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Brandywine River Museum of Art
June 24 through September 17, 2017
Seattle Art Museum
October 19, 2017 through January 15, 2018
Andrew Wyeth: In Retrospect, a once-in-a-lifetime exhibition of iconic works by this master painter, commemorates the centennial of the artist's birth. It will include over 100 works spanning his entire career, from the early works that quickly established his reputation to his final painting, Goodbye, completed months before his death in 2009. The Brandywine is the only East Coast venue for the exhibition and the only location where visitors can immerse themselves in the world of Wyeth through tours of his studio and Kuerner Farm. Public tours of these locations add insight to his work offering an intimate look at the personal space of this very private artist and an opportunity to see the farm, which inspired nearly 1,000 works of art.
Wyeth's life extended from World War I—a period that sparked the imagination of the artist as a young boy—to the new millennium. He once said that painting to him was "following a long thread leading like time to change and evolution." This comprehensive retrospective follows that thread over the decades as it unwinds, progressing forward and at times altering course. The exhibition will offer new interpretations of his work, noting the significance, for example, of such influences as popular film and images of war, and on the relatively unstudied but numerous portrayals of African Americans from the Chadds Ford community. Visitors will also be given a view into Wyeth's working process through studies rarely exhibited in the artist's lifetime and through comparisons of Wyeth's widely divergent approaches to watercolor—which inspired him to paint quickly and with abandon at times—and to tempera—a more controlled medium in which he built up paint slowly and deliberately.
Co-organized by the Brandywine River Museum of Art and the Seattle Art Museum, Andrew Wyeth in Retrospect examines four major periods in the artist's career:
1935-1949: This section looks at Wyeth's emerging presence in the art world—from the colorful, expressive watercolors of the Maine coast that reveal a debt to Winslow Homer and brought him to the attention of the art world in the late 1930s, to his early forays into the medium of tempera, and to the powerful, dramatic works of the mid to late 1940s.
Highlights include Lobsterman (1937), painted the summer before his first, momentous New York show;
his early temperas, such as Frog Hunters (1941)—which was featured in the landmark Museum of Modern Art show, Americans 1943: Realists and Magic Realists;
and the now iconic works—such as Winter 1946 (1946)—that were crafted after October 1945, when the death of his father caused a profound shift in Andrew Wyeth's outlook on his art.
1950-1967: By 1950, Wyeth's attention was focused on his own visceral responses to the landscape around his home in Chadds Ford, and Maine, most particularly the Christina Olson property and the coastline. Wyeth divided his time between these places. In Chadds Ford, he painted the Kuerner Farm (now part of the Brandywine River Museum of Art), which was long at the center of Wyeth's world there and forever linked in his mind to the nearby railroad crossing where his father, N.C. Wyeth, had met a tragic death. He also painted friends who were the last of the Black community that had been established in Chadds Ford during the Civil War. In Maine, Wyeth expressed his compelling emotional connection to the siblings Christina and Alvaro Olson and their house and property in Cushing.
Significant works from this period include
Northern Point (1950);
Miss Olson (1952);
and Spring Fed (1967).
Examples of Wyeth's extensive studies in pencil and watercolor of his African American subjects
Tom Clark,
Adam Johnson, and
Willard Snowden (The Drifter, 1967), are also included.
1968-1988: By now one of America's most famous artists, in 1968 Wyeth began to explore the realm of erotic art. This is the period that saw his first extended series of nudes, of the adolescent Siri Erickson in Maine and of Helga Testorf in Chadds Ford. The paintings of Helga, famously kept secret by the artist until the mid-1980s, when their revelation created a national sensation, have occupied an outsize place in the narrative of Wyeth's multi-decade career. The exhibition will show that while he was working on these nude subjects, he also painted for public view some of his most psychologically complex, symbolically rich, and compositionally ambitious works. Highlights include the now iconic paintings focused on his neighbors, the Kuerners: examples are
Evening at Kuerners (1970);
The Kuerners (1971);
and Spring (1979).
1989-2009: Beginning in 1989, Wyeth's work became particularly self-reflective as he looked backward—partly in response to the critical backlash he experienced from the revelation of the Helga paintings. His late works are often infused with mystery and a surreal quality, recalling his earliest work and at times, in fact, directly referencing it.
Highlights include the large tempera Snow Hill (1989), filled with autobiographical allusions,
and Goodbye (2008), a painting completed just months before his death that has not been widely seen or published.
The catalogue accompanying the exhibition will be co-published by Yale University Press, the Brandywine River Museum of Art and the Seattle Art Museum. It will provide a full visual document of the works in the exhibition, as well as lay out the first detailed timeline of Wyeth's career. In addition to Patricia Junker's insightful contextual analysis of the four periods described above, the catalogue will include seven provocative essays on key aspects of Wyeth's work by scholars from both the United States and Japan. The catalogue is intended to be a foundation for subsequent Wyeth studies.
The co-curators for the exhibition are Audrey Lewis, Curator, Brandywine River Museum of Art, and Patricia Junker, the Ann M. Barwick Curator of American Art at the Seattle Art Museum. The exhibition will be on view at the Seattle Art Museum from October 19, 2017 through January 15, 2018.


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Posted to Thread #17639 at 12:48 am on Feb 7, 2010
you will have this wonderful story to tell. By the way, goats are great fun and can be true friends ....did you make it over to the pen to pet them? They have great eyes!
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Other messages in this thread:
- 17639. NFRC: Illegal Goats and Garden Mutinies. May I rant? - Joe - 11:54pm on 02/06/10 (57)
- Oh Joe, - Dawn_MO - 12:15am on 02/07/10
- I'm hangin', and beginning to see the humor. Enjoy the pastries! [NT] - Joe - 12:17am on 02/07/10
- Joe--too bad Mayberry isn't still taping. Your story would make for a perfect episode [NT] - charlie - 12:29am on 02/07/10
- Another week like the last one and I'm pitching a reality show of my own. - Joe - 1:27am on 02/07/10
- What are you going to call it, "It's Me or the Goat"? [NT] - Luisa_Calif - 1:30am on 02/07/10
- Maybe, since "My Pet Goat" is already taken. [NT] - Joe - 1:34am on 02/07/10
- I actually love your title "Illegal Goats and Garden Mutinies"! It is perfect -- - PatBastrop - 1:56am on 02/07/10
- No open fires. It's actually a very densely populated area. We're in a green belt that used to be a - Joe - 2:06am on 02/07/10
- Awww, shucks! so much for the impromptu cabrito! [NT] - PatBastrop - 2:58am on 02/07/10
- Did you say "impromptu?" How fast can you roast a goat? We've had hours-long wine tastings, - Joe - 3:02am on 02/07/10
- Joe, someday, when having some great friends for a dinner party, - KarenNoCA - 12:48am on 02/07/10
- I did make it to the pen and one of them bleated at me in a demanding way. I told her, "I can't be - Joe - 1:20am on 02/07/10
- Look 'em in the eye and whisper one word..."chupacabra" [NT] - MariaDNoCA - 3:43am on 02/07/10
- on another note, I didn't even know people here had goats... or chickens for that matter! [NT] - cheezz - 2:13am on 02/07/10
- Cheez, perhaps you've never been to East L.A. Or Wilmington. For that matter, - Joe - 2:33am on 02/07/10
- Nope, never go that way... I heard goats are great for keeping the grass mowed, though... - cheezz - 1:33am on 02/08/10
- Our chickens love snails too.They fight over them. I love the idea that I'm turning snails into eggs [NT] - Joe - 3:32am on 02/08/10
- My sympathies along with a list of goat recipes (sorry, but I'm still laughing here).. [NT] [LINK] - MarilynFL - 1:10am on 02/07/10
- Yum, yum! Lets have a cabrito barbecue! [NT] - Melissa Dallas - 1:29am on 02/07/10
- I'm sitting on my hands here--forwarding it to the goat's owners wouldn't be nice, would it? - Joe - 1:33am on 02/07/10
- LOL! [NT] - Dawn_MO - 1:39am on 02/07/10
- Ever watched "Eating Raul"?.... [NT] - Melissa Dallas - 5:01am on 02/07/10
- I think what is called for here is a thread of goat recipes.. and perhaps an undetectable poison *g* [NT] - cheezz - 2:12am on 02/07/10
- Birria! my housekeeper gave me her recipe, but I've never tried it. (She uses beef or chicken... - Joe - 3:00am on 02/07/10
- Went on a trip to Mexico while in my late teens. I ordered cabrito in a very elegant restaurant - Melissa Dallas - 5:04am on 02/07/10
- (((Joe))) [NT] - deb-in-MI - 2:16pm on 02/07/10
- Why is it when you are trying to do something good, something nice for others there are - Barbara in VA - 5:36pm on 02/07/10
- Just remember-No good deed goes unpunished. [NT] - Cindy - 6:58pm on 02/07/10
- I feel you pain...and thanks for the heads-up on pitfalls and mutinees... - Glennis_NoCA - 7:28pm on 02/07/10
- Glennis, are you thinking of starting a community garden or gardening the land yourself? - Joe - 9:33pm on 02/07/10
- [sorry for the following] Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo - Michael in Sarasota - 9:36pm on 02/07/10
- Michael, I will now have that song in my head for days. You are evil person. [NT] - Joe - 11:06pm on 02/07/10
- Joe, he's just trying to get your goat. ;o) [NT] [LINK] - Pat-NoCal - 11:45pm on 02/07/10
- He's welcome to it. Both of 'em [NT] - Joe - 12:11am on 02/08/10
- "fertilizer" for the compost?? a small positive?? [NT] - AngAk - 5:25am on 02/08/10
- HEY, I'm watching that just now!! ballroom scene now. lovely! - AngAk - 5:20am on 02/08/10
- You mean the scene where the tune from "The Lonely Goatherd" becomes the waltz they dance to? - Joe - 6:11am on 02/08/10
- yes, and then out on the patio when they dance the Lendler(sp). goosebumps for me, everytime. - AngAk - 7:03pm on 02/08/10
- Thanks for the hugs and jokes! It's good to laugh about it. I'm not hating the human race quite - Joe - 9:36pm on 02/07/10
- I am at a loss for words.... Think of it as a combination of a giggle and a hug.... [NT] - barb_b - 7:54pm on 02/08/10
- Exactly the combination I was shooting for. [NT] - Joe - 2:17am on 02/09/10
- Mutiny Update: they got away with it, and I'm furious. May I rant some more. - Joe - 3:45pm on 02/10/10
- Ew. Well, now you can put a few new things in place, like an annual thank you letter - Heather_in_SF - 5:23pm on 02/10/10
- Thanks Heather. It;'s a good thing I don't know how to needlepoint--a sampler with your wishes - Joe - 5:27pm on 02/10/10
- Joe, you are doing exactly the right thing for now -- you'll find a garden elsewhere - cheezz - 5:39pm on 02/10/10
- Thanks, I know we're doing the right thing but I still hate it. And I still hate people. And goats. - Joe - 5:46pm on 02/10/10
- that's why you're gettin' the big bucks!! go forth and prosper and grow good stuff etc etc etc. [NT] - AngAk - 6:50pm on 02/10/10
- Goats = baaaaaad (sorry Joe, I couldn't resist!) [NT] - Heather_in_SF - 9:35pm on 02/11/10
- Gosh Joe, wouldn't it be a shame if those weasels awoke to discover their stolen garden had been >> - Steve2 in LA - 7:38pm on 02/10/10
- Thank you, Snidely Whiplash. Great ideas. I would add... - Joe - 9:20pm on 02/10/10
- or just big handfuls of dandelion seeds.... maybe a bunny rabbit or two ... or three [NT] - cheezz - 2:40am on 02/11/10
- or maybe the goats managed to get out of the pen.... just for one night.... [NT] - cheezz - 2:39am on 02/11/10
- Sounds like some good lessons learned...Building goodwill with donated property, - Traca - 4:38am on 02/11/10
- PS. I'm reading a fabulous book called "Farm City" about farming on a lot in Oakland. - Traca - 4:41am on 02/11/10
- I'd take a group shot but we've been locked out of the property, LOL. Relationships really do matter - Joe - 3:58pm on 02/11/10
- Locked out??!!!! What about your garden and your produce that you've put time & money into?! [NT] - cheezz - 7:23pm on 02/11/10
- Oh no, this is one of many gardens we managed. My own plot is in a much larger garden, the one that - Joe - 7:30pm on 02/11/10

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Until last Thanksgiving, I'd never eaten any kind of cranberry sauce other than what comes in the can. I'm not complaining - I've always loved the canned jelly-like cranberry sauce - and as a kid I considered it a work of art to get the whole thing out of the can in one intact log, and then slice it up into neat little slices, arranged in concentric circles in a bowl.
Having become so used to the way we sliced and served cranberry sauce at home, I once mistook a pan of sliced beets for cranberry sauce at a buffet-style restaurant. I took a bite, expecting that sweet tartness of cranberries... but my mouth was filled with the taste of beets. It's really the reason I still dislike beets so much to this day.
My brother-in-law's family has a tradition where they set the jelled cranberry sauce upright in a dish, then pass it around where everyone has to scoop some out of the middle. The first person to break the "wall" around the edges has to do the dishes, I think.
So last year was my first time actually hosting Thanksgiving when my parents came over to our place, and I wanted to make it special. Of course we had the turkey and potatoes, and all the other usual favorites - vegetable casserole with cheese crackers (my dad's favorite), sweet potato casserole with brown sugar and pecan topping (my favorite), and lots of pie (Jamie's favorite).
Never having cooked with actual cranberries before, I wanted to make a cranberry compote instead of serving cranberry sauce from a can. And after tasting that compote, I'll never go back to the canned variety! This compote is such a wonderful blend of sweetness and tartness, with hints of orange, cinnamon and ginger - it's delicious on your turkey, or could even be spooned onto ice cream or cake. Since I won't be making the compote until next week, I don't have any good pictures of it, just one fuzzy little picture I found from last year. But I don't think you need a picture to imagine how good this sauce is, and how beautiful it would look on your table. I know I can't wait to taste it on Thursday.
For a fun holiday drink, I like the idea of freezing some cranberries - like little cranberry ice cubes. They look beautiful and festive, and will keep your drink cold, too. I made one of these last night, and it was totally yummy - although Jamie said it was too fruity for him.
I plan to make the non-alcoholic version next Thursday, and I think my family will love it!
Cranberry Orange Compote
printable recipe
- 2 pounds cranberries, fresh or frozen
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1/2 cup orange marmalade
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 cinnamon stick
Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and cook over medium low heat, stirring occasionally. Cook for 20-30 minutes, until the cranberries burst and the sauce thickens. Transfer to a serving bowl and serve warm.
This can be made a few days in advance, stored in the fridge, and then rewarmed on the stove. Leftovers can be refrigerated for several weeks.
Cranberry Holiday Cocktail
printable recipe
alcoholic version:
- 10 frozen cranberries
- 4 ice cubes
- 1 1/2 ounces orange juice
- 1 1/2 ounces cranberry juice
- 3 ounces white wine
- splash of 7-up or Sprite
Makes 1 cocktail.
non-alcoholic version:
- 10 frozen cranberries
- scoop of orange sherbet
- 4 ounces cranberry juice
- splash of 7-up or Sprite
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When the first Bioshock got released it caused a bit of a storm, with gamers and reviewers loving it. The second one did little to dull that popularity.
It's now been over two years since Bioshock 2 saw a release, but we all know what is coming next:Bioshock Infinite. The game has been teased since August 2010 and now finally has a release date. North America will get it on October 16, everyone else gets it October 19. Platforms getting the game include the expected Xbox 360, PS3, and PC.
2K Boston and Ken Levine have been quite active at keeping Bioshock Infinite in the public eye. It's unusual to see long gameplay videos released before launch, and yet Infinite got a 10-minute and 14-minute preview, both of which are embedded in this post.
If you've played through the first two games and are eager to get your hands on Infinite, remember it's not a true sequel. There are no Big Daddies, and you aren't underwater in the world of Rapture. In fact, this is the complete opposite with the story playing out in the floating city of Colombia.
Any upset that this is not just more Bioshock is soon replaced by anticipation of what the team have managed to create and hopefully improved on the formula. Although certain to be a success just from carrying the Bioshock name, I'm hoping it turns out to be another great game I'll be playing through several times.
With 7 months still to wait, we'll no doubt hear a lot more about Bioshock Infinite in the interim. There's sure to be a few special edition packs announced, DLC teased, and pre-order bonuses from different retailers and online stores. None of it will make the months roll by any quicker, though.
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We are SUPER excited to host Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching for her floss launch party! Get all the details here, then join us on Friday Dec. 14 from 6 - 9 pm. Take a gander at all the prizes Jenny is giving away!
And in fabric news, we have received the first shipments of wonderful fabric from Quilt Market, with even more to come. We have some lovely Joel Dewberry from his 'Notting Hill' collection:
David Butler's newest 'Seven Wonders' - we love the subtle colorways and beautiful patterns:
Some fantastic & colorful fabrics from Alexander Henry... clockwise from the top left corner we have four colorways of the newest lawn calle 'Logan' (it's AMAZING in person), some great quilt weight prints, home decor weight 'Tribeca' and home decor weight 'Keely'. The colors almost pop right off the fabric!
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All area codes are 850 unless specified.
Biophilia Center
Nonie and her ark of animals demonstrate the important roles animals play in our environment at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Nov. 10 at the E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center. Standard admission rates apply. Call 835-1824.
Thank-A-Vet 5K
The Walton High School Air Force Junior ROTC will host a 5K Run/Walk to pay tribute to veterans at 8 a.m. Nov. 10 beginning at the DeFuniak Springs Amphitheater, 1183 Circle Drive. Cost is $20/preregistration and $25/race day. Register at http://whsafjrotc.sites.runsignup.com. Call 892-1270, ext. 4475 for information.
Holiday Sale
The Volunteer Guild at Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast hosts its annual Holiday Sale Extravaganza from 9:30 a.m. to 4:p.m. Nov. 10 and 12-16. Shoppers will receive a 15 percent discount on most gift shop items and a 20 percent discount on varying holiday items. Call 278-3032.
Florida Trail Association
The Florida Trail Association will hold the following events. Visit www.choctaw.floridatrail.org or call the listed number.
� Nov. 10: Bring the kids for an educational kid�s (and adult�s) hike at Krul Lake at 8:30 a.m. A day use fee is required. Call 803-9190 or 865-7075.
� Nov. 10: An overnight backpacking trip on Eglin near DeFuniak Springs at noon. Eglin recreation permit is required. Call 585-5150.
� Nov. 14: A 6.6-mile hike on the Alaqua Trail near DeFuniak Springs at 8:30 a.m. Eglin recreation permit required. Call 651-0902.
� Nov 17: A 10-mile hike on the Econfina Trail in Bay County at 9 a.m. Call 302-528-8284 or 689-8528.
� Nov. 22: A pot luck Thanksgiving dinner at Blackwater River State Park at noon with a short, leisurely hike around the Chain of Lakes trail afterwards. Call 682-6098.
� Nov. 27: Meeting at 6 p.m. at Ed�s Hometown Seafood & Steaks in Niceville. Visitors welcome. Call 654-1172.
Baytowne on Ice
The ice skating rink at The Village of Baytowne Wharf will be open through Jan. 31 at the Apex Broadcasting Skating Pavilion. For $10 guests can skate for an hour and a half. Skate rental is $2. The first hour of each day is reserved for "kids skate" for youth 12 and under. Season passes are available for $140. During November bring two non-perishable cans of food for Harvest House of Destin and receive a free skate rental. Call 816-682-1003 for times and special skating packages.
Toy Drive
Cheeseburger in Paradise will host a Toy Drive from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 10 in the parking lot of the business at Silver Sands Premium Outlets to help local foster children.
A free appetizer card will be given for any donation of a new toy, and a 20 percent discount on lunch that day will be given for any food dropped off.
Also, remember there are teenagers in foster homes, and gift cards or teenager gifts would be greatly appreciated. Call 357-3562 or 837-0197.
Coastal Holiday Market
The second annual Coastal Holiday Market will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 10 at St. Rita Church, 173 Moll Drive in Santa Rosa Beach. There will be more than 30 artisans and crafters, homemade cinnamon rolls and Boy Scouts to serve lunch.
Flutterby Festival
One of South Walton's premier events celebrating the migration of the Monarch Butterfly, Flutterby Festival takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 10 and 11 at Rosemary Beach's South Barrett Square, Main Street and Western Green. The event provides live music, interactive storytelling, animal encounters and an array of artists, vendors and exhibitors. A master gardener will be on hand teaching children the art of building a butterfly garden.
The fun-filled day also includes a butterfly costume parade at 3 p.m., street games, face painting, and street and mural painting. The event is free. Call 622-5970.
Free doughnut
Krispy Kreme will honor veterans and active military personnel in uniform or with valid military identification with a free coffee and doughnut for Veterans Day on Nov. 11 at participating Krispy Kreme locations. No purchase necessary.
Pajama Time Story Time
Join storyteller Ms. Cheryl at 6 p.m. every Monday in the children�s room of the Coastal Library for some bedtime stories in your pajamas. This will be a quiet time for little readers to relax to a bedtime story in the comfort of their caretaker�s arms. Call 267-2809.
Yoga Express
A 45-minute Yoga Express class will be held at 8 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at The Studio, 30A Yoga in Seaside. Cost is $12 drop-in, no monthly fee. Call 320-237-4201 for more information.
Baby Boot Camp
Boot Camp in Santa Rosa Beach offers a 55-minute workout designed specifically to help new and seasoned moms with stroller-age children get back into shape after having a baby at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday mornings and at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesdays.
Yoga class
A new Restorative/Gentle Yoga Class will be held at 11:30 a.m. every Thursday at Balance Health Studio 30a in Seagrove. There is no cost to individuals currently receiving treatment for any type of cancer. Call 532-4295.
Zumba classes
Zumba With Marcia classes will be held at 6:30 p.m. Mondays, 6 p.m. Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. Fridays and 9 a.m. Saturdays at Premiere Performers Academy in Santa Rosa Beach; 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays at The Studio in Seaside; and 8:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Rosemary Beach Fitness Center.
Marie's Bistro
Singer/guitarist Bill Evett performs from 6-10 p.m. Fridays with DJ Shane beginning at 10 p.m. at Marie�s Bistro on 30A in Blue Mountain Beach. Karaoke takes center stage on Wednesdays; Kelsey Anna performs from 7-10 p.m. Thursdays; and Redd Sings from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesdays with DJ Shane beginning at 10 p.m. Shag Music & Dance Class is held from 5-7 p.m. Sundays with Ben Friedman from 7-10 p.m.
Rudy Applewhite
Tommy Bahama�s Restaurant & Bar, 525 Grand Blvd. in Sandestin, presents Rudy Applewhite from 4-9 p.m. every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Call 654-1743,
Dannica Lowery
Dannica Lowery performs live from 6-9 p.m. every Tuesday at Shorty�s Surfside Bar, 63 Hotz Ave. in Grayton Beach. Call 468-0417.
Rosalina plays classic standards and show tunes on keyboard from 6-9 p.m. Wednesdays at Christiano's Ristorante in Santa Rosa Beach. Call 267-2185.
Fusion fitness classes
Hope Lutheran Church, 3422 U.S. 98 W in Santa Rosa Beach, will offer fusion fitness classes at 9 a.m. Thursdays. Attendees may bring a mat, towel, water and light hand weights. Suggested donation is $5. Call 267-0322.
Jazz class
Jasmine Dance Studio in Santa Rosa Beach will hold a ladies adult jazz class from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursday. Call 217-6620 for more information.
Low Country Boil
723 Whiskey Bravo, 3031 E. County Hwy. 30-A in the heart of Old Seagrove, offers a Low Country Shrimp Boil with boiled shrimp or crawfish and all the fixin�s plus live music from 3-7 p.m. Sundays. Call 213-0015.
Thursday thread therapy
Needlers, knitters, crocheters and others come for free therapy from 4-6 p.m. Thursdays on the porch at Yards N Yarn, 3770 Co. Hwy. 3280 in Freeport. Call 880-6404.
Seaside Farmers Market
Get your pick of fresh produce, baked goods, dairy products, native plants and other unique offerings during Market on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon in the Amphitheatre behind Raw & Juicy. Enjoy special cooking demos and activities.
Amateur Radio Club
The Chautauqua Amateur Radio Club of DeFuniak Springs/Walton County meets at 6:30 p.m. the last Tuesday of every month at McLean's Restaurant near I10 and 331 South. This club welcomes new and old Ham Radio operators. There are no business meetings on these Tuesdays. We have classes and a great time together. Call 892-2562 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Rotary Club of South Walton
The Rotary Club of South Walton meets for breakfast at 7:30 a.m. each Thursday morning at the Embassy Suites, Scenic Hwy. 98 in Miramar Beach. Visiting Rotarians and their guests are welcome. Call 267-2929.
Herman Lodge
Herman Lodge #108 Free and Accepted Masons will meet at 7 p.m. first and third Tuesdays of each month on Madison Street in Freeport. Call 835-2314.
Eastern Star
The Order of the Eastern Star #281 meets at 7:30 p.m. the first and third Fridays of each month at Herman Lodge on Madison Street in Freeport. Call 835-2314.
SHRM Chapter
A Society of Human Resource Management Chapter in Walton County will meet at 8 a.m. the first Thursday of the month at TJ�s Table in Freeport. The group is open to all individuals involved in any aspect of human resources. Email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 892-8668, ext. 215.
Town Planters
The Town Planters of Freeport will meet at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at the Blount House on Kylea Laird Road. Call 835-5611.
Book Lover�s Club
The Coastal Library Book Lover�s Club will be held from 10-11 a.m. Nov. 13 in the community room of the Coastal Branch Library, 437 Greenway Trail in Santa Rosa Beach. New members are welcome along with their friends. Book to be discussed is Jane Austen�s work of choice.. Call 267-2809 or visit www.youseemore.com/walton.
� Dec. 11: �State of Wonder� by Ann Patchett
� Jan. 8: �The Tenderness of Wolves� by Stef Penney
� Feb. 12: �In the Sanctuary of Outcasts� by Neil White Jackie
� March 12: �Unbroken� by Laura Hillenbrand
� April 9: �The Dressmaker of Khair Khan� by Gayle T. Lemmon
Arbor Wealth Management, LLC, a �Fee-Only� Registered Investment Advisory Firm, will host an �Income Generation Seminar� at 10 a.m. Nov. 14 in the Arbor Wealth Conference Room. Strategies are most appropriate for investors with $250,000 or more of investable assets. Refreshments will be served. Call 608-6121 to reserve seating.
Republican Women
The Walton Republican Women Federated will meet at 11 a.m. Nov. 14 at Carrabba's Italian Grill at Silver Sands. The program will be "A Post Election Discussion" with a number of special speakers. Cost of lunch is $18/member and $20/non-members. Make reservations by noon Nov. 9 at 622-1153 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Restaurant Fire at Gulfplace hosts a fundraiser from 6-8 p.m. Nov. 14 at 7 Town Center Loop. Money raised goes to Christmas Connection for local, impoverished, families by giving them a comprehensive Christmas or season.
The event is a $45 wine tasting paired with heavy hors d'oeuvres, a silent auction, a raffle to win a Fire dinner valued at $500 for four, and live music.
Seagrove Garden Club
The Seagrove Garden Club meets at 10 a.m. Nov. 14 at Nick�s on the Beach in Blue Mountain Beach. Russ Barley, owner of Emerald Coast Florists, presents �Holiday Arrangements.� The cost to members will vary from $18 to $23 depending on the venue. Guests will be an additional $5. Reservations are required at 267-9586.
Green Thumb Garden Club
The Green Thumb Garden Club will meet at 9:45 a.m. Nov. 14 at the Coastal Branch Library on Hwy. 331 in Walton County for a "hands-on" workshop making holiday wreathes, swags or centerpieces. Brunch will be served and is $20, payable by cash or check at the door. Make reservations by Nov. 11 at 650-5872 or email@example.com.
Topsail tour
Learn about the coastal dune lakes at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park in Santa Rosa Beach. All programs require a $6 per car entry admission into the park. Call 267-8330.
Hansel and Gretel
The Florida Chautauqua Theatre presents a musical adaptation of Grimms� fairytale, �Hansel and Gretel,� at 7 p.m. Nov. 16 and 17 and 2:30 p.m. Nov. 18 at 830 Baldwin Ave. in DeFuniak Springs. Tickets are $14/adults and $10/students 22 years and younger. To purchase tickets, call 892-9494 or email email@example.com.
Bulls, Barrels Rodeo
Pleasant Ridge Arena, 1917 Pleasant Ridge Road in DeFuniak Springs, will host a Bulls, Barrels Rodeo at 7 p.m. Nov. 17 featuring Blessed Bucking Bulls. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. Cost is $10/adults, $8/children. Call 892-5398/
Sparkling Wines and Holiday Lights
The Sandestin Wine Festival begins the holiday season with Sparkling Wines and Holiday Lights from 4-7 p.m. Nov. 17. Stroll streets lined in twinkling lights and greenery and sip a variety of champagnes and taste featured menu items from various Village restaurants. Cost is $40/person.
Must be 21 to participate. For more information and to purchase tickets visit sandestinwinefestival.com.
SouthernFare Dinner Series
WaterColor Inn & Resort presents a Georgia Farm to Table Dinner in the BoatHouse, featuring White Oaks Pastures, Gayla�s Grits and Georgia Olive Farms, on Nov. 17. Enjoy this elegant dinner prepared by the chefs at Fish Out of Water with finest beef offered by White Oak Pastures. Seating at 7 p.m. Cost is $65/++ pp res required. Call 231-7713.
� Dec. 9: Enjoy a traditional offering of a wild game sourced regionally with fresh local sides to compliment this healthy offering. Seating at 7p.m. Cost is $65/++ pp res required.
Book Sale and BBQ
The Friends of the Walton/DeFuniak Springs Library will hold a book sale from 8:30 a.m. to noon Nov. 17 at the Walton County Fairgrounds. Pack as many books as possible into a plastic grocery bag for $2. Bags will be provided.
To donate, books may be brought to the Fairgrounds from 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 16. Proceeds from the book sale will be used to provide new books and other materials not currently covered by the library budget. Call 859-0215.
Here Comes Santa Claus
Bring in the holidays Nov. 23 and 24 at Baytowne Wharf. The Here Comes Santa Claus Weekend includes the annual Village tree lighting, a holiday movie, and, a visit from Santa Claus.
� Nov. 23: A family movie, �Arthur Christmas,� under the stars at 7 p.m.
� Nov. 24: Welcome Santa as he lights the Village Christmas Tree at 6 p.m. followed by the choreographed light show, 12 Nights of Lights, and fireworks over the lagoon.
Topsail tour
Learn the full history of Florida�s most famous reptile, the alligator, at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 24 at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park in Santa Rosa Beach. All programs require a $6 per car entry admission. Call 267-8330.
Holiday Bazaar
The Amvets Ladies Auxiliary Post #178, DeFuniak Springs, will hold a Holiday Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 24 at the post, 4776 Hwy. 90 W. Event is free. Food and beverages will be available. Call 892-4594 or 859-2187.
Pastel Society Juried Exhibition
The Pastel Society of North Florida will host its 12th Biennial National Juried All-Pastel Exhibition through Nov. 30 at Mattie Kelly Arts Center Galleries, 100 College Blvd. at Northwest Florida State College. The exhibition is free and open to the public. For information, email email@example.com or 729-6044.
Topsail tour
Learn about Florida�s sharks at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park in Santa Rosa Beach. All programs require a $6 per car entry admission. Call 267-8330.
A World Affair
A World Affair will be held from 1-4 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort�s Linkside Exhibition Hall and will celebrate food, dance and culture from around the world. Several Emerald Coast restaurants will serve a selection of international foods, and area performing arts groups will demonstrate cultural dances. An international fashion show will showcase traditional clothing from a variety of countries, and a silent auction will be held.
All proceeds benefit Covenant Hospice�s unfunded programs in Okaloosa and Walton counties. Covenant Hospice needs restaurants to participate and items for the silent auction. Corporate sponsorships are available and range from $100 to $2,500. Call 598-4815.
Wednesday Night Concerts
Enjoy a special holiday edition of the Concert Series from 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays in the Events Plaza at the Village of Baytowne Wharf through the month of December.
Sounds of the Season
The Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation will present their annual Christmas concert, Sounds of the Season, at 7 p.m. Dec. 7 at Village Baptist Church in Destin.
Admission is a donation of an unwrapped child�s toy to be distributed among the participating church�s outreach ministries. A love offering at intermission will benefit the Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation�s �All Kinds of Art� program, a children�s educational outreach for the literary, performing and visual arts. Call 650-2226 or visit www.mattiekellyartsfoundation.org
Holiday Lantern Parade
The Third annual Baytowne Holiday Lantern Parade will take place at 6 p.m. Dec. 15 with paper lanterns in the shapes of iconic symbols of the holiday season. Individuals and groups are invited to participate by making their own paper lanterns. Sandestin Homeowners will light up their golf carts and join in the fun as they pass by with parade treats. Call 267-8186.


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It is true isn't it?? Water really is an important political issue everywhere you go and no matter where you live.
Why this post today? Hetch Hetchy. Yosemite. San Fransisco. Water.
I always traveled a lot. For business and of course, for pleasure. What is more fun for you and your family than to travel to new lands or to old familiar places, visiting friends and family, learning new languages and cultures.
When I was young, before I retired and air travel was luxurious, I sometimes would get on a plane Friday night after work, go somewhere and be back at my desk Monday morning. I had friends in the airline industry and was lucky enough to do some flying for free on Stand-By.
One of the things I enjoyed no matter where I visited was to drive the local communities, get out in the countryside and see how people lived. And you could not miss seeing what the hot-button political issues were.
And Number 1? No matter where you were? Water!
Everywhere there would be signs about local water issues, statewide water issues.
Signs covering each race, Republican or Democrat in the U.S., local parties in Canada or Mexico. The fences in the country would often be covered with signs about water. Water Rights. The cost of water. The need to damn a river or a creek. The desire to remove the turbines. What politician was o n what side of the issue about water.
Signs covering opponents signs.
And nearly every sign asked for money. Money to fight the good fight, whether that be Yes to a Dam or No to a reservoir. They all wanted money. And they wanted more money.
It was the same everywhere. Moe water, Access to water. Farmers needed it more. Cities needed it more. Developers needed it more.
My god.
So what started me on this tirade today?
Growing up my Grandmother was always against building dams and reservoirs. Against sending "our" water to other areas and people. They always trucked it out in the middle of the night sending it down south to Los Angeles. And she just knew we needed it more. And the farmers needed it the most.
Now there is a very significant political issue in California. A water issue.
Even if you don't live in California you have heard of the Yosemite Valley. You may have even visited. Or want to.
But you may not have heard of the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir.
So what is the Hetch Hetchy and why is it important in 2012.
Hetch Hetchy is the long-lost geological twin of Yosemite. Long-lost because California politicians and big businesses dammed the Tuolumne River and flooded the Hetch Hetchy Valley in 1923, after a decision a century ago, creating a reservoir that continues to provide water to the citizens of San Francisco and the surrounding areas even today.
Important today because the current citizens of San Francisco will soon vote on whether or not to "un-flood" the Hetch Hetchy and find new water supplies for the people of San Francisco.
How do you un-do a dam and a reservoir? Where do you find water for more than a million people in a state that often is big-time thirsty due to droughts.
Understand this: due to the decision 00 years ago to build the dam and flood the valley, sending the water to San Francisco, the people in the city today have pristine, pure drinking water coming out of their faucets. I have no idea how much bottled drinking water is sold in San Francisco but I would bet it is much less on average than other California cities.
An unending supply of water for more than one million people, 7 of California's population, the turbines in the dam provide hydroelectricity to homes and skyscrapers, streetlights & traffic signals, swimming pools, restaurants, and fun spots, and all of this for less than $30,000 per year.
Politics? Money? Big business? City vs country? Developer vs farmer??
It is all revisiting San Francisco and the State of California today.
"Eventually it will be broadly understood what an abomination a reservoir in a valley like Yosemite Valley really is," Donald Hodel, the former interior chief, told The Associated Press. "I think it will be hard to quell this idea (of restoration). It is like ideas of freedom in a totalitarian regime. Once planted they are impossible to repress forever."
Over the past decade, studies by the state and others have shown it's possible for San Francisco to continue collecting water from the Tuolumne River further downstream.
But the city never seriously has considered giving up its claim to the valley.
"This is a ridiculous idea," Mayor Ed Lee said. "It's a Trojan Horse for those that wish to have our public tricked into believing we have an adequate substitute for the Hetch Hetchy reservoir. We do not. There isn't any."


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Besides being a perfect Greatest Hits record there are some serious problems with the drum production. Primarily in the snare drum.
Why waste time. Let's begin:
Only The Young – Too much gate. Too much mid-lows and mids. Perhaps where Robert Mutt Lange got the idea for the snom (snare/tom) on Hysteria. I am itching to hear some more attack and brilliance.
Don't Stop Believin' – While this is the perfect song, it just kills me to not hear the snare on the 2&4. It's probably the rockist in me. Again, the snare is a little flat and low in the mix.
Wheel In The Sky – Other than the drums being mixed backwards (hi-hats in the right channel? Seriously?) the snare is tuned like a piece of cardboard.
Faithfully – The perfect ballad? What I do love about the recording are the actual dynamics in the drum fills. Hear that on the radio these days? Didn't think so. This snare works for the most part. I do desire more attack. The fluffy 'verb and levels are what does it for me. I'm still yours, too, Steve Perry.
I'll Be Alright Without You – Aside from the fact that I always thought this was a Tina Turner song this song's snare is pretty decent. It is still borderlining on cardboardy, but it does have some of the high end in there that more than makes up for it. And you have to love the tasty hi-hats at 1:46.
Anyway You Want It – What is going on here? Can you tune the snares any more tightly? Sounds more like a hammer squashing a bug to me. Splat!
Ask The Lonely – Simply thin and low in the mix. I think it's all there I just need more.
Who's Crying Now – This snare I can get. Ironically it's my least favorite cut on the record. Let's move.
Separate Ways – Why bands cover Come On Eileen and not this song is beyond me. Toms on the 4 for the verses set up the snare on the 2&4 on the choruses. Like Don't Stop Believin' this is also the perfect song. And the snare almost works for me (the hi-hat definitely accents the snare's harmonics) but I just wish it was a little more defined on it's own.
Lights – Cardboard. But decent sounding cardboard, this time.
Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' – Where to start. EXPENSIVE CARDBOARD! (priced up from the stellar Lexicon reverb) And Mr. Snare Drum, why 'o why are you at 2 o'clock?! Please come back home to 11 o'clock.
Open Arms – Steve Smith, you are a monster at the 51 BPM tempo sans click track (at least rumored to be). And your snare drum is completely dreamy and perfect just like the song.
Girl Can't Help It – Flanging drums in the intro? At least this snare has balls. The 80s was bad to a lot of things, but not this snare.
Send Her My Love – What's up with the reverb pre-delay? Other than that, I can digest this one.
Be Good To Yourself – Does anyone else think this snare was sampled? Either way, this snare drum is where I want it to be in this song. Great way to end a compilation. With good snare.
One random tidbit: After listening to these songs rather quickly after testing to see that they work, I realized that a lot of the snare reverb 'verbed out in the right channel. I had never seen such consistency with this before. Especially spanning over a number of different records. Anyways. Just an observation.
Ps. Disregard this. The record is perfect. What was I thinking?!


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Alaska is a land of superlatives. Nicknamed 'The Last Frontier', it's the realm of bald eagles, grizzlies, orcas, alpine peaks, and glacier-carved fjords. From bear viewing in Denali National Park with the backdrop of Mt McKinley to paddle boarding through a sea of icebergs in the Inside Passage; meeting unique native Alaskans from whom you'll absorb the traditional music to visiting the isolated town of Barrow, the northernmost point on the North American continent, Alaska is a place of unimaginable scale.
Alaska is big, equal to one-fifth of the United States. Summer is the best time to visit unless you are travelling to view shimmering northern lights. The interior summer can reach up to 30 degrees. The Southern regions will average 13-21 degrees and it's always recommended to bring a rain coat and some warm clothes.
Anchorage is the perfect place to enjoy flightseeing trips by floatplane or
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Denali National Park is home to Alaska's "Big Five"; bears, wolves, dall sheep,
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People come from around the world to view Alaska's northern lights, the
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State-operated government clouds add another option to a growing menu of hosted infrastructure and application offerings.
While federal CIO Vivek Kundra was unveiling his high-profile cloud computing initiative, two of the nation's most technologically sophisticated states were making cloud plans of their own.
The September launch of Kundra's Apps.gov online storefront -- which makes it easier for government agencies to acquire cloud-based services from private companies like Google and Salesforce.com -- drew most of the attention. But state CIOs in Utah and Michigan are betting that some public-sector customers would rather get cloud services from another government instead of a commercial provider.
Both states are gearing up to launch public-sector clouds operated by their central IT agencies that will serve state agencies, as well as local governments and schools. Some expect this type of government-operated cloud to become common as states look to leverage their investments in consolidation and sophisticated technology infrastructure. For customers, emerging government clouds add another option to a growing menu of hosted infrastructure and application offerings -- an option that doesn't include turning over government data and applications to a private vendor.
Steve Fletcher, Utah CIO and executive director of the state's Department of Technology Services (DTS), views Utah's cloud as a natural extension of a data center consolidation initiative that has been under way for several years. It also dovetails with growing government interest in cloud computing and software as a service.
"We're in contact with six or eight cities that are saying, 'Yeah, we'd love to have you take over our operations,'" he said "They understand that we know how to protect the information and we know how to handle it. All those issues of access and ownership and security have already been resolved. So it's a lot safer for them, and if we can show them that our prices are very similar to what's offered in the commercial side, then they're saying, 'This is a good idea.'"
Utah's DTS is currently defining a package of software, platform and infrastructure services that will be offered to state agencies, local governments and schools. The plan envisions a "hybrid cloud" that provides a mix of state-hosted services and commercially provided offerings -- but they would all be delivered through the DTS IT Service Catalog.
"We're consolidating and virtualizing [state government servers] now. So from there, we will have all of our state agencies essentially virtualized -- they'll be in the cloud," Fletcher said. "Then we will start to add local entities."
Similar activity is under way in Michigan, where the state intends to break ground next year on a massive data center designed to provide cloud computing services to state agencies, cities, counties and schools.
Michigan CIO Ken Theis said there's huge demand for application hosting and managed services among local governments in Michigan, which has been battered by the decline of domestic auto manufacturing and other economic factors.
"The state government is hurting, and the local governments are hurting even more," he said. "So the heart of our cloud computing strategy is not a state of Michigan cloud, but a public-sector cloud, and there's a ton of interest in it."
Michigan's Department of Information Technology planned to release a request for information this fall to gauge industry interest in forming a public-private partnership to build and operate what is being called the Great Lakes Information & Technology Center. The state envisions a public-sector cloud that would offer application hosting and managed services to any public entity in Michigan.
"This is really big for us," Theis said. "It could potentially be an 80,000- to 100,000-square-foot data center. And we're not only looking at it from a shared-services and cloud-computing perspective, we're also looking at this for economic development."
The data center is being positioned as a magnet for technology-related economic development -- and even as a potential alternative to offshore application hosting and storage for private companies.
Michigan will tap funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and other sources to make the facility as green as possible, Theis said. Energy efficiency will be a key to the new data center's success as an economic-development engine, he added.
Michigan officials expect the new facility to become attractive for employers by offering low-cost hosting for startup companies. In addition, an extremely efficient Michigan data center could be a competitive option to offshore hosting for established companies.
"No private-sector CIO wants to offshore, but right now, there's not really a good alternative. And they have the same problem now as government does: They don't have any money," Theis said. "We'll give them what I call a second-tier solution. First tier is an on-site data center. Third tier is offshore hosting. This is a second tier. It won't be as cheap as offshore, but a lot more reasonable than having folks onsite."
States may be cranking up their own cloud strategies, but they're also watching federal cloud activity. Fletcher, Theis and others said they're tracking how the federal government handles data security and other issues associated with using commercial cloud computing services.
In July, the General Services Administration (GSA) released an RFP that outlined requirements for cloud computing and software-as-a-service offerings. Then in September, Kundra unveiled Apps.gov, which offers hosted business, productivity and social media applications. Cloud computing services -- such as storage, software development tools, virtual processing power and Web hosting -- will be added later.
"Part of what we're looking to see is what happens with the [federal] model, what kind of providers come online, when do they come online, how are they going to meet the federal requirements?" said Patrick Moore, CIO of Georgia. "If you look at the RFP, they are asking the providers to be FISMA [Federal Information Security Management Act] compliant. The [National Institute of Standards and Technology] is involved in helping define what cloud computing is from a federal government standpoint. So you're seeing the right kind of engagement to help develop the solution."
Indeed, federal interest in cloud computing prompted Google to announce a government-specific version of the company's popular cloud computing offerings. Google's government cloud will tailor the Google Apps suite -- which includes hosted e-mail, word processing, collaboration and Web site creation services -- to meet specific public-sector requirements. The company plans to launch the new offering in 2010, and it will be available to federal, state and local government agencies.
"One of the things that was said during the announcement of Apps.gov was that industry will need to step up and help move the government's cloud computing initiative forward," said Matthew Glotzbach, product management director of Google Enterprise, during a conference on the same day Kundra unveiled the federal cloud storefront. "So we're happy to rise to that challenge."
Glotzbach said Google's government cloud would comply with FISMA requirements, as well as other public-sector privacy and security policies. Unlike the company's commercial offerings -- which are hosted on infrastructure worldwide -- the government cloud will rely on Google facilities and equipment located only in the United States.
Although commercial providers are scrambling to make their cloud offerings government friendly, the jury is still out on how well commercial products can respond to specific state agency requirements. In Georgia, for example, the state is outsourcing its IT infrastructure to IBM in a move that will essentially create a private cloud for state government agencies. Under the deal, IBM's services must be FISMA compliant, but the federal standard alone doesn't satisfy all of the state's needs.
"Even with that standard, we still have state processes that the providers have to comply with. We had to build those into our solution. So I think when you compare the cloud model that you have today with a private government cloud, that's where some of the questions are raised," Moore said. "Can you customize a public cloud to meet certain requirements you might have around security and privacy of data? Or do you have to do it so much that it makes sense to develop a private cloud?"
Glotzbach said Google will "strive to meet the full set of requirements across federal, state and local government." But he added that agencies will need to standardize their requirements on issues like security and privacy to gain the benefits of cloud computing.
"I think that's one of the challenges that cloud computing faces. A lot of the procedures and policies in place today were designed in a different era of single tenancy and dedicated systems, where any given agency -- whether it be a local government, a state government or the federal government -- would have its own set of policies and procedures," he said.
Some standardization already is under way. For instance, state and local agencies follow U.S. Department of Justice rules for handling some types of sensitive data, he said. And the Obama administration's aggressive push for cloud computing adoption should drive even more progress on the issue.
"One of the agenda items, if you will, going forward between the technology industry and government agencies is to strive for the standardization of those policies, where we can all agree on a common set of criteria for things like background checks for employees working on government applications," Glotzbach said. "Maybe we can do the background check once, and the federal government holds those credentials, and they can be made available to state governments when needed."
Ultimately CIOs say governments are likely to choose a mix of commercial and private cloud services as the concept evolves. Those decisions will revolve around the importance and sensitivity of data and applications.
"If it's business-critical, then I'm going to maintain it because I understand it, and I can control that environment. If it's more of a support function, those are things that I think are very ripe to put in a vendor-based cloud," Theis said. "If you want to stick a component of my HR system in a vendor cloud, I'm not going to have an issue with that. But my Medicaid system or my food stamp system is going to be maintained in my cloud."
Even Kundra, a vocal proponent of using commercial cloud offerings, acknowledges that some data will remain on government servers for the foreseeable future.
"We are approaching [cloud computing] from two different angles. One is information that may be public in nature, that's not classified or sensitive, that could sit in consumer applications. And two, information that may be classified in nature that would have to be in infrastructure that is government owned and operated," Kundra said in a July interview.
For Utah's Fletcher, cloud-based applications will generate more interest than hosted infrastructure. Thanks to the state's ongoing consolidation initiative, Utah already understands the cost of running enterprise services such as e-mail and can beat the price of a hosted solution, Fletcher said.
"What I'd love to see, quite frankly, is an MMIS [Medicaid Management Information System] offered in the cloud, because every state has to have one," he said. "I'd love to pay them on a subscription basis or something like that."
And regardless of where cloud-based services come from -- governments, commercial providers or some mix of both -- CIOs agree the concept is here to stay.
"I do believe that the model is real, and more and more people are adopting it. I do think there is reality to the model," Moore said. "To an extent, all governments really struggle with the same things. Maintaining and operating a sound infrastructure is very difficult in the government environment. I think a lot of people are going to be looking at cloud computing and the solutions that cloud computing has to offer."


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This page is designed to give you a quick overview of the blog structure and its functionality. The blog is a one-stop-shop site where you will receive all information necessary to successfully prepare for your semester away. You are responsible for all information posted. Please start here and watch the below video so you understand how to best navigate the blog.
If you prefer to read through the information covered in the video, a PDF version can be found here.
Lastly, as you get ready for your semester abroad with NYU you'll receive all sorts of communication from our office and possibly other NYU offices. To make sure we are all on the same page I thought it would be good to point out some of the frequently used terminology of the university.
NYU Terminology
Office of Global Programs – that's my office which is responsible for the "global" academic centers. Individual schools within the university also have their own study abroad or study away programs, some in the same location. Our website with main office contact information is www.nyu.edu/studyaway.
- Shanghai Global Affairs Office – in conjunction with the Office of Global Programs, the Shanghai Global Affairs office supports students who will study away in Shanghai. There are two NYU Shanghai staff members based in New York and one on-site advisor based in Shanghai. They are available by email at firstname.lastname@example.com and to meet with students in NY at 627 Broadway.
Office of Global Services (OGS) – they will be your main contact in navigating the immigration and visa process. OGS will contact you with information on how to access GlobalChek Plus (GCP), a self-service immigration tool created to help users find specific and up-to-date visa and entry information for future study away travel.
Site Representative –each program has someone in the New York office that is responsible for working with those students as they prepare for their semester abroad.
Admitted Students Blog – That's what you're reading now! We often reference the Admitted Students blog it has a list of to do's, links to forms, and deadlines. It's going to be your main sources of information so make sure you become familiar with it.
Student ID / N number – this is your identifying number and is how all of your information is linked within our systems. Everyone was sent theirs in their acceptance email. Keep track of this since it's basically your NYU Social Security number and will be entered in a ton of places.
Net ID – your net ID will be created once you have submitted your deposit and will be a combination of letters (your initials) and numbers. It will become your NYU email address (sample: firstname.lastname@example.com) but you'll have the opportunity to assign an alias if you want (Sample: firstname.lastname@example.com). More information about all that in later posts.
NYUHome (home.nyu.edu) is a web portal that provides access to many university services. As a student participating in NYU Study Abroad, there are two services in particular that you will use:
NYU e-mail, which is where we will begin to send important announcements (you can set up mail forwarding to a different address if you prefer; for instructions, see here).
- Albert, which you will use to register for classes (more info about registration to come!). It can be found under the "Academics" tab – click "Albert Login."
Students should feel free to post questions on the blog, especially broad questions that apply to the larger Shanghai group. I will do my best to respond to inquiries in a timely manner, but between blog, Facebook group, and email inquiries, I will always respond fastest via email.


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On a recent trip to El Salvador, a friend brought me back a souvenir. Thankfully it wasn't another painting of The Last Supper, but a book called "Mitología Cuzcatleca: Los Cuentos de mi Infancia y Otros" by Efrain Melara Méndez. (Thank you, Ángel!)
The book contains all of the Salvadoran stories I'm not able to tell the niños since I wasn't raised on them and don't know them well enough. My husband Carlos has also been fairly useless in the story-telling department. Most Salvadorans are good storytellers, but somehow this skill escaped my husband. He also only remembers these stories in the vaguest of ways… And Suegra, well, the only reason I know of La Sihuanaba, is because Suegra called me that as an insult during a particularly heated argument a few years ago. (And after I Googled it, my feelings were so incredibly hurt on multiple levels. Needless to say, I don't ask her about any of these Salvadoran Folktales because I don't want to dredge up that day.)
So, this book is much needed. It has all the traditional stories from El Salvador, (some of which are known in other parts of Central America as well.) Some of those characters include, El Cipitio, El Duende, El Padre Sin Cabeza, El Griton de Medianoche and some others I had never even heard of before.
My favorite folktale is about Los Cadejos. The Cadejos are dog-like spirit animals. One is white and one is black. The white one follows people to protect them and the black one follows people to kill them.
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Nissan Certified Pre-Owned
Only the best-maintained, late-model vehicles make the Nissan Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) vehicle cut. To be eligible, they must pass a 167-point comprehensive vehicle inspection performed by a Nissan Trained Technician. From major to minor components, each vehicle is tested to meet the highest standards. You can feel confident and enjoy every drive in your Nissan with an elevated state of being, mile after mile.
Our Client Advisors are equipped to handle all of your vehicle finance and protection needs. We want to make sure you are provided the best possible terms and coverage options for your needs and driving habits. You can start your shopping experience online and shorten wait times in the store by getting pre-approved online.
Factory-trained technicians and customer-focused advisors are ready to maintain and service your vehicle with you in mind. With each visit, you will receive a full circle inspection which is a report card for your vehicle's health. We also check for recalls on every Nissan vehicle that is serviced to ensure your systems and mechanics are operating safely.
Our team is the most important part of every customer experiencing The Nelson Difference. We value an excellent customer experience and understand that people and smiling faces are the best way to ensure that experience. Feel free to reach out via email or call us if you have questions before or after your visit. We look forward to meeting you!
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In fact Tom was pretty much blown away by the sheer value of the board, offering really solid performance and a pretty full feature set for a very, very competitive price point.
"For a barely believable price you're getting equally barely believable performance. You have to overclock the Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 to make the most of it, but if you're willing to put a little effort in then there is a monster motherboard just waiting to be discovered and if you buy a K-series CPU you should be getting dirty in the BIOS anyways!"
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2015 - Center for the Study of Democracy
This publication by the Centre for the Study of Democracy presents a study on child trafficking conducted in seven EU member states: Austria, Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Romania and Slovakia. The study looks at three specific forms of...
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Hell Nawww: Drunk Groupie Gets Into A Dryer & Then They To Turn It On Just To Prove To Dorrough She's A Big Fan!
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Open Air Fire Permit
A City of Markham Bylaw was developed to prescribe times for setting fires and the precautions to be observed to prevent the spread of fire. It states any person who intends to set and maintain a fire in the open air for recreational /educational purposes on private or City-owned property with permission shall obtain a permit and will be required to notify the Fire Department on the day that he/she intends to burn. A burn permit / "Permit for Fire in Open Air" is required for each burn. The person having started the fire on such lands shall be in possession of a permit in respect to that fire. Suitable equipment and resources, such as rakes, shovels, or on-site water shall be provided at the site including sufficient personnel to control the fire. Materials to be burned: Only clean wood, brush or vegetation may be burned and shall not exceed an area of one point five (1.5) square metre at any one time. Burning permits are not issued for locations South of 17th Ave and West of 10th Line (Reesor Road) (Even if the By-law conditions are met).
North of 17th Ave and East of 10th Line (Reesor Road):
- Recreational burning (corn roast, marshmallow roast, etc) may be permitted if all By-law conditions are met.
- Burning of construction/demolition materials is not permitted.
- Burning of vegetation from the site (tree clippings, small shrubs, etc) is permitted at the discretion of the Fire Prevention Officer.
- The use of chimneas, outdoor furnaces, etc for recreational purposes is permitted if all By-law conditions are met.
The fee to apply for a burn permit is $204.50 and is collected as part of this online application process.
Please note, the submission of this online application does not indicate a valid permit. Your permit will not be valid until your request is reviewed and approved by a Fire Prevention Officer. You will receive a separate notification once your permit has been approved. For further information, please contact Markham Fire & Emergency Services at 905-415-7521.


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"Ive never seen kids laugh so much; Magic Mike Childrens Entertainment Brisbane enthralled them from start to finish" Sarah (Brisbane)
Birthday Bonus 3 ($9.95 value) A free 'magic themed' birthday invitation template you can use for invitations.
Cost of stage show with animals: $250
The show can be set up in a lounge room. Mike produces a white bird from a flat book then turns the white bird into a giant white rabbit from a collapsible illusion, the kids feed the rabbit after the show. Show runs for 30 minutes + 15 minutes to feed the rabbit.


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LMC VP and CIO Receives Prestigious Certification
Kathleen Herald, Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Lexington Medical Center, has achieved professional certification from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). Representing achievement of the highest standard, the Certified Healthcare CIO (CHCIO) certification shows that Ms. Herald has demonstrated the commitment, knowledge and experience required to master the core skills needed by successful chief information officers.
Ms. Herald has served in her position at Lexington Medical Center since 2011. Her main responsibility is to work together with hospital leadership to ensure that LMC's technology and applications are aligned with the hospital's goals and mission.
"Lexington Medical Center recognizes the importance of putting new technology in our network of care," Ms. Herald said. "My goal is to manage the daily information operations of the hospital successfully while expanding and optimizing our technological innovations to enhance patient care and meet the needs of our community."
One of Ms. Herald's most successful projects during her tenure at LMC has been overseeing the implementation of an electronic health records system for the hospital in May of 2013.
To receive the CHCIO certification, Ms. Herald had to pass a rigorous 125-question examination and possess specific professional qualifications including continuing education units and at least three years of experience as a chief information officer.
"We congratulate Kathleen Herald for her commitment to the healthcare CIO profession," said CHIME President and CEO Russell P. Branzell. "As a CHICIO, Kathleen Herald has identified herself as a leading professional, giving her an immediate and continuous advantage in the industry."
Ms. Herald joined Lexington Medical Center as Vice President and Chief Information Officer in 2011. She has more than 30 years of experience in information services and systems integration at health care organizations in the Carolinas and Georgia. She holds a bachelor's degree in biology from St. Francis College in PA and a medical technology degree with certification from Bowman Gray School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC. Ms. Herald is a past president of the South Carolina Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) chapter, and a current Member of HIMSS, CHIME, and the Information Systems Audit and Control Association.


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A Mission to Eat Food from Every Country in New York
It has long been said that you could get just about any kind of food in the Big Apple, but Charles Bibilos is putting that theory to the test. As part of his United Nations of Food project, he has been slowly and systematically eating delicious meals from each and every country on the globe. Some come from food carts, some come from restaurants and some even come from residential kitchens. So far this legend of global gluttony has scarfed down food from 124 countries, with only a few dozen more to go. Pretty cool idea. Come to think of it, this concept reminds us of something.


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Choose your room
With a stay at Hotel Mirabeau in Bamako, you'll be convenient to Bamako Grand Mosque and Palais de la culture Amadou Hampate Ba. This hotel is within close proximity of National Museum of Mali and Stade 26 Mars. Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool, or other amenities including complimentary wireless Internet access and gift shops/newsstands. Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Free self parking is available onsite. Make yourself at home in one of the 48 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have bathtubs or showers and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.


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Hotchkis Total Vehicle System - Rail Job
A Total-Approach Suspension System For The Hot Rod Mustang
When we tore out our '96 Mustang's original suspension three years ago, the fresh implants included Koni "D" Sport struts (PN 8741 1300) and shocks (PN 8041 1186), HP Motorsport caster/camber plates, and 1.5-inch lowering springs (450/570 lb-in front; 200/250 lb-in rear). A sharp wheel alignment (-1 degree camber, 5 degrees caster, 1/16-inch toe-in) brought everything into the proper perspective, and we completed the transformation with an Eibach pinion snubber that was 2 inches shorter than the original. We left the standard antisway bars, bushing material, and the upper and lower rear control arms intact. While all these products represent excellent performance in their own right, they were not designed to work with one another, nor did they account for the specific application.
In the months that followed, we never lost the appreciation for the dog's slinky, low-down stance, nor did we the acuity of purpose. We did, however, take issue with the way it bopped on down the road. The thing with lowering is that it robs wheel travel and turns the stock ride into rocks that bounce. Oh it looks cool, though, huh? You have to be a nutball to dig something as harsh as that. Looks cool, or gee, I really need the CG to be lower than it has a right to be because of that gymkhana I'll be doing this weekend? Right. But since our silly little fetishes are part of coping day to day, we must also seek the most comfortable ways to enjoy them.
Much in the same way the components for a successful engine combination are used because of their affinity for one another, so are the components in the Hotchkis Total Vehicle System (TVS). All this stuff has been designed and tested to work together to afford the best possible improvement but without the negatives of mixing the products from the Pool of the Great Unmatched. In the end, the Mustang was harsh and choppy and things were beginning to rattle and shake somewhere out of sight. We went to John Hotchkis on bended knee and with a plea: Make it ride nice, too. The gears inside his brain sped up for an instant and then ran normally again. He knew he could satisfy both qualities equally well.
Antisway Bars
Whenever possible, Hotchkis likes to remove mass without compromising integrity, so his hollow antisway bars are designed to produce the same torsional resistance as a solid bar yet weigh approximately 50 percent less, saving about 10 pounds of sprung weight (front) on a typical musclecar application. Hotchkis tests the bars for proper stiffness and chassis balance to ascertain the dynamic balance between oversteer and understeer, which is vital when negotiating fast corners. Hotchkis developed this system using a 600-foot slalom, a 200-foot skidpad, 60-0 braking tests, quarter-mile acceleration, and autocross testing, plus extensive street driving. In most instances, three rear and two front sway bar variations of rate and stiffness were tested to determine the best combination for handling and ride comfort for our Mustang.
Hotchkis used a 1-3/8-inch-od hollow bar and included polyurethane bushings (with grease fittings), heavy-duty brackets, fabricated end links, and all the necessary mounting hardware, as well as the stock mounting points. In the back half of the car, however, Hotchkis re-engineered the bar and its pickup points. The 1.0-inch hollow bar attaches to the axle and to the unibody rather than the OE location on the lower trailing arms. This design and the way it is mounted makes it a lot more efficient at controlling body roll because it doesn't have to bend and flex to follow the arc of the lower trailing arms. Hotchkis end links attach to the chassis using the OE quad shock mounts; that's OK because Hotchkis' fabricated lower control arms render those band-aids useless.
Coil Springs
Camber/Caster Plates
The biggest reason a lowered car doesn't ride as well as one at stock height is that the shock absorber has less room to travel. One of the benefits of the camber/caster plate is that it increases the travel of the strut by raising it in the car. The camber plates allow a much broader range of adjustment than the stock setup. The beefy Hotchkis plate features a thick aluminum base, bigger hardware, and another industry first: a micro cellular bumpstop, special shock boot, and spacers to vary the height of the strut. Techie Drew Oliver fed the following into the wheel alignment computer: -0.5 degree camber, +3.8 degree caster, 1/16 inch toe-in.
Rear Suspension
The Mustang comes with stamped-steel upper and lower control arms fitted with squishy rubber bushings. Since these arms positively locate and control the rear axle, they need to be as rigid as possible to null torsional changes and eliminate deflection and wheelhop. Similarly, cornering power is improved through increased roll stiffness and sway bar effectiveness. Our Mustang now has 100 percent TIG-welded arms fitted with polyurethane bushings of different durometer readings that allow the suspension to move through its travel more easily. The upper arms are adjustable for varied applications and reduction of vibration.
Proper pinion angle is important and for the most part overlooked when it comes to a performance-oriented street suspension. The Mustang exhibited some launch shudder and high-speed vibration, so Hotchkis shimmed up the transmission with two 1/4-inch spacers alongside one another. Accordingly, the yoke was tipped up to obtain the correct pinion angle.
Struts and Shocks
We've been using Tokico adjustable struts and (non-adjustable) shocks for nearly 20 years, and we've yet to dislike any one of them. We've never seen one fail, and we are enamored with their ease of maintenance. You can switch 'em (settings 1-6) from full soft to rip-the-mounts-out savage virtually in a second with a pocket screwdriver. They never have an artificial feel to them, and they were designed with the Hotchkis plan in mind. The ones in our car are set at 2 in the front and 1 in the rear. We wouldn't want any more than that, even for the freeways we must drive.
Tires and Wheels
Chosen for their no-nonsense simplicity and easy-to-clean faces, the Konig Villain one-piece rims are 17x9 all around. Like most wider-than-stock rims with a lot of negative offset, they cause the tires to rub the inner fenders when the steering approaches full lock. It's a nuisance, and there's that nasty scraping sound to mess with your cochlea, but there's no harm done. The Mustang GT wheel/tire upgrade includes 245/45ZR17 rubber. Just to be surly, we put BFG g-Force T/Akd tires (245/45 and 275/40) on the Mustang. After 10,000 miles, they ride quiet, bite down hard, and are favorable in the wet. Hard to beat 'em. Inflation is 32 psi.
What It Is
The difference was obvious right away. We hadn't been in the car in weeks, so the stuff that used to bug us was washed away by a completely new feel. The Mustang rides a little softer, and it's more fluid in the way it attacks berms and humps that tend to toss a car at freeway speed and put your head through the roof like the original Z51 Corvette. Thanks to the spacers, the vibration coming back through the transmission has been halved, but we believe the tranny might be shuckin' on its own. The freeway factor is less of one now, as the suspension soaks up irregularities with humor rather than guilt. Despite their higher rates, the springs feel no less accommodating than the softer-rate Eibachs.
Certainly, the Mustang has gained more than a little firmness in the bushing department. All of them are polyurethane now and peppered with zerk fittings, so what about squeaks? Drew told us to lube them every time we changed the oil. In all, a grand feat. On the handling side of the equation, the firmer bushings, relocated bars and links, and corrected pinion angle make the car feel of a piece. Steering turn-in is very sharp now, and the tail end hints at the outside when you exit a fast turn, the BFGs churning just enough to liven up the joint, all very smooth, controllable, and inviting. On the highway it feels like a job on rails.
Right now, the red dog is having its cylinder heads replaced to fix monstrous oil consumption. Then back to Steve Cole's Turbo Shop for the electro-shock treatment that'll revive that 314 rear-wheel power figure we saw what seems like decades ago, hopefully more with the recent fuelie upgrades (see the Feb. '02 issue). If not, then maybe The Can, label and all.


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Since 1996, I have taught mainly French and German to all Levels, that is Higher and Ordinary Level, in the Irish Second Level School System.as well as, to Adults and mixed- group International students.I have taught English to Junior Cert Level, and as a Foreign Language, to all Level
I am a Head of Modern Languages, speak also a little Spanish and Italian, as well as our Native Language, Irish.
I bring Cultural Awareness to Language Teaching, I believe that the music, songs, cookery and Art of the Target Language, make the Learner's experience more enjoyable, so that she or he feels they have learned a living language.
I am a member of The Irish French Teachers' Association and registered with The Irish Teaching Council, since it's establishment , my Teaching Membership Reference Number is available if required
Honours Degree in French and German, University College Dublin, 1992.
Substitute Teaching to all Levels. Tutor to German Native Students of Intermediate and Advanced English
Honours Higher Diploma in Education, Trinity College, Dublin, 1996, in Modern Foreign Languages and English as a Foreign Language to Overseas Post - Graduates, Advance and Intermediate.
Substitute Teaching, to all Levels
French and Modern Foreign Languages Teacher, Tallaght Community School, Balrothery, Dublin 24, Rep Ireland, since 1999.
Some Private Tutor Experience, of French to Leaving Certificate Level (Final Second - Level Exams)
Continuous one - to - one Conversational Language Preparation, for Leaving Cert Oral Exam.
English as a Foreign Language, Conversation and Cambridge Exam Preparation
The Communicative Approach, where the Target Language is used all the time, or as much as possible.
For Beginners, I approach the Language with Immersion into the Target Language, based mostly on Stimulation and Eliciting of Response, the Student picking up initial words and phrases through repetition and gentle prompting. Writing and Reading, Inferral of Meaning can be built on then, as Student's Confidence builds.
For Intermediate and Advanced- Topical Issues, Expressions of Opinion, Comparisons , Commenting thereon, would be approached as the Language Content, with conversation and reading exercises.


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OTTAWA — The Canadian government has expressed its concern over the fate of a blogger who has been sentenced to a "severe" 19 years in prison.
Iranian authorities handed down the sentence against Canadian-Iranian blogger Hossein Derakhshan.
"We are deeply concerned by reports of this severe sentence against Mr. Derakhshan," said Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon.
"Canadian officials continue to seek confirmation of the reports from Iran. If true, such a sentence is completely unacceptable and unjustifiable."
Cannon said there are some complications in the file.
"Mr. Derakhshan's situation is complicated by his dual nationality, which is not recognized by the Iranian authorities. Iran must release him and other dual nationals who have been unjustly detained."
Cannon said Canada is using diplomatic and other channels to gain access to Derakhshan and ensure that his legal rights are respected.
"We continue to strongly urge Iran to fully respect all of its human rights obligations, including freedom of expression, both in law and in practice'" Cannon said in a statement Wednesday.
Derakhshan had earlier been facing the death penalty for his political activities.
According to media reports and the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, which spoke to Derakhshan's family, the blogger was charged with "co-operation with hostile states, propagating against the regime, propagation in favour of anti-revolutionary groups, insulting sanctities and implementation and management of obscene websites."
Derakhshan, who is known in the blogging community as Hoder, is considered one of the pioneers of Iranian blogging. He was arrested in November 2008. Derakhshan has been an outspoken critic of the Iranian regime, particularly in the areas of civil liberties, censorship and freedom of speech. He visited Israel in 2006, under a Canadian passport, something that is illegal for Iranian citizens.
A number of groups' including Canadian Journalists for Free Expression and PEN Canada, an international organization working for writers who are persecuted, imprisoned and exiled ' were working with Derakhshan's family to make sure the Iranian government provided him with his basic rights during his three-month trial.
Both groups urged the Canadian government to intervene on behalf of Derakhshan, who holds Canadian and Iranian citizenship.
In July 2003, Canadian-Iranian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi was killed in an Iranian prison. In the summer of 2009, Canadian-Iranian filmmaker and Newsweek correspondent Maziar Bahari was imprisoned and was only released following pressure from the U.S. government.
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R. J. H. King was a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the late 1960s. Sorted into Gryffindor, King played on the Gryffindor Quidditch team, and won an award for it in 1969. This plaque was placed by those belonging to fellow Gryffindors M. G. McGonagall and James Potter, who may have been on the Quidditch team at the same time as them.
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (Name appears on trophy)
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- ↑ His award gives the year of its achievement as 1969, and R. King would have to be at least 11 to attend Hogwarts. Also, he could not have been a Seeker when he was 11, since Harry Potter, being 11, was said to be "the youngest seeker in a century".
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Cover Girl Lash Blast Length 8.99-($2.00 extra bucks back when you purchase)=$6.99-$2.00 off( a CG Lash Blast coupon in November People Style Watch Magazine)=$4.99.....
Because $8.99( at CVS...its a bit cheaper other places) is not going to be spent on a mascara...today.
-Its a 'useful' layering mascara. Sometimes I wear two mascaras at the same time.CGLB would be great top things off.
-gives natural look. But I like big black fluttering eye lashes.
-Not enough product is on the brush
-Not black in color enough for me
-didn't see any dramatic change in length
-Seemed dry in formula.
Consensus: I didn't like it. It seemed dry and light and it just wasn't my type of mascara. I could wax on and off about it but its not necessary.