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The "Forever Marilyn" sculpture that was slated to leave Palm Springs in June will stay put for the long, hot summer. The sculpture's stay has been extended 90 days, according to an announcement Thursday.
The 34,300-pound, 26-foot-tall likeness of Marilyn Monroe has stood at the corner of Palm Canyon Drive and Tahquitz Canyon Way for a year and was supposed to leave the first week in June. The city had even organized a farewell party.
But negotiations with the Sculpture Foundation, which owns the traveling artwork by Seward Johnson, extended the sculpture's stay, tourism organization P.S. Resorts reports.
"'Forever Marilyn' is adored by our residents and visitors alike," Mayor Steve Pougnet said in the announcement. "We're happy to have her for another three months while the demolition of Desert Fashion Plaza finished and construction begins." The sculpture stands near the site of a former mall that's being taken down and a new shopping mall and hotel overseen by real estate developer John Wessman are going up.

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Science Days at LiceoActivity by Chona Gelani | added on Sep 08, 2011 | Philippines
Sponsor(s): Department of Natural Sciences, College of Arts and Science, Liceo de Cagayan University
Science Days at Liceo is a celebration of science with the theme: CHEMERGY: Chemistry and Science Clubbing in Synergy. Chem demos, film showing, varied interactive activities are just some of the highlights of this event.
Science Days at Liceo is scheduled on September 21-23, 2011 at the Department of Natural Sciences, College of Arts and Science, Liceo de Cagayan University. This 3-day celebration involves high school and college students as well as science faculty members. Chemistry is given highlight in this event by conducting chemistry demonstrations, interactive activities, film showing, and contests on recycling and reusing. A talk on chemical safety in the laboratory is also scheduled on the opening day.
This activity is believed to increase the students' interest and appreciation of chemistry.
|celebrating chemistry
|secondary and tertiary students, science teachers
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August 19, 2013
Michael Strecker
Phone: 504-314-2603
Lisa Jackson delivered the keynote address at the Tulane University Commencement in 2012.
Environmental Protection Agency administrator and Tulane graduate Lisa Jackson has joined the Board of Tulane, the university's main governing body.
"We are delighted to welcome someone of Lisa Jackson's national stature and local ties to our board," Tulane President Scott Cowen said, "She is a leading authority in so many areas that are vital to Tulane and New Orleans."
Jackson, a native of New Orleans' Ninth Ward, graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from Tulane. She went on to earn a master of science degree in chemical engineering from Princeton University before joining the EPA as a staff-level scientist in 1987.
In 2009 she was named administrator of the EPA, the first African-American and only the fourth woman to hold that position. She served as EPA administrator until February 2013. As leader of the EPA, Jackson focused on vulnerable groups including children, the elderly and low-income communities that are particularly susceptible to environmental and health threats. Today she is vice president of Environmental Initiatives at Apple.
"To be able to serve the university I love in the city I love is a remarkable new phase in my life's journey," Jackson said. "The efforts of Scott Cowen and the Board of Tulane have greatly increased educational opportunities for students from pre-K through the university level in my hometown. It is exciting to join this effort."
Throughout her career Jackson has maintained her connections to Tulane. In 2010 she joined Cowen in planting trees in City Park as part of the Tulane's Day of Service. She was also the keynote speaker at Tulane's John J. Witmeyer III Dean's Colloquium in 2009 and headlined the 15th annual Tulane Law School Summit on Environmental Law and Policy in 2010. In 2012 she was the keynote speaker and an honorary degree recipient at Tulane's Unified Commencement.
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Can I install a reducing fitting at an explosionproof seal located just outside the boundary of a Class 1 Division I area?
Yes, if it's a listed explosionproof reducer fitting. However, if the reducer is located after the seal, then the reducing fitting isn't required to be explosionproof listed [501.5(A)(4)] (Fig. 1).
Q. Is it permissible to wrap a stranded wire around the screw terminal of a receptacle?
According to the UL White Book under the RTRT category, stranded wire is permitted to terminate to a screw terminal of a receptacle [110.3(B)].
Is it permissible to use a galvanized ground rod for a grounding electrode? If yes, must it be listed?
You may use a galvanized ground of 8 feet in length and not less than 0.625 inches in diameter as an electrode. The rod isn't required to be listed [250.52(A)(5)(b)].
If I installed a listed breaker from one manufacturer in a listed panel from another manufacturer, does this void the panel listing?
Depends on whom you ask. I'm sure equipment manufacturers only warranty their panelboards when used with their circuit breakers. However, UL certifies circuit breakers by independent manufacturers to be suitable for installation in different manufacturers' panelboards. This is an issue equipment manufacturers constantly battle, and it will be resolved by the AHJ [90.4 and 110.3(B)] or by a judge in the courtroom.
Our township requires a sprinkler system in electrical equipment rooms. The sprinkler system in our building is located 2 feet in front of and just above the main switchboard. Several sprinklers are located along this run, and no protection is provided to the switchboard in case of a leak or a sprinkler goes off. Is this a violation of the NEC?
No. Section 110.26(F)(1)(c) permits sprinkler protection of electrical equipment as long as the piping isn't located above the switchboard.
I have a situation where our electrical engineer has designed something I believe may not be Code-compliant. He wants to supply three separate single-phase 480V transformers from a 3-phase breaker. The first transformer is connected to Line 1 and Line 2, the second to Line 2 and Line 3, and the third to Line 1 and Line 3. The overcurrent protection device for each of the transformers is sized in accordance with Table 450.3(B). Is it Code compliant to supply single-phase loads from a 3-phase breaker?
Sure. A 3-phase breaker may supply three single-phase line-to-line loads, but no more than one conductor can be placed on the circuit breaker terminal, unless the terminal is identified for two conductors.
Can I plug a power-strip into another power-strip (daisy-chain)?
No. According to the UL White Book (category XBYS), "Relocatable power taps are not intended to be series connected (daisy-chained) to other relocatable power taps or to extension cords."
Can a 30kVA transformer be suspended above a suspended ceiling used for environmental air? If yes, does it need to be plenum-rated? The ceiling is accessible by removing any 2-foot by 4-foot ceiling tile, and the clearances around and above the transformer comply with code and manufacturer specifications.
A. Yes, as long as it's a dry-type transformer rated 600V, nominal, or less and doesn't exceed 50kVA [450.13(B)] (Fig. 2). If the transformer case is metal, it isn't required to be listed as having adequate fire-resistant or low-smoke-producing characteristics [300.22(C)].
Can a 277V circuit supply a wall-mounted compact fluorescent night light in a homeless shelter?
Maybe, maybe not. According to 210.6(A) the maximum nominal voltage between conductors for luminaires in dwelling units and guest rooms of hotels, motels, and similar occupancies shall not exceed 120V. Because a room of a homeless shelter would be considered a "similar occupancy," the maximum nominal circuit voltage for luminaires would be 120V. However, this only applies to the guest rooms of the homeless shelter, not the common area.
Can communications cable be installed within supply and return air ducts?
Yes. Communications cables can be installed in ducts, plenums, and other spaces used for environmental air, as long as the cable is Type CMP [800.53(A)].
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I think that a 120V outdoor receptacle for sump pump equipment in an industrial plant should be plugged into a GFCI receptacle for personnel safety. Is there an NEC article that addresses it directly or indirectly?
Also, are there any Code rules that require a receptacle for drinking fountains in commercial/industrial settings to be GFCI-protected?
Sorry, but the NEC doesn't require GFCI protection for any of these applications.
Need some help with an installation? E-mail Mike at [email protected] with a description of the situation and your question may show up in a future column.


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A Highway Patrol trooper stopped a white Chevrolet Traverse with Arizona plates for lane travel violations and illegal window tint. The vehicle was searched and troopers found several large duffel bags throughout the vehicle that were full of marijuana.
Troopers noticed that a Black GMC appeared to have been following the Chevrolet. That vehicle was stopped further down the highway. There were no drugs in the second vehicle, but cell phone records indicate that they were traveling together.
Three individuals were charged with felony possession with intent to distribute marijuana. Two of the individuals are undocumented foreign nationals and the third is a US citizen.
Officials believe they were headed to Missouri
The street value of the illegal drugs is approximately $676,000.


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When: 8 p.m., Friday, April 26
Where: Planet Bluegrass, 500 W. Main St., Lyons
Cost: $12
Info: bluegrass.com
The term "singer-songwriter" is overused.
There are few other ways to describe a musician who sings his own songs, especially as a solo act. But there was a time when the term conjured the image of a craftsman, someone for whom the songs, not the mere act of performing them, were the main thing, someone whose very character and lifestyle were tangled up with the songs.
Danny Shafer is that kind of a singer-songwriter.
He has been singing and songwriting in the metro Denver area for more than 20 years. He led the band the Unknown Americans and currently leads The 21st Century. But, as is the singer-songwriter way, he often performs solo, and this month he's releasing his fourth solo recording.
Called "Wherever You Are," the CD contains 12 tracks, and its official release will come with an April 26 performance at the Wildflower Pavilion on the grounds of Planet Bluegrass in Lyons. The CD exhibits Shafer's deft way of creating little works of musical art that are whole packages. The component parts of his tunes -- the words, the chords, the structure -- seem as if they fit just right together, like elements in a molecule.
Check out Danny Shafer performing in three music videos and his interview in our SecondStoryGarage
The recording was produced with Bob Tarantino of Boulder-based Tolstar Productions. Tarantino helped Shafer sift through years of material for the CD.
"Me and him went through a lot of my old catalog of songs," Shafer said, adding that part of the goal was to choose songs that would contribute to a cohesive record. He wrote some of the material in 1991. Some, he wrote six months ago.
Shafer remembers meeting Tarantino at a gig.
"I thought, 'This guy is a hell of a songwriter,' " said Tarantino, who used to play and produce music in New York before relocating to Jamestown. "When I got to talking with him, we just had a similar philosophy on music. I think he's one of the best songwriters I've ever come across."
Tarantino also appreciates Shafer's approach to the business.
"Working with Danny was such a pleasure. He's not only talented but he's a hard worker," Tarantino said. "It's about the music for him. I don't think he could do anything else."
Shafer acknowledges the role of a strong work ethic in what he does.
"I play 200 shows a year," he said. "I think they thought, 'This guy won't quit. He's relentless.' They knew I would work hard to get this record out."
Creating the CD was something of a family affair, with a painting by Shafer's fiance, Amanda Anderson, appearing on the cover.
If you want to familiarize yourself with Shafer before his Planet Bluegrass gig, you can listen to three tracks from the new CD on Shafer's website, dannyshafer.com, or catch some live recordings in the Daily Camera's Second Story Garage, secondstorygarage.com.
Quentin Young can be reached at 303-684-5319 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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In order to serve you efficiently, the Marquette University Medical Clinic operates on an all appointment system. Same day appointments are available for acute and urgent care.
In keeping with the Catholic tradition regarding birth control, The Marquette University Medical Clinic does not dispense condoms nor prescribe contraceptive medication. However, recognizing that oral contraceptives are prescribed for particular medical conditions, it is advisable that these matters be discussed individually with a provider at the medical clinic.
The Marquette University Medical Clinic providers are very sensitive to the issues of students surrounding sexual and reproductive health. Students are encouraged to discuss their needs, questions, and concerns within the context of an appointment. All conversations are held in the strictest of confidence. Bound by medical ethics, within the context of college health and Catholic tradition regarding human sexuality and birth control, students receive sound medical advice regarding sexual and reproductive health in order to make their own informed decisions regarding healthy relationships. Students interested in extended conversations or clarifications on sexuality and Catholic teaching are encouraged to contact Campus Ministry staff.
For the convenience of our patients, we have a small pharmacy. Prescription medications are available at prices comparable to local competitors. Call (414) 288-7184 to schedule an appointment. Please note: We are unable to fill prescriptions written by outside providers.
The Marquette University Medical Clinic does not offer allergy injection services. Please see the attached Referral List for providers in the area that may be able to
At this time, we do not provide on-site dental services at the Marquette University Medical Clinic. However, our medical providers are happy to provide referrals to appropriate facilities in the community.
In addition, Marquette University's School of Dentistry houses both a Dental Clinic and a Faculty Practice that are open to the public.
The Dental Clinic provides a full range of dental services for adults (age 13 and older) by pre-doctoral dental students under the supervision of faculty members, who are licensed dentists and hygienists. For more information about the Dental Clinic, visit the Dental Clinic's website, or call (414) 288-6790.
The Faculty Practice is run by dentists who hold full-time teaching positions at the Marquette University School of Dentistry. In contrast to an appointment at the Dental Clinic, where treatment may take an extended period of time because patients are cared for by dental students, patients at the Faculty Practice can expect an experience similar to what one might find in a private dental office. The Faculty Practice also sees patients of all ages. For more information about the Faculty Practice, visit the Faculty Practice's website or call (414) 288-0788.
The laboratory at the Marquette University Medical Clinic performs many diagnostic tests on-site for a nominal fee. We will also work with your primary physician for other lab work requested. Call (414) 288-7184 to schedule an appointment.
X-rays for some extremities are available on-site at MUMC. Additional radiology services can be arranged as needed and MUMC providers will work with you to find accessible facilities that are compatible with your health insurance plan. Radiology services will be billed directly to your personal health insurance as they are not covered by the Segregated Health Fee.
The Marquette University Medical Clinic is unable to bill your insurance. However, you may request reimbursement from your insurance company by submitting an itemized receipt that we will generate for you.
The Marquette University Medical Clinic will take care of you regardless of your insurance status. Refer to our fees for more information.
All new and readmitted students are required to complete the Immunization & Tuberculosis Screening Forms. To access these forms:
Failure to submit the required documentation within 30 days of the start of your first semester/term at Marquette will result in a medical hold, preventing future class registration. This hold will be removed once the immunization and TB screening requirements have been met. Please contact firstname.lastname@example.com with any questions.
Marquette does not require new students to have a physical exam, although it is encouraged. Marquette does require that the Immunization & Tuberculosis Screening Form be completed. Failure to comply with this requirement will result in a medical hold, preventing future class registration.
Marquette University requires that all newly matriculating students demonstrate compliance with the immunization policy. Proof of immunization (or disease, as applicable) is required for MMR (measles, mumps, rubella), Varicella (chickenpox) and Tetanus/Diphtheria. Completion of a screening instrument for tuberculosis is also required. Failure to demonstrate compliance within 30 days of the start of your first session/term at Marquette will result in a medical hold preventing future class registration. You can find more information about filling out the Immunization & Tuberculosis Screening Forms.
Health Science, Nursing and Dental students may be required by their department or college to receive additional immunizations. Contact your department or college for specifications.
If you have any more questions related to Marquette University's immunization requirements, they can be directed to: email@example.com.
Your medical care at the medical clinic is confidential. Health care records are kept separately from academic records. We do not release information outside of MUMC without your written permission.
MUMC does not prescribe medication for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). If you have been diagnosed and need a continued prescription for ADHD medication, we recommend that you continue your prescription with your home provider, or we can help you find a psychiatrist outside of Marquette. If you have not been diagnosed but suspect that you have ADHD, you can schedule a screening at the Marquette Counseling Center by calling (414) 288-7172.


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"Arrested Development" (Netflix, Sunday, then anytime). The 15-episode, seven-years-belated fourth season of what was formerly a Fox comedy and now belongs to the Internet is not being offered in advance for critical review, so you know as much as I do. Apart from appeasing the critical community, and, as my wife pointed out, not wrecking our Memorial Day weekend by making us work on Sunday, there doesn't seem to be any reason to make it available. Public interest is already running high — higher, anyway, than when the show was actually on — and the producers don't have to worry about winning their time slot, because they have don't have one. The whole series will become available at once Sunday, and then remain available, to Netflix subscribers, something like forever; new subscriptions will be the only metric that matters. I don't think for a moment that this coyness disguises any sort of tactical damage control — given that the old team (who are back every man-jack and woman-jill of them) had an unerring sense of how to make this show, I suspect watching the new episodes will be like running into an old friend from whom the longest separation feels like no time at all. The third season ended not at a moment of resolution but of escape — escape is a kind of resolution, I know — with Michael Bluth (Jason Bateman) and son George Michael (Michael Cera) and Michael's father, George (Jeffrey Tambor), sailing off to Mexico; Michael's mother, Lucille (Jessica Walter), hijacking the Queen Mary to evade the SEC; and George Michael's cousin, Maeby (Alia Shawkat), who turned out not to be his cousin, pitching her family story to "AD" executive producer (and narrator) Ron Howard, who didn't see it as a TV show. (But maybe a movie.) Some things have no doubt happened in the interim.
"Behind the Candelabra (HBO, Sunday), "Ring of Fire" (Lifetime, Monday). I feel about biopics a little the way Joan Crawford did about wire hangers, but people will make them, and they do have their pleasures. "Behind the Candelabra" is Steven Soderbergh's lavish, star-studded Liberace study, through the eyes of companion Scott Thorson, on whose 1988 memoir it's based. Richard LaGravenese's screenplay, which does not attempt to place Liberace's music in any sort of cultural context, is unusually smart and unhurried for this sort of picture. With Michael Douglas and Matt Damon as excellent leads, much of it plays like a kind of a slightly drugged screwball comedy, though things turn serious, though not judgmental, at the end. (It is a kindly film, overall.) The supporting cast includes a mustachioed Scott Bakula, bespectacled Dan Aykroyd and long-haired Rob Lowe, hilarious as a cosmetic surgeon who has taken too much of his own medicine. The less expensive "Ring of Fire," directed by Allison Anders, takes the rocky yet durable romance of June Carter and Johnny Cash, previously re-created in "Walk the Line," from Carter's point of view — and it does have the woman-triumphant spine of a Lifetime movie. Jewel, the Alaskan songbird, plays Carter, whom she resembles from certain angles, and acquits herself admirably. She can sing too. As Cash, Matt Ross doesn't get in hailing distance of Johnny's great American bass-baritone, but he has the moves and enough of the inimitable (and yet much-imitated) vibe. Leaping through the years, the narrative doesn't quite gel, but discrete scenes play well and the musical numbers feel right. X's John Doe plays June's uncle A.P. Carter, Francis Conroy is her mother, Maybelle.
Longmire (A&E, Mondays). While big-time cable series like "Mad Men" and "Breaking Bad" manage to stick in the cultural and personal consciousness through all the long months of their absence, others stay out of mind as they stay out of sight. I had forgotten you, "Longmire," as much as I enjoyed your first season — and here you are suddenly back again, picking up seemingly where we left off, with the election pitting rural Wyoming Sheriff Walt Longmire (Robert Taylor) against the deputy seeking to replace him still in progress. Walt, who mourns a late wife and has issues with his daughter, remains sad. "You don't say much," a villain tells him in the Season 2 premiere, "but you have an unquiet mind." Taylor has something of the rough-edged, taciturn appeal of late-period Wayne, Cooper, Stewart and McCrea — old dogs who won't be put down -- which is mirrored in the landscape and the weather, which are players here too. Lou Diamond Phillips as Walt's best friend, a barkeep and sometime tracker, is well used; ditto Katee Sackhoff, whom you loved or should have on "Battlestar Galactica," as the more faithful of Walt's deputies. Her work here gives you no reason to long for Starbuck.
"Sanjay & Craig" (Nickelodeon, Saturdays), "LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles" (Cartoon Network, Wednesday). "Sanjay & Craig," about a boy and his talking snake, comes from Jim Dirschberger, Andreas Trolf and Jay Howell, the character designer on "Bob's Burgers" (the family resemblance is striking); Chris Viscardi and Will McRobb, who created and maintained "The Adventures of Pete & Pete" in an earlier, some say Golden Age of Nick, are its executive producers. Toontown has had any number of human-animal dyads getting up to crazy mischief over the years, but the mischief here is crazier (and louder) than usual. There is a "butt transplant," a laughter apocalypse. Written by "Simpsons" vet Mike Price, "The Yoda Chronicles" follows in the tradition of "LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out" and "LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace" and is the first of three specials this year. This is how all future "Star Wars" projects should be made, with self-awareness and self-parody, in LEGO-style CGI (though actual animated LEGO pieces would be better still).


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Woman in Bra is a Dancing Machine
Exercise is a broad term that encompasses many activities. A woman in Casper, Wyoming decided her favorite way to exercise was to dance around her driveway to Katy Perry while wearing just her bra and jeans.
The brunette showed a real commitment to getting into better shape, as her dance went on and on. At times she used the open doors of her SUV like a stripper would a pole. Her neighbor eventually recorded the show so we could all appreciate her routine. (NSFW language and disturbing images of human motion.)
At about the four minute mark the cops show up. After another four minutes of negotiations with the three officers, she is able to impress upon them that her "exercise" was not violating any laws. She also makes the point that if she were more svelte the legality of her gyrations probably wouldn't be in question.
The guy who did the recording reports that her discussion with the cops ended with everybody hugging it out.


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The unpredictability of the flu season is rearing its ugly head.
The unpredictability of the flu season is rearing its ugly head.
When it appeared influenza-associated illnesses and hospitalizations were trending down after the holidays, some indicators have increased -- while others have decreased -- since then, health officials said last week.
That means central Ohioans aren't out of the woods yet, said Jose Rodriguez, spokesman for Columbus Public Health.
"We continue to see changes on a weekly basis," he said. "We're still at the beginning of the peak of the flu season so we don't know where we might end up in the next few weeks."
According to the most recent data compiled through Jan. 12, the percentage of emergency-room visits for influenza-like illness and respiratory symptoms both decreased compared to the previous week.
Yet the percentages in each of those categories are similar to their weekly historical baseline averages.
However, trends for all local over-the-counter medication sales -- cough and cold, electrolytes, thermometers and the like -- increased from the previous week.
"We will continue to monitor the numbers closely," Rodriguez said. "We do not know if we have hit the peak locally."
Following a national trend, Columbus had seen an early flu season and a spike in hospitalizations for the flu.
Roughly 84 percent of the local infections involve the more virulent H3N2, accounting for more hospitalizations, Rodriguez said.
Nationally, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 90 percent of the deaths have been seniors and the hospital rate for seniors with confirmed flu cases was up sharply over the past week to 82 per 100,000.
Pediatric deaths increased by nine last week, bringing the total to 29. The CDC said 48 states reported widespread influenza activity recently.
With some exceptions, most notably in the West, fewer states reported influenza at a "high level" and the season was said to be at about its halfway point.
There's some promising news on the vaccination front.
Flublok, which does not require eggs in the manufacturing process, just won regulatory approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
With limited availability to people ages 18-49, Flublok might be an attractive option to those who didn't get a vaccination because of egg allergies.
Meanwhile, preventative actions -- covering coughs and sneezes, staying home when sick, washing hands and getting the flu vaccine -- are strongly encouraged.
"There's still plenty of vaccine available," Rodriguez said.


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Scoping allows you to define commonly used queries that you can easily use later. Scopes can include all the same attributes as regular finders,
limit etc.
Scopes are defined in the model definition and can be finder objects, or functions returning finder objects - except for the default scope, which can only be an object:
const Project = sequelize.define('project', { // Attributes }, { defaultScope: { where: { active: true } }, scopes: Betunia Aerosoles Betunia Betunia Womens Womens Aerosoles White Betunia { deleted: { where: { deleted: true } }, activeUsers: { include: [ { model: User, whereBetunia White Betunia Betunia Aerosoles Betunia Womens Womens Aerosoles : { active: true }} ] }, random: function () { return { where: { someNumber: Math.random() } } }, accessLevel: function (value) { return { where: { accessLevel: Betunia White Aerosoles Betunia Betunia Womens Womens Betunia Aerosoles { [Op.gte]: value } } } } } });
You can also add scopes after a model has been defined by calling
addScope. This is especially useful for scopes with includes, where the model in the include might not be defined at the time the other model is being defined.
The default scope is always applied. This means, that with the model definition above,
Project.findAll() will create the following query:
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The default scope can be removed by calling
.scope(null), or by invoking another scope:
ProjectBetunia Aerosoles Womens Betunia Betunia Betunia Womens White Aerosoles .scope('deleted').findAll(); // Removes the default scope
SELECT * FROM projects WHERE deleted = true
It is also possible to include scoped models in a scope definition. This allows you to avoid duplicating
attributes or
where definitions. Using the above example, and invoking the
active scope on the included User model (rather than specifying the condition directly in that include object):
activeUsers: { include: [ { model: User.scope('active')} ] }
Scopes are applied by calling
.scope on the model definition, passing the name of one or more scopes.
.scope returns a fully functional model instance with all the regular methods:
.destroy etc. You can save this model instance and reuse it later:
const DeletedProjects = ProjectGresca Munich Mens Slip White On 8A76X.scope('deleted'); DeletedProjects.findAll(); // some time passes // let's look for deleted projects again! DeletedProjects.findAll();
Scopes apply to
.increment and
Scopes which are functions can be invoked in two ways. If the scope does not take any arguments it can be invoked as normally. If the scope takes arguments, pass an object:
Project.scope('random',Womens White Womens Betunia Betunia Betunia Aerosoles Betunia Aerosoles { method: ['accessLevel', 19]}).findAll();
SELECT * FROM projects WHERE someNumber = 42 AND accessLevel >= 19
Several scopes can be applied simultaneously by passing an array of scopes to
.scope, or by passing the scopes as consecutive arguments.
// These two are equivalent Project.scope('deleted', 'activeUsers'Womens Betunia Betunia White Aerosoles Womens Aerosoles Betunia Betunia ).findAll(); Project.scope(['deleted', 'activeUsers']).findAll();
SELECT * FROM projects INNER JOIN users ON projects.userId = users.id AND users.active = true
If you want to apply another scope alongside the default scope, pass the key
defaultScope to
Project.scope('defaultScope', 'deleted').findAll();
SELECT * FROM projects WHERE active = true AND deleted = true
When invoking several scopes, keys from subsequent scopes will overwrite previous ones (similar to _.assign). Consider two scopes:
{ scope1: { where: { firstName: 'bob', age: { [Op.gt]: 20 } }, limit: 2 }, scope2: { where: { age: { [Op.gt]: 30 } }, limit: 10 }Womens Aerosoles White Betunia Betunia Aerosoles Betunia Womens Betunia }
.scope('scope1', 'scope2') will yield the following query
WHERE firstName = 'bob' AND age > 30 LIMIT 10
Note how
limit and
age are overwritten by
scope2, while
firstName is preserved.
lock and
raw are overwritten, while
where and
include are shallowly merged. This means that identical keys in the where objects, and subsequent includes of the same model will both overwrite each other.
The same merge logic applies when passing a find object directly to findAll on a scoped model:
Project.scope('deleted').findAll({ where: { firstName: 'john' } })
WHERE deleted = true AND firstName = 'john'
Here the
deleted scope is merged with the finder. If we were to pass
where: { firstName: 'john', deleted: false } to the finder, the
deleted scope would be overwritten.
Sequelize has two different but related scope concepts in relation to associations. The difference is subtle but important:
- Association scopes Allow you to specify default attributes when getting and setting associations - useful when implementing polymorphic associations. This scope is only invoked on the association between the two models, when using the
createassociated model functions
- Scopes on associated models Allows you to apply default and other scopes when fetching associations, and allows you to pass a scoped model when creating associations. These scopes both apply to regular finds on the model and to find through the association.
As an example, consider the models Post and Comment. Comment is associated to several other models (Image, Video etc.) and the association between Comment and other models is polymorphic, which means that Comment stores a
commentable column, in addition to the foreign key
The polymorphic association can be implemented with an association scope :
this.Post.hasMany(this.Comment, { foreignKey: 'commentable_id', scope: { commentable: 'post' } });
When calling
post.getComments(), this will automatically add
WHERE commentable = 'post'. Similarly, when adding new comments to a post,
commentable will automagically be set to
'post'. The association scope is meant to live in the background without the programmer having to worry about it - it cannot be disabled. For a more complete polymorphic example, see Association scopes
Consider then, that Post has a default scope which only shows active posts:
where: { active: true }. This scope lives on the associated model (Post), and not on the association like the
commentable scope did. Just like the default scope is applied when calling
Post.findAll(), it is also applied when calling
User.getPosts() - this will only return the active posts for that user.
To disable the default scope, pass
scope: null to the getter:
User.getPosts({ scope: null }). Similarly, if you want to apply other scopes, pass an array like you would to
User.getPosts({ scope: ['scope1', 'scope2']});
If you want to create a shortcut method to a scope on an associated model, you can pass the scoped model to the association. Consider a shortcut to get all deleted posts for a user:
const Post = sequelize.define('post', attributes, { defaultScope: { where: { active: true } }, scopes: { deleted: { where: { deleted: true } } } }); Betunia Womens White Betunia Womens Betunia Betunia Aerosoles Aerosoles User.hasMany(Post); // regular getPosts association User.hasMany(Post.scope('deleted'), { as: 'deletedPosts' });
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By Frederic Billou, KF13, Benin
The "last mile" is one of the most discussed topics when debating microfinance: No matter how optimized and efficient a microfinance institution may be, developing countries are still very much cash-based and loan officers have to cover the "last mile" to physically reach borrowers , disburse funds, collect repayments and build and maintain a close relationship over time. As such, this "last mile" is one of the largest expenses for many microfinance institutions reaching rural borrowers.
Here is one of my recent "last mile" experiences working with ALIDe, Kiva's partner in Benin:
First, a 30mn moto taxi ride to the office:
From there, it was a 1.5 hour motorcycle ride. We of course had to stop for gas, a bottle at a time.
And then came the last mile, literally. The loan officer I was with mentioned that there was a shortcut via the "bas fond" (the swamp) that would save us at least 30mn, but that it might be a bit scary for me. I pleaded my case quickly:
- I used to own a motorcycle and am not easily scared.
- After riding on the rear mudguard for 1.5 hours on dirt roads with potholes the size of a cow, any shortcut sounded really, really, really good! (dirt bike = no real back seat to speak of)
So, about that shortcut…Enterprising folks in the village had basically tossed a bunch of sand bags in the swamp to create some sort of path. However, before we could try out this clever piece of engineering, we had to deal with a typical "African rope": a rope was blocking access to the path and three guys were collecting money. I am used to this routine by now: it involves a bunch of guys with nothing better to do than collecting/stealing cash from passers-by to finance their own supply of cigarettes etc. Some of these guys can be pretty aggressive, while others can be easily handled with a "I will pay on the way back…" if they are drunk/high enough already, or maybe simply in a good mood. To date, I had always managed to get past these ropes without paying.
This time though, everyone was paying without arguing at all. It turns out that this was a legitimate toll booth, collecting funds to pay for additional sand bags and overall "maintenance". The toll was 100 Francs, i.e. 20 cents US or about the price of a loaf of bread.
Enjoy the ride! (warning: this was a *very* bumpy last mile.)'
And we finally reached our destination!
That "last mile" from the ALIDe office to that single borrower took about 3 hours and the monthly repayment from this borrower is about $11 USD…
Frederic Billou is a Roaming Kiva Fellow currently working in Benin.


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Weekly Muppeteer Wednesdays: Dave Goelz
Today's Weekly Muppeteer Wednesday article was written by Tom Stroud.
July 16, 1946
Notable Muppets...
Gonzo the Great, Zoot, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Boober Fraggle, Uncle Traveling Matt, Beauregard, Digit, Philo, Waldorf (1992-present), Randy Pig, Bill the Bubble Guy, World's Oldest Fraggle, Large Marvin Fraggle
Dave was born in Burbank, California in 1946. From childhood Dave had an interest in puppetry, and had a fondness for the children's television show Time for Beany. After high school, Dave attended the Los Angeles Art Center's College of Design and began to work as an industrial designer, working for companies like American Airlines and Hewlett Packard. When Sesame Street premiered, he was fascinated by the puppet's craftsmanship, and began to dabble with puppet building.
In 1972, Dave met Frank Oz at a puppetry festival, and visited Sesame Street tapings while on vacation in New York. A few months later Dave met Jim Henson, and was offered a job with Henson Associates as a part-time puppet builder in 1973. The first assignment he was given was to build puppets for a planned Broadway show. However, the show was soon given up on in favor of The Muppets Valentine Show pilot, for which Dave built Muppets and performed his first character, The Guru, Brewster.
When Dave returned to California, he found that his electronics employer had replaced him, so he began to work on his own, creating puppets for industrial builders. In 1974, Henson offered Dave a full time job, building and designing puppets, and occasionally performing characters of his own. Dave returned to New York, and worked on another pilot, The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence, building Nigel, Animal, Floyd Pepper, and Zoot; the latter becoming his first major Muppet character.
Two years later, in 1976, Dave joined the rest of the Henson team in London to work on The Muppet Show. In the show, Dave was promoted to Principal Muppet Performer, playing a starring role as Gonzo the Great. He also performed Zoot, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, and other background characters. Dave started out very nervous about performing a major character like Gonzo, but after some time he began to evolve as a performer, especially towards the end of the first season, in which Gonzo needed to shout "No!" in amazement. Dave was told to make it bigger, and he replied with a huge, overempathetic "NO!" gaining him his first laugh from crew members.
Towards the end of the first season Dave, feeling stressed out with his hectic schedule of working both in the Muppet Workshop building puppets as well as performing asked Jim Henson if he could come back the next season only as a performer, and was told he could.
As The Muppet Show worked through its five season run, Dave developed into a core performer and became one of the five main performers working on the show--the others being Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, and Richard Hunt. As Gonzo, Dave's character matured from a timid, small, weirdo and became a avant-garde, charismatic, outgoing, weirdo with a thing for chickens.
When Fraggle Rock debuted, Dave was again given one of the main characters, a depressed Fraggle named Boober Fraggle. He has said in interviews that the main characters in Fraggle Rock were made out of their performers' flaws, and that he was sometimes as suspicious and grumpy as Boober. He was also given other characters, such as Uncle Traveling Matt, Philo, The World's Oldest Fraggle, and various other one-shot characters.
When The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth came around, Dave played several characters, including Master SkekUng and Fizzgig in The Dark Crystal and Sir Didymus in Labyrinth. Dave continued to play Gonzo and Bunsen Honeydew in various specials and movies, and created occasional new roles in other specials and TV shows, including Rugby Tiger in The Christmas Toy and Digit in The Jim Henson Hour.
After Jim Henson's unfortunate death and Frank Oz's heavy focus on directing, Gonzo and Dave gained significance, receiving top billing in The Muppet Christmas Carol, Muppet Treasure Island, and Muppets from Space. Dave has credited The Muppet Christmas Carol as his favorite Muppet project.
Dave continues to work with the Muppets in all of their projects, performing Gonzo, Bunsen, Waldorf, and Beauregard. Dave remains one of only two performers still working with the Muppets from the original Muppet Show team--the other being Steve Whitmire. The two of them have been noted as one of the most hilarious Muppeteer duos, performing notable teams including Gonzo and Rizzo, Bunsen and Beaker, Statler and Waldorf, Kermit and Gonzo, Wembley and Boober, Andy and Randy Pig, and many more.
Dave will be performing in the new Muppet movie and it seems like he'll be performing with the Muppets until he can't hold his hand up any more.
The Muppet Mindset by Ryan Dosier
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My favorite Muppeteer performinng my favorite Muppet with the Muppets and my favorite Fraggle in Fraggle Rock. If he'd been given a signature character on Sesame Street I'm sure it would have been my favorite too! He's the heart of the classic Muppets and a very nice guy!ReplyDelete
- Josh HankemeierFriday, November 5, 2010 at 12:47:00 AM CDT
Yeah...why doesn't Dave have a regular Sesame Street character? I never figured that out. The guy's a brilliant performer! Hey, maybe that could be the next "?" question on the Muppet Mindset.ReplyDeleteReplies
Maybe its because of his work on both Muppet and Fraggle Rock projects keeping him so busy or that it was some what a tradition to have only 5 main Muppeteers on a show the Muppet Shows were Jim, Frank, Jerry, Richard, and Dave while Sesame Street's original were Jim, Frank, Jerry, Richard, and Caroll. Also maybe as the years went by they added six to the main as Steve Whitmire on the Muppet Show with Rizzo and Kevin Clash as Elmo on Sesame Street. Boy! I think you're right man. They need to do a question article on this!:)Delete
Dave was born in L.A. 9 years before Disneyland was built there.ReplyDelete


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El mecanismo de replicación del ADN no permite duplicar bien los extremos de los cromosomas cuando las células se dividen, por lo que cada vez se hacen un poco más cortos. En teoría, con cada división de las células, se perdería información genética. Pero eso no ocurre gracias a los telómeros, que protegen los extremos de los cromosomas, como si fueran las puntas de plástico que protegen los cordones de los zapatos. La enzima telomerasa es la encargada de mantener los telómeros íntegros, alargándolos para compensar el acortamiento en cada división.
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She was a young, beautiful mother of 8 young children.
There are no words when such tragedy strikes.
After a very tearful night, I opened my eyes this morning with one of my kids snuggled up against me while another tried to see how far her finger could fit up my nose, I realized that rolling over and crying myself back to sleep just was not going to happen.
I came into the kitchen to make breakfast for everyone, still in somewhat of a dream state trying to figure out how something like this could happen, when a fight broke out between two of my kids suddenly interrupting my thoughts.
It then dawned on me that like it or not, life would have to go on today. The kids are going to fight, the mail lady is going to smile at me when she sees me and my babysitter was going to tell me about her brand new shoes. Yes, apparently life was going to continue.
I sat down with my kids and told them very gently what had happened so that they could understand on a very small scale that mommy was feeling sad.
The response I received was astounding.
My five year old said, "That's silly mommy, she wasn't an old lady. And mommys don't pass away. Can I go to their house and tell her five year old that I'm five too and then he'll be happy?"
My six year old then added, "Lets send her kids lots of candy and then they wont be so sad. I feel very sad inside, I don't want them to feel sad too."
And what my eight year old said made me almost fall over.
He said, "Mommy, I know its sad, but there's a teeny bit of good, you know? Her neshama (soul) gets to go to Shamayim (heaven) and meet our Bubby. She'll get to meet Avraham and Sara and all the Tzaddikim we learn about. She gets to be with Hashem."
Last night after my friend kissed her kids good night, Hashem returned her soul to its source.
We have no idea how long we each have here, so make each moment count. Tell your spouse you love them as often as you can. Hug your kids more, smile at people more. Make the world a better place in a way that you are able to.
For those of us who homeschool our kids, as challenging as it can be to be with our kids all day, look how LUCKY we are to be able to spend so much time with them.
So how does one respond to life when a friend dies? You can resign to the inevitable with a broken spirit and walk around with a heavy heart. Or you can defy that taste of death by cherishing life even more.
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Basketball to a great extent has been like soccer trying to build and grow and establish its turf as Canada's second sport. I would say for decades we have heard about the numbers of kids participating in both sports rising to levels that compete with Canada's holy grail of hockey. All of this has yet to produce the results on the world stage at the elite level on a large scale.
There have been moments where both sports have thought they were on the verge of breaking through at times over the years. In 1986 Canada qualified for the World Cup and it was thought that would launch the sport to new levels. Canada would not make in back to the World Cup since. They would win the Gold Cup defeating Colombia in the final 2-0. Again it was thought this could take soccer to the next level. Canada has actually had more success on the Women's side of the sport than it has on the Men's side of it. In recent times the success of Women at the recent Olympics winning a bronze medal. This came after an epic match with the United States that captured the imagination of this country. Canada also is now the home of three MLS Franchises in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.
Basketball wise there have been moments as well perhaps beginning with Steve Nash leading Team Canada to successful early run in 2000 Olympics. It would be a launching pad for Nash to his NBA Career going to the next level. He would go on to win two MVP's and winning countless awards including the Canadian Athlete of the year. Prior to the rise of Nash there was the return of the NBA to Canada which had not set foot north of the border since it's very begins of the league. In 1995 The NBA launched two franchises in Canada with Toronto and Vancouver giving birth to the Raptors and Grizzlies.
You combine the rise of Nash and return of NBA to Canada is likely the genius of this rise of Canada Basketball. In the past Canada has had to beg to get talent to come on board. Steve Nash would have a divorce from the national program when Jay Triano was fired in 2005. Nash would turn down the Raptors in summer of 2012 but would not turn down a position as G.M of the Canada basketball program. A condition to the return was the re-hiring of Triano. He just coached his first game since returning last night with success over Jamaica.
The roster of that team is not even the full amount of talent that Canada has at its disposal. Andrew Wiggins perhaps the crown jewel of this rise of Canada basketball as well as the surprising number one pick of the Cleveland Cavaliers Anthony Bennett and Kelly Olynyk also a lottery pick all not part of this roster.
Yet is still is full of talent like recent first round selections like Tristan Thompson, Cory Joseph and Andrew Nicholson.
It seems such a far cry from Canada Basketball trying to banking its hopes on guys like Joel Anthony who is still a part of this potential roster today. There was the Samuel Dalembert experiment that saw him find a way to gain his Canadian citizenship. He would clash with Leo Rautins and be sent home and never would suit up for Canada again. Weeks prior to this event I personally had a chat with Dalembert who was genuinely excited for opportunity to play for Canada. In contrast former Raptor Matt Bonner who is married to Canadian girl has struggled to gain his Canadian citizenship.
Canada Basketball's days of begging for talent seem far behind them with Nash at the helm. The first goal for this group assembled currently is to qualify for the World Cup of Basketball (Formerly World Championship) which will begin with qualifying attempt at the end of this month. The true goal is to have all of the best talent assemble for Rio Olympics in 2016.
Canada Basketball is on the verge of a golden age that will actually have tough choices to make on that will be part of this roster going forward. It is a chance to have that major breakthrough for the sport of basketball in this country. Another person that likely deserves some credit for this evolution is Vince Carter. Many of the young players that will make up this group were kids watching Vince in his glory days with the Raptors.
Finally Canada Basketball has a shot to break out of the large shadow that hockey casts on all other sports in this country. If you love basketball in this country you have your fingers crossed that these young men can succeed and raise the flag for basketball and Canada.
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October 14, 2008
Sophomore wide receiver Kody LeMond has been named the North Coast Athletic Conference Football Offensive Player of the Week.
LeMond received the weekly award after catching eight passes for 165 yards and three TDs in the Little Giants' 37-12 win at Washington University-St. Louis Saturday. His three TD receptions give him 12 for the season, tying for fifth on the Wabash single-season list. The record is held by Ryan Short '03 with 17, which is also the NCAC record.
LeMond leads the Wabash team with 39 catches for 764 yards. He ranks second in the nation in receiving yards per game with an average of 152.8 and is tied for fourth in scoring with a 14.4 points-per-game average.


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Country makes a comeback
You have one eye on the TV and the other's on your tablet; there's a text on the cell phone, and the kids are playing videogames. Your husband is on the computer.
If this buzz sounds like your life, maybe it's time for the country. No, not a trip to the country, but a little bit of country at home.
"Country style is more than decor," said Sarah Gray Miller, editor of Country Living magazine. "It's not a distinct style, but a way of life and country is cool again."
It's about ease, she explained, because it offers comfort and warmth that's decidedly in opposition to the overly sleek minimalism that has been popular.
"It is also a reaction to technology," she added. "The texting and voicemails -- messages are coming to you from everywhere, and it has all led to a yearning for simpler times. People are looking for authenticity."
She has seen this trending in her four-plus years as editor, and has observed that "hipsters" from such places as Brooklyn, N.Y., and Austin, Texas, are turning up at Country Living fairs -- often with their mothers and grandmothers.
"They are all into the same thing. People want to take a pause, a breath. There is a desire for goods that are honest and handcrafted. Made in America is very popular."
She sees a connection between country style and the current farm-to-table movement.
"People want to feel connected to the land and each other. They want to grow tomatoes, make a pie crust and listen to a scratchy record. There's a pleasure to that.
"I am the reader (of Country Living)," said Miller, and like all lovers of country style, she feels this decor is about personal expression, where old and new nestle side by side, and objects have meaning.
"People feel more confident to mix and match and create an interior than they did a decade ago. Country is not intimidating to the consumer."
And while country continues to be traditional and classic, it is also evolving. There are trends, and country today is different from the 1980s when geese with bonnets were marching around on the wallpaper. Now, the lines are cleaner and colors more monochromatic.
The Primitive Home in Kent, which opened in May, confirms the trend. Holly Zaborowski, who owns the store with her husband, Peter, said their first store in New Milford was doing so well after seven years that it was time to expand.
"Lots of people came in and said they wished we were closer to them in northern Connecticut, so here we are," she said.
"Country is not what it was. When we bought the business, I didn't like country, but now I love it," said the Bethel native. "Primitive is very simple, very muted, with clean lines. It looks distressed and old."
The store is easy to like. The furniture is inviting and comfortable, and the shop is full, but not fussy. It offers everything you need to furnish your home -- furniture, fabrics, window treatments, rugs, accessories and plenty of signs.
Self-taught, Zaborowski makes the signs herself, cutting the wood, then sanding, staining and using stencils, and she is happy to customize.
"People like locally made items," she said, confirming Miller's statement that people are yearning for items that are handcrafted.
Leslie Lickerman, of Brookfield, was shopping at the Primitive Home recently, and explained why she likes country. "It reminds me of the older days, and it's beautiful."
"Customers like the relaxed cozy feel of country," said Zaborowski. "They like to be comfortable at home."
Miller agrees: "At Country Living, the furniture is not the star; the home owner is the star, and their home is their autobiography."
These are rooms that are lived in, with dogs on the sofa and kids on the bed.
Miller's own home is "funky, funky, funky," she said, furnished with a mix of flea market finds and antiques.
"It's full of what I have collected over the years. It's true what they say: When you collect things you love, it works."
The Primitive Home, 25 N. Main St., Kent (860-927-5228) and 312 Danbury Road in New Milford (860-354-5933). www.primitivehomect.com.
Country Living is on the newsstand or www.countryliving.com.
Deb Keiser is a freelance writer based in New York; email@example.com


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Early in "War Horse," the much-celebrated play now at the Hippodrome, a British farm boy named Albert tries to befriend Joey, a foal that his father bought with money intended for a mortgage payment. The anxious animal keeps his distance, but Albert is determined to breach the divide.
After several attempts, the boy holds some feed behind his back, and the wary Joey slowly approaches. The whole scene produces a rare kind of theatrical magic, enough to make you quickly forget that the foal is a puppet operated by three humans, two inside and one out.
If that moment, with all its charm and innocence, doesn't get to you, doesn't tug at whatever heartstrings you have, you may be in for a very uncomfortable ride. Come to think of it, even if it does affect you, you'll still be in for a very uncomfortable ride. "War Horse" is no happy little trot in the countryside.
A whole lot of bad stuff starts to happen very quickly to characters, those with two or four feet. This boy-and-his-horse story moves from the relative calm of 1912 Devonshire to 1914 France, where vast armies of men willingly charged into a vast slaughterhouse and, in equally appalling numbers, took horses with them.
Although based on a children's book by Michael Morpurgo, this impressive play, which originated at the National Theatre of Great Britain, tells an awfully grown-up, tense and often brutal tale. For some reason, it didn't seem quite so dark when I first saw it; reliving it at the Hippodrome, I found the experience tougher, more disturbing. Maybe it's the timing.
This being the year of World War I's centennial, the show can't help but gain extra weight. It doesn't take much searching to learn that of the million horses the British shipped to the Continent, for use in the cavalry or to haul equipment, only 62,000 returned.
The most remarkable part about "War Horse" — apart from the justly famous puppetry — may be the way it faces that reality head-on, right down to the ugly mercy killing of unfortunate creatures.
If only it didn't feel quite so manipulative much of the time, with Adrian Sutton's movie score-like music rising up ominously for good measure to underline cruel turns of fate.
The folksier touches, including bursts of humor and a singer who wanders through the action like a Greek chorus with accordion backup (the evocative songs are by John Tams), can also seem forced.
Still, it is hard to resist the overall pull of this epic, with its classic conflicts between father and son, man and animal, duty and dreams. And its ability to show how easily the lines between good and evil can blur — symbolized so powerfully by the dreaded No Man's Land separating armies, a spot that becomes a key focal point late in the play.
Above all, it is downright impossible to resist those horses, crafted by the Handspring Puppet Company. The full-grown Joey and his wartime buddy Topthorn are marvels of equine nobility and grace, responsive to everything and everyone. You can't take your eyes off of them.
The sturdy, well-honed touring production, directed by Bijan Sheibani (based on the original staging by Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris), offers plenty of other visual engagement.
Rae Smith's set creates a good deal of atmosphere, mostly without reliance on props. And the several, superbly lit combat scenes take on choreographic breadth, as if underscoring how oddly close the spellings of "battle" and "ballet" are.
Michael Wyatt Cox isn't totally persuasive as a 16-year-old Albert, but he makes the character quite engaging nonetheless, especially in Act 2. (On opening night, Cox and several others in the cast sounded as if they were struggling with colds.)
Gene Gillette does effective work as Albert's brutish father, while Maria Elena Ramirez nicely conveys the tenderness of Albert's mother. Andy Truschinski is a colorful David, Albert's foxhole buddy. And Andrew May gives a sympathetic portrayal of the conflicted German officer, Capt. Muller, who loses his taste for war after seeing its toll on defenseless civilians and animals alike.
The real stars, of course, are the puppet teams. They move and think as one, seamlessly coordinating every head-turn and lift of a hoof, giving each gesture and sound a perfectly natural quality.
The combination of superb stagecraft and well-honed performances make "War Horse" an eventful experience in the theater. Meaningful, too. Maybe it's heavy-handed and obvious, but the play delivers an ever-timely reminder of just how beastly humans can behave. The story of Albert and Joey and their unbreakable bond shows us how much better we can do.


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SEATTLE -- A woman who is known only as Suzanne has given nearly $10 million to KEXP-FM, making it the largest bequest to a single public radio station in history, the station says.
"She was a tireless, generous, humble champion of music," said Tom Mara, KEXP Executive Director.
The Seattle station, which specializes in alternative and indie rock, says the donor wanted to remain anonymous in her lifetime and that the station will continue to honor that request and refer to her only as Suzanne.
The woman has died and according to Mara lived outside of Seattle.
The money "will be used to implement a range of music and media education programs, accelerate KEXP's digital content strategy, and allow for more room for experimentation with radio and online music programming. The bequest has also inspired the creation of a new planned giving initiative at KEXP, the Reverb Society," the station said on its website.
"I think we thank her by doing good work. That's how I think we can thank her for many years to come," said Mara.
"Suzanne was the rare and wonderful person that any of us would feel lucky to have in our lives, even if only briefly," said Betsy Troutman, KEXP's director of development, on the station's website. "Suzanne was a lover of music who understood her blessings, and a generous supporter of everything she found beautiful in life. I'll never forget what she told me about her decision to make a significant gift to the KEXP New Home campaign -- 'I'm not sure the wattage can bring the sound up to heaven so we may as well do what we can to enjoy the music today!'"
KEXP was established in 1972 at the University of Washington. It celebrated its 2-year anniversary at Seattle Center on Monday.


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ER: The Story Behind "Hell and High Water"
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PGunning101 wrote:Also one of those tackles iced the game.
Brady on 4th and 17 hitting his receiver, Wagz gets him after 14 yards, wraps him up in the open field and doesn't give another inch. Game over. Great play.
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Bobby Wags is a STUD. Just imagine what he'll be able to accomplish with more time under his belt!
Seahawk Sailor wrote:Yea, Wagner has been improving game by game this year, and is already playing very solidly. In retrospect, this draft may be looked at as one of our best ever.
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Adoptapalooza is just around the corner. The Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals® is gearing up to bring New York City pet lovers an exciting day of activities in Washington Square Park on June 4 from 11am to 4pm, and invites everyone to come out and celebrate the joys of sharing life with a pet.
Looking to adopt? More than 100 cats and dogs will be waiting to meet you. Already have a dog? Take a spin together through the dog agility course with gold medal trainer and behaviorist Kris Seiter from SPOT, the doggy day care facility. Need advice about training or grooming? SPOT's experts will be on hand to talk to you.
And there's more: a pet photographer will be available to create a portrait of you and your four-legged friend. Stella & Chewy's and Evermore will offer pet food giveaways, and TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank® will provide bandanas for pets and their human companions and pet adoption kits for all new adopters, plus they will have a pet caricaturist on hand from 12pm to 2pm to draw animals and their owners. A face painter will entertain the kids, and a DJ and a raffle will round out the fun.
Those who come to adopt will have a rare opportunity to meet a wide variety of dogs and cats from numerous rescue groups and shelters – all participating organizations of the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals. Among the groups that will be represented at Adoptapalooza are Animal Haven, the ASPCA, Bideawee, Dog Habitat Rescue, Four Paws Sake, the Picasso Veterinary Fund ® of the Mayor's Alliance, Posh Pets Rescue, Sean Casey Animal Rescue, and more. North Shore Animal League America will provide mobile adoption units to showcase many of the animals.
StubbyDog, an organization dedicated to changing public perception of pit bull breeds and helping people rediscover these wonderful dogs as lifelong friends, also will be represented at Adoptapalooza.
World-renowned pet fashion stylist, TV personality, and author Dara Foster will emcee the event. Ms. Foster appears regularly on national television, serving as the pet style contributor to NBC's TODAY show, and contributes to a number of additional television outlets, including TV Land, E!, and ABC News.
For more information, visit www.AdoptapaloozaNYC.org.
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The Limpopo Province is the pure reflection of untamed Africa. Vast expanses of mountains guarding the symphony of beauty as the bushveld play with your cicada symphonies heralding hot breathless afternoons; the call of the nightjar punctuating the cover of darkness.
The Limpopo Province is a land of dramatic contrasts characterised by hot savannah plains and mist-clad mountains; age-old indigenous forests and cycads alongside latter-day plantations; ancient mountain fortresses and the luxury of contemporary infrastructure and modern-day facilities.
Steeped in history, the Limpopo Province celebrates a rich cultural heritage and at many archaeological sites the mysteries of the past are still being unearthed. The present tranquility of the province belies a turbulent past, to which many monuments and museums attest.
When searching for property investments in Limpopo, South Africa, you need not look further than Limpopo. Limpopo with it's natural beauty and heritage, borders Mozambique to the north east, Zimbabwe to the north and Botswana to the north west.
Limpopo is divided into 5 districts:
Limpopo also share the world renown Kruger National Park with Mpumalanga and borders Mpumalanga to the south east. The southern borders is shared with Gauteng and the North West Province. Because of it's central position Limpopo serves as the main vain to other African countries such as Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
Limpopo offers fantastic property investments especially in game farms and holiday farms. For the entrepreneur that wants to invest in the tourism drive that Limpopo has, look no further. Limpopo has everything to offer.
Pietersburg or as it is now named Polokwane is the capital of Limpopo and has a very active property market which offers great investment opportunities. With N1 from Cape town snaking through this city it is the economic heart of the province. It also have plenty to offer with it's nature trails, game reserve and bird sanctuary. The golf course will also not disappoint and eager golfer. South Africa's newest civil airport, Gateway International, will ensure that tourism will grow in the Limpopo at an increased rate.
To the north on the N1 Louis Trichardt or Makhado is well known for it's game farms. To the south in the bushveld the town of Ellisras or as it is now known Lephalale is situated west of the Mogol River. Laid out on the farm Waterkloof in 1960, the town is well-known for its coal mining industry at Grootegelukand for Matimba, the largest water-cooled power station in the southern hemisphere. This town has much to offer and it's unique golf course that snakes through the town's residential suburb, Onverwacht it is quite possible that you will be able to find a property next to the golf course.
The name "Capricorn" is derived from the tropic of capricorn, the bottom of which crosses Limpopo and the northern section of this region. The region of Capricorn stretches from the Ysterberg, all along the foothills of the lush Wolkberg, to the tropic of Capricorn in the north.
The region's position makes it a perfect stopover between Gauteng and the northern areas of the province and between the country's North-Western areas and the world-renowned Kruger National Park. It is also in close proximity to the neighboring countries of Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Swaziland.
Situated in the magnificent Waterberg Mountain Range of Limpopo, the Waterberg District is the ideal getaway where the weary traveller can relax and revel in the great natural beauty of the bushveld savannah and its rich wildlife heritage. The Waterberg Mountains stretch along more than 5 000 km2 of spectacular vistas and scenic valleys - the ideal destination off the beaten tourism track. The area is steeped in a history and some artifacts found here date back to Stone Age times. The area is a mosaic of culture and tradition as is reflected by the different rural tribes such as the Bapedi, Tswana and Basotho, while the Voortrekkers also left their distinctive mark on the area.
Commercial agriculture is an integral part of this province, and cattle ranching and maize farming are regional institutions - the water-rich valleys of the Limpopo River on the Botswana border provide sweet bushveld grazing, while the plains of the Springbok Flats near the towns of Bela Bela and Mokopane are covered with a colourful quilt of carefully cultivated fields of maize and sunflowers. Otherwise, the bushveld landscape, interspersed with sandstone buttresses and baobab, marula and fever trees, supports a number of towns that make up one of the country's fastest-growing industrial and agricultural districts.
This is one of the most mineralised regions in the world and numerous towns form part of the Bushveld Igneous Complex - a 50,000km2 treasure trove yielding massive amounts of minerals such as vanadium, platinum, nickel and chromium. The Waterberg District offers the tourist a bit of both worlds - an infrastructure of excellent facilities and modern conveniences found in the many game reserves and conservation areas, coupled with the opportunity to experience the African wilderness in its pristine state.
Flowing across from the northwest and framing the northern border of this province lies the Vhembe area - a fertile region where baobabs guard the varied countryside and where rockart and caves entice the visitor to uncover its romantic and historical past. One of the main geographical features of this region is the Limpopo, the country's third most important river, which forms South Africa's northern border. This life-giving river provides sustenance to the predominantly hot, dry lands through which it meanders and its many tributaries support several small, thriving farming villages in the region's northern areas.
In this region tourists will find the former independent homelands of Lebowa and Venda where traditional African cultures thrive. In fact, this fertile valley has been home to cultures dating back to the Iron Age. The western section of the region is framed by the rocky spine of the awe-inspiring Soutpansberg (salt pan mountain) range. The range, with a width in some parts over 30km, features a fertile, well-watered plateau receiving high rainfall and supporting a wide range of crops and cultivated lands. The area also boasts many historical sites, from the relics of the Stone Age San and their inimitable rock artwork, to the marks left by the ancestors of the Venda to the tracks of the Voortrekker wagons which carried European migrants into an unknown land and housed their cultures. The visitor to this region will not help but notice, with splendid scenery, an abundance of nature reserves and a thriving people, the prevalence of an untouched nature.
Driving from Limpopo River across Vhembe District towards East-western side, one comes to the beautiful district of Mopani. Its strategical positioning, makes it easily accessible by people from all sides of the province. On the West it borders Sekhukhune while like an Island; Bohlabela spreads through the Eastern side. On the West is Capricorn District. The beautiful towns of Tzaneen, Modjadji'skloof, Phalaborwa and Giyani are key to the economy of Mopani. The district is consisted by the following local municipalities: Greater Letaba, Greater Giyani, Greater Tzaneen and Ba-Phalaborwa.
Sekhukhune District Municipality is a cross-boarder municipality between Limpopo and Mpumalanga Province. The district shares borders with Waterburg, Bohlabela and Capricorn districts in Limpopo ; Nkangala, Highveld District Council, Lowveld Escarpment district in Mpumalanga Province. During the transition period some portions of the Municipality was formerly administered by the Northern District Council, Bosveld District Council, Lowveld Escarpment District Council and Highveld District Council, The Municipality was established as per section 12 of the municipal structures Act 117 of 1998 as a cross boarder District Municipality. It comprises of five municipalities namely: Fetakgomo Municipality, Makhuduthamaga Municipality, Grater Marble Hall Municipality, Greater Groblersdal Municipality and Greater Tubatse Municipality.


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Fostering Transit-Oriented Communities
November 11, 2010|By Dan Bertolet
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Transit-oriented development (TOD) is nationally recognized as a critical strategy for achieving sustainable growth. The key question is no longer whether or not we want TOD, but rather, how do we make it happen? Mirroring recent trends in many U.S. urban areas, the central Puget Sound region of Washington State has accelerated investments in high-capacity transit, setting up a growing number of opportunities for TOD. With the goal of maximizing these opportunities, Washington State advocacy organizations Futurewise and Transportation Choices Coalition teamed with integrated design firm GGLO to produce a report entitled "Transit-Oriented Communities: A Blueprint for Washington State." And while the report is focused on Washington State, the vision, principles, and recommendations described are relevant to…
Cautionary Lessons in Planning Transit-Oriented Development: Avoiding Gentrification and Displacement
November 8, 2010
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A recent report from the Dukakis Center for Urban & Regional Policy at Northeastern University provides new insight into the debate over whether transit-oriented development (TOD) leads to gentrification and displacement. The report (available in PDF format here) has generated significant media interest because one of its primary findings is that the opening of a new transit station often leads to higher rents, increased home values, and increased rates of auto ownership, and thus primarily benefits wealthier households who are not as reliant on transit and do not utilize it as frequently. The authors note that this is a troubling trend, but caution that there is no cause-and-effect relationship between TOD and…
Clean Transportation in Spotlight at Federal and State Level
November 5, 2010
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Two interesting developments regarding clean transportation were announced yesterday. First, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced awards of $164.7 million for transit agencies pursuing energy-conserving, pollution-reducing or otherwise green transit technology projects. Included in the 63 different awards were funds to build alternative energy fueling stations and to purchase electric, hybrid, CNG or bio-diesel buses. Awards ranged from $10.2 million for LA's Foothill Transit to purchase fast charge battery electric buses, to $73,936 for the State of Colorado to purchase energy-saving devises for a bus-storage facility. The funding for these grants came from two programs included in FTA's 2010 Discretionary Sustainability Funding Opportunity, including a Clean Fuels Grant Program and the Transit Investments in Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) Program. (Note:…