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ANCHOR OF HOPE: Anchor of the soul is sure, steadfast
Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; (Hebrews 6:19)
In society and even within our local community it seems that many are searching and seeking for hope — that personal desire coupled with confidence of obtaining a specific goal. In the most childlike of analogies, hope could be identified as the desire a young child may have to grow up and become a professional athlete, a singer, a police man, a doctor, an astronaut or a long list of any other professions.
Just in my few 27 years of life, I have seen instances when there are husbands and wives that are struggling to "keep their marriage together." They want hope, the hope of having a marriage that brings peace and contentment rather than turmoil and strife. There are individuals with physical issues like cancer, a terminal illness or a chronic, life-long pain that search for hope, that hope of deliverance or healing from the physical condition. Then there are those times when all things in life seem to be doing well and there is the hope that nothing will change and life will continue to progress without problems.
I recall an instance that another pastor shared with me he had experienced while counseling a teenager. One Sunday night the pastor preached a sermon on the topic of the just living by faith. After the service the teen asked the pastor if he would be willing to talk with him about the sermon the pastor had just given. The pastor opened the conversation by asking the teen what he would like to talk about.
The teen's only and opening statement was "I have no faith." Caught off guard by the teen's statement the pastor, quietly within his mind, asked the Lord to grant him the wisdom and counsel that he would need to give this teenager. Immediately the Holy Spirit gave him this verse to use in his counseling — after all is there any better counsel than that of the Word of The Lord? "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for,"... Hebrews 11:1A. The pastor then asked the teenager about his hopes. The teenager replied "I have no hope."
Friend, I have found that there are many that at some point in life have had that same feeling of hopelessness. I would like to propose to you that biblically not only can you have hope, but you can have a hope that is able to be the "anchor of the soul."
An anchor by definition is "a person or thing that can be relied on for support, stability, or security; mainstay." If you are willing to accept Him and allow Him, Jesus Christ is willing to be the anchor of your soul. If you accept Him, not only is He willing to be your anchor, but He will give you hope. "Which is Christ in you, the hope of glory" (Colossians 1:27) Jesus is or can be your Anchor of Hope.
Even greater is that this Anchor of Hope is not offered to just the poor, or just to the rich, to the introvert or to the extravert, to the religious or to the non-religious, to the Baptist, the Methodist, the Nondenominational, the Muslim, the Presbyterian, the Lutheran, but to ANY who are willing to confess with their mouth and believe in their heart that God hath raised Him (Jesus) from the dead. (Romans 10:9-10)
I can personally testify that Jesus Christ is a sure and steadfast anchor for every aspects of my life. He is willing, if you and I are willing to follow His way, to grant that hope which we long for in whatever issue we have in our respective lives. In closing, I would like for you to read and meditate on the words of the Irish songwriter Henry Gilmour:
My soul in sad exile was out on life's sea,
So burdened with sin, and distressed,
Till I heard a sweet voice saying, "Make me your choice!"
And I entered the Haven of Rest.
I yielded myself to His tender embrace,
And faith taking hold of the Word,
My fetters fell off, and I anchored my soul
The "Haven of Rest" is my Lord.
I've anchored my soul in the Haven of Rest,
I'll sail the wide seas no more;
The tempest may sweep o'er the wild, stormy deep,
In Jesus I'm safe ever more.
Have you made Him your anchor?
Tim Braddock is pastor of Emerald Coast Baptist Church in Destin and can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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On 31-Mar-08, at 1:28 AM, Karsten Hilbert wrote:
For reviewed one could use a checkmark character. For unreviewed one could use a crossed out checkmark. I haven't found a single unicode codepoint with a crossed out checkmark. So I figured to show a writing (signing) hand for those results that need signing. Other candidates would be: http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/2300/index.htm http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/237B/index.htm
I am not keen on Unicode 2300 (the first of these inks) as it is a null sign...
I actually kind of like the second one, which is a NOT CHECK MARK
... IMO the above might be less ambiguous than the current signing hand, as the latter ambiguates
sign this this has been signed write or attach a note or issue a communicationIf you want to generate a screenshot of what "NOT CHECK MARK" would look like in a small grid, I could show both to a few clinical colleagues and report back their reactions :-)
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hi everyone!
we have had a very busy february! full of birthday's, anniversaries, holidays and more! and, let's not forget about the olympics, which i have been watching quite seriously now! that means, i have had to take a short break from this space, to keep up with everything else.
but, coming up this week: picture and details from bear's dinosaur themed 6th birthday party! includes, a quick sewing applique shirt and the awesome cake we made! check-out insragram for more pics. also coming soon, pictures and tales from beautiful winter hikes and recipes for yummy veggie meals and treats we've been trying out!
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We know Insomniac Games as the developers behind Ratchet & Clack, Song of the Deep, and the upcoming Spider-Man. This gives a new side to their organization that those who just play their games might not have seen. A video posted on their YouTube channel speaking out against US President Donald Trump's Immigration Ban. The ban focusing on 7 specific countries. The video shows the diverse group of people at Insomniac Games, the people behind the games.
CEO of Insomniac Games, Ted Price, speaks in the video stating that, "We at Insomniac Games stand united in strongly opposing President Trump's immigration ban." He urges people to stand with them against the discriminatory policy by calling elected officials and other opposition foundations, such as ALCU.


text: Dec 19, 2020 Other Music Staff Picks for 2020 Hello and happy holidays friends of Other Music! Can you believe next summer will mark FIVE years since we said goodbye? The wide release of the documentary about the store this year brought back a lot of great memories along with a lot of sad ones (click here for links to watch the movie if you haven't yet). And we were all thrilled that the initial "virtual cinema" release of the film back in April helped raise some much-needed funding to help other independent record stores make it through this incredibly challenging year. At the end of 2016, just six months after we closed, we shared what we thought would be our final batch of end-of-year staff favorites with you. Reflecting on the year about to pass, we wrote, "in hard times even more than joyful ones, music will sustain us, and there was so much incredible music this year to nurture us all." That sentiment has proven more true than ever in 2020. With that in mind, we've virtually reunited the former staff of Other Music once more to share some of our favorite new releases, singles, compilations and reissues from 2020 -- a year that changed us all in ways we're still just beginning to understand. If you discover something you love from one of these lists, we hope you'll support the artists and labels by purchasing their music on Bandcamp or from your local independent record store. We wish all of you a safe end to 2020, and a much happier New Year to come. Enjoy the music! Geoff Albores - Staff Picks 2020Brendan Biggins - Staff Picks 2020Marisa Cerio - Staff Picks 2020Kris Chen - Staff Picks 2020Jo Ann Colagiacomi - Staff Picks 2020Pam Garavano-Coolbaugh - Staff Picks 2020Lisa Garrett - Staff Picks 2020Daniel Givens - Staff Picks 2020Gerald Hammill - Staff Picks 2020Duane Harriott - Staff Picks 2020Rob Hatch-Miller - Staff Picks 2020Dan Hougland - Staff Picks 2020Michael Klausman - Staff Picks 2020Dawn Sutter Madell - Staff Picks 2020Josh Madell - Staff Picks 2020Dave Martin - Staff Picks 2020Ning Nong - Staff Picks 2020Dave Portner - Staff Picks 2020Lydia Vanderloo - Staff Picks 2020Phil Waldorf - Staff Picks 2020'Other Music: 2020 Staff Picks' Playlist


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86 More Donations Until 20,000!
Two New Project Teddy Bear Commercials
We had fun filming a couple more commercials for Project Teddy Bear & Friends! The first one focuses on donating monetarily to the Teddy Bear Den storage building for room to sort and store donations. The second video is a song about how close we are to reaching 20,000 donations in the first decade of PTB!
Future Teddy Bear Den
Here's the board to track where we are in raising funds for much needed storage space for Project Teddy Bear & Friends. Almost 20,000 stuffed animals over 10 years takes up a lot of space!
Getting Nearer to Our 10-Year Goal!
Only need 248 stuffed animals to reach our goal of receiving 20,000 stuffed animals in our first 10 years of Project Teddy Bear & Friends!
BINGO Fundraiser on Oct. 22
Join Project Teddy Bear & Friends for BINGO at Liberty Gathering Place in downtown West Liberty on Saturday, October 22nd at 7:00 PM. Proceeds will benefit our non-profit organization. And don't forget to bring a teddy bear to donate!
Only 18 days until my birthday and if you are struggling to pick out what to get me for my special day, let me help you. I would be thrilled if you would donate a Teddy Bear to Project Teddy Bear & Friends! We need 302 more stuffed animals to reach our goal of receiving 20,000 stuffed animals in our first 10 years. Please help make my day, October 20th, extra special by donating.
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Kim Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint in Paris over the weekend, and so now it's time for the cycle of internet outrage: First people make a series of insensitive and inappropriate comments, and then other people make a show of denouncing those comments. This time around, though, a disturbing pattern is emerging from both the jokers and the defenders: Nearly everyone seems to assume that women (and especially famous women) are public property, their value contingent on who (or what) they are to someone else.
The attack on Kardashian and the ensuing media narrative is just the latest instance where a celebrity woman was targeted, assaulted, and then mocked or admonished. Vitalii Sediuk, a man who bills himself as a "prankster," has made physically assaulting famous women his calling card. He went after Kardashian in Paris, trying to kiss her backside before security interfered. That kind of sexualized attack is sexual assault — something Sediuk denies. "Sexual assault is basically rape," he told the BBC. "Did I rape anyone? No. I disagree. It's not sexual assault."
During Milan Fashion Week at the end of September, Sediuk also assaulted model Gigi Hadid. Hadid gave him a swift elbow to the jaw, and a video of the attack went viral. But instead of empathizing with how terrifying it must have been to be walking to your car only to be grabbed by a stranger, many — including professional entertainment writers — either laughed at the incident or even scolded Hadid. "Not Model Behavior: Gigi Hadid aggressively lashes out and ELBOWS fan in the FACE after he tries to pick her up," read a headline in The Sun.
Kardashian's robbery is getting similar treatment, despite what sounds like a truly harrowing ordeal: Five men dressed as police officers and carrying guns allegedly tied her up and gagged her before taking $10 million in jewelry; she reportedly begged for her life. While the normal response would be to say, "My god, that sounds awful," the usual nobodies on Twitter decided to mock her by making comments about her butt, saying she's an attention-monster, and joking that she doesn't have talent. Yes, Kardashian is famous for being famous; she isn't a Nobel laureate or a great talent of any kind. What she is, though, is human — something it's apparently too easy to forget when we think of famous women as walking, talking Barbie dolls, not as whole people who breathe, eat, and get really scared when you point a gun in their face. Kardashian is reportedly on her way back home to Los Angeles. The jewelry she lost is mostly replaceable. But her sense of physical safety and the feeling of security that every human being deserves is surely shaken. She underwent a real trauma. But because we're used to seeing her body, and because she's a star partially for her sex appeal, there's a pervasive sense that she's a little less than human, that what happens to her body is subject to public mockery because her body is public property. She's a thing, not a person.
Even Kardashian's defenders seem to come from the vantage point that she belongs to someone other than herself, although they reach a different conclusion. "People making jokes about @KimKardashian tonight would do well to remember that she's a mother,a daughter, a wife, a friend. Be nice or shut up," tweeted James Corden. "Just heard about @KimKardashian being robbed @gun point. So glad she's okay. Kim you're a, wife, mother, sister & praying woman #Godsgotyou," wrote Sherri Shepherd.
It's a nice sentiment, sort of. But the concern wasn't that a woman herself was tied up, robbed, and traumatized. It was that the woman in question belonged to someone else — she was someone's wife, someone's mother.
When a woman's worth is contingent on her relationships with others, it makes clear that a woman herself isn't enough. She's not valuable just for existing as a human being; she's valuable because a man has deemed her worthy or because she's fulfilling a socially sanctioned role. These are the same reasons Kardashian is targeted for ridicule: She's deemed not valuable enough for basic bodily autonomy and physical safety because she's publicly sexy, because her body is a thing we look at, not a universe she alone inhabits.
This view of women — that our value is relational, that our bodies are public — is the undercurrent of so many of the more terrible things we endure. It's why what a rape victim was wearing, or whether she was sexually active, or whether she had been drinking remain questions we still ask and ways we shift the blame from those who use their bodies to violate others onto those whose bodies are violated. It's why the rights to abortion and even birth control are politically contentious — they put reproduction squarely in the hands of women, and some think that because our bodies are public goods, that's simply too much power for women to hold exclusively. It's why so many women are shamed for what we wear, or what our bodies look like, or in what contexts we have children (or forgo having children), or how (and how often, and with how many people) we have sex.
Kim Kardashian happens to be a person whose celebrity I care very little about. I don't watch her show or follow her on social media or even really understand why she's famous. But I know she's human. I know something terrible happened to her and that she must have been scared. I know that no one, famous or not, wife or not, mother or not, deserves to experience that kind of trauma, and no one deserves one of the worst moments of their life to be held up for public jeering or implicitly told that she only matters because she matters to someone else. Isn't that all we need to know?
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Everyone thought of Feroze Khan and b as a couple and shipped them for quite a bit as they worked together in projects like Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hai and the hit drama Gul e Rana. Sajal was very much part of the family and the Malik clan was always seen praising her. The shock, however, was when Feroze Khan announced that he was getting married and the girl was his wife Alizey Feroze. Suddenly Sajal who also used to be a part of Malik clan's family functions was nowhere to be seen. Feroze Khan is now married to Alizey Feroze and the couple is very happy together. Sajal is also thought to be with Ahad Raza Mir but they never confirm anything.
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Anyhow, Feroze Khan gave an interview to BBC Network where entertainment journalist Fifi Haroon caught him by surprise when she asked him that If he misses Sajal? Feroze took this opportunity to clear the air and had this to say:
If I miss Sajal, I'll just pick up the phone and call her. We are quite normal. I respect her a lot and she is a brilliant actress. And I pray that only prosperity hits her.


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The Shanghai Times was founded by Darren Hardy and Steve Watts in mid 2009 after the dispersion of their previous band. Darren Hardy started writing songs with the seven or so chords he knew on the acoustic guitar, so he could express his creative energy, after being the drummer in his last band. These simple songs were soon transformed into more complex and catchy tunes as his guitar skills were honed and with the help of Steve Watts on the bass guitar. Not long after this the two boys plugged in, turned the songs electric and took to the stage with a couple of friends in early 2010.
The search for the perfect lead guitarist was a drawn-out affair, but good things come to those who wait, and December 2010 saw the entry of Ash Pye. After jamming acoustically at a party with Darren, he debuted with The Shanghai Times two days later on the Michael and Dando radio show on Pulse FM. The rest is history.
Today, The Shanghai Times can be found playing all over the country, wowing crowds with spectacular music. The Shanghai Times draws its inspiration from the 90's grunge movement, from bands such as Pearl Jam and Nirvana, and combines this inspiration with influences from each members favourite bands and musicians, to give The Shanghai Times their unique sound.
Their music ultimately can be described as alternative grunge-rock infused with modern guitar riffs, pounding drums, tasty bass-lines and heartfelt lyrics.
The Shanghai Times have been seen rocking the stage alongside some big names such as The Redcoats, Justin Derrico and Jaime Robbie Reyne.
Following their recent success on Triple J's Unearthed, and taking the live music scene by storm, The Shanghai Times have begun the process of writing and recording their debut album, which they hope to have out in the next 6-12 months, after which they will be gigging extensively across the country.
The Shanghai Times have recorded three '2 track' singles titled 'Antagonist,' 'Come At Me' and 'Triad'.
Jamsphere recently ran through the band's currently available tracklist to see what all the fuss was about.
ANTAGONIST – Released February 2012
On "Antagonist" The Shanghai Times come charging out of their blocks with a rock vengeance. "…five…six…are you ready for this," shouts Darren Hardy over blazing guitar hooks and pumping basslines supplied by Steve Watts on bass and Ash Pye on guitar. This is your classic, epic-rock, set opener. Crank it up and blow it out, and let the crowds bang their heads until their chins drop off!
"There She Goes," is the song that impresses me the most out of the band's repertoire. I can tell, because I've listened to it more than twenty times now! It really defines the direction the band should be taking, if it's commercial success they're after. The sound and arrangement structure is very reminiscent of a glam rock band that dominated the late 80's and early 90's, selling over 100 million albums and proving to be one of the few rock groups from that era, capable of taking their heavy stadium chants right across onto Fm Radio effortlessly.
They smashed the charts all over the world, as if they were an outright pop band. They were even more popular on MTV than Michael Jackson at one stage. That band was of course Def Leppard. They mixed up hard drum beats, bellowing bass lines, crunching guitars riffs and catchy vocal chorus, turning them into chart-toppers like "Pour Some Sugar On Me," "Love Bites," "Hysteria" and "Animal."
"The Shanghai Times" display those same sharp songwriting and performing qualities in this song. It makes their melodic rock just so much more sweeter on the ear and radio friendly, without loosing any of it's powerful crunch, gut-busting bass drive or fresh appeal.
COME AT ME – Released May 2012
By the time I get to "Come At Me," it becomes clear that Darren's voice is fine-tuned like a Formula One Ferrari engine. It needs to stay at screaming high revs, to obtain optimum performance. Low revs just keep the motor gently growling, awaiting to release that clutch pedal and fly into overdrive.
"My Way" takes overall second place on my "Best Of The Shanghai Times" list. Restless, troubled and strung-out, somewhere between The Rolling Stones and Nirvana, it's hypnotic qualities draw the listener into a viscid and oppressive rock rhythm, that twists and torments itself into a swamp of emotion.
TRIAD – Released July 2012
"Triad" forms part of the more recent TST tracks. The overall sound is more melodic with the vocals generally closer upfront in the mix. The track runs a gauntlet of tempo and mood changes in the style of Birds Of Tokyo. Ashley Pye on guitar and Darren Hardy on drums dominate the track with mutating riffs, hooks and beats, while Steven Watts' bass holds the back-end straight-up and tight.
"Already Gone" sets foot deep into Nirvana territory, with an obsessive driving rhythm that pushes Darren's vocals into his 'high-revving, comfortable zone'. This is when he sounds at his best and the entire band benefits from it. You can hear their spirits ignite and light up on every riff and beat. This is the pace that they want to be playing at. And this is when they sound at their best. So if two rights don't make a wrong, TST should just let it all hang out!
This six track trilogy of singles, loosely connected by time, furnish a thorough insight into where The Shanghai Times have been, are, and should be going.
All this within the space of one year, means that the band is moving ahead at the speed of light. Almost as quick as the rhythms they play.
Playing guitar-based rock in today's panorama of music, is a tough choice and a hard road to climb. But in the past, both remote and recent, Australian bands have demonstrated their resilience and determination by scaling the world music charts every so often. Creating a true dynasty of original, world class rock and pop acts.
The Shanghai Times are a relatively young and upcoming band, who have been active since 2009. Within the next few months they will be releasing their first full debut album, which should take them another step closer to becoming an integral part of the dynasty known as Oz Rock.


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Now that we have weathered the cold, tightened up The Shelter, and hunkered in for the temps to come, we've had a chance to assess what was brought in from The Garden…and it looks GOOD!
I'm happy to announce that we'll have 3 Special Boxes for Fall 2019: NOVEMBER 6th, NOVEMBER 20th, and DECEMBER 4th. These are available to ANYONE–you do not need to be a member of the CSA! No pre-payment needed. NOTE: If we have orders for 30 BOXES in Thermopolis, Riverton, Lander we will bring them down! Worland Pick Up location to be determined–
HERE'S HOW THIS WORKS: We can put together as many as 60 Boxes for each of those dates. Starting now we will begin reserving them–first come, first serve. Text 307-431-1219 with your name and Box number, or email firstname.lastname@example.com. If you know you would like all three, reserve them now. Pay using the PayPal link at http://www.lloydcraftfarms.com . Cost of each Box is $35 which includes an info sheet with recipes, the PayPal fee, and an offset for delivery costs.
See the **Special Baked item available (Box 2 & Box 3 only) for an additional amount. Only 12 Pies will be baked and only 12 two dozen Cookies.
BOX 1- November 6th
Head of Green Cabbage– roughly 5#
1# Brussels sprouts–Fresh harvested in the snow Saturday
12 Jalapeno Peppers
3# Potatoes-– most likely Yukon or Satina
2 Dried Yellow Storage Onions–Sweet
1# Carrots—either Cosmic, or Purples
2 Acorn Squash–Honey Bear, round and sweeter than most!
Box with neat handles & an Info Sheet with Recipes (Jalapeno Poppers, Stuffed Acorn Squash, Kielbasa Cabbage Dinner, How to Cook Brussels Sprouts)
BOX 2- November 20th
Red Cabbage– smaller than the Green
1# Brussels Sprouts
3# All Blue or Red Norland Potatoes
1# Purple Carrots
2# Red Beets
Sierra Blanca onion Jumbo
1/2# Sunchokes
Kabocha Squash
Box with neat handles & an Info Sheet with Recipes (Borscht, Brussels Sprouts with Balsamic Vinegar and Dried Cranberries, Sweet and Savory Roasted Kabocha)
**Special Item is my famous Pumpkin Pie from Scratch! There are 12 of these available for an additional $12.50**
BOX 3- December 4th
Deadon Cabbage (January King variety)
1# Brussels Sprouts
3# All Blue or Purple Vikings Potatoes
2# Fingerling Potato Mix
Celeriac (Celery Root)
1# Large Purple Carrots
1# Carrots, or 1# Red Beets– depending on which is available
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Box with neat handles & an Info Sheet with Recipes (Harvard Beets, Bundt Carrot Cake, Fingerling Potato Dinner, How to Use Celeriac)
**Special Item is my famous Molasses Ginger Cookies from Scratch- 2 Dozen! There are 24 of these available for an additional $20.00**
As always, our desire is to get you the best! Fresh and local can't be beat–even in November and December in the Rocky Mountain Region– How cool is that!!
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Why We're (SO) Excited for Content Marketing World
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Content Marketing World 2014 is here! And that means content marketers are flocking by the thousands to Cleveland, Ohio for a week-long extravaganza hosted by the Content Marketing Institute. At Marketo, we've been anxiously awaiting this coveted week of collaborating, sharing, note-taking, and hearing from some of the best content marketers, all at the biggest show devoted solely to content marketing. How could we not be thrilled?!
So it's time to pack up your orange conference-wear (to match CMI's signature color), gather up chargers for your electronic devices, and copy edit your business cards. If you can't make it to CMW this year, we'll be live-tweeting and blogging about the goings-on all week. If you can make it, here are some of the things we're looking forward to most – other than meeting all of you, of course:
1) Hearing from THE BEST
Over the next few days, there will be over 80 sessions led by content marketing geniuses from around the world. Need names? How about Julie Fleischer from Kraft Foods, Katrina Craigwell from General Electric, Ann Handley – the queen of content – Brandscaping author Andrew Davis, and so many more!
And because we can't resist a shameless plug, our own in-house content wrangler (or, as I call her, the Word Wizard) Maggie Jones will be hosting a lunch and learn session about producing world-class content with a team of one. She'll reveal how you can be a content rockstar – even without any backup singers.
2) Personalizing Your Experience
The beauty of Content Marketing World is that there are tons of ways to personalize your time. This afternoon, before the open sessions have even started, there are additional workshops on sales enablement, globalization, content curation, and other topics. On Thursday, there are additional "labs" to attend. On Tuesday and Wednesday, you can choose from a long list of sessions, lunch and learns, speakers, and more, ranging from beginner basics to more advanced drill-downs, and tailored for enterprise, SMB, and consumer marketers. CMW is your show!
3) Networking
…and we don't mean your usual, worse-than-getting-a-root-canal type of networking – at CMW, you'll be networking with your peers. How are often are you in a room (or an expo hall) full of people who have the same career passions as you? Last year, over 1,700 marketers from 46 countries attended CMW; this year, they're expecting an even bigger turnout.
Because this conference is a once-a-year experience, make it count. Come prepared with questions for thought leaders, introduce yourself to someone you admire, and reach out to those who seem a little lost. Making connections at an event like this will definitely be valuable in the future.
4) Partying with Content Marketers
It's a surprising but true fact – content marketers know how to party! The event kicks off on Monday night with a pub crawl through the Ohio City neighborhood, sponsored by the wonderful Skyword, followed by a late-night after-party on the waterfront…we'll see how well-attended those 8am sessions are.
Um…Need I say more?
Orange really is the new black, at least for this week at CMW. So, if you are just as excited about CMW as we are, we want to hear about it! Tweet us @marketo and use the hashtag #CMWorld. Let's get ready for a great show. Come stop by the Marketo booth (we're at #19!) to say hello and tell us why YOU love CMW!


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The stories about the buffets in Vegas are legendary. It used to be that the casinos would offer lavish buffets at ridiculously low prices to lure in gamblers. Those days are long gone.
First of all, the casinos soon discovered that a lot of folks came for the food and left without gambling. Secondly, on many of those buffets, folks mistook quantity for quality. Finally, the cost of providing such lavish spreads has made it nearly impossible to offer such deals. Still, most of the casinos in our area offer some kind of dining, whether it is deli style or fine dining, and quite a few offer buffets, that while not priced as low as the legendary Vegas buffets, still offer some bang for the buck.
I take the ratings on Yelp with a whole shaker, not just a grain of salt, but I provide them here because I have not been to every one of these buffets. I also do not include places that only offer a Sunday brunch buffet.
Fresh Harvest
Seminole Casino Coconut Creek
5550 NW 40th St., Coconut Creek
Fresh Harvest gets three Yelp stars (out of a possible five) and since I have actually dined at this buffet, I can assure you that it is a fair review. Fresh Harvest is probably among the better casino buffets you'll encounter. On the night of my visit all of the food was fresh and well-prepared and there's enough variety to satisfy any diner.
There is a lavish salad bar, a small but well-presented array of sushi and various hot dishes in chafing dishes. There are build your own pasta and carving stations as well. When I stopped by the carving station there was only one person ahead of me. There were two carvers, but the remaining one didn't seem to be interested in serving me, until I specifically asked her for a slice of prime rib (which was perfectly done and lean). When I passed the carving station later, there was a line five-deep and the two people staffing the station were chatting and not waiting on any of the customers. Table service, on the other hand, was attentive and efficient.
The base price for a dinner on a weeknight is $27 and a steamed lobster or grilled steak can be added for an additional $20. That may seem hefty, but the portions are huge (really Wilma Flintstone should have carried it out). An unlimited beverage package for house wine and domestic bottled beer is $15. My pinot grigio was awful, probably the worst wine I ever drank.
If you're a dessert fan you will be in heaven. There is a wide array of offerings, from a complex chocolate and caramel mousse to something as simple as an oatmeal cookie and a scoop of gelato. Each was perfectly made and worth every calorie. There are many sugar-free options.
Fresh Harvest is also open for lunch from Monday through Friday from 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. for $19. Dinner Monday through Thursday, served 4 p.m.- 9 p.m. is $27. On Friday and Saturday, dinner is served from 4 p.m.- 9 p.m. for $33, which includes one pound of crab legs. On weekends brunch is served from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. for $28 and includes endless mimosas & sparkling wine and one pound of crab legs.
Farmer's Pick
Isle Casino
777 Isle of Capri Circle, Pompano Beach
Farmer's Pick Buffet also gets three stars on Yelp. According to the casino's website, the buffet partners with local farmers and offers more than 80 items. Lunch, $16.99, is served Monday through Saturday from noon until 3:30 p.m., and dinner Sunday through Thursday from 4- 8 p.m. is $26.99 with a $3 discount for Select, Gold, Platinum and Millionaire guests. Friday and Saturday night presents the "Endless Seafood" dinner from 4 until 9 p.m. $31.99 ($3 discount for VIPs) with a champagne brunch on Sundays from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. for $22.99 is also available.
The Luxe
The Casino at Dania Beach
301 E Dania Beach Blvd., Dania Beach
While it only gets two and half stars on Yelp, it is quite easy to get your hands on one of the Casino's coupons allowing you to pay $25 for the buffet (available on Friday and Saturday nights only and usually priced $29.95) and getting you a $20 gambling credit. So, in the end you only end up paying five bucks. Not a bad deal and worth checking out. On Sunday from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. a ampagne brunch is offered for $24.95.
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Maranello (Italy), 20 May 2020 – Ferrari N.V. (NYSE/MTA: RACE) (the "Issuer") today announces the pricing of a Euro 650 million issue of notes due in May 2025 (the "Notes"), being the initial offering for a minimum benchmark size more than five times oversubscribed. The issue price of the Notes is equal to 98.898% of their principal amount and the Notes have a fixed annual coupon of 1.500%. The proceeds of the issue will be used for general corporate purposes.
Banca IMI S.p.A., Barclays Bank PLC, BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs International, J.P. Morgan Securities plc, Merrill Lynch International and UniCredit Bank AG acted as Joint Lead Managers and Bookrunners to the issue of the Notes.
Application has been made for the Notes to be admitted to the Official List of Euronext Dublin and to trading on the regulated market of Euronext Dublin. Settlement and issue of the Notes are expected to occur on 27 May 2020.


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|National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report
|Occurred : 7/26/2008 05:50 (Entered as : 07/26/08 5:50)
Reported: 7/26/2008 3:33:14 AM 03:33
Posted: 8/12/2008
Location: Orlando, FL
Shape: Light
Duration: approx. 1 minute
|Pulsing blue light crossing sky, from west to east, until no longer visible
As I was walking our dog, I looked up at the sky...a regular habit.
Immediately, I noticed a light...a blue light, medium to light in tone...the size of a medium star.
It was at about 75 degrees above the horizon.
It did NOT twinkle, or flash...it pulsed, never going dark.
And the object glowed...not as a reflected light nor incandescent light, but as if self-illuminating.
It was moving from west to east, at a steady speed.
As I watched it, instead of following the curve of the Earth as it crossed the sky, it continued to go out, or up, at a gradually increasing incline, until it was no longer visible.
As soon as my dog and I came in, I woke my husband and told him.
Then, I called the NUFORC Hotline, and am now filling out this report.
Thanks for any help or insight you might give with this sighting.
((NUFORC Note: Witness indicates that date of incident is approximate. PD))


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The Internet's creation has brought many changes to the way we operate our lives and our personal business. We can pay online for our bills, shop online, bank online, and even online date!
Also online we can buy and sell stocks. Traders like the ability to view their accounts whenever they want, and traders like the ability to take orders over the Internet, as opposed to the phone.
Many brokers and investment firms now sell their customers online trading. Another great thing about online trading is that there are frequently lower charges and commissions. While there are great online trading, there are some disadvantages.
If you're new to invest, it can be quite helpful to have the ability to actually talk to a broker. If you're not experienced in the stock market, investing online can be a dangerous thing for you. If this is the case, make sure that before you start trading online you know as much as you can about trading stocks.
You should also be mindful that there is no device connected to you with Internet access. You will not always have the ability to make a deal online. You need to be sure that, using the online broker, you can call and talk to a broker if that is the case. Whether you're an experienced trader or a novice, this is real.
Working with an online brokerage firm that's been around for a while is also a good idea. Of course, you won't find one that has been in operation for fifty years, but you can find a company that has been in business for a long time and now offers online trading.
Online trading is once again a beautiful thing–but not for everyone. Once you decide to trade online, think carefully to make sure you really know what you're doing!


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26 Aug, 2015 | Megan Sunderland
Making Bolivian Culture More Accessible
The Centro Cultural Torino, located on the upper balcony of Hotel Torino on Socabaya Street, is a small salon with a series of vintage patterned armchairs. The balcony overlooks the central patio, which is surrounded by cascading arches and covered by tables and chairs set out for guests to use at their leisure. I am here to take Silvia Paz Soliz's class for tourists on Bolivian culture and traditions.
Paz started teaching classes to tourists out of a desire to open their eyes to what is happening around them in Bolivia; however, she has also taught Bolivians and given seminars to schoolchildren as well as policemen. She believes this space for her classes, where Bolivians learn about their own history and traditions in a clear and concise way, is important because the hectic nature of everyday life doesn't always allow for time to reflect on one's own traditions and their origination. Furthermore, she hopes that by offering classes to tourists, she gives them something intangible to take away from Bolivia.
Manuel Callizaya, the manager of the centre, says that activities include tango, waltz and cueca dance classes,civic-group meetings and musical performances. 'The space doesn't have lucrative benefits,' he says. 'Therefore, whatever activity that is carried out here in the centre is for the benefit of the artists – they show what they have produced and if sometimes there are civic groups who come to use the space for meetings, it is for the benefit of the city of La Paz.'
Soon, other artists will be able to find spaces such as Centro Cultural Torino to present their work more easily due to a new project being carried out between TelArtes, a national network of cultural organisations, and the Ministry of Cultures and Tourism. Called El Espaciario: chacras de cultivo cultural en Bolivia (The Spaces Archive: farmhouses of cultural cultivation), the project will map out different independent cultural spaces in Bolivia in order to generate a clearer vision of the depth and diversity of the 'cultural ecosystem' across the country. It will also encourage different reflections, proposals, and creations related to cultural promotion and development. Through this knowledge, the project aims to improve public policy and encourage private and public participation in the financing of cultural projects by gaining a greater idea of how each cultural space works economically, and the contacts and connections that it has with the culture. Through the project, TelArtes and the Ministry of Cultures and Tourism are working to develop a 'Law of Cultural Spaces' that will give greater economic and legal support to certain artistic venues.
The map will solve a primary issue in the cultural sector of Bolivia, namely, the lack of systemized information of the different cultural spaces and their resources. The Ministry of Cultures and Tourism will be in charge of documenting all public spaces, beginning the process in August, whilst TelArtes will register all private and independent spaces (which it has already started, in July in Cochabamba).
All private cultural spaces dedicated to the visual, dramatic, musical, audiovisual and literary arts, as well as heritage repositories, may be included in the TelArtes registry. To be included, all spaces must meet certain criteria: they must be independent spaces managed by the civil sector; they have to be at least three years old; they have to feature at least twelve cultural activities per year; and their primary aim must be cultural, not commercial.
The Centro Cultural Torino is a perfect example of such a space. Constructed in 1626, the building that houses the Hotel Torino itself reflects Bolivia's social and cultural history, with its colonial-era patio and republican façade, as well as its continued modern service in the La Paz of today.
In 1980, 33 years after the opening of the hotel, the Centro Cultural Torino was founded. It is an open space, available to all types of artists as well as civic groups who have frequented the centre to make important decisions that have affected Bolivian society outside of its walls. There is no charge for artists to present their work in this space, and the artists are at liberty to charge a small sum for their work.
Cultural spaces such as the Centro Cultural Torino are important for the artists, the industry and Bolivian society itself. This sentiment is echoed by Lil Fredes, one of the researchers for the project, who believes that 'cultural spaces are essential for cultural development because they allow for dialogue and different encounters between artistic and cultural proposals and citizens exercising their cultural rights. They are spaces of creation, innovation and management that create opportunities not only for the artists or curators but also for Bolivian society itself.' She has noticed that, through the research already carried out, they have witnessed how these spaces have allowed for neighbourhoods and the sectors around them to be more secure because of the way people use them: 'They fulfil the premise that security doesn't depend on cameras or vigilance but on the life of the community of the city,' she says.
If the Centro Cultural Torino were to become part of the El Espaciario program, it would be part of a book and online webpage, which will hopefully improve the artistic process where different cultural actors from industries as well as the artists themselves can find what they need more easily. The map will be available on the TelArtes website for private spaces, and for public spaces there will be a map on the Ministry of Cultures and Tourism's website. For people like Manuel, who manages the Centro Cultural Torino, and for Paz, this project may, in the future, help them to form better connections with other cultural spaces and actors as well as receive different forms of support from the government and private institutions.
Manuel is enthusiastic about the project and believes it will allow for better promotion of cultural and civic activities as well as the ability to connect with other centres doing similar things. 'If others can help with our cultural activities, and, if through the Centro Cultural Torino we can help other civic centres, other cultural activities, other centres that often have these types of musical performances—as well as them being able to be in contact more with this centre—it is, of course, very welcome.'
Recently, the Centro Cultural Torino hosted an event linked to the MERCOSUR Patrimonio Intangible/Inmaterial (Intangible Heritage) workshops, celebrating the tradition of the cholita through the catwalks of Promociones Rosario, a project aimed to promote and preserve the tradition of the cholita. Such events as these, as well as those of Silvia Paz, will be important in the preservation of culture as well as the creation of new forms and traditions. The project can only help in these processes and show the diversity and richness of culture throughout Bolivia.
You can find out more about El Espaciario on Facebook, Twitter (@TelArtes) and Instagram (TelArtes_Bolivia) or on the TelArtes website. You can recommend different spaces for the map through the following form: http://bit.ly/espaciarioform or you can e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.


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This is a greats study of what 7th-grade kids in America thought about scientists both before and after a visit to Fermilab (a cutting-edge physics research facility in the US).
The rants and raves of a forty-something
This is a greats study of what 7th-grade kids in America thought about scientists both before and after a visit to Fermilab (a cutting-edge physics research facility in the US).
It's late and I can't sleep.
Switched the telly on, to find there's sod-all to watch. BBC 1 are currently broadcasting The National Lottery Friday Night Draws. Hosted by Ronni Ancona, it's a pre-recorded 10 minute slot which essentially reads out the results of three lottery draws. None of these draws have more than seven balls pulled out of the magical spinning machine. That means they need to fill some time to pretend it's worth a show in it's own right and not just a voice over between real programmes. Fortunately the guest presenter is the aforementioned impressionist, so naturally, she needs to do an impression to provide some light entertainment.
But why?
Why do we need to suffer a badly-contrived pun joke, told in the style of Lorraine Kelly just for the sake of some filler to a show which shouldn't exist in the first place? It isn't a natural conclusion that if the presenter is an impressionist, then we should be dealt some crap which didn't make it into their own sketch show.
I find this rings true for impressionists in general who appear on TV outside of their own take-it-or-leave-it type of entertainment. Take Rory Bremner for example. Every interview I've ever watched or listened to has consisted of a collection of tall stories manipulated to fit around his repertoire. Plus the one about John Major. Nothing insightful about the man himself, just the live version of a demo tape (and that includes a couple of interviews with Sir Michael of the Parkinson). Even non-chat shows, such as Have I Got News For You usually ends up with one or two impressionists per series and it's the same story.
Why do they do it? No other profession appears to come on TV and be mandated to show their day job. I can't imagine Lewis Hamilton sitting alongside Parky in his "works vehicle", blipping the throttle every now and again. Give it a rest: just make an impression; don't do one.


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MRT: Zhongshan
website: creperielabretagne.com
hours: 11:30AM - 9PM
$$ (Cash only) (about NT$300/person)
Kid friendliness: no high chairs, lots of dessert crepes
Visit reviewed: 3/25/2012
Previous visit at Tienmu location: 10/22/2009
I was so excited to spot the familiar looking Creperie La Bretagne in the backalleys of Nanjing East Rd on the way to dinner that I vowed to try it out another day. Unfortunately, it didn't live up to my past experience in the Tienmu shop or expectations.
The space is cute, like dining in someone's home and a tad more spacious than the Tienmu location, with an open kitchen that you can watch them from your seat or the front of the restaurant. I had made reservations, but was quite late, but luckily there was still a table left for us to snatch up. After browsing the menu, I realized everyone else was already waiting for their food, as there was only 2 people to serve and cook for about 30 people. I understand if you are understaffed for an unexpected crowd on a weekday, but this is Sunday brunchtime! Seriously?
Creperie La Bretagne's menu has Chinese and English, scattered with a few pictures of galettes (savory crepes made with buckwheat flour) and crepes (sweet dessert crepes made with wheat flour), and various sets.
My friend ordered one of the crepe and galette sets (NT$500) that included a soup and drink, but I'd say it's not necessary- the soup was a mystery cream soup. It was peppery, but had no salt so was still flavorless and was barely lukewarm. Was it pumpkin? Mushroom? Carrot? It really was hard to tell.
After half an hour of staring down the poor people in charge (who alternated being in the kitchen and serving all the tables that had gotten there before us)(and two other servers eventually stroll in and get to work), one galette arrives at our table of five. This is the French country style ham and egg galette my friend ordered.
I'm sure this happens to you too and maybe it's my fault for not being able to read the Chinese, but I wish that menus that have English would be complete in their descriptions. A dish like this ideally would say "ham and egg galette with salad and yogurt dressing" so that I would know to ask for the salad or the dressing on the side. Which I then ask the server if the other galettes have salads to please put the dressing on the side, especially since it's a sweet yogurty, mayo-like dressing that I dislike.
The vegetarian Mushroom with traditional french sauce galette (NT$220) is the best of the savory bunch, although it's all shiitake and oyster mushrooms rather than white mushrooms.
Guess what this galette I ordered was called?
It probably would have been better off named a veggie and bacon galette... but this was my "mushroom and bacon" galette (NT$250).
Totally not what I envisioned while waiting almost an hour for my food and not worth the price. Anyone who has eaten crepes outside of Taipei should know what I'm talking about. Unfortunately, I was pretty unhappy with all the galettes that day- although they were a good size, the pancake was slightly dry and the cheese tasted like the Taiwanese sliced white cheese that comes in a plastic wrap. Sad face.
I'm not a huge fan of snap peas and the flavors of all the galettes tasted similarly dry, so I didn't really finish this one. It just seems so much more Taiwanese than Bretagne.
The cinnamon apple crepe with ice cream (NT$160) was slightly carmelized inside and out and my favorite dessert crepe.
I changed the strawberry and condensed milk crepe to strawberry and caramel (NT$130). I was surprised to see the strawberries unadorned sitting on top, but the design was cute.
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25 May The Royal Crest Room
Soundwave provided DJ, Cake Pinspot and LED Lighting for Kristin and Steven at the Royal Crest Room. The bridal party was introduced to I Gotta Feeling. The bride and groom entered the ballroom to This Will Be An Everlasting Love and the first dance was Broken Road by Rascal Flatts. Vendors ~ Royal Crest Room, A Wedding To Remember Wedding Planning, Victoria Angela Photo, Party Flavors, Greenery Productions


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Environmental education encompasses knowledge from a variety of fields and disciplines, including the natural sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. As such, there are many sources that provide information about environmental topics and issues. In the links shown here (above left), we've included a broad sampling of state, regional, and local organizations.


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I had a count of the Bee Orchids on site but it was a disappointing show this year of 84, down from last years 300+. A wander beyond the fences found 3 Pyramid Orchids, up on the single one last year.
Had the night off from the patch Friday evening and headed for Carlton Marsh but it was very very quiet and other than lots of Southern Marsh Orchids a Hare and a Muntjack.
Back on patch this weekend and a couple of Whimbrel on the move, many Kittiwakes. Down at the NSW pond a big fat patch tick was very exciting even if it was a Sedge Warbler. Rare here with only 2 other records.
I took advantage of the Dragonfly's about with many Emperor 1 Brown Hawker and a Norfolk Hawker. Small Red Eyed Damselfly too.
Then whilst watching one of 3 Emperors a young mallard took it whilst it was laying its eggs, amazing watching.
A family of Jays, Green woodpeckers and Great Spotted Woodpeckers ended patch time.
Sunday the sport took over and no birding done.


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There's a new game in town!
Offering exercise, camaraderie, and a lot of fun, pickleball is getting pretty popular on Cape Cod!
While vacationing in Florida recently, Bourne resident Ric Collamore fell hard and fast; the attraction was strong and immediate. His heart was pumping, his feet were moving—and his life would never be the same. What was the object of his affection? Pickleball!
"I became addicted to the sport within a couple of days," says Collamore, who spends his winters in Florida. When he returned to the Cape two years ago, he sought permission to use courts in the town of Bourne to start up a local pickleball program. Since then, he has taught more than 40 people how to play, and he enjoys sharing his love for the game.
"It's evolved into this beautiful thing," Collamore says. As of early May, Bourne has four outdoor pickleball courts on Sagamore Beach, and three indoor courts set up at the Bourne Memorial Community Center. One can enjoy pickleball all year long.
From interviews and conversations with several Cape Cod residents, it seems Collamore's passion for this sport is not an isolated case. During the past few years, pickleball groups have been popping up all over the Cape, from the canal to Harwich, and all the way to Truro.
First things first: What is pickleball?
According to USA Pickleball's (USAPA) website, pickleball is "a paddle sport created for all ages and skill levels" that combines many elements of tennis, badminton, and ping-pong. Collamore offers a more colorful description: "The best way I've found to describe it is ping-pong on steroids," he says with a laugh.
The game is played on a badminton-sized court (20 by 44 feet) with a modified tennis net (it's about two inches shorter). Each player holds a paddle that's larger than a ping-pong paddle, but not as large as a tennis racket, and the game is played with a plastic ball that's similar to a wiffleball. The game is most commonly played with two individuals per side. The first team to 11 points wins, but teams must win by two points. Typical games last about 15 minutes.
While pickleball on Cape Cod is relatively new, the sport has been around for more than 50 years, and is widely popular in retirement communities in both Florida and Arizona. According to the USAPA website, pickleball was invented in 1965 by three dads as a simple game to entertain their children.
Pickleball on the Cape
A resident of Barnstable and a USAPA ambassador, George Rice started the first pickleball meet-ups on Cape Cod about a decade ago and has watched participation in the sport grow each year. "You can play it when you're 8 years old and when you're 88 years old," Rice says, adding that the game is not difficult to comprehend. "You can learn and play the same day."
While the rules are generally simple, the game is played at a fast pace and participants must be strategic. "It's not about how hard you hit the ball," Rice says, "it's where you hit it."
The game is especially popular among seniors, partly due to the smaller court size, which, practically speaking, means less running is required and there's less strain on the body. Rice says many people have taken up the sport after being sidelined by a sports injury. At 80, Rice plays regularly despite his arthritis. "You can get sweating out there, but you don't have to do that," he says. "Everyone plays at their own level. You can play as much or as hard as you want."
A welcoming community
In addition to the exercise, Collamore says there's another aspect of pickleball that's unique—the pickleball community. "Everyone plays competitively, but no one acts competitively," Collamore says. "Everyone is there to have a good time and get some exercise; it's a social sport. There's a camaraderie on the court. At the end of the game, everyone bumps paddles at the net."
Rice agrees. "The one thing about pickleball is no matter where they are, they are always nice people."
Pickleball on the Cape is, generally, a pick-up activity. A group sets a date, time, and place, and players of all ages and abilities show up and rotate into different games with different partners and opponents. If someone doesn't know how to play, other participants, or the organizer, will lend a paddle and explain the basics.
Ruth Sherman, a Yarmouth resident and a longtime racquetball player, took up pickleball for the first time this past fall. The come-as-you-are attitude appeals to her. "I like playing with a lot of different people," Sherman says. "It makes it interesting. It's fun to have some variety and see different styles of the game."
Pickleball has found a foothold on the Cape, and local advocates expect the sport will continue to grow. Rice estimates that about 500 people across the Cape currently play pickleball, and during the summer, an average of 40 people turn up for his scheduled meet-up sessions. Rice encourages anyone to try the sport, but he does offer a disclaimer. "It's addicting," he says. "Most people get hooked after playing it!"
To find out where pickleball is played on the Cape and Islands, visit usapa.org, and click on the "Places to Play" tab.
Nancy White is a freelance writer from Hull.
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Fall Peak
Monday, October 29, 2018
Holy Moly, I can't believe it's almost Halloween! B and I plan on celebrating by passing out candy, ordering a pizza and watching Halloween. We're also dressing up as Where's Waldo and his gf, Wenda.
Our house is in full fall effect and I'm convinced we lucked out with the prettiest tree on the block. We've been taking it easy over here and enjoying the chilly weather and our fireplace (my favorite thing ever), taking Georgie for walks when it's not raining (and sometimes when it is), putting together puzzles and then ordering more, and eating all of the candy as planned. House projects have stopped completely for a bit, but will start up again soon because we're hosting Thanksgiving for my family this year! Luckily, the list isn't very long... just some paint touch-ups (always) and officially finishing up the basement.
This time of year always seems to rush by which is unfortunate, but we have a ton of amazing things to look forward to next year (like getting married!!!!!). Anyways, just wanted to catch up and say hello :) I hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful time of year.
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When I was very young, movie watching was always paired with air-popped popcorn topped with some melted butter and salt. As I got older, the air popper was replaced with microwave popcorn. I've become less of a fan of the microwaved kind since I've heard that packaged microwave popcorn gives off a toxic gas when it's cooked and certain chemicals found in microwave popcorn may actually interfere with a vaccine's effectiveness!
I'm not an "all organic" type of mom, and I'm not about to overhaul our eating habits and lifestyle. At the same time, I don't mind making simple changes or finding alternate, safer methods to prepare food that my family likes.
I only recently learned that it's insanely easy to make real popcorn in the microwave. Like, just as easy as opening up and unfolding a package of the prepared stuff. I haven't done any sort of cost analysis on it, but I know that this method is also far cheaper than packaged microwave popcorn!
How to make homemade microwave popcorn:
- 1/4 cup popcorn
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil or olive oil*
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Dump the popcorn into a brown paper lunch sack and top with the oil and salt.
- Fold the top of the bag over twice, then shake it to coat the kernels with the oil and salt.
- Place the bag on a plate or a paper towel, then microwave it on high for 2-3 minutes.
- Listen to the popcorn pop. Stop the microwave when you hear 4-5 seconds between kernels popping.
*The oil is optional, but it makes for better flavor and texture.
When the popcorn is done, the bag will have some oil reside on the outside, so it's best to pour it into a bowl to eat it. Top with butter, if desired.
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Posts Tagged shoegaze
new music: Friendly Fires
Posted by Amy Steele in Music on July 29, 2019
"Run the Flowers" is the latest mesmerizing track off the upcoming album, Inflorescent, from Friendly Fires, eight years after their last album. Childhood friends Ed Macfarlane, Edd Gibson and Jack Savidge, got together in Macfarlane's parents' St Albans garage at the end of 2017 and wrote a song based on three scrawled words: "Love. Like. Waves." They recorded the album at various London studios with co-producers Alongside producers / co-producers Mark Ralph, James Ford and Disclosure. Friendly Fires will be playing New York and Los Angeles in September.
new music: Tomten; American Opera
Posted by Amy Steele in Music on June 22, 2017
Tomten, "Weissnichtwo"
I've been listening to the new Ride and Slowdive albums quite a bit lately and this song falls in nicely with its Brit-influenced shoegaze, swirly sound. There's lots of layers with the opening part establishing a gentle calm while an underlying guttural churning bubbles up to maintain the soothing vibe. The Seattle pop band also mixes in organ, electric piano and analog synthesizers for its electro-folk sound. The artistic, eclectic result works on several levels on the upcoming album—some songs ring a bit clearer than this track, others are much more upbeat and there's lots of wistfulness. Tomten is: Brian Noyes-Watkins (keys, guitar, vocals); Jake Brady (drums) and Dillon Sturtevant (bass, vocals). The trio will release its third full-length Cremation Songs [ Plume Records] on July 7th, 2017 on CD, vinyl, and digital formats.
"I first thought of the name Cremation Songs as a bit of a joke to poke fun at our previous record The Farewell Party," says Brian Noyes-Watkins. "It later dawned on me that it fit the songs well, seeing as most are vaguely about death in some way or another, excluding 'First Song of Spring' and 'Mette's Tune.' I just hope our next record doesn't mark the Born Again / Embracing a Cult phase."
"I became obsessed with drawing extended arms (usually blue) posing inside of little boxes," Noyes-Watkins reveals about the cover artwork. "I did a few versions: a hand drowning in the sea, another with a crystal ball, one juggling a rainbow. I settled on the apple/applecore because I liked the idea of having a sunrise/sunset theme on the jacket. I'm hoping to complete a collection of 20 or so to release in a booklet for a limited edition of the record."
American Opera, "Monsters Among Men"
A beautifully melodic and thoughtful song with powerful vocals and an urgency in its message, reminiscent of Joan Osborne's "One of Us." American Opera is New York singer/songwriter John Bee's project. He said that "Monsters Among Men" is: "about getting older while trying to stay true to who you were when you were young. I was raised in the church. Three things happened in my life that made me question everything I ever believed. My friend took his own life, my cousin's life was taken from him, and the Sandy Hook shooting. I still don't know what to believe. But I know what I want to believe."
American Opera's full-length album Small Victories is out June 30, 2017.
music review: The Light Gathering Lens EP
Posted by Amy Steele in Music on April 1, 2017
There's a bit of comfort in knowing that we are not alone in our despair, sadness or frustration. Meditative Shoegaze-y instrumentation and layered arrangements safely engulf you and transport you into a beautiful aural solace. The Light Gathering Lens is the music project of singer/songwriter and wildlife scientist Eric Burnham. He was in the 80s/90s bands Weather Theater and Ministry of Love. 24 years ago he recorded these songs and re-discovered them and decided to release the EP which comes out on April 21, 2017.
"Shenandoah" with its humming base and relaxing tone reminds me of some music that accompanies guided meditations. Overlapping vocal rounds on "Seeing Stars Part One" harmonizes like Buddhist chanting. That blends into the psychedelic tinged instrumental of "Seeing Stars Part Two." Beautiful murky vocals and Middle Eastern elements gorgeously blend on "The Terror Time" which is Burnham's stunning interpretation of a folk song first written by Ewan MacColl. I'm positive I could mediate to this. The songs on the EP provide the soothing, meditative timbre that we sometimes (or often) crave and that possibly will connect with your chakras [if you dig that sort of thing].
Eric Burnham explained:
I started playing the trombone when I was seven years old, but I didn't pick up a guitar until my freshman year in college. I first learned to play classical guitar, and a little bit of flamenco. Flamenco music still is an influence for me, along with near and middle eastern traditional music. I have always loved psychedelic music, and the first album I bought was Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band when I was 10 years old.
I have struggled with clinical depression for all of my adult life, and this has affected my art. I believe that my music is about all of the struggles with mental illness, and about finally finding redemption after many years of bleak desolation.
I had been a wildlife scientist and my research had been aimed at conserving gray wolves in the western U.S. I had spent much time alone in the wilderness tracking wolf movements, and analyzing their kill sites, and I think that this experience also inspires my art.
new music: Sydney Eloise and the Palms; Operator
Posted by Amy Steele in Music on September 10, 2015
Sydney Eloise and the Palms, "Sorry Not Sorry"
Sydney Eloise possesses retro yet modern vocals that both move and soothe. This song conveys resilience and strength. I've been listening to the entire album for a bit and it's so comforting and dynamic. If you like Neko Case, First Aid Kit and She and Him you'll definitely appreciate Sydney Eloise and the Palms. The Atlanta musician gathered local musicians to fill out the band, including Paul Stevens (Grand Vapids), Jenna Shea Mobley (Book Club) and Matt Jarrard (Royal Thunder, Spirits and the Melchizedek Children).
Album Faces [The Cottage Recording Co.] out 9/22
Sydney stated: "I feel like I'm just tapping into myself as a musician, just now honing my sound and my voice. This is the first project I've worked on where I was pushed to the limit, and I could see my full potential blossoming. I've been waiting for this moment—this record truly represents who I am, where I am, and how much work I put in leading up to it. I feel like I'm meant to be here, now, with these people, my best friends, doing exactly this."
Operator, "I, Banana"
starts with an intense, infectious beat and lots of cool synth grooves. Vocals kick in giving the song a very British shoegaze vibe. Overall fantastic track with lots going on. The Brooklyn quartet plays mellow synth-pop similar to Stereolab and blends synth grooves, noise pop, krautrock, dreamy indie rock, and shoegaze.
Operator is:
Dara Hirsch (guitar/synth/vox)
Jared Hiller (guitar/synth/vox)
Adrian Price-Whelan (bass)
Landen Griffith (drums)
Puzzlephonics I EP out October 9th
Fall Tour: 90s shoegazers Ride
Posted by Amy Steele in Music on September 1, 2015
As a GenXer, music fan, Anglophile and music critic I listened to Ride quite a bit in the 90s along with Jesus Jones, The Charlatans UK, Swervedriver, Curve and Lush. shoegaze. Swirling and churning guitar. psychedelic-laced indie rock. Indelibly hypnotic. Thrilled that the band has reunited nearly twenty years after breaking up and will be touring this fall beginning on September 17 at the 9:30 Club in Washington D.C. and closing out November 19 in Hawaii on with a date in Boston on October 3 at The Paradise Rock Club.
The band formed when the members were teenagers in Oxford, England in 1988. The band released several influential albums including 1990's Nowhere and 1992's Going Blank Again. They broke up in 1996, following the release of Tarantula.
Ride is:
guitarist Andy Bell
singer Mark Gardener
drummer Laurence "Loz" Colbert
bassist Steve Queralt
Tour Dates:
9/17 – 9:30 Club, Washington DC
9/18 – College Street Music Hall, New Haven
9/19- Theatre of Living Arts, Philadelphia
9/21 – Irving Plaza, New York
9/22 – Irving Plaza, New York
9/23 – The Stone Pony, Asbury Park
9/25 – The Riviera Theater, Chicago
9/26 – MidPoint Festival, Cincinnati
9/27 – Pygmalion Festival, Champaign
9/29 – Mill City, Minneapolis
10/01 – St Andrews Hall, Detroit
10/02- House of Blues, Cleveland
10/03- Paradise Rock Club, Boston
11/06 – Saturn – Birmingham, AL
11/07 – Fun Fun Fun Festival – Austin, TX
11/09 – Crescent Ballroom – Phoenix, AZ
11/10 – House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV
11/12 – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA
11/14 – The Catalyst – Santa Cruz, CA
11/15 – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR
11/16 – Neptune – Seattle, WA
11/17 – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC
11/19 – The Republik – Honolulu, HI
music review: Field Mouse
Posted by Amy Steele in Music on July 21, 2014
Fitting for the album to open with "A Place You Return to in a Dream" because there's a cool, effusive fuzzy guitar hook and then the entire album proceeds to put you in a blissful reverie state. Dreamy pop that I play again and again. It's easy to get caught up in the mesmerizing shoegazing hazy chords with vocalist/guitarist Rachel Browne's euphonious blurred vocals woven throughout.
Browne formed Field Mouse in 2010 as a duo with producer/guitarist Andrew Futral then they expanded into a four-piece with the addition of bassist Saysha Heinzman and drummer Tim McCoy. Field Mouse beautifully infuses edgy hooks with subtler elements. So there's the darkness and light combination that's so compelling if you think of bands like Lush, Curve or Swervedriver.
"Tomorrow is Yesterday" has a grooving bass riff. Browne's vocals sound a bit like Letters to Cleo's Kay Hanley, sweet yet storied. Staggering edgy guitar, blurrier lilting vocals and a hypnotic melody on "Two Ships." Speed picks up on "Everyone but You." This is a talented band creating indie pop deliciousness with near-perfection. Closing track "Water in the Valley" is bittersweet and lulling with guitar feedback. Spot-on. This is one of my favorite albums of the year.
Hold Still Life
Topshelf Records
release date: July 22, 2014
–review by Amy Steele
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Chapter 198 – This Daddy Will Definitely F*** You Over
The Jiao Dragon was too strong!
Even if a rank 9 demonic beasts arrived, they might not be the Jiao Dragon's opponent.
So many high rank demonic beasts were killed by it within a few moves. It was simply too outrageously strong!
Ten million points health bar.
Even if one's attack can get past its defense, how long would it take if it just stood there for you to beat on?
Luo Tian wasn't discouraged at all. We could say that the stronger the Jiao Dragon was, the more excited he became. Luo Tian was someone that would find a way to kill this damn four legged lizard just so that he could gain the loot explosion. This was something he would definitely do!
Luo Tian clenched his fists as his figure shot out.
He was flying outwards like crazy.
The Jiao Dragon barely glanced at Luo Tian's back before ignoring him. To him, Luo Tian was even below an ant. At least an ant would bite back while Luo Tian was at most an ant's egg. An egg couldn't bite back.
Luo Tian was completely ignored.
Luo Tian grinned and started smiling evilly. He then said to himself: "Just wait for me. In one day's time, I will definitely f*ck all eighteen generations of your ancestors. This daddy will let you know how strong this daddy is. This daddy will let you know how much of a piece of trash you really are!"
His heart tightened.
His speed increased as he shot outwards like mad.
At around this time…
Fan Zhangjian shouted: "Iron Blood Array, activate for me!"
Sounds of war drums were heard from all directions. Within a radius of one kilometer, battle intent erupted like a volcano and turned incomparably fierce.
In the midst of the Iron Blood Array…
It was similar to thousands upon thousands of cavalry charging out. There were cries from gnomes and cries from horses. Their cries shook the heavens and were filled with slaughter intent. This scene was similar to a huge battleground that made one's heart palpitate and their blood stimulated.
The Jiao Dragon's expression looked annoyed as it coldly harrumphed: "It's this same array again. Those of your gnome race only know how to use unorthodox methods. This dragon is really tired of this useless crap."
"Two thousand years ago, your so called Iron Blood Array couldn't trap me. Yet here you are now, trying to trap me with the strength that was even lower than before? Humph, you guys really overestimate your own powers." The Jiao Dragon coldly harrumphed in disdain.
Two thousand years ago…
The gnome race had performed a siege against the Jiao Dragon.
The price they paid was almost total annihilation, yet they still couldn't kill the Jiao Dragon.
After two thousand years of development…
The Iron Blood Array underwent continuous changes and its power went up exponentially. But the Jiao Dragon's strength had also risen continuously these past two thousand years. Since it was able to break out of the array back then, this time it might be able to overcome it again.
Fan Zhangjian had no other choices.
The gnome race had many powerful arrays under their disposal, but no one was able to engrave them.
Fan Da, a Grandmaster array expert was already killed by Luo Tian. If he was still alive though, establishing the Ancient Dragon Execution Array would probably be able to kill the Jiao Dragon. It's just that Fan Da was no longer of this world.
In this world, there was no longer anyone that could engrave the Ancient Dragon Execution Array.
Of course…
Fan Zhangjian didn't know that Luo Tian had already gained the esoterics of the Ancient Dragon Execution Array. Luo Tian only needed time; just one full days of time.
The reason being his Engraving Array skill was only at level 1, and wanting the array to demonstrate its strongest power required Luo Tian to spend some time. Nothing can go wrong either because a slight mistake would cause the array to fail.
Apart from more time, this will also test Luo Tian's will.
As long as it was a supportive skill, the training would definitely be mentally exhaustive.
One day's time!
This was a long duration and high consumption endeavor for his will. He also had to maintain a fine balance so that the Ancient Dragon Execution Array could be completed in one try!
Fan Zhangjian had no idea why Luo Tian wanted him to hold out for one day.
He believed in Luo Tian. It was the same belief back in the gnome territory that Luo Tian would definitely be able to kill Fan Da.
There was no logic behind this belief.
It was solely because Luo Tian was his boss!
Fan Zhangjian angrily cursed out: "We indeed lost two thousand years ago, but today we will show you the power of our new Iron Blood Array! We will then redeem our gnome race's reputation of being the greatest in arrays! Damn four legged lizard, you just wait and see!"
"Yellow flag, go!"
As Fan Zhangjian sent out the command…
Over a hundred thousand Iron Blood Corps soldiers appeared in the Iron Blood Array.
The all madly rushed towards the Jiao Dragon.
The Jiao Dragon's expression only slightly changed before coldly saying: "It looks like the Iron Blood Array has indeed improved a lot; even illusions have been added to it. Not bad, not bad at all. Today, this daddy will once again break your dog's fart array!"
"Dragon's Arrival!"
"Colossal Ice Seal!"
"Come out for me!"
After shouting those words, the Jiao Dragon rose up into the sky. The chilling aura from its body felt like it came from the depths of ancient glaciers, and the air seemed to start freezing as well.
The powerful oppressive pressure from the Jiao Dragon was sweeping through every part of the Iron Blood Array.
Those gnomes wearing yellow armor were being frozen one by one, causing Fan Zhangjian to frown. He waved his right hand and some energy rushed out making all those soldiers disappear from their spot.
Fan Zhangjian shouted: "Red flag, go!"
"Whoosh~, whoosh~, whoosh~…"
All the gnomes were like miniature airplanes as they rose into the air. They pulled out their bow and arrows and started shooting at the Jiao Dragon.
The large amount of arrows was similar to pouring rain.
Wherever an arrow landed, a loud and powerful explosion was heard.
The Jiao Dragon once again smiled in disdain before saying: "It's the same attack like before. You just said that the array had been improved yet it's the same type of attacks like back then. It looks like the progression of your gnome race has gone downhill. That's fine as well; saves me the time to look for you guys later. You all can go to hell for me right now!"
"I really don't understand how you guys could've killed a member of my dragon race back then. Perhaps this was just a rumor you guys drummed up on your own. A bunch of useless midgets are capable of killing a member of our high and mighty noble dragon race? What a ridiculous joke!"
The Jiao Dragon didn't believe the gnomes were capable of killing dragons.
There was no way he was going to believe that!
The Jiao Dragon swept out its tail before suddenly opening its eyes wide with a shout: "Hidden Dragon Ascension: Ice and snow covers the world!"
The Jiao Dragon rushed into the air and spat out a column of water.
The water column sprayed out of its mouth looked like a water fountain descending.
The water swept through the entire array before the Jiao Dragon's expression turned fierce. It then coldly laughed out before shouting: "Dog's blood array, break for me!"
"City of Ice!"
"Crack~, crack~, crack~…"
The entire surrounding started freezing at a crazy rate.
The sky filled with arrows started freezing before exploding into crystal powder.
Every part of the Iron Blood Array was now frozen.
This was extremely unbearable.
Fan Zhangjian was shivering from the cold. When he recalled Luo Tian's words of "hold him back for one day, one day will be enough", anger struck his heart before shouting: "Iron Blood Refines the Heavens: Souls of our dead soldiers, come out for me!"
Underneath the frozen grounds, ghostly wails of deceased gnomes started crawling out.
"Four legged lizard, today this daddy will fight you to the death!" Fan Zhangjian angrily shouted.
There were continuous collisions between the Iron Blood Array and the Jiao Dragon.
There were constantly engaging each other.
Time flew on little by little…
The Iron Blood Array was in ruins and could be broken through at any time. As for the Jiao Dragon, it only suffered some minor injuries.
At this time…
Luo Tian was moving back and forth. Every time he changed positions, a demon core would be dropped down. His then said internally: "Just wait for this daddy… this daddy will definitely f*ck you over!"