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Architects: Ann Beha Architects
- Area : 33000 ft²
- Year : 2008
Photographs :Jonathan Hillyer, Bruce T. Martin
Manufacturers : Shildan
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- Code Consultant : Hughes Associates
- Exhibit Designer : Clifford LaFontaine
- Architect : Ann Beha Architects
- Project Team : Pamela W. Hawkes, Scott Aquilina, Robert Genova, Nicole Groleau, Andrew Grote, Andrew Wang, Robert Mercer, Ben Wan
- City : Manchester
- Country : United States
Text description provided by the architects. Ann Beha Architects' (ABA) renovation and expansion of the Currier Museum of Art has transformed the historic building, welcoming new and diverse audiences, and presenting art in exciting ways.
Opened in 1929, the Currier Museum of Art has an outstanding collection and leadership educational programs, but its modest size had limited exhibitions and programming and its severe classical expression was intimidating to potential visitors. The Museum's Strategic Plan set goals of improving the presentation of its expanding collection and increasing visitation and membership by appealing to diverse populations. ABA's Master Plan charted a course to realize these goals and, in the first five months after re-opening, the Museum hosted more than 50,000 visitors, surpassing its previous year-long attendance. Membership climbed beyond pre-closing levels, shop sales doubled, and programming and facility rentals have blossomed.
The project encompasses two city blocks with outdoor space for sculpture and events. The north addition features a new main lobby with ticketing area, expanded Museum shop and visitor services. On the south, three new galleries surround an enclosed Winter Garden, creating a unique, year-round space for the café, receptions and performance. A stair from the Winter Garden leads to a new 180-seat auditorium, classrooms and administrative offices.
The new additions were carefully scaled to maintain the prominence of the original 1929 building, designed by Tilton & Githens. Two galleries added in 1982 by Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer had re-oriented the entry to the north side adjacent to parking, abandoning the original façade in the service of accessibility. ABA considered many alternatives for expansion, ultimately settling on two separate additions to respect the prominence of the original building and to re-engage the historic façade.
The placement of new spaces and reconsideration of existing ones establishes a clear path through the galleries, building on the Beaux Arts symmetry of the original plan. The new entrance and Winter Garden extend an axis of public spaces centered on the original two-story interior court, punctuated by glimpses of art as well as views into public spaces and the city beyond.
The new additions offer a fresh interpretation of the original Museum building's restrained classicism, bound by the climate and the culture of Northern New England. The traditional granite base was transformed to glazing that lights public and staff areas in the lower level and carved limestone cornices were reinterpreted in fine-tuned zinc. Large expanses of glass provide the first opportunities to showcase sculpture and activity for the neighborhood and the community.
The requirements for steady, reliable, 24/7 climate control pose particular challenges for energy reduction, but the design incorporates both large and small-scale improvements. Key to optimizing the overall performance of the facility was locating the changing exhibit galleries–which require the highest level of climate control–in the new south addition. By eliminating daylight and maximizing insulation in the new construction, these spaces could be run as efficiently as possible. Temperature and relative humidity in existing galleries, which contain the Museum's permanent collection and where walls could not be modified, can then be set to vary slightly with seasonal conditions, requiring less energy. Existing systems were upgraded to improve their efficiency by maximizing fresh air intake and reducing the quantity of re-circulated air to be reconditioned.


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by Chuck Ross Saturday Night Live cast member Pete Davidson mocked the appearance of Republican congressional candidate Dan Crenshaw, a former Navy SEAL who lost his eye in an IED blast in Afghanistan. "This guy is kind of cool — Dan Crenshaw," began Davidson during a Weekend Update segment.…Read More
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Police: Heroin found hidden inside wall
STEVENS POINT - Two people were arrested late last month after police searched an apartment in Amherst Junction and found heroin inside a hidden compartment built into a wall.
Shannon Dio, 39, and Haley Marshall, 34, both face multiple felony charges, including possession with intent to deliver heroin, as a result of a Dec. 28 search, according to a criminal complaint.
Police found nearly 11 grams of heroin concealed behind a piece of insulation cut from a wall in a room Dio used as a tattoo studio. The amount of heroin found was worth thousands of dollars, the complaint says.
Police also found 3 grams of methamphetamine and more than 8 grams of psilocybin mushrooms elsewhere in the apartment, the complaint says.
Dio is being held on a $100,000 cash bond and Marshall is being held on a $15,000 cash bond, according to court records. Marshall appeared Monday in Portage County Circuit Court and pleaded not guilty to related charges.
Dio is scheduled to be in court Jan. 17.
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3 To Know: Dry conditions expected to fuel wildfire season
1. Dry conditions expected to fuel wildfire season
Remember a few months ago, when we were coming off the wettest wet season on record?
Now conditions have flipped, as they do here, and counties south of Lake Okeechobee, especially Collier, are starting to rise on drought and wildfire scales.
"It's definitely getting much drier," said Clark Ryals, with the Caloosahatchee district of Florida Forestry, which covers Lee and Collier counties. "With the lack of wind over the last week we've only had human-caused fires, mostly dry brush. But if we get 15, 20, 30 miles per hour we could see some devastating wildfires."
Record and near-record temperatures have been posted for Fort Myers, Naples and the surrounding area for much of this month.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is calling for an above average chance of above-average temperatures and an above-average chance for less-than-average rain for Southwest Florida between now and June 1. – Chad Gillis/Staff
2. Uber to add cheaper, faster car-pooling option
The latest variation of an Uber ride will require a short walk. In eight U.S. cities, the ride-hailing company is rolling out a service called "Express Pool," which links riders in the same area who want to travel to similar destinations.
Once linked, riders would need to walk a couple of blocks to be picked up at a common location. They also would be dropped off at a site that would be a short walk from their final destinations.
Depending on time of day and metro area, Express Pool could cost up to 75 percent less than a regular Uber ride and up to half the cost of Uber's current shared-ride service called Pool, said Ethan Stock, the company's product director for shared rides.
3. Bonita Springs City Council ends medical marijuana dispensary ban in tie vote
Bonita Springs is set to become the only city in Lee County to allow medical marijuana dispensaries
The City Council on Wednesday voted against extending its temporary ban on the businesses.
The council voted 3-3 on the motion to extend a year-long moratorium another six months. A tie vote automatically fails.
"I thought it was time," DeWitt said. "I know there are guys out there suffering from PTSD that have got their medical marijuana cards. It just was the time. It's just — how many times are we going to kick the can down the road? Either do it or not. No one on the (council) ever said to do a permanent ban. People need (medical marijuana), and we should let them get it locally."
The moratorium is set to end on March 2. Dispensaries can then submit a permit application to the city like any other business although at a much higher level of scrutiny. - Thaddeus Mast/Staff


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Hannah was a guest star on "Hudson & Rex" last year. Click on the gallery link below to see all caps from the episode.
Interview With 'The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw' Star, Hannah Emily Anderson
PopHorror – Thanks for talking with me Hannah. What inspired you to get into acting?
Hannah Emily Anderson – Of course! I think I was always interested in acting, thanks to my parents taking me to the theatre, ballet, and the symphony, but I didn't think it could be an actual career. I thought I would be a surgeon. Fortunately, I didn't have the marks or attention span for med school, so after a couple of years taking intro University courses and a college creative communications program, I got a job as a stand-in for Clemence Poesy and loved it so much that I quit college and moved to Toronto to audition for theatre school and become an actor. My dad also became an actor when he retired and we took an acting class together, so he was very supportive.
PopHorror – That's great to hear. Do you remember your first role and what was that like?
Hannah Emily Anderson – My first professional role was a one or two-line part on The L.A. Complex. I remember being blown away at having my own dressing room and all the free FOOD on set. I felt like a damn rock star! I also remember being extremely nervous that I'd forget my one line. I didn't know what I was doing so I just followed the other actors and stood where I was told. It was totally overwhelming and exhilarating. I was hooked.
PopHorror – That's super exciting! You've done a lot of horror/thriller type of films/shows. Do you enjoy this genre and if so do you have a favorite horror/thriller film?
Hannah Emily Anderson – It's funny that I ended up in this genre because I'm absolutely terrified of horror films. I don't think I truly appreciated the genre at first, but now I love it (I have to force myself to watch through the terror at times). Nothing is off-limits in horror and the stakes are so high. It's so fun to play both sides of the coin; the one being chased or the one doing the chasing. Two brilliant stand out films are The Wailing directed by Hong-jin Na and Parasite by Bong Joon Ho.
PopHorror – Yes! Those are brilliant films much like your new film. The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw is hauntingly beautiful. How did that role come about for you?
Hannah Emily Anderson – Thank you! Our cinematographer, Nick Thomas, is so talented. I was in LA for a pilot season (after swearing I was done with horror…), read the script, loved it, put an audition on tape for it, and got it.
PopHorror – I'm glad you went for it! You play Bridget Dwyer, can you tell us about your character?
Hannah Emily Anderson – Bridget is a devout and obedient wife and mother who loses her child and is overcome by grief. She's cursed by a local witch and falls into madness.
PopHorror – Could you relate to your character at all?
Hannah Emily Anderson – I could relate to her grief. I lost my mom 8 months before filming to cancer.
PopHorror – I'm so very sorry to hear that. Do you have any favorite scenes or any scenes that you found challenging to do?
Hannah Emily Anderson – The most challenging scene for me was the scene where Bridget tells Colm she wants an abortion. They fight, he storms off, and she runs after him begging him not to leave her. We shot that one scene on three separate days so we had to try to recreate the feeling and get some momentum going. It took me a few tries but once we were in it, it was fun. Jared Abrahamson was great at keeping it fresh and throwing things at me so that really helped.
PopHorror – I bet. That would be hard. You've done a variety of films and roles, is there a particular character you would like to play but haven't yet?
Hannah Emily Anderson – I would love to play a more comedic character in a rom-com or a badass fighter in an action/thriller. I would also love to completely transform physically for a role. That's the ultimate goal.
PopHorror – That would be awesome! Any upcoming projects that you'd like to talk about?
Hannah Emily Anderson – I'm working on some personal projects: developing a comedic digital series with my look-alike Elyse Levesque, a dark comedy feature film written by a theatre school friend, and writing a kids book that my dad is illustrating.
PopHorror – That's great. I look forward to all that you do! The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw had a limited theatre release and is now available on major VOD/Digital platforms!
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The epic festival runs three weeks long each July and delivers copious amounts of genre fun year after year. The ongoing pandemic has thrown a wrench into this year's plans, but like a couple other festivals before them they've paused, reflected, and redirected their efforts so that the fest can go on… by going online.
Fantasia 2020 is going virtual from August 20th to September 2nd, and just as you had to be in Canada to attend the real fest the same apples here — tickets will only be available to people with a Canadian IP address. The first wave of 21 titles has just been announced. Including the world premiere of The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw.
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A mother and daughter are suspected of witchcraft by their devout rural community in Canadian filmmaker Thomas Robert Lee's freakishly nightmarish THE CURSE OF AUDREY EARNSHAW. One of the most unsettling and surprising occult horror films since HEREDITARY, this haunting tale is steeped in folklore and brimming with imagery that will besiege your subconscious. It stars Catherine Walker (A DARK SONG), Jared Abrahamson (HELLO DESTROYER), Hannah Emily Anderson (WHAT KEEPS YOU ALIVE), Don McKellar (LAST NIGHT), and Sean McGinley (BRAVEHEART), and is co-produced by MY BLOODY VALENTINE director George Mihalka.
I have added stills and screencaps from Hannah's film appearances to the gallery. Click on each film title to see all photos from that film.
Click on the gallery link below to see all photos from Hannah at events and premieres in 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Hi there and welcome to Hannah Emily Anderson Fan! This is Veronique, the website owner, and I just opened this website dedicated to the talented Canadian actress Hannah Emily Anderson. I hope I can bring her fans together this way, so we can all enjoy her work together.
I also used to have the Hannah Anderson Fan website (hannahandersonfan.com) back in 2014. Have been a fan all these years and decided to reopen a website dedicated to Hannah. Here's a screencap from how the old website looked like:


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Mountain Delight
"Mountain Delight" by 2Wild is a collaboration by brother and sister artist duo Barak and Miri Rozenvain. This original mixed-media painting measures 60" tall by 40" wide. It is created with sculpted acrylic paints and resin on plexiglass.
For detailed pictures of "Mountain Delight" contact us via live chat or email. We will respond very quickly and look forward to helping you with your art collecting. We strive to make it fun and easy to add beautiful art to your home or office.
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Perryville is a city in Kansas complete with a route on the nation wide hover-rail system and airport. Zeta and Ro Rowan were attacked here by Special Agent Bennett's team. To escape, they went aboard a hover-rail destined for Fenton City. However, Agent West went alone to pursue them. Between Perryville and Fenton, there is a line of transformers and the flux produced interfered with Zeta's optic center and thus, his holographic emitter.


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iCan Swim
"iCan Swim" is a unique 5-day summer program experience to give individuals with disabilities the self-confidence and the foundation for safely enjoying an aquatic environment, and promotes as much independent movement in the water as possible. The iCan Swim program is not aquatic therapy, rather a program to enjoy the water as a leisure recreational activity, increasing quality of life and inclusion among peers and family.
Each swimmer participating in "iCan Swim" will focus on their own unique goals. Goals will range from an introduction to water exploration, learning water safety in an aquatic environment, learning to swim, or skill refinement in preparation to join a Special Olympics, Paralympic or other swim team.
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"A great revolution in just one single individual will help achieve a change in the destiny of a society and, further, will enable a change in the destiny of humankind."
-Daisaku Ikeda
Pastor Danny Silk is a passionate author, international speaker, and coach. He serves on the senior leadership team of both Bethel Church in Redding, CA, and Jesus Culture in Sacramento, CA, and has been the family pastor at Bethel Church for over 16 years.
Silk is a relationship expert and has been working with families throughout the communities for more than 25 years. He focuses on cultivating a culture of community by strengthening all interpersonal relationships from marriage, to parenting, to leadership.
Silk co-founded Loving on Purpose with his wife, Sheri. They've been married since 1984 and together have three children and three grandchildren. Their passion is for families to get and stay connected.


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The world of Last Chaos
With his army of evil creatures came the Titans, a race of nigh invincible warriors created by Eres. Angered by this, Apollon bestowed an army of humans with great skill, creating the Knights of Apollon. Many years into the struggle, more were called on to aid both sides: rogues, mages, sorcerers, and healers. After many years of fighting, the two Gods retreated, each worn from his battle with the other. In his weak state, Eres was forced to sever his ties with the Titans, taking with him their invincibility.
Years passed with a standoff between the two forces, while the armies slowly began to fall apart. Several years passed, a peace finally setting in. However, as our game does need a story, the peace does not last, with a new army appearing. This is where the game picks up.
A call to arms
At the start of the game comes what you should expect from a game these days, character creation. You're given six classes to choose from: Knight, Titan, Mage, Healer, Sorcerer, and Rogue. With each class comes a total of three different hairstyles, and three different facial styles. Add in that all the classes are gender locked, and you're looking at one of the more restrictive character creation systems in recent years.
General gameplay
Despite a few rather nice features (See the next couple paragraphs for more on those.) Last Chaos is exactly what most MMORPGs are these days. You create your characters, you point and click to move, and you click enemies to attack, while using the number keys to quick select skills, spells, and items.
Item creation, something that has become a sort of requirement for MMORPGs over the past few years, is also included in the game. Items are used to create equipment for use by yourself, or other players.
Personal dungeons
In an attempt to help you with your levels, Last Chaos has a rather nifty personal dungeon system. With this system, you may enter your own instanced dungeon, free from the annoyance of bots, kill stealers, or that one annoying guy that everybody eventually meets. Inside these areas, enemies have a set spawn, but they seem to spawn at an increased rate. This makes the combat feel a bit more fast paced, adding in a thin layer of tension.
One of the game's features that, I will admit, I rather enjoyed was the ERAS system. With this system, any attack you perform will actually hit any enemy caught in the sweep. Let's say there are three skeletons in front of you, and you target the center one. Now, provided that the skeletons are close enough, you will hit all of them with the swipe of your sword, dealing damage to each one. To further improve upon this, you'll find that the damage does not receive any reduction (If it does, then it isn't noticeable at the earlier levels.) to the individual target damage. My one large complaint is that the sweeps, swipes, and slashes of my blade varied widely with no real pattern to them, sometimes making this otherwise amazing mechanic quite useless.
Poor Design and Poor Music
For its age Last Chaos looks good. However, as many things do, these graphics have not aged well. There isn't any real charm to the appearance of… well, anything really. Textures are muddy and the game's UI is just atrocious. Character design is rather poor, with even higher up armor lacking any real flair to it.
Sound wise, I can't complain that much. The game's sound effects are there, and they get the job done. Music is where the sound lacks, though, with tracks that are bland and repetitive.
No more Chaos, please!
In the end, Last Chaos is a competent game. It's a standard point and click MMORPG with a few nifty gameplay elements thrown in. However, the big problem with these elements is that they come off as a couple gimmicks. They fail to cover up the game's obvious problems, mainly: the terrible design, standard gameplay, steep EXP curve, and boring…EVERYTHING.
Again, the game isn't bad, not by any means. It's just extremely boring. There is a LOT of potential in this game, and I'd love to see it either revamped, or at least future games to borrow the ERAS and personal dungeon systems.
– ERAS system allows for easy fighting of enemy mobs.
– Personal dungeon system helps with leveling.
– Decent story sets a nice backdrop.
– Poor graphics combine with the games poor character design to hinder the overall experience.
– No WSAD support makes movement annoying.
– Bland sound gets repetitive quite quickly.
– Overall standard gameplay leaves the ERAS system unable to reach its full potential.


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Sunday, August 5, 2012
I love quilting
It can be a lonely business though - you can lock yourself away in your sewing room for hours at a time and forget you have a family until your husband kindly makes you a cup of tea.
It's probably why I love English paper piecing so much. I allows me to be creative and de-stress, with company. Before I started hand piecing seven years ago, I did a lot of redwork and hand quilting. I love redwork. I once redworked from the bottom to the top of the US West Coast and back again (I probably should dig that quilt out and finish it).
Today I found myself at a bit of a loose end. The plans I'd made for the afternoon had been cancelled and the weather was too feral for gardening, so we decided to drive to the south side to my favourite quilt shop. I didn't really need too much - just some thread and maybe a background for a baby quilt I'm in the process of planning.
I love my design wall. This is the quilt I'm planning. I'm using charm squares I bought in Townsville and adding a little sparkle with some white fabric. I think it's going to look pretty specky when it's finished. Probably should get onto that - I promised the quilt a year ago and the baby is almost one ...
At the quilt shop the unthinkable happened - I came across the perfect background for my Hexy MF quilt. I wasn't looking for a background yet - I though I might sew the flowers together first and then take the whole kit and kaboodle out shopping. I didn't have my quilt with me, only photos so I was taking a chance. But I knew it would be perfect, even if it was purple (and we all know I don't do purple).
Well, it's a dusty aubergine. Which is still purple in my book.
The Olympics Lotta Jansdotter hexagon quilt ambles along. Here's where I was during the men's 100m sprint heats last night.
I have no idea where this quilt it going, but it might be two big strips like this with some grey horizontal strips in between and on the top and bottom. I don't know. I know I don't have enough of that grey fabric and there is none left at the store, but the quilt store owner took a swatch today and is going to talk to the rep in a couple of weeks. My chances aren't good though - it's not a consistent solid like Kona or Moda Bella. But that was so nice of her to offer.
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I love quilting too - and your olympic quilt is looking stunning.ReplyDelete
I have no idea where you find the time to teach, and quilt at this level! These are just devine...ReplyDelete
That purple is perfect, well spotted.ReplyDelete
It looks amazing with that grey background. Mesmerising in fact!ReplyDelete
love what you are working on but pretty please dig out that redwork ... i wanta see it. mine is only 7 years old!!ReplyDelete
If you cant work any more grey into the background diamonds try the mustard yellow as a contrast. It'll certainly change the look of the quilt but its worth salvaging such beautiful work. put the grey rows you have unattached either side of the mustard yellow (or any other colour of your choice) ie yellow , yellow, grey yellow, yellow, the block of greys, yellow, yellow, grey , yellow, yellow- stripe effect- or ignore this completely? hope youre feeling better.ReplyDelete
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Art Historian
Andrea Foenander is an Art Historian, Critic and Scholar. She holds a Bachelors degree in Fine Art, as well as a Masters degree in Writing in Art and Design from the Royal College of Art, London. Her Thesis, 'Computer Art Anthology 1980-2000' is at the centre of a three-part series of books on the history of digital art. Andrea has also written for international publications on art, technology and popular culture. She has partnered with major institutions and museums such as LACMA the V&A and SFMOMA, to discuss issues in curating, discussing and conserving digital art. Andrea has appeared as a speaker/contributor within several international events, and continues to open dialogues between artists and institutions on the historical significance of digital art.


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How to Dye Fabric With Natural Dyes
Have you ever had a white t-shirt that fit perfect? I have one. The problem is that a lot of times, I wish it wasn't white. Red or orange or green is more my style.
I thought about buying some dye to change the color, but you know what? Traditional chemical fabric dyes are not that great for the environment.
The cool thing is that you can dye any kind of natural fabric with vegetable or fruit. Native Americans have used fruits and vegetables for centuries to dye their clothes. And, we can still do it today. Dyeing clothes with natural dye is not only a great way to use up veggies or fruits that are on their way out, but it's also a super-fun project to do with kids.
So, let's jump in!
Fruits and Vegetables To Use
You can use all kinds of fruits and vegetables to dye fabric with, such as:
- Plums
- Red Onion Skin
- Carrots
- Beets
- Grape juice
- Lemons
- Coffee
- Red Cabbage
What to Do
Dying clothes with a natural dye is really easy. But you do need some kind of "fixative" to get it to permanently adhere to your fabric.
You can either use salt or vinegar for this. I found this wonderful recipe at CraftingaGreenWorld.com:
All you have to do to get your dye going is this:
1. Prepare your vegetable. Most of the time all you'll need is the skin, particularly with red onions. Set aside.
2. In another pot, prepare your "fixitive" recipe. Bring to a light boil, and add your fabric. Simmer your fabric in the fixative for at least an hour.
3. After an hour, carefully pull out your fabric from the simmering fixative. Wring out completely. Next, start a new pot with your "fixed" fabric. Add cold water to cover, and your chopped/grated fruits or vegetables. Bring to a simmer. This is where you'll start to see the colors release into the water! Simmer for at least one hour.
This is a really fun process to play with. How dark your color depends on several factors, including the fruit or vegetable you're using, and how long you let it soak in the dye. Leslie over at CraftingAGreenWorld.com let her fabric sit in her plum dye overnight. The morning, she had a luscious pink fabric!
I highly recommend you go check out her article on natural fabric dyes. Her pictures are great, and it's so exciting to see what rich colors you can get simply with food that's growing right in your own backyard!
And for me? I can't wait to give new life to some of my white t-shirts! I'm so excited, especially after seeing the gorgeous colors Leslie got with her plums. I might have to do this tonight!
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As always, pardon my slack - there's just a lot going on around here lately. Instead of going in numerical order, we'll stick to a field progression by moving to the two-way midfield guys. It's a deep position, if not the deepest in the USMNT pool. Lots of strong competition means lots of movement, and there has been a bit of shuffling for this edition.
Tyler Adams
Weston McKennie
Darlington Nagbe
Hangin' around: Christian Roldan
Need to pick it back up, fellas: Kellyn Acosta, Marky Delgado
Could move up this season: Keaton Parks
Due to a combination of his form, a slight spring slip from McKennie and some tactical thoughts of mine, Adams has moved to the top of the list here. I don't feel our young group is quite ready to hog the ball yet, so the Red Bulls midfielder's game probably provides the better fit at this time. Don't get me wrong: McKennie will no doubt rise again and I've not yet abandoned the idea of them playing side-by-side, but that's definitely a work in very early progress.
Nagbe is out for a couple months, but should be ready for when the fall friendly tests begin. He's been so money for Atlanta, it would be foolish to think he is ready for the out door. In fact, he has plenty to teach our young talents. Roldan hasn't really shined in a US shirt yet, but at 23, he could well line up as our depth man for when European-based players are unavailable (yeah, Adams will be over here soon enough).
Perhaps because he was injured at the start, Acosta has struggled some this season. I'd think he will rebound, but how long before his Euro-interest returns? Yes, I'm absolutely implying that he'll need to make the pond jump to keep up with the Joneses at this position. Delgado has also had a down year so far, and it is certainly reasonable to say he might have a better shot at climbing in a more seasoned and settled USMNT side. It is up to Parks to earn Benfica playing time and gain some of the experience he'll need to leapfrog some of the names ahead of him. Some may project him as a #6, but his defensive abilities need a lot of work and I'm not so eager to move him that far from the attack anyway.
I'll be back tomorrow with the #10 chart. Scout's honor.
- Greg Seltzer
Friday, July 13, 2018
Starting Over: #8
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What's a Reflective Essay?
A reflective essay can be an essay by which you consider a certain topic and share the reader to your thoughts. It often has an individual tone and it is written in the person that is first. Some situations of reflective essay subjects are:
- Exactly Exactly How My Summer Abroad Changed Me
- The things I Learned From Volunteering at a Soup Home
- Why The Catcher Into The Rye remains Relevant Today
The initial two ask the pupil to publish about an event that they had and just how it impacted them although the topic that is last an educational subject that asks students to think about exactly how an item of literary works pertains to their life. Both are normal reflective essay kinds that pupils can be expected to publish.
Practicing writing reflective essays early will establish you for being forced to compose them on university and graduate college applications, task applications, scholarship applications as well as other applications that ask for comparable kinds of essays. So give consideration as this can be an ability you will definitely utilize later in life.
Step 1 – selecting an interest
Okay, so now which you determine what a reflective essay is, it is time and energy to decide what you intend to come up with. Until you've been offered particular directions by the teacher, you can easily select almost anything. Therefore, how can you select?
The simplest way to start out will be make a summary of subjects you might reveal:
- Being elected captain associated with the team that is cross-country
- My dog dying
- Not receiving the lead within the school play
- Adjusting to using an innovative new more youthful bro
- My very very very first job
- My favorite spot to get once i am alone
- The best movie
Top tip: for many pupils, making an inventory is a perfect method to assist them to determine. Other pupils may need to mind-map or brainstorm, writing down a couple of sentences about each subject or making an example to assist them to determine. You can make use of whatever technique works most useful as it helps you decide on a topic for you, as long.
Step two – Writing a plan
Though an essay that is reflective your own account, it continues to own to own some framework to it. It is perhaps perhaps not a journal entry or even a free-writing exercise and really should follow a well-organized and rational purchase. Composing a plan will allow you to arrange your ideas you want to cover when you sit down to write your first draft so you know what topics.
Your introduction must have a hook that is great makes the audience would you like to find out more. Suppose you're writing about a visit to Mexico. Your introduction can start with:
- An anecdote: we confess that when I stepped from the airplane and into Mexico City's enormous and chaotic airport, we currently sensed that this experience would alter me personally. Every thing had been various: the language, the money, the real method individuals looked, the meals they consumed. Therefore we hadn't also kept the write my paper 4 me airport yet!
- A quote: Mark Twain said that "Travel is deadly to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness."
- A shocking statistic: "Did you realize that in 2015, 139,000 individuals immigrated towards the U.S. from Mexico and therefore there have been 4.6 million ELL pupils in US general general public schools for similar year?"
Your introduction should likewise incorporate your thesis statement, that may inform your reader what your essay is all about.
Ex: as it happens that Mr. Twain had been right: visiting another nation took me away from my safe place and managed to get easier in my situation to relate with the Mexican-American along with other ELL pupils whom attend my senior school.
Body Paragraphs
Your body paragraphs of one's reflective essay should follow a rational purchase and always hook up to your thesis statement. As an example, you have gotten a actually bad sunburn in Mexico, but that is not one thing you need to use in your essay because it does not relate genuinely to your thesis statement. Utilising the thesis declaration from above, the body paragraphs might be:
- Struggling aided by the language
- Customs surprise
- Individuals interested in my language and tradition
Your essay's summary should revisit the themes that are main connect to the thesis declaration. For the essay exemplory instance of planing a trip to Mexico, you might talk about the way the experience made you more responsive to the battles of ELL pupils in your college along with exactly how it caused you to definitely form an exchange that is cultural at college.
Top tip: take down notes you could include in your essay before you write your outline, jotting down ideas on different topics and experiences. Then select the ones that well match your thesis statement and compose your outline.
Step Three – Composing Very First Draft
Top tip: make notes before you compose your outline, jotting down some ideas on various topics and experiences you might use in your essay. Then pick the ones that well match your thesis statement and write your outline.
Here's an essay that is sample the main topic of planing a trip to Mexico.
Top tip: Write your thesis statement away in big letters and appear at it occasionally as you write your draft.
Step Four – Modifying
Editing is a crucial action for any essay. There are several techniques you can easily used to effectively modify your essay:
- Peer edit – Have buddy read your essay and let you know exactly exactly what they think. They may possess some helpful pointers on steps to make your essay better yet.
- See clearly aloud – Reading your essay aloud makes it possible to to get an awareness in the event that essay moves or perhaps not. It's a run-on sentence if you run out of breath while reading a sentence, chances are. If you stumble within the terms, that phrase could oftimes be reworked to appear smoother.
- Provide it a rest- Make certain you enable some time taken between whenever you stop composing so when you are going back again to edit. Thus giving you some perspective that enables you to definitely see errors more easily.
Composing a reflective essay does not need to be an experience that is scary. It is possible to compose an essay that is awesome following a above examples, actions and recommendations. Best of luck and happy writing!


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Penguin (2010)
Reviewed by Mitenae, May 2010
Sister Evangeline has been at the Saint Rose Convent since she was twelve, and a nun since she was eighteen. Now, aged 23, while sorting through the mail she discovers a letter from Verlaine requesting access to the Convent's archives.
But Verlaine, an art historian, has been employed by Percival Grigori, a sick Nephilim to uncover the cure to the disease wasting his wings away. Rashly, Verlaine visits the convent, sparking events that will change Sister Evangeline's life and setting her upon a course to discover her own family history.
This story follows in the path of The DaVinci Code and many others, weaving truth and myth with an alternate view of history. Angelology takes you into the world and gives the reader time to explore it, getting to know the characters in a way The DaVinci Code does not.
This book contains a story within a story (and another story within that) and although some of this information is needed, it runs the risk of distracting the reader from the main story and of bogging down the pace, which at times could be faster.
But on the whole it was an enjoyable read and one I would recommend.


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About Shashi
Shashi is an experienced farmer. She has toiled on her farm for fifteen years. Shashi lives with a family of three and agriculture brings in the income to sustain. There are times when the going gets tough but Shashi never backs down. Due to a disruption in the supply chain, she finds it difficult to get essential supplies for beginning the new Kharif season. With this loan, she will be able to buy quality seeds and fertilizers and it also will support her family through this crisis. Invest in Shashi and help her tide through these trying times.
I wish to purchase two buffalos to expand my business.


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According to the AARP, only 60% of people over the age of 50 have wills, only 45% have durable powers of attorney, 30% have advance medical directives, and only 23% have living trusts. As these statistics show, most people fail to make a comprehensive estate plan, and those who do probably have not reviewed their plans in years.
At a minimum, a comprehensive estate plan will address the following issues:
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Virginia Special Needs Estates & Trusts
There are special requirements for those who are disabled or impaired or who have immature, minor, disabled or impaired beneficiaries. In these cases a d(4)(a) or a d(4)(c) special needs trust can be created to preserve the person with special needs's Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Medicaid eligibility. Those who have (1) disabled or impaired beneficiaries, (2) minor or immature beneficiaries, or (3) beneficiaries with credit, marital, or substance abuse problems can create third party special needs trusts, spendthrift trusts, or incentive trusts to protect the beneficiaries and the trust assets. Other situations in the estate planning process which require special attention are those where people have cognitive impairments, have multiple family groups or dysfunctional families, own small businesses, or own real estate property in several states.
Executors Trustees & Agents
You should regularly review and update your estate plan.
One of the most important decisions to make is the selection people to administer your estate plan. These people have a fiduciary responsibility, and depending on the capacity in which they serve, they may be called an executor, trustee or agent. No matter how well designed the plan, it can produce poor results if it is poorly managed. The individuals should have good judgment and experience in the management of money and assets, and be loyal.
A well-crafted estate plan will appoint successor fiduciaries if the originally named fiduciaries are unable or unwilling to serve. A comprehensive estate plan may incorporate some or all of the following legal documents: 1) an advance medical directive, 2) a durable power of attorney, 3) a revocable living trust, 4) an irrevocable life insurance trust, 5) a family limited partnership, 6) a pre-marital or marital agreement, 7) a supplemental or special needs trust, and 8) a will.
Frequently, it will be necessary to re-title assets and make certain the right beneficiaries appear on legal documents such as annuities, life insurance policies, IRAs, 401Ks and retirement plan accounts. In some cases, it may be advisable to purchase life insurance or long-term care insurance. Because laws and personal circumstances change over time, you should regularly review your estate plan, whenever there is a significant change or at least every five years.


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The Lector serves the liturgical assembly by proclaiming the Sacred Scripture during the Liturgy of the Word. The worthy exercise of this role enables the Church to hear the Word of God more clearly and receive it with more open hearts. Such regular public nourishment with the biblical Word helps to sustain the community and contributes to its ongoing conversion and mission.
Eucharistic Ministers serve the Eucharistic life of the parish community. They are appointed by the Bishop at the request of the pastor to assist with the sharing of the Eucharistic.
The altar server assists the members of the liturgical assembly by presenting or arranging vessels and other items used in the celebrations. Their reverent and efficient service enables other ministers to attend to their own roles while the liturgical actions unfold, with calm, order and appropriate decorum. As members of the assembly who are often visible to all, the altar servers also model good liturgical participation.
The role of the parish choir is to encourage, support and enhance the singing of the Assembly gathered for worship. For over 20 years, the Saturday Evening Choir has served in the Music Ministry at Holy Rosary Parish. Throughout the years, our members have come from a variety of musical backgrounds, and all levels of experience. We share a common desire to help the congregation enter more fully into the Liturgy through song.
The role of the parish choir is to encourage, support and enhance the singing of the Assembly gathered for worship.
Our parish recognizes that the youth choir is an integral part of the church community. Your child will learn important skills in music making and discipline, while at the same time experience collaborating as a team, as well as the joyful atmosphere of singing as a group.
Greeters & Ushers serve the Liturgy by helping to establish a climate of welcome, helpfulness and order among those gathered. They assist the assembly with practical details so that the Liturgy and Sacred Rites can be celebrated with ease and grace.
The flower ministry is one of giving glory to God through beauty. We beautify our altar and church with flower arrangements and/or plants using our creative talents.
We, the faith community of Holy Rosary, strive to foster a joyful encounter with God and our fellow parishioners.
Inspired by the Holy Spirit in Christ, we are called to serve all of our community, especially those most in need.
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Hog wild: Iowa must tap the brakes on record growth of pork industry
How much pork can Iowa reasonably produce?
That debate can't come soon enough.
A record number of hogs and pigs were on Iowa farms as of Sept. 1: 22.9 million, up 3 percent from a year ago, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report released Thursday. That's about 7.3 times more pigs than people in the state.
No other state is even close to Iowa, which has more hogs than second-place North Carolina and third-place Minnesota combined.
More hogs are coming. In September, Seaboard Triumph Foods opened a plant in Sioux City, where it can slaughter 10,500 hogs per day and, by adding a second shift next year, up to 21,000 a day. Prestage Foods plans to open its plant near Eagle Grove in November 2018 and process 10,000 hogs a day. Iowa farms could expand to fulfill the demand.
More hogs and processing plants bring more jobs and income. But they also bring noxious odors that can make people sick. They threaten water bodies and groundwater — and more than half of the state's lakes, rivers and streams are already considered polluted.
Instead of debating the right approach to pork production, we have pitched battles at meetings of county supervisors, who are largely powerless to restrict confinement sitings. Instead of finding balance between growth and regulation, our federal and state officials fail us.
All of this leaves Iowa totally unprepared for an influx of more hogs.
Let's be clear: The economy of many Iowa cities and rural areas depends on livestock production. Confinements are here to stay, and many pork producers have improved their operations to lessen the chances for spills and emissions. And Iowa can help fulfill demand for meat among growing middle classes in developing nations.
But the scales have tipped too far in favor of the pork industry. As quickly as Iowa is adding hogs, state, federal and industry officials are resisting protections. Consider recent events:
Little local control: The Iowa Environmental Protection Commission denied a petition in September that would have given counties more ability to stop confinements. Supporters sought to strengthen the state's master matrix, a scoring system that is far too easy for proposed facilities to pass. Members of the commission agreed that the 15-year-old master matrix needs to be revised, but they kicked that to the state Legislature. Lawmakers, however, have avoided the issue for years.
Pitiful regulation of air pollutants: Large animal confinements are largely exempt from federal air emission rules, due to a "lack of expertise and resources" at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. An inspector general's report released in September said the EPA has failed to develop a way to measure whether large animal-feeding operations are exceeding air pollution standards — 11 years after the EPA started an effort to do so. If you are a neighbor of a confinement, you could be breathing ammonia and hydrogen sulfide. But you may be dead before you know for sure.
Less strict bacteria rules: The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has proposed changes to its water-quality monitoring rules that could endanger Iowans who swim in Iowa lakes and rivers. The change would affect standards for E. coli bacteria, which can come from livestock operations and other sources. The largest cause of impairments for Iowa streams and rivers in 2016? Bacteria.
Stealth confinements: The DNR has missed hundreds of livestock operations that require some level of oversight. More than 5,000 hog confinements and cattle lots across the state — or about half — were simply off the state's radar, the DNR admitted to the federal government in August. The DNR discovered the facilities only through satellite imagery and only after the EPA required a survey. Most of the operations are too small to require regulation, but the state says nearly 1,300 could require some oversight. Of course, most "inspections" are never done on site. And with budget cuts, who will do the on-site inspections that are required?
State worker cuts: Gene Tinker, the DNR's animal feeding operations coordinator, saw his job eliminated this summer. The DNR said it was due to budget cuts. Tinker told the Storm Lake Times it was because the pork industry complained that he was educating county supervisors on their rights to object to confinements. Whatever the reason, local residents have lost another resource.
Legal loopholes: A new animal confinement with 2,500 or more pigs must face state oversight and other rules. Facilities between 1,250 and 2,499 face some, but less stringent regulation. Those with 1,249 or fewer hogs can be as close as they like to neighbors and don't have to have a manure management plan. So some producers are building confinements just one hog under the minimums, and they're exploiting another loophole that lets corporations with different owners — even if those owners are connected — locate next to each other. The result is that producers can stack confinements next to each other, and neighbors and the DNR can do nothing about it. The stench from these bad actors taints the entire industry and harms small, honest pork producers.
Lawsuit limits: It's not as if Iowa lawmakers are doing nothing on this issue. They're tipping the scales farther in favor of the industry. In the last session, lawmakers limited lawsuit damages in cases filed by neighbors against livestock producers. The law allows more latitude for defendants when an animal feeding operation is alleged to be a public or private nuisance or otherwise interferes with a person's enjoyment of life or property.
So what can lawmakers do about this? A lot. The next session, instead of simply giving lip service to the idea of local control, legislators can follow through. They can strengthen the master matrix to give local communities more ability to reject confinement proposals.
They can give the DNR more latitude to close loopholes.
They can finally fund the Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust. Iowans voted to create the fund in 2010, and lawmakers have refused to approve the accompanying 3/8-cent sales tax increase. The fund can improve water quality, among other benefits.
They can strengthen Iowa's voluntary Nutrient Reduction Strategy, which calls for a 45 percent reduction in nitrogen and phosphorus discharges but contains no timeline or other enforcement.
They can look toward other states that have stronger manure-management laws.
Lawmakers, led by Gov. Kim Reynolds, can demand a full accounting of the costs of pork production. And they can find the courage to have a debate over how we divide up paying for those costs.
If they can't do these things, then perhaps lawmakers should do what county supervisor boards, rural residents, environmental groups and others have asked. If lawmakers can't provide more local control, then they should pass a moratorium on new confinements.
That may not be an ideal solution. But pressing pause may be the only way Iowa can catch up to this fast-growing industry.


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Designer Georgina Goodman will have a starring role in "The Big Shoe," a sexy comic-drama by director Steven Shainberg about a shoe designer played by actor Jim Sturgess.
Also starring Susan Sarandon, the film will be financed by a new $150 million equity film fund announced by AngelWorld Entertainment this week at Cannes. The story follows Nate (Sturgess), a talented shoe designer who is forced to break ties with his footwear industry family when they attempt to cheapen his art for their own financial gain. Sarandon plays the role of Irene, the overbearing mother who hires a team of ladies — including a psychotherapist and muse with the perfect foot — to lure Nate back to work.
Shainberg, a self-proclaimed lover of shoes, told Footwear News he met with several high-end footwear designers while preparing to make this film. In doing so, Shainberg noticed how like his main character they were in various respects. "I wasn't that far off!" he claimed of the script he co-wrote with Mickey Birnbaum.
Goodman, who was chosen to design the shoes for the film, said she enjoyed seeing the world through the director's eyes. "Steven is so creative in his thinking and vision. I've loved getting into the head of his fantastically complex character. It's a dream job for any designer."
So far,the partnership has proven to be a good one.
"Georgina is very verbal and thinks the way I do in terms of storytelling and metaphorical language," Shainberg said.
According to the pair, even before AngelWorld Entertainment signed on to finance the production, they had already made several sample passes for the collection. "I have been completing designs over the last few months, so it's very exciting that we have secured the funding," said Goodman, who is working on a new footwear venture after closing down her eponymous line last year. The designer was also a frequent collaborator of the late Lee Alexander McQueen, including helping to design the now-famous Armadillo shoe.
Shainberg described the shoes as "insane and amazing and beautiful," while adding that quality is of the utmost importance. "One of the tricky things about this film is we have to realize the shoes on the highest level. It is the most important thing," he added.
As for whether the high cost of producing in Italy had come as a surprise to the director, Shainberg said it will all be worthwhile.
"[The price of production in Italy] is kind of insane. But if you're making a gorgeous couture object of any kind with handcrafted beautiful components it's going to be expensive. So I guess I wasn't really surprised. The shoes are a crucial character in this film."
As for the significance of portraying the footwear industry on the big screen, Shainberg said he feels it's about time. "We've had movies about sculptors, painters, writers, filmmakers, all kinds of artists portrayed, but never a great shoe designer. From my point of view, the central character is an artist, and his relationship to money and commerce is something all artists face, but especially in fashion."


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What does a Limousine Driver do?
A limousine driver transports passengers to and from prearranged locations. She may work a prescribed route on a regular basis, her driving assignments may be dictated by the locations of special events or the paths she drives may change every day. Her employment may be with a limousine company, government entity, private business or affluent individual. She may also own and operate her own limousine company, which could have one or many luxury automobiles in its fleet.
Limousine services are offered in a wide range of circumstances. A limousine driver may only transport people from one specific point to another, such as from a specific hotel to the local airport. Her service may be provided on an as-needed basis and be contracted for special events, such as weddings, galas or high school dances and proms. If she works for an individual, she may spend a major portion of her day taking him or her from home to assorted locations and be compelled to wait in the limousine in between destinations.
Customer service is customarily considered to be the focus of a limousine driver. She is generally expected to not only cater to customers' needs, but also anticipate them. Holding car doors and umbrellas, loading luggage and parcels into the passenger compartment and trunk and helping secure children into safety seats are commonly expected of a limousine driver.
To make the experience memorable and pleasurable, a limousine driver frequently provides comfortable amenities for passengers. These extra services commonly include a fully stocked bar, appetizers and snacks, a television or a quality sound system with a selection of music to ordinarily suit every taste. Other comforts frequently provided by a limousine driver include telephones, newspapers and magazines.
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There are normally no formal educational requirements for a limousine driver, although a high school diploma or equivalent is generally a prerequisite for employment. A current driver's license is necessary and many areas may require an additional, specialized driver's license if the limousine is considered oversized. Excellent communication and advanced customer service skills are often regarded as the best qualifications for this job.


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On Tuesday, Major League Baseball announced the rosters for the 2014 All-Star Futures Game, to be played on Sunday, July 13 as part of All-Star Week in Minneapolis. Here are 7 prospects to watch at this year's event:
1. Kris Bryant, Chicago Cubs
Bryant's name is already familiar to many baseball fans, as the 22-year-old has surged onto the national radar in his first full season of professional ball. After hitting .355 with a .458 on-base percentage and 22 homers in 68 games at Class AA Tennessee, the third baseman already has five home runs in six games with Class AAA Iowa. He still strikes out pretty frequently and the Cubs don't appear to be in any rush to promote him to the Majors, but Bryant should find himself at or very near the top of all national prospects lists this offseason.
2. Francisco Lindor, Cleveland Indians
Ranked the No. 13 prospect by Baseball America entering the 2014 season, the 20-year-old Indians farmhand is considered an elite defender at shortstop. At Class AA Akron this season, he's showed the precocious plate discipline that helped him speed through the lower levels, maintaining a .360 on-base percentage entering play Tuesday. The switch-hitting Lindor will showcase his glove for the World team in Minneapolis, and looks likely to take over at shortstop for Cleveland if Asdrubal Cabrera leaves for free agency this offseason.
3. Joey Gallo, Texas Rangers
Joey Gallo has big, big power. The lefty-hitting third baseman hit 40 home runs across two levels last season and already has 27 across Class A Advanced and Class AA ball this year. He also appears to be improving a strikeout rate that looked troubling in 2013, cutting down on the whiffs and drawing more walks as he matures at the plate. Gallo's 20 years old and only has 13 games in Class AA under his belt, but he could reach the Majors next season if he maintains his improved approach.
4. Julio Urias, Los Angeles Dodgers
The Dodgers' left-hander has pitched pretty well in the hitter-friendly Class A Advanced California League in 2014, but one number really jumps off the page: His age, 17. The average hitter at the level is nearly 23, meaning Urias is holding his own against a bunch of guys five years his senior. He did the same thing as a 16 year old at Class A Great Lakes last season. A native of Mexico, Urias complained about trouble finding good tacos in Michigan in 2013. Presumably that's less of a problem in California.
5. Noah Syndergaard, New York Mets
Nicknamed "Thor" for his massive, 6'7" frame, his weight-room exploits and his blond locks, Noah Syndergaard started last year's Futures Game for the U.S. team at Citi Field. Despite an arsenal described by Mets manager Terry Collins as "97 (mph) and a hook from hell," Syndergaard has struggled a bit at Class AAA Las Vegas this season, pitching to a 4.98 ERA. But his strikeout and walk rates are still in line with the impressive totals he posted last year, suggesting he's been a bit unlucky in a park known for a hard surface that turns grounders into gappers. The big-league Mets actually have plenty of starting pitching, but an injury or trade at the Major League level could help Syndergaard see the show before the year is out.
6. Steven Moya, Detroit Tigers
Of the players listed here, Moya's probably the longest shot to ever reach the Majors. Through Monday, the 22-year-old has walked only eight times in 282 plate appearances at Class AA Erie. But the Tigers outfielder has also smashed 16 homers this year, and boasts an athletic 6'6", 230-pound frame with power that can't be taught. He's worth watching for huge swings — and some huge swings and misses — but he'll need to vastly improve his .284 on-base percentage before he can stick in the bigs.
7. Mookie Betts, Boston Red Sox
Betts, who has mostly played second base coming up in the Red Sox' system, has a lot in common with Dustin Pedroia: He's undersized but has some pop in his bat, he gets on base a ton, and he rarely strikes out. Now playing center field at Class AAA Pawtucket, Betts just keeps hitting. And with the big-league Sox floundering in 2014, some are already calling for the 21-year-old's promotion. Barring injury or an unforeseen slump, he should see time in Fenway Park this season.


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The Viva Fresh Expo, hosted by the Texas International Produce Association (TIPA), has launched its first annual Gateway to Innovation Awards to recognize the region's excellence in packaging design, new product development, food safety, machinery, software, and technology.
"Since the inception of the Rio Star red grapefruit or the Texas 1015 sweet onion, Texas has always been known for its agricultural advancements. But today, the accelerated growth of the Lower Rio Grande Valley that brings together a variety of multi-national industries and talent has made it a hub for technology."
"This has also resulted in the continued development of some of the country's most innovative fruit and vegetable products and tools," remarked Dante Galeazzi, President and CEO of TIPA. "Our vision for this award program is to recognize excellence in innovation from this region in a wide range of important areas including machinery and technology in addition to new product development."
The contest is open to all Viva Fresh exhibitors. Winners will be selected by a panel of judges comprised of retail, foodservice, and produce industry veterans based on a set of strict criteria. Applicants may submit their entries at the official application webpage: www.vivafreshexpo.com/viva-fresh-gateway-to-innovation-awards. All applications are due by January 30, 2018 and the finalists and winners will be notified by March 8.
"I'm thrilled to be chairing the inaugural Viva Fresh Gateway to Innovation Awards Committee this year as we look to continue generating excitement around some of the most progressive and leading-edge companies in Texas, the Southwestern United States, and Mexico," Jordan Okumura, Editor-in-Chief, AndNowUKnow and The Snack Magazine, said. "Texas and Mexico produce companies are integral to the overall success of the North American produce supply chain, and I can't think of a better venue than Viva Fresh to showcase their dynamic approach to the industry."
The category finalists will be displayed at the Viva Fresh Expo April 5-7, 2018 at the JW Marriott Hill Country Resort and Spa in San Antonio, Texas, and The Excellence in Innovation Award for Overall Best in Show will be announced during the event.
For more information: vivafreshexpo.com


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Paxton 6th Graders Participate in Hour of Code
January 16, 2019
In Miss McMillan's computer class, sixth graders have been learning about coding. For practice, the students participated in Hour of Code with code.org. The students were able to create algorithms for some of their favorite games, such as Angry Birds, Minecraft, and many others. The students learned a lot about coding and had an EPIC time doing it! Submitted by Kalli McMillan


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Singer and Actor Kim Jaejoong shared with the public a picture of him with fellow castmates from his drama, SBS's "Protect the Boss".
On his twitter, Kim Jaejoong wrote "with Kim Young Wook seonsaengnim and Wang JiHye-gun^^" as well as posted a picture [of the three of them].
In the picture Kim Young Wook, Kim Jaejoong, and Wang Jihye were at the 'SBS Drama Awards' which took place on December 31st, and could be seen posing affectionately while looking at the camera. Especially eye-catching is the fact that Kim Young Wook is holding the statue she received for her Lifetime Achievement Award.
Along with Kim Young Wook receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award, both Kim Jaejoong and Wang Jihye won the "Best New Star" titles in the SBS Drama Awards.
Netizens have showed a variety of reactions to the photo, saying "Though the drama has ended, the Boss love remains forever", "I love how close they are to one another", and "I would like to see another drama with this cast!"
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(CNN) - Democratic Rep. Kendrick Meek said it was Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and not former President Bill Clinton who asked him to end his Senate bid in Florida.
Meek talked Friday about the issue during an interview with CNN's "American Morning."
And, according to Christ, so did Clinton, and the current adminastration.
Who's lying?
A lot of people use the slogan "common sense" without knowing what it means. This slogan contains five elements and one of them is "seeing". Pres. Clinton realised like some of us did that with 15% of Meek can not win the race. Thats why he tried to persuade him to get out of it. Does it really make any logic people use their time and energy to go and vote for someone who they know he will not make it anyhow. We do what works for us, what doesn't, we leave it aside.
I wish Meek would stay in the race, but I don't believe what he says about who asked him to drop out.
There are too many different stories from those involved.
I believe that Clinton asked Meek to drop out because the White House (Obama) asked Clinton to do so. The WH may have directly asked Meek to leave the race.
It won't matter anyway: Rubio will win.
Democrats are desperate.
I won't blame Bill Clinton even I thought better Kendrick Meek Drop out because I don't like Rubio
I saw last poll only 7 points different between Crist and Rubio
Sharron Elaine Angle request other tea party candidate step side its was not a big news media
Now Clinton and Meek story is big
Listen this black Dems in Florida. Meek will not win, forget about him. Make your mind and don't vote for the Tea Party man. He will roll back the Health Care which you all need most.
Okay, so someone is lying. Who is it? The white house? Clinton? Meek? Crist? Those are all democrats (including YOU, Crist), so it could be any one of them... or any combination of them.
Meek should step out and endorse Crist over Rubio.
As a condition, Crist must caucus with the Democrats and whole heartedly endorse and lend financial and caimpaign support to Meek when the next Senate seat comes up for election. If this is in 2012, Meek will benefit from the large Democratic turn out associated with Obama`s re-election.
Bottom line is an immediate blow to the GOPTP`ers with Rubio`s loss and the potential for another seat for the Dems later.
Who said what to whom is Bill Clinton at his best. Apparently Clinton can still push that distraction button, driving the media into a frenzy after all these years. Classic.


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Jack the Giant Slayer (Bryan Singer, 2013)
Back in 1995, I remember the excitement of watching a pretty amazing little indie thriller called The Usual Suspects (I imagine most people who were movie lovers at that time do, as well). It kind of rocked my cinematic world and introduced me to Kevin Spacey, whom I had not really noticed before. It also spun Spacey's career into a whole new orbit, earning him an Oscar win for Best Supporting Actor (the film also won an Oscar for Best Screenplay). I still enjoy watching The Usual Suspects to this day.
Since then, Singer has gone on to a successful Hollywood career, directing such big budget extravaganzas as X-Men, X2, Superman Returns and Valkyrie. OK, maybe that last one wasn't such a success (I've never seen it) but, overall, Singer is a director who brings in the bucks. I just wish he had retained some of the innovative energy he had starting out.
And that's what this film lacks: energy. It's entertaining enough, and I would definitely recommend it to families looking for harmless fun (though why they had to make it PG-13, when the obvious audience is children, I do not know). But it's kind of flat and trite for anyone who has already seen a load of Disney films. It has the same aspirational, I-want-to-be-where-the-people-are vibe of films like The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, and so on and so forth. The only new things here are some cool special effects and some decent 3D.
At first it seems as if the film might just subvert the gender hierarchy of the average fairy tale, much as the superior Snow White and the Huntsman did last summer. We meet Jack, of course, in the very first scene (as a little boy), and then meet Isabelle (as a young girl), the princess who will be – *spoiler alert* – Jack's love interest. Will this be a tale in which the princess (eventually engaged, no surprise, to an undesirable suitor) has a hand in her own liberation? Well, sort of, maybe, kind of, but not really.
Jack the Giant Slayer follows the story of Jack, the farm boy, and Isabelle, the king's daughter, as they grow up yearning for a life they each can't have with the freedom to do what they want. Along come some magical beans, a huge stalk, and we're off! At the end, lessons are learned, giants are tamed, and love is found. It's sweet. And also a little boring.
The problem lies primarily with the two leads. Nicholas Hoult (the boy in About a Boy), as Jack, does not make much of an impression. He's pretty, but we knew that already from his turn in A Single Man. A commanding screen presence, however, he is not. Eleanor Tomlinson, as Isabelle, is not any better. They don't ruin the film, but nor do they hold your interest. It's a good thing that Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Eddie Marsan and Ian McShane are around to provide charisma in the supporting parts.
You could do a lot worse than spend two hours in a theater watching this. You could also do better.
One thing I genuinely do not understand is the very ending. What does it mean? Are we meant to believe that the Stanley Tucci character has been reincarnated in modern times, gap-toothed grin and all? It felt like a cute step too far.


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Here's an interesting mix of articles about public imaging.
It's not enough that you have to watch out for your camera-phone-armed friends and enemies who may catch you in a moment of indiscretion (check with Mr. Phelps), the rabid paparazzi who are continually hounding your trail, or the proliferating surveillance cameras — now you need to beware of any of the ubiquitous video screens in store-fronts, malls, groceries, gyms, …
Small cameras can now be embedded in the screen or hidden around it, tracking who looks at the screen and for how long. The makers of the tracking systems say the software can determine the viewer's gender, approximate age range and, in some cases, ethnicity — and can change the ads accordingly. —When you watch these ads, the ads check you out (Yahoo! Tech)
Don't worry. We're assured that individuals aren't identified, and no record is kept. Riiight — we all know how long that lasts.
But, just in case, our Congress is looking out for us. Ars Technica says, "Worried about someone taking pictures of you surreptitiously? A new bill would require all cell phone cameras to make that shutter-click noise so you'll be warned when there's a peeping tom in the locker room with you." There is more entertaining commentary at Bruce Schneier's security blog. Maybe just add a "whirring" sound for any active video recording?
However, if you're a big-enough phone company, you can just get your own laws passed. Snarky comments on Slashdot at In Finland, Nokia May Get Its Own Snooping Law.
But the police, at least in the UK, won't have to worry about any of this. The British Journal of Photography reports that a new law to take affect later this month, if violated, could make a photographer "liable to imprisonment for up to 10 years, and to a fine" for taking pictures of officers. Of course, this only applies if the pictures are "likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism". Riiight.
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According to the Dominion Strategy wiki, Lookout doesn't go well with a Big Money strategy. Do you agree?
To clarify: I mean Big Money in a broad sense. So picking up at most a couple of cards, then focusing on money.
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According to the Dominion Strategy wiki, Lookout doesn't go well with a Big Money strategy. Do you agree?
To clarify: I mean Big Money in a broad sense. So picking up at most a couple of cards, then focusing on money.
I certainly agree. For the hand playing it, Lookout is a dead card. Since you're considering a Big Money (BM) strategy, the natural comparison is against Silver. The first time you play it, if you're lucky, you remove a single dead card from your deck (an Estate), you're back to where you started, and you had to play with a 4-card hand that, had you had a Silver instead, could likely have bought you a good $5 or Gold! By the time you've played the Lookout twice, it's probably turn 6-8; the game is close to half over. The Silver could have catapulted you to Gold or a good $5 twice now, and you'd have a Silver in your deck too.
Lookout is fine if the BM is flavored by Cursing, and Sea Hag in particular. In this case it removes negative points, hits more dead cards, and has a longer time to work in the more drawn-out cursing environment.
I would be very surprised if Lookout/Smithy/BM beats Smithy/BM, for the same reasons as above (and because the Smithy can draw the Lookout dead!) For Lookout to be good in the absence of Curses, you need to have an engine in mind.
Lookout + Smithy would work better. There is little point using Lookout with no other action cards, as the +1 action is what makes lookout a good card. Generally "Big Money" means not buying any action cards, and Big Money + X means buying 1 of the X card, e.g. Big Money + Smithy. Big Money + Lookout and no other action cards therefore isn't a very good strategy, as the +action should be used with another action card! But if you are playing Lookout/Smithy you aren't really playing Big Money any more.


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The US is marking nine years since 9/11 amid controversy over plans for an Islamic centre near Ground Zero and a threat to burn the Koran.
The biggest event is in New York, where relatives are reading out the names of those who died when planes hit the twin towers of the World Trade Center.
President Barack Obama has urged respect for other religious faiths.
US Vice President Joe Biden and New York mayor Michael Bloomberg paid their respects.
Meanwhile, the pastor behind the threat to burn Korans in Florida has said the event has been cancelled permanently.
"We will definitely not burn the Koran, no," the Reverend Terry Jones told NBC's Today show.
"Not today, not ever," he said when pressed about whether his planned demonstration might happen at a later date.
Speaking at a memorial event at the Pentagon - which was also hit by an airliner on 11 September 2001 - President Obama paid tribute to those who died in the attacks, saying America's greatest weapon was to stay true to itself.
America would never be at war with Islam, Mr Obama declared.
"We will not sacrifice the liberties we cherish or hunker down behind walls of suspicion and mistrust," he said.
US Vice-President Joe Biden and his wife were among the dignitaries who attended the commemoration in New York, where the names of all the victims are being read out.
For the first time, relatives reading out the names have been joined by people working to build the Ground Zero memorial.
"No other public tragedy has cut our city so deeply, no other place is as filled with our compassion, our love and our solidarity," said New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
"It is with the strength of these emotions, as well as the concrete, glass and steel that is brought in day by day that we will build on the footprints of the past, the foundation of the future."
Bells tolled across the city to mark the moment at 0846 (1346 GMT) when the first hijacked plane struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center nine years ago.
This year's anniversary is likely to be the most contentious and fraught yet, says the BBC's Laura Trevelyan.
Once the city's official commemorations are over, rallies will be held both for and against the proposed Islamic community centre and mosque near Ground Zero.
Both sides want to use the emotion of the day to highlight their causes, our correspondent says.
Four airliners were hijacked during the attacks in 2001, which claimed the lives of 2,975 people, as well as the 19 hijackers.
Planes were crashed into each of the Twin Towers in New York and the Pentagon near Washington, while the fourth crashed into a field in Pennsylvania after passengers fought back against hijackers.
President Obama's wife Michelle, the First Lady, will be present at the event in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, along with former First Lady Laura Bush.
Sensitivity issue
Some relatives of the 9/11 victims oppose the Muslim centre in New York because they say it disrespectful to have a reminder of Islam by the place where so many died.
However, other families support the project as an expression of America's commitment to freedom of religion.
Stephanie Parker, daughter of 9/11 victim Philip L Parker, attended a vigil in support of the Islamic centre near the site on Friday.
She said she had come to the vigil, which gathered about 2,000 people, because she was troubled by what she saw as people wrongly equating all of Islam with the hijackers.
"I think the anniversary is being overshadowed," she told the Associated Press news agency.
Sally Regenhard, who lost her firefighter son Christian Regenhard on 9/11, planned to attend both the ceremony in New York and the anti-mosque protest.
"The purpose is to speak out and express our feelings that this mosque, the location of it, is a grievous offence to the sensitivity of 9/11 families," she said.
The anti-mosque rally is expected to hear taped messages from Bush-era diplomat John Bolton and conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart.
Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders, who advocates banning the Koran, plans to address the rally in person, as do a handful of Republican congressional candidates.
Pressure on pastor
Saturday saw new protests in mainly Muslim countries over the Koran-burning proposal, with rallies reported in Somalia and Afghanistan.
Pastor Terry Jones had said he hoped to meet a leading imam to discuss the proposal for the Islamic centre, to be located a short distance from Ground Zero, the WTC site.
He said he had suspended the book-burning only because he had received a guarantee, from an imam in Florida, that the centre would be moved.
Police escorted Mr Jones after his arrival in New York's Laguardia airport.
But the planners of the Islamic centre have said they did not speak to the Florida imam, and would not be moving their project.
Mr Abdul Rauf said on Friday that he was "prepared to consider meeting with anyone who is seriously committed to pursuing peace" but added that he had no current plans to meet Mr Jones.
Mr Jones is the pastor of the tiny and previously little-known Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida, and author of a book entitled Islam is of the Devil.
He had planned to stage an International Burn a Koran Day on Saturday, saying the book was "evil".
But pressure was put on the pastor to cancel the burning. The FBI visited Mr Jones to urge him to reconsider his plans and he was telephoned by US Defence Secretary Robert Gates.
In his remarks on Friday, Mr Obama denied that his administration's intervention in the affair had elevated it to greater prominence.
He appealed to Americans to respect the "inalienable" right of religious freedom and said he hoped the preacher would abandon his plan to burn the Koran, as it could add to the dangers facing US soldiers serving abroad.
"This is a way of endangering our troops, our sons and daughters... you don't play games with that," he told reporters.
Source: British Broadcasting Corporation