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As the anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing approaches, people are experiencing a range of emotions. Concerts, exhibits and other arts events are taking place around the Boston area to help communities reflect, and hopefully heal.
Boston University lost one of its own last April. A concert Monday night at Symphony Hall featuring the BU Symphony Orchestra and Chorus seemed like a fitting way for the community to remember student Lu Lingzi.
"She was definitely very passionate in music, she loved Chopin," said Ha Nah Song, who taught Lu piano at BU. In a memorial service last year, the teacher played Chopin in honor of her fallen student.
This year's spring concert, a performance of Berlioz's "Grande Messe des Mortes, Op. 5" was dedicated to Lu. Berlioz wrote it to remember soldiers who died in the French Revolution of 1830.
Two dozen Boston-area institutions are partnering through an effort called #BostonBetter to offer a variety of arts-focused programs around the anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings.
"How do we help the city feel better, heal, get better?" says program curator Rainey Tisdale. "But also, how do we use this tragedy as an opportunity to talk about rising to our best selves?"
Some of the lectures, art-making events and pocket exhibitions are happening in the city center, but for people who aren't feeling prepared to go downtown, Tisdale says, there are other options along the marathon route and around the metro-Boston area. See the calendar here.
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"Through this concert we can both remember the past tragedy, but also we can be influenced by the hope through the music," Ha Nah Song mused. "And music is definitely a tool for the healing process. And it's very penetrating. It can even say even more than our words."
Vivien Marcow-Speiser agrees. A licensed therapist and professor at Lesley University, Marcow-Speiser also directs the school's Institute for Arts and Health.
"All of these forms — including the arts and including the public events — are ritual ways that a society moves through, and enacts, and comes to terms with changes and loss," she said.
Marcow-Speiser specializes in collective traumatic events like the bombing. This weekend, she's leading an arts in health care conference at Lesley, where a piece of dramatic theater titled "Under Pressure" will explore lingering questions one year after the bombing.
The therapist is attuned to how the media is representing the anniversary and has observed a heightened level of emotion. Marcow-Speiser firmly believes the arts can help ease our anxiety.
"So what can't be said in words can be said in paint, can be said in performance," she explained. "And because people express and understand expression in different kinds of ways, we need different kinds of forms so that people can really get it in their own way."
Boston University sophomore and fine arts major Taylor Mortell has been responding visually.
"When the marathon tragedy occurred, art was kind of a natural place for me to turn to sort through how to process it," she said.
In the wake of the chaos, the then 19-year-old created a series of roving, public art-making workshops called "Still Running: An Art Marathon for Boston." Some of the hundreds of paintings that came out of those workshops will hang in an exhibition at City Hall later this month. Other works are being given to first responders, hospitals and police stations.
"I think of it as a visual language," Mortell said of making art. "You can express things in an image maybe in a way you can't find the words to describe."
Mortell started using art as therapy when she was 15. She says it helped her process thoughts and emotions as she recovered from a serious concussion. At a ceremony this week, Mortell presented one of the marathon paintings to Boston Police Superintendent-in-Chief William Gross. It's called "Boston Hope Lives On" and it was painted by local artist, student and Iraq War veteran Evan Gildersleeve.
Gildersleave donated it to the Art Marathon and remembers painting it on the day of the bombings.
"It was kind of a release, getting out the emotions that were built up inside, because I use art to de-stress," he said.
And, Gildersleeve says, he's been using art that way since he returned from Iraq after being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. Now, as a psychology student at UMass Boston, he's doing research on art and healing therapies.
"Seeing the effect that they have on the neuroplasticity of the brain, and the arborization of the neurons. I haven't gotten all the results in, I'm still working on it, but it seems like by using a creative process it can actually rebuild damage created by trauma or addiction," he explained.
After receiving his painting, Gross shared his thoughts about the symbolism of the wings in the work.
"Everybody seemed like an angel that day as they came down to help other people who they didn't even know and help bring them to safety," Gross mused. "I hope I summarized that well. That's what get from it."
"The thing is, art is open to interpretation," Gildersleeve replied.
"Well that's my interpretation," Gross responded, smiling. "And we're proud of that. And one day that will be displayed at Boston Police headquarters."
Other artists are using the marathon anniversary to raise questions and provoke debate.
"You know, in what universe is Boston strong, if you look at the entire city?" said artist Jason Pramas, one of the organizers raising that question in a provocatively titled art show called, "Boston Strong?"
Pramas and his partners are pointing to a disparity of coverage for victims of ongoing violence in neighborhoods such as Mattapan, Dorchester and Roxbury.
Another artist, Shea Justice, has been making paintings of people in violence-afflicted areas and the memorials left behind.
"I would like it to feel like it's Boston Strong and that we're a part of it, but there's still a part of me that says, where is that passion when someone in a neighborhood that I grew up with, or someone who looks like me, dies?" he asked.
While the artists say their show is not about the bombing, it does open on the anniversary at the Community Church of Boston, just one block from the finish line in Copley Square. Pramas acknowledges that people will take offense to an art show questioning the ubiquitous slogan.
"If people want to get upset, we understand, but I think that if they engage in dialogue with us and with other folks around the city that are having this discussion, they're going to see that we have nothing but respect for the Boston Marathon victims," Pramas explained.
And, they say, their job as artists is to spark conversations.


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Correlation id and causation id in evented systems
Debugging can be one of the challenges when building asynchronous, evented systems. Why did this happen, what caused all of that?. But there are patterns which might make your life easier. We just need to keep track of what is happening as a result of what.
For that, you can use 2 metadata attributes associated with events you are going to publish.
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correlation_id and
Let's say every message has 3 ids. 1 is its id. Another is correlation the last it causation. If you are responding to a message, you copy its correlation id as your correlation id, its message id is your causation id. This allows you to see an entire conversation (correlation id) or to see what causes what (causation id).
Now, the message that you are responding to can be either a command or an event which triggered some event handlers and probably caused even more events.
In Rails/Ruby Event Store this is also possible. Recently we've released version 0.29.0 which adds #with_metadata method that makes it even easier. BTW, that was our 52nd release.
class MyEventHandler
def call(event)
correlation_id: event.metadata[:correlation_id] ||
causation_id: event.event_id
) do
# do something which triggers another event(s)
event_store.publish_event(MyEvent.new(data: {foo: 'bar'}))
def event_store
of course, if you don't publish many events, it might be easier to apply it manually, once.
class MyEventHandler
def call(event)
# do something which triggers another event
data: {foo: 'bar'},
metadata: {
correlation_id: event.metadata[:correlation_id] ||
causation_id: event.event_id
Now, keeping that correlation and causation IDs in events' metadata is one thing. That's beneficial and if you want to check why event
X happened you can just easily do it, but it's not where the story ends.
Imagine that you have a global handler that registered which reacts to every event occurring in your system and building two projections by linking the events to certain streams:
class BuildCorrelationCausationStreams
def call(event)
if causation_id = event.metadata[:causation_id]
stream_name: "causation-#{causation_id}"
if correlation_id = event.metadata[:correlation_id]
stream_name: "correlation-#{correlation_id}"
What would that give you?
Given an event with id
54b2 you can now check:
- in stream
causation-54b2all the events which were triggered directly as a result of it
- and in stream
correlation-54b2all the events which were triggered directly or indirectly as a result of it (if that message started the whole conversation)
That makes it possible to verify what happened because of X?
I hope that in the future we can automate all of it when some of the upcoming Ruby Event Store features are finished:
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Two families. Two hearts. One forbidden love. One Date.
Timing is a funny thing. It can make or break any situation. Any relationship. The only thing worse than timing is miscommunication, especially when one person thinks the other isn't interested.
When Cammie Spencer is left to sort out the mess that's becoming her life, she reflects on what she thinks she knows versus what is reality. Has her perception of what's expected of her high society life kept her from the one person she's always wanted but resigned herself to never having?
After all, her fiancé is definitely not what she thought he was. And to make matters worse, or maybe better, Holden Masters has always been the most tempting form of forbidden love. She's discovering he also may very well be the best medicine for her broken heart.
For Holden Masters, his haunted past collides with the present. His plans, which seemed so clear, become muddied. Will he finally drop his façade and back up his words of affection with actions or is he the player Cammie's long pegged him to be?
Now that the auction is over, could it be that Holden Masters has already won the prize before he's even had The Date?
When I right myself, he brushes away the extra tears I didn't even realize had tumbled down my cheek. "You're beautiful…"
I can't breathe. Not with him this close. Not with him looking at me like that.
"Even when you're devastated." He licks his lips, and all I can think about is his tongue. How smooth it was against mine, how good he tastes, and how all I want to do is forget about everything that's happened and get lost in him like I was in the cabana. To pretend I don't know it's him, to act like we're just two strangers without any strings attached letting our senses, our tongues, and our fingers do all the exploration. No words this time to ruin it. My engagement, my life, is upside down. And all I want to do is have Holden send me into a euphoric bliss, a faraway paradise.
As if he can read my mind, he sighs. "C'mon before I do something I'll regret."
I don't move. "What would you regret?" Oh, you know what he'd regret.
"Fuck, Cammie. Seriously?" His eyes shift to the sky.
"Yeah. Seriously."
"Kissing you. I'd regret kissing you."
My stomach feels like it's in my throat, a large lump forming. Even though it should feel like someone's thrown a bucket of ice on me, my body is ablaze. This is dangerous. I'm flirting with him, provoking him, pushing him, egging him on, yearning for him to do something he'd regret. Wait. Does he regret kissing me in the cabana? "You regret kissing me, or you'd regret it if you did it again? I'm confused."
"I'd regret kissing you again tonight," he says as he steps in closer, boxing me in against the exterior of the building.
"Why not the first time?"
He glances away, then back at me. "When I kissed you the first time, I thought you wanted it. I thought you'd seen the woman spill shit all over my pants. I thought you'd know I'd go to the cabana." He sighs. "That you were waiting on me. I hoped that maybe you'd come to your senses. I thought you were there for me. That you finally wanted me."
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"I don't need to know about your package. I am pretty sure I have you figured out better than you have me defined."
After an unexpected turn of events, Cammie Spencer starts to wonder if there is more to life than being high society arm candy and whether her fiancé, Oliver, is the man for her. There's no denying Holden has always made her hot, but over the years, he's become the most tempting form of forbidden love.
For Holden Masters, there are some things money can't buy, but that isn't the case at the annual Magnolia Grove Cancer Charity Auction. The only woman Holden Masters has ever wanted is up for bids in a 'secret date' auction. It's not the first time he's yearned for Cammie. He's wanted her for as long as he can remember, but family drama, façades, and social rank have gotten in the way.
The biggest obstacle now is determining whether Holden knows her well enough to prove that he's more than the cocky bad boy she's always known.
Does Holden know enough about Cammie to win her date and her heart in The Auction?
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"No secrets, Holden. Promise me."
After nine years of holding her feelings and affection for Holden inside, Cammie can't seem to keep her hands off him. With new resolve to no longer let high society expectations drive her actions, she says to hell with the ramifications from the gossipers of Magnolia Grove.
Even before she's had a chance to formally break off her engagement, move out of her shared apartment with her jerk of a fiancé, Oliver, or tell her parents.
When she and Holden are caught in a goofy, yet intimate moment, Cammie questions the decisions they made together in the cabana earlier that morning.
Cammie needs more than gestures from Holden. Talk's cheap. Promises are easily broken. And the only thing worse than new secrets are old ones.
Can Holden finally open up and give Cammie what she needs in The Promise?
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J.B. McGee is a mother, wife, and the Amazon Top 100 author of the best-selling This Series. Amazon Crossing acquired the German rights to her debut novel, Broken. Heartfall, her coming of age novel about a bullied ballerina, is a #1 best seller in the Teen and Young Adult Performing Arts genre. Skipping Stones, a military romance about a young woman strongly influenced by her faith and her family all the while searching for her true love, is a #1 best seller in Women's Christian Fiction.
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An extension of our creative director, Priyanka Modi's vision, art-i-culate germinates from the hope to create a dialogue; one that never ends, one that is ever flowing.
" Art, in every form, has been the core of my inspiration.
Usually, there is a moment you would remember that would signify the start of a significant relationship, but I don't particularly remember when this one seeped into my life and became so intimate.
In my formative years, I was exposed to a very wide gamut of art and culture. Travels around the world contributed extensively, but I was equally enchanted by the festivities, traditions, history and culture back home. India is so deeply rich in its crafts and heritage, and we as people are so vibrant and expressive, that an artist could never run short of inspiration or even a good story.
Over the years, I have drawn from many brilliant minds, unusual talents. It is one of my greatest joys, to discover art that is expressive and evocative, that beholds a language all of its own. These works are so rich sometimes, that generations of other creators are able to uplift their work and empower themselves.
That for me is truly inspirational.
Gates of Lord, Jai Khanna | stone colour on silk
For instance, in 2019 I visited an art exhibition and found myself entranced by the works of Jai Khanna. Having deep roots in Rajasthan I had seen many 'Pichwais', but when I saw Jai's rendition of Shrinathji I was completely transfixed. Just taking the basic guardrails of Pichwai, he seemed to have created his own language, one that was free of rules and restrictions and full of detail and devotion.
The uniqueness of his artistry, his compositions and minimalistic expression, especially significant when depicting an Indian God, completely inspired me to design our Spring Summer '21 collection.
For reason after reason, I was unable to meet him for nearly two years and finally met him this year, in 2021, and found it was true what I had thought, that he had fully and freely expressed himself in his work. His deep devotion, enthralling inspirations and infectious enthusiasm truly captured my attention, just like his art, and for the first time, instead of telling our story I wanted to tell his story.
And the story of other artists and creators like him, each deeply personal to them, who have freely explored their creative expression through their own unique mediums.
Presenting art-i-culate.
Made with love, art-i-culate is a series where we bring our audience intimate accounts of artists from different disciplines.
In fondly recounting their journeys, these beautiful minds give us a glimpse of themselves, a moment in time never seen before. Every stroke, every emotion, every movement that you see, articulates their story.
It is my hope that this series enriches the lives of everyone who experiences it. That it sparks a little inspiration, a little creativity, for the great minds out there waiting for it."
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I'm just sayin', I was raised a country boy and we always had ducks on the farm. Funny them ducks, to watch and play with. If we had stale bread we would take it and get it soggy in water, toss it to the ducks and watch them snap it up, quackin' like crazy for more. Now the downside of ducks is that they is quite prolific in creating lawn fertilizer, if you catch my drift.
Well, as a lad I never wore shoes on the farm in the summer, even if I was lucky enough to have some that year. An occasional honey bee would take note of this and end its life on one of my toes. Bad as that sounds, there's nothing much worse than stepping on warm duck doody and having it squish up between bare toes. It's kinda the same feeling I get now when a democrater guvmint person says they're gonna help me out, which normally means they're helping themselves. I'm just sayin'...
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Last night, we went to play a low buy-in tournament at the local card room. I know what you are thinking. And you are correct. I rarely play tournaments, and am not a big fan of them. Tournament poker is a different game altogether, and it's a game that A–I don't really like, and B–I am not very good at. Nonetheless, we both needed to get out of the house, and I let my sweetheart pick. She has caught a little case of the poker bug since meeting me and felt like playing. So off we went.
$25 buy-in with two optional $20 add-ons. Woo-hoo! I could win tens of dollars if I won. Actually, first prize was way more than expected–$400 and a seat to a $225 tournament. With a field of only 13 players, this wasn't a bad payout. Second and third place also paid. But who wants that.
After the break, we began losing players. After all, the rebuy/add-on period was over. We combined to the final table at 10 players. We redrew for seats and I drew Seat 4 while Susan drew Seat 5. We lost a player and the following hand occurred: I completed with A♥6♦ from the SB in the 500/1,000 level and Susan checked her option. The flop came 4♠5♦7♠. I led out for a small 1,200 bet. Susan moved all-in, and another player moved all-in. I quickly folded. The hands were tabled: Susan 2♥5♣ v A♠3♠. Turn 2♦ , river 9♠ and Susan was out. Good run sweetie; you got final table points!
After losing a hand and paying a couple rounds of blinds, my stack was very short. After another break I had 18,000 chips with the blinds going to 2,000/4,000. I was going to have to go all in soon or else be blinded out of the tournament. The first hand from the break I looked down at 6♦ 9♥. I folded. The flop came 578 and two players moved all in. GAH! We lost one and that brought us down to 7. I folded the next hand, and we lost another player. Down to 6. I paid my blinds and folded both of them. With six players remaining, blinds at 2,000/4,000, I had 12,000 in chips. Not good. Play folded to me on the button with 7♦8♦: All in. Fold, fold. Up to 18,000! Next hand, folded to me, 8♥9♥ All in. I did this 6 out of the next 8 hands and built my stack up to around 40,000 in chips. I now needed to get a double up. And it came in the form of Two Red Kings. The player in second position moved all in, and I reshipped with Pocket Kings. He tabled Q♣9♣ and I eliminated him. Down to 5. The very next hand was the only time I got super lucky in the tournament. I picked up 66 and moved in. The player to my left asked, "Do you have the same hand again?" And then he shipped his stack into the middle. He tabled KK v my 66. The board ran out Q89T7. Straight!! Down to 4 players and I had a commanding chip lead. With only 3 players getting paid I was pushing the action as play tightened up.
Action folded to me in the SB and I looked down at A♣A♥. I rarely raise from the SB in blind versus blind situations and decided to just limp here as well. My opponent surprisingly knocked the table. Flop 4♣ 8♦ Q♦. Good flop for me. If he has any pair he will jam. I checked. He checked. Ugh. Turn A♦. Wow. I checked. He checked again. River 4♦. I've got a full house. Check. He bet about a third of his stack and I moved in. He tanked and tanked and finally folded the J♦. Those of you that know me, know that I rarely ever slow-play big hands. It felt like this was a good spot, and I did get more than I would have. A few hands later he was out of the tournament. Three remaining, and one was very short.
It didn't take long to get to heads up. I raised with K9 and the short-stack moved in with 89. I won. Down to 2 players. I had my opponent slightly out chipped, and he was still upset and muttering about me raising 7 out of 10 hands when I was short. He was an older gentleman and they just don't like all that raising. I knew if I picked up any sort of hand he was going to look me up. Three hands into heads up play and it happened. He raised from the button (SB) and I shipped it with A♥6♦. The same hand that I led into the field when my sweetheart got eliminated. He snap called with Q9 and I won first prize!


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The most obvious application for a composite material like graphene is in frames, wheels and other components currently made from carbon fibre. As Musgrove explains, "Frames are becoming extremely lightweight, and there is not a lot of weight to be shed in the current crop of high-end frames, many of which come with maximum rider weight limits. With graphene, you could take that sub 700g frame, produce it without a rider weight limit and confidently offer a lifetime warranty or even possibly go lighter. There is a potential for it, but I reckon it will come at a substantial cost."
While graphene is still in its formative years, the high strength, low weight and bondability could make graphene an ideal composite material. Despite these mechanical characteristics, it's graphene's other properties that create the most exciting possibilities.
Carbon clinchers have been plagued with horror stories of catastrophic wheel failure caused by resin overheating, resulting in the tyre bead folding out like a wet taco.
"Another thing that graphene could be used for is heat dissipation. With (carbon) clinchers you have that brake pressure from the calipers. That resistance generates a lot of heat, and the epoxy starts to degrade. Graphene may be a way you could move the heat away from the brake track," Turner said.
Let's not forget that graphene is also a phenomenal electrical conductor. With recreational cyclist running electronic drivetrains, power meters, computers, lights, and in some cases motors, there is an increasing dependence on batteries. While friction and hub based generators have been around for quite some time, graphene could potentially allow for a different power source.
"I am being pie in the sky here, but a graphene frame could potentially be a super-capacitor which gets charged by a solar panel somewhere on the bike, constantly keeping your Di2 and lights charged," said Luescher.


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CES: A Peek Inside Cubelets- 01.16.12
So, you've seen the AMAZING video of the dutchman in the woods introducing Cubelets (if not, you must). Well, i finally had a date with Modular Robotics Cubelets ~ and got to explore and create with them over beers and bruschetta while at CES. Fun part? Building autonomous robots that can drive themselves, run away from me, run to me, spin lights around, and beep away… all while navigating around the place settings and deliciousness. There's something undeniably satisfying about the way the magnetic blocks snap together and just start DOING things! And their natural ability to pique the curiosity of people of any age to just get lost exploring the possibilities… truth is, you definitely need a table full to properly explore the overwhelming amount of options… and i love that it feels like true object oriented programming ~ in that you literally connect blocks that have various functions… like the light sensor block to the inverse block to the flashlight block and add a battery block and things just start happening!
Anyhow, these fun robotic cubes have been getting written up everywhere ~ but are you ready to take a peek INSIDE? When popping by the booth the next day, the Modular Robotics team broke out the leatherman and let us take a peek inside an inverse block ~ granted it's one of the less filled cubes ~ but I love the design of how it opens (and is held together with two little screws!)… also if you ever want to hide things in your robotic cubes……… see more pics on the next page!
Flash forward to the next day at their CES booth ~ dutchman video playing ~ and toys out to speak for themselves as people naturally start to poke and play and get lost with their curiosity with huge grins on their faces.
I love that amongst the cubes is their Popular Science "Product of the Future" award!
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The January 2016 issue of the popular Italian magazine Forma Urbis has just been released. This issue is entirekly dedicated to the EAGLE project, featuring a series of articles that present the project, the Network of Common Interest, and that highlight the main results achieved so far: the Search Inscriptions Engine, the Mobile and Storytelling...Read More »
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A few days ago, Skrillex went live on Instagram and decided to talk to his fans about several things. During the live stream, the music producer even took the time to share with the fans some of his unreleased music, including a collaboration he has with Troyboi, which is apparently dropping this week!
You can see a bit of his Instagram live stream below and stay tuned for new music from Skrillex!


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Discover more from The Retroist
The Mysterious Disappearance of David A. Trampier, TSR Illustrator and Creator of "Wormy"!
If this picture has meaning to you it probably means you are an old school RPG geek and it most certainly means we should be hanging out. I have always been quite taken by Trampier's work in the early Dungeons and Dragon book and his great Dragon magazine featured comic, Wormy. I remember scratching my head at its sudden disappearance back in the day but had not given it any thought until recently when I was thumbing through some back issues. I decided to see what happened to Mr. Trampier (D.A.T) and its kind of interesting.
It seems that in 1988 Trampier just gave it up and stopped working in the gaming industry. In fact, he even stopped cashing checks for Wormy, which of course made the folks at Dragon assume he had passed away, which he had not. He had just moved without a forwarding address.
So for nearly 15 years nothing. Then a picture of a taxi driver appears in a Carbondale, Illinois newspaper and guess who it is? David Trampier.
A lot of people were excited to see him and many tracked him down with letters and phone calls. Mr. Trampier wanted nothing to do with any of them and politely told them to stop trying to contact him. It seems Trampier was just fed up with the industry and moved along with his life.
It's kind of a shame. I would love to see a Wormy compilation and see Trampier get the geek cred he deserves. But of course, this move just gives him more cred! Well played D.A.T +2000XP.
Updates 3/28/14 – I am sad to report that I just read online that Mr. Trampier passed away.


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Homemade College Survival Kit: Instructions and Items Needed to Make a One
Tips on Care Packages
Use these tips and techniques to streamline the process of making care packages fun and easy. The most important thing is to personalize the package to the tastes and preferences of the receiver so they get a little taste of home.
- Save and gather large items like laundry baskets, and send them back with visiting students.
- Focus on items students cannot obtain or that are cost prohibitive. For example, snack items like gum or mints may be overpriced at student shopping locations.
- Food and snack items are always in vogue with hungry students who may skip regular meals or study all night long.
- Calling cards or pre-paid cellphones ensure communication with home.
Ramen Noodle Hot Pot Kit
Here is an easy-to-prepare food supplies survival kit. The two basic items used are a traditional hot pot and a college student's standby: Ramen noodles.
You'll need these items for this kit:
- One hot pot
- Chop sticks
- Ramen noodles in assorted flavors
- Instant beverages like hot chocolate, coffee, and tea
- Instant hot breakfast cereals like oatmeal and other grain cereals
- Instant soups and other foods prepared with hot water
- One or two pot holders
- One or two dish towels
- Small fill-in items like chewing gum, mints, and candies
- One plastic trash can, large enough to hold the hot pot and other items
If you are mailing the edibles kit to a college student, leave the hot pot in the package to protect it during shipment. Place the package into a large box and fill box with the selected edible items. Use the towels and pot holders to fill in any spaces and stabilize the package. If necessary, add packaging peanuts to prevent shifting during shipment.
If you are preparing this kit for a student to transport, follow these simple steps:
- Remove the hot pot from all packaging.
- Place food stuffs into the bottom of the trash can.
- Arrange the hot pot on top of the food.
- Roll the dish towels and pot holders and use to secure the hot pot in the trash can
- Give the departing student a big hug and kiss and help them put their college survival kit into the car.
Themed Care Packages for College Students
Here are some suggestions for other themed college kits to help homesick students adjust to the stress of college life.
- Laundry kit: For this cute kit, use a plastic laundry basket as the base. Fill the basket with laundering supplies like detergent, fabric softener, and stain removers. Remember to tuck in a few rolls of quarters.
- Cold Relief kit: Start with a medium-sized basket. Fill the basket with various over-the-counter medications like cold and sinus medicines. Include a thermometer, saline nose wash, cough drops, and a package of Airborne to support the immune system. Remember to add some tissues for sensitive noses.
- Roommate Survival kit: Collect items like a small individual air purifier, Airborne, Febreeze, and ear plugs. A book light for late-night readers is another good choice for this kit, or an eye mask. Flip-flops for shower use are a sanitary must, so why not invest in several pairs?
College adjustment can be stressful or uncomplicated, depending on how ready freshmen are for the interim process. Any or all of these easy kits would be a welcome gift. Choose the college survival kit your student would like best, and have fun personalizing it for that special student.
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April 4 2012
Hey, all! Sorry I haven't sent out an update in four days. I have had
to work way too many hours lately plus I really didn't have much news.
I do appreciate everyone's interest.
I didn't hear any news on Sunday.
On Monday, I received the SPOT message, "Yo, we're alive.". They had
actually sent it at 11:23Pm on Sunday.
I received another SPOT message on Monday at 8:49PM. It is always
comforting to receive these "alive" messages. I stayed home Monday and
was working down at the farmhouse when Michael called. He didn't leave
a message so I worried a little. I need to remind myself if anything is
truly wrong I will find out soon enough. Worrying doesn't help.
Branden called back later. He asked me to bring his telephone and
computer when I go to hike with them in Hot Springs, NC. on the 13th.
He wants to update his iPod music. Michael then got on the phone and
asked me to bring his 410 rifle and one bullet so he could shoot Branden
in the ass. They were laughing and giggling like little school girls.
They are having so much fun.
Michael told me another story worth repeating...A couple of weeks before
they left Branden came here to stay and help us out with chores on the
property. (I need to add that he is great to have around. He is like a
son to me plus he is a little handyman.) Dennis, Branden's father came
down one day. He was telling Michael about a guy who used to work with
him in Jackson, TN that is walking the trail. I'm sure you know where
this is going. That's right, Michael and Branden were somewhere or
another on the trail and this guy walks up to Branden and says, "Aren't
you Branden Mesescher?". Michael said he almost ran away because it was
so freaky. Just goes to show what a small world we live in. Michael
agreed with this comment except he added, "Our world is only about three
feet wide but it is real long." He said the guy's trail name is
Firewalker. I don't believe Michael and Branden have trail names yet.
Michael said the weather was in the 80"s on Monday. He said this made
it harder to walk, though.
I got another phone call yesterday morning. They were at the Nantahala
Outsdoors Center getting ready to ask if they could rent
"duckys" (inflatables kayaks) to float down the river. Michael, Tyler
and I did this once. It was a blast. Hopefully it all worked out for
them. I am glad they took a half day off to enjoy themselves. He said
he would call me back after they finished but since he didn't they made
have just had to move on down the road without their river ride.
I received another SPOT message yesterday at 5:31PM.
Kyle Elliott sent me an email today. He said they have traveled 144
I will try to do better on getting these updates out daily.
Thanks again for your support and interest.
Sheila Wee
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Michael Campbell
Bath County, Kentucky resident, Michael Campbell, is hiking the entire Appalachian Trail to raise funds for the not-for-profit group dedicated to protecting Kentucky's native forests, Kentucky Heartwood. Michael, a long-time member of Kentucky Heartwood, began his hike on March 22 at Springer Mountain, Georgia. By the first of September, after covering 2,181 miles of trail by foot, Michael will reach Katadhin Mountain in Maine and complete the entire trail.
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To enable the use of the Google Maps features, your IP address must be stored. As a rule, this information is transferred to one of Google's servers in the United States, where it is archived. The operator of this website has no control over the data transfer.
We use Google Maps to present our online content in an appealing manner and to make the locations disclosed on our website easy to find. This constitutes a legitimate interest as defined in Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR.
For more information on the handling of user data, please review Google's Data Privacy Declaration under: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
Google reCAPTCHA
Google reCaptcha Settings:We use "Google reCAPTCHA" (hereinafter referred to as "reCAPTCHA") on this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
The purpose of reCAPTCHA is to determine whether data entered on this website (e.g. information entered into a contact form) is being provided by a human user or by an automated program. To determine this, reCAPTCHA analyses the behaviour of the website visitors based on a variety of parameters. This analysis is triggered automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the site. For this analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates a variety of data (e.g. IP address, time the website visitor spent on the site or cursor movements initiated by the user). The data tracked during such analyses are forwarded to Google.
reCAPTCHA analyses run entirely in the background. Website visitors are not alerted that an analysis is underway.
The data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR. It is in the website operators legitimate interest, to protect the operator's web content against misuse by automated industrial espionage systems and against SPAM.
For more information about Google reCAPTCHA please refer to the Google Data Privacy Declaration and Terms Of Use under the following links: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en and https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en.
Social Media Plugins
Data processing through social networks
We maintain publicly available profiles in social networks. The individual social networks we use can be found below.
Social networks such as Facebook, Google+ etc. can generally analyse your user behaviour comprehensively if you visit their website or a website with integrated social media content (e.g. like buttons or banner ads). When you visit our social media pages, numerous data protection-relevant processing operations are triggered. In detail:
If you are logged in to your social media account and visit our social media page, the operator of the social media portal can assign this visit to your user account. Under certain circumstances, your personal data may also be recorded if you are not logged in or do not have an account with the respective social media portal. In this case, this data is collected, for example, via cookies stored on your device or by recording your IP address.
Using the data collected in this way, the operators of the social media portals can create user profiles in which their preferences and interests are stored. This way you can see interest-based advertising inside and outside of your social media presence. If you have an account with the social network, interest-based advertising can be displayed on any device you are logged in to or have logged in to.
Please also note that we cannot retrace all processing operations on the social media portals. Depending on the provider, additional processing operations may therefore be carried out by the operators of the social media portals. Details can be found in the terms of use and privacy policy of the respective social media portals.
Legal basis
Our social media appearances should ensure the widest possible presence on the Internet. This is a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The analysis processes initiated by the social networks may be based on divergent legal bases to be specified by the operators of the social networks (e.g. consent within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR).
Responsibility and assertion of rights
If you visit one of our social media sites (e.g., Facebook), we, together with the operator of the social media platform, are responsible for the data processing operations triggered during this visit. You can in principle protect your rights (information, correction, deletion, limitation of processing, data portability and complaint) vis-à-vis us as well as vis-à-vis the operator of the respective social media portal (e.g. Facebook).
Please note that despite the shared responsibility with the social media portal operators, we do not have full influence on the data processing operations of the social media portals. Our options are determined by the company policy of the respective provider.
Storage time
The data collected directly from us via the social media presence will be deleted from our systems as soon as the purpose for their storage lapses, you ask us to delete it, you revoke your consent to the storage or the purpose for the data storage lapses. Stored cookies remain on your device until you delete them. Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular, retention periods – remain unaffected.
We have no control over the storage duration of your data that are stored by the social network operators for their own purposes. For details, please contact the social network operators directly (e.g. in their privacy policy, see below).
Individual social networksFacebook
We have a profile on Facebook. The provider is Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA. Facebook is certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield.
You can customise your advertising settings independently in your user account. Click on the following link and log in: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads.
Details can be found in the Facebook privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.
We use the short message service Twitter. The provider is Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, United States. Twitter is certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield.
You can customise your Twitter privacy settings in your user account. Click on the following link and log in: https://twitter.com/personalization.
For details, see the Twitter Privacy Policy: https://twitter.com/privacy.
We have a profile on Instagram. The provider is Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA. For details on how they handle your personal information, see the Instagram Privacy Policy: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875.
Facebook plugins (Like & Share buttons)
Our website includes plugins for the social network Facebook, Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA. The Facebook plugins can be recognized by the Facebook logo or the Like button on our site. For an overview of Facebook plugins, see https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.
When you visit our site, a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server is established via the plugin. This enables Facebook to receive information that you have visited our site from your IP address. If you click on the Facebook "Like button" while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of our site to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate visits to our site with your user account. Please note that, as the operator of this site, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted to Facebook or of how Facebook uses these data. For more information, please see Facebook's privacy policy at https://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php.
If you do not want Facebook to associate your visit to our site with your Facebook account, please log out of your Facebook account.
Twitter plugin
Functions of the Twitter service have been integrated into our website and app. These features are offered by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. When you use Twitter and the "Retweet" function, the websites you visit are connected to your Twitter account and made known to other users. In doing so, data will also be transferred to Twitter. We would like to point out that, as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how it will be used by Twitter. For more information on Twitter's privacy policy, please go to https://twitter.com/privacy.
Your privacy preferences with Twitter can be modified in your account settings at https://twitter.com/account/settings.
Instagram plugin
Our website contains functions of the Instagram service. These functions are offered by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA.
If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can click the Instagram button to link the content of our pages with your Instagram profile. This means that Instagram can associate visits to our pages with your user account. As the provider of this website, we expressly point out that we receive no information on the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram.
For more information, see the Instagram Privacy Policy: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.
Legal Disclaimer
The contents of this website are provided under exclusion of any guarantee. The reader has been explicitly informed that the website may contain typing errors, as well as wrong, incomplete, or outdated information. The use of the information provided on this website happens at the user's own risk. Roland Stumpp, who is responsible for the technological execution of this website, is not liable for the correctness, completeness, or usefulness of the information provided by this website. Roland Stumpp is not liable for any actions that were undertaken, or damage that was caused in the believe that the contents were flawless and complete. Roland Stumpp is not liable for any maintenance, repair, or exchange of your equipment due to the use of this website and the contents published on it. Furthermore, Roland Stumpp is not liable for missed advantages, contracts, or other immediate and mediate damage.
Further information and contacts
As permitted by law, you have the right to be provided at any time with information free of charge about any of your personal data that is stored as well as its origin, the recipient and the purpose for which it has been processed. You also have the right to have this data corrected, blocked or deleted. Information, deletion and correction of your data and any suggestions you can always send an email: email@example.com or letter to the following address: mediaOffice GbR, Roland Stumpp, Wegezin 26, D-17391 Wegezin.


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Good Morning
So if you live in my area you will have noticed that it is dark and cloudy out this morning with a little bit of cold wind. So for most people it's kinda crappy out. Am I right?
I look at it as a good day full of opportunity. You can say I see the sunlight behind the clouds. I can feel the warmth within the cold.
I have the power to decide whether a day is crappy or good.
It says a lot about who you are and your outlook on life when you choose to look at something one way or the other. Especially if you tend to go one way most of the time.
Attitude can determine a lot of the outcomes of various situations an happenings. Does your attitude reflect what you want to happen?
Master Jonathan Field


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According to the report from Finnish energy tech firm Wärtsilä, the U.K. would stand to save $860 million per year if, instead of new nuclear power, the government backed grid flexibility measures, such as battery storage and thermal generation. That equates to a saving of about $33 dollars per British household per year. Crucially, the analysis revealed that even if energy generation was to remain the same as it is today, Britain could increase renewables' share of that generation to 62% simply by adding more flexibility. To learn more, read "Ditch Nuclear And Save $860 Million With Grid Flexibility, U.K. Told." Reading this article could require a subscription.
Key Takeaways
- According to the Wärtsilä report, Germany at one point paid almost $1.1 million per hour to export 10.5 gigawatts of electricity. Such inefficiencies, Ville Rimali, growth and development director at Wärtsilä Energy said, were indicative of inflexible electricity systems—while countries that had built flexibility into their power grids had no such issues.
- On the other hand, investing in nuclear power could, according to Wärtsilä, entrench an inflexible grid while making renewables such as solar and wind less cost-effective.
- Wärtsilä's recommendations appear to align closely with those of the International Energy Agency (IEA), which has stated that, as economies move away from fossil fuels, "power system flexibility has become a global priority." Subsequently, according to a report released by the agency last month, much faster deployment of grid flexibility will be required if countries are to achieve their decarbonization targets.
Path to 100% Perspective
In the "Optimising the UK's Shift to a Renewable-Powered Economy, Wärtsilä recommends a three phase strategy to accelerate a cost-optimal shift to 100% renewable energy and economic decarbonisation.
- Support faster renewable energy deployment to achieve 80% renewable generation by 2030.
- Increase investment in flexibility to unlock renewable energy and deliver a cost-optimal transition for consumers.
- Future-proof today's decisions to enable future technologies – such as Power-to-X – to achieve 100% renewable energy before 2050
Photo by Nicolas Hippert on Unsplash


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Monday, June 15, 2009
We reported last month on The Range about the unfortunate cloure of the UA's Flandrau Science Center, which was to cease operations on Monday, June 1, because of budget cuts.
Well, it appears that a number of extraordinarily dedicated astronomy volunteers have taken it upon themselves to keep one key activity alive at the observatory: viewings through the 16-inch telescope.
The telescope is open for viewings from 7 to 10 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday, year-round, according to a press release released by the folks at Flandrau. Poor weather will botch viewing attempts, so check with your local weatherman before heading down to the observatory, which is located on the UA campus on the northeast corner of University Boulevard and Cherry Avenue.
You can even find out about significant heavenly events to look for during your visit at http://www.uasciencecenter.org/astronomy/skywatchers-guide/. Expert astronomers will also be on hand to help guide you through your heavenly tour.
Visit www.UAsciencecenter.org for more info.
And make sure to say thanks to those volunteers for keeping this local treasure alive.


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Train Kills Pedestrian in Montecito
The Female Victim Hasn't Been Identified
A woman walking her dog near the Butterfly Lane freeway underpass in Montecito was struck and killed by an Amtrak passenger train at around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday morning. According to authorities, the train was stopped for an hour after the incident. The Sheriff's Department is investigating what happened, said a spokesperson, and the Coroner's Office is working to identify the woman. Her dog was handed over to animal control officers, and it will stay at a shelter until the victim is identified and her family is notified.


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We love St. Croix' numerous vantage points perched above the Christiansted Harbor. During the day, blue skies stretch to infinity across the Caribbean and often you can see neighboring US & British Virgin islands in the distance. At night, the lights in the historic town of Christiansted twinkle like stars after the dazzling sunset.
Schooner Bay Condominiums are nested in the heart of Gallows Bay with its restaurants, bank, hardware store, cafes and more all within walking distance.
Mt. Welcome EA is a nicely appointed 2 bedroom, 2 bath unit, tastefully decorated, ground floor features A/C throughout, washer & dryer and dishwasher.
See the property details and more images here.
Blue Sky Real Estate.
Blue Sky Real Estate represents large and small Caribbean real estate properties located all over St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John, US Virgin Islands. We are focused on what you need and stick by your side to get the deal closed. Contact our agents today and let us learn more about how we can help you realize your Caribbean dream.


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It would be easiest just to find a decent used boat with a good service history and the telltale signs of good upkeep — but the savvy shopper would do well to wait for one equipped with the little extras that were options when new. Waiting for just the right model with the added equipment might take a little longer, but that boat will make your life that much better once you're out on the water.
Let's start with a depthfinder. Every boater needs to know how deep the water is. Every one of us. If you wait for a model that already has a depthfinder, you won't have to add one later. Even better, you might just save yourself the repair costs of hitting bottom because you didn't know how deep the water was.
Other items worth seeking out are canvas covers and bimini tops. Why? Every boat needs a cover, regardless of where it's stored, and because the majority of your boating takes place during warm weather, it just makes sense that you should get a boat with a bimini. I can remember going boating when I lived in Florida, and with no bimini top, the summer sun was just brutal. Same goes for all those times I was out on the Colorado River. The sun is so merciless, a bimini is a must.
I also think a bow filler cushion and a removable dinette table are worth insisting on in runabouts and tow boats. Unlike a cover or bimini, it's not immediately clear why you should want these items, so I'll tell you. They are features you don't realize you must have until you've used them at least once. For example, the first time you put the bow filler cushion in place, it's likely you'll never remove it. The "playpen" it creates is not only utilitarian, but it also makes it more fun to ride up front.
As for the dinette table, think about it this way: You bring fold-out tables to your tailgate parties at the stadium, right? So why wouldn't you need one for serving lunch or a snack during a day on the water?
These items go a long way in rewarding used-boat buyers with features they might not realize they need at first. But once they have them, they will know the extra time they spent shopping for their boat was well spent — and you can't put a price tag on that.