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20/20 also quoted a woman, Aimee Foley, who stated "While I'll probably never own a business, if I did, I would do whatever necessary, law be damned, to be sure that no women worked for me. I would be too concerned with her personal choices affecting my business. I just cannot imagine having important business foiled by a missed bus or a sick minor at home that she would put first."
If leaving the child bearing uterus at home or making sure the sick kid doesnt interupt business, then maybe we as a country need to simply say that NO parent can work out of the house; leave those child-making p-n-ses at home too!
Mommy Wars are completely counter-productive (among other things). This particular post has NOTHING to do with the SAHM vs WOHM moms. Its about moms; all moms are working moms. Some of us have the ability to be a mom at home caring for her home/family/children while her partner/spouse/etc earns the money needed to pay the bills. Some of us dont have that ability and have to hold a second full time job (the first being a mom, the second our career or job).
Regardless of where you work during the daytime hours, we all, as moms, need certain things. In my opinion (and its my blog so thats what I will go with), the most important thing I need and rarely get is recognition that my "choice" is hard and that I really am doing the best I can do. In the end, dont we all want that?
One of the things discussed on 20/20 was this country's lack of support for working moms. The US is one of four countries in the world that does not provide for paid maternity (or paternity) leave. As the world's superpower, that is an embarassing statistic---even Iran has a better policy than we do in terms of working moms!
Why do I work out of the house? Because I have to, NOT because I want to. Yes, I have a great job and I love what I do more often than not. But in my heart, I would walk away from it all if I could to spend every moment of the day with my daughter. I missed her first step (I was in Seattle on a business trip) and I wasnt here for the last birthday party she was invited to either because, yes, I was on another business trip. Those moments break my heart. I hate doing the morning drop off at day care but picking up in the afternoon is the greatest part of my day.
Working moms dont want pity. We dont want to whine about things we dont have or things we do have to deal with (a THICK and lower glass ceiling, stupid radio show hosts, etc). We dont want to start a big nasty media fight with SAHMs. We just want to have the tools and policies available to do what we need to do to provide for our families. A little flexibilty, understanding, compassion, and respect----thats what I want in life. And hey, isnt that what all moms want?
And so to Tom Leykis-----screw off!


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UCI WorldTour : Tim Wellens wins the Eneco Tour
Belgium's Tim Wellens (Lotto Belisol) added his name to the list of talented young riders to take their first UCI WorldTour victory in 2014, securing overall victory at the Eneco Tour after an impressive solo victory on stage six and a consistent performance throughout the seven-days of racing.
The 23 year-old Belgian won alone on the hilly sixth stage to Aywaille, pulling back the time he'd lost during the earlier time trial stage and gaining enough time to take the race lead from Lars Boom (Belkin).
Boom and his Belkin teammates tried to unsettle the young Belgian during the final stage but Wellens was well protected by his own Lotto Belisol teammates and was crowned overall winner. Boom finished second overall at seven seconds, with fellow Dutchman Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Shimano) third overall at 13 seconds.
Surprisingly, Wellens is the first Belgian to win the Eneco Tour in the ten-year history of the race.
"This is a very great victory for me. I didn't know before the Tour if I was going to ride because I'd been a little sick, so I'm very happy to have won," Wellens said after pulling on the red and white race leader's jersey.
"It was important to control my rivals during the last stage but my teammates helped me a lot. They did so much work that I was never in the wind."
"It is super nice for me but also for the team that I took 100 WorldTour points. People say I have a great future in the Grand Tours but I still have a long way to go. Though this is a good sign."
Thanks to winning the Eneco Tour, Wellens climbed from 101st to 37th in the individual rankings of the UCI WorldTour and now has a total of 122 points.
Spain's Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) continues to lead the individual UCI WorldTour rankings with 462 points. Compatriot Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) is second with 407 points and Tour de France winner Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) is third with 392 points.
Movistar continues to lead the team ranking with 1100 points, ahead of Ag2r-La Mondiale (889 points) and Omega Pharma-QuickStep (872). Spain leads the nations ranking with 1250 points.
A great week of racing in Belgium and the Netherlands
The roads of Belgium and the Netherlands produced some exciting racing on each of the seven stages at the Eneco Tour, confirming the race deserves it place on the UCI WorldTour calendar.
Italian sprinter Andrea Guardini continued his run of recent success on stage one, then Zdenek Stybar (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) won stage two to Vlijmen on wet and slippery roads, using his cyclo-cross skills to beat Lars Boom (Belkin) in his home town and so take the leader's jersey. However Boom bounced back to take the race lead after the stage three time trial won by fellow Dutchman Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Shimano). It was also Dumoulin's first ever WorldTour victory as he took the scalps of Fabian Cancellara (Trek Factory Racing) and Geraint Thomas (Team Sky).
Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ.fr) showed his sprinting skills on stage four, while Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) conquered the legendry hills of the Flanders region of Belgium to win stage five. Wellens lit up stage six in the hills of the Ardennes, while yet another young talented rider – Guillaume Van Keirsbulck, of the Omega Pharma-QuickStep team won stage seven.
Wellens finished safely in the peloton at the end of stage seven, celebrating his victory with his loyal Lotto-Belisol teammates. Success confirmed him as a stage race rider for the future and he will surely continue to rise up the UCI WorldTour rankings in the remainder of the season.
The UCI WorldTour continues in August and September with a mix of stage races and one-day classics. The Vuelta a Espana –the third and final Grand Tour of the season, begins on Saturday August 23 in Jerez de la Frontera. The Vattenfall Cyclassics is held in Hamburg, Germany on Sunday August 24, followed by the GP Ouest France – Plouay in France on Sunday August 31.

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General Chaos is a game for the Genesis/Megadrive, released in 1993. You play as a general, commanding 5 soldiers of various types from an isometric viewpoint. The game is essentially a quick and dirty battle between two opposing squads of 5 soldiers each.
The generals are quite appropriately named General Chaos (that's you) and General Havoc. Before each battle you select a squad consisting of gunmen, flame throwers, rocket launchers, dynamite blasters, and grenadiers. Each soldier type has it's strengths and its weaknesses, which I will go over below:
Soldier Types:
One interesting thing about General Chaos is the way close combat is dealt with. When two units get too close, a dust cloud (just like in the cartoons) pops up, and time temporarily stops. The dust clears and you get to take control of your unit directly by commanding him to punch, block, or kick. Good idea, but not so great implementation. most fights can be won by pressing kick over and over.
This game is plenty of fun single player, but it really shines in multiplayer. You and up to 3 friends can team up (assuming you have the multi-tap)against Havoc in cooperation mode, or just fight it out amongst yourselves. The main complaint I have with this game is the small size of the battlefield you fight on. Though 5 units don't take up all that much space, we've been spoiled by the expansive worlds of newer strategy games. If you happen upon a copy of General Chaos, I recommend you pick it up. It's an under-appreciated game you should enjoy if you like the sound of squad-based combat with a colorful cartoonish twist.
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Suggested events to replace wrestling in the Olympics
Now that we've solved the healthcare crisis, let's return to a pressing topic from a couple of weeks ago, namely the removal of wrestling from the Olympics. Although the Maximum Know-How team presented five other sports more worthy of the ax, apparently none of the 20 people who read that post were high-up enough in the IOC to influence a reversal of the decision.
So that leaves us short one sport for the 2020 Olympic games—with only seven years to go! Luckily, we've put our minds to it and come up with seven great sporting alternates to fill the gap.
Chariot Racing: The most obvious choice is replace an original, ancient Greece–era event like wrestling with another ancient event. To make it more appealing to the modern masses, take it a few steps beyond realistic reenactment and incorporate some Hollywood-esque elements, such as jumps, figure eights, flaming hoops, and Tusken Raiders firing on contestants from the rock formations bordering the near edge of the great Dune Sea.
Arena Combat: Now, clearly something like the Hunger Games would be brutal, heartless, discriminatory, and sickening, but that's exactly why millions of people would tune in. Who wouldn't want to watch an event that combines Survivor with American Gladiator with crazy Japanese game shows. It wouldn't be to the death, of course (that would likely result in widespread war across the planet), but there would be individual and team victors, like in gymnastics. The arenas would feature multiple terrains, including rocky cliffs, shallow lagoons, quicksand traps, jungles infested with skin-burrowing insects, etc. After the games, arenas could be leased out for paintball tournaments or children's birthday parties.
Quidditch: Not by 2020, maybe, but eventually.
Mash-Up Events: Combine two vaguely similar sports—such as soccer (i.e., fútbol) and lacrosse—and have them compete against each other on the same field. For example, the Brazilian soccer team tries to score soccer goals while keeping the opposing Canadian lacrosse team from scoring lacrosse goals, and vice versa. Every Olympics we could swap out the two sports for exciting new pairings, such as speed skating versus hockey, or pole vault versus javelin, or indoor oval cycling versus badminton. I'd totally watch that.
Non-Equine Equestrian Events: Riding horses is kind of old hat, so why not pick more difficult animals? Like ostrich racing or long-distance dolphin diving. That would also help sell more seats because folks like PETA would be out in force to protest.
Video Gaming: This is an appalling, but probably inevitable, option.
Thumb Wrestling: The way for traditional wrestling to weasel its way back into favor is through alternative "demonstration sports" like this. Or it can take the X-Games route with sponsor-friendly spectacles like high-altitude female mud wrestling on a half-pipe. Regardless of its return path, I expect the sport will need to make concessions to help boost its marketing appeal, such as requiring contestants to wear those crazy Mexican luchador masks.


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We already saw Chadwick Boseman play T'Challa / Black Panther in CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, and he was easily one of the coolest things about that film. But to heck with that, tonight we get our first official look at the BLACK PANTHER movie with a snazzy new poster and teaser trailer. Ryan Coogler (CREED) is the director on this one, and the cast includes Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Andy Serkis, Florence Kasumba, John Kani, Winston Duke, Sterling K. Brown, Letitia Wright, and Phylicia Rashad. I am SO excited for this, and if the teaser trailer is any indication of what we're in for, this is going to be one phenomenal film. Tell us your thoughts in the comments.
After the events of Captain America: Civil War, King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne from factions within his own country. When two foes conspire to destroy Wakanda, the hero known as Black Panther must team up with C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross and members of the Dora Milaje, Wakanadan special forces, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.


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a force in Chinese
A second conclusion concerns the age- old maxim never to deploy a force without giving it a clear military mission.
And with every step toward freedom, you became a force for peace and stability in this region... a valued member of the world community... and a trusted ally of the United States.
The fin - like appendage on the helmet houses a forced ventilation fan, which blows fresh air over the technician's face to relieve perspiration.
While a forceful personality might take him far in the workplace, it could be difficult to deal with this argumentative guy in a relationship.
Let's not get carried away here, though. Darchinyan remains a very good fighter, even if he didn't show it on Saturday. He probably will remain a force below bantamweight.
And barring a catastrophe, like a forced default on US debt, in another year or so we should be back, big time.
The feeling seems to be that he is a force of nature, a noble primitive, raw, untarnished and smelling faintly of peat and bog water.
In a normal market, real estate brokers would turn their backs on the red tape, uncertainty and lower margins of a forced sale but today, such transactions are bread and butter for many agents.
Now the recession is providing a forced chance for some couples to make those wishes come true.
The Ipsos poll, conducted in September, found that Europe was the region most doubtful about the benefits of religion, with just 19% in Sweden agreeing that it was a force for good.


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After an unbeaten run that saw them win two matches and a draw, the side is raring to add another win to its title-defence campaign.
With Ngatangiia/Matavera Sea Eagles stripped of all their four game match points after Cook Islands Rugby League Association found them in breach of competition rules, the Eels will be hoping to capitalise and run clear on top of the points table.
The side, which was held 24-all in a titanic battle against arch-rivals Sea Eagles last week, will be hoping to get back to winning ways against the Panthers.
Eels coach Albert Nicholas said they still have to work on areas to ensure they become a force to reckon with this season.
He said all teams have proven their worth in the competition and would be coming strong to break their winning streak.
Panthers, which lost to Arorangi Bears last week, will want to win badly to get their campaign back on track.
After two losses and a win, the Darren Piri-coached side is hoping to gain some momentum in today's tussle.
Panthers have also brought in two import Fijian players who featured for the side last week.
"Yes, we have the two import players from Fiji who played for us last week and this week, we had some chance to work on the combination and other stuff," Piri said.
"It's going to be a tough game, both teams will be gunning to win but we will have to do everything to win this game.
"I request fans from both teams to come down and enjoy this interesting game."
In the other premier clashes, the Sea Eagles will take on the Takuvaine Warriors at the Happy Valley while the Titikaveka Bulldogs will host the Bears.
All premier matches will kick off at 4.30pm.
- Rashneel Kumar
Round 5 draws
4.30pm - Takuvaine: Premier Takuvaine-Ngatangiia (Ref: Poto Ngaroi, Touch Judges: Peter Robertson/Dawn Crummer, Bench: Jeff/Taua); Tupapa: 12pm Under 11 Tupapa-Avatiu (Ref: Taua Benioni, Touch Judges: Billy Tuaivi Jnr/Teina Savage), 12.45pm Under 13 Tupapa-Avatiu (Ref: Taua Benioni, Touch Judges: Daniel Ahau/Samu Alafua), 1.30pm Under 19 Tupapa-Avatiu (Ref: Walter Tangata, Touch Judges: Nga Takaiti/Poto Ngaroi), 3pm Reserves Tupapa-Avatiu (Ref: June Henry, Touch Judges: Teariki Peyroux/ Tofiga Aisake), 4.30pm Premiers Tupapa-Avatiu (Ref: Nga Takaiti, Touch Judges: Walter Tangata/Lekina Vaomotua, Bench: Papa Pat/Paul Allsworth); Titikaveka: 4.30pm Premier Titikaveka-Arorangi (Ref: Tua Manea, Touch Judges: Koa/Pius, Bench: Bishop).


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Hydronautics, Inc., Laurel, Md.
Various effects of polymer additives, other than drag reduction, are discussed with an emphasis on lift effects on two-dimensional hydrofoils. In reviewing effects of additives in homogeneous solution on the pressure distributions on foils it is suggested that high strain rate phenomena which could occur near leading edges not be ruled out as a contributory cause. In connection with effects accompanying additive injection, existing data on anomalous pressures associated with slit injection into a pipe are reviewed and correlated on the basis of a slit Deborah number: De = ViτR /ti . The same parameter is shown to give a good correlation of lift changes measured for three different polymers, two slit velocities, and a single flow speed. Then a large amount of HYDRONAUTICS data on a single foil of 10 cm chord is correlated. These correlations show that lift changes vary as V2.5 for De fixed, while for fixed speed the lift change grows with De, reaches a maximum for a value of De ≃ 20 and then declines and finally reaches negative values. The effects and degree of correlation are very much dependent on foil incidence and injection slit location. No physical model of the effects yet exist, but the data suggest that viscoelastic phenomena associated with the slit are involved. One possible interpretation of the correlated data is that the injected fluid forms an artificial bump whose thickness scales with V1/2 and whose length depends upon De. The subject of polymer lift effects is of importance in connection with the performance of propellers in polymer wakes on torpedos and with the use of polymers for improvement of hydrofoil and propeller efficiency.
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Community leaders urged to 'think again' over homes at Saint Felix School, Reydon
PUBLISHED: 19:04 02 August 2017
Protesters are hoping public opinion will persuade community leaders to "think again" over moves to use school playing fields for 69 new homes – and to oppose key elements of the project.
More than 110 people attended a public meeting organised by RAGE (Reydon Action Group for the Environment) to oppose plans by Saint Felix School to sell land for development.
The school, at Reydon near Southwold, has already been granted outline consent for the housing to raise more than £4m for improvements to ensure its future.
The proposals generated more than 200 objections with concerns including the impact on the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and potential "major issues" for infrastructure-related services.
The RAGE meeting at Reydon Village Hall was told the plans were contrary to local and national planning policy but had been provisionally approved on the basis of being "enabling development" to help the school.
The meeting was told Waveney planning committee's vote was only the start of the process because a legal agreement to stipulate how the money generated would be spent would be referred back to councillors, and a separate planning application would be needed for a new playing field on an equestrian cross country course, described as a "sensitive wildlife area" and part of a County Wildlife Site.
There would be applications, too, for the housing detail.
Residents at the meeting voted almost unanimously to oppose the development at each step and to urge that the plan for the new playing field should be decided by councillors, not by officers.
Stephen Chessher, acting chairman of RAGE, said: "The fact that over 110 people turned out to oppose this development sends a powerful message to Waveney planners that they should think again and reverse this appalling decision to allow a large housing estate in the AONB.
"It will mean the permanent loss of a valuable part of the AONB and most of the houses built will inevitably become second homes which Southwold and Reydon do not need.
"Worse still, developers will take this as a green light to build elsewhere in the AONB."
Saint Felix has a long list of projects it says are "necessary to ensure its continued sustainable operation".


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Katy Farina
Katy Farina is a queer comic artist and illustrator based in Charlotte, NC. She's done work with Boom! Studios, Oni Press, and Z2 Publishing. She's currently the main series artist on the Steven Universe comic series as well as the main colourist of the Rick & Morty comic series and mini-series Rick & Morty: Pocket Like You Stole It! In the rare instance she isn't working on comics, she moonlights as the Baba Yaga; enticing local youth into ethical dilemmas and scooting around in her chicken-legged hut.
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Probably the most frequently asked questions I get. How do I find the motivation? And how do I stay disciplined? There is a very short answer. It really comes down to one simple thing. How bad do you want it.
My longer answer is in the 3 steps below.
Step 1: Your mind
Set your mind to it. It is not just about wanting something. It is about wanting it so bad that no excuses could possibly matter. It is not just about something nice to have. It is about taking an aware decision to change your lifestyle.
The Nutrition Decision
Do your research. What foods are good for your health? What should be your Carbs:Protein:Fats daily intake? What foods are rich on carbohydrates, protein, fats? What foods are rich on vital minerals? As promised, I will review this topic more in depth very soon. Stay tuned! In the meanwhile, you can check out my post That Flat Belly. It might give you some inspiration on where to get started.
The Workout Decision
Think about a workout routine. What sports do you like? Or what would you like to learn how to do? Maybe you always wanted to improve your swimming skills, or become a better runner? Have a look at my post on Running for Complete Beginners. This is how I started. And trust me, I couldn't run a mile if I had to. I didn't know how to. Well, catch me if you can now. It is very important to have fun whatever it is you choose. If you're not having the time of your life, give it more time. Nobody was born skilled, we learn. You're not too old. And you're not too lazy. And you're not too heavy. And you're not too clumsy. You have no excuses. If you really want it.
Step 2: Your spirit
Stay aware. Stay focused. Stay aware in every single moment. Make aware decisions about what you eat, what you do, what you say. Become the person who can achieve the goals you have set. Do it for yourself. Don't think about the others. Focus on your health. Focus on the good that is coming out of your new lifestyle. Believe in yourself. Don't compare yourself to anybody. The only person you should compare yourself to is who you were yesterday. Changing your lifestyle happens one day at a time. Manage your expectations too. Yes, there are good and bad moments. Weaker and stronger ones. Stay aware though. In the bad or weak moments, be your own light in the darkness. Figuratively speaking, grab your own hand and tell yourself: "Hold on a moment. Perceive the current situation. Breathe. Think about your future. You can do this."
The Nutrition Discipline
Stay aware about what you are eating. When you are doing your groceries, read the ingredients list. Take aware decisions about the products you buy. Consider how the food you are planning on buying was produced. Consider the production process, what materials or chemicals might have been used. We are not only responsible for our food intake. We are also responsible for the environment. Just something you might want to think about.
The Workout Discipline
Keep working out. Just keep doing it. Day after day. One workout at a time. Just keep going. If you have made up your mind already, just keep working on it. Even if your body is tired, your spirit is stronger. Use this strength and master it. Push yourself, but listen to your body. Do it with love for yourself. Take baby steps if you need to. Don't rush your body into physical exhaustion. Start small, increase slowly. Be patient. The most important part is staying consistent. The only workout which doesn't bring you a step closer to a better life is the one you missed.
Step 3: Your body
Please, please, please love your body the way it is. Listen to it. Let it guide you through the process of whatever changes you want to make in your lifestyle. Push your limits, but do it in a loving manner. Don't obsess about looks, or numbers on a scale. Just focus on living in a healthier way. Your body will thank you later.


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Denver Officer Busted By His Own Body Camera
A Denver Police Officer was arrested and suspended without pay Friday after an Internal Affairs investigation.
DENVER, CO (NBC) – A Denver Police Officer was arrested and suspended without pay Friday after an Internal Affairs investigation.
Officer Julian Archuleta faces charges of misdemeanor theft, 1st degree official misconduct and tampering with physical evidence.
According to an arrest affidavit, Officer Archuleta responded to a call of shots fired in the early morning hours of October 7. After a short pursuit the suspects rolled their vehicle. The driver ran away from the scene but the passenger was left unconscious in the passenger seat.
During the call Officer Archuleta was wearing a body camera. Video from the camera shows him searching the suspect's clothing after it was removed by paramedics.
A detective collected evidence from the scene including suspected narcotics, a firearm and cash totaling $118 according to the affidavit. No $100 bills were collected and there was no mention of $100 bills in Officer Archuleta's written report.
A detective notified the Internal Affairs Bureau after watching Archuleta's body camera video.
After he was contacted by Internal Affairs on October 10, Officer Archuleta told a detective that he found 12 $100 bills in his war bag and that the money "must have fallen in his bag."
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Senate OKs bill to extend program on minority contracting
The Senate approved a bill yesterday that would extend Maryland's minority contracting program for two years.
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Joan Carter Conway, a Baltimore Democrat, originally proposed increasing from 14 percent to 30 percent the share of state contracts earmarked for minority-owned businesses. That language was dropped. But the bill would apply the 14 percent figure to all state contracts of more than $50,000, not $100,000, as is done now.
Similar legislation is pending in the House. State officials are seeking an extension of the program to allow time for a study that might fend off legal challenges. Such programs have been overturned elsewhere by federal courts.


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On Sunday, political hack Barbara Comstock voted with the Republicans for an extreme House Rules package which included the controversial "Holman Rule". This rule would allow individual members of Congress (Comstock included) to slash the salary of any federal worker to $1.
The Washington Post sugar-coats their headline claiming "Rep. Barabara Comstock breaks with Trump over federal hiring freeze." While it's true that she did pay some lip service to federal workers it's not the whole story. Here's what really happened.
Comstock issued a statement saying she opposed a federal hiring freeze but when it came time to vote for the final rule, she actually voted in favor of the Holman Rule in the final bill.
Comstock voted for the entire rules package, including the Holman rule, when it came up for a floor vote. It passed easily in the GOP-controlled chamber.
Barbara Comstock talks a good game, and even made a token effort of resistance, but in the end she capitulated to Republican pressure - just like she always does. Comstock's congressional district employs hundreds if not thousands of federal workers. They will not soon forget how Barbara Comstock abandoned the members of her district when it came to protecting federal workers.


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A lawmaker from Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party, Sanjeev Jha made an unsuccessful attempt to go on a hunger strike on Saturday to counter sacked minister Kapil Mishra's fast in Delhi but was hauled off to the police station before he could begin, triggering a fresh bout of verbal duel between the party and the former minister.
- Sanjeev Jha tried to go on a hunger strike but was hauled off by police
- Delhi Police said Mr Jha had not taken permission for his protest
- The AAP lawmaker was trying to counter Kapil Mishra's hunger strike
If Kapil Mishra can go on a hunger strike, why can't Sanjeev Jha, asked AAP's Sanjay Singh, suggesting that the police's refusal to let their legislator protest outside Mr Mishra's house implied the BJP and the sacked minister were on the same side. Officers of Delhi Police, which reports to the central government where the BJP is in power, have pointed that Mr Jha had not taken permission for his protest.
Mr Jha was headed to the sacked minister's official residence when he was bundled into a bus by the police. He had called his hunger strike a peaceful protest against the former minister's lies.
Mr Mishra hit back, accusing the Chief Minister of using legislators as a "shield". "You (Kejriwal) made a strategy to use MLAs as a shield. However, only one MLA came forward to be that shield," he said in an open letter to his former boss.
Once considered a staunch loyalist of Arvind Kejriwal, sacked water minister Mr Mishra has been attacking the chief minister and his former colleagues in the Delhi Cabinet after he was sacked on Tuesday for what the party called was a poor performance.
A key charge was that he had seen law minister Satyendar Jain hand over Rs 2 crore to the Chief Minister, a bribe for a land deal. AAP leaders including Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh have repeatedly dismissed the charges. Mr Kejriwal, who had led a street movement against corruption that eventually spawned AAP that he leads, hasn't spoken an awful lot in public since the charges were made.
On Twitter too, Mr Kejriwal has taken to retweeting others rather than speak much on the charges. It was also through a retweet that he had confirmed the decision to sack Mr Mishra.
Mr Mishra, in contrast, has adopted an allegation-a-day strategy during hunger strike that entered the fourth day on Saturday, raising questions about foreign trips by AAP leaders, their complicity in trying to scuttle a probe into Rs 400 crore scandal over water tankers.
It is a strategy that he intends to keep working on. On Friday, Mr Mishra promised "the next batch of expose on Sunday" that would give people who trusted AAP "a jolt".
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Reducing Multiplication Errors In Manufacturing With Content Management
If you work in the manufacturing sector, you already know just how much paper is produced and stored on a day to day basis. If you don't, it is almost impossible to imagine. But with all this paperwork comes one, very simple problem. Multiplication errors. No, we don't mean the mathematical kind – we mean the kind that results in your dispatch operator holding 5 copies of a dispatch notice and order form, all of which say different things. Duplication of paperwork is a huge issue within the manufacturing sector, and today we want to let you know that you don't have to put up with it. There is a simple solution out there, and it's called content management.
Central Access
The key to preventing duplication of paperwork in content management is the centralised repository. Automated processes will draw in relevant documentation form all areas of the business before sorting, tagging and filing it into a simple, easy to navigate system on a central database. This database becomes your document repository, so any time a user needs to access a document, they access it from here. This central document can be referenced and present in multiple locations, but there is still only a single copy, so when it is updated on one place, that update is applied to all. The software allows users to access every file using a link, so that every user works from the same document and the document cannot be duplicated, therefore reducing errors. This central access also means any employee from any location can access that file if they need it, simply by logging into the central server from any device, greatly improving communication and collaboration.
Reduced Workload
Of course, paperwork isn't the only thing that gets duplicated in the paperwork process. Throughout the manufacturing process, data is duplicated by hand, entered into multiple systems and edited time and time again by the people using it. But this data entry is time intensive, and because the tasks are performed by people, they are naturally more prone to errors. By reducing the amount of paperwork and data entry required by employees, for example with entering and printing picking notes, paper expenses submissions and contract access, manufacturing businesses can not only see an improved, streamlined process, but also a significant reduction in employee workload. This in turn frees up employee time for more valuable tasks and increases cost efficiency within the business.
Removing Errors
As technology advances, human error becomes more and more visible every day. Human error is responsible for more than 80% of process deviations in manufacturing environments, and a large amount of those errors boil down to paperwork problems. Errors in data entry, for example in expenses processing, duplicate forms in picking or shipping notes and incorrect records all lead to errors within the manufacturing process, and some of these errors could result in serious problems and cost thousands of pounds to put right. But by automating the paperwork process, manufacturing firms could see a significant decrease in the number of transposition and paperwork inconsistencies. The key to successful automation is ensuring that 95% of processes are automated, with accompanying workflows. This leaves the 5% of processes that do need human interaction, which can be programed to require notification and correction, resulting in a flawless and efficient system. This is turn means that manufacturers who invest in a content management solution will see a lower number of errors and higher efficiency within the manufacturing process.
In an industry that is so dependent on paperwork being filed and stored correctly, in the right places and being available to those who need them. Document automation and management solutions allow manufacturing companies to address errors and weaknesses within their processes, helping them to stay competitive in an ever-evolving marketplace. For more information about how Tipac can help you achieve this, get in touch with the team and book your free demo today.


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OverviewESSENTIALS OF METEOROLOGY: AN INVITATION TO THE ATMOSPHERE is written by the most widely read and authoritative author in introductory meteorology, Donald Ahrens, together with a new coauthor -- meteorologist and award-winning science writer Robert Henson. Their ability to explain relatively complicated ideas in a student-friendly way allows both science and nonscience majors to visualize the principles of meteorology. The 8th edition's clear and inviting narrative is supplemented by pedagogical features that encourage observing, calculating, and synthesizing information, and recent weather and climate events are incorporated to enhance student interest. Online animations available through MindTap help students to understand the underlying meteorological principles. Suggested activities to interact with the data make it easier to assign student projects for developing critical thinking and quantitative skills using meteorological data.
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New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys NFL Pick, Odds, Prediction 9/28/14
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NFL Football: Sunday, September 28, 2014 at 8:30 pm (AT&T Stadium)
The Line: Dallas Cowboys +2.5 -- Over/Under: 52.5 See the Latest Odds
The Dallas Cowboys host the New Orleans Saints for an NBC Sunday Night Football showdown featuring some of the league's biggest offensive stars..
The New Orleans Saints enter this game with a 1-2 record, with both losses coming on the road against the Falcons and Browns. Quarterback Drew Brees is more than doing his part with the second best completion percentage in the league with 863 passing yards and five TDs, but the defense is lacking under defensive coordinator Rob Ryan's direction ranking 29th in the league while allowing 278.3 yards per game through the air. The Saints certainly have the weapons to win a shootout though with TE Jimmy Graham leading the team with 24 receptions for 254 yards and a TD and receivers Marques Colston and Brandin Cooks adding 303 yards combined receiving. Running back Mark Ingram won't play, but Pierre Thomas and Khiry Robinson are each solid in the backfield.
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The Dallas Cowboys have managed to work their way to 2-1 after getting demolished by the 49ers to start the year, most recently taking down the Rams 34-31 after trailing 21-0 in the second quarter. QB Tony Romo has shown instances of being hampered by injury, but he's also made some big plays as well with help from WR Dez Bryant who has 20 catches for 247 yards and two TDs thus far. DeMarco Murray has also been fueling the Cowboys' success with 385 yards rushing averaging 5.1 yards per attempt, three rushing touchdowns, and eight receptions for 62 yards. Defense always seems to contribute to losses for recent Dallas teams and this year doesn't look much different with pedestrian rankings of 21st and 16th against the pass and run respectively.
The Saints are 0-2 straight up and against the spread on the road to start the year but they look to be the better overall team and coaching staff against a Cowboys organization that almost finds new ways to fail. I am firmly on the Saints here and recommend a play in a parlay if not straight up.


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Use vinegar and hot water to clean your paintbrushes. I wasted a lot of money having to buy new paintbrushes before I figured this out. I fill a small bowl with 1/2 vinegar, 1/2 hot tap water and soak my paintbrushes after each use for about 30 minutes. If your brush is in really bad shape, bring some vinegar to a boil and soak your brush in that for a few minutes. Wash it with some soap and water afterwards, and your brush will look like new.
Roll Paint Along Edges. The best way to paint along edges or areas next to trim is to roll it on, as those areas may have a different texture than the surrounding areas. Roll top to bottom, getting as close to the edge or trim as possible to avoid leaving any brush marks behind. Don't bump into the opposite wall or add too much paint so that it leaves a mess. Use moderate pressure, as too much pressure can cause mismarking and too little pressure won't provide an even coat. At the end of each stroke, lift the roller away from the wall to avoid creating any distinct paint strokes. When you have finished rolling paint in one area, you may move onto the next section.
Highlights & Accents: Add thick LIGHT paint, thin dark accents, and occasional splashes of "broken" colour for VIBRANCY. Add in the noise. Fence posts telephone lines a few people on a beach, car tail lights coconuts in a tree, twinkling leaves in the sun etc.
Make your own chalk paint. I love chalk paint and I use it often. It's a great time saver, as it's a type of paint that adheres really well, and saves you from having to prime or prep if you don't want to. I make my own version by using plain interior paint mixed with Plaster of Paris. You can find Plaster of Paris at Home Depot or Lowe's and it's really cheap. All you do is mix 5 tablespoons of Plaster of Paris with 2 cups of paint and 2 tablespoons of water. Just combine ingredients and stir well. It may even be a little lumpy, but that's okay. Once you brush it on, it evens out.
There are many different grips on the paintbrush that an artist can use while painting. However, there is one 'go-to' method that every artist should know: to get the most fluidity and sensitivity with your strokes, hold the brush handle as far back as you can. This might feel uncomfortable at first, but it offers the greatest degree of control because it allows you to paint with your whole arm rather than just your wrist.
Sometimes you want a thin wash, but other times you need a thick stroke in order to achieve your desired effect, so make sure that you're using enough paint to create the type of stroke you need. Don't hold back on the paint at the expense of your painting. If you find yourself constantly swirling a brush around a thin pool of paint on your palette, then it's probably time to remake that mixture.
Clean Dirty Surfaces: The first tip in our tips of painting is to make sure you clean first. If you paint over dirty surfaces, the paint will chip off easily. This is especially important in areas such as: Kitchens, Bathrooms, Areas that receive a lot of skin contact, Rooms with non-water-soluble markings, Above heating registers. Trisodium phosphate or another prepaint cleaner can clean surfaces for the new paint. Once your cleaner is ready, wipe it on in a circular motion with a cloth. Start at the bottom and work your way up. Then you're ready to move on to the smoothing or priming process.
For easy cleanup use tinfoil on your paint tray. I went through about 20 paint trays before I ever figured this trick out. The next time you need you paint something, cover your paint tray with a layer of tinfoil before you pour the paint in the tray. When you're done, just remove the foil and throw it away. Your paint tray won't have a drop of paint on it and will still be good as new. You'll never have to wash another paint tray. High five on that one.
Buy a paint sample before buying the gallon. I know how it feels….you're in the store, looking at a million paint chips with funny names. You're not totally sure about the color, but you don't want to have to come back to the store. I know. I get it. However, it pays to buy the paint sample and take it home to test it on your wall. As tempting as it is just to take the plunge, it's never fun to realize after you get home that you just invested in a gallon of paint that makes your wall look like a banana.
The palette knife is not just a trowel that you use to mix paint! It can also be used quite effectively at times to make interesting strokes. A palette knife is particularly useful for making textural and unpredictable strokes – effects that you'd be hard-pressed to duplicate with a brush.
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The haunted Bella Maggiore Inn in Ventura, California. It originally opened in 1928 as the El Nido Hotel, and name later changed to the Taft Hotel before becoming the Bella Maggiore in the 1980s. Many people swear that it is haunted.
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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) � Employees at seven prisons in Canada's Alberta province have walked off the job to protest the suspension of one of their colleague who complained about safety issues.
The Alberta labor board ruled yesterday that the strike is illegal for two of the detention centers and ordered those workers to return to their posts, said Bill Dechant, a spokesman for the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, which represents jail guards.
Dechant said the union will ask its members if they want to comply with the order.
It wasn't immediately clear what would happen at the other facilities involved in the strike.
The dispute began at the Edmonton Remand Centre on Friday after a correctional worker was suspended. Seventy workers who arrived for the Friday afternoon shift refused to go inside, prompting officials to put the facility into lockdown and restrict prisoners to their cells.
Guy Smith, president of the Alberta Union of Public Employees, said the suspension was the last straw for correctional officers who have complained about the design of the detention center. Employees at the seven other detention centers joined the strike yesterday, Smith said.
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December 31, 2011
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In this article, I have explained about the comparison of mother tongue with other language. I have also mentioned that how spoken English institutes tries to develop spoken English skills in candidates. I have also presented the need of English language in brief.
Comparison between mother tongue and other language:
Generally, we observe the people who has fluent speech in their own language. But, if they want to speak in other language it becomes tedious for them to speak that much speed even they know the other language. For example, English is known to any graduate, but most of graduates do not have capable to speak in English. Even they do not try to speak in English.
I would like to say a small comparison between mother tongue and other language. Mother tongue can be learnt from the womb of the mother. But other language is introduced in society or school. Thoughts that coming into our mind happens with our own language. Concerning on this matter, even civil services exam for which written exam is conducted in mother tongue.
It is embarrassing that with simple words and sentences mother tongue is developed from the childhood unintentionally where as other language is developed with more hard work that done for it.
Endeavor of spoken English institutes in India:
Now-a-days, we observe many spoken English institutes. Till we are in those institutes we speak English as there is English environment in the institute. Instructors in those institutes give much knowledge to the candidates and they should also tell that candidates must have to speak in English with any other in outer world. For that, they frame number of conversations to the candidates. But, in cyclic way, candidates again speaks their mother tongue in the outer world.
Need of English language:
Generally, a human being thinks that he has to arrange anything for him to his convenience. On behalf of that thinking, now-a-days, English importance is known by the people. As 'necessity is mother of invention', so English becomes necessity to every educational person in this world.
Some languages can be expressed in formal way. For that, we take English as an example. So, government orders and memos are passed to officers in English language only. But, local languages has no such formal way compare with English language. So, English grammar is given much importance by putting test of English language in every recruitment examination in India.
If we observe Urdu language in which different symbols are used. Scripts of some languages are in different styles. For some local languages there are no scripts also.
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by Will Ross
In this series of posts, I'll be describing my impressions and making personal observations, at first historical and then increasingly critical, as I view every extant film by Kenji Mizoguchi. I will be learning and writing as I watch, and may periodically come back to extend or update my earlier posts.
Tokyo March survives only in a substantially reduced form, but the benshi narration in the version I saw — which, despite having a score and the narration, has a too-fast framerate, speeding up people's movements — has a somewhat distancing effect that allows the narrative to move very fleetly; there is, it seems, less need to linger on visual beats when they can be expressed verbally by a live narrator. The downside of this is that even though it's entirely comprehensible, the focus swings from Mizoguchi's strong visual storytelling to the efforts of the benshi, but it's still a happier state for the film to exist in than so many other fragmented silents whose lack of supporting text makes viewing a theoretical exercise.
This brings us, appropriately, to two much more irretrievably fragmented Mizoguchi works. The first is Asahi wa kagayaku (The Morning Sun Shines), which in its original release was a hard-hitting journalism drama that incorporated documentary details of the printing process. Now, it only survives in a version that has cut out all fictional elements to form a short documentary, and I suspect the remaining footage was not directed by Mizoguchi, though I couldn't find any direct statements to support the notion. The other remnant is even less cohesive: a brief, four-minute dance sequence from Tôjin Okichi. Evidently, the complete feature film was Mizoguchi's first to use his now-famous one-scene, one-take approach. This surviving section, however, renders the dance in five shots, and its photography seems a great deal below Mizoguchi's standards. Nonetheless, there is less of a tendency towards a montage aesthetic here than in, say, Tokyo March, and five shots for a three-minute sequence at least suggests a broader economy to the director's coverage choices.
Tokyo March (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1929, 28m) (English subtitles, no Benshi narration, but played at a proper framerate)
The Morning Sun Shines (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1929, 25m)
Dance scene from Tôjin Okichi (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1930, 4m)


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Facebook is undoubtedly an online social media behemoth, with millions of users using it every day to communicate with their friends and family. But with so many people using the platform, you might face a lot of issues too.
For one, news feeds are littered with nonsensical content every day that you have to sort through in order to find something interesting or relevant. All of this can get quite frustrating.
But Facebook is getting ready to offer their solution to this problem. Facebook is testing a new "Snooze" button, which will allow you to temporarily mute any person in your friends list. This option will be available to fit different durations, such as 24 hours, a week or even a month.
How is the Snooze Option Different from the Unfollow Option?
This "Snooze" feature, however, isn't entirely new as a concept. Facebook had released a similar feature to thin the large number of notifications in 2014, with the "Unfollow" button. It allowed a user to completely banish a friend, group or a page from their news feed.
With this option, an upgrade from Facebook's previous "See Less" feature, you would technically be friends and/or be a part of the group/page, but you would no longer receive any notifications from them. If you no longer want to have a person or a group attached to your online profile, then you have to unfriend them.
But the "Unfollow" option wasn't fully satisfactory, because a lot of things can change over the course of time. Sometimes you might feel the need to shut down a large chunk of the notifications you receive in your news feed every day. After all, having a lot of friends can get quite overwhelming when you start to receive hundreds of notifications daily, pertaining to every single action your friends might make online.
But if you completely eliminate notifications permanently, you might miss out on something great when it pops up. Perhaps you miss the first picture of your friend's baby or an accomplishment achieved by a friend. You might have felt the need to reduce the number of notifications earlier, but you might also miss important news if you do so as well.
The "Snooze" feature in Facebook will achieve a better result because now you can mute people on a temporary basis. When you mute a person or a group, you will no longer receive any notifications from them in your news feed for the duration of the mute. You can set the snooze option for 8 hours, 7 days, 30 days or more, depending on your needs.
This way, you can customize different durations for different people, groups or pages.
What is the Need for the Snooze Option?
You might certainly love your friends on Facebook, but sometimes they can start obsessively posting about random things which hold no interest to you. So every time they post something regarding the same subject, you get a notification or it shows up in your news feed. Some people post more than hundred times a day, and all this can get very old very fast.
The Facebook "Snooze" option can help you alleviate that problem by just temporarily muting that person so you can start getting notifications again after their posting phase is over.
This feature is also quite good for Facebook groups and pages. Most groups and pages have a very difficult time retaining users because they have to strike a very delicate balance between being relatively active and being so active that people get tired of all the notifications. When groups or pages fall into the latter category, people just quit them.
But with this new feature, users can temporarily stop receiving notifications without quitting the group or page permanently.
The "Snooze" option is currently in a testing phase, with some users already receiving access to it.
At Facebook, a developer can test a feature on a limited number of users to see if there any issues with it. This also allows them to get quality feedback from the users themselves, which they can then use to polish the feature before its official release.
If they find the feature to be helpful in solving the excess notifications issue, it will be implemented at a later stage.


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Better language support, QR-code reader and improved download manager in latest Opera Mini browser for Android
The first Opera Mini update in 2016 is out, sporting a new QR-code reader and generator and an improved download manager, but, most importantly, it introduces better language support, with 90 languages to choose from.
Many countries, and especially highly populated countries like India, Indonesia, Nigeria and South Africa, have a population that uses several native languages. This presents a challenge for global game and app developers, as millions of users often face using services in a second language. While other companies are getting up to speed in this area, as seen by the recent global release of Netflix in 130 new countries, Opera has always faced this challenge head on, aiming to provide our products in our users preferred languages. The improved language support in Opera Mini for Android maintains this tradition.
According to a study by McKinsey, language capabilities are one of the biggest barriers for internet adoption, causing unfamiliarity with or discomfort in using digital technologies, something that is especially widespread in emerging markets, where Opera Mini has most of its Android user base of over 100 million people.
In earlier versions of Opera Mini, the UI language was set according to the language on the Android OS. With the new Opera Mini, users can choose from the list of 90 installed languages. The most common languages in a person's country will be shown in top of the language list in the settings menu. Users will also be prompted to select a language the first time they use the updated version of the browser.
"We are continuing our efforts to bring the internet to as many people as possible, not only by making it possible to access the internet on low-bandwidth networks with our compression technology, but also by making sure that our browser is easy for anyone to use and understand. The improved language support is an important part of our efforts," says Christian Uribe, Product Manager for Opera Mini.
QR-reader and improved download manager
In addition to the improved language support, Opera Mini for Android is also introducing a QR-code reader and generator and an improved download manager.
"More products and services use QR codes as an easy way to give users access to web content. On a mobile phone, typing long URLs can be challenging and frustrating. With a QR code, just do a quick scan with your phone's camera, and you're on your way. We've also included a QR code generator, so if you want to share a link with a friend nearby, you can create a QR code to any page yourself," says Christian Uribe.
The download manager is also improved in this new version of Opera Mini. "We've done a lot of research on how to improve downloads in the browser, as we know it's something many users care a lot about. We've made loads of improvements and tweaks lately to improve the stability and speed of downloads," adds Uribe.
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A YOUTH orchestra is calling for new members following a fundraiser.
The Elson Youth Orchestra performed at the Gosport Methodist Church, raising £590 for the EYO and the Church roof repair fund.
Elson Junior School headteacher Celia Rich said: 'It was a truly remarkable evening.'
The orchestra, led by musical director Richard Boland, features woodwind, strings, and percussion instruments.
They are now preparing for their next concert at the HMS Sultan Summer Show on Saturday, June 20.
The orchestra meets on Friday evenings during term-time and is open to all students of junior school age and older who attend music lessons and can provide their own instruments.
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By John Stewart, MSGA
Matt Bassler rolled home a 25-foot birdie putt on the 18th green to clinch the 88th annual Maryland Open by one shot July 15 at Hillendale Country Club. Bassler, from Catonsville and Rolling Road Golf Club, started the round one stroke out of the lead and finished with a round of 71 for a 54-hole total of 70-69-71--210.
At the end, second-round leaders Brent Martin, from LaPlata and Breton Bay Country Club, shot 72-66-74--212, and Gary Mankulish, an assistant professional from Lakewood Country Club, ended with a 70-68-77--215.
Bassler, 23, who works with the First Tee Program of Baltimore, started birdie-birdie, gaining a tie for the lead in the process.
"I was a little nervous at the start, but that calmed me down," Bassler said.
Never behind after the first hole, Bassler padded his leading margin with birdie putts at the sixth and seventh from 30 feet and 8 feet, respectively. At the turn, he led Martin by three strokes and Mankulish by four.
On the back nine, Bassler missed two greens (Nos. 11 and 15, both par-3s), and Martin stayed in contention despite a double-bogey six at the 480-yard, par-4 13th. Martin gained ground with a par at 15, made two spectacular shots out of trouble at Nos. 16-17 to set up a par and a birdie, and he was only one behind going to the 18th tee.
"Standing on the 18th tee box, I thought I was tied," Bassler said. "But then I started adding it up going up the fairway and realized I was one ahead. At that point, my strategy was the same as all week -- don't take chances and hit the green. It was 2-iron, 7-iron, wedge."
Much of this strategy was formulated during a practice round with his father, Billy Bassler, Jr., head professional at Rolling Road.
"Once on the greens, the way I have been putting, I knew I'd be OK," said Matt Bassler, whose great-uncle, Charlie Bassler, won this championship a record six times in the 1950s and '60s.
Martin, 22, and a rising senior at Winthrop University, did all he could.
"I didn't hit it very well [for the round]," he said. "And at the end I knew I had to get inside of [Bassler] on the green."
He did that, but then the leader slammed shut that window of opportunity.
All but lost in the front-runners competition was a 68 by Jimmy Estes, and when all the firing had ceased, the teaching pro from Olney Golf Park stood alone as the low professional. Along the way, Estes had three birdies and chipped in for an eagle at the 561-yard 18th for 35-33 to go with earlier rounds of 73-72 for a 213 total, and jumped past nine players.
The 3-under-par 68 was good for a share of the day's low round with pros Craig Baisinger, John Scott Rattan and Dirk Schultz. Rattan, David Hutsell, Mankulish and amateur Mike Mulieri, were at 215, trailed by three-time Open winner Wayne DeFrancesco and amateurs Andrew Rice and Chris Baloga at 216.
The 2010 championship will be held at Manor Country Club in Rockville. The annual event, dating to 1921, is sponsored and conducted by the Maryland State Golf Association.
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Hi there. I'm a freelance writer. What do you do?
Oh, you're thinking about writing but you're not sure if you can do it?
Hmm. Well, I think it's time we have a chat.
You can be a writer.
Ha. You don't think you can? Baloney. Here's what you need in order to be a writer: Some technical know-how (as in the ability to string words together), ideas, dogged determination and the serious intention to make your dreams of seeing a published byline come true.
Yes, it's that easy. And that hard.
Trust me, I get it. I've been there. In fact, let me recount my most recent journalism class…
I wanted to take Online Writing* after reading its glowing course description. "Take this class and have your freelance career handed to you on a silver platter," it read. Really? I thought. Sign me up!
So in January, I went to my first class. I took a seat with a gurl I'd had another class with and we chatted quietly until our adjunct professor, an employed web editor, spoke up. In her introduction, she told us she was teaching the class because she had taken so many paycuts at work and needed the money.
The rest of the 15 weeks we had her class, our teacher scheduled everything so that she only had to handle instruction for two classes. The rest of the time, she brought in guest speakers and left us to write up the four pitch letters that made up our grades.
She never seemed to have a good thing to say about journalism.
I'm not stupid; I realize this is a tough industry to break into and work in. But aren't most industries tough these days? The obstacles most writers face seemed to have her completely down. She was snarky and rarely ever helpful. In fact, one of the ideas I told her I wanted to pitch was blown off as a bad one and just a few days ago, that website ran that very idea, written by one of the teacher's colleagues.
On our last night of class, I got my final assignment back. I had a 12 out of 20 points on my pitch for a health-conscious website. I was so angry that I almost didn't make it through the class. I wanted to stand up and call out our teacher on her bullshit. "If you hate journalism so much, don't teach it and bring the rest of us down," I wanted to say.
That night when I got home, I bawled for a good half hour. Was I getting into the wrong business? Was I not cut out for it? What would I do if I couldn't write for a living? It was too much to bear.
So how did I move past it? I read a few books about freelancing – I highly recommend Kelly James-Enger's Writer for Hire – and I decided that Little Miss Angsty Adjunct wasn't going to bring me down. I could – would – do this thing for real. It was time I took myself seriously again. Time I took my writing career seriously.
I've begun this summer with one goal in mind: To jump-start my freelancing career so that I can graduate with prospects.
But even if you're not in school for journalism, it's time to look at yourself in the mirror. No matter how silly it feels, stand before the mirror. Then say it with me, "I'm a writer. Words and ideas are my currency. I'm going to make people sit up and take notice. And until they do, even when they do, I am going to be my own biggest fan."
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Over the years many teachers and support staff have worked at the school and contributed to the fabric of the school. Each in their own way will have contributed to the education and welfare of the many youngsters that have attended Barnwell School. It is possible that you may wonder if your 'old' teachers are still at school or what they are doing now.
I started my teaching career as a newly qualified Art teacher at Barnwell school in September 1996. I taught at the school for 5 years and had a wonderful time. I have many many happy memories of the school and Stevenage.
My Tutor group was one of my biggest loves when I was at work. We stated out as 7GC through to 11GN. I remember they didn't want to change the letters when I got Married. I love seeing how they are all doing on Face Book and it is lovely to see them all grown up with families of their own.
Memories - Swimming Galas in the outside pool. Amazing assemblies. Staff PANTO !! Moving the Art department to the Rectory! Listening to squirrels in the roof, coming back from holidays to find the squirrels had broken into the lockers and eaten the mouldy food that had been left in there! Coming to work down the A1 on my motor bike.
I left Barnwell to go and live in Staffordshire, Just outside Stafford where my husbands family live. I taught in a school in Rugley, called Hagley Park Sports Collage. From there we moved to the Isle of man in 2005. I did a year of teaching in a school in Peel called Queen Elizabeth High School.
Well where am I now??? As I write this I am in sitting in a big secondary school on the Isle Of Man. St. Ninians High School ,Douglas. On TER duty. ( Temporary Exclusion Room) So Work life is very similar. I am Head of Textiles still teaching Art and still loving making stuff with young people.
I Live on a small farm with my Husband, Mark, who is now Detective inspector. And my 3 Kids Zelda 15, Travis 13 and Axel 11. We have two dogs, a cat, 2 horses, 3 goats, 12 hens, and a small flock of sheep so life is busy!
This is me now!!!! Today 20th Jan. 2017