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Words can be sexy, and sexting is an excellent way to heat things up with a potential partner on a dating app, but there is a right way and a wrong way to go about it.
The online dating world at some point mirrors the old-fashioned way of doing things – and it's important to keep this in mind. The safety of a screen can give way to a boldness where some people forget their manners, and it can be hard to know at what point full-on sexting is okay.
What is the end goal here?
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Another point to consider: it would be wise to move such intimate conversation off-line and into the format of traditional text messages. Privacy is important when it comes to hanky-panky.
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Botanical nastic systems demonstrate non‐directional structural responses to stimuli such as pressure, light, chemicals or temperature; hygronasty refers to systems that respond specifically to moisture. Many seed dispersal mechanisms such as wheat awns, legume pods, spruce and pinecones fall within this classification. The variety of behaviours varies greatly from opening and closing to self‐digging, but the mechanism is based on differential hygroscopic swelling between two adjacent areas of tissue. We describe the application of hygronastic principles specifically within the framework of textiles via the lens of structural hierarchy. Two novel prototypes are presented. One is designed to increase its permeability to airflow in damp conditions and reduce permeability in the dry by 25–30%, a counterintuitive property compared to conventional cotton, wool and rayon textiles that decrease their permeability to airflow as their moisture content increases. The second prototype describes the design and development of a hygroscopic shape changing fibre capable of reducing its length in damp conditions by 40% when compared with dry.
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Business applications include using UAVs to conduct engineering inspections, monitor power transmission lines and more
The University of Maine at Augusta, through the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) pilot training center, will host a daylong conference on drone applications for business on Saturday, Feb.17 at Jewett Auditorium on UMA's Augusta campus. This conference will showcase cutting edge drone applications for businesses.
The goal of the conference is to provide anyone interested, especially business owners, with a better understanding of how drones can bring their operations to a new level. Leading aviation experts will provide information on drone equipment, how they operate, and potential business applications.
The conference sessions will include the following speakers:
- Scott Pitta, President and CEO of the Association of Professional Drone Pilots, will speak about drones in the public sector
- Chris Huebner, Aviation Safety Inspector, FAA HQ, will provide information on FAA rules and expected changes
- Sam Knight, geophysicist at Blue Marble in Hallowell, Maine; and Jesse Gibbon, UAS project manager from Coutts Brothers in Randolph, Maine will discuss starting their drone specialty.
For a complete list of session topics and speakers and to register, visit https://www.uma.edu/uasconference/registration/. Anyone interested in finding out how unmanned aircraft vehicles might be integrated into their organization is encouraged to attend.
Business applications include using UAVs to conduct engineering inspections, monitoring power transmission lines and pipelines, and examining the crop health of Maine's forests and farms in conjunction with infrared technology. Drones can also be utilized in search and rescue operations, aerial photography for land surveys and environmental assessments, advertising, video and film production, and real estate development.
"UAVs can revolutionize the way we do business. Applications for UAVs are varied and growing," noted Tom Abbott, project manager for the UAS Pilot Training Center at UMA.


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Toronto Online Marketing: Videos Are Set to Rule the Marketing World
Video marketing has overtaken all styles of marketing, which include the use of banners and text advertising in a huge way over the years. It's going to be bigger than all marketing strategies as time passes by due to its high penetration. Because of the rise of YouTube and other video sharing platforms, video advertising will enjoy this growth significantly. Every Toronto business needs a good online marketing plan. Using the internet to broadcast videos and news about your company is an excellent way to ensure that many potential customers get your promotional messages. You may ask, pay per click or PPC is a way of only paying for successful advertising, and social media domains are using video marketing more than ever, so why does your brand need video marketing?
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SEO Toronto: The Web Design and Search Engine Optimization Connection
There have always been debates about what matters more; web design or search engine optimization. The truth is that both elements are crucial for any business since one impacts the other. A business website cannot be all about optimization without considering web design, and vice versa. When creating a website for your enterprise, it is necessary to understand why the two components are so important. Comprehending the effect that web design has on SEO will help you get the best services for your company in Toronto, Canada. Responsive Web Design One aspect that affects optimization is responsive web design. Creating a site that suits mobile devices works favorably on search engines.
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The best quality of the internet is that it is borderless, and this has made it possible for people to access products and services they never thought they could access. Marketers have taken advantage of this concept and are now exploiting it through online marketing. Given that there is affordable connectivity in most places in Toronto, companies know that many people can log in, and they leverage this information for their objectives. Below are some of the benefits of a good internet marketing strategy that such businesses can reap from in the short and long-run. Multiple channels There are many channels one can leverage for their online marketing strategy. Among these are content/blog marketing and pay-per-click advertisement. One should note that in all these channels, prospects translate into money, and you stand to interest a large number of buyers if you reach a broad audience.
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Quality content matters. Recent studies have shown that websites which contain up-to-date and relevant text can experience revenue increases by up to 40 per cent. So, it only makes sense that success (or a lack thereof) revolves around how certain SEO practices are carried out. How can Toronto businesses rise above their competitors with such techniques? More Than Words Alone There is a rather common myth that a website will succeed simply by inserting certain keywords within a block of text. While this may be the most general approach to SEO, it is also a dangerous error. Keywords need to be researched carefully. Are there certain phrases that generate a higher number of hits? If so, how should they be placed within the text and what is the optimal density? These are a few other questions which those who offer professional SEO in Toronto will endeavour to answer.
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Including revelations from Inchcock's past!
Oh, yes! and an Ode, too!
A mixed bag of Moon pictures from the kitchenette window.
I tried both cameras as well. Only the last one was any good. Hehehe! There were plenty of absolute failures taken, though.
Peripheral Neuropathy Pete struck at just the wrong time again! He's clever at doing that, a cunning ailment indeed! Haha! I was just pouring the boiled water into the mug to make my Glengettie brew!
Memory Prompting old snap!
If I recall correctly (I sometimes do), this was taken in the back yard of Co-op Grocery store number 118. Arleston Drive, in Wollaton. I started there as Greengrocery Manager. During the happiest working days of my life! Boss, store Manager, Mr Morris. Got up to Assistant Manager of the store… and made a terrible choice, in accepting a job in Beeston, as the Greenfruit – Wet Fish shop manager. I often wondered over the years what would or could have happened career-wise if I'd stayed in Grocery as Mr Morris' second man. Cause the Greater Nottingham Co-op got a new chairman, who unfortunately oversaw the retail foods departments. He closed the bakery, the cobblers (shoe repairers), and opened Superstores, the first being in Trowel, a couple of miles away from Lily Grove, where my shop was situated. Of course, they had lower prices, and my sales went down 33% the week the store opened! So… they closed it, along with many more small retail outlets.
The real sadness was that when I first saw him at the next shop, I was put in, another one due for closure, on Nuthall Road. I'd increased sales at that shop, mainly the wet fish sales, they were up 45%. But meeting him brought out the hatred for him in me. He was a smug know-all. I made it worse when he asked where I got catfish from. I picked up what he thought was catfish, told him I get it from Rossfish in the market – and told him, "It's not catfish, it's called Dogfish!" With all his conies and bum-lickers with him, this did not go down too well with his ego! Me laughing might have made things worse. After that, the hatred was mutual.
Until the new Superstore opened, a Bulwell Superstore, half a mile away! I was trying to sell cod fillets at 3/6d a pound, and the Superstore was retailing at 2/- lb! I was doomed!
He made my life a misery for years! When I moved to Tesco, I prayed he'd call in to laugh me off, but he didn't. Probably just as well; it may have saved him from a few broken teeth and me from a prison sentence! Gawd, I was livid at the man!
But all came good years later, the Greater Nottingham Cooperative Society went bust! Hahahahahahahaha! The Co-operative Wholesale Society bought them out, and the first thing they did was close his miracle superstores! But I'd like to have seen him once more, just to laugh in his fat superior face! Still, that's enough of that!
♫ Food, Glorious Food ♫
Just look at the healthy foodstuffs I had delivered! Bananas, Baked bean & cheese pasties, Cheese twists, fresh garden peas from Nicaragua. Potato and leek pie! Only one packet of smoked bacon this week. Apple pies instead of cream cakes? I did overdo the lemon & lime possets, I admit. Well, they were half-price!
Getting the fodder into the fridge, a minor calamity took place. As I took this photo above, the possets fell off the shelf, one hitting the corner of the drawer below and chipping some plastic off of it… I hastened to make sure that the other jars were safe from falling further…
I trod on the splinter of plastic! Well, the blood flowed! It messed my socks, feet, slippers and the freshly mopped floor. But did I swear and curse? Of course, I did!
I was in the middle of sorting things out. I'd done the floor, and I was in the wet room, tending to the feet and socks and a change of clothes. I thought I'd heard a bell or chime from somewhere? I limped naked into the front room and had missed a call on the mobile, so I rang the number back. The Hairdressers in Winwood Court also do chiropody, telling me my appointment to have the plates done; it was in 20 minutes!
I was a little flummoxed as I rushed to get the dressing done, got the trousers on, left the socks for Sarah to put on for me after doing my feet, checked things for safety, no taps running, owt on the stove etc. and fell chuffed as I left the flat, thinking I can just make it in time…
As I got to the lift, a chap from the other end smiled at me… and said, "You know you've got your pyjama bottoms on?" Der!!! I replied that I do now, thanks!
Scrambled back into the apartment, changed into the trousers, and legged it to the hair salon as fast as possible. I may have been a minute or two late. Judging by the glaring look that I got when I entered, possibly a little longer. Oh dearie me! But it got worse… I had the feet done, then slipped her a can of G&T in thanks, and started to wheel the walker trolley out of the door.
I again got the same threatening look as she said: "Are you going to pay then?" No trace of a smile involved! Oh, things are not going well; Dementia Doreen is having a ball with me!
I got back up to the flat and cautiously made a brew of Thompsons Punjana. I say cautiously, cause the kettle is kaputt, and I have to use a saucepan of water – high-risk that, if Peripheral Pete, Shaking Shaun, or Shuddering-Shoulder-Shirley should kick-off!
I checked on the order for a kettle on Amazon. Says it is coming tomorrow… It says tomorrow, by 22:00hrs, the tracker says it has not even near to arrived for despatch yet? Hmm! I was hoping it would come sooner; I'm risking s good scalding using the saucepan.
Nosh: Bean and cheese pastie. Two cheese twirls, yellow tomatoes and tons of fresh garden peas. Haha! Flavour: 8.2/10.
Moon from a distance.
Ah, that's better!
Another decent effort, I'll try again… I did. I'm too ashamed to show three smudged shaky efforts and this one below…
When I got back and worked on the blog for a good while, I suddenly panicked that I may have left the tap running when I had to dash out to the foot-lady… I shot like lighting to check on the wet room… Well, that's a lie, but I hobbled as hastily as I could. I am glad to report that I had not left the faucet running at all…
However… I still nearly fainted when I got in the wet room? I'd left the convertor heater on full blast! What a wally!
A sunset from which day, I've no idea. But it's pretty?
If the SD card does not fall apart again and the card reader on the computer is behaving, I'll have a look later to see if there are any more pictures on there I've not put on. Ah, got some!
Forgot about them, me? Yes!
Well pleased with these figures… again!
Body temperature up a bit; it reminds me of the quiz show on the telly years ago, the Golden Shot with Bob Monkhouse. Do you remember it? It was not a brilliant show, but it was so good when Mr Monkhouse compared it. Poor Charlie Williams, who took over when Bob left, was lost. He was a great comedian all the same.
Hello, I got one more sunset photo in tonight! Bootiful!
Ode To My Photographicalisationings
Why is the quality of my photos varying?
Well, there are several reasons, some being…
Firstly, there's Shirley's-Shoulder-Shuddering…
Dizzy Dennis is always ready and lurking…
Peripheral Neuropathy Pete… now theres' a thing!
He can make me wobble, things go dropping…
My right leg Neuropathic Schuhplattler dancing!
Nasty, if I'm Nocturnal-Wee-Wee-Bucketing!
Even taking a Weak-Unwilling-Negligible-Trickling,
Throughout the room, the wee-wee goes sprinkling!
Vascular Dementia Doreen, the one I'm fearing…
She gives my memory and brain a pommeling!
Reflux Roger, thankfully now rarely troubling…
Duodenal Donald can be bad, he's not piffling!
Next, the latest big three ailments arriving…
Cataracts Kathleen, the most serious warning…
48 weeks to wait, before a consultants scheduling,
Right eye worse, with Saccades Sandra troubling…
Glaucoma Gladys, the eyesight is now failing…
The oldest ailments, that are still surviving?
Little Inchies Fungal Lesion, Phimosis, can he sting!
Mechanical Heart Valve, no need for alleviating…
Especially as it is thankfully working!
Another ailment that doesn't affect picture taking…
The ear holes have long been handicapping…
Now, the ear wax in them is tightly congealing,
I can't hear the telephone ringing,
Hear the radio or television playing…
Hardly hear the chap upstairs banging and knocking…
But of course, the last line is an advantage!
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Sammezzano Castle is located in the city of Leccio, in Tuscany, in the municipality of Reggello, about 30 kilometers far from Florence. The castle is set on top of a hill which is a historical park of 187 hectares of property. Sammezzano is not a private luxury castle to rent to American and Russian magnates, its story is different.
It was built around the XVII century as a hunting lodge and maintained the traditional appearance of a Tuscan villa until the XIX century.
Then the property was bought by the marquis Ferdinando Ximenes D'Aragona who worked for more than 40 years to design the present appearance of the castle.
The marquis was a protagonist in the cultural, social and political life of Florence and his eclectic personality drove him to transform the castle and renovate it for more than 40 years. The ancient hunting lodge characterized by De Medici's style turned into a luxury residence with an eclectic style with an orientalist mark.
Starting from the early years of the XIX century all Europe was characterized by a cultural current called "Orientalism" and Florence was one of the most affected cities. Obviously a man with large financial resources, vast culture and interest in several pleasure activities appreciated the style of this cultural current.
Ferdinando started modifying the existing structure, adding new rooms and so creating a unique building; the most explicative example of Orientalist art in Europe and Italy.
Inside this atypical Tuscan castle, there is an Indian and Arabic atmosphere with architectural cross-references to Moorish masterpieces such as the Alahambra in Granada and the Taj Mahal.
Enchanting rooms decorated with surprising colors and marvelous combination of lights with writings and mottos in Latin, Italian and Spanish telling about Ferdinando and the years he lived.
Around the castle, Ferdinando created one of the vastest historical parks in Tuscany with more than 100 exotic species of plants. Most of the species disappeared but the park is still famous for its several sequoias including the "Sequoia Gemella" (the twin sequoia), the monumental tree which is considered the second tallest tree in Italy.
In the post-war period, it was turned into a luxury hotel then it became the location of several movie productions and sometime later it was put up for auction but with poor results.
The number of possible visitors increases every year but unfortunately, it is closed because of its present state. Sammezzano Castle Srl has not yet advised when the castle will open again.
Moreover, some conservation works are causing a dangerous environment for non-authorized personnel. There is no running water, no heating, no working toilet, no safety doors or any other mandatory service required by similar buildings and museums so it is not possible to organize guided tours with a regular ticket.
This is a real concern for the entire Italian population, a matter to address at the earliest. It is necessary to retrieve the funds and make the Sammezzano castle shine again.
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The big bats and fireballs of Major League Baseball are set to shine on July 14 in the MLB All Star Game.
For the boys of summer, the All Star Game officially marks the halfway point of [kwlink6582]Major League Baseball's[/kwlink] regular season. "The Midsummer Classic," as it is well known, is also the official mark of who the best players in baseball are right now. The starting all star rosters for the National and American Leagues are:
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That is some serious baseball talent ready to light it up in the only professional sports all star game that actually means something. In Major League Baseball the league that wins the all star game gets home field advantage in the World Series.
In 2003, it was decided that the all star game would determine the home in team in the World Series after MLB Commissioner Bid Seilig called an early end to the 2002 contest with the game tied 3-3 in the 11th inning.
In addition to the actual game, contests such as the Home Run Derby are held before the All Star Game. Last year Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau won the Home Run Derby. Although he made the all star team again this year, he won't compete in the contest and attempt to become the first player to repeat as champion since Ken Griffey, Jr. did it in 1998 and 1999.
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Considering the comments on my letter to my family, I'm wondering if I should hold off sending anything until I have a boyfriend.
On one hand, it gives me more of a reason to send something. It makes it more real, taking it out of realm of theory and what-ifs and putting it into the "I have a boyfriend, how are you going to treat and see him?"
On the other hand, who knows when I'll get a boyfriend.
On the foot, what's the rush?
Sure, I want my family to know that I'm not struggling with being gay. There's no conflict left in me. Although, the more I think about it, the more I feel that I should wait until I have something more concrete for them to consider.
I'm becoming a rather patient person. While I still have pings of wanting to push and prod things along with my family, I think I can handle just going with the flow as I do with most things in life.
... of course, my laissez-faire attitude has backfired a few times before...
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Maybe I should wait?
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That's hard... I understand the desire to have in be known. I think I did send a letter to my extended family -- uncles, aunts, and cousins.ReplyDelete
On the one hand, I can understand how folks would see that as heavy handed. But on the other hand, I understand the need to be freed from the burden of heterosexist assumption...
In a more enlightened society, maybe we would have a coming-of-age ceremony in which people could announce whether they are hetero or homo. Then we could put it behind us and be done with it.
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In all that is good, North Dakota affords the best, and Dickinson is the Queen City. This statement breathes the faith of the people who have made Dickinson the metropolis of the western part of the state. There can only be one future for this city of the prairies – that of unlimited prosperity as the most productive agricultural and manufacturing center in the Missouri Slope country.
In preparing this brief outline of Dickinson, the writer will set forth, as far as space will permit, figures and facts absolutely authentic and free from the influence of commercialized boosting. It is the aim and intention of the author to enumerate, as far as is within his ability, the resources and advantages of Dickinson and Stark county, so that the outside world and the opportunity seeking individual may have a clear and concise conception of the good things to be had in the "Queen City of the Prairies." And there is another objective. It is to aid and abet the good citizens of Dickinson in setting forth a conclusive argument why Dickinson should be selected as the site for the proposed Normal School, which proposition will be placed before the voters of North Dakota in the election of 1916.
Going back twenty-five years when the seed of development was first inoculated in the soil of fertile Stark county, Dickinson had a population of 800 people. For miles about stretched an unbroken and unfenced cattle country, with land values at from $1.25 to $1.75 an acre. The town boasted of a single mixed passenger and freight train each way daily. Four general stores and a hotel, all wooden structures, represented the business enterprises of the hamlet, Kerosene lamps lighted the one street. A bank, the only institution of its kind between Mandan, N.D., and Glendive, Mont., at that time stoutly professed the faith of its depositors in the future of Dickinson and Stark county, and gave financial aid in the development of the country's natural resources.
Today, Dickinson is the county seat of Stark county, and has a population of 4,160 people. It is one of the biggest wheat, coal, brick and pottery clay producing centers in the world. It is a freight terminal of the Northern Pacific railroad. Its banks are among the strongest financial institutions in the northwest. Its business enterprises are supplying a territory that is unlimited. The finest parks, streets, public institutions and residents in the state are to be found in Dickinson. Diversified farming has become a fixed policy in Stark county and the territory adjacent to Dickinson, where land is now worth from $25 to $50 per acre. With hearty co-operation and "buy at home" spirit of farmer and merchant, prosperity is mutual.
The city of Dickinson never knew a boom, but enjoyed a healthy, substantial growth that has ever been the history of a country of abundant resources, developed as a certainty and not as a speculation. It has three national banks, with deposits aggregating over two and one-half million dollars. A fourth bank is being erected at this writing. Dickinson has six elevators with a capacity of 300,000 bushels of wheat. It has two flour mills with a capacity of 800 barrels daily. The coal and brick industries have been developed until there has been created a nation-wide demand for Dickinson fuel and building material. A first grade high school and two public schools attest to the splendid educational facilities. Six Protestant and Catholic churches bespeak the religious tendencies of its people. Its White Way and oiled streets are unexcelled in the state and represent the enterprise and progressiveness of its boosters. According to the statement of a leading banker, the wealth per capita in the Queen City is upwards of $1,000.00.
The City of Dickinson has assets of $78,000 above its liabilities. Its warrants are always cashed in the banks at par, and individuals are investing in this collateral as fast as it is issued. Thousands of dollars are annually expended in improvements. The city owns its own waterworks. Its $72,000 pumping station is capable of producing five million gallons of water per day, and could furnish water for a city four times its size. The water is obtained from seven deep artesian wells, three quarters of a mile north of the city limits. All water is lifted with air. Since the city owned its own waterworks, not a single case of typhoid fever has been reported, and statistics show the death rate to be less than seven per cent per 1,000 inhabitants.
Dickinson is the natural trade center for western North Dakota. Situated on a gentle slope, giving natural drainage into the Heart river, it has an elevation of 2,430 feet above sea level. It is the metropolis of eleven fertile agricultural counties representing the Missouri Slope – the Inland Empire of the State. Centrally located on the main line of the Northern Pacific railroad, it is the heart of the finest wheat growing country in the world. Good roads afford an excellent market for the city, at the best prices for everything. Dickinson is a thriving, substantial municipality that is going to play an important part in the manufacturing industries of the state, with its rare combination of fuel and raw material.
Its wholesale and retail business enterprises meet every demand where quality of goods and service is the first consideration. The Consolidated Coal and Dakota Lignite Mines, two of the largest coal companies in the northwest, are located in Dickinson. The Dickinson Fire & Pressed Brick and North Dakota Fire & Pressed Brick Companies have investments that aggregate into the hundreds of thousands of dollars and are spreading the fame of Dickinson brick and tile throughout the country. The Heaton lumber yards and Mandan Mercantile company supply a broad territory with building material and farm implements. The J. I. Case Threshing Machine company have established a branch at Dickinson. The city boasts of a broom factory, one of the few in the northwest, a bottling works shipping all kinds of soft drinks throughout the state and eastern Montana, and a cigar factory marketing some of the finest and most popular brands of smoking tobacco in this territory. These are only a few of the many business enterprises which thrive in the community, and are of the few of their kind in the state.
Dickinson can well be termed the "City Beautiful." Its parks, public institutions, substantial business structures, and splendid residences, combine to make it a place fair to look upon. The civic and home pride of its citizens is evidenced on all sides in the beauty of the trees, flowers, and shrubbery that lend invitingness to the boulevards and homes.
The public institutions of Dickinson are especially noteworthy. The Elks building, representing an investment of $100,000, is easily the finest of its kind in the state. The interior is finished in dark marble and mahogany, and the furnishes are luxurious. Dickinson lodge, B.P.O.E. has a membership of nearly 600.
The Masonic Temple, representing and investment of $60,000 is another pride of Dickinson. Twenty-three thousand dollars was raised by public subscription to give the city one of the finest Armory buildings in the state. The Carnegie public library, is one of the few institutions of its kind in North Dakota, and cost $25,000. Dickinson also has two first class hotels, the St. Charles and the Villard. Both are managed on the European plan, and provide accommodations for hundreds of guests.
The educational and religious adjuncts of Dickinson bespeak in a high moral sense of duty of its citizens. The total enrollment of pupils in the public and parochial schools of the city in 1915 was close to 2,000. All of the school buildings are modern in every respect, with a high standard and able instructors. Dickinson's Catholic and Protestant churches are supported by large congregations, and the religious spirit of the people has established an enviable reputation of moral cleanliness for the city. Society affiliation is a paramount feature, and tow large halls, St. Anthony's on the South Side, and Bohemian hall, in the west end of town, are well suited for large gatherings. Dickinson supports three excellent weekly papers, which are constantly working for the best interests of the city and county. To them, as much as tow any influence, is due the dissemination of the knowledge that here lies one of the fastest growing cities and richest agricultural regions in the west.
The Commercial Club of Dickinson was organized in 1906. With efficient officers at the helm, the organization boasts of a membership that includes practically every representative businessman in town.
The organization is taking an important part in the development of the Red Trail, which will be the means of bringing, as the importance of the trail grows and the popularity of touring increases, hundreds of tourist guests to Dickinson each year. The club has also been a real benefit to the community in the matter of establishing attractive driveways in and about the city. Each year, the aim of the organization is to make Dickinson a convention city, and the hospitality of the "Queen City of the Prairies" was evidenced on all sides in the big gatherings held here in 1915.
South of the Northern Pacific railroad tracks is what is know as the "South Side" of Dickinson. Here is a settlement of energetic and thrifty people, the greater number of whom have emigrated to the is country and waxed prosperous by sharing the opportunities and advantages od Dickinson. The "South Side" has a population of 1,275.
The United States Land Office is located in Dickinson, and the record of this year's business to date, tells plainly the story of the country's settlement. Since the last report, the records show 2,200 homestead entries, 1,575 final proofs, 450,000 acres taken, upon 300,00 of which, final proof has been offered. Stark county land lies rolling, free from stone, gravel, and alkali. Numerous streams of fresh water cross almost every section. Dairy, poultry raising, and diversified farming offer unlimited possibilities to the farmer. Corn, wheat, oats, rye, clover, alfalfa, timothy, fruits and other crops grown in the central states grow abundantly here. The magnitude of the dairy and stock raising interests about Dickinson is derived from the business o f the Dickinson Creamery company, where the farmers from miles around market their cream. This company is making 1,500 pounds of butter a month at this writing. Over 1,000 gallons of ice cream manufactured every month of the summer season of 1915. About 400 gallons of cream are delivered to the creamery each day.
Within the borders of Stark county, several billion tons of coal await the manufacturer. One section alone contains thirty million to forty million tons of lignite. Government experts claim experiments with the gas producing qualities of this coal show it superior to the bituminous coal of the eastern fields. The facilities here for mining and the low price of fuel appeals to the manufacturer. The value of lignite coal as a domestic fuel is that it can be burned in any stove, or furnace that has a draught. A charge of $1.50 a ton is made where the coal is hauled by the purchaser, and $2.25 a ton when placed in the bin by the dealer.
Large bodies of the finest clay lie side by side with the coal. Thus in the same bank can be found the combination of fuel and clay for manufacturing the finest of brick, tile, and chinaware. An analysis of the pottery clay when taken from the banks at Dickinson, shows it to register as fine a quality as that used by New Jersey manufacturers, after that clay has been treated, washed, and scrubbed.
Dickinson and Stark county spell prosperity for both the investor and homeseeker. James Carleton Young, president of the Empire Real Estate company of Minneapolis, this year gave evidence of his faith in the future of the city and county by an investment of $75,000 in improvements on his farm one mile northeast of Dickinson. Mr. Young is one of the most successful men in the northwest, with foresight as to his land investments. He has made his farm here a model and one of the finest in the country from a standpoint of buildings and equipment. W.J. Mozley, one of the best known farmers in the state, is a type of the men who found opportunity awaiting them in Stark county. Mozley's original investment represented a few hundred dollars. Today he is harvesting one of the biggest crops in the state and is one of the foremost exponents of diversified farming. North Dakota offers nothing better than Stark county, and Dickinson is its "Queen City."
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Even though Litecoin founder Charlie Lee is widely seen as one of the most significant contributors to the development of the cryptocurrency space, his decision to sell all of his Litecoin holdings in December 2017 remains one of his most controversial moves to date.
Charlie Lee shared his decision in a post on Reddit, where he clarified that he decided to sell almost all of his holdings in Litecoin, the cryptocurrency that he founded in 2011, to avoid the conflict of interest that came with his influence on the cryptocurrency universe and from his position as Litecoin founder.
Please read the whole post. Reddit thread is here: https://t.co/4xIZl7IC2V pic.twitter.com/VoIlA0Xjj3
— Charlie Lee [LTC⚡] (@SatoshiLite) December 20, 2017
Read more: Who is Charlie Lee?
Charlie Lee, who currently has almost 800K Twitter followers, said in the Reddit post that sometimes people accuse him of talking about the price of the digital currency on Twitter for personal benefit.
'Some people even think I short Litecoin', he said. 'So in a sense, it is conflict of interest for me to hold Litecoin and tweet about it because I have so much influence.'
The MIT Computer Science grad, who never disclosed the exact amount of the sold tokens, pointed out that by selling his crypto currency holding, he was able to focus more on developing the cryptocurrency itself.
'This is definitely a weird feeling, but also somehow refreshing. Don't worry. I'm not quitting Litecoin. I will still spend all my time working on Litecoin. When Litecoin succeeds, I will still be rewarded in lots of different ways, just not directly via ownership of coins. I now believe this is the best way for me to continue to oversee Litecoin's growth', Lee said.
A few months into 2018, however, Charlie Lee, hinted in an interview, that he wasn't sure any longer if selling all of his Litecoin holdings was indeed the right decision.
'I think in the long run it was the right move but in the short term while the price is down, below the all-time high, it just feels like it's not the right decision.', Lee said, adding that a few years down the road, when the price hits all-time highs again, it will feel like it was the right move.
Read more: Litecoin has tremendous value": Charlie Lee goes on the defensive
A week before Charlie Lee sold all of his Litecoin holdings, he warned investors about a possible multi-year bear market, where Litecoin could drop 90% in value and not to buy Litecoin if they couldn't handle a drop to $20.
Ok, sorry to spoil the party, but I need to reign in the excitement a bit…Buying LTC is extremely risky. I expect us to have a multi-year bear market like the one we just had where LTC dropped 90% in value ($48 to $4). So if you can't handle LTC dropping to $20, don't buy! 😀
— Charlie Lee [LTC⚡] (@SatoshiLite) December 11, 2017
This 'Nostradamus' moment led many investors to suspect Charlie Lee of insider trading, pointing out that only once Litecoin surged 9,150% in value, Lee raised concerns about conflicts of interest.
Many grew suspicious, with suggestions that Lee was cashing out at the top with no regard for the future of Litecoin.
Litecoin founder Charlie Lee apparently liquidated all his holdings to avoid conflict of interest. Convenient it's a conflict of interest all of a sudden after hitting all time highs. https://t.co/96siv2COKU #Cryptocurrency #Litecoin $LTC
— Day Trade (@DayTradeCanada) December 20, 2017
At this rate Litecoin $LTC is going to be $4 again soon which is where it was in March of 2017. Thus the trader of the year is Charlie Lee who got out at $300 and will soon get back his entire Litecoin holdings for 1/100 the price. Nice!
— Stevie Vixx (@vixcontango) August 8, 2018
When Charlie Lee sold his Litecoin, one coin was trading at $330, which was not too far away from its all-time-high. A year later in December 2018, Litecoin was being sold at the much lower price of $25.42, which represents a 13x discount.
Charlie Lee, however, always maintained that the only reason he was selling off his Litecoin was to avoid this kind of conflict of interest, as he felt that he had too much potential influence on the value of the Litecoin token.
Seeing how people lost trust because I sold makes me more convinced that it was the right move. Litecoin was too centralized and dependent on me. Eventually, for Litecoin to succeed, I need to step away. But I promise I won't do that until I've helped LTC climb back past the ATH.
— Charlie Lee [LTC⚡] (@SatoshiLite) December 31, 2017
Despite this, accusations of insider trading continue to be a stain on Lee's otherwise impeccable reputation in the crypto community.
Read more: Litecoin founder Charlie Lee defends himself regarding "bad journalism"
In August 2018, when Lee was asked the question if he ever would buy back his Litecoin collection, he made it clear that he isn't planning on doing so 'any time soon or at all'.
Read more: Today Charlie Lee can buy his LTC stash back 10 times cheaper
As a veteran in the cryptocurrency space, Lee remains one of its most respected and trusted voices. Once crypto realises its full potential, Charlie Lee will most likely be considered as one of the figures that 'made crypto happen'.
Read more: Litecoin is celebrating its 7th birthday today!


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The Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu in affliation with the university of Nigeria, Nsukka online registration for Degree programmes Admission/Screening Exercise for the 2022/2023 Academic Year will commence Tuesday 1st November, 2022 into the following programmes;
- Accountancy B.Sc.
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- Marketing B.Sc.
- Mass Communication B.Sc.
- Public Administration B.Sc.
- Statistics B.Sc.
Note that the above programmes have been approved by the National University Commission (NUC) and the admitted candidates on graduation are qualified to participate in National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)
Candidates who made IMT, Enugu their first choice in the 2022 UTME and scored 140 and above are eligible for screening. In addition, Candidates with National Diploma from reconized Polytechnics in Nigeria who applied for Direct Entry in 2022 UTME are also eligible for the screening exercise into the aboveIn addition, candidates must possess five (5) credit passes in not more than two sittings in relevant O'Level Subjects including English Language and Mathematics
Eligible candidates should log on to the institution's website imt.edu.ng
I. Click on ONLINE PORTAL.
(ii) Click on APPLY at top right-hand corner of the website and fill the application form.
(iii) Select INTERSWITCH as the payment option and generate an INVOICE.
(iv) Proceed to ANYBANK and pay the application fee of two thousand Naira (2000.00) only for post UTME through INTERSWITCH platform under ENUGU STATE IGR payment.
(vi) Candidates can also pay using their credit card through IMT quickteller link: www.quickteller.com/IMT.
(vi) After payment, print the application acknowledgment slip.
(vii) Every candidate must provide a valid Email and phone number.
(ix) For online APPLICATION SUPPORT, contact: 07016705460; 07042099242; or send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
NOTE: Candidates are required to upload online–O' Level Result (WASSCE, NECO &NABTEB).
Candidates whose Institutions of first choice is not IMT are also advised to change to the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu as their First Choice Institution. Any wrong information given disqualifies the candidate..
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Mini is not my favourite car brand. Despite its excellent drive train and go kart like driving experience, the design and its target group caused me to ignore it! Many times I tried to like the Mini but it never happened. In first generation, the engine was coming from Brazil and produced by Chrysler! This was not something very nice to see in a new car. Many people skipped this problem but it was the reason why Mini was eating petrol like nothing else. In second generation, the engine is replaced with PSA Group (Peugeot Citroën) engines and they are better but nothing has changed in terms of design. In addition, more snobs bought Mini and this was worse than Chrysler engine.
However Mini Clubman changed my view on Mini because I love the Rolls Royce style doors. And Clubman has one and it also has a Ford Transit style doors at the back. Clubman is the only vehicle which combines Ford Transit and Rolls Royce Phantom! The suicide door is a nice but the rest is the same! Hopefully, snobs did not like it that much :)
And lastly, Countryman. This sounds like an American V8 powered pickup! New Countryman with 6,2lt V8 engine with more loading and towing capacity and bigger than your neighbour's house :) Unfortunately it was a semi SUV with interesting interior. Actually consumers identify Countryman, as a more comfortable Mini. Countryman offers easy access, more doors and bigger boots. Nobody would ever care about its incapable off road capabilities. And many car magazines compared Countryman with Volkswagen Golf and Skoa Yeti. Nothing can be worse than these.
The incapable off road capabilities, or should I say faux off road capability! When I watched the Mini Countryman's advertisement on YouTube, I remembered the word faux! In advertisement, two people were trying to clean the "faux" snow from the road and the Mini Countryman (thanks to it "real" four wheel drive) destroys the wall of "faux" snow and surprises people. Unfortunately, there is no plastic snow on earth, all we see is foam glass or something like that. I think it is a product of petrol and being used in most for packing industry and for making fakes snows. (It used to be very popular but not anymore). So, what I learned from this advertisement? I still don't like Mini and I have solid reasons and Mini Countryman offers excellent traction in faux snow :)
Despite the adverse conditions of Countryman, it has the best front look in whole Mini range. I really like the front design of Countryman. It is much much better than any other Mini!
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The only person who ever loved you is dead.
The thought had surfaced to her consciousness more than once before, but this was the first time she had let herself believe it. In her rational mind, she knew this was not true. There were many people whom she felt love from, whom genuinely loved her. But that love wasn't the same.
How is anyone supposed to learn how to love if the purest kind—the love of a mother—was absent in the most pivotal moments of their life? How does one live a normal life if society's definition was a shattered reality? What is left of innocence when maturity is forced in its place too soon?
The phrase "I want my mommy" took on a whole new meaning.
There were people who said they understood. They had lost an aunt, grandmother, friend before; surely loss is one and the same. Their attempt at empathy was always appreciated, but never taken seriously. They would say "She would be so proud of you," but the words leaving their lips were not the same. The only person who could say those words could never speak again.
Her children would never know their grandmother. She would have to find someone else to shop for a wedding dress with. She would never know how her mother would feel, what she would think, about her life choices.
She stared at the scars in the ceiling, overwhelmed by the emptiness in her stomach, her heart. Her questions went without answers. There was nothing else to think. Nothing else to feel. Nothing.
And yet.
Her heart went on beating. Her mind went on searching for answers. Her lungs went on breathing.
There was a time in her life when she was told to keep moving forward, even if the future appeared dark, bleak. She was told to take one day at a time, a cliche she often heard yet seldom believed. She was told all of these things, but she had never allowed herself to listen. Staring at those cracks that proved even cement can falter yet still stand, she gave her mind permission to listen. She allowed her heart to believe the encouraging cliches others had spoken. It may take years before those thoughts became reality, but vowed to remember the cement. She could scar, she could shatter, but she would still stand.
She allowed herself to believe that her mother would be proud, would love her, if she could say those words herself.
And she would let the living love her.
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Recently, I chilled out and happened to catch The Cosby Show's pilot episode. As someone who came up in the '90s, the only opportunities I've had to watch the Cosby Show were reruns. I had never seen the pilot before, but more importantly, it wasn't the comedy that caught me eye. I was actually blown away by an exchange between young Lisa Bonet's Denise and Cliff Huxtable that starts at the 3:18 mark in the video embedded below.
Basically, Cliff drew the line on Denise heading out on a Friday night, with some loose-fit pants that would otherwise be described as conservative school day attire in this day and age. Then, Cliff seems flabbergasted by her date rocking an earring.
Not only are they the first family with young kids in the White House since the Kennedy's, but the Obama's are the most celebrated black family in America since the Cosby's were making history on NBC's primetime schedule. The Cosby anecdote is what makes President Obama's recent quotes on NBC News, that much more interesting. Times have changed drastically since the Cosby Show's heyday, and Obama is threatening to resort to some peculiar parenting meaures to keep Sasha and Malia in line. It all exemplifies how 21st century parenting methods have changed from the "pulling switches off trees" technique of years past.
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On the "Today" show Wednesday morning, President Obama explained how he and first lady Michelle Obama plan to keep their daughters from getting tattoos.
"What we've said to the girls is, 'If you guys ever decided you're going to get a tattoo, then mommy and me will get the exact same tattoo in the same place. And we'll go on YouTube and show it off as a family tattoo," Obama said. "And our thinking is that might dissuade them from thinking that somehow that's a good way to rebel."
Just as kids in the '80s scoffed at the "no dating until you're married" parents mantra, tattoos are inevitable for the vasty majority of teenagers today. Hell, 45 percent of parents say they would allow or are open to the idea of letting their teenagers get tattoos. At this rate, kids in twenty years are going to get their birthdates tatted on their backs by their parents, so why even fight it? However, the Obamas are not one of those couples.
It's a strategy that may just work for the Obamas though. They are in a unique position to humiliate their kids if they stray off the straight and narrow, even slightly. The President talks about it wistfully on occasion, but he's just lucky he doesn't have a boy. Who knows? In 20 years, someone may watch this interview with the same look of incredulity I had watching the Cosbys.
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Vet warns: Which well-intentioned of behaviour your dog will not harm you in reality
Every pet owner wants, it is his favorite and made him stupid in front of all, protect what scares him. However, some of the animal owner, without it, serious errors. A veterinarian reveals the opposite FOCUS Online, what is the specific wrongdoing they observed in their practice.
At the vet, many animals are not feeling well. You are shaking, are looking for protection for their owners and are visibly anxious. Most owners respond with a sympathetic behavior, try to comfort your pet and to take him as the fear. But actually you are doing exactly the opposite.
"By owner defenses with a modified tone of voice, pitying your pet, give him the feeling that something is very wrong and is in danger. The animals see themselves in her fear confirmed," said the Doctor, Hannah K. (Name changed) from the circle Fuerstenfeldbruck.
"An animal remembers exactly when his owner behaves in a different way"
An owner of the animal to be granted protection, it's under the jacket to hide it, or take it even on the way to the treatment room on the Arm, encouraged his sweetheart that it is right to be afraid.
"In this way, the animal learns that a visit to the vet, something Bad and something is where fear is more justified," said the Doctor. "An animal remembers exactly when his owner behaves in a different way, and this makes for uncertainty that can amplify the stress situation of the animal."
"That is transferred to the animal"
From the point of view of Hannah K. it is best if the owner at serene for your pet, without overdoing it. "Of course you can take care of his animal, if it is afraid. But every pet owner should pay attention, in a stress situation of the animal – whether at the vet or somewhere else – calm and Serenity radiate. Because the transfers automatically to the animal."
"Ideally, you should speak calmly and lovingly with your honey, in the same tone of voice, how you would do it at home or when you go for a walk. You can also keep the body contact and caress," she said. Important it is not according to your statement, however, is to expire here in a protective, bemitleid role.
"You can Act and Speak affect the emotional state of your pet is very strong"
"Give your pet the feeling that everything is in perfect order. Then it will believe you, too, and his fear of losing." The Doctor further reported that some of the cases that you had in your practice, in which animals had in the beginning of a great fear, as soon as they had entered the practice only. But after they had got the owners, just normal and relaxed with your pet to deal with it alone, let the Stress of the animal very quickly.
"You can Act and Speak affect the emotional state of your pet very strong. This connection is, on the one hand very beautiful, but it also brings a responsibility, which you should be aware of," she said.


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Our Favorite Mexican Cultural Exports
It's no secret that Mexico's culture is world-renowned for its vibrancy and influence. Just take a look at the Mexican restaurants, tequila cocktails, and Frida Kahlo murals in cities around the world — Mexico is a cultural force like no other.
We've compiled some of our favorite Mexican cultural exports that we believe have changed the world forever.
Food products
For many Americans and others around the world, the most familiar Mexican cultural export is the many delicious and flavorful foods of Mexico.
While there are some very obvious dishes that are common in Mexico (Tacos, anyone?), there are some specific Mexican food exports that many might be surprised originate from Mexico!
While many people may think of Italy first when they think of tomatoes, the world actually has Central and South America, including Mexico, to thank for tomatoes being the household staple they are today.
Tomatoes originally appeared naturally in the Andes region of South America, eventually being grown and cultivated in Mexico. When Europeans first arrived in Mexico, they took a liking to the delicious fruit. From there, they were adopted in Europe, including Italy. Who knew we all had Mexico to thank for pizza!
We all know how much the native people of Mexico relied on corn, or maize, as part of their diet. But did you know that indigineous Mexicans also were the first to pop maize? While at first natives cooked ears of corn over a fire, they eventually used a clay pot to catch the kernels, which popped when heated.
While peppers are grown, packaged, and exported from countries all over the world, the chili pepper originates from Mexico.
Similar to tomatoes, Europeans first were introduced to chili peppers when they landed in Mexico, before bringing the spicy aromatic with them back to Europe.
Move over Belgium, Mexico is actually the originator of chocolate as a delicious treat. While Europeans were the first to add sugar to chocolate to make it easier on the palette, the Olmec people are thought to have been the first to make chocolate from cocoa beans.
Instead of eating it in a solid bar, the Olmecs made a fermented beverage. The concept was then adopted by the Maya and Aztec people for their own preferred style of beverages as well (hot and cold, respectively).
Tequila and mezcal
Is there anything more refreshing than a beautiful tequila cocktail on a warm, sunny day?
Of course, tequila's origins are in the North Pacific Coast of Mexico. While this region boasts culinary exports and delicious seafood such as marlin, swordfish, and octopus, no doubt the most famous of it's delights is the humble agave plant. What is agave best known for? Tequila, as well as its smokey cousin mezcal.
Tequila was first produced in the city of Tequila in Guadalajara. Now, in order for tequila to be called "tequila" commercially, it must be made from blue agave plants from Mexico. Agave on the other hand, can be grown and fermented anywhere.
While most people have heard of Margaritas, which prominently feature tequila along with lime and triple sec, there are many delicious cocktails featuring tequila and mezcal.
- Palomas
- Pineapple and mezcal tonics
- Charro negros
- Vampiros
Art (more specifically Frida Kahlo)
While it may not be immediately recognizable at first glance, Mexican artists have influenced artists the world over. Be it through the revolutionary themes of Diego Rivera or the figurative abstract style of Rufino Tamayo, Mexican art has truly changed the direction of visual artistic works.
While many Mexican artists have been influential, none more so than Frida Kahlo. As a singular artist, Kahlo produced many works that can be seen and enjoyed anywhere you go in the world. Even more importantly however, Frida popularized a form of naturalistic artistry that utilized the world around her to display her internal anguish and personal feelings.
Celebrations (particularly Dia de los Muertos)
It is no secret that Mexicans like to celebrate. In fact, there is likely no country that can match the festive spirit of Mexico.
Dia de los Muertos, also known as the day of the dead, celebrates the unity of life and death and is celebrated October 31st–November 2nd. While many Mexican holidays are celebrated outside of Mexico, none have quite the reach and significance of Dia de los Muertos.
In addition to lending many of the holiday's celebratory themes to the American holiday Halloween, Dia de los Muertos also is a great expression of the Macabre Mexican festive spirit. This mystical spirit can actually be seen in popular culture across the world, including being featured prominently in clothes, tattoos, and festivals.
Silver jewelry
One of Mexico's primary material exports, silver, is also an important part of one of Mexico's cultural exports: silver jewelry.
Due in large part to silver's status as an economic driver in the country, Mexican's have a lot of pride in silver. This has been the case for hundreds of years, which is reflected in the history of silver jewelry in the country.
While modern Mexican jewelry centers around Taxco and the brilliance of William Spratling, native Mexican people have been making jewelry out of silver since the pre-Columbian era. It was worn by Aztec rulers and offered to gods. The detail on these pieces were incredible, and some can still be seen in Museums such as the William Spratling Museum in Taxco, Mexico.
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At Mexican Silver Store, we offer a wide range of Mexican silver and gemstone jewelry. Contact us with any questions you have on our items or shop online today.


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The recess at Lake Harriet Community School lower campus in Minneapolis is long enough for girls to make believe they're fairies, for a second-grader to spring into back bends and for a group of boys to cross home plate again and again in a pickup kickball game.
Their free time typically lasts 20 minutes, the suggested recess length in Minneapolis. But some members of the Minneapolis Public Schools community are aiming to stretch that.
A proposal in front of the school board would lengthen the 20-minute recess at schools like Lake Harriet lower campus to 30 minutes to give kids more time off from classroom rigor. Supporters point to the importance of brain breaks and social time.
Some school board members and district officials have jumped on board with the request, and the board will vote on bumping up recess time on June 13. Superintendent Ed Graff is supportive, to a point.
"I would love to be the superintendent who says, 'We just adopted a 30-minute recess policy,' " he said after a recent board meeting.
But Graff's enthusiasm comes with caution. He wants to make sure that more recess is feasible and flexible districtwide. If schools staffed recess with teachers, district numbers show it would cost nearly $2 million to add to recess time in elementary and middle schools — though schools may figure out other options to adapt to the longer recess.
Expensive play time?
Already, principals have warned that more recess could result in higher costs and organizational nightmares.
In some cases, schools would have to add staff or revamp entire school schedules. Other schools say lengthened recess wouldn't jibe with their school buildings.
"We've got brilliant educational leaders in our schools that can figure out if that's what meets the needs of their school," at-large board member Kim Ellison said at a May 9 board meeting.
She said she would present an amendment that urges 30 minutes of recess throughout the day, instead of a solid block of time.
A matter of equity
Elementary school students in Minneapolis Public Schools get anywhere from 15 to 35 minutes to play, and most have at least 20 minutes of recess.
Some recess advocates say that the time should be consistent across the district's schools.
Ira Jourdain, who represents southwest Minneapolis, used increased recess as part of his campaign for school board last year, and is a champion of a continuous stretch of playtime.
"It is a racial equity issue," Jourdain said at the meeting. "There should be no reason why my children get 30 minutes but children over here at North Side do not."
Graff has set an expectation that elementary schools have a 20-minute recess, and district data shows that some schools budget more or less time than that.
Data from a recent board meeting shows that among schools with 30 minutes of recess or a range of recess with a 30-minute maximum, most are in south Minneapolis.
The board would vote to increase the length of recess for elementary students and middle schoolers who attend kindergarten through eighth-grade school buildings.
Building skills
Research shows that recess is important for kids' social and emotional skills. Scaling back playground time could hurt in-class achievement, the American Academy of Pediatrics said in 2013.
A Change.org petition that launched last year asked for 30 minutes of "unstructured, safe, supervised recess time" for every Minneapolis kindergartner through eighth-grader, followed by a 30-minute lunch.
It's since racked up more than 3,000 signatures. An update on the page a couple weeks ago called for consecutive recess, saying "kids lose out on their recess time when the minutes are split up throughout the day."
Heather Rein, who lives in southwest Minneapolis' Lynnhurst neighborhood, is the force behind this petition.
Recess became a priority when one of her children would return from school distraught because of her short recess.
"She would come home literally in tears a couple times a week and in her 6-year-old language, would say things like, 'Mommy, don't the grown-ups know that we need more time?' " Rein said.
Back at Lake Harriet Lower, the kids circled each other during their kickball game, chanting phrases like, "We want a pitcher, not a belly-itcher!"
Their principal Merry Tilleson watched from afar. She said she hopes her school can keep the autonomy to figure out how to make 30 minutes of recess work.
"It is a good, real, intentional time," she said.


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abitlost said:I disapprove of the idea of gouging people with scalped tickets and am hence writing this. Your friend "wants to get rid of them" for 300% of the tickets' purchase price. That is a bit galling.
Fact: as of a few minutes ago, tickets are available for all four days of the series.
Fact: there is no section called 'platea preferncial VIP' according to ticket.com.ar.
Fact: platea preferencial is an actual section a side view of the stage but is more elevated than campo VIP.
Fact: tickets on the day offered, the 6th, in the campo VIP section can now be had on ticketek.com.ar for $730 pesos, which includes the $100 service few. These are very arguably better seats. While on the field, they have a direct view. Tickets for many days are available for less then $250 pesos.
The way this concert series was launched has encouraged many people to purchase tickets with the intention of reselling them at higher rates. Additional dates were added after previous ones sold out quickly. However, ticketek retroactively added more availability for previously sold-out dates. This means that a lot of would-be profiteers are left with tickets on which they might not be able to profit, which makes the mark-up on 1,900 peso tickets especially audacious. Ticket brokers have seats much cheaper than the offer stated above, and people on craiglist are offering to sell at cost. Do check that the tickets are legit for the latter option, though.
Prediction on the speculation: there will be many unhappy people who thought they had struck gold when scoring tickets to one of the first two dates and then realizing that even selling at cost would be difficult. This doesn't seem that surprising considering the New York dates took months to finally sell out and that most seats were cheaper than the ones in BA, despite what I am pretty sure is a lower total venue capacity. I actually don't even like Madonna but have been interested in the excitement the concert in BA created for friends of mine there and intrigued by concert pricing in general. I would counsel anyone who does care about this concert to go and purchase tickets either at ticketek, where they are available for all days, or at cost from people not wishing to profiteer by selling at cost. When tickets fetch such great fees in the aftermarket, promoters raise the normal prices for subsequent concerts. I'd like to see would-be profiteers lose money on this concert series. For a show that will be ten times better than this, the best seats for Juana Molina at Ateneo on Dec. 12 are still available for pesos. The top price for Gabo Fero tickets at the same venue on Nov. 21 is $35 pesos. Both of these artists are consistently incredible and stand up well against most all global artists of better reknown.
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April 2010
April 23rd, 2010
What: East End Fourth Fridays!
When: This Friday, April 23rd
Where: Kenny Dorham's Backyard
1106 East 11th Street
Austin, TX 78702
Time: 6:00pm-11:00pm
Come to East End Fourth Fridays! and enjoy fun activities for the children and live music, refreshments and art vendors for adults. The first East End Fourth Friday! will be April 23rd starting at 6pm on eleventh street. This event is continual and will be every fourth friday of the month throughout the summer until October. Austin's East End Fourth Fridays! is a culture-driven monthly community-oriented event developed by DiverseArts to showcase the very specific cultural attributes and historical identity of Austin's East End-the Soul in the heart of the City. The East End Fourth Fridays! helps showcase this cultural legacy for the benefit of the community. In partnership with neighborhood artists, businesses, cultural, civic and governmental groups, this monthly event is designed to bring a relaxed, communal open-air art and culture block-party to the newly revitalized East End. It's an open house in the East End along Eleventh Street. Sample food and drink established at the new venues, take in the headline concerts and bring the kids to enjoy the East End Kid's Corner at Kenny Dorham's Backyard. The Kid's Corner will include a moon bounce and free East Side Pies pizza for the kids! Be sure to check out art vendors, organizations and sponsors doing PR and public outreach.
To kickoff our first Fourth Friday! we will showcase the tunes of the talented Peterson Brothers Band and Lavelle White. DiverseArts wishes to bring visitors from the neighborhood and the Austin area to see the unique cultural and historic aspects of the East End. We hope to establish East End Fourth Fridays! as a holistic, community-based marriage of culture and commerce. So come out with the family to listen to music, buy some art, and enjoy the sights and sounds that the East End brings.
The Peterson Brothers Band
The Peterson Brothers Band is comprised of the talented Alex and Glenn Peterson ages ten and thirteen. With influences including B.B. King, Jimmy Page and Bootsy Collins, these young musicians that have set out to "Keep the Blues Alive." The band is the inspiration of a 13 year old lead guitarist and band leader, Glenn Jr., and his 11 year old brother Alex on bass and violin. Alex can also play bouzouki, charango, and mandolin. These two musicians that are not even old enough to drive, have played on stages from Austin to Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, Bastrop and many towns in-between. They have performed at festivals, fundraisers, churches and numerous other events. These two young virtuoso artists have heart, soul, and dedication beyond their years.
To see video and more info about the Peterson Brothers Band (http://www.myspace.com/glennalex)
Lavelle White
At 78 years of age, Miss Lavelle White is one of the hardest working women in show business and a leader in the Austin Blues tradition, famous for strong, emotive vocals. She's been making waves in the Texas music scene since she began belting out blues in Houston in the 1950s, and since then has opened for the Isley Brothers, Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson and Sam Cooke.
The versatility of Miss Lavelle White's musical talent contributes to her enduring, influential position in Austin's music scene. Her musical range includes traditional blues, classic soul, classic R&B, and even Hip-Hop. And she approaches each of these genres with incredible fervor and joy, pleasing and astounding audiences.
White has been nominated for the W.C. Handy Award, been inducted into the Austin Music Hall of Fame, and been named Blues Artist of the Year in Houston. Miss Lavelle White is truly an Austin Blues Master.
Stay tuned for more information about participating vendors, venues and businesses on east Eleventh St. from Branch st. to Angelina.