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Simonds Park Disc Golf Course
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watch your step in the woods. I didn't notice any poison ivy but i sure wouldn't be surprised. Plenty of nasty thorny things if you aren't paying attention and reach for a disc in the wrong way.
Nine baskets but two tee pads per basket. They play very different. Major roads nearby.
Pretty decent, technical 9 holes. My only gripe is that there is a picnic table over by hole 3 I think too close to the fairway for comfort. Made me pull my shot somethin' wicked. Otherwise, it's mostly through a great pine forest, and the latter half is laid out quite well. Didn't notice much poison ivy this year. Take a look at the map posted here, finding the first few holes is not intuitive. Nonetheless, with two tees per basket, I'd say this course gets a well-deserved three stars.
We are delighted that there is now a course so close to Boston, even if it is just 9 holes. We were wondering what we'd find, after reading the other review mentioning "hooligans." Those we found were too busy playing on the swing sets to bother us. I think the oldest was about 6. If you are allergic to poison ivy, I would skip the whole woods part of this course (holes 3-9). Serious poison ivy infestation. The tree markings are actually pretty good at getting you to the next tee. The tees themselves consist of yellow-painted 2x4s on the ground.
The first tee is next to some batting cages down the hill from a huge slab of rock, with the first hole up the hill on the other side of some bushes. For the second tee, you must walk around the baseball diamond in front of you, cross the entrance driveway, and across some grass to find it. For the third, walk up into the woods and you'll start seeing some arrows on the trees. The rest are well-marked.
The course is a little rough, with spray painted trees as tee areas and baseball fields and basketball courts (with local hooligans) as nearby hazards. The layout of the course isn't bad, though, considering the amount of space available. If you have to drive any considerable distance, I would probably skip this course. If you live near Boston, however, you can drive over, play nine holes and get home in a couple of hours. The location of this course is the real selling point, obviously, and I will be returning on days that I can't commit a full day to disc golf.
EDIT: I've changed my review to 2/5 instead of 3 because of the horrible case of poison ivy I contracted on the course. Beware.
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You know the worst thing about growing up?
No. It's not paying bills. Although that sucks. And no, it's not your body's sudden and alarming decay, although that super sucks, too. And no, it's not the myriad of responsibilities, societal expectations, and lack of nap time, although those all suck, as well.
I don't remember where I was going with this, but I definitely don't want to adult anymore. Can I teenage? That was fun, right? Or maybe tweenage? Yeah. That one. I want to tween. Or twerk. I'm not really clear on the distinction here.
Anyway, I was going to say that the worst part of being an adult is that nobody really gives a fuck about Valentine's Day. Well, I mean, my husband does, in that it's one of the four days each year he's guaranteed to score. But, you know, it's not like he works for it, because, as I just mentioned, V-Day sex is a basic human right for the married man. If it were any other Sunday and he wanted a shag, he'd have to shower and forgo video games and pretend to listen while I whined about my latest fight with my sister.
So, my point: nobody other than your fuck-buddy gives a fuck about Valentine's Day, and even then, they care only because they want to fuck.
Well, fuck that.
I want a return to being a kid, when my teacher had us make these crafty construction paper bags, and all my classmates came and dropped goodies in the bag: chocolates, flowers, cards, stuffed animals, candy hearts.
But I want to adult this shit up. I want only a select group of people (mainly, my husband) to drop a select few gifts in my proverbial paper bag. Otherwise, my mother-in-law will present me (yet again) with that book about how to pray your way to pregnancy (#motherinlaws #infertility #thetwodontmix #justlikemyeggandhissperm). Just once I'd like a gift that doesn't remind me that my wahoo isn't working.
So, obviously, the first thing I want this Valentine's Day is a labiaplasty.
If my broken bajingo refuses to do what it's supposed to (i.e. make babies), then I'm going to want it to look super fly in yoga pants. According to actual news sites, swarms of women are going under the knife to sharpen up their downstairs.
And as someone who has publicly admitted to having beef curtains that are too beefy, I am of the opinion that we women deserve the flowery vajayjays Georgia O'Keefe promised us. So, Cupid, could you please make the scrambled eggs between my legs look more like this vagina orchid necklace thing? Yup. Petals and all.
And while I'm dreaming big, I'd like more than just a pretty penis fly trap. I also want a Lisa Frank credit card. Preferably one with no limit.
Since that card would give me the financial freedom to be my own goddamn Valentine, I would obviously shower myself with real treats, like this bouquet of Doritos. This set of flowers could never be too cheesy. (#imsopunny)
And really, that's it. That's all I want: a surgically tightened wahoo, a limitless credit card with a rainbow tiger on the front, and faux flowers covered in high fructose corn syrup.
Oh wait. I guess I wouldn't mind one more thing.
It really wouldn't be Valentine's Day without a Valentine's card. So, if any of you want to turn me on, I'm down for feeling the bern...
True story: Life would be super swell if we all embraced our OMG side instead of living a Facebook-friendly existence. So, let it out. What's the worst Valentine's Day gift you've ever received or given? What about the best? Do you think Valentine's is an outdated holiday? Do you wish that I would just stop blogging? Do any of y'all even read these questions? Feel free to disclose details. You're safe here.

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Koolant: Jim Stach's Space Age '59 Chevy
So often, we tend to get formulaic in truck feature stories. Instead of simply running down the list of who did what, where, and when to Jim and Donna Stach's '59 Apache, we thought mixing things up a bit might be in order. And because their excerpts of the build process better explained their personal what, where, and whens, that's what we're filling the following pages with. You'll find all the pertinent particulars at the end of the feature, as usual. Enjoy. -Ed
The truck itself established our design theme. In the late '50s and early '60s, our country was obsessed with all things Space Age-rockets, space travel, jets, and let's not forget that most famous of animated families, The Jetsons. In keeping with our obsession with space, Detroit automobile designers of the time appended sheetmetal wings, fins, and rockets to cars and trucks.
Koolant's styling elements honor these roots. True to the era, the original Apache design includes 6-foot rockets incorporated on the sides of the truck bed. To these we added embellishments that we imagine Chevrolet might have created in 1959 if they were taking the truck to the next level to promote their forward-thinking design.
The first six months of the project, the '59 was intended to be a nice updated driver. Three months, mounds of manufacturer's paint chip books, and two custom-made DuPont colors later, Koolant was born (named after the lower of the two-tone's resemblance to antifreeze).
One of the major design superfluities is the removal of the existing dashboard. In its place is a stylish '59 passenger car unit, perhaps the best to come from Chevrolet's design staff during that period. The structure incorporates five jet aircraft cockpit-inspired gauge pods with beautiful sheetmetal curves leading into the glovebox. The overall interior design also takes cues from various Chevy interiors from the early '60s, all the while retaining the rocket theme from the late '50s. Custom-fabbed knobs and the rearview mirror were created with bullet tips and rocket shapes to reinforce the truck's emerging theme. Other styling embellishments include custom-designed exterior mirrors and taillights that mimic the cylindrical rocket shape incorporated in the truck bed box, and chrome trim accents in the grille, interior door panels, and dashboard, all terminating with a nice bullet tip.
The Apache originally came with an oak wood bed. We chose to keep our cupped, twisted, and cracked wood planks, appreciating the textural juxtaposition between the curvaceous sheetmetal wheelwells finished in glass-smooth paint and the natural ruggedness of the oak. Though definitely not factory-stock, engine-turned stainless divider strips replace the old painted-steel pieces.
Technologically, our project truck incorporates the cutting edge of what Chevrolet would put into production over the next decade-independent front suspension, front disc brakes, automatic transmission, fuel-injected engine, power windows, air conditioning, and power steering, just to name a few of their Space Age advancements.
Futuristic for the time, Chevrolet's early fuel-injection technology appeared during this era only in Corvettes and non-production stock cars. Koolant's engine features this "new" technology with the electronic tuned-port injection and air induction tubes polished and ultimately covered with a custom-made plenum for added aesthetic impact. Even the truck's most functional underside elements-fuel tank, air lines, rear axle, and driveshaft-are polished stainless and aluminum, reinforcing the vehicle's Space Age shine.
|Facts & Figures
|Jim & Donna Stach
|Denver, Colorado
|1959 Chevy Apache
|Zoomers Automotive, Denver, CO
|Rearend / Ratio:
|Mark Williams / Dutchman 9″ / 4.11:1
|Rear suspension:
|parallel leaves w/Air Ride Technologies' RideProE, Bilstein shocks
|Rear brakes:
|Baer 10 1/2″ slotted/drilled disc
|Front suspension:
|Total Cost Involved IFS, Air Ride ShockWaves
|Front brakes:
|Baer 13 1/2″ slotted/drilled disc
|Steering box:
|Front wheels:
|Billet Specialties Rat Tail, 20×8 1/2
|Rear wheels:
|Billet Specialties Rat Tail, 22×10
|Front tires:
|Nitto 420S, 255/45ZR20
|Rear tires:
|Nitto 420S, 305/40ZR22
|'66 Chevy 327
|Machining / Assembly:
|Ridge Reamer, Inc., Arvada, CO
|GM 461 iron
|Valve Covers:
|GMPP, custom-milled/painted
|Manifold / Induction:
|Edelbrock / Demon 625
|Pulley System:
|Billet Specialties Tru Trac
|Exhaust / Mufflers:
|Magnaflow stainless /2 1/2″ stainless
|2,400-stall converter
|Flaming River, on-column
|Apache Fleetside shortbed
|Zoomer's Automotive
|stock, shaved
|stock, nosed
|stock, turn signals recessed, custom accents
|stock, stake pockets filled, fenderwells tubbed
|Bodywork and paint by:
|Colorworks, Denver, CO
|Paint type / Color:
|DuPont / custom-mix two-tone green by Denver Car Color
|Headlights / Taillights:
|stock / custom-made
|Outside mirrors:
|stock, shaved, custom rear gravel pan & license fixture
|modified '59 Chevy passenger car by Zoomers
|custom by Classic Instruments
|Air conditioning:
|Vintage Air Gen II
|Steering wheel:
|shrunken '56 Bel Air
|Steering column:
|Flaming River tilt
|'85 Chevy truck
|Upholstery by:
|PJ's Upholstery, Denver, CO
|Material / Color:
|leather & deadstock '50s fabric / various browns
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If the battery charge level falls below 1%, USB-C port 1 will not recognize the AC adapter and so the computer will not power on (but it will charge). The computer can be powered from USB-C port 0 or, using port 1, after the battery charge rises above 2%.
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I still remembered that my first advice of life is to "Colour Up Your Lfe". This means that live life to the fullest. Well, for a long time, I think that I did not live my life to the fullest. But, soon, I will embark on a new journey to widen my horizon~~~hehehe~~~~
This is the plant that fruits the true meaning of life (1). Some of my friends thought that they were mangosteens~~Nope, you have been cheated!!!! Sometimes, things are not what they seems. Therefore, we have to careful. Some people have their own agenda!!! Oh well, I better stop here, don't want to talk to much!!!
"Do not Be Deceived by Your Own Eyes"


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New Bedford Police Chief Restoring Cut Positions
New Bedford Police Chief David Provencher is on a mission to establish a greater police presence in the city.
The police department has added 18 more officers this month, six of whom were sworn in this morning.
Provencher tells WBSM News the department currently retains 272 officers. He'd like to see the force operate at a 285 officer minimum, but that requires more funding.
Five of the 18 new officers are being funded through grants.
Provencher says he's trying to restore positions that were previously cut over the past several years.
He says a larger force allows more officers to focus on quality of life and community issues.


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CLEVELAND — Two of the country's leading experts on developing outstanding programs for recycling, composting, and resource recovery of materials brought valuable information to Cleveland for the "You and the Environmental Symposium" on June 2, 2012. Bob Gedert, Director of Resource Recovery in Austin, Texas, and Neil Seldman, President of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance in Washington, D.C., provided concrete examples and blueprints for how non-profit groups, private businesses, and city governments can make major strides in reaching a goal of "zero waste."
"Fifty percent of household waste can be recycled, and another forty percent composted, using technology that is available today," Gedert explained. His department in Austin has issued a comprehensive plan to reach the goal of 90% reduction of waste by 2030.
"The best zero waste plans are community-invested," Gedert said. Prior to adopting their plan, Austin city officials held 100 community meetings to find out what kinds of programs the citizens wanted. Gedert has worked in Ohio, Indiana, California and Texas to implement recycling programs and says he always includes a community organizing component, with recycling block captains who encourage their neighbors to learn to recycle. A survey in Austin showed that the lowest-income communities have the highest recycling rates. "Well-managed recycling always costs less than trash management,' Gedert said.
Seldman described the business opportunities that can be created to reuse materials we now think of as "waste." "There are companies who would be glad to locate their businesses in Cleveland to handle and reprocess materials like high quality paper, mattresses, and other items," Seldman commented. "This is the way to create good-paying jobs that won't be outsourced."
Diane Bickett, Director of the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District, described the current recycling rates and programs in cities across the county. She announced that two companies, Greenstar and Kimball, are opening new materials recycling facilities in the region this month, with a combined capacity of handling 1000 tons per day, and Republic is updating their facility in Lorain.
Symposium participants also learned about exciting composting and community gardening programs going on in Cleveland with presentations from Greg Malone of Kurtz Brothers, Ian Rosby of Rosby Resource Recycling and Keymah Durden of Rid-All Green Partnership.
Councilman Brian Cummins, who emceed the symnposium, gave participants an update on Cleveland's current plans for rolling out its automated curbside recycling program across the city.
Click on the links below to view the slideshows from the symposium:
- Bob Gedert, Resource Recovery, Austin, TX
- Diane Bickett , Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District
- Greg Malone, Kurtz Environmental Services
- Ian Rosby, Rosby Resource Recycling
- Brian Cummins, Cleveland City Council
The Austin Resource Recovery Program not only knows how to recycle, it knows how to have fun doing it. A local choreographer worked with the department to create a dance using garbage/recycling trucks:
and the local cable TV station ran a reality series called "Dare to Go Zero" where four families took on the challenge of reaching a "zero waste" goal: http://theaustintimes.com/2011/04/austinites-make-recycling-reality-with-dare-to-go-zero/
The symposium was sponsored by Earth Day Coalition, Environmental Health Watch, Ohio Citizen Action, Northeast Ohio Sierra Club, Cleveland Neighborhood Development Coalition and GreenCityBlueLake Institute, with support from the George Gund Foundation.
— Sandy Buchanan, Ohio Citizen Action


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A place to find out more and share what you know about this awesome rare poultry breed! **NOTE: Those who wish to register as a new member on the forum are asked to email firstname.lastname@example.com and an Administrator will gladly help you join the forum!
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Hmmm I seldom log out as I find it easier to check posts throughout the day just staying logged on. So tonight I thought I would log out but I can't! It simply will not let me. I click on logout and it says redirecting but then doesn't. So is it me or is this the Hotel California, where I can check out but never leave, moohaha!! any ideas?
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Mah ha ha ha! You have discovered too much kidding! Just kidding!
I tried logging out and than back in just now and both worked like they should for me. I have moved this post so hopefully Claire can look into it.
I see you are offline so maybe that means you got it to work?
I'm stuck with you too Monika- can't log out. Shall we order room service . ?
we have you now!! I never log out as I forget my darn passwords
I never log out either....have you tried clearing out your cache and history? I'll check the punbb support forum and if no issues, I'll find out from the guy in charge. I'm on it
OK, someone else had this a couple of weeks ago, the guy in charge said
"Users who are having trouble logging in/out should delete their cookies. It's likely that their browser is storing an older version of the cookie: deleting it will fix the issues."
let me know how it goes
Will do, thanks for checking into it.
XOX Monika
Did it work IG?
'Will do' means I have to wait until hubby has a minute! I am not a computer literate person. Actually I have been known to literally start monitors on fire. You should have seen the smoke ... my son is very leery of letting me use anything of his that is electronic now. He was there at the time and had just said "mom I'm not really wanting you to touch my computer ...." You can imagine the rest. So I stick to things I do well or at least non-flammable I will let you know as soon as he 'fixes it' for me.
XOX Monika
No problem, not being able to log in would be worse IMO!
Hubby has been 'house cleaning' my laptop all afternoon ,,, talk about withdrawal ,,, was scarey for awhile He kept groaning and laughing and saying 'good lord girl' ,,, harrumph, he is giving me a couple hours playtime and then wants it back for more upkeep etc. BUT the good news is, it worked I can now log in and out at will!
XOX Monika
Awesome. Good thing he is a techie type! Mine won't do that stuff for me, he thinks I should do it myself, so it doesn't usually get done because I am too busy playing on it instead! Glad you can check in and out at will!


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I'm quick at getting back to you so no matter what your query, whether it's ordering a product, booking a wedding or simply saying hi, I'm always happy to help.
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We're not sure what a stunning rebuke is, but we're going to guess that this is one.
Los Angeles Archbishop José Gomez stated tonight that retired Cardinal and Archbishop Emeritus Roger Mahony would "no longer have any administrative or public duties" for the 4-million-parishioner L.A. Archdiocese.
The announcement came as Gomez unveiled its files related to clergy sexual abuse:
Gomez also said he accepted the the request of Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Curry "to be relieved of his responsibility as the Regional Bishop of Santa Barbara."
In a statement Gomez described the leaders' lack of action as a "failure:"
I find these files to be brutal and painful reading. The behavior described in these files is terribly sad and evil. There is no excuse, no explaining away what happened to these children. The priests involved had the duty to be their spiritual fathers and they failed.
We need to acknowledge that terrible failure today.
Records released by the church revealed that Curry, an advisor to Mahony, formulated ways to prevent police from finding out about priests' sexual abuse of children, including transferring the suspects out of state.
Mahony, the L.A. archbishop from 1985 to 2011, "has expressed his sorrow for his failure to fully protect young people entrusted to his care," Gomez said.
Mahony has been a champion of immigrants' rights and was embraced by the church's largely Latino population.
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The release of the files was the result of a 2007 civil suit "global settlement" regarding sexual abuse allegations against local clergy.
Archdiocese spokesman Tod Tamberg told the Los Angeles Times that Gomez's move would not affect Mahony's daily life at a North Hollywood parish, where he resides:
He remains a "priest in good standing," he said.


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OVER A COFFEE : Between the devil and the deep blue sea — Dr Haider Shah
Whether the organisers of the Qadri-Altaf circus are our own spymasters or international string pullers, Pakistan finds itself in the midst of two crushing jaws
In London, hundreds of
thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames for a spectacular New Year 's Eve fireworks display. A similar outpouring of enthusiasm was seen all over the world. In Pakistan, the year 2012 was bid farewell amid the explosion of bombs and the New Year was welcomed by bloodstained bullets. And as if that was not enough, yet another set of messiahs has been unleashed on us from nowhere.
This is not to say that the countries where New Year was celebrated with traditional festivity have nothing to worry about. The US Senate resorted to desperate fire fighting to deal with the ticking bomb of the so-called 'fiscal cliff', as tax rises and huge spending cuts would have come into force on January 1, 2013 if no agreement had been reached between Democrat and Republican Senators, which would have triggered another period of recession. In Europe, the alarm bells keep ringing as Europe grapples with the deepening debt crisis. In her New Year message, the German chancellor cautions that the economic situation will not improve in 2013, and forecasters in the UK predict that the economy in 2013 will show little or no growth, amounting to a rerun of last year's dismal performance.
Faced with the existentialist threat, we are not debating what 2013 has in store for us in terms of economic difficulties. When a man is drowning, he has no concern what his hair looks like or how much will be the next month's electricity bill. Like many other writers, I have been consistently advocating that every era is shaped by peculiar geopolitical concerns and security doctrines are not cast in stone but change when a new era begins. From Pearl Harbour to the Dutch Indies, in the 1930-40s Japan was bombing every major military installation in the Pacific to pursue its doctrine of a Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. At the end of World War II when, militarily and financially, Japan found itself devastated, it very honourably swallowed its pride and embarked upon a new era of a closer relationship with the US-led democracies. Doctrines are for countries and countries are not for doctrines. It gives us some reason to be hopeful that Pakistan's security establishment has now acknowledged homegrown militancy as the number one security threat. After the birth of two antagonistic states in 1947, outmanoeuvring each other in getting more territory and natural resources, the resulting environment of mutual suspicion and enmity between India and Pakistan is understandable. But 2013 has little resemblance with that era and we live in a totally different world today. Facing similar issues, the South Asian countries need to have a combined voice in international bodies like the World Trade Organisation. Our long-term developmental ambitions are best served by greater regional cooperation. Militant extremism is a shared threat and the security establishments of India and Pakistan need redefinition of security doctrines to deal with this destabilising spectre.
Dr Tahirul Qadri had marketed his credentials well in the western world as an enlightened cleric who stood for interfaith harmony. Similarly, Altaf Hussain has also been quite vocal against the Taliban and had been publicly demanding action against the extremist outfits. In this background, if Dr Qadri had spearheaded a campaign for national consensus on an anti-terrorism strategy and the MQM had extended its support, no one would have doubted the urgency of their calls. But confounding everyone, instead of mentioning the central issue of an existential threat, they are making very amorphous and frivolous demands. If a Canadian citizen suddenly returns to Pakistan and embarks on a one-man-demolition-squad mission threatening the state of Pakistan, one can dismiss this as comic relief in the tense environment of Pakistan. But when the MQM, a well organised political party that enjoys the lion's share in the coalition government, announces its support and makes available its well-trained cadre of agitators, the development cannot be dismissed as trivial as one can easily smell a rat.
All mainstream parties deserve appreciation that despite many failures they have kept the system in place. We deride militants because they do not accept our legal system and want to impose their will on 180 million people by brandishing their guns. The MQM, despite being an urban-based political party, is not acting much differently. Instead of following the process provided by the constitution, it wants to use extra-constitutional methods to make demands that are as absurd as the demands made by the TTP. To make matters worse, Altaf Hussain, in his telephonic address, threatened journalists of dire consequences if they did not toe his line. From Musa Khan Khel to Saleem Shahzad to Wali Khan Babur, journalists have been falling victim to the guns of those who roam the streets of Pakistan like gods of life and death. The journalist community has therefore rightly taken a serious view of foul mouthing by a political leader.
The year 2013 could be the best of times and it could be the worst of times. Many crucial changes, including the retirement of the Chief Justice and the Chief of Army Staff and drawdown of NATO forces with complete withdrawal of British forces from Afghanistan are scheduled during this year. Whether the organisers of the Qadri-Altaf circus are our own spymasters or international string pullers, Pakistan finds itself in the midst of two crushing jaws. One is moving from the northwestern tribal belt while the other is emerging from the port city of the deep blue sea in the south. We need a strong collective will to survive and decimate all monsters that want to devour the democratic setup. Successful transition of power from one civilian government to another will go a long way in solving our problems through collective action, and not through the magical cures of messiahs.


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This quarter you will write a Personal Interview Research Essay. The essay will be about one of your classmates. Follow these steps to write your interview questions, conduct your inverview, and write your paper.
What claim can you make about a classmate?
Please write your essay in Google Docs, and share them with me (email@example.com).
Requires coming up with 3 categories of interview questions, writing questions, and interviewing someone
(this step is before you begin writing the essay)
Requires writing 1 thesis statement sentence and 3 related topic sentences
(requires writing 4 sentences total)
Requires writing 4 sentences after each topic sentence from Step 2
(requires adding 12 sentences total)
Requires adding 1 citation to that part of each body paragraph that uses information from your interview
(requires adding 3 "sentences" total)
Requires adding one or more sentences before your thesis statement, only in your Introduction Paragraph
(Requires adding at least 1 sentence total)
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Onlookers are mesmorized by George Rhoad's audiokinetic sculpture at Boston's Museum of Science, via Flickr.
For those of you who like to get technical, here is an overview of the systems that will heat, cool and clean the air and water in THE CONCORD GREEN HOME:
- Weil-McLain modulating gas fire boiler - 98.6% efficient
- SuperStor hot water storage tank
- Pex and Reflector radiant system - given the efficiency of thermal insulation plan, it was deemed sufficient vs. other more powerful systems.
- Myson radiators
- Pure Air Systems 600 HS Plus HEPA filtration- 600 cfm variable speed fan
- Ultimateair Recoupaerator - Heat Recovery Ventilator 95% efficiency, 70-200 cfm
- Aquasana Rhino 300 EQ - Whole House Water filtration
- Plumbed for future Fujitsu mini-split ductless air conditioning, if passive cooling strategy requires active supplementation


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With the Games upon us, it's just possible that those of us who see a life past Stratford will be in need of a celebratory cocktail, one Olympian in its fortification and stout in its resilience – and when I say stout, I don't mean the Irish stuff. What I have to offer is something quasi-commemorative. Or should that be queasy? (See report from the HSE down the page.)
First of all it needs to be pink...
... to match the official colour of the 2012 Olympics logo. For that we add a good measure of cranberry juice. If it's measures you're after, you can call it a dash – as in 100 metres dash which is likely to be won by the Bolt from the Blue.
Other vital ingredients:
* A good slug of bitters. This will sound a chime with those desperate for it to be all over.
*A fair few beta blockers ground into powder and spooned in. This ingredient, discovered by Scottish pharmacologist Dr James Black and which won him the Nobel Prize in 1988, will help correct any anxiety by officials and Mitt Romney alike. Though no one wants to be like Mitt Romney.
* 1 kg of sour grapes. This is for Ed Milliband who failed to make the political capital he'd hoped for in the light of the G4S lack of security scandal.
*1 heaped tbsp of powdered zinc. This is an age-old antidote for jitters in the tummy for others still concerned about a lack of proper security. (See above).
* Oh, and a pint of gin. This is a corrective for those of a nervous disposition as they contemplate weeks of torture on the airwaves.
I'm calling it ... Hammered. Well, we will be.
Having tasted the prototype of this substantial cocktail, I write this blog from my hospital suite at Guy's, where, I am assured by the lovely nurses and surly consultants, that if I wish a top-up it will have to be administered via a drip.
Note from Elf and Safety: do not try this at home.
"We elves know what we're talking about," said an elf spokesperson. "The Tolkienians among you will recall how we almost ruined the cocktail party for Gandalf and co."
"Almost, but not quite" rejoined Mr Tolkien. "So stuff that in yer pipe and smoke it."Meanwhile, do have a listen to this ... for the benefit of two charming young gentlemen of my acquaintance who, despite months of trying, only managed to get tickets for that brilliant spectator sport, the weightlifting.


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After four great years at Oregon Community Credit Union, first as their Information Security Officer and then as Director of IT, I'm returning to consulting and writing. I've got some really interesting work lined up and am excited to dig in.
This blog, though, is looking a bit tired. I'll have to think about redoing the design at some point.
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I have a request. Would it be possible to add settings for the bars, specifically the shading of it and the colour of background (missing health)? Right now it's not uniform. It goes from light to dark diagonally and the background is some weird gray green which makes things harder to see. The missing health should be dark. You know, strong contrasts. Funny enough, "invert health colors" looks MUCH better but everything is reverse. I think that "diagonal shading" should be removed or at least untick-able within the settings. :)
Last Updated: Sep 23, 2017 Game Version: API15
Owner: wildcardc
Grid is a set of compact unit frames for dungeons/raids. It is primarily targeted at healers, but other classes may also want to use it as an indicator of how well their raid group is doing. The addon is currently undergoing major redesign and will only do bug fixes and minor feature requests. Stay tuned for the future! Grid is not currently a replacement for the stock GroupFrame addon.
As you can probably tell, it's heavily inspired by two WoW addons, namely Grid, the namesake of my addon(no other affiliation), and VuhDo. To a very limited extent, it also aspires to features of Clique.
- Displays a health bar for every party member in a nice and compact format. It is intended to be placed in the area around your cast bar for maximum efficiency.
- Acts as an interface for targeted skills (usually heals). Simply mouse over the frame of a unit in need, and hit the appropriate hotkey on your LAS. The addon automatically targets the unit you are mousing over to facilitate healing with as little inputs as possible. I find it works well by binding the relevant skill LAS button to a tertiary mouse button (middle mouse, extra buttons, +/- modifier keys). Note that the addon will automatically reset to your previous target once your mouse leaves the grid area. This behaviour can be changed in the option dialogue.
- Shows a range indicator for your group members. Units that are further than (default 35m, reverie range) away from you get faded out. Helps knowing if you will heal that low health DPS at the other end of the room with your finisher or not.
- Aggro indicators to let you know who is currently tanking a mob.
- "dispellable debuff" indicator. It displays one debuff per unit that can be dispelled, and will pick the one with the most time left on it.
- An arrow pointing in the general direction of where on earth that low health group member is hiding from your heals.
- Lastly, in the top left, there is an interrupt armor/"is currently being CCed"/Is out of focus multi-purpose indicator.
Any feedback is greatly appreciated. If you get a crash, please copy+paste the stack trace into your report and I will fix it asap. You are also more than welcome to post feature requests, I will always see what I can do.
/grid show - show the addon (settings may prevent this)
/grid options - show the options dialogue
/grid lock - lock window position
/grid unlock - unlock window position
/grid reset - restore default settings
- Yet more settings, always more settings!
- Ready check/assigned roles indicators
- Incoming heals preview (hard due to telegraphed nature of skills)
- Fully configurable indicators ("if unit.focus < 25%/ if unit has a certain debuff, display a blue square in the top left") - planned for the next major release (read: not soon)
- Account-wide profiles
- Right click dropdown menues?
- Editable unit groups?
- Enemy/Focus/Pet frames?
- Proper mouseover healing without the targeting workaround - sadly this is not something I can do, but perhaps Carbine will surprise us with this feature in a future patch
Known Bugs
- Click to select and locking the frames will make Grid swallow mouse input (you can no longer right-click to rotate the camera while hovering over it) Cannot fix?
- Aggro tracking breaks if you do not witness the friendly unit entering combat. This happens most frequently with stalker tanks. Cannot fix/API bug.
I have an issue with the addon - it doesn't show missing health any other way than in text. So bars are always the same amount "full". If someone loses health only "-7k" (for example) appears. How can I set missing health to show graphically in lost bars? Can't seem to find that option.
#162 _ForgeUser3585128 Posted Sep 29, 2016
To fix for patch 1.6.1 released on 09/28/2016 open the Grid.lua file and search and replace "VarChange_FrameCount" with "NextFrame".
#161 breesavage Posted Jan 31, 2016
Am I doing something wrong? Every time I log out/exit the game, my Grid settings "reset". Each session I have to change the unit frame height/seize back to what I had it set to before, for example.
#160 _ForgeUser17273969 Posted Nov 21, 2015
Hi. Thanks for the addon.
I would like to use it for healing, so i have something to add to the wishlist:
A command to show / hide (or even better toggle) would be nice so i can turn it on when healing and turn it off when dpsing.
#159 _ForgeUser59279 Posted Nov 7, 2015
Any way to add an option to change the names displayed? Would love to just see first names.
#158 _ForgeUser10181409 Posted Oct 15, 2015
I don't know how difficult it would be, but I think adding the option to toss an Icon onto the individual frames would be a godsend, well, this addon already is a godsend for esper healing.
If you could add into the right click drop down menu(if you still plan to do that) the ability to place the standard Shield, Sword, or plus sign to the frames, it'll help out with designation so you don't have to always search for the name. Even better would be to have the ability to group frames as well, but baby steps.
Either way, this addon helps a ton and any nit picks I have are just simple QoL changes.
Edit-Just read over your to-do list and see you already have this planned. So I jumped the gun, any ETA on the role indication by chance? No rush if you don't know.
Thank you very much for creating this.Last edited by _ForgeUser10181409: Oct 15, 2015
I really love the addon but the colors are killing me =(. i cant seem to change what i want. How can i change the background color when heal is missing...for example i wanted to make my standard color black and then background red so i can see their health bar very clearly. Thanks
#156 ItsJustPixels Posted Oct 6, 2015
Will there be a way to allow right clicking of people in the grid menu without having them nearby? For instance to kick someone who disconnected and is no longer in group? It currently seems like it specifically disables right clicking on grid icons unless they are near.
Great addon nontheless!
#155 _ForgeUser9696001 Posted Oct 6, 2015
Anyway to fix some performance issues, its eating performance like crazy / Also can you enable a disable when out of combat option.Last edited by _ForgeUser9696001: Oct 6, 2015
#154 _ForgeUser13090248 Posted Oct 3, 2015
Thank you so much for updating Grid! This is the best addon ever! Keep up the good work.
#152 _ForgeUser1158341 Posted Oct 2, 2015
Doesn't work for me. It's the first mod I tried installing with curse client.
It doesn't load because it says it's API9. When I force load it, lots of errors appear:
...AppData\Roaming\NCSOFT\WildStar\Addons\Grid\Grid.lua:708: attempt to call method 'GetMana' (a nil value)
stack trace:
...AppData\Roaming\NCSOFT\WildStar\Addons\Grid\Grid.lua:708: in function 'UpdateMiscIndicators'
...AppData\Roaming\NCSOFT\WildStar\Addons\Grid\Grid.lua:736: in function 'UpdateCellWithUnit'
...AppData\Roaming\NCSOFT\WildStar\Addons\Grid\Grid.lua:792: in function 'UpdateCell'
...AppData\Roaming\NCSOFT\WildStar\Addons\Grid\Grid.lua:828: in function
..... and more
#153 _ForgeUser1158341 Posted Oct 2, 2015
I've seen the problem, this website lists v0.25, but curse client installs v0.24
Why is that?
#149 _ForgeUser758688 Posted Sep 30, 2015
For Fix
This will work in many add-ons post F2P
its no long mana!
Code line
708 and 709
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We all want to have enough money that we can live comfortable lives without having to work every day at a job we don't enjoy. Many people however, have resigned themselves to the notion that they will only be able to reach that point after 40 years of suffering through that miserable job. Then there are the others who read books or take to the internet to learn from people who have managed to achieve financial freedom much earlier. And one thing becomes quickly apparent: a huge portion of those people are entrepreneurs.
One of the best ways to reach financial independence early is to start your own business, be it a plumbing company, a bakery, a monetized blog, or something as ambitious as a software company. But what if you're interested in getting ahead financially, but don't have an entrepreneurial spirit? Is there no hope for you? I should say not! Let's take a look at how hard it really is to reach financial independence. Let's pick a nice round number, $1 million dollars, to represent financial independence. In reality, your number may be lower or it may be higher, but many people still set $1 million as their goal, so let's go with that. What would it take to build up $1 million in 10 years? 20 years? 30 years? 40 years? Looking at the required monthly savings at a few different growth rates, it's really not as scary as you might think.
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|Years to $1 million
Ok, maybe the 10 year numbers are scary, but are any of the others really so bad? In fact, saving $1 million in 40 years is downright easy! Anyone working a regular 9-5 job should be able to save $1 million in 40 years. But of course, the whole point was to reach financial independence as quickly as possible, and 40 years isn't very fast. So is it feasible to achieve the higher savings rates required for a quicker path to financial independence if you're working a regular office job? According to Wikipedia, the 2012 median household income was $45,018. To reach $1 million in 20 years at a modest 8% growth rate, you would have to save $20,244 each year, or about 45% of the median household income. It may require some sacrifice, but with careful budgeting, finding little bits of extra money on the side, and taking steps to minimize your taxes, it can be done. Or you could aim for 30 years, which would require only $8004 of yearly savings at an 8% growth rate, or about 18% of the median household income. Now that's doable for just about anyone!
Here are some reasons you may decide that working an office job rather than starting your own business is the right path for you:
- You're risk averse – When you start your own business, you get out what you put into it. And it still might fail despite your best efforts. To create a very lucrative business that will put you on the fast track to financial independence, you will likely have to invest a lot of money in the business, and there's no guarantee your business will actually be successful. You may wind up wasting a lot of money. Instead, you could start a business that requires very little start up capital (like a dog walking company), but these types of businesses are unlikely to earn you huge sums of money and are generally a better idea as a side job or a part time job for a stay at home spouse to supplement your regular income.
- You like to clock out at the end of the day – Owning a business is not easy work. You're accountable for everything – sales, marketing, finances, product development, and managing your staff. Even when you go home for the day, there is so much to manage that your thoughts likely stay on your business all the time. If you want to work 8 hour days, then go home and stop thinking about work, being an entrepreneur is not for you.
- You don't want to give up your benefits – Office jobs come with lots of nice perks, including health insurance, dental and vision insurance, disability insurance, 401(k) matching, stock purchase plans, on-site gyms, day care, and free coffee and snacks. Start your own business, and you're giving up all of that. If your $40k salary doesn't seem like much, add up all the benefits you receive from your office job and you'll see that you're actually receiving a whole lot more than $40k.
All three of those apply to me, which is why I'm sticking with my office job and looking for ways to increase my passive income and earn little bits of money on the side. With my aggressive savings rate, I have no doubt that I will be able to achieve early financial independence at an office job, even if I cut back to part time after having kids.


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So this is a note to myself really, to re-read on the days I'm gnawing my own arm off with boredom and can't remember why I did it. Why I packed in a big, exciting, if rather crazed job for a life in the middle of nowhere and a so-called portfolio career (ie, not having a proper job).
These are the first ten reasons I can think of.
1. Because when I got my son measured for new shoes, I couldn't remember what size he wears.
2. Because I was so busy (away on a work trip, negotiating a tricky deal, while moving house) I forgot my husband's birthday.
3. Because when I filled out the form for my listing in Who's Who, I had bugger all to put in the non-work sections. I don't have time for, like, a life.
4. Because I am so tired of always being tired.
5. Because some things on my to-do list have been there since January, and I keep losing stuff, and there are no bloody curtains in the bathroom, and my ankle hurts because I sprained it (running in heels) and never had time for the exercises the GP gives you, and my houseplants always die. Small things. But they matter.
6. Because of the time I worked in a warzone and had to write weepy notes on what to do in the event of my death. I included a list of Christmas presents for various relatives, obviously the burning issue if I got blown up.
7. Because I can't keep telling friends I'll ring back at the weekend when I have time to talk. I never have time then either.
8. Because I worked 18 hour days when I was eight months pregnant, and still had to prove myself all over again when I got back.
9. Because I don't want my son to be an only child, and it's nearly too late.
10. Because I am no fun anymore, and there must be a better way.
So my mission for the next year is this: to get to know my family again, earn some money while not turning my brain to mush, and create an actual home rather than a house (one with, I dunno, photos. In albums). I also need a better description of myself than "well, I used to be...."
I'm typing this in the office at midnight. It's fair to say this is work in progress.


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First I want to give a heartfelt thank you to all of the Veterans for their services both past and present. My father was a Veteran and I am very proud of him. Go For Broke dad!
And with Thanksgiving just around the corner I also spent the day creating a Thanksgiving centerpiece using a cream colored pumpkin and the large Sizzix Flower 3-D die and two flourish dies.
Now for the GIVEAWAY announcement. I am giving away lots of crafting goodies as well as some of my vintage treasures.
Little Yellow Bicycle large tote bag
Various Repro Travel Stickers
LaBlanche Stamp {French theme}
DCWV Scrapbook Kit in a Stack
Making Memories Apron
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The CO2 Green Drive Project has had a great 2016, with productions in both New York and St Petersburg. The two Cultural Capitols of the East and West. The St Petersburg production was done in collaboration with The Danish Cultural Institute, The St Petersburg Polytechnic University, The Leontief Centre and Nordic Days. It was called GREEN DAY, as can be seen in the above banner.
The above video gives a good description of what happened during the GREEN DAY festival.
The above collage of images are from the various events that took place during the day, described in more detail below.
It was hard to not think of the band Green Day. The song "When I Come Around" goes well with the story of The CO2 Green Drive Project taking its time to finally be produced in St Petersburg, with many years underway. And now that it finally happened, it could not have been a better time for it to do so.
If on Times Square in New York, there is no way around the Hermitage Square in St Petersburg
The Bike Parade Performance started on Hermitage Square, with a CO2 Bike Installation Sculpture.
All the participants in the parade, laid out their bikes on the square in the shape of CO2.
The CO2 Installations Sculpture was then filmed from a Drone, as seen in above video still.
It was a pleasure to see all the ways the GREEN DRIVE design was used, including on all the staff as can be seen in above photo of some of the lovely volunteers.
See the above video from Russian TV about the Bike Parade through the streets of St Petersburg.
More about Peter The Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University in above video.
It was good to see that Nissan was involved again, as they also were in both New York and Hong Kong. The Silver Nissan Leaf, was a nice cosmic tip of the hat to Billy Name. Kronk!
It was however the first time a Fisker Karma had participated, even if the designer Henrik Fisker is Danish. The design is brilliant and we look forward to see what will be the next move from the Fisker Family.
Nice to also see a electric Mitsubishi, who was one of the first electric car players on the market. There is a story that says that they bought their technology from a Danish inventor named Thure Barsø Carnfeldt, who was the man behind the first Danish electric car "Hope Whisper" in 1982.
The CO2 GPS TAG Route was created by the local producers, and gave the participants a lovely tour around St Petersburg.
After the CO2 Tagging Performance, the vehicles lined up in the shape of CO2 on the main square of the Polytechnic University.
Once the CO2 formation was in place, the installation was documented by a Drone, as can be seen above.
The man who have been behind and supported The CO2 Green Drive Project, from the first time he heard about the idea in 2008, is then General Secretary of The Danish Cultural Institute, now Director of the St Petersburg office - Finn Andersen. In above image he is on stage giving his message of Climate Awareness and Thanks to St Petersburg and the participating partners, holding a Danish flag.
Lined up behind Mr Andersen on stage, was the different partners - the Nordic ones with their flags in hand.
The President of Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University Mikhail Petrovich Fedorov holding a speech on main stage
The Green Day Flash Mob Dance
Brilliant violin music on stage by local artist!
The Mascots attending the Festival, was some kind of Birds with Academic hats that entertained and did their part to create good and positive energy.
They were of course also perfect to take selfies with!
The Exhibition of Environmentally Friendly Vehicles was held in the park on the University grounds, that was in the middle of surrendering to autumn, green going into orange and red. Having the Fisker Karma in the exhibition, certainly confirmed that these Green Cars can also be a design object and rather hot, if you ask me.
In the exhibition was also the Russian 3 wheeled electric BRAVO - EGO 13
However, the Electric Car that was the greatest pleasure to see, was the EL LADA. And no, it is not a Spanish car, it is the Electric version of the Russian classic car brand LADA.
It would be wonderful to see the original classic version converted to Electric!
It was good to see that there was some intense interest among the visitors and many students at the University.
As part of the activities was the Official opening of Russia's first Solar powered Electric Car Charging Station. There are are currently a handful of Electric Charging Stations in St Petersburg, but plans are being made to increase this number in 2017.
Mr. Andersen was part of the opening ceremony, together with the The President of Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University Mikhail Petrovich Fedorov, when the Green Ribbon was cut.
The first Electric Car to try out the Power of the Sun into it's battery was of course the Silver Leaf.
The Solar Powered Charging Station was built in collaboration with the University and various local partners and placed close to the Campus.
As part of the festival, there were various local NGO's and organisations that had an opportunity to showcase and talk about their activities. More and more people worldwide have opened up to the fact that eating a non-meat dairy is a brilliant way of taking care of their body and mind. Well, the most important intent in talking about these issues in connection to the climate, is the fact that production of meat has a huge negative impact on the climate. Much bigger than all CO2 emitted by combustion engine cars.
More and more children have become aware of the fact that the meat they eat comes from a dead animal. This is creating a new generation of vegetarian and vegans. Their empathy towards animals will be part of reducing the future generations CO2 emissions.
There was screenings of various short films in the park, where the above scene is from the short film made by Jonathan Kronborg Grevsen in connection to the WAVE project.
In above still from the short film about the whole Green Day Festival, Yrs Truly is seen holding my hand in the air, right next to an image of Croatian Electric Master Nikola Tesla as part of my presentation. Nikola Tesla has been a huge inspiration to the me, ever since I got the book "Tesla - Man Out of Time" by Margaret Cheney, by my good Croatian friend and artist Anton Perich in 2005. Tesla has always been of inspiration to him, and his work is Very electric!
The very fact that Tesla over a hundred years ago, had found the solution to free energy for the population of the world, is mind blowing. Then the big question is, why have this not been implemented?
In the above photo, taken in Hong Kong during a presentation at the Design Society Denmark booth, there were several sharp observations on why Tesla has been taken out of the history books as a hero and replaced with Henry Ford.
Tesla has always been a national hero in his home region. His face and inventions was on the former Jugoslavia's 5000000 Dinara bill.
And on Serbia's current 100 Dinara bill.
In a New York newspaper on January 7th, 74 years ago.
He was featured in the Time-Line installation as part of the "Autotopia" art exhibition at EXIT ART, along with the Tesla Roadster that came out in 2006 from Tesla Motors, and the Movie Poster for the now classic Documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car" by Chris Paine.
An Orange Tesla Roadster was also exhibited in the main gallery of EXIT ART, as an art object.
And now that we are going down the Tesla memory lane, the above image is of the first time we exhibited the Tesla Roadster at the Roskilde Festival in 2009. To the right of it, is Jan Magnusson's Bio-ethanol Le Mans car, and to the left Christian Marcus's classic white Danish Electric Ellert.
To go back to Green Day in St Petersburg again, there was a whole tent dedicated to Tesla Inspired experiences. In above a Electro Magnetic Glass Ball, that could be interacted with by the visitors.
Electric Magnetism is a curious concept and the fact that our human energy can interact with visible electric magnetism is rather magic.
The final performance of the Green Day, was by some Tesla Ninja Jedi Warriors.
Read about Part 2 of the activities in the fall of 2016 HERE!
Read more about the experience, written by Astrid Rifbjerg from the Danish Cultural Institute in St Petersburg on their site HERE


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PEABODY -- With dozens of legislative Democrats and Republicans clamoring for a greater investment in local schools, Education Secretary Jim Peyser defended the Baker administration's proposed education investments on Monday and urged the Legislature to pass a bill that would allow administrators to make more localized decisions about staffing, budgets, and programs.
Peyser, in testimony to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means on Monday, said empowering educators will be critical to closing the achievement gaps that have emerged since the passage of the 1993 education reform law.
He called for passage of the PASS Act, sponsored by Rep. Alice Peisch and Sen. Eric Lesser, which would encourage the creation of innovation partnership zones where local administrators would have more control over school decisions.
"I believe that schools are the critical unit of change, and unless we unlock the potential of the educators who are working every day with our children, we will never solve the problems and challenges that continue to plague our public education system," Peyser said.
Gov. Charlie Baker's fiscal 2019 budget proposal invests an additional $103 million in Chapter 70 local aid for schools, including a $20 per-pupil increase for all districts, and $24 million to help with health insurance costs.
Over 80 Democrats and Republicans have written to the committee asking for at least $100 per pupil.
The House and Senate, where Democrats hold super majorities, will have an opportunity to set their own education funding levels when they pass their own budget bills in April and May.
Describing herself as disappointed, the head of the state's largest teachers union on Monday told lawmakers that Baker's budget "underfunds and undervalues public education." Once inflation and enrollment are factored in, Chapter 70 funds have decreased 5 percent since fiscal 2002, according to the Massachusetts Teachers Association.
"This is completely unacceptable for any state, and particularly for one that holds itself up as an example of public education excellence," MTA President Barbara Madeloni said in written testimony.
Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll told the committee that any movement toward implementing the recommendations of the Foundation Budget Review Commission would make a big difference for cities like hers, which counts on local aid for 25 percent of its budget. She called underfunding of the charter school reimbursement formula a "significant disincentive" for Salem to be able to support choices for students.
Peabody Superintendent Herbert Levine echoed Driscoll's concerns.
"Often times with the increases we've had to things like health care, we either receive the same or less than what we received the year before because of the expenses on the other side that we have no control over," Levine said.
Peyser pointed to Lawrence as an example where there is a "misconception" that student achievement growth was the result of the state pouring more money into the district.
"There certainly are resource issues, but I do think a change in strategy that focused more intently on the lowest performing schools and districts and one that empowers educators to make decisions on the ground will make the most change," Peyser said.
Madeloni alleged that by supporting innovation partnership zones and failing to fully reimburse districts that lose funding to charter schools, Baker "follows the lead of his party's president, Donald Trump, and his party's secretary of education, Betsy DeVos."
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Monday, July 15, 2013
I really was okay with it....
Mom and Melissa went on a road trip to the VA Gutherie's and I had to stay home. Mom almost never leaves me and I tried real hard not to be hurt. Since Mom broke her foot - they said she fell up the stairs, but I bet she tripped over kitty - it turned out to be a good thing I wasn't there since she was on crutches.
Anyway, I was feeling pretty noble until I found this photo of Melissa and the Wilson's puppydog, Chicquita. Doesn't look like they missed me too much. I'm still being nice to Mom, though. :)
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test the motor. The Air Force launched AIM-47A's from the YF-12A beginning in 1964. Several successfully
intercepted target drones at ranges of up to 130 miles. The 800-lb missile could travel as fast as Mach 6.In
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The prolific poet Berton Braley (1882-1966) was born and raised in Wisconsin. He worked in magazine publishing in the early years of his career and worked as a war correspondent in England and France during World War I. His work appeared in popular periodicals too numerous to name. His poetry was unapologetically conventional and covered myriad subjects, often related to political and social issues of the day. Also a successful writer of stories and non-fiction prose, he published more than 20 books throughout his long career.
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Title: Fragment of a clipping of Berton Braley's satirical poem "Mencken Nathan and God" on the Greenwich Village Bookshop Door
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A fragment of Berton Braley's "Mencken, Nathan, and God" on the bookshop door
Reprinted from the New York Sun (date unknown), this poem satirizes the powerful magazine editors H. L. Mencken and George Jean Nathan, who co-edited the magazine the Smart Set and in 1924 co-founded the American Mercury. It also includes a gentle dig at novelist Theodore Dreiser. In its entirety, it reads as follows:
There were three that sailed away one night
Far from the maddening throng;
And two of the three were always right
And everyone else was wrong
But they took another along, these two
To bear them company,
For he was the only One who ever knew
Why the other two should be;
And so they sailed away, these three
And God.
And the two they talked of the aims of Art,
Which they alone understood;
And they quite agreed from the start
That nothing was any good
Except some novels that Dreiser wrote
And some plays from Germany.
When God objected they rocked the boat
And dropped him into the sea,
"For you have no critical facultee,"
Said Mencken
And Nathan
To God.
The two came cheerfully sailing home
Over the surging tide.
And trod once more on their native loam
Wholly self-satisfied;
And the little group that calls them great
Welcomed them fawningly,
Though why the rest of us tolerate
This precious pair must be
Something nobody else can see
But Mencken
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- H. B. Maufe. 1916. (Discovery of dinosaurian remains in the Forest Sandstones of Southern Rhodesia). Transactions of the Geological Society of South Africa 17(Proceeding):xxxiii-xxxiv
- P. L. Robinson. 1957. The Mesozoic fissures of the Bristol Channel area and their vertebrate faunas. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 43:260-228
- D. I. Whiteside. 1986. The head skeleton of the Rhaetian sphenodontid Diphydontosaurus avonis gen. et sp. nov. and the modernizing of a living fossil. Philisophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B 312:379-430


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Cleaning Sippy Cups
How do you clean sippy cup lids? No-spill sippy cups, while wonderful for keeping the inside of your diaper bag and your carpeting clean, are diabolical to get all the scummy milk out of. Especially when found under the couch a few days after they were used.
All the nooks and crannies inside a sippy cup's valve attract milk, and that milk residue is a perfect breeding ground for germs. And most sippy cups seem like they are designed to be as difficult to clean as possible.
Some types of sippy cups are harder to clean than others. How good the sippy cup is at resisting spills is usually inversely proportional to how easy it is to clean.
The kind that has a lid with a spout, and a separate valve that fits inside it, the ones that don't dribble, are the some of hardest to clean. The ones with a straw and a neat little flip-top lid are nigh on impossible. The ones with a spout that pops up and down are reservoirs of gunk. Disposable sippy cups are a bit easier, but don't resist leaks as well.
Various mom solutions have been proposed, and the most popular seems to be "put them in the dishwasher and pray". Washing on a high temperature will kill any germs in the sippy cups, but won't necessarily remove all of the milk. Here's a couple more tips for cleaning those pesky sippy cup lids. Microwave sterilizers and stovetop sterilizers, the same ones you might have had for baby bottles, can also be used to the same end.
If you can't wash a sippy cup right after it was used, rinse out the lid and valve to remove most of the milk residue to make cleaning easier.
Soaking sippy cup lids before washing loosens most of the milky grime. Then to get it out, dental cleaning brushes are good for getting inside a sippy cup spout and valve. Q tips and pipecleaners work too, or a dishwashing sponge cut into a blunt point that you can wiggle in and wipe the milk out.
Denture cleaning tablets are often proposed as a good way to clean sippy cup lids. This works best if you have a couple of kids at the sippy cup stage, to use the tablets most efficiently you'll want to clean a big batch of lids at once. Add a couple of tablets to a sinkful of water and sippy cup lids, and let the fizz do the work. Rinse well afterwards.
My favorite brand of sippy cup to wash was Nuby. The flexible spouts flip inside out for easy cleaning and genuinely don't leak. They are not perfect – they are just a bit too similar to bottles for my liking though, and toddlers with teeth can chew through the spouts, so not the best for babies making the transition from bottle to sippy.
So right now I'm using and washing the disposable types of sippy cup, and being extra vigilant to keep them the right way up in the car and checking under the couch for any stray cups.
What is your favorite type of sippy cup, and have you got any cleaning tips to share?


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The Days of the Week
The days of the week once also wanted to let themselves go, meet together and throw a party. Apart from that, each day was so busy all year round that they had no spare time at their disposal; they had a have a separate whole day, but that they only had inserted into the month of February every fourth year, leap year, so as to restore the calendar to order.
On that intercalary day, then, they wanted to meet and throw their party, and as February is the month of Shrovetide, they wanted to come in carnival costume according to inclination and regulation; to eat well, drink well, give speeches and exchange pleasant and unpleasant remarks in unconstrained comradeship. The giants of olden days used during the meals to fling gnawed bones at each other's heads; the days of the week, on the other hand, wanted to pelt each other with choice atrocious puns and wicked jokes, which they could let drop in innocent Shrovetide celebrations.
Then the day came, and then they all met up together.
Sunday, chairman of the days of the week, appeared in a black silk cloak; devout people would believe that he was dressed as a cleric to be ready for church; worldly children could see that he was dressed in domino to be ready for fun, and that the blushing carnation he wore in his buttonhole was the theatre's little red lamp that said: 'Full house, now make sure you amuse yourselves!'
Monday, a young man related to Sunday, and particularly devoted to pleasure, came after him. He left the workshop, he said, when the changing of the guard took place.
'I must come out and hear Offenbach's music; it doesn't go to my head or to my heart, it tickles my leg muscles, I have to dance, go on a spree, get a black eye to sleep on and then get to grips with work the next day. I am what's new in the week!'
Tuesday, i.e. Tyr's day, the day of power. –
'Yes, that's me!' said Tuesday. 'I get to grips with work, fixed Mercury's wings onto the merchant's boots, check at the factories that the wheels have been greased and can turn, ensure the tailor is cross-legged on the table and the paver's at work on the cobblestones; everyone must follow his trade! I keep an eye on everything, so I turn up in police uniform and call myself 'Screwsday'. If that's an atrocious pun, the rest of you can try and come up with one that's better!'
'Then it's my turn!' said Wednesday. 'I stand halfway through the week. The Germans call me Hr. Mittwoch. I stand like the assistant in the shop, like the flower in the midst of all the other honoured days of the week! It we are all deployed, I have three days in front and three days behind, it's like a guard of honour; I think I must be the most impressive day of the week!'
Thursday turned up dressed as a coppersmith with a hammer and copper kettle, that was the attribute of his nobility. 'I am of the highest birth!' he said, 'heathen, divine! In the countries of the North I am named after Thor, and in those of the South after Jupiter, both of whom were practitioners of thunder and lightning; it has stayed in the family!'
And then he struck his copper kettle and proved his high birth.
Friday was dressed as a young girl and called herself Freya, and also Venus for a change, it all depended on language use in the countries where she appeared. She was also of a quiet, gentle nature, she said, but today lavish and free; for it was the intercalary day, and that grants women a special liberty, then, according to ancient custom, she may propose and does not have to be proposed to.
Saturday appeared as an old housekeeper with a broom and cleaning utensils. Her favourite dish was bread soaked in beer, although she did not insist that on this festive occasion that it should be served everyone, only that she be allowed to have it, which she was.
Then all the days of the week sat down round the table.
Here they are written down all seven of them, ready for tableaux vivants in family circles; they could be presented there as amusingly as one is able to, we just list them here as a joke in February, the only month that gets an extra day.


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Tips by the photographer in Lucknow
Of all things photography I love photographing family portraits. For me, family portraiture is generally more flexible than any other type of photography, and it gives me lots of opportunities to express my creativity. If you are thinking about getting into family portraiture or perhaps someone asked you to photograph their family, you might not know where to start and how to plan it all out. In this article, I will talk about photographing family portraits and provide some tips on simple things you can do to come back with photos that the family will treasure for years to come.
1) Communication
It goes without saying that communication is key in people photography. From the day you receive the first e-mail from the client, make sure that you stay continuously engaged. Respond to inquiries promptly and keep your clients informed at all times, especially on any potential schedule changes. Portrait sessions are not weddings and there is always a chance that your client might forget when and where the photo shoot is supposed to take place.
2) Ideas for photographing family portraits
Every time you book a new family portrait session, do your best to get to know your client first. Your goal should be to create something unique and memorable, which might not only result in a long term relationship, but will also result in lots of future referrals. And speaking of referrals, pretty much every family I photographed was a result of a referral – I have never advertised my photography services anywhere. By "unique", I do not mean your photography style or technique – I am talking about bringing out the uniqueness of each family. In the course of your communication with them, find out more about their interests and hobbies. If they hired you as a photographer, it means that this family cares about memories, their children and their relationship with each other.
3) Working with a timeline
Just like any other photo session, you will need to work within a certain timeline. If you are a studio photographer, the time of the day might not matter. But if you are a natural light photographer, considering the ideal time of the day is very important in my opinion. Sure, you can use flashes, diffusers and other equipment to balance harsh sunlight and open up shadows on your subjects' faces. But I personally wouldn't trade soft, natural light with artificial light. Not when equipment takes time to set up, plan and perhaps even require an assistant. Why not shoot early in the morning or late in the afternoon instead, when light is softer much easier to control? Best times obviously change with seasons and geographic locations.
4) Wardrobe selection
Many of my clients ask for my suggestions when it comes to clothing / wardrobe selection, so be prepared to give them some guidance. First and foremost, you want your clients to be comfortable in whatever they choose to wear. Advise your clients to wear something that matches their personality but is not too matchy-matchy with the rest of the family. Remember, that if your clients look good, they will feel confident. Confidence shows in the photos.
5) Location for the photo session
As much as the idea of choosing the location for the session sounds lucrative and easy for you, I would recommend considering what your clients might offer location-wise. Get their input about their favorite spots and advise them throughout your conversation if certain locations may not fit for what you are planning. Scout / check out those locations and give your verdict. If the location your client chose is not in par with what you are planning, suggest a different location. Typically I suggest locations that have large shaded areas with beautiful trees and a location which has an open area for little children to run around. Local parks can be great for these sessions, but if you choose to shoot in a state park or other government property, make sure to obtain a permit in advance.


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Whereas I have purchased of Thomas Lincoln and his wife, the North East fourth of the South East quarter of Section Twentyone in Township Eleven North of Range Nine East, for which I have paid them the sum of two hundred dollars, and have taken their deed of conveyance for the same, with a reservation of a life estate therein to them and the survivor of them. Now I bind myself, my heirs and assigns, to convey said tract of land to John D. Johnston, or his heirs, at any time after the death of the survivor of the said Thomas Lincoln & wife, provided he shall pay me, my heirs or assigns, the said sum of two hundred dollars, at any time within one year after the death of the survivor of the said Thomas Lincoln & wife, and the same may be paid without interest except after the death of the survivor as aforesaid. [2]
Witness my hand and seal this 25th. of October A.D. 1841.


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Soft and chewy cookies studded with semisweet chocolate chips
Nothing is better than fresh baked cookies. I love to bake cookies, not only because I love eating them but because everyone loves homemade cookie. I believe it is a great way to say "I love you" to your friends and family and everyone seems to really appreciate it.
Here are some things I have learned about making great, soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies.
I must mention that I did not think up all of these tricks on my own. I saw them on an episode of 'Good Eats'--on food network (love that show).
- First melt the butter
- Second use all brown sugar
- Third use bread flour
- Lastly, only bake one sheet of cookies at a time (I figured this out on my own).
- Oh and do not over bake the cookies.
Another trick I have learned is to let the cookies cool at least 8 minutes on the pan before trying to remove them. For this, it helps to have more than one pan. I have 3. While one is in the oven baking, I am putting more cookies on another, and while the new pan of cookies is baking, the pan just pulled from the oven is cooling. It makes the process faster and easier. Trust me, I hate to have broken cookies (my husband loves it because I have a rule that he has to eat any broken cookies right away b/c it makes me mad to have a broken cookie). Making them smaller and letting them cool help prevents breakage (and my husband still gets to eat plenty of unbroken cookies).
Chocolate Chip Cookies
I make chocolate chip cookies so often I hardly need to look at a recipe any more.
1 cup butter, melted
1 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 1/2 cup flour
at least 2 cups chocolate chips (I like semi-sweet and sometimes dark, use whatever you like)
Preheat oven to 375 F.
Mix all ingredients together Drop by rounded teaspoon fulls on pan, bake for 8 minutes at 375 F.
No matter what Homemade cookies are always a hit.
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He was a fourth-generation North American Huguenot born in 1760 in Virginia's Piedmont region. Trabue was a teenager when he encountered Indians along the Wilderness Road, was present at Daniel Boone's court-martial following a loss to the Indians at Boonesborough. After serving three years in Kentucky, Trabue returned to Virginia to try his lot at business. It was during this time that he experienced, as a non-soldier, the events leading up to the colonist's victory at Yorktown. By 1785, he yearned to return his young family to Kentucky and they settled in Fayette County.
In 1788, Trabue signed a petition to divide Fayette County, arguing that he was too far from the county seat of Lexington to be able to readily conduct business, caused an overburdened judicial docket and did not provide adequate representation in the Virginia legislature. The Virginia General Assembly agreed and Woodford County was born. In 1796, Trabue sold his Woodford County home and took his family from the Kentucky River basin to that of the Green River some 45-miles to the southwest in Green County.
In December 1801, the General Assembly created Adair County. Trabue's home was one-quarter mile within Adair County and thus his "fortunes were to be tied to those of Adair County." [cite] It was from here that he went on as an intregal part of the development and growth of Columbia.
At the age of 67, he wrote a narrative of his life. This narrative later became the origin of "Westward into Kentucky: The Narrative of Daniel Trabue." (I am putting this book on my Kentucky 'wish list'). Although narratives are often fraught with historical innacurracy, his accounts still make history all the richer. As was said in the introduction of Westward (the source of much of the above history):
Daniel Trabue had indeed been a pioneer in the land beyond the mountains. As a settler there, he had helped to wrest Kentucky from nature and from the Indian's tenuous hold and to plant the white man's culture in Trans-Appalachia. He had done all of this, and of equal importance he had left a rich and meaningful narrative about much of what he observed and did.


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Interview for the Workbook Project
Below is an interview that I did with Lance Weiler for the Workbook Project about what we are doing at Emerging Pictures, and how I think we could potentially be part of the solution for theatrical distribution of independent films. If you don't know about the Workbook Project, and all the transmedia work being done by Lance, you should check it out at www.workbookproject.com.
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IFP Panel: The State of Distribution
In September of 2008, I moderated a panel discussion about the current state of "indie" distribution. On the panel were Tom Bernard of Sony Classics and filmmaker Lance Weiler. It was a pretty lively debate, and an interesting contrast between the traditional distribution methodology and the new DIY model. Here it is– in its entirety– courtesy of IFP.
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text:
Two gray hairs appear in the lit mirror,
a single leaf tumbling into the courtyard.
Old age slips away, nothing to do with me,
and when grief comes, who does it find?
Idle months and years emptying away,
loved ones from long ago lost to sight,
I'll play with my girl here, my little girl:
we keep coaxing smiles from each other.
(trans David Hinton)
Source: The Selected Poems of Po Chu-I
900. Early Autumn, by Po Chü-i
Posted by Akshay Ahuja at 1:51 PM
Labels: David Hinton, Po Chü-i
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