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How 'bout a Song?
This historical fiction chapter book inspired by the life of Ella Jenkins, children's folk musician. A Black woman who, beginning in the 1960s, was able to reach children of all ethnicities even as she battled racism. By award-winning author Amanda Caverzasi. This chapter book is targeted at ages 7 – 10.
Because of Khalid
African-American Chris is a 12-year-old recently transplanted in the western Serengeti. His parents run a tented camp in this part of Africa. While school and friends were the norm in his old life, this new reality is filled with lonely days, an unpredictable Internet service, and wild animals roaming through the camp.
Then, Chris befriends Khalid, a young Maasai warrior who comes to work at the camp as a security guard, who teaches this very American boy about the Swahili language, the land, and the animals that are an integral part of the Serengeti. With this he learns the terrible truth about elephant poachers. His life changes when he witnesses an attack on his favorite elephant.
This chapter book is targeted at ages 10 – 12.
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Inspired by his father's bedtime stories, nine-year-old Qadeer Taylor transforms into the daring and powerful hero known as SUPER-Q! In his dreams, SUPER-Q must save the sun and the world itself. This is an action-oriented picture book targeted at children ages 5 +.
Reviewed by Booklist: "A good edition to the African American super-hero genre"! Click here to see the entire review.
Author: Isaac Perry
Illustrator: Shomari Harrington
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How I Became We
I wants every thing I can find, and I doesn't want to share. "What's so wrong with that?" I thinks. Well, in the Land of We, things are less important than the love of one another. Can I find joy in letting go of things and embracing the love of others?
Author: Raquel Monroe
Illustrator: Ketseeyah Yosef
Nuri Means Light
Nuri is excited about starting school; but, hey! all the other children seem to know what their names mean. Rafiki sure does know, so does Alba and Dayaal. Nuri's not sure what her means, but she knows it's something great!
Tiger Stripe Publishing is teaming up with This Lil' Light of Mine to tell the story of Nuri and her friends as they share the meaning of their beautifully diverse names. This will be picture book for children ages 2 – 5.
Author: Joy Triche Illustrator: Hamza Muhammad
The Yawn that Went 'Round the World
Coming Summer 2017
This sweet bedtime story is guaranteed to make you yawn! (You might be yawning already!) Beautifully illustrated, this gorgeous picture book tells the story of a yawn that went around the world.
Author and Illustrator: Gene Mandarino
Future Hits, Songs for Learning Playbook
Developed by an ESL teacher and the head of the Future Hits band Matt Baron, Future Hits Playbook is a song-driven workbook that explores basic vowel sounds and word construction. This colorful, fun workbook includes 10 songs, which are all aligned to learning themes. Literacy, social emotional learning, spelling patterns, idioms, and more are planted in the lyrics!
The Future Hits Playbook is great for independent work or group activities. It includes word searches, drawing activities, and crosswords and the makings of a rousing game of charades. All activities are super fun when tied to the songs that come with the book, but they can be completed without music as well.
Perfect for all children, but especially those in grades 2 – 4. And its great for children for whom English is a second language.
Author: Matt Baron
Illustrator: Raleigh Coulter
Sweet Dreams, Sahara
Coming Holidays 2017
Sweet little Sahara started school today, but much to her surprise, she was the smallest in her pre-k class. Is she too small to the follow her big dreams? Climb aboard her dream train and see if her dream adventures re-inspire greatness in her! This book is targeted as children ages 2 – 5.
Authors: Kristy E. Edwards and Kristiana Colón
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Full information packets and registration are available at the Silverlake Front Desk.
This team is for Silverlake members only. All team members must be able to swim 1 lap of Freestyle and/or Backstroke. Swim evaluations available if you are unsure about ability. All meets and practices are at our outdoor pool unless noted/weather permitting. Practices begin Monday, June 5th.
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Storytelling begins with Listening and watching
Our clients consistently tell us that they know we made it a priority to understand what THEY wanted and envisioned for their special day or event. That is not by accident. At LightMaster Studios, this experience is carefully crafted and engineered into our customer service. Clear communication before, during and after each wedding and portrait gives our clients every confidence that their special day would be captured perfectly.
From time to time, we all have experienced really bad customer service whether it be at a nice restaurant on an special evening, at the DMV when you are short on time, or on a family vacation in a beautiful locale. We have all had that waitress with the less than desirable attitude which can affect the enjoyment of the meal, the slow indifferent service of a clerk that can be challenging to say the least or bait and switch games maybe when we went to book that perfect getaway but find out there are hidden fees when we go to make the reservation.
At LightMaster, we enjoy a warm, friendly, comfortable and fun atmosphere. We understand and value that time is a precious commodity. One of our goals is to make sure we can be helpful with any questions or assistance you need in a quick, responsive, and organized way. From the very first consultation, we will walk you through each step in a clear and concise way that won't overwhelm you.


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New episode day! New episode day! Wednesday is new episode day! Today we have our talk with Stronghold Games founder / owner / operator / podfather Stephen Buonocore. I'm a big fan of their work, especially Terraforming Mars, a game that just keeps getting better with each play. Stephen was also on our Dice Tower Con compilation episode.
Did you listen to last week's episode with Eric Woods of Hobby Horse Games? He designed Firelight which is on kickstarter right now. I'm so happy for them that the game got funded. Eric was very candid and open on the podcast, I have a ton of respect for the guy and honestly Firelight seems more up my alley as far as RPGs go.
A couple exciting things going on in reviews-town. First, we have a couple of new reviews up. Continuing our 7 Years of 7 Wonders series, we have a review of the 7 Wonders expansion "Leaders". Also, since we are so Stronghold games focused this week, I wanted to remind you of our latest full game review, Terraforming Mars. Lastly, some announcements!
-Occasional co-host and reviewer John LS Foster is working on a super-stylistic review that I can't wait to share. It plays to his strengths so well... Man. So good!
-Luke Muench, founder and host of the Budget Board Gamer video series has started to write some pieces for the Cardboard Herald. His first review should be posting soon.
-My own review of La Granja: No Siesta is done, aside from a few pictures I need to take, so expect this and the above mentioned reviews by John and Luke all within the next 3 weeks.


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January 11, 2016
There are few things in life that can put my stressed mind a ease quicker than baking bread. It has something basic and satisfying to bake your own bread. The smell when you open the oven. The crackling sound when the bread cools down. The feeling when you slice through the crunchy crust for the first time and eat the first slice without any topping to get the fresh, yeasty taste.
To spice things up a little I try to go with different seasonings [rosemary, thyme, …] or add-ins [dried tomatoes, olives, nuts, seeds, …] But this one is a little different. You can substitute even more water with pumpkin puree if you'd like a stronger pumpkin flavor.
If you don't use store bought pumpkin puree [like me – because you can't buy that in Austria], peel the pumpkin, cut into small cubes and cook with a little water until tender before smashing with a fork.
_ combine all ingredients in a bowl
_ knead until you get a smooth and slightly sticky dough [add more flour or water if needed]
_ place in a floured bowl
_ cover and leave to rise for 12 to 18 hours [in a warm place until twice the size]
_ dust a work surface with flour
_ scrape dough out of the bowl and divide into desired amount of pieces [you can keep it in one piece as well]
_ roll each piece into a round ball
_ place dough balls onto a floured surface
_ leave to rise for another 1 to 2 hours
_ heat a dutch oven to 230°C
_ once hot carefully place one of the bread balls into the dutch oven
_ cover and bake for 20 to 25 minutes
_ remove the lid and bake for another 15 to 20 minutes
_ remove bread from dutch oven and cover in a kitchen cloth
_ leave to cool completely
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Agua. Wai. L'eau. Wasser. Mul. Water.
No matter how you spell it or how you pronounce it, H2O is a wonder: a beautifully simple, simply beautiful element that, when all is said and done, means nothing less than life.
We drink it. We swim in it. We inhale it with the air we breathe, and exhale it when we sleep, when we talk, when we laugh, when we stand outside on a cold night watching the stars, our breath made visible. We sail on it, ski on it and whitewater raft on it. We are, to a large extent, made of it.
Our planet is a shining blue marble in the darkness of space because of it.
And now, today, we're messing with it. The sheer number of human beings on Earth (seven billion, with another two billion likely by 2050) is adding unsustainable stress to the supply and the quality of fresh water all over the globe. While water is life, the limited—and in too many cases, nonexistent—availability of clean, potable water means lingering sickness and even death for countless people in scores of countries.
Here, LIFE.com offers a gallery celebrating the most wondrous of all the classic elements—a small, humble gesture of gratitude toward dihydrogen monoxide, without which we, and everything we know and love, would simply dry up and blow away.


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Today I will show you how to easily create a Management Pack in Visio (for a two-tier distributed application with a Microsoft SQL Server back-end database and a Web site hosted on Microsoft IIS). I have to admit that the tool is really powerful and straightforward, so I wanted to make sure to share this information with the community here. Try it out and tell me if you came to the same conclusion!
After having installed the VMPD, a new "Design Management Pack in Visio" icon appears on your desktop.
- Double-click on the icon to open Visio and a new Management Pack.
- Select the management pack component and:
- Name it 'Store Demo Application'.
- Set the Windows version to "All".
- Add three "Server Role" components in the Visio Draw pane.
- Select each Server Role and set their properties:
- Names: 'SQL Database', 'Central' and 'Store'.
- 'How to Find' value, etc.
- Add two Roll-up Containers to monitor the back-end and the front-end separately, then name them respectively 'Back-end container' and 'Front-end container'.
- Add a "Windows Application" component and set the name to 'Store Demo Application'.
- Add Roll-up links between Roll-up Containers and the Windows application.
- Add Roll-up links between Server Roles and Roll-up Containers.
So now we have finished the application structure and we can begin to add Monitoring capabilities...
- Add a "Web site Monitor" component.
- Name it 'Store Site Calling Central Web Server'.
- Set the URL.
- Change the Alerting to "Alert and Collect".
- Add a Monitor Connector between the "Store Site Calling Central Web Server", Web Site Monitor and the "Store" Server Role.
- Add a second "Web site Monitor" component.
- Name it 'Customer Accessing Store Site'.
- Set the URL.
- Change the Alerting to "Alert and Collect".
- Add a Monitor Connector between the "Customer Accessing Store Site" Web Site Monitor and the "Store" Server Role.
- Add a "Database Monitor" component.
- Change its name.
- Set the database server address and database name.
- Change the Alerting to "Alert and Collect".
- Add a Monitor connector between the database monitor and the "Central" Server Role.
Finally your work is complete! Now you can validate your drawing using the Validate button in the 'Management Pack' panel before generating the Management Pack using the Generate button. Once the Management Pack has been generated, you can import it in SCOM and start using it.
I would love to hear your feedback if you followed my tutorial. Comment on this article to let us know about your experience with the Management Pack in Visio!
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Day 1: Ha Noi – Ha Giang (L, D)
8.00am: You will be collected from your hotel to visit Hanoi-Viet Tri-Tuyen Quang-Ha Giang today. On the way, we will stop for lunch in gardens at Tuyen Quang and continue on to Ha Giang arriving around 6pm.
We will go to a nearby Thai village, where we will have dinner and spend the night in the stilted house of a local family
Day 2: Ha Giang – Dong Van (B, L, D)
After purchasing the mandatory permit at the Immigration Office, we will take the a scenic road, which leads to Dong Van, via a series of long passes and deep valleys. Lunch will be taken in the small mountain town of Tam Son.
We then cross an incredible landscape of pine forests, and arrive at the King of the H'mong's Palace, a fortress built by a local chief allied with the French, against the Vietminh, Vuong Chin Duc. He was evacuated in 1950 and his descendants now live in France and Canada.
We will arrive in Dong Van around 6pm, have dinner in a local restaurant, and spend the night in a local hotel.
Day 3: Dong Van – Ma Pi Leng Pass – Meo Vac – Bao Lac- Ba Be Lake (B, L, D)
Today is an unforgettable day, starting with a visit to the market of Dong Van, where the locals shop before returning to their mountain homes. We then climb a pass up to the French Fortress at Pu Lo, built in 1890 and evacuated in 1945, from where you will enjoy a commanding and spectacular view of the entire region.
The road climbs 15 km up to the top of the Ma Pi Leng Pass, through a gigantic maze of limestone peaks, (known as "stone forests"), and canyons, a very unique landscape. Then we descend into the Meo Vac valley, we continue on winding through the mountains, across the river, and arrive in the village of Bao Lac, where we stop for lunch. We take the mountain road Bao Lac – Cao Bang and before reaching Cao Bang take another gorgeous small road winding through the mountains to the Tay village of Cho Ra, then down to the Tay village of Bo Lu, where we meet Mr. Tuan Linh and his friendly Tay family in their traditional stilted house. If it's hot, just jump in the refreshing waters of the lake. You will enjoy a superb dinner, cooked by Mrs Tuan Linh, on the river terrace.
Day 4: Ba Be Lake – Puong Cave (B, L, D)
Enjoy your breakfast on the lakeside, then take a short walk to the house owner's boat, which cruises through the entire length of the 3 connected lakes of Ba Be and up the Nang River, to Dong Phuong and a tunnel 300 mtrs long that the river has cut through a limestone mountain.
The boat then cruises down river to the small village of Hua Tang, a simple and authentic place, where lunch is enoyed in a local house by the river.
After lunch, take a short walk through the jungle that takes you to the very scenic Thac Dau Dang Waterfalls, a series of spectacular tiers between sheer rock walls, and return by boat for another delightful evening at your Tay house.
Day 5: Ba Be Lake – Ha Noi (B, L)
Relax in Bo Lu and depart on a secret road following the river and then snaking from pass to pass through the hills of Central North Vietnam. You will find the locals are fascinated by you as few tourists ever go this particular way.We then join the main road to Ha Noi, with a short stop in Cho Chu to visit the ruins of an old French Prison. You will return to your hotel around 5pm, where the tour ends.


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You will need to apply to your local Council for a building consent if you intend to carry out any building or construction work, as defined in the BUILDING ACT 2004
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Philippines (the)
Country Area : 300,000 km2
Forested Area (1000 ha) : 8,040
UN-REDD Programme Partner Country : Yes
Type of UN-REDD Programme Support Received : National Programme, Targeted support
FCPF Member : No
Active FCPF Grant Holder: No
Readiness Grant Holder: No
Carbon Fund: No
Total forestlands area in the Philippines is 15.8 million ha, or 53% of the total land area, which comprises of open, closed, mangroves and plantations. The combined effects of indiscriminate logging, inadequate forest protection, expansion of upland agriculture, fires, pests and diseases, and unplanned land conversion are cited as the main causes of forest depletion. The degradation of the upland environment has resulted in low productivity, underutilized land and slow diversification in the agricultural sector, as well as reduced forest product flows, increasing poverty levels.
The UN-REDD Philippines Initial National Programme started in the middle of October 2011, and the operational of Philippines UN-REDD Programme was closed in July 2013. The Philippines National REDD+ Strategy was approved by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Executive Committee in August 2010. Throughout 2012, the UN-REDD Programme focused on strengthening participatory processes, social and environmental safeguards, a harmonized methodology for reference baselines and the establishment of a national MRV approach.
Progress against the Warsaw Framework for REDD+
Complementary to the achievements of the NP (completed in 2013), Philippines received targeted support on REDD+ corruption risks, REDD+ Safeguards information and NFMS. Specific achievements in 2015 include:
National REDD+ Strategy/Action Plan
National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS)
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Key Country Documents
Key Recommended Resources
All Recent Documents
Events Calendar
Partner Organizations
Country Focal Points
Find up-to-date contact information for all UN-REDD Programme Country Focal Points here.
Key Contacts
Discussion Forums
Useful Links
Recent Multimedia
Community Groups
Total Approved Targeted Support Amount (US$) 231,000
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|Work Area (SNA Outcome)
Lead National Institution: Pls add
- Capacity built on REDD+ Safeguards information
- Corruption risks addressed. Contribute to the initial REDD-Plus Strategy by supporting activities that will help identify and characterize corruption risks related to REDD-Plus and consequently identify mechanisms that will mitigate, if not totally eliminate, and then manage the identified corruption risks.
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Lead National Institution: Department of Environment and Natural Resources
NFMS Action Plan that addresses the Philippines' needs for forest resources monitoring, including the monitoring of REDD+ policies and measures, and the reporting commitments at national as well as international level.
1. NFMS and its monitoring and MRV functions for REDD+ and other concerns described.
2. Data availability and requirements of each NFMS pillar assessed.
3. Current data infrastructure and how it should be enhanced to support the information system of the NFMS described.
4. Current and potential sources of data, including field data, satellite and other remote sensing data assessed.
5. Capacity for the implementation of the NFMS assessed.
6. Tools for data collection, management, and sharing described.
7. Quality Assessment and Quality Control of data collected;
8. Institutional and organizational arrangements with roles and responsibilities of agencies concerned with the NFMS.
9. Capacity built on n (i) satellite based monitoring system, (ii) national forest inventory, and (iii) GHG Inventory


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Dorothy C. Calabro
Dorothy Celestine Calabro, 93, passed away peacefully on January 24, 2014 in Scottsdale, Arizona where she spent recent winters with her daughter Camille and husband Michael. According to her family, Dorothy loved the warm weather and spent her earlier winters in her Key West home with her husband Jack and her son Daniel and his wife Joanne.
Born in Brooklyn, she spent her summers as a youth and young adult in the small Shelter Island home purchased by her parents, Herman and Marguerite Chiaramonte. She introduced the Island to her future husband, Jack Calabro. The couple purchased their first home here in the 1940s and became residents.
After finishing high school, she studied to be a seamstress. Her first work on Shelter Island, while Jack was in the U.S. Navy, was a tailoring business where she made fancy dresses for many of the Shelter Island and Greenport elite. Dorothy was an iconic figure on Bridge Street at Jack's Marine, a business that she and her husband Jack started in 1945 and could be seen working there until last year.
She had a vibrant, cheery personality, her family said. An accomplished watercolor artist, she painted scenes of Key West, Shelter Island and Italy. She loved to spend time with her family, travel, play cards and work on puzzles. Dorothy was an active member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church, where she helped with many programs and fairs in her earlier years.
Dorothy is survived by her daughter, Camille Anglin, and son, Daniel. She was loved by her grandchildren, Kimberly Feierstein, Amber Anglin, Don Keefe, Jennifer Snyder, Jack and Jillian Calabro.
She was blessed with great-grandchildren Nathan and Parker Feierstein, Evan, Luke and Nicolina Snyder and Ryan Keefe.
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May 12, 2005
2005 Mohican Trail 100 mile Run: The 2005 USA 100 Mile Trail Championship
Eric Clifton, age 45, of Albuquerque, will compete in the 2005 Mohican Trail 100 Mile Run, to be held on June 18 and 19 near Loudonville, Ohio. Clifton has been one of the top ultramarathon runners in the United States, especially in the increasingly popular trail run venues, for the past fifteen years or more. Clifton's achievements include championships at fourteen different races of 100 miles or longer. He has the course record at the JFK 50 Mile Run in Md. (5 hours, 46 minutes), and currently holds the race records for five different 100 mile trail runs, with the fastest being his 13 hour 16 minute time at the Rocky Raccoon 100 Mile Run in Texas, set in 1996. While Clifton has occasionally been criticized for bailing out of a race when things when it does not appear he will be victorious, his statistics reveal that he has completed 127 out of 174 ultramarathons attempted. Of the 174 attempts, Clifton has placed first, or tied for first, in 57 races. He has run the Mohican Trail 100 Mile once, setting the course record (since improved twice) in 1995.
In the course of the Mohican Trail 100 Mile, runners ascend, and descend, over 11,000 vertical feet (roughly the total vertical equivalent of two trips from the rim to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and back). Weather can be a major factor. Temperatures during the event have run the gamut from 40 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and trail conditions vary as well, with numerous miles of slippery mud adding to the challenge during the more rainy years. On the plus side, runners say, the natural beauty of the forested trails helps to distract them from the difficulties and, during the night, fireflies, starlight and the sounds of night birds and crickets can help to make the run a surrealistic experience.
This will be the 16th consecutive year for the Mohican Trail 100 Mile, which will this year be the first ever USA 100 Mile Trail championship, sanctioned by USA Track and Field. Mohican course changes for 2005 will result in the replacement of over 15 miles of road by additional new single-track trail, making the course more challenging than ever. The race records are 15 hours 11 minutes for men, set by Courtney Campbell of Va., and 18:53:20 for women, set by Janice Anderson of Ga., both in 1999. Runners are allowed up to 30 hours to officially complete the event. Clifton has predicted a finish in 15 hours, the fastest predicted time among runners who have entered up to this point.
The Mohican Trail 100 Mile Run is one of more than 30 100-mile races in North America. The 100-mile run is arguably the most popular distance among ultramarathoners (aka ultrarunners). An ultramarathon is any running event longer than the marathon (26 miles, 385 yards), with events ranging from the shortest standard event of 50 kilometers (31 miles) to transcontinental treks such as foot races across the United States.
The Mohican 100 is organized by Cleveland West Road Runners along with strong local administrative support, with as many as 150 entrants expected. The event has a reputation among ultramarathoners for excellent organization, volunteer support, and aid. With the designation of the race as the USA championships comes prize money, to be awarded to male and female winners in various divisions. All runners who complete the event will continue to receive the unique finisher's belt buckle award.
Further information is available at the race web site: www.mohican100.org , or by contacting Robin Fry, Mohican Trail 100 Mile Run Publicity Coordinator, at: firstname.lastname@example.com, or by calling him at 419.207.8216. Release written by Robin Fry, with editing by Mackenzie L. Fry of "This Week Newspapers", Columbus, Oh.
For a list of all MUT National Championships go to the USATF website: http://www.usatf.org/groups/MountainUltraTrail/news/2005Nationals.asp


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This week's New York Times Magazine had an article about a Christian comedienne who's all the rage on YouTube. You can sample her comedic offerings in the YouTube below. The article about Anita Renfroe was written by Mimi Swartz, an editor at Texas Monthly. Most of the readers who passed it on to us complained about the anthropological approach of the reporter, as evidenced by the headline: "Did You Hear the One About the Christian Comedian?" Here are some representative passages along those lines:
Renfroe is also a devout Christian and for about eight years has been slowly building a career as a comedian on the Christian women's circuit. Like Mike Huckabee's easy humor, Renfroe's wit comes as a surprise to nonevangelicals. . . .
"I have a good time almost all the time," Renfroe told me. "But I do feel a little bit of pressure." That's understandable given her most important task: proving that being a Christian comedian is not an oxymoron.
These are the types of passages that say much more about the reporter and the New York Times than the subject of the piece. As a Lutheran, I don't qualify as an evangelical, but it never occurred to me to classify a group that includes tens of millions of Americans as devoid of all wit and humour. Of course, I actually know more than a few evangelicals. Heck, some of my best friends are evangelicals (cue: rim shot) and they're very funny people. How you can be an editor at a Texas publication and write lines like that? It makes me think an editor tried to shape the story in that direction.
I think it's good that the Times is covering cultural stories outside the comfy confines of Manhattan. (This isn't the first time the Times has written about Christian comedians.) And it's true the mainstream comedy blogs and sites don't cover comedians such as Renfroe. The fact is that most of the mainstream media reflect the values and cultural tastes of people in a few blue zip code cities as opposed to folks in the rest of the country.
Renfroe is treated as a novelty when, in fact, she's more an example of some pretty big trends. But when the article is stuck on the notion that a Christian comedian is crazy talk, how insightful can the story be?
Thankfully the reporter had quite a few words to work with. She gives readers a look at Christian women's conferences, the place where Renfroe got her start. And yes, it's full of snarky comments about women sharing hotel rooms to save money and the less-than-gourmet food choices they make. But Swartz has some good color about the speakers at the conference. She does a good job of writing up Renfroe's jokes and showing how evangelicalism's embrace of entertainment worship has helped her develop her comedy.
Swartz notes that the comedy club circuit has rewarded raunchy and profane humor more than Renfroe's fare -- jokes about mammograms, underwire bras and spousal submission. But back to the New York Times' tone deafness:
Renfroe's comedy -- and indeed, much of the comedy in evidence at Women of Faith -- while still "clean" and often wrapped in homilies dedicated to a higher purpose, seems to owe as much to feminism as to Minnie Pearl at the Grand Ole Opry. There is an undeniably subversive element in any group of successful women urging less successful women to step into life and refuse to be defeated. Renfroe would rather label that call "empowerment" than "feminism," because in her mind the goals are not the same.
Actually, there is nothing subversive about women encouraging other women. And hard as it may be for the mainstream media to accept, strong women predate the feminist movement.
I may not be what you would conventionally describe as evangelical (I include the caveat since "evangelical" is another term for "Lutheran" but that's not how the media use the term) but I was brought up by devout Lutherans who pretty much rejected feminism and who also told me I could be president or anything else I wanted to be. I was constantly encouraged to emulate the mighty heroines from scripture as well as church history. And I was also given role models in my congregation. In other words, my parents and fellow parishioners relied on thousands of years of church history to encourage me. All while rejecting much of feminism.
Still, I think she asks some interesting questions about evangelical Christianity's intersection with culture:
All Christian comics must ultimately decide how they will define themselves -- as Christians who happen to do comedy or as comics who happen to be Christian -- and that pressure grows with success. So far, Renfroe has remained exactly where she wants to be: squarely in the middle of that continuum. But events have conspired to challenge her comfort zone. After the YouTube video went viral, Renfroe was invited to appear on "Good Morning America" to discuss it. . . .
That day, they asked Renfroe whether she might also be able to perform comic vignettes on the show. Renfroe sent them a list of 25 suggestions: segments on beauty salons, the ignominy of sweatsuits, fighting for carts at the grocery store, menopausal side effects, etc., and [senior broadcast producer Margo] Baumgart was thrilled. The religion issue never came up in discussions, perhaps because another network was already expressing interest in Renfroe. "We won't hide it, but we won't highlight it," Baumgart says. "We love her for who she is." That was good with Renfroe: "Christian is who I am; funny is what I do," she told me. "I think the people who make the decisions don't really care if I'm Christian, Jewish, Muslim or atheist. I think they just care if I'm funny."
It's nice the reporter included this distinction from Renfroe. It's a shame she didn't use that perspective as a launching point for the entire article.
Art: A funny strong, empowered woman who somehow predated feminism.


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So I ended up going out today and buy some polymer varnish to help set the paint on the pebbles in doing.
First try on one I had just painted, and was rather proud of, and it pulled a heap of the very tiny white dots I had placed and shifted them all around. I think it has to do with how the paint sits on the pebbles themselves so I'm going to use the varnish (glass finish AND medium) as a base coat, paint on top of that so hopefully the paint takes to the varnish then do another layer on top.
Cross your fingers for me!


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There are many ways you can support St. Mark School to help us to continually improve and enhance the learning experience.
Annual Fund
The Annual Appeal is at the heart of the our fund raising efforts. All gifts to the Annual Appeal are unrestricted and go directly to support the school's operating budget.
The Adopt-a-Student Fund exists to help families affected by temporary unemployment, disability, medical bills, or family tragedies to afford Catholic education for their children.
Scrip is a gift card program that can be used at hundreds of retailers. Buying these cards in bulk means we get discounts, which turn into rebates for the school. Family profits over $100, half is returned to the school, the other half to you. Download a Scrip Order Form.
Support Saint Mark School by attending our annual auction and dinner.


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Nearly 10,000 Cincinnati Enquirer readers voted for the subject of first female in the Cincinnati Legends Mural Series -- Rosemary Clooney. Please join me and ArtWorks to celebrate and dedicate Swing Around Rosie on Saturday, October 8.
Dedication details:
1606 Pleasant St., Over-the-Rhine
(Located near Findlay Market and just off the Liberty & Elm St. streetcar station)
Saturday, October 8
1 – 2 p.m.
Light refreshments will be provided. Enjoy learning more about Rosemary Clooney and her Cincinnati legacy, live music, a photo booth and remarks from mural partners and yours truly.


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In 2015, the NAB Digital Leadership Award was established to honor an individual at a broadcast station, group or network who has had a significant role in transforming a traditional broadcast business to succeed on digital media platforms in a measurable way (e.g. new revenue, incremental revenue, audience growth, engagement, etc.) through the use of technology, mobile applications, social media, or web-based information management and marketing.
The winner is recognized at the NAB Technology Luncheon at the NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nev.


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Come learn more about the sport of Working Equitation with a two hour workout to dressage exercises and a selection of WE obstacles.
Cost $40. Limited to 4 riders per two hour time slot: 1-3 or 3-5.
Come early to tack and warm up-be ready to ride at the start of your time slot.
Pre-registration and payment required.
Led by Tommy Fahey who brings over 20 years of experience in the equine industry to Finnigan Farms Arena and Stable's Working Equitation Coached Practice Session Series. Tommy's diverse background makes him the perfect coach for this new sport to our local Equestrian Community. Tommy spent over 10 years as a professional equestrian performer in productions all across the US including: Cavalia, Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede, Arabian Nights, and The Kentucky Horse Park's Horses of the World. Along the way, Tommy developed a passion for Dressage and Liberty training. He has had the opportunities to work with outstanding trainers in these fields including: Kim and Yvonne Barteau of KYB Dressage, Dan James of Double Dan Horsemanship, Heidi Herriot of HorseTrix, Ariana Sakaris, Mary Rivers, Kelli Mardell, Matt McLaughlin, and many more. Tommy's focus in training is to help develop better communication between human and horse, through communication comes understanding, and through understanding we can build stronger relationships with our equine companions. Tommy will use this training philosophy to help guide those riders interested in dressage, obstacles, and Working Equitation.


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Normally our tree is cluttered with color coordinated ornaments. Some are homemade from the years that we had very little money, because we were saving to buy the home we now live in. Others were purchased from a department store I once worked at for a year and half. And the most current ones are not so current having been bought nearly four years ago.
Each year regardless of our economic state our tree has always been adorned with presents and ornaments topped with an angel. We don't do lights because we want to do our small part in saving energy — something we adopted during the energy crisis in California many years ago. Frankly I don't miss it. But I really need to get some new ideas for my other job. I've got some guys waiting on some lyrics for their music, so I better get moving.
For some reason or other (maybe because my boys are older?) we nearly passed up the hoopla of the holidays. It wasn't until last week that it was brought to my attention that Christmas was getting closer. It was hard to ignore the chatter I saw across my various social media streams and throughout the blogosphere.
I have to explain — I'm not a Grinch, well maybe I am just a tad. As a blogger and a song and lyrics writer I play a modest role in propelling the wings of consumerism. Heck, I'm even dissecting it at my advanced writing class I take at our community college. I love the dynamics and complexity of great lyrics in combination with some original and well-produced music. It's fascinating.
However, the holidays for me are an excuse for families to gather over lots of food, and dancing it off for hours on end. All of that other stuff (presents, lights, Santa…) doesn't really matter to me. All year long each member in my extended family are busy in our own lives, so we make up in a big way by celebrating the holidays and most birthdays together. Okay, so we get together quite often.
There are no set rules about when or how to do the holidays, so anything goes — right? The point is, is that I don't care that we just put up our tree last Saturday, and that I only draped it with candy canes topping it with a Santa hat. I'm not stressed because I have yet to wrap a single gift. The presents will get wrapped and be nuzzled below the tree later today (just 3 days before our celebration of Christmas Eve). That's good enough of time as any for me.
The joy of being surrounded by family is what I most look forward to. I wish you all a great holiday celebration (which ever you may be celebrating this month) with your families, too! Anyway, have an inspirational Christmas and 2017. Let me know how you guys are doing on your lyrics writing!


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Chocolate and Pepper
I love the combination of dark chocolate and hot pepper. Any recommendations for desserts that combine the two successfully? How about savory dishes?
I don't share your taste but remember that chilies are added to chocolate for the flavor they impart, not the heat. And while there are a handful of savory dishes around the world that incorporate chocolate (Mexican mole and a Sicilian pasta sauce come to mind), they are not chocolaty tasting – the chocolate adds a nuance to the flavor and provides a slight thickening in both the cases I mentioned.
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Candice Armstrong (get it? arm strong?? :D) was a cute barmaid but when she decided to go to the gym, everything changed for her or him because she went from female to male after using steroids!
It seems that she wanted to know how to build muscle fast and someone gave her an answer but that was kind of a bad suggestion for Candice because now, after using steroids, besides her big muscles, she also got a male bodybuilder body and every man avoids her so bye bye relationships!
Because the female to male transformation was so obvious due to the use of steroids, people started calling her a pervert for wearing woman's clothes, yes that's right, now she has to dress like a man!
It's sad that she went from female to male but it's kind of her fault, why the steroid abuse in the first place? She became obsessed with those impressive muscle gaining results which you get with the help of steroids. The thing is that when you use steroids which are basically male hormones (testosterone and etc.) , you'll get a lot of androgenic effects and it seems that with her steroid abuse, Candice Armstrong got to look like an overgrown man.
Be careful guys, if you use steroids too, sometimes you can get other steroid side effects like gynecomastia or bitch tits! These changes occur when excess testosterone converts into estrogens.
Remember Chris Tina Bruce's different kind of bodybuilding transformation ?
Once there was a bodybuilder who went through a male to female transformation; His name was Christopher Bruce and he doesn't like men, he just feels better being a female bodybuilder. Here is the article link with Male to female bodybuilder Chris Tina Bruce.It seems that this world is filled with lots of extraordinary changes which occur in the bodybuilding area..
Candice Armstrong's female to male transformation took 2 years and those years were filled with steroid abuse!
Candice first started taking seductive pole dancing lessons and then she joined a gym to improve her shape and build muscles.
I started taking steroids because I hated my body but this has made it a thousand times worse. Now I look like a man and I hate it. Even my own mother has told me that I'm not pretty any more.
I stopped having any sort of sex drive for men. I tried having sex with a girl but that didn't do anything for me either. So it's not like it has turned me into a lesbian.
Candice Armstrong spent more than 1.000 pounds on steroids like Trenbolone and she eats six meals a day, the equivalent of 5.000 calories. That's how she transformed herself from female to male.
I was starting to grow facial hair, belly hair, my voice got deeper and i had to mask all of these side effects; My periods stopped too.
Seeing the steroid side effects, would you give up a perfectly normal life for a deformed body and big arm muscles?
Our transformed female to male bodybuilder Candice Armstrong should've tried one of those simple workouts for women and if she combined it with a good diet, she would've been a stunning fitness model even without taking steroids.


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This year, my morning routine has gone through a lot of changes and experimentation. I've finally established one that sets the tone for a positive, more focused, and intentionally happier day. If we begin each day with a positive, productive mindset, the rest of our waking hours will follow suit. A good morning routine may lead to increased productivity because our willpower is often highest in the morning. When we start each day strong, we give ourselves the best head-start possible.
For me, it all started when I woke up and got fed up with running around like a mad woman every morning to get everything done. When your morning routine is disorganized, it's hard to cross things off of your daily checklist. A few actions changed that for me.
I wanted to share 3 simple steps for you to create your own rockin' morning routine - it can adapt to any schedule, including your own.
As an extra bonus, I've created a free worksheet to help you record your answers and create your routine!
There is no right or wrong way to create your morning routine. Your way of doing things will be different from another person, and that's perfectly fine.
A powerful morning routine will…
- Fill you up with positive energy.
- Make you feel energised
- Empower you to reach your goals
- Leave you focused, clear-minded + intentional about where your energy needs to be directed during the day
In short – it will serve to uplift and motivate you + set you up for a productive and positive day!
Compile a list of activities make you feel good + energized.
Here are a few ideas to get you started:
- A yoga routine
- Exercise + get your body moving
- Establish a meditation routine (5-15 minutes)
- Drinking a warm glass of water with lemon juice
- Skip coffee and go for green tea
- Repeat positive affirmations
- Read something positive + uplifting; personal development is exercise for your brain.
- Write in your personal journal
- Write down 3 things you are grateful for
- Set your daily intention
- Set your One Big Goal for the day
- Eat a nourishing & healthy breakfast
- Skip checking your email and social media.
- Play with your pets.
- Enjoy extra time with your children.
- Go for a run
- Spread kindness + do something positive for someone else. When you lift others you automatically boost yourself + it feels good!
- If you work from home, find a few things on your 'important list' to accomplish before the rest of the world wakes up and pull you left and right.
This is super important! I can't stress that enough.
You may not be ready to commit to waking up an hour earlier just yet – that is completely fine. I wasn't a morning person in the beginning. I had to start somewhere too.
Simply start with where you are right now and make the commitment to waking up 10 minutes earlier for you to dedicate to adding a dose of happiness into your morning.
Even if you have 10 extra minutes you can still create a wonderfully enriching morning routine.
Now go back and review your list and circle the items that you can incorporate in your routine based on the time you have available.
Now that you've decided what will be part of your new morning routine, I want you to think about which tools and apps can support you each day.
Here are a few I love….
- Stop, Breath & Think
- Calm
- Headspace: Meditation techniques for mindfulness, stress relief & peace of mind
Even though, I am more of a paper person, I've found these apps to be pretty cool to use.
- Gabrielle Bernstein Spirit Junkie app.
- Louise Hay daily affirmations.
- Evernote (super handy for keeping all of your affirmations organised!)
I'd love to challenge you to see what changes you can make to overhaul your current morning routine so you can create a positive and productive routine that sets you up for success.
What tweaks or additions will you be making to your routine?
This post was written by PumpUp member @coachmelissa. Let her know your thoughts about her guide to morning routines down below.


text: In Chapter 16 of 18 in his 2011 Capture Your Flag interview with host Erik Michielsen, public affairs and communications strategist Matt Curtis answers "What Did Working in Big City Transportation Teach You About How Big Cities Operate?" Curtis frames his answer in history and the changing community infrastructure and resource requirements. He notes transportation is "the vein of our existence and the key to our future." He advises people to be patient and to invest in diverse transportation solution that blends mass transit, roads, and bike and pedestrian infrastructure investments. Curtis is the communications director for Austin mayor Lee Leffingwell. Curtis' charity work includes affiliations with Capital Area Food Bank, Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Students of the World, the Rainforest Project and the Art Alliance. In 2011, Curtis won "Austinite of the Year" in the Austin Under 40 Awards. He earned his bachelor's degree in radio, television and film from the University of North Texas.


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I am so excited to tell you that I will be REVEALING MY FIRST FOREIGN COVER for INSOMNIA tomorrow! *confetti and such*
Tonight, I'm giving you a sneak peek at part of the cover. Guess which country/language you think it is for. Options include: Spanish, Portuguese, German, Hungarian, Chinese, or Czech. (If I've already told you the answer, no spoilers!) I will pick one of the correct guesses for a special prize!
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Oh Christmas! You were great. We had so much fun. Low key most of the day. New toys, lots of time to play, and then two extra families for a huge HUGE Mexican feast. We just barely finished up the leftovers. Christmas is my favorite.
Santa came.
New tosy!!
Too cool!
A purse. A purse with a puppy in it. What could be better?
Not one sibling was in the same place this Christmas. No matter. GROUP SKYPE! My parents missed out since they were on a cruise. But we all got to chat with my missionary brother, Josh. It was too fun. :)
Then we went a week later and celebrated New Years Eve. We lasted until 10pm. Here are the kids with my friend *who has six boys and two girls of her own* popping the bubbly for our celebration.
Ezra was EXHAUSTED. I'm not sure he'd ever been awake that late before.
Now, tomorrow is back to real life. School, extra curriculars, etc. Just a long, cold winter looming in front of us. I'm trying really really hard not to be depressed about this.
I'm not really succeeding.
Happy 2015!


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text: Acorn Yoga is a local yoga studio and wellness center that promotes health, mindfulness, and serenity. Acorn Yoga limits the size of its classes to avoid overcrowding, improve the client experience and offer a 'private session' feel. Acorn Yoga offers a wide variety of classes ranging from Vinyasa, Restorative, Qi Gong, and even Glow Yoga!


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If You Read One Article About Attorneys, Read This One
Importance of Having the Right Lawyer
You need to know that it would be wise to choose a lawyer that will have the best skills in the field so that you will not worry about mishaps and issues concerning with incompetence. But mind you that it will be more practical to choose a lawyer that is more suitable for the lawsuit than just choosing someone who is good at being a lawyer with different skills. You have to know that there are numerous ways in which you can have the best lawyer for you, you can go check their profiles and see if they have awards and rating systems.
Choosing the right lawyer is very important.
Anyone needing professional help from a lawyer will definitely look for someone who is tagged as the best, right? You must always look into their expertise. There are several types of lawsuits and it would be wise to have someone who knows it. You will fall into the same trap most people fell from and that is hiring the wrong lawyer, best does not mean the best at all lawsuits, right?
There are a lot of things you need to know when it comes to choosing the right professional lawyer for the whole representing process, this kind of thing is not something that you should be doing alone, you will find it a lot easier to have an expert handle the task at hand.
You need to know that considering important factors will be valuable for the search, you will have a better time with the selection of a professional lawyer if you are able to see these aspects to be important.
For a much better result from the whole representing process, make sure that you choose the best expert from the rest, yes, good expert are there but you need to have the best to get the best results.
You have to know that there are factors you need to consider like an expert that professional lawyer that will be reliable and affordable as well.
You need to know that it is important to do some research before you actually hire a lawyer, this is the best way to determine whether or not the lawyer is the kind of professional that you will need.
Make sure that you have an experienced lawyer with you if you aim to submit an application to the High Court, it's the best way to get the best outcome from it. This is why you have to make sure that you have the right lawyer with you, it is the only way that you can move out of the court room without handcuffs.
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Since 1982, the number of small businesses in the U.S. has increased 49%. Better news still: profits are rapidly rising for small business owners who expand their reach with online storefronts. E-commerce platforms like Shopify and Magento make that easier than ever.
As technology empowers small business owners to find new audiences around the world, it opens up possibilities that would have been unheard of even ten years ago. Artisans and inventors alike benefit, making entrepreneurship as accessible to a senior citizen in rural Kansas as a Millennial in Manhattan.
A robust and dynamic payment processor has the capacity to overcome many of the obstacles that confront small business owners as they expand into new marketplaces and grow their operations.
Offering consumers multiple payment options
According to international e-payment specialist The PPRO Group, 68% of consumers have abandoned an online retail site due to its payment process. Nearly half of these consumers (46%) left because the merchant didn't offer them their preferred payment method as an option. With a payment processor, small business owners can offer a wider range of payment options to their target markets.
Providing multiple language options
Within the U.S. alone, at least 350 languages are spoken in consumers' homes. Many payment processors offer multiple language options. This makes navigating your payment portal easier for all of your clients, regardless of their native language.
Increasing confidence in your ecommerce website
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J.V. Fesko to Preach at CURC on March 20/
Dr. Fesko is a minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC) and Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Westminster Seminary California. He was ordained as a church planter in 1998 and was installed as a pastor in 2003, thus serving in pastoral ministry for over ten years. He has also taught systematic theology for Reformed Theological Seminary for over eight years as a part-time professor. He has served on two committees appointed by the General Assembly of the OPC. His present research interests include the integration of biblical and systematic theology, soteriology, ecclesiology, and sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Reformed theology. He has authored several edifying and helpful books on theology, including Justification: Understanding the Classic Reformed Doctrine and Word, Water, and Spirit: A Reformed Perspective on Baptism. When asked what he hopes to instill in his students, Dr. Fesko says, "A passion to proclaim Christ and him crucified in word and deed and to serve the church to the glory of Christ."
Dr. Fesko has filled the pulpit at Christ URC twice in the past two years. We look foward to his third visit with us, and hearing God's Word brought to us from his servant.
To hear an interview with Dr. Fesko, go here.


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To watch the trailer again, or start typing?? Such a difficult decision!
It was enough excitement having the new Desolation of Smaug trailer released today (ok…at this point only watched it twice). That in itself would be enough to gush in a post and again be excited and again with the planning that dang it this year we will not be cold!! Apparently 1 pair of socks is not enough for waiting for midnight showings in the Northwest.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair is in the works
I had completely given up that there would be new Narnia movies. At least ones that continued and weren't a reboot. AHH. Ahem. Yes, a little excited. We'll get to see Puddleglum! And I do so hope they get the same kid for Eustace as they had for Voyage of the Dawn Treader, because he was perfect.


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Dr. Sheppard, an Austin native, practiced Maternal-Fetal Medicine in both academic and private settings before joining the faculty at Dell Medical School. She is delighted to be leading the development of perinatal ultrasound and fetal assessment services at Seton.
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My grandfather was a surgeon and general practitioner in a small west Texas town. His fascination with the body, how it works, its maladies and their cures, was conveyed through vivid stories he told at day's end, and as a child I could never hear enough. His devotion to his patients, and theirs to him, seemed intimate and noble. Years later, following my own fascination with the miraculous condition of pregnancy, I learned the deep truth of my childhood impression.
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In my practice, we use prenatal sonography to evaluate fetal and maternal health. With this extraordinary tool, we can observe fetal development during every stage of pregnancy. While most pregnancies are healthy, we identify those that need extra attention in order to prevent, plan for, or treat problems in the mother or fetus. My particular interest is in the prenatal detection of birth defects in the fetal heart, helping those babies get off to the best possible start.
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You may have used different applications to create documents for your own reference. However, you may now be required to share your files electronically by email, over a network, or on the web, so that recipients can view, print, and offer feedback. In this training course, you will use Adobe Acrobat to make your information more portable, accessible, and useful to meet the needs of your target audience.
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tech2 News StaffDec 21, 2016 17:05:38 IST
The three biggies of the tech world — Apple, Google and Microsoft — have reportedly partnered with LG for the development of fold-out display technology.
These foldable displays will not even enter production till 2018, so you can forget about those dreams of playing with a flexible phone any time soon. It's likely that these companies are simply investing in the technology to maintain a toehold in innovative display technology.
Korean news agency ETNews reports that LG is developing these display panels for smartphones. LG has already made a prototype, reportedly, and it's apparently of very high quality.
The report goes on to explain that it was Samsung that came out with the original flexible OLED panel, but production issues have prevented the display from seeing mass-market acceptance. LG appears to be facing the same issues.
Apple is widely rumoured to be preparing an iPhone 8 with a flexible display in 2017. If true, the supplier is likely to be Samsung.
A representative of the display industry in South Korea told ETNews that the Korean industry was focussed on the performance and quality of their panels. He added that China was expected to be the first to cheaply mass-produce the display, however.


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You have heard of some cases where insulation procedures have gone wrong due to hiring nonprofessionals and attempting to do the job yourself. While this is highly risky for your health and for your walls, it is still a regular occurrence in many homes. Other times, the insulation outgrows its stay and becomes dilapidated, rendering it virtually useless, at which point it needs to be removed.
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I didn't have many expectations about The Centaur and The Animal. What is one supposed to expect from a show that purports to combine French 'equestrian theatre' with one of Japan's greatest masters of butoh? OK, probably not jazz hands.
Now, I am the sort of girl who regularly drags my reluctant friends to 'avant garde' theatre which I insist is bracingly improving and which they insist is a pile of crap. But even I, when faced with a (ten minutes late) opening scene composed of a sheet of stage-to-rafter white silk billowing to the sound of a disembodied, barely audible voice mumbling really very rubbish 19thC French poetry about bodily decay, felt just a tad trepiditious.
My feet were cold, it was Tuesday night, I hadn't had dinner, and my bra was itching. I wasn't sure I had the patience for this. Add in a soundtrack of discordant piano chords complete with faint digital beeping (was it an ECG signal symbolising the fragility of mankind? was it a hearing aid?) almost persuaded me to sneak out and along to Upper Street for a sneaky Ottolenghis meringue.
Ko Murobushi, painted silver, minutely contorted his way across a white strip at the front of an otherwise black stage with the admirable but excrutiating slowness that is the butoh way. The trainer and rider Bartabus swooped towards, around and beside him on a succession of gorgeous nags: now hooded in white like a monk, now draped in black with a huge pair of wings waving above his head like an evil cantering butterfly (three words I never expected to see in a row).
But it was all still so - well, so damn odd. The sort of oddness, eeked out with crepuscular solemnity, that is so pretentious it's predictable. As I watched, my guts shrunk with impatience. I thought of carrot cake.
Then, about two-thirds of the way through, I got it. The lights came up ('up' being a rather optimistic term - they turned the black to mild grey) on Murobushi having apparently crash-landed from the heavens into the stage, his neck folded over and his whole shining silver body, naked but for a G-string, balancing upright, spider-like waving in the air. For the next scene he gradually (and I mean gradually) made his way back down to earth, and his body was mesemeric. Highly muscled but very thin, you could see every muscle, ligament and bone separately articulated and manipulated as this man-animal moved.
This was CGI and sci-fi; it was Avatar; it was Blade Runner; it was in fact comic book. This silver superman achieved the kind of defamiliarised, visceral shock graphic novels fetishise, and this time he was real and unenhanced before our eyes. And suddenly the horses and Bartabus fitted in much better too - they were classic dark angels, masked avengers, hooded crusaders, deus ex machina; and the entire medieval/futuristic aesthetic seemed entirely appropriate.
This was a real life comic: naff, epic, gothic, mythic, fiercely ambitious, hit-and-miss. And now I could forgive the (really very very awful) poetry and enjoy the fact that I was seeing man and beast achieve something that any film director would die for. It was all there in the flick of Murobushi's toe, in the serpentine undulation of his spine, in the oily curve of a black gelding's neck and the high, eerie curve of Bartabus's wings. Animals, men and gods: transforming, fighting and embarking on inexplicably earnest quests: all in fleshy, ungimmicky, tingly human 3D.
When I did leave the theatre, I found my irritation had turned to exhilaration. Bartabus and his horses were beautiful, but I must see Murobushi again.


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Wow, what an incredible month - we are super excited to have been invited to the All Things Considered Weekend Edition with Arun Rath. We had a great conversation which you can listen to at the audio below and be sure to read the article too (excerpt below!).
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Both Lupita Nyongo ("12 Years a Slave") and Barkhad Abdi ("Captain Phillips") have earned Oscar nominations for their feature film debuts, making this the first time in 17 years that two actors have done so. The last time was Edward Norton ("Primal Fear") and Emily Watson ("Breaking the Waves") in 1996; if their careers are any indication, Nyongo and Abdi have a lot to look forward to regardless of the Oscar results.
Since winning at Critics' Choice and the SAG Awards, Nyongo has dramatically widened her lead in the Best Supporting Actress race over Golden Globe champ Jennifer Lawrence ("American Hustle"). Indeed, Supporting Actress has crowned more debuts that any other category; Nyongo would be the ninth, following:
Gale Sondergaard ("Anthony Adverse," 1936)
Katina Paxinou ("For Whom the Bell Tolls," 1943)
Mercedes McCambridge ("All the King's Men," 1949)
Eva Marie Saint ("On the Waterfront," 1954)
Jo Van Fleet ("East of Eden," 1955)
Tatum O'Neal ("Paper Moon," 1973)
Anna Paquin ("The Piano," 1993)
Jennifer Hudson ("Dreamgirls," 2006)
Another four women won lead Oscars for their film debuts:
Shirley Booth ("Come Back, Little Sheba," 1952)
Julie Andrews ("Mary Poppins," 1964)
Barbra Streisand ("Funny Girl," 1968)
Marlee Matlin ("Children of a Lesser God," 1986)
Unfortunately for Abdi, Oscar isn't nearly as fond of male newcomers. If he can overcome his steep 50/1 odds to win Best Supporting Actor, he will join only three other fellows who won for their screen debuts, all of them also in the supporting category:
Harold Russell ("The Best Years of Our Lives," 1946)
Timothy Hutton ("Ordinary People," 1980)
Haing S. Ngor ("The Killing Fields," 1984)
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After the dust settled from Spike's confessions, it came time to say a final goodbye to Spike. To set him off in a blaze of glory we built a fifteen foot Spike logo to blow up live on Facebook in the middle of the Californian desert. Throughout the live stream fans were able to vote for how they wanted the Spike sign to be destroyed. Spike's finale was massive—with over two million people tuning in to burn and blast Spike into oblivion.
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Variety - Spike TV Gets Fiery Farewell as Paramount Network Launch Approaches
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My Favorite Local Restaurants In The Lehigh Valley
Having only relocated to the Lehigh Valley less than three years ago, I wouldn't exactly call myself a local. But that didn't stop my husband, John, and I, from compiling a list of our favorite restaurants. Especially since my parents actually just moved to Bethlehem, too, so we wanted to pass along some great recommendations!
Each of us has our own criteria by which we judge restaurants. And as I get settled into my new "hometown", not to mention, middle age, too, I have become pretty particular about where I enjoy a nice steak, cocktails with friends, or celebrate a special occasion. It's not only about the food - but the ambiance, decor and the acoustics, too!
And although John and I still don't agree on where to get the best slice of pizza, (don't judge me, but I am a sucker for Papa John's thin crust) we do agree on the following favorites:
Favorite Special Occasion
Melt - Saucon Valley
Favorite Overall Food and Atmosphere
Centro - Allentown
Favorite Fresh Ideas & Unique Combinations
Grain - Allentown
Favorite Unique Breakfast
Mitzi's Table - Bethlehem
Favorite Steak and Splurge
Corked - Bethlehem
Favorite Bar Tender & Sangria
(Joe Wickel and Blood Orange Sangria)
Tapas on Main - Bethlehem
Favorite BYOB
Bethlehem Star Cafe - Bethlehem
Favorite Italian
Fiamma - Bethlehem
Favorite Music Restaurant
(Hangout for one of our favorite local bands; RED - and my most favorite Wedge Salad ever....)
Stephanos - Bethlehem
Other Notables:
- Twisted Olive - Love their soup sampler!
- Apollo Grill - Something for EVERYONE!
- Bookstore Speakeasy - Amazing cocktails!


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Aamir Khan Favorite Color Movie Food and Other Things
Aamir Khan Favorite: Aamir Khan was born Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan on 14 March 1965 is an Indian film actor, director and producer. Through his successful occupation in Hindi movie, Khan has established himself as one of the most famous and influential actors of Indian cinema. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including four… Read More »