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I decided to pre-sell enough books to pay my expenses, so I could start making a profit sooner. I needed to sell 100 books to cover the set up fee, cost of books, giveaway books, envelopes, and postage.
I began with my Christmas list. I knew that my friends and family were eagerly anticipating my first book, but the truth was that with so many in other states, I wasn't in regular communication with many of them. They wouldn't know when the book was ready for sale.
I started with a Valentine's Day special. I wrote a letter and offered to pay the postage on any book ordered before February 14th. (This saved each mailed order the $3.50 I charge for postage and handling and encouraged them to buy immediately.) Naturally, I offered to autograph the books, too.
I couldn't believe the response!
I confess, I felt awkward trying to sell to my friends and family. What I discovered, however, is that they really wanted to be part of my success and were glad to buy one or more copies and encourage their friends to buy, too. They also thought it was cool to know a published author personally.
Yes, I easily made my goal, but the best part was receiving so many notes of encouragement with the checks. I felt humbled, loved, and energized to sell even more books.
By the time the book was ready, some were ready to buy more. I published my first book without debt, and I had a head start getting the word out.
I'd like to thank my family and friends for making my dreams come true!
Denis' Thomas is the author of Newly Wed and Newly Cooking (published by Infinity), a guidance counselor, a local DJ and a freelance writer, visit her website at: www.denisthomas.com.
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A letter dictated by Joan of Arc, and signed herself
Joan of Arc dictated several letters while she was alive that provide a glimpse of her character and personality. While Joan herself could not read or write she was articulate and sent out the following letters ranging from the first one sent to her English adversaries to the last one sent to the people of Reims shortly before she was captured. Joan herself signed the last three letters.
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- 2 heads garlic
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- 1 1/2 pounds cooked bacon, julienned
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ST. LOUIS (March 16, 2012) – Billy Ashnault (South Plainfield, N.J.) had the best tournament of his wrestling career, but could not find the necessary points to topple 2011 NCAA 141-pound runner-up Boris Novachkov of Cal Poly, dropping a 6-3 result to end his 2012 NCAA Championships inside the Scottrade Center. The redshirt senior compiled a 3-2 record in his final national meet as a Rutgers wrestler, upsetting two seeded opponents on his way to the consolation round of 12, where he fell to his Mustang foe one victory shy of securing All-America honors.
Ashnault struck first in the match, scoring a takedown with 56 seconds on the clock in the first period. Novachkov escaped prior to the initial period ending to set the score at 2-1. In second period action, the Cal Poly wrestler added a second escape to knot the score at 2-2.
Heading into the decisive final period, Ashnault elected to start in neutral position, having built a 1:12 advantage in riding time. Novachkov narrowly came out on top of an intense scramble to score a takedown, taking a 4-2 lead with 1:38 left in the match. Ashnault lost his riding time due to the controlling ride of Novachkov, escaping with 19 seconds remaining. The Scarlet Knight went right after the Mustang, but surrendered a takedown while trying to land one of his own to set the final score at 6-3.
Ashnault finished his collegiate wrestling career with an 86-61 overall record and three NCAA Championship qualifications, including two trips to the tournament in the Scarlet Knight singlet. He qualified for the tournament as a freshman at Lock Haven before transferring to Rutgers after his sophomore season.
Rutgers, led by head coach Scott Goodale, was represented by five wrestlers at the 2012 NCAA Championships. Greg Zannetti (Edison, N.J.) and Dan Rinaldi (Lodi, N.J.) compiled records of 1-2 at 174 pounds and 197 pounds, respectively, before bowing out of the competition. Scott Winton (Jackson, N.J.) surrendered two decisions to drop out of action at 165 pounds, while Mario Mason (Moorestown, N.J.) fell in his initial match at 149 pounds before medically forfeiting from the tournament.
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141 pounds: Billy Ashnault (3-2)
Levi Wolfensperger (UNI) W, 2-1 (TB1)
No. 4 Michael Mangrum (Oregon State) L-D, 5-4
No. 10 Jake Sueflohn (Nebraska) W-D, 5-4
No. 12 Tyler Small (Kent State) W-D, 1-0
No. 6 Boris Novachkov (Cal Poly) L-D, 6-3
141 pounds - Billy Ashnault vs. No. 6 Boris Novachkov (Cal Poly)
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0:56 Ashnault takedown, 2-0
0:39 Novachkov escape, 2-1
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Ashnault defers, Novachkov chooses down
1:11 Ashnault stalling warning
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Hello, my name is Anna-Marie and I am currently a Master's student in the Educational Technology program at Boise State University. As part of this degree, I am conducting an evaluation that gathers data about online graphing resources from practicing High School Algebra teachers. In part one of this evaluation, I sent out a survey asking for URLs of graphing websites and tools that are currently being used in the Algebra coursework and I asked that teachers share with me the characteristics of those tools that were important and were the reason they used that particular tool. The response was great! Now I'm ready to deploy part two of this evaluation. I have taken this information and put it into a new survey and would like your input as to what is most important when choosing a graphing website or tool to use in the classroom and which one to choose. Attached is a short survey that asks you to rate reasons for using a specific online graphing tool or website. It also asks you to rate several of the graphing tools and websites gathered in Step One of this project. My goal is to receive 100+ surveys back for this evaluation. At the end of the survey, you can enter your email address to receive the Final Evaluation Report. This report will contain all of the information from both parts of this evaluation as well as a link to a data base of all of the online graphing resources that are gathered for this project. Please take the time to participate in this survey. It only takes a few minutes. Thank you for your support with this Masters degree project! Online Graphing Tools Evaluation Part 2 ~Cheers~ Anna-Marie Robertson Educational Technology Graduate Student Boise State University
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Kendall College and Laureate Hospitality Education Launch International Virtual Competition
First Global and Online Competition Focused on Hospitality and Raising Awareness of Industry Careers
Chicago—September 13, 2012—Kendall College and Laureate Hospitality Education, which comprises seven hospitality management institutions located in four continents, announce the launch of the first global and online hospitality competition – You are 5 Stars. The competition is aimed at creating awareness of careers in hospitality and hotel management among high school students and young adults from around the world. You are 5 Stars kicked off Sept. 3 and has an online game format which allows participants to create a virtual hotel. For eight weeks, 15 to 30 year-olds will be able to participate and promote their hotel ideas to friends and fans.
"As someone who studied hospitality and worked in the industry, I am excited that we are launching this competition to encourage interest in careers that are full of global opportunities," said Emily Williams Knight, president of Kendall College. "It's important that young people who are evaluating career choices are aware of the opportunities that are available to them with a hospitality management degree. Competitions, such as this one, are a fun and engaging way to introduce them to the industry, which is dynamic and can provide a lifetime of challenging and rewarding opportunities."
The game provides an easy-to-use platform for participants to create a hotel by choosing a particular design or theme, logos and features. Once participants have developed their hotel and business plan, they will test their knowledge of hospitality and their ability to promote their venue via social media or email by inviting friends, family and fans to virtually "check in" to their hotel. The six players with the highest number of "check-ins" for their hotel type will be selected to interview with a jury of industry professionals from top hospitality companies. During the interview, the candidates will be questioned on their hotel construction, business strategy, promotion and their general knowledge of the hospitality industry.
"Through this interactive, hotel-themed online competition, participants learn about careers in the highly dynamic and fast growing hospitality industry," said Arie van der Spek, senior vice president of Laureate Hospitality Education Worldwide. "Hospitality is the second largest employer in the world after governmental services, and it shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council, over the next 10 years, the global travel and tourism economy will grow by 4 percent per year."
The winner will be treated to a world-class hospitality experience at a Laureate Hospitality Education location either in Switzerland, China, the United States, Spain, or Australia.
For more information about Kendall College, visit www.Kendall.edu, or to participate in the competition, visit www.youare5stars.com.
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Kendall College, founded in 1934, is located in Chicago, Illinois and is a member of the Laureate International Universities network. Kendall offers undergraduate degrees in business, culinary arts, early childhood education and hospitality management to a diverse and passionate community of more than 2200 students. The curriculum combines strong academics with practical experience and international educational opportunities that help give students in business, hospitality and culinary arts programs the skills and expertise to be leaders in their professions. Kendall College was ranked the number one program in Chicago for preparing students for careers in hospitality management and culinary arts in a survey of management at Chicago's leading hotels and Michelin Guide restaurants (ORC International – 2011 Survey). Kendall College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), www.ncahlc.org; 1-312-263-0456.
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Laureate Hospitality Education is a unique and global group of specialized higher education institutions that provides hospitality, tourism, event, sport and entertainment management degree-level education to students from more than 100 countries. It has seven leading institutions in five countries: Glion Institute of Higher Education, Les Roches International School of Hotel Management and Les Roches-Gruyère University of Applied Sciences in Switzerland, Les Roches International School of Hotel Management in Spain, Les Roches Jin Jiang International Hotel Management College in China, Kendall College in the USA and Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School in Australia. More than 6,000 students attend Laureate Hospitality Education institutions. For more information, please visit: www.laureatehospitality.com.
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Quick and easy holiday ornaments
Love the look of spinning fiber but don't you don't spin? Do you have a ton of fiber odds and ends that are too precious to toss, but aren't quite enough to make a skein of yarn?
I bought a pack of empty clear glass ornaments at Target – I think it was $6 for a pack of 9 ornaments, although I'm pretty sure you could find them cheaper elsewhere. In the office, we have samples of the Hanks in the Hood layered spinning batts that just launched on the website, and they come in a really beautiful spectrum of colors and textures and sparkle.


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All of the novels are standalone, but I highly, HIGHLY recommend any and all of Christie Golden's in particular. Skip Knaak if you like, but all of Christie's work is very, very good. They're quick, too. I finished The Shattering in just a few hours today, half-talking to people in IRC and half paying attention to the book.
Anyway, yes. Read it. It's extremely good, perhaps even better than Arthas, which I loved as is. If you have to read one Warcraft book, I'd say make it this one. Not only for relevance, but also because it's incredible, and totally psyched me up for Cataclysm.
Other than that, do yourself a favor and get Arthas and Rise of the Horde anyway.
Don't worry about the other novels. I've never read the other novels before, but I've played WotLK for over a year and I've followed the in-game lore quite a bit. 'The Shattering' plays directly off the end of WotLK and you really shouldn't have a problem knowing who everyone is in the book as long as you've played WotLK.


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Navy offensive line coach Chris Culton had spent more than half his life weighing more than 300 pounds. But a routine physical examination and stern words from his doctor convinced him that he needed to change his ways.
"She read me the riot act," Culton said. "I got threatened with diabetes and that scared me."
Eight months and 60 pounds later, Culton knocks in at 245. Last fall he was heavier than all the players he coached. This year, he's lighter than them all.
"I was happy," senior tackle Andrew Barker said. "He was real intimidating when he was that big. He seems nicer now that he's smaller."
Culton, 35, had known nothing but being big. He reached 300 pounds at age 17. During spring practice of his freshman year at Georgia Southern, he suffered a neck injury that ended his playing career. Culton remained with the program as a student assistant coach through his graduation, starting a lifestyle that challenges the physical condition of many coaches — long hours, lots of travel, little time to exercise, and meals on the run.
Culton wasn't gaining weight. But holding steady at just over 300 pounds wasn't healthy. His doctor's assessment was sobering news, especially considering his wife, Amanda, and their four young children.
"I want to be around for them," Culton said. "My doctor said I was living a life of excess for too long. I had to get my stuff in gear."
Culton's new mantra is "portion control." He actually eats meals more often and regularly. But they don't resemble his previous portions. Instead of a foot-long sandwich from Subway, Culton will get a six-incher, cut it in half, and save some for later. Culton also makes sure to set aside 30 minutes a day for some sort of cardio workout.
"I feel better. I've got energy. I can play with the kids," Culton said. "Walking down steps in the morning, that used to kill me."
Culton is serving as an inspiration for his players, though most of them have the opposite goal when it comes to their weight, especially this time of year during two-a-day practices in the August heat.
"He's doing what I hope to do when I'm a senior, after the football season's over," junior tackle Graham Vickers (6-1, 280) said.
"A lot of these guys aren't naturally 260 pounds, 270 pounds," Culton added. "For me to be healthy, I have to concentrate on what I'm eating. For them to be at the weight they need to be, it's the same thing. They have to have that same dedication to keep their weight up."
Paulson in rotation
Converted defensive lineman Ryan Paulson has worked his way into the rotation at offensive tackle. The 6-4, 266-pound senior was shifted to the offensive line with two weeks left in spring practice and has been impressive at his new spot.
"The first thing I saw in Paulson is that he's extremely athletic, similar to Ryan Basford last year. He has a lot of natural abilities," Culton said. "Athletically he's superior to all the other tackles. The question is mentally. He's got to take the same mental reps when he's not in there."
Paulson hasn't played much from scrimmage in his career, but has been a valuable special teamer, playing 22 of 25 games. He will vie for time with Barker (6-4, 275), who started six games at left tackle last year, and Vickers, who took over for Barker late last year, starting the final three games. Barker has shifted to the right side this year.
"They've got some experience, but they've got to work," head coach Ken Niumatalolo said. "They've got the physical tools. They've got to get the mental part."
Reynolds a quick study at QB
According to Niumatalolo, true freshman Keenan Reynolds has "closed ground," on sophomore John Hendrick in the battle for the backup quarterback job behind junior Tre Miller. Reynolds had a stellar high school career as a dual-threat quarterback at Goodpasture Christian in Nashville, Tenn., but was largely ignored by recruiters because of a lack of size at 5-9, 170.
"His grasp of the offense [has come] in such a short time span," Niumatalolo said. "He's got a high football IQ."
Getting their kicks
After missing four extra-points and five field goals last year and losing three games where kicks could have reversed the outcome, Navy has made kicking a priority in camp this year. Junior Stephen Picchini and sophomore Colin Amerau (Mount Vernon) are listed 1-2 on the depth chart, but Niumatalolo has said the competition is wide open.
"Today was one of our better days," Niumatalolo said. "We made all of our kicks. Game situation, we had one miss, but it was a [bad] hold. He got a second chance, so he made the one after that."
Among those making field goals at the end of practice were freshmen Nick Sloan, Austin Grebe, and David Reisner. Niumatalolo declined to say if any of the kickers in particular had stood out.
Scrimmage Saturday, Ravens Sunday
Navy's first scrimmage of the preseason will be Saturday at noon, and will be open to the public, free of charge. There is a $5 fee to park at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
The stadium also will host a Baltimore Ravens practice session on Sunday from 5 to 7:45. Admission is free with a $10 charge to park.


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The Northeast School Corporation school board voted last night 3-2 to close Union-Dugger High School in Dugger.
It was a decision that was not a surprise.
At the meeting that was held at North Central High School the board decided to also to close Dugger Elementary School.
Shelburn Elementary will also be closed and reopened at a grade 6-8 middle school.
Farmersburg Elementary and Hymera Elementary will then house grades K-5.
All of these changes will take effect at the end of this school year.
The restructuring is meant to save money.
It was a move that was not popular with anyone, even the group that advocated the changes to help make the school district financially sound.
A recent study shows that it was costing Northeast Sullivan $9,000 per year per student at Union High School but they were receiving only $6,000 per year in state funding per student.
They group that was advocating keeping the school open said that they might consider legal action.


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Book reviews roundup: Servants: A Downstairs View of Twentieth-century Britain and Heartbreak Hotel | Books | The Guardian
"Money might not buy happiness but it certainly sponsors battiness. Waldorf Astor only liked milk from his own herd, so whenever the Astors went to Scotland, one of their cows would travel with them on the train." Craig Brown in the Mail on Sunday praised Lucy Lethbridge's Servants: A Downstairs View of Twentieth-century Britain as "exhaustively researched and delightfully well-written". "There are plenty of … tales of pointless etiquette and jaw-dropping extravagance … Up until his death in 1940, the Duke of Bedford employed 60 indoor servants just to look after him and his wife, along with eight chauffeurs."
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Spartanburg, S.C. • Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith said the reason he's been able to play 12 years in the NFL is because he never allowed himself to get complacent.
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The 34-year-old Smith said complacency leads to laziness— and lazy is one thing he's not.
He said he's tried to treat every day in the NFL as if it's his first and he has something to prove.
Smith said earlier this week of his legacy, "A lot of people can say, 'Well, he did this. He punched a guy. He did that. He's this, he's that. But one thing you'll never say about me is I didn't work. I'm going to work."
Smith was referring to a career that has had its share of highlights and a few moments he'd father forget.
He's led the Panthers in yards receiving in 10 of the past 12 seasons — he missed 15 games in 2004 because of a broken leg — and is the franchise's all-time leader in receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns.
He's played in a Super Bowl, two NFC title games and five Pro Bowls.
But he's also had moments where his tough, inner-city Los Angeles upbringing that fuels his fire has gotten the best of him, including two incidents where he punched a teammate — receiver Anthony Bright in the film room meeting in 2002 and cornerback Ken Lucas during a training camp practice in 2008.
Smith has apologized in the past for both incidents and tried to put them behind him, although he knows some will never let him forgive him for his wrongdoings.
Through it all Smith said he's never viewed himself as a lock to make the Panthers roster, which in part explains the chip on his shoulder that has been there for years.
"We go to camp with 12 receivers, sometimes 13 receivers every year," Smith said. "In 10 years that's 120 guys who have sat in that seat. Only a few of them have remained and I'm one of those few guys. I don't say that to brag. I say that because I'm fortunate, that I'm lucky.Next Page >
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today a kid in my Drama class got detention but he pulled a Monopoly get Out Of Jail free card out of his wallet and my teacher let him out of it
how do you get detention in drama
long story short he kicked the ceiling by accident
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Do twins have the same sized dick?
now we're asking the real questions
As a twin, I can say my dick is definitely bigger than my sister's.
I was so sleep deprived the other day that I tried to zoom in on a paper
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I havent slept in 2 days
my brother just tried to twerk but he farted by accident and now he's crying
he said he's "disgraced the whole family"
my youngest sister got detention and a letter home because a boy said to her "girls don't fart" so she sat on him and farted i'm actually dying
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LEWISBURG, Pa. — U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) will hold an open house town hall meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 11, at Bucknell University.
The meeting, which is open to the public, will be held at 3:45 p.m. in Trout Auditorium. Seating will be first-come, first-served.
Specter's office said he will address the audience briefly and devote the remainder of the hour to responding to residents' questions and concerns.
"I make it a point to cover all of Pennsylvania's 67 counties and will be having town meetings during the August recess," Specter said in a news release. "I find these meetings indispensible to stay in close touch with the people of Pennsylvania in order to do as good a job as possible in representing them."
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Trauma Troopers by Cecilia - about 1 month ago
"This was the emergency room staff at The Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters before the CHKD Run/Walk. We ALL made it to the finish line and we ALL did it for the kids!! As stated on our t-shirts, we are the Trauma Troopers!!!"


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{favourite things}
Monday 3rd November, 2008
by Roséline
If you have not had a chance to check out Simple Lovely's wonderful series, Blogger's Favorites, you must. And despite my list being terribly late, Joslyn still managed to post it before the weekend, complete with a lovely introduction . . .
{click here for a few of my favourite things}
{images: top – Ballet II by Alcholado on deviantART; bottom - desire to inspire}
I love milk glass! I don't know it is about it, but it is absolutely my favorite. I can leave a thrift shop empty handed. I have numerous pieces in my collection and I'm so excited to be finally getting my new china cabinet where everything will reside. Great pick!
I adore that first image. The light in the image is absolutely beautiful. So breathtaking and inspiring!
Love those tights in the first picture.
I did a double take because I was checking out Simply Lovely's blog at the same time as yours (thanks to the wonders of Firefox tabs!) You have such amazingly beautiful favorites, thank you for sharing.
I'm particularly partial to your plaids and tartans!
Julia — so glad you found my list at Simple Lovely's — it was such fun to write, although now that it's been published, keep thinking of more things I might have included, such as summertime, Paris, creme brulee . . . {Was much more difficult to narrow down all the things I'm fond of than first imagined.}
Thank you for always taking the time to leave such lovely comments.
Aww, I love your list of favorites! I will definitely have to agree with all of them – especially ballet, champagne, morning coffee, and being in love (the last, my most favorite).
LOVE the dishes – ohh my!!!
Pretty milk glass!
The first image is gorgeous!
I absolutely adore your favorite thinks list. The ballet pic is SO beautiful!
Something I cannot live without, ballet is one of my favorite things too. I think I would go insane if I couldn't dance every week!
Such a lovely list of favorites. =)
I love milk glass! If I had the room, I would devote an entire shelf in the kitchen to my collection!
your favourites, are mine too!!!
I just love your most favorite thing of all…being in love. Aren't we all in love with being in love.
And the milk glasses are so lovely:)
That milk glass melts my heart:)
these are really lovely (as with everything I see here really).
Hello everyone! Thanks so much for checking out my list and for taking a moment to say hello.
Hope you're having a fantastic week so far.
I love the milk glass. So simple and yet so pretty and chic!
Your pictures are just such a treat for the eyes – can't get over them!
The milk glass is always so pretty – I remember my grandma used to have tonnes of it and when she moved she threw it all out thinking none of us would want it! Big mistake Grandma…!
love the first picture- so soft!
i love milk glass! my grandmother had a large collection of it, which got passed down to me…and now i'm adding to it love your blog, btw…so glad i stumbled upon it!
Cute list. I love the simple graphics that went with some of your faves. Cool stuff and thanks, I found another blog to add to my blogroll. I love finding good blogs.
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Self-assembling Polymers for Gene Delivery and Biomineralization
Date: Thursday, December 1, 2011 Time: 8:00 PM Location: Cardinal Room, Memorial Union Self-assembling Polymers for Gene Delivery and Biomineralization – Surya K. Mallapragada Surya K. Mallapragada is chair of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Stanley Chair in Interdisciplinary Engineering. Her research focuses on the development of new polymeric materials for medical applications, [Continue Reading...]
Energizing America: Facts for Addressing Energy Policy
Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 Time: 7:00 PM Location: Sun Room, Memorial Union Energizing America: Facts for Addressing Energy Policy – John Felmy John Felmy is chief economist of the American Petroleum Institute, where he is responsible for economic, statistical and policy analysis. He has more than twenty-five years of experience in energy, economic and environmental [Continue Reading...]
Society of International Engineers Thanksgiving Potluck CAFE (Creating A Fellowship of Engineers)
Learn more about engineering international opportunities and other cultures around the world. Network with engineering international exchange students and ISU engineering students who have or are interested in studying abroad. 7:00 PM in 114 Marston Hall
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Astronaut Clay Anderson returns to campus
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Symposium to honor R. Bruce Thompson
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- Funding Received
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- Founders:
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Assets sold to Zozi and AAA.
Trazzler iOS application and website that makes it simple for you to find great places nearby. But more than that, it's a bold new experiment that blends editorial vision and the collective creativity and wisdom of thousands of smart explorers like you—a place where you collaborate with editors to scout out, photograph, and cover the places you love best.
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The play that won Simon his Pulitzer was "Lost in Yonkers," which is now playing at Minneapolis Guthrie Theater and is being directed by St. Olaf's own Gary Gisselman.
Gisselman has been the Artistic Director of the St. Olaf Theater Program since 2000. Unbeknownst to many non-theater students, Gisselman directs outside of St. Olaf in addition to his teaching on the Hill. His own list of credentials includes: Twin Cities Kudos Awards, Zoni Awards (Arizona Critics Awards), founding artistic director of the Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, artistic director of the Arizona Theatre Company, associate artistic director of The Childrens Theatre Company, director of the University of Minnesotas Opera Theatre, director of Simpatico, Entertaining Mr. Sloane and A Christmas Carol at the Guthrie, the latter since 2001, and now, "Lost in Yonkers."
Full of the humor for which Simon is famous, Lost in Yonkers is the story of a family living in New York in the summer of 1942. The play revolves around Grandma Kurnitz (Rosaleen Linehan), a Jewish German by birth who, as a 12-year-old, watched her father get beaten to death at a political rally in Berlin and had her foot crushed under a horse. Grandma's determination to live and to live strongly caused her to shut out her children, each with their own problems born from the absence of love. "As so many American plays are, [Lost in Yonkers] is built around family dynamics," Gisselman said. It's really an interesting play.
When Simon was writing the play, Gisselman said, it started off as a story about Louie the Gangster, a character inspired by Simon's own relative who might have been working for a mob-run company and one day disappeared. "Simon was always intrigued by this idea, but Bella just sort of took over the play," Gisselman said. Though the gangster Louie (Stephen Pelinski) is a character in Lost in Yonkers, Bella (Finnerty Steeves), his sister, is the real soul of the story. Though she was born with scarlet fever and thinks like a 12-year-old in a 35-year-olds body, Bella understands enough to recognize the pain that her mother has inflicted upon the family, and that " need to love someone who will love me back before I die."
The play "is unique in some ways in that its all set in one location so many plays are episodic now," Gisselman said. One of the challenges of the production, if not the play, is to set the stage so it can work on a thrust stage.
As its name suggests, a thrust stage protrudes into the theater space so that the audience surrounds the stage on three sides. A proscenium stage is the more traditional type of framed stage. The Guthrie has both types of stages, but Lost in Yonkers is playing on the Guthries Wurtele Thrust Stage.
Though Simon originally wrote Lost in Yonkers for a proscenium stage, Gisselman thinks performing the show on a thrust stage works well. "I really love the design of [the production]," Gisselman said. Having the show on a thrust stage "makes the play play differently. I love it I'd work on that stage for the rest of my life if I could."
"Another challenge of the production," Gisselman said, "is working with four boys at one time." The roles of 13-year-old Arty (Dylan Frederick and Ryan Howell) and 15-year-old Jay (Noah Madoff and Ryan McCartan) are played on alternate nights by two different sets of actors. The schedule allows them some time off. "The boys are terrific," Gisselman said.
Frederick, who also worked with Gisselman in last year's A Christmas Carol, said, "I think [Gisselman] is very good at working with kids, and he's very open to ideas. He doesn't just go with his own ideas, but let's other people elaborate, which is very good for actors. They need to do that."
Rehearsals for "Lost in Yonkers" began in July. "You actually start working on [a production] about six months before, because designs for clothes and designs for sets have to be done well in advance," Gisselman said. As director, he saw the production through rehearsals, tech week (when rehearsals are moved to the stage), preview week (dress rehearsals performed for an audience) and opening night.
As for the new Guthrie, Gisselman loves it, but notes that he spends most of his time in the rehearsal spaces and not in those frequented by audience members. "I think it's a really fascinating building," he said. "I love that its on the river, and I love all the areas."
So how does Gisselman balance teaching and directing? It's hard, he admitted, but he loves teaching and thinks directing at other places benefits the St. Olaf theater program. "I really do love teaching here," he said. "I think the students are bright and that it's a strong theater program [ ] not just that it's a strong theater program, but that it's in the context of the liberal arts."
Gisselman is not the only Ole who worked on "Lost in Yonkers" alumnus Max Wojtanowicz '06 joined him on the production as an intern director. "Working at the Guthrie has been an amazing experience," Wojtanowicz said. "The new building is incredible, and the technical support staff there is made up of the absolute best people you can find."
Wojtanowicz had expressed interest to Gisselman about working with him again, and Gisselman suggested an internship on Lost in Yonkers. Wojtanowicz didn't know the play before taking on the internship, but "I read it this summer before rehearsals started and loved it. As we worked on it, I loved it more and more. Each day brought new discoveries about the play and the characters, and by the time it opened, it really became a very powerful and intimate show at the same time, which is not an easy feat to produce in a 1,100-seat house."
See "Lost in Yonkers" at the Guthrie now through Nov. 12. Look for student-priced tickets, and congratulate Gisselman and Wojtanowicz for their work in creating an entertaining and moving production.


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Looking to stock up on arts and crafts supplies, Ashley Greene showed up at Jo-Ann Fabrics in Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoon (March 26).
Joined by a mystery man, the "Twilight Saga: New Moon" actress wore a black sweatshirt, greet stretch pants and sneakers as she hauled her finds out to her car in multiple bags.
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Showing dedication to her physical fitness, Ashley Greene dropped by the gym in Los Angeles for an intense workout on Monday (March 17).
Always stylish, the "Twilight Saga: New Moon" dame donned a white tank top and some snazzy printed warm-up pants as she shielded herself from the shutterbugs behind a pair of oversized shades.
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Doing her best to stay in primo physical condition, Ashley Greene subjected herself to a grueling workout in Studio City on Wednesday afternoon (March 12).
The "A Warrior's Heart" hottie wore an all-black ensemble with yellow sneakers as she exited the Tracy Anderson Studios and signed an autograph for a fan who was driving past.
Reporting for duty on the set of their new project, Ashley Greene and Ron Livingston were spotted filming scenes for "The Shangri-La Suite" in Studio City on Thursday (March 6).
The "Twilight Saga: New Moon" stunner looked gorgeous as Priscilla Presley, adorned in a flowing yellow maxi dress with pretty pink heels.
Everyone loves to party for a good cause, and this evening (March 2) stars of all kinds gathered for the 22nd Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party in West Hollywood.
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Scoring a big role, Ashley Greene is reportedly set to portray Priscilla Presley in the upcoming flick "The Shangri-La Suite."
According to Deadline, the "Twilight" star will play Elvis Presley's (Ron Livingston) ex-wife in the drama, which follows two young lovers who aim to kill the rock star in 1974.
Stepping out for a fun-filled evening, Kate Hudson and Naomi Watts showed up at the BVLGARI Decades of Glamour shindig to celebrate 130 years of greatness in West Hollywood last night (February 25).
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Making the most of her Monday evening, Ashley Greene headed over to Red Studios in Los Angeles last night (February 24).
Sporting a lovely v-neck with black skinny leather trousers, the "Twilight Saga: New Moon" actress was in the house for Oakley's launch of their new Disruptive By Design collection.


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Inside the mall, there were no long lines, no real hastle, and most of the shoppers in the mall were walking around with a bag or less.
"The shopping was great," said Van Manioudakis, of Somerset. "We thought pulling into the mall it was going to be a nightmare, but is hasn't really been that bad."
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Novolak-type resins are prepared by phenolating a toluene-formaldehyde resin of oxygen content 4 - 18% and the product is reacted with hexamine to give a higher softening point of not less than 60.degree. C. The resins may be dissolved in a solvent to form a varnish; such varnishes can impregnate sheet material and laminates of good water resistance and electrical properties can be formed therefrom.
The present invention concerns novolak-type resins and varnishes. According to the present invention there is provided a method for the manufacture of a novolak-type resin of softening point not less than 60.degree. C which method comprises reacting a toluene-formaldehyde resin having an oxygen content within the range 4 to 18% by weight with a phenol to form a novolak-type resin, and reacting the product with hexamine to raise its softening point to not less than 60.degree. C. The toluene-formaldehyde resin preferably has an oxygen content of 8 to 12% by weight. The resin may be formed by the reaction of para-formaldehyde with toluene in the presence of sulphuric acid and the molar ratio of formaldehyde to toluene may be greater than 1. It is preferred that the molar ratio of formaldehyde to toluene is 2.5: 1 to 4:1. The sulphuric acid may be present in concentration of 30% to 65% w/w H.sub.2 SO.sub.4 and preferably in concentration of 47%-57%. Suitably the molecular weight of the toluene-formaldehyde resin is in the range 220 - 1000, preferably 250 - 500. The proportion of phenol may be at least 0.5 parts/part weight of toluene-formaldehyde resin and is preferably 0.7 to 2.0 parts/part weight of toluene-formaldehyde resin. A catalyst, for example paratoluene sulphonic acid, may be used to initiate the reaction. Preferably the rate of heat evolution is controlled by slow, partwise addition of the toluene-formaldehyde resin to the phenol. Preferably, phenol itself is used but mono substituted phenols such as monoalkyl phenols, e.g. methyl phenol or ethyl phenol, and monoayl phenols, e.g. monophenyl phenol, may be used. A proportion of hexamine is added to the novolak-type resins to increase its softening point to not less than 60.degree. C. Suitably, the novolak-type resin is reacted with about 2% by wt of hexamine at about 130.degree. C. The present invention includes resins when prepared by the method of the invention. The invention also includes a novolak-type varnish which comprises the novolak-type resin according to the invention, dissolved in a solvent. The solvent is preferably industrial methylated spirit or it may be a ketone, for example acetone or methyl ethyl ketone. The varnish may contain 30 - 65% wt/wt of novolak-type resin in solvent, conveniently 50% wt/wt. A further proportion of hexamine is preferably added to the varnish to promote curing of the novolak-type resin, after the solvent has been driven off, in the preparation of laminates. Suitably 10 to 12% by wt of hexamine is dissolved in the solvent. The varnish in accordance with the present invention may be used in the production of laminates and the present invention, therefore, provides laminated articles, which can be formed by drawing sheets of absorbent material, such as paper or cotton, through the varnish in accordance with the invention, passing the impregnated sheets between rollers, heating the impregnated sheets to pre-cure them and thereafter several sheets are compressed into laminates by heating together at an elevated temperature and pressing to a desired form of shape. To improve the resistance to deformation under load at elevated temperature (for example, as measured by British Standard test BS 2782 Method 102B (1970)) of the laminates, it is desirable to purify the resin by distilling off unphenolated low molecular weight products, especially ditolyl methane, conveniently by passing steam at approximately 150.degree. C through the crude novolak-type resin held at approximately 130.degree. C. The invention thus also provides laminated articles comprising sheets of material impregnated with a cured novolak-type resin in accordance with the present invention. The following is a description, by way of example only, of methods of carrying the invention into effect. In the following examples, parts and percentages are by weight unless otherwise stated. EXAMPLE 1
23 parts of para-formaldehyde 87 were added to 17.7 parts of 65% w/w aqueous sulphuric acid. The temperature of the solution was gradually increased and at a temperature of 60.degree. C, 20 parts of toluene were added and the mixture stirred. The temperature was then raised to 97.degree. C and progressively increased to 103.degree. C over a 6 hour reaction period. At the end of the resinification process, a surface active agent was added to break the emulsion and the aqueous layer settled out and was run off. The resin was then washed with water and this was followed by a wash with dilute sodium carbonate solution. The resin was then water washed until a pH of approximately 7.5 was obtained in the washed water. Residual toluene was then distilled off to obtain 26.8 parts of a mobile yellow resin. This product has an oxygen content of 11% and a molecular weight of 440. 25 parts by weight of phenol was then added to a reactor together with 0.1 parts of para-toluene sulphonic acid as catalyst. The temperature was increased to 100.degree. C whereupon 25 parts of the toluene-formaldehyde product resin referred to above was added slowly to control the rate of heat evolution. When all of the toluene formaldehyde resin had been added, the reaction was allowed to continue for a further hour. The resulting product was then heated to 130.degree. and superheated steam at 150.degree. C passed through to remove unphenolated low molecular weight products. The resultant resin was then heated at 130.degree. C with one part of hexamine to increase the softening point of the product resin to 60.degree. C. A phenol-toluene-formaldehyde resin of the novolak-type was obtained and was cooled to about 70.degree. C. 50 parts by weight of industrial methylated spirit were then added which dissolved the resin within an hour to produce a varnish. A further 6 parts by weight of hexamine were added to the varnish to promote the curing characteristics of the novolak-type resin. This varnish was found to have excellent properties for the production of laminated articles. By way of example, sheets of high absorbent Kraft paper were drawn through the varnish and the impregnated sheets were passed between rollers. The impregnated paper was then pre-cured by heating at a 130.degree. C for 2 to 5 minutes, thereby driving off the solvent to a volatile content of from 2.5 to 5% by weight. It will be appreciated that in an industrial operation the optimum conditions in any particular case would be found by experiment in order to establish the lowest volatile content of the resin at which the resin will flow during the laminating procedure to give a laminate of 45 to 60% resin. The pre-cured sheets were then compressed into laminates by heating at a temperature of 150.degree. C under a pressure of 1,000 p.s.i.g. The laminates were characterized by measuring their resistance to water ingress and by their electrical properties. EXAMPLE 2 Four laminates were produced in analogous manner to that described in Example 1 and their properties are set out below:
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To help fill open skilled labor positions in our area a new course will be offered at Amarillo College.
"Most shops, they just don't have the applicants they used to have at one time and finding help these days is very very hard," said Eddie Casias, the Head Instructor of the Amarillo College Auto Body Program.
Starting in the fall, students will have the chance to take a nine month Auto Collision Certificate program. Casias says the hands on course will prepare students for the auto repair industry.
Gregg Brown, the Shop Foreman at Moss Auto Body in Amarillo, says vocational classes, like the one being offered at Amarillo College are very beneficial.
"They learn stuff in there they'll use the rest of their life and hopefully we will get some that do stay interested in it and continue on and we bring into the trade," Brown said.
He also said the demand for young workers is prevalent in his business and having a certificate would better the chances of that person getting hired.
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Atelier Ayesha Review
Since Atelier Rorona for the Playstation 3 I can safely say I have became a fan of the Atelier series. Even though I have yet to play previous games I played and had a great time all the games that followed it, as it is here with Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk.
If you are familiar with these past atelier games this one follows the tradition and doesn't have much significant changes but some subtle ones that may make you like it more or a little less.For those not familiar with this series I will give a brief explanation.
You play as a young alchemist, exploring the world, fighting monsters and gathering materials which later you can use to synthesize many items, be them weapons, armor, healing items and even more. While doing so you meet a lot of fun and lighthearted different characters, having a huge amount of events and conversations, some being quite funny and most of them enjoyable.
The story of the game, and these last games in the series don't have that usual "let's save the world" which is common in JRPGs, so in essence this is a a nice, slow paced game and I might add a relaxing one at that. I personally love that aspect of it as you're not in a hurry you have your time to explore and go about what you want to do as you see fit, well kinda of. Read the rest of this entry »
Tearaway Review
Being a fan of previous MediaMolecule games Tearaway was sure to get my attention but I have to admit, with the little I had seen previously I was not convinced this would be something special like LittleBigPlanet. Well, thankfully I was wrong.
The first word I would use to describe this game is charming, more than platforming, more than adventure this game has charm written all over it.
With all that charm one may wonder if it does have substance. Read the rest of this entry »
Dead Space 3 – Short Review
This will be a short review, maybe not even a review as I am not going into much details, so forgive me if this feels like a small rant but given my disappointment with this game I'll just try to right to the point. Read the rest of this entry »
Tales of Graces f
I'm a big fan of Japanese RPGs and after playing Tales of Vesperia on the Xbox 360 and having a blast with it some years ago I was excited to play Tales of Graces f on the PS3 but how does it stands?
I will start by saying I've had mixed feelings about this game. Even thought Tales of Graces is an enhanced port of a Wii game and it would be unfair to expect it to at least have the same quality of graphics as Tales of Vesperia, there are some things that I think are not excusable but before going about the bad, let's start with the good part because what is good in it, is actually really good. Read the rest of this entry »
Top Games to play at work
So what kind of games are good for work, one might ask. When I thnik of it I am taking into account you're not using the beefed up computer you might have at home but instead a PC with limited power, so games that are hardware intensive are left out of this list but I'll probably have some exception as the laptop I have at work, while far from a good gaming machine, can run well some recent games like Fallout 3 (by recent I mean this gen).
Other things to take into account are how will you be able to play it, after all you are at work. I believe it for a game to be suitable for work it shoud match some criteria:
It can't have long cutscenes, even though I like them a lot, since you are at work you never know when you are going to be needed. If anything, at least those cutscenes should be in the style of games that only the next line of dialogue advances as you press a button. At least if you have to do something out of the blue, at least the game is "paused" until you come back.
It can't be action oriented: I love action games, especially technical ones such as Devil May Cry 3, Ninja Gaiden, Bayonetta, even though only one of those have a PC version, it would take too much of your attention and depending on the person could even have you screaming at the screen, not to mention the controls. Some games play perfectly fine on a controller just as a keyboard and mouse but not all of those, which leaves us to the next criteria.
Should be played well without a controller: Once I tried playing Rayman Origins at work. At first it seemed like a good idea, a platformer with an autosave feature each stage, infinite lives, which means you can turn it off at any time if needed but it had one single issue: controls. I found it really hard to play this game at its best using just a keyboard and unless you're the boss I wouldn't recommend pluging in your Xbox 360 controller, too much attention.
With that out of the way, let's go to the list: Read the rest of this entry »
Journey – Review
A long time ago I downloaded this game called Journey from the Playstation Network, and for some unknown reason I waited too long to publish my opinion on the game, so no more delay.
Being it from the same creators of the game Flower which I liked a lot, I though this was one I would have to try out. Read the rest of this entry »
Mass Effect 3 – Review and Endgame thoughts (with spoilers)
After so many characters, planets, side stories and adventures it is hard to not be invested in the Mass effect universe. With that in mind, this review will be more of a personal experience than a review, which in some way is good but on the other hand there should be some spoilers, probably for the first two games of the series but in occasion the third as well.
So, Commander Sheppard is back to stop the Reapers and as soon as the game starts you are in full force into it. After a few scenes you realize instead of fighting head on the optimal course of action would be to gather the forces across the galaxy while at the same time working on a discovered weapon against the Reapers designed by ancient civilizations. Read the rest of this entry »