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Points Event #3 Solo Airways
SCCA - New England Region - Solo
Registration closed May 26, 2016 11:00 PM on May 26, 2016 11:00 PM EDT Registration ends May 26, 2016 11:00 PM on May 26, 2016 11:00 PM EDT Registration opens April 29, 2016 12:00 AM on April 29, 2016 12:00 AM EDT Registration runs from April 29, 2016 12:00 AM to May 26, 2016 11:00 PM
Autocross - Pre registration only - No walk in or late registration. (Registration closes 11 PM on Thursday prior to all weekend events)
Registration for this event is now closed. Sorry, no walk in or late registrations.
Please understand, and signup for the next event if you would like to autocross with SCCA New England Region.
Thank you,
Event Chair: Bob Davis firstname.lastname@example.com
Registration chief: Barbara Seeger email@example.com
Location: Devens Airfield, Ayer Ma. (Entrance at 90 Fitchburg Rd. Ayer, Ma)
Schedule: 7 AM - 6 PM (Please do not sign up if you can not stay the full day)
- Gates Open: 7:00 AM
- Driver Check in: 7:00 - 8:00 AM
- Tech Inspection: 7:15 - 8:45 AM
- Course Walks: 8:00 - 8:45 AM
- Drivers Meeting: 9:00 AM
- First Car Off: 9:30 AM
- Trophy Meeting: 6:00 PM
SCCA Rules & Classes: SCCA Solo rules Car classes are defined in Appendix A, CAM, & Heritage Classic links
Region Rules: Regional Rules - Information
Sound Limit: The sound limit at Devens is 90db measured at 75 feet. (See Region Rules for the full rule description)
Region Classes: All SCCA classes plus Novice & Pro Index classes.
Vehicle Eligibility: Shifter karts not allowed at Devens. Jeeps, pickups, trucks, & SUV's are NOT allowed. Call our tech chief, Josh at 603-674-0451 to check eligibility if your vehicle is not in the SCCA rule book.
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What comprises health care shouldn't be decided by religious dogma
"Why are we being forced to pay for things that we don't believe are health care?"
So now we can't even agree that birth control and abortion are health care?
You may not believe our society should support birth control and abortion, and you have the right to that perspective. but you should understand that these are a part of health care.
The opening line from a priest is from a propaganda-laden video courtesy of one of my Facebook friends.
This "being forced to pay for something" line is sooooo late to the party. The hippies and war protesters took to the street in the 1960s and 1970s because they didn't want their tax dollars going to the Vietnam war. Same goes for the Iraq War protesters of the 2000s.
Conservative Catholics are the force behind this latest installment of not wanting to pay for something. What makes their outrage so amusing is that they have been successful in not getting us "to pay for something we don't like." The war protesters had little impact on the length of the Vietnam War and no impact on the length of the Iraq War. Now that they might lose a single battle, they are suddenly so upset. Their falling into "religious freedom" is more of a smokescreen than a principled stand.
— If conservative Catholics believe religious freedom is at stake, then why don't they point out that Christian Scientists don't want us to pay for any health care. This isn't a Catholic position, but if this is about religious freedom, is that for all religions or just Catholics?
— If this is about Catholicism, tax dollars goes to pay for the death penalty, something the Catholic Chruch is against. Do conservative Catholics not want to pay for the death penalty? If so, will they speak up?
— The Catholic Church is also against war. True, some wars are more justifiable than others, but where was the principled stand during the Iraq War? In the 2004 race, U.S. bishops were obsessed about John Kerry's more liberal positions on issues, yet not concerned about an unjustified war.
— Since U.S. taxpayers support the Catholic Church, taxpayers pay for the pedophilia scandals and also to protect those accused multiple times of molesting children. Where do we go to get our refund?
These groups are confusing "religious freedom" with "religious dominance." And women's health care has suffered as a result.
For too long in this country, we have had to officially pretend that birth control and abortion are not health care. We have watched federal funding for abortions change on several January 20 occurrences over the years.
The other priest in the video weighs in on abortion funding as part of the health care mandate.
"That's not something that was voted on by Congress. It's something that was left to the Department of Health and Human Services to define."
So is he saying that his religious freedom can be "violated" by a vote in Congress? That would be news to those who would normally agree with him. This push to the HHS "bureaucrats" is rather mean-spirited. The folks at HHS, BTW real human beings (some of whom are probably Catholic), are defining birth control and abortion as part of health care because it is.
Women aren't allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia — these are the kind of laws you get when religion dominates a government. The vast majority of Americans find that repulsive because they know a religion shouldn't dominate government policy.
We don't live in a theocracy, we live in a democracy. Treating women as equals in health care, treating women's health issues as human issues — these are steps toward democracy and away from theocracy.
The idea that the Catholic Church or any other church has to strong-arm citizens to follow their religious doctrine doesn't say a whole lot for their doctrine.

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For mains the gnocchi were unusually soft and very bland. They were mixed with duck meat and outstanding duck liver and celery salad ($24)
I would have preferred a firmer texture.
Very tender with a light smokey taste and aroma rising from the plate it was delicious. On another occasion we tried a couple of other dishes. An entree of grilled quail with fine barely, soft duck egg and shimeji mushrooms ($17)
was hard to identify from its presentation. The quail had been completely boned making it an easy dish to enjoy but the taste was extremely mild and modified by its accompaniments. A poached quince amuse
before the main was very pleasant. We then enjoyed a slender fillet of King George whiting with braised rice, chorizo and cuttlefish with a light mussel sauce,
a very delicate dish ($33), and a good example of slow cooked beef with swiss chard, fregola, radichio and blood orange. ($32)
This was so tender one would hardly need teeth to enjoy it and tasted great too. A serve of fried organic potatoes ($8)
was also much appreciated. Another palate cleanser appeared before the cheese. We shared a plate ($25) of French and Italian cheeses. Good size and good variety, one goats milk, one sheep and two cows milk but I could have done without the peccorino which I prefer grated on pasta.
Unfortunately the dessert, panacotta, with macerated figs and apricots with almond biscuit ice cream
softened and more or less melted before we got to eating it.
Prosecco still at $9 a glass was a pleasant accompaniment.
I think the dearest item on the menu is $33 and we ended up paying about $145 before the gratuity. It defies my imagination to come up with the answer to the question How do restaurants set their prices. Why is this dish $17 and that one $18 or $32 or $33 or whatever. I would be pleased to be enlightened.
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Materials chemistry involves the synthesis and study of materials that have interesting and potentially useful electronic, magnetic, optical, and mechanical properties. Such materials can be inorganic or organic, and range from small molecules to polymers to extended solids. Materials research activities in our department include studies of:
- Semiconductor nanowires
- CO2 capture and geological storage materials
- Organic semiconductors
- Molecular electronics
- Magnetic molecules and solids
- Transition metal-chalcogen clusters
- Polymer dynamics
Faculty associated with research in Materials Chemistry include William Buhro, Mark Conradi, Sophia Hayes, Dewey Holten, Richard Loomis, Kevin Moeller, Jacob Schaefer, and John-Stephen Taylor. Please also see the Washington University Institute for Materials Science & Engineering, to which many of our faculty belong.


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Executive Committee Meeting Summary – August 19, 2016 in Pittsburgh, PA
CFMA's Executive Committee, composed of the appointed volunteers representing our members, chapters and the ICCIFP, met on Friday, August 19th at the Pittsburgh Marriott City Center. Chairman Ken Chiccotella was pleased to welcome the Executive Committee members to his former hometown.
The committee agenda was full of strategic initiatives and projects which continue to shape the future success of the association.
Highlights from the one-day meeting include:
Suicide Prevention Initiative: Approval was granted by the Committee to form the Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention Task Force to carry out the initiatives of the Alliance, including the dissemination of information and resources for suicide prevention and mental health promotion in construction.
Peer Groups: An update on the CFMA Peer Groups pilot program was presented. With more than 70 contractors participating in the pilot, the committee continues to monitor the program closely, making changes and improvements along the way to ensure a positive experience for peer group members. The Peer Group Task Force indicated that there will be a formal program recommendation to the Executive Committee in December 2016, with an anticipated national rollout in April 2017.
National Mentoring Program: The program was discussed among the committee, and several suggestions were made to improve the candidate selection process, timing of the program, and the mentor/client experience as a whole.
Future Conference Locations: The Executive Committee approved the creation of a task force to examine potential conference locations for 2021 and 2022; the group has been charged with making a formal recommendation for sites to the Committee at the December meeting.
Investment Advisor: The Investment Subcommittee of the Finance Committee recommended a change in CFMA's investment advisor; after conducting their due diligence, it was recommended to and approved by the Executive Committee to engage Raffa Wealth Management as CFMA's fund managers.
Blogging: In an effort to position CFMA as a thought-leader and the industry's premier resource for construction financial information, each Executive Committee member will produce a minimum of one blog post each while serving on the committee. This effort will assist CFMA in increasing our search engine optimization (SEO) results, driving traffic to our website, and keep our social media content fresh.
We continue to work diligently serving the evolving needs of our members and chapters, and I encourage you to contact me directly (email@example.com; 609-945-2429) with your thoughts, feedback, and ideas.
Stuart Binstock
President & CEO
Click here for the March 2016 Executive Committee Summary.


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Moving In Before Marriage May Boost Bottom Line
Here's one argument in favor of living together before getting married: New research shows that couples who cohabitate before marrying accumulate wealth at double the rate of those who move in together only after tying the knot.
My husband and I lived together for about a year before we got married – and three months before he popped the question. We saved a ton on rent by paying fo just one apartment, cut down on eating dinner out and took advantage of economies of scale in shopping for groceries and other household necessities. We also opened a joint checking account and credit card and coordinated our investment strategies to maximize returns, given our very different salary levels and prior savings.
Still, our future wealth accumulation (fingers crossed!) might have less to do with our premarital living arrangement than with the factors that led us there in the first place…


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Enterprise Account Manager, EAM - Spectrum EnterpriseApply Now Date posted 12/03/2018 Requisition Number: 231375BR Location: United States - Wisconsin - Milwaukee Area of Interest: Sales, Telecommunications Position Type: Full Time
The Highlights
The Enterprise Account Manager is a field sales position selling voice, data, cloud and video services.
In this role, you will focus on upselling services to existing clients, renewing and retaining clients and winning back former clients. To be successful, you will need to establish long-term client relationships.
What you will do
- Grow key relationships to support their fast-growing business
- Cultivate new opportunities with former clients
- Develop client-centric solutions highlighting product benefits
- Facilitate face-to-face meetings to pursue renewal opportunities
- Deliver proposals to promote new revenue
- Consistently achieve or exceed sales and revenue goals
- Maintain client database
- Work in conjunction with account management, sales engineering and marketing teams
- Build network through referrals, prospecting calls, trade shows and peers
- Attend sales meetings and training sessions
- Carry out other duties as needed
- 2 or more years of business-to-business account management or sales experience
- Proven record as top sales performer exceeding revenue goals
- Skills to quickly conduct consultative analysis and provide recommendations
- Aptitude to participate as a collaborative team member
- Ability to multitask and manage change
- Familiarity with Salesforce, ICOMS/CSG or other billing systems
- Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Visio
- Effective communication skills
- Strong experience utilizing CRM systems (SalesForce)
- Experience with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- High School Diploma or equivalent (required)
- Bachelor's Degree from a four-year college or university in a business related field (preferred)
- Some field sales activities with occasional travel to customer locations
The Spectrum brands (including Spectrum Networks, Spectrum Enterprise and Spectrum Reach) are powered and innovated by Charter Communications. Charter Communications reaffirms its commitment to providing equal opportunities for employment and advancement to qualified employees and applicants. Individuals will be considered for positions for which they meet the minimum qualifications and are able to perform without regard to race, color, gender, age, religion, disability, national origin, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws.
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On 7 July 1838 Stansbury was granted a commission as a first lieutenant in the newly formed Army Corps of Topographical Engineers and was advanced to captain in 1840. From 1838 to 1849 he directed projects for the corps in the Great Lakes region, at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and, during the Mexican War, at some fortifications in the Dry Tortugas in the Gulf of Mexico.
The supreme assignment of his army career was to lead an expedition in 1849 to the valley of the Great Salt Lake. His orders directed him to survey and map the Great Salt Lake and its valley as well as Utah Valley; to evaluate the various emigrant roads in the area, including the Oregon Trail; and to examine and report on the capability of the Mormon community at Salt Lake City to provide food and supplies for overland travelers. During the year he and his second in command, Lieutenant J.W. Gunnison, spent in Utah, Stansbury completed his assignment and produced a remarkable Report, which also went through several editions as a private publication. Stansbury's Report along with Gunnison's book, The Mormons, provided the outside world with an objective look at the Mormons of Utah as well as with a scientific appraisal of the resources and fauna and flora of this section of the Great Basin.
Captain Stansbury spent the next years, until the outbreak of the Civil War, improving harbors in the Great Lakes and building roads in Minnesota Territory. When the war came, he was appointed as mustering officer at Columbus, Ohio, and later was placed in charge of recruiting for the state of Wisconsin. Stansbury served only forty-five days in this post before he died on 13 April 1863 at the age of fifty-six of "disease of the heart." His obituary noted that his early death came as a result of the "over-exertions and hardships" endured during his Great Salt Lake expedition. Stansbury was buried at St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1863.


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You are hereCalendar / OMC Summer MTB series
OMC Summer MTB series
The meeting times are 'ready to ride'. If you need time to prepare equipment then please arrive a few minutes earlier.
Front gate. Lake Canobolas Road. Opposite the entrance to Lake Canobolas.
Please DO NOT park on the side of the road here, if the gate is shut then park at the Lake and walk/ride across.
No Pets.
Orange Mountain Bike Club Summer Series
The Orange Mountain Bike Club will be holding their summer series over daylight savings, Thursday afternoons, from 3rd November 2016 through to March 2017. Races will be held at the Lake Canobolas Mountain Bike Park, this is a great venue set in beautiful native bush land, the tracks cater to riders of all skill levels.
Thursday nights will have something for the whole family. During races the skills and pump track, located near the car park, will be available for youngsters to enjoy. There will also be drinks and snacks available.
- Juniors, under 13
- Under 17
- Female open
- Male open
Juniors & under 17: $3
Male/female open: $5
Family: $10 max
-Register before 6.15pm
-Race Start 6.30pm
Complete as many laps as you can in the designated time.
-Current MTBA license required.
-Free 2 month trial available here: http://www.mtba.asn.au/join/
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Here are a few things that I've found help me day to day. Some of them I practice each day, some of them become a way of life.
Walk 10 to 30 minutes every day and smile while you walk.
Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes every day - lock yourself in if necessary!
When you wake up each morning, say the following: Today my goal is _________.
Live with the 3 E's: Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
Look at the sky at least once a day and realize in what a magnificent world you live!
Realize that life is a school and that you are here to learn. Problems are life lessons from which we learn.
Life is too short to waste it by hating someone.
Don't compare yourself with others. For always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Only YOU are in charge of your own happiness.
Get rid of everything that is not useful, beautiful or fun!
Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.
Share what help you out each day!!!


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Frederik & Mary took Christian to Legoland. They were joined by Alexandra von Berleburg and her two children, Richard and Ingrid.
Mary told the press Christian likes to play with Duplo and builds high stacks with it.
Mary wore a new jacket by Heartmade.
Her new earrings were by Marianne Dulong.
She wore her monogrammed diamond Cenius & Bach earrings with a new, amethyst pendant.


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UGS or more commonly referred to as Unplayed Game Syndrome is a form of addiction which largely goes unnoticed until your wife, girlfriend or significant other suddenly decides to have...
An Intervention
That moment when you are faced with the true scale of your problem. Namely that you have too many games in your collection some of which, for various reasons, you've never played. Heck, some of them still have their shrinkwrap.
|Just 5 of my Unplayed Games
Tigris & Euphrates, La Citta, Sylla, Outrider and Warcraft The Board Game
"If I've played it, I can keep it, right?", to which my missus replied,
"No, you have to choose some games to keep and some to get rid of!"
Faced with an ultimatum I used my powers of indefatigable man logic.
"But how do I know what to keep? I have to play them first to know if they're any good and if I should keep them!".
In the cold harsh world of decluttering this plea fell on deaf ears, suffice to say I have a few weeks grace in which to decide what to do with some of these potential gems:
Tigris & Euphates - A pre-loved Hans Im Gluck version of this Reiner Knizia classic given to me a couple of years ago by a club member on the grounds that I will play it more than he does. I feel really guilty that I've never played it and so will definitely add it to my New Years Resolution list. He also gave me his much played copy of RA (also by Knizia) and I absolutely love playing it, so this is something I have to have a go at.
Outrider - A tabletop car combat game using playing cards. This was also my first experience of Print on Demand and Drive Thru Cards, but I haven't found the courage or energy to clip out the tokens and print off the road tiles PDF. I'm a massive car combat game fan, so really can't understand why I haven't played this yet. To be honest I might just be sneaky and hide this and some other card games inside other games.
Sylla - This years christmas gift from my step daughter. It's a semi co-op civilisation building game set in Rome and is highly likely to get played in an upcoming boardgame night.
Warcraft: The Boardgame - I picked up this fantasy wargame for some ludicrous price like 99p or something, a total no brainer really. It has a lot going for it; nice components, hex based map, 4 different races and it's by my favourite boardgames company Fantasy Flight. I confess I've never played a single minute of World of Warcraft on any computer or console so I don't really have any preconceptions about the IP other than that the box art looks a bit Warhammery.
La Citta - Another 2014 Christmas pressie, this time from my missus, La Citta (pr: LA CHEETA) is yet another civilization building game set in the Italian Rennaissance. Lots of components and it looks like this might have the potential to turn into a long game even with its 120 minute estimated play time.
I'd love to hear from any readers who also suffer from unplayed game syndrome. Do you have any experience with any of these games? Which of them do you think I should keep or play first? Do you have any boardgame gems in your cupboard which you're too embarrased to play or you've just not got round to playing? Leave your comments in the box below.


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There's nothing like a Top Secret Writing Project to make time fly. I told myself I mustn't wait too long before letting you all know a bit more about the Jasmine ceremony, but a week's already gone past and I haven't posted a single thing. So I'm taking a half-hour break to fill you in on a few details.
The two hours Madame P and I spent at Bafta HQ last Wednesday were as thrilling as the weather outside was cold. Being short-listed next to the likes of Jo Fairley, Cosmo and Elle was exciting enough, but winning was like getting an extra dollop of icing on an already far-too-sinful cake. Even more gratifying was the fact that the judges had chosen to recognise not only my writing but my blog, which, unless I'm mistaken, marked the first time a fully independent, advertising-free, one-person-show was awarded a Jasmine. Yes, I did put British self-deprecation aside for a brief moment and gave myself a quick pat on the back.
More excitement: at the start of the ceremony, Peter Norman, Chairman of Fragrance Foundation UK, announced that all of the day's winners would form the jury for the Best Independent Perfume category at this year's FiFi UK awards, as well as for one other, rather mysterious category.
Even more excitement: as I was leaving Bafta, I bumped into none other than Richard Curtis - who'd also attended the event - and thanked him for Blackadder and Four Weddings. (Sorry, this was a real 'writing geek' moment, but it will remain with me for a very long time indeed.)
And final bit of excitement: amidst all the other excitement, I'd completely forgotten to announce that a day before the Jasmines, Escentual.com let me know that I'd come second in their Blog Of The Year competition. Thanks very much indeed to all of you who voted. That particular bit of news came as a wholly unexpected, delightful surprise.
So there you go. I need something to calm me down again after writing all that. Persolaise has been a very lucky blogger these last few days, and that is at least partly because of all your support and encouragement. Thank you!
Right, enough of this gushing. Time to stiffen upper lips and get back to more pressing matters... speaking of which, I hope to be able to let the cat out of the perfumed bag very soon. Keep watching this space.
Ciao for now,
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FIFA president Sepp Blatter has announced plans to test a new video review system.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has announced plans to test a new video review system.
Speaking in a pre-recorded message at the SoccerEx conference in Manchester on Monday, Blatter said he wants a trial of video replays in a domestic league and at the U-20 World Cup in 2015. If successful, the use of reviews could be expanded.
STRAUS: Carlos Bocanegra's career had big impact
Under the system proposed by Blatter, coaches would be able to challenge calls once or twice per half, according to the BBC, and only during stoppages in play.
The video used would come from the game's television broadcaster. FIFA would not set up to have its own footage, and would not add a replay official.
It's unclear which types of calls would be subject to review.
Blatter and FIFA have been reticent to embrace technology in games in the past, but goal-line review technology was used at this summer's World Cup in Brazil for the first time at competitive matches.
- Ben Estes


text: Hey, they put a nice video camera into the ipod nano, why not do it for the classic? It would have the advantage of a huge hard drive, 160 gb can hold 200 hours of video. Also space for a better quality camera... maybe go so far to add a digital zoom feature, is that asking for too much? The ipod and itunes revolutionized the way we use mp3 technology, and it has the potential to do the same with video. Perhaps allowing an upload/download feature to imovie? I'm thinking the ipod nano video-camera feature is a stepping stone for a whole new world of video-recording: Uploading, editing, youtube-sharing, garageband/logic mixing conglomerate of ilife software syncing with an all-in-one device that plays and records video and audio on a monster hard drive... what better to be that device than the ipod classic we all know and love? Think about it, it's just some crazy idea I had. I would buy one. Comment on what you think of this idea.


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Simulation of Performance Parameters of Spark Ignition Engine for Various Ignition Timings
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The combustion process in a spark ignition engine is a progressive reaction, and thus certain factors such as the timing of ignition, combustion duration, the end of combustion etc. have considerable effect on performance of an engine. These parameters affect the maximum pressure that is developed inside the cylinder during combustion. Thus the output of the engine can be controlled to a certain extent by variation of important engine parameters mentioned. The effect of ignition timing on parameters such as maximum cylinder pressure, power, torque, fuel consumption is studied in this paper. Thus the optimum value of ignition angle is simulated by single zone model and verified with experimental data.
Keywords: Ignition timing, peak cylinder pressure, combustion duration, FMEP, BSFC.
Article published in International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology, Vol.3,No.5(Dec- 2013)


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I can't even recall 8 years back when I'm still going crazy over Taiwanese boy bands and Japanese drama. Time have changed.
Last night I went over to my usual Korea hangout at Square 2 Novena. The place is peaceful as not many knows about this place and most importantly it's filled with Korean mini mart, salon & restaurants. The mini Bukit Timah?
Seoul YummyLocation: Square 2 Novena (Novena MRT)
Only reason I keep visiting is for their Army stew and Bingsoo!!
|Meat Army Stew! Beef, Chicken and Pork. And trust me! It's 0 spiciness and yet it's damn shiok!
2 Options of stews available: Meat or Seafood! ($49.90++ for 2 Pax)
w 1 Sides and 1 Dessert & 2 Coffee taste barley. LOL! which I always find it so weird!
|Army Stew w Top-Up Meat and Noodle (+$12)
|Dessert: Yogurt Bingsoo! it's so sweet! Sweetness satisfied.
Seoul Yummy is So Yummy! Having any korean food cravings?
Hope this satisfies you! (:
Blessed Week everyone!


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Tag archive for : 1st year photography
I still just LOVE cake smash sessions! And this one came with a couple of furry helpers and a girl who was way more interested in having her feet in the cake than her hands, so it was extra fun. Happy Valentine's Day, you tiny heartbreaker!
I was there at the beginning and now I get to be there for his first birthday. I can hardly believe how fast the tiny little baby I photographed last August turned into the charming, cuddly, smooch-able toddler we know and love today. Mommy is having some difficulty deciding which cake smash photos to share, so here I Read more ..
This is Christopher. He's 1. He's also a very busy boy! Learning to walk, dragging around a HUGE red dog (Clifford anyone??) and knocking over block towers are all in a day's work for this little man. He wasn't too sure about the balloons in the crib, but warmed up once we started tossing them Read more ..
Who doesn't love a sale?! Did you overspend on summer vacations, back to school supplies & new clothes for the kids? Still want some kick-butt family/baby/couple portraits to hand out at Christmas? You're in luck! Contact Finelite for additional information.
Every time I get together with these ladies, someone ends up crying! The first time I met them, I had recently had my son and they were anxiously expecting theirs. I was there to do pregnancy photos for them so OBVIOUSLY this required tears from all of us. I was so excited for them to Read more ..


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Yeah, It's not difficult for me,too. I surely say that it is an escalator.
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Yeah, It's not difficult for me,too. I surely say that it is an escalator.
inside of a piano
It is an escalator.
it is an escalator.
Ouu it is escalator... I like escalator ;)
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It is an escalator!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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It's escalator or piano.
i think it is an escalator.
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this is escalator 100 %
I think it is an escalator.
It must be an escalator.
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this was an easy one. Most of us found the right answer
they are definitely electronic stairs, right? what else could it be.......no idea..........................
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Spanish Verb DESOBEDECER: to disobeyThe Spanish verb desobedecer means 'to disobey' and is an irregular Spanish ER verb.
To remember this, imagine to DISOBEY is to display DISOBEDIENCE HERE!
Just over 100 verbs are conjugated like desobedecer, and for the month of June a new irregular ER verb is featured each day to enable you to consolidate this ER verb family. You will learn aborrecer, agradecer, carecer, desfallecer, fallecer, parecer and many others.
I find that the fastest and easiest way to learn and REMEMBER new Spanish words is with memory trigger cartoon pictures. It makes them harder to forget.
Read on, below the DESOBEDECER verb table...
to disobey: desobedecer
Imagine to disobey is to
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love the interactive Jim Henson Google picture, for Jim Henson's 75th birthday, for those that don't know who Jim Henson is or was please follow the below link
Jim Henson best known as the creator of The Muppets. As a puppeteer, Henson performed in various television programs, such as Sesame Street and The Muppet Show, films such as The Muppet Movie and The Great Muppet Caper, and creator of advanced puppets for projects like Fraggle Rock, The Dark Crystal, and Labyrinth.
(this was found on google.com page 24 sep 2011)


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The L. Souvestre Story
An early "report" of Madame Delphine Lalaurie making an appearance in France after the "Catastrophe of 1834" was printed in the Le Courier des Estates-Unis on December 8, 1838. Written by an L. Souvestre, who cannot be definitively identified, the article relates a story told by a Methodist minister, Dr. Miller. The narrative reads more like a short story than a newspaper article, and it most likely is a work of fiction. However, this is an interesting interpretation of what Madame might have faced in the tight communities of the French socialites after fleeing New Orleans. Presented here is the entire L. Souvestre story.
Dinner was over, and everyone had gone into the park. I had stopped near a summer-house from which the eye took in, at a glance, the wooded areas of Saint-Cloud and the capricious windings of the Seine, when I saw, at the foot of the path, Doctor Miller coming to join me.
He was a Methodist minister who had arrived from America a few months before and who had been presented only that morning to Henri Varin at whose home we were. Up to this time I had had one long conversation with him which had shown him to be a man of singular distinction. I had, moreover, been struck by the mixture of seriousness and audacity, of inflexibility and gentleness, which was revealed in all his thoughts and all his decisions. It was the first time I had found myself in contact with one of these round-hatted missionaries, preaching without embarrassment in the midst of men in the world, passionately condemning evil, speaking of religion and virtue in the simple tone of a familiar conversation, and daring to attempt goodness without seeming to force it upon others. Doctor Miller, in short, had seemed to me the model of those Quakers of whom I had read so many stories in books, but for whom I had until then searched in vain in life.
It was, therefore, with a friendly gesture and a pleasant smile that I welcomed him to the entrance of the kiosk where I had stopped. I pointed out the marvelous countryside which spread at our feet and before which he remained for some time in silent contemplation.
At that moment, the sound of fresh and laughing voices rose to us. I leaned over and saw in the meadow the young women with whom we had just passed the day. The American suddenly became thoughtful.
"What do you call that woman dressed in white whom M. Henri Varin is escorting? He asked me.
"Madame de Larcy."
"Has she been in France long?"
"I didn't know she had ever lived abroad."
"You know her?"
"As one knows someone in society. I meet her at Varin's every time I'm here."
"Indeed," the doctor responded, throwing me a thoughtful glance. "It seemed to me that she was much at home here."
I could not repress a smile; he shook his head.
"How could M. Varin so quickly forsake his young wife?" he continued; "Does he not see that she has divined everything and is dying of jealousy?"
I shrugged my shoulders sadly.
"And how has Madame de Larcy been able to gain such power over your friend?"
"Haven't you seen how beautiful the woman is, monsieur? When she was presented to you, you yourself seemed surprised and moved by that beauty, for you started."
The doctor did not answer but appeared to reflect deeply.
"And no one has attempted to recall M. Varin to his duty? He finally responded.
"It would have been in vain."
"Is there no means of separating him from that woman?"
"Which one?
Miller became silent and remained so a long time.
I began to fear that the doctor was either preparing a sermon, for which I knew Varin was ill prepared, or would expose us to some embarrassing scene. I had always considered reformers so awkwardly indiscreet that I would even dissociate myself from this one. I ventured, in consequence, some observations on the uselessness of any attempt at reform in the case of our host. M. Miller undoubtedly realized my intention, for he said to me:
"Never fear, monsieur. I respect morality too much to expose it to a bad reception."
Darkness approached and several strollers joined us. We returned together to the salon. The ladies were already there, and the conversation became general.
Doctor Miller had seated himself to one side, near a window, and his eyes never left Madame de Larcy. It would have been difficult to say just what sentiment dominated that attentive examination. The doctor's features lightened up at one instant as if all his doubts had been dissipated; then uncertainty again cast a cloud over them. Sometimes he bowed his head, listened to Madame de Larcy speaking without looking at her and seemed to question her accent. Another time, he followed the movement of her lips with his eyes and thus so to speak, watched her words formed and enunciated.
Madame de Larcy did not at first notice that searching gaze, but she finally observed it and seemed to be made uneasy by it. She turned in order to escape it and suddenly stopped speaking.
In every group, there is someone who rules and dominates—leader by good fortune, beauty, or intelligence. It is to him conversation is addressed. If he is silent, the talk stops like a watch whose mainspring is broken. Such a one was Madame de Larcy; since she had become silent, the sound of voices languished, then died, little by little.
Varin, made uneasy by this caprice, tried in vain to revive the conversation. After several useless efforts, he proposed setting up several tables of whist; but he met with general opposition. To play cards in the country! Boredom was a thousand times the better part! Some talked of reading, but without being able to decide on which book to choose.
"If only we had Larcy here!" cried Varin, disappointed. "He would tell us more of his travels in Africa and his adventures in the Atlas."
"As for travels and adventures I said, in my turn, "I suggest Doctor Miller."
"Of course, Doctor, you tell us something then, said Varin. Miller bowed and tried to excuse himself.
"We will accept no excuses, I cried. "You interested me too keenly this morning for me to let you off this evening. Come, sir, another of those stories you tell so well."
The doctor smiled.
"Truly, I'm searching in vain among my memories," he said.
"Then, catching himself up as though a shaft of light had struck him:
"I am wrong; there is one that I would like to tell you. The event occurred before my eyes, and I can vouch for all the details."
Everyone gathered inquisitively around the doctor, who began thus:
"It was about six years ago that I arrived in New Orleans, where my work called me. It was the first time I had left the northern states, and I had been struck by the strange appearance that the French city presented. The women walked about the streets with heads covered by Spanish veils or bare; the graceful quadroons visited on the doorsteps, secretly challenging the passers-by with their soft glances. A huge population of negroes stirred about in every direction, speaking a strange French that I had never heard before. Foreigners, wearing all sorts of costumes, filled the public places. There was, moreover, a noisy confusion, a freedom of habits and of demeanor of which I have never seen the like.
"Surprised an alarmed by these new impressions, I resolved to combat them with reflection and solitude. I had letters to the principal inhabitants; I didn't present a one. And I busied myself exclusively with the affairs which had brought me.
"I lived in the bank of the river, a little below the corner where the railroat to Lake Pontchartrain had been constructed, a little distance from an elegant dwelling occupied by a Creole widow. Madame Lalorie had been married three times; and her husbands, each of whom had died after a brief union, had left her a considerable fortune. She was noted for her charm, her elegance, her wit; no gathering sparkled without her, no merry-making was complete. I had met her one time at the house of a French merchant whose house was open to me. Her countenance had produced in me an almost sorrowful sensation. This woman was beautiful, but with a strange beauty, almost an evil beauty. I know not what terrible force she hid under the softness of her form. Her clear blue eyes had a keen fixity which forced one to lower his own; the smile on her rosy lips, rather than exciting confidence, inspired a sort of reserve. Everyone around her seemed under the sway of this instinctive fear. Her daughters, pale sad children whom some unknown evil tormented, never lifted their eyes in her presence. If she extended her hand to caress their curly heads, those heads were lowered with a frightened shudder. I had seen other children invite them in vain to join in their races and their songs; the children of Madame Lalorie did not know how to play. They usually kept to one side, pressed against one another as if for protection, mute and casting about them unquiet glances.
"This silent fright was shared by all who approached Madame Lalorie. Nothing seemed to justify it; she showed herself on every occasion tender toward her children, benevolent with her slaves, and she never addressed to them a word except in a gentle voice and the most amiable tone. One never heard a reprimand leave her lips. She smiled at everyone, never using any but familiar names and carassing terms. I had dined with her that one time at the home of the French shipowner. I had noticed that, after having moistened her lips with the wine that was served us, she passed the glass over her shoulder to her slave with a smile full of good will.
"Yet everyone commented on the gauntness and dejection of her numerous slaves. To see them, with their somber and suffering air around their gracious mistress, one might say that the condemned served an angel. Only one, the coachman, glowed with good health in the midst of that emaciated and sullen crowd. One asked oneself in vain the cause of the difference: his prosperity was a mystery as well as was the decay of his companions in slavery. All these circumstances which I noticd successively, unintentionally, excited my curiosity in the highest degree. Madame Lalorie had, from first sight, made a profound impression on me. I did not doubt that the life of the woman hid some strange secret.
"On the house where I lived there was a balcony where I went every evening, and from which the view spread across her domain. Often my gaze was turned toward it, seeking a sign which could help me divine that which she hid, but all was calm and silent in the dwelling of the young widow. One time only I had seen Madame Lalorie enter an outbuilding located at the bottom of the garden, and I had thought I heard stifled groans. Soon, though, the young woman had reappeared, tranquil and smiling. She had gone along the walks among the flower beds, lifting up the blossoms bruised by rain; then she had turned back, dreamily and slowly, tearing apart a magnolia blossom.
"Chance had acquainted me with an old negress of Madame Lalorie's called Rachel, whose grandson sometimes came in to see me. He was a child of uncommon beauty and rare intelligence, and I was striving to instruct him in the truths of our religion. Mingo liked me and I was deeply interested in him. Two or three times, seeing him downcast, I ventured some questions about his mistress, but the child kept silent. Rachel, whom I questioned indirectly, equally could or would tell me nothing. I began to believe that my imagination had deceived me, and I ceased my surveillance of the French dwelling.
"One evening, though, I remained on the balcony later than usual. The air was scorching and I avidly breathed in the breezes that rose from the river. All the stars were sparkling. In the midst of the calm of the night, the least sound traveled directly to me.
"I was leaning on the balustrade of the balcony, sunk deep in my thoughts, when a piercing cry made me start. I lifted my head. Two more cries rang out, one after the other. At the same instant, I saw in Madame Lalorie's garden what seemed like two shadows which passed rapidly. One of them, svelte and dressed in white, held in its hand a weapon which I couldn't identify and seemed to pursue the other, who fled. I saw the two of them dash toward the house, whose lighted windows shone out in the darkness, and ascend the stairs. The passed thus from floor to floor. Suddenly the black shadow appeared on the roof, still pursued. I saw it bend over the balustrade; I heard a cry, then a dull muffled sound like a body which is dashed to pieces. Then everything returned to silence! …The white shadow stood near the railing and looked down tranquilly.
"Soon, though, I saw it go down again. There was a movement in the house for some minutes; lights hurried from room to room. Finally, four slaves came slowly out, lanterns in hand. They lifted from the terrace something shapeless that they carried silently to the bottom of the garden. A grave was dug. At last the excavation was filled in, the slaves retreated, and everything became silent again.
"I had followed this scene with horror mixed with fright. I spent the night in a kind of delirium! When I went out the next day, Rachel was seated at the door of the house, her hands folded and her head hidden in her lap. I spoke to her twice without her hearing me; finally she lifted her head and her look frightened me.
"Are you ill, Rachel? I cried.
"The elderly negress shook her head.
"Then what has happened to you?
"She didn't answer. I looked about me.
"Where is Mingo? I demanded.
"At that name, Rachel uttered a cry. She leaped up and striking the earth with her foot with a terrible gesture:
"There! There! She cried; "my child, his eyes closed!"
"And, covering her face with her hands, she turned back into the house.
"Now I understood everything. I went to the house of an American planter who was my relative, and I told him what I had seen. He took me to the magistrates, to whom I made my deposition. An inquiry was begun the same day; but I do not know what it revealed, for the French party succeeded in hushing up the affair. One knew only that the fact of illegal cruelty had been proven in the case of nine of Madame Lalorie's slaves, who were consequently confiscated and sold for the benefit of the state. I had not been called as a witness, and my name had not appeared in this affair. Madame Lalorie, who had seen me without noticing me and who did not know me, was not aware of the part I had taken. I carefully avoided meeting her; the sight of that woman made me ill. I imagined I still saw her pursuing Mingo and gazing coldly at his corpse at the foot of the terrace.
"The months passed, however, and the gossip which had spread for a moment about the beautiful widow's cruelty toward her slaves was stilled. Thus, sought after as always, her salon was open to all the aristocracy of New Orleans; her house was pointed out for its elegance and opulent hospitality. Admirers continued to surround her; and, if anyone dared venture to recall the past, doubts where raised—they objected because of the known gentleness of the young widow; they boasted of her affecting graces; and they ended by treating as calumnies the whispered accusations to which she had been exposed.
"Matters were at this stand, when one day the alarm was heard—fire was just taking hold at Madame Lalorie's! Immediately everyone hurried toward her house on the corner of Quartier and Royal streets. She had sold her place to a company which had established vast cotton compresses. Aroused by the noise, I followed the crowd. The fire was appearing in the outbuildings where the kitchens were. At the moment we arrived, the flames spurted out across the roofs, where they scattered in sparks. On the property there was no means of arresting the progress of the fire; everyone was awaiting the fire engines, which had not yet arrived.
"All eyes were turned toward that part of the building which was burning, when suddenly a loud scream rose from the midst of the flames, a window opened, and a woman appeared there; it was Rachel, who shook her arms with menacing rage.
"A frightened exclamation rose at her appearance, and with an involuntary movement the crowd drew near the building. But the flames repulsed all approach. Howeer, Rachel leaned out of the window and pointing to the fire which was spreading toward the house:
"'Burn, mistress! Burn, mistress!' She cried, beating her hands together with an insane laugh. 'Avenge Mingo! Avenge me! Avenge all the blacks!'
"And she fell back exhausted. During this time, a ladder had been brought. It was placed at the window and a young man mounted. Arriving near the old negress, he tried to lift her, but couldn't.
"'She is chained!' He cried suddenly.
"'Yes, yes, this poor black, chained in the entry for six months,' babbled Rachel. 'Mistress want poor Rachel to cook good dinners for her… But Rachel have too much trouble. Rachel think about Mingo. Rachel start the fire to die.'
"At that moment, the flames reached the window, and the young man was forced to descend. We saw the old negress lift herself up with a woeful cry, twist about for an instant in the midst of the fire, and then fall back and disappear.
"A long sigh of horror had stirred the crowd. Oaths were beginning to rise when the firemen arrived. The fire, which they were not able to stop, reached the neighboring windows, which were carefully closed. The crowd was going to that side, when Madame Lalorie herself appeared at a window. She was pale; her hand trembled slightly as she pressed it against the railing. A murmur arose; then there was silence.
"'The keys!' was the cry from all sides.
"'Let the kitchens burn, gentlemen,' the pretty woman said in a troubled voice.
"But the crowd didn't listen.
"'The keys! The keys!' a hundred voices repeated.
"I don't have them.
"'Then let the doors be forced!'
"The doors yielded. There was a movement, then a long murmur began, but Madame Lalorie had retired precipitatively. I had entered among the first; and, if I lived a thousand years, I should never forget the sight which struck my eyes. Nine posts had been set up in a circle in a low, dark room. At the two first hung corpses that were already skeletons. To the other seven were chained slaves; some had their hands fastened above their heads; others were twisted on themselves without being able to straighten out; still others, necks encircled by heavy collars, were fixed to the stake in eternal immobility. No appearance of humanity remained to them. There was a something impossible to name and that one sensed only as a doleful shuddering and a dull groaning. Their bodies were formed of one immense sore on which the whip had left deep grooves. In the midst of the circle formed by the posts a platform rose, skillfully situated so that the blows could be better placed; and it was still damp with reddish filth. The whip, stiff with blood, hung there!
"After the first shock, people hurried to break the chains of the seven slaves who still lived and to carry them into the open air. Two died in our hands on seeing the sun. The others, stronger, were able to respond to the questions which were put to them. We learned then that these nine slaves, of whom only five survived, were those that had been confiscated from the widow and had been sold for the benefit of the state. Wishing to avenge herself for their testimony, Madame Lalorie had had them brought back and secretly taken to her home. Since then, she had kept them shut up in that place, where she had everything arranged for their torture.
"Each morning, this elegant, frail woman came to the top of the bloody platform to exercise her insatiable revenge. With the whip in her hand, a kind of joyous madness possessed her; her strength revived at the sight of the wounds and the smell of blood. She savored with delight the dying flesh, the shriveling limbs, the life quivering and expiring under her blows. She abandoned herself to a joy a thousand times over—horrible madness, which enjoyed only the woe of others and found pleasure only in their agony!
"The crowd had, at first, listened silently to all these details given by the slaves; but their indignation, which curiosity had for the moment contained, was not slow to take over. The uproar which had hushed started up again. The negroes, come from all parts of the city, looked on with somber air; and the whites, frightened by the thought of the reactions which such a discovery could lead to, vented their wrath with great cries.
"Already threats were becoming more direct, more immediate, for, in America, public opinion passes swiftly from words to deeds. The habit of wielding power gives the people confidence in their strength; and when the cry of all is raised, execution follows on the heels of judgment. Madame Lalorie was not unaware of this and she knew, too, what the provocation of the crowd was. The throng grew by the moment.
"Cries of 'Death!' had already been uttered. The more eager were seeking to find a passage to the house, determined to enter by force, when suddenly Madame's carriage appeared, the coachman in his place. The door of the entry opened; the Creole, richly dressed, face calm and lips smiling, entered nonchalantly breathing the fragrance of a bouquet of heliotrope. At that sight, cries were stilled; the noise ceased; everyone remained, for a moment, stupefied.
"The black coachman profits; he cleaves the crowd; he advances; he passes beyond them as the muttering begins in the distance. The first moment of surprise past, angered by such audacity, they try to stop the insolent turnout; but it has already reached the narrow jetty that leads to Lake Pontchartrain. Pursuit is useless, for it is ahead of them and the horses fly like light!
"The more rabid ones tried, however, but in vain. When they arrived at the lake, Madame Lalorie had embarked on a small ship, the sails of which were already disappearing over the horizon! Only the carriage was left at the edge of the lake—it was upon that the popular indignation was vented. The carriage was torn to pieces; the horses stabbed. When it was known in New Orleans that the Creole had escaped, the fury was transferred to the house, which was demolished in a few hours."
Everyone had listened to the doctor's story with growing attention. When he was done, they cried out: "What became of that horrible woman?"
"I did not know yesterday," the doctor answered.
"Today… I have seen her!"
"What do you mean?"
"She is here!"
Exclamations were heard on all sides; everyone got up.
Darkness had come during the American's story, and the gloom was profound. There was a moment of terror.
A footman entered with lights; all eyes were turning from side to side with a kind of doubt and frightened curiosity.
"Monsieur!" cried Varin, bewildered, starting toward Miller. "In heaven's name! Finish."
As his only reply, the doctor pointed to the place of Madame de Larcy, which was empty. At that moment, the sound of a carriage was heard; everyone hurried to the window. A caleche, driven by a negro, appeared and passed rapidly under the balcony. Madame de Larcy was seated there, calm and proud, holding in her hand a bouquet of heliotrope.
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Sir Ken Robinson on the Power of the Imaginative Mind – Part One, discusses the analysis of creativity, the power of the imaginative mind, and linear study in the early developmental stages of children. He talks about the 21st century and how new technology has us engaged globally revolutionizing the way we teach with no historical precedents. I agree with his viewpoint, "not to reform, but to transform it", based on how we process children through a grade system according to age otherwise known as the linear model.
Let's take the linear study as example of the systematic approach to learning in America. Where does it state that everyone must follow this educational process? Is it actually helping or is it a hindrance for our kids? Upon viewing the video, I had no idea about the studies performed on children at such an early stage which determined intelligence before reaching kindergarten. Truth be told, the statistical data which demonstrated the decline in creativity/intelligence overwhelmed me.
Research and testing demonstrates the steady decline in children's intellectual imagination and creativity based on each grading system – first through eighth grade and so forth. The question that lingers show how the educational model stifle children's progression in my opinion. Evidently, we must act now to create a supporting environment and provide further research to meet the needs of children in early education through adulthood.
Moreover, the scale tips towards an uneven divide with regard to education and the economy. According to Sir Ken Robinson, 9 billion dollars spent on State prison system in comparison to the 3.5 billion dollars for State Universities reveals that the resources available requires extensive evaluation to meet the needs of education as opposed to other areas that do not need plenty of funds. Evaluating each program to apply the funds appropriately would make a difference where it counts.
In the end, we must change the face of the educational system to stimulate the imagination and create an environment conducive to enhancing creativity by sharing ideas and collaborating with others. Hence, teaching children how to dip into their imagination and nurturing them to become smart independent thinkers ensures a new beginning.


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7 Ways to Protect Your New Home
When moving into a new home, making it safe should top your list of priorities. For many, home and safety serve as synonyms. If you've just moved into a new home, consider taking these precautions to make your house as safe as possible.
1. Change the Locks
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You really can't know how many people might have keys to your home, even in a newly built house. Anybody who worked on the house or worked to sell the house probably has a key. You can't always trust that those people will respect your home and belongings. As soon as you've arrived, you should change the locks on all the doors or anything else that uses a key or pin lock. Many modern homes use pin locks for any sliding glass doors or windows.
2. Protect Your Valuables
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The process of protecting your stuff begins with prioritizing your valuables. Figure out what you can and cannot live without. For anything that makes the cut, put your name on it, preferably in a permanent way. Take pictures of your items and save receipts.
Do anything you can do to prove you own these items ensures your credibility if anything does happen. If the police find any of your belongings, it certainly helps them decide whether you truly owned them in the first place. Photos also give proof to insurance companies on the status and state of your possessions upon your move in.
3. Install a Security System
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Installing a security system is something that also needs to get done as soon as possible, preferably before you spend your first night in the new home. If you owned a security system for your previous home, you can get help moving it into your new home.
If you don't have a system, get a new one. Security systems don't just offer alarms, but also security signs, lights, and video surveillance, as well as other options. Figure out what makes you feel safest. Some insurance companies will actually lower their rates if you let them know you have a security system installed.
4. Secure the Fence
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Check your whole fence line out; see if you notice an holes or weak spots where anybody could easily come through. Keep your fence in top shape. This simultaneously keeps burglars out and keeps anybody playing in your backyards (pets or small children) from getting out. If you have a gate, make sure it's working properly.
5. Meet Your Neighbors
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Besides being the right thing to do, meeting your neighbors generally increases your safety in the neighborhood. Extend a helping hand, let them know you care about their safety and the safety of everyone around you. Creating a sense of community helps everybody feel safer, and increases our desire to help each other.
6. Secure Environmental Alerts
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Check all the smoke alarms in the house. You might as well replace the batteries; you have no idea how long they've sat in the detector. You can also consider installing water and temperature monitors, depending on where you live, to help prevent any sort of natural disaster (like fires, floods, etc.).
7. Establish Unpredictable Patterns
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If you worry about burglars, change up your schedule! Park your car in different places, make it unclear if you're home or not. The less predictable your lifestyle, the harder it is for burglars to catch you by surprise. You can even use timers to set items or lights in your house on and off at random times, giving the illusion that somebody is home. Getting motion sensor lights may also help in scaring burglars away.
Of course, there many ways to make your home as safe as possible. What makes you feel safe at home?


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How to implement a successful direct booking strategy?
For any efficient hotel revenue management, Direct Booking is always the foremost objectives which are seen as a solid & permanent revenue enhancer. Irrespective of the size of the hotel direct bookings are the topmost recommendations when it comes to rolling out an effective revenue management strategy. If you are in the Hotel industry then it need not be elaborated upon the fact that Online Travel Agents today have become a pivot entity in controlling the hotel room prices. But then the end effect is it leaves very less space for the hotels to create a niche or even a brand entity. This is certainly a negative impact on the hotels who many a time struggles to build a fair value for themselves in the minds of the customers. In such a scenario it goes without saying that it's the direct booking strategies which need to be more focused upon as that only will help hotels take the advantage of having repeat bookings, and thereby create a brand loyalty which ultimately gets converted to higher revenues and profits.
We try to evaluate in this article the various possible methods via which you can increase your direct bookings.
Increase multi-channel communications with customers: Communication is and always will be the key to a successful marketing strategy. With the exponential growth of the social media and various technological evolutions on the internet, one has to focus on getting as many numbers of channels open with your customers as possible. Email marketing, social media, your website are all possible communication channels via which you can directly start interacting and talking to your customers.
Have your hotel marketing plan to include advertising on the loyalty program via social media and also to invest in targeted marketing via Facebook and Google to get to the right audience instantly. And that's not all, as an after sales customer service the best to do is to keep your social media chat channels open as your customers can directly speak to you giving you an opportunity for quickly responding.
Your customers have to be your brand ambassadors:
If you are keen on retaining your customers as loyal brand ambassador then it's imperative to say that your customers have to be rewarded and benefited. A good incentive scheme or a referral program is the best way to make your customers feel privileged thereby increasing the possibility of hotel customer acquisition. If an apt and attractive referral programme is worked out then that will lead to encouraging direct bookings thereby increasing repeat customers to your hotel.
Advertise and showcase the best rates and facilities:
Almost every single time a customer goes to various options on so many online platforms which provide various discounted rates rather when going directly to hotels. No wonder today a customer doesn't seem to remember the hotel of stay rather the OTA from where he/she made a booking. This doesn't add any advantage to the hotel as it creates zero brand visibility. The best way to counter it is to implement the best price strategies and well advertise the same with proper highlights of the facilities and infrastructure of your hotel. Only then will customers feel the necessity and see it as an advantage to doing a direct booking at your hotel. Always the best rates should be a direct rate.
Make your hotel experience a unique one:
All said and done ultimately it's the experience you offer customers that matters the most. If you are successful in giving the unique experience to your customers then that's the most valuable element which will contribute to customer loyalty. A hotel which offers service is way less preferred to a hotel that offers an experience. Let it be from the decor which speaks about the history and how it makes the premise unique along with your food menu or let it be any other USP which you have, it all adds up to driving more direct bookings. Identify your unique selling points and try to advertise and communicate it well to your customer. That itself will be a major contributor to an increase in your hotel's direct bookings.
Hence to wind up on what we have discussed, if you are hotelier eager enough to establish your hotel as a well known sought after brand with all intentions of seeing an increase in growth and customer retention then its time you seriously start thinking about your direct bookings.
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There are very few subscription boxes that consistently impress me. PopSugar is hands down, my all-time favorite. There have been months that were less impressive than others, but I always feel like I get a great value, and more importantly a great variety. What makes it even better, is that PopSugar is always coming out with new coupon codes that save you $10, and sometimes even $20 off, making it an even better value!
The May box was a great "prep for summer" kind of box, and this month, the theme was so spot on for summer that I could dump the entire box into a beach bag and go!
1. Emily Giffin: "The One and Only" Hardcover Novel ($28)
The last book I got in a PopSugar box was in January, and it was about juicing. Totally not my thing, unfortunately. This book, however, is totally up my alley. I can totally see myself kicking back in a beach chair with a giant, over-sized hat and sunglasses, (I hate the sun but love the beach!) this aqua blue book held up to my face. The cover is practically made for a beach ensemble!
PopSugar describes the book as a "novel of an unlikely romance and lifelong friends set against the backdrop of Texas Football." Perfect beach read? I think so!
2. Lollies Hair Ties ($8)
So I wear my hair down practically every moment of my life. There are those rare times where I'm sweating to death, and the fact that my face looks like a bloated melon when my hair is up doesn't matter anymore and I will reach for a hair clip and avoid mirrors. Hair clips are my go-to, because they don't kink my hair like elastics do. Even so, these are ridiculously cute. They are made from swimwear fabric and they don't stretch out over multiple uses like so many other hair bands. I think the best part about these is that they look like cute summer bracelets, so I can wear it on my wrist and always have a hair elastic when I need one.
3. You Smell: Lemon Wet Wipes ($6)
Citrus scents always make me think of warm weather, and I am especially fond of the scent of real lemon. These little wipes are not only packaged adorably (obsessed!) but they also have a really lovely scent. These are yet again, perfect to toss in a beach bag or in your purse. They are antibacterial and perfect to freshen up on the go. Love!
4. Sachajuan: Shiny Citrus Body Lotion ($24)
Another citrus scent in a summer box: another home run for me! I LOVE the scent of this lotion. It's citrusy, but has a warmness to it as well. It's absolutely perfect for summer, and I really love the sleek and simple packaging. The lotion also contains Swedish oats, which apparently reduce the appearance of fine lines and calm irritation. Into the proverbial beach bag it goes!
5. Turkish-T: Beach Towel ($32)
Recently, PopSugar released a special edition Resort Box, and it contained a super luxurious Turkish towel among other goodies. Their limited edition boxes are always $100 or more, so in other words: way out of my price range. Even so, I totally lusted after that towel. The PopSugar Gods heard my wishes and put this absolutely gorgeous towel in the June boxes! This towel is super lightweight, and is "loomed from the worlds finest cotton" according to the insert. I love that this can be used as a towel as well as a cute wrap. I'm completely in love with the stripes an the colors!
Did I mention it's HUGE?
That's my best friend holding the towel up for me. Such a trooper!
But seriously, this is a big ol' towel. Perfect for throwing into your bag. You could use this to sit on at the park and watch some summer fireworks or have a picnic, or you could use it as intended: as a beach towel or wrap.
6. One Potato Two Potato: Hawaiian BBQ Kettle Chips ($2)
PopSugar usually adds in a little snack or treat in their boxes, and these Hawaiian BBQ kettle chips are the perfect summery snack. They remind me of when my mom would pack sandwiches and chips in the beach cooler, or something you'd have in a bowl at a cookout. Either way, they're yummy. I'm not usually a huge fan of barbecue flavored chips, but my roommate and I were super hungry today and ended up devouring this bag in under a minute. Not sure if they were as delicious as I remember, but they hit the spot!
Special Extra: $15 Gift Card to Native Union
This is a little bonus that PopSugar put in the boxes. Native Union is a tech/gadget accessory company. While some of their stuff is really nice, it's not anything I would really need. My phone is old as sin, my laptop is basic as hell, and honestly...I'm just not much of a techie. Definitely passing this on to a friend, though!
Overall Thoughts
This box cost $40. Many people used a $10 off coupon this month and received this box for $30. The retail value of the June box is: $100. It is $115 if you include the Native Union gift card. I think PopSugar boxes are always a fantastic value, and lately, their curation seems to be absolutely wonderful. This box is a perfect summer care package, and I think one of my favorite boxes so far!
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That's right folks, you heard it hear first… Here's the detail:
Last Tuesday, during NICU Follow-up Clinic, we were told that we could begin feeding Kyle rice cereal – which he ate, but didn't care for after a couple of days. So, we decided to add sweet potatoes to it (with pediatric approval, of course). And that did it! Ever since we started the sweet potatoes, Kyle has been sticking his tongue out "tasting" everything that he can get near his mouth.
However, due a little (or big) gas problem from the rice cereal – we needed an emergency dose of Prunes. Yes, those icky things people have to eat, when they can't you know what… Honestly though, the baby food version isn't that bad. Anyway, I decided to give him a bottle of Prune/Apple juice today at the pediatricians, because he was starving – and I didn't want to poor his milk down the tube before he got his shots (poor baby). So, I stuck a nipple on the juice jar, and stuck it in his mouth to see if it would quiet him… And boy did it ever! He went CRAZY, and cried everytime I took it away.
So, when we got home today from our appointments and errands, I sat down to do his feeding with a juice bottle & milk bottle. I started with the Juice bottle, and I got the same lip smacking result. Then I put the milk bottle in after a minute or so… Kyle got a concerned look on his face, but he didn't start choking – so I kept it in, and he kept sucking. Every now and then, I would alternate back to juice and the back to the milk – only to keep his interest in sucking & swallowing. He took 1.5 ounces in all, which is nearly 3x's what he's ever consumed in a single feeding since birth. We only stopped because he feel asleep in my arms
Fast forward to the 7PM feeding… And again, 1.5 oz. This time we stopped because something came gurgling back up, and he seriously started choking/coughing. Not wanting to overwork him, and out of fear of aspiration – I stopped. Of course, he wouldn't hear of it – and screamed until I could find the pacifier and stuff it in – LOL.
I figure that he needs to build a tolerance to this, he hasn't consumed more than 15cc's since the end of June – so I don't want to damage a good thing, Know what I mean?
Thanks to everyone that is constantly keeping us in their thoughts


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Her name was Sally
Last week on News and Notes we were talking about the deep problem that the entertainment industry has with sexual harassment and assault, and the long culture of silence that finally starting to crack open. In the introduction, I mentioned in passing another story that I would have rather been talking about, and a reader told me that I shouldn't have passed over it:
"Not sure why you needed to add that the Thomas and Sally production, which has brought up several issues around sexual assault/the sexualization of black bodies, is less "immediate" and less "deeply important" to a conversation about sexual assault. Would've been a great opportunity to tie-in an intersectional conversation, rather than seeming to make room then dismissing it."
You're right, Mo Holmes, I did miss an opportunity. Publishing deadlines being what they are, I can't address everything, so I didn't take the time to do much research into that story last week. I didn't mean to dismiss it or imply that it wasn't important. I just didn't have much background on the story to really get into it, and I hate launching into something uninformed.
But, you're right. Upon actually doing that research, I see that I missed something important that ties right back into the culture that produces sexually predatory men in positions of power. So, can you spot me a do-over, Mo?
To get everyone else up to speed, Marin Theatre Company in California recently premiered a new play about the relationship between Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings. Jefferson was a founding father who wrote many passionate and beautiful words about freedom, slavery and tyranny. Hemings was one of the 600+ slaves that this freedom-loving man owned and never freed. Jefferson began a sexual relationship with Hemings when he was a middle-aged man and she was only 14. We know that he fathered at least one of Hemings' six children, despite 150 years of historians denying that truth. Was there a real romance there? Frankly, we have no idea; but it's really hard for me to imagine that was possible. If we've learned anything from the avalanche of claims against Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, Louis C.K., et al, (or, barring that, literally any point in history) it's that extreme disparities of power often place the less powerful in positions where they feel they have no choice but to bend to the sexual will of the more powerful. I don't think you can come up with a more extreme disparity of power than the one between a wealthy Virginia plantation owner and his 14-year-old slave.
But, here comes Thomas and Sally, with the provocative premise that there is more to this story than a rich white man taking sexual advantage of an enslaved black child. Who knows? Maybe there is. Maybe there's something worth exploring here. Perhaps we could see the hypocrisy of Jefferson laid bare. Perhaps we could see Hemings exercising what little agency she was allowed. Perhaps we could see them both as complicated human beings laboring under one of the most horrific institutions that humanity ever dreamt up (never forgetting, of course, that one of those complicated human beings actually had the power to change this institution, at least for the 600+ other complicated human beings he legally owned).
But, things went off the rails pretty quickly. The promotional image the Marin Theatre originally circulated (and which they have since actively tried to scrub from existence) managed to imply that Hemings was coy and seductive, while Jefferson was stately and dignified, as if this otherwise great man simply could not control himself in the presence of such a temptation, that it was kind of, you know, her fault. That's no small feat for a badly photoshopped image.
That's when the protests began. Initially, it could have been easily spun as a misunderstanding over the aforementioned badly photoshopped image, but as people actually saw the play and more information about the development of the show came out, a group of black, female theater professionals in the Bay Area got together to release an open letter detailing the specific problems with this production.
Of course, I have not seen this show. It's in California, and I am in Minnesota. Also, it is over three hours long, and it features a framing device wherein two modern day college students yap at each other in a dorm room. The play could be about literally any possible subject in human existence, and I would still find it objectionable for those two features alone. I have been reading reviews, though, and, despite Marin Theatre's protestations that this is totally not intended to be thought of as a love story, that's totally not the vibe that many critics are getting. Some of them find the show to be a pretty good takedown of Jefferson's hypocrisy, but many seem to agree with the assessment from the Marin Independent Journal: "it feels like [playwright Thomas Bradshaw] tries so hard to be fair to everyone that he doesn't bring much of a perspective to the story at all."
And therein lies the problem. Being "provocative" without a real perspective isn't too far from just being an asshole (it's what I like to call South Park Syndrome). Considering that Sally Hemings doesn't even make an appearance in the show until the second act, it's pretty clear that it's not really her story that's being told. That's a big problem. And as some who have seen the show have pointed out, the entire audience experience from the moment they walk into the theater seems aimed at minimizing the coercive environment she was really in. They might as well have shown the Hallmark Channel miniseries of this same story, which is a thing that, unfortunately, exists.
I don't think that the staff at Marin Theatre is a bunch of bigots or slavery apologists; but I find it hard to believe that if they had a single black woman on their staff anywhere that this show would not have made it to the stage in its current form. I checked their staff page. They do not.
But what does this have to do with Harvey Weinstein?
Sure, it's not a direct connection. It would be really weird to find out that Harvey Weinstein embarked on literally decades of sexual assault against scores of women after learning about Thomas Jefferson's "love" for his slave girl. No, the connection is in the implication that this woman, who was in a situation in which she had no choice but to submit to her bondage and sexual domination, kinda liked it. That's a pretty icky message, isn't it? And if you look back at all the pop culture that you have absorbed in your lifetime with this framing in mind, you'll probably find a whole lot of subtle (and not-so-subtle) messages that women are there for men to dominate, subdue and/or win.
As that open letter I linked to above states: "Cultural productions in theater and mass media directly contribute to the sexual violence against women."
A culture is nothing more than the stories that a group of people tell themselves about themselves, and we need to think hard about what we're saying about ourselves. It doesn't have to be the gross bro-ness of Entourage. How many of you good-guy nerds out there have drooled over Carrie Fisher in her "Slave Leia" metal bikini? The reason that the entertainment industry has such huge challenges with sexual harassment is precisely because it is still largely run by men who have wholly absorbed and assimilated this cultural lesson. It's not really going to end until we have people in the room who can legitimately relate the views of those who are portrayed in those stories. In our case, the theater world needs gender parity in leadership.
This isn't just about occasionally casting a women in a traditionally male role. It's about actually opening up opportunities for women to participate in real and meaningful ways, to put them on a path to actually being in charge of major decisions (like, say, in running the risk of romanticizing the relationship between a slave and her owner). It's a systemic change, which means it has to start from the bottom up, and it will take longer than any of us would like, but it's necessary.
In the meantime, guys, you need to stop being horrible sacks of shit. That would help, too.
How much do you owe?
And now for something more fun: taxes. A lot of you working in theater earn most of your theater money as "independent contractors", which means that your taxes are just a joy to put together every April. There is a blistering array of things that may or may not be considered legitimate deductions, and most of us make mistakes that could come back to bite us later as we seek to deduct anything and everything we can. From a tax perspective, it really sucks to be a freelancer, and, according to Actors Equity, the tax change proposals currently in front of Congress could make that suck even more.
So, what can you do? Lobby your Congressional representatives to put a stop to this? Get out of the game entirely? Or maybe move to another country and seek some better employment? If you opt for number 3, you should know that there's a whole new industry in Japan where you could be hired to act as someone's friends and family. I guess that's an option.


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So last week I took the week off to spend some time with my sister Kellie, her husband Rich, and their awesome children Jaxon and Ella. They came all the way from California to visit us in Texas, and we did our best to show them a good time. We fed them steak, took them to the Houston Museum of Natural Science (Jaxon loved the dinosaurs), and the Houston Museum of Fine Arts to see the King Tut exhibit. We gave them a taste of Texas history with the Battleship Texas and the San Jacinto Monument–we went all the way to the top! I promised Jaxon some alligators, so we went to Brazos Bend and broke our all-time record of alligator sitings–we lost count after 33. We drove and drove and drove and the kids (and boys) were wonderful and didn't cry or fuss at all. All-in-all it was a wonderful week, and I'm so glad they took the time to come and visit. I hope they come again soon!
Also: we got a new car last weekend. Just in time to drive the Rich clan all around the the city!
Hope everyone else had a great week as well, and that this week is even better. Enjoy the lists, and Happy Spring!
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- a week with my sister and her family…and no work!
- tracking alligators at Brazos Bend
- good luck charms
- Jaxon and Ella
- new car smell
- having Spanx to help me fit into my clothes when they're a little too snug
- seeing ancient artifacts
- this piece on 60 Minutes about the amazing symphony orchestra in the Congo
- Beethoven
- Mike Wallace. He was a great journalist and a fantastic interviewer.
- the Smith Gem Vault at the Houston Museum of Natural Science
- the HMNS docent who was so excited about the new dinosaur exhibit that he kept us at the elevator for 15 minutes to tell us all about it
- egg drop soup
- new beginnings
- dancing in the car with Jaxon and Ella (they like a song with a beat)
- The Hunger Games. I haven't read the books, but the movie was really good.
- humility
- hands-free phone
- Frozen Planet on the Discovery Channel
- coffee ice cream
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- stupidity
- humidity
- bugs
- impatience
- headband headaches
- feeling like I'm in limbo
- needing Spanx to fit into my clothes
- people who are jerks, just to be jerks
- a too quiet house
- finding out that the half and half has curdled AFTER putting it in my coffee


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UC San Diego, NYU, & University of Illinois Libraries to Collaborate on Next-Generation Archival Management Tool
Mellon Foundation Grant to fund merging of Archivists' Toolkit and Archon
February 2, 2010
The University of California, San Diego; New York University; and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Libraries are teaming up to develop a next-generation archival management tool, thanks to a grant in the amount of $539,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
The grant will support the planning and design of a new software tool for the description and management of archives, based on the combined capabilities of Archivists' Toolkit™ (AT) and Archon™. The two predominant open-source archival tools are currently utilized by numerous academic libraries, special collections, archives, and museums worldwide, including universities like UCLA and Harvard, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the San Diego Zoo, and smaller archival repositories like the Niels Bohr Archives in Denmark and the Biblioteca Ateneu Barcelonès in Spain.
Planning activities will include the development of a next-generation architectural framework as well as a complete review of the new archival tool's required and desirable functional specifications. Members of the archival community will be consulted during the planning and product development stages.
"This project will capitalize on the functional strengths of both AT and Archon," said Brian E. C. Schottlaender, the Audrey Geisel University Librarian at UC San Diego and the principal investigator for the project. "This will result in a superior archival software tool and a long-term sustainability plan for the integrated product. We are grateful to The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for its support and look forward to collaborating with our partners, NYU and the University of Illinois on this significant undertaking."
According to Schottlaender, archivists across the globe have already registered their support for the development of the new archival tool. While AT and Archon have their own well-developed communities of support, most agree that Archon's access features, combined with AT's strong archival management attributes, will result in the design of a unique and even more powerful archival data management system that will greatly benefit the archival community and scholars worldwide. At a time when libraries are increasingly interested in putting primary research materials online, this new system will allow them to do so much more efficiently, while exposing previously hidden archival collections to scholars.
Schottlaender and UC San Diego Libraries will serve as the lead institution in the development of the new archival tool, sharing project oversight with Carol A. Mandel, Dean of Libraries at New York University, and Paula Kaufman, Dean of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library. UC San Diego and NYU Libraries sponsored the development of AT, released to the public in 2006; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library supported the development of Archon, also released in 2006.
AT archivist Bradley Westbrook of UC San Diego Libraries and Archon archivists Christopher Prom and Scott Schwartz will form the archives team for the AT/Archon integration project. They are charged with the single task of determining the functional requirements and drafting specifications for the integrated application.
In 2008, the AT received the C.F.Coker award from the Society of American Archivists for its "tremendous impact on archival practice and promotion and adoption of descriptive standards." Last year, the AT received the Archival Award of Excellence from the California Historical Records Advisory Board. Archon has also been recognized for its impact, receiving (with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library) a Mellon Award for Technology Collaboration in 2008.
The UC San Diego Libraries ranked among the top 25 public academic research libraries in the nation, play an integral role in advancing and supporting the university's research, teaching, patient care, and public service missions. The nine libraries that make up the UCSD Library system provide access to more than 7 million digital and print volumes, journals, and multimedia materials to meet the knowledge demands of scholars, students, and members of the public. Each day, more than 7,300 people stream through the university's nine libraries, and the Libraries' vast resources and services are accessed more than 87,500 times via the UCSD Libraries' Web site.
The collections of the NYU Division of Libraries support the curricular and research needs of faculty and students with over 5 million print volumes, 68,000 serial subscriptions, 50,000 electronic journals, 105,000 audio and video recordings, and 25,000 linear feet of archival material. The collections are uniquely strong in the performing arts, radical and labor history, and New York City history and avant-garde culture. The Division of Libraries includes the flagship Elmer Holmes Bobst Library on Washington Square and the libraries of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, the Institute of Fine Arts, the Real Estate Institute and the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World.
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University Library is central to the intellectual life of the University. By providing and stewarding collections and content that comprise a current and retrospective record of human knowledge and by offering a wide array of services, it enhances the University's activities in creating knowledge, preparing students for lives of impact, and addressing critical societal needs. The Library advances the University's goals by ensuring unfettered access to information and by providing a network of expertise that ensures value, quality, and authenticity of information resources. The Library integrates and manages knowledge to enable learning and the creation of new knowledge.
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