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I see now that this has become a blog mostly about work-related incidents, about which I refuse to complain. Instead, I embrace it. I'm glad this survival job has allowed me to tell so many different stories about the strange and marvelous humans that walk the Earth with me. Now, wasn't that dramatic?
A few nights ago, I was treading my section in the restaurant on two very sore feet. I couldn't help but seethe about the couple I'm waited on earlier that evening: a young man and his young date, old enough to drink vodka-and-sodas but immature enough to give me a decent tip. It was his birthday, which I'd found out when I carded them. I'm a softie when it comes to birthdays---who doesn't love something free on their birthday?---and especially when it comes to twenty-somethings' birthdays. I'm pretty broke. I assume most twenty-somethings are pretty broke, as well. If I were to take my broke self out with my broke friend out to an expensive dinner and the waitress gave us something for free, I'd be over the moon! This was what I set out to do when I comp'ed their $14 appetizer: make them happy, happy, happy people.
Instead, when I presented the check and my my huge smile, they didn't seem moved in the slightest. "The appetizer was on me tonight!" I exclaimed. The dude nodded and said, "Thanks. Could you take a picture of us?"
Well, happy birthday to you. And they left me a 12% tip. After I gave them something for free. Dickwads.
Anyway, I was pissed and mopey and my feet hurt and I'd kill a man to sit down when I noticed the fifty-something, frizzy haired, bespectacled woman now sitting at my table 45. She had a cocktail in front of her, which meant she probably had come from the bar. She was plinking away on her Blackberry and barely noticed as I approached the table.
"Hello!" I greeted her.
She looked up, smiling. She had a kind face. I wondered why she was dining alone. Immediately, I asked myself silently, Is she married?
She knew exactly what she wanted. "I'll start out with a small salad, garlic dressing on the side. Then I'll have the cheeseburger, medium. Thank you!"
I smiled through gritted teeth as I took away her menu and thanked her. Walking away, I cursed the gods. Gods, I addressed them, if you're going to give me a one-top, can you at least give me a one-top who orders the $44 New York Strip Steak and drinks like a fish?
The gods must've heard. "Oh, wait!" the lady at table 45 called to me. I returned to her table, and she rested a hand on my arm. "I'll have another Casper after all. I'll just take two ice cubes. My teeth are so sensitive. I can't handle the cold!"
I chuckled. "No problem!" All right, at least she's a fishlike drinker.
Over the course of the evening, I checked back in with the lady at table 45. She seemed very sweet and bumbly. She praised the garlic dressing, asking for more and more of it. She fawned over the cheeseburger, claiming it was the best burger she'd ever had. She ordered Casper after Casper, two ice cubes only. Every time I swung by her table, she was cheerful as a toddler, having the time of her life at the one of the smallest tables in the restaurant, enjoying one of the simplest meals off the menu.
After I'd cleared her dishes and left her with a clean table and a near-empty highball glass with two melting ice cubes inside of it, I offered her dessert.
"Oh, I do love the key lime pie!" she exclaimed.
"Totally," I agreed, "I love it, too. Shall I order you a slice?"
She shook her head. "Sadly, I'm allergic to nuts."
"A tragedy!" I replied. "All of our desserts have nuts! Can I offer you a scoop of ice cream?"
She pointed to her teeth. "Too sensitive," she reminded me. "My poor teeth can't handle it! I'll tell you what. I'll have one more drink, please. And that'll be my dessert."
"Absolutely," I smiled at her and began to walk away from the table when she stopped me.
"Kim," she said in her soft, heartfelt voice, "thank you so much for a wonderful evening. You've really changed my mind about this place. I used to come here all the time, but then I stopped. I don't know why, I was just sort of over it. This is the first time I've come here in about a year. I work around the corner. And I must say, I have you to thank. You've given me a wonderful evening, and I'm looking forward to coming back."
I was stunned. And touched. I couldn't think of anything else to say except, "Thank you so much!" So I said that.
As I walked back to the wait station to re-ring her Casper, I couldn't help but feel very happy about the compliment she'd paid me, and how I'd made a difference in not only her night, but her attitude about the restaurant. I felt proud, but at the same time I felt limp. My dad always used to say, "There are some things you should be glad you're not that good at doing." It's weird to know that you're a good waitress.
After the lady at table 45 paid the bill, I took one last visit to her table to pick up the credit card slip and bid her goodnight. She was such a sweet woman, and I was moved by how great of a night she'd had with a cheeseburger and her Blackberry. I reached down and picked up the signed copy of the check. "It was lovely getting to know you," I said. "I hope to see you again soon!"
"I hope to see you soon, too!" she replied. "Thank you."
I smiled at her one last time, and walked away. As I slipped the signed copy off of the check presenter, two crisp $20 bills fell off, too. I stopped in my tracks and counted. Two $20 bills. I looked at the check. The bill was only $70 in total! And she tipped me $40 in cash? I was so affected, I couldn't even move. This one lady, this lady who only ate a salad and a cheeseburger, gave me the largest tip of my life. I almost started crying. It was one of the nicest things anyone has ever done for me. It was right behind the first time a boy told me that he loved me.
I turned around and caught her before she left. I addressed her by name, which I remembered from swiping her credit card. "I really must thank you again for your generosity," I said to her. "Thank you. I'm really quite moved. Thank you."
She smiled at me and said, "Thank you. You know, people think that going out to eat is just getting food and getting drinks, but it's not. It's about the experience, and you gave me a great one tonight. I'll be back. Thank you."
And as we smiled at each other and hailed one another with mutual appreciation and affection, we parted ways. She waved goodbye to me and stepped back outside, and I headed into the kitchen, my arms full of dirty plates but my insides full of certainty that kind, wonderful people exist in this world.
Monday, May 30, 2011
The Lady at Table 45
I see now that this has become a blog mostly about work-related incidents, about which I refuse to complain. Instead, I embrace it. I'm glad this survival job has allowed me to tell so many different stories about the strange and marvelous humans that walk the Earth with me. Now, wasn't that dramatic?
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Get OUT of here
Last night, I was at my restaurant job and I dropped off a bottle of tap water and six small plates to my friend's table, as she worked their first round of drinks. As I set the plates and the bottle in the middle of the table, the girl on the end looked up at me and said, "Are we supposed to drink water out of plates?"
I was so stunned by this Bitchiest Question I'd Ever Heard that I made her repeat it. "Excuse me?"
With eyes wide, she asked again, "Are we supposed to drink water out of plates?"
I fought between slapping her across the face and screaming, but finally I settled on replying, coolly, "Elizabeth is right behind me with your glasses of water." And then I walked off.
WHAT A BITCH. I've never heard anything so nasty! I was appalled, humiliated, pissed and also hysterical with laughter all at the same time. Get OUT of here, lady. Through with you.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
The fantastic and fantastically sexy ariANDemma do it again
They made a cat video. Fuck, yeah!
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Bumming all of a sudden over fake dessert
I was enjoying my late-night cup of Silk soy milk and a couple spoonfuls of chunky peanut butter---if you a cry a little bit, it all tastes like ice cream---when I read a surprising headline:
"Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Shriver Announce Separation."
I'm bummed to hear this. As someone with divorced parents who remain single, I'm always flabbergasted when I hear about the separations of longtime couples. Schwarzenegger and Shriver have been married for almost thirty years; why break up now? Is everything in the marriage really going that poorly? Anyway, I directed a full blog post to Political Subversities, click the link to read it in full.
All right, off to finish my milk. Maybe I'll also finish Ratatouille, which I've never seen and have been watching intermittently throughout the night.
Monday, May 9, 2011
The Queen of the May: a Thoroughly Enjoyable Evening of Sharp Writing and Smart Jokes
Last week, I had the pleasure of seeing The Queen of the May and Her Harvest Kings: An Evening of Competition at Galapagos Art Space in Dumbo, Brooklyn. I'd never been to Galapagos before. When I got there, I was stunned. I honestly thought it was going to be a shack. (Aren't most Brooklyn theater spaces shacks? Zing!) It couldn't be farther from a shack. If you've never visited, Galapagos Art Space is a gigantic cabaret-style theater with luxurious table seating and a full bar. The seating areas sit on cement peninsulas that branch from a bridge. This bridge functions as the main aisle from the back of the theater to the stage. Underneath the bridge and seating areas, there's water. It's lovely, but don't drop your purse in there.
The Queen of the May... is a new play by Evan Watkins and Andrew Farmer, who portray (ridiculously fraternal) twin brothers in this absurd, 1920s "evening of competition" in which they fight for the heart of Eunice Cole (played by the incandescent, Dorothy-esque Valerie Graham). Eunice, the newly-crowned "Queen of the May" and heiress to the Cole Family Slaw fortune, must choose one of the brothers to be her man by play's end. With a twinkly piano score executed dapperly by Michael Lapinsky, the play seemed plucked directly from the 1920s. All of the actors' vocal choices were reminiscent of classic performers from the early 20th century. Roe Hartrampf, at the conclusion of the play, even threw the audience a "Merry Christmas!" to seal his take on Jimmy Stewart. The decision to mimic Stewart was not so timely to the play's 1920s era, but it was close enough and so entertaining that I just didn't care.
That's what the play was for me, in sum: ceaselessly entertaining. Among my favorite moments was the limerick portion of the competition, during which the twins recite their own limericks to impress Eunice. Another memorable scene was the seemingly-improvised idioms competition, in which Watkins and Farmer make up ageless sayings based on Graham's suggestions. I'll never forget Farmer's quip to Graham's proposal, jazz: "It's not just the notes that are black." I have to say, I loved every single one of the play's lighthearted racist jokes. They poked fun at the time in history when we all had our noses in the air when it came to immigrants. Blacks, Asians, Jews---Farmer once addressed an audience member simply by bellowing, "Hebrew!"---everyone was ridiculed, but so subtly it was sometimes not even addressed as a joke. Another memorable hidden joke arrived at the end of the play, when the twins encouraged each other that tomorrow's a new day: "October 29, 1929!" Everyone in the theater bellowed with laughter, but I admit: I had to look up the date. It's the date of the Stock Market Crash. I thought it was the smartest joke I'd ever heard, even though, initially, I didn't get it.
The Queen of the May... closed last Tuesday, but I hope it's remounted again soon. The story and its characters are incessantly funny and the way the plot unfolds is actually quite mysterious, despite its lightheartedness. I was impressed by the sly way Watkins and Farmer were able to execute their improvisation talents, but mostly, I was amazed by their writing. It was sharp and loyal to the time. The script simmered with nonstop, often-so-subtle-they-were-unaddressed jokes, which made getting them all the more satisfying. I had an enjoyable time, and haven't laughed so hard at the theater in a long time.
Postcard by Bowen Yang. Photos by Sasha Arutyunova.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Dear Mom
Dear Mom,
Happy Mother's Day! Thank you for all that you've done for me and all that you continue to do for me. Specifically:
Thank you for following your dream, coming to the United States, meeting the sandy-haired guy with the moustache, marrying him in his parents' house and taking those thirteen hours to birth me. Thanks for giving me this dimple. You have two and Dad has none, so I guess it averaged out to one for me. I used to feel lopsided, but now I like rocking just the one. Thanks for paying for all those dance lessons, and for buying me those tan leather tap shoes once I realized the shiny, patent black ones were so last year. Thanks for the braces. I don't think I'd be where I am now if I had the out-of-control teeth that I had ten years ago. Thanks for the car that you got for me when I was a senior in high school. That was awesome. And thanks for being a mom who drives stick. That's awesome.
Thank you for being the strongest and most hardworking woman I know. How do you do it all? How do you stay so focused? How do you work so many hours in the week without taking a substantial break? You're a machine. Sometimes, I work many hours in the week but then oftentimes I flip out on someone (maybe even you) and cry. You don't do that. You just watch a BBC movie.
Thank you for shrugging off the dumb men who come into your life. I wish I could do that more easily. You know you're better than them. I wish I could respect myself in the way that you respect yourself. Thank you for not taking anyone's bullshit. I hope to be as confident in myself one day.
Thank you for being beautiful. I like to think that I inherited your smile. Thank you for making me drink milk when I was young, so that I'd be taller than you. Thank you for making me see that the little things are little. Thank you for saying, "I'll help you." Thank you for being the woman I hope to be someday.
You're truly the best. I love you so much. And I love this picture of you. I hope you don't mind that I put it up here.
Your loving daughter,
Friday, May 6, 2011
A story from my friend, the barista
I enjoyed rooftop beers tonight with two old roommates and dear friends of mine. I don't see them much anymore because we have crazy jobs and wildly different lives, but whenever I see them I realize how much I miss crowding onto one of our beds late at night to watch Arrested Development. I love these girls.
One of them works for a reality show. The other works as a barista at an Upper West Side cafe that I've yet to visit. She told us this bizarre, uniquely New York-ly funny story tonight that I can't stop thinking about.
At this tiny cafe on 94th Street and Amsterdam, she usually works by herself. She opens at 8 o'clock in the morning, but hey, she gets to play her own music. The cafe shares a window with an art studio. Sometimes, people call out coffee orders from ceramic painting stations. She can make one mean latte, she boasts.
There's a customer who comes in quite frequently: a man, who's balding, or maybe he just shaves his head. She can't tell. He looks vaguely European. The first few times she made his drink, she thought it strange the way he loitered so close to the counter, watching her work. Now that she's grown more familiar with him, she finds him actually quite hot. One day, she passes him his drink and says, "What's your name?"
He looks taken aback at this question. He thinks for a moment. She wonders why he has to think so hard about his name, and begins to regret the spontaneous "Let's be more than barista and paying customer" gesture she just made. Rewind. Rewind. Abort, abort.
"Well," the vaguely European, balding, maybe just shaven, actually quite hot man replies. "People call me Bun."
She stares at his reflective head. "Your friends call you what?"
"My friends call me Bun." He has an accent, but she can't detect what it is.
"Bun," she repeated. "Your name is Bun?" He smiles.
"Bun!" she cried out to us on the rooftop. "I wanted to ask him what his real name was. But I didn't."
The three of us sat in giggly silence, brainstorming what "Bun" could possibly stand for, or be short for. She leaned back and titled her face toward the sky, puffed on a cigarette. I took a sip of beer. It was growing strangely cold.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
One of my favorite Steve Martin jokes
I'm re-reading Steve Martin's New Yorker piece, Seventy-two Virgins, from 2007. It makes me want to share one of my favorites of his stand-up jokes. One time in high school, I turned it into a monologue for an audition. It didn't translate that well.
"Actually, I'm kind of thinkin' about my old girlfriend, I guess. Sorry. It's just that I used to travel around and I'd be performing and I could kind of hear her laugh in the back. It'd mean something to me, you know and, uh...I'm sorry. You know how it is. We were together about three years and, uh, she's not living any more.
"I guess I kind of blame myself for her death. Uh, we were at a party one night and we weren't getting along and we were fighting and she began to drink and...I didn't realize how much she'd been drinking. She ran out to the car, she asked me to drive her home and I didn't want to and I refused. She asked me one more time, would you please drive me home? I didn't want to...so I shot her."
--Let's Get Small, 1977
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
"You cannot wait us out. You cannot defeat us."
I'm not a Georgetown student in a tree, but I am pretty obsessed all of this Osama bin Laden stuff.
Mostly, I'm interested because this all seems like an episode of Alias, starring the abs-tastic Jennifer Garner, the should-be-more-famous Michael Vartan, the not-yet-famous Bradley Cooper, and Victor Garber, whose Titanic role will always hold a special place in my heart. Except the people in this real-life episode of reality are way less attractive and probably have way less sex with each other. Leon Panetta is definitely no Michael Vaughan.
When the news broke, I was astonished as to how dramatic the situation was. The CIA had been quietly tracking Osama bin Laden for years, and knew of his whereabouts since August. Over the past eight months, the plan was conceived, curated, and it ultimately culminated into what we know now as "Geronimo." And in under an hour, the U.S. completed what they (we?) set out to do in September 2001: conquer bin Laden. In one flawless take, the Navy SEALs ended him. And Obama gave the "go" on this risky plan of attack. Wow.
I can't get over that picture of Obama, Biden, Clinton and a dozen others in the Situation Room, overseeing the raid as it was happening. Clinton's hand is over her mouth. Obama leans forward. Everyone seems paralyzed. The tension is the room is clear. The possibility of failure simmers in everyone's minds. Somewhere offscreen, a speechwriter writes two speeches, one telling of success and the other of defeat.
"We got him," Obama will say. "We got him."
Monday, May 2, 2011
Earlier "funny women post" reminded me of this
Her name is Jenna Marbles. You've got to give this clip at least a full minute for it to become the most genius thing you've ever seen, but trust me: it'll be one of the most genius things you ever seen.
Thank God @allegradc showed this to me. It brightened my life in huge ways.
What I want to be when I grow up
My friend Ryann said recently, "Dear Tina Fey, I appreciate what you've done for women in comedy, but why did you have to do it first?" That's kind of how I feel about this new Judd Apatow movie, Bridesmaids.
From age seven through age twelve, becoming a cast member on Saturday Night Live was all part of my career plan. Right after I graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University and won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar playing opposite Tom Hanks (as my father). That's right, I was going to win an Oscar before landing a spot on SNL. Special, no?
Then I learned that you had to be a superstar at Second City or the Groundlings or whatever in order to even be considered to audition for SNL. Then I didn't even come close to getting Harvard-worthy grades in high school. I also didn't get cast in my school's production of Little Shop of Horrors, which pushed my Tom Hanks dreams even further away. And it all went to shit.
It really didn't all go to shit, but now I've meandered away from my point: Bridesmaids looks awesome, and I'd do anything to be on that poster next to Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph and Ellie Kemper. I remember confessing to my freshman year acting teacher that I feared women weren't funny; I am a woman, and therefore I must not be funny. This teacher told me to get it together and shut up about that. I'm glad she did---I was talking bullshit. These Bridesmaids women are funny. (They also happen to be beautiful and skinny, but that's another blog post.) And lucky for me, the women in my immediate working circle, those of Political Subversities and, until yesterday, The First Ladies Project, are indeed the most hilarious and smart women I've ever worked with. If I keep writing and performing with them, I imagine Bridesmaids 2 will someday present itself.
Or, you know, something original. Bridesmaids 2 already sounds like it'll be bad.
A huge evening
It's moments like these when I feel like I'm a part of history, a part of something huge. I also feel that Brian Williams must be really tired right now. It's 12:53 in the morning, for goodness sake! Does he live two blocks from Rockefeller Center? That'd be convenient for breaking news stories like these.
I feel like a lighter human being. Gigantic events remind me that the fucking annoying things we experience in everyday life are actually nothing in comparison to successes like this one. Let those things go. Remember that huge triumphs happen.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Favorite tweets thus far regarding Osama bin Laden's death
2. Best part of twitter when things like this happen are people who don't know it happened yet and tweet "so crazy at the club right now!" shit. (@donaldglover)
3. #ManDown (@rihanna)
4. It is pretty awkard in my cab right now. (@natebargatze)
5. I heard Obama did only like 20% of the killing in the operation. #blackswan (@whitekidproblem)
6. Tonight, President Obama will announce that Clint Eastwood shot Osama Bin Laden. (@SteveMartinToGo)
7. Waldo: 1, Osama Bin Laden: 0. (@YourFavWhiteGuy)
8. ...Do you think we could get a national holiday tomorrow out of this? (@hellokerry)
Well, it's the end of an era, sport
This portrait, which I have unofficially titled "The First Latina First Lady, as portrayed by Kim Blanck," was taken by the magnificently talented and kind Andrew Williams. It hung in the lobby of the Fourth Street Theatre during the run of The First Ladies Project.
Well, of course I had to take it home. I know my dad wants it. I asked him, "Where are you going to hang it? It's such an absurd picture. And it's so large." He answered, "We'll put it in your room." Creepy. No, thank you.
Anyway, I took it home and have yet to figure out plans to mail it to my dad. This is how I'm storing it.
Can't very well have it upright and look at my own larger-than-life face all the time. And the back of the frame is sad-looking. Also, I like the teal color of my shirt. Just can't have the face looking out at me.
I wonder how long it will stay there before I send it off to my dad. It sure is kind of a scary thing to have in your room, a 3' by 2' portrait of your own self.
Chance encounters leading to non-chance encounters
One Tuesday afternoon, I was working at the restaurant when two gentlemen sat down at one of my tables. They looked like old friends, and were catching up on stories about work and wives when I approached them. One of them ordered a glass of wine; the other, a drink-drink, I can't remember what. I returned to their table several times before they finally consulted the menu and gave me their order. They seemed like the kind of guests who prefer to be as uninterrupted as possible. I took my cue and kept my distance.
After they finished their lunches, I sauntered up to the table with my Sweet Waitress Smile and offered them coffee and dessert. The man on the left looked up at me for the first time and asked me, "So, what show are you in? You must be an actress."
I laughed. "Yes, I am."
"I can tell," he replied with a grin. Lots of people can. Aren't most waitresses in NYC also actresses? He seemed friendlier than I initially pegged him to be.
"I'm actually in a show right now," I told him. "It's about the First Ladies of the United States." I opened my book and handed him a postcard. I keep postcards and flyers of all the shows I'm doing in my waitress book, for when people ask me, "So, what show are you in?" I've actually handed out quite a few.
The gentlemen seemed impressed. They proceeded to ask me where I was from. "California." The man on the left said, "Why, I'm headed to California next week! Is your play going on the week after that?"
"Yes!" I answered. "You should come! I think it'll be enjoyable and funny." I handed the gentleman on the right a postcard as well. They pocketed them, gave me well wishes, paid the check and left. What nice men, I thought.
Fast-forward to this afternoon: we had a matinee performance of The First Ladies Project, which went splendidly. I had many friends and some former roommates in the crowd, and was so happy to see them there after having gone many months without seeing them. After the show ended, I emerged from the dressing room, still in full makeup and costume. I greeted my friends and thanked them for coming, when a man approached me.
"Hello, Kim!" he said. "We met at the restaurant. I'm Charlie."
I looked at him blankly. Was he a regular? Had I ever seen him before? Charlie? Charlie? Finally, I remembered him from that table of two gentlemen on the Tuesday afternoon two weeks ago. Charlie!
I gasped. "You came! Oh, I'm so honored, sir!"
He cackled. "Oh, please don't call me sir. Call me Charlie. This is my wife," he motioned to a lovely woman with a silk scarf around her neck. He had brought his wife! I was floored, just floored. Overcome with gratitude and surprise and humility, I grasped her hand.
"We really enjoyed it!" she told me. "We really had a wonderful time."
Charlie added, "After I got home from the restaurant, I went to your website and decided, 'Yeah, I want to do this.' So Susan and I came. It was really wonderful. Did you write all of that?"
I felt so happy to hear these kind words. It was like my grandpop and grandmom had come to see the show. "Most of it," I answered. "The letters, those were all real. Real words."
"Well," he said. "It was really fantastic. I'm glad I came." And after two quick handshakes and one kindly pat on the back, they smiled and left.
Watching them leave, I felt warm all over. It's a fantastic feeling to experience such heartfelt support from people you only met once. From people to whom you were just their waitress. What a remarkable thing it is to simply meet other people in this world. Sometimes, a chance meeting can lead to a lifetime of friendship. Or, quite simply, an afternoon at the theater and a familiar face onstage.


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Friday, October 3, 2008
He did it!
Everyone knows Isaac's reputation with his glasses, and to be fair, the eye Dr. has said there's a defect in the frames, which isn't helping any. But, since we just got them this summer and they are still under warranty (at no loss to Dr due to the defect), we're just biding our time in them. Anyhow, I've been holding my breath for several days praying Isaac didn't break his glasses. Yesterday was picture day at school and I didn't want him to wear the goofy loaner pair that his lenses don't fit all the way in. Even going on a camping trip with his buddy Zach last weekend turned out ok - I was happy to see that his glasses were intact when he got home. Of course, we had to take him in after school one day this week to get them straightened - a task which no one likes to do!! When we walked in the door at the eye dr's, it was obvious the girls were nervous to see us. :) But he did it - he had his own glasses for school pics. And now this momma is hoping I don't have to get on here anytime soon and update this continuing saga.
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Ho-hum. Another matchup with the same three home worlds in Guild Wars 2 WvW. Oh, look, we're out to an early lead. Oh look, the other two home worlds have no chance or have given up. Yawn.
That seems to be how things have been going on my home world for the past month, at least, where it's been Blackgate vs. Sanctum of Rall vs. Tarnished Coast, with TC occasionally being replaced by Isle of Janthir – and it seems unlikely that this stalemate is ever likely to be broken. Not only does losing every week probably demoralize the losing worlds, it also leads to a serious case of "blahs" for the winners.
What can be done? I don't mind playing against the same opponents every week – the idea is to match up worlds with similar ratings and skill levels, after all, and if our matchup of the fourth, fifth, and sixth best WvW worlds was interrupted by an appearance from #8 or #12, that one would probably get ROFL-stomped into submission on the first day.
So how can we make the current matchups more exciting while also introducing the possibility of mixing up the rankings and providing other, possibly competitive matchups?
Right now, it's fairly easy for a home world to win (or lose) its matchup within the first day or two. One world gets out to an early lead, or two of them outpace the third, and it's essentially over for at least one HW. It's like your baseball team being down 8-0 in the first inning or your football team being down 24-0 after one quarter. Sure, there's a very miniscule chance you can come back, but, realistically, it ain't going to happen.
But what if your baseball team is down 8-0 in the first game of the World Series? Sure, you'll probably lose that first game, but you'll only be down one game to none in a seven-game series. That's something you can totally come back from, and many baseball teams have.
I propose that, instead of simply accumulating points that are totaled up as the week goes on, each day is scored individually, and the sum total of those "scores" determines weekly winners. In other words, instead of the score being something like 250,000 to 120,000 to 65,000, it would be more like 4 to 2 to 1, with each day's "win" scoring one point. ArenaNet could also consider awarding "points" for each of the three placements per day: 2 for first, 1 for second, 0 for third. At the end of the week, ties could be broken by total points, or whatever other means seems fair.
Now consider the possibilities: Unless one server completely blows away the other two every single day, there will almost always be some kind of competition after six days. With the "one point per day" method, it might be 3-3-0, 3-2-1 or – we might hope – 2-2-2. Even if it's 6-0-0 or 4-1-1 the two trailing worlds might try to give it a little more to avoid that dreaded third-place finish, providing some meaningful drama even in a blowout.
With each individual day being potentially important – regardless of how poorly you might have done on a previous day – interest could be kept longer into the week. Right now, being down 100,000 to 10,000 to 10,000 after two days means your world simply isn't going to win the week's matchup, even if you "win" the next five days by a slim margin. Under the new system, you'd be down 2-0-0 and slim daily victories would keep you in the hunt.
And here's the best reason to do this: Guild WvW Nights.
Suppose your guild would like to organize a weekly WvW night. You might decide that Tuesday is your night, the time when you're going to dominate WvW and "win it for your team." Under the current format, even a few hours in prime time on one night is likely to have little overall impact, especially if you're far behind or far ahead in the weekly scoring. With a daily format, you could very well win the day for your home world and have a very significant impact on the weekly score.
And imagine if several guilds on a single world decided to coordinate their actions to these ends. One guild takes lead on Sundays, another on Tuesdays, another on Wednesdays…
Of course, this won't completely prevent blowouts, like the 4-1-1 or 6-0-0 situations mentioned above. But it would at least make things seem a little more attainable by "compacting" the scores, even if only from a psychological standpoint. Being down by 50,000 points seems insurmountable; being down by one or two doesn't.
And would this mix up the rankings a little bit more? I would think that having different home worlds win every now and then would have that effect, and this system would conceivably make it so that lower-ranked worlds stand a chance against higher-ranked ones, if they time their daily surges properly.
Note that none of this fixes mechanical issues with WvW, from abusive powers, OP classes, ease/difficulty of sieges; I'll leave that for others to pontificate on. This is simply a possible amendment to scoring that I think would provide for better, more interesting matchups – and, most importantly, keep people interested in WvW.


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Convicted criminals can't serve on New Jersey school boards. Now lawmakers want to prevent them from getting on the ballot in the first place.
Assemblyman Jay Webber says his bill would require school board candidates to certify when they file their nominating petitions that they have no criminal record that would make them ineligible to hold the office.
"Right now people can run for the school board, be selected, then they do a background check and if they find a criminal history in the background check then they have to resign, they have to run to run another election to select a school board member to replace them. It makes no sense."
Assemblyman Ron Karabinchak is a co-sponsor of the legislation.
"After people serve their time and they want to do something good and turn their lives around, unfortunately with a first or second degree offense they're just allowed to sit on that board. There are other things they can do. They can donate their time. They can do other things for the board. They can do other things for the schools. They can do anything for their community."
Lawmakers say the new requirement would save taxpayers time and money by not having to replace a convicted criminal who won a school board race.
The means was passed unanimously by the Assembly and is awaiting consideration by the state Senate.


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Josey went swimming for the 2nd time on Monday. Here are a few pics of her . Notice how well the swimsuit fits. It is a size 6-12 months and it is almost too small. She's growing so fast.
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Celtic goalkeeper Craig Gordon says that Derk Boerrigter is the player with the most power behind his shot in training in the current squad.
Craig Gordon revealed in a Twitter question and answer session that Derk Boerrigter has the hardest shot at Celtic.
The Scottish stopper moved to Parkhead this summer and has clearly been impressed by the Bhoys winger in training.
In the Twitter interview with Celtic's sponsors, Magners, Gordon praised Boerrigter's shooting and said that he was the player who could generate the most power on his attempts, although he did question his accuracy.
Craig Gordon: Derk – he's got a canon of a left foot! When he gets them on target!— Magners (@MagnersUK) September 16, 2014
Boerrigter has struggled to make an impact since joining Celtic from Ajax last year and this wayward shooting has been all too evident.
However, there is a hope that he could make a success of his time in Scotland if he can rekindle his top form this season.
Boerrigter came to Parkhead with a reputation as an excellent dribbler and a match-winner, but he has fallen out of starting contention and looks to be set for a rotational role this season after the club's transfer business has brought a number of attacking additions to the club.
During the question and answer session Gordon also revealed what his dream back-four from the players he has played behind would be - and included Virgil Van Dijk in it.
Craig Gordon: Tough question. Takis Fyssas as LB, Steven Pressley as CB, Virgil as CB & Robbie Nielson as RB.— Magners (@MagnersUK) September 16, 2014
Van Dijk has been linked away from Scotland in recent times and Gordon's praise is yet another glowing endorsement of his ability.
The Dutchman is considered Celtic's finest talent and their failure to qualify for the Champions League this campaign could still cost them dear in January, if Arsenal's reported interest is stepped up.
Gordon also discussed what the biggest honour in his career has been so far and if he would like to go into management in the future.
Craig Gordon: Winning the Scottish Cup with Hearts. It's my only honour & felt fantastic to win.— Magners (@MagnersUK) September 16, 2014
Craig Gordon: No particular club, but managing is a possibility I'd like to explore in the future.— Magners (@MagnersUK) September 16, 2014


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Here's the shop from across the street.
You know I love this crazy sign, A1, which Jody tells me is there because this space used to be a garage! Very cool.
This is a great new bead shop in Mullica Hill, NJ. Jody DeRita, a mother of four children, owns and runs this shop. Check it out!
Just Bead It!
19 S. Main St., Bldg. C
Mullica Hill
PS: If you think boys won't like it, think again! My 10 year old occupied himself making a bracelet while I was shooting.


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((WARNING: This story written by a High Elf from her own perspective. This may paint certain people in a more "goodly" light, when in fact they are still jackasses even if she thinks they're secretly softies *Just for you Darkenr, because I know you're gonna think I made you seem like a pansy hahahaha*))
"Fal..." an insolent and melodic voice intruded on her weary mind.
"Faliniel, it's time to get up."
Sitting up she raked her hair back behind her ears with a sigh,
looking up at the dark elf standing before her with a tiredness that
spoke of trials and not travel. Looking around her in the growing
light she had been startled to see how the Nektulos forest had changed
so much. Looking at the expression on her friend's face she gave an
inward sigh, her image shimmering briefly until she was a female copy
of the form standing in front of her. "Happy now?" she mockingly said
to him, a smirk that was mildly mocking her only answer.
Turning her head she gazed in the direction she sensed the magical
tome in, her eyes full of longing. Looking back over to her friend
she took his hand and stood up, brushing off the dirt from her ragged
robe with all the dignity she could muster in such a state.
Shouldering the light pack (Darkenr didn't want her carrying anything
too heavy just yet, she was still recovering from her capture. He
could be cruel but not THAT cruel...) and hefting her staff she fell in
behind him after breaking up camp.
While they walked, she recalled the first night she had been sensible
enough to talk. She was huddled by the fire, watching the flames
dance within in silence. With gentle coaxing, she began to tell her
story. How first she was struck with wonderlust, desiring to see the
new sights that had opened up to all, and her arrest for not having
the funds for a room in one of the new places that viewed newcomers
dubiously at best. How she spent time rotting in the cells until she
was sent to an encampment that put everyone to work. At first,
there'd been hope she'd manage to work and buy her way back, but gave
up after the half-hearted attempt when earlier pleas to go to the
banker and obtain more money was ignored. She didn't blame the people
who imprisoned her or sent her to a labor camp...she'd experienced
worse just for being a High Elf in areas where the so-called "evil"
races lived.
Still, she was greatful that with some assistance from fellow
guildmates (more dark elves, mostly, and ironically...), she would now
be making her return home. She'd been away far too long from those
she'd missed most, and knew eventually she would be found and rescued.
Faliniel was also greatful for her friends persistance, for once they
almost had her free and she was recaptured again, this time to molder
in a scant building. At this point she fell silent for a moment, a
haunted look in her eyes. Without another word Darkenr had pulled her
into a quick embrace, silently telling her that all would be well
again, now...no more needed to be said. He did not need to know why
her hair that was once a rich red was now a gleaming white. She was
safe now, and that was all that mattered. Dark elf he may be, but he
was her friend and a fellow guildmate, and they all did care for each
other in their own ways. She supposed her being raised away from her
stuffy ancestors probably had something to do with it.
Fishing out spell scrolls from her pack that she'd managed to save and
recover, she studied each of them in turn. Sadly, they still made
little sense to her, she had a vague idea of their purpose but
couldn't use them yet. Glaring at her friend as he peered at her over
his shoulder, she insolently stuck out her tongue as his words echoed
in her head of "give it time Fal, you'll be able to use them soon
enough", which only served to make him chuckle in that snide ways of
his that both infuriated and warmed her. Stuffing the scrolls back
into her pack she stepped up to the tome that was wound within a
living plant and placed her hand upon it, focusing on the Plane of
Startled at first by the emptiness of it she looked around slowly,
seeing only the guards with the occasional person wandering here and
there. Saving her questions for later she started off again, but
Darkenr snagged her arm and dragged her into an empty building.
Tapping the stones carefully he found what he was looking for and
pulled one free to set it on the ground. "We managed to put together
a welcome home gift...well, a handful of us anways" he stated
matter-of-factly and pulled out another pack, setting it at her feet.
Tears welled in her eyes as she pulled out the items one by one,
disappearing around the corner to clean up and change, the illusion of
a dark elf female melting as she did so. Examining herself in a dirty
mirror she smiled at the image, and returned to the main room with her
head held high. With an almost sneering chuckle her friend shoved
himself up from the wall and crossed his arms "Well now, there's the
High and Mighty elf I'm used to seeing..." and she made a rude gesture
while smiling. Gathering up their things they settled off with her
walking at first, then nearly running to the guild halls. Excitedly
she flew through the doors scant seconds after she murmured the
password and skidded to a halt in the middle of the stone floors,
panting heavily. Her smile grew wider and her image flickered into a
Vah Shir so she could give a roar in greeting, and the cheers of the
more familiar faces warmed her heart.
The illusion dropped she joined her guildmates in a rousing cheer that
had stayed etched in her heart and mind for all the time she was gone.
It was their creed, their motto, the very essence of each of these
people's deep-seeded pride and love. It was a light not only in her
darkness, but in others before her and likely others after. Raising
an ale that was handed to her by a dwarf bedecked in red and black
plate (she planted a kiss on his forehead for such) she lifted it high
into the sky and with the brightest of smiles she cried in her loudest


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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Lily's 1st Day of School 8/18/2009
Well my little girl is getting bigger, she started pre-school last week and on the 2nd day when Katrina dropped her off she said bye and that was that. She loves her teacher Mrs. Price.
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Lily's Doll Collection
Just thought it would be fun to show how many dolls she has, and this is after we gave 2 trash bags full last year to goodwill. As you can tell she loves her Nemo's and Mickey & Minnie dolls.
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Sunday, August 23, 2009
Stopping by the Schones
Our last stop on the vacation was to check out Wendy and Rich's new house. I must say this is one awesome house, and Lily got to hang out with Sarah, Emma, Hannah and Luke while we checked out the house. Lily loved finally playing tea in their room.
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Sea World 2009
Lily loved Sea World, although it was way too damn hot. She loved it when the dolphins and whales would leap out of the water. And yes that is Dr. 90210 in one of the pictures.
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Lunch with Keskinen Girls
Kat and Lily met up with the Keskinen girls one day for lunch at Chuck E Cheeses. She had a blast and they all got the same drink cups with the mouse mask.
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Joeys Bday Party
Joey's birthday party was a blast, tons of food, tons of drinks and friends. Lily loved the pool and stayed in it all day and the Chavez clan was great with her as you can tell.
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Hanging with Chavez Boys
Lily had a blast staying with the Chavez's on her vacation trip. Michael and Tyson introduced her to Star Wars and Nintendo DS. She loved playing in their room and meeting their friends.
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Monday, August 17, 2009
Lunch with the Cousins
Met up with her cousins for lunch while out there in California. It's funny seeing them with similar traits. She had a blast playing in the tree house there inside Carls Jr.
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Disneyland 2009
Well as we thought Lily had a blast at Disneyland. We got off to a rough start in that we waited 2hrs in line to snap up pictures with the princesses. We did not really go on any rides, just walked around and took pictures with characters and stuff.
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Road Trip
We'd brought some pancake mix that you just add water to ... must've had cinnamon and nutmeg in the mix, too. I mixed that up and heated the syrup in a pan of boiling water (I don't like cold syrup), and then cooked up the pancakes on our new cast-iron grill on the Coleman stove.
They were very good. We'd been turned on to the Kodiak gourmet brand by some friends, but I couldn't find it in any local stores. Plus online it was like $17 for a box. I found this brand at HyVee for $3.28. I can't remember off the top of my head what it was.
So something easy today. I'd never been to Lily Lake, and I never realized it was right off of the road. It's outside the fee area of the park, but I think it may now technically be a part of the park. It has a trail all the way around it, and we took it.
But what to do after that? We planned Thursday to be a town day because it was forecast to be the most likely day for rain - so we didn't want to do that. So we decided to drive down to St. Malo's in Meeker Park to my favorite little church. Vicki had seen it before, but it's always a nice spot to visit, and 7 is a scenic highway.
It's not nearly as photogenic without the pond ... so what to do now?
Well how far is Nederland?
GPS said 20 miles. So we started out. And when we'd gotten to the end of that 20 miles I realized that it was 20 miles ... to the TURNOFF. It was another 20 miles to Nederland. Oh well. We've come this far.
At any rate, the food at Kathmandu was very good, and I don't think it had anything to do with a haze of smoke over Nederland ... it's just good. No, really.
The coffee shop in a railroad car that Mark and I had stopped in back in '07 has been bought out, I'm sure much to the dismay of the purists.
We headed back to Estest Park. I wanted to stop at a hardware store to find some screws to replace some screws on the camper that had somehow gone missing and pick up a card to mail to Pam and John for their 40th anniversary. It started to rain rather heavily after we picked these things up ... and Vicki spotted a sign that said "You Need Pie".
Vicki likes pie. A lot. A place that specializes in pie? We're in.
They were out of pie. Guess we got there too late. Seriously. Don't tempt people with pie if you don't have pie.
Back to the park. Back to the campground. But first, we stopped at the Moraine Park ranger station/lodge. I picked up a Colorado Geology book there to read in the rain if it kept raining tonight, and perhaps tomorrow. Vicki already had books. It became a running joke that week that we'd get to that place within 20 minutes of closing time. It closes at 4:30. Even if we weren't going there, we'd note the time when we drove by it.
We had new neighbors at the campground.
Saw a Cardinals Baseball shirt on one of the ladies, heard a game in the background, Missouri plates and a Joe Machens plateholder - they were from New Bloomfield -- less than 30 miles driving from Columbia. Small world.
Ended up going to bed around 10. There was a little rain overnight, but not much. Didn't really need the heater that night.
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It's that time of year again! Time for shopping and fighting to get the last parking spot in a half mile radius of the mall. Time for getting red sparkly nail polish on your fingers AND toes because you can. And of course, time to bake & send and receive & eat 3 dozen delicious cookies!
The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap is hosted by Love and Olive Oil and The Little Kitchen, and every year it seems to get bigger and bigger! The swap benefits all the participants (and whoever is nearby when they open their packages of cookies), of course. More importantly it benefits Cookies for Kids Cancer, an amazing organization that supports pediatric cancer research.
So, you bake 3 dozen cookies, send them to your assigned 3 other bloggers, and then wait to receive your very own cookies from other bloggers around the country! This year, I (Hannah) got some amazing Raspberry Thumbprint cookies from Lisa at Taste Cook Sip – so soft and buttery, and filled with some pretty fantastic homemade raspberry jam! Still waiting on my other 2 packages, and I'm excited to see what they are!
For my 3 dozen, I made Mexican Hot Chocolate cookies from Martha Stewart. Soft, chewy, super chocolate-y, with just a little heat from some cinnamon and cayenne. Perfect for winter (or winter-ish, as we have in Texas) days and nights!
Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies
Makes 2 dozen cookies (I made 1.5 recipes to get just over 3 dozen)
2 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 cup dark chocolate cocoa powder
2 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 light brown sugar, packed
1 cup granulated sugar, divided use
1 cup (= 2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 tsp cinnamon, divided use
1/8 tsp cayenne
1. Preheat oven to 375F with a rack in the middle position. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment and set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt, 2 tsp cinnamon, and cayenne. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together the butter, brown sugar, and 3/4 cup granulated sugar on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the eggs 1 at a time. Beat in the vanilla.
4. Gradually add the flour mixture with the mixer on low speed, mixing just until dry ingredients are incorporated.
5. In a small, shallow dish, stir together the remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar and 2 tsp cinnamon. Using a medium cookie scoop to scoop out balls of dough, roll each cookie ball in the cinnamon sugar mixture. Place cookies about 1 1/2 to 2 inches apart on the baking sheets. (I didn't chill my dough prior to doing this, but it might make rolling in cinnamon sugar easier.) Continue until all cookies have been rolled in cinnamon sugar.
6. Bake cookies until cracked and dry on top, about 10 minutes. They might not look completely done, but they'll continue to cook once you take them out. Let cookies cool on baking sheets for 5-10 minutes, then remove to wire racks to cool completely. Cookies will keep in airtight container for 5 days.
Now it's my (Kate's) turn! There is very little that is better than coming home to AWESOME cookies in the mail. This year I got some awesome Toffee Peanut Butter(scotch) Pudding cookies from Michelle at My California Kitchen. They were basically all of my favorite things rolled into one dozen cookies. Next I got some Chocolate Meringues from Diana at Life off the Clock. So light and airy! You can eat half a dozen at a time, right? Last (but not least duh) I got some Red Velvet Peppermint cookies from Carrie at Diet Deep Dish. They taste like Christmas and look like it too!
For my three dozen, I went with Joy the Baker's Vanilla Bean Confetti Cookies. Who doesn't love an abundance of sprinkles?!
Vanilla Bean Confetti Cookies
Makes about 4 dozen cookies
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temp
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 vanilla bean
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 vanilla bean
1+ cup sprinkles (Jimmies work best I think)
- Whisk together your flour, baking powder and soda, cream of tartar, and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
- Cream together your butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Don't get impatient here. Give the mixer a few minutes to get everything incorporated and fluffed.
- Split your vanilla bean and scrape the seeds from the pod into the butter mixture. Add eggs and vanilla extract and beat until combined.
- Slowly add your dry ingredients with the mixer on low. Mix until just combined.
- Your dough is going to be pretty hefty, so it's best to mix in the sprinkles by hand. Add 1/2 cup of sprinkles to the dough and combine with a spatula or wooden spoon.
- Place remaining jimmies in a bowl. Then scoop out a heaping tablespoon of dough, form into a ball, roll in the sprinkles, and place on a plate. Repeat until all the dough is gone. I found it best to create layers on the plate with parchment in between when the plate got full. Mostly because my fridge is too full of leftovers and alcohol to fit more than one plate in there. Normal things.
- Cover the dough and let it chill in the fridge for at least two hours.
- When your dough is good and chilled out, preheat your oven to 350°F. Line your baking sheets with parchment.
- Place cookies about 1-2 inches apart. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Watch them pretty carefully. You want the cookies to still be pretty soft and puffy in the center when you take them out. The edges will be just barely set.
- Let cool on the baking sheet for about five minutes. Then move to a wire rack to cool completely.
Recipe adapted from Joy the Baker
As always, Hannah and I are so pumped we got to be a part of the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap this year. It's such a blast and raises money for such a good cause. Get into it!
Thanks for reading and happy baking/Bake with love!!


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I have read many articles by Rice Freeman Zachery. I imagine this book is very good.
Most recently the author of the best-selling Living the Creative Life, Rice Freeman-Zachery writes regularly for Somerset Studio, Belle Armoire, Legacy, Art Doll Quarterly, Belle Armoire Jewelry and Altered Couture. She is well known for her artist profiles and interviews
In this blog I wish to share postcards from my collection with others, as there are many different catagories of postcards. I also will share what I am currently selling on Ebay. I like selling, buying and trading postcards. The Plus in the title is for the handcraft items I make and collect. Also for all the ephemera I collect.
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Reform Is Required in Education System
Md. Joynal Abdin
The Daily Sun on January 18, 2017
Bangladesh is home to about 163 million people. Steady economic growth of the country during last decade attracted attention of the regional and global investors. Bangladesh is second largest exporters of readymade garments. A number of other potential industrial and service sectors are waiting to take off.
With 2.19% of world population Bangladesh has a large domestic market itself and enjoying duty free and quota free market access to most of the European countries and Canadian market. Strategic geographic location of Bangladesh offers to reach to half of the world population within 24 hours by road from Bangladesh. It is one of the low cost locations for doing business (identified by JETRO) around the globe. Government is encouraging local and foreign investment for further economic growth and becoming a middle income country before celebrating the Golden Jubilee of its independence.
With all of the above potentials Bangladesh has few barriers toward development as well. The most significant barrier toward Bangladesh's development at this moment is to develop its young force with professional skills. About 40% of total populations of Bangladesh are young. A recent study shows that there are about 11 million youths of Bangladesh doing nothing just seating idle. It is a big threat for the society as well as for the development of the country. With this 11 million unemployed youth another 2.2 million jobseekers are entering into job market every year. If one third of this 2.2 million get job than the unemployment list is enlarging with another 1.5 million youth every year.
A separate study shows that about 47% of Bangladeshi graduates are either unemployed or under employed. It is a very significant threat for the society that university degree holders are not getting job. Recent passing rate of higher secondary level is about 3 million per year. If two third of this higher secondary pass students got graduation than the rate of jobseekers will further go up. If a graduate does not get placement how drop out I mean non-educated or less educated population will manage a job? How long our society could afford this 11 million and growing idle youth?
Let's try to analyze why graduates are not getting job? Is it like that there are no scopes for job placement in Bangladesh? Practical scenario is not like that.
A newspaper report stated recently that there are about half a million foreigners working in Bangladesh. They are sending about USD 5 billion to respective countries per year. On the other hand about 8 million Bangladeshi expatriate are earning about USD 15 billion per year. That means we are earning less but paying more. But why? The only reason is that our manpower is not skilled. Local entrepreneurs are recruiting foreigners with more payment due to their efficiency and skills. We could not develop those saleable skills among our graduates? We are not getting qualified manpower as per demand of the private sector due to the existing education curriculum in undergraduate and post graduate level.
Most of the cases, education institutes do not have any sort of linkage with the job providing organisations of Bangladesh. Let's try to have a look what we are mostly teaching at universities of Bangladesh. We are teaching history, literature, philosophy, psychology, religion studies, drama, theater, sociology, political science, social work etc. so on and so forth. I am not here to undermine any of the above mentioned subjects. But I would like to know what the practical application of these subjects without teaching is? Where the graduates of these subjects will apply for a job? How many posts are vacant? What is the growth rate of demanding positions? How many graduates should be produced per year for proper placement?
On the other hand who are providing jobs? Job providers are mainly banks and other non-bank financial institutions, insurance companies, telecommunication companies, NGOs, electronic and print media, pharmaceuticals companies, garment factories and buying houses, logistics companies and manufacturing factories / companies of agro-processing, light engineering, plastic, leather, electrical and electronics, cosmetics, fashion designing etc. sectors. What is the application of those organisations? How much philosophical knowledge do they need to operate this daily business? How many historical events have direct reflection in theses factories? Therefor we are producing super result holder graduates but job placement is not happening.
Every field of knowledge have importance but up to a certain number per year. Therefore it is the time to estimate the required numbers and limiting those non-applied fields up to the requirement. On the other hand Bangladeshi garment and buying house sector is leading by Indian and Sri Lankan professionals due to lack of skilled professional available at home. We are consuming Indian or Chinese products starting from morning Indian tooth pest ending into mid-night Chinese magic pillow under the head to sleep.
Bangladesh has to create employment opportunity for existing unemployed and upcoming jobseekers youth. None will employ a single person if he/she could not contribute into the advancement of that organisation. To offer contribution one needs applied skill/technical and vocation knowledge. We do not need labour to carry foreign goods to the door step of our houses but we are in need of a manufacturer of those products beside our houses.
From the early morning we need tooth pest and tooth brush. In which university/institute/training center in Bangladesh one could get the skill of manufacturing these items? Then we are in need of soap and shampoo in the shower. Do we have enough skill to manufacture soap and shampoo? Which institute is teaching to manufacture soap and shampoo in Bangladesh? Then we are in need of bread and butter for breakfast. Similarly I need a bread maker and a butter producer. How many institute in Bangladesh training up a raw hand youth to prepare bread from flour or produce butter from milk or other vegetable fats. Then we used to dress up ourselves before going out of the house. How many trims and accessories used in our dress? How many of those trim and accessories could be produced beside our houses? To identify the trim and accessories used to produce our dresses starting from fabric, to threads, button, zipper, cutting knife, designing knowledge, sewing machine, finishing iron, and hander or packet etc. which one of the dress we do know to manufacture? Thus we could identify that, there are 163 million consumers in Bangladesh but skilled manpower to manufacture or serve those consumer items are very limited in amount. As a result we are becoming a nation free from applied knowledge or practical skills. It is resulting into the long list of unemployment every year.
Therefore we are in need of a serious revision in our educational system mainly in the curriculum. We are quarreling with unipolar, bipolar or tri-polar education system. But we are missing the point that school student, madrasha student, or maktab students are my brothers or sisters. I have to absorb everyone into my economy. So let's train them up with a useful skill and let them perform the respective job. If every hand perform in respective position than the economic upliftment of Bangladesh will be a miracle for the entire world. The Bangladeshi miracle of development and prosperity will be identical and adoptable for rest of the globe. We are in need of a feed mill manufacturer rather than a scholar speaker or a robust leader.


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Celtics Star Thomas' Sister Killed in Car Accident in Tacoma, Washington
Sunday, April 16, 2017
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|PHOTO: Washington State Patrol
|Chyna Thomas, 22, the sister of Isaiah Thomas killed in car accident PHOTO: Facebook
Chyna Thomas, 22, crashed her 1998 Toyota Camry when it drifted out of the left lane on the southbound interstate 5 and hit a barrier.
After hitting the barrier, the car launched into a sign post just off the highway.
According to police, she was not wearing a seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to the Boston Herald, Thomas was not told about the incident until after the Celtics Saturday practice.
The Celtics are getting set to face the Chicago Bulls in game one of the first-round of the NBA playoffs on Sunday night.
It is unclear if Thomas will play and is listed as a game-time decision.
The Herald reports that Thomas was still in Boston as of Saturday evening.
NBA Reacts
We are terribly saddened by the tragic loss of Chyna Thomas. The thoughts & prayers of the entire organization are with Isaiah & his family.— Boston Celtics (@celtics) April 16, 2017
The Bulls mourn the tragic passing of Chyna Thomas and send our deepest sympathies to Isaiah Thomas and his family at this difficult time. https://t.co/t2FqHtNXTK— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) April 16, 2017
Prayers up @Isaiah_Thomas ���� my condolences to you and your family— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) April 15, 2017
Prayers out to @Isaiah_Thomas and his family !!!! ���� RIP— Goran Dragić (@Goran_Dragic) April 16, 2017
My heart goes out to you bro @Isaiah_Thomas I'm at a lost of words!!! Prayers to you and your family.— Jared Sullinger (@Jared_Sully0) April 16, 2017
Man my heart goes out to @Isaiah_Thomas an his fam. Damn bro head up!— JR Smith (@TheRealJRSmith) April 16, 2017


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I recently had a remote phone session with a long time married couple. They are both individual clients so it was interesting to observe their dynamic together. They never discuss each other but I am have noticed long periods of brooding on his part and much over-compensation on her part. They are both good loving people who want so desperately to just love each other and live in harmony. That has not always been easy for them.
She has perceived him as heartless and unfeeling toward her. I could hear indifference in his voice. But what she didn't know and what he was unable to tell her, is that her voice alone was very irritating to him. It was so irritating that even when he was in a good mood, it would drive him to near madness. And the more she tried to appease him, the more irritated he became. He knew he looked like a jerk but the only way to deal with this was to distance himself from her. The more he distanced himself, the harder she tried, which just exacerbated the situation. They were each in their own private hell.
To assist them, I led him through a series of EFT taps to remove arrogance from his energy field. The work is so thorough that I actually helped him remove arrogance from his sound frequency. In doing this series of taps, a past life that they shared revealed itself. He was a heartless slave overseer and she was in the pathetic state of begging for her life. He was whipping her and something about her begging got through to his humanity. It caught him off guard and he resented it. He showed her a hint of compassion but then ended up killing her in indifference. In the present life, that is the place her tone of voice takes him when ever she tries too hard.
With the wife, I assisted her in removing a heavy dose of submissiveness. In the present life, she has prided herself on being a dutiful loving wife. But that role is very submissive. So any time she interacted with her husband, she took on a passive role. It was so ingrained that her voice was infused with submission. Her voice did not reflect her elegant countenance. The contrast alone could be construed as infuriating.
The husband went to a lifetime of being a brute and he became angry all over again. In this life, they perpetually played out the overseer and the slave. When they squabbled as couples do, every time, he killed her figuratively with in indifference; just as he had done literally in the past. By giving them an understanding of this and removing submission from her sound frequency, we changed all this. By the end of the session, her voice tone was actually noticeably changed and the husband could hear the difference. He was very relieved and grateful.
We ended the session by giving them a vision to walk the path of God as equals. But I noticed during this, she was more focused on her husband than God. He validated this by telling me how she walks into him when they stroll together. I led her through a few taps where she released worshiping her husband. As he visualized walking through the doorway of truth, he was ignoring his wife altogether and saw the doorway as only big enough for one. We tweaked the doorway and I led him through a tap that took his blinders off to his wife. He was edging her out. It was a profound insight for both of them. In that moment, it felt that they were closer to each other than they had ever been in all their lifetimes.
There were many taps done for them separately but I had them do a few together. Here are the taps for a couple to do as one: (Say each statement three times while tapping on your head, and say it a fourth time while tapping on your chest.)
I make space in this world to be (partner's name)'s equal, in all lifetimes.
I remove all blockages to being (partner's name)'s equal, in all lifetimes.
I stretch my capacity to be (partner's name)'s equal, in all lifetimes.
We repair and fortify our Wei Chi, in all lifetimes.
We are centered in Divine Love, in all lifetimes.


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1) What's their name? She goes by "Bea" as in Bea Arthur (who won the Tony TWICE for her portrayal of Vera in Auntie Mame) and Much Ado About Nothing (her fav. Shakespeare play), and Beazus, Ramona's sister.
2) Does he or she have a boyfriend/girlfriend? She's too hot for just one person to hold her down.
3) How old is the person? Let's just say that she's too old for her obsession with the Princess Diary books.
4) Has he/she ever cooked for you? No, but we've gone out to eat about a million times. Doesn't that count for something?
5)Is this person older than you? Eight months older than I
6) When was the last time you talked to this person? Well, I got a text from her about thirty minutes ago, does that count? If not, last night.
7) When was the last time you thought about them? Every minute of every day.
8) Are you related to this person?No, if we were we couldn't get married when we get old and one of us needs insurance.
9) Do you have pictures of this person on your myspace? Yepper
10) Do you think they will repost this? She f'ing better!
11) Could you live with this person?Absolutely. Again, see number nine.
12) Why is this person your BFF? She's my other half and because we've been friends for (OMG) fourteen years and she could seriously blackmail the heck out of me.
13) Have you seen this person cry? Yeah, but not often. I think the last time was at the movie Brokedown Palace. Wait, it was...over Dip. And not the Velveeta kind either.
14) Have you ever been to the mall with this person? About eighty eight billion times. Not to mention the fact that she worked at the mall and I would go in just to bother her.
15) Have you ever had a sleepover with this person? yup jammies, ice cream, and all
16) If you ever moved away would you miss this person? I did, and I do. I'm currently saving up to buy her the house next to mine, but she isn't going for it.
17) Have you ever given this person something? yep - thank God for antibiotics...hahaha, just kidding. I just sent her my favorite book about three days ago. Not to mention I give her my attention and all my time.
18) Have you ever done something really stupid or illegal with this person? stupid yes - illegal, maybe...does not pulling over for a fire truck count as illegal? Even if it's because you don't realize that the dang thing is right behind you?
19) Do you know everything about this person? EV.ERR.EEEE.THING.
20) Does this person have you listed as their BFF? I'm not sure what you mean as listed, but if you mean listed in her big book of secrets as your BFF, then yes.
21) Have you and your BFF fought before? Yeah, we went for about three years without talking and I got married and she was in a bad relationship, see what happens when we don't have each other???
22) Is your BFF on drugs? She might have an addiction to Tylenol PM.
23) Have you and your top person kissed? Ew, no. We're not the 'touchy feely' type.
24) Has this person ever seen you dance? Homecoming baby!!
25) Have you ever heard this person sing? Loudly and to Air Supply and Journey.
26) Do you and this person have a saying? SOOOOOOO many!! And more come almost every week (Thank you, Flight of the Concords!)
27) Do you know this persons myspace password?No, but I used to know her hotmail password.
28) Do you know this person's siblings? She has a brotherwhodoestwantustotalkabouthimonourblog- he was my home ec partner.
29) Have you and this person ever gotten into a fight that lasted? Three f'ing years! And the world almost ended!!
30) Does this person have a dog? Nope, used to though. And that dog HATED ME.
31) Have you and this person went clubbing? No, but we've gone to the bookstore together and had just as much fun without all the STDs.
32) Do you know how to make this person feel happy? Yes, it involves chocolate and renting a certain MST3K movie.
33) Do you and this person talk a lot? hahahaha.....I talk to her probably more than I talk to my husband.
34) Have you licked this person? Um, probably?
35) Has this person yelled at you?Yes.
36) Have you and this person got into a fist fight? it wasn't a fist fight...more like a bitch fight
37) Do you like this person? Nah, I love her dearly
38) What would their name be if s/he married their favorite star? Although this changes frequently, (ask her about the Tarantino trip of '98) currently she would be Mrs. Jensen Ackles
39) Where was the last restaurant or fast food place you ate out at together? Dynasty restaurant baby!!
40) If your BFF were a vehicle, what would they be? A Volkswagen bus
41) What was the last argument you had? Probably me saying something overly mean and Bea snapping at me to CALM DOWN.
42) What do you want to be different in your BFF's life by this time next year? I her to live a lot closer :-(
43) What is your favorite thing about your BFF? Aw, that would take a lot more than one blog to explain!
44) What is probably under your BFF's bed? Other than old Us Weekly's, books, the boogie man. You know, the norm.
45)What CD is in their car stereo right now? Soon to be the best mix CD ever
46)If they could be any animal, what would they be? An owl. Owls are smart like the one in Winnie the Pooh, so she'd be owl.
47) What was the longest you've ever gone without talking? I guess about two years. Our friendship is like a butterfly, we had to let it go to see if it would come screeching back and it totally did!! We're meant to be!!
48) Describe your BFF in one word: grounded
49) If your BFF won $10,000 today, what would they spend it on? Books and plane tickets to see all her friends across the country/world
50) Watch the movie or read the book? Oh duh.
Thursday, July 26, 2007
50 Questions About Bea...or, why I should probably spend more time actually teaching rather than doing these surveys.
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Wiki: Thomas Edward Patrick "Tom" Brady Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).Brady played college football for the University of Michigan from 1995 to 1999.
Brady was also known as a great baseball player in high school. Thomas Brady was a left handed hitting catcher with power. His skill set impressed MLB scouts so consequentially he was drafted in the 18th round of the 1995 MLB Draft by the Montreal Expos.
Cam Newton November 6, 2016 biorhythm forecast This is a day of psychological and spiritual evolution. You are extra sensitive to the thoughts and feelings of others. Inspiration, strong imagination, and increased intuition will help you solve previously unresolved issues. You may experience bursts of creativity and artistic ability.
Physical state: Positive
Emotional state: Positive
Intellectual state: Negative
Cam Newton November 13, 2016 biorhythm forecast Your soul longs for beauty and self-realization, but your mind and body are sluggish. Enjoy music, literature, exhibitions, visiting, and communication with nice people.
Physical state: Negative
Emotional state: Positive
Intellectual state: Negative
Intuitive state: Negative
Cam Newton November 20, 2016 biorhythm forecast Your ability to view reality objectively is diminished today. Do not hurry to make decisions or express your ideas and opinions. Your memory and capacity for learning may be lower than usual. Physical energy is good today, making this a favorable time for sports, exercise, working with your hands, or using tools.
Physical state: Positive
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text: Zsolt wrote: >As I was driving through a small intersection I was broad sided by a >half ton. The guy even had a stop sign, but never did stop. ><snip> OMG! I am glad you feel that you walked away fairly okay. *However* I just got rear-ended this summer as a passenger and my neck really bothered me for a long time. Mega bothered me. First thing I did was call my insurance company *and* the insurance company of the person who hit us. Turns out that they cannot locate her . . . . However they paid for my acupuncture. If I was to get other doc's help, they probably would not have paid. >1. the repair cost is going to be high (I don't want bondoed up doors >and quarter panel) and he's going to want to negotiate or take the car >to his budy to fix up, etc. Absolutely, hang onto that paper and call your/and/his insurance company. Did you call the police ? Get a police report !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Any witnesses . . . Next time call a paramedic to come to the scene and take a report AND go to the hospital for exam. Anything to DOCUMENT what happened on that day. I won't go into details, anyone, to save space. I felt silly like everyone else and did not go to the hospital because it was inconveniencing a friend who was on her way to a job interview and I was out of state riding with her. Never again ! Trust me on that one. It took days for the police to even file a report about the accident. I had to call every day. and the ins. co. wanted that report. Out of state. Finally had to call the head of the police dept. I was screwed without it. Chatam, Mass. Don't get hit there !!! >2. if our neck injuries get worse, I would probably like some >compensation for that as well. You need to get treatment. EVERY state has laws telling exactly how much the insurance company is required to pay without question. I was hit riding in a car insured by my friend living in NY. They have to pay $5000 period. After that it is a battle, but you will get more than if hurt in worker's comp. If you don't want acupuncture, go to a DOCTOR immediately. Today! Even if it is not bad. It might GET bad. Mine got worse and worse over two weeks and I had blinding headaches. Finally after months of acupuncture I am much better. I did not go to a M.D. because (1) they can't do much in my mind except surgery and ice, and (2) I knew if I went to a doc they wouldn't pay the acupuncture and that was what I really wanted as that is what has *worked* for me during the past. It did help me a lot. I would not have been able to stand the headaches without it. >Either way it's going to be a pain to deal with it all... Yes, but better than not having coverage. The car who hit you HAS to pay your medical stuff. Get something before you get worse. Necks are nothing to fool around with. But you already *knew* that. ;-) Hope he has insurance !! >Any advice? Question feel free to email me. Been there. The best to you both !!! Fay '89 Audi 200 Turbo (No Q) Automatic '88 Audi 5000 S Auto '87 Audi 5000 S Auto http://home.earthlink.net/~iceisit/


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ReadWriteWeb have done a nice end-of-year profile on Common Craft, the clever folk behind those RSS in Plain English and other videos which explain social media and web stuff.
It's a nice read and the part about why Common Craft deciced to move away from its custom video service into its current licencing business model is interesting:
- Custom videos do not scale. We would have to hire people to grow the company and we don't want to hire. We are a two person company.
- Custom videos are usually promotional. We are more comfortable with education than promotion. Another realization is that promotion is fad-driven and education isn't as much. We see a longer lifespan for our videos in education.
- Our goal is independence - we want to work for our own goals on our own schedule and maintain a lifestyle that supports us."
What is Common Craft going to do instead of making themselves available for hire making custom videos? Lee says that for the past year they've been getting requests three or four times a week for permission to re-use their Plain English videos. The solution they decided on was licensing them for corporate and eductional use.
Common Craft now sells licenses for high-quality, downloadable versions of their explanatory videos. All of their time working is now spent building out the library. Videos are licensed for under $20 for individual use and $350 for site-wide use, like on a company intranet. Commercial licensing, for use on public commercial websites, is the next option the company will be offering.
Of course the video content is available free to anyone online, but Common Craft says that many companies feel far more comfortable paying for official permission to use high quality, unbranded versions. There's certainly no DRM involved.
"People want to do the right thing if they know the rules," Lee LeFever says. "Our challenge is to educate people about how we expect our videos to be used. We're lucky to have fans that feel good about supporting us with their purchases. Given limited resources, we would rather spend time educating people on the right thing to do than trying to make the wrong things impossible."


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Non-UW-Stout Applications and Services Guidelines
Applications and services that are not owned and operated by UW-Stout might not comply with UW-Stout and UW System policies, guidelines or requirements for privacy, intellectual property, security, and records retention.
UW-Stout - Non-UW-Stout Applications and Services Guidelines
Applies to anyone contracting or otherwise acquiring use of non-UW-Stout-owned or -operated applications and services for university business.
Applications and services that are not owned and operated by UW-Stout might not comply with UW-Stout and UW System policies, guidelines[DD1] or requirements for privacy, intellectual property, security, and records retention. Faculty and staff using or considering the use of non UW-Stout applications and services should take these factors into account when selecting applications and services.
Please see 70506 for a list of cloud services that UW-Stout has already deployed for general use at UW-Stout.
Some examples of non-UW-Stout applications and services include:
Google Drive
OneDrive(associated with a personal account)
Amazon Web Service (AWS)
NOTE: Departments and individuals, particularly those hosting content outside the university's system, must ensure that the hosting option they choose meets requirements for security and privacy mandated by HIPPA, FERPA, and other legal or ethical requirements.
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Applications and services that are not owned and operated by UW-Stout might not meet UW-Stout guidelines or requirements for privacy, intellectual property, security, and records retention. Faculty and staff using or considering the use of non UW-Stout applications and services should take these factors into account when selecting applications and services.
Understand the risks to you and others
- Providers may require the user to agree to a Terms of Service agreement. This is a legal contract. Only a few UW-Stout administrators are authorized to enter into legal contracts on behalf of the university. Users without that authority become personally responsible for the terms of the agreement and any problems that may arise.
- Providers may change their Terms of Service without notice. Check periodically to see if it is still acceptable.
- UW-Stout has already signed agreements with some providers. See UW-Stout Applications and Services Agreements for details.
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- Comply with research grant and other contractual and legal requirements to protect sensitive information. There may be requirements that a non UW-Stout application or service cannot meet.
- Restrict access to any sensitive information, so that only those with a "need to know" can access it.
- Do not include any personally identifiable information if you can avoid it.
- Remove data when it is no longer needed.
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- Comply with FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) requirements to protect student privacy.
- Restrict access to student content whenever possible, so that only those who "need to know" have access.
- Suggest students use aliases when creating accounts, particularly if student work is publicly available.
- Do not place any personally identifiable information in content. Avoid referring to students by full name.
- Limit students' postings to course-related content. Delete student content when no longer needed.
- Obtain student written consent for continued use of student materials beyond the current class.
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- Instructors should communicate their intent to use non-UW-Stout applications and services, along with a summary of issues, conditions of use, and risks to students in the course syllabus. This allows a student to decide whether to withdraw from the course, or request alternate solutions. Consider that withdrawal may not be possible because the course is required, is offered in a sequence, is not offered regularly, or is only offered by one instructor.
- Refer students who are concerned about their privacy to the Dean of Students office.
Understand who owns content and what they can do with it
- Placing content on a non UW-Stout application or service may constitute "publication" of intellectual property, and may inhibit other publication of the work, or prevent a successful patent application.
- Review the Terms of Service agreement:
- Who owns the intellectual property rights when content is created or uploaded to the application or service?
- Does the provider claim any rights to use the content created or uploaded to the application or service?
- If there is a right of use claim, when and how are these rights terminated?
Consider accessibility, support, retrieval, retention, and backup
- Ensure non UW-Stout applications or services meet campus web accessibility requirements.
- Existing campus support might not resolve technical issues. Users might have to deal with the provider directly.
- Ensure that records can be retrieved from the provider. UW-Stout records are subject to public records law.
- Ensure that university records are retained according to records retention schedules.
- Back up material regularly. Many providers assume no responsibility for backing up content.
ReferencesPublic Records Law - http://legal.wisc.edu/public-records.htm
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Web Accessibility Policy - https://www.uwstout.edu/parq/upload/webpolicy-update-final-2015.pdf
Data Classification Policy - https://www.wisconsin.edu/uw-policies/uw-system-administrative-policies/information-security-data-classification/
Protecting Your Student Data - http://www.uwstout.edu/regrec/records.cfm
University Records Schedules - http://www.library.wisc.edu/archives/records-management/retention-disposition/
HIPAA Security Officer and Coordinators - http://www.hipaa.wisc.edu/security-contacts.htm
UW-Stout Information Technology website - http://www.uwstout.edu/lit/
UW-Stout Applications and Services Agreements - https://kb.wisc.edu/itpolicy/cio-non-uw-services-agreements


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Last night I made the rest of my spaghettio-s and had some celery with peanut butter on the side. As a study snack, I had peanuts, and then I decided I no longer wanted just water to drink. I decided to go out and buy a 2 kool aid packets for a quarter and grabbed some complimentary sugar packets from UNCG's cafeteria. This morning, my pitcher of kool aid was quite refreshing. Before class I took two pieces of bread and some butter and placed it in the refrigerator, I decided to put the cheese I borrowed or was given, to use. When I come back I will make some grilled cheese in the frying pan, because I don't have any foil to put the bread on in the oven.
As I try and put myself in someone elses shoes, crazy emotions erupt inside of me...I wake up in the morning hungry, my stomach devours the food I put in it too quickly and so I'm hungry during the day, and then when I go to sleep, I can't afford to eat anymore, so I go to bed hungry. It's depressing, and I feel a change should be made.
2 more days!!!!
Monday, October 1, 2007
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