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Four little nosegay Pennie Pockets of Valentine happiness. Fill with treats and love… hang on a front door handle… ring the doorbell… and RUN!
- 6 slices of a Moda Layer Cake (6 – 10″ x 10″ squares). Sweet by Urban chicks featured.
- 2 strips (2 – 1½" strips) from a roll of Sweet Honey Buns.
- Optional: Clover "Large" (orange) Yo-Yo maker.
- Pearl beads in assorted sizes.
1. Select 4 slices of Layer Cake (4 – 10″x10″ pieces) and cut each piece diagonally once for your outer pocket and liner pocket pieces.
2. Arrange your outer pocket and liner triangles into four units.
3. Select 2 slices of Layer Cake (2- 10″x10″ pieces) and cut in half horizontally and then in half vertically to yield eight 5″ squares for prairie points and yo-yo's. Arrange 2 groups – four pieces for prairie points, and 4 pieces for yo-yo's. Make four yo-yo's according to the directions from your Clover yo-yo maker (or use your favorite yo-yo making method if no Clover tool is used).
4. Make 4 prairie points total by diagonally folding the wrong sides together of each 5″ square. Press. Fold over again diagonally. Press.
5. Cut four 1½" x 16″ pieces from two Honey Bun strips. (two from each strip)
6. Fold and press handle strip in half lengthwise with wrong side inside. Open and press long edges to center. Refold in half and press. Repeat for all handle strips. Top-stitch on outer edges to finish handles.
7. Pin a prairie point on center on it's raw edge to the edge of the outer pocket piece. Pin raw edges of handle on each side of the prairie point.
8. Tuck the handle ends half way under the prairie point.
9. Pin liner pocket piece to outer pocket piece. Sew a 1/4″ seam to join pieces. Back-stitch beginning and end of seam.
10. Press unit towards the liner piece. Flip one pressed side about an inch in the opposite pressing direction and press (see photo in step 13). This will help your unit nest nicely in the step 12.
11. Tuck handle under prairie point. This will help keep your handle from migrating into the seam in the next step.
12. Fold over diagonally, right sides together. Stitch a ¼" seam around edge, stopping about an inch past the turn (right blue pin). Leave about a 3″ opening for turning, and continue stitching the edge (after left blue pin). Back-stitch all beginning and ending stitches.
13. Trim all corner points about ⅛" from seam to reduce bulk after turning.
14. Turn unit inside out. A chop-stick makes for a great turning/pointy poking tool, especially if it's cute like my little strawberry one. Pin turn-opening closed, and top-stitch or whip-stitch edges closed.
15. Sew a pearl bead to a yo-yo center. Secure with knot. Sew yo-yo to the bottom point of the prairie point. Secure with a knot and hide thread tail between prairie point layers.
16. To attache dangle beads, take your chop-stick or turning tool and make sure liner point is as far down into the pocket as possible. With needle and thread, exit needle at the pennie's point. Thread 3 beads, from large to medium to small. Make a "u-turn" and thread back into medium and then large bead. Pull taught (but not too taught). Enter the needle back into the pennie's point and knot-off and hide thread tail in between layers of fabric.
17. Fill with candy, fabric, love coupons, sewing tools/notions, flowers, Cheeze-It's, etc.
One package each of Layer Cakes and Honey Buns will yield 24 Pennie Pockets.
Ding-dong-ditchin' good clean fun!
Monica/Happy Zombie


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About Us
ABOUT USA DANCE. USA DANCE Inc., a 501c3 nonprofit organization, is the National Governing Body for DanceSport in the United States, sponsoring and sanctioning the highest quality of competitive dance opportunities in the country, including 11 National Qualifying Events, the National DanceSport Championships and the Collegiate National DanceSport Championships. With 162 local dance chapters, USA Dance supports thousands of grassroots programs and opportunities for both recreational and competitive dancers. USA Dance is a multi-sports member organization of the U.S. Olympic Committee and joins 91 countries within the World DanceSport Federation, sending USA DanceSport athletes to compete at WDSF world games and championships and supporting the global movement to bring DanceSport to the Olympic Games.
USA DANCE is the National Governing Body for DanceSport in the United States and with more than 160 chapters throughout the country is also the representative organization for all social and recreational ballroom and Latin dancers in America, ranging from pre-schoolers to seniors.
For DanceSport, USA Dance is the official member organization of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and the U.S. member of the world governing organization, the World DanceSport Federation (called the WDSF), which is the official global member organization of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Along with the WDSF, USA Dance has the sustaining mission to gain national and global acceptance for DanceSport as an official medal sport in the Olympic Games.
With nearly 19,000 U.S. members who financially support the national programs and with an outreach of more than 200,000 dancers, USA DANCE serves the industry as a leader and also as a 501c3 non-profit organization, approved by the Internal Revenue Service, and is authorized to solicit and receive donations from the public to support its promotional and educational programs.
Important USA Dance programs include the support and establishment of chapters throughout the country, financial and training support of our country's top athletes, organization and regulation of DanceSport competitions at the regional and national levels, encouragement of Special Olympics DanceSport and a K-12 after-school dance programs, support of seniors as recreational dancers and as athletes, fostering of a healthy, productive communications exchange via the general media and the USA Dance website, social media sites and the official publication American Dancer.
Essentially, USA Dance has the overall mission to increase the quality and quantity of ballroom dancing in America.
Educational and Charitable Mission:
In furtherance of its educational and charitable purposes, USA DANCE promotes ballroom dancing as a recognized sport and a recreational activity, providing opportunities to all Americans.
Objectives include:
- Educating the general public on how ballroom dancing, as a sport or activity, can greatly enhance the physical and mental well-being and health of its participants, regardless of age, ability or interest level;
- Also educating the general public-- from pre-school to seniors -- about the social benefits of participating in organized dance activities;
- Fostering and promoting a willingness and spirit of universal cooperation among co-existing dance, sports and social organizations, both for-profit and non-profit, businesses, teaching and competing professionals and amateurs, and other interest groups to sustain a high level of interest and participation in ballroom and latin dancing;
- Providing a means of information exchange between the various dance related organizations and promoting a healthy and productive interaction between dancers of all organizations;
- Eliminating restrictive conditions and policies that would prohibit or discourage participation in dance;
- Promoting, guiding and supporting social and competitive ballroom dance programs at the collegiate and K-12 levels throughout the nation; and,
- Fostering and helping sustain purposeful USA Dance chapters throughout the United States in all 50 states.
Chapter Social & Community Activities:
USA DANCE chapters create dance opportunities for local citizens by organizing affordable social dances, dance lessons and workshops. Chapter members often present dance education and live demonstrations in nursing homes, retirement homes, hospitals, schools, shopping malls, and other public places, while striving to educate the public regarding the health and social benefits of ballroom dancing. The goal of each chapter is to serve the national mission on a grassroots level, as a leader and a motivation for ballroom dance activities in the community, colleges and schools. A significant portion of USA Dance's resources is devoted to promoting, organizing and supporting ballroom dancing programs for youth and collegiate dancers.
DanceSport Activities:
USA DANCE organizes and promotes local dance competitions, regional dancesport competitions (called National Qualifying Events), and the USA Dance National DanceSport Championships, where dancers from pre-teen to seniors 55+ compete within their divisions and at varying proficiency levels. At the USA Dance "National", the United States' World Teams are selected and represent the USA at upcoming WDSF World DanceSport Championships and World Games. USA Dance works to fund Development

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'A Streetcar Named Desire' to Arrive at Augustana Feb. 24
Tennessee Williams' award-winning play deals with the culture clash between a fading relic of the Old South and a rising member of the industrial working class. The play runs Feb. 24-26 and March 3-5 at the Edith Mortenson Center Theatre.
'Heritage and Hope' Series to Pair Emeriti, Junior Faculty
A first-of-its-kind program, the series will feature reflections on interviews with iconic figures of Augustana's past, including Dr. Art Olsen, Bob Aldern, Dr. Lyn Oyos and Dr. Harry Krueger, conducted by today's faculty.
Augustana to Go Red for Heart Health Awareness
To support heart health awareness and in recognition of American Heart Month, Augustana is proclaiming Friday, Feb. 4, as Wear Red Day. Throughout February, the College will promote heart health and educate faculty, staff and students about cardiovascular diseases.
Final Group of Augustana Band Members Set to Arrive in Sioux Falls at 4:25 p.m. Today
The final group of Augustana Band members and Band leadership, known as the "Cleopatra" group, has arrived in Minneapolis. The group will fly to Sioux Falls on Delta Flight No. 9857, scheduled to arrive at 4:25 p.m. A bus will transport students from Sioux Falls Regional Airport to campus.
Home Sweet Home: Augustana Band Members Arrive in Sioux Falls
The final group of Augustana Band members and Band leadership arrived in Sioux Falls Tuesday afternoon after spending more than 20 days in Egypt. President Oliver offers his reflections and thanks.
5 a.m. MONDAY UPDATE: Final Group of Students Await Departure from Cairo International Airport
Early this morning, Augustana officials confirmed that student members of the Augustana Band and other members of the group's Egyptian Tour, known as the "Cleopatra" group are at Cairo International Airport, awaiting takeoff on Delta's KLM Flight No. 554, which was scheduled to depart at 12:30 p.m. today (4:30 a.m. CST).
7 a.m. MONDAY UPDATE: Last Group of Students Out of Cairo; En Route to Amsterdam
All members of the Augustana Band's Egyptian tour have left Egypt. Students and other members of the group's Egyptian Tour, known as the "Cleopatra," group are now en route to Amsterdam, where they are scheduled to arrive at 10:25 a.m. CST.
1 p.m. MONDAY UPDATE: Students En Route Home
Updates regarding student members of the Augustana Band and other travelers returning to the U.S. from Cairo, Egypt.
Spring Classes Delayed Due to Weather Conditions
Due to weather conditions, the start of spring semester classes will be delayed by one day. College classes were to start on Wednesday, Feb. 2, but will now start on Thursday, Feb. 3.
7:15 p.m. MONDAY UPDATE: Augustana Students Boarding Plane in Minneapolis; Set to Arrive in FSD 8:56 p.m.
Delta Airlines officials just confirmed that Augustana students and Band Tour travelers are boarding Delta Flight No. 9857. They are scheduled to arrive in Sioux Falls at 8:56 p.m.


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Take a look at this!!!
Knittermobile (Ravelry) took one look at the pseudo rolag post and RAN with it! She's done some amazing work with blending colors - take a look -
Originally uploaded by Knittermobile
This is an example of one of her pseudo rolags, and here is the resultant yarn -
Originally uploaded by Knittermobile
As I've said numerous times before - I'm surrounded by Geniuses!!!
Knittermobile, you are a Genius!!!
Oh my goodness gracious, take a look at those colors and how they are blended! I immediately placed orders with my favorite etsy sellers for some colorful roving, because I want to play, too.
Be sure to click the photos - or just go straight to Knittermobile's flickr account, and you can find more pictures of her colorblending with pseudorolags. Stunning, simply stunning. Also, such beautiful photographs - I'll have to ask her for her secret.
I have gobs of perfectly lovely coopsworth locks, so I started playing. I didn't like spinning this particular fiber from the fold, so I decided to try making pseudo rolags - well, this stuff is soooo puffy and bouncy, that it wouldn't cooperate. It wants to spin from a cloud, but I can't quite figure out how I'm going to accomplish that and ply on the fly...
...so, I've included a few photos to demonstrate the work-around.
Basically, I forced it to comply by using a comb to wrangle it around a size 15 knitting needle.
(non-coopsworth hair furnished by my daughter's cat, Jingles. She likes to sleep on my brushing cloth, the little dear.)
I used the comb to fold the fiber over the needle, then I held the comb in place while I began to roll the needle.
Then, I rolled and rolled -
and it continued to be puffy and bouncy and not hold together into a rolag form, but instead, it fell all to pieces.
So I pressed down on it with my hands - pretty firmly, actually.
and I rolled and rolled until it compacted into a surprisingly hard, tight, and dense little bundle.
and I rolled and rolled until it compacted into a surprisingly hard, tight, and dense little bundle.
Then, amazingly, it spun like an absolute dream..... ahhhhhh..... I thought that I had ruined it by compressing it so, but actually, it spun quite easily. The pseudo rolag held together really well, and even though it was so dense, it still drafted like a dream. Huh. Always a surprise. Also, it was very easy to handle - before I figured out this work-around, the rolags always fell apart and were very difficult for me to work with. Another nice thing is that there is LOADS of fiber in that dense little bundle, so I was able to spin a long long strand out of one pseudo rolag. I like this aspect, too.
I was able to get a nice, even spin, and I did the ply on the fly magic and... ahhhhh.... it's really nice yarn! I think that it'll be perfect for a hardwearing, jeans-and-turtleneck, everyday, knock-around, sweater. It's a great color, too. It looks white in the photos, but actually it's a very light grey with strands of jet-black hairs - not in great density - but I really like these little strands of black.
I think that this is the wool I'm going to use for my project. Now, to contact the seller to see if she has any more left.
So, if you want to use a fiber with some fight to it, here is how to force it to comply.


text: I guess I had overlooked a few things. I solved my problem by using the beoboot utility to create my boot disks, instead of the BeoSetup Node boot disk utility. the command was simply: beoboot -2 -f I just don't understand why this made that big of a difference? Dan -----Original Message----- From: Mesimer, Daniel James (UMKC-Student) Sent: Wed 9/18/2002 2:41 PM To: beowulf at beowulf.org Cc: Subject: Basic Scyld setup node boot problems Hello all, I have just set up the master node of an 8 node cluster (1 of these is my master). I am using the Scyld Beowulf 27bz-8 edition. Installation of the default Scyld Beowulf Master went fine. I, then, made the node boot floppies (again default). These boot my slave nodes just fine. They begin RARPing and I see all of the MAC addresses in the unknown field just fine. When I move these addresses to the Configured Nodes Section (of BeoSetup), (I believe) the slave nodes then get the phase 2 kernel and begin running it. But, the slave nodes then stop. Stating: VFS: Cannot open root device 03:05 I thought that these needed RAMdisks to run initially and it doesn't look like that is being setup. This is the syslinux.cfg on the floppies: **BEGIN default beoboot label beoboot kernel vmlinuz append initrd=initrd.img apm=off apm=power-off prompt 0 timeout 100 **END This is my (default) /etc/beowulf/fstab: **BEGIN # This file is the fstab for nodes. # One difference is that we allow for shell variable expansions... # # Variables that will get substituted: # MASTER = IP address of the master node. (good for doing NFS mounts) # RAMDISK = device name (/dev/<ramdev>) of a device suitable for a root fs # Note that the "noauto" and "user" options are meaningless here. # 40MB RAM disk by default. $RAMDISK / ext2 fs_size=40960 0 0 # This is the default setup from beofdisk, once you setup your disks. #/dev/hda2 swap swap defaults 0 0 #/dev/hda3 / ext2 defaults 0 0 # These should always be added none /proc proc defaults 0 0 none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0 # NFS (for example and default friendliness) $MASTER:/home /home nfs nolock 0 0 **END I believe I need to add something to the node boot disks to allow RAMdisk setup.(?) What would that be? OR am I just way off. I was just assuming that it would just work. Also, another question, Is there some advantage to using the slave nodes' disks? (I mean installing software to them?) Any help would be greatly appreciated. Dan "Pierce" Mesimer _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf


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The Asylum
Publisher's Summary
A brilliant new Gothic thriller from the acclaimed author of The Ghost Writer and The Séance.
Confused and disoriented, Georgina Ferrars awakens in a small room in Tregannon House, a private asylum in a remote corner of England. She has no memory of the past few weeks. The doctor Maynard Straker tells her that she admitted herself under the name Lucy Ashton the day before and then suffered a seizure. When she insists he has mistaken her for someone else, Dr. Straker sends a telegram to her uncle, who replies that Georgina Ferrars is at home with him in London: "Your patient must be an imposter."
Suddenly her voluntary confinement becomes involuntary. Who is the woman in her uncle's house? And what has become of her two most precious possessions: a dragonfly pin left to her by her mother and a journal that contains the only record of those missing weeks? Georgina's perilous quest to free herself takes her from a cliffside cottage on the Isle of Wight to the secret passages of Tregannon House and into a web of hidden family ties on which her survival depends.
Here is another delicious read from the author praised by Ruth Rendell as having "a gift for creating suspense, apparently effortlessly, as if it belongs in the nature of fiction."
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- Tracey Rains
- 03-06-2013
This book is different from my usual cup of tea, so I hesitated a bit before purchasing it. I was afraid it might be too formulaic to be enjoyable, but this has been one of my favorite audiobooks in some time. First, it is very atmospheric; I was immediately drawn into this world. Harwood created a main character to whom I was immediately drawn. Much of the story is told through flashbacks, but the narrative switches between the present and past so skillfully that transitions are seamless. As I listened, I always had questions that made me find just a few more minutes to listen a little more. The suspense isn't driven by violence and mayhem, but of situations with "something" just a bit off kilter, or the promise of information just around the bend. I don't want to say much about the plot because each new element of the plot reveals something that you've been wondering about. If you read the publisher's summary on the book's page, it gives you a decent enough feel for the book; just know that this story is very well crafted.
If you're considering this book, go ahead, you won't be disappointed. The writer is talented; Rosalyn Landor does her usual outstanding job; and the overall result is an experience that I am very glad I did not miss.
20 of 20 people found this review helpful
- Natalie
- 29-03-2014
Good listen, but not gripping
It took a couple of tries to get into this one, and I really didn't get absorbed into the story until well into the second-half of the book. The gothic aura of the book is very well done, and the pervasive sense of impending doom does pervade the story in undercurrents, but it was tedious at times. The underlying question of her sanity is well balanced to make me wonder at times which way it was going to go. The narration was good.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
- Zaubermond
- 24-07-2013
Another brilliant novel from Harwood
Not much more can be said about the plot beyond the publisher's description without spoilers. Suffice to say we are, without preamble, plunged straightaway into a nightmarish situation that takes place in a Victorian England of the author's imagination.
In all his writing, Harwood displays a gift I associate strongly with M.R. James: he can take otherwise unremarkable characters, events, places, and situations and gently bring in horror in the most unexpected way, transforming all into the extraordinary. Each author does so with subtlety, beautifully economical writing, and an uncanny ability to evoke atmosphere.
Landor narrates with her usual elegant precision and feeling for character. I've loved everything I've ever heard her read.
I also recommend Harwood's stunningly original debut novel, "The Ghost Writer," and his second, "The Séance." Both are unforgettable, well-written tales that will stay with you long after you've finished the last pages. If you like your historical fiction with a slightly gothic twist, few do it better than Harwood.
As usual, I cannot wait to read his next novel. I hope you'll feel the same way.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
- Anna Chalet
- 25-11-2014
Could Have Been Brilliant
What made the experience of listening to The Asylum the most enjoyable?
The narrator is well suited to reading this story and genre, I went 'into' the story very quickly
What was most disappointing about John Harwood's story?
So damn bored with slipping in a bit of lesbian-ism, it seems that every writer out there right now is trying to add gravitas to their main plotline by adding in an irrelevant lesbian angle. Actually, its worse than that as its actually an INCEST lesbian angle, this really wearied me. I was really getting into the story and then BOOM - teenage boy fantasy storyline creeps in. Ruined the atmosphere.
What about Rosalyn Landor's performance did you like?
I went into the story very quickly and the narration did not irritate me or get in the way of the story
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Who's the maddest of them all?
Any additional comments?
:LOVE the idea running through this book, especially in the beginning when the story line was so tight and you really didn't know who was mad, or lying or confused. Great idea for a novel. Shame about the late middle section.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
- RueRue
- 01-04-2014
Great Begining and Wonderful Narration
Would you try another book from John Harwood and/or Rosalyn Landor?
Loved Rosalyn Landor's narration ! I might try another John. Harwood story. I liked the writing, but the plot became much too convoluted, and I felt there were some plot threads left dangling.
How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
A less convoluted plot and more character development would have made this a better narrative.
Which character – as performed by Rosalyn Landor – was your favorite?
She did all of the characters, male and female, very well. Great narration !
Could you see The Asylum being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?
It certainly has cinematic potential, but the plot would need to be simplified.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
- Alwayswalkingmydog
- 18-01-2014
Good Thriller, Excellent Narration
What about Rosalyn Landor's performance did you like?
Excellent reader for a British mystery thriller. She was able to perform male dialog as well as the woman's. Pleasant voice.
Any additional comments?
The story line dragged a bit in the middle, but otherwise was a good read. It kept my undivided attention, except for the middle part, where letter after letter was read. In my opinion, sometimes a more concise synopsis would have sufficed.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
- Lisa
- 22-03-2016
Wait, what!?
The first 2/3a are well done then it turns into a hot mess. The author has the main character make some leaps of logic that don't make sense, the story becomes confusing and the final actions of the 'villain' left me feeling like I was being punk'd. It's as if the author just got tired of writing and wanted to wrap things up any way possible. And the relationship between Georgina & Lucia is just plain odd, especially when you throw in the Georgina (or is it Lucia?) & Franklin relationship in.
Good narrator though.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
- Delah
- 14-01-2015
Pretty Good. A little too dragged out at the end.
I pretty much enjoyed this book except that I think it went over long and had me wishing toward the end that it would hurry and wrap up. Also it can start to get confusing toward the end if one is not listening on a consistent basis and paying close attention. The narrator is good. This is not a book that will stay with me after I've read it. I'm glad it's over and I can move on to something else.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
- Paisley
- 13-11-2014
Encapsulates you in a small, fascinating world.
Where does The Asylum rank among all the audiobooks you've listened to so far?
It's in the top rung! I loved listening to this one with my boyfriend and would highly recommend it as a road trip book or something to listen to with company. We had a great time dissecting the plot and stopping it every once in a while to throw our theories out as to how everything would be resolved.
What about Rosalyn Landor's performance did you like?
She did such an excellent job of switching voices for characters that I honestly forgot this wasn't a full cast production. So many female narrators give male characters awful, unconvincing, or flat voices, but not this lady. Very impressive!
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
*POTENTIAL SPOILER ALERT* There was a line near the end where Georgina comments that there was a greater reason she could never be Frederick's wife, beyond their relation, and it was that her love for Rosina had revealed a deeper truth of herself. I don't think even my boyfriend picked up on the fact that Georgina was saying she digs ladies and not men!
That's not a "moving" moment, really, but a notable one that is pretty subtle and easy to overlook.
Any additional comments?
This is the second Harwood novel I've listened to, and I'm fascinated with how immersive his worlds are, despite being bound up in a relatively small scope. Everything is lushly detailed and character driven. You will find that even if you don't particularly care for a character, you are still listening with rapt attention and eager to find out more about them.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
- Alexandra
- 02-12-2013
Interesting Period Thriller but not a page-turner
Set in an earlier time period, this thriller starts off well, but then winds into an implausible storyline with love affairs at the root of all the vagaries of the different characters. It feels as though the author missed the mark quite widely so this ends up being just another period story with some strange and improbable twists. Not worth the credit.
5 of 8 people found this review helpful
- barjil
- 27-05-2013
A cracking Gothic yarn!
I have raced through this book and am now sorry I've finished it. It has overtones of Wilkie Collins but maybe that's because it's set in the 19th century and the asylum reminded me of 'The Woman in White' - this is far more exciting, though.
The reader has a very refined voice which may irritate some people but it goes very well with the story and she's able to use it to voice the different characters. I looked for other books by John Harwood but this seems to be the only one.
9 of 9 people found this review helpful
- Louisa
- 07-07-2013
A real treat
It's a real treat to find John Harwood in audio. His last book, The Seance appeared on audible for a nanosecond and then was withdrawn. Harwood tells deliberately gothic tales - but they are always very gripping and a very good read or listen. Rosalyn Landor's reading is good and she manages to give the characters the right personalities from the start. There is not much more to say about the story than you'll find in the blurb and one doesn't want to give any of the plot away so suffice it to say that it's an excellent summer listen or a good one for a cosy bedtime. Enjoy!
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
- Sharon
- 15-07-2013
Darkly Menacing.
Never having had the pleasure of John Harwoods works before I didn't know what to expect. Dark and brooding you are immediately drawn in to a this mystery being drip fed clues along the way while Georgina Ferris tries to solve the puzzle of how she ended up in an asylum in Cornwall. She soon realises that the answers lie in her families past.
The pace was perfect and as the drama unfolded I was almost climbing into my ipod.
But damn it the ending was anti climatic, Dr Strakers part really confused me, but hey horses for courses, it still does not detract from the very excellent writing, even though the ending wasn't to my taste will still look for more by JH.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
- Macwoman
- 07-07-2013
Victorian Gothic thriller
What did you like most about The Asylum?
Nicely judged and imagined Victorian tale of fear of madness, repressed sexuality, and greed.I did not think initially that I would follow this through to the end, but I did - the story got hold of me in a way that I often think marks a good writer. The author does not overdo the Gothic atmosphere, but all the ingredients are there: a remote asylum for the insane on Dartmoor, an aloof and questionable doctor with a strange laboratory in the grounds, a woman who suffers from amnesia so badly that she can remember nothing about how she came to be there. Who is doing what to whom? We do not find out till the very end, and in between there is a feast of those long newsy Victorian letters between friends, lost wills, tyrannical fathers and unfaithful lovers. Anyone who has enjoyed a good 19th century novel will enjoy this, and find it more accessible.
I don't usually go in for complaining about endings, as it seems to me that that is the author's choice, and their right. I can have an opinion, however, and that's fair enough. Some readers will find the ending unconvincing, but I thought it just about stood the reality test.
Who was your favorite character and why?
I liked the heroine for her doughty determination not to be put down by this crowd of Victorian men who truly felt their superiority to be so obvious as not to need any evidence to support it!
What about Rosalyn Landor's performance did you like?
The reader does a good job of sustaining the atmosphere and maintaining the style of a carefully articulating, educated woman of the period, and I think she manages the frail male asylum heir particularly well.
Any additional comments?
Good listen for a boring trip home, or a rainy Saturday when you don't want anything that will stretch you too far.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
- Beccameriel
- 26-06-2013
Gripping Victorian Gothic
Clearly inspired by The Woman in White, this is a good stab at a Victorian gothic novel. Shades of Sarah Waters and Michel Faber (but with less sex!). I could pick holes in the fact the the device of the letters is not very convincing - no one would report conversation like that in a letter - but it's so enjoyable overall that can forgive that. The story is, perhaps, a bit rushed at the end but it's jolly entertaining.
Rosalyn Landor has just the right voice for a genteel 19th century lady.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
- fiona
- 14-08-2013
great twists and turns
An evocative period tale. Appealing heroine, great cast. The story is spooky and atmospheric. I would recommend this to fans of the seance.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
- Stephen J. Welch
- 03-06-2013
Much more compelling that the synopsis suggests
Very much enjoyed this book: an excellent story, with more complexity and a slowly revealed back story. This makes the narrative canvas much wider than might appear from the synopsis, and though the comparison with Wilkie Collins might be going a bit far (* fewer words than he would use I feel sure!), it is an excellent read.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
- mollyeyre
- 28-07-2014
Kept my interest
Overall this novel did keep my interest, as some other reviewers have mentioned, there is a strong 'Woman in White' feeling running through. As this (Woman in W) is one of my all time favourite books the Asylum left me a bit unsure.
The characters were well drawn, but as ever I get very irritated by the actions of the daft heroin as she misses the obvious!!
Nevertheless, I enjoyed the book, there were a couple of twists that were quite good and it held my interest throughout.
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- S. Beaton
- 14-07-2014
Loved It
Would you listen to The Asylum again? Why?
Yes, I twas a very interesting and mind gripping story, which kept you in suspense.
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- Karole
- 21-03-2017
Sorry. Not for me.
Unfortunately this story failed to engage me. A bit slow to develop, a wee bit obvious and a tiny bit tedious. The female narrator tried but rather too hard and over enunciated. I'm sure others may enjoy it. It did help get me off to sleep with my jet lag so something positive


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The services repository would be a place to store non-core/third party Turbine services that could be utilized by anyone developing with the Turbine services framework. There are services that are stored in the main Turbine CVS that would be good candidates for the services repository: castor, xmlrpc, xslt, webmacro, freemarker, naming. These are services that Turbine can function without. Many Turbine developers have probably created services but have never offered them to the group because they are somewhat specialized: these services would be ideal in the repository because they would have a description and might be a great starting place for another developer. Or even better, a contributed service might be exactly what another developer needs.
There are also services in other OSS Turbine-based applications that would be good candidates for the services repository. Tambora has a rule service and processing service that could be useful for other Turbine-based B2B solutions, and the URL management and disk caching services in Jetspeed are also general purpose services that would be very useful to a wide audience of developers.
It would be nice to try and slim down the primary Turbine CVS. There are many services currently in that are not core services. These non-core services could easily be stored somewhere else and make the primary Turbine CVS easier to navigate and become familiar with.
It would be highly desirable to build up an extensive library of services. All of these services can't be kept in the primary Turbine CVS and so I imagine there are quite a few services out there that have not been contributed due to there specialized nature. Specialized services are ideal for the repository, if the services are kept in a central location and cataloged all parties involved will benefit.
Services would have to be functional from JAR files. For this to work the following changes would have to be made:
This would primarily affect the services framework, but the tools required to pull information from JARS and load the JARS could probably be used for loading/configuration sub-applications. We can probably borrow a lot of this code from Avalon as I think this is pretty much worked out in its service framework.


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Sorry everyone, I'm getting behind on my blogging. Anyway, here's a new release, I'm still working on releasing the hippie style top I wore in that last episode of "I Wanna Be a Celebrity," plan of several colors of that.
ALSO, I'm working on a gown for 4th of July, honestly I'm tired of the over-sexed look of most of the Independence Day wear available in SL, so I am making a gorgeous gown for all of us fashionistas that want to be the belle under the fireworks of the 4th. :) Oh and several skirt options come with it.
Ok so here is my newest release, called Whit. Ok, yes it's been available in my store for a couple weeks I admit, but it's kinda hidden because you buy it from the large poster and not a dress that is hanging.
Now before some of you get your panties in a bunch, lol, it's a Diane Von knock-off. All credit for the design goes to her. I wanted to bring this into SL for MYSELF, and not sell it, just walk around in it like the Diva I am. But I was begged to make it available, so well, now it is! It's called Whit after Whitney on MTv's "The City," she wears a different version of this dress on an episode.
ALSO, I've made packs for the other dresses etc in my store available, just buy them from the larger posters and get all the colors for a "bulk" price. AND my skins and bodies are still on sale! I seriously get joy out of people having my items and liking them, so I'm gonna keep the price down for awhile, maybe forever, idk. :)
Note to Flickrites and bloggers: PLEASE PLEASE send me an IM inworld if you've used a product of mine in a pic of yours or blogged it (if you have time). I LOVE seeing how you guys style my stuff.
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Malinda Grace needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 94 designs submitted by 9 freelance designers.
I have moved to Mexico and am starting over with my business. I would love either a fleur de lis or a crown incorporated into the logo. My style is very shabby chic, vintage, and classic. And my photography is very real, non posed, and realistic. I want my logo and brand to reflect who I have become; a wife, a mother of 4, a new-Christian, and a lover of shabby chic, vintage, antiques and anything that has a lot of character and texture. I use my photography to tell a story. Everyone has a story they want to tell. My logo needs to tell something about me!
My market is weddings and portraits-people who are interested in art, and who want quality images
I described above my wishes for a fleur de lis or crown. But I also need my name "Malinda Grace" to be part of the logo, as I will be using the logo as a watermark on all of my images. I love flourishes as well
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Seven Minutes Of Terror: Challenges Of Getting To Mars!
"On August 5th it will take 7 minutes for the $2.5 billion dollar Mars Rover Curiosity to go from 13,000 miles per hour to zero. NASA scientists describe just how critical those last 7 minutes will be."
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sarinadenise needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 377 designs submitted by 95 freelance designers.
Opening our first Yogurt Bar in Houston, Texas. Running out of time - due to open next month but despite months of working with 3 different individual designers have yet to define our logo!! Please help!
Sweet Lola Yogurt Bar
Our interior style is one of old world, vintage, upscale, inviting, whimsical. Our concept: four flavors of soft-serve organic frozen yogurt that our customers will enjoy swirling themselves into their yogurt cup, then a visit to the Topping Bar where they will choose their own toppings from an abundance of exclusive house-made toppings, fresh berries, roasted nuts, etc.
- Item 1... Who is Lola??? We do not want a design that looks so feminine that excludes men however it is a fact that women will drive our business. The product appeals to both sexes of all ages especially those who are health conscious - but young trendy women are the main demographic.
- Item 2...Colors are represented by the product:
- chocoate brown, raspberry (or some plum/berry color) and a luscious creamy vanilla perhaps with a splash of green and/or orange.
- Item 3...The logo could be a forward facing illustration of a female or a side profile. Or the logo could have berries. The logo could be a female with berries on her head or cap. Or the logo could be a vibrant graphic design suggesting the form of a female. It is not imperative that the logo have a female component to it - so am open to any design.
- Item 4... I would like a vintage font. (Not 50's retro -vintage - maybe like Art Nouveau) I like novella font but I noticed novella is not the same everywhere - the one I like is on myfonts.com. Not saying at all novella font is the one to use - just an example of the style I am looking for. Art Nouveau/Vintage are the key words. I like shabby looking damask.
- Item 1...I do not want bowls of yogurt in the design. I do not want ultra modern/contemporary. I do not want ice cream looking features in the design - like a ice cream cone or or big pile of ice cream swirled up.
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Canadian Bacon
Closer to ham than bacon, it usually is derived from a loin cut and is leaner and meatier than conventional bacon. This cut is cured, smoked and fully cooked and needs only to be warmed. Perfect to serve on English muffins for Eggs Benedict or other breakfast dishes.
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All courses in this program are applicable toward the continuing education requirement for the Certified Veterinary Practice Manager program offered by the Veterinary Hospital Managers Association.
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Develop strategies and policies to motivate and compensate staff, and to improve communications with peers and clients to enhance productivity and profitability.
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DOE A to Z: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #
For Release: March 7, 2005
DOE Announces NCLB-Designated Districts In Need of Improvement
The New Jersey Department of Education today announced that 30 school districts and three charter schools were notified that they have been designated as "Districts in Need of Improvement," based on the assessments of achievement of their students as calculated under an approved formula mandated by the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).
These districts were identified because they met three statistical criteria:
"While we are pleased that only about five percent of New Jerseys 593 operating school districts have been deemed to be In Need of Improvement by NCLB standards, we are very concerned about the sanctions that these districts will be facing if the performance of their students does not improve over the next two years," said Commissioner of Education William L. Librera.
"The situation is further complicated by the fact that the NCLB law dictates that the percentage of students achieving proficiency on each test increases in 2005, so more students will have to do well this year in order for the school or district to achieve AYP. In other words, the bar just got higher," he said.
The Commissioner said that the stronger focus on achievement by administrators, teachers and parents, and the improving level of understanding about the use of data in making better decisions on teaching and learning were factors that contributed to better test performances in many districts.
"But while accountability is a laudable goal, its very important to remember that, in terms of AYP, NCLB has imposed a very complicated calculation, reporting and evaluation process, an inaccurate labeling system and a very ambitious goal of 100 percent proficiency in math and language arts by all students by 2014," said Commissioner Librera, who repeated his frequently-stated concerns about the manner in which the federal government requires New Jersey and other states to implement the law.
Seven of the districts appealed the designations. Three of the appeals were denied. The appeal status of the other four districts will be resolved within a week, and they will be identified at that time.
The 26 remaining districts are: Atlantic City, Buena Regional (appeal denied), Hammonton, Lenape Regional, Camden City, Camden County Vocational (appeal denied), Winslow Township, Middle Township, East Orange, Essex County Technical, Irvington, Newark, Jersey City, Trenton, Middlesex County Vocational, New Brunswick, Asbury Park, Freehold Regional, Long Branch, Morris School District, Central Regional, Lakewood, Paterson, Franklin Township in Somerset County (appeal denied), North Plainfield and Plainfield.
The three charter schools are Academy Charter High School in South Belmar, Liberty Academy Charter School in Jersey City and Lady Liberty Academy Charter School in Newark. For the purposes of NCLB calculations, each of New Jerseys charter schools is considered to be an independent, one-school district.
Administrators in the designated districts must immediately:
If the districts do not make progress over the next two years, NCLB mandates that more severe sanctions be imposed. These could include requirements that the district experience a deferral or reduction in federal funding, institute and implement a new curriculum or replace administrators or teachers deemed relevant to the inability of the district to make progress.
In addition, individual schools could be removed from the district, receivers or trustees could be appointed to administer its affairs, parents could be offered the choice of sending their children to schools in other districts, or the district could be restructured or abolished.
The DOE Title I Office has already held one technical assistance session for the districts. Additional sessions are planned.
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When Nicki Minaj launched her second fragrance, Minajesty, last October, we talked to her about her new-at-the-time less-is-more approach to beauty. Less than a year later, the rapper is launching another new scent. As she gets ready to launch Minajesty Exotic Edition live on HSN (catch her July 11 at 12:01 A.M. ET), we thought we'd check in with her on her beauty evolution, makeup tips, and, of course, what makes her new scent so special.
Lipstick: First, you've done so many different beauty looks. Where do you find your inspiration?
Nicki Minaj: I experiment a lot with my own hair and makeup when I'm on downtime. I'm inspired by anything and anyone I see. I follow magazines and designers on social media to keep my eye on things, and my stylists bring me what they think is hot in the market place.
Lipstick: A few months ago you told us you felt sexier with pared-down hair and makeup. Do you think understated beauty is a direction you'll continue with?
Nicki Minaj: Not sure if I'll continue with it. In fact, I'm sure I won't. I'll mix it up. It's just how I feel at the moment.
Lipstick: So, when you want to feel your best, what makeup look do you wear?
Nicki Minaj: Lashes tend to make me feel prettier. In my downtime, I don't use them, but for shoots, when I put them on, they definitely add a boost of confidence.
__Lipstick:__Speaking of shoots, what has been the most helpful beauty tip you've learned from a hairstylist or makeup artist?
Nicki Minaj: I learned how to do brows and eye liner by watching one of my makeup artists. I think every woman should at least be able to do that. It adds a pop of glamour to a fresh face.
Lipstick: Can you tell us what's in your makeup bag right now?
Nicki Minaj: The usual: foundation, liners, pressed powders, lip gloss.
Lipstick: And what beauty product do you always carry when traveling?
Nicki Minaj: I always pack my own moisturizer and face wash, which contains no alcohol. Alcohol is the enemy when it comes to my skin.
Lipstick: Do you have a favorite beauty treatment?
Nicki Minaj: I've recently started threading my eyebrows and love it.
__Lipstick:__Let's talk about your newest fragrance. How is Minajesty Exotic Edition different from your previous scents? What was the inspiration behind it?
Nicki Minaj: Each fragrance in my collection has its own artistic expression:__
Pink Friday captured my signature look at the time, with pink hair and intoxicating notes that inspire fans to feel larger than life. It is sassy, fearless, and feminine.
Minajesty is a more expressive side and has more sultry notes—empowering my fans to be in charge of their own lives. It is sultry, glamorous, and confident.
This new brand, the Minajesty Exotic Edition, continues to inspire fearless confidence, inviting my fans to have fun with life—taking risks and traveling outside their comfort zone. It is exotic, flirtatious, and glamorous.
Lipstick: Where would you wear this new fragrance to?
Nicki Minaj: It feels very daytime, but I'd wear it any time I need a bit of excitement.
Lipstick: Switching to hair, the hair color on the bottle is blond. Which hair color makes you feel the most like yourself?
Nicki Minaj: I prefer my natural hair that I'm doing now actually. I've grown to like [it] the most.
Lipstick: One last question: If you could be anyone for a day, who would you be and why?
__Nicki Minaj: A trainer—LOL! That's what I need more than ever in my life right now.


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This past Thursday our readers were shocked to see our regular broadsheet edition shrunk down to a tabloid size. While the general layout looked familiar — with six beefy front page stories, great photos and teasers for inside stories — the photos were slightly distorted and it had an odd look that many readers couldn't quite put their fingers on.
But readers did notice the smaller type size; and they let us know about it!
VERGENNES — At their regular meeting last Tuesday, aldermen discussed signage at Vergennes' oldest cemetery, the addition of a Police Explorers program for youths interested in police work, and the need — or lack thereof — for a city conservation commission.
In other business, aldermen:
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MIDDLEBURY — The Vermont League of Cities and Towns, at its annual Town Fair in Essex Junction on Oct. 5, will present its Lifetime Achievement Award to recently retired Middlebury Town Manager Bill Finger.
This award is presented to a municipal official or employee who has dedicated his or her career to serving local government within his or her own community and through service on a statewide level on boards or commissions or the VLCT.
VERGENNES — Vergennes aldermen at their Sept. 18 meeting accepted a recommendation from the city's planning commission that Vergennes does not need to create a conservation commission.
Specifically, planners suggested that aldermen not place an article on the city meeting ballot asking residents to approve a conservation commission, and aldermen agreed.
MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury Area Land Trust (MALT) has welcomed Carl Robinson as its new executive director.
Originally from Arizona, Robinson and his family have called Middlebury their home for the past seven years. Prior to moving to Vermont, he received his B.S. in Parks and Recreation Management with an emphasis in Outdoor Education from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.
MIDDLEBURY — After state regulators recently OK'd Porter Medical Center's proposed fiscal year 2013 budget with conditions, Porter officials said the hospital will meet the state's request to cut $465,930 from its $69 million spending plan, and it will do it in a manner that does not affect direct patient services.
BRISTOL — Renewed concern over the sharply angled slope of the gravel extraction sites near Mount Abraham Union High School has led to some community questions on one of Bristol's most contentious issues — gravel pits — that could lead to discussion on how to reclaim the site.
Bristol resident David Brynn recently initiated some conversation on the subject with a letter to the editor published in the Addison Independent and with posts on a social media site.
VERGENNES — Vergennes aldermen are asking neighbors and other parties interested in the city's oldest cemetery to help create a new sign for the historic burial ground, for which the city assumed maintenance responsibilities this year.
An older sign now identifies it as "Vergennes First Cemetery," and the site, at the end of Mountain View Lane, is commonly known as the First Cemetery or as the Old Cemetery.
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Eddie Pope's successful career for the United States Men's National Team includes nine World Cup matches played since 1998 and 82 appearances overall. His first appearance for the MNT came against Trinidad in November 1996 and the last was against Italy in June of 2006. Pope ended his eleven-year international career for the U.S. tied with Kasey Keller and Claudio Reyna for the most ever World Cup qualifying appearances in U.S. history, playing in 31 matches during three qualifying campaigns. He turned in one of the standout performances for the U.S. defense at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, starting all five matches. He also played two games each at the 1998 and 2006 World Cups.
Pope recorded eight goals for the United States, none bigger than his strike in the USA's 2-2 World Cup qualifying draw with Mexico on April 20, 1997. Also scoring the game-winner against Mexico on April 28, 2004 in Dallas, he added two goals to his account in 2006, netting in back-to-back games against Norway and Japan. Pope also collected a Gold Cup championship medal in 2005.
In addition to his many accolades for the United States National Team, Pope is the first three-time World Cup veteran to play his entire professional career in Major League Soccer. Pope spent his entire 11-year professional career in Major League Soccer, beginning with D.C. United in 1996. A three-time MLS champion, his greatest professional moment came when he scored the game-winning goal in overtime to give D.C. United the inaugural MLS Cup title in 1996. Selected for the All-Star game in each of his 11 seasons, the Real Salt Lake defender was named to the league's All-Time Best XI last in 2005. He was named an MLS all-star four times, 1997 (a season in which he also was a MLS defender of the year), 1998, 2003 and 2004. During his 12 MLS seasons, he played 254 regular-season games and 27 playoff games.


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Woman Arrested For Theft Of 3 French Fries
This is not a joke. A police officer in Washinton DC has arrested a woman who was at the same restaurant as
A girl got arrested for second degree theft for stealing a police officer's french fries😂😂😂🍟🍟🍟— Ericka Hallgren (@ErickaHallgren) September 13, 2016
The officer repeatedly demanded that the woman
D.C. police accuse woman of second-degree theft — of french fries - The Washington Post https://t.co/BKyZAGPUgv— Scott Talan (@talan) September 10, 2016
She was arrested for the theft of 3 'French Fried Potatoes'. This happened for real - check out the official public incident report here below.
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Rocko Offers $50K For His Stolen Laptop & Harddrive! (Someone Robbed It Out Of His 2010 Escalade While He Was At Benihana's)
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Treating Psoriatic Arthritis
Treatment for psoriatic arthritis can relieve pain, reduce swelling, help keep joints working properly and possibly prevent further joint damage. Doctors will recommend treatments based on the type of psoriatic arthritis, its severity and your reaction to treatment.
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
NSAIDs include over-the-counter medications such as aspirin and ibuprofen as well as prescription products. Read about NSAIDs »
Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDs)
DMARDs may relieve more severe symptoms and attempt to slow or stop joint/tissue damage and the progression of psoriatic arthritis. Read about DMARDs »
Biologic drugs, or "biologics," are usually prescribed for psoriatic arthritis that has not responded to other treatments. Like DMARDs, biologics may slow or stop joint damage and the progression of psoriatic arthritis. They are given by injection or intravenous (IV) infusion. Read about biologics »
New Oral Treatments
New oral treatments improve symptoms of psoriatic arthritis by inhibiting specific molecules associated with inflammation. Unlike biologics, which are derived from living sources and must be administered via injection or infusion, these treatments can be effectively delivered as tablets taken by mouth. Read about new oral treatments »
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Allocations Overview and Eligibility
Allocations Overview
Most allocations of NERSC computer time and archival storage are awarded by DOE and managed by NERSC. There is no monetary charge to the project that receives the award. The awarded research groups are given project accounts, known as repositories (or repos), with a given amount of computing hours and an archival storage allocation. Resource usage (computer time or archival storage) is charged against the repository, like a withdrawal from a bank account. Once the account is exhausted, users can no longer charge against that account.
NERSC supports several allocation programs:
|Allocation Type
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|DOE Production
|Awards are made by DOE program managers in the six offices of science and SBIR. Applicants need to be part of a research project funded by the DOE Office of Science or show that their work meets the DOE mission.
|ASCR Leadership Computing Challenge: a DOE program run by ASCR to promote areas of interest to DOE. See the ALCC web page.
|NERSC Director's Reserve
|This is for projects selected by the NERSC Director.
|Education, Exploratory
Small awards made by NERSC from NERSC overhead time.
Requests to use NERSC resources are submitted annually via a web form. The process is known as ERCAP (Energy Research Computing Allocations Process). The ERCAP request form is accessed through the NERSC Help Desk interface (http://ercap.nersc.gov). While the majority of DOE Production awards are made once a year, the ERCAP process is open year-round. In particular, Exploratory and Education (for HPC related classes) allocation requests may be submitted at any time (see the Application Deadlines page for variations to this policy).
All work done at NERSC must be within the DOE Office of Science mission. See the Mission descriptions for each office (linked to in the Table of Contents). If you are not funded by the DOE Office of Science you should explain how your research falls within/supports the DOE mission.
Principal Investigators and PI Proxies
In general, Principal Investigators on projects allocated at NERSC are also PIs on a research grant. Senior researchers whose research is relevant to the Office of Science may also become new Principal Investigators.
An existing NERSC user may apply for a new project allocation as a new PI:
- Point your browser to ercap.nersc.gov, and login with your NIM credentials.
- Select Request a NERSC Allocation from the left-hand menu.
- Click the button labeled "New".
A Principal Investigator who is new to NERSC and does not yet have a NERSC login should follow the instructions in Applying for your First NERSC Allocation.
PI Proxies
A Principal Investigator can designate one or more "PI Proxies" who help fill out the request form and to manage the project's users. You can check whether one of your existing projects has a PI Proxy associated with it by entering your repository name in the Quick Search text box at the top of the NIM web page (make sure Repository is selected in the Quick Search pull-down) and clicking Go.
Designate a PI Proxy for a New Project
To designate a PI Proxy before making a request for a brand new project: when filling out the ERCAP Access Request Form be sure to include information on the person you wish to designate as your "proxy". This will allow the Proxy to make the request on behalf of the PI.
Add a new Proxy to an Existing Request
Once a request has been started, a PI or PI Proxy can add a new Proxy for that request by clicking the Add a preparer (PI Proxy) link for question 2.
Remove a Proxy
Before renewing a request, the PI and PI Proxies can remove a Proxy from a current project by changing the Proxy's role to User or Deleted. See NIM Guide for PIs.
Once a request is renewed for the next allocation year all Proxies are "renewed" as well. To delete the Proxy in this case, please call Account Support at 510-486-8612.
Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) Mission
The mission of the Advanced Scientific Computing Research program is to discover, develop, and deploy the computational and networking tools that enable researchers in the scientific disciplines to analyze, model, simulate, and predict complex phenomena important to the Department of Energy.
The Applied Mathematics research program focuses on mathematical research and software that impact the future of high-performance computing, especially creating and improving algorithms.
The Computer Science research program supports research that enables computing at extreme scales and the understanding of extreme scale data from both simulations and experiments. It aims to make scientific computers as easy and effective to use as possible.
The Distributed Network Environment research program focuses on end-to-end of high-performance, high-capacity and middleware network technologies necessary to provide secure access to distributed science facilities, high-performance computing recourses and large-scale scientific collaborations.
Basic Energy Sciences (BES) Mission
The Basic Energy Sciences (BES) program supports fundamental research to understand, predict, and ultimately control matter and energy at the electronic, atomic, and molecular levels in order to provide the foundations for new energy technologies.
The Materials Sciences and Engineering Division supports experimental and theoretical research to provide the knowledge base for the discovery and design of new materials with novel structures, functions, and properties. This knowledge serves as a basis for the development of new materials for the generation, storage, and use of energy and for mitigation of the environmental impacts of energy use.
The Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division supports experimental, theoretical, and computational research to provide fundamental understanding of chemical transformations and energy flow in systems relevant to DOE missions.
The Scientific User Facilities Division supports the R&D, planning, construction, and operation of scientific user facilities for the development of novel nano-materials and for materials characterization through x-ray, neutron, and electron beam scattering; the former is accomplished through five Nanoscale Science Research Centers and the latter is accomplished through the world's largest suite of synchrotron radiation light source facilities, neutron scattering facilities, and electron-beam microcharacterization centers.
Biological and Environmental Research (BER) Mission
Biological and Environmental Research mission priorities are to:
- Develop biofuels as a major secure national energy resource
- Understand relationships between climate change and Earth's ecosystems, and assess options for carbon sequestration
- Predict fate and transport of subsurface contaminants
- Develop new tools to explore the interface of biological and physical sciences
The Biological Systems Science Division supports fundamental research and technology development to achieve a predictive, systems-level understanding of complex biological systems.
The Climate and Environmental Sciences Division focuses on a predictive, systems-level understanding of the fundamental science associated with climate change and DOE's environmental challenges
Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) Mission
The Fusion Energy Sciences mission is to expand the fundamental understanding of matter at very high temperatures and densities and to develop the scientific foundations needed to develop a fusion energy source. This is accomplished by studying plasmas and their interactions with their surroundings under a wide range of temperature and density, developing advanced diagnostics to make detailed measurements of their properties, and creating theoretical and computational models to resolve the essential physics.
The physics of plasmas is at the heart of understanding how stars shine and evolve over billions of years. Plasmas, essentially hot gases of ions and electrons, are found in environments as familiar as fluorescent lighting and lightning bolts, as unimaginably harsh as the centers of stars, and as exotic as the environments surrounding super massive black holes. The science of plasma physics that describes the plasmas in these environments also describes the auroras that gently illuminate the northern and southern skies and the solar corona, where temperatures are far higher than on the sun's surface. At the scale of the very small, plasma physics and materials science combine to enable the exquisitely precise manufacture of semiconductors. Plasma science is also at the heart of advances in efficiencies in the lighting industry.
High Energy Physics (HEP) Mission
The mission of the High Energy Physics program is to understand how our universe works at its most fundamental level. We do this by discovering the most elementary constituents of matter and energy, exploring the basic nature of space and time itself, and probing the interactions between them. These fundamental ideas are at the heart of physics and hence all of the physical sciences. To enable these discoveries, HEP supports theoretical and experimental research in both elementary particle physics and fundamental accelerator science and technology.
Nuclear Physics (NP) Mission
The mission of the Nuclear Physics program is to discover, explore, and understand all forms of nuclear matter. The fundamental particles that compose nuclear matter - quarks and gluons - are relatively well understood, but exactly how they fit together and interact to create different types of matter in the universe is still not fully explained. To solve this mystery, NP supports experimental and theoretical research - along with the development and operation of particle accelerators and advanced technologies - to create, detect, and describe the different forms and complexities of nuclear matter that can exist in the universe, including those that are no longer found naturally.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Mission
The mission of the SBIR program is to:
- Stimulate technological innovation
- Use small business to meet Federal R/R&D needs
- Foster and encourage participation by the socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses, and those that are 51 percent owned and controlled by women, in technological innovation
- Increase private sector commercialization of innovations derived from Federal R/R&D, thereby increasing competition, productivity, and economic growth


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Location: Wheat Health, Genetics, and Quality Research
Project Number: 2090-22000-018-03-S
Project Type: Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
Start Date: Sep 1, 2016
End Date: Aug 31, 2019
1. Characterize wheat stripe rust races present in Pakistan. 2. Evaluate advanced/elite breeding germplasm from Pakistan wheat breeding programs with Pakistan stripe rust races at the seedling stage in the greenhouse and with natural U.S. populations in the field. 3. Provide training to Pakistani students and scientists in stripe rust research.
1. For developing cultivars with effective and durable resistance to stripe rust, it is essential to understand virulence compositions in the pathogen populations and dynamics of virulences. To obtain such information, stripe rust will be monitored by Pakistani scientists in commercial fields and disease and breeding nurseries during the wheat growing season. Stripe rust infected leaf samples will be collected and sent to the Agricultural Research Service Wheat Genetics Unit at Pullman, Washington for characterizing virulences and identifying races. We will accept up to 50 samples. Upon receiving the samples, we will start increasing spores if possible. Our standard procedures will be used to recover stripe rust, increase spores and test on differentials. Our newly established set of 20 single-gene differentials will be used for testing every isolate. To identify genetic changes that may not be detected by the stripe rust resistance genes in the differentials, we will extract DNA from spores of the Pakistan isolates. Our recently developed molecular markers (EST-SSR) will be used to characterize the isolates to identify new genotypes and determine genetic relationships among isolates. 2. To help Pakistani scientists in developing wheat cultivars with effective and durable resistance to stripe rust, we will evaluate advanced/elite breeding lines of wheat developed or used by Pakistani breeding programs. Wheat lines will be tested with selected U.S. and Pakistan stripe rust races in the seedling stage under controlled greenhouse conditions. We will also test the Pakistan wheat lines in field under natural infection of stripe rust at Pullman and Mt. Vernon, Washington. Comparison of stripe rust data of field and greenhouse tests will allow preliminarily determining the presence or absence of high-temperature adult-plant (HTAP) resistance in the wheat lines. To clarify postulated genes, we will use molecular markers that are available for many stripe rust resistance genes or Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL). Our focus will be on genes and gene combinations conferring effective resistance. For wheat germplasm that potentially have new genes for effective resistance based on all above tests, we will conduct genetic and molecular mapping studies to identify the genes and develop markers to be used in marker-assisted selection. 3. To sustain long-term efforts of improving wheat for rust resistance, students and scientists need to get first-hand experience with stripe rust. We plan to provide training to 2-3 Pakistani scientists and students. Our training will focus on all aspects related to disease monitoring, race identification and survey, germplasm screening, genetics and molecular mapping of resistance genes, and molecular characterization of stripe rust populations.


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Second marathon suspect captured, manhunt ends
All-day hunt that brought Boston area to standstill concludes after police standoff; alleged accomplice dead
In the waning moments of daylight, police descended Friday on a shrouded boat in a Watertown backyard to capture the suspected terrorist who had eluded their enormous dragnet for a tumultuous day, ending a dark week in Boston that began with the bombing of the world's most prestigious road race.
The arrest of 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev of Cambridge ended an unprecedented daylong siege of Greater Boston, after a frantic night of violence that left one MIT police officer dead, an MBTA Transit Police officer wounded, and an embattled public — rattled again by the touch of terrorism — huddled inside homes.
Tsarnaev's elder brother and alleged accomplice — 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the second suspect in Monday's Boston Marathon attack — was pronounced dead early Friday morning at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, after suffering shrapnel and bullet wounds in a gunfight with police.
"It's a proud day to be a Boston police officer,'' Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis told his force over the radio moments after the arrest. "Thank you all.''
President Obama, addressing the nation from the White House, applauded Boston for not allowing the terrorists to prevail.
"They failed because the people of Boston refused to be intimidated,'' the president said.
Friday will be remembered as the day the city stood still, after Governor Deval Patrick asked the people of Boston and the nearby communities of Watertown, Waltham, Newton, Belmont, and Cambridge to "shelter in place'' — stay inside, lock the door, and don't open it for anyone except police in uniform — while the younger Tsarnaev was on the loose.
A city of some 625,000, in a metropolis of 2 million, screeched to a halt. Heavily armed officers patrolled eerily empty streets that looked like the set of an apocalyptic movie. The MBTA halted its trains, buses, and subways. Taxi service was temporarily frozen. Amtrak stopped service between Boston and Providence. Officials asked businesses across the region not to open. The Red Sox and Bruins games were postponed. And the campus of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, where Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is a student, was evacuated and closed.
The day began with bomb blasts and gunshots on a street in Watertown, where police said more than 200 rounds were fired in the battle.
While his brother was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev survived and escaped on foot. Local, state, and federal law enforcement officers — including the Secret Service, K-9 teams, explosives experts, and SWAT officers — searched door to door for the suspect throughout Friday. Police in helicopters scoured the streetscape from above. More than 1,000 officers participated in the hunt.
By 6 p.m., frustrated officials relaxed the rule and allowed residents to leave their homes. The people of Watertown began to venture outside.
But within an hour, the crack of gunshots again blasted through the neighborhood. Sirens blared, and officers on foot scrambled down Franklin Street.
Police found Dzhokhar Tsarnaev hiding on a boat stored in a backyard on Franklin Street. Police exchanged gunfire with him before capturing him alive. Spontaneous celebrations erupted across the region, from the Boston Common to the Back Bay streets near the bombing.
The boat's owners, a couple, spent Friday hunkered down under the stay-at-home order. When it was lifted early in the evening, they ventured outside for some fresh air and the man noticed the tarp on his boat blowing in the wind, according to their his son, Robert Duffy.
The cords securing it had been cut and there was blood near the straps. Duffy's father called police, who swarmed the yard and had the couple evacuated, Duffy said.
Residents, who had barricaded themselves in their homes for nearly 20 hours, were still deeply shaken. "I'm so happy they got these guys,'' said Tom Sheridan, 35, an interior painter from Watertown, as he cheered police cruisers and ambulances as they drove by on Mount Auburn Street. "But I'm worried there are more people out there like that. It won't be the same.''
Tsarnaev was wounded and taken to a hospital. In an interview late last night, Patrick said he is "hoping very deeply he survives those wounds, because I've got a lot of questions and I know investigators have a lot of questions for him.''
Investigators believe the Tsarnaev siblings, originally from the former Soviet Republic of Kyrgyzstan, who came to the United States in the early 2000s, are responsible for the attack on the Marathon on Monday that killed three people and injured more than 170, many grievously.
The FBI-led investigation of the atrocity took a sudden and shocking turn Thursday afternoon after the FBI released photos and videos of the alleged Marathon bombers and asked the public for help identifying them. The images showed two young men casually lugging backpacks along Boylston Street Monday, shortly before two bombs exploded near the finish line.
Investigators said they believe the suspects carried crude but powerful bombs made from household pressure cookers in their backpacks, which they abandoned on the sidewalk.
Upon release of the images, tips poured into the FBI. Within hours, the brothers allegedly killed again, shooting Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer Sean Collier in his cruiser, near Vassar and Main streets in Cambridge, at about 10:24 p.m. The 26-year-old officer later died.
Police say the siblings carjacked a motorist minutes later on Memorial Drive. They released the unidentified motorist in Cambridge about 30 minutes later, police said. He was not hurt. Later that evening — the timing is unclear — an MBTA police officer spotted the stolen car, and a cavalcade of police cruisers chased the suspects into Watertown. The brothers threw explosives at the pursuing officers, police said.
The brothers stopped near Dexter and Laurel streets, got out of the car, and traded gunfire with police for several minutes. MBTA Transit Police Officer Richard H. Donohue Jr., 33, was wounded. He was in stable condition Friday at Mount Auburn Hospital.
The elder brother was shot in the battle and collapsed.As his brother lay on the street, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev jumped into the car and took off, plowing past a line of police officers who fired furiously. As he drove, he ran over his brother's body. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev abandoned the car nearby and fled on foot, triggering an enormous search and setting the region on edge.
Police took Tamerlan Tsarnaev to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center about 1:10 a.m. Friday. He was pronounced dead at 1:35 a.m. Dr. Richard Wolfe said the suspect had been hit by shrapnel from an explosion and that he had died from "a combination of blasts'' and "multiple gunshot wounds.''
The question that remains is why the siblings would attack their adoptive nation. But a picture began to emerge Friday of Tamerlan Tsarnaev as an aggressive, possibly radicalized immigrant who may have ensnared his younger brother — described almost universally as smart and sweet — into an act of terror.
"I used to warn Dzhokhar that Tamerlan was up to no good,'' Zaur Tsarnaev, who identified himself as a 26-year-old cousin, said by phone Friday from Makhachkala, Russia. "[Tamerlan] was always getting into trouble. He was never happy, never cheering, never smiling. He used to strike his girlfriend. He hurt her a few times. He was not a nice man.''
In a photo essay about boxing, Tamerlan said: "I don't have a single American friend. I don't understand them.''
In 2011, a foreign government asked the FBI for information about Tamerlan Tsarnaev, based on information that he was a follower of "radical Islam'' who he had changed drastically, the bureau said in a statement Friday. In response, the FBI investigated and interviewed Tamerlan and family members. "The FBI did not find any terrorism activity, domestic or foreign,'' the bureau said.
Dzhokhar, the suspect seen in FBI photos in a white cap worn backward, was a student at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. On Wednesday, two days after the Marathon attack, he spent the night at his dorm, according to a school official who declined to be named. He was an all-star wrestler and a member of the class of 2011 at Cambridge Rindge & Latin School; he won a Cambridge City Scholarship that year.
A Northeastern University sophomore who lived within blocks of Dzhokhar and graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin with him described the younger bombing suspect as an honor student popular with classmates who enjoyed playing pickup basketball with a large circle of friends.
Gilberto Junior, 44, owner of Junior's Auto body in Somerville, said the younger suspect dropped off a white Mercedes station wagon two weeks ago for repairs. Junior said he had not yet touched the car when the suspect came back demanding the car, the day after the bombing. The owner said Dzhokhar appeared nervous.
The family of 8-year-old Martin Richard, who died in the blasts, thanked law enforcement officers for their work on the investigation. "None of this will bring our beloved Martin back, or reverse the injuries these men inflicted on our family and nearly two hundred others,'' the Dorchester family said in a statement. "We continue to pray for healing and for comfort on the long road that lies ahead for every victim and their loved ones.''
William Campbell III, whose 29-year-old sister, Krystle M. Campbell, was killed when the bombs went off on Boylston Street Monday, said after Tsarnaev was captured: "I'm happy that nobody else is going to get hurt by these guys, but it's not going to bring her back.''
As for the rest of the family, including Krystle's father, William Campbell Jr., and mother, Patricia Campbell, "they're happy they got the guys, but basically they feel the same,'' he said. "You can only get so angry, and you then know she's not going to be here anymore.''


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New Director for Carnegie Mellon's Gallery; New Roving Gallery for Bahrain: MUSEUM NEWS
Astria Suparak, a curator known for her efforts to highlight emerging and international artists, has been named the new director of Carnegie Mellon University's Regina Gouger Miller Gallery, effective March 1. Suparak's cutting-edge exhibitions often employ a variety of media, from painting and photography to craft and electronic arts. Suparak, who succeeds interim director Petra Fallaux, comes to Carnegie Mellon from Syracuse University's Warehouse Gallery, a public, nonprofit art gallery. She has also curated exhibitions independently in Montreal and New York. "Astria Suparak will bring a great deal of energy and vision to her new position as director of the Regina Gouger Miller Gallery," said Hilary Robinson, dean of the College of Fine Arts. Suparak curated the Warehouse Gallery's show, "COME ON: Desire Under the Female Gaze," in late 2007. She described the exhibition as "unabashed explorations and unapologetic articulations of female libido" and an attempt to break down the notion of dichotomous gender.


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Splunk's big data business is growing worldwide and has yet to experience any slowdown from "fiscal cliff" fears, Godfrey Sullivan, chairman and CEO of the company, said Friday on CNBC's "Squawk on the Street."
"We had revenue growth in all three geographies, Asia, Europe and the Americas, all above 60 percent. So we have actually seen strength all over the world," Sullivan said. "We haven't seen too much reaction on the cliff."


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Alibi 2.1 Megapixel HD-TVI 1080p 65' IR Outdoor Dome Security Camera ALI-CD1080PV
Delivers 1080p full HD video and features an extreme temperature operating range
- 1/2.7″ CMOS progressive-scan image sensor delivers 2.1 megapixel resolution
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HD-TVI technology produces 1920 x 1080 (1080p) full-HD video with sharp, detailed images, and enables the camera to transmit zero-latency HD video over coax cabling.
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Stackable chair with upholstered seat and backrest, and solid beech wood frame.
Unos Chair is a collection of chairs and armchairs made from solid beech wood with plywood seat and backrest. Stackable and non-stackable versions are available. The construction of the Unos Chair showcases innovative carpentry joinery and technology, which combine elaborate and precise woodworking with intelligent construction techniques, reminiscent of the methods used in the manufacturing of aircraft components. The result is a sturdy, lightweight and attractive chair, with balanced proportions and a serene and contemporary presence. The seat and backrest are offered in plywood and can both be upholstered or only with an upholstered seat. The various wood finish fabric options from our catalog make Unos Chair suitable for any space or use in both public and residential environments.
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