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(November 24) Today we're celebrating . . . International Aura Awareness DaySaturday, November 24th, 2007
International Aura Awareness Day
A day to increase your awareness of your aura; the energy of the human body.
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(November 24) Today we're celebrating . . . International Aura Awareness DaySaturday, November 24th, 2007
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(November 23) Today we're celebrating . . . Black FridayFriday, November 23rd, 2007
Well aside from the bad poetry, today is the official start of the Christmas shopping season. It was the day that, traditionally, retailers accounting books went from "red" to "black." And while that's not really true anymore its still a big day for retailers. And bargain hunters.
So good luck and great "sale-ing."
(November 22) Today we're celebrating . . . ThanksgivingThursday, November 22nd, 2007
Thanksgiving Day
So join us for our Thanksgiving celebration and enjoy fun Holiday things for you and your family. We've got stories of the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving, turkeys to take home, holiday pictures for the kids to print and color, tasty holiday recipes and e-greeting cards to send your friends and family. We hope you find something you like!
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Thanksgiving Day 2007 – A Proclamation by the President of the United States of AmericaThursday, November 22nd, 2007
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Holiday Invite: Thanksgiving on the NetWednesday, November 21st, 2007
Happy Thanksgiving! Holidays on the Net invites you to our celebration of Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving Day in America is a time to offer thanks, a time of family gatherings and holiday meals. A time of turkeys, stuffing, and pumpkin pie. A time for Indian corn, holiday parades and giant balloons.
We've got stories of the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving, delicious holiday recipes, and holiday pictures for the kids to print and color.
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President Bush Pardons May and Flower in National Thanksgiving Turkey CeremonyWednesday, November 21st, 2007
President Bush officially pardoned the Whitehouse Thanksgiving turkeys – May and Flower – on Tuesday.Â
The turkeys, whose names were chosen in an online poll, will be flown to Florida where they will appear as the Grand Marshalls in the Disney World Thanksgiving Day parade.
The festivities were held Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007, in the Rose Garden of the White House.  And May and Flower will live the rest of their natural lives in Disney World.
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(November 21) Today we're celebrating . . . Pumpkin Pie DayWednesday, November 21st, 2007
Pumpkin Pie Day
Well what better way to prepare for the big day tomorrow than by taking time today to bake your own of pumpkin pie?
While I enjoy the basic Pumpkin Pie, I invite you to check out the tasty selection of Thanksgiving Desserts at Holiday Eats, our holiday recipe site. 'Cause aside from the basic Pumpkin Pie, you can chose from easy and tasty recipes including Ice Cream Pumpkin Pie, Pumpkin and Praline Pie, and Pumpkin Cake Roll.
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Here are ten total teases from Tuesday's episode of Justified 'Decoy'. If you don't want to be spoiled, turn back now :)
This episode is both unique and uniquely Justified but enough about vague things I say to avoid telling more than ten teases, onto the Observations!
1. This episode is shown in close to real time
2. "Here we go."
3. "We dug coal together."
4. "He's usually a little more fair-minded."
5. "Raylan, just listen to reason."
6. "As long as you're inviting people, make it a party."
7. "We're in Kentucky, not Sausalito, what's wrong with you people?!"
8. "Ava, I love you." NOT said by Boyd
9. Ava is not to be messed with
10. Bob is tougher than he looks.
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The Delhi Secretariat, which until now was buzzing with frenetic activity, wore a deserted look Saturday after its 49-day custodian, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, resigned, bringing down the curtain on action-packed governance.
An eerie silence fell upon the nine-storey sprawling building with only a handful of people inside the humongous office complex which saw work sometimes even on Saturdays during the seven weeks of the AAP government.
The third floor - from where Kejirwal took some of the "populist" measures - had no trace of officials, except the same posse of security guards who have manned the chief minister's office for over 10 years.
"I never saw a chief minister like Kejriwal in my entire career here. While entering the office he would ask me about my well-being which Sheila Dikshit (who was chief minister for 15 years) never did," said one of the security guards pleading anonymity as he did not wish to be penalised for speaking out of turn to the media.
"The entire low grade officials like me had high hopes from him. It is because of the Congress and the BJP, he had to resign. We will bring him back (to power)," the guard told IANS.
A couple of top officials were seen on the premises, with one of them sharing his stint with Kejriwal and his young team of cabinet ministers.
"It was a different and learning experience for me, but you have to move on," the official, who closely worked with Kejriwal, told IANS.
However, there were a few on whose faces the expression of relief was palpable.
"At least for some days, I won't have to work till 11 p.m. He made all of us run," a clerk said.
The roads in the complex - which till Friday were dotted with outdoor broadcasting vans of media houses and occupied by protestors over various issues - were deserted.
Just a stone's throw away from the Gate No. 6 - entry point to the Secretariat - a tea shop owner is disappointed with Kejriwal's resignation and angry with the BJP and the Congress who, he says, "plotted" against Kejriwal.
"I will vote for him again and tell 10 others to vote too as I have not seen a chief minister like him in 35 years."
Kejriwal and his cabinet ministers resigned Friday over the stalling of Jan Lokpal bill by the Congress and BJP in the assembly. The Aam Aadmi Party took power in Delhi Dec 28 after a stunning debut in state elections.
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Based on this series of focused policy questions, dummy tables should be developed that indicate how the data from the various parts of the questionnaire will be analyzed and presented. This step is critical because as the CIN observed from the extensive number of tables already presented, few if any were presented in a way that is useful for decision makers.
The CIN believes that adoption of Recommendations 1 and 2 will result in a more focused study. A direct result will be the identification of a core group of essential indicators for monitoring the ongoing effects of economic reforms in Russia. The resulting set of essential indicators will in most likelihood be sustainable within the current institutional infrastructure in Russia.
There may be longer-term goals for which a more detailed survey protocol can be justified. Again, however, they are not clear from the current survey. Therefore, the CIN suggests that the RLMS research team articulate a potentially larger set of research-policy questions that justify additional data collection procedures above and beyond the essential set of indicators identified. The CIN does not believe that more data are necessarily more policy relevant. Indeed, considerable time was spent discussing the enormous respondent burden that is inherent in the current multitiered survey. The CIN decided against identifying specific sections of the questionnaires that could be eliminated or specific questions that seemed superfluous. However, the relevance of many of the detailed questions on tangential issues was questioned. Ideally, each of the individual questions should be linked to a policy question and a specific analysis plan.
In future studies, weight and height should be measured, not self-reported. It is also important to identify where and with whom pensioners live in order to determine what kind of social support system they have (e.g., a family-based support system).
Other questions to consider are the following: Are there intrinsic issues or characteristics about the pensioners that prevent them from using these social support systems? How serious is the food shortage among pensioners, and what is the situation of their personal food stock? What are some coping strategies by which pensioners can maintain their health and diet in light of these shortages? How do pensioners supplement their income? How much international food aid has been delivered, and what are the most useful forms of food aid to pensioners?
Surveys of pensioners living in rural areas should be undertaken to determine the extent of their well-being. Contrary to the usual presumption, other data available to the CIN appear to show that pensioners in small communities tended to live alone more.


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Baton Rouge, LA - February 13, 2012- The Louisiana International Film Festival (LIFF) announces its launch fundraising event with a special screening of THE BIG LEBOWSKI, followed by a movie character themed after-party. Honored guest Jeff "the Dude" Dowd will be in attendance for Q&A and OPEN FORUM discussion about the possibilities and future of the Louisiana International Film Festival.
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In Joel and Ethan Coen's cult classic movie THE BIG LEBOWSKI, the lead character referred to as "the Dude" played by Jeff Bridges is inspired by the real Jeff "the Dude" Dowd. Mr. Dowd was involved in the planning stages and creation of Robert Redford's Sundance Institute and Sundance Film Festival. "A film festival is really about building bridges between artists and audiences while actively involving local and international communities, social networks and the media." says Dowd, who will emcee an open forum discussion about the foundation of a Louisiana film festival. He will help explore ideas for future programming and ways to attract potential filmmakers and share observations about previous and current film festivals and discuss what those involved have done to attract and harness talent in their region.
"We are excited to have Jeff here in our early stages of LIFF since he has been influential in the development of Sundance, Seattle, Toronto and other film festivals. Not only is he "the Dude?, but also a marketing guru and a natural at bringing lots of people and communities together", said Chesley Heymsfield, Executive Director of LIFF. Heymsfield has served as producer on films, music videos and commercials in New York and Los Angeles throughout her career. She plans to have the red carpet meet the Louisiana bayou at the state's inaugural international film festival in April 2013.
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Everyone wants to know whether Carl Paladino can really be elected Governor. The answer is yes, he can. That is astounding to everyone who thinks he is a mad, crazy, Tea Party kind of guy—a rip-off artist who has made tons from government programs while preaching the gospel of fiscal conservatism. You can pick and choose among all the reasons not to vote for the guy, but recent polls show that Paladino is moving up. How can that be when the newspapers are doing one exposé or editorial after another about him? Of course, newspapers are not well thought of. We have seen several polls indicating that journalists enjoy widespread contempt.
How is it that when Andrew Cuomo is doing the right thing by not getting down in the mud with the guy, Paladino's numbers keep going up? The respected Marist Poll shows him 15 points behind among likely voters.
Things get stranger and stranger. I have a friend who makes his living selling legal guns. He tells me that he is voting for Andrew Cuomo. He says that the other guy is just too crazy. That would fly in the face of the rising poll numbers for Paladino. The secret, of course, is that the middle-class voter sees the "system" as conspiring against them. All they know is that no matter who is in power, they are the ones getting screwed. Their taxes are going up, their schools are characterized as not working, too many of their politicians are on the take and the in-groups in the legislature are more concerned about preserving their status than about helping the people. What's more, voters are feeling more and more that they are being "played." They get two choices, Republicans or Democrats, and no matter who is in office, things seem to stay the same.
People want to know why media magnate Rupert Murdoch, a fiscal conservative, is backing Andrew Cuomo and has been since the Attorney General got into the race. They are genuinely puzzled about the fact that Murdoch is supporting the son of Mario when he did more than anyone else to get Mario out of office in 1994. A few potential answers to the puzzle are that Andrew has been moving seriously to the right; Murdoch's kids seem to have far more social conscience than he does; and Cuomo senior saved the New York Post when he supported giving Post owner Rupert a waiver on the prohibition against owning both a newspaper and a television station in the same market.
The better answer is that we have no idea. It could just be, as Woodrow Wilson once said, "…secret agreements secretly arrived at" (implicitly or explicitly). That's why it was no surprise that one of Murdoch's top political guys, Frederic U. Dicker, got in the face of Paladino and started the "War of Two Mutts" that was seen on TV and heard around the world on virtually every radio station. Dicker has done this kind of gonzo journalism again and again and it always gets the desired results. But let's just remember who is pressing the Dicker buttons.
Many journalists know that the in-your-face Dicker performance was unprofessional but they supported him anyway, so threatening is Paladino, the rogue politician. So Joe Shmoe, living in Levittown and madder than hell about everything, may just want to send a message. Joe's, "Get off my back. Get away from me. Go away!" may be just like Paladino's, "I'm madder than hell and you should be, too!" message. It will not be the first time in history that someone has fallen for the off-the-wall politico message. When people get angry enough they just say, "Nothing can be worse than this."
Andrew is between a rock and a hard place. If he comes out and fights Paladino, he is the old "Bully Boy" Andrew, and if he takes the reasonable path and doesn't fight, he is disdained for not being combative enough. As of now, he seems to be holding his fire but if the polls continue to narrow, Andrew may have to come out and fight. That would mean debating, which is something he clearly does not want to do because it gives the man the Daily News calls "Crazy Carl" an even bigger platform. These are very dangerous times. The voters are in a state of near rebellion against what they think is a rigged system and that's why Paladino could win. It all depends on just how angry and fed up they are.
Alan S. Chartock is president and CEO of WAMC/Northeast Public Radio and an executive publisher at The Legislative Gazette.
Tags: Andrew Cuomo, Capitol Connection, Carl Paladino, governor, Politics, Rupert Murdoch, Tea Party
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to Chris & Kristin Olson's place.
live off-grid in Northern Wisconsin and our home is powered
by wind and solar energy and two generators - a Honda EM4000SX
for standby peak load power, and a Honda EP2500CX for standy
prime power.
are avid motorcyclists and ride Honda FSC600 Silver Wings.
We have many photo albums that will eventually be online here,
and stories of our motorcycle trips all over the US and Canada.
have an Oregon Scientific WMR200 weather station. We have
a personal weather
website here. Our station ID is KWIBARR03 and we also
maintain a weather website on Weather
have designed and built high-voltage wind turbines for off-grid
power, designed for use for MPPT. See below for more information.
Off-Grid Projects
can use wind power?
If you live off-grid, chances are the bulk of your energy
will come from solar. The generator will supply the bulk of
the rest of your energy that solar doesn't provide. A wind
turbine is only useful if you can use it to offset how much
the generator runs, how deeply the battery gets cycled, and
to fill in the gaps when you have poor solar conditions. In
the summer a wind turbine is rarely needed for off-grid power
if you have installed adequate solar generating capacity.
In the winter, however, when the days are short in the higher
latitudes, a wind turbine can be a valuable asset and save
hundreds of hours on your generators and prevent deep cycling
your battery. In other words, the wind power supplements the
solar in winter time when the days are short. In summer the
wind turbine is of little use, and is not really needed.
turbines are not cheap. They cost over 3x per kWh
what solar power costs, and the tower is the most expensive
component of a wind power system. Therefore, the need for
a wind turbine for off-grid power must be carefully weighed
against generator and battery cost in the long term. Wind
turbines for grid-tie applications are not practical at all
for residential power. I provide no support,
nor do I build any turbines, for people that have grid power
and want or use a wind turbine.
have designed, built and tested several models over the years,
however at the present I only build parts for two models -
the DWP260 and DWP350. I provide an energy rating for my turbine
designs at 5.0 m/s (11 mph) average wind speed because that
is the most common average wind speed on a windy day. Peak
power means almost nothing with wind turbines because the
wind rarely blows hard enough to make peak power a practical
rating. So a wind turbine that is advertised as 2 kW really
ends up being a 200 watt turbine at the average wind speeds
most sites experience.
The DWP260 is a 2.6 meter (8.5 foot) diameter
turbine designed specifically for 24V systems. It operates
at 100 volts open circuit and is designed for use with a Morningstar
Tri-Star MPPT60-150V controller. It will produce 2.9 kWh/day
@ 5.0 m/s wind speed. It uses either commercially available
fiberglass blades or hand carved wood blades, and a simple
20 pole generator that is much cheaper to build. This turbine
is suitable for wire run distances that do not exceed 100
meters on 24V systems. It will produce 1.2 kW peak power.
DWP350 is a 3.5 meter (11.5 foot) diameter machine
for 24 or 48V systems. It operates at 150 volts open circuit,
so can be used on wire runs up to 300 meters from the tower
to your power room. It is designed for use with a MidNite
Classic 150 MPPT controller. The 350 is a more advanced turbine
with a more expensive 20 pole three-phase generator. It can be
used with either commercially available 3.2 meter fiberglass
blades, or hand carved 3.5 meter wood blades. It is considerably
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m/s wind speed. It will produce 2.2 kW peak with 3.2 meter
fiberglass blades. With 3.5 meter blades it will produce 2.5
kW peak on 24V systems, or 3.0 kW peak on 48V systems.
on below if you want more information on these turbines, and
check out the Homebrew Off-Grid Projects link above.
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high voltage battery charging machines. Below is a slide show
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Leveraging PSIM to address security growing pains
Nine ways PSIM can help large, multi-site organizations
6. Command center consolidation: PSIM also makes it easier for a company to consolidate multiple control centers. This is made possible through PSIM's integration capabilities. Even if the companies have standardized on different access control systems, video management systems, etc., all of these systems can be seamlessly unified through the PSIM interface. The underlying complexities are totally transparent to the security operator. It all looks the same to him, and that means a shorter learning curve and less training. Additionally, experience shows that PSIM can reduce response time (the time it takes handle an incident) by as much as 75 percent, which means that all else being equal, a command center can monitor more sites without having to add staff or space.
7. Centralized management of critical security functions: For industries that have undergone extensive consolidation, commercial banking being one example, there is a heightened need to centralize and simplify management of critical security functions. According to the FDIC, the number of commercial bank brands declined from roughly 12,000 in 1990 to 6,000 in 2011. During the same period, total bank branches grew (from about 51,000 to 83,000). Simply put, that means there are many more branches per bank to monitor and manage. Empowered by PSIM, a bank security control center can become the focal point for managing critical security functions. For example, this can include monitoring panic buttons across every bank branch in the network. In the event a branch is robbed and a panic button is pushed, an alert would automatically be generated in the control center. A map would immediately pop up on the operator's screen showing the exact location of the alarm, along with the surveillance video associated with the specific panic button pressed and step-by-step emergency procedures. Information would instantly be routed to bank security management, local law enforcement or other responders. Depending on the situation, the PSIM system could also automatically secure doors or contact key personnel by phone, text or email.
8. Regulatory compliance challenges: PSIM also address challenges that extend far beyond day-to-day security operations, such as regulatory compliance issues. Electric utilities are a good example as they may have dozens of critical and regulated sites that need to be monitored across a multi-state footprint. For example, a standard of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation's Critical Infrastructure Protection (NERC CIP) program stipulates that unauthorized access attempts to CIP locations must be reviewed immediately and handled in accordance with the utility's CIP-compliant incident response plan. PSIM can help to ensure compliance with this specific aspect of CIP. Compliance with NERC CIP is enforced through NERC audits and utilities found to be in violation can be subjected to large fines. The burden is on the utility to provide documentation and proof of compliance. PSIM can help minimize this compliance reporting burden because reports can be generated automatically in a fraction of the time it would take to manually pull the information together.
9. Operational uses: Large organizations have broad needs beyond security that require situational awareness and situation management. For example, a utility could integrate grid devices into a PSIM solution, so error messages or device alerts could be sent automatically to operations personnel when maintenance was required. This could in turn initiate work orders, or instruct personnel to follow-up or escalate situations if work was not completed on time. There might be a need to monitor water levels in a river, temperature or oil level sensors in a transformer, vibrations in a turbine generator unit — all of these things are possible. In a bank setting, security operators could be alerted to equipment issues, such as an ATM video camera failure or ATM failure, for fast troubleshooting. This is critical because in some states, such as New York, ATM security regulations require that a surveillance camera be installed and properly maintained for every ATM. Failure to meet such regulations could result in costly fines. Asset tracking is another banking application for PSIM. Because of the portability of bank bags, financial institutions are faced with the constant threat of money theft. According to the FBI's Bank Crime Statistics, thousands of bank bags are stolen each year and less than half of the stolen funds are ever recovered. By integrating with location tracking systems such as GPS, RFID and blue force tracking, PSIM technology can help track and monitor infinite numbers of far-flung and movable bank assets, including armored vehicles and bank bags.


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True monopolies are rare – some level of substitute usually exists, so research all the options. Even monopolistic suppliers want to sell as much product (within commercial reason and supply constrains) as possible and there's usually a deal to be had.
You could take a collaborative stance, trying to achieve longer-term opportunities/repeat buys, relationships and incremental benefits for the vendor. Advance orders guaranteeing future cash flow, bulk purchased maximising production efficiencies or low-season transactions are also potential angles. A monopoly supplier may also have higher margins and be more open to discounting or offer to match prices available on the grey market. A complacent supplier unaware of product criticality position may take a weaker commercial position than it should.The purchaser must maximise the perceived opportunity represented by their business to the supplier while minimising their apparent dependence.
Do you want to get a better deal from your monopoly supplier? Or do you want to break the monopoly? Work out which it is and establish your organization's appetite for the fight ahead.Next, check that you really need this product or service. If so, getting a better deal should be straightforward. Answers might include bundling demand, placing orders at slack times for the supplier, piggy-backing on another customer's volume – living within your difficult situation.
Breaking the monopoly is much harder. Start by building internal support among stakeholders for the road ahead, and by making sure your immediate needs are covered in case your plan backfires or the supplier retaliates. Then establish why this is a monopoly, how it could be changed and what options exist to make you a more important customer in the market place. This could be as easy as adjusting your specifications, or more complex, such as developing a new supplier or changing your finished product. Keep your colleagues on board all the way.
The short answer is 'with difficulty'. Think about the strength of your existing relationship, the significance of the goods or services being supplied – would there be negative consequences if you apply more pressure? – and their complexity. This informs not only the tactics but also the vigour with which negotiations can be pursued.
The need to be informed is never truer than when dealing with a monopoly supplier. As well as your contract,, you should have a knowledge of market trends, any bad press and reports on the supplier's financial performance.
If prices are inflexible, identify where improvements to the service will provide most benefit that won't impact costs. These are often easy for the supplier to offer and enable it to test out services it wants to develop. If you are unconcerned with making the relationship worse, a further option is to attack the supplier's value chain, identifying costs that relate to a part of their service which you do not recognise as valuable. But beware the dangers of this.
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Lions of Czech Film: Love is Love
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On August 14, at 8 pm, the Avalon Theater will screen Milan Cieslar's film LOVE IS LOVE (Láska je láska). The film utilizes a stellar ensemble cast to explore the many faces of love: from finding one's true love in youth, to experiencing forbidden love, feeling the crises of middle-aged love, and rediscovering love in old age.
Love is Love (Láska je láska)
August 14, 8 pm
Dir. Milan Cieslar, 2012, 105 min., Czech with English subtitles
Eighteen-year-old pianist Maruška (Aneta Krejcíková), who lost her sight at 10 and longs to fall in love, lives with her overprotective grandfather (Petr Nárožný). She dreams of finding her ideal man with curly blonde hair and blue eyes, but she ends up falling in love with Marek (Maciej Cymorek), a dark-haired gypsy boy. As she explores her new love, her grandfather runs into his long-lost love Libuska. Meanwhile, Maruska's best friend Honza struggles with his mother who refuses to accept that her son is gay. She blames everyone for her son's "deviation." Enjoy this film exploring the many faces of love.
About the Lions of Czech Film Series:
This marks the seventh year of collaboration with the Avalon Theatre to present the Lions of Czech Film Series. This film series gives the Washington, DC, community an opportunity to view Czech films that are popular hits in Europe and have received numerous honors and awards at film festivals. Most of the films have received the prestigious Czech Lion Award, the Czech equivalent of an Academy Award. All of the films have limited distribution in the United States. The Lions of Czech Film Series offers an invaluable opportunity to see the best of Czech cinema in the nation's capital.
Upcoming Screenings:
September 11, 8 pm: Václav Havel, Prague-Castle (Václav Havel, Praha-Hrad)
October 9, 8 pm: Václav Havel, Prague-Castle II. (Václav Havel, Praha-Hrad II.)
November 13, 8 pm: Vojta Lavička: Ups and Downs (Vojta Lavička: Nahoru a dolů)
December 11, 8 pm: Alois Nebel (Alois Nebel)
The Avalon Theater
5612 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20015
Tickets may be purchased at the box office or online at www.theavalon.org.
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Post-it Notes Left on the Train
Writer and illustrator October Jones, the creative genius behind Text From Dog and these funny train commute doodles, is at it again with these hilarious motivational post-it notes that he leaves on the train and in other random places.The upbeat doodles, which star Jones' adorable character Peppy the Inspirational Cat, convey positive and funny messages meant to motivate daily commuters. Whether you're feeling the Monday blues or in need of some encouragement, Jones' delightful post-it notes are sure to brighten your day and remind you just how awesome you are.
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The "I-am-not-plotting-anything" smile.
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The College of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences is sponsoring a reception for multicultural students onTuesday, August 30th at 6:30 pm in the Maucker Union Ballroom.
This year's project "Reaching for Higher Ground: Community after 9/11" will center on the theme of community.
This fall, Cedar Valley Japan Club is offering Japanese Home Cooking Class as a part of their fund raising activities for the Great East Japan Earthquake & Tsunami relief. All the profit from the cooking class will be donated to UNI's Japan Tsunami Relief Fund. The class will be held on September 12, October 10, and November 14 in Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Cost is $25 per person per class.
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Getting Ready for 2016
The National Park Service turns 100 on August 25, 2016. To us, it's not about cakes and candles — it's about being an organization ready to take on the challenges of our second century. Our blueprint to get there — A Call to Action — outlines the innovative work we want to accomplish. Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park is a big part of this effort. Take a look at what we're doing locally and get involved!
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As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob --- knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella has one more decision to make: life or death. But which is which?
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This was a very good book, just Edward was a little bit of a jerk. He was controlling, and vindictive. Bella was really a weak female character. Still a good book. :)
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Capsule Profile of Jonathan Dwyer with the Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers picked Jonathan Dwyer in the 6th round of the 2010 NFL Draft. At the time many wondered how a player who'd had such a productive career could slip so far. Word was that Dwyer dazzled during OTA's and mini camp.
Then camp training amp where Dywer showed up overweight and out of shape. Only and a late preseason surge saved his roster spot. Ditto 2011. Dwyer again showed up overweight and out of shape and only injuries to Baron Batch a late season surge saved his spot.
Dwyer nonetheless showed himself to be a player of some potential, making a hundred yard performance in his first start in 2011 vs. Tennessee. He didn't see many other carries, and finished the year on IR.
In 2012 injuries to Rashard Mendenhall and Isaac Redman would give Dwyer his greatest opportunity. Dwyer fumbled vs. Oakland but rebounded to have 100 yard games vs. the Redskins and Bengals. It seems odd now, but people were even making comparisons between Dwyer and Jerome Bettis. Yet Dwyer could not establish himself as a starter he descended into mediocrity with the rest of the Steelers offense during the second half of 2012.
- The Steelers had apparently had enough by the end of training camp in 2013, cutting Dwyer.
When injuries robbed the Steelers of LaRod Stephens-Howling, Mike Tomlin and Kevin Colbert turned to Dwyer. Knowing this was his final shot at an NFL dream, Dwyer ran ever carry as if it were is last, and excelled in short yardage.
The Case for Keeping Dwyer
If his words and deeds in 2013 are any indication, Dwyer's stint on the unemployment line caused a change of heart. Dwyer's not going to be a number 1 NFL back, no matter what city he's playing in. But he's shown in Pittsburgh that he can be a good number 2 back and a good short yardage specialist.
In that light the Steelers seemingly have a chance to bring in a solid player who knows the offense for a reasonably cap friendly contract.
The Case for Letting Dwyer Walk
Once they're on a roster for a season opener, the contracts of NFL vested veterans are guaranteed. Signing bonuses, and Dwyer would get one in some form or fashion, are of course guaranteed. Dwyer knows that. And he is a player with a history of mailing it in, or as a player whose sense of urgency is less than constant.
The Steelers are set for their starting running back with Le'Veon Bell. Do they really want to trust the back up role to a player with such a checkered track record?
Curtain's Call on Dwyer
At the end of the day the Steelers decision comes down to whether they think Dwyer turned over a new leaf in 2013, or whether his motivation was really just a fleeting fancy.
- Steel Curtain Rising's call is for the Steelers to bring back Jonathan Dwyer, but with the caveat that the signing bonus of any second contract must be rock bottom.


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Now in its ninth year, Slow Food's biennial international event – Cheese – kicks off today, with producers, visitors and rare and unusual cheeses from around the world taking over the streets of the small Italian town of Bra, where the Slow Food movement was born.
Over the next four days, hundreds of types of cheese will be displayed, sniffed, tasted, analyzed, sold, catalogued and enjoyed in markets, taste workshops, conferences, dinners and the Great Hall of Cheese, along with revelation of the fascinating stories and histories behind them. A total of 27 nations will be represented, from our European neighbors including Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Romania and the UK, to those from further afield including Brazil, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa and the USA.
Members of the Slow Food network, producers (including those from over 50 Presidia), international journalists and thousands of visitors are also expected to make their way to the event. With hotel rooms booked up months ago and locals hosting as many people as possible, last minute guests will be lucky to find any remaining floor space. In 2011 an estimated 160,000 took part in the event. The kilos of cheese arriving will also be competing for space, occupying 3300 mq of market stalls and 1200 mq in the Great Hall of Cheese. What remains to be seen is the number of 'surprise' products that will arrive as nominations for the Ark of Taste, Slow Food's catalogue of endangered products at risk of disappearing.
"Save a Cheese" is the theme of this year's event, and in the lead up to the Cheese, we have been asking anyone and everyone to save an endangered dairy product by adding it to the Ark of Taste. Those who are coming to Bra are invited to bring samples of the product they wish to save. There will be a unique space dedicated to these new arrivals: for sampling, cataloging and exhibiting.
After months of intense organization, a full and diverse program is in place from 20 – 23 September - day and night. Mostly about cheese, but not entirely. When not in taste workshops or conferences, visitors can explore the street food and beer piazza, sample international coffees, or grab a bite at the Pizza Piazza. Cocktails made from Presidia products will also be on offer!
You find the full programme and all details at cheese.slowfood.it
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Young Kiwis and Canadians have long enjoyed some magical passport status with their flags stitched to their packs when travelling overseas.
I have even heard that American travellers use the maple leaf to disguise their origins - vs the Yankee Go Home effect of the stars and stripes. It's not that they aren't patriotic, its more a matter of pragmatic backpacker realpolotik.
The prime minister has intimated a referendum about the future design of the New Zealand flag. The relevance of the inclusion of the Union Jack to New Zealand's national identity is questioned by many. Mr Key's preference, which he made clear from 2010 is for a silver fern on a black ground.
There are other flags that have been proposed including a widely accepted Maori motif that is in current use and other solutions to the problem of colonial symbolism representing bygone traditions and connections with the United Kingdom and ignoring New Zealand's contemporary socio-cultural composition and our aspirations for a distinctive identity (separate from Australia).
The fern idea is a bold statement but it has its detractors (there are no shortage of voices eager to be heard - which is hardly surprising, given all kiwis are stakeholders in the outcome). It asks the question of a flag's purpose in the modern era. It isn't an identifier for the battlefield - a place for troops to rally around. It doesn't represent a lineage or geneology, like a medeival heraldic standard - in fact in a digital era it barely serves any purpose. The 'ping' released by a ship or aircraft will identify it more exacltly than a piece of cloth.
The obvious answer is that the issue at stake is one of national branding. That topic in itself is fraught with its own issues as the change from Telecom to Spark made clear. Expensive and risky. Equally clear is that the new supra-states are the corporate brands of McDonalds and Coca-Cola whose simple, iconic brand identities are recognised the world over.
It is tempting to look at Canada and Switzerland's flags and argue that they are powerful, contemporary brand identities and to want something akin to their trademark simplicity. I agree with the argument - but I have qualms about a black flag. In our culture black is the colour symbolising death. It is the negative colour (if it is a colour at all). The suggestion that, because it is the colour adopted by many national sporting teams, it already applies may be valid to some extent, but there is (hopefully) more to New Zealand than sporting prowess.
The referendum about the flag seems to have hit a bump in the road. It may not be the done-deal that New Zealand adopts the black flag with silver fern. Because another black flag has stolen the march.
I for one won't be saluting the prospect of a national flag that reminds the world of ISIS, the islamic terrorist group. And I think when kiwi soldiers are deployed in Iraq and Syria they would need extra body armour if they were marching behind a black and white banner.
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Key timeline for primary science
In may, ASE's special issue of Primary Science outlines the reforms to the science curriculum. This is a free download.
- Assessment in England - Some FAQs from Sarah Earle (Primary Science 133 pp27)
- Leading change in the primary science curriculum - Nicky Waller and Chris Baker (Primary Science pp5)
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Ahead of the changes, Science Leaders' Hub editor, Helen Harden has put together this short guide to the key changes in the curriculum.
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New A levels content to be taught from September 2015 can be found here. New GCSE content for combined and single sciences, to be taught in schools from September 2016 can be found here.
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Following the reforms to science A-levels, ASE members have produced comparisons about the different specifications.
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Ofqual announcement to separate practical science from A-level grades. The regulator is to go ahead with its plan to separate practical science skills from the overall A-level grade and this will mean:
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- Students will receive a separate grade for practical skills (pass/fail grade).
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ASE has released a statement on GCSE and A-Level science practical work (June 2014).
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