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"I don't understand why she hasn't responded. I mean, if she wasn't interested in the club she could just have said so."
Club? Oh, it's you two! Kyoko looked at the backsides in front of her and closer to the gym hall. She was looking for somewhere to sit outside the cafeteria. Kuri-chan and Noriko-chan, no you prefer being called Nori-chan, were coming after her.
She found a bench wide enough to house three in the shade outside the school cafeteria. Both wings flanked the area and great canvas sails strung to the walls gave protection from both sun and rain.
"Sorry, but I gave her the letter, OK?" Matsumoto-san's back moved when he shrugged, and so did his short hair at the nape of his neck.
"My bad. I apologise. Should have handled that myself."
Behind them Kyoko reddened. Please, don't let them know I'm here!
"Don't worry man. If I'd known she was worse than blondie I'd kept quiet. I decided to confess, so that's my fault, not yours." It wasn't all that surprising that Matsumoto-san hated her.
They're talking about me. I'm embarrassed! I'm eavesdropping! What would father think if he knew?
"Disagree. I bet if I hadn't made you drag Christina into it things would have turned out better." Hamarugen-san, because he was a name now and not merely 'the geek from 6:1', slapped his friend on the back.
Even sitting down he was very much the taller of the two, and Kyoko could, in a detached way, understand why she had been drawn to him first. But he had that awful hairdo glued to his head.
"Ko-chan, there you are. I thought we'd never find you. Look, there's..."
"Shush, quiet!" Kyoko hastily slapped her hand to her mouth and beckoned her friends to sit down in silence.
Kuri-chan gave her a startled look. Then she recognised the boys and nodded. Noriko-cha… Nori-chan took her seat in silence as well and gave both backsides in front of them a sullen stare.
Poor kid. You have it bad. I'm over him already, but you've got that bug real bad.
"Who cares? Maybe it's better this way. At least I know what she's like when things don't go her way," Matsumoto-san said, and his voice turned hoarse.
That hurt, but she deserved it. She had behaved poorly.
Kuri-chan gave her a look full of questions. Kyoko nodded back. The two of them didn't need words to confirm something this obvious.
It felt a bit funny, sitting like this squeezed into the middle. To her left the amazingly tall and slender object of admiration she had made into her best friend. To her right the petite sister of the prince of Himekaizen Academy, and she was cute enough in her own way with her short haircut matching her small body. That left her, Kyoko, as the odd one out with her marginal overweight.
"Don't be like that. I'd be pissed off like hell if a girl made me look like Ryu's tool," Hamarugen-san suggested in what was a poorly disguised attempt to put the blame on himself.
Nori-chan looked up, but Kyoko grabbed her hand to keep her silent. "Yes, that's why we just listen," she whispered to Nori-chan.
We really are eavesdropping now. This is so improper, but I want to know.
"Yukio, I'm really, really sorry. I'll treat you Fridays for the rest of the month. And I'll try to find a way to patch things over."
Yes, please do!
"You know, I'm not certain I can afford any more help from you." Kyoko could almost hear Matsumoto-san grinning widely. Maybe he wasn't as angry as their conversation led her to believe.
"Man!" Hamarugen-san said, and they both laughed. "Coffee?"
"Yeah, with milk."
Hamarugen-san handed a can over to his friend. Kyoko heard the metallic click when they opened a can each. Beside her Nori-chan stirred, but Kyoko shook her head. Just a little more.
"It's Matsumoto-san I'm interested in. I'm not looking at Hamarugen-san," she whispered to Nori-chan. It was a minor bribe, and she felt ashamed for it. Still, it served its purpose, because Nori-chan calmed down somewhat. One rival less for you.
"Yukio, I'll handle her myself, OK?"
"Both guys yours?" Kuri-chan asked in her other ear. She mustn't have heard what Kyoko had just told Nori-chan.
"No, he's talking about you," Kyoko explained silently.
"Me, handled? What the hell?"
"Wait!" Kyoko yanked her friend down.
"Thanks for small favours," Matsumoto-san said. "How do you plan to do that?"
"Well, she kind of owes me."
Beside her Kyoko felt Kuri-chan flare up into silent rage.
"I guess that's true," Matsumoto-san agreed.
That didn't exactly calm Kuri-chan down, Kyoko noted to her consternation. She had to pull on her friends sleeve to calm her down.
"And you. She should be on her knees thanking you for your quick thinking."
Kuri-chan should kneel down in gratitude to Matsumoto-san? How did that happen? Kuri-chan sat down again. Kyoko could feel her curiosity winning over her anger.
"You took all the flak. I just ran around telling people." Matsumoto-san scratched his head as if listening to Hamarugen-san's praise embarrassed him.
"That's bull. You saw what happened. You acted on it. You even guessed about all that water and had them bring clothes. Damn, that makes you my hero."
Kuri-chan gave Kyoko a hard stare, and Kyoko shrunk and pointed at Nori-chan.
"Yes, he did. He was off like lightning after you ran back to the locker room. To gather our class," Nori-chan whispered. "He's your hero in the shadows if you go for that thing," she finished and glared at Kyoko.
That stung. She and Nori-chan weren't on the best of terms with each other right now, even if they were still friends.
"What are you going to do?" Matsumoto-san asked.
"Well, if she hasn't read the letter I'll just have to ask her about the club."
"Club?" Kuri-chan said.
That makes two of us.
"Club?" Nori-chan asked.
OK, three of us.
"I don't understand why she'd dislike a chance to speak that horrid language of yours. Oh, forget about the horrid part! Maybe she just has better taste than you?"
"Oh, shut it!"
"What club?" Kuri-chan asked loudly enough to turn heads around them. She obviously couldn't keep it in any more.
Both boys turned. Both boys grew tennis balls instead of eyes. Both boys dropped their jaws deep enough to make room for those tennis balls, and then some.
"You heard?" the comedy duo spoke as one.
"You weren't exactly discreet," Kuri-chan said. "What club?"
"Eh, the one in the letter."
"Oh, that one?"
Kyoko hid from the glare Kuri-chan gave her. Maybe tearing up the letter hadn't been so smart after all.
"Mind if we join you?" Hamarugen-san asked.
Matsumoto-san looked like his friend had suggested they seek the company of vipers.
"Be my guest." Kuri-chan's words.
"Please." Nori-chan's offer.
And they had spoken at the same time.
Kuri-chan and Nori-chan exchanged looks. Nori-chan's was less than friendly.
And you just gained a new rival. Sorry, but she's way more dangerous than I am. Nori-chan, I apologize, but you won't stand a chance if Kuri-chan joins the match.
Ahead of them sunlight and shadows played chase as the clouds above them ran over the sky. Kyoko reseated herself and made room with her legs to allow the two boys to join them.
Both of the boys took seats facing them. Matsumoto-san looked away. Kyoko did the same. This was, mildly put, awkward. He hates me. He's right in doing so. I'm awful.
"Club, shoot! I misplaced the letter before I could read it," Kuri-chan lied.
Hamarugen-san explained. It took a long time.
"Why me?" Kuri-chan asked when he was finished.
"Not just why you, why all of you. You, I want for president."
"I'm listening."
"I'll handle the real set-up, but it looks better if you're our official face."
Kuri-chan snorted. "A little child wants me as a puppet? I think not."
"A little child?" Now it was Hamarugen-san's time to snort.
"Look, I've done..."
"...this kind of job..."
"...since before you..."
"...needed that runny nose of yours..."
"...wiped clean!"
Whoa! School just got a new dynamic duo!
Matsumoto-san, Nori-chan and Kyoko stared dumbfounded at the duellists. So did quite a few of the other students around them as well.
"What's with..."
"...that oversized attitude..."
"...of yours?"
They stared at each other. Then both of them burst out laughing.
Sorry, Nori-chan, but you're not even in the match any longer.
"Aww, look, this club is kinda important to me. You be president, and I'll do the vice presidency, OK?"
"As long as you don't try to micromanage me."
"Sure, I won't." Hamarugen-san looked strangely excited for just having been defeated.
"I'm your treasurer," Nori-chan suddenly decided.
"Why, thank you!" Hamarugen-san threw a quick look at his friend, and Matsumoto-san nodded eagerly.
Matsumoto-san likes Nori-chan? Well, it's not like he has a reason to like me any longer. But I want to at least be friends with him, like he wanted when he confessed. "I'll be your secretary, scribe, whatever," Kyoko volunteered.
"Ryu will be our mascot. He'll join or he'll sleep outdoors until summer break," Nori-chan said gleefully.
"I guess it's settled then. I have a charter if..."
"What are we called?" Kuri-chan asked.
"Himekaizen Cultural Exchange Club," Matsumoto-san and Hamarugen-san answered in union, "if miss President agrees, of course," Hamarugen-san added shamefacedly.
"Miss President agrees, and it's Christina, or Kuri-chan, whatever you prefer."
"Christina, it's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Ulf, or Urufu if it's too hard to pronounce." The last was added for the benefit of the rest of them.
"Call me Yu-kun, then. Club members shouldn't be so formal," Matsumoto-san offered as an invitation.
Hamarugen-san rose and extended his right hand to Kuri-chan. "Christina, or in this case, miss President, should we go see the student council?"
"Uh? Yes, yes, of course."
And with that the two of them left for the cafeteria. The remaining shrunken circle of three fidgeted uncomfortably.
Nori-chan, your love just left with the most attractive girl in school, Matsumoto-san likes you, and I, I think I'm falling for Matsumoto-san. What an utter mess!


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We were asked to submit a short paper as our first assignment whereby we state our position on connectivism as a theory (or not) and discuss its strengths and weaknesses. The following is what I submitted after reworking it multiple times in order to stay within the 750-word limit. I found it a good exercise in being concise without losing the essence; it reminded me of my initial challenge in using Twitter. Anyway, here it goes:
Connectivism is well on its way to becoming its own theory. The concept of learning via networks and through participation have been around for a long time, but with the emergence and evolution of technology, there has been a shift from the traditional methods of creating networks of learning from face-to-face gatherings to one that allows us to share knowledge with each other in abundance, and in more complex ways (Siemens, 2008). In other words, we have been in need of a theory that speaks to the environment we live in today, where "student control and freedom is integral to 21st century life-long education and learning" (Anderson, 2011).
Connectivism has been building over time and its foundation lies in several generations of learning theories. There has been a shift from focus on the individual's more passive and directed learning behaviourism/cognitivism), to a focus on groups where new knowledge builds on previous experience (constructivism) (Anderson, 2011). However, since we can't personally experience everything, we look to other people – our networks – as our source of knowledge (Stephenson). Piaget's explanation that we develop mental maps (schemas) of the world which evolve, expand and get more complex over time, and the view that information cannot be handed to us but instead must be constructed (Clark) are the constructivist contributions to connectivism, which tie into this idea of externalizing our knowledge to make sense of it (Siemens, 2008). Essentially, in connectivism, the connection of our information sources as new nodes (people, data bases, resources) are added to the network where we can process them in a real-life, authentic context which is not always the case when learning in groups (Anderson, 2011). Instead, in connectivism, "what we know today is not as important as our ability to continue to stay current"(Siemens, 2007).
A learning theory should explain and predict, advance a discipline, and prepare for our future needs (Siemens, 2004). If this is accurate, then connectivism must be a theory: it provides an explanation for how learning occurs in the network (as opposed to just in individuals), it is relevant in today's world of rapid information change, and it is helping professionals process the education of tomorrow.
Weaknesses and Strengths
These are the weaknesses I see in the characteristics of connectivism:
• the self-directed aspect can result in isolation, confusion, and frustration for those who aren't so inclined (ie, what about those who are not self-starters? Are they left behind?)
• the challenge of applying of the self-organization and chaos concept within institutions where there are requirements and obligations
On the other hand, I see many strengths in the characteristics of connectivism:
• everything (the network and the knowledge) is at our fingertips; access with no borders
• individual needs are met because you can take what you want and reject the rest
• informal learning can take place through communities of practice (Siemens, 2004)
• exchange (externalizing) with others gives shape to what we know
• experience of learning takes place in the formation of networks and these connections create meaning
• allows for diversity of people and opinions; celebrates it
• technology takes over the information storage (know-where)
• removes the hierarchy from learning (teachers being learners and learners being teachers)
How Connectivisim Resonates with my Learning Experiences
"We have knowledge…only as we actively participate in its construction" (Elmore).
Connectivism resonates with my learning experience in that I Iearn by listening, processing and bouncing my ideas off others. When I make connections, I am able to create meaning for myself, and I see this occurring in this course.
Chaos takes the predictability out of the learning I remember from formal institutions, thereby bringing forth a key element: motivation. I remember the chemistry teacher being so predictable, I could use my sister's notes from 2 years before! He had been there for 30 years and taught the same stagnant material over and over again, none of which I retained.
The starting point for connectivism is "me" and my ability to self-organize and make connections. It allows me to own my learning – learning that is constantly evolving, changing, transforming as I continually acquire more of it, and then, in return, give it back to the network.
Some Questions
I have some questions about the practical application of connectivism is as it relates to being an educator.
How do issues of personality factor into connectivism?
What are the roles of the different individuals in a networked learning environment, or is it laissez-faire?
• If there are specific roles, what if one of these roles is missing from the environment?
How does connectivism fit into Robertson's 3 activity systems (organization, technology, pedagogy) of Activity Theory? (Robertson)
Is there a place for the instructor in connectivism and if so, what is it?
• Is it more of a facilitation role?
• What new skills do instructors need to have to be successful in this environment?
Anderson, Terry. (2011). Technological Challenges and Opportunities of Three Generations of Distance Education Pedagogies. Retrieved from http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2011/02/19/presentations-ive-recently-enjoyed-watching/
Clark, D. (1995). Constructivism. Retrieved from http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/history/constructivism.html)
Elmore, R. Education for Judgment: The Artistry of Discussion Leadership, xii. Retrieved from http://connectivism.tumblr.com/page/2
Robertson, I. Introduction to Activity Theory. Retrieved from YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsX5Tq3WTBw&feature=fvwrel
Siemens, G. (2004). Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age. Retrieved from http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/connectivism.htm)
Siemens, G. (2007). The Network is the Learning, Retrieved from YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpbkdeyFxZw&feature=related
Siemens, G. (2008). What is Connectivism? Retrieved from http://elearnspace.org/media/WhatIsConnectivism/player.html
Stephenson, K. What Knowledge Tears Apart, Networks Make Whole. Retrieved from http://www.leader-values.com/Content/detail.asp?ContentDetailID=910

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text: Today we prepped 4 large turnips for freezing. Peeled then diced turnips. Boiled until tender then mashed with a little butter. The 4 large turnips yielded 5 good sized side dish containers for the freezer. This is not a fancy recipe but I posted about it here to help myself document what I am doing and then I can add a comment as to how it worked out.


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It is understandable that the whole creative team for these Kiwi Shoe Polish controversial ads by Grey ad agency Hong Kong is male. Because if there was just one female in the team, she would have screamed at them, "What the hell are you thinking???!"
I mean, we know sex sells, and we know that attractive females grab the attention of the male demographic, which is the main target here. But, there is a subtle and clever way and a blatantly immature way to do it.
As you can see in the images in the gallery, the ads not only display scantly clad young women, it shows them in miniature size (just about the size of a shoe brush) polishing the man's shoes. Because, you know, men are worth it.
If these ads offended me, and I am a man, I imagine they must be much more offensive towardes females.
Any thoughts, ladies?
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Thank you all for another successful Terrific Under Ten Tuesday this week!
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Jennifer from Vintage Gwen made this awesome bracelet from an old necklace and odds and ends also. She's a magician with her jewelry makeovers!
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New Delhi, Jun 19 (PTI) The Supreme Court today said the part implementation and non-implementation of the Majithia Wage Board award on pay structures of journalists and non- journalists by some newspaper establishments would not amount to wilful default attracting contempt. The court also said the award has been approved by it in its judgment on February 7, 2014 and, therefore, has to be "implemented in full". Granting one more opportunity for implementation of the Wage Board award and its judgement, the court said non-implementation or partial implementation clearly stemmed from the understanding of the award by the concerned newspaper establishments in a particular manner.
The apex court was delivering its judgement while disposing off 83 contempt petitions filed by journalists, non-journalists and associations. "At best, the default alleged has taken place on account of a wrong understanding of the Award as upheld by this court. This would not amount to wilful default so as to attract the liability of civil contempt as defined under Section 2(b) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.
"The default alleged though is unmistakably evident to us, in the absence of any wilful or deliberate intention to commit the same cannot make any of the newspaper establishment liable for contempt. On the other hand, they are entitled to one more opportunity to implement the Award in its proper spirit and effect in the light of what we now propose to say," a bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and Navin Sinha said. It said clause 20(j) of the award read with Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955, guarantees to each "newspaper employee" as defined under the Act the entitlement to receive wages as recommended by the Wage Board and approved and notified by the Central Government.
"The wages notified supersedes all existing contracts governing wages as may be in force. However, the legislature has made it clear by incorporating the provisions of Section 16 that, notwithstanding the wages as may be fixed and notified, it will always be open to concerned employee to agree to and accept any benefits which is more favourable to him than what has been notified under the Act," it said. The court said there was nothing either in the Act or in the terms of the wage board award which would enable it to hold that the benefits of the award would be "restricted to regular employees and not contractual employees".
It also said "variable pay" concept has been incorporated in the award in order to give a fair and equitable treatment to employees of newspapers and news agencies.
The bench said since it has been held that none of the newspaper establishments in the facts of the cases before it, was guilty of contempt, the complaints with regard to non- implementation of the Award or otherwise would be dealt by the mechanism provided under the Act itself.
The apex court had on February 7, 2014, upheld the recommendations of Majithia Wage Board for journalists and non-journalists on their pay structure and directed that the revised salaries be granted to the employees.
The 6th (Majithia) Wage Board was constituted by the Labour Ministry in 2007 despite strong reservations from the newspaper industry. The award has led to additional financial burden for the industry, according to newspaper establishments.PTI MNL SJK GSN GSN


text: I'm starting school tomorrow (8/23/2010) for training on windmill technician glory. Posts will probably be sparse, but I'll try to update as much as possible. Thanks to all for checking in, and a big virtual hug goes out to Miss Cellania at Neatorama for her weekly link love. I'm really excited to start this new chapter of my life, but will always reflect on the past couple of years with fondness.


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Murad pays surprise visit to different areas, inspects uplift projects
KARACHI: Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah on Sunday instructed officials to expedite work on ongoing development projects including the main University Road in Karachi.
The chief minister accompanied by Local Government minister Jam Khan Shoro visited several parts of the city without protocol and oversaw the pace of various developments projects
He expressed dismay over the slow pace of reconstruction at the Main Tariq Road and instructed contractors to expedite the pace of work at its earliest.
Murad also inspected the development work on Main Shahrah-e-Faisal. He was informed that electricity poles hampered the expansion of the road. Murad said that he will speak to the K-Electric over the matter.
He instructed that the road construction from University Road to Safoora should be completed latest by July.


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5 U.S. Code § 552b - Open meetings
[1] See References in Text note below.
Section 552(e) of this title, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), was redesignated section 552(f) of this title by section 1802(b) of Pub. L. 99–570.
180 days after the date of enactment of this section, referred to in subsec. (g), means 180 days after the date of enactment of Pub. L. 94–409, which was approved Sept. 13, 1976.
1995—Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 104–66 amended subsec. (j) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (j) read as follows: "Each agency subject to the requirements of this section shall annually report to Congress regarding its compliance with such requirements, including a tabulation of the total number of agency meetings open to the public, the total number of meetings closed to the public, the reasons for closing such meetings, and a description of any litigation brought against the agency under this section, including any costs assessed against the agency in such litigation (whether or not paid by the agency)."
Pub. L. 94–409, § 6, Sept. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 1248, provided that:
Pub. L. 94–409, § 1, Sept. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 1241, provided:
For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions of law requiring submittal to Congress of any annual, semiannual, or other regular periodic report listed in House Document No. 103–7 (in which the report required by subsec. (j) of this section is listed on page 151), see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance.
For termination of Administrative Conference of United States, see provision of title IV of Pub. L. 104–52, set out as a note preceding section 591 of this title.
Pub. L. 94–409, § 2, Sept. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 1241, provided that:
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Students enroll in PowerSchool through their school or school district. PowerSchool has an Enroll New Student feature for the easy addition of new students, and it also has features for retaining currently enrolled students. Students who enroll in PowerSchool receive a user name and password to access the system.
Those enrolling a new student into PowerSchool first click the Special Functions link, and then click on Enroll New Student. PowerSchool then presents a form that the individual fills out with student information, such as first and last name, enrollment date, grade level and entry code. After the individual submits the form, PowerSchool checks for duplicates, and if it finds none then it enrolls the student. If there is a correspondence between the new student's information and that of another enrolled student (such as last name or phone number), PowerSchool gives the possible duplicate to the individual completing the form to review.
A new student who already is in the system and is in a transfer school can have the account deactivated by the Transfer To Another School button. The individual in charge of the account can re-enroll a transfer student back into the school by clicking on the Re-Enroll function and completing the required form.


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Children's Chapel
May 22, 2016
Proper 4C
Introduction for Teachers: In our lesson today we will be looking at a reading from the book of Psalms. In the reading the author praises God for his creation drawing specific reference to how God created man to care for creation. As children of God we are made in his image and given many gifts and talents that are ignited by the power of the Holy Spirit to strengthen each one of us as we serve God and care for his creation.
Welcome: Children will enter quietly and sit together on the floor. Welcome all children and ask if there are any new friends today.
Preview the Story: In last weeks Bible story we learned about a very special gift that is given to each of us because God loves all of us as his children. That gift is the Holy Spirit who is a part of God and lives in each of our hearts to strengthen and inspire us as we grow in God's love every day. Today we will listen to a reading from the book of Psalms which is a collection of prayers and songs written to God.
The Bible Story: (Read Aloud)
Psalm 8
1O Lord, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
3When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you have established;
4what are human beings that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them?
5Yet you have made them a little lower than God, and crowned them with glory and honor.
6You have given them dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under their feet,
7all sheep and oxen, and also the beasts of the field,
8the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, whatever passes along the paths of the seas.
9O Lord, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
Respond to the Story: In the chapter of Psalm that I just read to you, the author is praising God for the gift of creation. He says as God's children God has "crowned [us] with glory and honor [and has] given [us] dominion over the works of [God's] hands . . ." God has given us all of creation to care for. That's a big job isn't it? But God does not ask us to do this all by our selves. Just as we learned last week, God is always with us and through the power of the Holy Spirit he gives us certain gifts and talents from his own heart that give us the ability to care for his creation. God works through each of us his children to allow his love to flow into the world and to care for all of his creation. Just as the author of the Psalm we just heart had a grateful heart, we too may have grateful hearts knowing that God has made us his children and has given us the Holy Spirit to help us as we care for his creation.
Pray: Thank you God for making us each one of us in your image and calling us all your children. Thank you for your creation and for your Holy Spirit who lives in one with you and your Son Jesus. Strengthen and inspire us through the power of the Holy Spirit to care for your creation. Amen.
Chapel Response Activity: Children will make a Psalm 8 craft. (Materials and supplies will be provided and set up for craft response activity.)


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12 Big Name Republicans Not Supporting Donald Trump In 2016
Despite apparently receiving his party's and its votership's mandates, many notable Republicans refuse to endorse Donald Trump.
15. The Rise Of The Donald
Donald Trump announced his desire to run for the Republic (GOP) presidential nomination on June 16, 2015, an announcement that many people took as a joke. However, since that day, his campaign has filled the media, and he has been the frontrunner in the polls. Most recently, he formally accepted the Republican nomination, an accomplishment that has left many baffled.
His campaign began by immediately making enemies when he expressed his disdain for Mexican immigrants to which Univision (Spanish language channel) responded by dropping Trump's Miss Universe Pageant from the air. This action was followed by Macy's department store removing the Trump clothing line for men from their stores. One month into his campaign, he promised to not only build a wall between the US and Mexico but that the Mexican government would pay for it.
In response to a shooting in Tennessee, Trump declared the need to end gun free zones, and he went on to say that Senator John McCain, once a prisoner of war, was not a war hero because he had been captured. His antics continued to win him favor in the polls. During his very first debate, his previous comments about women were called into question and the next day he went on to criticize Megyn Kelly, the debate moderator, by making statements that some people believe were referring to her menstrual cycle. His invitation to speak at a RedState Gathering event was retracted.
Despite these controversies, his fan base continued to grow. His rallies are notorious for removing protestors and even news reporters. On September 21, he announced that he would refuse the presidential salary and the following day sent a cease-and-desist letter to an organization running anti-Trump ads. Trump went on to make several anti-Muslim statements, supported the idea of surveilling mosques across the nation, and later called for a prohibition on Muslims entering the US. He and other Republican candidates continued to throw insults back and forth during rallies, presentations, and debates.
14. Dissension in the GOP
Even with unprecedented, albeit surprising, public support, not all of his fellow Republicans agree with his campaign and certainly not with his official nomination. They have complained the Trump doesn't listen to advice, that he doesn't make an effort for fundraising events, and that his rhetoric is not always in line with Republican values. Some Republican politicians have been openly critical of Trump. They are discussed below.
13. Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse
Ben Sasse views Donald Trump as a threat to conservatism and has been a leader in the "Never Trump" movement. He has even traveled to other states to campaign against Trump. All of this is risking his future with the Republican party, but this has not deterred Sasse. He vowed not to back the presidential nomination.
12. Former President George H. W. Bush
Though not as openly critical of Trump as Senator Ben Sasse, George HW Bush has reported via a spokesperson that he will not be participating in the upcoming election. Perhaps diplomatically, he cited his age as the reason he has retired from political involvement. He did play a small role in the campaign of his son, Jeb Bush, however.
11. South Carolina Representative Trey Gowdy
Although Trey Gowdy and Donald Trump have had heated disputes in the past, Gowdy has openly endorsed Trump. This endorsement comes as more of support for the Republican nominee than of Trump personally. He did not, however, attend Trump's Republican National Convention so his support seems to be more in words than actions.
10. Arizona Senator John McCain
John McCain, Arizona Senator and former prisoner of war, has almost flip-flopped on his opinion of Trump. Trump blatantly insulted McCain by alluding that his capture during war should not make him a hero. In January of 2016, McCain openly stated that he would not endorse anybody for this election. However, 4 months later, he did say that it was necessary to listen to the will of the people (regarding Trump's lead).
9. Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush has formally declared his opposition to the Republican nominee and gone so far as to publish his opinion on his Facebook feed. In Jeb's opinion, Trump does not have the character necessary to be president. His comments came after similar dissent from his father and brother. He did, however, confirm that his support continues for other state and federal level Republicans.
8. Former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice
Condoleezza Rice was actually a consideration for Trump's running mate, as Vice President. She openly declined that possibility by saying that she had no interest in the position. To further cement her feelings toward the current election proceedings, she did not attend the Republican National Convention.
7. Former President George W. Bush
Like his brother and father, George W Bush cannot get behind the Trump movement. After receiving heavy criticism on his policies while in office, particularly on the Iraq War, Bush will not participate in the election. He has also reported that he will not participate in the campaign, not even with commentary.
6. Kentucky Senator Rand Paul
Rand Paul, a former presidential candidate, and opponent of Trump, has called the Republican nominee both a narcissist and delusional. He has publicly aired his sentiment on Facebook, CNN, and The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore. Despite this commentary, he has promised to endorse the nominee.
5. South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham
Another former presidential candidate, Lindsey Graham, has expressed his concern over Trump's rise in popularity from the beginning of primaries. He has questioned his sanity and ability to perform as president. Before Trump's official nomination as Republican presidential candidate, Graham swore not to back him. After his nomination, Graham has reported that his opinion remains the same.
4. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney refuses to endorse, let alone support, Trump. He has called him a phony and a fraud and angrily chastised the Republican party for allowing Trump to rise as the presidential nominee. During the same presentation, he was visibly distraught over the turn of events. Romney has also expressed his concern that Trump as president would result in "trickle down racism."
3. Former New Jersey Governor Christine Whitman
Christine Whitman is so anti-Trump that she urged voters to mark their ballots for other Republican candidates during the primary. Whitman spoke to New Jersey voters and reminded them that they did not have to vote for Trump simply because others were suggesting that he was the nominee. More drastically, she has also compared the rise in Trump's popularity to that of Hitler before World War II.
2. Texas Senator Ted Cruz
Prior opponent for the Republican nomination, Ted Cruz is not Trump's biggest fan. Among his many criticisms, Cruz has called him a liar and incapable of telling the truth. When he lost his campaign, Cruz very diplomatically stated that the public had spoken. He did, however, say that it was important to watch and see what the candidates say and do.
1. Where Does The Republican Party Go From Here?
The Republican party has been torn apart over the Trump campaign. While many politicians have decided to support the nominee to stay with party lines, others cannot change their original opinions so easily. During the Republican National Convention, the biggest dissenters passed around a proposal that would allow members to vote based on their conscience rather than their party. Sufficient signatures were collected to pass a floor vote which did not receive enough votes. Chaos broke out and some delegates walked out. Some have talked about leaving the party and joining a third party. One thing is certain, if Republicans want to win this election or any in the future, they need to come together as a united front.
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Daily News | Wells Fargo in hot water
Although this trading week has entered its last day, there is still a lot of interesting stuff to discuss. Global economy is not idle, quite the contrary, so join us, as we explore everything that today's economic data brings to the table. This Friday, we start with the Japanese yen. From Wednesday to Thursday, this currency fell from $0.0099 to $0.0098. It seems that Japanese inflation is going backwards, despite the best efforts of the Bank of Japan, indicating the limits of stimulus in reviving world growth. The data is clearly flying in the face of all the plans the BoJ had for the economy, with household spending sinking by over 4.6%. We will continue to monitor this troubling event as it unfolds, but now, let us look at the US dollar. In the same period, the USD fell as well, from €0.8928 to €0.8892. This came about as lawmakers called for the resignation of Wells Fargo & Co head John Stumpf. The company opened checking, savings and credit card accounts without the knowledge of its customers for years and one US House member even faulted the bank for identity fraud and called for the company to be dismantled. Given that Wells Fargo is one of the biggest banks in the US, this will surely send further shockwaves throughout the US economy and we shall continue to follow this story.
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GAHANNA, Ohio — The mother of a black Ohio fifth grader assigned to play a slave for a social studies lesson says the school should be more sensitive.
Principal Scott Schmidt of Chapelfield Elementary in Gahanna (guh-HA'-nuh) called Aneka Burton to apologize for what happened to her son, Nikko, on Wednesday. Columbus station WBNS-TV reports Schmidt said no harm was intended.
Ten-year-old Nikko says the class was randomly divided into "masters" and "slaves" and that the only other black student got to be a master. Burton says her son refused to take part in a simulated slave auction and was sent back to his desk.
Burton says she appreciates the apology, but the exercise was inappropriate.
The school district said in a statement Thursday that officials acted promptly once the concern was raised.
~What do you think about this, even thought she did get an apology~


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Hear ye, hear ye! A proclamation from Lord Neverember! All items in the Zen Market will be 40% off for the entire weekend!
The Black Friday Sale begins Friday, November 24 at 12:00am PT
The Black Friday Sale ends Tuesday, November 28 at 10am PT
Additional sales on Zen and Packs, a Charge Promotion, and other offers and events are also occurring throughout the weekend! As a reminder:
PC: We have the Bonus RP and Coins of Waukeen events, Charge Bonus Zen, discount on Packs on the Arc website, and a Bonus Rewards Charge Promotion with unique rewards based on the charged amounts.
Xbox One: We have Double RP, Resurgence Lockbox, and a Zen and Pack sale on the Microsoft Store.
PlayStation 4: We have Double RP, Resurgence Lockbox, and a Zen and Pack sale on the PlayStation®Store.
With all these sales and events, we hope this weekend proves to be plentiful to you, your family, and your friends. Thank you for playing Neverwinter!


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6 Reasons To Tune Into Fall 2010's Returning Shows
The 2010 Fall TV Season has officially kicked off and if you tune into some of the returning shows you'll notice a lot of familiar faces now spread across your primetime television dial. So the actors listed below and their additions to the following shows make up the six reasons why we should all give some of Fall 2010 shows a second look. —Ronke Idowu Reeves
1. See Joy Bryant on NBC's Parenthood
Best Known for roles in the movies: Antwone Fisher, Get Rich or Die Tryin' Honey and Badasssss!
Who she plays on Parenthood: Jasmine, single mom and former girlfriend of Crosby Braverman played by Dax Shepard
Show scoop: Bryant already had a reoccurring role on the series but got bumped up to cast regular over the summer


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Just like the last Shearwater video for "Breaking The Yearlings," the video for "You As You Were" is easy to watch, but you can't help but feel like there's a message somewhere in there. In this one we get people walking around in strange animal costumes. It's a very nice-looking video, but I can't shake the feeling that I'm missing something.
Check it out below.
"You As You Were" comes from Shearwater's latest album, Animal Joy.
Plugging away since 1999, The National finally hit mainstream success with the release of their 2010 album High Violet. Of course, this entailed their first world tour, but in the new documentary Mistaken For Strangers, it's only the backdrop for the relationship between lead singer Matt Berninger and his younger brother Tom, who had no idea that these short videos he was shooting would turn into a public document of their troubled, if still loving brotherhood.
We talk with Israeli rockers Vaadat Charigim about some of their favorite records.
We talk with Yvonne Ambree and Jesse Barnes of Take Berlin about some of the records which influenced the recording of their debut EP, Lionize.
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Saint Mary's Hospital
At Saint Mary's Hospital, the ultrasound department conducts
48,000 scans per year on the women who attend as in-patients and
out-patients. We do all the routine work but also, as a teaching
hospital, specialise in certain areas to support the work of the
obstetricians and gynaecologists.
Trans-vaginal and transabdominal scans at all stages of
pregnancy and in gynaecology.
The department accepts referrals from all approved staff within
the hospital and, some referrals from GPs.
Only one adult is allowed to accompany a woman
into the scan room.
A full bladder is required for all ultrasound scans in pregnancy
especially at 20 weeks gestation or less; so 1 litre of cold fluid
should be drank at least 1 hour before the scan. A full bladder is
also required for some pelvic ultrasound scans. If the person
referring you for a scan requires a transvaginal scan, they will
explain the procedure to you and you will not require a full
bladder. A trans-vaginal scan is carried out in all early
pregnancy if possible (less than 10 weeks gestation).
Many gynaecological scans also require transvaginal
The department is located on the ground floor of St.
Mary's Hospital at the back of the main atrium.
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday - Friday. Some patients may
be scanned at a weekend or Bank Holiday from the Emergency Gynae
Unit, IVF and Reproductive Medicine.
Dr Rishi Sethi - Consultant radiologist Gynaecology Oncology
Dr Philip Bullen - Consultant Obstetrician, Lead In Fetal
Reception: 0161 276 6374 - Monday to Friday 8.00 am to 5.00
Saint Mary's Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL
Lead Sonographers: Lesley Lorimer and Jayne Robinson.
The department is run by a team of sonographers, Radiology
Department Assistants and reception staff.
The main purposes of obstetric scans are for medical
reasons. With regards to the gender of babies, we will only
look and try to see the gender of the baby if asked to, but never
state 100% certainty; this is never the priority of the scan and
will only be assessed on certain scans.
The detection rates for fetal abnormalities on an ultrasound
scan are found on page 34 of the booklet "Screening Tests for You
and Your Baby" which should be given to patients when they book
with their midwife or can also be found on:
Scan photos are available from most obstetric scans and are sold
at £3 each or £5 for two.
The use of mobile phones/cameras is not allowed in the scan
rooms. It is not allowed to take photographs or videos in the scan


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This isn't really a problem for me but lshwd gets a bit confused by my network card. I have an ipw2100 but it detects it as an ipw2200:
02:02.0 Network controller: Intel Corp.|PRO/Wireless LAN 2200 (ipw2200)
Anyone else have issues with lshwd? What process does it go through to detect hardware?
Hopefully you're not using lshwd for bootup anymore. MOD_AUTOLOAD is far superior.
I am using MOD_AUTOLOAD, but I don't know what MOD_AUTOLOAD uses (udev?).
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We love music as much as you do, and we have it playing all the time. But carrying a ghetto blaster around just wasn't working which is why we created this new APP. Download it and listen for yourself. You can buy music, check out the podcasts, and of course listen to Nova live. If you like it, tell your friends. If you don't, let's pretend we never had this conversation... IMPORTANT: Listening with this app uses up to 30MB per hour. We wanted you to know that, in case you need some bandwidth left to update your Facebook status.
2018-05-07听了六年了。很喜欢。通过音乐,纪念过去的生活。 @Nova 苹果版


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After his last regularly scheduled home game for St. Frances, senior standout Devin Gray used three words to describe his performance.
"I went hard," Gray said.
The 6-foot-6 center scored 42 points on 20-for-24 shooting, grabbed 16 rebounds and handed out four assists to lead No. 9 St. Frances (15-5, 10-2) past No. 8 Cardinal Gibbons, 82-70, in a Catholic League game yesterday at the University of Baltimore.
For the second time this season, the inside power of Gray and 6-6 Mike Smith (12 points, 13 rebounds) made it a difficult afternoon for the Crusaders (17-9, 8-3), who fell to third place. A victory would have put Gibbons in a tie for first with Mount St. Joseph, with St. Frances falling to third instead.


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DIY Inspiration: Vintage *Insert Object Here* Coat Rack
The reason I'm sharing this DIY is not because I'm enamored with the final product, which I actually am; rather, this DIY project from Design*Sponge is a really great starting point if you're up for crafting a coat rack with anything from vintage trophies to candle sticks to crystal door knobs. Continue reading for additional images, instructions and alternative materials.
Design*Sponge does a really fantastic job of explaining how to assemble and neatly finish the coat rack pictured above in their post DIY Project: Vintage Trophy Coat Rack.
While I don't totally object to the trophies, it's not something I can see myself hanging in the main living area of our home. It would be great for a kid's room, or at least a kid who is really into sports, but that doesn't necessarily have universal appeal. So...
...I wanted to share three object that do. Pictured here, from left to right: Vintage door knobs, vintage hooks and vintage drawer pulls are three types of objects that can be mixed together or featured alone that do have wider appeal.
What other objects could be used?
(Images: Design*Sponge, Home Decor Info, Paris Hotel Boutique, The Year of the Rabbit)


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Gaining perspective
I often dream of a place that is not in this world. In this land each sunrise truely is a new beginning filled with endless possibilities. Through the veils I am granted the ability to see glimpes, yet it never seems truely attainable. In my dreams am I allowed to enter the doorway, but in waking hours it comes to serve only my memory of what I no longer have. Some would call this place heaven. I have no name for it. I just know that it is home. They mystical land where healing waters flow naturally. Up high in the mountains lies the sacred land of the Gods. Time doesn't really exist here. I've carried this place in my heart ever since I can remember. The visions serve the purpose of not forgetting. I feel it calling to me, becoming me to follow.
I have been told many times to "remember". Is this what I am to remember? As a human, I feel bound by the laws of the earth, but as a Mystic, I have no bounds. I am truly free. It makes we wonder why I would leave such a place to come here. I know I have come here for a specific reason, I have spent my entire life trying to find that reason. I have traveled through many veils, some filled with light, but many filled with darkness and dispair. One that I would not have access to if I were to come back home, for such a place does not exsist in the realm of lost souls.
When I was younger my desire, my passions were strong. I have felt lost for some time now. I traveled the path of self discovery, but the longer I am on this path, the more lost I become. I am constantly plagued with the feeling that I am wasting time, not fulfilling my purpose, wasting to much time on seeking answers. My desire for knwoelge seemed to overshadow my innoscence, and with that knowledge, the light slowly began to find. Some would call this a reality check, but in this depths of my soul, I know that the reality I live in in this world is but only one of a million realities, none of it real anyway's. This world is yet another veil for those who are not in it. Those on the outside must see the pain, the grief, yet must also see the things we don't see, which makes them want to come here.
I have discovered that certain areas of my world I do have a little access to, only a small few, areas that I often astral project to and often used for a specific purpose. One in particular, one that I have written a blog about called "the pools of Avalon". The results manifest quite well in this reality.
It just dawned on me, that when I was younger, there was no veil, no seperation between one world or the other. I used not have to meditate, it just "was", but now I have to concentrate, think about it. It's still easy to go from one to the other, and maybe that is why they call to me, because I can still hear them. Maybe they call to me before it is to late.
When I started researching the paranormal and my mediumship, I realized that one of my biggest fears was that I was crazy for seeing, feeling and living in a world that noone else could see or experience. This place is my light and when I walked away,I lost my knowing, I lost my faith in it, it became so dark and I became lost. These small glimpse of knowing, and hearing the call, and remembering this sacred place, I can't turn away from it. I'm beginning to understand now how I have gotten where I am now. So tonight and for several more nights, I will take some time to rediscover my home, taking time to remember where I came from. I will blog more on this. But thank you for reading


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Oh Leisha and Heather - how i love you so...
Miss D. AwesomePants | Hoboken, NJ United States | 04/20/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"i love ALL of the Murmurs three albums, but this one seems to be the most popular.THE SOUNDS:
the first self-titled album has a very acoustic, girly driven sound...
the second album, Pristine Smut, came back with a more rock kind of sound - with a twinge of country...
and the third album, Blender, is kind of a re-do of P.S., with a pop sound.COMPARISON TO PRISTINE SMUT:
This album is nearly identical to their second effort, Pristine Smut. However, Sleepless Commotion, a beautiful song about the murder of the artist's mother, was removed on Blender. And some very pop-oriented songs that don't appear on Pristine Smut, were added to Blender... which, in my opinion are kind of silly. (a song called "La Di Da.) I prefer Pristine Smut to Blender, but unfortunately, it is out-of-print and hard to find. But if you can purchase it used, i HIGHLY reccommend it. If not, Blender is good too!THE COVER ART:
wow. heather and leisha look breath-taking on this cover... which is ultimately the reason why it out-sold Pristine Smut. and it is packaged in an oh-so-fun pink, transparent jewel case.The Murmurs are by far, one of my favorite bands, and have been for the pasrt 6 years. Unfortunately, they never put out a new album after this... but it is still super fun and remains part of my CD rotations."
Excellent pop music, shining brightly.
D. Mok | Los Angeles, CA | 06/21/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Though Heather Grody and Leisha Hailey both have the chirpy, Go-Go's-style voices that could lead to too-sugary material and performances, Blender deftly avoids such directions by muscular instrumentation, terrific-sounding production, imaginative vocal arrangements, and first-class songwriting."La Di Da" is one of those songs that'll stick in your mouth for days. Lovely shimmerings of electric guitar with a buoyant lyric that doesn't lack for brains, and that irresistible chorus. The folk-pop gem "Genius" is elegant and assured, and "Misfit" cleverly employs an unusually long catchphrase for a hook and works marvellously. Even the uptempo song (often the weak point of girl-pop groups) "Smash" fits the Grody/Hailey vocal duo well, thanks to a rocky but not quite brash arrangement filled with sonic detail. Matthew Wilder and k.d. lang are both unusually apt producers for The Murmurs, and they both weave acoustic guitars, keyboards, vocals and the backbeat into the ultimate pop brew. I bought this CD as a Japanese import (bonus tracks) -- well worth the extra money. I'm eager to hear The Murmurs' next release."
Good but...
D. Mok | 11/02/1998
(3 out of 5 stars)
"...a bit of a bummer since all but three of the tracks were on their previous cd Pristine Smut. SOMEONE has not grasped the concept of an ep. Suck as it may, the evil genie's plan to re-issue! re-package! succeeds thanks to the new tracks, especially la di da, which any fan of the plugged-in, poppier Murmurs is bound to fall for. They are still a good band, writing good stuff, so let's hope a hipper cover photo and a radio-friendly single bring in the profits the now-out-of-print Pristine Smut apparently failed to. Another bummer--one of the best tracks from PS, Sleepless Commotion, didn't make it into the Blender. Can't anything work out?At least it is definitely fair to say if you liked the last one you'll like this one!"


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CIS(theta) 2014-2015
April and May Meetings: Testing AppInventor (LAST POST)
We had a hard time installing Android Studio in school. I got it working at home. So, you should get it working at home too! It's called Computing Independent Study for something! Android Studio is a lot easier to use than the original Android SDK. Give it a shot! You never know, you may come up with the next best Droid App! Don't forget about MIT's AppInvetor. You can accomplish a lot with their block language too.
The National Computer Science Honor Society, aka Zeta Omicron, Grace Hopper NY Chapter was a great success too. I think we had fun this year, thanks for all your help! Good luck and have a great Summer!
CIS(theta) 2014-2015
March Meeting: Testing AppInventor
In March, I think it is time for a change of pace. As you can see above, TheNewBoston, aka Bucky, has been updating his Droid App Dev YouTube ScreenCasts for use with the new Android Studio. So, I think we'll install the studio with jdk and try out some of Bucky's tutorials!
February Meeting: Testing AppInventor
This month we ran MIT AppInventor through its paces. We completed the tutorials (see video above). We installed the emulator. We tested our code. We tried out the MIT App. We even uploaded apk files to our Android CellPhones!
CIS(theta) 2014-2015
January Meeting 3: Teacher PC
Not a meeting: Now that it's MidTerm Week, I got a chance to install my new Teacher PC. As you will see below, I installed it in a similar fashion to the Student and Server PCs with a few additions.
Wow, the new Teacher PC has a lot more horsepower than the new Server PC! This choice is appropriate as I do a lot of screencasting and mirroring on this Linux box. The 24 Student PCs were not replaced.
Teacher PC:
(new hardware+firmware+software)
Lenovo OctoCore, 8GB RAM and 1TB hdd
Student PCs:
(new firmware+software only)
Lenovo QuadCore, 4GB RAM and 256GB hdd
Server PC:
(new firmware+software only)
Lenovo DualCore, 2GB RAM and 512GB hdd
Teacher PC:
SmartBoarding, ScreenCasting and Mirroring
Student PCs:
TI Emulators, CAS and SAGE
Server PC:
SSH, SFTP and JDK in class and from home
Setting up the Teacher PC proved to be a huge ordeal! I hit SNAFU after SNAFU. Firstly, I tried using the same 64bit Ubuntu 14.04 Desktop ISO I did for all the other PCs in the room. The problem with a 64bit OS is that SmartNotebook for Linux only has a 32bit version. So, I tried linux32 mode which didn't work and FUBARed my apt-get dependencies list. I should have RTFMed re linux32....
Now, I had to download the 32bit Ubuntu 14.04 Desktop and start all over! However, when I was nearly done installing everything, I added the Dropbox Daemon which totally destroyed QT and Chrome!
I should have remembered: you have to KISS! So, you guessed it, I tried again with the 32bit OS. This time all went smoothly as detailed below except I could not get avconv to work. I don't know if I needed new switches (I tried several new combinations) or if my new hardware was to blame. So, I got rid of avconv and setup JRE in Firefox so http://screencast-o-matic.com (SOM) would work. The only problem with SOM is that it does not encode on the fly like avconv did (and won't work without the internet). For example, I tested SOM on a 10 minute ScreenCast. I had to encode it after recording. It took over 5 minutes to encode and produced an MP4 larger than 20MB. This file uploaded and rendered well on YouTube, so I'm happy! BTW, the avconv files took a long time to render on Youtube, so that's a plus!
IIRC: New PC Hardware
SEPT (ssh server) Moment of Silence:
Caprica (old ftp server) replaced Guardian
JAN (ssh server) Moment of Silence:
Shadowfax (new server) replaced Caprica
JAN (teacher pc) Moment of Silence:
Rivendell replaced Shadowfax (old teacher PC)
Here's what I did to set up our new Teacher Linux Box(similar to Student PCs):
(01)Download the latest version of Ubuntu. (32bit)
(02)Burn the ISO file to DVD with Brasero.
(03)Reboot PC with DVD.
(04)Install to a Linux Partition (reformatting entire hdd) following script.
(05)Reboot Linux Partition.
(06a)display = 1400x1050
(06b)Tweak Appearance
(07)Tweak Brightness
(08)Configure Network
Method: Manual
Address: 10.5.129.25
NetMask: 255.255.0.0
Gateway: 10.5.0.254
Proxy: none
(for direct connection to internet)
(09)Configure Printers
(10)sudo chmod 700 /usr/games/*
(11)sudo apt-get update
(12)sudo apt-get upgrade
UPDATE(13a): for remote access to each PC
sudo apt-get install openssh-server
UPDATE(13b): reinstall Flash for Firefox
sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer
(13c)install WINE from USC
(13d)adduser legolas
NB: su = gimli with Unit Circle Desktop Background (public desktop from boot)
NB: legolas with Shadowfax Desktop Background (my passwd protected desktop)
NB: set display to 1400x1050 for legolas too for larger TI Emulators and smaller ScreenCast MP4 files
(14a)add WABBIT folder to desktop
(14b)add KARMTI folder to desktop
(15a)install Xournal from USC
(15b)install/activate SmartNotebook 11
NB: dependency order
(16)install JRE for Firefox (SOM, SAGE)
download from java.sun.com
extract in download folder
cd ./mozilla
mkdir plugins
cd plugins
ln -s
(17a)install Dropbox app w/o daemon
(17b)install chrome.google.com
(18)install Splashtop from website
(19)install Teamviewer from website
(20a)install VLC from USC
UPDATE(20b): to play commercial DVDs
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh
or just
sudo apt-get install libdvdread4
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh
NB: Firefox tabs = edmodo.com, screencast-o-matic.com, sage.math.clemson.edu:34567, sagecell.sagemath.org, dropbox.com, wileyplus.com, lionnet.ncc.edu, www.youtube.com/calcpage2009, mcdvoice.com
NB: Chrome tabs = esd.nasboces.org, shadowfaxrant.blogspot.com, groups.google.com, pandora.com, pastebin.com/u/calcpage, donorschoose.org, splashtop.com/linux#download, teamviewer.com, packages.ubuntu.com, fireeye.com, support.microsoft.office.com
NB: desktop sidebar =
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CIS(theta) 2014-2015
January Meeting 2: AppInventor
We finally got a chance to do some block coding at http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/ I tried using the Droid App to test students' code on my phone but the app didn't work. It was using the school WiFi so that was not the problem. Maybe the coder and the tester have to have the same google account? So, we installed the emulator instead which was very easy to do.
CIS(theta) 2014-2015
January Meeting 1: Server Install Fest!
Technically, this is not a meeting. It's an update of our Linux Install Fest meeting in October when we re installed all the Student PCs.
Here's what we did to set up our new SSH Server Linux Box(similar to Student PCs):
(01)Download the latest version of Ubuntu.
(02)Burn the ISO file to DVD with Brasero.
(03)Reboot PC with DVD.
(04)Install to a Linux (reformatting entire hdd) following script.
(05)Reboot Linux Partition.
(06)Tweak Appearance
(07)Tweak Brightness
(08)Configure Network
Method: Manual
Address: 10.5.254.247
(replacing 10.5.254.244)
NetMask: 255.255.0.0
Gateway: 10.5.0.254
Proxy: none
(for direct connection to internet)
(09)Configure Printers
(don't need a ton of print jobs from home)
(10)sudo chmod 700 /usr/games/*
(11)sudo apt-get update
(12)sudo apt-get upgrade
UPDATE(13a): for remote access to each PC
sudo apt-get install openssh-server
UPDATE(13b): reinstall Flash for Firefox
sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer
(14)install JDK from http://java.sun.com
IIRC: For this step I need to download a tarball *.gz file and extract it in /usr/local:
sudo cd /usr/local
sudo cp ~/Downloads/*.gz .
sudo tar zxvf *.gz
This file decompresses into all the JDK subdirectories I need for SE8. Then I have to add that directory to the system wide profile so anyone can use it.
What I did for SE7: install the jdk in /usr/local and add the directory containing java, javac, javadoc and appletviewer (/usr/local/jdk1.7.0_09/bin) to /etc/environment
I named the new ssh server shadowfax and created 1 user so far for myself called gandalf. So, I'll be sshing into the server from now on as:
ssh email@example.com
and my commandline prompt will be:
Next, I'll have to install the new SmartNoteBook, xournal, avconv, Screencast-o-matic, team-viewer and SplashTop (aka pen apps, screencasters and desktop mirrors, etc) server!
I think I'll make the su prompt:
I think I'll make my prompt:
Note to self: WRT remote access: we only have the new server to shh into from home, then I can ssh from that PC to any Linux Box in the room.
CIS(theta) 2014-2015
December Meeting: #HourOfCode!
Sorry, we had to cancel the November meeting. Anyway, I'm doing the HourOfCode this week with 250 students! So, we did the HourOfCode after school for CIS(theta) too!
We watched the four tutorial videos on the MIT AppInventor site (formally hosted by Google). Now, everyone needs to get MIT AppInventor working at home so we can do these tutorials ourselves!
If you have an Android phone, you can get the tutorials running on your phone by simply scanning a QR code with their app. If you don't have a Droid, you'll have to set up an emulator in your browser (instructions are on the website).
HWK: Make sure you can show me your progress with AppInventor during the next meeting and how to set it all up on our PCs in Room 429. You need to have the 4 tutorials (3 apps) done by then. If you have trouble, help eachother via our Edmodo page. You also need to think about what kind of app you want to develop.
We can still set up Android Studio software stack which is easier than using Eclipse. However, AppInventor looks even easier than Android SDK. So, let's try this first!
CIS(theta) 2014-2015
October Meeting 2: Ubuntu Install Fest!
Here's what we did:
(01)Download the latest version of Ubuntu.
(02)Burn the ISO file to DVD with Brasero.
(03)Reboot PC with DVD.
(04)Install to a Linux Partition following script.
(05)Reboot Linux Partition.
(06)Tweak Appearance
(07)Tweak Brightness
(08)Configure Network
Method: Manual
Address: 10.5.129.xxx
NetMask: 255.255.0.0
Gateway: 10.5.0.254
Proxy: Manual/10.0.0.125
(09)Configure Printers
(10)sudo chmod 700 /usr/games/*
(11)sudo apt-get update
(12)sudo apt-get upgrade
UPDATE(13a): for remote access to each PC
sudo apt-get install openssh-server
UPDATE(13b): reinstall Flash for Firefox
sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer
(13c)install WINE from USC
(14a)add WABBIT folder to desktop
(14b)add KARMTI folder to desktop
(15)FireFox http://sagecell.sagemath.org
We don't use TI-84 much anymore, but it's there just in case! We use SAGE in preCalculus, TI nSpire CX CAS handhelds in Calculus and Java in AP Computer Science.
We had a huge problem when rebooting the new Linux Partition for the first time. The refresh rate was incorrect for our max res 1600x900. So we had to tweak Displays first. Right after boot up, the monitor was unstable and flickered on and off 3 times. If you are quick, you can tweak Displays to 1280x1024 before the monitor goes completely dead! So, now we have a clean install of Ubuntu Linux 14.10 Utopic Unicorn 64bit Desktop and we can add the Android Studio software stack to this next time.
If you google "utopic lenovo thinkcentre blank screen" you will find this. The bug report describes an issue with Lenovo ThinkCentre m-Series nvidia and intel graphics cards not playing well with compiz (a 3d accelerator for the Unity/Gnome desktops). This bug report also gives the following fix.
If you have a stable desktop (ctrl)(alt)T, if not (ctrl)(alt)(F4), to get a terminal and enter:
dconf reset -f /org/compiz
setsid unity
After this procedure you should be able to boot up to a stable desktop and reset the display to 1900x1600.
Next I'll install a new openSSH/jdk server and a new SmartBoard, SplashTop, VLC, avconv server the same way adding these services. Except, for the networking setup, these servers do not use the proxy!
14.10 is turning out to be very buggy. Not only is the X window system unstable but our mouse movement is very erratic and changing settings doesn't help. We are downgrading to Trusty Tapir 14.04.1!
CIS(theta) 2014-2015
October Meeting: Ubuntu Install Fest!
(1) The plan was to download the latest version of Ubuntu. We tried to download Ubuntu 14.10 but 14.04 is still out! So, we'll burn the latest ISO to DVD and have a major install fest next meeting (10/22).
(2) We collected the Student Application forms for the NCSHS. You only need 2 semesters of CS related classes. You have 4 years worth to choose from: HonorsCS, APCS, CIS(theta) and Robotics! Community Service is helping friends with APCS projects, helping peeps with PC problems and helping me figure our Android Studio!
(3) We talked about installing Android Studio! We won't be installing the Android Software Stack until we update Ubuntu.
(4) This is an independent study class. In other words, you're only going to get out of it what you put into it. You need to do research at home. If possible, install Ubuntu 14.10 at home and the Android Software Stack. Also, try viewing some Android Studio tutorials!
NOTE TI nSPIRE EMULATOR
CIS(theta) 2014-2015
September Meeting: Administrativa!
(1) Wreath of the Unknown Server: We visited our first ssh server, Colossus, which is still in the switch room though dormant. I set it up for the first time in 1995 running Slackware Linux. Colossus ran for 12 years straight, 24x7 never having to shut down, reboot or even have anything re-installed!
(2) Planning: We have to wait another 2 weeks (10/8) at which point Ubuntu 14.10 Desktop Edition should be available for a mini install fest. After that, we will look into installing an Android Development stack to make our own apps! Maybe we'll try Android Studio.
(3) Display Case Unveiled: We took down a ton of fractal prints and ray tracings from Room 429 to the 2 cases on the 1st floor near the art wing. We decorated both cases as best we could and left before anyone saw us. Must have been gremlins.
(4) NCSHS: We're going to start a chapter of the National Computer Science Honor Society. We talked about the requirements for membership and how to start a chapter. Each chapter is called Omicron Zeta something. This is a pretty new honor society. The first few chapters were called Omicron Zeta Alpha and Omicron Zeta Beta. So, if were are, for example, the 12th chapter, we'd be called Omicron Zeta Pi!
What we are researching
Membership (alphabetic by first name):
CIS(theta) 2014-2015: BryceB, CheyenneC, CliffordD, DanielP, DavidZ, GabrielT, KeyhanV, NoelS, SafirT
CIS(theta) 2013-2014: BryanS, CheyenneC, DanielG, HarineeN, RichardH, RyanW, TatianaR, TylerK
CIS(theta) 2012-2013: Kyle Seipp
CIS(theta) 2011-2012: Graham Smith, George Abreu, Kenny Krug, LucasEager-Leavitt
CIS(theta) 2010-2011: David Gonzalez, Herbert Kwok, Jay Wong, Josh Granoff, Ryan Hothan
CIS(theta) 2009-2010: Arthur Dysart, Devin Bramble, Jeremy Agostino, Steve Beller
CIS(theta) 2008-2009: Marc Aldorasi, Mitchel Wong
CIS(theta) 2007-2008: Chris Rai, Frank Kotarski, Nathaniel Roman
CIS(theta) 1988-2007: A. Jorge Garcia, Gabriel Garcia, James McLurkin, Joe Bernstein, ... too many to mention here!
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I'm a little embarrassed to show my lack of understanding but I figure I won't be able to hear you laugh at my silly question.
What I want to understand is with the power tools I have in my shop (planer, jointer, table saw, etc.), why do I need a hand plane? I am able to remove stock, smooth wood, & flatten high spots with my various power tools. So I am really trying to understand what I am missing without any kind of hand plane in my tool repertoire?
I apologize in advance for what may seem a silly question. I am sure the experts here can set me straight!
-- "You only live once - but if you work it right, once is enough" - Joe E Lewis
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#1 posted 03-08-2013 02:47 AM
The finished surface a hand plane is capable of leaving behind is far superior to any mechanical device or sandpaper. You are also able to get precision fits with less effort and set up. They are not noisy, nor do they cause dust. These are a few reasons.
#2 posted 03-08-2013 02:51 AM
As someone who until recently was in your shoes, here are the things that I have noticed that hand planes do that your power tools won't or aren't as good at:
- Sneaking up on a measurement. Trying to fine tune something on a miter saw is not all that easy, but taking off a couple thousandths at a time lets you get a perfect fit.
Those are just the ones off the top of my head. They are totally worth it. Start with a block plane and see how much you use it.
-- Brian T. - Exact science is not an exact science
#3 posted 03-08-2013 03:05 AM
IMHO, using hand tools (planes, spokeshaves, chisels, etc) is just more fun. I don't have to turn on the dust collector, I can listen to music or TV, I don't have to wear safety glasses, and I can relax and not have to worry about losing a finger or 3. Yes, you can still hurt yourself using hand tools, but you have to work at it. The other aspects that have already been mentioned are also part of it, especially the sanding. I hate sanding. There are also times when its just quicker/more efficient. I can make some really nice molding using a couple of planes in less time than I can set up a router table.
-- Dave, Colonie, NY
#4 posted 03-08-2013 03:05 AM
Lack of noise and dust, for one.
Let's look a little more closely into why a hand plane gives a better surface than rotary power tools (jointers, planers) and sanding.
With a rotary power tool, the multiple blades are spinning, digging into the wood, then exiting, creating very small "waves" in the surface of the wood. This is even more pronounced with helical head cutters. You can get a good surface just with power tools, but the small waves will still be there.
With abrasives, as you work your way up the grits, you're creating scratches that are knocked down and replaced.
A hand plane cuts off a thin layer of wood, often in a long strip in one pass. The wood fibers are cut in a single plane, not chipped out (power tools) or scratched (abrasives).
-- ian | "You can't stop what's coming. It ain't all waiting on you. That's vanity."
#5 posted 03-08-2013 03:08 AM
All those machines leave behind their marks…all of them. Tablesaw, jointer, bandsaw….even the planer. Marks that have to be removed to get a fine finish.
Sanding works, and did for me for a lot of years. But with sanding comes dust. Dust that I find hard to control.
I was skeptical that a hand plane could do that kind of finish work, and leave behind a surface ready for finish.
But the first time I got my hands on a truly sharp plane and realized I could eliminate sanding through 3 grits of sandpaper (at the least) and all the dust and noise that comes along with that, with one swipe of the hand plane…..I was hooked.
Don't get me wrong they're not the answer for everything, and I still have a full arsenal of sandpaper in the shop. But lately it's only purpose has been sanding down knobs and totes on my plane restorations.
Edit…sorry if my post is a little redundant, I type real slow and am easily distracted. There was only 1 reply when I started typing, LOL
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#6 posted 03-08-2013 03:19 AM
Hand tools are more accurate and often more efficient than power tools. I remember building jigs and going through tedious setups to do simple things I can quickly do with hand tools. It's a matter of trusting yourself and learning accurate layout. Of course you need to be able to work to layout lines.
I do some of the work I do on metal type machines where I can dial in settings in thousandths. Still, the most accurate work I do is by hand.
While I make planes, I don't subscribe to the better finish stuff. I hand sand and sanding is one of the most highly skilled tasks I do. It's too easy to wipe out crispness or even fine features with sloppy sanding. The stuff I produce is hand sanded unless there's a reason to avoid sanding.
I can easily produce most any molding I design and can design to fit the scale and proportions of a project. You can't do that with a shaper or router unless you're willing to pay high dollar for custom ground cutters/bits and wait for delivery. Machines can't undercut but I can undercut by hand, this is because of the linear travel of the material over a cutter or bit.
I've always gotten by with a 6" or 8" jointer. I can quickly and easily flatten wider stock on the rare occasions I need wider stock without laminating. I can also produce a better butt joint on long glue-ups with a hand plane. You don't get the inevitable scalloped surface with a hand plane that you get from a jointer or even a planer.
#7 posted 03-08-2013 03:31 AM
The substance of your question has already been more than adequately addressed.
#8 posted 03-08-2013 03:43 AM
Definitely not a silly question. I think most machine based woodworkers do not understand the advantages of a hand plane—I know I didn't for a long time. My school shop teachers taught us to use machines and it wasn't until learning to tune and use a plane last year that I began to understand the benefits. The guys above have covered the reasoning very well.
Even if you stay using mostly machines, having a good block plane and smoother will allow a lot more flexibility and precision in your woodworking.
-- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. Thomas Jefferson
#9 posted 03-08-2013 03:45 AM
"I guarantee you that no one whose opinion matters finds the asking of questions anything except admirable."
Well said Doc!
#10 posted 03-08-2013 03:56 AM
LJocks rock! What a great variety of answers!
Thank you very much for your time in responding and your support.
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#11 posted 03-08-2013 04:04 AM
They exist to soak up your disposable income.
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#12 posted 03-08-2013 04:18 AM
I think its a great question. I often ask myself the same thing. To me it also involves the question of am I sculpting wood or just machining it? So is there a practical productive place for hand planes in a modern machine based shop? By this I mean not just because they are good for us mentally or emotionally which in fact they are. They are for me anyway. Planing wood by hand in a quiet shop is soothing, where as buzzing sanders combined with howling vacuums is not – in fact its nerve jangling. Stickley, which has been making outstanding furniture of uncompromising quality for over a hundred years still hand fits each drawer box – sculpting them to fit each individual bay. I can't think of a better tool for this than a hand plane. Another good example of practical application has already been mentioned – removing milling marks. Hand planes can be a great practical additions to machines for this reason alone. When I joint a board on a 78" long jointer its straighter than any hand plane is going to make it, but its has milling marks. I keep a #3 bevel up with a straight ground blade just for smoothing jointed edges. Its both practical and satisfying. I also use hand planes to smooth and shape drawer fronts to fit flush on inset drawers. Yeah, there are a whole lot of practical uses for hand planes in a machine based shop. I suppose ultimately keeping the woodworker calm and happy is also a practical idea – hand planes are real good for this too. Start collecting them and Enjoy!
#13 posted 03-08-2013 04:22 AM
In addition to the other fine answers here, I'll give another reason for using hand planes.
I really enjoy it. The tactile sensations, the feel of the wood as it travels through the plane to my hands tells me a lot of information that would be lost with power tools. Information that says whether you're pressing down too hard or going too fast, or when it's all dialed in and it all feels right.
Then there's the sounds. Oh man, the sounds. At the risk of sounding like a hippie stoned out of his gourd, the wood, it like, talks to us, man. It makes such happy sounds when the tools are sharp and moving like they're supposed to.
Can't forget the visual component. Seeing beautiful smooth ribbons of wood fibers appear, leaving behind a glassy surface that was nowhere near that nice just a few seconds ago.
And some woods smell great when they're being worked. Although I don't favor pine for nice projects, the smell of it freshly planed adds years to your life, I tell you.
So yeah, it's a feast for the senses. The fact that it bombards you with so much to process at once, makes it very easy for me to quickly work myself into Zen-like focus, and all the mundane daily toils cease to matter, at least for a while.
-- Brian Timmons - http://www.BigTWoodworks.com
#14 posted 03-08-2013 04:27 AM
It's a very slippery slope (see Gene's post #12 above)!
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#15 posted 03-08-2013 04:29 AM
How about an example that addresses your question as to 'why a hand plane?'
Say you want to build a small side table with tapered legs. If you've built one before, you may have a tapering sled, or jig, of some sort to use with the table saw (or even band saw) to cut the angle you want. And while that gets you close, it's still over to the jointer, then the spindle sander or ROS to get each angled leg 'done.'
With hand planes at your disposal, and a solid bench in which to hold the work, cut the leg angles 'just kinda' up to a line that's you've drawn. Then clamp the legs in the bench and plane to the line. When you've hit the line, you're done. No jigs, no jointer, no sanding. The first time you do this, you'll be hooked. It's incredibly simple. :-)
Hope this helps. Oh, and it's the method used as I was goofing around with this table build in an afternoon.
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"The DNA of the show always seems to be changing the status quo. We have the ability to blow it up," co-creator Robert King added, noting producers have the backing of the network, studio and CBS Corp. CEO Les Moonves. "We've never had them say, 'What the hell are you doing? You have to reel this back in.' It's a bit like we're naughty kids seeing what the parent allows us to do."
The Kalinda of it all.
Although Cary's freedom was on the line in the first half of the season, the second half could be more brutal for him. Kalinda — Cary's off and on love interest — will be exiting at the end of the season. "Cary and Kalinda's relationship has ebbed and flowed a long time throughout the six seasons," Czuchry pointed out. "So, that's going to be a major part of [his] storyline as it comes to the end [of the season]."
While the circumstances of Kalinda's exit are being kept under wraps, Czuchry isn't particularly hopeful the two could maintain a long-distance relationship. "The relationship wouldn't work," he said. "Hopefully there's some closure. I'd rather see, for [those] characters, closure — it's an iconic character … and I think that closure for that character is important for the audience."
With Kalinda's exit, the drama is losing another series regular a year after Josh Charles' (Will) departure, and the Kings admit that they are thinking about new additions to the legal drama.
"We're having conversations with Mark Saks, our casting director," Robert King shared. "When you lose a regular, as we are with Archie Panjabi, you're always on the eye for someone [new]. … It's not like we're like, 'Oh, let's get someone like Archie,' just like when we lost Josh Charles, we knew we didn't want Matthew Goode (Finn) to be an exact copy [of Will]. We're taking it a little slow, but we're also liking test-driving this season; it's the advantage of not shooting a pilot but being six seasons in — we're test-driving actors."
The duo played coy when asked which of the show's impressive guest cast they might want to keep around on a more regular basis. "All of them!" Robert King said laughing. "We just got Oliver Platt (R.D.) on board, Carrie Preston (Elsbeth Tascioni). We wish we could. Martha Plimpton (Patti Nyholm). They're all being snapped up [by others]." Added Michelle King: "Which is good for TV but not for us."
Diane's newest challenge.
In addition to Diane's brief marital strife with Gary Cole's Kurt, a new man will be causing some trouble in Diane's life. "I've got some delicious stuff because Kurt is back, and I have a story with Oliver Platt, whom I adore," Baranski teased. "Two great guys to work with."
Platt's R.D. is introduced in Sunday's hour, and "he's a billionaire Republican who hires me [through the firm] for a conservative think tank," Baranski shared. Naturally, their ideals don't necessarily line up, but he has a good reason to hire her. "He supports conservative causes, and he needs a liberal sensibility to vet out what's worth arguing and what the arguments would be. I've got a really fun one about gay marriage [in the April 5 episode]."
The Good Wife airs Sundays at 9 p.m. on CBS. What are you looking forward to seeing?
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