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According to an FBI spokeswoman, 5 students were injured when a classmate opened fire at an Ohio high school.
New Mexico National Guardsman Anthony Baldonado faces murder charges after a shooting over the weekend.
Mayor Berry works on plans to revamp Route 66.
The Bracket Big Board says that despite last week's losses, the Lobos are still a huge threat in the NCAA tournament.
Japanese astronaut built tiny LEGO space station while inside of the real space station.
Ever wondered what's actually written inside those Oscar envelopes?
Napolese man pronounced shortest in human history.
Pediatricians now recommend HPV vaccine for pre-teen boys.
WikiLeaks has published 5 million new super-secret e-mails.
I lose stuff all the time, but I've never lost $49K worth of exotic, venomous creatures.
I mishear things all the time, but I've never mistaken "Mom on board" for "bomb on board."
Is that a 19-inch TV in your pants, or are you just excited to see me? Minnesota man caught with stolen 19-inch TV in his pants.
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Former VP Dan Quayle '69 to Give Commencement Address at Syracuse U College of Law
April 7, 2012
Dan Quayle, the 44th Vice President of the United States and 1969 graduate of DePauw University, will deliver the commencement address this spring at the Syracuse University College of Law commencement ceremony. The event will take place May 11 at the Carrier Dome.
Read more here.
A political science major as an undergraduate at DePauw, Quayle went on to earn a degree from the Indiana University School of Law. He was elected to two terms each as a U.S. Congressman and Senator before becoming vice president under President George H.W. Bush in 1989. The author of three books, including Standing Firm, Quayle is now chairman of Cerberus Global Investments.
A member of DePauw's Athletic Hall of Fame, Quayle captained the Tiger golf team. On October 26, 1990, the vice president was awarded his alma mater's McNaughton Medal for Public Service. On May 22, 1982, as a United States Senator, Quayle provided the commencement address at DePauw.
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Whether you're new to Scouting or you've been involved for years,
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Is the table actually round?
For monthly Roundtable content/files, look for this month's article in the links section of this page.
Roundtables are monthly gatherings for all the Scouting volunteers in a
district. A district, if you don't already know, is the way we divide
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By Dr. Patrick Jonston
January 14, 2009
Whenever I have brought the Holy Bible to bear upon the duty and role of government, inevitably the criticism arises, "America's not a theocracy!" As if that were a coup de' grace of some sort that proved that we should be a godless nation.
Since Jesus is Lord of all, as individuals and as nations we have only one of two choices: submission or rebellion. We will be ruled by sinful man or we will be ruled by God.
When your pastor gives the invitation for unbelievers to repent and trust in Christ for salvation, the call often goes out, "Make Jesus Lord of your lives!" However, strictly speaking, no one can make Jesus the Lord. He is the Lord, whether we want Him to be or not. Our choice is submission to Him and His will or rebellion.
As King Saul learned after his partial obedience to God in his dealings with the Amalekites, partial obedience is complete disobedience (I Samuel 15). It is rebellion according to the prophet Samuel, and it is as the sin of witchcraft, which seeks another power and another ruler rather than the Creator. Samuel equated Saul's partial obedience with idolatry, for he worshiped another god when he refused to obey the true God.
Consider these passages, which clearly draw the line in the sand for individuals:
"Know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity [hostility] with God? Whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God." (James 4:4b)
We are either God's friend or foe.
"No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon." (Matthew 6:24). "Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin… If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed." (John 8:34, 36)
We either love Christ and hate sin or love sin and hate Christ. We either hold to Christ and despise sin or hold onto sin and despise Christ. We either serve Christ or sin.
"He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad." (Matthew 12:30)
We either gather for the Kingdom of God or we scatter others away from God's Kingdom.
"Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness." (Romans 6:16-18) "In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother." (I John 3:10)
We either are yielded to sin and serve sin, or we are yielded to God in obedient love and righteous living.
"If ye love me, keep my commandments. He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him… If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings…" (John 14:15-24) "And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him." (I John 2:3-4)
We love Christ and obey His commandments, or we do not love him and disobey Him.
There is no de-militarized zone where we can be at peace with both sin and with Jesus. There is no lukewarm in-between that God finds acceptable. As a matter of fact, he tells the church of Laodicea that He will spew them out of his mouth because of their lukewarmness (Revelation 3).
According to Scripture, this dilemma is true not only for individuals but also for nations. For what are nations but groups of people? If a person has no right to rebel against the King of Kings, then why do we think their representatives and their government do?
Consider these passages from the Bible, which clearly draw the line in the sand for nations:
"Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD." (Psalm 33:12a)
"The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God." Psalm 9:17
"At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them. And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it; If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them." Jeremiah 18:7-10
God's rule over governments is not limited to Israel. These passages teach that God blesses nations who serve Him as Lord, and judges nations that forget Him and do not serve Him. In the second Psalm, God visits judgments upon those nations whose leaders defy God's rule. The books of the prophets warn of severe judgments for sin upon many nations besides Israel. In Deuteronomy 4:5-6, God tells Israel that surrounding Gentile nations will see the wisdom of their law. Israel's law was to be a light to the Gentile nations, to call them from sin to God, from judgment to blessing.
"Which God?" the secularists rebut, as if casting aspersions upon the true God by bringing idols up to his level will abate our obligation to obey Him. There is only one God, and the Holy Bible is His revelation to mankind. It is to Him we owe supreme allegiance, both as individuals and as a nation.
"But we have a separation of church and state" the attorneys rebut. The separation of powers of the church and state is a Christian doctrine, for the truth is found in Scripture, in the relationship between the Jewish religion and the leaders of their state. However, it should never be a separation of God and state, for this is sin and rebellion to God. The First Amendment states, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, nor prohibiting the free exercise thereof." Congress, not Ohio. As a matter of fact, the states who signed the Constitution had tax-subsidized Christian denominations, and this was not a violation of the First Amendment as our founders intended it. Even the leaders of the federal government publicly prayed to the God of the Bible and spent taxpayer dollars for the printing and distribution of Bibles in public schools. This was not a violation of the First Amendment as our forefathers intended it. Even our Supreme Court, in 1892, citing a plethora of historical evidence, said, "This is a Christian nation." This judicial decree did not defy the First Amendment as our forefathers intended it. The First Amendment was intended to prevent a tax-subsidized Christian denomination, such as England's Anglican church. The First Amendment was not intended to prevent the free exercise of religion for the states and the people, as it is so often abused today, but rather, was designed to protect the free exercise of their religion.
The Holy Bible, God's Word to man, speaks to all matters of life; not just pertaining to personal salvation, but also to economic health, family life, the right to self defense, the right to liberty and property, criminal justice, the role and limitation of civil authorities, the relationship between the church and the state, and when armed revolution against established civil authority is justified. Where God speaks, we would be wise to listen and obey, for disobedience to God's Word in a single matter is rebellion to God and brings judgment. He is a jealous God who will not share His glory with another. When we despise His Word in deference to autonomous leaders who seek to kick God out of His throne and put themselves there in His stead, we have already received "the mark of the beast", for the mark is a man's name and a sign that you worship the image of a man over God (Revelation 13-16).
When put in light of the Scripture and the lordship of Christ, we see that the whole world is a theocracy, for God rules over all and His Word is not bound. It is also easy to see that our government has become a godless government at war with God. The United States must repent, and serve the Creator instead of rebel against Him. We must obey His Word. We must not defer to sinful men who seek to pass laws that defy God's law, who refuse to be "ministers of God" and "a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil" as God's Word instructs civil authorities (Romans 13:3-4). It is not those who take the mark who survive the wrath of God, it is those who resist idols to serve the one true God and His Son Jesus Christ.
America, choose you this day whom you will serve.
� 2009 Patrick Johnston - All Rights Reserved


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That's the actual look of the caravan after Skogr and there are more varls coming.
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EDIT: Yngvar added a picture demonstrating the issue with the caravan's showing fighters/clansmen/varl where there shouldn't be, or disproportionate amounts. Sometimes it varies.
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Thanks guys, I've found the issue and will be hotfixing it tomorrow evening. (It was a typo in the caravan graphics setup code)
Together we stand, divided we fall.
"Forged by Fire; Empowered by Passion"
Ahh, I've been changing everything
In particular the caravan was pretty strongly hard-coded, and I had to refactor it to allow it to be data-driven (for the next game, and other games/mods). It's still a bit hard-coded but the guts of it are cleaned up and refactored.
My next question: Should we expect "big" gameplay changes for Saga2? If so, will those be "backwards compatible" to Saga1? Maybe via modding or you could deploy an official "TBS1: Enhanced Edition" DLC or something. From my experience, it is a pain trying to keep an "engine" continuously-updated with new features compatible with all past "data", but it seems that you're trying to do just that...
Together we stand, divided we fall.
Updated to build 2.6.51
NOTE: Fix issue with too many Varl and Fighters showing up in close travel caravan
NOTE: Add 60 more Kickstarter backer crests
NOTE: Fix syntax errors in some conversations where square brackets around names were showing up, e.g. "Rook] ..."
NOTE: fix typo in war for spanish where dredge/fighter/varl counts were not showing up
NOTE: Updated Steam Achievements in Spanish and Polish (They were still in English on Steam)
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steam-boards saying this hotfix made them unable to access the Market place. I didn't cross-check it myself, but there's at least 4-5 of them reporting this.
Together we stand, divided we fall.
@Aleonymous yep I found it and am making another build now.
Once fixed does it generally take long to get published to Steam?
Absolutely loving the game so far, great work guys!
Together we stand, divided we fall.
It's usually quite quick. However during the Summer Sale, every Steam service is totally bogged down, so what is normally a 30-minute build turnaround turns into a 12-hour turnaround. Bad timing
Updated to 2.6.56
NOTE: Fixed Market click not working
NOTE: Updated Spanish translation with revisions
Something weird is happening with the Skystriker steam-achievement . It shows that 0% of the players have ever gotten that. I hope that its a problem of the "aggregation" and not preventing players from actually getting that achievement... Speaking of that, any chance of fixing Factions "broken" Elo-achievements?
Here is another suspicious bug report (malfunction of "Mark Prey" ability). I hope it's a false one!
Together we stand, divided we fall.
Skystriker achievement fixed (it just wasn't showing up right). I'm looking into Mark Prey now.
Hi, good news. Thanks for patching and adding more languages!
But, why I see only the old version (Mac OS X installer, English 1.0.0) on GOG.com? What is going on?


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For six years now, we've been publishing, distributing, and discussing student work online at Youth Voices. Recently we've been talking with a group of students who are working collaboratively on producing magazines built out of the content on Youth Voices.
This show follow-ups from TTT #224 - Students and Rick West help us build community - 10.27.10. Chris Sloan described our publishing plans this way to the team of folks at MagCloud:
After many years of publishing our [Judge Memorial in Salt Lake City,Utah] high school newspaper locally on newsprint, my students just published their first school "newspaper" on MagCloud: http://www.magcloud.com/browse/Issue/128339 We just distributed the issue to the students yesterday, and everybody loves the new format. Just as exciting is the fact that a group of teachers from around the country who I collaborate with are also beginning the process of having our students publish a MagCloud photo magazine created by the digital photography group at youthvoices.net.
MagCloud's Marketing Maven: she's our PR and Marketing guru… When Lauren is not designing our advertisements and collateral, she's planning our events and trade shows and keeping our social calendar full. A former US-Sailing team member, a prolific chef and our in-house fashionista, Lauren works hard to keep MagCloud busy and looking good! (MagCloud)
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The Wild For Life Foundation hosted its First Annual Event, billed as "A Fusion of Contemporary Fashion and Compassion". The Gala was held at British Motorcars in the affluent seaside community in Carlsbad, California. British Motorcars has been fixture in the community for over 20 years. They have a parking lot for cars and a corral for anyone who shows up with a horse.
The evening kicked off with Red carpet arrival Leo L. Chaloukian, Oscar winner and multi-Emmy award winning sound artist and former President of the Academy of Television Arts and Science. Other special guests and honorees, including Lisa Iaria, representing the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club and members of the cast of "Saving America's Horses: A nation betrayed were also present.
Gala attendees were treated to hors d'oeuvres and wine and a courture fashion show with philanthropic themes in the background. Sponsors were BENTLEE WEAR and the law firm of Anderson Armenta and Associates. Bentlee Wear is committed to giving back to deserving non-profit organizations such as this year's recipient, The WILD FOR LIFE FOUNDATION. THe organization was honored for its work as a grassroots volunteer based group whose mission is to save, protect and preserve wild and domestic horses. BENTLEE WEAR is committed to generously using their brand to provide exposure to the organization.
"We're excited about teaming with the Wild For Life Foundation," said Bentlee Wear designer Matthew Brown, "I hope that everyone present will leave with an awareness of what is happening to our wild and domestic horses in America. I'm humbled to partner with WFLF to produce this event and bring this much needed awareness to Carlsbad and the surrounding communities".
The evening opened with a presentation by international filmmaker and award winning Director/Producer, Katia Louise. Katia also holds the distinction of being the founder of The Wild for Life Foundation and for the Saving America's Horses Initiative. She, along with Mario James, spokesperson for the documentary "Saving America's Horses: A Nation Betrayed" presented a viewing of the trailer inviting the audience to participate in the "Life" Auction. Celebrity autographed movie posters from Saving America's Horses by Willie Nelson, Linda Gray and Ken Wahl were included in the auction.
The Lifetime Equine Refuge Award of Excellence, Saving America's Horses Wild Awareness Award and the Wild for Life Foundation Equine Protection Awards were presented to Goodwill Ambassadors, Cate Crismani, Bing Bush and Kimme Black.
Cate,who plays an integral role in the Saving America's Horses Documentary is a dedicated advocate of equine rights and is also known worldwide as the publisher of th popular True Cowboy Magazine. Cate works tirelessly as a marketing professional and writer in the equine industry to bring exposure to various equine welfare organizations. Cate is also a horse trainer and Thoroughbred owner.
Bing Bush, Jr., is one of the most well-respected and prominent equine attorneys both nationally and internationally. Bing has done a tremendous amount of work to raise awareness within the equine community by "speaking out and urging Leaders in the Thoroughbred industry to" support the Safeguard American Food Exports Act, a Federal bill that would protect people and the horses.
Kimme Black, a Philanthropist, lifelong horsewoman and ardent champion to the equine rescue community is a longtime supporter of Saving America's Horses and the WFLF. Kimme works in areas of science and philosophy. Her background in theatre and choreography has been useful in her ability to work with children with learning and behavioral challenges. She donates her time and pro bono services to youth in the areas of music, art, and theatre.
The fashion show was one of the highlights of the evenging featuring designs by celebrity designer to the stars, JONATHAN A.LOGAN. His clients include Justin Bieber, Tom Cruise, Will Smith and Brad Pitt. BENTLEE WEAR presente their casual line of children's and women's T-Shirts featuring the BENTLEE WEAR Logo. Award winning designer KARLENE KELLER stunned the audience with her "Chateau" line of edgy, romantic gowns.
Norma Dalke summed up with the evening as "entertaining, informative and hopefully it raised much needed funds to continue the work that is ahead of those of us who care".
"Saving America's Horses: A Nation Betrayed" was created as an "educational social action tool" to prompt people to engage in conservation, preservation and prevention of equine cruelty and to support the return of the wild horse and burro population. The initiative is a "central tool in a larger grassroots effort focused on saving this indigenous species for the greater good, and supporting the wildlife and natural ecosystems that depend on them."
To support or this organization go to www.WildForLifeFoundation.org
(http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills /113/s541 and http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113 /hr1094)


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No, this was the icky kind of chemistry, the kind with yellow sulfur and blue cobalt and a Bunsen burner sticky with residue from botched experiments … all courtesy of Sears and Roebuck (have you noticed that good ol' Roebuck dropped off some years ago?) and their super-duper chemistry set that I received as a Christmas present when I was eight.
In fact, I've got a confession to make to my fellow working stiffs (no, my day job isn't as a chemist) ... just between us, I once mixed a few things together that sort of "bloomed" once I heated them up. A giant, smelly, blue mass started growing and bubbling and actually crawling out of the beaker. I was terrified!! Think Gene Wilder in Young Frankenstein screaming "It's Alive!"
So I grabbed a pot holder and ran to my back yard. And buried it. And soon after, we moved …
Which means that somewhere in San Jose, California … it's still there. Brrr.
Now all this is a roundabout way of saying that I like to mix unusual things together. I like to think that with cooking and writing, though, I've learned to do it with better results. :-)
This Friday, July 18, my first novel – a decidedly unusual mixture – debuts. Nox Dormienda is a combination historical mystery-thriller and classic 1930s hardboiled style. One reviewer described it as a make-believe collaboration between Lindsey Davis and Raymond Chandler … Ken Bruen calls it Ellis Peters rewritten by Elmore Leonard. I think of it as Roman Noir. It's the first of a series, so hopefully the concoction will catch on … just like a Cosmopolitan!
Anyway, you get the idea. It's new, it's different, and I've tried to make it, above all else, worthwhile and entertaining to read. Accurate, too. There's a lot of student debt in that book!
And to make me feel like I'm not alone in my passion for an unusual combination, I'd love to hear about your own experiments – successful or un – that you've tried … cooking, writing, cocktail mixing, clothing, relationships … whatever worked or didn't! Because chemistry can be pretty damn exciting!
Thank you for hosting me on Working Stiffs! A fabulous blog, with fabulous people (and a shout out to my fellow ITW Debut Author and buddy, the incomparable and amazing Jennie Bentley)!
Now, what did I do with that Cosmo …?
Her debut novel, Nox Dormienda, is the first of a new series and new genre of mystery fiction: Roman Noir. Kelli is currently working on a novel set in 1940 San Francisco.


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Sara Allen began researching her family history when she was eleven years old, using the collection of The Genealogy Center. She received her bachelor's degree in History and Social Sciences from Wheaton College (IL). Upon graduation she worked in the college's Buswell Memorial Library as a cataloger and reference librarian until 2006. She has her master's degree in library and information science from Dominican University. Her first professional genealogy position began in 2006 when she became Genealogy Librarian and later Assistant Manager of Local & Family History Services at the St. Joseph County Public Library in South Bend, Indiana. She joined The Genealogy Center staff as a Genealogy Librarian in 2013.
While at South Bend, she served as a judge for 4-H genealogy projects, and spoke and wrote on topics of genealogy and local history for libraries and societies in the Michiana area. She is currently the co-administrator of the Mitchell y-DNA project at Family Tree DNA and is involved with Unclaimed Persons, a volunteer organization that works with coroners to try to locate the relatives of deceased persons whose families are unknown. She is a member of the Schuyler Colfax Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Her areas of interest include Indiana, the Midwest and the Upper South, twentieth and twenty-first century genealogy, DNA testing for genealogical purposes, Eastern European research, and scrapbooking family pictures and stories.
John D. Beatty, Genealogy Librarian
John D. Beatty, CG, has been a reference librarian in The Genealogy Center since 1984 and also serves as its principal bibliographer. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree with high honors in History from the University of Michigan in 1982, and a Master of Arts degree in History and Library Science with honors from that university in 1984. He became a Board-certified genealogist in 2014.
He is the author of sixteen books on local and family history, including works on German and early American families, abstracts of town vital records from Biddeford, Maine, and annotated narratives from the Irish Rebellion of 1798, as well as numerous articles on a variety of genealogical and local historical topics. In 2006, he served as principal editor for volume one of a two-volume History of Fort Wayne and Allen County, Indiana, 1700-2005, the first history of Allen County produced since 1917.
Because of a diversified family background, he has genealogical expertise in a variety of areas. He has conducted original research on families from colonial New England, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, the Carolinas, and Kentucky, as well as on seventeenth and eighteenth century families from Ireland, Germany and Switzerland. He serves as archivist for the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana, and his interests also include local Fort Wayne and Allen County history.
Delia Cothrun Bourne, Genealogy Librarian
Delia Cothrun Bourne has been a librarian at the Allen County Public Library for more than thirty-three years, first in the Reference Department, and since 1983 in The Genealogy Center. She holds a bachelor's degree in English with a Teacher's Certificate from the University of Arkansas.
Delia is co-coordinator of genealogy programming and co-administrator of the Genealogy Center's blog and Facebook page. She has worked on the PERiodical Source Index project from its inception as an encoder and editor. Locally, Delia was a writer for the History of Fort Wayne & Allen County, 1700-2005. At the state level, she has been a contributor and is a past editor of Indiana Genealogist, and was that quarterly's indexer for its first ten years.
Nationally, Delia served in the capacity of chair or co-chair for volunteers, registration and exhibits for several Federation of Genealogical Societies' conferences, the Great Lakes Conference in 1994, the GenTech Conference in 1998, and the Millennium Conference in 2000. She has delivered presentations at the local, state and national levels, primarily on Civil War research and the use of periodicals. Her special interests include Southern and Western states as well as Civil War research. She is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Allison DePrey Singleton, Genealogy Librarian
Allison DePrey Singleton began her career at the Indiana Historical Society as an intern while working towards a Master of Library Science and a Master of Arts in Public History at IUPUI. She was hired as a collections assistant in the Indiana Historical Society's William H. Smith Memorial Library. She later moved to the Indiana Historical Society's Public Programs Department as the Assistant Coordinator for Education and Community Engagement. Driven by her love of genealogy, Allison was promoted to Coordinator of Family History Programming at the Indiana Historical Society, a role she served until coming to the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. In addition to her employment activities, Allison is also a member of the Cornelia Cole Fairbanks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Allison began her genealogy research at the age of sixteen at the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. Since then she has been focused on the study of genealogy and archives. She traced her ancestors' paths to Indiana from Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, France, Germany, England, and beyond. While Allison's specialties include researching in the regions of Indiana, France, and Germany and fields of social media, the Federal Census, teaching beginners, and genealogy programming, she loves learning new areas of genealogy. She views genealogy as lifelong education and continues to strive to learn more while keeping up with ever changing technology.
Aaron Smith, Genealogy Center Assistant Manager/Materials Handling Unit
Aaron Smith, cataloger for The Genealogy Center collection, has served both public and academic libraries in the Midwest, and brings a love of human geography to his work. His undergraduate and graduate work in music and theology has led to a desire to provide access to the songs and stories of all peoples through librarianship, and he knows that providing extensive and quality access to such stories inspires more search and discovery. To this end, he understands the importance of keeping up with rapid technological change, and is closely involved in local efforts to make important genealogical resources available via the Internet.
He received his Master's in Library and Information Science from the University of Kentucky, and has made presentations at meetings of the Ohio Library Council and the Indiana Library Federation. He led the Catalogers' Interest Group of SWON (Southwest Ohio and Neighboring Libraries) from 2004 until 2007, when he joined The Genealogy Center staff in Fort Wayne.
Melissa C. Tennant, Genealogy Center Assistant Manager/Public Services
Melissa Tennant began her career as a genealogy librarian in Tampa, Florida in 2001. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Florida and a Master of Arts degree in Library and Information Science from the University of South Florida. She previously supervised the History & Genealogy Collection for the Hillsborough County Public Library in Florida, which included managing the collection, programs, and services at the downtown facility and two satellite branch locations and was an adjunct instructor for the University of South Florida's MLS program, teaching Introduction to Genealogical Research from 2006-2007.
Melissa pursued her interest in genealogy instruction and joined the staff of The Genealogy Center at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 2007, where she co-coordinates the programs and seminars held by The Center and focuses on southeastern United States research and the use of emerging technologies in genealogy. She has presented at the Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference, Indiana Genealogical Society Conference, and Southern California Genealogy Jamboree. She is a former director for the Federation of Genealogical Societies. Melissa was promoted to Assistant Manager in 2012.
Cynthia Theusch, Genealogy Librarian
Cynthia Theusch is a native of Michigan and a member of several genealogical societies. She has served as vice president and president of the Mid-Michigan Genealogical Society and worked with the Michigan Genealogical Council's Program Committee and the Death Indexing Project. Cynthia received a Master's Degree in Library and Information Science and a Certificate in Archival Administration from Wayne State University in 2007. During her study at Wayne State, she received a Student Writing Award on a reference project, a four-page pathfinder on the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Other written works include: The Descendants of Mathias Spang; The Descendants of Nicholas Emmer; The Bauches Who Settled in the Midwest and Other Related Families; The Theusches Who Settled in the Midwest and Other Related Families; and Marriages Extracted from The Social Secretary of Detroit, Volumes 1919-1930 (Covers Years 1917-1929). Cynthia has been a reference librarian in The Genealogy Center since February, 2008 and has spent more than twenty-five years researching her family.
Besides presenting programs at The Genealogy Center, she has spoken at the Michigan Genealogical Council's annual workshop, as well as for several societies in Michigan and Indiana. Her expertise includes research in Michigan and Luxembourg, French Canadian ancestry, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and using WeRelate.org.
Curt B. Witcher, Genealogy Center Manager
Curt B. Witcher is the library's Senior Manager for Special Collections, a job which entails managing The Genealogy Center, serving as general curator for that institution's Rare and Fine Book Collection, and supervising the new Lincoln Financial Collection's Lincoln Library. He has worked at the Allen County Public Library for more than thirty-five years. Curt is a member of the Genealogy Committee of the American Library Association, a past chair of the association's History Section, a former president of both the Federation of Genealogical Societies and the National Genealogical Society, and the founding president of the Indiana Genealogical Society.
Curt was distinguished in 1995 as a fellow of the Utah Genealogical Association (FUGA) and received the Federation of Genealogical Societies' highest honor, the Rabbi Malcolm H. Stern Humanitarian Award, in 1997. He was the 2002 ALA-RUSA History Section Genealogical Publishing Company Award winner and in 2003 was honored by the Indiana Historical Society as that year's Willard Heiss Memorial Lecturer. Curt was recognized in 2006 by being named the first fellow of the Indiana Genealogical Society. He was honored in May of 2007 with the National Genealogical Society's P. William Filby award for outstanding, life-time contributions to genealogical librarianship.
Curt's interests are in United States local history, migration history and settlement patterns, African American research, First Nations/Native American research, and preserving living history.
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Today we're continuing our Q&A series with Bell Curves alumni who are currently pursuing or just recently finished their MBAs. Recent posts have included Q&As with Goreleigh Willis, Crystal Forde , and Kibra Yemane about their first year MBA experiences. This time around Jessica Williams shares some of her insights and advice on her MBA experience. Jessica completed her MBA at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business
Why did you decide to apply to business school?
Business school had been on the radar since my days in undergrad, but I never knew what that looked like back then. As I was rounding out that 2.5 year mark at work, I knew that what I was doing professionally, although I was learning a lot, was not what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I wanted to take my career in another direction and get exposure to something that was more fulfilling. There were a few interests that I had swirling in my head, so in order to help make sense of those ideas and to help turn those into reality, I joined the organization MLT and thus began my journey to business school!
BC Alum Interview: Jessica Williams
What Tom Hanks Can Teach You About Taking the GRE
As part of making sure you're fully prepared for these tests our teachers often sacrifice their time, energy, and sanity and brave the Prometrics centers so that we can report on not only the content of the test be the experience of testing. This post is from one of our fabulous GRE teachers, Kara, who recently went in to take the actual GRE; here is her report:
Musings from an MBA 1st Year in Action
Today's post comes from a Bell Curves guest blogger and former student. Kayla Baker is a first-year MBA Candidate at the S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University. Prior to business school, she worked at the JPMorgan Private Bank for 3 years as a Junior Portfolio Manager; most recently, Kayla worked as an Account Manager at the education non-profit, Citizen Schools. At Johnson, Kayla is a member of the General Management and High-Technology clubs. Kayla holds a B.A. in Economics from Bowdoin College.
In this, her inaugural post, Kayla shares some thoughts on how to best prepare for the rigors of business school and maximize your experience.
While top business schools attract some of the most ambitious, successful people, returning to school comes with a few challenges. Sure, there's a reward in the end, but in order to get there, I'd like offer a few considerations to help you prepare:
Grad School Admissions Testing – An Accurate Measure of Intelligence?
Today's guest post is co-authored by Pauline Jennett, a Doctoral Candidate in the Educational Leadership Field. A former associate director of admissions from Harvard Business School, Ms. Jennett evaluated and interviewed domestic and international applicants. Prior to joining The MBA Exchange as an Admissions Consultant, she served as director of recruitment and admissions for non-profit career development organization Management Leadership for Tomorrow, an alumni officer for Boston University, and in sales and marketing management roles with Coca-Cola, Gillette, Procter & Gamble, and IBM. Ms. Jennett earned her MBA from The Wharton School, where she was a member of the Dean's Graduate Student Advisory group and studied at Instituto de Estudies Superiores de la Empresa (IE). She has a master of divinity degree cum laude from Boston University, and bachelor of business administration degree from Baruch College where she was a Baruch Scholar. She has traveled to 36 countries on 5 continents and is conversant in Spanish.
In my educational leadership doctoral program, I am taking a fascinating class on Psychological Testing. In the textbook "Assessment Procedures for Counselors and Helping Professionals" (Drummond, 2010), the authors note that "despite the lack of a clear definition of intelligence, assessing intelligence typically encompasses measuring one's ability to understand
complex ideas, adapt effectively to the environment, think abstractly, learn from experience, learn quickly, and engage in various forms of reasoning." Any student who has ever taken the SAT, GMAT, GRE, or LSAT, among other school admissions exams, can see remnants of these factors in the testing sections and question paradigms.
SAT Subject Tests: Which Tests To Take And When
Since most colleges don't require SAT Subject Tests (click here for our post on which colleges require the tests), most students will not need to take them. However, if you're one of the lucky few students applying to one of the 160 colleges in the United States that require or recommend the tests, you'll need to take them.
Which SAT Subject Tests Should You Take?
For most students, the answer to which Subject Tests to take is "the ones that you'll do the best on." Most colleges that require or recommend Subject Tests do not require or recommend a specific test. Instead, they require a particular number of tests (either 2 or 3) and leave the rest of the
decision-making to the student.
Guest Blog from Direct Hits: Surviving the Infamous Jr. Year
For those of you who are juniors, the HALCYON days of summer have come to an end and the dreaded year has begun. While you may be feeling DISCOMFITED or even TIMOROUS about the upcoming year, let us DISPEL the PERVASIVE rumors that junior year is necessarily going to be the BANE of your existence, presenting only INSURMOUNTABLE challenges. Although 11th grade can be stressful, you can DEVISE and IMPLEMENT a FEASIBLE plan to THWART the customary headaches of junior year.
SAT Subject Tests: What Are They and Should You Take Them?
One question we're often asked when we present at high schools, college fairs, or parent meetings is "What are SAT Subject Tests and should I
take them?" Well, keep reading and by the end of this you should have as clear an answer as it's possible to give.
What are SAT Subject Tests?
SAT Subject Tests are one hour exams on a variety of topics. They provide colleges a more detailed insight into your academic skills in a particular subject area than the SAT does. Many parents may remember hearing about or taking the Achievement Tests (if you graduated high school in the 80s or 90s) or the SAT IIs (in the first half of the 00s). Well, "SAT Subject Tests" is simply the latest name for those same exams.
I am Applying for an MBA. Am I a Minority Candidate?
EssaySnark is honored for the opportunity to share thoughts on MBA admissions with Bell Curve's GMAT students today! We're going to tackle a subject head-on to debunk some myths about race and ethnicity and how it can impact your chances for getting in.
We get questions sometimes from people who are thinking about applying to business school. They hear that there's an advantage if you're a minority candidate, and they wonder if that's them. The color of their skin is non-white, so you might think that they automatically fall into that "minority" category. If you ask the U.S. government, then anybody who's not Caucasian is a minority – you can see the CDC's definition here. If you're not a white dude (or chick) then doesn't that mean you'll have an easier time getting into bschool?
Maybe. It depends. Here's how it breaks down:
On the Record: Q&A with BC Alumnus Kibra Yemane
Today we're continuing our Q&A series with Bell Curves alumni who are currently pursuing or just recently finished their MBAs. Recent posts have included Q&As with Goreleigh Willis and Crystal Forde about their first year MBA experiences. This time around Kibra Yemane shares some of her insights and advice on her MBA experience. Kibra completed her MBA at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.
I applied to business school in order to transition to a career in Human Resources. Prior to business school, I worked for a public accounting firm for about six years. While I enjoyed my time, I also realized that I was more passionate about talent management, recruiting, diversity – areas that typically fall under the HR umbrella. When I did some more research, I realized that more and more companies placed an emphasis on the HR function – and were interested in training the next crop of HR leaders through leadership development programs. When I realized one of the requirements for this program was an advanced degree, I knew the MBA was the next logical step for me.
GMAT or GRE, As Easy as 1-2-3
With a growing number of schools accepting the GRE for the MBA, we constantly get questions about which test people should take, so here are a few considerations to help students answer that question of GMAT or GRE:
1. The Advantage of History. The GMAT is the gold standard for the MBA application. Institutions have no questions about what GMAT scores mean and how to compare them retrospectively to students in their programs both current and past. Only recently (the last half-decade) has the number of schools accepting the GRE increased significantly. Advantage: GMAT.


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A 1920 reunion of the 30th Infantry Division (The Hickory Division) of WWI AEF fame. The old guy in gray is my great-great-grandfather Noah Frady, possibly the oldest American Civil War vet alive in Asheville at the time. Also present are his son-in-law (in doorway, wearing white suit at left) and his grandsons... the smallest one running alongside is my grandfather, Max Rhodes. |
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TRADITIONAL Service | Sprecher Rd Campus
Sunday, January 26 at 9:00 am
Held in the Chapel, a smaller venue, orchestral instruments combine with a small choir to lead the congregation through classic hymns that tie to our rich history of faith. The voice of the congregation is heard through sung worship, call and response, corporate prayer and spoken creed. All messages by the teaching team are shared through video in this venue.


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1. 'Turning' boys into girls, virtually speaking
Transferring body ownership
to your virtual avatar …
The real Avatar: body transfer turns men into girls – video 85429678001 – life – 13 May 2010 – New Scientist.
Second Lifers or World of Warcrafters, who have become fully immersed in those environments, would be unlikely to doubt that one's sense of self can be highly malleable and that they can easily believe – for moments at the very least if not hours – that their avatar, no matter how different in gender, species or age, is "really" them.
But people, who have not experienced MUVE immersibility either in a virtual world like Second Life, or a MMORPG such as World of Warcraft, might be very sceptical about the possibility.
However, researchers at the University of Barcelona, according to the New Scientist, have now shown that, facilitated by a "young girl body image" view with virtual-reality headset and some brief arm-stroking, men in their mid-20s can react as if the "avatar" body is their own. They feel that way even when they subsequently move outside the girl's perspective and watch her being attacked.
Professor Mel Slater, who led the team that carried out the experiment, told Wendy Zukerman, of the New Scientist, "This is the first experiment to show that body ownership can be transferred to an entirely virtual body."
The finding, Zukerman said, highlighted how far one's sense of self and body image could be manipulated, and could lead to therapies for conditions of body-image distortion such as anorexia and might be applied to entertainment – to make video games more immersive, for example –and also to psychology.
On average, the men in the experiment reported medium-strength feelings about the girl's body being their own, and strong feelings that the woman was touching their body: the researchers recorded physical responses such as increased heart rate when the avatar, they were later viewing as a third person, was slapped.
The experiment demonstrated the strong connection the volunteers felt to their new, virtual bodies, Slater told Zukerman, suggesting that the familiarity of looking down and seeing one's own body "is so overwhelming" that even dramatic changes in body won't override the influence of vision.
Slater's principal areas of research are in helping to find out what makes virtual reality work for people – in the sense that they can engage with one another in virtual environments, and also interact with virtual characters. His research, the study of 'presence' in virtual environments, is also explored in the context of psychotherapy for social phobia and other related applications.
2. Learning to control your nightmares the vid-gaming way
Video "gaming serves some of the same society functions in today's world as explicit mythological systems have in indigenous cultures" through meditation-like absorption, according to Professor Jayne Gackenbach, of Grant MacEwan University, Edmonton, Canada, and Professor Harry T. Hunt, of Brock University, St Catherines, Canada, in a paper on "Video Game Play and Lucid Dreaming as Socially Constructed Meditative Absorption", presented at the Science of Consciousness Conference.
Gackenbach, a psychologist with the Department of Psychology at Grant MacEwan, who has focused her research on the effects of technology, especially video game play, on consciousness, believes video gamers learn through gaming to have more lucid dreams than non-gamers, to control their dreams and nightmares and dull the stresses of real life.
Her research, which suggests gamers suffer fewer nightmares and are more likely to turn their nightmares into fun, video-game-like challenges, could aid those who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, of which nightmares are a common symptom.
Noting in their paper that research has shown that video game players report more lucid dreams than those who rarely game, Gackenbach and Hunt said, "… gaming serves some of the same societal function in today's youth as explicit mythological systems have in indigenous cultures … these states experienced in gaming are a spontaneous re-engagement with that level of collectivity from a place of our individual conscious isolation in highly differentiated and pluralistic modern culture.
"… It appears that gaming adds a dimension to the lucid dreams of gamers such that their full potential for focused problem solving is expressed very much like the strategies of video gaming. The enhanced bizarreness of lucid-gamer associated dreams may also serve as a trigger for the emergence of their increased lucidity. The exotic-mythic element of the lucid bizarre dreams of gamers (Gackenbach et al, in press) is similar to previous research on the archetypal content in dreams (Hunt, 1989)."
By comparing the lucid versus non-lucid dreams of gamers, Gackenbach and Hunt concluded that lucidity in gamer's dreams emphasised the already generally positive dream experience of being lucid in sleep, including the enhanced aggression which facilitated the sense of empowerment also typical in video-game playing. Not only is there more lucidity in gamer's dreams, but that lucidity seems to be further enhanced by the gaming experience.
"To be absorbed in consciousness, be it in lucid dreams, intense fantasy or meditation is also to be absorbed in the social field more deeply than is available in ordinary consciousness," they argued. "Since consciousness itself is collective already, and the high absorber is entering the level provided in traditional times by externalised ritual and myth, gaming offers those in contemporary western individualistic society much the same function.
"Specifically it is an externalised absorptive consciousness with provided patterns that are accordingly socially structured, simultaneously shared, and so offering some of the support of tribal societies, which individual high absorbers in the west have lost in their only ostensibly "private" lucid dreams and meditations," they said.
Gackenbach's research and views on dreaming, which she presented recently at two gaming conferences, Games for Health and Canadian Game Studies, have gone viral on the net with good reason. They are an important adjunct to explaining the ways MUVES – whether in video-gaming or virtual on-line environments – can work in changing both perceptions and people's lives and how they can be used.
Dreams and video games both represent alternate realities,she told LiveScience Senior Writer Jeremy Hsu, noting, however, that dreams arise biologically from the human mind, while video games are technologically driven by computers and gaming consoles.
"If you're spending hours a day in a virtual reality, if nothing else it's practice," she said. "Gamers are used to controlling their game environments, so that can translate into dreams."
On the question of mastering nightmares, Gackenbach conducted a 2008 study with 35 males and 63 females, which found that gamers experienced less or even reversed threat simulation (in which the dreamer became the threatening presence), with fewer aggression dreams overall.
"What happens with gamers is that something inexplicable happens," Gackenbach explained. "They don't run away, they turn and fight back. They're more aggressive than the norms."
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The patient continues his recovery.
He's off all of his medicines and now the challenge is to keep him calm until the stitches come out on Saturday. He's very, very bouncy and really wants to play/run/jump. I'm doing a lot of sitting on my butt watching TV because when I do that he's content to sleep or just sit quietly.
Sadie is also doing well. Her eye appears to be back to normal (she's also going to the vet on Saturday for a check up) and the Benadryl has stopped her from chewing on her feet. She also loves the daily dose of pumpkin.
I've gone back to work and the dogs are behaving hemselves. Not surprisingly (since I'm sure my immune system is shot from all the recent stress and worrying) I've been attacked by a viscous cold. This works will with my "sit on my butt" plan, though. The downtime has allowed me to go through 400+ pictures on my camera.
These are my favorites. (They were all taken before Luka's surgery.)
I don't think I will ever get tired of Milo and how he relaxes.
Milo is also cute when he's not sprawled immodestly all over the furniture.
One day Milo was sitting in the window cackling at the birds playing in the water dish out on the deck. Romeo heard the commotion and checked it out.
The smug look on Romeo's face is because he shoved Milo aside and took his spot.
Romeo is a very shy kitty. I'm always happy when I can snap a picture of him.
Milo and Luka both love to lie in front of the open screen door. Look who's got the prime spot right in front of the door. 🙂
We've only missed one weekend, but I already miss our weekend adventures. It will be some time before we can resume them.
I love watching Sadie and Luka enjoy the water.
Sadie often plays so much that she has to sneak a quick nap while Luka is off playing.
Occasionally Luka becomes obsessed with playing fetch. This doesn't happen often and so far it's only happened at the reservoir. He won't fetch into the water…only along the shore.
I LOVE this picture of Luka.
More than anything, Luka loves to run. (I cannot wait to watch him run again.)
Our hikes always lead to the dogs sleeping on the way home.
A nice portrait of Sadie.
And of both of them.
Finally, a once in a lifetime picture (so far). This is the only time I've ever seen Luka lying on his back. It didn't last long, but at least I captured the moment.
Once his stitches come out I will try to get him to do this again to show off his scar.


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Loyola at a Glance Faculty/Staff Newsletter
Preparatory Arts Program offers new dance classes, including flashmob
August 23, 2013
Loyola University New Orleans Preparatory Arts Program is expanding this fall to offer three new types of dance classes, including a Michael Jackson-themed flashmob class taught by Loyola ballet alumnus Kenneth "Kynt" Bryan '99.
The flashmob workshop will take place every Sunday, Sept. 8 to Oct. 27, and will explore choreography from Jackson's legendary "Thriller" and "Beat It" videos. The final performance will take place at a surprise location in New Orleans on Halloween. Bryan will also teach an all-ages hip-hop workshop on Sundays, Sept. 1 to Oct. 20. Registration for the flashmob course is $90, and the hip-hop workshop costs $80. For more information or to register, contact Bryan at 504-453-6991.
Loyola ballet instructor Leigh Brockman will teach a yearlong contemporary dance class, which will borrow elements from classical ballet, modern and jazz dance styles. Classes begin Monday, Sept. 9, and registration is $115 per semester or $10 per class for Loyola community members and $12 per class for the public. For more information on the contemporary classes, contact Brockman at 504-460-6807.
Loyola at a Glance is written and distributed for the faculty, staff, and friends of Loyola University New Orleans. It is published by the Office of Public Affairs, Greenville Hall, Box 909, 7214 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118. (504) 861-5888.
Information to be included in Loyola at a Glance must be received 2-3 weeks in advance of the publication date. Send items to Loyola at a Glance, Box 909.


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- 5 Beds
- 5 Full, 1 Half Baths
Property TypeResidential – Single Family
Listing Date11/29/19
Year Built2019
AreaWest Vail South
Lot Size0.23 Acres (10,149 SqFt)
ParkingOver 3 Car Garage
Property Description
1 of 4 homes new or currently under construction homes at the top of Intermountain. Built out to have contemporary finishes and excellent stonework. Garage will be large enough to fit 4 cars + any toys.
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- Mountains
- Woods
- Hiking/Pedestrian Trail
- Cable Available
- Elevator
- Fireplace - Gas
- Jetted Bathtub
- Multi-Level
- District Sewer
- District Water
- Electricity Avail.
- Phone Available
- Radiant
- Dryer
- Washer
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About West Vail
Occupying a wider swath of the Valley than the Villages and East Vail, West Vail offers distinctly different environments on its northern and southern hillsides. The south side features lush wooded alpine terrain interspersed with meadows while the more exposed north side offers dramatic views and an abundance of sunshine year round. Divided into several neighborhoods, the area has a commercial center with groceries, shops, and restaurants and a close knit mix of locals and second home owners. Properties in West Vail range from simple condominiums to elegant single-family homes, all of which are a quick 5-10 minute Town shuttle away from the heart of the Village.
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Lensbaby Composer Special Effects SLR Lens for Nikon F Mount
- 1 x Lensbaby Composer Special Effects SLR Lens for Nikon F Mount
- 1 x Front & Rear Lens Caps
- 1 x Case with Aperture Discs
- 1 x Storage Bag
- Ball & Socket Selective Focus
- Interchangeable Optics System
- Multi-Coated Optical Glass
- Manual Focus
- Pre-installed Double Glass Optic
The Lensbaby Composer Special Effects SLR Lens is part of the Lensbaby series of SLR lenses, and offers the same spectacular special-effect results. However, the Composer introduces a completely new design. Based on a ball and socket configuration, this version allows for smoother selective focus control.
The Composer will retain its position after being bent, which makes it easy to use even with one hand. Users also no longer have to squeeze the lens to focus. They can simply tilt the lens to a desired angle and then focus with a traditional barrel focusing ring.
A Lensbaby lens is a hybrid between a bellows camera and a tilt-shift camera. It allows for selective focusing with SLR cameras. It will bring one area of a photo into sharp focus, surrounded by gradually increasing blur. Effects like blurring, glowing highlights, and subtle, prismatic color distortions can all be achieved without software manipulations. The lens can be bent off-center in any direction for different results.
The Composer features the Optic Swap System. Lensbaby has developed a line of different "optics" that can be interchanged with the Muse and Composer versions. This provides artists with an almost unlimited variety of looks and styles to capture their unique visions.
The Composer comes supplied with the Double Glass Optic, which provides the sharpest focus in its range. It offers a tack sharp sweet spot, with minimal diffusion at all aperture settings. Also available optionally are the Plastic Optic for an ultra-soft and ethereal look, the Single Glass Optic for that vintage look, or the Pinhole/Zone Plate for softer, dreamier focus images that are equally sharp from edge to edge.
No electronic communication is possible between the camera and the lens. All operation is strictly manual. Automatic light metering is possible by shooting in aperture priority mode for almost all digital and film SLR camera bodies except certain Nikon bodies including the D40, D50, D60, D70, D70S, D80, D90, D100, N50, N65, N70, N75, N80, plus Kodak 14N and ProN, and Fuji S1, S2, and S3.
The lens aperture can be changed by inserting different size aperture discs.
The Composer features a unique manual focus design which requires more rotation to move the optic as you approach infinity. This makes it easier to focus on objects at intermediate and distant depths than regular manual focus lenses.
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|2, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16 & 22
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|1.5' (46cm)
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|Double Glass Optic
|2.5" (6.3cm)
|2.5" (6.3cm)
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Be welcomed home by an adorable wagging tail, playful pooch or snuggle up with a purring kitten. Animal energy and affection is a wonderful thing to bring fresh life in your home.
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Keep your eyes and ears open in the near future because we, the fans, get to choose the first Expanded Universe figure that Sideshow does for the 12" line. Very cool.
Great news not just that they're going to do expanded universe figures, but that we get to be involved!I'd like a 12" Grand Admiral Thrawn or a Noghri. What would you like to see?
12 EU Quinlan Vos.I'd buy 2.Think, they could make him in his war/street gear, include Jedi Robes, and a Sith Cloak. His Blaster, Saber, Thermal Detonators, and Holocron would all be included as well.I want it now.Kevin
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Rib of beef
3 carrots
2 sticks of celery
1 leek
1 onion
2 sticks of rosemary picked and finely chopped
Beef Stock
Season the joint with salt, then peel and roughly chop the veg and place in the bottom of the roasting tray to act as a trivet. Drizzle some good quality olive oil over the joint, sprinkle the chopped rosemary over the meat and place in a preheated oven at 230C – 250C.
Baste the joint frequently with the juices and fat that run out of the meat. Reduce the heat to 200C once the meat has sealed. The total roasting time is 15 minutes per 500g plus 15 minutes, or until the juices run clear.
Once removed from the oven the joint should be rested for 15 minutes before carving.
While the meat is resting, remove the fat and oil from the roasting tray, this is best done by lifting one corner of the tray carefully so the liquid runs to the opposite corner, then simply spoon off the clear liquid. Next get the roasting tray over a high heat and use a wooden spoon to gently work any bits that are stuck to the tray loose, at this point it's a good idea to add a generous measure of red wine or (my personal preference) port to help "de-glaze" the tray.
Once all the pieces have been worked loose, think about how much gravy you want when finished and add roughly twice that amount of hot beef stock to the roasting tray, bring it to the boil and remove from the heat.
Now strain this through a sieve into a clean saucepan and bring to a boil. Allow the liquid to reduce by half and it should thicken just enough to give a really rich gravy, if it thickens too much just stir in a little stock to thin it down again.


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Date: 9/12/2019
Start Time: 10:45 AM
End Time: 11:15 AM
Come and join the fun! Rhymes, fingerplays, music and books, books, books! Give your child a wonderful start to becoming a great reader! For children from 0-11 months -- must be accompanied by an adult. A pre-registered, six-week series.Library: Chester County Library
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Applebee's Tracks Pours and Trains Staff to Achieve Higher Draft Beer Profits
Want to make more money on draft beer? Pay attention to it, and not just casual attention; know what's happening to every drop from keg to glass. That's what Applebee's, the nation's largest casual restaurant chain, did with a program implemented last year. The results are significant thus far, and they certainly are not out of reach for operators of any size.
"Fifty percent of the adult beverages I sell are draft beer," says Sam Rothschild, senior vice president of operations for Lenexa, Kan.-based Applebee's Services Inc. "It's one area where we can make or lose a lot of money." Indeed it is, considering that Applebee's sold $540 million worth of adult drinks in 2008, according to research firm Technomic Inc.
"We've always done a lot of bar training on draft beer and also promotions, but I had observed what I call poor draft management by bartenders and managers," Rothschild shares. "And not just in our restaurants. It's everywhere. This is a huge opportunity for the industry."
With that in mind, Rothschild and his team began looking closely at the Applebee's beer program three years ago, kicking off what's now called the Applebee's Draft Beer Optimization program. "We wound up with more questions than answers, but we ultimately decided we wanted to spend a lot of time and focus on making sure our beer was cold, poured properly and optimized for profit," he explains. "The bottom line is that beer is living food, although people don't see it that way. It's got to be handled properly to ensure quality and profits."
The Applebee's Draft Beer Optimization team identified three goals: improved quality, reduced waste and improved margins. One year after rolling out an aggressive initiative to all 398 company-owned Applebee's restaurants, Rothschild reports that draft beer waste is down 50 percent and the sales increase is "making us happy. We began seeing ROI very quickly." Several franchisees also have jumped on board, eager to tap into such improvements.
To achieve those three goals, Rothschild and his team mustered internal resources including training and beverage management talent, but they also believed monitoring every pint pulled was the key. After meeting with numerous beer suppliers and equipment vendors, Applebee's engaged San Francisco-based TapDynamics to implement its TapAdvisor Service in a pilot program that began in early 2008; systemwide rollout began in spring 2009.
At the restaurant level, the process began with a detailed survey of the draft system. "We did a full system audit from keg to glass with a score on each component," explains TapDynamics CEO Michael Cann, who notes that in many cases, high levels of waste were correlated to older equipment. Equipment was replaced as needed, as was glassware.
Next, monitoring equipment was installed, including flow meters — usually one per tap — and TapAdvisor appliances were mounted in the cooler or keg box to collect and transmit data from the draft equipment to secure servers. Micro Matic USA, TapDynamics' strategic partner, installed the TapAdvisor monitoring equipment at each location through its National Dealer-Installer network. The meters track every ounce of beer that goes through the lines by brand, time, location and size of pour; the TapAdvisor appliance relays the data to a secure data warehouse. POS data is then sent from the restaurant to a secure web site, ensuring the protection of guest credit card information; TapAdvisor integrates the POS information into the flow meter data to develop a series of reports. Daily reports are delivered to the restaurant, with a summary going to the corporate office. According to Rothschild, the goal here was the ability to quickly identify and address losses. For example, the Draught Beer Scorecard tracks what was poured versus what was sold, and when variances occur, it includes insights into the probable cause — overpouring, equipment or line maintenance issues.
"Once we started receiving this information, we quickly learned that our original hypothesis was correct: Beer lines weren't being cleaned as often as they should, beer temperatures fluctuated and, in many instances, there were high rates of pours without sales rung," says Rothschild. "That was the most shocking — how much beer is given out as buy-backs or free to the bartenders' friends. Also, how much is poured off as foam or wasted because of improper pouring techniques."
The Applebee's training team went to work, educating bartenders and managers on issues such as proper pouring via traditional and video training materials; the TapDynamics' team tutored them in how to use the daily scorecards to immediately address problems. For example, if the scorecard identifies a variance and attributes it to overpouring or pouring without ringing a sale, managers can review the time it occurred and correlate it to labor schedules to see who was working and revisit pouring and policies with those staff members.
Increased Awareness Drives ROI
"Once we started sharing these reports with the bartenders, it was amazing how quickly everyone snapped into shape," Rothschild quips. "It's really an awareness issue. Everyone has to be aware that beer needs to be handled properly so the guest is satisfied and comes back time and again. Also, this type of monitoring reduces the bartender's ability to give beer away."
Such daily reports also help keep managers focused on draft. Since restaurant manager compensation at Applebee's is tied to unit sales and profits, demonstrating ways to easily improve both metrics grabs their attention and keeps draft high on the priority list, Rothschild says.
The ROI on the Draft Beer Optimization initiative was also quick because the investment was fairly low. Applebee's made capital investment in draft equipment on an as-needed basis and pays a monthly fee per tap, per location for the monitoring and analysis, with no equipment or installment costs. "Now, our beer is consistently cold, we're wasting far less of it and making more profit on it," says Rothschild. "We're more profitable because we're paying close attention to our draft beer program, which is something any bar or restaurant can do."
The next phase of the initiative, which Rothschild refers to as Tap Optimization, involves an examination of what should be on tap in each location, both from a nationally branded and a regional or craft beer perspective. Local restaurant operators are engaged in the process, and Rothschild also is working with Applebee's suppliers to identify the brands that will drive sales and profits in each location. He then plans to extend the effort into wine and spirits.
"Some people think I'm a little crazy — we're a huge casual chain and we're looking at what should be on tap in each location? But we're a neighborhood bar and grill at heart, so we need to serve the neighborhood," he explains. NCB
Preventing Unprofitable Pours
Paying attention to draft beer pays off, as the team at Applebee's found. TapDynamics CEO Michael Cann offers more insights and tips for making the most of draft beer.
• Establishments that have not cleaned their draft beer lines in 30 days or more tend to have much higher losses due to equipment issues and over-pouring.
•Sites that run 100 percent CO2 often lose product due to over-carbonation on products that have been on the line more than seven days, not to mention the fact that the bar staff has to deal with the wild, foamy, over-carbonated beer until the keg is finally pulled. Having the optimal gas mix (which differs depending on the type of equipment dispensing the beer, as well as the actual beer product) is very important to the overall quality of draft beer as well as reducing loss.
• Temperature imbalance is one of the leading causes of foamy beer. Because a small fluctuation of just a couple degrees Fahrenheit can impact the pour-ability and quality of draft beer, bar staff should get in the habit of checking the pour temperature of the beer on a regular basis to ensure that the beer is pouring at 36-38 degrees Fahrenheit.


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A Guide to the Jack Newfield Papers, 1910, 1932-2005 (bulk 1964-2005)
Biographical Note
Investigative journalist, Jack Newfield (1938-2004), made a career out of exposing abuses of power in his native New York City. Born in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesent, Newfield lived most of his adult life in Greenwich Village, New York. After graduating from Boys' High School, he attended Hunter College, earning a degree in journalism in 1961. Newfield, a supporter of and participant in the civil rights movement, spent two nights in a Mississippi jail in 1963 after his arrest at a sit-in.
The next year, Newfield joined the Village Voice and worked there as a columnist, reporter, and editor for twenty-four years. While at the Voice, he helped define the idea of the alternative press through his investigative articles and unwavering defense of New York's dispossessed. He became popular in part for his periodic "10 Worst Judges" and "10 Worst Landlords" pieces, as well as for his Thanksgiving neighborhood heroes columns and other recognitions of local activism. In 1988, after twenty-four years, Newfield left the Village Voice due to a dispute over the direction of the paper.
Newfield then joined the New York Daily News as an editor and writer for a new investigative reporting unit. Three years later, he quit after making a principled choice to support the striking newspaper pressmen and refusing to cross their picket line. He quickly joined the New York Post as a columnist. During this time, however, the New York Post almost closed, and a group of writers, which included Newfield, took over production of the paper until Rupert Murdoch reacquired it in 1993. Newfield left the New York Post in 2001 after ten years when a new editor, wanting to take the paper in a different direction, fired him. Subsequently, Newfield wrote columns and investigative articles for the New York Sun, the New York Observer, and The Nation. In 1980, the Center for Investigative Reporting awarded Newfield the George Polk Award for Political Reporting. He also received the 25-Year News Achievement Award from the Society of Silurians in 2000 and a New York State Bar Association Special Award in 1986 for his series of articles on Bobby McLaughlin.
In addition to his career as a newspaper journalist, Newfield wrote many books, among which the most prominent include: A Prophetic Minority (1966), Robert Kennedy: A Memoir (1969), The Abuse of Power: the Permanent Government and the Fall of New York (1977), City for Sale: Ed Koch and the Betrayal of New York (1988), and Only in America: the Life and Times of Don King (1995). A Prophetic Minority, written in 1966, studies the origins and development of the "New Left" radicals of the 1960s. Newfield wrote The Abuse of Power, a classic urban muckraking bestseller, with Paul DuBrul in 1977. City for Sale, written in collaboration with Wayne Barrett, documents the municipal corruption in Mayor Ed Koch's administration from 1981 to 1988. In, Only in America, Newfield presents a complex portrait of boxing promoter Don King, which includes an examination of his dominance of the boxing world and his exploitation of fighters. Newfield, along with filmmaker Charles Stuart, won an Emmy Award in 1991 for writing in connection with the Frontline documentary Don King, Unauthorized, which aired on PBS.
Newfield traveled with Robert Kennedy during his presidential campaign in the late 1960s and was present at Kennedy's assassination in 1969. Drawing on his close relationship with Kennedy, Newfield wrote and published Robert Kennedy: A Memoir in 1969; it was reissued in 2003. Additionally, in 1998, he and Charles Stuart collaborated to produce a documentary for the Discovery Channel entitled Robert Kennedy, A Memoir.
Other books written by Newfield include: Bread and Roses Too: Reporting about America (1971); A Populist Manifesto: The Making of a New Majority (1972); Cruel and Unusual Justice (1974); The Education of Jack Newfield (1984); Somebody's Gotta Tell It: The Upbeat Memoir of a Working-Class Journalist (2002); The Full Rudy: The Man, The Mayor, The Myth (2003); American Rebels, editor and introduction (2003); American Monsters, co-editor (2004).
Jack Newfield considered himself a participatory journalist, deeply involved in politics and advocacy. He investigated and reported but also championed his causes and criticized and named his adversaries. His articles often affected change by influencing policy, policymakers, and other media. Notable examples include the creation of a law banning the use of lead paint in apartments, changes in campaign finance laws, the prosecution of corrupt nursing home owners, and the enforcement of regulations to protect the frail and elderly in nursing homes. Furthermore, his series of articles on Bobby McLaughlin, who was wrongly convicted for murder, led to McLaughlin's exoneration and release from prison in 1986. Newfield was still writing and working when he was diagnosed with kidney cancer in September 1986. He died on December 21, 2004, at the age of 66.
www.jacknewfield.com. "About." www.jacknewfield.com. http://www.jacknewfield.com/about.html (accessed August 4, 2010).
Amateau, Albert. "Jack Newfield, 66, journalist, Villager, club critic." The Villager 74, no.33 (December 22-28, 2004).
Barrett, Wayne. "Jack Newfield, 1938-2004." The Village Voice, December 21, 2004.
Shudel, Matt. "Muckraking N.Y. Reporter Jack Newfield Dies at 66." The Washington Post, December 23, 2004.
Scope and Contents
Newspaper clippings, correspondence, notes, legal documents, drafts, manuscripts, galley proofs, diaries, appointment/date books, annotated books, audiovisual material, and photographs comprise the Jack Newfield Papers, 1910, 1932-2005 (bulk 1964-2005), and document Jack Newfield's career as an investigative journalist and author.
Newfield's research files compose the bulk of the papers and consist mainly of annotated newspaper clippings and correspondence. In the instances where a subject became an article, the file also includes his annotated typescript notes and drafts. Because the collection spans Newfield's entire career, the contents of a file will often extend over several decades. The research files constitute source material for many of his books as well as for articles published in the Village Voice, New York Daily News, New York Post, New York Sun, and The Nation. Major topics covered by the files include New York City politicians, such as mayors, local officials, and judges, particularly those involved in scandals or corruption; neighborhood development; boxing; organized crime; the civil rights movement; journalism and journalists; and race relations in America. Furthermore, they reflect Newfield's special relationships with Robert F. Kennedy, Mario Cuomo, Mike Tyson, Bobby McLaughlin, and Bill Patterson.
The series concerning Newfield's writings documents the creation and development of his articles, speeches, and books as well as his involvement in various radio, television, and film projects. To varying degrees, the papers contain material for all of his books and film projects, including notes, galley proofs, scripts, correspondence, and manuscripts. Newfield's personal papers contain legal documents and depositions; material concerning awards and recognition; calendars and appointment books; and his diaries from 1981, 1989, and 1995 to 2004. His correspondence consists of a small amount of personal correspondence from 1991 to 2004 and fan mail from the 1960s to 2000. Photographs in the papers depict Newfield, his family, Robert Kennedy, Edward Kennedy, Mario Cuomo, John Gotti, Don King, and David Dinkins. The remainder of the collection contains the collected writings of others and audiovisual material, including videotapes, audiocassettes, and micro cassettes.
Forms part of the News Media History collection.
Archivist's Note:
Jack Newfield wrote folder titles and at times extensive notes on the front of his file folders. All of Newfield's files were placed in new acid-free folders, but the original folders were also retained in each file. Folder titles reflect Newfield's original labeling. In the case of unnamed folders, unclear titles, or illegible writing, the archivist created folder titles, which are indicated by brackets.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History and the University of Texas at Austin assumes no responsibility.
This collection is stored remotely. Advance notice required for retrieval. Contact repository for retrieval.
Separated Material
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Jack Newfield Papers, 1910, 1932-2004, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Ed Sevcik, Courtney Chartier, Javier Franco Garza, and Lauren Goodley, May 2007. Subsequent revisions were made by Megan Mummey, August 2010.
Detailed Description of the Papers


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Dick Cheney was a friend of mine. Joe Biden is no Dick Cheney….
The Obama VP sweepstakes choice du jour is Joe Biden. Biden, of course, is an appealing choice because he chairs the Senate Foreign Relations committee, and has served in the Senate since 1973 so has extensive Washington experience. Despite serving in the Senate for 35 years, he is still relatively young (he will turn 66 this year) for someone who has been a Senator for this long (he's fifth in seniority among Senators, if my math is correct). He thus provides Obama with both experience and foreign policy credentials. He is also a former chair of the Senate Judiciary committee, which gave him a platform for pushing some strong anti-drug policies and to generally craft a relatively strong law-and-order profile. Combined with his personal story – he lost his first wife and infant in an auto accident shortly after he was elected to the Senate (he has since remarried), and almost died from a brain aneurysm in 1988 – he is a very attractive choice. For all these reasons – his foreign policy expertise, his years working on the judiciary committee, his appealing personal history, his longevity in the Senate – he has been touted as the front runner for the VP. He is also a very personable person who, based on media accounts, seems to have developed a good rapport with Obama.
But he is not a good selection. Those of you who have seen him on the stump understand that he has a severe case of foot-in-mouth disease. In this internet/you-tube age, his verbal gaffes will be played again and again. He has twice run for the presidency and in both cases showed remarkably little rapport with voters. As the Senator from Delaware, he also brings very little to the electoral table.
The primary liability, however, is the fact that his foreign policy experience has been gained from serving in the Senate. This is what sets him apart from Dick Cheney. Cheney gained valuable foreign policy experience as Secretary of Defense under the first George Bush. Prior to that he worked under Don Rumsfeld in the Ford White House, before succeeding Rumsfeld as chief of staff. Like Obama and Biden, Bush the Younger chose Cheney to compensate for his relative lack of foreign policy credentials. But Cheney had actual executive branch experience in managing the Defense department, and in making key foreign policy decisions, most notably during the first Persian Gulf War. Biden has none of this experience. As a Senator, he tends to view foreign policy primarily through the lens of oversight of the executive branch, rather than as someone who has developed his own foreign policy or who has managed the foreign policy establishment. Note as well that Biden supported Bush's decision to invade Iraq by voting for the October 2002 resolution to invade. After 9/11, he supported Bush's decision to invade Afghanistan, and he also agreed with Bush's claim that Saddam Hussein needed to be removed. He has since criticized Bush for failing to manage the war effectively, and perhaps is best noted for supporting a plan to partition Iraq into three zones of influence. But Republicans will have a field day pointing out that Biden was one of Bush's strongest supporters in the war on terror.
In short, he lacks the right type of foreign policy experience, and his voting record on the key foreign policy issues is almost indistinguishable from Clinton's.
A final point: if Obama wishes to make a selection that cements his image as the candidate of change – who plays more strongly to that message: Hillary Clinton or Joe Biden? For the moment, Biden is the media darling.
But he is the wrong choice for Obama.