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Would you like to showcase your tasty food or quirky merchandise as a vendor during the festivities on Saturday, August 1 from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM at Veteran's Field in Long Beach? We'll be taking reservations soon for vendor spots so we can decide on the best fit for the event.
Please note required documents that will need to be provided if your application is approved:
- A certificate of insurance is required listing Long Beach Merchants Association as an additional insured. General liability must be at least $1,000,000.
- The City of Long Beach requires vendors to be in compliance with all applicable regulations regarding their products.
- If you gross more than $12,000 a year (or, if you gross less but need one or more specialty licenses), you must obtain a Master Business License from the State of Washington Department of Licensing (DOL) for $15. You may need one or more specialty licenses; make sure to apply early.
- Please indicate below the licenses, certifications, and/or permits you have. If approved, you will need to include a copy of each with your paperwork. Please keep your licenses, permits, and certifications current. You are responsible for also bringing copies to the festival.
– Master License
– Long Beach Business License
– Liability Insurance
– Retail Food Establishment License
– Food Handler Card (Pacific County)
– Food Sampler Permit (Pacific County)
Online registration for Saturday vendors at Veteran's Field for 2019 is now closed. Check back for more details and online registration for 2020's event soon!


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Qualified Clinical Supervisor for Clinical Social Work Interns
Victoria now provides supervision for clinical social worker interns. According to the NASW Clinical Social Worker Practice Update (2003) "The purpose of supervision is to enhance the clinical social worker's professional skills, knowledge and attitudes in order to achieve competency in providing quality patient care. It aids in professional growth and development and improves clinical outcomes". Victoria provides both educational and supportive supervision. Educational supervision "establishes a learninag alliance between the supervisor and supervisee in which the supervisee learns therapeutic skills while developing self-awareness at the same time. It is also concerned with teaching the knowledge, skills, and attitudes important to clinical tasks by analyzing the social worker's interaction with the patient. The supervisor teaches the social worker what he or she needs to know to provide specific services to specific patients." "Supportive supervision is concerned with increasing job performance by decreasing job related stress that interferes with work performance." Supervision occurrs once a week at a rate of $80/hour. Sliding scale is available.
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Perth, Australia, Mar 22, 2017 - (ABN Newswire) - Flexiroam Limited (ASX:FRX.AX - News) is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary Flexiroam Asia Limited ("Flexiroam") has entered a partnership with Smart Malaysia Apps Sdn Bhd ("Smart Malaysia").
Smart Malaysia developed the Smart-i Go Malaysia ("Smart-i") mobile app which is specially designed to be used by tourists visiting Malaysia. Smart-i was conceived in line with the call by the Malaysian government for the country to play an active role in promoting Malaysian tourism. Currently, Smart-i has 1.5 million users which uses the app to access tourism offerings and information of Malaysia.
The partnership is tailored to meet the needs of tourists in Malaysia to further enhance the overall travel experiences in Malaysia. Smart-i's users will be able to view and purchase Flexiroam X Starter packs and get 500MB of free data via the app.
With Flexiroam X's data connectivity, tourists can stay connected online and access Smart-i's comprehensive contents including places of interest, shopping and making reservations for accommodations. Flexiroam X offers tourists the access to the best tourism contents in Malaysia via Flexiroam's stable data connectivity.
"We are committed to this partnership with Flexiroam as it would be beneficial to our 1.5 million users who rely on Smart-i whilst in Malaysia or planning to spend their vacation in the country. At the same time, this initiative would also help boost the domestic tourism sector", said Mr. Ryan Loh, Chief Operation Officer of Smart Malaysia.
About Flexiroam Ltd:
FLEXIROAM Limited (ASX:FRX.AX - News) is the leading telecommunications company offering a globally unified voice and data service for mobile users around the world. Its flagship data roaming product, FLEXIROAM X allows users to earn up to 100GB of data which is usable in over 100 countries and has one of the longest validity of any data roaming plan available on the market today.
FLEXIROAM is an asset light telecommunications company that does not own physical infrastructure yet is able to connect to around 580 network operators globally. FLEXIROAM aspires to be a household name in borderless mobile broadband service in Asia and beyond.
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- Seattle, WA
- Acoustic Band
- Travels up to 500 miles
- $250 and up
Acoustic party music from around the world, arranged for banjo and accordion.
Tsunami Piñata plays an eclectic mix of music from many traditions, including: Klezmer, Celtic, Northern Mexican folk music, Polkas, Italian Tarantellas, Waltzes, European Cafe Music, Russian folk songs, Tangos, plus original compositions.
We can play a mix of styles, or tailor to a specific party theme. Themes include Oktoberfest celebrations, Italian events, French events, Mexican events, and more. Let us know what you're planning and we can tell you what we can offer that will fit with your theme.
We are also available to play as a solo musicians, on accordion, banjo, or as "The Contrapparatus One-Man-Band".
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Extremely Talented with multiple instruments,
Because they provided their own sound equipment they announced raffle Christmas gift giveaways...
They were wonderfully flexible with their schedule even though the events did not fall into place perfectly with arrivals streaming in 30 to 60 minutes late...
Accordion Player, Banjo Player, Children's Music, Holiday Entertainment, Polka Band, World Music
Tsunami Piñata were amazing, just what we wanted for our farm party: something fun in the background as guests were milling about. They even covered a few songs on request, which was fantastic.
Accordion Player, Banjo Player, Folk Band
We invited Tsunami Pinata to our office Oktoberfest theme event and they WOW'd everyone! They played traditional music and sang as well. Very professional and great to work with!
Accordion Player, Banjo Player
I really appreciate the song type and atmosphere created. Luv is a talented and professional artist and we created the wedding I envisioned
Well done with thanks 🙏🏻
JEFF and Sam
Accordion Player
My family and I hired Tsunami Pinata to play polka at our family gathering. We had such a great time dancing to their music. They were so professional and lovely. They had already played a gig and driven a few hours to get to our party, but you never would have known by their spirited engagement. If you are looking for entertaining, charming, and talented musicians look no further.
Accordion Player, Banjo Player, Folk Band, Polka Band, Acoustic Band
We them playing at our preschool multicultural night. They were great! Loved the variety of music. A big hit with our kids and their families. Thank you!
Accordion Player, Banjo Player, Celtic Music, Children's Music, Folk Band, Spanish Entertainment, World Music
My 50th birthday party was a hit because of this awesome group. They are great musicians and so gracious. My guests raved about their music and loved interacting with them.
Accordion Player, Banjo Player, Folk Band, Polka Band, Acoustic Band
I contacted Luz from Tsunami Piñata several weeks ago about playing a Russian song to my husband on his birthday. Luz was amazing with her communication. Not only did she know the song I wanted, she committed to learning it in Russian for him! It was a surprise and they did not mind meeting at specific times, being flexible, being snuck around our venue and hidden. They played to a crowd of 90 people and everyone loved the music they played. Most of all my husband. When they came out and started playing and it hit him what song it was he looked at me and got choked up. The best gift ever! Thank you, Luz for being so cool and doing this for us!!
Accordion Player
They showed up early, played a great set and really got out residents excited. I would definitely book them again!
Polka Band
We had an Octoberfest party for our company and hired this pair to play polka music. They showed up on time, played great fun music and even dressed the part. It made the party! I would recommend them to anyone who likes great music and a fun time.
We will be hiring them again.
Accordion Player, Polka Band
We had a "December-fest" themed corporate holiday party and they were delightful and set the mood perfectly for our event. We had the accordion and banjo players. Would highly recommend them!
Accordion Player
This dou are very talented, have great musical chemistry, and know how to fit into any type of show or event you can think of. I have hired them for trade shows , stage shows as well as being entertainment for big celebrations. They also are the resident buskers for the Vashon Island Strawberry Festival and add a lot to the festive feel of the event. They are dynamic performers that can engage any kind of audience from young to old, hipster to hippie and everyone will be happier for it. It doesn't matter what they play it is infectious.
We hired them to play at a large volunteer appreciation dinner party and they were great. They adjusted to the event and enhances the party. When the crowd wanted to walk through the gardens and apple orchard at the event they followed along and provided a sound track to the tour. They made a great event magical. They made my guests feel special. People who attended still talk about it!
Hire them, they are worth it. Talk to them about what you want and they will come through!
Accordion Player, Acoustic Band
I've enjoyed Tsunami Piñata in their various iterations multiple times in recent years, including at a house concert at my place. Music that stirs the heart, pleases the ear, and tickles the funny bone, plus visuals that elicit awe-- They really know how to entertain!
Accordion Player, Children's Music, Irish / Scottish Entertainment, Italian Entertainment, Klezmer Band, Party Band, Polka Band, Russian Entertainment, Spanish Entertainment, Acoustic Band
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Price Range: $250 and up
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|December 22, 2019 • 5:00pm - 7:30pm
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|September 01, 2019 • 6:00pm - 10:00pm
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ZD's TRIVIA
Some 1, 284 boxes believed to contain the more than 300, 000 ballots cast for Vice-President on May 2016, will be subject to recount by the Presidential Electoral tribunal as part of the protest of former Senator Bongbong Marcos against VP Leni Robredo.
Marcos lost to Robredo by more than 200, 000 votes and his protest alleged irregularities of the votes cast not only in Negros Oriental but also in the two other pilot provinces of Ilo-ilo and Camarines Sur.
In Negros Oriental, Robredo garnered 255, 000 votes against Marcos' 66,000. But the camp of Marcos believes his votes could be higher. It was learned that the recount of the first two provinces are about to end, hence, the Commission on Elections facilitated the transportation of the ballot boxes from the 25 cities and municipalities of Negros Oriental to Manila.
Marcos alleged there are irregularities and possible cheating of votes considering the very high number of votes garnered by Robredo against him.
And with the recent decision to count only those votes that meet the 50% threshold of shading against the earlier decision of the Comelec of just 25%; both camps would likely see different results in the recount than what was previously tallied as the basis of Robredo's proclamation.
Lawyers of both Robredo and Marcos are closely monitoring the transportation and safekeeping of the ballot boxes with the Comelec to ensure their integrity and to speed up the recount process with the 2019 midterm elections looming.
Marcos is closely identified with President Rodrigo Duterte while Robredo was the running mate defeated Liberal Party presidential candidate Mar Roxas.


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Yesterday, I explained the potential benefits and drawbacks of intermittent fasting for athletes. Maybe yesterday's post intrigued you. Maybe you're curious about this whole intermittent fasting thing but don't want to sacrifice your performance in the gym or on the field.
What are my specific recommendations for athletes who wish to explore intermittent fasting? I've got twelve…plus some details about my own fasting and workout routine.
1) Use Restricted Eating Windows Over All-day Fasts
Athletes who want to lean out or maintain strength and performance while lowering body weight might have more success with shortened eating windows than with all day fasts or "one meal a day." Fast for 12-16 hours, train, and break the fast. Then have 8-12 hours to eat. This will give you a nice block of almost pure fat-burning with enough of an eating window to get the calories you need to grow and maintain muscle and to recover from your training.
2) Small Amount Of Protein Pre-workout May Help
Having a small bit of protein (20 grams whey or maybe 10 grams BCAAs) can help if truly fasted workouts are too hard.
3) Fasted Walks In the Mornings
Whether you skip breakfast or dinner, you'll have a block of time in the mornings before eating anything. That's when fat-burning will be upregulated, and brisk fasted walking is a nice way to enhance it.
4) Light Cardio After a Fasted Lifting Session
A heavy lifting session will get free fatty acids liberated from your adipose tissue, particularly if you're fasted. Doing some very light cardio after your weights should in theory help you utilize all that mobilized adipose tissue. Go for a 20-minute walk, do ten minutes on the bike, or something similar.
5) "Train Fasted, Race Fed"
This is a more intense version of "train low-carb, race high-carb," a popular and well-researched method of enhancing fat adaptation and increasing fuel efficiency in endurance athletes. Training in a fasted state "forces" the athlete to burn stored fat because, well, there isn't a whole lot of carbohydrate available. Plus, fasting necessarily increases the circulation of free fatty acids, which can be burned for fuel. This applies to everyone, not just people "racing." The trick is to train in a fasted state (if you find it helps) and compete (whether it's CrossFit games, a basketball game, a lifting competition, etc.) in a fed state—as long as it seems to improve your performance.
6) Most Of the Time, Break the Fast Shortly After the Workout
If you're skipping dinner and eating breakfast, try morning workouts. If you're skipping breakfast and eating lunch, try afternoon workouts.
7) Every So Often, Continue the Fast After a Workout
This enhances secretion of growth hormone, which fasting already elevates. Don't make this an every-workout habit, though. Diminishing returns and all.
8) Every Athlete Can Probably Benefit From the Occasional Longer Fast (24 hours+)
This will normalize inflammation, boost growth hormone, and upregulate autophagy, giving you all the necessary co-factors for rest and recovery. Tissues will heal, joints will recover. Do nothing more on these days than easy movement (walks, hikes, bike rides, swims). Time this fast away from competition because your performance may suffer. Do these once a week or every other week.
9) If You Have Joint Problems (or Want To Avoid Them), Take Collagen or Drink Bone Broth Before a Fasted Workout
Fifteen grams of pre-workout collagen or gelatin with a few hundred milligrams of vitamin C has been shown to improve collagen synthesis in connective tissue, and collagen shouldn't disrupt the fast too much.
10) More Isn't Better
I see this a lot, especially with endurance athletes who get into intermittent fasting. They start eating breakfast later and see their times drop and their body fat disappear. They feel lighter on their feet, faster, just better all around. So they push breakfast even later and maintain the benefits, even building on them. Pretty soon they're skipping lunch, and their performance drops off a cliff. When trying to use fasting to improve athletic performance, less is more generally speaking.
11) Realize That Exercise and Fasting Are Additive
For the average couch potato to get the benefits of fasting, he or she might need to go 16 hours without food. The couch potato isn't liberating body fat through training. The couch potato isn't getting into ketosis through physical activity. The couch potato isn't increasing mitochondrial density—the power plants of the cells which actually process fuel—with exercise. The athlete is doing all those things. For the athlete, many of the benefits of fasting will appear with smaller fasting windows.
12) Consider Sleeping Low
"Sleeping low" is an alternative to full-on fasting that actually seems to work well. This is how you do it:
- Afternoon workout. This should be something intense that depletes glycogen—sprinting, metabolic conditioning, high volume strength training, high intensity endurance workouts.
- Eat protein and fat at dinner, no carbs. You're not refilling your glycogen. You're reveling in your lack of glycogen.
- Sleep.
- Wake up and do low-intensity cardio (walking, cycling, hiking, swimming) before breakfast. Eat carbs at breakfast.
- Repeat.
When a group of triathletes followed this protocol, both their submaximal efficiency and supramaximal capacity. High submaximal efficiency means you get more power out of each stroke/pedal/step with less energy required. Your "easy pace" becomes faster and more powerful. High supramaximal capacity means you can last longer at your maximum power output.
It's likely that full-on fasting could be integrated into this protocol. Maybe with a compressed eating window leading up to the afternoon workout.
A Few Words About My Routine:
A few people have asked, so I'll give an overview of how I approach this topic for myself:
Every day, I do time-restricted feeding. This isn't a formal declaration I make with myself every day. It's not really a schedule. It just happens naturally. I wake up and most days I'm not very hungry for anything but a cup of coffee, so I "skip" breakfast and eat my first meal around one in the afternoon following a workout.
Most of my workouts are performed in a fasted state, and I usually keep fasting after the workout for a few hours. I'll extend that fast after the workout to really take advantage of the increased secretion of growth hormone. I'm not really trying to "get big" or anything, I'm more interested in maintaining body comp and function and increasing longevity. Natural pulses in growth hormone help with that.
Before most workouts, I'll do some Collagen Fuel. This doesn't seem to impair my fast and it helps me keep my joints working well—an important part of aging.
Half an hour before my weekly Ultimate Frisbee game, I'll also include a little Primal Fuel (my whey isolate powder). This just helps me perform better. I'm not going to lose. (By the way, I'll talk more about protein types for different functions in an upcoming post.)
That's it for today, folks. Have you tried any of these fasting workout tips? Have they worked? Do you have any more to add? Let us know down below!
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Archive for March 10, 2019
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25 Family Guy Quagmire Moments That Went Too Far0
Fox's animated series Family Guy isn't afraid to push the boundaries of comedy, but there's been several instances of Quagmire going a step too far with his actions. The show focuses primarily on the lives of the Griffin family, with Peter often serving as the main character. His wife Lois, children Meg, Chris, and Stewie, and dog Brian are usually right by his side, and so are Peter's rowdy group of friends. But, no one on Family Guy is quite as boisterous as Peter's creepy friend Quagmire.
For a series full of inappropriate moments and crude humor, it's Quagmire's perverted nature that is used most often as a source for comedy. He's a twisted neighbor and friend of the family who's become obsessed with Lois to uncomfortable levels, and even shown an attraction to Meg. The moves he's attempted to make on them can be comedic, but there's also plenty of examples of Quagmire taking things too far.
Related: 25 Family Guy Deleted Scenes That Were Too Much For TV
Screen Rant's latest list video dedicated to Family Guy, which is featured at the top of this post, takes a look at Quagmire's past to show 25 examples of him doing something he should not. Given his high-level of interest in making love, most of the entries on the list have to deal with his interactions with women, and the often uncomfortable place they can put viewers in.
Guagmire's sexual desires have gone so far that Family Guy has implied that almost nothing will stop him. He's been shown drugging the Bachelorette so he can have his way with her, and later wanted to hook up with her and his own mother at the same time. Family Guy has also made it clear that not even underage girls are outside of Quagmire's interests, as he once became excited upon discovering a young cheerleader tied up in the bathroom. He's also been shown wanting to use dead bodies for his own pleasure and even seduced Cleveland's wife Loretta repeatedly, forcing them to get a divorce. A cut scene even implied he had his way with Marge from The Simpsons.
Despite all of this gross behavior by Quagmire, he's never been to prison thanks to his parents preventing it from happening before. Family Guy has confirmed that he has several diseases as a result of these actions, but with him building up an immunity to mace and constructing the Holder-Downer 5000, he's shown no signs of slowing down. Even with potentially dozens of his own children running around town (and possibly more around the world), it looks like nothing will stop Quagmire from doing what he wants with whoever he wants to do it to. With Family Guy continuing on, viewers should just expect more of the same from the neighborhood creep, unless a major change comes his way.


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In order to model the cross helicity at the solar surface, magnetoconvection under the presence of a vertical large-scale magnetic field is simulated with NIRVANA. The robust result of the calculations is that the cross helicity can well be represented by the observable correlation of the vertical flow and the vertical field. The characteristic helicity speed as the ratio of the eddy diffusivity and the density scale height results to 1.1 km/s. This value coincides with the data of the Japanese HINODE satellite and the Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope. Both simulations and observations thus lead to 1012cm2/s as the sofar unknown eddy diffusivity at the surface of the quiet Sun.


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Here are the winners and favourites from Challenge 90!
We loved seeing all of your creations inspired by Anja's technique challenge! Our Challenge Winner will be given the opportunity to be our guest in an upcoming challenge!
Challenge 91 goes live in one hour at am EST, come and join us! One more from our Guest Designer! Marcia Hill.
- Pearl's of Dynamite: Tag You're It Competition;
- Developing Multicultural Leaders: The Journey to Leadership Success.
- First Little Readers: Ice Cream Scoops (Level B);
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Bovine Summer Pneumonia
By Drs. Giselle Cino, Pankaj Kumar, Kelli Almes and Gregg Hanzlicek
Summer pneumonia, also known as pasture pneumonia is a disease most often observed in preweaned calves on pasture late in the summer. Pathogens that have been most often associated with this disease include bovine coronavirus (BCoV) and bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV). Recently, a Kansas herd experienced the disease early in the spring, shortly after pasture turnout.
History: Approximately 200 commercial beef cows calved in the spring. Calves were administered a respiratory vaccine and a multivalent clostridial toxoid at three days of age. The herd was then housed in a dry lot until the middle of May with no major health issues reported. At that time, calves (approximately 4 months of age) were administered with the same vaccine products received as neonates, and they were moved with their dams to multiple pastures.
Clinical signs: Approximately three weeks later, calves in multiple pasture locations began to show signs of severe respiratory disease. The clinical signs included ≥106° rectal temperature and extreme dyspnea with open-mouth breathing. (Figure 1, affected calf from this case)
Diagnostics: Three calves were necropsied and histopathology and bovine respiratory panel PCR tests were performed. Gross necropsy description included bronchopneumonia, with severe emphysematous bullae. (Figure 2, 3, 4) Histopathology was consistent with a diagnosis of bronchointerstitial pneumonia. In lung tissue from one calf, syncytial cells were observed. (Figure 5) In all three calves lung tissue was PCR positive for BRSV. The PCR Ct values were low (20.0, 24.3, and 28.3) indicating a very large amount of virus. All lung tissues were negative for all other BRD associated viral pathogens. Additionally, all lung tissues were negative for M. haemolytica and B. trehalosi, but were positive (high Ct values) for P. multocida, M. bovis, and H. somni.
Outcome: Calves that were observed experiencing BRD were immediately administered medications as recommended by the owner's veterinarian. New cases continued to occur for approximately two weeks. In total, 60 calves were affected with 17 of those resulting in mortalities.
Addendum: Gene sequencing to compare the BRSV strain found in the lung to the vaccine strain that was administered to the calves suggested that a strain distinct from the vaccine strain was circulating in this herd.
Take home messages from this case: Even in well vaccinated herds, respiratory disease outbreaks in some herds can occur. The value of PCR was highlighted in this case because the results were available within 24 hrs. (versus multiple days for other testing platforms) and the level of virus present was quantified through Ct values. Quantification is helpful for determining which organisms are contributing to the disease in contrast to being part of the "normal" background-organism population. In addition, even though the veterinarian suspected BRSV was involved, only through appropriate sampling, sampling handling, and diagnostics, was the associated pathogen identified. Both the practitioner and producer knew what organism was involved early in the course of the outbreak which provided guidance toward the most appropriate treatment strategy and provided some predictions to the expected short-term outcome.
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Back to School Shopping
In our house, we hold off on getting pants and long sleeved shirts until the weather actually gets cooler.
The reason? Growth spurts.
When my kids were really young, I learned the hard way about buying things ahead of time. I traipsed out in the hot hot summer months, buying adorable clothes that – by the time cooler weather prevailed – were woefully short by the time I actually put them on the kids.
In my effort to avoid high water pants and too-short sleeves, I've learned to wait. I've also learned how to save a buck on clothes I know won't fit the kids in 6 months. Fortunately, the KC Metro area is full of kids consignment sales.
Whether it's clothes, toys, books, furniture or accessories for the kids, consignment shopping is a great way to save. Plus, there's the added benefit of cleaning out the house (and making some money) by selling your gently used clothes, toys and furniture. Happy shopping!


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Skimming attempt thwarted in Glen Carbon
Suspects were trying to steal personal information on debit cards
A couple of alert bank employees helped Glen Carbon police thwart an Aug. 19 skimming attempt at an ATM at US Bank in Glen Carbon.
The incident unfolded just after 3 p.m. when the young male driver of a white 2003 Mazda, bearing temporary Missouri license plates, pulled up to the ATM and made several cash transactions, according to court records accompanying a warrant that sought permission to search the Mazda.
The transactions – and the driver - were captured on surveillance video, and a bank employee who reviewed the footage realized that the driver and the car matched the description of a driver and car wanted by Missouri police for planting skimming devices on ATMs at banks in Missouri.
After the transactions, the bank employee followed the Mazda driver to the Conoco station. Glen Carbon police arrived and received permission from the driver to search the car.
According to a sworn statement, police found a blue bank bag under the driver's seat with 10 to 15 stacks of cash inside, each with a credit/debit card laid across it. The driver was identified as the man who had made the ATM transactions. He was arrested.
Glen Carbon police learned the Mazda's owner was suspected of being involved with a skimming ring in the Kansas City, Mo., area in which about $230,000 was taken.
Thieves use skimming devices to steal personal information stored on a debit card. The device is actually a small card reader which is placed over an ATM's real card slot, according to an explanation on the How Stuff Works website.
"When you slide your card into the ATM, you're unwittingly sliding it through the counterfeit reader, which scans and stores all the information on the magnetic strip," according to the website.
To gain full access to a cardholder's bank account, though, thieves also need the PIN number. In some cases, those are obtained using a pinhole camera surreptitiously placed near the ATM, or a fake keypad.
No one has been charged locally in the Aug. 19 incident in Glen Carbon. Glen Carbon Police Lt. Wayne White acknowledged that a skimming ring has been operating in the St. Louis area recently and stressed that skimming has been a problem nationwide as well.
"It's not rare these days," he said.
Between 2014 and 2015, ATM skimming nation-wide increased by more than 500 percent, according to financial analytics company FICO.
White declined to say whether Glen Carbon police will seek to have the money found inside the Mazda, or the Mazda itself, forfeited to the department. The investigation involves several factors that he was not at liberty to discuss.
"It's all being reviewed," he said. "It's all very complicated."
The ring in Missouri is being investigated by several Missouri police departments and the U.S. Secret Service. Several suspects have been using false names and providing false identification, according to court documents.
No skimming incidents have been reported this year in Edwardsville, according to Edwardsville Police Sgt. Mike Lybarger. The only skimming incident recently appears to have been in June of 2016 when a local bank employee notified police that someone was attempting to use a card skimmer at a gas pump at an Edwardsville gas station. The suspect was arrested and found to be part of a larger skimming operation on the St. Louis side of the river, Lybarger said.


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"Falsetto" is a singing style when the vocal is sung in a very unnatural and artificial high-pitch.
The term is used especially for males but can be used for females as well.
Some examples of artists and bands that sing in falsetto: Bee Gees, Frankie Vallie, Coldplay, John Frusciante, A-ha
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India along with Pakistan, Afghanistan and 17 others are major producing and trafficking countries, US state department spokesman Ian Kelly said.
Kellly, however, said that a country's presence on the list does not necessarily reflect its counternarcotics efforts nor does it reflect its cooperation with the US.
"The designation can reflect a combination of geographic, commercial, and economic factors that allow drugs to be produced and/or trafficked through a country despite its own best efforts," Kelly said in a statement.
Other countries identified as major drug-transit or drug-producing countries include Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Burma, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Laos, Mexico, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela.
The list prepared for the purposes of the Foreign Relations Authorisation Act has been notified to the Congress.
Of these, the US has found that Bolivia, Burma, and Venezuela, have "failed demonstrably" during the last 12 months to adhere to international counternarcotics agreements and to take measures set forth in US law.
In the cases of Bolivia and Venezuela, Kelly said President Barack Obama has issued a national interest waiver so that the US may continue to support specific programs to benefit the people of these countries.
In Venezuela, funds will continue to support civil society programs and small community development programs. In Bolivia, the waiver will permit continued support for agricultural development, exchange programs, small enterprise development, and police training programs among others.
When a country does not live up to its obligations under international counternarcotics agreements and conventions, the President determines that the country has "failed demonstrably". Such a designation can lead to sanctions, Kelly said.
However, the President may also execute a waiver should he determine that continuing US assistance is in the national interest of the United States. Even without such a waiver, humanitarian assistance and counternarcotics assistance may continue, the statement said.
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India along with Pakistan, Afghanistan and 17 others are major producing and trafficking countries, US state department spokesman Ian Kelly said.


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Sep 18, 2018
Hi everyone!
Welcome back to Takeover Tuesday! We're back with our third installment, and then we're going to take a week off while we retool the process. I can't thank our guest reviewers enough for their participation, especially today's guest on the Movie Geek & Proud Podcast, starring Rob, his stalker Shawn, and while don't mention him in this review, Shawn from two hours in the future. It's kind of difficult to follow, but if you want the whole story, start by following them on Twitter @MGnPPodcast, and then subscribe to their show on Podbean, Soundcloud, and iTunes. In addition to meeting Shawn from two hours in the future, you'll also enjoy a nice selection of in-depth reviews and conversation about films both from Rob's personal collection and films currently available in the theaters and on streaming services.
And if you want to get involved with Takeover Tuesday, and write and craft your own review, head on over to onemoviepunch.com/takeover-tuesday, read up on the process and format, and reach out to us either using the contact form or on social media. Details in the show notes.
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Hi there!
I'm Rob and here with my stalker friend Shawn.
Today's movie is "Addams Family Values"(1993), directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and written by Paul Rudnick, based on the characters created by Charles Addams. With the arrival of a new baby and a murderous nanny, The Addams Family are tested to keep their family together in this comedic sequel that truly says, "Blood is thicker than water".
Spoilers ahead.
"Addams Family Values" (1993) is a sequel that brings the entire family back that captures the magic and appeal from the first one as well as on the TV show. Each actor and actress channels the essence of their characters one more time with this commitment to make us laugh and remind us that this kooky family still has a story to tell.
Gomez (Raul Julia) (Awwww!) and Morticia (Angelica Houston) (Ooooo!) as the head of the family do a superb job in leading the sequel playing the lovable and infatuated couple, who after having three kids still manage to be in so much love with each other and looking good while doing so. Newcomer Joan Cusack playing Debbie Jellinsky as the deadly serial killer nanny is one of the best fictional characters ever created generating a gay following that inspired Halloween costumes and drag impersonations. Cusack brings the fun and drives the plot in the direction the film takes.
This follow up amps up the comedy with a lot more slapstick sequences that expands more away from Addams Manor and poking fun at the cookie cutter image of "Perfect America". Pulling back the comedic curtains to this movie you will see there is a message behind this: Family is important and through tough times, they will always come through for you. This film also says that it's okay to be odd, weird, strange, and even a little dark. The film speaks for the unique individuals and says you are special too.
"Addams Family Values" (1993) is a hilarious sequel with your favorite family and great new added characters. We recommend this film to all ages from fans of the tv show and original movie to even today's audiences who enjoys 90s humor in all its wonderfulness.
Rotten Tomatoes: 78% (CERTIFIED)
Metacritic: 62
One Movie Punch: 8.5 and 9.0 / 10
"Addams Family Values" (1993) is currently streaming on Starz.
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Seminar Center for Global Humanities Lecture/Seminar Series
Secularism is one of the most misunderstood isms in the entire American political lexicon. In this presentation, we try to get to the bottom of what secularism is, and most importantly, what secularism is not. The relation of the secular worldview to such ideas as liberalism, atheism, separationism, and accommodationism--among others--is examined and a status report of the contemporary secular predicament is rendered.
Jacques Berlinerblau is associate professor and director of the Program for Jewish Civilization at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He has published on a wide variety of issues ranging from the composition of the Hebrew Bible, to the sociology of heresy, to modern Jewish intellectuals, to African- American and Jewish-American relations. Professor Berlinerblau's most recent book is How to Be Secular: A Call to Arms for Religious Freedom.
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Jacques Berlinerblau, How to Be Secular: A Call to Arms for Religious Freedom (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012)
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umount, umount2 - unmount a file system
#include <sys/mount.h> int umount(const char *file); int umount2(const char *file, int mflag);
The umount() function requests that a previously mounted file system contained on a block special device or directory be unmounted. The file argument is a pointer to the abso- lute pathname of the file system to be unmounted. After unmounting the file system, the directory upon which the file system was mounted reverts to its ordinary interpreta- tion. The umount2() function is identical to umount(), with the additional capability of unmounting file systems even if there are open files active. The mflag argument must contain one of the following values: 0 Perform a normal unmount that is equivalent to umount(). The umount2() function returns EBUSY if there are open files active within the file system to be unmounted. MS_FORCE Unmount the file system, even if there are open files active. A forced unmount may resort in loss of data, so it should be used only when a regular unmount is unsuccessful. The umount2() function returns ENOTSUP if the specified file systems does not support MS_FORCE. Currently only nfs- and ufs-type file sys- tems support MS_FORCE.
Upon successful completion, 0 is returned. Otherwise, -1 is returned and errno is set to indicate the error.
The umount() and umount2() functions will fail if: EBUSY A file on file is busy. EFAULT The file pointed to by file points to an illegal address. EINVAL The file pointed to by file is not mounted. ENOENT The file pointed to by file does not exist. ELOOP Too many symbolic links were encountered in translat- ing the path pointed to by file. ENAMETOOLONG The length of the file argument exceeds PATH_MAX, or the length of a file component exceeds NAME_MAX while _POSIX_NO_TRUNC is in effect. ENOLINK The file pointed to by file is on a remote machine and the link to that machine is no longer active. ENOTBLK The file pointed to by file is not a block special device. EPERM The process's effective user ID is not superuser. EREMOTE The file pointed to by file is remote. The umount2() function will fail if: ENOTSUP The file pointed to by file does not support this operation.
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Our school's positive behaviour policy has been developed in accordance with Department of Education guidelines. It aims to empower students to make decisions about their behaviour and is based on the rights and responsibilities of students, teachers and parents. Three basic questions are the basis of all school rules:
Is it safe?
Is it fair?
Does it show you care?
Children are encouraged to use these questions to guide their choices and behaviour.
Our school also has a weekly meeting that focuses on the school values and supports students to develop social and problem solving skills. This is complemented by the explicit teaching of social skills in classrooms. Where problems occur we use restorative practices to address what has occurred and to repair the harm.
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Cohen's opening remarks included the explosive allegation that Trump knew in advance of WikiLeaks' plans to release hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee during the 2016 presidential election. The opening statement, which was nothing short of damning for the president, also detailed Trump's alleged history of inflating his wealth and racist comments.
"Mr. Trump is a racist," Cohen said. "The country has seen Mr. Trump court white supremacists and bigots. You have heard him call foreign countries 'shitholes.' In private, he is even worse."
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After four 40+ days, including yesterday's 45.25 miles, I woke with the knowledge that the distance to Killarney was potentially under 30 miles. There was about four miles down to Rathmore on the N72, which had previously been very unpleasant but would be a quick way to meet with the main N22 road from Cork, and then a short ride into Killarney. I did not fancy the N72 and I had started to miss the hills which I cursed as I rode through Wales. If, when I got to Rathmore, I went straight over the N72 I could instead take something of a diagonal to Killarney along potentially scenic Irish lanes.
When I did cross the N72 in Rathmore it seemed a normal road through a country town without heavy traffic but I pressed on wanting to take to the hills anyway but within a hundred yards was brought to a stop by level crossing gates and I was soon joined by more traffic. Most of the drivers seemed more relaxed than is usual in those circumstances in England and as they arrived some started using their mobiles and some got out of their cars. The crossing was by Rathmore Station and eventually a train arrived and stopped and gave no sign of moving so I got off my bike and walked up to the gate. The explanation was that the line was single track until it reached the Station where alongside the platforms it became two tracks and, as the locals presumably knew, the train was waiting for another train travelling in the opposite direction. It eventually
arrived, the passengers got off and we were away and I headed up a hill on a narrow lane.
There is a certain pleasure of climbing a hill on a bike. There is the pleasure of anticipation , a sense of satisfaction as you plough along, nose down, making your legs grind up the steep slopes, making slight gear changes to keep the right cadence and, finally, the sense of satisfaction of reaching the top and, as a relaxed tourer, stopping to look at the view and take a drink of water.
The verges of the hills were interesting because the distribution of the flowers and grasses often subtly changed as you climbed. One reason, notably in Wales, had been because of an increase in height giving slightly cooler temperatures and stronger winds in the exposed sections. Another common reason was that the soil decreased in quality and depth. One bright orange flower 2/3 feet in height had been brightening up the verges in the sunshine, and it was also often in the cottage gardens. In fact, it had always been in the verge within a 100 yards of a cottage but for the first time I saw one that wasn't and now, as the soil thinned, it became more common often covering
several yards.
Also on the verge was a blue notice which I had frequently seen when nearing a village. It had been erected by the Garda and one I saw later had attached below a handwritten note from a parish confirming that they did text the Garda if they saw something suspicious.
There was a confusing network of lanes to navigate through until I joined the long straight main street of Gneevgullia. There was a village shop which, by now I had discovered, would have a coffee machine and sandwiches. I sat down outside at a table in the sun with a feeling of satisfaction and watched the life of the village pass.
The route looked complicated through the lanes and, as I was looking at my map, a passing shopper asked me if I needed help. I said I was going to Killarney and told her I was looking for a route through the lanes but she did not think much of the idea and said the lanes were narrow and difficult. She suggested that I went to the end of the street and then downhill to the N72. This had already been suggested by someone who had sat down by me so I decided to take their advice and went to the end of the street. There was suddenly a spectacular and expansive view not only along my route but across the water to the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, which climbed to 1000 metres beyond.
I hadn't realised how high I had climbed and with a couple of turns of the pedals, I was off down the road freewheeling all the way back to the outskirts of Rathmore. It was an exhilarating 10 minutes with enough sweeping corners to add to the excitement, challenging me to keep off the brakes to keep up the speed.
Hitting Rathmore, I found the main street flourishing with flags and placards on all the shops, commercial premises and houses, the most noticeable being at the entrance to the town.
The match was at the coming weekend. It was clear that the players came from Rathmore and what was striking was that all the notices were in red, the colour of the flag of Cork Country which Rathmore is in.
It interesting going along the road to see how cycle friendly it was. As soon as possible after coming to a built up area you would be taken off the road with a cycle path or a shared cycle/pedestrian path so you did not have to overtake parked cars. Otherwise there was a hard shoulder of varying width. In the few stretches where there was no hard shoulder there would be a white line a short distance from the kerb. Though not designated as a cycle path, you would be given a wide berth.
Entering Killarney and nearing the junction with the N 71 there were notices warning of potential queues and, at the roundabout, more warnings. The N 71 was the road from Cork and was carrying heavy traffic and lorries. There was a cycle path skirting around the outside but this did not keep me away from the real tangle: leading onto the roundabout from the far side was a wide roadway from the large area in front of a school. It was the afternoon pick up and there was the familiar chaos from a mixture of children, parents and cars trying to pick up the children and getting from and into the roundabout. One mother had even parked on the roundabout itself and was trying to scramble her child into the car despite a looming lorry. I got off and picked my way cautiously through the melee, and set up my route on Google maps through the suburbs to the Cherry Tree B & B.
There was a notice outside proclaiming "Fibre WiFi" and what was striking was its evident age. I never had any difficulties in finding WiFi whether in a lodging or eating place and the implementation of WiFi in Ireland is way ahead of England's. The initiatives now from the local authorities is to have public hotspots. In Fermoy I had been told that the town centre and main street was all a hotspot. Later on in the journey in a town centre I went into one of those peculiarly Irish establishments with a deli
counter from which you could order take away food and that also had a modest traditional cafe behind and small bar at the back. When I was getting the food I asked if there was WiFi and, if so, what the password was and was told that it was better outside where I was sitting with my bike and I did not need a password.
The establishment attracted three different sets of customers: those wanting a quick take away which you could eat outside, a small cafe with no great pretensions but providing a good meeting place with coffee and cakes, and the small bar invariably at the back, which usually had a few veterans sitting down with a Guinness.
Places like this in England could flourish providing a local meeting place where cafes and licensed premises now fail. Unfortunately, the different types of regulations would make it almost impossible to set up.
The B & B was not far from the centre of Killarney and, after a short day of 34 miles, I went to the pub/restaurant, highly recommended by the proprietor, earlier than usual with the comforting thought that tomorrow was a rest day. It was a good recommendation.
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Understanding the Thai culture of spirit houses.
You'll see them everywhere. Ornate and colourful doll-size houses on stilts, strategically positioned outside every home, business, school and in public areas. Other than making great photo opportunities for tourists, what is behind these impressive little structures that resemble miniature temples?
Spirits reside everywhere in Thailand, and Thai people go out of their way to keep them happy. Animism, or spirit worship, is probably the oldest form of religion in the world, and when Buddhism arrived in South East Asia, it developed alongside this ancient spirit worship. Today many of the beliefs are knitted with Buddhism and form part of everyday life for Thai people.
One of these practices is the use of 'San Phra Phum', or spirit houses. The purpose of the spirit house is to provide an appealing shelter for the spirits who inhabit the area where a house or business is built. Permission needs to be granted by the spirits before a new building breaks ground. The spirit house is constructed first, to entice the spirits to move into their own home and not in the house or shop. There are guardian spirits of the house, the garden and the land, as well as ones that guard specifically over rice
paddy, bodies of water, and military forts. You may notice that Thais always step over the threshold when entering a house – never on it. The reason – they don't want to disturb the guardian spirit of gates and stairwells that resides there.
The construction of a spirit house can be simple, resembling a basic Thai bungalow home, or as intricate as a palace. They can be constructed of wood, concrete or brick, and roadside shops with hundreds of colourful houses for sale are a common sight. The construction itself is a specialised field, and only an expert spirit house builder would be considered. Not only is the building his responsibility, but he also needs to be familiar with all the necessary rituals involved so that the invited spirits will find it an acceptable earthly abode.
San Phra Phum are often decorated with little figurines of people and animals, incense holders and vases for flowers, and some even contain furniture. One will often see figures of an elderly man and woman - they are the caretakers of the spirit house, who will always be there to look after the house. Anything that people need in life, spirits need too. So, symbolically, statuettes of horses and elephants provide transportation, and tiny ceramic or wooden dancers entertain the spirits, while figurines of pets provide companionship.
The position of a spirit house is very important, and many a well-meaning expat has unknowingly placed one incorrectly, upsetting the neighbourhood in the process. Important to remember, should you ever need to erect a spirit house, is that it should never lie where the shadow of the building will fall on it.
One can regularly see Thais presenting offerings to the spirits. Fresh fruit, rice, chicken or duck, beer, water and cold drinks, keep the spirits' hunger and thirst at bay. Candles and incense, fresh flowers in the vases and garlands keep the house looking good, and they are sometimes strung with fairy lights at night for 24-hour visual appeal. Resorts in particular often boast elaborate spirit houses and generous offerings.
Spirit houses can also be seen at dangerous curves in the road or places of frequent accidents. This is to keep the spirits happy, and ask for the protection of all that use the road. A good example of this is on Samui's ring-road just past Chaweng Noi, on the way to Lamai where a large, impressive spirit house overlooks the bend. Locals driving past hoot three times to acknowledge the spirits.
Because spirit houses need to be well-maintained, there comes a time when they need to be replaced. Old spirit houses cannot merely be dumped. The spirits are coaxed into the new house, and the old one is laid to rest in a communal 'burial ground' for old spirit houses, usually a location well known to be rich in spirit activity. On Samui, a road known as the Ghost Road is the local spot to offload broken spirit houses. It is a rather eerie sight to drive along this road, which is a back road to the airport, and see hundreds of discarded spirit houses. They are regularly removed by the owner of the property, but somehow the pile grows higher again.
The title of this story is an attempt to play around with words, but, really, there's very little that's 'reserved' here. In fact it could realistically be said that this resort was the leader in the field and that the others are just catching up. Except that might sound a little boastful – and that's one thing you definitely won't come across at The Tongsai Bay!
One will often find colourful strips of cloth tied around large trees in forests or gardens. It is believed that spirits reside in old trees. Offerings are placed at the foot of the tree or in lower branches, and the bright ribbons are a symbol for others not to cut down the tree. At Namuang waterfall, a large tree's base boasts offerings that include a rather generously proportioned bra, as well as other clothing items and shoes. Banana groves are the favoured haunting grounds of female spirits, so one often sees spirit houses along the road nearby.
Longtail boats are decorated with the same bright cloth and ribbon. Keeping the spirits of the sea happy will ensure a safe journey, and bring in a bountiful catch. In the same way, cars, trucks and taxis display garlands of flowers to protect the occupants of the vehicle on the journey. Most cars and taxis are also adorned with 'yan' – religious symbols painted usually on the ceiling of the car, by a monk to protect it and its passengers. Yan painting can also be found on the doors of houses to keep unwanted or ghostly visitors outside.
To be on the safe side, you may want to bear the following in mind: If you make jokes while eating, a ghost will steal your rice. In case you were planning to ... you should know that you will see a ghost if you bend down and look between your legs. Watch those yoga poses then!
Spirit houses may be fascinating. They may be beautiful to photograph. However, please remember that to others they are a place of worship, so show respect when taking pictures. Don't put your feet on any religious figure such as a Buddha or spirit house. Don't touch or re-arrange items in the house to suit your photo, and don't take photos when people are praying.
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Microsoft has managed to do it yet again. A new 0-day exploit has been found for IE 7, 8 & 9 running on any version of Windows released in the last 10 years. Computers can get compromised simply by visiting a malicious website, which gives the attacker the same privileges as the current user.
Now would be a good time for you to switch to a web browser that doesn't give you anything short of cancer like Chrome or Firefox.
Check out The Verge link for more info as well as the Metasploit link for the demos.
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OKLAHOMA CITY – A local organization will be making a large donation to the Moore Public School District to help with projects that would have been delayed because of the May 20 tornado.
The Jewish Federation of Greater Oklahoma City will donate $1 million to the district at its monthly school board meeting on Thursday.
For more than four months, the federation collected donations from individuals, foundations and Jewish federations across the country.
As the donations continued to pour in, a committee tried to come up with the best way to use that money that would help the community.
"We knew that, in spite of the tremendous outpouring of support to address short-term needs, when the spotlight dimmed, having a long-term vision for the community of Moore would be essential," stated Edie Roodman, Executive Director of the Jewish Federation. "Our Disaster Relief Committee listened to Moore residents who highlighted the schools' pivotal role in their community. Many said the award-winning schools were the primary reason they lived in Moore and planned to stay there. It became clear to us that this is where our support should be targeted."
Organizers say the donation will be used for projects that would have been delayed until recovery from the storms was complete.
One such project includes the renovation of the Central Junior High School athletic facility.
During the tornado, the building suffered severe damage to the structure and the athletic equipment inside.


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A long time ago, September 11th was just a date on the calendar.
Eight years ago, it became a symbol of the horrific terrorist attacks that happened in New York, Washington, and a town not far from my hometown in Pennsylvania. That town, Shanksville, was where one of the hijacked planes crashed before reaching its destination (the White House).
There's a great project, The 2996 Project, and its mission is to take the focus away from the perpetrators and refocus it on the people who lost their lives that day. That's accomplished by having talented writers and bloggers research their lives and remind us in words who they were. It's a magnificent idea that many in the blogging community are embracing.
I hope that fellow bloggers will understand that I am not participating in this wonderful project, because there is someone very close to me that I lost on a very different September 11th two years ago.
I want to tell her story, too, so that people will not forget who she was.
Her name was Shirley (named, as the story goes, after Shirley Temple).
She was born and lived at the crest of the Laurel Mountains, not so far from Shanksville. Her father was a coal miner, albeit a unlikely one: tall, bookish and sickly. She was the middle child, with all that being a middle child entails.
Shirley's family moved dozens of times in her formative years. A different part of town, a different school. They were as poor as poor could be, even after the Depression "ended." To escape, she watched movies and buried her head in books, which she loved.
She was a teenager in the 50s, and struggled to make friends during those almost-constant moves.
She was an attractive girl with dark hair and a quiet smile, mostly German heritage with a great-great-great-great grandmother who was Native American.
During the summertime, her dark features, seasonal tan and permed dark hair meant that people believed she was a light-skinned woman of color – and treated accordingly for the mid-50s. Her lifelong sense of fairness and open-mindedness was shaped by the nastiness she encountered from strangers (and worse yet, sometimes, from people she knew).
At 17, she met a sailor on leave from the Navy. They met on a Friday and by the end of the weekend, he'd proposed. They were married soon after, and in 1957, a year later, they welcomed a daughter.
Eventually, they raised four children. They moved away from Johnstown and the mill and mining region, and settled in a residential area closer to Pittsburgh. While her husband worked long hours as a computer programmer, she made a home for her family and her children.
It was a home like any other home of that era, filled with people who were human, who loved and worked hard, who lied and made mistakes and tried, every day, to be the best people they could be.
The suburbs in the late 60s and 70s could be a really challenging place, with so much turbulence in the air. Cities were a tumultuous ball of conflict; in the suburbs, that conflict simmered under a veil of propriety and a mask of contentment. It was a culture where drug use was everywhere, and Shirley had to steer her kids through that bumpy patch of road. Sometimes she succeeded. Sometimes she lost the battle. And on a few occasions, she almost lost herself in the struggle.
As her children graduated and headed off to college, one by one, she experienced a renaissance. She got her GED and then went on to college herself. She loved the classes and the chance to learn.
She'd always wanted to write; the movies she watched and the books she'd read inspired her. She made a go at writing short stories in the horror genre. Some of her work was published in compilations and quarterly publications, but she grew disillusioned by the rejections to her query letters. Eventually, she put her typewriter away.
Shirley was a phenomenal listener. "Empathy" was her middle name. Her children were occasionally frustrated when friends would come to visit, and spend time with Mom instead!
That empathy came in handy when she eventually became involved in her life's work. She volunteered at a thrift shop, and it was her favorite place to be. She made lifelong friends, raised money for community works like food pantries, and became a mentor for more than a few lost souls.
Shirley's children graduated from college, got married and had their own children. She loved being a grandmother, and her grandchildren loved their "nanny."
Like her father, health was a gift that seemed to elude Shirley over her lifetime. She fought cancer for years, and coped with the emotional and mental side effects of that battle. A lifelong smoking habit and struggles with high blood pressure and diabetes led to a heart attack at 50 and another one in 2004, when she had quadruple bypass surgery. She looked and felt great after recovering from that heart attack, but in early 2007, her body began to give out. Cancer returned to her kidneys, and then her brain. And on September 11th of that year, Shirley passed away.
The ones she left behind remember her and carry her memory with them. Shirley's youngest child shared her love of fictional worlds, of movies and of books you could lose yourself in for a few hours. He was a gifted writer even at a young age.
Like his mom, he let that interest in words sit on a shelf and gather dust for years. A few years before Shirley died, he rediscovered that interest. He sent query e-mails to newspapers and magazines, and to his joy, his work was accepted.
And to this day, two years after Shirley's passing, he thinks of his mom when one of his queries is accepted, or when his byline appears in a newspaper, or a magazine, or on a Web page.
Shirley, if you have not already guessed, is my mother. I miss her every day. And I don't want people to forget the amazing, warm, complicated, complex, loving person that she was. Ever.
So this was my memory project.
There's a song by the Pretenders, "Hymn to Her." The lyrics always remind me of the bonds between parents and children, and of my mom.
And she will always carry on
Something is lost / something is found
They will keep on speaking her name
Some things change / Some stay the same


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Hello everybody,
I would be pleased about adding the new P18 Wash from JB-Lighting to the database.
I need the library around mid-April.
The DMX-Chart can be found in the following link.
https://www.jb-lighting.de/download/DMX-Protokolle/P18_Wash_DMX_Protocol.pdfMany ThanksAndré
Thank you for your profile submission. I have forwarded this information to the Eos team with a mid-April deadline. We typically release new Eos fixture library patches every 2 weeks so I do not believe this will be a problem!
There are some mistakes in the online PDF.e.g. missing 2 channels between zoom and iris.I scanned the DMX chart from manual version 1.01.Here are 34/51 channels described.Hope it helps creating the library.I've also built a test file, but unfortunately can not upload it here.
Hi there,
Do you have a link to the full v1.01 manual that I can send the team?
Unfortunately not, I have only one copy in real here.
Smartphone cameras can be pretty handy document scanners.
the most important changed pages are attached as *.pdf to my post above.But only in German.
I was just informed by the Eos team that the P18 Wash profile has been delayed while the team waits for confirmation from JB Lighting support on these DMX channel changes and some complications regarding the focus channel and second color wheel. It sounds like the similarity between the P18 Wash and the P18 (spot) has caused some confusion since portions of the spot profile were removed and other parameters need to be rearranged.


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A day late, but meh, didn't have a title.
Anyway, I've been busy writing "Leak", and have done two passes of it thus far. There's a lot of ideas to cram into a very short script, but I'm really pushing the boat out to try and maximise my chances of my script being picked up for production.
Oh and BioShock is rather spiffing.
Wednesday, 2 April 2008
April fools! ... oh wait ... bugger ...
Posted by Nick Thomson at 11:52
1 comment:
- Danny Smith said...
better to have too much and need to cut it down than havent something with good ten minute gaps of boring i allways say.
and yeah, bioshock rocks.
- 3 April 2008 at 17:13
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Timecheck: 2300hrs.
Kids fast asleep since early evening. Probably because I woke them up super early since the sisters have started school this week. I think it is a good idea to keep the momentum going despite the weekends.
Anyway this is a random post. I am trying to kick-start this blog since 2 years ago. I hesitated, procrastinated and what not. My intention is to create a technical blog to pen my thoughts and actions. Just to document my IT journey so I can look back years down the road. Or my kids can read this when they are older.
I decided to create a separate website for my technical blog but I will use this site to update mostly random things in my life.
So this is my first post for 2018 hopefully not the last. Currently in the midst of tidying the two sites, juggling self study for my firewall certifications, re-installing Python for my Machine Learning (which I decided to pickup late last year). Going reservist in two weeks, will be bringing study materials to study as much as possible.
Life long learning in progress!


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Google Home Officially Available in Italy
Google Home and Google Home mini are currently officially on the market in Italy according to both the Google support pages and a brand new entry within the companys store for Italy. The Google Home smart speaker is priced at 149€ and if you order these days, the shipment is predicted to arrive someday between April 6-10. Google Home mini is priced at 59€ , is offered in Corallo (coral), Grigio Antricite (dark gray), and Grigio chiaro (light gray). Rumors suggest the devices may be on the market in retail stores as early as tomorrow, April 4th.
ITALY officially added TO PRODUCT SUPPORT PAGES
We reported in mid-March that the Google Home app on Android suddenly enclosed Italian support. However, at that point, the merchandise support pages still didn't list Italy as a country where the devices were on the market and there have been no purchase pages associated with either Google Home or the mini. That has changed these days as you'll see from the product support page inclusion of Italy as of this morning.
The other obvious news this morning is that Amazon now trails Google in another language market. the company began shipping Amazon Echo devices to 89 countries in Dec 2017, however didn't expand the range of language support offered at the time. customers in those 82 extra countries were welcome to adopt one amongst the supported versions of English, German or Japanese.
There were some notable exceptions of nations that might receive Amazon Echo shipments at that point. Italy was among a listing that included Brazil, China, France, Indonesia, Korea, Mexico, Russia and spain. Our conclusion is that every of these countries were excluded as a result of Amazon intends to introduce Echo devices with language localization. Evidence in support of this argument arrived in March as Amazon introduced the Alexa Skills Kit for France. Amazon led the introduction of smart speakers in several world markets, however going forward will likely be following Google as the company accelerates the introduction of latest languages.
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Updated May 29, 2018, with pictures from Keith Horinek with TheSpottedGuy.com
Even Topeka Mayor De La Isla came out to support our hometown hero, Kyla Jade.
Kyla Jade has been competing on this season of the singing reality show, The Voice. She is a graduate of Shawnee Heights High School. Kyla returns to Topeka to perform FOR FREE on Sunday, May 27th.
From Topeka to the big time! Join us on the front steps of the Topeka Performing Arts Center on May 27th as we welcome our own hometown hero Kyla Jade back to Topeka. The event will be set up on 8th street in front of TPAC. Bring your lawn chairs and coolers. NO blankets or glass allowed! This is a dog-friendly event.
Event time: 2-4 pm
Featured at the event: Food trucks, Bounce houses, Face painters, Shaved ice, Live DJ, SHHS band, cheerleaders, dance team and drumline all leading up to a live performance by Kyla Jade.
This block party is a community event that wouldn't be possible without the support and efforts of so many, including the presenting sponsor, Core First Bank & Trust. Others involved include TPAC, DTI, Visit Topeka, Break Room, VFW, KSNT, Mars, Shawnee Heights High School and Majic 107.7.


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If London's Underground traverses the city like a plate of spaghetti, Atlanta's Marta rail system is more like a celery stick. Nevertheless, occasionally there is a stop where I am headed, and I prefer leaving the driving to someone else whenever possible.
I was invited to a pub in Decatur to visit with friends and chose to ride the train. I figured it would be the best choice with a couple of brews in my belly, and it would give me an hour to catch up on some reading. On the return trip, I found myself pleasantly alone waiting for the westbound train at the Decatur platform, and I took the opportunity to snap a few photos of the station's delightful architecture. The last image is a self-portrait of sorts.


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Gardenia Joyce Leo
January 10, 2018
Gardenia Joyce Leo, 66, passed away Jan.1, 2018, in Fort Collins, Colo.
She was born Oct. 24, 1951, in Rock Springs, the daughter of Ping G. Leo and Fone M. Chin.
Gardenia attended schools in Rock Springs and was a 1970 graduate of Rock Springs High School. She earned a bachelor of fine arts degree at the University of Wyoming and an architectural drafting degree at Casper College.
She retired from the Colorado State University Library after 23 years.
Gardenia will be sorely missed by friends and family. An extremely thoughtful and caring person, she wanted the best for everyone, especiall...
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