] Seger won future re-election bids, and served as the Representative for the 8th district until August 26, 1940, when he suddenly died in Washington, D.C.[1][12]
He was succeeded by his long-time secretary, Gordon Canfield, who served the position until 1961.
A Liberty ship was commissioned under his name for use in World War II. Liberty ship Hull #3049, the SS George N. Seger, built in South Portland, Maine, was laid down on June 17, 1944 and was launched more than a month later on August 8.[13] The ship was later scrapped in 1967.
See alsoEdit
- ^ a b c d e "George N. Seger Profile". United States Congress. Retrieved 2006-12-26.
- ^ a b Lawrence Kestenbaum. "The Political Graveyard: George Nicholas Seger". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2006-12-26.
- ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "1920s New Jersey House of Representatives Elections". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2006-12-26.
- ^ John L. Moore, ed. (1994). Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly. p. 1543. ISBN 0-87187-996-4. pg. 1146
- ^ Moore (1994), pg. 1151
- ^ Moore (1994), pg. 1156
- ^ "December 1929 Political Weddings". Time Magazine. December 30, 1929. Retrieved 2006-12-26.
- ^ Moore (1994), pg. 1166
- ^ Moore (1994), pg. 1171
- ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "Frank J. Van Noort profile". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2006-12-26.
- ^ Moore (1994), pg. 1176
- ^ "Rep. George Seger Of New Jersey, 74; Republican, Mayor of Passaic 1911-19, in House Since 1922. Dies in Washington. Colleagues Praise Work. Speaker Bankhead and Rep. J.W. Martin Jr. Pay Tribute. Waterways Authority". New York Times. August 27, 1940. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
Representative George N. Seger of New Jersey died today in Naval Hospital, where he had been a patient since Thursday. He was 74 years of age.
- ^ Peter Thompson. "Liberty Ships, Master List of Names: G". Archived from the original on 2007-01-12. Retrieved 2006-12-26.
External linksEdit
United States Congress. "SEGER, George Nicholas (id: S000228)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
|U.S. House of Representatives
|Preceded by
Amos H. Radcliffe
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 7th congressional district
|Succeeded by
Randolph Perkins
|Preceded by
Fred A. Hartley, Jr.
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 8th congressional district
|Succeeded by
Gordon Canfield


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It's been a little over a year since Awful Record's songstress Abra dropped off her impressive debut album Rose. Her first project back, the self-written and produced Princess, is six tracks long. Consisting of tinny, pop-synth vocals dripping in glam and a confidence that wasn't as evident on past projects.
The tape begins with the short intro track "COME 4 ME," which in the grand scheme of this project serves as nothing more than a vocal appetizer. Crooning about making money, spending it and making it all back. The production on the song is nice and simple, the bass moves along in unison with her delivery and fades into the next track, "VEGAS," with ease.
"VEGAS" plays a lot like any number of songs off of Rose but is obviously more involved and technical than past releases. She taunts an unknown person who's attempting to hit on her with lines like, "If you wanna roll the dice on me okay. If you think you can afford it, come play play."
The following song, "CRYBABY," finds Abra pleading with a lover who's turned their back on her. It is obvious that she is hurting, lines like "You're calling me a cry baby. But you're making me cry." and "Oh why are you so cold to me? Why you acting like we ain't nothing?" Like a lot of her music, the repetitive, high pitched nature of the chorus and bridge of the song flirt with sounding overbearing. Her vocals are burdened by emotion while the beat is light and spacey, somehow creating harmonious dissonance. That borderline dissonance has become a staple of her music, and Awful Records as a whole.
Fellow Awful Records singer Tommy Genesis jumps on "BIG BOI," the moderately lo-fi, female empowerment anthem. Abra and Genesis each drop a verse bashing the types of guys who constantly hit on them. Genesis ends her verse with "I could be a lot of things but I ain't your girl," while Abra talks about having "shooters in the cut" watching an oblivious guy who is buying her bottle after bottle trying to feel her up.
Things pick back up with "PULL UP," a sparkly, upbeat song about the slippery slope that is love. Abra creates a catchy chorus that would sound perfectly natural coming straight out of your favorite rappers' mouth.
Princess finds Abra all over the place emotionally. "CRY BABY" is a more submissive, emotional song while "BIG BOI" puts her in the drivers seat, full of confidence and aggression. The album comes to a close with her being pushed back into the depths of a relationship, giving herself up completely to someone else. "THINKING OF U" is her strongest vocal effort on the album. Her sultry delivery and the bouncy production create another conflicted mood that is easy to get lost in.
Abra continues to create a lane for herself in the world of pop music. Providing a winning combination of her dark, sensual aesthetic with high-BPM production. Only six tracks long, Princess is the perfect portrayal of who Abra is, all at once heartbroken, confident and hungry.
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U.S. Built Custom Bicycles in Titanium and Titanium-Carbon Mix
I started at Seven in 2000 as a welder, after a very long stint in art school, a year of welding for Merlin, and a short inspirational trip to Graceland. I have a funny story about the Graceland gate, but I only tell it over drinks. Suffice to say it involves Albert Paley, The Killer, and booze.
From welded steel sculpture to welding Sevens wasn't a big leap, and the best thing about it was that I could do it all day. I very happily traded art openings for concerns about tungsten sharpness and public radio reception at my bench, plus the luxury of making something fantastic all day and then riding away on my own version of it each night. I think of welding like I think of art history: from the outside, it looks repetitive and maybe a little boring, but once you're in it there's so many little details that it becomes completely engrossing. Welding is like the eternal search for perfection, if you want to sound all high-falutin' about it.
After 5 years of welding, I started our paint department and learned to paint. From there I split my time between welding and paint until 2008, when I transferred to the Fit Department while I was expecting my son. After he was born I went right back into welding, because it is my favorite. These days I work mainly in welding, with the occasional guest spot in paint as needed.
My favorite thing about Seven is that it encourages curiosity and exploration. since I started at Seven, I've amassed an amazing collection of welding burns and obscure paint factoids, learned how to paint and design bikes, learned how to play the marimba; ridden motorcycles in New Zealand and New England, become fairly computer literate, talked to people from all over the world about bikes and Sevens in particular, and found the best way to pull tungsten out of my leg. If I happen to run into you on a bike path, I'll tell you all about it.
My coworkers make me laugh, and there is a steady supply of doughnuts.
How did you get such a cool job?
Truly, I was in the right place at the right time, i.e. a bike path in downtown Boston on a ti bike where I ran into Bernard, another hipster on ti, who just happened to weld for Seven and know that they were looking for another one—and the rest is history. But I like to think that since I love welding and I love bikes and I love my mom, well, that had to be worth something like this.
Can I get a bike for free?
I don't even bother answering this one anymore.
movies, motorcycling, Guinness, and making large amounts of cookies
For solo riding around town, I have a fixed gear Alaris with a sweet red "Bubbles" paint job. It's my first Seven, and I adore it. I am constantly devising new paint schemes for it, which I will never actually carry out.