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This post has been updated with comment from Microsoft.
Microsoft has recently made two moves that seem to undermine its Windows Phone operating system (OS). Last week came the Nokia X, a phone that runs Google's Android OS instead. That was a big turnaround for Nokia, which had gambled its belated entry to the smartphone market on Windows Phone (and, many would say, lost). It was all the more remarkable as Nokia is now in the process of being absorbed by Microsoft. This week comes the news that Microsoft will allow Android app developers access to Office 365, an online, subscription-based version of Microsoft's well-known software, which allows collaborative working.
Neither one of these moves will send users rushing into the arms of Windows Phone (nor, admittedly, away from it). But it does help secure the future of Microsoft's other businesses. Start with Nokia itself: Customers in the developing world love its phones. They trust it for its reliability, after-sales service and the fact that thousands of informal service centers know how to fix the things. In countries like India, there remains a thriving resale market for Nokia phones, unlike anything for its competitors.
Yet those same customers are reluctant to upgrade to Nokia smartphones running Windows Phone because the OS is clunky, unintuitive and offers few apps. Running Android instead, and with unbeatable prices—they start at €89 ($122)—Nokia smartphones stand a much better chance.
The Office 365 announcement is geekier, but no less significant. Nobody understands business users like Microsoft does. Many of them use Microsoft products like Office 365. Many of them also use Android devices, for the reasons listed above. So instead of continuing to strong-arm them into switching to Windows Phone, the company may as well let them use their own phones and instead focus on retaining them as loyal users of Microsoft's profitable business services.
Letting Android developers work with Office 365 means businesses can write their own Android apps for their employees to access company data on the move, and that existing apps can do more, making businesses more likely to stay with Microsoft. And there will be further developments. According to Microsoft's Office blog, "we're committed to aggressively expanding our APIs and continuing to listen to the community's feedback." (APIs are what allow developers to write apps for a software platform like Office.) Microsoft seems to be realizing that when it comes to mobile, its best bet lies in getting as many people using its profitable business software as possible—and if that's bad for Windows Phone, so be it.
Microsoft responded to a request for comment by pointing to this blog post, in which it notes that Nokia remains a separate company. More pertinently, the blogpost stresses that "we're pleased to see Microsoft services like Skype, OneDrive and Outlook.com being introduced on these devices. This provides the opportunity to bring millions of people, particularly in growth markets, into the Microsoft family."

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Memorandum submitted to Sunsari CDO for release of 3 Nepalis apprehended by Indian police
ITAHARI: The Nepal Bar Association, Sunsari district chapter has objected to the detention of three Nepali nationals by the Indian security forces and urged the district authorities here to take initiatives for their unconditional release.
Dev Narayan Yadav, his son Ajaya Yadav and another Nepali citizen from Koiladi-2, near the Nepal-India border, in Tilathi Koiladi Rural Municipality of Saptari district have been detained by the Indian police on the false charge of abduction.
The Sunsari Bar Association handed over a memorandum to the Sunsari Chief District Officer (CDO) Gopal Prasad Parajuli, on Tuesday, drawing the government's attention to the need of taking diplomatic initiatives for the release of the three Nepali nationals who have been detained under false charge.
"The Bihar police have committed a heinous act by detaining the three Nepalis on false charges. All those detained in this connection should be released immediately without any precondition," the Sunsari Bar Association stated in the memorandum.
The Indian police in Supaul district had arrested Ajaya on the false charge of abduction. When his father, Dev Narayan went to the Indian police seeking his son's release later, he and one of his friends who had gone with him were also detained on the same charge.
It may be recalled here that Dev Narayan was the person who was at the forefront of the protests against the unilateral construction of a dam across a river along the Nepal-India border in Saptari which caused flooding on the Nepali side about three months back.
Locals say he was under the Indian security forces' surveillance since the protests and the three Nepalis might have been detained for this reason, falsely implicating them on abduction charge.


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When coaching, it's important to pay attention to the age group you are working with and the skill level of the children. We've listed some sites that have age specific practice plans below.
Standing in line and waiting for your turn to kick the ball is not what kids look forward to. Take a look at these plans and find ways to keep all of the kids involved while still learning the game and having fun.
Massachusetts Youth Soccer - Practice Plans
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Soccer Plans - Practice Plans
United States Soccer Federation - Best Practices Coaching Healthy HabitsIn NJ Youth Soccer's Coaching Healthy Habits course, learn the three simple things you can do to help your players stay healthy and perform their best: encourage players to Drink Right, Move More and Snack Smart. In this FREE six minute online training developed by US Youth Soccer and Healthy Kids Out of School, you'll learn about basic nutrition and physical activity for young athletes and find practical tips to implement these healthy principles at your training's and matches.Digital Coaching CenterU.S. Soccer's Digital Coaching Center (DCC), a state-of-the art online educational platform.The DCC allows coaches to create a personal profile, register for courses, communicate with technical staff, take part in online courses, create session plans with an online graphics tool, access an archive of U.S. Soccer training sessions and much more.
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Like many anglers I have been fascinated with spey casting, without really having much application for it in Hawke's Bay. There is one particular pool in the Tukituki that I fish a lot in the spring, with a big high bank on one side and a deep bank on the other. A big lump of limestone in the middle of the river has plenty of fish rising in the spring, fish that will readily take a well presented dry or emerger.
Unfortunately it is a bit out of reach of my normal single handed rod without getting wet up to my chest to wade through a gut to get into position to make a cast. It does shallow up so it is only waist deep but it is a bit too deep to wear waders, and usually pretty cold in the spring when the rise is at its best.
This one spot has meant I have bought a 7wt Switch Rod, and 5wt Microspey so I dont have to wet wade up to my chest. I also bought a single handed spey line so I could fish on the swing while waiting for the rise to start.
Despite being fascinated with Spey casting and a very competent single handed caster I have never really mastered the two handed spey casting. Part of this is because I have never sought out a good casting instructor, and the usual instruction days are in the middle of the upland season so I am unable to go. Part of it is because I can usually find a small stream with rising fish, so I have not practiced enough spey casting. The most important factor was I never really understood spey casting despite having all the casting DVDs I can find, and spending a lot of time watching videos online.
What changed my understanding of spey casting, and my spey casting ability was watching the Rio "How To Make a Single Handed Spey Cast". This video is absolutely brilliant, explaining the positioning of the line i really simple to understand language with great demonstrations of different casts and the basic casting mechanics.
This is my favourite casting video and the one I return to repeatedly in an attempt to perfect my spey casting.
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Airport-a Window To Our World
I still remember my first day at work at the airport. I felt numbness in my hands when I was given my first assignment, at the Dubai Airport. If you have ever been to Dubai, you know that the airport is massive. In my initial days, I used to fear how I would guide the passengers considering how easily I got confused. It took me some time before I got the hang of it and there is no looking back ever since.
I have looked after passengers from around the world—some saying goodbyes to their family and leaving for work, some on a business trip to make that important deal happen, and some parents reuniting with their children after a long trip.
In my line of work, I also have to ensure that everyone's requirements are met. Children need energy; elders need patience while delegates need perfection. But there's one thing in common among passengers, be it any age, gender or ethnicity. The happiness when they see their loved ones, the sadness they feel when saying goodbye, the excitement of a new journey and the prospect of a reunion that fills their heart with joy. These emotions cut across all religions, regions, ethnicity and time making the realization set in that we are just one big family spread across the world.
I feel lucky to be a part of these emotions, even if it is for a short moment, and every time as they leave, they leave a part of themselves behind making me look forward to more such experiences.
Airport is a place for mixed emotions, which are perfectly captured in this video. Caution: You will cry.
The author is a part of Murgency airport services and the thoughts, ideas, expressions in this article are her own.


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Driverless cars should have a fairly easy time getting the green light to operate on U.S. roadways, as long as they look and act like the vehicles people have been driving for the past century. Take away the steering wheel and brake pedal—as Google hopes to do from its self-driving car—and that vehicle is no longer street legal and probably would not be for some time, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT).
As carmakers move at full throttle on efforts to rethink the automobile, the DoT is scrambling to figure out how it can adjust decades of driver safety regulations to accommodate vehicles driven entirely by computers. DoT's Volpe, The National Transportation Systems Center reviewed current Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and concluded that increasing levels of automation for parking, lane changing, collision avoidance and other maneuvers is acceptable, provided that the vehicle also has a driver's seat, steering wheel, brake pedal and other features commonly found in today's automobiles.
Implementing more radical changes, such as using smartphone-control, replacing the windshield with large video displays or realigning seats so there is no clear "driver," would prevent approval under current safety standards, according to the new report. The DoT likewise tries to envision the impact of other futuristic features on safety that include using illuminated vehicles instead of headlights for nighttime driving or eschewing turn signals and taillights in favor of wireless communication with other connected cars (neither of which would pass muster under existing standards).
Google's parent corporation, Alphabet, Inc., is pushing back against the government's assessment by arguing that the company's artificially intelligent self-driving system could be interpreted as a vehicle's driver. "Developing a car that can shoulder the entire burden of driving is crucial to safety," said Chris Urmson, director of Alphabet's self-driving car project, during a Congressional hearing on Tuesday. "We saw in our own testing that the human drivers can't always be trusted to dip in and out of the task of driving when the car is encouraging them to sit back and relax."
Urmson urged lawmakers on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation to create a legislative on-ramp that will get fully autonomous vehicles on the road as quickly as possible. He also called for the federal government to create national policies regulating driverless automobile safety, rather than leaving these decisions to individual states. So far, 23 states have proposed a total of 55 different laws related to autonomous vehicles. California, in particular, is at odds with Google because the state wants to ban driverless cars that do not have a licensed driver behind the wheel.
The DoT's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) last week announced a pair of public meetings this spring to help the agency draft driverless vehicle safety guidelines. The Obama administration has said it wants these rules to be available to states, policy makers and companies by July so they have a better idea of how to invest in their next-generation vehicles and infrastructure. Such guidance is also needed to help ensure that the nearly $4 billion the White House wants to dole out over the next decade to speed the development of autonomous vehicles is well spent.
As the regulatory situation plays out in the coming months, carmakers continue to buy into the autonomous movement. General Motors last week agreed to acquire Cruise Automation, a San Francisco–based maker of software for self-driving cars. GM has also said it is developing an autonomous version of the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid. Not to be outdone, rival Ford Motor Co. on Friday launched a new Ford Smart Mobility subsidiary responsible for, among other things, developing autonomous driving technology.
Efforts to shut out human drivers notwithstanding, stepwise automation of various features offers a more realistic short-term view of how the shift to driverless cars will play out, according to Ragunathan "Raj" Rajkumar, a professor of electrical and computer engineering in Carnegie Mellon University's CyLab and veteran of the university's efforts to develop autonomous vehicles, including the Boss SUV that won the DARPA 2007 Urban Challenge. "The transition to roadways filled with driverless drones will be gradual," he says. "People will buy cars with more and more autonomous features in the coming years until, sometime in the 2020s, the majority of vehicles on the road will for the most part be fully autonomous."


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We can tell 2016 is going to be a year of amazing fashion – and
Nigerian fashion label, T.I Nathan present "Soliloquy" collection! Recently showcased at the Heineken Lagos Fashion & Design Week 2015, the collection is an art that thrives on both love and heart break. The collection is a personal note from the designer, Temitayo Ilesanmi, and describes his emotional journey throughout the collection.
On one hand he succumbed to the feeling of love which is portrayed with the use of roses, and on the other hand he experienced the ripping of his heart through painful heartbreak.
The collection is a beautiful adventure through the maze of heartbreak and love, and all the feelings derived from that experience. It is also a reflection of one's true self – understanding oneself and emotions.
View the collection lookbook & campaign below;Lookbook
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In my excitement over being a new puppy parent, I have been freaking out over the dumbest things. I was exasperated by his endless chewing. I was frustrated by the biting of my fingers and hands. I was going insane over not being able to wear my favorite shoes because he kept chewing on the things… and I got a GREAT deal on these Dansko sandals… and I will not find such a deal again if I end up having to replace them.
It was killing me.
I was losing my mind. … [Read More]


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Gaceta Oficial de Venezuela del 22/02/2013 - Ordinaria - Page 1
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In a new interview with Jamie Stangroom, published on Youtube on November 7th, 2017, Ahmed Best discusses a wide variety of topics including, but not limited to: his podcast 'The Afrofuturist', the importance of Jar Jar in motion picture history, his many projects (directing a play, a new album), and whether he'd be willing to return to Star Wars in another movie.
He's also asked what he thinks about Jar Jar's post Return of the Jedi fate (so far) as revealed in Chuck Wendig's novel Aftermath: Empire's End from earlier this year. His reaction seems to be favorable, and he also reveals that he had asked George Lucas to kill him off in Revenge of the Sith:
"It's a very somber, very dark, eventuality for Jar Jar. Yeah I quite liked it actually. Um, It was, it was really dramatic and I think, uh, I think a good idea to kind of sum up - I always, I always complained to George, like, when I realized that, you know, Sith was not going to have Jar Jar in it pretty much and they were moving very very far away from me, I always complained to George that I didn't get a good death. I wanted to like really be just hacked to pieces in some kind of way, you know, and George wouldn't do it."
(I find it interesting that Best wanted to have a death scene in ROTS. I've always believe that, had the character been more popular, that Jar Jar probably would have died in the final movie of the trilogy. That he would either be killed in a tragic way, giving Anakin one more reason to fall to the dark side, OR even darker, perhaps Anakin would have killed Jar Jar in anger as just another step on his path to being Darth Vader. It would be pretty shocking for Anakin to kill his childhood best friend! If this was ever the plan, it obviously didn't happen, possibly due to the negative reaction to Jar Jar after the Phantom Menace was released.)
Also of note in the interview, when asked what, if anything, he would change if he could go back in time and redo The Phantom Menace, Ahmed indicated that he had no regrets:
"Nothing. I wouldn't change anything. Um. There's nothing to change it to. There really hasn't been anything like it. And the choices that were made were choices that I think stand, you know, the test of time. Like I said, love it or hate it, you believed it and it existed so I really wouldn't change anything."
But the most interesting part of the interview, at least for me, is that Best mentioned that he's working on a book about his experiences with being Jar Jar and his involvement with Star Wars:
"I'm actually writing a book about my experience right now, and um, 'cause people keep pestering me to write a book and I've been saying no for 20 years, about writing a book about it. But, I have started, among all the other things that I do, I have started writing a book about, you know, what I went through and all of this, and I'm hoping that that could answer a lot of the questions that people are itching to ask me about my experience with it."
No release date or title was given for this book, so it's unclear if/when we'll be able to read it, but I'll definitely be keeping a look out for it!
Be sure to check out the full interview below for all of this, and more.


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Q&A: Elizabeth Gilbert
Author Heads to Tallahassee, Issuing 'Permission Slips' Along the Way
It's important to pack light when embarking on a yearlong, intercontinental journey. A few must-haves, though, are courage, curiosity and a touch of tenacity. Elizabeth Gilbert, best known for her 2006 memoir "Eat, Pray, Love," embodies all.
The New York Times best selling author, world traveler and motivational speaker has inspired millions with her non-fiction works and journalistic endeavors. But after being named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by TIME magazine back in 2010, where does one go?
To Tallahassee, perhaps. We chatted with Gilbert about her upcoming talk on April 5 for FSU's Opening Nights Performing Arts Series and Festival — and the experiences that shaped the words and worlds that enthrall her readers.
Tallahassee Magazine: When did you get your start as a writer? How has your style changed since then?
Elizabeth Gilbert: I got my start as a writer when I was about 5, so my style has constantly changed since. I grew up in a house without a television and was raised on a small family farm. What we did have nearby was the library. I can say with all honesty I have been a writer forever.
TM: What inspires your writing?
EG: The job is always for me to look within myself and ask what I am most excited or curious about at the moment. I have this deep faith in my curiosity. There is no better guide to what you should be doing with your time then pursuing the stuff that ignites your curiosity. Curiosity is the only guidepost I have been able to follow.
TM: Many of your books focus on finding a purpose or pursuing your passion. What is your advice to readers hoping to do exactly that?
EG: Whether it is a creative project, a travel adventure, moving into a new house, a psychological journey, spiritual exploration, even falling in love or making a new friend — any new thing you do in your life always comes with a long list of fears.
The question I always ask is what is the alternative? Fear suggests you do nothing, and that never adds up to anything. Our lives are short, and I feel like while we are here we should do things. I try to spend a lot of time demystifying the word, "passion," because we live a society that has created a fetish out of the word. Curiosity is a more accessible, open hearted and simple way to reach goals.
TM: What should guests at your Opening Nights talk in Tallahassee expect?
EG: It's going to be about creative living. I feel that the ultimate thing is to make your own life a work of art. The process is so much more interesting than the product. In order to spend a life engaged with creative living, it's not so much about what you produce, but more of a way of being in the world. That way of being is based on constantly and consistently choosing curiosity over fear.
TM: Of course we love "Eat, Pray, Love." How closely did the text and the movie follow reality?
EG: The book is absolutely reality because it is essentially the diary I was keeping. I made a proposal to my publisher saying I wanted to do this trip for a year and I was looking for certain things. I was going to Italy to get a better understanding of pleasure, to India to get a better understanding of devotion and Bali to find a balance between the two. The movie follows the story closely and stays pretty loyal. To have Julia Roberts play me was wonderful!
TM: If someone takes away one thing from an interaction with you, what do you hope that is?
EG: Permission. When people come to me, all they want is permission to go on an adventure because they know I am going to say yes. Most of the time when people have a question for me, it is something they already know they want to do. Whether it's a trip they want to take, a creative endeavor they want to attempt, a relationship they want to leave or a dream they want to follow. I am so happy to walk around the world writing permission slips for people wanting to pursue adventures.


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Interactive Column Design dialog box
The Interactive Column Design dialog box shows the current reinforcement and check results for each stack in the selected column. When any of the editable fields are changed, the checks are re-run and the results are updated; enabling you to quickly see the effect of each change you make to the reinforcement.
To display the dialog box:
- Right click on an existing concrete column.
- In the context menu, select Interactive Design....
The dialog box content is described below.
1. Column/stack summary pane
- With this row selected you can edit the section size and grade for all stacks simultaneously.
- To design a particular stack, click on the corresponding row in the summary pane.
2. Longitudinal tab
All straight-edged cross sections have "Principal" bars located at shear tie corners. Between these, evenly spaced identical "Intermediate" bars can be located. Circular sections have 6 or more evenly spaced bars around the edge of the section.
Longitudinal Bars:
Principal bar size: Used to change the size of all principal bars.
Use 2nd layer: Check the box to allow a second bar layer if required.
- Spacing: For circular sections the user can control the layer spacing.
Intermediate bar size: (Not displayed for circular columns) Used to change the size of all intermediate bars.
Bar Location Table: Used for adding intermediate bars into the cross-section:
- Int. length - identifies the edge along which the bars are positioned
- Count - for changing the number of intermediate bars along the length
- Ctr spacing - the centerline spacing for the current number of bars along the length
- Status - indicates when the maximum bar spacing limit has been exceeded. (When the minimum bar spacing limit is exceeded this is displayed elsewhere in the Design Summary Table).
Design Summary Table: Displays the most critical result from all combinations:
- Design and Resistance Moments and Moment Ratios
- Axial Force, Axial Resistance and Axial Ratios
- Smallest clear bar spacing
- Minimum area of steel
- Area of steel provided
Section Droplist: Used for changing the section size for the current stack.Note: If the droplist is used to change the section shape an autodesign is performed.
Concrete Droplist: Used for changing the concrete grade for the current stack.
Confinement status : This status is determined based on the requirements for bars being tied.
Cross-section : The drawing displays:
- Exact bar positions (drawn to scale)
- Tie locations
- Section dimensions
- Principal bar labels
3. Links/Ties tab
Use support region links/ties : Select to design support regions for the links/ties.
Link/Tie spacing : Specifies the link/tie spacing (if support regions are applied two different spacings can be specified)
Link/Tie size: Used to change the size of link/tiebars (all must have the same size).
Link/Tie Design Summary Table: Displays the most critical result from all combinations:
- Region length
- Link/Stirrup area over spacing required, major
- Link/Stirrup area over spacing required, minor
- Link/Tie area over spacing provided
- Link/Tie utilization ratio
Section Droplist: Used for changing the section size for the current stack.Note: If the droplist is used to change the section shape an autodesign is performed.
Cross-section : The drawing displays:
- Exact bar positions (drawn to scale)
- Link/Tie locations
- Section dimensions
- Principal bar labels
4. Interaction Diagram tab
N-M Interaction diagram : Top, mid fifth and bottom moment results for each analysis type are plotted on the diagram for each combination
- The curves for bending about the major axis are shown in red
- The curves for bending about the minor axis are shown in blue
M-M Interaction diagram : The diagram is different for each value of axial force. Initially the diagram at the axial force of the critical combination is drawn - this is the combination with the highest MEd / Mres ratio.
Parameters: Select the analysis method, combination, and position for which the diagrams are displayed.
- Set Critical button: If you have changed the parameters for which the diagrams are displayed, you can click this button in order to revert back to the critical parameters.
Design Forces: The design forces applicable for the selected parameters.
5. Additional Design Cases tab
This tab can be used for example to design for results from Post Tensioning analysis programs.
Design cases...button: Click to open a dialog in which to add any additional design cases.
The design case names defined here are available to all columns and walls in the model.
The Active box in this dialog is used to control which design cases are considered (for the entire model).
After clicking OK you are then able to specify the design case design forces in the Design cases table.
Design cases table: Each design case added via the Design cases... button appears in the table, but only those that were marked as active (for the entire model) are then available to have design forces applied.In order to apply the design case design forces to a given stack you must:
- Select the required stack in the stack summary
- Click the Active box for the design case
- Enter the design forces
- Design Moment Factors... button: Offers three potential "Design Moment" adjustments for each direction:
- Set an imperfection eccentricity allowance (Eurocode only). This is added to the analysis moment.
- Apply an amplification factor to allow for Second Order Effects (could also be considered as a way to introduce an extra factor of safety).
- Apply a minimum moment check in one or both directions (the calculation of this is specific to the Head Code set and is a function of the section dimension "h" in the direction considered).
When applied, the resulting adjusted design moment is automatically calculated and displayed in the dialog.
The adjustment values and options can be applied to individual Cases and also quickly in a single operation to all Active Cases (those with "Active" option checked on) as shown below:
6. Buttons
|Saves the current reinforcement and closes the dialog box.
|Closes the dialog box without saving changes.
|Opens the Results dialog box that displays the detailed results for the current design.
Autodesign Stack
|Performs an autodesign reselecting bars for the current stack
Detail Drawing
|Creates a detail drawing for the selected member
Drawing Options
|Opens the DXF Export Preferences dialog
|Opens a new dialog enabling the selective coping of section/concrete grade/reinforcement from the selected stack to other stacks in the same column.


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Beverley Conrad the Fiddlerwoman
Back in the old days, the Itinerant Fiddler brought much of the music and entertainment to an area. Traveling in a circuit, the fiddler would show up at a house ready to move in for a spell. The arrival of the fiddler was very welcome. The neighbors were told, the barn floor was swept, the dancing shoes were polished.
Beverley Conrad
is a folk fiddler in the truest sense. Armed and eared with hundreds of familiar tunes she winds her way through crowds at street fairs, museums, parties and festivals fiddling one tune after another. "I play the tunes you all learned in kindergarten or from your grandma and forgot you remember them."
As well as music, the traveling fiddler often times heard news or legends, a good tale and a story from the folks at the farm down the road and carried the tales further down the circuit. "Ah! Here's a good one Musser told me. It's about a spirit dog on Hallowing Run just outside of Fisher's Ferry..."
Conrad entertains folks, young and old, with her music and stories. She's been playing the fiddle since she was six years old and dresses for the occasion in the garb of the oldtime itinerant fiddler - a handsewn outfit the style of which dates back to the late eighteenth century.
Tunes From The Family Parlor
a collection of traditional tunes as well as some original pieces by Conrad's husband and daughter was released in 1998.
In The Wood
, tunes from the northern Appalachians and Old World Highlands was released in 2005. Beverley Conrad on fiddle and Luke Glick on drums and bones.
She is a twice published author (
Doggy Tales: Bedtime Stories For Dogs
Kitty Tales: Bedtime Stories For Cats
, Dell Publishing Co., 1980) More recently she has written several original folk tales including "The Fiddler and the Bullfrog" an audience participation story about a fiddler who learns to play the fiddler by imitating the sounds of nature and "Louisy Fiddles up a Storm" a tall tale about a ten year old girl who can perform magic with her fiddle. She writes the
Teacher's Tips
page for The National Old Time Fiddlers Association newspaper (Weiser, Idaho.) and pens the
Ask Beverley
column for that paper as well. Readers are invited to send in questions about playing the fiddle and she will answer them.
Fiddler Magazine
featured Conrad in their Winter 2000/2001 issue as The Fiddler Woman, by A.D. Wolf and she was profiled in the popular regional magazine
Susquehanna Life
in their Autumn 2000 issue. She has since become a regular contributor to Fiddler Magazine.
Conrad lives in Central Pennsylvania down a bumpy dirt lane with her kids, husband and many dogs, cats and chickens. She plays the fiddle that was handed down to her by her Grandpa, Ray Orin Conrad, and there's a big old upright piano in the parlor.
Beverley has performed at The National Civil War Museum, Little Buffalo Festival of the Arts, Sunbury's Riverfest, The Covered Bridge Festival at Knoebel's Grove, Milton Harvest Festival, Perry County Festival of the Arts; Warrior Run Heritage Days; Walnut Acres; Mifflinburg Buggy Days; Lewisburg Festival of the Arts; Danville Iron Festival; Kutztown Pennsylvania German Festival and other popular festivals throughout central Pennsylvania.
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What is mediation? Is it ordered for victims of abuse?
Mediation is a process where both parents work with a qualified neutral person (a mediator) who, without providing legal advice, assists the parents in reaching an agreement regarding custody and or/ visitation. A mediator may identify issues and options, assist the parties or their attorneys in exploring what they want/need from a custody order, and, upon request, the mediator can write down terms that the parties agree upon.1
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2 MD Rule § 9-205(d)
3 MD Rule § 9-205(g)
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The Boston Business Journal has named Kaplan Construction one of the Best Places to Work in Massachusetts for the fourth year in a row, recognizing the firm's achievements in creating a positive work environment that attracts and retains employees through a combination of employee satisfaction, working conditions and company culture.
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Arriving in Denver the morning of August 10th, we loaded up our rental and headed due south for Colorado Springs. After a quick pit stop for food, fuel and other supplies, it was another 30-minutes drive west to the entrance of Eleven Mile Canyon Recreation Area just outside Lake George, Colorado.
The canyon, itself, is a sight worth seeing with large granite boulders and conifer-lined outcroppings framing a narrow riparian corridor. However, it was the gin-clear pockets, pools, riffles, and runs of the South Platte contained within, and the prospect of stalking trophy trout in these highly pressured waters, that truly drew us there.
A wet winter had led to substantial spring and summer runoff throughout Colorado in 2019, and Eleven Mile Canyon was no exception with normal late summer flows of sub-200 CFS replaced by flow rates in the 260-280 range upon our arrival. Coupled with the monsoonal waves of moisture the week leading to our arrival, we prepared ourselves for the added challenge of high water. A technical fishery under ideal conditions, I entered the weekend with the mindset that landing a single fish from these waters would qualify as a moral victory.
As our first afternoon progressed, it appeared my single fish goal might have been a bit too lofty given my skills. In roughly four hours, my chosen hopper-dropper combo garnered a total of two hits. Both of which I ripped cleanly from the mouth of small eager brown trout in my excitement. Jake, a more accomplished fly fisher, fared no better.
Conceding temporary defeat, we retreated to our campsite just in time for a cold rain to damper our evening activities. A warm dinner would have certainly helped morale, but we quickly learned that we had purchased the wrong fuel for our camp stove. So with our camp set up and slightly soggy peanut butter sandwiches in hand, we made our way back to the river to give the evening one last shot.
While Jake started off fishing a series of deep pockets along the campground, I worked my way upstream through a shallow rifle to a stretch of slower water where I could see a few fish rising in the fading light. As my eyes focused, I realized there was other movement in the pool as well, and, found myself momentarily taken aback as a 40-50 lbs rodent emerged from the water less than ten yards in front of me. Though capybara fleetingly passed through my mind, common sense, and the realization that the log jam 25 yards upstream was in fact a beaver lodge, eventually led me to the appropriate ID.
A little wary of my close proximity to my new acquaintance, I continued to cast to the distant rises, but avoided further encroachment on the beaver's home turf. Eventually he moved on, and, as luck would have it, I finally managed to sync my drift with the rhythm of the rising trout. A short battle later, a silvery 13" rainbow graced my net.
Lacking the vibrant colors of most wild rainbows in this watershed, I can only assume this fish was a stocker washed over the upstream dam during runoff. The carcass of a small Kokanee Salmon found just down stream, all but confirmed my theory. Nevertheless, I was content to have avoided being skunked and made my way back to camp.
Jake met me along the way and was proud to announce he too had avoided the skunk with a single brown to show for his efforts. Cold, wet, and exhausted we called it a night. Eager for sleep.
Unfortunately, our "neighbors" equated camping with loud music till 3 AM and sleep was not in the cards for us that evening.
Sleep or not, we rose at first light and positioned ourselves along a stretch of river half a mile downstream of camp. We were primed for our first shot at the famed Trico spinner fall and both agreed arriving too soon was a far better option than arriving late. Spaced about 20 yards apart, we had the river to ourselves. At least initially…
After roughly 30 fishless minutes, I had fallen into a bit of an exhausted daze. More intent on admiring Jake's effortless casts with the old glass rod he had inherited from our grandfather than on fishing, I barely noticed the first angler that slipped into the gap between our positions. Anglers two and three weren't quite as agile and the sloshing of their waders through brisk knee deep current quickly roused me from my half-waking state.
Glancing back at the road, I watched as three more anglers (including one older man entering the river with a crutch under one arm) emerged through the brush at water's edge.
A creature of solitude, I made the decision to surrender my position to the approaching horde and retreated to the roadway.
Though not as prime of water, I found the solitude I sought just beyond a bridge upstream of the horde. I could still make out Jake in the distance, and, as if on cue, female Trico duns began to make an appearance.
Positioned towards the downstream end of a shallow riffle, I scanned the water for signs of rising fish. Finally, I spotted two, what I believed to be a large brown trout and a slightly smaller rainbow, holding position in the weedy, slack water along the near bank. I watched the two fish intently for a number of minutes as each rose rhythmically towards the black flecks drifting helpless on the current.
The tiny black mayflies with their slightly opaque wings were no more than a size 20. Sifting through my fly box, I settled on a tiny black thread bodied fly, dubbed generously at the thorax and kept afloat by a minute tuft of white CDC. The #20 CDC Trico was the smallest dun imitation in my arsenal and I only hoped it was small enough to elicit a strike in the run up to the anticipated spinner fall.
The larger fish, now holding tight to a pair of small boulder at the head of the slack water, broke rhythm as the Trico hatch intensified. Calculated sips were replaced by frenzied gulps as the trout made the most of the short lived feast.
Disadvantaged by the lack of rhythmic feeding and abundance of natural prey, I re-positioned in hopes of improving my odds. A few casts later, a drag-free drift placed my fly right above my quarry. Sure enough it rose, gulped, and…I immediately pulled the fly from its mouth. Undeterred, I continued and repeated the same missed hook set at least half a dozen times before the fish began to ignore my attempts.
With the hatch transitioning from duns to spinners, I transitioned as well. Trading in my #20 CDC Trico Dun for a #24 Spent-wing Spinner.
Given my inability to set the #20, I doubted I would fare much better with the #24.
Sure enough the pattern persisted. Rise, gulp, set, miss…
By this point nearly two hours had passed, but I refused to move until I had netted this fish. Finally, by some stroke of luck, my hook set finally found flesh and the fight was on. Now to avoid breaking off my 6x tippet…
The tippet held though and I was amazed to see a 19″ Snake River Fine-spotted Cutthroat, not Brown trout, gracing my net.
Pleased with my perseverance, I called it a morning and went to find Jake among the crowd downstream.
As it turns out, I made the right call as six anglers accounted for a single broken tippet in time I had been gone.
Moving on, we spent the rest of the day exploring with far more fishing than catching to show for our effort. Jake did add a second brown to his tally late in the afternoon, but my drifts just weren't perfect enough to fool the numerous trout that inhabited the gin clear pools and runs we targeted.
Returning to camp for dinner, we spotted risers along the same stretch of river Jake had fished in the morning. Now vacated as the day tripping anglers had begun their long drives back to Denver, we once again had the river to ourselves. The oft neglected evening Trico hatch was in full swing as the male duns emerged and prepared to wait out the long night in anticipation of their female counterpart's morning arrival.
Though these duns were no more than a #20 or #22, I tied on a #18 CDC dry in Pale Morning Dun coloration. Though a poor representation of the actual mayfly, I knew I'd have no chance of following the true representation in the fading light. Positioned below a small beaver lodge, I began a series of upstream casts targeting the nearest risers first before slowly proceeding upstream.
As luck would have it, my #18 was a close enough approximation in the fading light. Methodically moving up the run, I landed five rainbows from 12-18" in quick succession as well as my first brown of the trip.
Jake fared nearly as well, landing a series of rainbows and cuttbows. The largest of which pushed 20". For 30-40 minutes, it seemed we could do no wrong on a river that had stymied us continually the past two days. Content in our success, we called it an evening.
The following morning (August 12th) brought another stellar Trico Spinner fall and the crowds to match. As had been the trend the prior morning, Jake popped a few tippets and I simply failed to properly set the tiny hook over and over again.
Tiring of the crowd, we decided to slowly work our way towards the entrance of the canyon. There was plenty of good water downstream, and we were well aware that we had a 3 hour drive ahead of us this afternoon.
Stopping at site known as the "Tourist Trap," we decided to give the trout one last try before moving on our way. Large, wary trout abounded in the deep hole, but they showed little interest in our offerings. While Jake momentarily connected with one monster, it was largely an exercise in futility, and I ventured towards the shallower head of the run.
Spotting a lone cutthroat intermittently feeding on spent Trico spinners as they drifted downstream, I once again tied on my #24 Trico spinner and delicately dropped the fly into the fish's feeding lane. First time was the charm for once and my second Snake River Cutthroat of the trip made its way to my net.
Not wanting to test my luck, I climbed the bank and took in the scene as Jake continued to work the large fish below.
He soon conceded defeat, however, and we were off. A brief stop for beer and lunch at South Park Brewing (highly recommend the Open Range IPA) and it was off to the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area…


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There is so much going on in the world around us. So many things pulling us in so many different directions. There are trials and sorrows and obstacles that we each have to overcome. Some times it is hard to think about all of the good stuff. But the most happiest people on the earth are those who focus on all the great things in their lives. They are grateful and appreciative for even the little things. I know that I myself need to be more focused on each little blessing. So, I made a little printable that can be used a few different ways. You could print out the page cut it apart and give each family member one and have them right 3 things that they are grateful for every day for a week. Or you can use it personally and print it out fold it accordion style into a little booklet and write the date of the week at the top and write 3 thing that you are grateful for every day for about a month (28 days). I don't think that it will be hard to come up with 3 things each day, there are so many things all around us to be grateful for. I think that at the end of the week or the month that those who do this will be happier. Think if everyone focused more on the good stuff!
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We're barely 24 hours in and already this feud is magical and destined to get more so since Pirro's own show will air tomorrow night on Fox and doubtless she'll rant about it at length.
The only reason it's not already the greatest feud in the history of "The View" is because Rosie and Elisabeth Hasselbeck once clashed over whether the "official story" of 9/11 is true and, well, nothing's going to top that. Unless they have Pirro back on and somehow an argument over whether the Holocaust happened breaks out.
Page Six describes what happened yesterday:
The trouble, sources told us, started before Pirro even went on-air to promote her new book, "Liars, Leakers, and Liberals: The Case Against the Anti-Trump Conspiracy" — when Pirro arrived at "The View" to learn that anti-Trump CNN contributor Ana Navarro was filling in for Joy Behar.
"When Jeanine arrived on set she was looking for a fight and refusing to be on with Ana, demanding [Ana] not be in the segment," an insider said. "[Pirro] was yelling at ['The View'] executive producer and her staff like, 'You need to handle this.'"
True, says Whoopi in the clip below. Pirro didn't want to be on with a hardcore Trump-hater like Navarro. Also true, she says, is this description of what happened after she cut Pirro's segment short (which she denies doing in the clip below, but whatever):
The confrontation ended with liberal Goldberg allegedly shouting, "F–k you, get the f–k out!" at President Trump supporter and Fox News host Pirro.
During the screaming match, Pirro told Goldberg, "I've done more for abused women than you will ever do," we hear.
Whoopi didn't like that last line although Pirro is in fact a former D.A. who's doubtless prosecuted plenty of abusers. Whether there was "spitting" (spittle, maybe?) or whether Pirro was chased from the building remains in dispute. Also in dispute is whether Goldberg was the first to get profane or whether Pirro was. If you believe Whoopi, the only reason she got in Pirro's face was because of something disrespectful Pirro said right after the segment was cut — which Whoopi wouldn't say on air. The Daily Beast thinks it knows, though:
Indeed, a witness—who asked not to be further identified—told The Daily Beast that after the segment ended and Goldberg walked off-stage, Pirro ripped off her microphone while the crew members hovered around her and she shouted, "Those c***suckers! This is exactly what I told them would happen."
Who are the, er, sock-cuckers she's referring to? The panel? The show's producers? The bookers who put her on with Navarro, with whom Pirro got along reasonably well? Anything less than titling tomorrow night's "Judge Jeanine" segment about the show "My Time With The C***suckers" will be a disappointment. Make it happen, Fox.
.@WhoopiGoldberg clears up what happened after our Jeanine Pirro interview: "I rarely get stirred up — but I got stirred up…and I did apologize for getting hot."
"For 20 years, this show has always had people on with different views…but you cannot come and call people names." pic.twitter.com/7Cb5XWjpYc
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The Odyssey award annually recognizes "the producer of the best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States". First awarded in 2008, there are 30 titles on the list. Of these titles, there are four that I just couldn't make myself listen to completely. There are seven titles that I rated 5 stars on Goodreads. Most often it was due to the excellent performance by the narrator. The author's craftsmanship is considered, of course, but as the award is given for audio productions I place a little more emphasis on the narration.
In order of year awarded, these are my favorite Odyssey titles:
2008 Winner: Jazz by Walter Dean Myers, read by James "D-Train" Williams and Vanneese Thomas
2008 Honor: Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary 'Jacky' Faber, Ship's Boy L. A. Meyer, read by Katherine Kellgren
2008 Honor: Dooby Dooby Moo by Doreen Cronin, read by Randy Travis
2008 Honor: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, read by Alfred Molina
2009 Honor: Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale by Carmen Agra Deedy, read by Carmen Agra Deedy
2011 Honor: The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness, read by Nick Podehl
2012 Honor: The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater, read by Steve West and Fiona Hardingham


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happy cool saturday in big d.
crazy week for us all, eh? my week started with a day off as ROF and i headed back from a great anniversary mini trip to san antonio.
i cancelled a trip to LA i had planned because work at hand required me staying put.
got together with bestest megen for delivery to me a very humorous anniversary gift and good talks and laughs at my fave times ten cellars.
couldn't snap pics of our agency 720 dinner on thursday night at via real with our ceo, harold, who was in town. it was so great to be with lindsey, jackie, angie (HOLLA!) and folks as us "social" folks are isolated downtown away from the crew. (boo hoo)
last night, we got to visit with paul, kelly & their adorable lil sophia. also tod, betsy and their 5 month old lilly who is as sweet as she is beautiful. we went to mia's on lemmon.


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A Visit to Agua Zarca
As is customary, the team spent almost four hours yesterday solely on preparation. We spent the afternoon counting and packing a variety of medications such as Tylenol, Tums, and Adult/Pediatric Vitamins to use throughout the week at different clinics in the mountain villages. Our Inventory Manager, Joel, not only facilitated this process but also took lead in the Tetris-esque challenge that was loading the team bus after the aforementioned sorting had been completed. We treated ourselves to dinner at a local restaurant after a long day of preparation; the food was fantastic, though not quite as impressive as Shaun's seemingly limitless bank of fun facts en route to the restaurant.
Today was our first trip of the week to a mountain village. Some of us were nervous. Most of us were excited. All of us were preparing for the rough and bumpy bus ride to come. As the white bus progressed further up the mountain, the scenery began to change; the air became dryer, the roads transitioned from gravel to dirt, and notable patches of dust clouds appeared for all to see. Upon arrival to the village, Agua Zarca (community partner with Warwick Memorial United Methodist Church), we were greeted by villagers of all ages. "Hola" and "Buenos Días" became comfortable phrases to exchange with the residents. For those of us whose knowledge of the Spanish language stems from old school courses taken many years ago, there unfortunately wasn't much more we could say to some of the villagers without an interpreter at our side… but is spoken language really the lone method of communication? Of course not!
In the case of limited, or complete absence of, comprehension of each others' spoken languages, some of the medical team and the villagers turned to body language as a way to convey thoughts and feelings. This leads to the question, "What does gratitude look like?" Does it look like a hi-five after a dental procedure? Is it a handshake coupled with a genuine smile? Is it the reciprocation of similar action, such as clapping or a warm embrace? Through body language, it became clear that these people were grateful for our service. It was an even bigger honor to be part of the team that served them.
The smiles of these playful children, of children who've not grown up surrounded by the technology available to us, were contagious! Our team members often found themselves kicking a soccer ball, hitting a beach ball, or blowing bubbles (and boy did they love those bubbles!). In the words of my teammate, Dr. Marvin Williams, "Some of the happiest children in the world aren't at Disney World."
Jan's devotion tonight, in honor of a recently deceased loved one, laid out a metaphor for life using a train ride. We board the train at birth. We meet our parents at this time, and we believe that they will always travel on our side. Eventually, however, our parents exit the train, leaving us to experience the remainder of the ride on our own. As passengers continually board the train, some may be of significant importance (e.g., your friends, spouse, or children) while others may go unnoticed. Some passengers may exit your train at unexpected, or unwanted, times. Ultimately, a successful trip, albeit with inevitable complications, is heavily focused on your relationship with the other passengers. Given that we do not know when we will be exiting the train, it is important to cultivate and maintain a positive relationship with each passenger. This requires that we give the best of ourselves. It is in this way that we leave a lasting impression on the other passengers. We should want to leave behind beautiful memories for those who will continue to travel on the train of life without us. Let us aim to live each day with the intention to improve the life of another.
P.S. For those hoping for an update on Nury's story from the previous journal entry, the surviving twin that received medicine from FOBF has shown significant improvement (per the attending physician) and might possibly be released from the NICU in the near future!
-Jacob Watkins


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Every body will sure love to go on trips especially with family members. This is because the specific trip will make all your family members happy to the core for what you are running on wheels to earn money. We only have a single life to enjoy and be with our friends and family. So we should make use of any free vacation in a proper way. We know that no body can do everything perfectly in the first try itself. So there will always be a trial and error method that will make us learn a lot of things in life including trivial matters. Packing the required things for the trip is a very difficult task than that of seven organizing the whole trip by yourself. It is one of the stressful things that has to be managed only by ourselves. Checkout this article on packing a suitcase if you need some help in this particular area.
Packing our luggage for the family trip is more complex when compared with the packing needed for a single person. As a regular or periodic traveler, you should be learning about both of the things as one of your skills. This will reduce your stress upon packing over time. Here are some tips that you can follow if you are packing suitcase for the whole family. They are as follows,
- First of all, prioritize things that you will need versus which you will want. This separation itself will cut off a huge list from your luggage list. Do not carry more number of dresses rather limit the number to half or 3/4th so that you will have a lot of space for other essential things to be packed. If you are a family man who have kids accompanying you with the trip, make sure you involve them in the process of packing. You might think that would be one of the toughest things to do, but they will enjoy to the core if they are given separate spaces for their toys to be packed.
- As you are going to carry more than one suitcase in case of family trip, it is important that each of the luggage has the copies of your essential things like passport and so on needed for travel. Make sure that you shuffle the clothes of everybody in every suitcase if in case unfortunately one suitcase gets lost, no body needs to be deficient of clothes to wear. Confirm the weight of the luggage that you are allowed to travel with before packing. Leave some free space if you want something to be bought as a gift for family and friends from the tourist place. Learn how to fold a shirt easily from here.


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