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There's some great fiction, great short stories on the internet. Many you can access fer free. To help find them, I'll be reviewing some of the best. Will also take the opportunity to discuss what makes a great story.
FLUFF AND BUTTONS by Matt Smith is currently at ChiZine. Editor Brett Savory calls it "one of my favorites in a while." That's saying something. To me, it's well worth reading but for different reasons.
The most intriguing, unique aspect of the story is the circular nature of the struggle. One species preys on another; kills them for nesting material. It's a natural function, apparently done without animosity. Simply part of reproducing, maintaining the flock. But of course the others try to survive by killing the offspring of the first. An interesting dilemma.
Another marvelous twist is the circular way in which Smith treats the genre. In a speculative fiction setting, his characters could be anyone, anything. Androids, ancient middle-earth elves, Saturn moon dwellers; but they're not. They're teddy bears. Rather like care-bears gone bad. I wonder if the author isn't taking a jab at the very genre he's writing in.
But I don't know or understand genre. Don't know why the concept exists, what purpose it serves. The only genre's that interest me are good writing and bad writing. Fluff and Buttons fits into the first category. Smith has done an excellent job of creatively re-inventing an important theme. Perhaps that's the function of speculative fiction.
THE TEACHER by Paul Tremblay, is a paradigm. This is what a short story should be. This is what the 'now style' of writing is. Writing of course, is the key ingredient to writing. I want, need a story to tell me something, move me, make me feel something. But none of that's gonna happen if I can't read it. And...y'know, I quit reading a lot of stories...because of the writing.
Tremblay's story actually hurt my feelings - didn't know if I could write that well. But it also taught me a lot. If you wanna be a writer, try to live up to a certain standard. Make what you write...a polished, finished work of art.
More to it than that though, more than just fine writing. Matthew Tait of HorrorScope says "I'd be lying if I said I completely understood it..." But to me, the story is one of those societal cogs we need to get to know. Perchance we Westerners have no reference point for marking childhood's end. Maybe we're a society of overindulged perpetual adolescents.
Tremblay makes a definitive statement. Comes a time when school's out, and... teachers, adults, parents...no longer have the answers. THE TEACHER is also at Chizine (archived). Is this a pattern? Well, good fiction is where you find it. There's an interview with the author here.
A FACE TO AVENGE by George Karimalil is powerful stuff. Punches you in the stomach, knocks the breath out of you. Obviously every story can't do that; and obviously you wouldn't want them too. But when one does, you have to take note.
Set in the tumultuous years (aren't they all tumultuous years?) but this during Gandhi's march to free India from British colonialism. As if you were there - beaten, kicked, bloodied by the troops. As if you were - slave, bonded servant, suddenly seeing a light of freedom; after all those years, generations, centuries.
Dr. Karimalil doesn't write much adult fiction. I think he's published a number of children's books which are widely read in India. But this one story is well worth the read, worth taking note of. Not just the writing, the excellent story, but that it's important. Important to read, to know; it makes a difference.
It's available at Litmocracy.com's archives (where you can also find a lot of stuff by the shamelessly self-promoting me). Writing is measurable, and so is our valuable time. Stories like this one, and those mentioned above, set a standard for creativity, style, message, and impact. There's a lot of good writing on the web, but these I think, are some of the best.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
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Language Acquisition in a Foreign Country: Malaysia
If you have just got the news that your company is transferring you to Malaysia and you are panicking about the differences, language and culture, stop. Yes, English is not the native language of Malaysia but English is spoken by many due to Malaysia's popularity as a tourist destination. So, if you do get lost chances are you will find a friendly English speaking local to guide you on your way.
Learn the local language
You can also boost your ability to get around and make friends by learning the local language. The national language of Malaysia is known as Bahasa Melayu or Malay but you will hear other languages such as Since Malaysia is so diverse, there are also many other languages (Asian) and dialects Cantonese, Hainanese, Hokkien, Hakka and Teochew are the main Chinese dialects with Telegu, Tamil,Punjabi, Malayalam, Hindi, Gujarati and Urdu being some common India languages. You can add any of these languages to your skill set to make your move easier.

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Friends, if it hasn't been obvious, I've been struggling.
You may recall my first post on career design: why three jobs are better than one. I meant every word I said when I wrote that post. But I have a problem: one of these jobs makes me much happier than the others.
It's blogging. I can hardly fall asleep at night because I'm so excited about the opportunities that are opening up for me right now. I have lists on multiple scraps of paper of topics I want to write about. My temp link folder in my favorites got so long, I had to create another folder. And then I get such lovely fan mail, it kick-starts the insomnia cycle all over again.
It started to get to the point where I got a tiny bit resentful whenever I had to do my paid work. I realized my mind, and more importantly my heart, were elsewhere. So I made the difficult decision to wrap up the projects I'm working on and leave my consulting job at the end of January.
Scary? You bet. We still haven't sold our house in Ohio and the real estate news isn't pretty. Sad? In a sense, yes. The people I worked with are truly some of the most innovative and exciting thought leaders I have ever come across in the field of science. They are changing the world and it was heady and gratifying to work with them.
They also completely understood when I told them the news. They were happy for me. And I was happy, because I could say I was living the advice I would have given my readers. Although my crystal ball is still on the fritz, I'm pretty sure the future of Everyday Bright looks bright indeed.
What that means for you
Now that my blog can take front and center on my priority list, I'm celebrating with some new and exciting ventures. Here they are.
1. A new look
I'm working with the amazing Lindsey Donner from Well Versed Creative to bring a new look to Everyday Bright. Not that I didn't like the old look, but some of the features didn't meet my needs. The site will retain its positive and cheerful vibe, but it will have a lot more polish. If all goes well, we'll be rolling out the new design in a few weeks.
I'll also be bringing more multi-media features to the blog, starting with a wonderfully philosophical interview on career design with Sonia Simone. Think she's just an awesome writer with pretty pink hair? Think again. This woman has ideas you'll want to hear for yourself.
2. Special deals for regular readers
I love my readers. You provide insights and a sense of community that far surpasses anything I imagined when I started blogging.
And I want to say thanks. But right now, I don't have a good way of doing that.
So I will be offering a newsletter that will deliver blog posts whenever they go live, but also exclusive deals and behind-the-scenes insights. You'll get input into new products way before they see the light of day, as well as discounts on products from other bloggers and merchants whenever I can secure them.
To kick things off, I want to offer a free product of my own that is available to you as soon as you sign up. This is something I won't be offering anywhere else and it's important to me it has the potential to truly impact your life. No wishy-washy thank you's here! So give me some feedback. What would you be really excited to receive? And if nothing here makes you want to do jumping jacks or have my new logo tattooed on your arm, leave a comment and let me know what would (okay, the tattoo thing isn't necessary).
3. Course in career design
Many of you have asked me for a course that ties together my ideas on career design into something more actionable. I just haven't had the time to undertake such a big project. Luckily, I didn't have to.
I'm delighted to announce I will be partnering as an affiliate with Barrie Davenport on her new course Discover Your Passion: A Step-by-Step Course for Creating the Life of Your Dreams. The course is really impressive. Here's the testimonial I offered Barrie, which I think says a lot about my opinion of what she's put together:
Want to wake up every day bursting with excitement for the day ahead? Want to make your work a central and energizing part of your life? For less than the price of a month's worth of groceries, you can finally infuse your life with the meaning and passion it's been missing. Barrie Davenport has tackled the biggest obstacles to career design, providing structure and encouragement as you zero in on what will fulfill you. Most people avoid this essential work because it feels overwhelming and scary. This course not only helps you conquer those inner demons, it delivers the answers that have previously eluded you. As Robert Anthony said, "Most people would rather be certain they're miserable than risk being happy." There's only one way to prove him wrong. Take this course.
The course hasn't launched yet. I'll be devoting an entire post to what's in the course and why I think it will be helpful to my readers. I'll also be throwing in a free 30-minute "2nd opinion" consult on your results for anyone who signs up for the course through Everyday Bright. More information on that to come.
4. Life mentoring
In my Life Lessons post, I encouraged people to find a life mentor. Someone who could look at the big picture of your life and help you through times of change. Someone who's specialty is breadth, not necessarily depth. Someone who can look at your strengths and weakness, dreams and fears, and make something whole out of it. And I realized that I actually am well suited to do that kind of mentoring. It's why I started this site, after all.
But I've been reluctant to offer consulting services for a couple of reasons. First, I started this blog to become a writer, not a life coach. I am seriously protective of my writing time. I feel like I waited 20 years to become a (near) full-time writer and I'm not about to give up now!
Second, to be honest, the idea of coaching makes me a bit nervous. In his manifesto 18 Months, 2 Blogs, 6 Figures, Corbett Barr said,
When I started coaching clients, many of them were so new they didn't know what they wanted to do to achieve their ideal lifestyles. Some of them had serious personal issues to deal with. Some of those coaching calls turned a little closer to therapy sessions than I was comfortable with.
So I'm putting together some material that will lay the ground rules and provide some structure for this kind of service. It's going to take me a little time to create it, but I think it will make the experience more positive for everyone. Stay tuned.
One more thank you
I just want to say thanks, as many times as you'll let me, for making this career leap so rewarding. I don't know that I ever intended on becoming a "professional blogger," however you define that term. I only know I wake up every day, bursting with excitement at what's ahead. My blog is a central and energizing part of my life. Career design isn't a fantasy. I'm successfully on the other side–and loving it. And I owe it all to you.


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Near kimchi specialist Seoul Do Soon Yi in Garden Grove, hounds have found Myung Im, another Korean hyperspecialist. The restaurant specializes in wang mandu, which are huge steamed white buns, very similar to Chinese baozi but much bigger. Like, one will probably fill you up. We're talking gigantic.
Myung Im cooks them to order, which is awesome, says Lau, because they come out superfresh. The steamed dough is fluffy, and not quite as sweet as the Chinese version. Fillings are excellent. The kimchi and meat dumpling involves quality ingredients, finely minced, in a perfect filling-to-bun ratio. Meat dumplings are even better: There are mushrooms in the filling, and you can really taste the quality of the meat.
Myung Im is in the food court at the H-Mart, and there are about six Korean specialists there. It takes 10 to 15 minutes for the buns to come, and Lau was told that for absolute primo enjoyment, you should wait an additional 15 minutes for them to fully steam out.
Myung Im [Little Saigon]
8911 Garden Grove Boulevard #3, Garden Grove
Discuss: Myung Im – awesome korean wang mandoo (gigantic steamed korean buns) in Garden Grove


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Interested in Belgian names? Discover the most popular Belgian names and their origins.
Belgium is made up of two distinct ethnic groups. One group consists of Flemish speaking people whereas the others speak French. As a result you will find Belgian names to have varying roots with regards to their origin.
Belgian Boy Names
Belgium has an exhaustive list of names for boys because of the fact that they take their names from different origins. Amongst the most popular Belgian boy names is Adelbert of German origin. This popular name translates as "nobly bright" and hence is a very virtuous name to give to your baby boy.
The Belgians also have certain boy names having Latin origins such as Aimeus. This different sounding name translates as lovable and is another commonly heard name in the Belgian culture.
Bernard meaning brave and Boudewijin meaning bold are other Belgian boy names of German origins. Certain Belgian names are used for boys although they have an effeminate feel to them. Example includes Carel which actually means free man in English.
You will also be able to find Belgian names of Greek origins such as Christof meaning Bearer of Christ. Such names have obviously crept into the Belgian culture due to their adherence to the Christian faith. Christianity also brought with it names with Hebrew origins such as Jens. This Hebrew name for boys meaning God is Gracious is quite popularly found amongst the Belgians.
Milan is one of the rare Belgian boy names of Czech origins. This unique name translates as beloved in English. Nicolas, Paul and Pepijn are other popular Belgian names for boys.
Belgian Girl Names
The library of Belgian girl names is perhaps even more extensive than that of Belgian boy names. It consists of beautiful names from German, French, Hebrew and Greek origins.
There are however certain Belgian girl names that do not have meanings as pretty as they can sound. Take for example the Belgian girl name of Hebrew origin Milou. The unique sounding name actually translates as bitter! Nelleke of Greek origin also has a unique meaning which not many people would be comfortable with naming their daughter as it translates as horned.
Amongst the beautiful Belgian names with virtuous meanings is the name Adelgonde. This beautiful name of German origins means noble warrior and is mighty popular amongst the locals. A short and sweet Belgian name for baby girls is Anais. This Hebrew name has definite religious leanings as it translates to mean Grace. Brunhilde is another unique and long Belgian name for girls. This unorthodox name means battle armor.
The Latin name Clara is a simple and common name amongst the Belgians. It takes on the meaning of bright. Edmee is a rather different sounding Belgian name which is actually of English origin and means prosperous. Other common Belgian names for baby girls include Els meaning God is a vow, Farahilde meaning travelling and Goodeleva meaning good life.


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For the last few months, I have capitalized on the trend of "fake news" and created some levity among my twitter followers by calling uninformed tweets about the Rays and Rays fans "#fakeRaysNews". It's been a fun little hobby and no one has gotten too upset about it.
On opening day, however, I actually did share the woe of President Trump when I found a CNN reporter tweeting fake news about the Rays. In the opening innings of the opening day game versus the Yankees, CNN Washington DC correspondent Phil Mattingly tweeted this:
The game was a sell-out. Opening Day at Tropicana Field drew 31,042 fans. One can quibble about who which fan was there to see, the Rays or the Yankees, but the bottom line is, they were there.
Mattingly's tweet was uncalled for and intended to mislead. It is a lie. It is untruthful and coming from a respected media source, it is fake news.
It is one thing when a Red Sox fan or an Orioles fan tweets trash talk about the Rays. But to see an uncalled for comment from a CNN reporter is unusual. I am not sure Mattingly's baseball preference, but he shouldn't talk trash about other teams on his professional twitter account.


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Nvidia Graphics card help on Linux?
Unfortunately you do not indicate which distro. you are working with.However here is the Official Ubuntu Nvidia Documentationhttps://help.ubuntu.com/community/Binary…LUg.
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Nvidia Graphics Card?
you can find out all your quires in any of the following links-www.geforce.comwww.nvidia.comwww.nvidia.in (considering you are an Indian)just go the support or help column and they will guide you w...
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Poll: California voters favor more gambling
California voters, regardless of their political affiliation or geographic orientation, are in favour of more casino gambling in the state, a new Field Poll revealed, according to sacbee.com.
One of the measures, promoted by a group of racetracks and card rooms, would allow five racetracks and 11 card rooms to operate a total of up to 30,000 slot machines, if even one of the state's casino tribes refused to contribute 25 percent of its revenues to the state.
The other, sponsored by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians in Palm Springs, would allow Indian casinos an unlimited number of slots and other casino games in return for sharing part of the take with the state.
If both initiatives win, state law dictates that to the extent they contain conflicting provisions, the initiative getting more votes prevails.
The poll, taken between May 18 and 24, found that 53 percent favoured the tribe-sponsored initiative, while 30 percent were opposed and 17 percent undecided.
The racetrack/card room measure was favored by 57 percent, with 26 percent opposed and 17 percent undecided.
The poll, which has a sampling error margin of plus or minus 5.8 percent, found no difference between Democrats and Republicans on the tribal measure and no difference between Northern and Southern California residents on the track/card room proposal.
"Usually proposition elections appeal to one side or the other," said poll director Mark DiCamillo. "When it comes to these, it appears there must be gamblers in both parties, and all around the state."
"Our research all along has shown that California voters believe Indian gaming tribes, who are making billions of dollars per year, should be paying a fair share," said Greg Larsen, of a group calling itself A Fair Share for California, "and they think 25 percent is a fair share."
But a spokesman for Californians Against the Deceptive Gambling Proposition said the real issue is about giving slot machines to the tracks and card rooms.
A spokesman for the Agua Caliente initiative, Gene Raper, called the poll "generally insignificant" because it was based on the attorney general's summaries of the two measures, and not the extensive, and expensive, commercial campaigns to come.
With both sides sporting very deep pockets, some analysts are predicting the spending on campaigns for the two measures could eclipse the record $92 million spent on Proposition 5, a 1998 measure that gave tribes slot machines but later was overturned by the state Supreme Court.
"All bets are off, so to speak," said poll director DiCamillo. "There is going to be so much money in play, it's kind of hard to foresee what is going to happen… but a lot of times when there are competing propositions, they destroy each other."
Analysts said it remains to be seen what kind of impact potential agreements between Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and tribes seeking new or renegotiated compacts with the state will have.
The governor has said he is opposed to the Agua Caliente initiative, but has demurred on the track/card room measure. Tribal leaders are hoping successful negotiations will lead Schwarzenegger to actively oppose the track/card room initiative.


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Elmer G. Thun
Funeral services were Wednesday, Oct. 13, 1999, for Elmer G. Thun, age 82 of Waconia. Elmer died Sunday, Oct. 10, 1999, at St. Louis Park Plaza Healthcare Center, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Elmer was born Jan. 5, 1917, at Waconia Township, Carver County, Minn., the son of Otto E. and Olga (Hecksel) Thun. He was baptized Jan. 28, 1917, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Waconia, by the Rev. William Schneider; and confirmed by the same May 29, 1931.
On Feb. 20, 1944, Elmer married Erna A. Schaunamann at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Watertown Township, by the Rev. Karl Rudolph.
Elmer loved his grandchildren. He enjoyed farming, gardening, and fishing, as well as his outings at the cabin.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Otto and Olga Thunn.
Survivors include his wife Erna; son and daughter-in-law, David and Mary Hershberger Thun of Excelsior; daughter and son-in-law, Yvonne and Tom Heisserer of Bloomington; and grandchildren, Brandon Thunn and Brian and Steven Heisserer.
He is further survived by a sister and brother-in-law, Verdella and Harold Unglaub of Fridley; sisters-in-law and brother-in-law, Lorena Lobitz of Watertown and Elda and Orville Koehler of Mound; nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
Funeral services were at Trinity Lutheran Church, Waconia, with the Revs. Dean E. Mahlum and Peter Peitsch officiating. Interment was in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Waconia.
Casket bearers were Brandon Thun, Brian Heisserer, Steven Heisserer, Tim Koehler, Larry Lobitz, James Lobitz, and John Lobitz.
Arrangements were by Johnson Funeral Home, Waconia.
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The cast-on stitch is a dimensional embroidery stitch. It sits up off the fabric, creating a textures stitch that works well for flower petals and for anywhere that you want clusters of texture on your embroidery.
Cast-on stitch is widely used in Brazilian Embroidery, which is a very textured embroidery that focuses on floral designs. But no matter what type of embroidery you like to do, the cast-on stitch works brilliantly for adding dimension and texture. It's definitely worth learning!
In the video, I'm working with a #8 perle cotton, using a milliner needle. Using a milliner needle is really important when working these stitches that require the needle to pass through many wraps (like the bullion knot). The eye and the shaft of the milliner needle are the same size, which makes it much easier for the eye to pass through the wraps.
Here's the video! I hope you find it useful!
You can find a Stitch Play Printable with step-by-step photo instructions for cast-on stitch and double cast-on stitch, along with instructions to create four beautiful dimensional flowers, available in my shop, if you're interested in taking this stitch a little farther!
You can find a wide variety of embroidery how-to videos here on Needle 'n Thread, if you're looking for other stitches to try out. Feel free to peruse them all!
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Today was a productive quilt day. I got two stars done, and I've got fabric set out for another star. I need to let the fabric sit and keep coming back to look at it to see if it really works together.
The black and white batik in the bottom star came from Hawaii. I met up with one of the members of Quiltart on the big island, and she took us to a great fabric store where I bought that batik.


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Federal Officials
Senator Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Springfield, is the 47th U.S. Senator from the State of Illinois, the state's senior senator, and the convener of Illinois' bipartisan congressional delegation.
Durbin also serves as the Democratic Whip, the second highest ranking position among the Senate Democrats. Senator Durbin has been elected to this leadership post by his Democratic colleagues every two years since 2005.
Durbin sits on the Senate Judiciary, Appropriations, and Rules Committees. He is the Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution and the Appropriations Committee's Defense Subcommittee.
For more information, visit www.durbin.senate.gov/about-dick-durbin
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth is an Iraq War Veteran, Purple Heart recipient and former Assistant Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. She was among the first Army women to fly combat missions during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Duckworth served in the Reserve Forces for 23 years before retiring from military service in 2014 at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. She was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2016 after representing Illinois's Eighth Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives for two terms.Duckworth attended college at the University of Hawaii and earned a Master of Arts in International Affairs from The George Washington University. In 2015, Duckworth completed her Ph.D in Human Services at Capella University.
For more information, visit www.duckworth.senate.gov/content/about-tammy
Congressman Brad Schneider (10th District)
Brad Schneider represents Illinois'10th District in the United States House of Representatives, where he is serving his second term. Prior to being elected to Congress, Brad spent more than 20 years in business and management consulting, helping large and family-owned businesses alike address the challenges of today's economy and plan for the future. His professional experience has allowed him to see first-hand the challenges small businesses face when trying to hire new workers and grow their company, as well as the effect thriving small businesses can have on a community's overall economy. Brad earned a BS in industrial engineering and his MBA from Northwestern University.
For more information, visit schneider.house.gov/about
Illinois State Officials
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan
In November 2002, Attorney General Madigan became the first woman elected to serve as the Illinois Attorney General. In 2014, she was elected to her fourth term as Attorney General.Before serving as Attorney General, Madigan served in the Illinois Senate and worked as a litigator for a Chicago law firm. Prior to becoming an attorney, she was a teacher and community advocate, developing after-school programs to help keep kids away from drugs and gangs. Madigan also volunteered as a high school teacher in South Africa during apartheid.
Madigan earned her bachelor's degree from Georgetown University and her J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White
Jesse White is Illinois' 37th Secretary of State. White was first elected to the officein 1998 and became Illinois' longest serving Secretary of State on May 30, 2014. Prior to his election as Secretary of State, White served as Cook County Recorder of Deeds and 16 years in the Illinois General Assembly.
As a young man, White played baseball with the Chicago Cubs, followed by a 33-year career as a teacher and administrator in Chicago Public Schools. He founded the internationally known Jesse White Tumbling Team to set-at-risk youth on the path to success. White earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Alabama State College.
For more information, visit www.cyberdriveillinois.com/about_us/biography.html
Illinois Comptroller Susana A. Mendoza
Susana A. Mendoza was elected Illinois Comptroller on November 8, 2016. Prior to her statewide election, Susana served as Chicago City Clerk and six terms from 2001 to 2011 in the Illinois House of Representatives.
In 2004, Mendoza was named one of Crain's Chicago Business Magazine's "40 Under 40" and in 2011 she was highlighted again in the magazine's "Women to Watch" series. Most recently, she was listed in Chicago Magazine's March 2016 "Power 50" edition.
In 2010, Mendoza was selected by the National Conference of Women Legislators, at the behest of the US Secretary of State, to serve as one of only seven women
representing the United States as an international observer of the Iraqi elections in Baghdad.
Illinois State Treasurer Michael W. Frerichs
Michael Frerichs was elected Illinois State Treasurer in November 2014. Mike was born in the Downstate farming community of Gifford, Illinois. He graduated from Yale University and spent two years in Taiwan where he taught English to young students and learned to speak Chinese. He returned to Champaign County and launched his own technology business. He was elected to the Champaign County Board and elected Champaign County Auditor. He also served as a volunteer firefighter.
In 2006, Mike was elected Illinois State Senator representing East Central Illinois. As chairman of the Higher Education Committee, Mike championed efforts to make college more affordable. He also served as chairman of the Agriculture and Conservation Committee.
For more information, visit illinoistreasurer.gov/Office_of_the_Treasurer/Treasurer_Frerichs
Illinois State Senator Julie Morrison (29th District)
Senator Morrison is the Vice-chair of the Human Services Committee, and holds a seat on the Commerce and Economic Development, Education, Environment and Conservation, and Transportation Committees. The governor has also reappointed Morrison to the Statewide Advisory Council to DCFS and appointed her to the Council on Aging.
Morrison was born in the downstate community of Beardstown and graduated from Knox College. After serving on the DCFS advisory council, Julie took the position of supervisor of West Deerfield Township, which she held for 15 years.
Illinois State Representative Scott Drury (58th District)
Scott Drury grew up in the district and is raising his family in our community —one where residents are passionate about issues and deeply invested in working together to create a bright future for the next generation. Scott is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and now practices law in the private sector. Scott also is an adjunct professor at the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.
Drury earned a B.A. in Political Economy (high honors) from University of California, Berkeley and a J.D. (cum laude) from Northwestern University School of Law.
Lake County Officials
Lake County Circuit Court Clerk Erin Cartwright Weinstein
Erin Cartwright Weinstein is an active member of the Lake County legal community and is a member of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce, the Gurnee Chamber of Commerce, the Association of Women Attorneys of Lake County, the Lake County Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association and the American Bar Association.
For more than 16 years, Erin has been a practicing attorney. Erin has extensive community service experience including volunteering for the Northern Illinois Food Pantry; Tails of Hope in Highland Park, Almost Home Dog Rescue of Ohio; Habitat for Humanity; Equestrian Connections, a therapeutic riding program for disabled children and adults, in addition to providing pro bono legal services to survivors of domestic violence.
Lake County Recorder of Deeds Mary Ellen Vanderventer
Mary Ellen Vanderventer of Waukegan was first elected in 1996 and continues to serve as Lake County's Recorder of Deeds. Vanderventer received the Lakeland Publishers 1997 "Forefronts" Award for Public Service. She is a member of the State of Illinois Local Government Advisory Board, Salvation Army Advisory Board, United Way Board of Directors, Illinois Association of County Officials (IACO), Illinois Women in Government, and the International Association of Clerks, Recorders, Elected Officials and Treasurers (IACREOT).
For more information, visit http://www.lakecountyil.gov/recorder/Pages/About_Us.aspx
Lake County Board Member Paul Frank, (11th District)
Paul Frank was elected as Lake County Board Member – 11th District and Forest Preserve District Commissioner in November 2016. Previously Paul was twice
elected to the Highland Park City Council. Frank is a Public Policy Professional and has worked as a financial aid advocate and on higher education policy for The Federation of Independent IL Colleges & Universities and at National-Louis University. Frank earned a B.A. in Political Science from The University of Missouri-Columbia and a M.S. in Public Service Management from DePaul University.
For more information, visit http://www.lakecountyil.gov/2384/Paul-Frank-District-11
19th Judicial Circuit Court Judges
Circuit Court Judge Mitchell L. Hoffman (19th Judicial Circuit Court)
Mitchell L. Hoffman was elected in 2016. Prior to serving as an Associate Judge, Hoffman served as Chief Deputy of the Civil Division for Lake County State's Attorney Office. Hoffman earned a B.A. from Colorado College and a J.D. from University of Illinois, College of Law.
Circuit Court Judge Mark L. Levitt (19th Judicial Circuit Court)
Mark L. Levitt was first elected in 2010. Most recently he retained his position in the 2016 election. Prior to serving as a judge, Levitt was an Assistant Public Defender for Cook County for 21 years. Levitt earned a B.A. in Political Science from University of Illinois and a J.D. from University of Illinois, College of Law.
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Moraine Township Supervisor Anne Flanigan Bassi
Anne Flanigan Bassi served from 2002-2012 on the Lake County Board, Lake County Forest Preserve Board, Lake County Stormwater Management Commission, Lake County Affordable Housing Commission, and many other regional public/private partnerships. She also is a past member of the Highland Park/Highwood District 111 School Board. Currently she serves on the Highland Park Human Services Task Force, Friends for Health, Community Family Center, Advisory Board for Community Partners for Affordable Housing, Highland Park, and Hospital Community Advisory Committee. She is a former co-president of the Highland Park/Highwood League of Women Voters and served on other community boards, including that of the North Shore Unitarian Church.Bassi holds a M.S. in taxation from DePaul University and a B.S. in accounting from Drake University and is a licensed C.P.A. She has called Highland Park home since 1973.
Moraine Township Assessor Cynthia Plouché
Cynthia Plouché is an Illinois C.I.A.O. (Certified Illinois Assessing Officer) and holds an M.B.A. in finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and a B.A. in psychology and social relations from Harvard University. Her twenty-five years of experience in financial services and investment management industries include a decade as Audit Committee Chair and Lead Trustee for AXA Premier VIP Trust, a family of mutual funds. Her public and community service includes the Moraine Township Board, North Shore School District 112 Board of Education, State of Illinois P-20 Council, and Congregation Solel's Board of Directors and social justice and finance committees.
Moraine Township Clerk Gail Feiger Brown
Gail Feiger Brown grew up in Highland Park and had more than two decades of leadership with the League of Women Voters, having served as president of both the Highland Park and Lake County Leagues, voter registration chair, and past co-chair of the Illinois League's Election Administration Reform Committee. She currently serves on the Highland Park Human Services Task Force and co-chaired its Needs Assessments Workshops. She is also a court-appointed Special Advocate for CASA Lake County. Feiger devoted many years to co-chairing Welfare Council, formerly with United Way and now with the Highland Park Community Foundation. Among other community activities, she serves on the Community Family Center Board and is active at North Suburban Synagogue Beth El. A graduate of Chicago-Kent College of Law with an undergraduate degree from Smith College, she was a Cook County Assistant State's Attorney.
Moraine Township Trustee Dwayne Douglas
Dwayne Douglas of Highland Park has served as a Moraine Township Trustee since 2009; he is the township's liaison to the Latino Advisory Committee and the Highland Park Human Relations Commission and is ethics advisor for Moraine Township government. He is president of the Jefferson Inn of Court, an organization of lawyers and judges dedicated to ethics, legal education, and professionalism, and is co-chair of Prairie State Legal Services' Campaign for Legal Services. In 2004 and 2012, Douglas received awards from the Lake County Bar Association for his service to the indigent. He is a graduate of Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Moraine Township Trustee Cindy Wolfson
Active in community service her entire adult life, Cindy Wolfson has focused on domestic violence education and on awareness and advocacy of issues affecting the lives of women, children, and families. She serves on the board of the National Council of Jewish Women, leading this national network of state policy advocates on issues such as equality, health care, immigration, and social justice. She has called Highland Park home for 27 years.
Moraine Township Trustee Amy Zisook
Amy Zisook's career spans business, government and politics; she was a White House Special Assistant to President Bill Clinton and vice president of civic and government affairs at the Chicago Board Options Exchange. As president of Amy Zisook & Associates, her clients have included the Clinton for President Committee, U.S. Senator Paul Simon, then-Congressman Dick Durbin, and the Chicago Bar Association. Amy is a graduate of Highland Park High School and of Miami University of Ohio with a B.S. in finance. Her community involvement includes tireless work for the Highland Park/Highwood Community Family Center, vice presidency of the Lincoln School P.T.A., and active membership in the social action committee of North Suburban Synagogue Beth El.
Moraine Township Trustee Pablo Alvarez
Pablo Alvarez has lived in Highland Park with his wife and two daughters for the last eight years. He currently works as a counselor at Highland Park High School. In addition, Pablo serves as the HPHS chess coach. In 2016, he was voted ICCA Chess Coach of the year by coaches across Illinois. In 2015, Pablo received the Illinois State Board of Education "Those Who Excel" award. For the past four years, Pablo has chaired the Moraine Township's Latino Advisory Committee. Mr. Alvarez also served for seven years on the Friends for Health Board which supports the Lake County Health Center in Highland Park. Pablo Alvarez has earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from Northern Illinois University and has completed additional graduate work at Aurora University and North Central College.
North Shore Water Reclamation District
North Shore Water Reclamation District Trustee Daniel M. Pierce
Dan Pierce has been a member of the Board of Trustees since 2004, serving Ward 5 (Highland Park and Highwood). Pierce is currently President. Trustee Pierce was the Mayor of the City of Highland Park for three terms, 1987-1995 & 1999-2003, and was a State Representative from 1965 to 1985. He is the recipient of the National Association of Cleanwater Agencies Public Service Award and Illinois Association of Wastewater Agencies Public Official Award. An attorney, he is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School. Pierce was a U.S. Air Force captain during the Korean War.
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So I'm not exactly sure how to promote this. At eleven total artists, I can't really pin this down to easy description. I've gotten my hands on the excellent, Kickstarter funded, first compilation from Baro Records, Compilation 001. Baro (Breathing and Receiving Oxygen) has flown under my radar thusfar, despite reviewing something from Bre'r (a Baro regular) on (cave) recordings in 2012. That's completely my failing as humble curator of this place. The label aesthetic seems to land squarely in the dreamy, glitched, guitar and ambience space. Lots of really chill and challenging vibes here. Sounds like forward thinking memories of a perfect day.
Pressing of 500, printing on top of old record sleeves, rad green and black vinyl. Don't repeat my mistake, pick up a post kickstarter copy of the comp here, and and dig everything Baro right here.


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Long, time back in a little town there carried on a poor Brahmin named Gopi. He couldn't sufficiently discover work to do and here and there, he and his family needed to abandon nourishment.
Finally Gopi chose to leave his town looking for work. Ahead of schedule next morning, before his wife and youngsters woke up, he went out. Uncertain about his destination, he just left. He strolled the entire day until he went to a thick wilderness. He was drained, parched and hungry. While glancing around for water to drink, he discovered a well. He strolled upto the well and looked in. To his utter shock he discovered a tiger, a monkey, a snake and a man fallen in the well.
Seeing the Brahmin tiger got out for help "O, respectable Brahmin, Please bail me out, with the goal that I can about-face to my crew." Gopi said that "You are a tiger, I fear you. In what manner would I be able to haul you out of this well? How would I know you won't murder me?" "Don't fear me, my dear man," answered the Tiger. "I guarantee I won't do you any mischief. If it's not too much trouble take pity on me and recovery my life."
Gopi believed that "It is constantly great to be benevolent to others." He hunt down a rope around and hauled the tiger out. Tiger expressed gratitude toward him and said, " I'm Shersingh. I live in a cavern over the mountain. I should be most enchanted in the event that you could visit me sometime in the not so distant future. Maybe I could reimburse my obligation to you."
Gopi then heard monkey calling for help. He without a moment's delay hauled the monkey out. Monkey expressed gratitude toward him and said, "My name is Bali and on the off chance that you are ever needing sustenance, simply stop by at my place. It is just beneath that huge mountain." Same way Gopi hauled the snake out of the well. Snake expressed gratitude toward him and said that "Recollect, on the off chance that you are ever in any trouble, simply get out my name – Nagesh, and wherever you are, I should discover you."
Before leaving tiger, monkey and the snake expressed gratitude toward Gopi at the end of the day, and cautioned him about the man in the well. "Kindly don't help him, on the off chance that you do,you will be stuck in an unfortunate situation yourself."
When they cleared out, man in the well started to get out. Gopi felt frustrated about the man and hauled him out of the well. Man presented himself as Seth Amirchand and said," I am a goldsmith. I live in the close-by city . In the event that you ever require my assistance, don't delay to visit my home."
After some time, Brahmin proceeded with his excursion. Yet, fortunes was against him. He couldn't look for some kind of employment. At last he thought he should murdered himself. He decided to bounce into the waterway and suffocate. Be that as it may, then he recollected his companions, Shersingh the Tiger, Bali the monkey, Nagesh the snake, and Seth the goldsmith. He thought the time had come to look for their assistance.
Initially he chose to visit Bali, the monkey. Monkey was excited to see him. He gave him a warm welcome and offered him some truly heavenly organic products.
Presently Gopi needed to perceive how Shersingh, would treat him. Bali demonstrated to him the route to Shersingh's cavern. When Shersingh saw Gopi coming, he headed out to welcome him. He had not overlooked the Brahmin who spared his life.
Shersingh gave Gopi a delightful gold accessory and different valuable gems and said "Take this, my dear companion, as a little token of my appreciation and admiration." Gopi expressed gratitude toward Shersingh for the gems and separated.
His voyage had finally brought him good fortune. He thought, he ought to offer the trimmings at a decent cost and afterward return home with that cash. In any case, who could assist him with selling the adornments?
He then recollected Seth Amirchand, the goldsmith. He went to him. Goldsmith was happy to see Gopi. "What brings you here?" he inquired. "I have come to request your assistance, Here are a few adornments. If it's not too much trouble give me a decent cost for them" answered Gopi. Seth Amirchand took the gems and analyzed it deliberately.
"I might positively help you," he said. "Be that as it may, let me demonstrate to them to another goldsmith. If it's not too much trouble endure here."Goldsmith called to his wife and requesting that her care for the Brahmin. He then went out with the adornments. Seth without a moment's delay hurried to the King's Palace. He saluted the ruler and said "Your Majesty, a Brahmin named Gopi conveyed these trimmings and requesting that I offer them.
In any case, they are the same adornments I made for the Prince who is absent. So I advised this man to hold up in my home and came here to demonstrate to them to you." "Who is this man? Where is he?" thundered the King. "This man more likely than not killed my little Prince and ransacked his gems!" King required his most feared warriors and said "Capture the Brahmin who is in goldsmith's home and toss him into the darkest cells of my kingdom!"
Ruler's gatekeeper raged into goldsmith's home and seized Gopi. Brahmin couldn't comprehend what was going on. "Why are you doing this? What have I done?" he doubted the gatekeepers.
Officers said that "You have set out to murder our young Prince and stole his jewels,You will unquestionably be killed for this incredible wrongdoing."
Gopi was tossed into a dull prison. He then recollected expressions of Nagesh, the snake he had hauled out of the well. So he shouted to the snake. All of a sudden, verging on like enchantment, Nagesh, crawled his way down a restricted window into the dirty cell.
Seeing him Gopi cried and said "Please help me, I have been sentenced to death for a wrongdoing I didn't submit." Gopi portrayed the entire occurrence to the snake. Subsequent to listening to his story Nagesh clarified Gopi his plan,"I might crawl into Queen's room and chomp her. She will black out. Regardless of what they do, she will stay snoozing and the toxin will stay in her body until you put you hand on her brow."
He then left Gopi and went to the royal residence. He crawled into the Queen's room and bit her and the Queen blacked out. The tragic news that the Queen had been chomped by a snake spread everywhere throughout the Kingdom.
Lord proclaimed that any individual who could cure the Queen would be abundantly remunerated. Hakims and specialists originated from far and close, however their solutions had no impact. Nobody could resuscitate the Queen. Finally,Many individuals went to the castle to cure the Queen yet every one of them fizzled.
Listening to this Gopi yelled, "I can cure the Queen."At once the gatekeepers took him to the royal residence and King took him to the Queen. Snake's toxic substance had turned her blue. Gopi sat close to the Queen and set his hand on her temple. Before long, she opened her eyes and sat up. There was delight all through the area. Ruler was thrilled and shed tears of satisfaction. He grasped Gopi and expressed gratitude toward him.
Seeing this Gopi said, "Your Majesty, I was sent to jail for a wrongdoing I didn't confer." "What do you mean?" asked the King.Gopi described him the entire story. Ruler was raging with fury when he heard what that finesse goldsmith had done. He on the double had the goldsmith captured.
Ruler was sad that Gopi was dishonestly blamed for homicide and theft. He then remunerated him with a vast house and a thousand bits of gold. Gopi sent for his family and they all lived cheerfully a great many.
Moral of the story – AS YOU SOW, SO SHALL YOU REAP.


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I can barely contain my excitement over this recipe. I'm not Armenian, and I don't believe I've ever had Armenian food, but I know that any recipe that calls 2 pounds of Muenster cheese, a stick and a half of butter, cottage cheese and egg roll wrappers is right up my alley. I don't think there's any way this could be Weight Watchers friendly – ever – but enjoy! Sou Boreg Recipe
I found this recipe via The Kitchn. It lives at a food blog called Cave Cibum that I might just have to start reading, if not for the Sou Boreg, then for these:
Listen up, everyone. I'm turning 30 in May, and all I want for my birthday is for someone to procure a set of Star Wars cookie cutters from Williams Sonoma, and then spend quite a few hours preparing these for me. I'm partial to Yoda and Darth Vader. You're welcome!


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The Middle East Policy Council's 87th Capitol Hill Conference has concluded. The full video and unedited transcript are available below. A policy brief derived from this event can be read here. The panel, held January 11, 2017, offered diverse perspectives on U.S. commitments and engagements in the Middle East for the new administration. To receive invitations to future events, click here, or follow us on Twitter and Facebook. To view our recent Capitol Hill Conferences, click here.
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Lead in water in Newark and Flint, Mich., is focusing new attention on drinking water quality. With an aging infrastructure, how well is New Jersey poised to provide safe and affordable water to residents? What else needs to be done to manage its use and proper disposal? This NJ Spotlight Roundtable will further explore these questions.
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Director Rüdiger Suchsland takes a startling look at Hitler's Germany through the lens of its greatest propaganda device, the cinema. Between 1933-1945, under the watchful eye of chief propagandist Joseph Goebells, the Third Reich produced over 1000 features—musicals, melodramas, costume dramas—that grew even more lavish as the horrors behind the camera escalated. A warning sign from the history vaults, Hitler's Hollywood shows us how the Nazi regime spread their myths, illusions and ideologies through the movie screens and into the minds of millions.
"Fascinating for history and film buffs alike." – Hollywood Reporter
"A cavalcade of images, icons and ideas." – RogerEbert.com
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HELIX Visit Crash Site Of Late Guitarist Paul Hackman; Video Available
May 3, 2010, 9 years ago
HELIX mainman Brian Vollmer has filmed a new video in honor of the late guitarist Paul Hackman who died on July 5, 1992 in Merritt, British Columbia when the group's van rolled down a 40-foot embankment after a concert in Vancouver. Hackman was only 40. Check out Vollmer laying flowers at the accident site below:
The band recorded the song 'That Day Is Gonna Come', as a tribute to Hackman, and the video for the song featured unique Super 8 and video footage shot by Vollmer on the road over the years.
According to Wikipedia, recovering from the shock of his death, he took the songs he had recorded for his solo album, and released them as the next Helix record, It's A Business Doing Pleasure (released on Aquarius) in 1993.


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1 To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul;
O my God, in you I trust;
let me not be put to shame;
let not my enemies triumph over me.
2 Let none who look to you be put to shame,
but let the treacherous be shamed and frustrated.
3 Make me to know your ways, O Lord,
and teach me your paths.
4 Lead me in your truth and teach me,
for you are the God of my salvation;
for you have I hoped all the day long.
5 Remember, Lord, your compassion and love,
for they are from everlasting.
6 Remember not the sins of my youth
or my transgressions,
but think on me in your goodness, O Lord,
according to your steadfast love.
7 Gracious and upright is the Lord;
therefore shall he teach sinners in the way.
8 He will guide the humble in doing right
and teach his way to the lowly.
9 All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth
to those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.
10 For your names sake, O Lord,
be merciful to my sin, for it is great.
11 Who are those who fear the Lord?
Them will he teach in the way that they should choose.
12 Their soul shall dwell at ease
and their offspring shall inherit the land.
13 The hidden purpose of the Lord is for those who fear him
and he will show them his covenant.
14 My eyes are ever looking to the Lord,
for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.
15 Turn to me and be gracious to me,
for I am alone and brought very low.
16 The sorrows of my heart have increased;
O bring me out of my distress.
17 Look upon my adversity and misery
and forgive me all my sin.
18 Look upon my enemies, for they are many
and they bear a violent hatred against me.
19 O keep my soul and deliver me;
let me not be put to shame, for I have put my trust in you.
20 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me,
for my hope has been in you.
21 Deliver Israel, O God,
out of all his troubles.
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Functional Eye for the Ruby Guy
The new year is in full swing with February approaching fast and bringing with it the much anticipated release of Ruby 2.0. So it seems like the perfect time to explore a couple of its new features. Two that I found interesting were the Enumerator::Lazy and Refinements so today we'll look at implementing a solution to a Project Euler challenge. This implementation will allow us to utilize these two features without a contrived example. After all, the Ruby 2.0 features are the focus.
Gaining Focus
For those new to Project Euler, it's a site that offers a series of mathematical, or computer programming, challenges to sharpen your problem solving skills. The challenges range in difficulty but since our focus is the language features the problem isn't as important as the solution. Our challenge is to find the sum of all multiples of 3 and 5 below 1000. Since we are looking for an answer before we begin our implementation, it's safe to spike using existing Ruby functionality.
(1..1000).select { |i| i % 3 == 0 || i % 5 == 0 }.reduce(:+)
=> 234168
After verifying that the answer is correct on the Project Euler site, we can write a test and start exploring the new features. Our test will provide a fall back as we make our changes.
describe "Ruby 2.0 features" do
context "Multiples of 3 and 5" do
it "Sum of all the multiples of 3 or 5 below 1000" do
FunctionalRuby.sum_multiples_of_3_and_5_for_range((1..1000)).should eq(234168)
This is arguably a bit verbose and of course the test fails, however, it's a good starting point so we can begin.
A Lazy Sequence to Start
The first Ruby 2.0 feature we will implement is Enumerator::Lazy but before we do, let's look back at our original spike.
(1..1000).select { |i| i % 3 == 0 || i % 5 == 0 }.reduce(:+)
=> 234168
At first glance this code seems harmless enough and many of us have probably implemented a similar solution. However, this code can be misleading because Ruby creates a complete array prior to executing the
reduce(:+) function. This proves particularly sticky when subsequent calls pull only a subset of data from the original array. The entire array must be built before retrieving the subset. Take a look at this example.
(1..Float::INFINITY).select { |x| x % 3 == 0 || x % 5 == 0}.take(5).reduce(:+)
Because the array must be completely built prior to calling
take(5) and it's an infinite set, the additional methods are never called.
A common idiom in functional programming is lazy evaluation. Lazy evaluation delays the functions execution until its value is needed. Ruby 2.0 introduces lazy evaluation through Enumerator::Lazy. This addition can solve our infinity problem by delaying the execution of the iteration.
(1..Float::INFINITY).lazy.select { |x| x % 3 == 0 || x % 5 == 0}.take(5).reduce(:+)
=> 33
So our next step is to implement a solution for our challenge using Enumerator::Lazy feature.
class FunctionalRuby
def self.sum_multiples_of_3_and_5_for_range(range)
range.lazy.select { |i| i % 3 == 0 || i % 5 == 0 }.reduce(:+)
When we run our tests, everything passes and all is well, kinda.
Refining with Refinements
Although we are moving in the right direction, our method doesn't really reflect a functional programming style. First, we have a single function with multiple responsibilities. Second, if we could curry the method calls it would provide a solution that is easier to read. Prior to Ruby 2.0 one might suggest monkey patching the Enumerator::Lazy module to add methods in order to chain them to
lazy. But we don't want our methods to pollute the Ruby module in every instance because these methods are specific to our solution. Ruby 2.0 offers a solution in the Refinements feature.
The Refinement feature is dependent on two methods:
Module#refine and
using. We can start our refactoring by adding a custom module and refining the Enumerator::Lazy module. Because it's unique to our Project Euler challenge we will name it accordingly.
module ProjectEuler
refine Enumerator::Lazy do
def multiple_of_3(number)
number % 3 == 0
def multiple_of_5(number)
number % 5 == 0
def select_multiples_of_3_and_5
select { |x| multiple_of_3(x) || multiple_of_5(x) }
def then_sum
class FunctionalRuby
using ProjectEuler
def self.sum_multiples_of_3_and_5_for_range(range)
A quick run of the test to verify we are still passing and we can start to look at what's happening in the solution. The
ProjectEuler module has defined a refinement for the Enumerator::Lazy module and added the additional methods. Any class that applies the
ProjectEuler module through a
using method can take advantage of the monkey patch. This also includes overriding existing methods. We can DRY this code up by overriding the
method_missing call and consolidating the
multiple_of_ methods.
module ProjectEuler
refine Enumerator::Lazy do
def method_missing(method, *args, &block)
if method.to_s =~ /multiple_of_(.*)$/
multiple_of($1.to_i, args[0].to_i)
def multiple_of(multiple, number)
number % multiple == 0
def select_multiples_of_3_and_5
select { |x| multiple_of_3(x) || multiple_of_5(x) }
def then_sum
Now this may be taking things to the extreme for this scenario but the purpose is to demonstrate that the
method_missing call can be overridden in this refinement without affecting the original module. We can test this by calling our custom method without applying the using statement to a class
class WithoutEuler
def self.call_multiple_of_3_on_lazy
=> NoMethodError: undefined method `select_multiples_of_3_and_5' for #<Enumerator::Lazy: 1..1000>
Wrapping Up
It's clear that these examples are more academic then real-world but they provide an opportunity to review specific language features rather than focusing on the solution details. Ruby is a procedural language, but it can be fun to apply functional idioms to explore its nuances. These two features seemed like an excellent starting point for this type of experimentation. The Ruby 2.0 release has several more interesting features and we will be exploring many of them through similar experiments and reporting back our findings. Until then, happy hacking!


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After a week I'm beginning to know my way around the Project and my jobs. For starts the Estate is beautiful…it's located on the end of a little peninsula that runs south of the town of Kerkyra(Corfu) in an area known as Kanari or Cannon because it is a great place to defend the harbor. The cannon is still here. The area is considered one of the most beautiful in town.
From the estate, there are views to the east, south and west. Beautiful views. The estate has existed in some form for several hundred years and the main house is over 200 years old. There seems to be 25 or maybe even more acres. The grounds are lush with a mixture of natural and formal gardens.
Sylvia Steen owns the estate and is founder of The Sylva Project.
Just a short walk away, down a long set of stairs there's the beach, lovely for swimming and in a few more steps there's a little cantina (of course it's not called that here) where a co-volunteer and I just had a beer. There is a little church on a little island which you can walk to. If you look closely you can see a plane coming in for a landing! (I shot this pix from the deck of Starbucks just down the street from the Silva entrance!) And on a longer walk you can cross to the other side of the bay that separates our peninsula on an old concrete walkway that has little bridges to allow for the movement of water.
The town of Kerkyra is about a 15 minute bus ride. Predictably the "old town" is the most interesting. I've only been there a couple of times, so there is more exploration to be done.
There are about 12 of us living and working here. There are some people who are here for an extended stay and then there are volunteers like me who are here for a relatively short time…a month or two. Most, but not all are in their 20s and come from the North America and Europe.
As it turns out, all the activities except the Kiwi farm are run here at the estate, including the horse program. The planned Equestrian Center is unfortunately still planned, with permits somewhere in the labyrinth of the Greek political system. So the equestrian part of the estate is pretty crowded. There are about 30 horses (including two Icelandics) and about 20 Skyrian horses. (See the first blog for a description of these horses.) We have two training rinks and a few short trails. The down side of this for me personally is that long trail rides probably won't happen.
The Skyrians horses are amazing. As their pictures show, they are truly miniature horses…perfectly conformed with wonderful personalities. Of course, each horse has their own personality and I'm beginning to learn them, like Sunshine is lazy and nips and "be careful of Iggi, he eats anything." And he did try to get my gloves out of my back pocket.
We work about six hours a day six days a week. So far my days have started with helping to feed the herd, mucking out the paddocks and a general cleanup. Then it's on to tacking up the horses (getting them saddled) and ready for lessons. With some lessons I work with the instructor, leading the horse with young inexperienced riders. Students are as young as 3! There's good opportunity to learn new things…like Tuesday I learned long lining. Long lining is where you control a horse with a normal bridle. The rains run through loops on a little piece of tack that is where the saddle would normally be and then on out up to 20 feet. Walking (or running) behind the horse, the trainer uses the rains and voice commands to control the horse. It's great for working with a horse that isn't saddle trained yet. And since most adults are too heavy for the Skyrian horses it's a way for us to give them exercise.
My first ride was on Rodi, an Icelandic Gelding. Note I'm riding English with a "cute" little helmet...I tried to get away with out it, but...
I've only ridden English a couple of times before. Guess I'm gonna learn.
I've watched one of the instructors, Luciana work with students to improve their balance while riding. Having them close their eyes, the students move their arms, forward, backwards and upwards. I gotta try that the next time I'm riding. Luciana has said that there is no breed of horses that is better suited for working with children. I've also seen some of the techniques Monty Roberts (The Man Who Listens to Horses and Shy Boy) writes about.
And we're encouraged to help in the kitchen, and since lots of neat conversation occurs there…usually with Sylvia…I've been enjoying that. And speaking of food it is varied and pretty good!
Since I've only been here about a week it's hard to say how my job will evolve. But so far, it is interesting and challenging. I'll put up another post in a week or two.
Here are somemore pixs.


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WASHINGTON, September 24, 2010 - In a unanimous vote, the Federal Communications Commission approved the use of the "white spaces" for unlicensed uses. The white spaces are the band of spectrum now empty after television signals went digital. These bands offer some of the best promulgation characteristics and are available nationwide.
This is the first release of unlicensed spectrum in 20 years. The uses for this spectrum are endless but the most promising is a product being called "super Wi-Fi."
In a limited trial, Microsoft used the whitespace to provide Wi-Fi using two transmitters to cover their 500 acre campus in Redmond, Wash. This project would have normally required the use of thousands of traditional transmitters.
In deference to wireless microphones, the commission has set aside two channels nationwide for use by these devices.
In a statement of support, Commissioner Michael Copps said: "Throughout the implementation of the National Broadband Plan, I have emphasized the countless ways that transformative broadband technology intersects with nearly all aspects of our everyday lives. The opportunities created by white space technologies are endless: whether it's increasing the reach of broadband to unserved and underserved populations, including tribal lands; whether it's giving local governments tools for implementing smart city, eco-friendly wireless applications; whether it's providing robust wireless coverage for school children, inside and outside the classroom. The possibilities are just about limitless."


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Cilia are highly specialized antennae-like organelles that extend from the cell surface and act as cell signaling hubs. Intraflagellar transport (IFT) is a specialized form of intracellular protein trafficking that is required for the assembly and maintenance of cilia. Because cilia are so important, mutations in several IFT components lead to human disease. Thus, clarifying the molecular functions of the IFT proteins is a high priority in cilia biology. Live imaging in various species and cellular preparations has proven to be an important technique in both the discovery of IFT and the mechanisms by which it functions. Live imaging of
Cilia are highly specialized antennae-like organelles that extend from the apical surface of many of cells in the human body (Ishikawa and Marshall, 2011). Cilia are essential for many developmental signaling pathways and for adult homeostasis (Berbari et al., 2009; Singla and Reiter, 2006). Defects in ciliary function result in a wide range of diseases called ciliopathies. These include polycystic kidney disease, retinitis pigmentosa, Bardet-Biedel syndrome, and Joubert syndrome (Green et al., 1989; Liu et al., 2002; Pazour et al., 2000; Valente et al., 2006).
Cilia are composed of a microtubule-based core structure called the axoneme, which is surrounded by a ciliary membrane that is continuous with the plasma membrane. Because most protein synthesis is restricted to the cytoplasm, the biogenesis and maintenance of cilia requires an elaborate import and export system called intraflagellar transport (IFT) (Cole et al., 1998; Scholey and Anderson, 2006). Kinesin-2-driven anterograde IFT delivers ciliary precursors and signaling molecules to the tips of cilia (Cole et al., 1998), and dynein-driven retrograde IFT returns ciliary components to the bases of cilia (Pazour et al., 1998).
Analysis of immunostained cilia after cellular fixation has improved our understanding of the molecular underpinnings of IFT, but many ciliary proteins are in constant motion. Thus, the imaging of living cells is central to the discovery of the molecular mechanisms of IFT. Although live imaging of individual IFT components has been performed in a variety of ciliated organisms, (e.g., Chlamydomonas,
Here, we investigate IFT motility parameters in
Live imaging of IFT movements was performed by mounting dissected late pupal-stage antennae in Schneider's insect medium (Life Technologies, Gibco, cat. no. 21720-024-500 ml) supplemented with 10% FBS (Life Technologies, Gibco, cat. no. 10099-141-500 ml), 1% antibiotic-antimycotic solution (Sigma-Aldrich, cat. no. A5955), and 0.2 mg/ml insulin (10 mg/ml; Sigma-Aldrich, cat. no. i9278-5 ml). Samples were covered with 24 × 50 mm cover glasses (Marienfeld, High Precision No. 1.5H, 107222). Vaseline was added to each coverslip to maintain a space for the samples. Samples were imaged on a Zeiss LSM 780 confocal microscope with GaAsp detectors, and a 63 × 1.4 numerical aperture oil-immersion objective at 600 ms per frame for 1 min at room temperature (21°C). Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) analysis was performed by making a pre-bleaching fluorescence measurement for 6 seconds, photobleaching with repeated full-power pulses of a 488 nm laser for 3 s, and then imaging the fluorescence recovery every 600 ms for 54 s. The number of cilia measured in each experiment is noted in Table 1 for each strain. ImageJ was used with the Kymograph Clear macro toolset to generate kymographs from streaming videos of cilia and to manually trace lines on moving particles (Mangeol et al., 2016). The resulting kymographs and traced lines were analyzed using the Kymograph direct software to calculate the velocity of each moving particle (Mangeol et al., 2016).
Ends-out homologous recombination (Gong and Golic, 2003) was used to generate the
To generate the
Extracellular electrophysiology in fly antennae was performed using computer-generated pulse songs as previously described (Eberl et al., 2000). After inserting a reference electrode in the dorsal head, a recording electrode was inserted between the first and second antennal segments. A DAM50 differential amplifier (World Precision Instruments, USA) was used for signal extraction and the Superscope 3.0 software (GW Instruments, USA) was used for signal digitization. Each sound-evoked potential represents the average response to 10 stimuli.
CO2-anesthetised adult Drosophila heads were embedded in base molds (#M475-4, Simport Scientific, Canada) using Tissue-Tek O.C.T. compound (Sakura Finetek Europe B.V., Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands) and frozen on an aluminum block pre-cooled in liquid nitrogen. Using a Leica CM3050 S cryostat (Nussloch, Germany), the embedded samples were mounted on an object holder and sectioned. 14 μm sections were collected from each frozen block and mounted on Superfrost microscope slides.
For fluorescence immunostaining, antennae were prepared from pupal stage flies but all other samples were prepared from adult stage flies. First, the slides with cryosectioned specimens and dissected tissues were fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde in 1× PBS containing 0.2% TritonX-100 (PBST) for 10 or 20 min. After washing 3 times with PBS-T, the tissues were blocked with 5% heat-inactivated goat serum in PBS-T for 1 h. The tissues were then incubated with primary antibodies in the same blocking solution overnight at 4°C. After washing 3 times with PBS-T, the tissues were incubated with secondary antibodies (this study;1:400 dilution) in PBS-T for 1 h at room temperature and washed three times with PBST. After washing, the samples were mounted in Vectashield (Vector Laboratories, USA) and examined using a Zeiss LSM700 confocal microscope (Jena, Germany). When comparing the localization and expression level of ciliary proteins between the control and experimental groups, all samples were prepared at the same time and all confocal images were obtained under the same conditions and settings.
Fragments encoding NOMPA (amino acids 451–592) conjugated to GST were injected into rats to produce rat NOMPA antibodies. The primary antibodies used in this study were diluted as follows: rabbit anti-NOMPC, 1:400; rabbit anti-REMPA, 1:500; rabbit anti-GFP, 1:1000 (Molecular Probes, Eugene, OR); rat anti-NOMPA, 1:500. The secondary antibodies used in this study are as follows: Alexa 488-, Alexa 568-conjugated anti-mouse or anti-rabbit IgG (Molecular Probes; 1:400) and Texas Red conjugated anti-rat IgG (Molecular Probes; 1:400).
Adult fly heads were fixed in 2% paraformaldehyde, 2.5% glutaraldehyde, 0.1 M cacodylate, and 2 mM CaCl2, pH 7.4. LR white resin was used to embed the fixed samples. Embedded heads were thin sectioned, collected on formvar-coated single slot nickel grids, counterstained with uranyl acetate and lead citrate, and examined using a Hitachi H-7500 electron microscope (Hitachi, Japan).
The plots in Fig. 2F show medians ± interquartile range. Kruskal-Wallis tests with Mann-Whitney U post-hoc tests were calculated in GraphPad Prism 5. Asterisks indicate statistical significance (***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01).
To better understand IFT in
Because mutations of anterograde IFT components result in severe cilia formation defects, we decided to analyze the rate of NOMPB-GFP transport in retrograde IFT mutants in more detail. The fly genome contains four retrograde IFT components (Avidor-Reiss et al., 2004; Jékely and Arendt, 2006): REMPA (IFT140), Oseg1 (IFT122), Oseg4 (WDR35), and Oseg6 (WDR19). It also contains one retrograde motor protein for IFT, Beethoven (Dynein) (Goldstein and Gunawardena, 2000; Pfister et al., 2006; Wickstead and Gull, 2007). Because
Using live imaging, we examined NOMPB-GFP movement in the JO neurons of
To investigate the role of Oseg4 in cilia in more detail, we examined whether
To determine whether loss of Oseg4 in the JO affects
To further understand the role of Oseg4 in the JO neurons, we examined the ciliary localization of IFT and ciliary cargo proteins in fixed JO neurons. First, we investigated the localization of the IFT proteins NOMPB and REMPA (Fig. 3). NOMPB is a component of the IFT-B complex that localizes to whole cilia with extra accumulation in the ciliary dilation and ciliary base.
Here, we measured IFT movement parameters in
In contrast to what we observed in
In mammals, mutations in IFT-A components cause shorter or bulbous cilia (Fu et al., 2016; Liem et al., 2012; Ocbina et al., 2011; Qin et al., 2011). In
We have successfully established live imaging of IFT in


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Overview Detail Legend Zoom: ?? Overlay features legend For more map options click on any overview map area or any detail map feature. Detail Map Features Showing 8 items: Bealick 537m, Coomataggart 530m, Coomataggart South-West Top 509m, Mweelin 487m, Lackabaun 472m, Tracks: 3441, 27km 3669, 23km 3063, 17km Find Suggested WalksOpen walks finder Find hill, mountain, island, coastal feature. Videos Recent Contributions << Prev page 1 2 3 4 .. 21 Next page >> Get Notifications Barrclashcame: Great ridge walk Summit Comment TommyV 3 days ago Parked at the spot mentioned by weedavie at L84489 67685. I followed the road along the Sheefrey pass for about three kilometers. You will come across a Coilte forest which has a road that zig zgs... Blue Mountain Summit, Jamaica Track 4134 march-fixer 3 days ago To get a good start for this summit trek we decided to stay in atmospheric Whitfield Hall situated above Hagley Gap. 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Video display Shehy/Knockboy Area More detail Place count in area: 61, OSI/LPS Maps: 78, 79, 85, 86, 88, 89 Highest place: Knockboy, 706m Maximum height for area: 706 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 685 metres, Places in area Shehy/Knockboy:Barnastooska 497mBarraboy Mountain 460mBarraboy Mountain SE Top 409mBarraboy Mtn Far E Top 456mBarryroe Hill 156mBealick 537mBird Hill 412mCaoinkeen 692mCaoinkeen South-East Top 555mCarran 604mCarran Far North Top 506mCarran Far North-East Top 561mCarran North-East Top 555mCarran South Top 567mCarrigalougha 423mCarrigarierk 343mCarrigfadda 311.7mCashloura 296.8mClearagh Hill 287mConigar 566mCoolsnaghtig 295.8mCoomataggart 530mCoomataggart South-West Top 509mCoomclogherane Top 449mCoomhola Mountain 472mCurrane Hill 228mDerrineanig 304mDerroograne 468mDouce Mountain 476mDoughill Mountain 471mFoilastookeen 540mGullaba Hill 603mInchanadreen 310mKilleigh Hill 229mKnockantooreen 450mKnockarudane Hill 169mKnockboy 706mKnockboy North Top 649mKnockboy South Top 532mKnockbrack 440mKnockbrack S Top 458mKnockbreteen 239mKnocknamanagh 637mKnocknamanagh NE Top 625mKnocknaveagh 282mKnockscagh 195mLackabaun 472mLick Hill 158mMaughanaclea Hills E Top 470mMaughanaclea Hills W Top 452mMilane Hill 354.4mMullaghmesha 494.3mMweelin 487mNowen Hill 535.2mNowen Hill Far W Top 405.2mNowen Hill SW Top 509mPookeen North Top 319mShehy More 545.6mShehy More SW Top 446mThe Priests Leap 519mTurners Rock 420m Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such. Centre on map. Coomataggart Mountain Com an tSagairt A name in Irish (Ir. Com an tSagairt [OSI], 'hollow of the priest') Cork/ Kerry County, in Arderin List, Purple siltstone & fine sandstone Bedrock Height: 530m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 85 Grid Reference: W10116 68880 Place visited by 38 members. Recently by: Aongus, FrankMc1964, osullivanm, simon3, Wilderness, Ulsterpooka, ilenia, Wildrover, Deise-Man, melohara, Juanita, ciarraioch, CaptainVertigo, CaminoPat, shaunkelly I have visited this place: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.) More detail Longitude: -9.305567, Latitude: 51.865428 , Easting: 110116, Northing: 68880 Prominence: 75m, Isolation: 1.8km ITM: 510085 568943, GPS IDs, 6 char: Cmtgrt, 10 char: ComatagartBedrock type: Purple siltstone & fine sandstone, (Bird Hill Formation) Coomataggart is the 473rd highest place in Ireland. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/395/ Rate Gallery COMMENTS for Coomataggart 1 of 1 Follow this place's comments Picture from group : Summit cairn Picture: Summit cairn One purely for the baggers. Short Summary created by Colin Murphy, jackill, 26 May 2015 Park at the start of the tarred road at W14146 71751 A, room for 5-6 cars.Follow the very obvious gravel track uphill, passing through one gate to the summit trig pillar of Mweelin. Pass by the pillar and on to the track end.Go slightly uphill to find the sheepwire fence and follow this down into a small wet col then up to the summit of Lackabaun on the far side. Follow the wire fence from Lackabaun dog-legging south west across a boggy flat expanse before picking your way upwards through a rough area to reach a fence junction. Cross the fence and the summit is approximately 500 meters south on a rocky outcrop.An alternative is to park at W098 707 B, beside the entrance to a wind farm. (The road up to this point is quite uneven in places but driveable.) Continue directly up the track ahead to W104 704 C where you'll see a gate. Cross this and turn south, following the fence all the way to W101 692 D. You will need to follow the curve of the hill around to the SE, where you will see the small summit cairn after a few hundred metres. The terrain is very rough - peat hags, boggy, long heather, and generally very unpleasant for walking, especially near the summit. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/395/comment/5154/ Picture from jackill : Oh Ann, look what you missed Picture: Oh Ann, look what you missed Black gold by jackill 16 May 2010 This was the last stop on a traverse of the ridge that finished with a fine pint of Guinness in the Gougane Barra Hotel. I have found a mention of Gougane in the writings of Ann Plumptre who passed through the area in 1814, alas though she did not enjoy a stout here." no carriage, or even horse, could get nearer than within two miles, from whence the walk was over the sides of boggy mountains" , "my courage was not equal to the undertaking, and I abandoned the idea"But what a wonderful pity she missed the view(and the stout!) Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/395/comment/4744/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average Picture from Colin Murphy : Pic taken from Lackabaun summit Picture: Pic taken from Lackabaun summit As seen from the NE by Colin Murphy 2 Jun 2015 Coomataggart as seen from Lackabaun. The hill looks quite interesting from this vantage - the actual summit is a disappointment. The high point can be seen on the far left of the curving hilltop. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/395/comment/18004/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average Picture from john_desmond : Summit cairn & looking East into the Lee valley near Inchigeelagh Picture: Summit cairn & looking East into the Lee valley near Inchigeelagh john_desmond on Coomataggart, 2006 by john_desmond 17 Apr 2006 From a visual point of view, Coomataggart is not a very distinctive summit. It can be rather hard to pick out as it just happens to be the highest point of the broad ridge that runs North-East from Gougane Barra in West Cork. Having said that, it does however offer some really nice views....from Musheramore, Mullaghanish and the Paps to the North........Crohane and Mangerton to the North West....and the more local peaks of Douce, Doughill and Shehy More to the South. Access....If you are thinking of doing this one, it might be an idea to include it in the very nice loop walk around Gougane Barra. Park in Gougane Barra itself and walk back up the public road to the point W105 672 E. A small track heads off Northwards towards Coomataggart. As you walk up this track, you will notice a wire fence to your right. Sometimes, it will be hidden from view but as the track begins to fade, you will be about 50 metres from this fence. Follow the fence for another 1km and as you get near the top, veer off right for the summit. From Coomataggart, you can continue on to do the Gougane Barra loop and come back down near Derreennacusha. Allow about 5-6 hours for the walk. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/395/comment/2280/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average (End of comment section for Coomataggart.) Some mapping: Open Street Map (Various variations used.) British summit data courtesy: Database of British & Irish Hills (Creative Commons Licence) MountainViews.ie, a Hill-walking Website for the island of Ireland. 11 Million Visitors Per Year. 1300 Contributors.


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So after three months of learning how to refinish furniture. I was able to get some help from many Youtube videos (I found the ehow channel very helpful) and multiple websites like this one with Kevin Southwick. After lots of research and a few struggles, I was very happy with the way my last piece of furniture turned out. I put together a short slideshow so you can see the transformation.
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I purchased one the other week from https://homeandroost.co.uk/product-c...-runs/folding/ and after now checking I'm seeing they're cheaper so I am gutted.
It's fully foldable as long as you don't nail the lid down. Secured using hook and eyes, they only give two but I'm going to buy more to prevent me from having to nail the lid down like they recommend. It uses galvanised wire and I've been able to put it up and down myself. I purchased the six foot one.
You can pay through amazon pay which is cool and it came the same week, along with my hutch.
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Future Man - Season 2
A janitor, Josh Futturman, successfully completes his favorite game, Biotic Wars, when suddenly the game's two main characters, Tiger and Wolf, appear and recruit Josh to save the world from the real Biotic Wars.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy,
Actors: Eliza Coupe, Josh Hutcherson, Derek Wilson,
Country: United States
Duration: 30 min
Quality: HD
Year: 2019
IMDb: 7.9