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James B. Harman, a retired civil engineer, died Thursday at his home on Ridge Road in Hanover after a long illness. He was 76.
Born in Washington, Mr. Harman was a graduate of the Polytechnic Institute and served with the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II. While serving in the Army, he attended Boston University and the University of Nancy in France.
Mr. Harman was an engineer for Greiner Engineering Sciences, Inc. in Baltimore for more than 40 years before retiring in 1980. He then worked part-time for the firm until 1989.


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Just One Hour Ch. 05byFINC©
If you want to know how my snooty sister-in-law Debbie got herself enslaved in the most insane bordello in the world; you can read her journey in the earlier chapters. If you don't really care then jump straight in. Remember anyone can visit her there if your fantasies are worthy enough-just drop me a mail with your nasty requests. Finc
Kris sat back in the cool air-conditioned world of the private limo. The brightly coloured street whisked by, the afternoon a simmering, steaming haze after the intense midday sun. The folded portfolio on the seat showed idle ticks and circles, evidence she hadn't really been concentrating anymore on the day's negotiations. It had been a great business deal, but somewhere in the day concentration had begun to wander. Business was everything; but ever since she realised she needed to come personally to secure the contract her mind and thoughts had been split.
She had been to this hot humid place once before, but on that occasion it had been for a very different reason. It was here she had her first and last experience of an elite underground club. Now years on it was an opportunity to revisit that very special place; a place where the most bizarre sex games could be acted out with captive angels. The down payment had been transferred yesterday; you see it cost $2000 just for them to answer your enquiry. And if they don't like the sound of your enquiry you don't even get a reply. The accounts are untraceable; they only want the most serious to even try contacting them. The place was an urban myth in elite circles, but she knew better
Kris was already a member, inducted two years back by her ex steel magnet partner. The experience had been terrifying, disgusting and totally lacking in morality; but so exciting too. After, she told herself to forget, that it wasn't right, that it wasn't for a lady such as her. And it had worked until now. But like a moth straying too close to a porch lantern she had reason to be here, to be so close that she found it impossible to resist temptation. It was like a voice in her head urging her on. But things today had not gone to plan.
They had rung that morning as the early forties multi-millionairess passed through the airport arrivals. As she signalled to the limousine waiting to collect her she answered the call.
"Yes Kris speaking?"
"Do you wish to make a request?" Came a question without even an introduction.
She realised instantly, "it was them!"
Her heart raced. The last time it had been her partner's party, now this was hers alone. She replied quickly in a sweet voice. "I'm in town today and I wanted... er," pausing unsure, someone who did million dollar deals unsure.
She continued." I... wanted an hour?"
"When?" Was the ice cold response.
"Today, like I said I'm just in town and I..."
"Today?" The phone voice said incredulous.
"Yes?" She replied with a grimace already realising by the tone of voice she was asking too much.
"Impossible!" Was the swift reply. Then the phone went dead.
She cursed herself, not for the lost money but foolishness. They hated surprises and rich or not did she think she was booking tickets to the opera?
That had been this morning and all day throughout the important meeting the thoughts of what had been denied clouded her concentration. As the beautifully groomed blonde sat through presentation and graph after graph her mind was on other matters. If only she had known she was coming earlier she might have gotten an appointment.
The opposite chairman coughed nervously a number of times bringing his attractive visitor attention back to the board room table. For her it was a long day.
Kris was glad when the finally deal had been done and she could get out of this damn city. Now as she sat in the airport bound limo the phone rang again.
She answered with a tired voice then nearly dropped the handset. "It was them again!"
"We now have a vacancy." Announce the ice cold feminine voice.
"But I'm on the way..." Kris blurted out before even thinking.
"We are behind you now," the voice explained Kris spinning her head trying to see a car following. "Are you still interested in a reservation?" The voice had the arrogant disinterested slant of an exclusive restaurant.
She gulped realising she only had moments to decide. "Very well I'm pulling over," she said decisively and a little too loudly.
Her heart was racing, her breast heaving inside her tight expensive blouse and black suit.
The limo dipped down a side street then the black business attired Kris stepped out, the driver confused but not questioning. She signalled for the limo to leave and looking around nervously dialled on her phone. Gus her current toy boy answered. She was controlling her breathing as she explained the deal had gone on longer and there were loose ends. She'd be staying tonight taking a flight tomorrow. Her lover laughed, there were always complications and to ring him later this evening.
As she finished the call a sinister big BMW pulled up alongside, its windows blacked out. She was aware of two people in the front seats. It remain stationary the engine on idle.
The business woman opened the rear door and sat down. As the car moved off neither of the two front seat occupants turned to her. The driver was a shaven headed heavyset man looking all the way a hired gun. The passenger was a slim blonde woman, dressed in black, a device on her lap.
She passed it over her shoulder still looking at the busy street.
"Your payment is $20,000; please process." Kris was going to complain, sessions were priced to the extremity of sex game. "But I only..."
The blonde woman looking like some super bitch cut her short. "A client sadly died today. He had a double session and both were $20,000." She turned to look with a beautiful impassive face. "He had a heart attack on his first session of the day." Her eyes fix the blonde babes surprised stare, "do you want his session or not?"
Kris kicked herself, "fuck; just do it, what the fuck! The money was irrelevant. Why the hell was she arguing?" Her thoughts snapped angrily frustrated with herself.
She nodded quickly inserting the card in the hand held machine making the transaction.
The super bitch handed over a hood and Kris placed it over her long blonde locks, pulling it down over her high cheek boned face. Obscured from the outside world by mirrored glass she sat in darkness. Kris wasn't too nervous; she kept reminding herself she'd done this before.
It had been weeks in this hellhole but Debbie still resisted. She knew it was easier to be complaint, to submit but her mind refused. She thought she was defying them but in truth her disgust and angry fire retained her premium value. They didn't need mindless exhausted sex dummies. Well not unless the client requested that, then a drug concoction was administered. No, what they offered for the expense was resistance and refusal. And in that department Debbie was not disappointing her clients one bit.
The days were the same in their horrific metronome frequency. First a morning sex session then an afternoon session. In between were showers, rest, forced exercise, food, bed and nothing more. She knew she was not alone in here; hearing moans through insulated walls. No doubt the source was nearer to high pitch shrills muffled by sound deadening concrete and foam. Her captor if there was only one she saw mostly by the green tint of his night vision goggles or as a shadow in the doorway as another "dirty scum bastard pervert" entered to spend an hour with her. Those she saw many of.
The men she couldn't forget. Some were masked others more blatant, rampant in their obscene appearance. All slavering sex crazed creatures, the money, the dungeon and Debbie herself a heady mix of erotic overdosing for these clients. The last visitor was as demented as any. If ever there had been poetic justice then her last session was it.
As she sat waiting on the high back chair she remembered back with quiet satisfaction to those mornings events.
The sex cell had been pitch-black early that day. Debbie struggled to keep her toes touching the floor. Her arms were aching as above her head her wrists were tied together suspending her from a chain and ceiling attached pulley. Her shoulder blades were pulled in tits thrusting out. The curve of her fantastic figure accentuated down her spine to the taut uplifted ass, everything tensed in this stretch position. She was naked and in the humid blackness dripping with sweat. Her mouth was gagged with a hollow rubber ball as it had many times before. She wasn't sure how long she'd been hanging there in darkness; sometimes she waited hours while the clients prepared themselves. She'd been escorted from her holding cell by "the green haze" in total darkness not bothering to beg or try to reason today. The captor had spoken as he used his night goggles to see while he tied and stretch her into position.
"You're proving very popular," he had said in a quiet slow paced voice. "I have many re-bookings for you already."
He stroked down her back admiring her in the all green tint. He smiled seeing her arrogant upturned nose and snapped shut lips, refusing to talk today. As he fastened the ball gag in her mouth he mocked her arrogance. "You're in excellent shape and premium quality. I see no reason why you can't have a career with us lasting many years." He smiled seeing her eyes go even wider in the pitch blackness; that thought sinking in.
Now hanging in darkness for ages she heard the door open but saw nothing apart from the glow of green night vision goggles. For a moment it remained open a person was entering, but not the green glow; that disappeared as the door slammed shut. Someone was breathing in an excited pant searching near the wall. Moments latter the long bank of humming neon lights flickered then sprang into glowing life. Debbie closed her eyes hearing someone continue moving about. She squinted slowly the light painful, opening her lids bit by bit until she could use her vision again.
"Hello my dear," he gasped trying to keep his excited breathing in check, "I'll be your inquisitor for today."
She tried not to react, every time she tried but it was difficult. Her body stiffened a little as she slightly twisted on the pulley chain her mouth making a gruff sound in frustration and disgust. "Oh fuck," she thought, "not another interrogation fetish."
The man in front of her was fat, blubbery fat, and bullet head bald with pig pink skin. Lots of it. He reminded her of some fat Germanic baron from a movie; only the monocle missing. His accent was from that part of the world too, an arrogant east European slant. But his words were in English. He was naked apart from rubber boots under a big rubber apron an obvious crotch hole cut in the front of it. Around her was a cell converted to his needs. A workbench, this chain type pulley she was dangling from and on the floor in front of her a machine with cables that she knew was some type of big battery.
The man stood for a moment admiring the stretch lovely, her porcelain white skin was beginning to bronze with copious amounts of sweat, her long brunette hair in a pony tail her full lips a crimson red. His cock was hardening at the sight of those thrusting globe tits, indeed as described. "Like bug eyed headlights on an hourglass figure." He wondered if to poke his erect member through the rubber apron hole..." no he'd wait a while."
Henrick had been here before but not with this girl. How he made his fortune in the collapse of communism when he was young is of no matter only that he represented the ideal client, a man who does not flinch at spending $40,000 dollars on a day's extreme game. He'd booked a double session he always remembered after the fact something he'd wished he'd done at the time. This way he could have a fine lunch and return refreshed in stamina and creativity later on.
He came closer his hand stroking up the side of her waist all the way up to her stretch arm; then down again curling around to fondle her ass. He stuck his pug nose up close to her impressive heaving breasts sniffing like an animal, his licking lips already glistening with saliva.
"I'm going to make you beg for my cock," he whispered in an excited husk. "Oh and by the time you can beg, you'll mean it trust me." Debbie gagged mouth coughed but could not respond anymore. "I want a confession. Admit you love it here, love being treated as a rich mans plaything."
The buzzer sounded and he looked at his watch, he knew they were very particular about time, not a minute more, not a minute less. He looked around. "Ah there it was as ordered."
Debbie's head turned to one side as the bucket of tepid water splashed against her shoulder and neck, rivulets rushing down her body like over a wondrous undulating land. Her eyes were wide; dark pupils looking straight at him her jaw biting on her gag. "Ah yes beautiful," he whined almost like a child.
He came closer again gripping her behind her back pulling her tits onto his slobbering mouth; his fat lips biting and taking long teat stretching sucks. His angry slurping mouth was dribbling spittle to the floor, his jaw opening as wide as possible.
"Bigger!" He growled teeth pinching and pulling, "get bigger you hot little bitch."
She twisted and danced on the spot his fingers now rubbing together, nipples held tightly elongating at his attention. "Good you can't stop them hardening can you?" He laughed; Debs face flush with embarrassment and anger. His big rubbery lips licked, his eyes mesmerised by her fabulous melons. Like hard ripe fruits defying the pull of gravity.
He pulled away his cock slapping on the inside of his rubber skirt. He bent down picking up the clamps, Metal pincers tensioned to bit shut unless pressed strongly. Each one was attached to a yellow cable running down to the battery.
He grinned making the pincers snap like two angry creatures.
Debbie shook her head as he waved them in front of her face. "Why did she do that?" Her own mind snapped in anger," you're just pleasing him more!"
He nodded in excitement as if hearing her thoughts; yes he wanted her to be scared.
"Now stop wriggling while I connect you up." He said in an impatient school master type voice. His own apparent indifference making his cock twitch like crazy.
Her nipples were now easy targets; full succulent bolts Debbie biting on her gag as the pincer jaws gripped one then the other. A quick strip of duct tape and both breast were secured, her teats clamped and firmly attached.
He stood back switching a dial on the battery machine to his desired setting, then holding a switch a bit like a cigarette lighter on a lead. His finger hovered above it like he was about to blow up a bridge. He felt his stiff cock tapping inside his apron eager to come out to play.
"It was time to show her, show her how pleased he was."
He reached inside his apron pushing his hard curved cock out and up his balls also spitting through the rubber hole, so he stood there his manhood exposed in all its glory around a black backdrop of rubber. His free hand went down to stroke his cock as he pressed the trigger." Now dance my dear!"
Debbie felt her tits swell the electricity like needles on her nipples her whole body stiffening. Her eyes crossed her head thrown back. It was a long but bearable burst her body juddering, ass clenching so much she thought she'd suck herself inside out.
He stopped to allow her body to relax her limbs to give way and her arms take the weight of her slumped form. Through the hole of the ball gag she gasped for air. He studied her panting dripping body, wild eyes, bedraggled hair matted to her face. Her thighs were apart as each ankle was in a leather hoop pulled towards a ring in the floor. She hung legs apart twisting at the surge of energy.
It was a fantastic sight. His cock and balls had swollen so much he doubted he could pull them back through the rubber apron hole even if he wanted to.
After a few moments he repeated the shock treatment, then again, then again, over and over. The room hissed with electricity the hot babe's tits seeming to glow and expand. Her eyes rolled her body a dripping mess as she jerked back and forth.
He lifted the battery pack onto the table adjusting the dials again. She'd get more this time. He pressed the switch again.
Debbie's hair was standing on end her body arched forward on tip toe, back curved tits thrusting so far forward as if trying to escape her body. He left the power on looking at the tools on his table. There were rubber spiked dildos, hoses and bladders; all his chosen toys. Finding a smaller wire clip he grunted in satisfaction turning and casually flicking off the power not even looking at her.
Debs gave a muffled moan her breath returning her knees turning in as she slumped; her arms taking her weight. "Jesus," she thought to herself the room spinning, "I can't take much more of this."
Then she saw what he planned next."Oh God no!"
He attached the wire to another node of the battery pack and as Debbie struggled to resist he knelt down between her legs. His dirty finger ran up to her shaved slit probing finger and thumbs gripping pulling. "Yes your clit," he said seeing she understood his intentions, "give it to me, hurry I'm paying by the minute,"
Debbie felt the little teeth of the crocodile clip bite her fleshy bud. Her face red at how causally and easily he played with her body.
Standing legs apart rampant and proud his cock tapping his apron he then pressed the switch again.
The sensation was unbelievable her nerves endings alight her eyes seeing spots then almost white out. Her nipples were on fire and she imagined smoke billowing from her tits points and any second an explosion from between her legs. Her pelvis jerked forward her mind imagining her clit like a balloon filled with helium rapidly until it popped. "Ohhh God," her mind screamed, understanding already that she would indeed confess, beg for his cock and be thankful of it. "Anything to stop this!"
Pleased with her shaking head and wild pleading eyes he looked at his watch then reduced the power to minimal ebb and flowing tide. The sweat was beading in her eye sockets her red lips awash with saliva, the new humming sensation making her groan and moan through the gag.
"Tingles doesn't it?" He laughed.
He checked the dial again then moved closer unlashing a cute ankle then the other. He could feel the tingle in his hands like strong static making his fingers a little numb. His mouth drooled as he thought what it was doing to her clit. Seeing her beautiful eyes react to the power made his erection like steel.
He would come in her now. That would leave just enough time to get hard again before his session ended. And he would get hard again. Now he'd exhausted her with electrodes it would be easy to lay her on the workbench play anal games with the bladder and hoses. He looked at that open red-lipped mouth. She'd talk filth to him pleading to let her suck him dry rather than let a balloon grow so big it exploded inside her. And after he'd come she say thank you with such relief. He was sure of that. They always did.
Kneeling down he unfastened her ankles from their binds. He then gripped her hot toned thighs pulling them up and out. His pink stiff cock looked like an attachment to his black apron the head searching for her entrance.
He angled his tip pushing in past the warm crocodile clip his cock feeling the electricity rush down his rod to his balls. He gave a groan of excitement, just bearable enough his sack feeling the power of the battery his own body tensing tightening his erection inside her hot deep tunnel.


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anyone know the song and who its by in the transgression trailer, i think it's called illinois because tahts what they keep spelling, but i cant seem to find it.
That is a great song. Someone has to know who that is.
The artist is sufjan stevens. and the song is called:

"They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From the Dead!! Ahhhh!"

and im not joking, thats the actual title.

The trailer for the new hypoxic films release (actually im not sure if they plan on finishing it or not) "three rows past fiction" also has a sufjan song that is pretty rad. Its called:

"Concerning the UFO sighting near Highland, Illinois"

both songs are from his album "Illinoise".
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One the subject of doodling, I realized that fashion designers, when coming up with a design always start out by drawing their vision out. For some designers this includes what the model wearing the garment will look like. After the garment is created, they work with a stylist to put together an outfit aimed towards the person who would wear such design.
Most designs have strong affiliations with the brand name of the designer, clothing designers, like cigarette brands, represent something about your personality. The person who wears Vivienne Westwood is somebody who is different from somebody who wear Acme, and the person who wear Acme is different than the person who wear Salvatore Ferragamo. The list could go on and on, but where would the Marlboro Sky person fit into all of this? What would they wear? How can we tie clothing in with the cigarette.
So here I created two outfits, one for a male and the other for a female. This is what I imagine a Marlboro Sky smoker would wear, my concept for Marlboro Sky is that it is watered down cowboy, it still has the Americana feel but is up-to-date with all the intricacies of the modern world.
In one of my earlier posts, I made a list of elements that you find in "cowboys," so I decided to reference that list again and attempt to incorporate those elements into these outfits.
What the Marlboro Sky woman would wear…
The orange dress is reminiscent of a dessert sunset, while her turquoise jewelry is that kind you find out west. I noticed that cowboys wear a lot of fringe, an element borrowed from the Native Americans, so I gave her a fringe purse. I opted to not have her wear cowgirl boots because I found that to be cliche, I figured she would need something more updated and modern. My concept for her is that she is from what we would call "Marlboro Country" but gets along way better in the city.
What the Marlboro Sky man would wear…
I chose to use this younger & more cleaned up picture of John Wayne, because that essentially is the Marlboro Sky man, a young and refined urban cowboy. He wears a denim button up, reminiscent of the denim cowboys wore, and a sand colored blazer that is close to the southwest dirt. Instead of giving him cowboy boots, I wanted to stray away from the typical cliches and update him a bit. A pair of metallic loafers kick his look up a notch and his briefcase makes him ready to take on the city, not to mention he cruises around in a classic American muscle car.
So I have decided to do some research and find out what legitimate cowboys actually do out there in the great countryside. It is basically a compilation of what Marlboro does with his day.
Marlboro. . .
– rounds up cattle on the ranch
– does a cattle drive when needed
– carries around bandana/neckerchief to wipe of sweat & cover face when dusty winds blow
– occasionally goes out and hunts for certain animals in order to get food
– always had a pair of jeans and elaborate leather boots to wear
– polish spurs before heading to bed
So now that we have an idea of what Marlboro does with it's day, what does Marlboro Sky do? What are the daily tasks that Marlboro Sky finds itself wrapped up in?
Marlboro Sky. . .
– rounds up coffee from the local coffee shop to take to fellow coworkers
– organizes a business meeting when needed
– carries around iPhone in order to stay aware of what is going on around.
– occasionally goes out and hunts for the newest restaurants and hot spots to hang out after work is over
– always had the newest and sleekest fashion trends, nothing gaudy, always just right
– downloads new event planning Apps before going to bed
Both seem to have a similarly structured day, both are busy but one is busier in a business urban environment while the other is busy out in the middle of nowhere. I feel like making this list and comparing the two mundane tasks of the brands helps me visualize more of the brand and what I need to give them.
Everybody is familiar with painter Norman Rockwell, right? If not, let me give you the quick rundown…Rockwell is most well known for his paintings of family scenes during American holidays, his peak years were around the mid to late 1930's and up to the 1950's. His art is a World War II generation staple, and his works are seen as the quintessential "Americana."
So why not regress to this kind of art in our advertisements? He painted numerous cigarette ad campaigns for various cigarette brands.
The Marlboro Cowboy ad campaign was a predominantly photographic campaign, what I mean by that is compared to most of Philip-Morris's ads, it was not illustrated. The campaign featured images of men in "Marlboro Country" puffing their manhood away. I think that is the whole reason why these images appeared to be a lot harder,grittier, and more realistic. Seeing an illustrated image of a cowboy does not bring out the same effect as seeing the real cowboy photographed.
Now here is something to think about…
The Marlboro Sky e-cigarette is a much cooler, and up-to-date version of the classic Marlboro brand cigarette BUT only people who have an "old school" sense of sophistication are really going to get into cigarette smoking. So I feel we should be able to portray this sense of "Americana" without the grittiness and aggression associated with the cowboy campaign. That is why I feel that maybe an illustration a-la-Normal Rockwell would be suitable for an ad.
Of course, it would illustrate more modern scenarios but not be completely outdated either. Maybe the illustration could show a grandfather smoking a cigarette while a young boy stands beside of him & admires him; the image next to it could be that same boy grown-up and smoking a Marlboro Sky e-cigarette. The caption could read "Grandpa always taught me right" or something very family oriented. It would touch base with those smokers who picked up the habit from somebody within the family. Just a few thoughts…


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Katy Perry's unintended political faux pas in Taiwan stole the limelight from her road-tested formula of visual extravaganza and infectious pop tunes at her first-ever concert there.
The American singer made headlines in Taiwan after she draped herself in the country's flag while performing "Unconditionally" at the Taipei Arena on Tuesday.
At the same time, the 30-year-old wore a glittery dress adorned with sunflowers, sparking references to last year's student-led protest, dubbed the "Sunflower movement." Tens of thousands of people, mainly young Taiwanese, had occupied the country's legislature and the area around it for three weeks in a bid to oppose a planned trade deal with the mainland.
Of course, the reference to the anti-China movement may not have been intentional. Sunflowers have been a common fixture in Perry's gigs since they first appeared on her "Prism" album cover released in October 2013. Perry has performed with a sunflower microphone and the politically-sensitive costume was also part of the singer's wardrobe when she toured Chinese cities including Guangzhou earlier this month.
But the performance in Taipei caused the "Firework" singer to be hailed as the "Sunflower Goddess" by some Taiwanese media, and local fans took to social media to praise her.


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Head Over Heels
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Show DescriptionAn inspired mash-up of posh and punk, Head Over Heels is an Elizabethan romp about a royal family that must prevent an oracle's prophecy of doom.
To save their kingdom, the family embarks on a journey where they are faced with mistaken identities, love triangles, sexual awakening and self-discovery.
Set to the iconic pop music of The Go-Go's, Head Over Heels delivers an experience unlike anything you've ever seen.
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June 01, 2018 - January 06, 2019
Wheelchair seating and assistive listening devices are always available.
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Theatre Details
Hudson Broadway Theatre
139 - 141 West 44th Street
New York City, NY 10036
Public Transportation
By Bus: QM15, QM16, QM17 and QM18 – drops off at 44th Street & 6th Avenue
By Subway: Nearly all trains stop within 2 blocks of the theatre (FMBD on 6th Ave & 42nd Street and 1/2/3/N/R/Q/W/7/S at Broadway & 42nd Street)
Additional Accessibility Details
Wheelchairs: Wheelchair seating is located in the Orchestra only. For assistance, please call (646) 975-4626.
Seating: Seating is accessible to all parts of the Orchestra without steps. There are several small sets of stairs to get to the Dress Circle. There is 3 flights of stairs to the Balcony. Hand rails are available at every stepped seat row
Elevator\Escalator: There is an elevator that takes you from the main entrance to the Dress Circle level. The elevator does not go to the Balcony level (several banks of steps are required to reach the Balcony).
Parking: Valet parking garage directly across from the theatre
Curb Ramps: Available in front of the venue.
Entrance: The main entrance is ADA Accessible.
Box Office: ADA Accessible ramp from sidewalk into Box Office; ADA Accessible window.
Restroom: There are ADA Accessible restrooms on the Orchestra and Dress Circle levels. There are a total of 27 toilets in the venue.
Water Fountain: A water fountain is available in the Dress Circle and the Balcony.
Telephone: There is complimentary public Wifi throughout the theatre.
Assisted Listening System: Reservations are not necessary. Devices may be picked up in the Box Office lobby. Drivers license or ID with printed address required as a deposit.
Visual Assistance: For assistance with ADA seating, please call (646) 975-4626.
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To enjoy Head Over Heels, which offers quite a lot to enjoy, it is probably best to kick up your heels and put your head on hold. That's not to say that this saucy, boisterous musical doesn't have a brainy side, starting with its ambitious crossbreeding of four time periods: It grafts a 2010s queer sensibility onto songs from the 1980s—by the all-girl pop-punk quintet the Go-Go's (plus two hits from lead singer Belinda Carlisle's solo career)—and fits them into a 16th-century story that is set in ancient Greece. The dialogue, in iambic pentameter liberally sprinkled with thou and thee, contrasts amusingly with the unornamented lyrics of such go-to Go-Go's bops as "Vacation," "Our Lips Are Sealed" and "We Got the Beat."
If the premise of Head Over Heels sounds a little nutso, that's because the show is a lot nutso, in the most delightfully daffy, exuberantly heart-open way. It's an often clever, always loving send-up of our lasting penchant for the theatrical age of poetry and pumpkin pants, and a mischievous, meaningful twist on the Elizabethan era's obsession with gender-play. In other words, Head Over Heels is joyfully queering the canon (which isn't all that straight to begin with) and throwing a heady, hearty party while it's at it.
The most groundbreaking new musical on Broadway is based on a long 16th-century prose work and uses the songs of the 1980s new-wave punk band The Go-Go's. Surprised? You're not alone. Head Over Heels at the Hudson Theatre, could end up being the biggest shocker of the still-nascent 2018-19 season. An uproarious romp inspired by Sir Philip Sidney's Arcadia, Head Over Heels is not only a sterling example of inclusivity, but also a beautiful model of how progressive Broadway has the potential to be.


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Being raised in a family business, I experienced first-hand the complexity and synergy of working with family.
These are my parents in the 1970's. Fresh entrepreneurs in Northern BC, proud managers of a funky restaurant in the town centre. 40 years later, they now own the Alaska Cafe, Dew Drop Inn Pub, and Alaska Hotel outright (they had a mortgage-burning party to celebrate).
What's the catch? The next generation came... and went.
It was during our succession struggles when I discovered my calling: finding a way to pair conflict management and family business together as a profession. Since that moment of enlightenment in 2003, this is exactly what I've been doing.
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Former Ohio Gov. Bob Taft's op-ed "Plan streamlines, improves state education system" in Friday's Dispatch lacked respect for the Ohio constitutional provision that established a state board of education and superintendent of public instruction selected by the board. The rationale for his support of House Bill 512 focuses on the notion that the transfer of the Ohio Department of Education to the governor's office is the silver bullet to improvement of educational opportunities and student outcomes.
The assumption that merging the governance of K-12 public education, higher education and the Governor's Office of Workforce Development into a super agency in the governor's office would improve education in Ohio is an unsubstantiated hunch — a mere feeling. There is no evidence to support that assertion.
Beyond the issue of control, there is a constitutional problem with the merger plan. Ohioans passed a constitutional amendment in 1953 to remove the superintendent of public instruction and department of education from the governor's office by establishing a state board of education. The enabling legislation provided for an all-elected state board, one member from each congressional district.
HB 512 transfers the department and most of the duties of the state board to the governor's office, which leaves a hollow shell of the board and superintendent of public instruction in place.
This proposal is an egregious ruse that mocks Ohio's highest governing document — the Ohio Constitution.
If streamlining the system is the goal as suggested by Taft, it would be reasonable for higher education and the Office of Workforce Development to be transferred to the constitutional body — the Ohio Board of Education.
William L. Phillis
Executive director
The Ohio Coalition for Equity & Adequacy of School Funding


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World news story
British expert holds a master class on Finance in Tashkent
Around 50 students of the Banking and Finance Academy of Uzbekistan attended seminars conducted by a British expert.
On 24-28 February 2014 around 50 students of the Banking and Finance Academy of Uzbekistan attended seminars on international financial markets and investments conducted by Dr Ian Crawford, University of Bath. The one week master class was sponsored by the British Embassy and implemented by the British Council in partnership with the University of Bath.
During the week Dr Crawford lectured on topics, including the institutional structure and regulatory mechanisms of European financial markets, EU policy, mechanisms and institutions designed to attract foreign investments, and assessment of the investment potential of the Central Asia financial markets including Uzbekistan's. Dr Crawford shared British experience in these areas with a view to students gaining a better understanding of how it might be applied in Uzbekistan. The lectures and discussion with students took place entirely in English.
At the closing ceremony Prof Adkham Bekmuradov, Rector of the Banking and Finance Academy, Mr George Edgar, British Ambassador, Mr Steve McNulty, Director of the British Council in Uzbekistan, and Dr Crawford presented certificates to the students to mark successful completion of the master class.
The British Ambassador said after the closing ceremony in the Banking and Finance Academy:
I am pleased that our co-operation with the Banking and Finance Academy is continuing, with Dr Crawford's second visit to Uzbekistan. We're glad to be able to help in the training of specialists in an area that is important to Uzbekistan's development as a successful modern economy.
This was the second master class organized by the British Embassy and the British Council at the Banking and Finance Academy, following seminars on audit, finance and taxation led by experts from the University of Bath and London Metropolitan University in 2012.
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"The Help" by Kathryn Stockett, "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak, "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society" by Mary Ann Shaffer and "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot are all books favored by book clubs, according to Goodreads. Top choices from Oprah Winfrey's book club include "Ruby" by Cynthia Bond, "The Invention of Wings" by Sue Monk Kidd and "The Twelve Tribes of Hattie" by Ayana Mathis.
Foremost book club picks that retain their popularity in book form after inspiring films include "Wild" by Cheryl Strayed, "The Fault in our Stars" by John Green, "Room" by Emma Donoghue and "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins. Other Goodreads selections include "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins, "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls and "The Goldfinch" by Donna Tartt.
"Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris, "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen, "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt, and "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" by Barbara Kingsolver are suggestions from Real Simple.
Nonfiction choices include "Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity" by Katherine Boo, "Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell, "I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban" by Malala Yousafzai, and "Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman, states Goodreads.


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Toolkit Application: Interferometer QTM
The Interferometer QTM has been defined and discussed by Benioff [17]. It illustrates that there are dpg step operators, which generate computational graphs having an interferometric structure with different actions on the lattice site qubits in the two interferometric arms.
The step operator is defined as:
The Turing head lives in a nine-dimensional Hilbert space with basis .
The lattice spins are living in a two-dimensional Hilbert space with basis . The basis state serves as a marker state to trigger certain actions while the Turing head is scanning the lattice sites.
The unitary operators are defined as follows.
The initial QTM state is defined to be:
head in state at lattice site position
Next we show the main steps to build this QTM using the QTS toolkit.
Set up the step operator T as a sum of partial step operators.
Do the same for the adjoint step operator.
Now define the basic case structure for calling the appropriate partial step operators with the correct choice.
Do the same for the adjoint step operator.
Next define the individual partial step operators.
Do the same for the adjoint partial step operators.
Prepare the Initial State
Use the formatting function
Run the QTM
Define a shortcut step operator
and produce some output for a given iteration count.
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text: I have been considering getting the Escort Passport 9500ci and installing it myself (probably run me about $1200-$1500 depending on where I buy it). However, for the last week I have been trying out the 'Waze' app on my iphone (which is FREE) and I have to say, I'm really freakin impressed. So much so that I might just forget about the Escort Passport. While I understand it's apples vs oranges, I think about the reason why I would get the Escort - to detect cops and avoid speeding tickets. I was intrigued about how the Escort can hook up to your mobile phone and connect with other Escort users to automatically sync up detected radars, etc. But Waze does the same thing. And more. Obviously it's relying in it's user base to be accurate and report police and traffic incidents because Waze has nothing to do with radar/laser detection, but DAMN! - since I started using it for the last week it's been spot on. I suspect the user base of Waze is so large that there are enough users reporting events (cops, disabled vehicles, etc) on all the major highways. It has bluetooth integration so I get an audio warning about approaching speed traps. 'police reported ahead' or something like that comes out over my speakers. That's just awesome! I know a lot of you have been getting the Escort Passport installed, but have any of you tried Waze? What's your opinion of it?


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TOFIEE - 2015 : Special Issue on Virtual Reality for Education
|Link: http://eai.eu/transactions/cfp/special-issue-virtual-reality-education
Call For Papers
Education always plays a vital role in the development of our society.
Along with the wave of modern technology, education embraced computer-aided
learning, e-learning and, now, intelligent learning. Among intelligent
learning techniques, Virtual Reality (VR) technology brings about
unprecedented educational experience and shows great potential value in
educational areas. It brings such pedagogical advances as smart classrooms,
intelligent campuses, immersive museums, affective learning, mobile
learning, intelligent learning clouds and personalized VR tutors to
revolutionize current learning practices. Using VR, the effectiveness and
attractiveness of education have been enhanced and the way people acquire,
comprehend and interact with knowledge is changing. Moreover, with recent
advancements of VR technology, high-quality low cost displays and input
devices, such as the Oculus Rift and the STEM Tracking System, have brought
us to a turning point where VR can finally leave the research lab and reach
the classroom with unprecedented quality at an affordable cost.
Hence there is an urgent need for a special issue that acts as a forum for
researchers and practitioners to pool knowledge together and to advance the
science and art of VR educational practice, making it more efficient,
cost-effective, and fun.
Topics of Interests
This special issue will cover the following topical areas but are not
limited to:
* Intelligent classrooms;
* Intelligent campus;
* Virtual Reality Tutoring Systems;
* Educational Virtual Humans;
* Virtual Reality Learning Environments;
* Virtual Reality Training Systems;
* Digitally Enhanced Teaching Laboratories;
* Learning clouds;
* Virtual Reality in Mobile Learning;
* Evaluation of Virtual Reality learning environments;
* Validation of VR for educational applications;
* Security and privacy in Virtual Reality educational systems
Submission details
Original, high quality contributions that are not yet published and that
are not currently under review by other journals or peer-reviewed
conferences are sought. Paper submissions must follow the instructions
described in
Papers will be accepted only by electronic submission to this
website. All the papers will be peer-reviewed following the TOFIEE
reviewing procedures.
Special Issue on
"Virtual Reality for Education"
to be published at the
EAI Endorsed Transactions on
Future Intelligent Educational Environments (TOFIEE)
Guest Editors:
* Bin Sheng, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
* Regis Kopper, Duke University, USA
* Serengul Smith, Middlesex University, UK


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Educate your employees during Internet Safety Month
In honor of Internet Safety Month, we're offering up some of our best tips that help small businesses keep their employees and company information safe from fraud and hackers.
Your company is only as strong as your least-informed, most insecure employee; nearly 30% of companies say employee apathy is a big threat to their company's security. It's worth the time and investment in educating your employees, reinforcing the risks of weak security habits and instilling good habits, which is the focus of this week's Internet safety tip.
Tip #2: Establish device management policies: It's clear that how we get work done every day has changed dramatically in the last 10 years. It's becoming much more uncommon to find desktop computers and the prevalence of laptops, tablets, and smartphones in the workplace has risen dramatically. With these devices, employees are able to work out of the office far more frequently. But that means IT teams need to be even more diligent with device management and BYOD policies, including encryption, firewalls, VPN requirements, and more.
However that's only one side of the problem. Be sure to instill good practices with your employees. Encourage them to lock their computers before walking away from them or keep them securely stored somewhere while traveling, especially while traveling in places like airports or hotels. Also be sure employees understand not to connect outside devices – like external hard drives – to their work computers because of the risk of what those devices might bring to the computer.
Check out Tip #1 on safe browsing practices and stay tuned next week for another tip!


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Darius Fisher has done a lot to raise awareness levels about the importance of reputation management. One way he has been exceptionally helpful has been by revealing major public relations disasters are not the only ways a reputation can be harmed. Fisher was interviewed in The Daily Beast on the subject of document dumping. In the article, he revealed the release of any type of personal information without approval could lead to disastrous consequences.
Fisher has made a career out of fixing various disaster scenarios. As the President of Status Labs, Fisher and his team aided 1,500 clients with overcome reputation damage. Fisher has received some very positive feedback for his work. A recent new feather in his cap of accomplishments comes in the form of a prestigious reward.
The 2016 PR World Awards handed Darius Fisher the "Business Development Individual of the Year" honors. A lot of consistent work at raising the profile of Status Labs has paid off. Many now realize that there are professionals out there capable of used tried-and-true marketing and public relations principles to restore reputations. Strategies have been tweaked for the digital age and done so with great success.
The success of Status Labs under Darius Fisher's leadership is impossible to ignore. The growth in revenue since the company's inception in 2012 has been utterly remarkable. In 2015, the posted reports of revenue growth indicate an increase of well over 900%. Staggering would be an understated way of describing such an achievement.
Fisher's expertise in reputation management comes from both professional and educational experience. He is also known for maintaining a highly positive work environment for employees. This absolutely contribute to the firm's success.
Again, the award is very well-deserved. Look for more industry recognition of Darius Fisher and Status Labs in the years to come.
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Students are formally introduced to the keyboard, as well as proper finger and body positioning. Early introduction will prepare students for the 2015 'Electronic' state testing, as well as for growing academic technological demands. Students use the Almena Method and various online keyboarding programs to develop their keyboarding skills. In addition, students are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to complete weekly keyboarding logs. The links below are free, online keyboard skill development programs your child can use at home.
So, how do you ever become good at keyboarding?
Free Typing Game click on the "lessons" tab and try to complete lessons #1-30 http://www.freetypinggame.net/free-typing-test.asp
Want to track your progress and earn a typing certificate? Try Typing Web, you must create a free account to use this site. http://www.typingweb.com/
Just for Fun:
Sense Language keyboard tutorials and typing tests http://www.sense-lang.org/typing/tutor/keyboarding.php
Caillou's Magic Keyboard Typing and music combined for keyboarding practice. http://pbskids.org/caillou/games/keyboard.html
Learn 2 Type for Kids Free typing exercises and typing tests. http://kids.learn2type.com/
Warm up with some finger exercises by Nimble Fingers*


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Argentina is geared up for its FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match-up, but are Switzerland and "Alpine Messi" too much for La Albiceleste? Many analysts have cited the Argentinians' overdependence on their star striker, and this could prove to be their undoing against a no-holds-barred Swiss team. Switzerland has a more complete team than Argentina, and should see this through to the quarterfinals against the winner of the Belgium versus United States matchup.
Some people, including another Guardian Liberty Voice writer, may feel that Switzerland's defense is not up to the task of holding off Lionel Messi, especially given their meltdown against France; however, Les Bleus have several capable strikers, as shown by the five different French players that scored that day. Messi is just one man, and the fact that he scored four of Argentina's six group stage goals is worrying for the South American side.
The Swiss defense was solid against Ecuador, which only managed one goal from Enner Valencia, and against Honduras, which Switzerland held scoreless in the final group match. Both of those teams are limited at the striker position, which shows the young Swiss side knows how to defend against that style of attack. The Swiss simply need to neutralize Messi in order to win, particulary since Manchester City's Sergio Aguero has been ruled out due to injury.
Switzerland is ranked sixth overall in FIFA, and came into the 2014 World Cup as the top-seeded team for Group E, only falling to an increasingly impressive French side. When the Swiss' chances of advancement looked in doubt, Ottmar Hitzfield's side came out and decimated Honduras to the tune of a Xherdan Shaqiri hat trick.
Shaqiri has been dubbed the "Alpine Messi" for his incredible goal-scoring abilities. The Bayern Munich midfielder was also called the "best young player" in Switzerland by Coach Hitzfield and won the 2012 Swiss Golden Player Award. At only 22 years old, Shaqiri has taken the Swiss football world by storm, and, with his three goals against Honduras, "Alpine Messi" is part of a Switzerland side that will prove to be too much for the Argentinians in the 2014 World Cup Round of 16.
Hitzfield has built and impressive young squad for this tournament, including Granit Xhaka, the Borussia Mönchengladbach midfielder whom the Swiss coach has compared to Bastian Schweinsteiger of the German national team. Rumors are even connecting Xhaka with English club Manchester United, though the 21 year old will need to curb his attitude and public relations problems.
Switzerland also has a good amount of depth on its bench, as evidenced by the performances of Admir Mehmedi, Haris Seferović, and Blerim Džemaili, who each found the goal after subbing in late in group matches. Mehmedi has played so impressively that Hitzfield has slated him to start against Argentina. The Swiss also have starting striker Josip Drmić, the 21-year-old Bayer Leverkusen forward. Drmić assisted two of Shaqiri's goals against Honduras, and the two youngsters have developed an attacking system that the Argentinian defense will be hard-pressed to stop.
The Swiss team will prove too much for Argentina, and will win their World Cup Round of 16 match, as Switzerland has a more well-rounded, complete team with depth on the bench, while La Albiceleste relies much too heavily on the (admittedly superior) talents of Lionel Messi. They will face either Belgium or the U.S., which will be decided later Tuesday afternoon.
Commentary by Christina Jones
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As of 2015, Best Buy offers Samsung smart televisions starting at $138.99 for the 19-inch. The large 85-inch, 3D Smart TV tops out at $39,999.
Amazon offers a large variety of shops and prices for Samsung Smart TVs. New and refurbished models are available, giving a larger price selection than big-box stores such as Best Buy.
A 24-inch Samsung Smart TV starts at $124 with free shipping and goes as a high as $119,999 for the 105-inch Smart TV, also with free shipping.
Pricing varies dramatically between these two extremes, depending on the supplier and whether a new or refurbished TV is purchased. Consumers can use Amazon's ranking tools to determine if the supplier is reputable before making purchases.


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Channel a nautical feel into your home interior with the gorgeous Le Caprice Nickel Wall Lamp from Eichholtz.
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Effects of taking too much magnesium include coma, blurred vision, fainting, trouble breathing, nausea and slow heartbeat, according to Mayo Clinic. Normal effects that some people experience include vomiting, stomach upset and nausea. However, people with good kidney function may not experience these symptoms.
For most adults, the right dosage of magnesium is less than 350 milligrams per day, says WebMD. Consuming too much magnesium is unsafe and causes it to build up in the body, leading to poor body function. Pregnant and breastfeeding women should seek proper medical advice on the right doses for magnesium. Too much magnesium increases the chances of bruising or bleeding since it tends to slow down blood clotting. Patients suffering from a heart block can suffer other medical complications if they take excess magnesium. Also, patients suffering from kidney problems can have severe effects due to poor clearing of magnesium from the body. Diarrhea may also occur but is less common, notes Mayo Clinic.
Magnesium interacts with other medications such as antibiotics, bisphosphonates, medications for hypertension, muscle relaxants and water pills, notes WebMD. Magnesium is taken by mouth to treat heartburn, magnesium deficiency, constipation and hypertension in pregnant women. Following the doctor's dosage instructions as per age and health condition helps to avoid overdose.


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There are approximately 32 million Americans, or 14% of the adult population, who are functionally illiterate. more...
December 10 , 1948 : The UN adopted the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. more...
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Listening is an important skill that involves a lot more than the actual physical process of hearing. Good listening skills can be critical to success in a career, in relationships, and life itself. You can improve these skills with practice: be present in the conversation, show respect to the speaker, focus on what he or she is saying, and ask questions to show that you are paying attention.
Remember that listening is an active, rather than passive, process. You must not only hear what a speaker says, but you must understand it and then judge whether the information make sense. To improve your listening skills, try these techniques:
These tips can help you improve your listening skills, which can improve other areas of your life, as well.
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@feruze-- Absolutely! There are also centers that provide listening skills training if you're interested.
I think the most important two points when it comes to successful communication is waiting until the person stops speaking to respond and giving feedback.
Many people don't realize the importance of feedback. Feedback doesn't always have to be positive. You don't have to agree with everything that people say. But saying something like "I agree..." or "I don't feel that way..." shows that person that you listened to them and that you value their opinion.
If people feel that you value what they have to say, they will also feel that you value them as a person. This is the basis of all good relationships. These skills are necessary for good family, work and romantic relations.
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@donasmrs-- She's probably not even aware of it. I also have poor communication skills. I didn't know what I was doing that until my daughter pointed it out to me.
I want to change, but I end up doing the same thing. Do you think there is hope for me?
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I feel like some people don't listen at all. I have a coworker who constantly cuts me off when I'm speaking and says something completely unrelated.
It's annoying and frustrating but I also feel disrespected. She makes me feel as though what I have to say is of no importance at all.
I try to avoid her as much as possible for this reason. I don't know how her family and close friends tolerate her. I hope someone eventually tells her about her poor listening skills.
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I often wonder how the internet can change your life but since trying out these tips I have got higher marks in all of my subjects!
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Thank you author and posters. This is very helpful for everyone. Especially helpful for those like me who have ADD and have serious trouble achieving good listening skills.
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Oasis11- I agree with you. I just want to add that active listening skills will take a mediocre salesperson and turn them into a superstar.
People in sales really need to listen to customers because that is the only way they can pick up cues that either the customer is interested or the customer may be objecting to some aspect of the product or service.
The active listening skills are always used in sales training seminars because the more you listen to the customer the better you can service his or her needs.
People respond very positively to someone that actively listens to them. That is why great sales people have this skill down.
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I just want to say that improving your listening skills involves self-restraint.
Many times we just want to blurt out something and this interruption shows the person that we are speaking to that what we have to say is a little more important than the person speaking. This often makes the other person feel slightly offended.
But instead if we maintained eye contact and made positive gestures to demonstrate that we were paying attention and listening than the result would have better.
For example, nodding the head in agreement demonstrate that you are actively listening to what is being told to you. Asking questions during a brief pause also demonstrate active listening.
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Rough GoingDaisuke got a little taste of adversity today after breezing through Boston College and the Florida Marlins. The Orioles managed to go deep on him twice, including a 3rd inning blast on a straight fastball down the heart of the plate by Jon Knott and another deep shot off a similarly flat and centered pitch in the 4th by Jason DuBois. Neither of those players is a quality Major League batter, but in the Major Leagues even the fringe player can launch a fat fastball into orbit. Welcome Mr. Matsuzaka.
The more I think about it, the problem with Matsuzaka's outing wasn't his pitching as much as his thinking. If you have two players who aren't up to making the Major Leagues, like Knott and DuBois, they aren't going to swing at a good curve and they can't handle the slider. That's why they're in the minors. The only pitch they are looking to take a big hack at is a fastball in the middle part of the plate. Even career minor leaguers can hit home runs on those pitches. With those type players, trying to make a roster, you have to assume that they are looking dead red and then you show high to set them up for a middle/in change up.
Truth be told, I wasn't able to see this game. It was on very early in the morning in Japan and I have work in about an hour. I woke up to see the highlights of the action. From what I can gather from the limited snapshot of the other at bats the fastball was otherwise well located on the corners, and the breaking ball looked much improved from the Marlins outing. It looks like he K'ed Melvin Mora twice and Gibbons once. Those are decent big league hitters, so there was really some good and some bad. Better location on the two fastballs and we might be talking about a 4 inning, 4 hit, no walk, shutout. It's Spring Training.
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Live in a welcoming family-friendly community surrounded by open space while reaping the benefits of being close to the city heart. Banjup is one of the newest Perth community and offers the rare opportunity for city-style living in a brand new home next door to well-established shopping, transport, education and medical services. With 13 percent dedicated to natural open space, Banjup, is only 23 kilometres from Perth's CBD and is already becoming one of our most sought after destinations for growing families.
Banjup is a place you will want to call home, with all the benefits of a master planned community only four train stops from the Perth CBD. Coupled with a generous amount of green space, a great array of features planned for the future, and like-minded neighbours. The community has already come a long way since the first residents moved in during early 2015 with our central park with children's playground attracting many residents and visitors from surrounding areas. A tree-lined entry marks your arrival home to this exciting new community that will eventually be home to around 2,000 WA families.
Big things are planned for the future, with a wide range of services in the pipeline. There will be more dedicated space for parks, playgrounds, and walking and cycling paths that traverse natural, open spaces. Plans are also in place for a future school and neighbourhood shopping centre.Create your own


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UNICEF Brazil National Ambassador Daniela Mercury:
"It is so wonderful to see all of the NGO finalists here tonight, representing regions from all over Brazil", said UNICEF Brazil National Ambassador and Latin American Grammy Award winning singer Daniela Mercury, during her address at the recent Prêmio Itaú-UNICEF Brazil award ceremony in São Paulo. "The energy, optimism and initiative of your outstanding work is helping to mobilize all of Brazil - governments, civil society, private sector businesses and communities - to guarantee the right of each and every child and adolescent in Brazil to education!" Over the past 12 years, Mercury has worked tirelessly with UNICEF to promote the rights of children, adolescents and women throughout Brazil.
The Prêmio Itaú-UNICEF award is a result of the successful cooperation in the area of education between UNICEF Brazil, Fundação Itaú (part of Banco Itaú, one of the world's largest private banks), and the NGO, Cenpec. Every 2 years, the ceremony honors Brazilian NGOs working to ensure each child's right to quality education in Brazil, particularly children living in vulnerable socio-economic conditions. In 2007, 1,574 projects were submitted for consideration, compared with 406 projects in 1995, the first year of the awards.
"Over the past 12 years, this initiative has had a significant and positive impact on the lives of millions of Brazilian girls and boys", said Marie-Pierre Poirier, UNICEF Representative in Brazil during her address at the ceremony. "To guarantee the right of Brazilian children to education, each and every child has to have their access to quality education assured, and their education must also be integrated, contextualized and individualized."
This year, 33 semi-finalist projects representing 9 regions of the country received Brazilian Reais $8,000 each from Fundação Itaú, and a computer and a printer to help them improve project efficiency. Of these, 4 projects (Criança Capoeira Esporte e Cultura; Estação do Conhecimentos; Olho Vivo; Pró-Arte) won the National Award in their specific budget category, receiving Brazilian Reais $70,000 each. The overall National Grand Prize winner, 'Escola e Comunidade: Um Diálogo Necessário', was awarded Brazilian Reais $100,000. All monies awarded are invested back directly into the projects. The Salvador, Bahia-based project 'Escola e Comunidade' promotes learning experiences that enhance personal awareness and critical development skills through art, education and citizenship activities that, with community participation, help to improve the participation in social life of the children and adolescents participating in the project.
The Prêmio Itaú-UNICEF award not only provides crucial funding for winning projects, but also serves to develop best practices in project design and implementation, creating a positive social protection and education network. It also mobilizes various sectors of society to support quality public education, calling "Everyone for Education!" in Brazilian society. The 2007 edition of the award also includes an important innovation: the adoption of key policy, technical, financial, education and social result indicators that allow for a detailed mapping of the NGOs and their projects. This has a positive impact on the quality and effectiveness of education throughout Brazil - particularly important in a country in which 97.6% of children aged 7-14 go to school, but where some 660,000 children remain out of school - the majority being afro-descendant children living in the north and north-east regions of Brazil.
While access to education is high in Brazil, only 53 of every 100 children enrolled at the elementary level actually conclude their schooling; of those in school, more than 300,000 children between the ages of 10-11 years (the fourth grade age), are not able to read and write. To help transform this situation, the award is now a national reference for improving Brazilian education policies, and is part of a broader social mobilization strategy to guarantee children's rights through the implementation of efficient public policies for education.
The alliance between Fundação Itaú, Cenpec and UNICEF Brazil was established in 1995 to improve the lives of Brazilian children and young people by ensuring their right to quality education. Crucial to the success of the partnership has been the involvement of the Center of Studies & Research in Education (Cenpec), a Brazilian NGO dedicated to developing methodologies, materials for training education professionals and conducting studies and evaluations on education issues. Others who have joined the alliance include the Brazilian organizations UNDIME, Congemas, Rede ANDI, Canal Futura and Consed.
In 1994, Banco Itaú and UNICEF Brazil launched an investment and capitalization plan managed by Banco Itaú, in which part of the profit obtained through individual investors is converted into monthly contributions to UNICEF Brazil over 5 years. Since 1994, the investment plan has raised over US$16 million for education projects in Brazil, helping to ensure that increasing numbers of children and adolescents benefit from higher quality education and pedagogical practices, not only within the traditional learning environment, but also in other spaces used for learning and socialization. Banco Itaú is a leading practitioner of corporate social responsibility in Latin America.