text: Hudson Debacle - Starring Chris Beck, Xavier Siemens, Jeff Till, and David Nash BUY ON CD -- DOWNLOAD FOR FREE About TASM Lab TASM News Archive TASM Lab fellows Noble exits and links TASM Lyric bank 53 stories by Nash Twitch! More and more!!! History of the Hudson Debacle Rockmen to a Far Away Nowhere Purchase Rockmen... Purchase Monkey Oven... Songs and music samples from Rockmen Into the Monkey Oven Songs and music samples from Monkeyoven About the Hudson Debacle Pictures and artwork Hudson History Old news Midi downloads Shows Reviews and press The losers Click on the names to download MP3 files. Right+click to save to your hardrive. I don't know the Man with No Feet The Hospital in the Ocean We Young and Handsome Gentlemen Drinking with my Friends Your Drunk Drunk Secretary The Little Boy who... Stupid Yesterday Stupid Tomorrow Crimes of the Dancefloor Make-out Artist The Planet Earth Ejector Seat The Goddess Fabric Daddy Drinks Because You Cry The Wretch and the Devil Sad Berlin Rockmen to a Far Away Nowhere The Fantastic Asshole The Hudson Debacle Part II Lost in a Parking Lot Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck The Moon Rolled in the Sea How to Fight a Girl Stupid Saturday Icecream! Stumblebaby This is easy... Jeff started playing keyboard and bass and guitar in about 1982, where he started writing songs. Xavi, as a youngster, starts playing piano. (Dave did too, but didn't stick with it) In 1991, Jeff played bass in the Kalamazoo-based rockband, Overman, where he wrote and performed the song "Tomorrow", now on the Debacle's first CD, titled "Stupid Tomorrow". Dave briefly takes guitar lessons with then Thought Industry star, Paul Enzio. Lessons are short-lived. In the mid nineties, Chris plays bass in the band Sodlid, learning many of the hot chops he'll use later in the Debacle. Somewhere in the late nineties Xavi's girlfriend at the time sharves her head, and seems she won't date any more men. For Dave's birthday, Jeff gets him a used 12-string guitar, and Dave begins playing. On Dave's (30th?) birthday party in 1998, Chris and Dave and Jeff were sitting around and Chris said "I should buy a drumset and we can start a band". Dave starts buying lots of guitars, amps, recording gear, pedals, pods, boards, chords, etc., In mid-1999, Jeff accounces to Dave that he'll get a drumset by January of 2000 so that they can start a band. In January of 2000, Jeff buys a drum set. In February, Jeff, Dave, and Chris begin practicing as a new rock band in Chris' basement. The first songs learned include Lionelle Ritchie's "Hello", a cover of the Pegboy song "Strong Reaction", a cover of Scruffy the Cat's "The Moons fo Jupiter", and some originals such as "Tomorrow", "Daddy Drinks because you Cry", and "Planet Earth Ejector Seat". Dave starts thinking up sone names, including: - Trouserschnauzer - 2 buck zither - Ass Hammer - Wrong - Stinkertoy - Skinbat - Used Banjo Skin - Dick Snikker - Gravel Axe - Ass Porno - The Pe-nus-kateers - Chile Bag - Famous Anus - Jeff's Mortgage - 2 Bit Whore - Flatulizer - Gasoline Rainbow - Beck - Mother's at fullback - SlapJack and the Wussies' - The Stadium Rock Riffers - Toneless - The 4 40's Around May or so, Xavi joins the band on keyboards. Within months, Xavi buys a keyboard. The debacle learns more songs, like "Your Drunk Drunk Secretary" and "Sad Berlin" and "The Man with No Feet". Around July or so, the band names itself "The Hudson Debacle", largely because they practice on Hudson street (little did they know that they would eventually practice at the "Allied Screw and Bolt" building. In August, Jeff buys a condo. The debacle learns more songs, like "Crazy Chick (crimes of the dancefloor makeout artist)", and "the Hospital in the Ocean". Chris finishes school and takes a job at NorthEastern. On October 10, 2000, the Debacle plays at a party in Chris's basement. Police break up the set during the last song. Amazingly soon after, the Debacle play the Middle East on November 9th. We open for Caustic Resin and the Beatings. On February 9, we play the Milky Way in JP, with Science Park and Euphonic. On March 14, we play the Sky Bar with the Colorforms. We play there again on July 28 with them again and the Doom Buggies. In April of 2001 or so, we move out of Chris' basement and into a practice space in the South End. Around June or July, we begin recording our first record with Jere Faison and his Infinity Studio, also located in the South End. We finish in about 50 hours, over a few weeks. We start, around August, learning new songs for the next record. In September, two planes crash into the world trade center in NYC, killing thousands. October, Jeff is layed off from work. Some new songs, "lost in a parking lot", "Fantastic Asshole" and others. In December of 2001, the Debacle moves its practice area to Xavi's house. We soundproof. Dave is layed off from work as well. Icecream and Stupid Saturday are written. February of 2002 the band decides to press its CD. Jeff and Dave are rehired at thier old jobs. March 2002 the CD is released, and the website is launched. We do a modest booking campaign, but get booked at TTs and 608 all the same. A bad review, or only review, is published in Boston landmark the Noise. We play at TTs for a nice crowd. We write other songs, like "how to fight a girl", and "fuck fuck fuck fuck", and "Rockmen to a Far away nowhere". Chris mistakenly reads a "honey dew" sign to read "monkey oven" At the very end we write "Stumblebaby" and "Overeducated drunks" The 608 is our last show, and we take our stuff home after that, because the band is done. Jeff finishes the cover art for the new CD and it might get pressed..... 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Prying information from Governor Charlie Baker's administration shouldn't be like pulling teeth — especially when the information concerns the massive management failure at the Registry of Motor Vehicles and its tragic consequences.
That failure led to a backlog of tens of thousands of unprocessed out-of-state traffic violations — including one issued by the state of Connecticut to a Massachusetts driver charged with killing seven motorcyclists in New Hampshire last June. A legislative oversight committee investigating the matter is rightly trying to get to the bottom of who knew what when about the backlog and how the state can prevent a similar failure in the future. But State Representative William Straus, who cochairs the Joint Committee on Transportation, said he has turned up information that suggests all relevant communications between state officials has not been turned over to lawmakers.
Here's one example: On July 16, 2019, Lucy Spagnuolo of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation sent an e-mail with the subject line "Scanning and OOS [out-of-state] Processing," raising questions about RMV software that tracks out-of-state traffic violations. "This is not an e-mail conversation. We will gather a meeting," replied Mindy d'Arbeloff, deputy chief of staff to Baker, in an e-mail sent minutes later.
Straus said he obtained that e-mail chain from an outside source he has not identified. It was not among the nearly 1 million e-mails the Baker administration provided to lawmakers following written requests dated July 17 and Aug 6. Yet that specific communication does seem to fall under one of the specific requests made in the July 17 letter to DOT Secretary Stephanie Pollack.
In remarks to the press after Straus brought that July 16 e-mail chain to the media's attention, Baker said d'Arbeloff's call for a meeting showed the "urgency" given to the matter, and was not a way to avoid putting anything in writing. He also said if lawmakers want "documents they don't believe they received from us, all they've got to do is ask." Asked about Straus's concerns that all relevant documents have not been handed over, a Baker spokesman sent this e-mailed response: "The administration has not received any requests of any kind from the Joint Committee since the Department of Transportation produced nearly 1 million documents, but the Department has offered several times to assist the committee with their search."
While a million sounds like a lot, Straus said there are many duplicates and attachments of lengthy training manuals that don't shed any light on internal management issues. To that end, Straus is also trying to get access to the interview notes of 41 people who were questioned by Grant Thornton LLP, the independent investigators from Chicago who were hired by the state to review the RMV breakdown. And he's also seeking documents from meetings that were set up through a project management software program. The Baker administration said it has turned over everything it should. But there's room for doubt, especially since the Boston Herald reported that more than 53,000 documents weren't turned over to Grant Thornton investigators because they contained "legally privileged communication."
Straus said he shouldn't have to make any more written requests. "The existing two written requests from the joint committee are comprehensive and cover all the documents we are looking for. As a result, there isn't a need to ask for or insist upon any additional requests from the committee." He also notes that if the ultimate goal is disclosure and sharing of information in response to a tragedy, "shouldn't the benefit of the doubt" bend toward disclosure?
Yes, it should. And the Baker administration, whose failures contributed to the New Hampshire tragedy, ought to be more forthcoming to the state legislators doing their part to make sure it doesn't happen again.

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One person was killed Tuesday morning in a four-vehicle accident on I-95 north in Stafford County.
Police say Tyshaun Holloway was driving his 2004 Mecury sedan southbound on I-95 when he ran off the left side of the highway, crossed the median and struck a 2010 Toyota sedan in the northbound lanes.
The Toyota then hit a 2008 Chevrolet HHR and a 2013 two-axle box truck.
Holloway was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. His passenger, 20-year-old Dejonniza White, 20, of Bronx, N.Y., died at the scene.
The 36-year-old driver of the Toyota, a Fredericksburg man, was treated at an area hospital and released.
No other injuries were reported.
Holloway has been charged with reckless driving.
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Police are still working to determine what caused the crash.


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Niche line Memo has launched Moon Safari, a new fragrance under the tag line "the leather side of vetiver":
The dark side of the moon hides a jungle rustling with animals as free as they are wild. They live with their nose in the wind and their head in the stars, in the lightness and sweet pleasure of weightlessness. In the heat of the savannah, they welcome lazybones, men in the moon and dream chasers like old friends. A fanfare of roars, sighs, whinnies and cries ring out to greet each new arrival: no one even thinks of sleeping when it's time to set off on a Moon Safari.
The notes include mandarin, verbena, neroli, vetiver, leather and tonka bean.
Memo Moon Safari is available in 30 and 75 ml Eau de Parfum. (via mymemo, extrait.it)
Update: Moon Safari was developed by perfumer Aliénor Massenet.
Another update: Moon Safari is now known as Moon Fever.


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Josh and his company specialize in Online Sales Funnels, the most critical process for business stability and growth. He has been personally trained by Ryan Deiss, Ryan Levesque, and several other industry experts. He's also a single father to Benjamin, an adventure seeker, fitness junkie, and a daredevil.
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Tom was caught in a delicate situation
Tom's Quandary
Clyde, the CFO, was pressing Tom to invest in a new product idea. Tom's quandary was that the idea had been pitched to Clyde by Frank, his good friend and fellow yachtsman.
Clyde said, "Frank is a millionaire. He became one by developing, twice in a row, specialty devices used in gas pumps. He believes his new idea has the same potential for adoption and growth."
Tom, as Business Development Dir, saw no match of the idea with the firm's technical and market skills. Before making a development investment, Tom's rule is: Trust, but verify. He needed to know what knowledgable individuals thought about the idea.
Tom's Solution
With Clyde's approval, Tom engaged me for a project that used the Rule of 30 method [1] for end-user research. Clyde was familiar with my B2B customer research work in other projects for Tom.
Customer Research Report: Executive Summary
At a gas station, a Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) can seep petroleum into the soil and contaminate groundwater. Groundwater is the source of drinking water for almost half of all Americans.
In 1988, Congress gave the EPA the authority to regulate USTs. EPA's regulations demand owners and operators protect USTs from spills, overfills, and corrosion. Fines for not following the law are severe.[2]
There are more than 540,000 active USTs. Frank's idea was to develop a fiber optic detector to track petroleum leaks in the soil outside a gas station's perimeter.
No interest in Frank's idea
Conversations with 30 knowledgable individuals elicited consensus that Frank's idea missed the mark.
"Your inventor doesn't understand EPA's approach on eliminating leaks. We do not encourage the use of out-of-tank detectors. Too many false alarms from decaying vegetable matter and old spills."
Dir., Technology, EPA-Technology Innovation Office
"In the late 1980s, fiber optics sensors for monitoring gasoline leaks was a hot-bed of research. Now research is dormant due to severe problems with background noise."
Engr.-Environmental Dept., ExxonMobil
At the end of a meeting on the results of the project, the CFO and Tom decided not to invest in development of Frank's idea.
Wait! The project wasn't over yet
After the meeting, the CFO said, "Frank is a good friend. I'd like you to show him the same analysis you gave us."
I journeyed to Frank's office and presented the analysis. After I finished, Frank said: "This analysis is great. It's what I need to interest investors."
Unfortunately, two cognitive biases influenced Frank's belief in his idea
- The hot-hand fallacy is the belief that a person who has experienced success with a random event has a greater chance of further success in additional attempts.
- The sunk cost fallacy is the phenomenon where people justify increased investment in a decision, based on cumulative prior investment despite new evidence suggesting that the decision was probably wrong.
(Wikipedia List of Cognitive Biases: accessed 12/15/19)
My work followed the Rule of 30 method.
- Blind study
- Gathered intelligence through 30 elicitation conversations with experts on LUSTs. They were from a random sample of 220 knowledgable individuals.
- Used the Central Limit Theorem to analyze rate of adoption for a device developed from Frank's idea.


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VeryPDF PDFprint can be used to convert all the OpenOffice files to PDF, various image file formats and it allows you to specify the PDF page orientation. This software will be a good company when you need to do the conversion job together printing job. By this software, you can use free OpenOffice instead of MS Office when you need to do the printing job. In this article, I will show you how to convert OpenOffice file to PDF.
Step 1. Download PDFprint
- This software is command line version, for downloading easy, we have compressed it to zip file. Once downloading finishes, please extract it to some folder then you can check the elements in it.
- When you need do the conversion job together with printing, please install any one of virtual printers, like PDFcamp or docPrint and others.
Step 2. Convert OpenOffice to PDF and Specify Orientation
- Please do the conversion following examples and be in compliance with the usage.
Usage:pdfprint.exe [options] [Options] <PDF Files>
- Examples:
In the following part, I will use docPrint for example instead of the real printers.
When you need to convert single OpenOffice file to PDF, please refer to the following command line template.
pdfprint.exe -printer "docPrint" C:\input.odt
pdfprint.exe -printer "docPrint" C:\input.ott
pdfprint.exe -printer "docPrint" C:\input.odg
-printer :this parameter is an order to specify the real printer or virtual printer.
When you use docPrint as virtual printer, during the printing, there will be software interface of virtual printers where you can do all kinds of settings like I showed in the following snapshot.
- Here you can set printing options. When you use real printer, there will be detail information showed here, where allows you to set printing copies, add watermark or others.
- When you need to save the OpenOffice files to PDF, please click option File at the left corner then there will be dropdown list, where please choose Save to PDF/PS/EPS file. By this way, you can print OfficeOffice file to PDF.
Specify PDF page Orientation
- When you use docPrint, it allows you to set page orientation here. But when you use other printers, which does not allows you to set page orientation, please refer to the following command line templates.
pdfprint.exe -printer "docPrint" -paper "612x792pt" -orient 1 C:\input.pdf
pdfprint.exe -printer "docPrint" -paper "612x792pt" -orient 2 C:\input.pdf
pdfprint.exe -printer "docPrint" -paper "11x14in" -pdforient 3 C:\input.pd
Parameters: –paper: this parameter is an order to specify the page size. And there are there options to set the PDF page orientation.
pdforient <int> : select the orientation of the show PDF page,
0 : upright, default
1 : upside down
2 : left side down
3 : right side down
4 : auto detect orientation for PDF pages
-orient <int> : select the orientation of the printer paper,
1 is portrait (default) and 2 is landscape
Under the help of this software, you can print any printable files to PDF or image together with printing job. During using, if you have any question, please contact us as soon as possible.


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2 Pipeline Stocks That Turned $3,000 Into More Than $39,000
Pipeline companies can be excellent long-term investments. These entities generate relatively predictable cash flow because long-term, fee-based contracts back their assets, which gives them money to pay lucrative dividends as well as to build and buy additional assets that grow their cash flow streams. That growth, when compounded over the long term, can fuel fantastic total returns for investors.
Two pipeline stocks that have been powerful wealth creators for long-term investors are Enbridge (NYSE: ENB) and Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD). For example, those who invested in Enterprise when it came public nearly 20 years ago could have turned a $3,000 investment into $39,000 if they reinvested their distributions along the way, while those who bought Enbridge around that same time could have done even better.
Making a mint by dominating this niche
Enterprise Products Partners formed in 1968 as a wholesale marketer of natural gas liquids (NGLs) such as propane. The company would spend the next 30 years quietly expanding within that niche using private capital. However, in 1998 it went public by selling 12 million units at $22 apiece to fund project developments and future acquisitions. Investors who bought at around that IPO price have been richly rewarded by the company's performance as it continued to expand within its NGL niche, where it's currently the dominant player. Those who bought and held have seen units appreciate 365% in value, making a $3,000 initial investment in Enterprise Products Partners worth nearly $11,000 today. Meanwhile, investors who chose to reinvest their quarterly distributions have earned even better returns, as their initial investment would be worth a jaw-dropping $39,000 (give or take commissions and other frictional costs).
One key to those impressive gains is the fact that Enterprise Products Partners has increased its quarterly distribution to investors 61 times since going public, including in each of the last 52 consecutive quarters. Meanwhile, there's more distribution growth in the forecast, as the company has $9 billion of expansion projects under construction that should steadily increase its fee-based cash flow through the end of the decade. Given those visible growth prospects, investors who buy today have the potential to earn wealth-changing gains by snapping up the company's generous 6.7% distribution and then reinvesting that growing earnings stream into more units so that the wonder of compounding can work its magic.
This income lover's dream stock lives just north of the border
Canadian oil pipeline giant Enbridge has delivered similarly robust returns to its investors over the past two decades. Overall, the stock has risen nearly 780% while producing a total return of almost 1,600%, which would have turned a $3,000 investment into $23,375 and $48,000, respectively, for investors who held over those two decades. Fueling that growth is the company's rapidly increasing dividend, which has risen by an 11.2% compound annual growth rate during the past 20 years thanks to Enbridge's focus on expanding its portfolio of low-risk energy infrastructure assets that generate predictable cash flow streams.
That said, Enbridge still has plenty of growth left in the tank given that it has 31 billion Canadian dollars ($24.7 billion) of growth projects underway and another CA$48 billion ($38.2 billion) in development. The company expects these projects to fuel 10% to 12% compound annual dividend growth all the way through 2024. That growing income stream should continue creating value for long-term investors, especially those who reinvest it into more shares of this high-yield Canadian pipeline giant.
A low-risk way to create wealth
Pipeline companies tend to be lower-risk investments since long-term, fee-based contracts underpin their assets. However, those contracts provide these companies with a steady stream of cash flow that they can use to compound wealth for investors over the long term. While Enbridge and Enterprise have already created tremendous value for their investors, both should continue doing so given the strength of their businesses and the growth projects they already have underway.
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Nelson has approximately 750 parking stalls that are serviced by either a meter or a PayStation (kiosk).
The City of Nelson Public Works department is responsible for the repair, upgrade and maintenance of streets and sidewalks.
Nelson has a full bus service as well as the handyDART (special needs transportation service).
Snowfall levels vary in different areas of the city, with less accumulation in Fairview and more in Uphill and areas of Rosemont.


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His60 Ni Superflow Cartridge
An albumin-free monoclonal antibody from mouse ascites for the detection of histidine-tagged recombinant proteins. This antibody is recommended for use in Western blotting.
The His60 Ni Buffer Set includes extraction, equilibration and elution buffers optimized for the purification of his-tagged proteins on His60 Ni Superflow Resin and His60 Ni Gravity Columns.
A monoclonal antibody purified from mouse ascites fluid and conjugated to horseradish peroxidase. The antibody can be used to confirm and/or quantify 6xHis-tagged protein expression by Western blot, ELISA, and immunohistochemistry assays.
Our ProteoGuard EDTA-Free Protease Inhibitor Cocktail is a mixture of protease inhibitors that has been optimized to protect proteins from being digested by endogenous proteases which may be released during protein extraction from cell lysates.


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FALL CHINOOK on the Rogue River
The Fall Chinook Salmon, also known as "Kings", are larger than their counterpart "Springers". They average 20-25 pounds, with a good mix of 30-40 pounders and, on rare occasion, a 50+ pound lunker. YeeeHaaa!
We begin fishing the lower Rogue and Coquille by jetboat in July and August, moving up and into the Agness and Myrtle Point areas during the month of September. We also pursue these same fish by drift boat in the Grants Pass and Gold Hill area, their spawning grounds, in late August and all of September.
Once the fall rains arrive, usually around the end of October or the beginning of November, we move to the Chetco, Elk and Sixes Rivers in our driftboats. Theses smaller, shorter coastal streams are a delight and produce many of our biggest and brightest "Kings". Back-bouncing roe and Kwickfish plugs are our weapons of choice. This superb fishery continues to late December when river conditions allow.
When: August through December
Cost per day for jetboat: $300 for one person, $400 for 2, $500 for 3, $600 for 4
Cost: per day for driftboat: $300 for one, $400 for two – lodging and meals extra
10% discount for second and each subsequent day of fishing
Weather Forecast – Upper Rogue River
Visit the Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife to download an Angling Mail Order Application
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The 2016 National Soccer Championship was held in Moncton, New Brunswick and Ontario was represented in the boys U-14 Division by the Brampton East Blades.
The Final Gold Medal game was held on Monday Oct 14th between the Blades and BC'S Frazer Valley. The game was a tight affair, but the Blades emerged with a 1-0 win on a free kick in the first half by Joraver Gill.
The Blades won the right to represent Ontario as Provincial Champs. Unlike many other organizations that received municipal funding support, the Blades paid their own way to the National Competition. Kudo's to the coaches, players and parents for their dedication and commitment to supporting sports and representing Brampton on the National stage. Congratulations!
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One of the most anticipated introductions of the 2013 New York Auto Show wasn't a sports car, a convertible, or a high-priced luxury vehicle. It was the return of a familiar model name: the Jeep Cherokee. And here we have some of the first pictures of this new utility vehicle, live from the floor of the New York Auto Show. The 2014 Cherokee essentially replaces the Liberty but takes on the heart of the compact crossover market--models like the Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4, Subaru Forester, and even Ford Escape. Yet the new Cherokee doesn't at all forget about rugged trail ability. In top Trailhawk...
2014 BMW 328d Live Photos: Diesel Torque + 3-Series = ???
Great mileage and lots of torque: what's to argue with? That's at least the superficial theory behind the 2014 BMW 328d, the latest addition to the 3-Series lineup and to BMW's U.S. diesel fleet. Shown today at the New York Auto Show it looks…like any other 3-Series, for the most part...Nelson Ireson
2014 Kia Forte Koup: Live From New York
Kia has a lot of interesting things going on these days for the design-conscious buyer, but sporty cars aren't among them. That has changed a bit today with the introduction of the all-new 2014 Forte Koup and its turbocharged, 201-horsepower SX model at the New York Auto Show. With a six-speed...Nelson Ireson
2014 Hyundai Equus: First U.S. Photos, Live From The NY Auto Show
Hours in advance of Hyundai's New York Auto Show press conference, the automaker pulled the wraps off the refreshed 2014 Hyundai Equus. And we were there to snap a gallery of first photos of this, the brand's largest luxury sedan. What do we see from this first glimpse? Quite simply, that instead...Bengt Halvorson
2014 Acura MDX Prototype Live Photos: 2013 Detroit Auto Show
The 2014 Acura MDX, seen here in live images from this week's Detroit Auto Show, is officially listed as a "prototype." As with most new product introductions from Honda and Acura in recent years, we suspect the production version will look a lot like the vehicle pictured here...Kurt Ernst
Audi Crosslane Concept Live Photos: 2012 Paris Auto Show
One of the surprises of this week's 2012 Paris Auto Show was Audi's Crosslane concept, a compact crossover coupe built around an advanced 'multi-material' spaceframe platform and tipped to preview a new Q2 model from the automaker. These live photos show an aggressive new...Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Smart has previewed the styling of its next-generation ForTwo with its ForStars concept car unveiled this week at the 2012 Paris Auto Show. The new concept is the follow-up to the Smart For-Us pickup concept unveiled earlier this year in Detroit, and shows that Smart's designers are looking at increasing the size of the ForTwo for the new generation. Compared to the Smart ForTwo on sale today, the ForStars is 33.7 inches longer, a gain of 30 percent, and it's also 5.9 inches wider. Most of the additional length comes where it counts, in the wheelbase, which on the ForStars stands...
2013 Land Rover Range Rover Live Photos: 2012 Paris Auto Show
The fourth generation of Land Rover's iconic Range Rover has finally made its world debut, and here are our first live shots of the vehicle direct from its appearance at the 2012 Paris Auto Show. The new luxury SUV has already made a sneak U.S. debut, where it was announced that sales will...Viknesh Vijayenthiran
2013 Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 Live Photos: 2012 Paris Auto Show
Lamborghini unveiled an updated version of its Gallardo supercar for the 2013 model year at this week's Paris Auto Show, with the range receiving a fresh new look and also offering customers a whole new level of personalization. The range still consists of six separate models, though now...Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Savage Rivale GTR Live Photos: Top Marques Monaco 2012
Dutch firm Savage Rivale is working on a brand new supercar, but rather than going the traditional route of building a cramped two-seater and strapping a big engine to it the guys at Savage have managed to build something much more substantial. Their creation is the Roadyacht GTS, which made its...Viknesh Vijayenthiran
2013 Porsche Cayenne Diesel Live Photos: 2012 New York Auto Show
With a lighter, torquier, and slightly more efficient version of the VW Group diesel V-6 found in other crossovers from its brands, the 2013 Porsche Cayenne Diesel is arguably the best of the bunch--though the argument is swayed perhaps more forcefully considering the Cayenne's level of refinement...Nelson Ireson
2014 Acura RLX Concept Live Photos: 2012 New York Auto Show
Though it's called a concept, all that's likely to change on the 2014 Acura RLX are the wheels. The new flagship will arrive in showrooms early in 2013 as a 2014 model, but this first look at the car in person at the 2012 New York Auto Show gives us a very good idea what to expect. Powered in Sport...Nelson Ireson
Just a few years ago, Lincoln was the luxury brand for Middle America—a nameplate that was striving to follow some much-misunderstood definition of luxury that involved steakhouses and gated communities. Now instead, with Lincoln's latest conceptual reboot, and cars like this completely redesigned 2013 version of the mid-size MKZ, it's fresher, more modern, and back at the coasts and in solid Blue State territory, going after Acura, Volvo, and Lexus—rather than more traditional luxury brands like Cadillac, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW—and looking beyond the Town Car...
Nissan Hi-Cross Concept: Live Photos And Video From Geneva
At the Geneva Motor Show, Nissan released more details for the Hi-Cross Concept that it's previously teased. At face value, the Hi-Cross provides a first glimpse of a considerably curview next-generation X-Trail crossover—a vehicle that's sold in Europe, Australia, Japan, and other markets...Bengt Halvorson
2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG Live Photos: 2012 Geneva Motor Show
Mercedes' new SL Class didn't get the warmest reception from the press as a whole, but we thought it looked pretty sharp. The AMG version, the 2013 SL 63, takes the new SL's look to a new level--and one that's even better suited to our tastes. While it has a good bit of the AMG flair, it's not over...Nelson Ireson
2012 BMW M6 Live Photos: 2012 Geneva Motor Show
While much of the rest of the BMW lineup is downsizing to turbocharged four-cylinders, the M6 is downsizing to a twin-turbo 4.4-liter V-8. Yes, the V10 is gone, but the new model's power figures are right where they need to be, and, perhaps more importantly, so is the look. We've already seen the...Nelson Ireson
2013 Porsche Boxster Live Photos: 2012 Geneva Motor Show
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Another of Mopar's 75th anniversary special-editions, the Mopar '12 300 is based on the 2012 Chrysler 300, glossed up and tweaked to satisfy all your murder-sedan needs. Wearing a sinister coat of gloss black paint, accented by Mopar blue pinstripes and black chrome trim, the '12 300 looks stealth...Nelson Ireson
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Python policy
The fastest way to pack a Python2 module for ROSA is to use bdist_rpm5 class extending standard bdist_rpm and intended to create RPMv5 packages for ROSA.
To use it, you should specify bdistr_rpm5 option for setup.py:
python setup.py bdist_rpm5
If everything goes fine, you will find ready-to-use SRPM inside the dist folder which contains spec file conforming to ROSA Python policy (and the rest of this document is just for your interest then).
If the tool fails to automatically detect values for some tags (license, description, etc.), it will set these fields to 'UNKNOWN' value.
Please look for 'UNKNOWN' words in the generated spec and fix them manually.
bdist_rpm5 for Python3 does not exist yet.
Py2pack script can be used to generate RPM spec file from Python modules using Python Package Index (PyPI). Currently py2pack can only generate spec files for OpenSUSE and Fedora, but one may use generated spec as a basis for the ROSA one.
The name of a package with Python2 module 'foo' that provides an extension for Python2 library must be of the form python-foo, with foo being lower case. For packages with Python3 modules, 'python3' prefix should be used - python3-foo. If the upstream name 'foo' already contains "python", that should be dropped from the name.
Rationale: using a prefix is serving as a name space, and clearly shows how to find python modules.
Having everything in lower case is easier to read, and offers a consistent sorting.
Note: User-level applications written in Python do not need to follow these naming rules.
- For Python modules, group should be set to 'Development/Python'
- BuildArch must be noarch for pure Python packages
Build Requires
- 'python' or 'python3' requirement is added automatically once the rpmbuild detects you are using python to build your package. If spec file is created using bdist_rpm5, python-setuptool dependency is also added.
- All other dependencies should be added manually.
- Arch dependent packages (compiled extensions) should require (at least) python-devel (python3-devel for Python3 packages).
- Mandatory requirement python(abi) = VERSION is added automatically (by pythondeps.sh script)
Rpm macro
The following macros are available for Python packagers:
|Macro (Python2)
|Analogue for Python3
|Get Python version (as reported by invoking 'python -V')
|Path to Python include files (necessary to compile C extensions)
|Directory for the installation of third-party extensions which are platform-independent (written in pure Python)
|Directory for the installation of third-party extensions which are platform-dependent (C extensions)
|N/A yet
|Platform-dependent directory for the installation for the standard library
|N/A yet
|Platform-independent directory for the installation for the standard library
|Site-specific directory prefix where the platform independent Python files are installed (sys.prefix)
|N/A yet
|Create .pyc files, dropping existing ones, if any. If -O option is specified, the same is performed for .pyo files.
%py_(pure|plat)(site|lib)dir are intended to be used instead of single %py_(site|lib)dir in order to place pure Python modules (that are architecture independent) in the same place on all hardware platforms, while putting compiled C extensions to arch-specific folders. For example, pure Python modules will go to /usr/lib/python on both x86 and x86-64, while compiled extensions will go to /usr/lib/python/ on x86 and /usr/lib64/python/ on x86-64. This allows packaging software consisting of pure Python modules only as noarch packages suitable for installing on all platforms.
For those familiar with Python distutils - %py_(pure|plat)(site|lib)dir correspond to results of distutils.sysconfig.get_python_lib() with appropriate parameter (plat_specific, standard _lib).
See http://archives.mandrivalinux.com/cooker/2006-01/msg01404.php for more discussions.
Obsolete Macros
The following macros are also available but marked as obsolete and not recommended:
|The same as %py_purelibdir
|The same as %py_puresitedir
|The same as %py_platsitedir
|The same as %py_puresitedir
|The same as %py_ver
| Insert build dependency on python; if '-d' option is specified then add build dependency on python-devel, as well.
For now, it is recommended to explicitly specify BuildRequires: python and BuildRequires: python-devel.
pyc/pyo policy
Files should be compiled before rpm creation and includes as they will otherwise be created if a package is run as root, and therefore created weird bug ( ie, module removed but still here, unowned files ).
To compile the .py moudles, add the following macros to the beginning of the spec:
%define python_compile_opt python -O -c "import compileall; compileall.compile_dir('.')" %define python_compile python -c "import compileall; compileall.compile_dir('.')"
Then in the %install section:
dir -d %{buildroot}%{py_platsitedir}/%{name} %python_compile_opt %python_compile install *.pyc *.pyo %{buildroot}%{py_platsitedir}/%{name}
This will create a directory for the software under the platform sitedir, compile the python modules, then copy them to the directory created before. You may use 'pushd directory' before that code and 'popd' after the code if the python modules are in a directory below the root of the tarball.
And finally in the %files section:
%{py_platsitedir}/%{name}/*.pyc %{py_platsitedir}/%{name}/*.pyo
If egg-info files or directories are generated by the module's build scripts they must be included in the package because they might be needed by other applications and modules at runtime. So the %files section should contain something like this:
Automated setup
If you use automated setup and invoke something like 'python setup.py install', you may set PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE to zero or empty value to keep all files generated during installation. In addition, you may ask python to record names of installed files and then use the recorded list in the %files section:
%install ... PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE= python setup.py install --root=%{buildroot} --record=FILELIST ... %files -f FILELIST ...
Note, however, that automatically created file lists may contain duplicates from rpm5 point of view - more particular, it can contain a directory followed by the whole directory contents, sich as:
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Jinja2-2.6-py2.7.egg-info /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Jinja2-2.6-py2.7.egg-info/top_level.txt /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Jinja2-2.6-py2.7.egg-info/PKG-INFO ...
However, for modern rpm5 it is enough to mention /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Jinja2-2.6-py2.7.egg-info only. You can filter out extra records using grep:
cat FILELIST | grep -v "egg-info/" > NEW_FILELIST mv NEW_FILELIST FILELIST
Example spec file
%define module mymodule %define name python-%{module} %define version 1.0 %define release 1 Summary: Example module Name: %{name} Version: %{version} Release: %{release} Source: %{module}-%{version}.tar.gz URL: http://mypage.org/mymodule License: Apache License Group: Development/Python BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-buildroot BuildRequires: python-devel BuildArch: noarch %description Example Python module %prep %setup -q %install rm -rf %{buildroot} PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE= python setup.py install --root=%{buildroot} --record=FILELIST %files -f FILELIST %defattr(-,root,root) %doc *.txt
Rebuild policy
It is known that Python is not completely backward compatible (so if you update e.g. from 2.6 to 2.7, some modules may become broken). Due to this 'python(abi)' dependency is set to particular Python version.
As a result, when Python itself is updated all dependent packages should be rebuilt to handle pick up the new version.
Policy in other distributions
This Policy is based on the Mandriva Python Packaging Policy.


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If you had the opportunity to meet Jasper (the vampire, not Corinne's scooter) and could only say one word to him, what would it be?
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Question of the Day
Bitten by Kari at 12:30 PM
Labels: Question of the Day
12 enjoyed the bouquet.:
- alison said...
- June 4, 2008 at 12:39 PM
- Ryah said...
it counts as only one word, right?
- June 4, 2008 at 12:39 PM
- Ryah said...
hilarious alison!!
- June 4, 2008 at 12:40 PM
- Kari said...
Alison! That was hilarious!
- June 4, 2008 at 12:41 PM
- Erin said...
omg, Alison, I almost spit out my lunch.
I'm trying to think of something witty to say, but I got nothin'.
Maybe "Love" or "Hot". Probably something incoherent, though, like "Gah."
- June 4, 2008 at 12:52 PM
- Jes said...
Alsion- that's genious.
hmmm... i thonk I'd say "dare" like dare ya to bite me...
- June 4, 2008 at 12:55 PM
- Kari said...
I'd brush my hair from my neck, lean in and whisper, "Bite?"
- June 4, 2008 at 12:59 PM
- Jill Berry said...
I'd yell "Catch!" as I jumped into his arms ;)
- June 4, 2008 at 1:17 PM
- heatheryruth said...
OME! You guys are hysterical! (Alison I'm totally hearing that as how Joey on Friends says that!)
God I don't know what I'd say...Probably something like Handsome! If I could have a conscience thought at all!
- June 4, 2008 at 1:29 PM
- Erin said...
- June 4, 2008 at 1:36 PM
- alison said...
thanks. I am a comedic genius. Actually, I would probably slit my wrist prior to saying that to make sure he got my point.
mmmmm.... jasper... He could make sure I was always happy. He would be perfect for me.
- June 4, 2008 at 3:11 PM
- Corinne said...
- June 4, 2008 at 5:40 PM


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Hashimoto is a huge fascist
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You couldn't pay me enough to live in that area
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What a joke of a company Kodak has become. If the only way they can make money is by being patent trolls, they should just give up.
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Pay day for some lucky politicians
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Imagine if you could find a way to charge these idiots a dollar each...
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If you're operating a nuclear power plant, no emergency situation should be 'outside our imagination.' That makes them look completely incompetent.
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If Japan continues to be able to operate on only 6 nuclear reactors, why do they need 54?? Seems like a huge number of plants for such a small country. Do they just keep building them to spend construction budgets and get more kickbacks?
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That was quicker than I expected
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She says she isn't pregnant, but in 4 months she will announce she is 6 months pregnant
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Posted in: Radioactive water leaks inside Genkai nuclear plant See in context
What the big earthquake this year has revealed is that Japan's whole nuclear industry is dodgy as hell.
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Posted in: 49-year-old man kicks 9-year-old boy in face, breaking his nose See in context
What a pr*ck
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Posted in: U.S. nuclear industry must heed lesson of Fukushima, says NRC chief See in context
Why should America worry about nuclear disasters? The Japanese govt. says you can decontaminate areas by hosing them off with water. So easy.
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Posted in: Olympus top management was 'rotten': 3rd-party panel See in context
Of course two ex-employees are responsible. And they are no longer with the company so let's move on, right Olympus? Nothing to see here anymore.
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Posted in: Japan looks to giant washer to clean Fukushima debris See in context
The government sure is thinking of a lot of creative ways to spend their budget money these days
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Posted in: Edano says Japan's corporate governance on par with U.S. See in context
lol is that supposed to be good?
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Posted in: Japan economy faces 'severe situation,' warns BOJ chief See in context
Japan's economy has been in a severe situation since 1990.
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Posted in: Ex-Daio Paper chairman arrested for using billions of yen on gambling spree See in context
He might become a politician soon
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Posted in: Future cancers caused by Fukushima radiation may be hidden See in context
Just the way the government wants it
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Posted in: Aya Ueto wins Fur of the Year award See in context
These tarentos are soulless. They will shill anything.
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Posted in: Stress test results for nuclear power plant in Ehime released See in context
Let me guess, this reactor and all the other reactors will be assessed as 'safe for operation'
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Posted in: More details emerge over 6 bodies found in burned-out car See in context
my god this is so horrible
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Posted in: Big anti-TPP rally held in Tokyo as deadline for decision looms See in context
Japan should just shut itself off from the world once more. That's what they really all want.
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Posted in: Japan's new crisis: radioactive waste disposal See in context
All the concrete buildings in Tokyo are now irradiated too. What will they do with them in the future?
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Posted in: Forestry Agency to test Fukushima cedar pollen for radioactivity See in context
And if it is radioactive? Stop going outside?
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Posted in: AKB48 singer Atsuko Maeda demonstrates 'snow karate' in g.u. commercial See in context
She looks anorexic
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Posted in: Olympus ousts British CEO after 6 months due to conflicts See in context
Trying to run a big Japanese company must be truly horrible
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Posted in: Fukushima starts thyroid tests for children See in context
Local doctors carrying out the tests? So I'm guessing nothing will be found and the kids will go off with a bag of medicine to take.
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Posted in: Contaminated soil found outside Fukushima no-go zone See in context
It is an absolute crime that the government is telling people it is ok to live in these areas
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ncredible 27 million dead in WWII How many of the dead were 'Russians', i.e those living within the borders of…
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Don't need AI to be fake at all.
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How about not taking plane flights which are increasingly unnecessary these days? Much better for the environment
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The last island of freedom of speech and thought - JT. Who would doubt that you will delete my messages…
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Apple's iTunes 11 features a substantially different look to the previous versions. All features from previous versions are available, albeit in different locations, and much of the display can be reverted to look like iTunes 10.
This enables the side bar which shows the media types, store and playlists.
This can also be enabled via View → Show Sidebar.
This can also be accessed via the dropdown list in the top left of the iTunes window:
The default Music view gives a much less detailed view of the albums and tracks when showing Albums or Artists. If you want more detail and more ability to customize the view, use the Songs view and enable the Column Browser (if not already) with Ctrl-Shift-B.
While iTunes is open, right-click the icon in the taskbar and choose Shuffle All Music:
Note that whereas in iTunes 10 and earlier, iTunes DJ allowed the choice of a particular playlist to use, Shuffle All Music simply uses the entire music library. If you want to shuffle a particular playlist, click on that playlist in the Sidebar, and click the Shuffle icon: .
In iTunes 10, the search box causes the current view to filter to show whatever matches the search. For example, if you want to search for an item in a playlist, click on the playlist and search. Only the items in the playlist that match the search will be shown.
In iTunes 11, the search box shows a drop-down list with the various media which matches the search, irrespective of the view context (ie. Music, playlists, apps, movies and so on). You then click on the desired item and the view takes you to that item.
To make the search box behave as in iTunes 10, click the down-arrow next to the maginfying glass and untick Search Entire Library:
The original iTunes 11.0 removed the Composers view, but it was added back later, so be sure to upgrade to the latest version using Apple Software Update. There is now a dedicated Composers view, but it needs to be enabled under Edit → Preferences → General → Show Composers.
There is also a view via the Songs tab. Right-click along the top bar which shows Artists and Albums, and choose Composers:
The view will show a third option to filter by. This view is much more useful than previously because the composers are not truncated, and the window sizes can be adjusted.
This is now under File → Create New Version.
Downloads have moved from the left-hand pane to a standalone window which may be accessed via the the icon in the top right of the screen:
This icon only appears while there are items being downloaded. The downloads dialog may also be opened with Ctrl-Shift-3.
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Last week was Sew Fabulous! {I know, I can be super cheesy like that!} I just had to share some sweet little project for the littles and one to help out their mommy stay organized too. Happy linking and I'm looking forward to visiting your crafty nooks to see what you've been up to!
This lace pillowcase dress at Sew Fantastic is just darling from the big ribbon ties to the snap on fabric belt with big flower. I love the look of the dainty lace!Our 3 Sons Plus...1 Super Girly Girl made a beautiful twirly summer nightgown for her daughter. The muted palatte of colors gives it a lovely vintage feel.
Sew Easy Being Green has a great way to use all those fun patterns. They are reversible so you can get double the use and the big cuff means you kiddo can grow and still fit in them. Fantastic!
Queen B and she's got a super fun gift idea to share, isn't this fabric ball just so bright and colorful? I love the idea of a fabric ball, perfect for baby's first toy.
Adventures of Our Fami-ly, which is great because you can attach it to the strap you already have.
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Scenario 1: Let's say your dog or cat could talk. But only for like 10 seconds. What would that be like, do you think. I think goes one of two ways. Either A) the animals thoughts are vocalized into "i love you i love you i love you squirrel." or B) The animal, granted with the ability of speech momentarily, also gains a moment of intellectual clarity, and goes more along the lines of "my stomach is having shooting pain, i just like to walk funny like that sometimes, please leave a little more room for me at the end of the bed, im lonely."
a comic by Justine Sterling, Darmouth '07
Scenario 2: Let's go one step further. You may or not know that dolphins are one of the only other species that have sex just for fun. They're smart, and we haven't been gearing any of our abstinence campaigns towards them, so they just go for it. They also are one of the few species who have same-sex sex on the regular. I wonder if we can get some of those anti-gay activists to protest gay dolphins out in the deep sea. Deep in the deep sea. Anyway. Sometimes i like to think that in dolphin culture, homosexuality is treated in a very backward 1980's manner, a la that being gay is a choice and not a normative practice. But those damn dolphins are cursed with that perma-smile and we think that they all love it. When actually, they are thinking, "God dammit Fred, will you get off me, this isn't funny anymore." Of course, two female dolphins is still widely accepted as hot.
Scenario 3: Today my gf and i drove home after visiting her folks' house in approximately Canada, VT. I felt like a NYC tourist as i got to stare out the windows at all the beautiful top-of-the-rainbow foliage. I should say that northern Vermont and Mass are currently experiencing different seasons. In VT, the temperature is 40 degrees and there are evergreens and a few yellows on the mostly bare trees. 3 hours later its 70 degrees and most of the trees have yet to drop their bundles. I love VT more than most, but ill take as long an Autumn as possible. How is this relevant to talking animals? We're getting there.
As my gf steers us down Route 91 toward warmer weather, all of a sudden a sizable hawk or falcon comes dive-bombing down at the windshield. Both my gf and i make noises, neither of us screams, and she admirably keeps focus and, with only a minor swerve, keeps us going straight along the road. The hawk (im going to go with hawk since i definitely saw the speckled underbelly that i associate with hawks) seemed to catch a jet stream of air that carried it just barely over the car. I swear it was a talon scraper. If this particular bird could talk, or rather, listen, i would be like, "You fucking dumb bird. What, you think you're going to catch this Subaru and eat it! Wrong! You might be endangered! What would your momma say if she knew you were out flying into moving vehicles? After all they've done for you, with the regurgitation and whatnot. You really need to take some time to figure out if this "devil-may-care" lifestyle is really the direction you want your life to go in." I would not take it easy on Senior(ita) Hawk. I would guilt trip it into depression. No one dive-bombs my baby and gets away without an earful.
f u hawk
Either way, after we regained our breath and composure, my gf turned to me and said, "Man, the leaves sure look beautiful right now." And she was absolutely right.


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Enterprise and Training Company (ETC) is excited to be working with Rydges and Sails Port Macquarie to provide workplace based training for local job seekers as part of ETC's WorkIT Program.
The two week intensive training courses 'WorkIT Food & Beverage' and 'WorkIT Housekeeping' was designed to provide students with valuable insight into what it's like working in the Hospitality industry; in addition to giving Rydges and Sails the opportunity to hand select the best fit for their team when recruiting for new staff.
General Manager Justin Boydell said the company was looking for ways to broaden how they could find and hire staff to meet their specific needs.
"We met with ETC to look at doing a training program based in our venues. This enabled us to really see how the students adapted to our working environment and business operations. We could see who the shining stars were – which led to us hiring two of the students," he said.
"ETC have been great to work with. They were very adaptable and flexible to our needs."
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"These programs focus on students learning as a small group directly in industry whilst under the supervised guidance of their trainer/ coach. They provide students with the opportunity to "learn by doing" whilst developing strong relations with customers and other staff," said Ms Skinner.
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Question: How do you see the paradigm of spirituality intersecting with the paradigm of biology?
As a psychiatrist who blogs that behaviors come from the brain and not a theater script we voluntarily revise to perform, this is a good question. As readers, and perhaps subscribers to this same belief, this is a good question.
In church, Bible study, or circle of any kind, there are fewer things that goad me more than listening to descriptions of the moral value in emotions and behaviors. I have found myself visiting the lady's room more often, carousing the fellowship hall-kitchen and fridge, or thrusting myself on a poor unsuspecting soul loitering by the door with my fervent uncomplimentary words. I do this before I stand up and pull rank on the speaker.
(I know. The words "pull rank" sound just as arrogant, and probably are, but they were said in the heat of the moment. Please understand that the emotion behind them and including the words came from my brain.)
It wasn't so long ago that suicides were thought to be the ultimate separation from God. Oh wait. That's still happening isn't it? It wasn't so long ago that anger and sadness were thought to be from separation from God. Oh wait, they still are. Ok. I'll stop. This is childish.
The hunched figure of Notre Dame comes to me now, ringing his bell, gazing at Esmerelda – pure heaven in flesh. He offers up his humble life force, begging to be near her despite his biology. He is ugly. He is different. He is separated by his own beliefs that he is forgotten by God. His answer to our question is his own isolation.
This pithy topic has no boundaries across the world but yet I reduce it down to Me, one apparently arrogant psychiatrist, kicking up dirt where I stand. I realize that the best way to protect us from stigma, to help you (again arrogant me swaggers in), is to start with my answer to this marvelous question. I have to answer it for myself. I have to start with self-care, spiritual care, relationship care, physical care – I have to start right here with Me.
These kinds of imposed opinions have never been reduced quickly. We can't take care of everyone before we take care of ourselves. We must be patient. We have the privilege to answer thoughtfully. It is our freedom. It is our right.
Self-Care Tip #193 – Answer the big questions in life for yourself, deliberately, and see that a secondary benefit is that it will protect you from the prejudice of others as well as reduce their prejudice.
Related Articles
- Do The Opposite. For Your Self. (friendtoyourself.com)
- Old Paradigm, New Paradigm (time.com)
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text: Read & Research News 1940s weekend 3-4 September It's the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Manors Goods Yard, a powerful memory of the second world war's local impact. To mark it the Ouseburn Trust, in partnership with Time Bandits and with funding from Malings Community Fund, is hosting a free 1940s weekend in the Valley. There'll be re-enactmants, walks, tours and a film in the Victoria Tunnel Visitor Centre on 55 Lime Street and outside the Tunnel entrance on Ouse Street. Our friends and neighbours in the Valley are joining in with the theme too. Look out for more details here as the event approaches, if you'd like to dress up and join in we'd love to hear from you. Contact Clive here Manage Cookie Preferences


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ExaClair are delighted to be the recipients of two trophies at this year's Stationery Awards.
The ceremony, which took place during this year's Stationery Show London event, recognised the 'Tiny Rolls' collection by Clairefontaine in two categories.
The new product was chosen as winner of the Gift Packaging and Wrap category, praised for being both convenient and minimising waste. All items in the Tiny Rolls range are made in France with a choice of modern designs, available in kraft or poster paper variations.
The new product also received The Good Design Award, sponsored by the Giftware Association.
A representative from the Stationery Awards committee commented: "The Good Design Award recognises a combination of creative thinking, clarity and impact in delivering a product which is not only fit for purpose but also looks great and captures its user's imagination.
The Judges were looking for good ideas that are well crafted and delivered beautifully."


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If there's one thing I've learned from the Monty Python, it's definitely to Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.
I had my share of crapy moments, but it's important to try to put it perspective within the grand scheme of things.
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Stargazing with the KODIAQ
Christian Preuss is completely star-struck. It's something that began for him at the age of 12, and his obsession has driven him to find out everything he can about the stars. He tracks their movements with long lenses. He even takes
pictures of them, and shares them with other people. But he isn't some kind of a celebrity stalker. It's not the Hollywood stars that he's interested in. His passion is for the celestial cosmic bodies that are scattered across the night sky. Christian Preuss is an amateur astronomer and cosmos explainer.
"When I was a little boy my parents gave me a telescope as a present," he explains. "The first thing I saw when I looked through it was the planet Saturn with its rings. Live. Not on TV. And that shocked me." Even now as he explains the source of his inspiration some 20 years later his awe is tangible. "I told my father I wanted a bigger telescope. And now I have one of the
biggest in my region in Germany," he says proudly. His interest in the stars and the cosmos has driven him ever since and he has made it his business. Today he is an "astrotainer", travelling to schools or giving keynote speeches, dedicated to communicating the wonders of the universe and the billions of stars in it.
Starry night. The perfect place to stargaze is away from light pollution and the glare of the city.
The perfect car to go off the beaten track into the darkness: the ŠKODA KODIAQ.
Tonight, Christian Preuss is hosting an event as part of the ŠKODA KODIAQ launch at a planetarium in Mallorca. Wearing a space suit he bought on the internet as part of his act, he explains the magic of the universe to the assembled audience. Like a newly landed astronaut, he leans up against what looks like his space craft, but which is, in fact, the special projector perfected by German lens-makers Zeiss. It creates the image of the night sky and projects it on the dome-shaped overhead screen of the planetarium.
The stars, he explains to an audience hanging on his every word, are invisible during the day. But they are up there, nevertheless. Twinkling silently to themselves. Billions and billions and billions and billions of them. So many in fact, that if you took every grain of sand on every beach in the world, that number of grains would still be lower than the number of stars that are out there. The audience gasps. By day, he continues, the light of the Sun, itself a giant star and the closest one to Earth, drowns out their light. But at night, when the Earth turns itself away from the Sun, they show their faces.
Understanding the universe: Astronomy explainer Christian Preuss reveals the signs of the Zodiac
and other constellations, such as the shape of the Great Bear (Osa Mayor in spanish).
For centuries, Preuss explains, man has looked up at the stars and told stories about them and found patterns in them. As he speaks the stars magically appear above his head and he traces the signs of the Zodiac, the Orion and Pegasus constellations and – certainly – the shapes of the Great Bear (Osa Mayor in spanish). Using his science fact to transport his audience, he travels through the solar system, the Milky Way and the universe. It is a fantastic trip made possible by the superb planetarium here at the Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca (OAM). But there is much more to this place than the astrotainment on offer in the planetarium.
The star dome is just one part of a larger observatory which was established on the island in 1991. It is something of a pioneer in the world of astronomy, because it uses special robotic telescopes to identify and track asteroids. Under the guidance of director Salvador Sanchez, the centre has discovered a number of asteroids that are threat to Earth. It has named a few of them too, and since 2008 it has kept its eye on over 2,000 of them. Sanchez is a dapper, charismatic figure. The 60-year-old has a similar enthusiasm for space as Preuss does, but his focus is less on stars and planets and more on the asteroids.
A passion for stars: Salvador Sanchez, Director of the Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca (AOM).
With twinkling eyes he explains the complicated process of identifying an asteroid. "You have to scan the sky," he says. "We then make four positions of how the asteroid moves and follow up on its movements. Nearly all our work is to do with asteroids, but we also discovered a number of extra-galactic supernovas - the first in Europe to do so," he says proudly.
Asteroids, he explains, are a threat. They are essentially minor planets which have not yet built up to become a planet themselves and there are millions of them between Mars and Jupiter. Some are just a little too close for comfort to us here on Earth. A few even cross Earth's orbital path, which spells danger for our planet. If we were to collide with one of them it could be devastating to life on Earth. "We must watch them," warns Preuss. Sanchez agrees and has made that his life's work. But there is a benefit to them too. Some asteroids are quite literally floating gold and platinum mines. Some companies, Preuss explains, are being set up with an aim to catch asteroids and mine them for their resources. In 40 or 50 years, says Preuss, those companies will be richer than any company in the world. Asteroids could make perfect space stations too. "They could be the future for space travel," he says.
Sanchez picks up on Preuss's point. "The closest asteroid to us, the one that passes the Earth, is only 20,000 km away. We call it the Duende asteroid. It was named and discovered here." The naming of any space object is a complicated process, Sanchez explains. First, of course, you have to discover it. Then you give it a number and report it to the International Astronomy Union (IAU). A strict protocol is then followed to verify it. Then it can at last be given a name. In 2008, Sanchez was able to name an asteroid which the centre identified in 2003. It was named in honour of Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal.
A beautiful drive into the dark with the KODIAQ: Those wanting to visit the Astronomical
Observatory Mallorca (OAM) will experience a beautiful and scenic journey.
The centre is a learning post too. As well as a fantastic display of meteorites in the foyer, it is possible to look in more depth at the night sky. Anyone can hire one of the small pods scattered around the main building which house telescopes to watch the stars - all night long if so desired. Sanchez proudly shows off a few of the pods, which are named after great astronomers such as Galileo and Kepler, as night falls. It's a perfect place to stargaze, away from the glare of the city and the light pollution that is obscuring the stars for so many of us city dwellers. The constellations start to light up in the sky; Orion, the Zodiac, the Great Bear.
Both Preuss and Sanchez agree that the best way to stargaze is to break out into the countryside, and off the beaten track into the darkness where the stars can shine their brightest. The KODIAQ SUV is the perfect vehicle to do just that. And sitting in the KODIAQ parked outside his observatory, looking through the sun roof – or rather the star roof – Sanchez looks upwards at the canopy above. He wonders what asteroids lie out there still for him to discover and name and joins up the dots of the stars. Looking at the gleaming points of light reflected on the stylish SUV's body and refracted in its crystal-like glass settings, the KODIAQ with its seven seats instead of seven stars makes a constellation all of its own: ŠKODA's unique Great Bear.


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"Self-Portrait"...I must say this is not something I'm generally comfortable doing since I think I take lousy photo's. Bonnie said to have fun with it and after peeking at her blog she certainly had fun with the theme. I'm afraid I wasn't that inventive.
Wednesday was my birthday so it's been a busy week for me and I didn't have much time to play around with photos. I did however use my tri-pod again and took some pictures and I'm happy with the end result. I think it really shows a big part of who I am as a person. They don't call me the "Crazy Cat Lady" for nothing you know!
I used a technique on BeFunky called, Underpainting on the photo first then went back to Pic Monkey and added the texture and frames. Pretty simple editing but the result was pleasing. I hope you like it.
Do stop by and check out the other particpants art work. Have a great weekend.


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Whenever we are first born, our bodies are often very well-balanced. Inside of us, there are numerous different mechanisms that help to keep us safe from anything that might invade our body. For example, yeast is generally present in our body and it does serve a helpful purpose for the most part. It is also kept under control by bacteria that's present in our body and it is not permitted to grow to the point at which it becomes a yeast infection. If the good bacteria in our body should happen to disappear, they yeast infection would be allowed to flourish and grow. In this article, you'll be able to know why there's a need to avoid antibiotics for yeast infection treatment.
Although many of us have a tendency to go to doctors whenever we're sick, it is unlucky that the doctors do not always do things that are in our best interest. An excellent example of this is if we have some type of infection or perhaps are suffering from flu. For years, doctors have been prescribing antibiotics of different types to fight off these types of issues. Even though it may work fine at getting rid of the bacteria which is causing the issue, it also sheds the good bacteria that are helping us also. Antibiotics are indiscriminate and they're going to exterminate all of the bacteria in our body, both good and bad.
That's the reason why many of us who have been taking antibiotics for a long period of time begin to be subject to yeast infections. One of the first things that you should do if you want to have a natural treatment for yeast infection is to allow some of the better bacteria in our body to grow again. If you have got the capability to get off of the antibiotics that you are taking, then this would be step one in curing your yeast infection.
What will you do if you won't be able to get off the antibiotics because you would end up in a life-threatening situation? If that is the case, then you need to ensure that you are eating appropriately and taking care of yourself as good as you can. When we talk about the treatment of yeast infection, making absolutely certain that you eat with a diet which is high in raw fruits and vegetables with drinking plenty of water every day and getting some exercise is going to go a long way in helping you to fight off any yeast infections that will crop up any time.


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Police issue an update after a fatal crash saw a man sadly die of his injuries.
The incident involved a car, a black Volkswagen Golf R, which reportedly lost control and collided with a tree off Crooked Mile in Waltham Abbey.
The vehicle then came to a stop in a ditch nearby, at around 8am on Saturday, (October 12).
A 21-year-old man is the second person to be arrested in connection with the incident, following the police update today.
The young man, from Wood Green in London, remains in custody on suspicion of burglary, aggravated vehicle taking, causing death by dangerous driving and failing to report a collision.
Following the crash, a man died of his injuries at the scene and another was taken to hospital with serious injuries, where currently remains.
We also received information that two men who were travelling in the vehicle ran off.
Anyone with information or dash cam footage is asked to call our Serious Collisions Investigations Team on 101 quoting incident 296 of 12/10 or you report information by visiting here .
Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.


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Hello there, i hope you are well and looking forward to the weekend. I have managed to rest a little and recharge after my first Retreat which went so well. We had a smaller group as it was the first one in the week but that created a very relaxed and intimate experience and I loved spending time with these fabulous ladies. Of course I cannot share any photos as I do not want to spoil any surprises for those arriving tomorrow for my second event but once that weekend is over I can start sharing what we got up to.
Before I share a quick project though I want to announce the winner to our mystery hostess online event.
Not all of you understood the hostess code but I have added the codes myself and I am happy to report that is our hostess is LYNN RUSH and she received £40 worth of freebies . Well done Lynn. I also want to thank anyone that took part and placed any online orders with me.
Ok here I am with another festive project for you. This card was inspired by the fabulous Mari Polcin, she had a similar design as her swaps at the USA Convention.
The card uses the stamp set called Christmas Collectables and the matching punch. I love quick cards and this one certainly is quick. The washi tape used instead of patterned paper can be done in a snap and adds so much to the overall look.
And here's a little close up. Love the retro shape of those baubles and they stamp beautifully.
Right quick post as I am leaving soon for a dentist appointment then a facial ahhhhh.


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An Optimal Production Run For An Imperfect Production Process With Allowable Shortages And Time-Varying Fraction Defective Rate. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED, 27. pp. 1170-1177.
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The effects of an imperfect production process on the optimal production run by assuming that an elapsed time until the process shift is exponentially distributed have been studied. This problem was extended by assuming that the elapsed time until the process shift is arbitrarily distributed. The models, however, do not allow for shortages. This work has been generalized by assuming that shortages were allowed. The common assumption of all the above-mentioned models is that a fixed percentage of defective items are produced during the out-of-control period. This assumption may not be applicable in many industrial situations. Intuitively, the percentage of defective rate should increase with an increase in the duration of the out-of-control period. In fact, other research has considered an imperfect production process model with a variable rate of defective units produced when the process is in an out-ofcontrol state. The defective rate is assumed to be a function of detection delay. The main purpose of this paper is to further generalize earlier work by introducing a timevarying percentage defective rate. This paper develops a model to determine the optimal production run for a deteriorating production system, with allowable shortages, and time-varying fraction defective rate. However, the elapsed time until the production process shift is assumed to be exponentially distributed. A unique optimal production run is found that minimizes the total expected cost. A numerical example is provided to illustrate the application of the model and to prove the convexity of the total cost function. A sensitivity analysis is also conducted to study the effects of various model parameters on the optimal production run and the total cost.
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It's that time of year again, when fresh garden cucumbers are plentiful at our house. I feel like I eat only cucumbers for 3 months straight in the summertime and I love finding new ways to enjoy the super healthy vegetable for meals. These cucumber sandwiches make a great snack, healthy lunch or pretty summertime party hors d' oeuvre.
Last year I fell head over heals for a cool cucumber dip and this year cucumber sandwiches are on my list of favorite summer meals. This is a great way to use cucumbers as the basis for a healthy and delicious lunch. I love them and so do the kids. What a fun way to eat sandwiches without the bread!
Our local grocery store carries a delicious cheese called Buffalo Wing cheese – it is mild but has a great unique flavor – the kids and I adore it and can't get enough of it! I think they add the perfect flavor to these light little cucumber sandwiches – but use whatever you like best!
- 1 cucumber
- 2 slices hard salami
- 3 slices turkey lunch meat
- 2 Tbs. mayo or hummus
- 1 large slice buffalo wing cheese cut into 6 squares
- You can substitute any of your favorite meats, cheeses, or condiments for a lttle different take on these cucumber sandwiches
- Slice one whole cucumber thinly into about slices(depending on it's size you will get a diferent amount of sandwiches)
- Slice and cut all ingredients
- Add a small amount of mayo or hummus to a cucumber, add a piece of cheese, a piece of salami or two, and some turkey, top with another small amount of mayo and another cucumber slice. Put a toothpick through the center and repeat the process with the remaining cucumber, meat, and cheese slices. Enjoy
I have even been enjoying these on the go by adding all of the ingredients to a Tupperware container and keeping it on ice until it is time to eat. It is like making an adult "lunchable" while on the move. It is healthy, filling, and very tasty. If I make it at home I usually make them all at one and use toothpicks to keep them together.
Be sure if your kids are eating them that they are careful not to get hurt with the toothpick. They are a bit difficult and slippery for the kids to eat without a pick to hold them together. For the kiddos I use plastic picks (from the dollar store) that have thicker rounded ends and shapes (like hearts or stars) on top if I am serving them to the kids. That way they can enjoy them without hurting themselves or dropping them.


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Trivia NightOctober 11, 2013 at 8–10 p.m.
TimeOctober 11, 2013 at 8–10 p.m.
LocationHeritage Banquet Room
Ben and Tom, The Savants of Trivia (made famous through Trivia Nights at Patricks on 3rd) will be hosting 5 rounds of trivia that include 10 questions each. Winners of each round will receive gift cards to the Gustavus Book Mark and every member of the team with the overall highest score will win a Gustavus Blanket!
ContactStudent Activities Office — 507-933-7590
SponsorStudent Activities Office
PostedApr 17, 2019


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Dr Betta Edu, the Director-General, Cross River Primary Healthcare Development Agency, says doctors in Nigeria are the least paid anywhere in the world.
Edu said this in an interview with NAN on Monday in Calabar.
The director-general who was reacting to a recent statement made by the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr Chris Ngige, that government should concentrate on implementing policies that would keep our doctors at home instead of encouraging the brain-drain.
She said that doctors should be given better welfare packages for them and their families, good working environment with functional facilities from the Primary Health Centres to the teaching hospitals.
"I want to put it clearly on record, the Minister of Labour and Productivity was wrong, by the World Health Organisation (WHO) standards, we need one doctor per 600 persons in a population.
"Even if we churn out the figure we have today 10 times for the next 10 years, we are not going to arrive at what Universal Health Coverage (UHC) requires from Nigeria, it is simple mathematics and not about anybody now.
"How many doctors are practicing right now in Nigeria, just 35,000, and most of them are in urban areas, very few of them are practicing in rural areas.
"How are we going to achieve UHC when we are saying that even with the 35,000, that is grossly inadequate, can go for all we care.
"Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pays the house rent of its staff and children's school fees that is the oil sector; we can do the same for our doctors to keep them to offer services.
"Beyond that, even as a nation, we should be discussing with International Labour Organisation (ILO) to see how we can prevent more people from leaving instead of saying they can go, if they go, how will the health sector in Nigeria work?
"I really don't blame most of them and the reason is simple, other nations have the ability to pay for services.
"Go and ask how much they pay doctors in Ghana, convert it in dollars and compare it to what they pay doctors in Nigeria,'' she said.
According to her, every year, countries like the United States, Britain and even Dubai have about 600 doctors sitting for medical examination, how many do we churn out from our medical schools in Nigeria every year.
"In my set, we were only 40 who graduated from my medical school,'' Betta stressed.
She said more private and public universities should pick up the training of health workers and the criteria for certifying health workers should be made less cumbersome by the boards.
She urged regulatory boards to wake up as it was part of their jobs to go round and ensure that people who were practising have the needed license to do so.
"The state ministries of health have to help the federal ministry of health to go round their states and ensure that people who are practicing in their states are certified.
"Some states have gone ahead to establish Private Hospital Regulatory Boards, these boards should be up and doing to move round and clamp down on quacks.
"And then the media have to help us; you cannot have on Cross River Broadcasting Corporation (CRBC) someone that sells one herbal medicine that cures all ailments, you are simply giving an endorsement to people who are killing us in thousands and millions,'' she said.
Besides, the director-general noted that Nigeria must pay attention to UHC as presently in Nigeria, only three per cent was insured.
"When we share the risks, we share the benefits,'' said the official.


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The Primary 6s produced some amazing work filling in application forms to be buddies. They had to say a little about themselves, what they could offer their buddy and list a choice of 3 buddies with their reasons for choice. Some of the comments made were:
"I can offer care and attention. I will make sure they would know what they're doing and help them in any way that I can."
"I could offer my buddy love and I would help them if they were hurt. I would also give them my time so they would feel very warm and welcome when they go into primary 1. Whenever my buddy needs me I will be there for them because I am very responsible."
"I could help them learn some of the skills I know."
"I can offer care, trust and fun to my buddy."
"I can offer that I will be trustworthy. I can help them with anything if it is schoolwork or a problem that they are not happy about."
The nursery were also asked who they would like as their buddies and using all this information, as well as observations from when the Primary 6 children have been working in the nursery, we allocated the buddies. We visited Primary 6 today to announce who was buddied with whom. Everyone was delighted! We spent some time in the class with our buddies reading stories and drawing pictures.
Over the coming weeks the Primary 6s will be coming down regularly to work with their buddies, building a relationship that will continue into Primary 1.
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Hi friends!! Today's post is rather unusual ... and it's all my fault! LOL! ;) My birthday (ugh) is coming up at the end of this month and we've been joking about it ~ me saying I'm older than dirt. The kids think it's funny. Me ... not so much! I'd rather just not have another one ;) So, in our Crafters of Faith SCS group, I proposed another mini-challenge with this thought in mind ..... create a card/project with an un-birthday theme! Now - confession time - when I thought of this theme and challenged them to create with it, I didn't have a CLUE what even *i* was going to do! It sounded neat! It sounded fun! It sounded intriguing! But then I just sat and sat and thunk and thunk ....... and well, this is best I could come up with. Eeek!
Using this adorable Whipper Snapper stamp, I tried not to make this a "happy birthday" card right off and sort of disguised it as a funny celebration - and hopefully the "pun" makes sense! My dd13 looked at it and went 'uh-huh ....'
so maybe not so much, ROFL! I paired it with some non-birthday paper from Fancy Pants, colored up the puppy with prismacolor markers and added some buttons *smile!*