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Claire Gauthier scored two of her four goals in the opening five minutes Tuesday, May 6, as the Sandwich girls' lacrosse team jumped out to a quick start on the way to a 15-9 victory over visiting Marshfield (7-5).
Gauthier scooped a rebound in front of the MHS net four minutes into the contest and fired a shot past Ram's goalie Lexi Iafrato. She then won the ensuing draw and charged in on Iafrato, drilling a hard overhand shot into the back of the net for a quick two-goal lead.
The Knights kept up the pressure as Beth McEntee and Lea Adams split the Marshfield defense with a move up the middle, that resulted in a goal from McEntee. Caroline McKenna then leaped over a defender and fired a shot into the net, putting the Knights up by four.
The aggressive offense by the Knights, coupled with a strong defense, had Marshfield back on their heels. But nine minutes into the game the Rams got on the scoreboard, answered quickly by McKenna, who won the draw and dodged inside drilling the MHS net.
Ten minutes into the game Gauthier collected her hat trick, but Marshfield took the draw and charged in on SHS goalie Anna Hurley making the score 6-2. Maggie Layo then bounced one into the MHS goal and then on the Knights' next possession, Layo hit Lea Adams in front and Adams buried the ball in the back of the net.
Down the stretch Layo delivered a perfect pass from the left side to Hailee Steele, cutting inside for another Sandwich goal. McKenna completed her hat trick before the half ended when she scooped the rebound off a shot by Adams and quickly sent it sailing past Iafrato to give Sandwich a 10-4 lead at halftime.
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McEntee opened the second half with a goal in the first minute off a pass from Adams. Marshfield got one back, but a takeaway by Nicole Martin and long run up the field and pass to Layo landed the Knights their 12th goal of the afternoon.
Carly Whittle then set up Adams, and Gauthier made it 14-5 with her fourth tally of the game. Marshfield turned up the pressure and got one back, but a timely scoop of a ground ball by Bella Collantro and goal put Sandwich up by nine at 15-6.
The Rams scored the next three goals, but were forced to play the final 13:07 of the game down a man, due to a penalty.
Hurley stopped 10 Marshfield shots in net for the Knights and Iafrato finished the day with 12 saves.
With the win the Knights remain undefeated in the Atlantic Coast League at 7-0. With a record of 8-4, Sandwich has six games remaining on the schedule, three of them against ACL opponents, all of which the Knights have defeated once this season. Monday, May 12, Sandwich will host non-league opponent Apponequet at 4 PM.


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Hickory Ridge is a gracious federal style farmhouse built in 1808 and listed on the National Register. Peaceful gardens in the spring and summer, superb foliage in the fall, cross-country ski trails in the winter.
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The Kimball House Bed and Breakfast
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The Latchis Hotel, Brattleboro
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Little Gnesta Bed & Breakfast,
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The Norwich Inn
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The Nutmeg Inn
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The Old Red Mill
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The Old Stagecoach Inn
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The Inn at Shelburne Farms
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The Shoreham Inn,
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Police are looking for an armed robber who approached a driver at an ATM in downtown early Tuesday morning.
The suspect robbed the driver at gunpoint with a "silver handgun" at Citibank 17401 S. Oak Park Ave., around 6:30 a.m., according to a news release from the . He got away with an undisclosed amount of cash, as the victim was making a deposit when he was approached.
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Some residents living in the immediate area received phone calls from the alerting them to the incident, readers said. The entire village wasn't notified, however, said Tinley Park Police Cmdr. Pat McCain.
"Not everyone got calls," he said. "Just those who may have seen investigators, canines walking around that area."
McCain described the assailant as a black man wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt and black jeans. He said surveillance footage of the incident is likely available, though he hadn't reviewed it himself as of 1 p.m. He noted that sketch artists are working on compiling an illustration of the suspect, who ran southbound from the ATM and around the building.
"That's the last we saw of him," McCain said. "We presume he fled by getting into a car."
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Tinley Park police at 708-444-5300.
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - State lawmakers are trying to come up with solutions to reduce crime in Ohio.
At a safety summit in Youngstown on Saturday, law enforcement emphasized the need for stiff penalties for anyone who intimidates or tries to tamper with a witness.
State Senator Joe Schiavoni says lawmakers are working on laws to address that problem as well as ways to deter repeat offenders.
Schiavoni says that individuals who intimidate at witness in a murder trial should be jailed for a substantial amount of time. He also said that people convicted of multiple offenses for violent crimes with firearms should received stiffer penalties.
"These are the people we need to get off the streets," Schiavoni said.
The bill would impose a seven year mandatory sentence for criminals convicted of two violent felonies that are arrested and convicted of having a firearm in their possession.
The bill is sponsored by Senator Hughes from Columbus and co-sponsored by Schiavoni.
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Trends in Small Business and Small Farm Loans
The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) of 1977 encourages commercial banks and savings institutions to help meet the credit needs of the communities they are chartered to serve. They must do so in a manner consistent with sound banking practices, particularly in neighborhoods that suffer from disinvestment and among lower-income residents and businesses that may not benefit from ready access to mainstream banking products.1 I look at temporal and geographic changes of these loans in the Federal Reserve Sixth District (hereafter, the district) in comparison to the United States.
National and district trends
While the reasons for the sudden increase in the number of loans for both the country and the district in 2006 and 2007 are unclear, a similar trend was noted in overall small business loans reported by all depository lending institutions for the United States, not just CRA lending institutions (Williams, 2012). The sudden drop in the number of loans between 2007 and 2010 may have been due to weak economic conditions as a result of the Great Recession. Under recessionary conditions, local firms are subject to uncertain prospects and hence pose more credit risks, leading financial institutions to limit the amount of credit they are willing to offer to borrowers (Bostic and Canner, 1998). Small business owners often use the equity in their homes or other collateral to borrow. Therefore, the impact of housing value declines, problems with personal credit, and other negative market trends may have also affected the ability of small businesses and small farms to borrow.6 The number of loans in 2010 was the lowest over the 11-year time period (2000–2010) considered in this analysis. The number of total loans declined some 4.4 million in 2010 for the country, a decrease of 68 percent from 2007. The respective 2010 figure for the district was 568,634, a decrease of 73 percent from 2007. Most of these declines came from small business loans. The percent decreases in the number of farm loans were 33 percent for the country and 40 percent for the district, respectively.
An aggregated total of $186 million in small business and farm loans under CRA (see chart 3 and the table), of which $174 million were small business loans, was reported for the year 2000 for the nation. The respective figure for the district was $27 million (see chart 4 and the table), of which $26 million were small business loans. Reflecting the trend in the number of loans, loan amounts increased steadily through 2007 except for the year 2005, which reported a temporary decrease from the previous year for both the country and the district. In 2007, the overall total small business and farm loans were $341 million and $52 million, respectively, for the United States and the district. Out of the total loans in 2007, the table shows small business loans were $328 million for the country and $51 million for the district. Similar to the trends in the number of loans, during the Great Recession and recovery period, the loan amounts also declined sharply. In 2010, total loan amounts for the United States were $187 million; total loan amounts for the district were $24 million. These declines reflect a 45 percent drop for the nation and 54 percent drop for the district, respectively, from 2007 levels. The 2010 loan amounts were the lowest for the 11-year time period (2000–2010) considered in this analysis.
As for the distribution of these funds among various types of loan categories, in 2000, for the country, 35 percent of the total amount was for loans of less than $100,000, 20 percent went to loans of $100,000 to $250,000, and 45 percent was for loans of more than $250,000 (see chart 5). The figures for the district for the same year followed a similar pattern: 38 percent went to loans of less than $100,000, 20 percent for $100,000 to $250,000, and 42 percent for over $250,000 (see chart 6). The share of the dollar amount dedicated to smaller loans in the nation rose steadily from 2001 to 2007, from 31 to 44 percent, then declined to 32 percent in 2010. A similar trend was noted for the district: the share increased from 31 percent in 2001 to 41 percent in 2007, declined to 27 percent in 2009, then increased slightly (to 29 percent) in 2010. The trend in the distribution of the middle loan amounts showed a similar pattern for both the United States and the district. This category of loans showed a slightly decreasing trend from the beginning of the decade up until 2007, then an increasing trend. As for the larger loans, the dollar amounts of these loans for both the country and the district were pretty stable through 2004, showed a downward trend through 2007, and then increased during the recession and recovery period.
Distribution of per capita lending by county types
Next, I examine the time trends of these per capita loans for urban and rural counties in the United States and the district. Chart 8 shows that per capita dollar amounts for rural counties were much lower than urban counties for both the country and the district. The per capita loan amount for U.S. metro counties in 2000 was $538 and $548 for the district. For the same year, nonmetro U.S. counties reported $114, nonmetro district counties, $128. These figures increased for metro counties until 2007, before declining in 2010 to the lowest reported levels for the time period. The loan amounts per capita for nonmetro counties showed an overall downward trend since 2004 with a slight upward tick in 2007.
Credit flows by LMI counties
Analysis of the data and geographic comparisons suggest that, overall, the number and dollar amount of loans originated by CRA reporting institutions show similar trends and patterns for the country and the district. There was a steady increase in the number and the dollar amount of loans originated from 2000 to 2007 and a sharp decrease during the Great Recession and recovery period. The decline during the recession and recovery period as a percent of 2007 numbers was sharper for the district than the country for both the number and the amount of loans.
As for the distribution of the funds among various types of loan categories, similar trends were shown for the United States and the district for all three types of loans. The hardest-hit category during the recession and recovery period was the smallest loan category of under $100,000; the $100,000 to $250,000 and over $250,000 loans remained somewhat stable. Loans of less than $100,000 may have decreased in 2008 and 2009 due to CRA lending institutions being more careful due to loss or lack of collateral (such as decline of real estate values). For example, the Federal Reserve Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices reported that a significant share of domestic banks (65 percent in January 2009) tightened lending standards on commercial and industrial loans during 2008 and 2009.8 Laderman and Reid (2010) suggest that bank failures and consolidations may have played a role in the decline of small business loans in recent years. 9
On the other hand, even though CRA reporting data do not show such factors, discouraged borrowers may have played a role in the decreasing trend in loan numbers and amounts. For example, the Atlanta Fed's Small Business Survey reported that some businesses did not seek credit due to unfavorable terms or the anticipation of a denial.10
The trends in loan amounts per capita in counties did not differ much between the country and the district and followed a similar trend over the time period considered. The urban and rural comparisons showed that per capita dollar amounts of small business loans for rural counties are much lower compared to urban counties for both the United States and the district. Although this indicates that the number and dollar amount of small business loans originated in rural counties are not distributed to match the distribution of population, more analysis is needed to see if the loan distribution compares with small businesses in rural counties. The analysis also showed that only a tiny fraction of total small business loans, whether measured in number of loans or in dollar amount, originated in LMI counties. While a more accurate analysis of the distribution of loans will require small business information in LMI counties, the present analysis hints at the possibility that, despite the CRA, availability of and access to small business credit in LMI communities is still a policy issue. In contrast, the share of the number and amount of small farm loans originated in LMI counties ranged from 25 percent to 35 percent for both the country and the district, probably because LMI counties are disproportionately rural.
While the above analyses on time trends and geographic distributions of CRA loans are useful for benchmarking, data on small business dynamics and factors affecting such dynamics are required to be able to assess the impact of CRA loans on small business and small farm outcomes and economic performance in LMI communities. I continue to research the effects of small business loans on small businesses creation and destruction at the state level.
By Anil Rupasingha, research adviser and economist in the Atlanta Fed's community and economic development group
1 The regulations that enforce CRA compliance were revised in 1995 and among the changes were institutional reporting requirements. Under these reporting requirements, banking institutions are required to collect and report annually the number and amount of small loans, including the locational information of these loans to small businesses and small farms (firms with gross annual revenues of $1 million or less) and any community development loans. The new data permit analysis of trends of the loans reported under the act and the impact of these loans on various economic outcomes. The data also allow for a more systematic evaluation of bank performance outcomes under the CRA, in the context of peer activity during the same time period, to complement the qualitative evaluation of product and service development and deployment strategies.
2 Bostic, R.W., and G.B. Canner. 1998. "New information on lending to small businesses and small farms: The 1996 CRA data." Federal Reserve Bulletin (Jan):1-21.
3 All institutions regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of Thrift Supervision that meet the asset size threshold are subject to data collection and reporting requirements. The asset size threshold that triggers data collection and reporting for all agencies for 2013 is $1.186 billion as of December 31 of each of the prior two calendar years. Please see Community Reinvestment Act data.
4 CRA reporting institutions extended about two-thirds of all small business loans and about one-fifth of all small farm loans granted by such institutions in 1996 (Bostic and Canner, 1998).
5 Williams, V. 2012. Small Business Lending in the United States 2010–2011. Office of Advocacy U.S. Small Business Administration.
6Due to the lack of information on credit applications in small business and small farm lending data reported here, it is not possible to know how supply and demand has changed for these loans.
7 Metropolitan (urban) and nonmetropolitan (rural) definitions are from the USDA 2003 Rural-Urban continuum codes (rucc). Please visit U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service website for details.
8 Please see the Fed Board's Senior Loan Officer Survey on bank lending practices for more details. January 2010 of this survey reported that although banks started relaxing some strict standards on many loan types in the fourth quarter of 2009, they are yet to undo the tightening that occurred in 2008 and 2009.
9 Laderman, E. and C. Reid. 2010. The Community Reinvestment Act and Small Business Lending in Low- and Moderate-Income Neighborhoods during the Financial Crisis. Working Paper 2010-05. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
10 Please see the Atlanta Fed's small business survey for more details.


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Hell, even watch the cut scenes while auto-skipping gameplay after you've beat it, if that's what gets your kicks!
Story mode is incredibly cutscene heavy! If you're let down by that, you can always have instant fun in Action Mode.
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Rated 5 / 5 stars July 25, 2013
this game is just too funny! the dialogues fantastic and i love the old "captain proton" feel :P yeah the controls can be a tad tricky, but its just a fun, humorous, and a short piece of awesome game time! i just got to hand it to the cheap humor and references that are so nicely put together here.
Rated 0.5 / 5 stars June 21, 2013
Why the fuck is this so highly rated?
I don't get why this is loved so much by everyone. The controls are so damn confusing it's near impossible to play. I can rarely stand still and point in one direction long enough to hit anything, and when I do, I instantly get blasted out of the skies. The controls need to be more responsive, I'm constantly going in a completely different direction than what I want. The ship needs to slide around way less, Or I need a fucking instant brake button instead of slowly decreasing my speed, cause it's impossible to get a straight shot when you're always moving. The whole W & S to control speed thing needs to be removed entirely, as it's completely pointless. The respawn system makes no sense, if I just get repaired every time what's the point? And how am I supposed to know how close I am to dying anyways? Hey you know what would be nice? A FUCKING HEALTH BAR. This game is just absolutely terrible, I couldn't get past the 2nd level. If you want a GOOD space shooter, play Starmageddon. It's far better than this piece of shit.
I'm giving Half a star for funny characters, but that's it.
Rated 5 / 5 stars June 12, 2013
It IS going to be a series. As you can tell by the 'Episode 1: Infinity Drifter'. Also, very great game. I like it. the ONLY thing its missing is different game modes. Then it will be perfect. Can't wait for Episode 2!
Rated 5 / 5 stars April 17, 2013
Epic! Unlike nearly all newground/flash games I've played. Smooth cutscenes with good animation, comedy and awesome combat. I especially enjoyed the last battle when I had an entire fleet backing me up. Usually in these kinds of battles you a one man power house having to take on droves of enemies, so this is a nice change. Can't wait to play the next game.
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LOL this web site is hilarious. Why do so many lesbos look like little boys, and why am I attracted to them sometimes - no not this one. Gross. But that cat is hot.
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This Lurkers formed in London in 1976. This minimally produced pop-punk band was the first group on Beggars Banquet Records.
Girls - Lust for Life.
I've had this song in my head for three days straight and I am finally going to see this kid in two hours!
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Randy was born July 13, 1952, in Aledo, to Frank Melvin and Marguerite Peterson Millikan. He graduated from the former Winola High School and Black Hawk College. He was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church. Randy was employed by the Moline Post Office for the last 26 years.
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This whooping cough resource is a compilation of links through to blogs I've already written. The countries dealt with are primarily relating to "myths" which the Ministry of Health perpetuates in the letters they send to people.
Whooping cough - the Infection
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NZ Ministry of Health changes diagnostic criteria on 31 May 2012
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These are some of Hilary's latest blogs:
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Sticky Hands to Writing Hands: Enhancing Handwriting Skills From Infancy
- Friday, July 20, 2012
Preschool Years
The preschool years can provide a whole new world of opportunities for your child to practice visual-motor and fine-motor skills through their play. Some of these activities may be messy, but the benefits far outweigh the cleanup required! In fact, it is much more time-consuming to try to replicate the benefits of these activities through other, less messy activities and often not as effective (or fun).
A prime example of a messy but developmentally supportive activity is the use of play dough. Both strength and coordination are required to manipulate play dough into various shapes. An added benefit is that there are no "lesson plans" required. (Have you ever noticed how a preschooler will occupy himself with his play dough creations for long periods of time?) Creativity and pretend play can also really blossom with play dough, all while enhancing fine-motor strength and eye-hand coordination. Not too many activities can do all that with little preparation by the parent!
Finger painting is another messy yet effective activity for prewriting skills. Through finger painting, children can learn which movements produce which markings (i.e., line, circle). Since writing is described simply as "the trace of movement,"1 finger painting is one of the most perfect pre-writing activities you can use to teach children how to make lines and shapes—without even picking up a pencil.
As children begin to show an interest in coloring, encourage the use of crayons instead of markers, and demonstrate a proper crayon grip. Crayons provide resistance that markers do not and therefore are more effective at building strength and endurance in the muscles required for writing. A crayon is a "tool for writing," much like chopsticks are "tools for eating." It is important to teach your child how to use this "writing tool" properly. Demonstration and positioning the hand on the crayon properly will lead to proper grip of a pencil when your child shows readiness to write letters in the kindergarten and elementary years.
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The transition to handwriting is made easier for the child and parent when a solid foundation of pre-writing skills has been laid. Before running a race, a wise athlete does some warm-up exercises. In the same way, it is beneficial for the child to warm up the muscles of the hands and arms prior to writing each day. Activities that have been used to develop the muscles of the hands during play, such as the use of play dough, can easily be used to warm up the hands prior to a handwriting lesson.
Developmentally, children typically learn to copy vertical and horizontal lines prior to drawing circles and diagonal lines. Therefore, when using a developmental approach to handwriting, teach letters that utilize only vertical and horizontal lines before introducing letters that contain diagonal lines. For example, teach capital F before capital A. Furthermore, teaching capitals first is an effective way to allow children to focus on developing good letter formation habits with letters of one size and position on the line, prior to introducing lowercase letters. Lowercase letters require children to pay attention to various size and placements on the line, which may be overwhelming for a child's first introduction to handwriting.
Regardless of the style chosen, demonstration and consistency are crucial when teaching your child handwriting. Demonstrate the proper formation of letters for your child until she is forming the letter consistently each time. Use consistent language when describing letter formation, since some children, especially auditory learners, will "replay" your instructions in their heads while writing on their own. Continue instructing your child in letter formation until handwriting becomes an automatic skill. Otherwise, too much effort will go into remembering how to write the letter and take away effort needed for the spelling or composition lessons you try to teach later on.
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- salt and pepper
- 4 hard-boiled eggs, sliced
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- Bring salted water to boil in large pan. Add spinach and cook for 5-6 minutes. Strain the spinach and reserve the liquid.
- Blend the spinach in a food processor or blender to puree.
- Fry the chopped onions in butter until pale golden brown. Remove from heat and sprinkle in flour. Return to heat and cook for 1-2 minutes to cook the flour.
- Sir in reserved spinach liquid and, once it is all incorporated into the soup, bring it back to boil.
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The Idaho Stampede are quickly becoming the Miami Heat of the NBA D-League. And according to two league sources, the 0-7 team's recent stockpiling of well-known talent is about to continue with the addition of small forward Luke Babbitt.
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.... who exactly do you think babbit should take playing time from? realistically, no one right now. unless someone gets injured, we really have no use for babbit at the moment, so the D league will do him some good. obviously, it worked for patty. we saw the evidence of that come out last night. babbit will get his shot. its just not gonna come right now.
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The RTA Sets Storage and Construction Room (located in RCC-158A) provides storage for all flats, set pieces, set decorations and props used in television productions in the RCC studios. There is also a shop for minor woodworking, space for painting, and tools for various handy work.
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Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server (TFS) are the cornerstones of development on the Microsoft .NET platform. These tools represent some of the best opportunities for success and to experience a focused and smooth software development process. For TFS 2010 Microsoft heavily invested in Scrum and is moving some internal product teams onto the approach.
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Fahrenheit 451 similar to today's society
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March 2, 2012
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In some of the freshman English classes, students are reading Ray Bradbury's classic Fahrenheit 451. This book shows a future where books are illegal, and no one thinks independently.
While reading this book, mind you written in 1953, I saw many things from the society in the book are similar to our society today. They have situations where no one seems to care about other people, knowledge or anything else besides technology. Most of the characters in this book are eerily comparable to today's society.
Today you cannot go outside without seeing someone on some sort of electronic device. We have become too reliant on the vices and assistances of technology. In a poll taken by babycenter.com, the average American male child spends ten hours a week on a video game system. With 240 hours in a week, discounting about thirty five hours a week on school, about eighty on sleeping, about sixteen for meals outside of school, these kids are spending about a tenth of their time on video games.
In a study taken on 8-18 year olds by the New York Times in 2010, kids spend seven and a half hours a day on electronics. I like technology, but I do not center my life on it. I don't have a Facebook account, or Twitter or any of the sorts. Today if someone wants to plan a group event, party or something of that sort, they just post on their wall on Facebook instead of calling them or meeting with them in person. I say that if you want to talk to someone, call them; don't post on their wall. Get up, and get outside for a change instead of becoming hermits at the computer or TV.


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I am dying to know if they got in any trouble for this. you can clearly see they didnt fall on accident. all this places. well publix actually or atleast it looks like publix have cameras. they must of seen how they were faking it. did they get in trouble? I MUST KNOW!
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I would have given Rihanna every single dollar I have if she had made this the official music video.
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I remember watching this and listening to the way she speaks and even her voice, thinking she's not a child. She's grown, that mind of hers is one that you probably can't even get with some elders here. This is exactly why I want to be a guidance counselor in falasteen. The children there aren't children. It's sad cos everyone deserves a childhood but they grow up to be some of the strongest people.
Does anybody have the link to this video??
Ah, this is old. (x)
She speaks like an adult. God willing, she's still alive today.
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Though it doesn't deliver the best photo quality, the sum of the Olympus OM-D E-M10's design, performance and features add up to a nice upgrade from a point-and-shoot.
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Morgan Rielly broke a 3-3 tie 7:15 into the third period with his seventh goal of the season as the Moose Jaw Warriors edged the visiting Spokane Chiefs 4-3 on Saturday.
Miles Warkentine – with his first WHL goal – Brayden Point and Jordan Messier also scored for the Warriors (12-14-3-4), who trailed 2-0 after the opening period but scored four of the next five goals en route to the win. Justin Paulic made 29 saves to post the victory.
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It's Australian - and it's good!
By: John Thomson
Source: National Library of Australia News, December 2003 (Volume XIV Number 3)
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The Australian Musical Collit's Inn
John Thomson explores the history of one of the earliest Australian musicals
At the Princess Theatre, Melbourne, exactly 70 years ago this month, on 23 December 1933, the curtain rose on the 'gala world premiere' of Collits' Inn, billed as 'the first Australian historical musical play'. After extensive publicity, the opening was widely anticipated. Radio 3KZ had a special descriptive broadcast, relayed to other states, of the audience arriving at the theatre, followed by a live broadcast of Act
One. Inside the theatre were the state premier, the lord mayor and 'a crowded audience representative of Melbourne's world of fashion'.
Collits' Inn was written by well-known Sydney journalist and broadcaster, Tom Stuart Gurr, with music and lyrics by Sydney composer Varney Monk. The papers of Varney Monk, now in the National Library, contain a wealth of detail about Collits' Inn as well as her forthright comments on the production.
The story of Collits' Inn goes back much further than 1933. In 1801, Irishman Pierce Collits arrived in Sydney as a convict, but he later prospered in the colony. In 1823 he built an inn, The Golden Fleece, at the foot of the steep and dangerous Cox's Pass over Mount York (near present day Lithgow) on the main road from Sydney to Bathurst. Its fortunes have fluctuated and its name has varied over the years but Collits' Inn still stands and has recently been extensively restored.
In the 1920s it was run as a popular guesthouse, offering country activities in green and peaceful surroundings. Amongst the many guests were Varney Monk and her husband Cyril, a violinist. The Monks had spent their honeymoon in the area and had returned many times, loving the atmosphere of the district and its strong historical connections.
In 1931 Nathalie Rosenwax, a prominent Sydney singing teacher, announced a Light Opera and Revue Competition. Varney Monk decided to enter and approached Tom Stuart Gurr, one of her neighbours, with the supposedly true story of Pierce Collits' daughter Amelia and her doomed love for a soldier. Gurr drew further on the historical background of the old inn and its romantic surroundings, and fashioned a dramatic love story of two men striving for the affections of a beautiful young girl. He later claimed this story was entirely fictitious.
The competition attracted about 40 entries from all over Australia and the results were announced in April 1932. Collits' Inn won second prize but, despite this, Nathalie Rosenwax decide to use her students and mount a production of it. The Island of Palms by Arnold R. Mote and Margery Browne won the £100 first prize but appears never to have been produced. Collits' Inn opened for a packed five-night season at the Savoy Theatre, Sydney, on 5 December 1932, in the presence of the New South Wales governor. It featured Rosenwax's star pupil, professional soprano Rene Maxwell as Mary Collits, with radio personality Jack Winn in the comedy part. It was conducted by Howard Carr (a noted musician who had edited and orchestrated the score) with Cyril Monk leading the orchestra. Newspapers next day pronounced it a success mainly due to two factors, the romantic Australian story and the 'beautiful melodic themes, richly orchestrated and admirably performed'. There were repeat performances at the Mosman Town Hall in March 1933. In a letter written in 1935, Varney remembered that 'our struggles to get the work on were hideous of course and I can't tell you how grateful I am to Mr Carr for being so generous in seeing my possibilities'.
The musical received further exposure with a broadcast by the ABC on a national radio hook-up in June 1933, again featuring Rene Maxwell as Mary Collits. Varney continued to promote the work and took it to Australia's leading theatrical entrepreneurs, J.C. Williamsons. As she recalled in a letter dated 1935, 'it was turned down by the Managing Director as no good. I also used the usual argument … that the possibilities in any new show by unknown people were very seldom sensed by those to whom it was offered.'
Following this disappointment, it looked like the end for Collits' Inn but for the fact that Francis William Thring, a successful filmmaker, was turning his attention to stage productions. Thring felt that 'a country which could produce a Melba, a Florence Austral and many other world-famous names, should surely possess individuals capable of providing the material for musical productions equal to those from abroad'. Thring not only wanted to stage a series of Australian musicals but also hoped that they 'may be transferred to the screen, as films suitable for world consumption'.
Varney continues the story— 'the way Mr Thring heard the music of Collits' Inn was that I took a good girl to Melbourne with a good voice and she sang it with a good band and I have never seen Mr Thring look so pleased since'. Thring agreed that his company Efftee Attractions would produce it professionally.
F.W. Thring demonstrated his faith in the future of Australian musicals by sparing no expense on the production. Gladys Moncrieff, Australia's most popular star of light opera, was put under a 12-month contract. In keeping with his all-Australian policy, Thring brought back from London two Australians, Robert Chisholm to play opposite Moncrieff and Claude Fleming to both direct and play the rival for Mary Collits' hand. George Wallace, the foremost comedian of the day was also cast. The programme boasted of 'boundless energy' and extensive research ensuring the accuracy of the costumes and the 'first complete revolving stage in the history of Australian theatre'.
Collits' Inn underwent extensive revision for the professional production. George Wallace's comic role was expanded considerably, to the point that several critics complained it overshadowed the main story. New songs were added. Taking advantage of the extra resources available, the corroboree ballet was expanded and re-orchestrated. According to Varney, it was based on a genuine chant she had once heard during a chance encounter with an Aboriginal woman in a toy shop in Kiama. With its dramatic costumes and makeup, it was to become the most talked about scene of the production. Varney recalled it 'was considered to be more spectacular than the Totem Dance in Rose Marie … and the wild abandon of the Snake and Kangaroo corroboree thrilled the audiences'.
Following the 1933 Melbourne premiere, The Age reported
Smith's Weekly said 'its Australian—and its good', a theme common to many reviews. The Sydney Daily Telegraph said 'It was with a distinct shock that the audience realised that this play was Australian; that some one had had the audacity to use gum trees (magnificently reproduced gum trees) as a setting; that someone had realised the potentialities of a corroboree for ballet. Something for even New York to become excited about.' The Melbourne Argus proclaimed 'It satisfies as no Rose Marie or Lilac Time can satisfy.'
Varney Monk's score was found to be especially tuneful. The duet, 'Stay While the Stars Are Shining', was generally regarded as the hit song. The Age even suggested that in the song 'Australia' there was 'a fine rousing patriotic piece fit to be adopted as a national anthem'. Despite this success, Varney commented later that 'the disarrangement of the numbers by Efftee Company made the music less effective than the amateur performances'.
Collits' Inn ran for 16 weeks in Melbourne, achieving over 120 performances. It transferred to Sydney in June 1934. Despite more enthusiastic reviews, it ran for a disappointing eight weeks, perhaps due to playing in an unsuitable theatre. It had a three- week return season in Melbourne in October 1934.
Continuing his series of Australian works, F.W. Thring produced Varney Monk's next musical, The Cedar Tree, and expatriate Dudley Glass's Beloved Vagabond in 1934–35. Neither was successful and what Thring had hoped would be 'the beginning of a new era in Australian stage productions' faded.
A film version of Collits' Inn was planned but never eventuated, although a soundtrack is preserved in the collection of ScreenSound Australia. Thring's untimely death in 1936 brought an end to the grand plans.
Varney never gave up her belief in Collits' Inn and her hope that it would achieve wider recognition. Her papers contain letters to Oswald Stoll, a leading London entrepreneur, but Collits' Inn was never to achieve an overseas production. Writing in 1966, Varney conveys in her rambling style the drama behind the production:
Since the original productions in 1933–34, Collits' Inn has faded from the stage. There have been two truncated versions broadcast on ABC radio and a few amateur productions, but even the publication of the libretto by Currency Press in 1990 failed to generate much interest.
Collits' Inn was hailed as a unique Australian musical. It was not the first theatrical production to use Australian settings, nor was it, as is commonly claimed, the first Australian musical. This honour seems to go to the intriguingly named FFF: An Australian Mystery Musical Comedy, which had seasons in Adelaide, Perth and Melbourne in 1920. Collits' Inn was not The Great Australian Musical many hoped it would be. But it proved that Australian creativity and talent could produce an original work that Australian audiences wanted to see and was judged worthy of a place on the world stage.
John Thomson is a former arts librarian. He is currently a consultant on ephemera and performing arts resources
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