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Costume stores have a very interesting business model. Most of the year, these shops are a veritable wasteland of untouched merchandise and indifferent staff. Then, for about a month and change, they sell cheap products at an outrageous markup to the generally accepting public. Ask about a return policy, and you'll likely be met with an eye roll from the girl who thought it was a good idea to get the bull piercing in the middle of her nose (You can bet they don't have a good return policy on those either). While the craftier costumer is perfectly content to make his or her own costume out of a little makeup and old clothes (for example, you can pick up some of those paste-on gunshot wounds, roll around in a sewage drain for a while, and be Gaddafi for a night!), most people have no problem dropping top dollar for second-rate props that wouldn't cut it in most high school productions of "The Nightmare before Christmas".
Every year, I find it harder and harder to find a costume that I A) am willing to spend an entire evening wearing, and B) am willing to drop a considerable amount of change to own. Last year, I decided that I was not going to dress up. Then, after some extensive nagging from my friends not to be "that guy", I went to a costume shop two days before Halloween. Remember when I alluded to one of these places being a wasteland in the off-season? Try going on October 29th.
"Do you guys have something for Indiana Jones?"
"All out of Indy."
"What about, a… wizard or something?"
"I wouldn't count on it."
"I might have something in the toddlers section."
I settled on a $30 police officer costume that consisted of a pair of handcuffs and a police badge that read "Special Forces". The badge didn't delineate exactly what body of law enforcement I belonged to, but for that much money I'm glad someone was telling me that it was special.
So this year, I think I'm staying home. I'll spend the evening with Freddy and Michael, maybe pick up some candy corn, and just relax. I'm a bit older, and all I really want this year is a stress-free Halloween. But if I catch enough flack for staying in when everyone else is out, I guess I can pick up a cookie monster mask and a protest sign reading "OCCUPY SESAME STREET!" Even if the mask does cost $20.
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FARMINGTON – This Saturday, join the Conservation Commission in cleaning up your town. We also welcome the new Grace Church Tiger Café to town. It will be filling a need for teens in town. Details on these and other events below.
Farmington clean-up
This Saturday, Nov. 10 the Conservation Commission is "underwriting" a Community Clean Up Day in Farmington. This event is being spearheaded by a local resident, Abby Pagan-Allis, with the support of the Commission. It will be a rain or shine event for people aged 13 years and older (due to safety concerns) to participate in cleaning up Farmington of the litter and debris that plagues our town, woods and countryside.
Sign up at the Town Hall between 8 and 8:20 a.m. Roads will be assigned to volunteers and clean-up will begin at 8:30 a.m. Meet back at the Town Hall between 11 and 11:30 a.m. for awards and refreshments. Refreshments will be provided for all volunteers. Let us know that you are planning to help out so we can plan for the refreshments. Contact: Abby Pagan-Allis, event coordinator, at (603) 337-5482 or email: firstname.lastname@example.com or David Connolly, chairman of Farmington Conservation Commission, (603) 755-2208, or email email@example.com.
Thanks to David Connolly for this information.
Farm Museum book launch event
Rebecca Rule's new book The Iciest, Diciest, Scariest Sled Ride Ever will be launched by the publisher this Saturday, Nov. 10, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the New Hampshire Farm Museum in Milton. Author Rebecca Rule and illustrator Jennifer Thermes will be there to do book readings and autograph copies of the book for sale. The event is free and refreshments will be provided by The Portable Pantry. Farmington's historic Uncle Sam Sled, which is on display at the museum, was the inspiration for the story. Thanks to Dottie Bean for the info.
Police news
Attention owners of large animals: Farmington Police Department and ACO Koval are creating a database for large animals in Farmington. Large animals, referring to 'typical' farm animals: horses, cows, goats, pigs, sheep, etc. The goal of the database is to be able to identify any animals that typically do not wear any sort of identification in the case that they are found at large or involved in an emergency situation. Please stop by the P.D., or email ACO Koval (email@example.com) the following information: Owner's name, address, contact info, animals and their descriptions, and pictures if available. Also, if you're able to provide transportation and/or housing for large animals in emergency situations, please let ACO Koval know that as well (info from Farmington PD Facebook).
High School
On Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the FHS Library financial aid experts discuss ways to apply for aid, what type of aid is available, and how to complete the financial aid and scholarship applications successfully. Funding options, scholarship searches and the importance of deadlines are discussed. For more information, call 755-2811, ext. 106 or email: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Goodwin Library
Closings: The library will be closed Monday, Nov. 12 for Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 21 at 5 p.m. and Thursday, Nov. 22 for Thanksgiving Day. We will be open both the Friday & Saturday after Thanksgiving.
Farmington Film Society
On Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 6 p.m., we are excited to be able to bring you Moonrise Kingdom, a charming film by Wes Anderson. Set on an island off the coast of New England and partly filmed in New Hampshire the story takes place during the summer of 1965 when two 12-year-olds fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. This movie had a limited theater run and we feel was one of the best films of 2012. Don't miss this chance to see it on our big screen!
Next month we will be presenting the classic film The World of Henry Orient, an enchanting film set in New York in the 1960s during the holiday season about the crush two young girls develop on an avant-garde concert pianist played by Peter Sellers in one of his more unusual roles. This film is a gem and was not made widely available in local theaters; so be sure to mark the date. Please note: These movies contain adult content and language. A parent or guardian must accompany children under the age of 18. Please call for more information 755-2944, ext. 2 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
Tiger Café
The Tiger Café is now open at Grace Place! Find us next to Farmington House of Pizza (and almost directly across from the library). If you are a middle or high School student who needs a place to hang out, or something to do, drop into the Tiger Café for snacks, games, and yes, even homework help on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3 to 5 p.m. There is no cost to join, and snacks and drinks are free. FMI email: email@example.com.
COAST bus
The North Bus needs your help! COAST's North Bus program provides door to door twice-weekly bus service from Farmington to Rochester businesses for errands and appointments. They are in dire need of volunteer drivers (who will be trained) to continue this much needed service. FMI please call Jeff Donald (743-5777, ext. 120) or check out www.coastbus.org/northbus.html.
Recreation Department
Pee Wee Cheerleading sign ups are Nov. 12 to 16 at Farmington Parks and Recreation Department from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The fee is $35. Pee Wee Cheering is open to children in grades K-6. Space is limited.
Senior events: On Sunday, Nov. 18 there is a Holiday Shopping Trip: Join us as we go to the new Merrimack Outlets to shop for our friends, family and maybe even ourselves! Don't forget to bring your spending money and walking shoes. The fee is $5. The bus will leave at 9 a.m.
On Nov. 19 there is the Mystery Lunch Bunch. The fee is $5. The bus will leave at 10:30 a.m.
Town meetings
The Planning Board meets on Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. in the Selectmen's Chambers.
The Economic Development Committee/Downtown Business Committee meets on Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 6:30 p.m.
The Conservation Commission meets on Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 6:30 p.m.
The Trustees of the Trust Funds meet on Thursday, Nov. 15 at 6 p.m.
Any news?
If you have any Farmington news items to be publicized, please email the details to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Farmington community cleanup is on Saturday
FARMINGTON – This Saturday, join the Conservation Commission in cleaning up your town. We also welcome the new Grace Church Tiger Café to town. It will be filling a need for teens in town. Details on these and other events below.

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April 1, 2019, 7:07 pmTaj GibsonF, Minnesota Timberwolves
Taj Gibson (left calf strain) will miss Monday's game against the Blazers.
Gibson will miss his sixth game in a row tonight. Anthony Tolliver has become a solid 3-point specialist off the bench while Dario Saric continues to sit just outside the top-150 despite starting
Source: Wolves PR on Twitter
Fantasy News
December 14, 2019, 1:48 amTerance MannPG, Los Angeles Clippers
Terrence Mann replaced the injured Patrick Beverley in the starting lineup on Friday and added three assists, two rebounds and a block.
There was a decent opportunity for some sneaky DFS value here but Mann fell flat on his face. Don't consider Mann a fantasy option, especially when Beverley returns.
December 14, 2019, 12:55 amKawhi LeonardSF, Los Angeles Clippers
Kawhi Leonard accumulated 42 points (10-for-24 shooting, 19-for-19 free throws), 11 rebounds, three triples and two assists as the Clippers defeated the Wolves 124-117.
Leonard was relentlessly attacking the defense in this one and was rewarded with 19 free throw attempts which ties his career-high. It's odd to see a Leonard line with no defensive counters, but that's nitpicking what was an amazing line. The only thing holding Leonard back is load management.
December 14, 2019, 12:51 amPaul GeorgeSF, Los Angeles Clippers
Paul George caught fire on Friday, finishing with 46 points (17-for-31 shooting), seven assists, six threes, five rebounds and two steals.
Nobody could stop George or Kawhi Leonard in this one, as the two both scored over 40 points for the first time this season. Something tells me this won't be the last time. The Clippers are starting to hit their stride, despite missing several contributors to injury. Look out.
December 14, 2019, 12:50 amMontrezl HarrellPF, Los Angeles Clippers
Montrezl Harrell did what he does on Friday, chipping in 18 points (7-for-13 shooting) and four rebounds in 32 minutes off the bench.
Harrell is a leading candidate for the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award because he comes off the bench and gets buckets. He did that again tonight, though with fewer rebounds than normal.
December 14, 2019, 12:48 amRodney McGruderSG, Los Angeles Clippers
Rodney McGruder returned to the floor in Friday's victory over the Wolves, finishing with three rebounds.
It wasn't one to write home about for McGruder, but just getting back on the floor after a hamstring injury kept him out a few weeks is a good sign. The Clippers are dealing with a lot of injuries right now, so if he can get back up to speed quickly there could be some extra minutes for him.
December 14, 2019, 12:46 amJulius RandlePF, New York Knicks
Julius Randle finished Friday's 103-101 victory over the Kings with 26 points, nine rebounds, four assists and three triples.
It is starting to feel like Randle isn't even trying to record defensive numbers these days. You take the good scoring and rebounding numbers, but his upside remains capped as long as he puts up zeroes on the defensive side.
December 14, 2019, 12:44 amMitchell RobinsonC, New York Knicks
Mitchell Robinson posted 14 points (7-for-9 shooting), nine rebounds and a steal in 25 minutes on Friday.
It was odd to see Robinson go without a block in this one, but defensive numbers tend to come in waves anyway. It could be worth offering one of your worst players for Robinson to see if his current owner is getting impatient.
December 14, 2019, 12:40 amDamyean DotsonSG, New York Knicks
Damyean Dotson rode some hot shooting to 11 points (4-for-6 shooting) and three triples in 17 minutes on Friday as the Knicks defeated the Kings.
Dotson also added a steal to his line as he seems to be settling in as a decent threes and points streamer but not much more. Elfrid Payton was the only other guard to get minutes off the bench in this one, finishing with 16 points (7-for-13 shooting), four rebounds, four assists, a steal and a triple.
December 14, 2019, 12:33 amBuddy HieldSG, Sacramento Kings
Buddy Hield continued to fill it up on Friday, posting 34 points (14-for-23 shooting), 12 rebounds, six triples and three assists as the Kings fell 101-103 to the Knicks.
Hield is enjoying a top-20 run of production over the last two weeks, mainly because of his scoring prowess. Tonight, he even chipped in an impressive rebound total. De'Aaron Fox is due to return soon, but Hield should still be able to produce at a high level like he did alongside Fox last season.
December 14, 2019, 12:30 amNemanja BjelicaPF, Sacramento Kings
Nemanja Bjelica tied his career-high assist total in Friday's loss to the Knicks with seven, adding 12 points, three triples, two rebounds and a block.
Bjelica's role now that Marvin Bagley is back in action is still to be determined as Bagley is being worked back into the rotation slowly. It feels like Bjelica, Bagley and Richaun Holmes will be splitting the majority of the minutes in the Kings front court. Continue to hold Bjelica until he gives you a reason not to.


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Present and Future Estates
You can figure out which present and future estates an instrument creates by reading the granting instrument carefully and asking yourself these questions in order:
When this instrument takes effect, who will have the right to possess the land first?
You can call this person A.
When will that person's right to possess end?
If the instrument doesn't say anything about his possession ending, A has a fee simple absolute.
If A's right to possess will end at his death or the death of someone else, A has a life estate. If the instrument says someone else (call her B) gets to take possession when that death occurs, B has a remainder. Otherwise, the grantor has a reversion.
If A's right to possess will end on a particular date or when one of the parties decides to end his possession, A has a leasehold. If the instrument says someone else (B) gets possession when the leasehold ends, B has a remainder. Otherwise, the grantor has a reversion.
If A's right to possess will end when a specified condition occurs, ask yourself the next question.
Who will have the right to possess when the specified condition occurs?
If the instrument says someone other than the grantor, A has a fee simple subject to executory limitation and B has an executory interest. Otherwise, ask yourself the next question.
Does the instrument say that A's right of possession automatically ends when the condition occurs — that the estate lasts only as long as the condition doesn't occur?
If so, A has a fee simple determinable and the grantor retained a possibility of reverter.
If not, A has a fee simple on condition subsequent and the grantor retained a right of entry.
An instrument can create several future estates in a row. So after you've gone through the preceding list of questions, if A doesn't have a fee simple absolute and therefore someone has a future interest, start at the top of the list again; this time, ask the questions about the right of possession after that future interest takes possession. That will tell you which present estate the future estate holder will have after she takes possession and whether more future estates follow. Keep doing that until you find someone who has a future estate in a fee simple absolute.
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WILMINGTON, N.C. – UMBC softball's freshman outfielder Jaclyn Buckley (Voorhees, N.J./Eastern Camden Regional) picked up her first hit as a Retriever in the top of the seventh inning, blasting a two-run home run to lift UMBC past UNC-Wilmington, 5-3, in the opening game of the Seahawk Classic on Saturday at Boseman Field, but the Retrievers fell in the nightcap, 12-0, in five innings to Liberty.
Buckley's home run came with one out and one on in the top of the seventh, with the Retrievers down 3-2. Pinch hitter Kaelin Jackson (Export, Pa./Franklin Regional) walked, followed by Buckley's blast into left field, but that was not all from UMBC in the frame. The Retrievers added further insurance with Katlin Olesky (Irvine, Calif./Northwood/Saddleback College) singling to right field and moving over to second on a sacrifice bunt from sophomore Bridget O'Malley (Brooklyn, Md./Seton Keough). Senior Caitlin Chance (Easton, Md./Easton) drove O'Malley home with a double into center field.
In the bottom of the seventh, freshman pitcher Jessica Holte (Ashland, Va./Atlee) surrendered a lead-off double, but did not allow another ball out of the infield in the inning. Holte tossed the complete seven innings for her first collegiate victory. The rookie allowed three earned runs on 10 hits, while Seahawks' freshman pitcher Peyton Jordan (1-2) tossed 6.1 innings, allowing five earned runs on seven hits and fanning five batters in the loss.
The Retrievers took a two-run lead over UNC-Wilmington in the top of the fourth inning. With two outs, UMBC strung together three hits, a double from junior Taylor Hall (Cosby, Va./Cosby), a single from senior Chelsea Bertoglio (Laguna Hills, Calif./Laguna Hills/Saddleback College) and a two-run double into center field from sophomore Jordan Sganga (Edgewater, Md./South River).
UNC-Wilmington tallied all three of its runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. The Seahawks opened the frame with back-to-back bunt singles and followed with a sacrifice bunt advancing both runners. Two more sacrifices scored a pair of runs and a single from freshman Nella Chamblee gave the Seahawks a 3-2 advantage.
In game two, the Retrievers stranded nine runners and registered four errors in the five inning contest. Freshman pitcher Nicole Casagrand (Horsham, Pa./Hatboro-Horsham) surrendered seven earned runs on 10 hits in her first collegiate start, while Liberty's Alyssa DiMartino (1-1) tossed the shutout victory.
Liberty hopped out in front 2-0 in the top of the first inning, stringing together a pair of singles and following with an RBI ground out to second base from junior Kelby Allen to take the one-run advantage. Another single, this time up the left field line by junior Hanna Nichols, extended the lead to 2-0.
A pair of UMBC errors in the top of the second, allowed the Lady Flames to take the 3-0 lead and a nine-run top of the fifth inning blew the contest open.
Sophomore Danielle O'Neill (Lothian, Md./Southern) registered a team-best three hits on the day, while Hall tabbed a pair of doubles.
The Retrievers continue action on Sunday, Feb. 16 at the Seahawk Invitational, starting with a 10 p.m. matchup versus Norfolk State and closing out the day with a 4 p.m. rematch versus host UNC-Wilmington.


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OK, I have been in here long enough to learn that there are some very important "lessons" people need to learn in DWIL or FOO. I do not claim to know-it-all but I do find myself often repeating these things to myself and on posts often enough to feel comfortable writing them out. Please, feel free to add or edit points, expand on those mentioned below, and add lessons of your own to help teach people who want to how to grow a spine.
Lesson 1: Move out. Living with IL's or FOO makes it practically impossible to grow or have your own spine. If you are living in their home they will hold it over your head. Also, they feel it is their home so they are justified to tell you how things are to be done in it.
Lesson 2: You MUST learn that "No" is a complete sentence. Do not give in to the temptation to JADE (Justify, Argue, Defend, or Explain) your reasoning. If you try to JADE the other people will more than likely take that as the subject is open for discussion and continue to push for their desired conclusion.
Lesson 3: STOP THE INFO TRAIN! Period. Do not give people more information than you want them to have. If you do not want people to know you are going to the doctor don't tell them because they will pester you for details of the visit or may even show up uninvited. If you don't want people to know the sex or name of your unborn baby, don't tell them. People feel entitled to information if you share anything with them and will pursue you or your DH (dear husband) like a dog on a bone to get more details.
Lesson 4: Understand that "respecting your elders" does NOT mean being a doormat. How does laying down and being taken advantage of, manipulated, or just fucked around with show respect? Do you really think that the person you are allowing to treat you like crap respects you for allowing them to have their way? Respect is earned and if the person in question doesn't deserve to be respected for any reason other than the fact they are older or are the parent of someone...that person will continue to push at and needle those around them to get their way because no one stands up to them.
Sub Lesson A: "Keeping the peace". In keeping the peace one becomes a doormat. Giving up your right to have a voice in things means you are agreeing that you do not have a say in anything in your own family and that others can do as they want because you won't say or do anything.
Lesson 5: Grandparents are NOT necessary to raise healthy, happy children no matter what people tell you. Consider all the LO's whose grandparents have passed away. They can and most often do lead healthy, happy, and productive lives. Also, consider if the grandparent in question is a healthy addition to the LO's life or if they can potentially do emotional or physical damage through their actions. Is it worth it to risk your LO's emotional or physical well-being because "it's faaaaaaammilyyyy"?
Sub Lesson B: "Grandparent Rights" are often a threat desperate people will throw out there when they realize they can no longer manipulate or control the parents to said grandchild. Read up on your states laws regarding GP rights so you can feel more comfortable as to whether this is an empty threat or they may actually have a valid claim. Most often, 1 parent has to be gone or the parents have to be divorced and the grandparent has to prove the child suffers from not having their grandparent in their life. However, like I said, read up on the laws in your state to clarify.
Lesson 6: Learn the signs of a DuH. If your husband regularly asks you to "keep the peace" or says things like "that's just the way she/he/they is/are", "you took what was said out of context", "but it's family, you have to make exceptions for family", or "you are being too sensitive" you have a DuH. Also, if your husband talks your IL's when you and he get into arguments, talks to your IL's multiple times a day, or makes multiple trips to your IL's a week, you may have a DuH. Get counseling immediately! Your husband is putting other people before you and your feelings and that is not the sign of a supportive husband.
Lesson 7: Have your husband "handle" his family and you "handle" yours. If there is an issue between your DH (dear husband) and your FOO it is appropriate to show your solidarity with your husband and defend him from attacks. It is equally important that your DH (dear husband) do the same for you. If your MIL (mother-in-law) attacks you verbally, your DH (dear husband) needs to defend you or at the very least gather you and your LO's together and leave the area immediately. If he doesn't show your IL's that YOU are his family now and he CHOSE YOU he is allowing them to hurt you and is not showing that he values you or your marriage. GET COUNSELING!!!
Lesson 8: If you and DH (dear husband) have made a parenting decision and advised IL's or FOO of it and they begin to argue or try to "bend the rules" or use that horrible statement "what happens @____'s stays @ _____'s" you and your DH (dear husband) need to be united in confronting the offending party. These decisions are made for the safety of the LO (little one) (food or environmental allergies, giving babies water, or smoking around the LO) and are not open for discussion. If someone breaks a rule, they should NOT be allowed unsupervised time with LO (little one) again until they have proven they understand what they did was wrong and will respect the parents decisions for LO (little one) from then on.
Sub Lesson C: Parenting decisions are non-negotiable. If you and your DH (dear husband) do not agree on something that is to be addressed away from others and you must always present a united front. If people who break safety rules sense any dissention amongst you, they will continue to do as they please because someone is not committed to the rules.
Lesson 9: Learn what a TRUE apology consists of and accept nothing less. If someone tries to say "Sorry" they are not accepting ownership for their part in the situation and if they say "it wasn't meant that way" or "I am sorry you took it that way" it is not sincere and you do not need to accept it. An apology consists of the apology, describing the issue they are apologizing for, and telling you what they will do to prevent it from happening again. If someone calls you a bitch because you told them they couldn't do something with your LO (little one) their apology should sound similar to: "I am sorry I called you a bitch when you told me I could not do that with LO. I was wrong to allow my anger or frustration to get the best of me and I will do my best not allow that to happen again." It would be nice to have "I hope you can forgive me" added but is not necessary as it may sound too desperate or even sarcastic.
And finally, because this is getting long, I will go into one last lesson.
Lesson 10: You must learn that you cannot tell others what to do in their own home. If they smoke in their home and you do not want your LO (little one) around smoke, you have the right to not go over there. If they are very dirty and have animal urine and feces all over the place, you do not need to bring your LO (little one) there. You also do not need to JADE. If they question why you will not go there tell them that because you respect their decision to smoke/have animals you would not dream of asking them to stop. However, you have made the decision to not expose your LO (little one) to those conditions out of concern for their safety and you would expect to be respected in return. (Comments like this make them look like completely narcissistic asses to the world if they argue for expecting you to put your LO's safety behind their habit.) Offer to meet them somewhere neutral or invite them to your home if you are comfortable doing so to help appease their desire to see your family. Lather, rinse, and repeat as the person may attempt to change your mind multiple times and may send FM's after you as well.
OK, so what do you all think? Is this helpful info to anyone else? Is there more that needs to be said?


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Picked up a set of cool buttons at the 19 Broadway show - lots of pix from Want that Life and a classic "The FIXX" button. Only 5 bucks a set, and Mick'll be glad to sell ya some on your way out the door!
Picked up a set of cool buttons at the 19 Broadway show - lots of pix from Want that Life and a classic "The FIXX" button. Only 5 bucks a set, and Mick'll be glad to sell ya some on your way out the door!
Sounds fun, count me in. For whoever is doing the demographics, I"m in Fairfax, California. That's right, fellas, bash is my neighbor!
I have the poster that Mr. Vice Grip did for the 19 B'way show, something he just whipped up. Anything we come up with, I can help distro. I have a bunch of friends sorry they missed the show, so if they happen to swing by in July, they'll be sure to come..
If you are interested, i would appreciate it if you would private message me with ur name and email address, along wiht what you will be wuilling to do ... Thanks to all
Remember if you want to be apart of the street team, go ahead and private message me with your email, Location, and what you will be interested in doing for the team... Also remember none of this information will be shared wiht oother members...
THanks to all
Well we got what we wanted street teamers, now whenevr u got questions or suggestions just post them here...
What im going to try to start doing is doing a little newsletter every month here on the board so that people know how we are doing wiht the actual "Promoting" also just some info on the band and what not.... Im still trying to put the whole thing, if you any ideas, feal free to email me at email@example.com...
Thanks to all
You get my email with some newsletter ideas?
and mine?Originally posted by deBASHmode
You get my email with some newsletter ideas?
Stuart at the Welsh Connection
Yes i did, i bielve i emailed you back Stuart im still going through all you ideas Bash, i am also working on a site to make this a little easier. hehe...
Hello Clive, nothing in yet, could have gone astray in cyberspace maybe.
Drop me a line directly at stuart"thefixx.co.uk
replace the " with the @ to stop spammers e.mail finding detection and finding programmes crawling over my account.
Stuart at the Welsh Connection
Hmmm, lets try it a different way...
How about drive-by messages to friends on your messenger lists asking them to check them out? I do mass mailings all the time when I don't have time to chat. Very effective
"Even the devil may cry when he looks around Hell and realizes that he is all alone"
Acheron Parthenopaeus
(Sherrilyn Kenyon, Devil May Cry)
I am a Newbie and I hear you're the one to talk to if I want to join the Street Team. I would love to help out in any way. I am a bartender & I do a bit of graphic design on the side. I can make flyers & post them too!! Whatever you need, let me know.
Welcome to the board Once again lol. i will get back to you with some info about the Team...
Thanks you guys, for welcoming a newbie aboard. As I said, I hadn't seen The Fixx live in many years and had forgotten how enthralling they were. And, after hearing their newer stuff - I was completely Fixxated. Thanks again, for showing me the ropes!!


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Quinn's (Brasserie & Piano Bar) for Yams - Sunday 12th - 12:30 KO
As we will all know by now, Pat Quinn is no longer with us and will undoubtedly be pulling pints looking over us on Sunday. I wasn't sure if Quinn's was going to be open for us this coming weekend, so I decided to pay them a visit on Saturday just to make sure, as emails and calls had went unanswered. I couldn't believe my eyes to see Pierre behind the bar and serving cocktails to a few regulars. He will run the show until the Quinn family get back to normal.
We have been allocated both the Brasserie and Piano Bar for the SC Match and we do expect a large turnout on the day. So get there early.
With it being one of those pesky lunchtime kick-off's that hinders both eating and drinking, I agreed with Pierre to simply serve us a single course after the match, which is a Lamb Burger with Courgette Fries. He offered me one on Saturday and I took a snap-shot. Very tasty!
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Jean Claude has selected an Argentinian Malbec to accompany the solids from Berry Bros which should be circa £22.50 per bottle. Delivery will be confirmed mid-week.
Coffee and cheese will also be available after the meal and the champagne will be put on ice!
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Here is a story on CNN today, "Prominent atheist blogger converts to Catholicism"
So, how does one go from reason and rationality to superstitious nonsense? I know that there are some atheists who are only atheist through not reason and rationality but rather from "hating god" because of something that had happened to them. I term these atheists as fake atheists. But someone commented on the site that in her blog that she was raised in a non-faith household (I am not sure if this is true, but for the sake of argument that it is true) - how the hell does one get brainwashed to go from reason and rationality to superstition and irrationality?
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I am saddened by people whose spiritual energy is tied up with converting me. Religious bullying and manipulation destroys camaraderie. I am so content with my chosen path that is devoid of hypocrisy...I love the moon, I see the stars, I see everything that religious folks do not comprehend...I worship the real while they accuse me of being in the dark. There is so much more to life without the limitations that accompany religous thought. I feel like Jonathon Livingston Seagull...
@Hygeia - I'll bet that few have read that book, it was very touching.
I once lived for a time on a plateau between Winslow and Flagstaff - beautiful country, Arizona.
I've read that - thanks for reminding me. Another one by the same author, Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah is one of the books that have influenced me the most in my life. I think it's time to read it again. I keep giving away my copies of it though!
Another book that really makes me think is the 7th in the Chronicles of Narnia series, The Last Battle. In that book, a bunch of dwarfs are said to be in the real Narnia after Aslan brings the Narnia they have known to an end. The dwarfs can't see where they are, and think they are still in a stable. I imagine this is how religious people view us - that we are in paradise, or have access to it, but simply won't or can't see it.
But the catch is the characters actually got to touch, hear, and see Aslan before they had any clue what following him would entail. If I had a huge lion talking to me and moving me from world to world at his whim, I'd believe. As it is, I refuse to be like the dwarfs. I will see the paradise anyway, right here, right now.
Oh yes, this is paradise here and now...the new moon shines as it slowly reaches the mountains where the desert sun will soon set and the birds are singing their final song for today. For the umpteenth time I gave my copy of ILLUSIONS away as a gift last week then suddenly needed it for that quote today; good thing I was in the library at the time - went straight to it and slipped it gingerly from its best friend Jonathan Livingston Seagull for just a little while...looks like I better keep my eyes open for another copy to keep until I give it away!
Here's a quote I recently found in my search for how to deal with christians trying to convert me simply because I use bible quotes at times in my writing...it's by a professor of psychology, Charles Tart regarding the true essence of anything that inspires..."Is it true? Maybe, maybe not...but it's totally true in its ability to make you reflect on the deepest questions of life."
That's why I love Richard Bach's books so much - they make me think deeply and I have read them repeatedly for many decades. They are pleasant reading and don't require much time to get from cover to cover. I'm glad you know and love these books, it's a pleasure flying these skies with you!
Ever been kissed on the cheek, with unconditional love, by a child? I have, and that's all the paradise I'll ever need --
Three hours ago, when you wrote this great truth, I was staring up at the moon with the word "paradise" floating through my mind and in that moment my three year old granddaughter came up to me and kissed me on the cheek and together we watched the shooting star. Heaven on earth, step right up folks!!!
I have my moments --
Leah Libresco?
1. First of all, Ive never heard of this so called "prominent" atheist.
2. Second of all, she was a blogger on patheos.com, "Hosting the Conversation On Faith". What kind of supposedly outspoken atheist would blog on this site? Thats like being Colmes next to Hannity on Fox. That would make her a token atheist on a Catholic site. I smell hoax, or conversion via Catholic dick (her husband is Catholic).
3. While I've never been automatically skeptical of conversions from atheism to theism (technically, we've all at one point not believed before we were convinced), I have always been extremely skeptical of thought-out atheism by reason converting to theism. Even if its true, this is merely one of very few occasions, purposely highlighted to make it look like this is the exception & not the rule in order to offset the real trend of the conversion going the other way around.
Humans are story tellers who teach goodness through sharing, but religion forces supremist mentality and, yes, we all start out being skeptical of what our instincts know to be lies and then comes the shame, guilt, and fear forced upon the skeptical. Athiests are mental survivors and our biggest challenge is how to function amidst the constant attempt by religious to convert us. Right now I am battling evil forces in our little desert town of Quartzsite, Arizona going even so far as to use biblical scripture to speak the language of those I fight for, but instead of appreciating my protective energy they instead call me a hypocrite for speaking their language which further fuels their determination to convert me. They do not comprehend that a writer draws from whatever resources fit the story of truth that needs to be told. My website is http://quartzsitearizonatruthtalkers.com and I will not back down from stopping the attempted hostile take-over of our town by the mean people we battle yet now I am battling two forces: the corrupt element AND those I fight for who spend more energy trying to convert me than joining me full-on to save our town...any advise from the free thinkers of the world?
Well said, @88Keyz.
"I had one thing that I was most certain of, which is that morality is something we have a duty to," Libresco told CNN in an interview this week, a small cross dangling from her neck. "And it is external from us. And when push came to shove, that is the belief I wouldn't let go of. And that is something I can't prove."
That's how. She explains that her belief in morals as external, quasi-Platonic forms, led to them being identified as God. What this has to do with Catholicism, I do not know however. It seems like a stretch to me. And it is her ex-boyfriend who's Catholic. She's not married so far as I know.
Somebody dropped the other "o" in god and that's how we fell from grace...one does not need religion to be good, one must simply be good. How ironic that most if not all wars are fought in the name of god...one little old "o" left out of the equation changed the whole human formula.
Morality is simply compassion and generosity...with these two virtues at the helm we sail over the ocean of goodness!


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Two hours after Roger Daltrey hoarsely sang, "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss" during the Super Bowl half-time show on Feb. 7, "Undercover Boss" debuted on CBS and is now network TV's first new hit of 2010.
It's the top-rated non-sports event on Sundays, beating "Desperate Housewives" and "Family Guy," suggesting that America loves its bosses more than its wives, husbands and other family members. Well, maybe not, but for millions, "Boss" is one of the last things they watch on TV Sunday night before returning to their jobs Monday morning.
So when Donald Trump's "Apprentice" returns to NBC on Sunday, March 14, with another "Celebrity" edition, it should create an instant rivalry between the two business-oriented reality shows, especially since "Undercover Boss" might be better described as the anti-"Apprentice."
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"The Apprentice" features business overachievers (or in the "Celebrity" editions, achievers in unrelated fields) competing in an executive-suite arena with Trump as judge/referee. When "Apprentice" players come down from the Trump Tower and hit the streets, it's usually part of a marketing challenge. It's big business as a winner-takes-all game.
Many working stiffs may fantasize about making it to the top (although not necessarily working for The Donald), but they also dream about the Big Big Boss coming to their workplace and learning (a) how difficult their jobs really are, (b) how awesome they really are, (c) what a big doody head he/she is, or (d) all of the above.
And that's what "Undercover Boss" does. It pulls CEOs and other bigwigs down from the top of the corporate pyramid and strips them of their status to join their company's foot soldiers in the workplace trenches. They have to do things no MBA program ever trained them for and see how the other half works. If "Apprentice" is called the "Survivor" of the corporate jungle (both shows have Mark Burnett as executive producer/co-creator), it's the people the
"Undercover Boss" works with who are survivors in a much truer sense.
While episodes of "The Apprentice" end with Trump's now signature line, "You're fired," the undercover boss — after revealing his true identity — finishes by rewarding the most deserving employees with prizes ranging from vacations to promotions. The only time viewers hear "you're fired" is when it's being said to the incognito executive.
For example, the president of Waste Management (the oxymoronic name on millions of American trash bins) got fired for poor performance at picking up litter with a pointy stick. And the CEO of 7-Eleven confirmed a stereotype about top execs: They're incapable of making their own coffee.
A goldmine
"The Apprentice" has been considered a public relations goldmine for Donald Trump and his Trump Organization, and many of the challenges given to the players are tied to brands that pay promotional fees for the privilege.
"Undercover Boss" has also been accused of being nothing more than an hour-long corporate infomercial, but some PR experts would probably advise businesses against participating in the show since the production company has full control of the final edit and there are countless people who have appeared on reality TV who insist, "I'm not really like that!"
There have already been plenty of embarrassing moments for the bosses of the featured corporations, ranging from the 7-Eleven boss seeing day-old doughnuts thrown in the trash instead of donated to food banks, to the second-generation CEO of Hooters learning how much more his employees respect his father. But the show's format has the boss doing most of the voice-over narration, giving him plenty of opportunity to make his case.
There's another way in which "Undercover Boss" is different, not only with "The Apprentice" but with most other reality TV shows and most of prime time: It has no ongoing storyline or ongoing cast.
Every week, viewers see a totally different big shot go undercover at a different company with all different employees. Only the show's premise and format remain the same. Very few shows have ever taken the same approach, with the most successful until now being "Wife Swap" and "SuperNanny." And this makes "Undercover Boss" stand out among the season-long competitions and multiseason story arcs filling the TV schedule.
Negative comparison
But with a high likelihood of CBS giving "Undercover Boss" the go-ahead for a second season, there's one long-defunct reality show it's now being compared to: "Joe Millionaire," the hoax dating show that had to go to Europe for a second season. Other programs have fallen apart after their covers were blown, but "Joe" is the most notable.
And while "Boss" is really the opposite of a hoax show, deception is still central to its premise — it's undercover, just like the title says. As successfully as the usual cover story has worked ("He's starting a new career from scratch, and the camera crew is making a documentary about guys like him!"), now, most people will see a new middle-aged employee and a TV camera and think, "Aha! He must be an 'Undercover Boss'!"
It won't be easy to overcome that challenge, and a second season may end up looking a lot different from the first. If changes impact the show's winning formula too much, "Undercover Boss" might end up a victim of its own success, and that would be too bad. It's one of the few shows on TV that is both "feel good" and "do good" — and "feel good" is not a phrase that's associated with "The Apprentice."
Craig Wittler is a media writer in central California.


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Hey, I don't begrudge the guy for still chewing Nicorette gum some four years after he tried giving up smoking. With all the stress he must deal with, it's surprisingly he hasn't taken to smoking far-stronger stuff.
But what I do think is funny is that the White House hasn't combed every pixel of the photos they publish to their official Flickr account. It doesn't even take a Gizmodo-style enhance to spot the square of Nicorette gum sitting on his desk. Though admittedly I wouldn't recognise Nicorette from a painkiller, but seemingly NYMag can.
Always worth bearing in mind folks that it's the little details that often give the game away. [Flickr via NYMag via Gawker]


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The Agency has developed an annual logistic procedure to accommodate the data NRAs have agreed to supply to the Agency for Market Monitoring Report. In this procedure a spread sheet based template (see the links below) holds all the (meta) data needed for the monitoring work for one year. The procedure is designed to reduce NRA's workload on sending data. For instance, it replaces often multiple attachment needed to send bulky data files by a drop off point where data can be uploading in one single file.
The drop off point is in fact a webpage document library on the ACER website reserved for each NRA. All previous uploads by NRAs are stored in the country folders. The drop off point is only accessible by the dedicated and assigned NRA staff member (using its logon information) who is part of the ERI. Other NRAs cannot access the drop off point for specific country. An updated overview of the NRAs who have successfully uploaded their template will be provided.
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The Logan County Master
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Registration will be from 8 to 8:45 a.m., and sessions will run
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Keynote speaker for the event is Dianne Noland on the topic of
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Illinois Executive Mansion," with Harry Lewis, gardener at the
executive mansion in Springfield; "Natural Planting Plan for
Spring," with Dennis Campbell; "Cooking with Herbs," with Bill
Turney; and "Hummingbirds," with Jan Sickbert.
Preregistration is highly encouraged. The registration fee is $10
in advance (before March 2) and $12 at the door. To view a brochure
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Remember Solaren, the company that's trying to launch those space-based solar panels, the one that signed a deal with California's biggest power utility company? The whole plan got even closer to reality today, after getting approval from California legislators.
And, like we said, there's no reason Californians would reject the deal between Solaren and PG&E—the utility company isn't investing or putting up any money at all, it's just saying "sure, we'll buy energy from you if and when this thing ever works." Which, you know, duh. The 15-year contract starts in 2016, by which time hopefully we won't have already devolved into a Mad Max-style post-apocalyptic desert state. [CPUC via CNET]


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Summary Meeting Notes: October 15, 2012 Education and Youth Success PEG
October 15, 2012 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Attendees: Paul Cathcart, Lois Cohen, Karen Fischer Gray, Will Fuller, Gabriel Graff, Diana Hall, Douglas Hardy, Mary Richardson, Stacey Triplett, Lilly Windle, Helen Ying
Staff / Facilitator: Deborah Stein, Bob Glascock, Christina Scarzello, Uma Krishnan, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability;Clark Worth, Barney & Worth
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Welcome and Introductions
Presenter: Clark Worth
Summary: Self-introductions
- Review of September 17 meeting highlights: After a recap of the group exercise, PEG members said they would like to hear more about how Portland's development and design standards affect schools.
- Overview of today's meeting
Data and Trends that Affect Schools and School Districts
Presenters: Deborah Stein and Uma Krishnan, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability
Summary: Deborah Stein and Uma Krishnan presented an overview of Portland's demographics (population trends) and how those trends affect schools.
Portland has approximately 584,000 residents in 95 neighborhoods, within a metropolitan area of 2.3 million. The metro population is concentrated within the UGB. Portland's population is still concentrated along streetcar lines which have been gone since the 1950s.
The areas of the city annexed more recently (1980s) have different infrastructure and populations than neighborhoods west of I-205.
Highlights of Portland's population:
- Growing; increasing faster in non-white groups
- Younger than theU.S.average, with a higher percentage in the 20-44 age group
- Slightly more diverse than theU.S.average; much more diverse thanOregon. Diversity Index—55Portland, 52US, 38Oregon
- Significant income disparity with median incomes of black and Hispanic households only half to two-thirds of white / Asian households
- Half of Portlanders' total incomes are earned by one-fifth of the families
- Earnings and educational attainment are strongly correlated
Demographic trends that affect schools:
- East Portland populations trend younger, and the schools there are more diverse.
- In general,Portland school districts continue to maintain a high "capture rate" (compared with other major cities). A great majority (80%+) of school children in Portland still attend public schools.
- Growing numbers of students in poverty and over 100 languages spoken strain school district resources and make it hard for school districts to provide the variety of services their diverse students deserve
Questions from PEG members:
- Why is Riverdale School District so different from Portland's other schools and districts?
- Isn't "free and reduced lunch" eligibility a more informative gauge of poverty than that shown in the PowerPoint presentation? This metric is used by school districts and reveals far greater numbers of students experiencing poverty. (Staff response: yes, this data will be added to the PowerPoint that will be posted on the website.)
Review Draft Policies Related to Schools
Presenter: Deborah Stein, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability
Summary: Deborah walked through a set of draft policy statements related to schools that reflect the discussions of this PEG since June. Several of these are adaptations of policies enacted in 1979, since the desired outcomes are still relevant and meaningful. Deborah explained that these draft policies may change before being incorporated into the Working Draft document, but are being shared now in order to fill the PEG in on staff's work-in-progress. Feedback at this stage is welcome, but the PEG's feedback will be more meaningful when the Working Draft is published and we'll have more opportunity for a robust discussion of school-related policies as well as policies addressing other related topics (such as housing, jobs, neighborhood centers, etc.).
Deborah discussed the policy interplay between the City and school districts. Examples of City policies that affect school districts and schools include:
- Zoning and density (i.e., housing types and densities can significantly affect school enrollment, either up or down)
- Housing policies (such as incentives for affordable housing to be concentrated in particular areas)
- Urban renewal
- Transportation investments
- Land use review processes for schools
Examples of school district policies that affect the City of Portland include:
- Enrollment boundaries
- School reconfiguration
- Reuse of school buildings and sites
- Student transfer policies
The Comprehensive Plan Working Draft, which will include goals and policies in draft form along with commentary to help the reader understand context and background, will be released for public review in December.
PEG Discussion
Questions and observations offered by PEG members:
- There isn't a draft policy that supports adding flexibility for how the City regulates schools when they propose improvements and facility modifications.
- The City needs to prioritize investments in East Portland to make up for significant disparities.
- Karen Fischer Gray announced Parkrose School District is poised to adopt an Educational Equity Policy, which she will make available to the PEG.
- PEG members asked how coordination currently takes place between the City of Portland and school districts. Are there regular meetings?
- It would be helpful to see a list of expectations that the City would want to express in the form of an intergovernmental agreement with each of its school districts. This is something that the PEG can provide advice and feedback.
- The City and school district practices don't currently point to shared objectives.
- Other questions about coordination:
- Is it supported within the organizations? (How?)
- Is the community engaged, too, on these issues? Is there good public / stakeholder involvement?
- How can coordination be made ongoing?
- PEG members' advice on City / school district coordination:
- There should be a shared agenda for coordination: Safe Routes to Schools and other supportive infrastructure investments; joint use of school buildings; school use of City parks; planning / zoning / permitting; housing policy; urban renewal; SUN schools.
- Involvement of middle management is important: they can "rule the world." Build connections at the staff level, "like a spider web".
Reflections and Feedback on PEG to Date
Deborah Stein asked PEG members to comment on the value of the PEG meetings at this mid-point—Meeting #5.
- In general, PEG members reported the meetings have provided good information and led to provocative discussions. Some asked if the meetings have been giving the City of Portland what it needs: "I'm not sure what you want us to do." Should the PEG take on "pressure point" issues such as school closures? Also, should PEG members interact more with the public and ask them questions?
- Suggestions for improvement:
- Focus on school services, not just buildings
- Spend more time exploring planning / zoning / permitting issues
- Make greater use of electronic communications
Public Comment
No members of the public were present during the public comment period.
Next Steps
Clark Worth announced the next PEG meeting on November 19 will focus on equity.
Meeting Handouts and Presentations:
- Portland Demographics and Demographic Trends of School Population (PowerPoint)
- Proposed Goals and Policies: Policies related to schools
For more information, please contact either Deborah Stein, Bureau of Planning & Sustainability at 503-823-6991 or firstname.lastname@example.com, or Clark Worth, Facilitator at 503-222-0146 or firstname.lastname@example.com


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The Arizona Diamondbacks plated three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to top the Milwaukee Brewers, 6-5, in spring training action.
After Cliff Pennington scored on a wild pitch and Shelley Duncan came around on a fielder's choice, Tona Campana drove in the game-winning run with a single to right. All three runs came off Zach Duke, who failed to record an out in the frame.
Martin Prado doubled and drove in a run for Arizona, which was 4-for-7 with runners in scoring position. Trevor Cahill started and went five innings, allowing three runs -- two earned -- on seven hits while striking out seven.
Khris Davis and Caleb Gindl homered for the Brewers, who saw starter Yovani Gallardo allow three runs over five innings.


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The Luby's restaurant massacre took place on October 16, 1991, in Killeen, Texas. George Hennard drove his pickup truck into the cafeteria and shot 23 people to death while wounding another 20, subsequently committing suicide by shooting himself. Because of a Texas gun law at that time, citizens were not permitted to carry a weapon in public places. As is always the case, people who want to commit a crime don't care about laws:
"Responding to the massacre [at the Luby's cafeteria], the Texas Legislature in 1995 passed a shall-issue gun law, which requires that all qualifying applicants be issued a Concealed Handgun License. . . .
"The law had been campaigned for by Dr. Suzanna Hupp, who was present at the massacre where both of her parents were shot and killed. She later expressed regret for obeying the law by leaving her firearm in her car rather than keeping it on her person due to the fact that it could have cost her chiropractic license.
"She testified across the country in support of concealed handgun laws, and was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1996. The law was signed by then-Governor George W. Bush."
Since guns laws and places where guns can be carried have restricted law-abiding citizens from having a way to bring down a criminal with a gun, murders like the one that happened in Killeen, Texas, have increased.
I suspect that some lone shooter or group of terrorists will think twice about going on the campus of a school where it is known that people are armed. These types of shooters are cowards. They go after the defenseless.
Nidal Malik Hasan killed 13 people on a military base. Thirty others, including the shooter, were wounded and required hospitalization. As a matter of practice, Fort Hood personnel do not carry weapons on the base. Military weapons are only used for training or by base security, and personal weapons must be kept locked away by the provost marshal.
You know Hasan knew this. Do you think he would have tried to kill the military "infidels" if the base personnel had been carrying weapons? Not a chance.
It only stands to reason that citizens should be armed where there are known targets of gun violence. Consider this report from The Weekly Standard:
"David Gregory mocked the NRA's Wayne LaPierre for proposing that armed guards be at every school in America. But the NBC host seems to have no problem with armed guards protecting his kids everyday where they attend school in Washington, D.C."
"The Gregory children go to school with the children of President Barack Obama, according to the Washington Post. That school is the co-ed Quaker school Sidwell Friends.
"According to a scan of the school's online faculty-staff directory, Sidwell has a security department made up of at least 11 people. Many of those are police officers, who are presumably armed."
Typical liberal hypocrisy; protection for me but not for thee.
Watch this recent interview that Hupp had with a clueless info-babe:


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Berry tart - delicious!
Smoked salmon and egg biscuit - it really hit the spot!
Outside of the cafe there is a cute courtyard with tables.
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D'Angelo has resolved his New York City prostitution case by pleading guilty to disorderly conduct.
The Grammy Award-winning R&B singer entered his plea Friday. The offense is a violation, not a crime.
Prosecutors say he has satisfied conditions they declined to specify. The singer and his lawyer declined to comment.
The 37-year-old D'Angelo was arrested in March 2010. Police said he tried to pay $40 for a sex act to an undercover officer posing as a prostitute.
D'Angelo — born Michael Archer — emerged as a standout among the neosoul singers of the 1990s. His Grammys include the 2000 Best R&B Album award for "Voodoo."
He hasn't released an album since and has had a series of run-ins with the law.


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October 20, 2004
Ms. Joanne Moffic-Silver
Dear Ms. Moffic-Silver:
Section 11(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") prohibits a member of a national securities exchange from effecting transactions on that exchange for its own account, the account of an associated person, or an account over which it or its associated person exercises discretion (collectively, covered accounts) unless an exception applies.1 Among the transactions excepted are those by a dealer acting in the capacity of a market maker,2 bona fide arbitrage or hedge transactions,3 and proprietary transactions by certain members that yield priority, parity, and precedence to non-members (except those non-members who are affiliated with members).4
In addition, Rule 11a2-2(T) under the Exchange Act5 -- known as the "effect versus execute" rule -- provides exchange members with an exemption from the Section 11(a) prohibition. To comply with Rule 11a2-2(T)'s conditions, a member (1) must transmit the order from off the exchange floor, (2) may not participate in the execution of the transaction once it has been transmitted to the member performing the execution, (3) may not be affiliated with the executing member, and (4) with respect to an account over which the member has investment discretion, neither the member nor its associated person may retain any compensation in connection with effecting the transaction without express written consent from the person authorized to transact business for the account in accordance with the Rule.
In a letter dated June 15, 2004, the Staff of the Division of Market Regulation ("Division") stated that when a member sends an order for its own account, coupled with a customer order, to the exchange with the understanding that its order will trade in whole or in part with its customer's order, ahead of other trading interest, that member may not rely on Rule 11a2-2(T) for an exemption from the prohibition set forth in Section 11(a)(1) of the Exchange Act. Upon further review of the issue, the Staff of the Division believes that a member may rely on Rule 11a2-2(T) when submitting such orders for execution, as long as all the conditions set forth under the Rule are met, including the condition that the member not be affiliated with the executing member. In this regard, the Commission has previously stated that this condition is satisfied when automated exchange facilities are used, so long as the design of these systems ensures that members do not possess any special or unique trading advantages in handling their orders after transmitting them to the exchange.6 However, if an automated trading system provides members with special or unique trading advantages in the handling of their orders after transmitting them to the Exchange, it may not satisfy the unaffiliated broker requirement under the Rule.7
If you have any question regarding this letter, please contact Elizabeth King at (202) 942-0140 or Kelly Riley at (202) 942-0752.
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Charlotte Cockrell '97
Charlotte, who ranks as one of just two athletes in UMW history to gain All-America status in field hockey and lacrosse, led both programs to never before seen heights from 1993-97. During her career, the field hockey team advanced to three NCAA Tournaments, including to the NCAA Championship in her freshman year. She also led the Eagles to their first CAC Lacrosse Championship in her senior season. She earned second team All-America accolades in both sports her senior season.
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Temperatures are set to plummet again tonight with weather forecasters warning of dangerous icy road conditions.
The Met Office warning says temperatures will fall sharply after dark on Friday evening "allowing icy patches to form on untreated surfaces, including footpaths and cycleways."
"Some freezing fog patches are also likely overnight, most likely over eastern parts of Northern Ireland. Please be aware of the potential for difficult travel conditions."
Roads on which there is still snow lying could be especially dangerous.
The warning continues:"Particularly at risk of icy patches are roads, pavements and cycleways which are either still snow covered, where surfaces are wet from partially melted snow or standing water and areas where wintry showers occur after dark.


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In the last posting, we added the ability to filter a list of input tokens
with a list of stop words, usually words that are so common that they aren't
interesting for many types of analysis. But because we don't want to use a
stop list every time, we didn't add such filtering to the
function. Today, we'll do that.
Function Overloading
Clojure allows what can be called function overloading. Basically, you can have several different versions of the same function all assigned to the same variable name. Each version has to have a different number of arguments. (The number of arguments is sometimes referred to as the function's arity, so each different version of the function has to have a different arity.) Since the overloaded functions have different argument lists, Clojure can tell which version to use when you call that function.
(Actually, calling this function overloading is misleading. That makes it sound as if we're assigning multiple function objects to the same variable. The overloading really happens inside a function object, and a single function object is assigned to a variable.)
For reference, here is the current version of
tokenize-str and an example of
using it and filtering with a stop words list:
(defn tokenize-str [input-string] (map to-lower-case (re-seq token-regex input-string))) (filter (complement stop-words) (tokenize-str "Input string here."))
To define
tokenize-str as an overloaded function, wrap each set of arguments
and the function body that belongs with it in parentheses:
(defn tokenize-str ([input-string] (map to-lower-case (re-seq token-regex input-string))))
Next add another set of arguments plus function body on the same parentheses-level as the one already there:
(defn tokenize-str ;; This is the first, original version of the function. ([input-string] (map to-lower-case (re-seq token-regex input-string))) ;; This is the second, overridden version of the function. ([input-string stop-word?] (filter (complement stop-word?) (map to-lower-case (re-seq token-regex input-string)))))
There are a couple of things that are new here. Let's break them down.
First, I've included a couple of comments. When Clojure reads a semicolon
";"), it ignores everything to the end of the line. Comments are there for
you to read.
Second, I've included a new override for the function that takes two arguments
(arity 2, also written
tokenize-str/2). The second argument is a function
that returns true if a token is a stop word.
filter then calls the
complement of this function on what is essentially the body of the original
version of
tokenize-str (
(Hint: It can be difficult to read functional programming. Sometimes it's
easier to read from right to left. First, look at
(re-seq ...) and read left
(map ...) and
(filter ...).)
So how do we use this? Call
(load-file "word.clj") to load the most recent
code, and let's run the example from yesterday with this function.
user=> (word/tokenize-str "The cat in the hat.") ("the" "cat" "in" "the" "hat") user=> (word/tokenize-str "The cat in the hat." word/stop-words) ("cat" "hat")
Recursive Functions
This works, but it's a little messy. What if we want to change how we tokenize at the most basic level? We'll need to change our code in two places, and that's twice as many places to make an error.
It would be useful if we could call the first version of the function from inside the second version, and we can. Just call it the way we would from any other place in the code. It would look like this:
(defn tokenize-str ;; This is the first, original version of the function. ([input-string] (map to-lower-case (re-seq token-regex input-string))) ;; This is the second, overridden version of the function. ([input-string stop-word?] (filter (complement stop-word?) (tokenize-str input-string))))
Now, if we want to modify the way we tokenize, we only need to do it once, in
tokenize-str/1 (the original version of the function).
tokenize-str/2 only
implements stop-word filtering.
Of course, a function calling itself could be dangerous: if you're not careful, it could end up calling itself forever. Whenever we have a function call itself, we need to make sure that there is a path through the function that must get traveled at some point and that does not call itself. In this case, the first version acts as such a path: if we call the second version, it calls the first version, which just returns with a list of tokens.
Recursion can be a little mind-bending. Don't worry about that at this point. We'll see recursion again many times, and soon it will become an old friend.
A little strange, but an old friend nevertheless.
So far, we've only been tokenizing strings that we type in. Of course, in practice we'll want to read data in from a file. Next time, I'll talk about how to do that.


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Kim Kardashian showed some skin while out and about at one of her many public appearances. But it wasn't exactly the skin we're used to seeing. While rocking the cut-out style trend that's been everywhere lately, KK showed off what we can best describe as her elbow pits.
We're filing this under things that make us go "hmmmmmm" and we're sure Kanye has already signed off on the look. But we want to know what you think. Take our poll below!
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At the recent Hifi show, LSK & Red Spade Audio shared a room with Weston Acoutics. Earle Weston builds valve pre, integrated and power amps.
HE2 on the right is an efficient speaker designed with these kinds of amps in mind. On the left, you can see the first appearnce of F47. This is a time aligned floorstander designed by SGR Audio, soon to be available as a kit.
This photo was taken at the closing of the show. The rest of the time there were too many people in the room to take photos, and I was occupied much of the time with questions and talking with our visitors.
An existing stock M4 on the left next to a new revamped M6 with new OEM drivers and a new crossover.
The rack in our show system:
M4 boxes on display along with a demonstration video playing:
A nice collection of valves:
Topaz monoblock:
Timber samples:
Cine series prototype (Cine 8.1):


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Jenna Dewan married her "Step Up" co-star Channing Tatum and we can clearly expect the loved-up couple to keep churning out the professional product while working on the personal partnership.
The two are joining forces on a number of projects together including the movie "Ten Year" about a group of friends heading back to their high school reunion. The couple will star in and produce the project.
Dewan has no concerns about being able to juggle both worlds.
"The first movie we did together was 'Step Up' and that was amazing," Dewan tells PopcornBiz from the Arcade Boutique "Autumn Party" Benefiting the Children's Institute.
"This will be our first movie since then that we'll be acting together. But I think we'll be quite loving about it," she adds. "There's been no problems yet. Ask me afterwards."
"Ten Year" will be a family/friend affair with an ensemble cast featuring what Dewan calls "a bunch of our friends." It will be written and directed by Jamie Linden (who wrote the screenplay for Tatum's "Dear John.")
The movie will feature their married pals Anna Faris and Chris Pratt, Scott Porter ("Friday Night Lights") and "Star Trek" stud Chris Pine.
Dewan calls it an updated version of "The Big Chill" with the friends dealing with each other all over again. While she won't say exactly what role she and her husband will play, she does admit there will be sparks between the two onscreen.
"Let's just say we like each other," says Dewan.
Dewan and Channing are also have executive producing credits in the post-Rwandan genocide documentary "Earth Made of Glass," working to help publicize the film.
"My husband and I were brought into the film to help get it out there," says Dewan. "We just felt it was the right thing to do."
With "Ten Year" scheduled to start filming in November, look for many more projects in the years to come. But Dewan does draw the line -- you won't see a couple reality show.
"I never say never, but I do say, we'll never do a reality show," she grimaces.


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Senate OKs MMA, hefty tax
State Senate approves controversial sport, but Assembly speaker remains mixed about vote
ALBANY — The state Senate approved a bill legalizing professional mixed martial arts bouts — a measure that has passed the chamber before, only to be blocked by the state Assembly. The vote, which cut across party lines, was 47-14.
Wednesday's floor debate echoed the chamber's previous considerations of the sport: Supporters advocated for MMA as a well-run potential revenue generator that's no more violent than other professional martial arts or boxing exhibitions, while opponents compared the octagon to the gladiator arenas of ancient Rome.
Sen. Brad Hoylman called the sport "the human equivalent of hydrofracking" and read a description of the internal effects of a punch. Another Manhattan Democrat, Sen. Liz Krueger, peppered the bill's Republican sponsor, Sen. Joe Griffo, with questions on the kinds of blows and holds allowed in MMA; she said its "clear message is a message of violence: no rules apply." (Griffo, aptly enough, hails from Rome in Oneida County.)
But Sen. Gustavo Rivera, also a Democrat, defended MMA in its current level of development. "This is not two people just going at each other like wild dogs," he said.
The legislation places regulation of the sport in the hands of the State Athletic Commission, and creates an 8.5 percent tax on ticket sales as well as a 3 percent tax on gross receipts from broadcasting rights.
The issue has yet to be approved by the Democrat-dominated Assembly, where recently retired Capital Region Assemblyman Bob Reilly was something of a bulwark against the sport.
On Wednesday morning, Speaker Sheldon Silver said the majority Democratic conference would discuss the bill.
He said his own feelings on the sport was "mixed," but acknowledged that MMA was likely to be approved by the state someday.
"We're not going to wall off our children from seeing this," Silver noted, saying that the sport is "readily available" on TV and in nearby states such as New Jersey.
MMA athletes such as star women's division fighter Ronda Rousey were in the Capitol on Wednesday to lobby for the bill, along with Lorenzo Fertitta, chairman and CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship, the sport's dominant brand.


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The game doesn't teach users much and it can't compete with Bejeweled and Tetris.
This story is part of Nextgov's Building Better Apps project.
NASA's Satellite Insight mobile app aims to teach users about satellite data collection and give them a fun gaming experience at the same time. It fails on both counts, our reviewers said.
Players of the Tetris-like game are instructed to collect falling blocks with the same design then tap a button that eliminates those block collections to prevent the screen from filling up. The game is meant to simulate the challenge of organizing and processing the many types of data -- on solar energy, magnetic fields, radiation and other phenomena -- collected by NASA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, R series or GOES-R.
The game is no more educational than Tetris or Bejeweled, though, unless players read deeply into the instructions, our reviewers said.
Our reviewers gave the game 1.7 points out of 5.
"It's a great concept to combine education with game playing, but the execution is poor," said Yaron Oren, chief operating officer at iSpeech.
In addition to not offering much useful information, our reviewers thought Satellite Insight simply failed as a game.
"This is the type of game that three years ago people might have considered playing," said Ted Chan, founder of PracticeQuiz.com. "It is decently executed in terms of game mechanics. But it doesn't draw the user in that much compared to other games available and it doesn't have much education value. To get any engagement in the gaming space today, the bar is very high."
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