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Well hello everyone! I know that you all were just dying for me to return to blog land from my little break. I decided not to make you wait, how nice of me 🙂
I hope all of you had a very blessed Thanksgiving, and that you are all like me now…..totally swearing off food for the next three weeks in preparation for Christmas holidays! I totally ate too much, and no I do not have any food photos to share with you. When I posted that I was taking a break, I really did!
But I do have these photos…..
We visited the tree farm on Thanksgiving day. We were in desperate need of a Christmas tree! This was the first Thanksgiving break that I have had in probably seven years that didn't have a Christmas tree up and decorated before Thanksgiving day. Due to me working the first three days of last week the boys were not home. You can't do the tree without them. Well by the time Thanksgiving day rolled around I was having tree withdrawals.
We played on the playground area while we were there….
Then we hopped on the train to head out to the fields for some tree shopping! The farm has cypress trees that they grow themselves, then they have some Frasier firs that are shipped in from NC.
After much debate we picked out our tree. I had the boys pose in front of the tree for a photo. BUT……….that's not the tree we ended up getting! The hubster decided he wanted one of the NC trees because it had that tree smell to it. What the…..I spent an hour in a field, in heels, just for you to decide to pick a tree that was set up front by the office!!!!!!
At this point I was done. I informed him I didn't care what tree he picked, just pick a darn tree so we can go home. My feet may have been a little achy at this point. So he picked the tree. It is a big tree. In size and price tag. I thought I would blow a vessel when the lady told us the price. Of course by this point the tree is down and being prepared for us to bring home. But it is a nice tree 🙂
So we bring our, ahem…..90$ tree home! I mean really!! Yeah and he says I have expensive taste…..
And we lovingly decorated it with all of the new ornaments I purchased this year. I think the tree probably costs close to the same amount that Santa is planning to spend on gifts, but whose counting right!
We each have an initial on the tree for our names. I decided I wanted to go with a classic red, green, and white theme this year. I wanted it to be old country Christmas style, with a little modern twist. So we have some basic ornaments then a crazy tree top with red spiral things, a bright bow, and an elf. I love the elf. It ties the child theme into the grown up tree perfectly!!
Up next was the mantle. Which due to the price of the tree is now a little bare. Hopefully I can add a little garland to it when pay day hits again. Stockings were hung around the bricks with command hooks this year as opposed to the stocking hangers we usually have on the mantle. We always have to take them down when we build fires in the fireplace so I opted to hand them on the bricks this year.
Then Max made his debut on Friday morning! Max is the elf. We love Max. He gives me a little peace in the house for several weeks. All I have to do is say "Max can see and hear you" and the boys promptly listen and behave. Whoever came up with The Elf on The Shelf may be a little crazy, but to a mom of two boys….. I think it is genius! Not sure what The Elf on The Shelf is? The little elf doll has a story book that comes with it. The elf is sent by Santa the day after Thanksgiving to watch over the boys/girls of the house. He flies back to Santa every night with the daily report. You can also talk to the elf and tell him things you would want Santa to know.
The first thing you do when you get your elf is give him/her a name. They come in red and green, and you can get different hair colors as well. It is pretty darn cute! He stays until Christmas eve, which is when he flies back to the North Pole where he lives the remainder of the year, with all his elf friends. The hardest thing about the elf – you have to move him every morning before the kiddos get up! He is suppose to move in different spots and the children are responsible for finding him every morning. Yeah, Max has already forgotten to move once this year…..
So if you want a better explanation you can Google the elf. Or just go visit your local book store. I think it is a fun little tradition for the boys. They anticipate Max coming every year!!


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- During a meeting with LGBTI activists, World Bank President Jim Young Kim announced the Bank will hire its first sexual orientation and gender identity rights advisor. Kim also committed funds to analyze the cost of homophobia.
From Japan the Queer and Women's Resource Center released a report to provide medical health professionals guidance in caring for LGBT Japanese.
The Australian government pledged $29 million to services for LGBTI people, including $15 million to build a 'Pride Centre.' Funds also will be set for gender dysphoria services, funding to combat homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia, and a focus on mental health youth programs.
In the Philippines, call centers provide transgender and other gender-nonconforming workers the relative freedom to safely adopt their preferred gender while earning a wage over the phone.
The Organization for Refuge, Asylum & Migration (ORAM) published a comprehensive glossary in 5 languages with terminology to aid humanitarian workers to communicate with LGBT people.
Albanian LGBTI groups prepared to celebrate the 5th annual Tirana Gay (P)Ride event with a photo campaign.
From the UK Gay Star News hosted 'Digital Pride'—the 'first Pride anyone, anywhere in the world can join in'—with live streamed panels, debates, artists and films. Topics included mental health, PrEP, intersex issues, women's voices, and the trans movement.
The International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) held its annual global convention in South Africa. Tourism minister Derek Hanekom delivered the keynote to participants, remarking:
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During the IGLTA convention it was announced that the US National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce and South Africa's The Other Foundation will work together to establish an LGBT business network in Africa.
Hong Kong is lobbying to host the International Gay Games. And in the US, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) voted to move all future games away from cities that cannot 'prove they can provide an environment free of discrimination'—throwing into question collegiate games in states with anti-LGBT legislation.
The BBC produced the documentary Beyond Binary, exploring the communities of non-binary people around the world. And Canadian playwright and filmmaker Alec Butler described the experience of going through puberty as an intersex person—'getting a beard and a period at the same time.'
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Sabres come back for 5-3 win over Columbus
Sabres score five unanswered goals to beat the Blue Jackets at the KeyBank Center
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Buffalo, NY (WGR 550) - Evander Kane's 25th goal of the season came on the power play and has given the Sabres a 4-3 lead over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
First Period:
18:39 - Here is a chance for the Sabres to attone for last night's special teams upset as Brandon Dubinsky is called for hooking. Buffalo did not score on their one attempt last night, and Columbus went 2-3 on their power plays.
14:05 - The much maligned Zach Bogosian comes up with a nice play to catch up to Brandon Saad in the defensive zone and knock the puck away from his stick to prevent a breakaway attempt by the forward. The defenseman has his faults, there is no doubt, but if he is still apart of this team next year he may have to be counted on as a "top four" rear guard.
12:51 - BLUE JACKETS GOAL - In back-to-back nights David Savard scores for Columbus, tonight it gives the visitors the early lead. It was a very nice shot by the defenseman as he broke into the offensive zone and beat Anders Nilsson clean to the top corner on the far side of the goalie. 1-0 CBJ.
7:12 - Shots on goal are 5-5 later in the period, both teams have had a couple of scoring chances. The Sabres have hit the post, that was their best chance to date.
6:00 - BLUE JACKETS GOAL - The Buffalo defense is slow to react as Nick Foligno picks up the puck in the neutral zone and makes a couple of moves to increase to Columbus lead. Not the best effort, but great moves by the Blue Jackets captain to beat Nilsson over the left shoulder. 2-0 CBJ.
4:16 - The Blue Jackets public relations staff has announced that Ryan Murray has suffered an upper-body injury and will not return to the game tonight.
2:04 - BLUE JACKETS GOAL - Oy vey, it goes from bad to worse for the Sabres as Jake McCabe is tripped up and the puck finds its way across the ice to Oliver Bjorkstrand, who slides it under a diving Ander Nilsson. 3-0 CBJ.
End of Period
Goal Summary:
BUF: none
CBJ: 7:09 - David Savard (5) (Sam Gagner, Scott Hartnell). 14:00 - Nick Foligno (24) (Brandon Saad, Zach Werenski). 17:56 - Oliver Bjorkstrand (5) (Sam Gagner)
Penalty Summary:
BUF: none
CBJ: 1:21 - Brandon Dubinsky (2 min., hooking)
Shots on Goal:
Second Period:
19:42 - SABRES GOAL - That did not take long, as Robin Lehner took over in net and Buffalo used a quick burst to start the period and it results in a goal. Credit Nic Deslauriers with a nice pass to Jake McCabe at the blue line. Not sure if Evander Kane got a piece of the shot, but he at least set a nice screen. 3-1 CBJ.
15:50 - Jack Johnson heads to the penalty box for holding. This comes on the heels of the blue and gold killing off a Brian Gionta minor almost right after the team got on the board with a goal this period. This would be a huge momentum swing if the Sabres could score here to cut the deficit to just a goal.
14:17 - SABRES GOAL - Right on cue, the second power play unit for Buffalo comes through and now it is just a one-goal game. Tyler Ennis showed patience to get the puck back to the blue line, Zach Bogosian took the initial shot, and Matt Moulson was at the side of the net to stuff the puck home. 3-2 CBJ.
9:39 - The penalties to both teams, and the injuries to the Blue Jackets are piling up. Cam Atkinson is the latest to leave the game after a scrum that resulted in a pair of penalties for both sides. Buffalo still trails by a goal.
5:00 - Shots on goal are 11-7 in favor of Columbus, but this does not feel like a period that has been dominated by the visitors. Buffalo has had the better of the scoring chances and should have tied the game by now.
:02.9 - SABRES GOAL - This has been the tale of two periods tonight, with Sam Reinhart getting the goal that ties the game just before the period ends. The forward looked like he might have injured himself on the play, we will have to see when the third period starts. 3-3 tie.
End of Period
Goal Summary:
BUF: 0:18 - Jake McCabe (3) (Nic Desluariers, Evander Kane). 5:43 - Matt Moulson (13) PPG (Zach Bogosian, Cody Franson).
19:57 - Sam Reinhart (16) (Rasmus Ristolainen)
CBJ: none
Penalty Summary:
BUF: 1:16 - Brian Gionta (2 min., holding). 9:21 - Marcus Foligno (2 min., roughing). 9:21 - Marcus Foligno (2 min., charging). 10:21 - Josh Gorges (2 min., roughing).
20:00 - Zach Bogosian (2 min., roughing). 20:00 - Zach Bogosian (2 min., roughing). 20:00 - Zach Bogosian (10 min., misconduct). 20:00 - Nic Deslauriers (10 min., misconduct)
CBJ: 4:10 - Jack Johnson (2 min., holding). 10:21 - Nick Foligno (2 min., roughing). 20:00 - Scott Hartnell (2 min., roughing). 20:00 - Scott Hartnell (2 min., roughing).
20:00 - Scott Hartnell (2 min., misconduct). 20:00 - Scott Hartnell (10 min., misconduct)
Shots on Goal:
Third Period:
17:37 - Buffalo fails to capitalize on the extra two minute minor that Scott Hartnell received from his fight at the end of the second with Zach Bogosian. The Sabres recorded one shot on goal, but that is it. This game is right there for the taking for either side.
14:21 - Cody Franson is cut after getting hit by a puck in the face near the front of the net. There was some blood on the ice as the defenseman got up and skated right to the locker room.
11:18 - Another power play chance for Buffalo, but they fail to convert. The best chance may have come when the penalty expired. Brian Gionta had the puck on his stick in the slot but missed on a slapper.
8:39 - Now Buffalo heads to the penalty kill with Josh Gorges back in the box, this time for slashing. A big PK coming up now.
6:22 - McCabe has had a nice bounce back two periods for the Sabres. First his goal last period, now he saves a goal by blocking a shot at the front of the net on the penalty kill.
2:29 - SABRES GOAL - What a beautiful pass on the power play by Jack Eichel to Evander Kane. The forward left no doubt with his 25th goal of the season to give the blue and gold their first lead of the night. 4-3 BUF.
:03.5 - SABRES GOAL - Jack Eichel caps the game with an empty net goal for a multi-point performance. 5-3 BUF.
End of Game
Buffalo - 5, Columbus - 3
Goal Summary:
BUF: 17:31 - Evander Kane (25) PPG (Jack Eichel, Rasmus Ristolainen). 19:56 - Jack Eichel (19) (Ryan O'Reilly)
CBJ: none
Penalty Summary:
BUF: 11:21 - Josh Gorges (2 min., slashing)
CBJ: 6:23 - Nick Foligno (2 min., holding). 15:41 - Boone Jenner (2 min., hooking)
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From Thomas Jefferson to Charles Willson Peale, 23 January 1803
To Charles Willson Peale
Washington Jan. 23. 1803.
Dear Sir
I thank you for mr Rembrandt Peale's pamphlet on the Mammoth, and feeling a strong interest in his succesful exhibition of the Skeleton, shall be very happy to hear he has the great run of visitants which I expect he will have.
I was struck with the notice in the papers of mr Hawkins's physiognotrace, of the work of which you send me some specimens, which I percieve must have been taken from Houdon's bust. when you shall have nothing else to do, I would thank you for an explanation of the principle of it, for I presume no secret is made of it as it is placed in the Museum.
I rejoice at the progress of your collection. it is an immense work for an individual. that I must see the Mammoth is certain. but the time when, by no means so. probably I shall not know it myself till 24. hours before my departure, whether that may be this or the next year. Accept my sincere good wishes and respects.
Th: Jefferson
RC (Albert E. Lownes, Providence, Rhode Island, 1951); at foot of text: "C. W. Peale." PrC (DLC); endorsed by TJ in ink on verso.
thank you: see Peale to TJ, 10 Jan.
A brief notice of the physiognotrace devised by John Isaac Hawkins that was on display at Peale's museum appeared in Philadelphia newspapers on 28 Dec. "This curious machine," the item declared, produced perhaps "the truest outlines" of any such mechanism. It was of "so simple a construction, that any person without the aid of another, can in less than a minute take their own likeness in profile." Washington newspapers reprinted the notice early in January (Peale, Papers description begins Lillian B. Miller and others, eds., The Selected Papers of Charles Willson Peale and His Family, New Haven, 1983-2000, 5 vols. in 6 description ends , v. 2, pt. 1:478; Washington Federalist, 3 Jan.; Georgetown Olio, 6 Jan.).
To make silhouettes of TJ with the physiognotrace, Peale apparently used a plaster copy of houdon's bust that TJ had given to David Rittenhouse (Peale, Papers description begins Lillian B. Miller and others, eds., The Selected Papers of Charles Willson Peale and His Family, New Haven, 1983-2000, 5 vols. in 6 description ends , v. 2, pt. 1:483n).


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A new release from Leezu Baxter is always cause for celebration. She is one of the most unique designers on the grid and, even if one of her designs isn't exactly my style, I am always intrigued by it. More often than not, however, it is exactly my style and I can't wait to tp over to her store and snag a few colors. Such was the case with this newest release, the Mailiin Blouse.
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Valentine Darkness9 02 2010
Valentine's Day takes on a whole different feel when I let the dark side of my personality come out to play. You definitely won't find any candy hearts in this post, nor anything pink. *looks pointedly at Gabby* I wanted to go dark and a bit sinister today, maybe a little mysterious. This look was all about indulging that inner darkness while stretching my wings, both stylistically and photographically. The Feather Dress from LeLutka seemed like a good place to start.
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Blazing a Trail with COCO5 01 2010
COCO is fast becoming one of my favorite stores. The love affair started with the Slim Fit pants in silver, continued on through those same pants in every available color, and has now moved forward into every aisle of the store. The designs of Cocoro Lemon are stylish and varied. Seriously…I challenge you to go into that store and not find at least one thing that catches your eye. From shoes and accessories, to separates and dresses; there is a little bit of everything at COCO.
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::Emjay:: Sash Tops – A Night Out16 09 2009
Magen Jigsaw of ::Emjay:: was kind enough to send over a fatpack of her newest release: the Sash tops. I was so excited when I saw the photo of this incredibly cute yet sexy top, I IM'd her right away to tell her so. I couldn't wait to try them on, and I was not disappointed. Magen continues to get better with each release she puts out. I absolutely love everything about this shirt: the asymentry of the hem, the way it wraps around the neck and leaves the shoulders bare and the lovely textured band underneath the bustline. The Sash top is cute, yet sexy; feminine and flirty. It's form-fitting without really showing a lot of skin. That is the best kind of sexy, don't you think? Shirts that make the imagination wander just a bit.
The ::Emjay:: Sash Tops come in seven different colors, and, being the adventurous sort, I thought I'd try to come up with a look for each color option. I wanted to do this, mostly, to show you how versatile the tops can be and will be breaking my posts up accordingly. Now, the top does come in Olive, and those of you who read this blog know that I don't wear green. The jury is still out on whether or not I'll be able to pull something together for that one, but for today I will show you the first two looks I put together.
My favorite of the entire fatpack is the White shirt.
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In this post, I'm going to share how you can create the right kind of content that drives traffic.
I started my online business on January 18th, 2008. It was the day I stumbled onto something called Freebie Trading.
I used Incentivized Freebie Websites that promised to send you free stuff if you complete offers and referred others.
It actually worked, and in my first year, I grossed approximately $29K.
Back then, forums were still a thing. It was the way I got business.
I was active on a Freebie Trading forum and spent tons of time providing value.
When people asked questions, I was there to answer and be helpful.
As a result, MANY of the freebie traders in the forums listened to what I had to say.
I was helping them solve a problem. They wanted to make money, and I helped them do that.
In September of that year, I stumbled onto blogging. I was so excited about it that I started my first blog – The Freebie Guy.
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I already had an audience from the forums. My traffic was almost instantaneous.
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There are some things that you have to have right to get traffic to your blog. They are all very specific.
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This is where you provide value. Also, keep in mind that the purpose of each sentence is to get her to the next sentence.
Here are some tips for structuring your content:
No post is complete without a call-to-action. It's not all about what you have to say.
Always invite them to take part in the experience. Here are some calls-to-action you can consider using:
One of the best ways to establish yourself as an expert is to be relevant.
There's always something new happening in your industry and by sharing that in a timely way, you'd be surprised at what can happen.
To do this, you have to make sure that you are current and informed.
Read your industry publications and follow the news as it pertains to your industry.
Use newsjacking when appropriate. If there's something big in the news, cover it on your blog and share the word.
Sharing hot topics is a great way to drive traffic. But make sure to only do this in a way that provides value.
There's one thing that's abundantly clear about where the industry going.
Early last year, Mark Zuckerberg said in an interview with Buzzfeed that he "wouldn't be surprised if you fast-forward five years and most of the content that people see on Facebook and are sharing on a day-to-day basis is video."
Later that year, Nicola Mendelsohn, who heads up Facebook's operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa said in five years time Facebook "will be definitely mobile, it will be probably all video".
Facebook and YouTube are in an arms race to dominate the online video space.
This is the time for us bloggers to pay attention and consider going all in on video.
IF you go the direction of video first, the same principles apply.
Also, still have written content along with the video for SEO purposes. Google understands the written word better than anything else.
One of the best ways to get more exposure for your content is by repurposing it.
Whenever you create content, convert it into other formats. Then, you can use it in multiple ways on multiple platforms.
This brings more exposure. In fact, it's such a powerful strategy that I will be going into depth on this in next week's podcast episode.
My question for you: How will you change your content strategy over the next few months?
WOW ! Happy Easter. Can't believe you hit the nail on the head for what I needed to get started with my posts. Blog is under construction and nice to feel I will be starting off on the right foot after listening to you. I'm a 77 year old mother of 5 and Nana to 17; RN, teacher, author, former business owner, MSN website hostess until they shut us down; and now – to keep the grey matter working am off to start the adventure of starting a blog.
After listening to you – I realize that I need to get that avatar down to a much more specific individual. Also have to look at that first paragraph a bit more and work up a better call to action. Am going to look over your site for suggestions on opt ins which seem to be big just now.
Thanks so much for sharing your successful strategies. I too am a Yaro fan and he got me started on this journey after reading his information.
Do come and read my blog in another month or so. LOL
Thanks for these tips. Creating shareable content is getting really harder by the day. But, with practice and effort i'm certain serious bloggers are going to master this art.
Nice article! Really appreciate it!
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Tour Scotland (OS Tour Map)
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The OS Travel Map – Tour and Tourist series are packed with information to help you get out and make the most of your holiday. OS tour map 12 covers Scotland in 1 to 500 000 scale, so 1cm on the map is 5km on the ground.
Publisher: Ordnance Survey Ltd., 2016
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Bah. I had my final part of my 'make better resources' scheduled for tonight, but the Twitterati have taken a keen interest in iPads for some reason, hence me dragging up old posts. I have since left the job I was in when I wrote the last posts, but I suppose I should conclude the story.
I will be fairly brief.
In the final year of my last job, we rolled out the iPads. Staff training was done on a carousel so that each member of staff over the year went to six different twilight sessions on various teaching and learning topics. I ran the 'technology' one, which started out as iPad training. Staff found the training useful, but I had my doubts over whether or not they would be able to use the iPads effectively with only an hour's training. Rotating the class set around departments every half term was definitely the right thing to do, as they were used regularly for the first term or so. But what happened over a relatively short space of time was disheartening. Both the padding for the custom case (that fitted all the iPads in for charging / syncing) and the cables became damaged through poor care.
No members of staff really took responsibility for them and they were difficult to monitor (I was 'in charge' of training for them, although this was a self elected role and not official by any means, but no single member of staff was directly responsible for them. No-one could feasibly check them after each lesson apart from the teacher that used them.
Many members of staff that did use them didn't really appreciate just how strictly you needed to stick to the rules (leave ten minutes at the end of the lesson to safely collect the iPads, check each one in case it was locked etc) and so inevitably over a month or so, iPads started 'dropping' from the pack. By this I mean they were either locked by unknown students – which causes HUGE problems as you have to re-flash the iPad, which can take hours, or more worryingly, they had inappropriate images on them, or students had 'annotated' (see: written 'dick head' etc) photos of other students left on them from a previous session. This was causing an uneasy safeguarding issue.
Other iPads 'dropped' simply because they could no longer connect to the Wi-Fi, or they lost their allocated 'profile' (I have no idea how to this day). Fixing these issues was a complete nightmare, as I was the only one willing to even bother, and let me stress again, this was NOT my issue, I took them on unofficially simply because I couldn't bare the thought of all that money being spent on tech just for it to rot in a cupboard.
On the very few occasions where I felt I could move priorities around to free up an hour to try to address the issues, I had very little support from our IT guys (see the earlier posts. Outsourced IT meant a lack of interest essentially), and worse still, the Apple Configurator seemed to be very buggy and would not load profiles onto iPads half the time. Not only would it not load the profiles, it wouldn't decide it couldn't load the profiles until it had sat trying for over an hour. Where was I supposed to find all the time to address these issues time, and time again!? It was looking pretty dire. I had almost had enough when a major IOS update essentially forced iPads to update when I plugged them in, which meant that I ended up with a few iPads with a completely different IOS on them to the others – ones that were working fine so I didn't dare plug them in to update in case they joined the few that wouldn't accept a profile anymore.
Then the final straw came. I begrudgingly collected them from a department so that I could deliver the fourth (of six) training session around February, only to discover that one iPad had a smashed screen and no-one had reported it. I later found inappropriate downloaded images on two other iPads. No teacher knew anything about any of it, because they were not being checked after lessons. With zero support, no time to even begin to figure out this mess on my own, and an increasingly worrying potential safeguarding mountain forming, I took the decision to stop using the iPads for classes. Instead we gave most of them to senior leaders and the SEND department, and an iPad each to two departments to use as lone devices.
I don't want this to discourage schools from looking into using tablets in classrooms, but I think it's important to know the difficulties you may face. My school jumped head first without any prior planning BECAUSE iPADS!!! You have been warned.


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Screenshot Saturday remains the same even if there's a bit more room for people to talk about what they're working on. The new 280-character limit lets developers be a bit more descriptive, although a few seemed to take it as an opportunity to go nuts with the hashtags. The volume of content released in the weekly outpouring of new and updated images is as overwhelming as ever, with the usual problem being how to trim it down to a handful of entries. It's always worth a look at the source to see what else might be in there, but if you don't feel like wading through spam-bot retweeters then this feature grabs a dozen-ish images from the week's highlights. Most of them move, too, if you give them the chance to really show off what they've got.
Lots of visual tweaks to #HoverCabby over the last week. Post processing and more dust motes help to provide depth to the scene. Bloom really makes the boost pickups stand out #screenshotsaturday #madewithunity pic.twitter.com/7VbmEE7vzs
— Alexander Birke (@AlexanderBirke) November 11, 2017
Hover Cabby- Originally made for a game jam, this is being expanded into something much bigger and richer. Drive your cab around looking for fares, pick up passengers and explore, and sometimes get into high-speed chases through the canyons of a towering city. The old game game demo can be found here.
A short glimpse of all the mayhem we created so far. There's still much more work to do and the best definitely has yet to come! Type your way with the free demo on @gamejolt https://t.co/aBIkUiSd8o #RayBibbia #screenshotsaturday #IndieGameDev #shmup #GameMaker pic.twitter.com/ei773Xs1Fk
— Morbidware (@morbidware) November 11, 2017
Ray Bibbia- Typing bullet hell exorcism, which makes the bullet hell part extra-appropriate. As a freelance exorcist you'll need to type out the invocations to consign demons back to their infernal realm while also dodging all the bullets hell can throw at you. It might be a bit tricky for classic-style typists, unless they've got three hands. There's a demo on Gamejolt to check out.
halloween might be over but the skellington inside you never leaves#gamedev #videogames #screenshotsaturday pic.twitter.com/QR37ctTuAq
— tjern (@tjernspace) November 11, 2017
Unnamed- So far this has been a driving arena in search of a game, but a ridiculously colorful one that gets updated on a regular basis. In the last few weeks its added computer chips you can drive to the garage for power-ups, weird enemies, a cannon you can drive over to attach to the car, and a nighttime view that cycles to the techno music. No idea where this will end up but it's an interesting journey, and one you can check out with the itch.io demo.
When God takes care of your enemies. #ScreenshotSaturday #GameDev #IndieDev #Gaming pic.twitter.com/GxtvlI2j6W
— Lovepreet (@LovepreetNL) November 11, 2017
Akuto: Mad World- Turn your friends into a blocky-bloody splatter during fast-action matches in environments that really aren't suited for fighters who can't pay attention to their surroundings. Even so, standing on train tracks seems like the kind of thing one would avoid even when trying not to get eviscerated.
Creating new environments, one building at a time! #indiedev #gamedev #lowpoly #madewithunity #MobileApp #screenshotsaturday pic.twitter.com/0n1U37y9Ap
— RadPirates (@RadPirates) November 11, 2017
Unnamed- Horizontal shooter for mobile platforms, a little early to say how it plays yet but with a nice city to fly over and good shield effect on the player ship. You can see halfway in the targeting combo as the player swipes around the enemy formation.
More GIFery from our game Superflight for #screenshotsaturday! The game is finally out and you can get it here: https://t.co/i17MFHvUH5#indiedev #indiegames #wingsuit #madewithunity @madewithunity @steam_games pic.twitter.com/yEV8UH4jZS
— Grizzly Games (@_grizzlygames) November 11, 2017
Superflight- Hop in a wingsuit and glide through the canyons and caves of towering rock formations, earning more points the closer you get to the walls. Explore and max out a single world or dive-bomb off the bottom of the map to generate a new one. Or if things go badly see how many times you can shatter against a wall in a single minute. There's not really any wrong way to play.
Finished revising the player portrait in #RussianSubwayDogs. Including the old one here for comparison. Might be subtle, but the new one feels cuter with a bit more attitude and a cleaner shading style. #screenshotsaturday #pixelart #gamemaker #gamedev pic.twitter.com/T2I8s7BBGF
— Miguel 🦑 Sternberg (@spookysquid) November 11, 2017
Russian Subway Dogs- Life in the Russian subways isn't easy but an industrious dog can find plenty to eat by scaring it out of the hands of oblivious riders. The differences in doggy design are subtle here but the perkier ears, hint of tooth, slight glare to the eyes, and shaggier ruff all point to a more determined puppy.
Check out these mad skills! Are you ready to show us yours?#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #Switch #Nintendo pic.twitter.com/2bVo83y5pn
— Floor Kids (@FloorKidsCrew) November 11, 2017
Floor Kids- Dance like nobody's watching? Nope, dance like everyone's watching, because they are and judging your skills. Use your best moves to recruit a crew that has the style to dominate its rivals in hand-animated dance-offs throughout the city.
"𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙚𝙢 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙡"
[#BlazingLegion | #gamedev | #screenshotsaturday | #lowpoly] pic.twitter.com/b4WLgs255n
— Virtuoso Neomedia (@VirtuosoComms) November 11, 2017
Blazing Legion- This one is slowly coming into focus with each new image that pops up. Pilot a mech over the skies of a city and pound… something into scrap. Invaders? Monsters? Enemy mechs? It's a slow drip of information but every new shot is more kinetic than the last.
See that? That's 3 years of work being compiled for the last time before release on Monday… https://t.co/wDiTt4P4kV #excited #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #GameMaker pic.twitter.com/aB6GAZ4Yqa
— Mark Alexander (@NocturneGames) November 11, 2017
Skein- Not all impressive images actually look impressive. Finishing a game is a major feat, so this unassuming list of tasks has a huge backlog of effort behind it.
For #ScreenshotSaturday an example puzzle for how the deforming interacts with the trampoline and beam mechanics!#GameDev #indieDev #IndieGame #GameSound #GameAudio #MadeWithUnity #GameArt #pcgaming #IndieDevHour pic.twitter.com/qtKZaC0mJO
— Nyamakop (@nyamakop) November 11, 2017
Semblance- A blob wanders through a malleable world smacking into the walls and floor to shape them into the platforms necessary to reach the bonus goodies kicking around the levels. The beams here snap the terrain back into shape when they touch it, giving the blob enough air-time to reach the blue sphere hovering where it wouldn't normally be able to access.
Operating a chainsaw in Mugsters#screenshotsaturday #gamedev pic.twitter.com/dygB9prRTp
— Riku Tamminen (@reinkout) November 11, 2017
Mugsters- While this game does show up in this feature fairly often, it's never been here with a massive chainsaw attached to the back of a four-door family car before.
this week i did a full rebalancing of witchinour and made some big improvements to controller support! #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame pic.twitter.com/BiBOky3JBF
— sofuto (@sofutogeimu) November 12, 2017
Witchinour- Lo-fi twin-stick bullet hell dungeon crawl. Pick a costume with a perk plus a pair of spells and try to get through the waves of creatures in the randomized corridors of a dungeon that's not shy about wanting to kill you. While this came out way back in June it's gotten several updates that have turned it into a really fun little action roguelike.
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Working on a #metroid dating sim. Ever want to kiss Kraid? #screenshotsaturday pic.twitter.com/HUbwyVTKor
— ✨Vic✨ (@victorianoreyes) November 11, 2017
Unnamed- Look at that nervous smile as Kraid stares with a gaze of intent interest in its eyes. Sure, he's a giant murderous alien warlord, but underneath that magnificently veiny chest-like frontal surface beats the concern-organ of an being that just wants to know love.


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Illinois ESL Endorsement and Exam Requirements
In Illinois, this program leads to an endorsement in English as a Second Language (ESL).
WGU Program Required Exam: a) Praxis 5362, English to Speakers of Other Languages or b) Praxis 5361, English to Speakers of Other Languages
You must pass this exam to graduate from this program.
Practicum: All Illinois ESL candidates must complete a 100 hour practicum.
Visit these links for important information:
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Triber Lucy Roberts speaks openly about the feeling of losing one's identity when living with a mental illness.
The image on this post is trying to represent me. When I was diagnosed with depression, everyone (including myself) thought that's who I'd become for a while. It defined me for a short time, but I realised it didn't need to…
There's one thing no one seems to talk about when it come to mental illness, but it can be a major issue for those suffering: losing your identity.
It's often the case that when someone become diagnosed with a mental illness, people forget who they actually are as a person.
For a long time, the person dealing with their mental health issues may lose their own sense of identity, and become overwhelmed by this illness.
One major thing you can do to help them is DO NOT forget who they are as a person. I remember when I was diagnosed with depression, those who knew could have not a conversation with me without mentioning it, or bringing it up in conversation if it wasn't already the main focus. I hated this so much.
Those who care are always going to make it their main focus to try and help. They'll alter what they do, say, and try to encourage you to try certain things that may help, but sometimes, this can be so frustrating.
When you're diagnosed with a mental illness, so much can change. It's so easy to lose a sense of normality as you try and adjust to dealing with improving your mental health. One thing I desperately needed (and most people need) is to be treated like a normal person.
Yes, please be aware of how they may be feeling, but don't treat them like a complete stranger, or completely differently. Despite most people doing this with the best of intentions at heart, it alienates and isolates the people with the mental illness further.
It can be counterproductive, despite it being done with all the love in the world.
I used to say 'my mental illness isn't who I am. It's prat of my being, but I don't let it define me, why should you?' to friends. It doesn't have to define you. You are still the beautifully imperfect, unique human being you've always been.
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Writing for SEO and Your Customers….Proper Balance
Have you ever Googled a product or service you were seeking information on only to arrive on a home page for a site that was just overloaded for SEO and yet almost unreadable to users? Did you go on and purchase something on that site or pass it by? I often wonder what these website owners were thinking when they built these sites. If they were building a brick and mortar business would they have loud red signs overwhelming the appearance of their store? I doubt it. Then what business 101 class makes them think it will work on the Internet? A website owner does not need to create a cluttered environment to create a site that is both user friendly and well structured for SEO.
A few key elements that must be considered include:
- Well written page copy…be direct and sell your message, this is YOUR business!
- Copy that is well positioned for SEO vs the competition. Here is the science….you need to analyze the competition and the marketplace, determine what users are searching and how you are positioned vs. the competition for those keywords and phrases. Seed them into your "well written" copy, but don't overwhelm. Use all best SEO tactics, boldface, underline, titles, etc., but DON'T OVERWHELM the user.
- Page and website Navigation….be sure that the navigation is well thought out for the user. Recently we analyzed a new clients' website and discovered that while content was well built and the overall look was solid, one of the least clicked links was "buy now." What this meant is that despite a large click volume and already successful sales many potential users are leaving from the home page.
- Don't just go by your "gut feel." On the Internet the reports rarely lie. USE the research available and trust it. If you are selling European hair wigs, yet users are only searching"wigs," then unless your site appears when "wigs" is searched you will not be found. So you say you are number one on Google when "European hair wigs" is sold? Big deal, no one is searching it…..trust the research!
So remember, write well, don't oversell or over-SEO and continue to monitor and update your content for your category. My comments in this post represent only a portion of what is needed to achieve overall success, but provide a good foundation of where you need to begin.
Providing Top Results for Small Businesses
The goal of any company is to grow and become profitable. At CJR Media our goals are no different, except for one. A main goal of CJR is to bring truly quality services to small businesses at prices that are both reasonable and fair. Should a simple e-commerce website cost $5000 or $500? Does the client need a brochure site of 4-5 pages or a full blown shopping cart? Do they need a brochure site that can be easily expanded as their business grows? Every developer wants to make money, but it is equally important that we deliver solutions to meet the clients needs and not just manufacture projects to make money. If a client realized success with their Internet business your relationship with them will grow and there will be ever increasing opportunity to make money together.
At CJR we deploy a variety of shopping cart solutions which enables us to tailor sites to meet customer needs. For U. S. Flag Service, CJR was tasked with a project where there were numerous products and variables, yet creativity of design was not a major factor. To build this site, and sites such as Creedmoor Sports, the X-Cart platform was utilized. For the high fashion related business Dicker Walker, a custom front end/back end solution is in the final stage of development that both provides design that fits well with the fashion environment and also marries up all elements of inventory management and sales.
Flexibility is key for us and our lead developers will work closely with clients to help insure that the solutions we deploy is the best and most efficient solutions for that client.
Ethnic Marketing and the Internet
Ethnic marketing has always had its benefits for advertisers. Typically, ethnic marketing translated to purchasing ads within ethnic programming or publications, but there is much more to it than that. A few years back when I was working in spot cable sales for National Cable Communications we were often called upon to develop spot cable campaigns targeted to specific ethnic dominated areas of a television market, perhaps the first time that was widely possible. This type of targeting was not limited to the usual Hispanic or African American targets, but extended to such groups as concentrations of Irish or specific Asian groups.
So what is the best way to create ethnic efforts online? As I see it there are several approaches advertisers can take. The first is the most obvious, which would be to place ads or integrated sponsorship programs into ethnic content or websites. To expand upon this a second option would be to purchase or develop targeted email marketing lists and deliver your message directly to the target group you seek to reach.
A third option, which involves a greater commitment, would be to develop an ethnic marketing program utilizing your existing company website combined with creative search engine marketing. In today's marketplace many businesses have strong secondary ethnic target groups, but they hesitate to reach out to them. Say your secondary target was recent Chinese immigrants. While potentially heavy users of the Internet, if you do not provide any content to interact with them in their language then your business may not be noticed. You can simply add specific information pages in the language of the targeted group, or even translate your entire website, if it is not too large, to provide these potential customers the opportunity to browse and understand your business.
To market to these targeted ethnic groups, search provides one of the easiest tools. Say your business is "tent rentals." To market to a Spanish speaking user you would need to target the search term "alquiler de la tienda." Of course, the pages targeted by either paid or organic search would be the new ethnic pages added.
One VERY important consideration that companies must consider and that is often overlooked when developing these programs is that you definitely need to have staff in place ready to interact with the group you are targeting. If you are reaching out to users researching your products or services via the ethnic search phrases, who then come to your translated pages, you MUST be able to speak with them in their language!
The Simplicity of Email Marketing
Many companies today still will not hesitate to spend thousands on traditional direct mail marketing pieces, but yet will have reservations about spending relative pennies for targeted html email efforts. While great value remains in traditional direct mail, and in fact our strategic partner, Apex Direct Marketing, provides excellent direct mail services, the cost efficiency and time to market of email campaigns should not be overlooked.
Not only are email campaigns cost efficient, and let me please emphasize "opt-in" email campaigns, but results are known within hours or a few days. Creatively designed, significant information about users or prospects can also be captured and used to further tailor your overall marketing efforts. The secret to a successful email marketing campaign is to keep the message simple, be sure the list you are targeting represents the best opportunity, and provide a proper landing page for prospects to land on.
Video Email, Create a Synergy with Television Ads
For most of the past century television has been the dominant advertising vehicle for most advertisers. While the types of television programming available for advertising have evolved over time form purely network, to network and local, from VHF and UHF, to broadcast and cable, to spot cable, to satellite and now high definition television (my apologies if I missed something but you get the point), advertising on television itself has remain largely unchanged.
In the past, many companies when planning ad campaigns worked hard to insure a synergy between the various elements of their advertising, be it television, radio, print or outdoor. I remember one client years back requesting a research evaluation regarding how specific ad elements actually were received physically by prospects. We called this the right-side/left-side brain evaluation, and there was much information available to write about how the brain processes audio and video messages.
With the growth of the Internet to where it is now represents a major element in the daily life for most people we need to look for new ways to reach out to potential customers. Online, the three most utilized elements are email, chat and search. Any company marketing in todays world should not only have a website, but should look for the best ways to integrate these online elements into their advertising programs.
To create a synergy with offline television advertising, email provides perhaps the best potential. Up till now, sending video via email has been difficult due to both the file size for sending and how email products most often strip out attachments. Many advertisers have sent "links" to video messages IN their emails with modest success and some today are using videos posted on sites such as YouTube with some decent results. However, these methods are a little sloppy and do not really deliver with regard to synergy of message.
CJR Media is now offering a product that achieves this desired synergy. Using VISMAIL's technology, we are able to send an email message where the video advertisement is essentially "embedded" into the DNA of the email. Depending on the email software being used, a user will either mouse over the video window or click on it and the message instantly plays. the quality is perfect, and up to a :60 second spot can be served. Of course, print graphics are also included and there is viral capability in that with a click the message can be forwarded to friends. While specific campaign results may vary, combined with a strong offline typical results have been 8-10 times greater than traditional email campaigns.
Our First Post…What does CJR Stand For?
What does CJR stand for? CJR Media was created with the understanding that all the work we do will be with only the highest level of honesty and integrity. Our staff and strategic partners all share this vision and we will not deviate from this mission statement. In selecting a name for our company we chose the initials of my late father who lived his life in a simple honest fashion and expected nothing less from those around him.


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ZAGREB, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Croatia plans to convert loans denominated in Swiss francs into euros, a government source said on Tuesday, a measure that should bring relief to tens of thousands of Croatian debtors in the Swiss currency.
About 60,000 Croatians hold Swiss franc-denominated loans, mainly taken out during the 2000s when many in central and eastern Europe were attracted by low Swiss interest rates.
Since then a strong franc has driven the loans' costs sharply higher and governments across the region have been grappling for solutions.
"The government is likely to adopt the measure quite soon," the source said.
According to the plan, whose details have yet to be made public, the costs of the conversion would be borne by the banks while those losses would be recognised as a tax deduction.
Croatia's centre-left cabinet, which faces a parliamentary election by early 2016, fixed the franc rate to the kuna at 6.39 for a period of one year in January, aiming to put a cap on the mounting debts while a lasting solution is found.
The current market rate is around 7.00 kuna per franc. ($1 = 6.5649 kuna) (Reporting by Igor Ilic; Editing by Zoran Radosavljevic and Andrew Heavens)


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HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros acquired closer Francisco Cordero and outfielder Ben Francisco as part of a 10-player trade with Toronto on Friday.
Houston will also receive four minor leaguers in the deal — right-handed pitchers Joe Musgrove and Asher Wojciechowski, left-handed pitcher David Rollins, catcher Carlos Perez and a player to be named later.
The Blue Jays, who entered Friday at 45-47 and in last place in the AL East, will receive pitchers Brandon Lyon, J.A. Happ and David Carpenter from Houston.
"This is a very good deal for us," Houston general manager Jeff Luhnow said. "Once again, we are adding depth to our minor league system with quality young players. We really feel this will help us moving forward and are extremely excited about the players we"ve added to our organization."
Cordero has 329 career saves, second among active players to the New York Yankees" Mariano Rivera (608). In 794 career relief appearances, the 37-year-old Cordero has a 3.28 ERA and has reached 40 or more saves in three seasons. Cordero is 3-5 with two saves in 41 appearances for Toronto this season.
Francisco is hitting .244 in 23 games for Toronto in 2012. He has a .259 career average with 45 home runs in 483 career games with Cleveland, Philadelphia and Toronto.
Lyon signed a three-year, $15 million contract with the Astros in December 2009.
He struggled with tendinitis in his right biceps in 2011 and appeared in only 15 games. He"s 0-2 with a 3.25 ERA in 37 appearances this season.
The left-throwing Happ is 7-9 with a 4.83 ERA in 18 starts this season, his third in Houston. Carpenter, playing for the Astros" Triple-A affiliate in Oklahoma City, was 0-2 with a 6.07 ERA in 30 relief appearances for the Astros this season.
"It shows that one we"ve made the commitment and addressed an area that"s needed. It"s depth to our overall pitching," Blue Jays manager John Farrell said. "What this means in the next 10, 11 days remains to be seen."
Happ is expected to start in the Blue Jays" bullpen. Carpenter will report to Triple-A Las Vegas.
"In talking with J. A. a couple of times today, it"s a natural fit with where we are in the rotation," Farrell said. "We know we"ve got someone that made 18 starts this year and is a multiyear big league starter."
Lyon is expected to be in a set-up role.
"Brandon"s got a lot of experience in that back end," Farrell said. "It gives us a guy with some certainty about him."
The Astros are 34-59, the worst record in the majors, and are committed to rebuilding through their minor-league system under Luhnow, hired in December by new owner Jim Crane.
Houston has struggled to find an identity in the past few years as star after star has been traded away. First to go were Roy Oswalt and Lance Berkman, and last summer Hunter Pence and Michael Bourn followed. Carlos Lee was traded before the All-Star break, leaving Houston with no position players who were on the team full time before 2010.
Musgrove was Toronto"s first pick in the first compensation round of the 2011 draft. In two appearances with rookie level Bluefield in 2012, the 19-year-old Musgrove had a 1.12 ERA with no walks and nine strikeouts. Musgrove made a combined nine appearances (seven starts) with Bluefield and Toronto"s Gulf Coast League club in 2011.
Wojciechowski, 23, was Toronto"s first pick in the first compensation round of the 2010 draft. He was 7-3 in 18 starts at Class A Dunedin this season with a 3.57 ERA and 76 strikeouts. In his past seven starts, he was 5-1 with a 1.49 ERA.
Rollins, 22, was 6-1 with a 2.78 ERA in 18 starts with Class A Lansing this season with 75 strikeouts in 77 2/3 innings. Drafted in 2011, Rollins has a 10-1 career minor league record in 25 starts with a 2.46 ERA with 104 strikeouts.
Perez, 21, hit .269 in 70 games at Lansing this season with 21 doubles, five triples, five home runs and 40 RBIs. In five minor league seasons, he has a .279 average in 332 games with 70 doubles, 24 triples and 11 home runs.


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Holmes & Marchant International is revitalising the Worthington Creamflow Bitter identity with a view to expanding the brand in the New Year.
Holmes & Marchant International is revitalising the Worthington Creamflow Bitter identity with a view to expanding the brand in the New Year.
Worthington, which is part of Interbrew-owned Bass Brewers, is brewed in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire. Holmes & March-ant International, which is on the Bass Brewers roster, was given the contract following work on updating the Worthington Creamflow Bitter cans and multipacks last year.
The fee for the work will be between £75 000 and £100 000, depending on how far the brand is extended, something that has yet to be decided, according to Holmes & Marchant International account director Ian Kelly.
According to Kelly, Bass Brewers is putting more money into the brand to develop market share. Worthington Creamflow Bitter occupies the third position in the UK's standard ale sector.
"Worthington is seen as reliable and refreshing and is a good, solid drink," Kelly says. "It has a great heritage and has been around for more than 200 years.
"We are trying to bring back the pride, character and integrity in a more robust way," Kelly continues. "We feel this may be too recessive on some packaging. It will look different, that's for sure."
Kelly says Worthington's target market is 35to 55-year-olds, which might be reduced to the 25to 44-year age bracket.
The bitter, which has 3.6 per cent alcohol by volume, is popular in its Midlands heartland.
Belgium-based Interbrew is the second largest brewer in the world in terms of volume. Its brands include Stella Artois, Hoegaarden, Leffe and Labbatt Blue. The brewer, which has brewing operations in 19 countries, bought Bass Brewers from Bass in June 2000 in a £2.3bn deal. Key Bass Brewers brands include Carling, Tennent's and Caffrey's.
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The Italian Edition of the COUPE MONDIALE CIA (Spoleto 18/26 August 2012) has officially opened to a packed "Teatro Nuovo". The fans have not spared their praises to the many artists who have performed on stage. As planned and, faithful to previous editions of the "rassegna musicale", performed for the first time were the boys and girls of the choir of the Cultural Association Bisse, representing the host city for the event. The group, which includes about 40 singers and conducted by M° Claudio Sadeghi, performed a series of songs aimed at discovering the popular traditions of the world, characterized by a particularly engaging and immersive sound that won, from the outset, the souls of the audience with the song "Freedom" (Duke Ellington), Obladì obladà (Mccartney), Gasparì- In Paris it appears to me- (Piovani – Cerami) Pater Noster – Argentina (Sadeghi – Perilli) Lu popolu è cuscì (Sadeghi – Macnair) This little light on mine (traditional spiritual).
It was then the turn of "Giuliana Soscia & Pino Jodice duet", internationally renowned musicians and well-known to the general public for performing in the most prestigious theatres in the world, and also repeatedly broadcast on many television networks. One, a professor of jazz harmonization at the Domenico Cimarosa Conservatory of Avellino and "funanbolo" of the piano, the other fine accordionist in interpretation and improvisation, together they constitute a combination of the highest level. The songs performed were: Ancient Stones (composition of Giuliana Soscia), Migration (composition of Giuliana Soscia/Pino Jodice), Camorra III (Astor Piazzolla's composition/arrangement by Pino Jodice), Libertango (Astor Piazzolla's composition/arrangement by Giuliana Soscia), Freedom Tango (Pino Jodice' s composition).
The concert finished with the much-acclaimed performance of the band "Concertino", a Moldovan band consisting of 6 accordions, a piano player, a bassist and a drummer who literally wowed the audience with a little performance that was just a prelude to the concert to be held on 24th .The music was taken from "The Seasons" by Astor Piazzolla.
The evening also saw the presence of many dignitaries, local, national and international representatives including the Ambassador of Finland. Invited on stage at the theatre, the Deputy Mayor Stefano Lisci, expressed words of great satisfaction and gratitude for the work done by the staff of the Italian Accordion Culture Association for believing strongly in this project and for the effort that this institution has put in over the last 5 years in the Organization of the "Strumenti & Musica Festival", which this year hosts the Coupe Mondiale. Mr. Lisci reiterated the Administration's support to this event which is a relevant one and which over the years has attracted an increasing number of enthusiastic supporters and tourists. The evening was recorded by the crew of RAI 1 who conducted an interview with Artistic Director Mirco Patarini along the streets of Spoleto and that will be broadcasted in the transmission "UNO MATTINA ESTATE" in the next few days: a great opportunity of promotion for the area of Spoleto.


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POLL: Vote on recreational marijuana use in Michigan is close
Age of voters expected to be difference-maker
DETROIT – November's ballot for legalizing recreational marijuana in Michigan is closer than originally predicted.
A new poll puts the numbers at 47 percent no to 44 percent yes, which puts it within the margin of error.
The group advocating a no-vote on recreational pot is the one promoting the poll numbers.
"I would be surprised by that," said Joe Sobczak.
Most of the marijuana polling seen until this point suggests it would pass in the mid 50's percentile. Previously, Michigan voters said yes to medical marijuana with the yes vote at 63 percent in 2008. No recreational marijuana poll numbers have come close to that yet.
Political data gurus in Michigan said they see a real difference in attitudes in regards to age. Voters over 65 are more likely to vote no. Voters from 45 to 65 support medical use but are conflicted on recreational. Residents under 45 are likely to vote yes.
"It's going to pass," said Ted Hale. "There's too many people who are for it, whether they're vocal about it or not."
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Should Christians perform the sign of the cross?
By Paul Dion, STL
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Oh Boy!ReplyDelete
I remember I made a comment about people making the sign of the cross by habit and almost by reflex. I did not think twice about it in my own mind. But wait! Maybe I was right. How do I
know ?
I was at my Bible study sessions last week and as is my habit, I choose a Psalm or part of one to open and close the session. After the prayer, I end, as is the church monastic tradition, with the doxology, "Glory be to the ..." Instead of aiming my eyes to the floor I kept them up and sure enough, there were people signing themselves with the cross during the "Glory Be..." I'm not saying that it is wrong, just that it is automatic. I ask of you, please make it a sincerely symbolic prayer.
Paul Dion, STL
Theology Editor
- Gina1:44 PM
After reading your qyestion, I feel guilty that the sign of the cross has become to me like an ordinary reactionary gesture. Thank you for reminding me to put more thought and meaning into what it truly is.ReplyDelete
Although, like most Catholics, I certainly have my times where the sign of the cross is performed less than reverently, I will say that when my heart, mind, and soul are working harmoniously, the sign of the cross rallies my strangth with the very first word, "In..." How powerful, when you think about it! IN the name of the Father... What permission we've been given in that special word "In" to join the Most Holy Trinity and allow the curtains of time and space to open...ReplyDelete
When I make the sign of the cross I don't think of it as symbolic, I think of it in term of honoring the Father the Son, and the Holy Ghost, whic tell me in everthing you do you do for the greater Glory of God the Fathe, Son, and Holy Ghost.ReplyDelete
After going to Pennsylvania with friends for a traditionalist student conference, we are even more fervent in our public witness to pray before meals. hehe... we do the sign of the cross in Latin... to your great discomfort, Paul :-)ReplyDelete
+In Nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spirtu Sancti. Amen
After discovering the Tridentine Mass I discovered there were other parts of the Mass which gave us opportunity to do the sign of the Cross. When I went to a Melkite Divine Liturgy, I went into Sign of the Cross overload, with close to 50 signs of the cross during the Liturgy. Having been studying the Latin of the Mass of Paul VI, I realize that there are still more opportunities to do the sign other than the standard before and after the Mass...
Do you make the sign of the Cross verbally, or physically? If verbally, then you don't "cross yourself" with your hand, right? If physically, then you really don't need language, right, since it is a sign? For those of you who live on tghe other side of the planet, Laurence and I know one another, so I can treat him this way.
By the way, all of you,remember the question was, "What does it mean?" the follow-up question is, "What hand do you use?"
Paul Dion
My therapy bills go straight to Paul's mailbox...
This was probably another trick question. The sign of the cross never did refer to the vocal formula, In Nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritu Sancti. For the SIGN, by its very definition points to the true image.
Scripture speaks of the cross being traced on the forehead of bealievers. Elsewhere we find the mark of the tau cross on the heads of those to be spared.
So the sign of the cross is specifically the non-verbal sign we do physically.
The sign and the Trinitarian forumula: in the beginning and the end of liturgy or prayer.
The sign alone: during Holy Mass at the "Indulgentium..."(May almighty God have mercy... or any other part of Mass where it mentions blessings.
The Trinitarian formula alone: never
Dear Readers:ReplyDelete
Please indulge Laurence and me and our brand of humor. The point to all of this is, the sign of the cross is the sign of the Christian. The personal Sign of the Cross that Catholics fervently DO with their right hand and SAY fervently from their hearts is the distinctive sign of Catholics. We wear it proudly, in private and in public.
Paul Dion, STL
Theology Editor, ParishWorld.net
"Humanity, once marvelously endowed with gratuitous riches in the state of original justice, has been still more marvelously redeemed from its sin under the sign of the cross." (Philippe De La Trinite, OCD, What is Redemption, p. 39)ReplyDelete
- harald5:05 PM
What is a Sign? it is curtisy/ respect. We All Do it. in one way or another Look around you even animals do it.WE Have So Manny Signs, if you take 10 min you can come up with 20+ for Church aloun.and more for the out side of Church!ReplyDelete
More than a "sign" this is a call to "remember." Do this in memory of me. Remember my Passion, Death and Resurrection." Remember that God is Triune, "Father, Son and Holy Spirit." When Catholics bless themselves with the sign of the Cross, they bring themselves up to God just as Jesus did while on the Cross. They also Invite God down to them in a sacramental way. Yes, it is a sign, a sign that is productive. It causes a real connection between the human and the divine. In 10 minutes you cannot come up with 20+ that are this effective.


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Have also joined a 'coupon train' and am going to post my wishlist on that site after this Sunday's papers are clipped & sorted.
We've got a military address to send our expired coupons to and our local library has a 'coupon basket' that I'll take our leftover coupons to.
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Lincoln Tobier
Pat Hearn Gallery / Gavin Brown's Enterprise
Two concurrent projects by the same artist, one aspiration: to reopen the discussion about the relationship between visual art and the "public" sphere. Lincoln Tobier's Studies for: (It all comes together in) Ruckus L.A., 1995, at Pat Hearn, and Mini-A.M., 1995, at Gavin Brown's Enterprise, represent the most recent articulations of Tobier's effort to establish new connections between "artistic activity" and diverse sociocultural arenas. These projects may suggest that Tobier subscribes to a canonized set of principles about socially engaged artmaking. However, given that failure is built into both projects, the depth of his faith, and certainly our own, remains in question.
Tobier is currently attempting to realize a rather ambitious city-specific, collaborative project: to invite members of various Los Angeles communities to build scale models of their local environments, which he will
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o Sousa won the Valencia Open final by beating seventh-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 Sunday.
"I've lost five finals before, so going into this match I was prepared to give it all until the end," Sousa said.
The unseeded Portuguese, who picked up his second career title after Kuala Lumpur in 2013, was broken in the eighth game of the opening set which his opponent closed out on serve.
It got worse for Sousa when Bautista Agut broke his serve in the first game of the second set with the 24th-ranked Spaniard heading for his first title of the year. But Sousa fought back, winning seven games in a row at one stage, as his opponent struggled physically with a blister on his right foot and taking a lengthy timeout after Sousa had won the second set.
Sousa broke Bautista Agut at the start of the final set, and although he failed to close out the match at 5-2 when his opponent rallied defiantly to stay in the match, Sousa made no mistake on his second opportunity. He clinched the title by holding to love as a weary backhand return sailed long from Bautista Agut.
Sousa converted 4 out of 5 break point opportunities — Bautista Agut could only make 3 out of 10.
"I didn't start as well as I would have liked to," Sousa said. "When I was 1-3 down in the second set I decided to change things tactically and I was very successful with it."
Bautista Agut was clearly tired from his semifinal win against Steve Johnson where the Spaniard saved six match-points.
"The match last night finished very late and that affected me physically," Bautista Agut said. "It's been a very long season and by the last set I was dead."
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One Final Look Back
January 4, 2012
An Airbus A330 being prepared for conversion into a new Voyager tanker for the Royal Air Force, in Cobham's hangar near Bournemouth: September 2, 2011
So after the last two days' posts looking backwards, it's high time I turned my attentions in the opposite direction. But I like the measurable, quantifiable concept, and may well stick with it as the year progresses. With that in mind, then:
The year is only four days old, but there are some scores on the doors. So far I've delivered 750 words of finished copy (which is due to be published next month), completed 2,935 words of transcribing, and am halfway through my first interview of the year (it's via email; I've written and sent the questions). I've also now published 2,710 words so far in 2012 - all of them on this website (including these very ones you're reading now).
The photo? Its publication, alongside a short news report by me in Defense Technology International in October, marked the first time I have ever been paid for taking a picture. Don't worry, freelance photographers: I didn't set out to step on your turf, and I'm sure you can see from the overall (lack of) quality of the images throughout this site that I'm not a threat to your business. There was a delay getting the professional shots through from the PR team, and DTI were on deadline - much to my amazement, the shot was good enough to work on the page. I didn't mention it in the last couple of days' round-ups of the year's work because I completely forgot about it, but it seems apt that a view of an aeroplane's rear-end should bring a close to these posts about last year's work. To me, at least.
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