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As every makeup artist knows, the brushes you use to apply your makeup are as important as the product itself.
The correlation between art and makeup has always been extremely clear for Dany Sanz, Founder and Creative Director of MAKE UP FOR EVER. Body painter slash makeup artist, she sees the two disciplines as members of the same family rather than two distinct worlds, and, as such, spends most days with a foot in each. Now, with MAKE UP FOR EVER about to launch a groundbreaking 76 piece Brush Collection, the relationship has come full circle. Her inspiration? Her love of art. "I am always doodling, thinking, drawing – I have to draw 10 collections every year – and painting," Dany said. Her only absolute is that her canvases be human. "I have always been impassioned by painting on the body, not on canvas. It's too flat, there's no communication," she continued.
The ultimate labor of love, the brush collection took an incredible 4 years to bring to fruition, and features all synthetic fibers and hairs. "The road to making brushes is long," says Dany. "Each brush is made by hand. I chose different kinds of synthetic hairs one by one - some straight, some with wave, some kinky - to get the result I wanted. And every hair & fiber must be exactly the same length. A machine cuts the wood, but then each handle is crafted by artisans." The brushes are, frankly, absolutely stunning and feel great in the hand.
Dany mentioned that the Eye Crease Brush would be perfect for watercolor painting, a surprising fact. "The quality and properties of my synthetic fibers are really adaptable to different textures. With natural hair, for example, when you use it in liquid or creamy products, it's like your hair – it goes soft. With the fibers, that doesn't happen. So even if you use it in liquid, it keeps its shape. Even wet, they're still unfailingly precise,". So if you're painting and find yourself missing a paintbrush, you can always use the new Eye Crease brush in a pinch. No one will be the wiser. And, of course, it works amazingly well with eye makeup.


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'Search Neutrality' Regulation?
For more technical audiences, I wrote recently on the Tech Liberation Front blog about Google's claim to favor "openness" when, in fact, its crown jewels — search and ad serving — are closed systems.
Google is "free to be wrong about philosophy, of course," I wrote. "It doesn't matter at all — except when Google tries to impose its philosophy on others. And in the debate over 'net neutrality' regulation it has done exactly that."
Now Google is in the sights of those proposing public utility regulation of Internet search. It would be entertaining ironic comeuppance for Google, but "search neutrality" regulation would ossify an innovative business and deprive consumers of the benefits of competition.

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Playing with a man down for most of the match, Belgium twice came from behind to beat Italy 3-2 in Beijing on Saturday, setting up a semi-final with Nigeria. The match ended with both sides reduced to ten men as the full moon in Beijing seemed to have an effect on one of the most incident-packed games of these Olympic finals.
The Italians began the contest in lively fashion with their diminutive creator, Sebastian Giovinco, leading the way. On six minutes, the pint-sized Juventus gem cut inside the penalty area after a cross from Riccardo Montolivo, but he could only push a seemingly simple tap-in the wrong side of the near post.
Robert Acquafresca was next to look dangerous for the Italians, glancing his header just the wrong side of Logan Bailly's far post. The pressure was mounting on the Belgian back-line, and on 17 minutes they suffered a significant double blow. Thomas Vermaelen was sent off for hauling down Acquafresca in the area, and the Argentinian referee promptly pointed to the spot.
Giuseppe Rossi stepped up to cheekily poke home the resulting penalty in the 18th minute and suddenly the Belgians found themselves a goal - and a man - down. But far from demoralising the re-clad Europeans, the moment of dual hardship acted as a spur.
In the 24th minute, Moussa Dembele drew them level with his head. Italian defender Luca Cigarini scrambled and looked to have cleared off the line, but the assistant referee raised his flag to indicate the ball had crossed the goal-line and the man in the middle promptly pointed to the centre circle to indicate a goal. There was little in the way of Italian remonstration.
Giovinco was made to rue missing a one-on-one chance with the keeper with the half winding down as the ten-man Belgians went in front one minute into first-half stoppage time. Kevin Mirallas turned brilliantly in the box to elude his marker and hit a trickler past the wrong-footed Emiliano Viviano.
Italy were trying desperately to get back into the game in the early stages of the second period. They had the ball in the net on 53 minutes, but it was judged that Rossi was in an offside position in the build-up.
In the 68th minute, Belgium were forced to replace their first-choice goalkeeper. Bailly injured his shoulder after falling to the ground in a coming-together with Rossi (for which the Italian was booked for simulation), and his understudy Yves Ma-Kalambay entered the fray.
Only five minutes after coming on, the new man was forced to face down a Rossi spot-kick after Sepp De Roover was judged to have fouled Paolo De Ceglie in the area. The Villarreal forward made no mistake with his second penalty of the day, dispatching after a stutter-step to level the score.
The Belgians, undeterred by the set-back, raced straight back up the field and took the lead for the last time, once again through Dembele. After a neat give-and-go with substitute Anthony Vanden Borre, the striker slammed home low and hard from 18 yards in the 79th minute to send the Belgian fans into wild celebrations. Italian goalkeeper Viviano was sent off in a tussle with Mirallas as he tried to retrieve the ball and re-start the game.
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Hey there! Love the game, but couple issues which I think need revision:
1. The spell "protection from arrows", and its variants should have some type of animation when the character is struck with arrows, similar to the resist energy spell. In the same note, spells like "firebrand" should cause the weapon of the enchanted to engulf in flame. The asset already exists on flaming enchanted weapons, all that needs to be done is it be added.
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One last thing, the summon spells should really take advantage of the animation you already have in game for npcs. The npc summons use the dimensional door asset to summon creatures. IMO this is a far superior animation to what is currently in game, and the asset already exists.
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Sometimes Commenting Has its Own Price
The funny thing about baseball is, we all think we have answers, have professional knowledge from watching hundreds of games either live or on television. We gain our expertise per se from announcers, visual observations while most of us have never played above the Little League level. It is almost as if baseball has issued to the fans its own version of freedom of speech, but with the advent of social media now, can it go too far?
In the stands sometimes the collective fans themselves can take action, embarrassing the foolish rants or possibly make sure the "offender" takes a chill pill and remembers a game is in progress and he can be removed if enough fans voice their own raves. It doesn't happen often that a fan either for the home or visiting team goes beyond that baseline of respect or coarse language, but when they do, most players just let it wash off them like gentle raindrops. Every once in a while you hear someone say something to a play you know hit deeps, crosses that imaginary line and you wish he had done anything to spank the oppressive fool.
Well, recently one Major League player decided someone had gone a bit too far. No, he did not go into the stands like a hockey enforcer or launch a 94 mph rocket to the kisser of the offending ruffian, instead he just cut and pasted the obscure comments and let the word know what he sometimes has to deal with outside of our usual Twitter visual sight-lines.
" @DAVIDprice14 for all the tweeters 1. I have season tix 2 I like price but inconsistent in big games
- price has no closeout pitch"
Sure the comment might have lacked a bit of killer intentions, but sometimes something written gnarls at you and you feel compelled to at least comment or write a rebuttal. Price definitely took the high road and just cut and pasted the comments so we all can see and know the type of absurd and unintelligent rhetoric nonsense these guys get after fighting the good fight during a game, an inning or even a career.
I left off this guys Twitter handle from the posted comment to not advertise his ramblings any further because his baseball and pitching logic definitely ranks below the bottom of the barrel. But there is one comment he made first that got my attention and definitely shows spending a lot of time watching games at Tropicana Field doesn't make you a baseball guru or Coach.
I am glad this guy has Rays Season Tickets and supports his hometown team, but in that same vein, if he has truly attended multiple seasons of games, he must have slept through many of Price's great moments on the hill, especially in 2008. Sure I went to the past well there for a reason. The guy stated Price " had no closeout pitch". Well, hate to tell you, amassing a 5-2 record in 2012 and a 12-13 last season, Price has got to have a "closeout" something to get those "W's".
Of course this rant came after Price and the Rays lost a game to the rival New York Yankees and former A L Cy Young winner Sabathia. I understand the frustration of seeing this team lose after posting an impressive recent home stand, but at least know the facts before boasting your "expertise". Lost somewhere in his multiple baseball brainiac cells is the true stat that this loss by Price to his fellow southpaw Sabathia was his first "L" against this opposing hurler in his career.
Could this commenter have some merit since Price did give up a historic Home Run to Yankee Derek Jeter for his 3,000th career hit in 2011? But doesn't every pitcher want to be on the hill when a historic moment is approaching for a rival and want to either strike them out, prevent them from reaching that plateau or unfortunately being cast into the annuals of history by missing their mark.
Still, Price has battled 5 prior Cy Young winners in 8 starts during his career before his May 10th loss to Sabathia and had a 5-0 record with a stellar 1.69 ERA. Did one bad start and sub sequential Home Run barrage by Yankee Curtis Granderson make Price a second tier pitcher? I think not.
By the way, a winner wants the ball in his hand during big games, so if this commenter is dipping back into the past as far as 2010 when Price fell twice in opposing duels with ex-Texas Ranger southpaw Cliff Lee, that is digging for dirt in the wrong playground. Price, just like fellow Rays starter James Shields eagerly wants this tough games and moments that either elevate or humbles you. Sure it can boast huge amounts of frustration and wreck confidence, but Price is a man, and has handled himself as one, even with this comment missile to his integrity.
I do not condone someone ranting without purpose or reason, especially when it comes to sports or our hallowed athletes. Have merit and solid facts to back up the claims and I might agree, or agree to disagree on the subject. Either way, attacking or even suggesting something moronic like your second two points in your comment are ridiculous and warrants this wake-up call. I have yelled and posted a few things in my time that I regret, wish I had thought out and either deleted or apologized for.
I do not expect this commenter to do either of those things. He feels he is in the right. Had his ducks perfectly in a row and is firm in his convictions, even tho his logic has more holes than a wheel of Swiss cheese. But in the end Price took the right measure, let the fellow Rays fan baste and boil this fan a bit, and Price just sat back and watched the magic happen. Just goes to show you, sometimes these guys see and hear your absurd comments and rants, and one took it upon himself to hoist you to the wolves. Good for him.
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I am a die hard Rays Fan! Year after year I watch in amazement how a team with an awesome group of players and a wonderful and knowledgable head coach as this team has and I wonder how can all of the not glaringly see the huge problem with the bats. It's seems as though the Rays have all the ingredients to bring home a World Series trophy to the Tampa Bay area with the exception of their lack of consistency behind the plate. It seem that most, if not all the Rays players consider walking another word for an hit. Walking has it's place, however, there is something to be said for "a double" or "a triple". They leave too many men on base more times than not. I watch the teams they play too. What I see from some of them is the way they swing the bat. Other hitters swing on non strike pitches and actually gets them on board and sometimes get base runners home. My point is the Rays bats need to flex. Sometimes a pitch may not be the "one" they're looking for to crush for a home run. It's ok the swing and get a hit off a pitch that may not be "the hitters zone". The optimum word here is " hit"! Get on base, move the runners, etc. I wonder if the Rays hitting coach might consider broadening the zone for the team. Just because the opposing pitcher may not serve the perfect pitch for you to crush… There are a lot of those pitches that could be hit for good base hits if the Rays will take advantage of them. Other hitters do it all the time. The Rays can too!


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Love the two computer idea. Wonder if my husband will go for that?? Thanks for sharing! - Regina
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Va. Crisis Pregnancy Centers Using Ultrasound Law To Promote Antiabortion Agenda, NARAL Report Finds
July 3, 2013 — Virginia crisis pregnancy centers are promoting their opposition to abortion rights by exploiting a provision in a state law (HB 462) aimed at ensuring low-income women can access no-cost ultrasounds, according to a NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia report, the AP/Washington Post reports (AP/Washington Post, 7/1).
Under a 2012 law, Virginia requires women to receive an ultrasound before having an abortion, with exceptions in cases of rape and incest if the victim has reported the crime to law enforcement. The law also requires physicians to offer women an opportunity to view the ultrasound and listen to the fetal heartbeat (Women's Health Policy Report, 7/5/12).
In addition, the law requires abortion clinics to provide women with a list of places where they can obtain an ultrasound at no cost. Legislators who support abortion rights insisted on adding the provision to ensure that the cost of an ultrasound would not further impede low-income women's access to abortion.
After the law passed, the Virginia Department of Health posed six questions to all CPCs and abortion clinics in the state to determine which ones were qualified and willing to offer no-cost ultrasounds. "If they met the six criteria, they could be included," said Lauri Kalanges, acting office director for the department's Family Health Services.
The final list includes 18 CPCs and no abortion clinics. NARAL said the abortion clinics could not afford to provide no-cost ultrasounds.
Report Alleges CPCs Provide Misinformation, Refuse To Transfer Ultrasound Results
NARAL Virginia investigated 56 CPCs in the state via 77 telephone calls and 10 in-person visits.
According to the report, some CPCs are intimidating or shaming women who come in for ultrasounds in order to change their minds about seeking an abortion. Some centers -- including Little Life Center and Blue Ridge Women's Health Center -- have refused to turn over ultrasound results to women who planned to take them to abortion clinics.
In addition, the report found that 71% of the CPCs investigated "shared some degree of medically erroneous information" with women, including claims that abortion can lead to long-term psychological problems, eating disorders, and alcohol and drug misuse, as well as breast cancer, infertility and later pregnancy complications.
NARAL also stated in the report that the state health department cannot respond to complaints filed against CPCs because it lacks jurisdiction over the centers, which Kalanges confirmed.
"It is deeply troubling that an official governmental agency would, by referring women to these facilities, confer legitimacy on their pervasive use of deception, emotional manipulation, and medical misinformation," the report states.
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There are many things that I love about our events. What's not to love? The excitement, celebrating your successes, the pyrotechnics, sharing new developments in our business with you…these are all amazing parts of what I get to do. But there's one thing I'm looking forward to more than any of the rest of it – the opportunity to speak with and see so many friends from around the world.
Something happened at Costa Navarino in Greece that I haven't had the opportunity to share with many of you yet and leading into Global Rally in Dubai – and as we come to the end of our qualification for Eagle Manager 2017 - seems like a good time.
One night, a few of us had had dinner in Pylos, a small town about 20 minutes from Costa Navarino. We were heading back to the resort quite late and I expected to find it quiet and deserted as it must've been close to midnight. But that wasn't the case. Throughout the lobby and open restaurants, FBOs from all over the world were gathered sharing their experiences, best practices, knowledge and their cultures with one another.
In the lobby, I saw some Malaysian Eagles sharing with Eagles from Benelux and telling our Japanese leaders who were experiencing EMR for the first time, why they needed to be a part of it. THIS is what Forever events are about. Our love for helping others and sharing this amazing opportunity is what makes these passionate people from all around the world come together. It's what makes Forever special and has helped us achieve nearly 40 years in business.
Undoubtedly, you will have an opportunity to be part of moments like this in Dubai, where so many of our world leaders will come together. I challenge you to take a moment to really think about what you are bringing to the conversation. Are you bringing your best practices, positivity and knowledge to share with others? Are you coming into those conversations with an openness and willingness to learn? Be honest with yourselves.
As Global Rally qualifiers, you represent some of the highest achieving FBOs in our business and I know that responsibility is big! Your words and the examples you set are powerful ones! It's you we look to to teach others and show them the power of positivity and resilience against adversity.
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Josephine Pucci tallied a goal and two assists in a 6-1 win over St. Lawrence (Gil Talbot).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard women's hockey team took full advantage of St. Lawrence penalties as the Crimson posted three power-play goals in five chances to claim a 6-1 win over the Saints Saturday at Bright Hockey Center. The victory gives Harvard its second season series sweep in as many days and ups it overall and conference mark to 5-1-0.
The win also marks Harvard's fourth consecutive victory over the Saints by at least a five-goal margin, as Harvard has outscored St. Lawrence 27-6 in the teams' last four matchups.
The hosts jumped out to an early lead, scoring just 56 seconds into the opening frame. Sharpshooter Marissa Gedman corralled a puck towards the left side of the blueline and fired a shot that weaved through a host of players, beating Caitlyn Lahonen for a quick 1-0 edge.
The Harvard power-play showed its effectiveness on its first chance of the day, giving Harvard a 2-0 lead at 9:09 of the first. Kelsey Romatoski, Samantha Reber and Sarah Edney worked the power play to perfection, with Edney firing a shot from the blueline that snuck past Lahonen for a 2-0 edge at the first break.
The Crimson offense kept on chugging in the second, posting three more goals, including two power-play markers, to take a commanding 5-0 lead into the final frame. Gina McDonald netted the Crimson's third goal of the game just 1:55 into the second period, capitalizing on a power-play off passes from Jillian Dempsey and Josephine Pucci.
Kaitlin Spurling turned a great individual effort into the fourth goal of the game at the 3:28 mark, stripping a St. Lawrence player of the puck at mid-ice and feeding Elizabeth Parker, who blasted home her second tally of the season. Harvard made it three-for-three on the power play at 15:39 of the second as Pucci netted her first goal, and third point, of the contest after McDonald and Lyndsey Fry put touches on the puck.
St. Lawrence finally broke through late in the third period as Margo Lund picked up her second goal of the season, stuffing home a puck from close range after Jaqueline Wand and Jessica Hon assisted on the play. Harvard had a final answer almost four minutes later as Dempsey put home a Fry pass into an empty net to cap the 6-1 final.
Bellamy was stellar once again for the Crimson, stopping 26 of the 27 shots she faced and helping Harvard go 8-for-8 on the penalty kill. Pucci was the game's scoring leader with a goal and two assists, while McDonald (1g, 1a), Fry (2a), and Dempsey (1g, 1a) all had two points in the game.
Harvard continues its home stretch with another league opponent, when it faces Dartmouth Wednesday in a 7:00 p.m., showdown.


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"WordPress Taxonomy"的版本间的差异
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WordPress 2.3 first introduced the current taxonomy schema. Any plugin that queries against the old WordPress 2.2 table structure will break horribly; plugins that use the category API should be fine.
This new schema replaced the categories, post2cat, and link2cat tables with three new tables that are much more flexible.
- wp_terms
- wp_term_relationships
- wp_term_taxonomy
The first table is the terms table. It holds the basic information about single terms.
term_id bigint(20) unsigned NOT NULL auto_increment, name varchar(200) NOT NULL default '', slug varchar(200) NOT NULL default '', term_group bigint(10) NOT NULL default 0, PRIMARY KEY (term_id), UNIQUE KEY slug (slug), KEY name (name)
term_idis a unique ID for the term.
nameis simply the name of the term.
slugis unique and is the name reduced to a URL friendly form.
term_groupis a means of grouping together similar terms.
A term is not a category or tag on its own. It must be given context via the term_taxonomy table.
term_taxonomy_id bigint(20) unsigned NOT NULL auto_increment, term_id bigint(20) unsigned NOT NULL default 0, taxonomy varchar(32) NOT NULL default '', description longtext NOT NULL, parent bigint(20) unsigned NOT NULL default 0, count bigint(20) NOT NULL default 0, PRIMARY KEY (term_taxonomy_id), UNIQUE KEY term_id_taxonomy (term_id,taxonomy), KEY taxonomy (taxonomy)
The term_taxonomy table places a term within a taxonomy. This is what makes a term a category, a tag or part of a custom taxonomy (or in a combination of taxonomies).
term_idis the ID of a term in the terms table.
taxonomydesignates the taxonomy in which the term resides. The default taxonomies are
link_category, and
term_taxonomy_idis a unique ID for the term+taxonomy pair.
The rest of the fields provide information about the term in the context of the taxonomy.
- The
parentfield keeps track of hierarchical relationships between terms in the taxonomy.
descriptionprovides a taxonomy specific description of the term.
counttracks how many objects are associated with the term+taxonomy pair. For example, given a term of the
counttracks how many posts are in that specific category.
The final table, term_relationships, relates objects such as posts or links to a term_taxonomy_id from the term_taxonomy table.
object_id bigint(20) unsigned NOT NULL default 0, term_taxonomy_id bigint(20) unsigned NOT NULL default 0, term_order int(11) NOT NULL default 0, PRIMARY KEY (object_id,term_taxonomy_id), KEY term_taxonomy_id (term_taxonomy_id)
object_idis the ID of a post or link.
term_taxonomy_idis an ID from the term_taxonomy table designating a particular term+taxonomy pair.
term_orderallows an ordering of terms for an object (see ticket #5857)


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As volunteers with the Education First Foreign Exchange student program, they were nominated and received this prestigious award. The President's Volunteer Service Award is issued by the Points of Light Institute and the Corporation for National and Community Service on behalf of the President of the United States. It is intended to recognize the best in American spirit, and thank and honor Americans who, by their commitment and example, improve their communities and our country through volunteer service.
Joel and Lois have contributed countless hours to the EF Foundation program as a host family and also in the role of Coordinators for the program. They have also served in the Boy Scouts of America and various other programs and have opened their home to many guests over the years.
Even today they are hosting three full time guests and awaiting a mission call. Good job and Thank you Joel and Lois.
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Long before anybody dreamed of a shiny iPad or glistening ultrabook, engineers and scientists used to get down to business with mechanical calculators to compute their solutions. While the concept of a mechanical calculator sounds ludicrously simple these days, a peak inside one reveals that they're anything but.
This image, taken by San Francisco-based photographer Kevin Twome, shows a German-built Hamann 505 mechanical calculator from the 1960s. In its day, it sold for sold for upwards of £650—that's over £4,400 at today's rates. OK, so there's a limited amount you can actually get done with such a device, but the craftsmanship, engineering and sheer complexity of the 505 is astounding. [Kevin Twone via Dvice]


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We are having picture perfect fall weather here in Oregon right now. Knowing it will disappear all too soon, I've been encouraging the kids to play outside as much as possible. Today, after naps, we wandered the backyard admiring all the fallen leaves. We got our baskets and filled them with ones we liked – bright ones, dark ones, crinkled ones, big ones, little ones… we only have one deciduous tree in the backyard, so most are maple leaves unless they blew in from an adjacent yard. Then I tried to think of a project we could make with all of them… perhaps a wreath?
This is just about the quickest wreath project ever. I ran in to get my glue gun, and then remembered it was at a neighbor's. She brought it over and then I looked around for something to use as the frame. This could be as simple as a piece of circle-cut cardboard, but what we used was the plastic ring from a pack of danishes that I bought from Costco. I used the glue gun to place wads of glue around the ring and Chloe and I would choose and stick leaves on top, being very careful of the hot glue (note to self: get a low temperature glue gun for these kinds of projects). For a consistent look I suggested we place all the leaves face up with the stem toward the inside of the circle. Leo was more interested in running leaves around in his tractor trailer, so he didn't really participate except for leaf collecting.
Ta da! After just a couple of layers we had a festive wreath to hang near the front door. I think Daddy will be pleasantly surprised to see it there when he comes home this evening, don't you?


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Former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Jack Swagger was arrested late Tuesday night in Gulfport, Mississippi for speeding, misdemeanor marijuana possession and DUI, according to The Sun Herald.
Swagger, whose real name is Donald Jacob "Jake" Hager Jr., had finished performing on WWE Smackdown just two hours earlier in Biloxi at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum when he was pulled over by police. His car was then towed and he was released from police custody to a friend.
If convicted, the 6-foot-7, 260-pound Swagger faces $1,925 in fines and could lose his driver's license for 90 days. Swagger court appearance is scheduled for March 12. All of the charges were misdemeanors.
U.S. & World
Swagger, 30, will face current WWE World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio at Wrestlemania 29 this April.
For the first part of his career, Swagger was billed as "The All-American American," a gifted, but narcissistic athlete who beat his opponents in a variety of ways, including a diving powerbomb and an ankle lock. After a six-month hiatus, Swagger returned in early January with longer hair and a beard, under the guise of a man who's main goal is to keep immigrants out of the United States. As a part of his character repackage, his signature ankle lock was also renamed, "The Patriot Lock."
This past week on Monday Night RAW, Swagger and his manager Zeb Colter issued their own "State of the Union Address," where they voiced their displeasure over several goverment immigration policies.
In a company statement, the WWE said "Mr. Swagger is responsible for his own personal actions."


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TVU Grid Open API Enables Third Party Developers to Integrate New and Existing Applications and Devices With TVU Grid Ecosystem
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – March 31, 2014 – TVU Networks, the global technology leader in live IP newsgathering solutions today announced the release of the TVU Grid open API for its award-winning TVU Grid IP-based video switching, routing and distribution solution. TVU Grid open API enables third party broadcast equipment manufacturers and solution providers to integrate new or existing applications and devices with the TVU Grid ecosystem. This allows third party developers to take full advantage of TVU Grid's Web-based central control system, seamless switching capabilities, and complete ecosystem.
TVU Grid is a powerful IP video solution that enables TV stations to manage, route, switch and distribute live video content through both public and private Internet connections. One of the important components of TVU Grid is its Web-based central control console. By utilizing the TVU Grid open API, any broadcast equipment can become a fully-integrated part of the TVU grid ecosystem. As a result, for the first time, TV stations are able to manage and control all of their live feeds regardless of the transmission medium or manufacturer of their broadcast equipment from a single central control console.
TVU Grid can also seamlessly switch between IP sources and SDI and IP sources. With the TVU Grid open API, broadcasters can fully integrate TVU Grid with other business-critical tools within their broadcast workflow including video playout, production automation solutions and scheduling solutions.
"Since we introduced TVU Grid a year ago, many of the biggest and most influential broadcasters in the world have turned to TVU to help them accelerate the transition from SDI to IP and to more efficiently share and distribute video content," said Paul Shen, CEO, TVU Networks. "Now with the ability to support any IP video source, we can help broadcasters centrally manage live video content from more sources than ever before with just the click of a button. Whether it be from a cellular ENG tool such as TVUPack, a satellite or microwave link, the studio or an IP stream such as YouTube, TVU Grid gives broadcasters a powerful solution to capture video streams from any source and deliver them to viewers."
Already in use by hundreds of leading broadcast organizations around the world, TVU's award-winning IP video transmission solutions give broadcasters live broadcast capabilities in a lightweight, portable and mobile form. TVU transmitters including the TVUPack, are simple to use and provides broadcasters with low-latency, HD-quality signal that enables them to broadcast live at any time and from any location. TVU solutions have been used to deliver professional-quality live HD footage of a number of important events around the world including the World Cup, the London Summer Olympics, the Sochi Winter Olympics, U.S. presidential elections, the 2013 Papal conclave and recent unrest in Ukraine and Crimea.
For more information about TVU Grid, TVUPack and other TVU Networks solutions, please visit www.tvupack.com.
Social Media Links:
TVUPack on Twitter
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About TVU Networks
TVU Networks provides broadcast organizations around the globe with innovative wireless electronic newsgathering (ENG) and Internet broadcasting solutions. Since its founding in 2005, TVU has provided solutions that enable any size broadcaster to overcome the limitations of traditional broadcasting infrastructure, expand distribution to a wider audience and capture and broadcast live video content in a cost effective way. TVU Networks is privately held and is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif. with offices in New York, Boston, Raleigh, and Shanghai, China. More information about TVU Networks can be found at www.tvupack.com.
Dan Sorensen
TVU Networks


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In this blog series I review vegan/vegetarian restaurants, cafés and shops in Scotland. Ever since I moved here, I noticed it is noticeably harder to eat out and stick to a plant-based diet in Scotland than it was when I lived in London. After several months of frustration, I am making it my mission to suss out vegan/vegetarian places to eat all over Scotland — if it takes me all the way out to the Hebrides! (But hopefully not.)
Stereo, Glasgow
David Bann, Edinburgh
Henderson's Restaurant, Edinburgh


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We Kan!
What are We Kan! Awards?
They are presented to individuals or organizations that have made outstanding efforts to help preserve and sustain rural culture in their area.
The Spotlight Awards have been awarded by Sally Frame and Ann Hertzog Frame since 2008.
We Kan! Award Winners
Eric Montgomery, Lawrence - Picture of Support
B and Mandy Fincham, Beloit - Giving Beloit a cool factor
Shaley George, Concordia - Sharing stories with heart
Jeanne Fisher Roberts, Plains - Plains Awesome
Kelli Hilliard, Topeka - Tourism friend to all of Kansas
Kelly Larson, Lincoln - Passion for "building"
Lori Lennen, Coolidge - Putting Coolidge on the map
Luciano and Nancy Mottola, Mulvane – Providing great taste and class
Heidi Plumb and Kale Dankenbring, St. Francis - Breath of fresh air
Jenny Russell, Courtland - Passionate rural by choice doer
Rosslyn Schultz, Lucas - Sharing art in extraordinary fashion
Jim Stukey, Burlington - Painting the town
Note - We accidentally did eleven this year. How wonderful!
Rosanna Bauman, Garnett - Farming the future
Community of Winfield - Bringing Kansas Together 2016-2017
Kristi Lee, Leavenworth - Making things happen
Chris McCord, Ellinwood - Shining light on the underground
Julie Mulvihill, Topeka - Connecting Communities
Jayne Humphrey Pearce, Wallace - Making Wallace County Historic
Jacque Pregont, Atchison - Being attentive to Atchison
Kathy Richardson, Lindsborg - Making Ad Hoc into an art form
Len Schamber, Damar - Preserving Kansas, ala Len, Schamber Historic Preservation
Roxie Yonkey, Goodland - Complementing Sherman Co.
Jane Brophy, Chanute - Cheering for Chanute
Shari Butler, Elkhart - Passion for the Grassland
Sarah Green, Wichita - Doing Democracy
Bridgette Jobe, Kansas City - Seeing the Big Picture
Liz King, Park City, UT (Marci's sister) - Designed generosity
Ken & Shirley McClintock, Council Grove - Making History Delicious
Larry & Jan Olson, Hill City - Stumpin' for RV Parks & Campgrounds
Sue Stringer, Topeka - Toutin' Kansas
Andrea Springer & Steve Snook, Hutchinson - Good Thinkers for Kansas
Adam Wagner, Greensburg - You've Been Good for Kansas
Patty Clark Topeka - Leadership that strengthens rural Kansas
Simone Elder, Wichita County - Good energy for the county
Dave Kendall, Dover - You're simply the be...in a vest
Luke Mahin, Courtland - PowerUp for all ages
Nancy Ohnick, Meade - Dedication to Meade County History
Tom Parker, Blue Rapids - Putting Kansas in a good light
Dena Patee, Ellis - Doing everything, all out
Jan Stevens, Dodge City - Difference-making leadership
Community of Wamego - Bringing Kansas Together 2014-2015
Stacy Barnes, Greensburg - Good for Greensburg through thick and thin
Phyllis Bitner, Franklin (Crawford Co.) - Irresistible force for Franklin
Jim and Sandi Coast, Cimarron - Community difference-maker
Jettie Condray, Minneapolis - Passion for Ottawa County History
Janelle Dockendorf, Dickinson County - Bringing the county together
Don Harness, Garden City - Keeping the Windsor Dream Alive
Katie Herrick, Johnson - Dedication to Stanton Co. history education
John Howard, Marysville - Marshall County Enthusiast
Paul Kallman, Scandia - Great support for North Central Kansas
Susan Wettstein, Garnett - Working for the good of Garnett
Tammy Britt, Concordia - Good Thinker & Bright Spirit
Community of Liberal - Bringing Kansas Together 2012-2013
Marc & Alice Ferguson, Meade - Preserving the Old West Story
Marieta Hauser, Ulysses - Doing It All for Grant County
Don Lampe, Piqua - Always-there-to-help Guy
Liz Sosa, Garden City - Leading the Way to PowerUp Kansas
Brenda Staggenborg, Marysville - Making It Happen in Marysville
U.S. Highway 36 Association - Century of Promoting East to West
Sarah Werner, Winfield - Valuable PowerUp Voice Across Kansas
Myrna Barnes, Elkhart - Commitment to county history
Amy Bickel, Hutchinson News - Perfectly penning about past Kansas towns
Vicki Gillett, Larned - Longtime community promoter
Connie Grafel, Oberlin - Steady regional influence
Keystone Gallery, Logan County - Fabulous fossil stewards
Connie Kimsey, Arkansas City - Rock solid regional partner
Dick Mosier, Herington - Valuable volunteer and Kansas Explorer
Fred Peterson, Marquette - Determined community booster
Julie Roller, Wamego - Awesome supporter of her towns
Ruben Schuckman, Hays - Devoted promoter of Ellis County towns
Grady Atwater, Osawatomie - Dedicated advocate for John Brown
Sally Frame, Kinsley - Great Kansas Spirit!
Teresa Huffman, Marion - Positive force for rural communities
Leavenworth County - Thanks for bringing Kansas together in 2010-2011
Community of Muscotah - The Little Town that Could
Debra Nelson, Little River - Progressive difference maker
Yvette Schlegel, Ness City - Positive influence in southwest Kansas
Jeff Sheets, Abilene - Champion for cattle town history
Lonnie Stieben, Clearwater - Dedicated advocate for rural towns
Beccy Tanner, Wichita - LIfting rural Kansas with her pen
Cathy Albert, WaKeeney - Invaluable community promoter
Linda Clover, Cawker City - Caretaker of a community asset
Kathie and Jack Crispin, Lincoln - Outstanding keepers of history
Judy Dayhoff, Boulder, CO - Champion Explorer!Craig Hull, Crawford County - Going the extra mile
Kaye Kuhn, Medicine Lodge - Caretaker of important history
Nancy Nolte, Blue
Rapids - Champion Explorer!
Glenda Purkis, Abilene - Steady and positive influence
Tom Reed, Horton - Deluxe Entrepreneur and Good Guy!
Lea Ann Seiler,
County - Positive force for forward
Concordia - Bringing Kansas Together in 2008-2009
John Divine, Salina - Longtime and loyal support
Sharla Krenzel, Leoti - Making a difference for Wichita County
Kristel Lewis, Lawrence - Extra effort for entrepreneurs
Joan Nothern, Glasco - Thoughtful Leadership
Susan Rathke, Emporia - Excellent for Emporia
Glenda Trecek, Agenda - Believing in Agenda
Kristina Vaughn, Canute, OK - Extra Effort
Pat Veesart, Garden City - Champion for Many
Belinda & Mike Adams, New Albany - Passionate at Sharing History
Cris Collier, Great Bend - Superior Nature Promoter
Collyer Community Alliance - The Little Town That Could
Linda Craghead, Alma - Leadership and Creating Community
Cuba Booster Club - Keeping a Town Alive
Sally Fuller, Liberal - Making A Difference
Cathy Haney, Clay Center - Commitment to History (and hats!)
Jon Hotaling, Burlington - Dedication to County
Erika Nelson, Lucas - Visionary Artist, Thinker, and Speaker
Linda Wilson, Dodge City - Lending a Helping Hand
Judy Casey, McPherson - Steady and Positive Influence
Tiffani Kirk, Goodland - Enthusiasm for Region
Shelia Lampe, Piqua - Regional Difference-Maker
WenDee LaPlant, Garden City - Networker Deluxe
Gene Merry, Burlington - Rural Supporter Extraordinaire
Bobbi Miles, Smith Center - Commitment to Community
Gloria Moore, Barnes - Making Things Happen
Norma Mosier, Herington - Keeping History Alive
Scott Nichols, Ulysses - Leadership and Cooperative Spirit
Cheryl Unruh, Emporia - Beautiful Kansas Writings
Community of Burns - The Little Town that Could
Joann Combs, Liberal - Community Promoter
Emma Crites, Fredonia - Community Service
Ola May Earnest, Pleasanton - Commitment to History
Debbie Divine, Salina - Helping People See with New Eyes
Deborah Kennamore, Burlington - Commitment to Excellence
Laura McClure, Osborne - Progressive Difference-Maker
Barbara Mehuron, Winfield - Pitch In and Help
Jeanette Siemens, Pratt - Leadership and Vision
Bob and Jan Topping, Leavenworth - Valuable Perspective
Paul Bahnmaier, Lecompton - Keeping History Alive
Suzan Barnes, Cottonwood Falls - Making It the Best It Can Be
Judy Billings, Lawrence - Bringing Communities Together
Sally Hatcher, Leavenworth - Support for Rural Kansas
Susie Haver, Concordia - Making a Difference
Kim Legleiter, Montezuma - Community Support
Dollie Mathes, Harper - Community Difference-maker
Community of Newton - Bringing Kansas Together
Donna Price, Goodland - Being the Glue
Sue Smith, Cottonwood Falls - Making it Fun!
Chris Bauman, Neodesha - Community Service award
Paul Boyer & Family, Belleville, Support of creative genius
Robert Cole, Wamego - Dedication to Commerce & History
Fancy T's and More, Waterville - Community Support award
Roger Hrabe, Stockton - Making a Difference award
Dennis Katzenmeier, Ellsworth - Extra Effort award
Osborne County Tourism, Seeing County with New Eyes award
Wild West Country (SW Kansas Tourism region) - Attention to Towns of All Sizes award
Margo Yates, Marion - Plugging Away award
Ann Zimmerman, Salina - Music to our Ears award
Amazing 100 Miles - Cooperative Spirit award
Fred Burgess & Jim Mathes, Lewis - Make a Difference award
The Community of Independence - Bringing Kansas Together award
Brenda Johnson, McDonald - Hometown Champion award
Charley Klamm, Cottonwood Falls - Make a Difference award
Margaret Kraisinger, Halstead - Community Service award
Diane Niehoff, Baldwin City - Community Service award
Eileen Robertson, Humboldt - Generous Spirit Award
Sara Fair Sleeper, Alden - Believing in Community award
The Solomon Valley Heritage Alliance - Creative Energy award
Ann Walter - Making Things Happen
Ellen Morgan - Uniting Arts and Tourism
Ellen Snell - Uniting Culture and Tourism
Jessica Gilbert & Pat Wick - Enthusiasm & Spirit
John & Debbie Breeden - Extra Effort
Karen Tanner - Cooperative Effort
Leo Oliva - Bringing Communities Together
Mike Mayberry - Countywide Support
Paxico Merchants - For Reviving Paxico
SEKTR - Enthusiasm & Unity
Community of Ottawa - Bringing Kansas Together
Connie Essington, Council Grove - Commitment to Excellence
Country Boys Carriage & Prairie Adventures, Newton - Keeping the pioneer story alive
Dave Procter, Manhattan - Telling the Kansas Story
Downs Art Council - Making a Difference
Glasco Arts Council - Believing in Community
Martha Slater, Hutchinson - For believing...
Megan Evans, Halstead - Commitment to Excellence
Territorial Kansas Heritage Alliance - Cooperative Promotion
Tom & Marcella Ryan, Valley Falls - Dedication to Rural Kansas
Clifton-Vining Music Festival - The Little Train That Could
Community of Pratt - Cooperative Spirit
Darrell Albright - Historical Preservation
Janice Walker - Dedication & Commitment
Kelly Goss, Garden City - The 220 Award
Linda Hart, Coldwater - Dedication & Commitment
Lisa Weigt, Melvern - Making a Difference
Peabody Historical Society - Preserving the Local Story
Shannon Thom, Isabel - Spirit and Support
Von Rothenberger - Preserving the Local Story
Deanne & Earl Wright, Council Grove - Dedication & Commitment
Dorene Anderson - Outstanding Community Service
Gary Satter, Valley Falls - Seeing Kansas with New Eyes
John & Susan Howell, Wichita - Telling the Kansas Story
Ken & Jeri Harder - Telling the Kansas Story
Leilani Thomas, Colby - Leading the Way
Mary & Marva Holt, Columbus - Hospitality
Owen & Della Meier, Canton - Dedication & Commitment
Patrycia Herndon, Dighton - Restoration & Artistry
Prairie Spirit Trail, Anderson County - Blazing the Way
Barbara Stoecklein, Emporia - Hostess with the Mostest
Betty Van Osdol, Inman - Unsung Hero
Community of Beaumont - The Little Train That Could
Community of Lucas - Extra Effort
Dane G. Hansen Museum, Logan - The Little Train That Could
Edwards County Tourism - Cooperative Spirit
Gary Anderson, Oberlin - Follow Your Dream
Jonathan Wimer, Jackson County - Making It Happen
Marilyn Helmer, Lincoln/Tescott - Outstanding Community Service
Vonada Stone Quarry, Sylvan Grove - Leading the Way
Country Junction/Lizard Lips, Toronto - Making A Difference
Dave & Mary Hendricks, WaKeeney - Leading the Way
Jay Yoder, Partridge - Follow Your Dream
Lester (Buffalo Man) Lawrence, Clifton/Clyde - Enthusiasm for Region
Lynda Fort, Ulysses - Leading the Way
Michael & Ivona Pickering, Lincoln - Outstanding Cooperative Spirit
Ride Into History, Admire - Extra Effort
Stan Finger, Wichita Eagle - Media Support for Rural Kansas
Zenda Lumberyard Restaurant - The Little Train That Could
B.J. Smart, Washington - Enthusiasm for County
Charley & Faye Minium, Morland - Making a Difference
Dolores Landry, Ames - Leading the Way
George & Marjorie Gantz, Holton - Outstanding Community Service
Jean-Ellen Jantzen, Emporia - Seeing Kansas with New Eyes
Kansas Originals Market, Wilson - Outstanding Retail Support
Roger Masenthin, Harper - Seeing Kansas with New Eyes
Scott Dietz, Wichita KSNW-TV - Media Support for Rural Kansas
Vicky Johnson, Scammon - Outstanding Cooperative Spirit
Wally & Marian Glotta, Stafford - Outstanding Community Support
Abilene Area Bed-and-Breakfasts - Cooperative Effort award
Christmas Wonderland, Stafford
Community of Caldwell
Community of Ellsworth
Early Bird Feeders, Augusta
Jane Koger, Matfield Green
Nita Jones, Sedan
Prairie People Tourism Association
Susie and the LuWondas, Cloud County - Seeing Kansas with New Eyes
Victorian Promenades, Fort Scott
Angela Bates, Nicodemus - Dedication to Historical Preservation
Annette White, Kanopolis - Dedication to Historical Preservation
Cloud County Stained Glass Task Force - Countywide Promotion
David Lewis, Southern Kansas Telephone, Clearwater - Corporate Support for Rural Kansas
Eda Jean Hildreth, Alton - #1 Kansas Explorer
Friends of Elk Falls - The Little Train That Could
Jim Gray, Ellsworth - Superior Knowledge of Area
Linda Niemeyer, Woodson County - Dedication to Historical Preservation
Peggy Blackman, Marion - Enthusiasm for County
Tobe Zweygardt, Cheyenne County - Dedication to Historical Preservation
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Your baby will eat your money. No, not really. Actually, they really can but the point I'm trying to make is how expensive babies can get. According to a survey by BabyCenter, you can expect to spend almost $10,000 in the baby's first year alone—not including contributions to a college fund. By simply holding off on purchasing a few items, you are able to make more informed choices and give yourself more time to shop around. Some items you thought you absolutely need may end up being just a huge waste of money!
7. Have you seen how much nice strollers can go for? It can cost you from $100-$1200, depending on what features are important to you. You will need an infant car seat to be able to bring baby home from the hospital but really, the stroller can wait. It is nice to have but it's not a necessity if you choose to use a baby carrier as well.
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6. Before giving birth, I was under the impression that baby needed mountains of diapers so I bought boxes of the stuff even before she was born. I had to return a few boxes because baby quickly outgrew the smaller sizes. I find it is better to just have a box of one size at any given time especially in the newborn size since most babies only use those for such a short time. Enjoy the super cute newborn sizes while they last!
5. Your infant will have no need for toys for at least a few months. Trust me. They won't even look at it. And when he/she starts to be interested in toys, you will find that an empty water bottle (washed and de-labeled, of course) is just as exciting as an expensive toy is. Obviously some toys are a great thing to have, however we recommend saving some money by not buying into all those expensive baby toys.
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4. You might be tempted to go shopping for bigger-sized baby outfits to match the seasons but really baby sizes vary so wildly by brand. My 6 month old wears 12 months now and I can't help but feel bad for a lot of the clothing we purchased or were gifted to us that won't fit her anymore. I find its best to not stock up so soon. Or if you do, keep those receipts handy!
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3. I had a few different brands ready by the time I gave birth and baby hated them all. I found that breastfed babies required a more natural type bottle and nipple (they look like boobies) while bottle-fed babies match well with classic type bottles. And then there is colic to deal with—some brands are designed to help with this issue. I even wasted money on nipples for the breast pump system thinking I could pump and just stick a nipple on the pump bottles. I was feeling so smart but those just gave my baby awful gas. So if you are buying bottles, just assume your baby will have gas issues. It won't hurt them to use the vented bottles even if they have no gas but it will really help if they do.
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2. Many parents use it but you might even end up not needing one at all. My baby likes her milk room temperature (cold even) and cries bloody murder if it is at all warm. It's best to wait and find out what your baby's preference will be, and they will have a preference, before you go out and spend money on something you just won't need.
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1.I totally had this vision that I would be a rock star breastfeeding mama so the electric pump provided by my insurance was a gadget I planned on really using especially for when I went back to work and I'd have to pump all the time. I bought a breast pump bra because holding a pump against your chest for 15 minutes several times a day was just not the most pleasant thing. Just be prepared for your husband to start calling you Robo-boobies. I also got extra storage bottles and nipples too but unfortunately, I was not meant to breastfeed no matter how I wished it would be so. Now I have a sad, unused stash of breast pumping paraphernalia that I have hopes of being able to at least donate to charity. So be smart and save your money, wait a while before you decide if you really need something before clicking Place Your Order.
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50 HASKINS & SELLS July JOSEPH A D R I A N PADON, "may his tribe increase, awoke one morn, from a dream of peace" to find his dream of one day being admitted to the firm of Haskins & Sells had come true. The story of Joseph Adrian Padon and his rise from office boy to partner is one of the romances of accountancy. No longer may business lay claim to all the romance. Accountancy, although a relatively new profession in this country, now comes forward and asserts its right to recognition as a field in which a career may be made by the humblest beginner who is endowed with the proper fundamental attributes. Accountancy may hold many other unheralded romances. There can be few others which are more interesting and thrilling than Mr. Padon's. In some respects this sketchy story may read like the story of Arabian Nights. But any one who knows the inside workings of accountancy, knows that many of the nights involved are far different from those described by, Scheherezade. Let it not be forgotten that the years from June 20, 1904, when Mr. Padon, at the age of sixteen, took up his duties as office boy, to June 1, 1926, the date on which he became a partner, have been packed with hard work, difficulties and trying situations, supplemented by more or less of a steady competitive test and pioneering in a new territory. All these obstacles, and more, have been overcome by the worthy candidate in his quest for recognition. This account would lack certain interest were some of the intimate details to be suppressed. They are matters of which to be proud, even though to a certain party they may prove embarrassing at this stage of his career. One in particular we cannot refrain from mentioning. On June 15, 1905, the new manager of our Saint Louis office wrote to "New York," which then was recognized as the seat of authority, the following letter: "Before Mr. Franklin left, he advised us that he had promised Adrian Padon, an office boy, an advance from $4.50 to 35.00 per week, effective July 1, 1905. This latter rate is what this office has been accustomed to pay previous office boys, and we would be glad if you could see your way clear to carry out M r . Franklin's promise, as the present boy is an exceptionally reliable one and we believe merits the slight advance." Apparently summoning all his available courage, Mr. Ludlam approved the recommendation and beneficently made it effective June 1 instead of July 1, as had been suggested by Saint Louis. While we are unable so to determine from the file, this action may have been prompted by some remorse at having previously underestimated the youngster's worth, inasmuch as the employment blank dated Saint Louis, June 20, 1904, bearing the approval of Messrs. Sells, Ludlam, Dunn, and Fero, and stating that Padon had been engaged at $4.50 per week, contains the notation, "should be $4.00." Thus began a rise which brought the young man to a financial level on June 1, 1926, in keeping with the exacting duties and heavy professional responsibilities imposed upon individuals who engage in the practice of accountancy on a large scale. But the rise has not been confined to compensation. Mr. Padon, during the long years, has passed successively through the various grades from junior assistant to supervising accountant. His file shows that in August, 1908, when he was but twenty, his services were being utilized on an important railroad engagement, as far as managerial wisdom would permit in the light of his youth. Gradually, however, with years and experience he became a strong factor in the Saint Louis office, in spite of numerous changes in the management of that office and the necessity of satisfying managers of various types and temperaments—not a mean compliment to Mr. Padon's personality and versatility. With the opening of the Tulsa office, From Office Boy to Partner
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From office boy to partner
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Padon, Joseph Adrian
Franklin, A. R.
Ludlam, Charles Stewart
Sells, Elijah Watt, 1858-1924
Dunn, Homer Adams
Fero, DeRoy S.
Wharton, T. Finley
Gause, Edmund Canby
Bell, William H. (William Hansell), b. 1883
Bickett, William Purcell
Haskins & Sells. Tulsa Office
Haskins & Sells. St. Louis Office
Haskins & Sells Bulletin, Vol. 09, no. 07 (1926 July), p. 50-51
|Originally published by: Haskins & Sells
|Deloitte Digital Collection
|Digital Publisher
|University of Mississippi Libraries. Accounting Collection
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|HS Bulletin 9-p50


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Two actors expand themselves into 15 characters in this Dignity Players performance
Stones in His Pockets, now at Dignity Players, has a wonderful premise: an American film crew comes back to the Irish town where The Quiet Man was filmed decades ago to make another movie. The return provides for a clash of cultures and nationalities, heightened by the incongruities of filmmaking and stereotypical star and fan behaviors.
Stones in His Pockets was written by Marie Jones, a writer celebrated in Ireland and the United Kingdom and deserving of greater American attention. Her radio and TV work is evident in her writing, which evokes vivid mental pictures. She asks two actors to create 15 distinct personalities in a show that is an actor's dream — or nightmare.
Director Darice Clewell cast the show well with Ben Carr and Scott Nichols taking every advantage to create unique characters with changes in body language, vocal intonation and merely a hint of a costume difference (a quickly changed hat, tie or scarf). The actors rehearsed twice as long as common; given the intensity of the task before them, that is both understandable and well worth it.
Stones begins as a comedy with the Irish extras in the new film, including the last remaining extra from The Quiet Man, and the Hollywood stars and crew. The first act ends with a somber turn that explains the title. The second act is more serious, but the light touch returns for an uplifting ending.
The shifts in tone are challenging enough in a normal show. Stones in His Pockets has the added challenge of relying on only two actors to convey both those shifts and all the characters.
Scott Nichols is utterly convincing in conveying very fast and dramatic changes. He covers the landscape from the American director to Charlie, the Irish wanna-be-playwright extra, from the female film star to the Scottish bodyguard — plus several other characters.
Ben Carr takes the roles of Jake, an Irishman returning after realizing he didn't like living in America, plus the older Quiet Man extra, a Cockney crew member, a dialect coach and others. Jake is the central character; Charlie and all the other characters stand with him or in opposition to him. Carr changes his physicality more than Nichols, and his reactions to a tragedy are very moving.
The shades of accents (Irish to Scottish to Cockney) aren't spot-on. The important Irish dancing scene is joyful but not as strong as it should be. But neither minimizes the overall positive effect of the show.
A play like this suits Dignity Players' preference for minimal set and costuming. A few well-painted screens with images of Ireland, film motifs and, of course, John Wayne, a countertop, a clothing hat stand — and that takes care of the set.
It is interesting to see how two actors can expand themselves to portray 15 characters, then pull inward to convey simple, basic truths: Loyalty and friendships are important, life and death both matter and a humorous outlook is the only way to go.
Dignity Players prove themselves once again with this ambitious undertaking, which shows that while their themes may be serious, they understand the power of humor in their mission: theatre for change.
Stage manager: Herb Elkin. Costume designer: Jean Beall. Set designer: Laurie Nolan. Sound designer: Mickey Lund. Technician: Julien Jacques.
Playing June 7-9 at 8pm. Dignity Players Theatre, Unitarian Universalist Church, 333 Dubois Rd., Annapolis. $20 FSa; $15 Th: 410-266-8044 x127; www.dignityplayers.org.
I was lucky enough to have seen this wonderful production and the incredible talents of the actors. It's really a shame that Bay Weekly couldn't have published a review sooner than a week AFTER closing night...
Glad you enjoyed the show. You must, however, have been as confused as we were about dates, which differed in several different sources. We ran this review June 7, the second week of the play's run. As a paper published weekly, that's our first possible time.
Sandra Olivetti Martin, Bay Weekly editor


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Tropical Storm Dorian, 5 a.m. Friday advisory
OUTLOOK: Tropical Storm Dorian is projected to arrive near the southern Bahamas on Tuesday. Dorian's maximum sustained winds reached 60 mph on Thursday but have since dropped by 10 mph. The projected path continues to aim toward the Bahamas, Cuba or Florida.
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SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco General Hospital is seeking $1.2 million in unpaid medical bills from the bankrupt owners of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Stow, a 43-year-old paramedic from Live Oak, was beaten after a Giants-Dodgers game in Los Angeles in March 2011. He had a severe brain injury and was treated at San Francisco General. Rachael Kagan, a spokeswoman for the hospital, said Monday that the hospital wants to recoup $1.2 million in Stow"s medical expenses.
It is routine for the hospital to transfer unpaid debts to the San Francisco Bureau of Delinquent Revenue, Kagan said. Because Dodgers" owner Frank McCourt has filed for bankruptcy, the bureau named itself as a creditor.
Stow"s family sued McCourt and the Dodgers in 2011 for security and maintenance problems at Dodger Stadium that contributed to the extent of the attack.


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Raising "Real Food" Eaters Tip #3- Cook with your kids
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Involve children in meal preparation I can vividly remember being about three years old and helping my grandmother in the kitchen; she used to sit me on the kitchen counter and allowed me to be part of the meal preparation process. To this day I attribute my love for the kitchen and healthy eating to… Read More »
Raising "Real Food" Eaters Tip#2- Visit your local Farmers Market
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Visit your local Farmers Markets regularly Consuming locally grown foods allows you to make healthier and more economical choices while supporting your local economy. All of these open air markets not only offer great access to locally grown foods, they also offers access to unique local products like fresh flowers, homemade goods, honey and so… Read More »
Raising "Real Food" Eaters Tip#1-Plant a Garden
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Plant a Garden Get children interested in the process of growing vegetables and where they come from. They are more likely to eat vegetables if they grow them themselves. This has really worked for me personally, we have involved our toddler in every step of the process and the best part is to see his… Read More »
Raising "Real Food" Eaters Series
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As parents we are always concerned about our children and whether or not they are eating enough. We should be more concerned with the quality of the foods they consume rather than the amount. What steps can we take to to raise real food eater's vs. fake food eaters. Most Americans eat a diet of… Read More »


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Now we like our statistics here, and what we like better than our statistics is fundamentally sound analysis of our statistics. So we're going to do a fundamentally sound analysis of conference bowl game records, and let you all in on the secret: they're meaningless.
The topic is statistics and probability, so I'm going have to be careful and longwinded because our language is not designed to discuss these topics briefly. For our first analysis, we're going to concentrate on the Big Ten. We're going to propose a null hypothesis and that hypothesis is that each of the bowl games the Big Ten teams were played in were perfectly evenly matched. That is to say, each team had a 50% chance of winning its bowl game.
To see if the Big Ten was really bad, we're going to perform a standard statistical significance test. We would expect the conference to win half of its bowl games, and so we need to calculate the probability that they would win four games or fewer given the null hypothesis. This probability is called the p-value. For the B1G, it's the sum of the probability that they would somewhere between 0-4 games inclusive. Using basic combinatorics, we can calculate this probability as (1+10+45+120+210)/1024 = 37.7%. In order to reject the null hypothesis, we need the p-value to be no greater than 5%. So based on the 4-6 bowl record, we can conclude...nothing! Maybe the B1G is as good as everyone else, or maybe not. We can't say. We could modify the null hypothesis slightly and make each B1G team a slight favorite, and we still wouldn't be able to reject that hypothesis. So we don't know if the B1G is better, worse, or the same quality as the other conferences. There's not enough information.
There's never enough information. If a conference plays in less than four bowl games, the p-value can never be less than 5%, so we can rule out concluding anything useful about the quality of the Mountain West, WAC, Sun Belt, and Independents immediately. If a conference plays in 5-7 bowl games, they have to lose all of them to reject the null hypothesis in favor of the hypothesis that they suck, and they have win all of them to reject the null hypothesis in favor of the hypothesis that they're really good.
If a conference plays 8 or 9 games, we can reject the null hypothesis in favor of the "they suck" hypothesis" if they win zero games or one game, and we can reject it in favor of the "they kick ass" hypothesis is the lose zero games or one game. If a conference plays 10 games, "they suck" if they win two games or fewer, and "they kick ass" if they win eight games or more.
The Big East, MAC, and CUSA have each played four games so far and are 3-1, so each conference will finish with either a 3-2 or 4-1 record. Those cases give a p-value of at least 18.8%, so we learned nothing from the bowl games. The ACC went 2-6, which is bad, but not so bad that we can conclude that "they suck." The SEC will go either 4-3 or 5-2 - we're excluding LSU/Alabama because one of them has to win and one of them has to lose - and neither of those records proves "they kick ass." The Pac 12 is 2-5, which is bad, but not statistically significantly bad. Also, to be fair to them, they would have done better if they'd had USC in their bowl lineup instead of UCLA.
That leaves one conference left, the Big XII. They're currently 6-1, and they have the chance to go 7-1 if Kansas State beats Arkansas in the Cotton Bowl. If KSU wins, then the p-value for the Big XII will be 9/256 = 3.5%. We may have significance. The Big XII can prove that "they kick ass!"
But, as
So there you have it. When pundidiots get behind their keyboards or in front of their TV cameras and say, "The B1G sucks because they went 4-6" or "The Big XII rules because they're 6-1," they are full of shit. There is 100 years of classical statistical analysis that can be used to demonstrate that they're full of shit because they're jumping to conclusions that can't be made from the data. The only way for a conference to prove its superiority or inferiority in bowl games is to play in a lot of them (at least eight) and win all of them or lose all of them. If anyone can provide an example of a conference going either 0-8 or 8-0 in bowl games, let me know about this rare occurrence where we learned something useful about conference strength from them.
Of course, if we really wanted to evaluate conference strength, we could go back to the regular season, look at how teams perform in non-conference games and how strong their non-conference schedules were, maybe factor in things like margin of victory, and work it all out using a fast computer...but no, we're not allowed to do that. That would be unsporting.
Note for experts: there are issues regarding the independence of the different tests we're taking and for a completely rigorous analysis we probably need to break out heavier statistical machinery. But I just wanted to get the main point across, which is small sample size = no conclusions can be made.


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School News April 30th 2015
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National Parents' Council Post Primary have forwarded this survey to parents: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BLCWGH3
Mohill Events and Festival Group have full use of the Astro Turf pitch and adjacent football pitch (old Marian College pitch) August 1st – 4th 2019.
Agreed Report for the attention of Staff, Parents, Students Board of Management 11/06/19 • The Board conducted Annual Review of Anti-Bullying Policy and Implementation • The Board conducted an annual review of its performance. • The Board received Ms. Duffy's Annual Report. • The Board reviewed Draft School Self-Evaluation Report and completed Appendix to SSE […]


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January 14, 2011
Tour Our First House
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From Heaven or Earth?
Saturday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time
Author: Catholic.net | Source: Catholic.net
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 11:27-33.
Jesus and his disciples returned once more to Jerusalem. As he was walking in the temple area, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders approached him and said to him, "By what authority are you doing these things? Or who gave you this authority to do them?" Jesus said to them, "I shall ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. Was John's baptism of heavenly or of human origin? Answer me." They discussed this among themselves and said, "If we say, 'Of heavenly origin,' he will say, '(Then) why did you not believe him?' But shall we say, 'Of human origin'?"--they feared the crowd, for they all thought John really was a prophet. So they said to Jesus in reply, "We do not know." Then Jesus said to them, "Neither shall I tell you by what authority I do these things."
Introductory Prayer:
Once again, Lord, I come to you to pray. Even though I cannot see you, I trust that you are present and want very much to instruct me in your teachings. In the same way you demonstrate your love for me by spending this time with me, I want to express my love for you by dedicating this time to you with a spirit of faith, confidence and attention. Here I am, Lord, to listen to you and respond with love.
Jesus, grant me true sincerity and uprightness of life.
1. The Day After:
It was the day after Jesus had caused an uproar in the Temple at Jerusalem, the like of which had not been seen for a long time. Jesus had overturned the moneychangers' tables and driven out the animals. Anyone else would surely have landed in prison, but this was Christ, and his hour had not yet come. Still the chief priests and scribes are looking for an explanation –– or better an excuse –– to accuse Jesus. He shrewdly answers their inquiry with a question that they cannot answer for fear of revealing their insincerity before the crowds. How this insincerity on the part of the scribes and Pharisees offended Our Lord! He would not speak to them plainly because their purpose was to twist his words. Do I detest insincerity as well? Do I find traces of dishonesty in my own life? Am I more concerned about what others think or about what Christ thinks?
2. Why Did You Not Believe in Him?
Jesus did not say these words, but they knew he could have. Their troubled consciences were aware it would have been a fitting accusation. Why had they not believed in the precursor of the Lord? Was it not for the same reasons that they would not believe in the Lord himself? John the Baptist had called them on their insincerity. They went to receive his baptism of repentance, but they did not really mean to amend their lives. Would Jesus have to reproach me for any insincerity? Do I ever go to receive the sacrament of penance without a real desire to change my life? Or do I avoid confession altogether because I really don't see anything in my behavior that needs to change?
3. We Do Not Know:
This is certainly not the first or the last time that ignorance is pleaded to avoid the consequences of the truth, but this kind of ignorance is clearly culpable. The speakers were not uneducated men, but rather the leaders of God's people, responsible for guiding them along the way of God's covenant. While it was generally accepted that John the Baptist had been a great prophet who stirred sinners to repentance with his preaching and example of austerity, the Jewish authorities were unwilling to accept that anyone besides themselves could claim any authority in God's name. Truly they did know, but they were unwilling to accept the truth. Do I ever lean on ignorance in plowing forward with some action that I'm not sure is quite right?
Conversation with Christ:
Lord Jesus, at times I know what your will for me is, but it costs me greatly to put it into practice. Sometimes I am too worried about what others think and say, or I am afraid of the consequences. Grant me a spirit of sincerity and strength always to accept and follow your will.
I will arrive a little early to Mass tomorrow in order to spend a few quiet moments with Our Lord asking for the grace of always being sincere and upright in my actions.


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Proof of Concept - 1969 Chevrolet Camaro
Detroit Speed & Engineering sells Camaro parts. But first, they test 'em on this mule.
Stacy and Kyle Tucker are in the business of speed. As the owners of Detroit Speed and Engineering (DSE), they're constantly working to develop new wares to help our cars go just a little bit faster and ride just a little bit better. Stacy told PHR: "We are different than most companies. With five engineers on staff, we engineer our products to improve the handling and the ride quality at the same time." Stacy and Kyle want to do more than just sell speed parts that look good on paper. They want to test them in the real world to make sure the performance matches the sales pitch. And as ex-GM suspension engineers, they have the credentials and experience to pull it off.
Given the frenzied popularity of the '69 Camaro, many of the parts DSE makes are targeted toward this model. Even parts that will eventually be offered for other cars are made for the '69 first. For this reason, choosing a '69 Camaro was a no-brainer. This Camaro is Stacy's personal ride, which she chose because it was in good shape from the start (the body was straight and the paint was good from the previous owner). The Camaro now resides in DSE's Mooresville, N.C. shop, where it's been subject to a long list of modifications.
The original suspension and drivetrain have been scrapped. In its place, DSE tubular upper and lower control arms supersede the stamped steel stockers while DSE's Koni shocks and 2-inch-drop SBC springs help nail the stance. A 1.125-inch front DSE sway bar keeps the landscape flat and a narrowed Ford 9-inch differential (equipped with DSE's Quadra Link four-link suspension) has the necessary beefcake to hold up to rigorous testing. The rear coil-over system is also fitted with DSE-Koni shocks and is a vast improvement over the old leaf springs. Stacy told PHR: "The Quadra Link gives an increased level of performance that provides a more precise level of handling. Its output is much more nimble and crisp than a leaf-spring suspension. We don't believe that you need to sacrifice ride quality to improve handling." DSE also installed one of its mini-tub kits so the Camaro can easily accommodate the massive 18x12-inch Fikse wheels wrapped with 335/30R18 Michelin tires. In the front, the 18x8.5-inch Fikse wheels are running 245/40R18 Michelins. To stop the Camaro quickly, Baer 13-inch disk brakes are mounted on each corner of the vintage F-body. The old slow-ratio gearbox was ditched for a Saginaw 600 power-steering box.
To replace the lackluster factory drivetrain, DSE started with a GM Performance Parts 383 HO stroker engine. Not much was done to the already potent crate engine. "We chose this engine because it is representative of what a lot of our customers use. It is very reliable and is easy to drive," remarked Stacy.
A GM Hot Cam kit was added for a bit more power and the mill was topped off with an Edelbrock intake and Demon 750 carb. To fire the fuel, DSE went with a complete MSD ignition system. Spent gasses are handled by a custom-fabbed 3-inch exhaust system with Borla mufflers. Keeping the small-block running cool is the job of a Be Cool radiator with electric fans. DSE's radiator closeout further helps the air to pass through the fins. Out back, the stock fuel tank is replaced with a DSE narrowed stainless steel tank, which allows the rear to accommodate the larger rear wheels. Power from the engine transits a Tremec TKO-600 five-speed transmission from Classic Chevy and a Centerforce clutch aided by a Hurst shifter. It then spins through the driveshaft to a narrowed Ford 9-inch rear end where 3.89 gears and a Detroit Truetrac posi unit send it to the pavement.
The interior is mainly stock, but DSE found a way to give it some special touches. To keep track of the vitals, they installed their dash insert and filled it with Autometer gauges. To send input to the steering, a Budnik GTO wheel was hardcoated black and bolted to the column. A Vintage Air system keeps everyone chilled and the stereo was left stock since that's not what this ride is about. Instead, a VBOX data acquisition system was wired into the Camaro. This allows performance to be measured at Stacy's many outings to Maxton/Laurinberg airport where most of DSE's testing takes place. Maxton has become DSE's personal proving grounds. They use it for slalom, skid pad, and quarter-mile testing. This allows them to objectively and subjectively evaluate their new products. For safety, DSE decided to tackle some of the car's various systems. For rainy days, their seven-speed Selecta-Speed wiper kit was installed and the front headlights were upgraded with their Bright-Driver bulbs. The dim rear incandescent taillight bulbs were removed and in their place went a sequential LED taillight kit from American Auto Wire.
While performance is at the top of the list, Stacy knows there's nothing wrong with looking good too. The Camaro started life as an SS model, but DSE converted the Camaro to an RS-style nose by installing DSE's new electric headlight door kit. Billet front turn signals, rear tail lights and side marker bezels from Marquez Design help the Camaro stand out in a crowd, while DSE's billet hood hinges look more like artwork than something to hold the hood open.
In true hot rodder fashion, Stacy's Camaro is never really going to be done. It will continue to evolve over time and will undoubtedly play host to many more goodies from the gearheads at DSE. In fact, by the time you read this, the front suspension will have been replaced with a new top-secret replacement subframe and maybe a few other prototyped goodies. As for Stacy, she loves to cruise the '69-when she can pry it away from DSE's other engineers.
Stacy says, "My favorite aspect of the car is that you can jump in it and blast around a road course, drive it cross country on the Power Tour, drive it to dinner and ice cream, or, my personal favorite, show up all the guys on my way to a day of shopping at the mall." In case you didn't notice, all of those aspects involve actually driving the Camaro, and that's what we love to hear.