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BOSTON, April 2 (Reuters) - Two Democrats jumped into the race to succeed Boston's longest-serving mayor on Tuesday, the first to declare their interest in succeeding Thomas Menino since he told the city last week that he would not run for an unprecedented sixth term.
State Representative Martin Walsh and City Councilor Felix Arroyo said on Tuesday they were interested in the seat, joining Councilor John Connolly, a former school teacher who began his campaign in February, the one candidate to do so before Menino said he would leave office.
"I've made my mind up," Walsh, who has served in the statehouse since 1997, told the Boston Herald. "I'm running for mayor."
Walsh did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
Arroyo told supporters in a fundraising letter sent on Tuesday, "I am seriously considering running for mayor of Boston."
Incumbent mayors are rarely unseated in Boston, Menino got the job in July 1993 when his predecessor was made U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, and observers expect a large number of candidates to enter the race.
Candidates have until May 13 to officially declare their interest and will face an open Sept. 24 primary, with the two top vote-getters facing off in the Nov. 5 general election.
Boston voters face a busier-than-usual election season this year, with five candidates currently vying for the U.S. Senate seat previously held by Secretary of State John Kerry.
In that race, voters will pick a Democratic and a Republican candidate on April 30, with a special election to follow on June 25. Early polls have shown U.S. Representative Edward Markey with a leading position among Democrats and former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan leading among Republicans.
The No. 2 Democrat in the field, U.S. Representative Stephen Lynch, late last week batted away questions that he would drop out to run for mayor, saying he remained focused on the Senate contest. (Reporting by Scott Malone; Editing by Cynthia Johnston and Grant McCool)


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Prior to LAAB, Otto studied architecture at MIT, where he was the recipient of Full Tuition Scholarship, Alpha Rho Chi Medal and Schnitzer Artist Prize. He has also practiced in firms including Foster + Partners, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, as well as Carlo Ratti Associati.
The work of Otto explores design possibilities between "bits" and "bricks", while seeing ecological design as a contemporary imperative. Recent work focuses on transforming materiality with robotic fabrication tools and computational modelling methods, leveraging material effect and performance.
In 2013, Otto was named as "40 under 40 Design Talents in Asia" by Perspective Magazine.
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Mike Cardillo: Long climb for Harding to reclaim past brilliance
BRIDGEPORT -- Eight wins.
At face value, eight wins from a 20-game schedule isn't all that much.
For many high school basketball programs, it's the minimum goal -- and a massive sigh of relief for the coach -- since it means a trip to the state tournament and the ability to label the season, in some regard, a success.
Right about now, the Harding boys basketball team (3-8) would do nearly anything within its means to crack that eight-win threshold, considering last season the Presidents missed the state tournament for the first time anyone can remember, finishing 4-16.
As much as winning eight games and squeezing into the state tournament would mean for a still-maturing Presidents team, second-year coach Charles Clemons still keeps his eye firmly locked on the big picture -- trying to reestablish Harding as one of the premier teams in the state.
"This year it's a big jump, but historically, eight wins for Harding is a down season," Clemons said this week. "I have to temper my expectations. I know I'm not living back in 1988 when every player who went to Harding, even if they didn't play in college, (was a star)."
It's hard to believe Harding -- the school that proudly displays the jerseys of NBA alumni Charles Smith, Wes Matthews and John Bagley, among others -- hasn't won a state title since 2001, its 12th overall. The Presidents did win the FCIAC in 2006 and reached the Class LL semifinals in 2008, but since then have drifted back into the pack.
Clemons, who likes to refer to himself as an amateur Bridgeport basketball historian who grew up on the East Side, remembers when Harding was the school for boys basketball in the city. But he also realizes it's been nearly a generation since Harding's name rung out and carried a special weight on the hardwood. To a great deal of current high school players, Harding is simply another school with a basketball team.
"It was the flagship high school of Bridgeport," Clemons said.
In turn, Clemons brought back former Harding players such as Al Pettway and Alex Wright and others to practice with his current team, trying to show his players that wearing the Presidents' blue-and-gold uniform isn't something to be taken for granted.
"There's pride when you put on the uniform," Clemons said. "You're not just playing, you've got some shoulders you have to stand on."
Clemons himself has shoulders to stand on, too, namely from the man he took over from in 2011 -- Charlie Bentley, winner of nine state titles (five straight from 1983-87) in his 34 years at Harding.
"He's given me room to learn and grow, probably the same way Jim Kish did with him," Clemons said of Bentley.
Outside factors have contributed to Harding's on-court decline, though some of it could be the cyclical nature of the sport in Bridgeport -- Bassick has won the last two FCIAC titles while Central won the Class LL tournament in 2003 and 2010.
Clemons points to the demolition of Father Panik Village in 1993, which had traditionally been a place where Harding drew many of its players, as a factor.
On top of that, in the current educational climate, parents are more inclined to send their kids, if they have the means, to a place such as Notre Dame-Fairfield or Kolbe Cathedral or St. Joseph. It hasn't helped, either, that Bridgeport middle schools briefly removed basketball, whereas seventh- and eighth-grade hoops is a staple of the region's parochial schools.
"It's not an excuse, but it's something we have to deal with," said Clemons, who himself played at St. Joseph in the early 1990s. "Ten years ago, they'd be more likely to go to Harding. The reason why, again, they had things rolling, but even then there were kids from the East End who would go to the parochial schools."
In practical terms, Harding looked on track for, at minimum, a return to the state tournament this year until the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference stripped two wins from the Presidents last Friday for using an academically ineligible player. Later that day, Harding went on to defeat Wilton on a buzzer-beater by Kin'Shawn Pettway, upping its record to 3-7 until a double-digit loss to Staples Tuesday dropped it to 3-8.
"It let the kids know that there's basketball gods out there. It was something that was unfortunate, but the guys banded together," Clemons said of the Wilton victory after forfeiting two wins. "Everybody was smiling, even the guys that didn't get into the game."
The Presidents are improved this year, regardless of their record. Pettway, juniors Terrance Rogers, Devaun McAlister and sharp-shooting sophomore Reggie Stewart form a talented core going forward. The back end of Harding's schedule isn't brutal, either, although it includes both city rivals Bassick and Central.
Still, eight wins and a low seed in the state playoffs -- although a step forward -- is only a small step in the big picture of trying to restore Harding's basketball legacy.
"The progress we've made this year, I'm partially satisfied. It wasn't going to happen overnight," Clemons said. "I want it where you walk into the gym and you know when you're playing Harding, it's going to be a long night."
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Recently, Poets & Writers awarded one poet and one fiction writer with a trip to New York to meet with editors, agents, and other literary professionals as part of the California Writers Exchange contest. The winning fiction writer, Laura Joyce Davis of Oakland, blogs about her experience.
I am so grateful to Poets & Writers for the once-in-a-lifetime experience of the California Writers Exchange! I heard people say this week that there's no mystery in publishing, but for those of us not in New York, it can feel mystifying. In an attempt to pull back the curtain and share what I've learned, I give you my Top Ten Things Every Writer Should Know:
1. Revise like it's your full-time job.
Agents and editors alike emphasized revising, putting your book away for a couple of months, revising again, getting feedback—and then repeating until you reach perfection (or something like it).
2. Read, read, read!
The only way writers will survive is if people buy their books. But reading also helps you discern where to send your work. This is true of literary journals (where you're looking for a natural home for your writing) as well as books (if you find a book like yours, the agent and editor for that book might also like your book).
3. Get connected.
Pick up one of the "best of" collections, look at which magazines nominated the authors there, and then submit to those magazines (referencing the story you enjoyed in the collection). This helps on two levels: It shows that you did your research, but also that you have a sense of the kinds of stories they publish and love.
If you have a connection to an editor (even a small one, like a personalized rejection), mention it. Writers who get a personalized rejection are sometimes flagged so that future submissions will be read by more senior editors rather than by interns or whoever looks at the slush pile.
4. Be a man (or be like one).
VIDA showed us that men are published in greater numbers than women. I learned this week that men also submit in greater numbers, are more likely to submit again after being rejected, or write letters to the editor pitching story ideas. Women, let's put ourselves out there more.
5. Develop a thick skin.
I met an author who submitted to 150 agents over the course of four years, finally found an agent, and then sold his book in two weeks. Another writer sold her book to a major publisher, but was tormented by a few negative reviews on GoodReads (even though most people love her book). No matter how successful you are, you will still face rejection, and there will always be someone who doesn't like your book.
6. Persevere.
It has never been so easy to be a writer, but so difficult to be a professional one. The good news is that for the persistent, things seem to work out eventually. Maybe (okay, probably) you won't get a six-figure advance or be in Oprah's book club, but with a lot of diligence, your book will be edited and published by someone who loves it just as much as you do.
7. Get involved in your local literary community.
Volunteer with your local literary magazine. Go to readings. Help out other writers. The people you help may end up buying your book, and the journals you assist may take a closer look at your story. Plugging into our literary communities means we are part of the conversation of what is happening in publishing and in life.
8. Look for creative opportunities to publish and build a platform.
Blog. Write interviews and essays. Speak at events. Tweet. These things are good promotion, but will also connect you with the people who are going to care about your book once it comes out.
9. Remember that we're all just people.
Many of the agents and editors I met said that they wished authors understood that they are human. They have a full client list, dozens of manuscripts to read, and hundreds of new queries every week. Remember that people in the publishing industry have lives (and kids and hard days and relationships) just like you do.
10. Keep writing!
Remember that agents and editors are not disdainful of new writers or eager to reject; they are waiting for the next story that makes them miss their subway stop. There will always be room in the world for great writing. May that challenge us all to produce it!
Photo: From left: Laura Joyce Davis, Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo, and Jeffrey Yang of New Directions. Credit: Jamie FitzGerald.
The California Writers Exchange contest is made possible by a generous grant from the James Irvine Foundation. For more information on the contest, visit here.


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Three Battles, Three Different Risks
The latest budget fight in Washington is really three different conflicts coming together: a government shutdown, a default risk tied to a failure to raise the debt ceiling and another round of federal budget cuts known as the sequester. Two of them are modest (though still meaningful) risks to economic growth; one of them, a debt default, could devastate the economy. A rundown:
Government Shutdown
What happens: The federal government goes into a partial shutdown Tuesday unless Congress comes to an agreement before the current fiscal year ends. The government has a playbook (written into the law) for a shutdown, which has occurred 17 times before. It would send a substantial share of the non-security workforce home and disrupt services across the government. More than 800,000 federal workers would be furloughed, according to agency plans submitted to the White House. (The federal government has about 2.8 million civilian workers, or just over 2 million excluding the U.S. Postal Service.) Over at WashWire, see a detailed summary of how government services would be affected.
Economic impact: The U.S. economy's growth rate would be slowed by an annualized 0.15 percentage point per week of shutdown, according to economists at Morgan Stanley. (The economy grew at a 2.5% pace in the second quarter, according to the Commerce Department's latest estimate.) Naturally, areas that rely on federal workers would be hit harder.
That's the direct effect. The bigger risk would be from the hit to business and consumer confidence. Both are already down, while gauges of uncertainty about government policy are up. Damage from the fight alone could restrain investment and spending beyond the period of a shutdown.
How it could end: The House has passed legislation to fund the government at current levels through mid-December. (That includes the anti-Obamacare provisions, which the Senate leadership says it won't consider.) The Senate has passed legislation to fund the government through mid-November. An even shorter approach could fund the government for a few days or weeks. If a shutdown begins, watch public-opinion polling to see which party takes the biggest hit (and decides to blink first) and confidence gauges to see how businesses and consumers respond. The last shutdown (1995-96) ran three weeks. News spreads much more quickly today, especially through social media, so the political consequences should become apparent earlier.
Investors will be watching the political dynamics of the shutdown fight to gauge how the next battle, over the debt ceiling, plays out. A short shutdown (or none at all) could mean that GOP lawmakers concluded that the political costs involved in shutting down government are too great to bear. Or it could mean they're preparing for a bigger fight over the debt ceiling. A longer shutdown (more than a week) would bleed into the debt-ceiling battle, quickly unsettling investors.
The Debt Ceiling
What happens: If a shutdown represents a controlled government pullback, a default would be its homicidal, out-of-control cousin.
Without congressional action, the U.S. could be unable to pay all of its bills. The federal government reached its $16.7 trillion borrowing limit in May. Since then, the Treasury Department has been using emergency measures to buy time. That time expires by October 17, leaving about $30 billion in cash on hand (along with incoming tax revenue) to pay government bills. The U.S. could be forced to default on some of its obligations in the weeks that follow.
Economic impact: Nobody really knows. In late October, the government would have enough incoming tax revenue to pay only two-thirds of its bills, according to estimates by the Bipartisan Policy Center. The consequences for the government: financial chaos. Some workers, contractors, suppliers and benefits recipients simply wouldn't be paid. If Congress did absolutely nothing, economies in parts of the U.S. would begin shrinking immediately; a national recession or depression would likely follow.
The Treasury Department hasn't said how it would respond to what was once considered an unthinkable scenario. The department processes nearly 100 million payments a month. Its officials have questioned whether they'd have the legal authority or technical capacity to prioritize which bills it pays. Investors expect the Treasury Department to at least keep paying bondholders the interest they're due. Not doing so would lead to incredible chaos across financial markets because U.S. debt serves as a foundation for transactions around the world.
How it could end: Investors would likely start to panic once the Oct. 17 date approaches, potentially forcing lawmakers to raise the debt ceiling quickly once they saw the consequences. (During the financial crisis, the House's failed bailout vote -- five years ago this week -- pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average down almost 778 points in a single day. The bailout passed later that week.) The longer-lasting damage would depend on how investors and credit-rating firms react. The debt-ceiling fight in July 2011 triggered a downgrade of the nation's credit rating, contributing to a 16% drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average in the months that followed. Business and consumer confidence took a hit, restraining economic growth at least for months.
The Sequester, Act Two
What happens: As part of the deal to resolve the 2011 debt-ceiling battle, House Republicans and the White House agreed to a series of budget cuts that neither side ever expected to be implemented. They were wrong.
The budget cuts eventually started in March. They cut spending across the discretionary federal budget, with cuts that varied by agency. Many departments implemented furloughs over the past seven months alongside other spending cuts. A new round of cuts, on top of existing reductions, is scheduled to take effect in the coming fiscal year.
Economic impact: The sequester weighed on parts of the economy that are heavily dependent on government. That includes federal workers (pay cuts), low-income Americans (fewer subsidies for housing or other programs) and government contractors (less business, tougher planning). Some regions took a bigger hit than others. Another round of cuts could force agencies to make tougher decisions, continuing the cuts they already made and then finding new ones.
How it could end: Most Republicans and Democrats say they hate the sequester, because short-term across-the-board cuts are a dumb way to fix a long-run budget problem. A variety of solutions are floating around. Some GOP lawmakers want to restore funding to the military and cut more from domestic programs. Many Democrats say they want to replace the sequester with other budget changes, including tax increases that Republicans oppose.
The debate has been kicked into the battle over a continuing resolution, which would fund the government beyond today. Some lawmakers want to repeal or replace the sequester as part of legislation to fund the government beyond this year. Their prospects will become clearer later this fall, depending on how the politics of the shutdown and debt ceiling play out.


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Some of you might know who Dreddy Kruger is, but your about to find out. Whether you're from the Golden Era of hip-hop or on some straightback ish, Dreddy has been there. Dreddy has had deals, worked the Wu from the beginning and traveled worldwide. I got a chance to sit down and talk to a true visionary about his new project on Babygrande and the state of the industry.
What's good man, how you living....
I'm good, everything is peace how you doing my brother...
For those that don't know you, introduce yourself a little.
My name is Dreddy Kruger and I'm from Bushwick Brooklyn and I've been down with the Wu since day one, before it was the Wu. I used to dance with the Gza, Ol Dirty and I used to dance for him when he was with Cold Chillin Records. I went on tour with him and I was in the room when they recorded "Protect Ya Neck" in downtown Brooklyn. From there I became and emcee with Royal Fam and signed with Rza. We released some 12"s and a full length album in Europe that sold about 100,000 copies. We won a French Grammy with a group called IM from France.
Wow, a lot of people didn't know this stuff
A lot of folks don't know this stuff. Me, Timbo King and Prodigal Sun had a song with a French hip-hop group called "La Saga". This group was the first group to sell over a million copies in France and we did the song and the video and then the album went gold in one day. We won a French Grammy for that joint and in the history of worldwide collaborations it was probably the biggest song, we rhymed in English they rhymed in French.
Quick question...is Apple endorsing this release in some way?
(Laughs) Naw, why you say that, because of the rainbow on the logo?
Yeah (Laughs)
Well, we are actually trying to work out a deal with Apple and do some things with pod casting and the whole Think Differently campaign. That's the whole concept of the album and the label; I'm trying to think outside the box. I'm trying to bring something fresh and new to hip-hop.
Hip-Hop needs something fresh and new.
Absolutely, hip-hop has been dying for a minute but I don't think this one project is going to turn it around I'm trying to form the foundation. It's going to take more than just me and this one compilation to change the face of hip-hop music so people can understand where it came from and what it really is.
So the album is a joint venture between you and Babygrande, what gave you the inspiration for the "Think Differently" album?
Exactly, I'm not signed to Babygrande, this is a partnership. Basically, if anybody knows my history with the "Think Differently" all started with mixtapes of older Wu stuff, which I dropped to online sites and the streets. My mixtapes weren't like a DJ mixtape, I played the whole song and I would sequence the whole tape, it has a feel to it. When it comes to this album most people know that the Wu didn't' work with many outside cats, so what I tried to do is bring that old Wu sound and intertwine with the underground culture. Some of these beats I had for a lot of years, a lot of the Wu members passed on through the years. I wanted to recreate the Rza sound from 93-96
That dirty grimy type sound?
Exactly, so I picked out all the beats first. I would play the beat and talk to the people in my camp and say "I want this person on this track". I A&R'd this entire project from scratch. After that I started sending out the beats on mp3 to all the artist I wanted. The crazy thing is I wasn't asking for 16 bars or whatever, I just said...lace something. I wasn't trying to the standard sequence, I just wanted that raw no structure type rhymes. They were just laying rhymes on the raw track and then letting cats know who I was pairing them with.
In the beginning how did you go about acquiring the collaborations?
I knew who I wanted from the start. The first beat I was thinking was the MF Doom and Rza track, I was like Doom on Rza track they have never done anything together, it would be crazy. Then I thought up the Gza and Ras Kass track, those are the illest two emcees in the game and when you put two emcees with that much talent together, the outcome is explosive.
The first single is "Biochemical Equation" produced by Rza and featuring MF Doom....I can see why you put these two together, but why make this the first single?
The music industry is all about the story behind your music, the buzz of Rza and MF Doom track was ridiculous. We are talking Bobby Digital meets Metal Fingers. The title "Biochemical Equations" tell the entire story right there. There is no bigger collaboration as far as what the public was talking about; people have been waiting for this song. I have liner notes with the album that people are really going to enjoy.
Yeah, the artwork is crazy
Yeah, the cover fits so perfectly. They both have their masks on and everything, it just looks like they are cooking up something. Rza always told me to have a good staff and have dope visuals to match your music. I have this dude in Arizona named Nubian Image, he has done all the mix cds, the album cover, the Masta Killa cover and the Rza cover for "The World According to Rza". He's phenomenal.
The album drops October 18th on Babygrande, what do you hope people take away from this type of album?
The main thing I want people to do is listen to it and understand what it is, what I mean by that is this is not a Wu-Tang album. This is a Wu-Tang meets the indie culture album. The feel of it is Wu-Tang with that Wu-Tang sound and the Wu-Tang members mixed together with all the independent cats. It's not just the immediate members either, it's the whole Wu. Timbo King, LA the Darkman, Prodigal Sun, Solomon Child, they are all Wu-Tang too. This type of album should have come out like 10 years ago, this is an album that a major label couldn't do. Majors have to deal with all the politics, this album has no politics.
This is really what hip-hop is, when you don't have to deal with politics it really takes it back to the old days.
Exactly, this is going to be the most explosive compilation to come out on a major or independent in a long time.
Dont forget, Dreddy is doing an in store signing later on next week at The Cop Shop, the details are
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I have been reading about how Brother Adam traveled the world over years, identifying different races of bees, and returning to his home apiary with queens of these different races or strains in order to add them to his breeding program. Then I was also listening to a discussion about the importance of genetic diversity to the strength and vitality of the bees.
And I thought, how would one feasibly go about creating the widest genetic diversity in one's operation today?
To travel around and get permits and to gain access to the so many regions and bring back queens to one place as Brother Adam did would be nearly impossible today. It would certainly be cost prohibitive for most. Plus there's political upheaval and violence in a number of places... And now we have the work of Brother Adam to reference, so there's no need to try and 're-do' what he did.
But there might be value in genetic diversity - to a point. I don't think you'd want to get into such wild variations that you'd be a danger, or major pest to people around you, or to other beekeepers.
So, how would a person create the most genetically diverse - yet commercially viable - stock in a single operation today?
I've read that just a small number of breeders supply most of the world's queens, so what would be the best a regular beekeeper could do?


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Sir Elton John has warned Miley Cyrus is on the verge of a major breakdown.
The music legend is convinced he is able to spot the warning signs before troubled stars crack, insisting he correctly predicted the downfall of late legend Michael Jackson, and tried to help Whitney Houston before her death last year
He has now issued a stark warning about former child star Cyrus, admitting he fears the 20 year old's headline-grabbing antics over the last few weeks after signs of trouble brewing.
He tells TheAustralian.com.au, "I look at Miley Cyrus and I see a meltdown waiting to happen. And she's so young! But she's got two records in the top 20, so who is going to stop her?… Maybe it's a British thing, but I can spot a car crash before it happens. I was in my dressing room in Las Vegas when they announced that Michael Jackson was playing 50 dates at the O2. I turned to my agent and said: 'He won't do a single one of those.' I could tell you he was going to die…"
John also cites troubled singer/songwriter Ryan Adams as a prime example, insisting he tried to help him battle his alcohol and drug problems, but the rocker didn't want to listen.
He adds, "Sometimes you try and reach out to someone and tell them they're going to have a car crash, like I did with Ryan Adams, Ryan didn't listen to me. He had the car crash, he recovered, and now he's back and on great form."
Adams subsequently apologized to Sir Elton, who battled his own drug problems in the past, for refusing his offer to help him get sober.


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The movie franchise having grossed over $2 billion with a fifth installment still on the way on November 16th, Lionsgate (which owns "Twilight" studio Summit Entertainment) is reportedly considering restarting the franchise down the road.
According to Bloody-Disgusting, "theyre already discussing it internally. It will happen." The site adds that "It is still undecided exactly what the future of the franchise will be, though. It could be a direct remake… but then again it could also be a spinoff or maybe even a one-off sequel."
Deadline contacted Lionsgate about the above report and Co-Chairman Rob Friedman responded with the following reply: We are not remaking Twilight. We will happily support Stephenie Meyer if she decides to proceed in any way. But this will be the last one unless that should change."
Who do you believe? Before Deadline posted their debunking, Bloody-Disgusting said that the studio would "deny it, right here, right now. We'll get plenty of eggs in our face. Sites will burn us at the stake like a witch during the Salem trials. Still, the fact will remain: it's true."
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- There are not enough face value tickets available for everyone who wants one
Secondary/scalper/black markets will make tickets available at above face value otherwise known as market prices
Major participation efforts (Art and theme camps) do not currently have the quorum of participants necessary to commit time and funds
Critical volunteer organizations may not have the needed staff commitment due to uncertainty (fire, medical, dispatch)
We cannot have an event without these folks. Guarantee tickets for the number of participants necessary by law or regulation.
The trouble is for those who come as couples. If one will not attend without the other is it better to loose the firefighter or help the FFs partner get a ticket somehow? This is a very small percentage of the population.
Organized participation efforts (theme camps, MVs, art):
We have to decide how important these things are to the community and we must put a number on it. If we decide that theme camps and major art projects are important to the event then we have to make them a priority. That priority must be reflected as a percentage of reserved tickets. From that point there will be a very unenviable task of determining how those reserved tickets are distributed and accounted for.
By reserved I mean available at face value prices. Not free.
What are the criteria for a theme camp deserving reserved tickets and how many tickets should that theme camp get?
I feel the current application and placement system can address much of this already. Only approved and placed theme camps should be eligible. Provide a minimum number of reserved tickets equal to their early entry numbers. Very large camps that can demonstrate a manpower need can petition for more reserved tickets on a case by case basis but must plan for the minimum numbers.
Protecting this system from abuse will be critical. Reserved tickets would need to be barcode tracked to ensure the EE folks actually come early. I'd recommend invalidating any reserved ticket that is not used by midnight Monday. No reserved tickets for anyone who is not participating in the construction of the city before the event opens. These tickets will need to be physically different from general attendance tickets.
As others have stated the current early entry system might be easily re-purposed to solve the theme camp and art project construction problem. Use last year's EE numbers to establish a starting point for reserved tickets.
Rich vs. Poor on the ticket open market:
The awful truth is that folks who can afford to pay inflated prices for scalper and other ticket sales will have a much greater chance of attending the event. The secondary problem is that those additional profits will not go back to the org to be put back into the event in the future. This market will exist as long as tickets are transferable. This is the market that provides profit to scalpers.
So... what's the priority for the community?
- Are we willing to accept as a person without a lot of money you will only have at best a 1 in 3 chance of attending the event?
Should the org seek to move the profits generated by the free market for tickets back into the organization?
Should we attempt to circumvent this market by tying ticket's to individuals?
Is the ability to gift a ticket a priority for the community?
Putting numbers on these priorities is again necessary to implement a solution.
What percentage of tickets should be made available to low income folks and how do we protect that system from abuse?
What percentage of tickets should be made available through lottery?
How about auctioning off a certain percentage of tickets?
Everyone not selected in the lottery submits a bid for a single ticket. This is simply the highest price you would be willing to pay period. No tiers. Tickets are awarded by highest price first on down. Biggest wallet has the best chance of getting a ticket. Scalpers will hate this system as it will have a huge negative impact on their profits. This is effectively what will happen with the scalper market regardless of how we feel about it. The only difference is that the money stays with the event rather than going into the pockets of scalpers. By setting limits on the number of auctioned tickets we can decide how large a role money will play in the selection of who attends. Currently there is no selection criteria and the open market will set the price and number of wealthy attendees for us. This won't eliminate scalpers though as they would still have other means of acquiring tickets. This will however draw away the top end of their market and drive down prices.
I'm interested in your thoughts and opinions on the idea of auctioning some percentage of tickets.
Tying tickets to individuals sounds like a great idea to me and it's been hashed to death here recently so I'm not going to dig back into it.
First come fist served favors those who happen to be available at the time sales open. Is this still worthy of consideration? What percentage?
I think it's important that we approach the distribution of tickets problem in simultaneous and different ways. Any single all or nothing approach will be gamed to the detriment of various folks. A mix of reserved tickets, lottery tickets, auctioned tickets, with the addition of ID tied to some of these will be a good start. The question is what percentage of tickets for each category?
An even distribution across categories would look like: (note I don't think this is the best distribution) What do YOU think?
20% Project reserved (Placed camps, Art, MVs)
20% Lottery
20% Low income
20% Auction
20% First Come
Bonus question... which of these categories would be best served by linking tickets to identity? (some, all, or none)
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hey! we see you a bright, talented, caring person that wants a retail career with MORE but "more what" exactly??
more caringa community whose sole mission is to help our customers with health & well being
more impactknowing everyday YOU made a difference in someone's life
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we are on the lookout for someone special to fill the MOST important role in our company, our Health Enthusiasts. Health Enthusiasts carry out the Vitamin Shoppes mission every single day in our stores, to support our customers on their personal journeys to better health.
the MUST haves
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2- not be afraid of a little register action & product sampling
3- share our passion for healthy living
4- care for our customers so they will leave our store, not only with a full bag but, also feeling they took a positive step on their journeys of health and wellness.
our part of the deal
1- a healthy discount on our amazing products
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Well, what are you waiting for? If you think you have the chops to be a Health Enthusiast at The Vitamin Shoppe we want to hear from you!
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The Key Holder position is responsible for providing an outstanding Branded Customer Experience (customer service) to customers while performing operational duties that drive sales through product knowledge, merchandising, register functions, store cleanliness, and other related duties. The Key Holder performs operational duties to run the retail store that includes opening/closing, ensuring store security, overseeing safety and assisting with escalated customer issues. The Key Holder represents the Vitamin Shoppe brand to our customers. Key Holders must be courteous, efficient, and able to hand sell to customers so that their needs and expectations are met or exceeded. This position supports the environment of health and wellness that the Vitamin Shoppe represents.
Establish, model, and reinforce the Branded Customer Experience (customer service) and hand selling technique. Use product information, sampling and available resources to educate customers and assist them in making product selections that are right for them. Promptly serve customers, minimizing wait time. Coach and direct staff regarding model service, selling, and customer engagement behaviors.
Drive sales by meeting and collaborating with the store team to understand, support and achieve established sales goals and objectives.
Maintain a professional and courteous relationship with customers and co-workers that fosters a positive work environment and embraces diversity.
Promote growth and sales by creating and maintaining internal/external community outreach relationships within the local community. Establish an active sampling regimen through customer engagement.
Lead and participate in learning and development activities (daily store meetings and product/online education) in order to provide optimal customer service. Complete Learning Path and Vitamin Shoppe University training activities in established timelines.
Protect and maintain company assets and resources to include cash control, inventory, fixtures and physical facility to prevent theft, ensuring Loss Prevention standards. Maintain the confidentiality and security of sales records and operational reports. Ensure work environment is safe for both customers and health enthusiasts.
Oversee and perform regular maintenance; clean shelves, baskets, backrooms, windows, front sidewalks, bathrooms, and floors according to company policy as directed by the management team.
Receive shipments, assist in unloading stock, checking products against invoice, sorting and distributing stock, shocking shelves, pricing merchandise, cleaning fixtures and displaying product.
Assist the management team in the implementation of merchandising, promotional and operational standards. Perform category maintenance by rotating products according to the company's product rotation policy. Identify and document the return of damaged, discontinued or expired product. Aid in new store initiatives.
Execute all company policies and objectives within the store, ensuring that the VS brand and company is well represented.
Lead the store in the absence of the SM / ASM to include opening / closing, customer service and store maintenance (interior and exterior).
Operate the cash register and prepare customer transactions and receipts efficiently. Total price, tax, and shipping and handling charges accurately. Fully understand register functions, opening and closing procedures and can balance the cash registers at the end of each shift or as scheduled. Adhere to and verifies bank deposit process.
Aid the management team in ensuring the Vitamin Shoppe Healthy Awards Club program is consistently promoted and customer information, including email, is captured.
Adhere to personal appearance policy.
Adhere to assigned work schedule. Promptly clocks in/out and approves weekly timecard.
Maintain operational effectiveness of the store by, among other things, remaining compliant with the scheduling guidelines as the business dictates. You must demonstrate flexibility with your availability that supports the needs of the business.
Follow management direction in completing other duties as required.
Maintain operational effectiveness of the store by, among other things, working opening shifts, working closing shifts, working weekend shifts and otherwise remaining compliant with the scheduling guidelines as the business dictates. You must demonstrate flexibility with your availability that supports the needs of the business.
Other Functions:
Follow management direction in completing other duties as required.
Flexibility to work in another location depending on the company's business needs.
High School Diploma or GED or equivalent combination of experience and instruction. Supplement
knowledge or education is preferred, but not required.
Required Knowledge:
Familiar with retail sales, merchandising programs, safety procedures and the competitive environment.
Passion for the health, fitness, and nutrition.
Experience Required:
1-3 years retail experience.
Supervisory experience preferred
Skill and Ability:
Strong interpersonal and public relations skills.
Solid organizational and problem solving skills.
Flexibility to work nights and weekends.
Supervisory experience
Computer skills.
Vitamin Shoppe Industries Inc


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- Plasma Physics (Physics/ECE/NE 922) Seminar
- Fast Ion Confinement and Stability of an NBI-heated RFP
- Time: 12:00 pm
- Place: 1310 Sterling Hall
- Speaker: Jay Anderson, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Abstract: The envisioned burning plasma experiment, regardless of magnetic concept, relies on sufficient confinement of the charged fusion products for plasma self heating. As such, the confinement of fast ions and their impact on the bulk plasma are crucial issues. While well-studied in tokamak, ST and stellarator plasmas, relatively little is known in RFP plasmas about the dynamics of fast ions and the effects they cause as a large population. These studies are now underway in MST with an intense 25 keV, 1 MW hydrogen neutral beam injector (300 MW/m^2 at injection port). Fast particles are confined much better than thermal particles in the stochastic RFP magnetic field, and a significant population of fast ions develops during NB injection. TRANSP simulations predict a super-Alfvenic ion density of up to 25% of the electron density with both a significant velocity space gradient and a sharp radial density gradient. There are several effects on the background plasma including enhanced toroidal rotation, electron heating and an altered current density profile. The abundant fast particles affect the plasma stability. Fast ions at the island of the core-most resonant tearing mode have a stabilizing effect, and up to 60% reduction in the magnetic fluctuation amplitude is observed during NBI. Simultaneously, beam driven instabilities are observed for the first time in the RFP. Repetitive 50 us bursts of m=1 modes have scaling signatures of both Alfvenic and continuum energetic particle modes. The dominant modes are n=4 (EP-like) and n=5 (AE-like), which nonlinearly couple to an n=1 mode. The feedback of the altered plasma stability on the fast ion confinement is investigated.
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Huawei, a competitor to Cisco in the routers business and Samsung in the handset business, had an excellent 2012.
Profits rose 33% to 15.4 billion yuan, about $2.4 billion dollars, according to Sina.com's English language site.
81% of that money is going to employees.
The company just announced it will pay $1.9 billion in bonuses to many of its ~150,000 employees.
That averages out to ~$12,000 per employee, but most of the money will go to "level 3" executives and higher.


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The Kaveri or Cauvery in English, is a large Indian river. The origin of the river is traditionally placed at Talakaveri, Kodagu in the Western Ghats in Karnataka, flows generally south and east through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and across the southern Deccan plateau through the southeastern lowlands, emptying into the Bay of Bengal through two principal mouths.
The Kaveri basin is estimated to be 81,155 square kilometres (31,334 sq mi) with many tributaries including the Shimsha, the Hemavati, the Arkavati, Honnuhole, Lakshmana Tirtha, Kabini, Bhavani River, the Lokapavani, the Noyyal and the Amaravati River. The river's basin covers four states and Union Territories, as follows: Tamil Nadu, 43,856 square kilometres (16,933 sq mi); Karnataka, 34,273 square kilometres (13,233 sq mi); Kerala, 2,866 square kilometres (1,107 sq mi), and Puducherry, 160 square kilometres (62 sq mi).[3] Rising in southwestern Karnataka, it flows southeast some 800 kilometres (500 mi) to enter the Bay of Bengal. East of Mysore it forms the island of Shivanasamudra, on either side of which are the scenic Shivanasamudra Falls that descend about 100 metres (330 ft).[4] The river is the source for an extensive irrigation system and for hydroelectric power.[5] The river has supported irrigated agriculture for centuries and served as the lifeblood of the ancient kingdoms and modern cities of South India.
According to legend a girl called Vishnumaya or Lopamudra, the daughter of Brahma was born, but her divine father allowed her to be considered the foster daughter of sage Kavera-muni . In order to obtain the beatitude for her adoptive father, she resolved to become a river whose waters would have to purify all the sins. This river came to be known as "Kaveri", the daughter of Kavera.
After the river leaves the Kodagu hills and flows onto the Deccan plateau, it forms two islands, Srirangapatna and Shivanasamudra. First comes the Srirangapatna which forms the sangam and then comes Shivanasamudra. At Shivanasamudra the river drops 98 metres (320 ft), forming the famous Shivanasamudra Falls known separately as Gagana Chukki and Bhara Chukki.[6] Asia's first hydroelectric plant (built in 1902) was on the left falls and supplied power to the city of Bangalore.
In its course through Karnataka, the channel is interrupted by 12 "anekattu" (dams) for the purpose of irrigation. From the Anekattu at Madadkatte, an artificial channel is diverted at a distance of 116 kilometres (72 mi), irrigating an area of 4,000 hectares (10,000 acres), and ultimately bringing its water supply to the town of Mandya.
Three kilometers away from Srirangapatna, the Kaveri is the basis for the Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary. Near Srirangapatna is also an aqueduct, the Bangara Doddi Nala, which was constructed in the 17th century by the Wodeyar maharaja of Mysore, Ranadhira Kantirava, in memory of his favorite consort. It is said to be the only aqueduct where the water from a river, dammed upstream, is carried by the aqueduct over the very same river few miles downstream . This aqueduct also served as a motorable bridge until 1964.
The river enters Tamil Nadu through Dharmapuri district leading to the flat plains where it meanders. It drops into the Hogenakkal Falls just before it arrives in the town of Hogenakkal in Tamil Nadu. The three minor tributaries, Palar, Chennar and Thoppar enter into the Kaveri on her course, above Stanley Reservoir in Mettur, where the dam has been constructed. It then flows further through the length of Erode district where the river Bhavani, running through the breadth of the district, merges with it. The confluence of the rivers Kaveri, Bhavani and Akash Ganga (imaginary) is at the exact place of Bhavani, Tamil Nadu Kooduthurai or Tiriveni Sangamam, Northern part of Erode City.
While passing through Erode, two more tributaries merge. Thirumani Mutharu joins it in a village called Kududurai in Namakkal District. Noyyal and Amaravathi join it in Karur district before it reaches Tiruchirapalli district. Here the river becomes wide, with a sandy bed, and flows in an eastern direction until it splits into two at upper Anicut about 14 kilometres (9 mi) west of Tiruchirappalli. The northern branch of the river is called the Kollidam while the southern branch retains the name Kaveri and then goes directly eastwards into Thanjavur District. These two rivers join again and form the Srirangam island that is a part of the city of Tiruchirapalli. The fifth oldest functional dam [7]Grand Anicut or Kallanai was present at this place. From Thanjavur, the river splits and goes to few places in the Delta kaveri.
Doddabetta, 2,637 metres (8,652 ft), is the highest point of the Kaveri basin.
The Chola king Karikalan has been immortalised as he constructed the bank for the Kaveri all the way from Puhar (Kaveripoompattinam) to Srirangam. It was built as far back as 1,600 years ago or even more. On both sides of the river are found walls spreading to a distance of 330 metres (1,080 ft). The Kallanai dam constructed by him on the border between Tiruchirappalli and Thanjavur, made with earth and stone, survived for hundreds of years.
In the 19th century, it was renovated on a bigger scale. The name of the historical dam has since been changed to "Grand Anicut" and stands as the head of a great irrigation system in the Thanjavur district. From this point, the Kollidam River runs north-east and discharges into the sea at Devakottai, a little south of Parangipettai. From river Kollidam, Manniar and Uppanai branch off at lower Anicut and irrigates a portion of Mayiladuthurai taluk and Sirkazhi taluk in Nagapatnam District. After Grand Anicut, the Kaveri divides into numerous branches and covers the whole of the delta with a vast network of irrigation channels in Nagapatnam and Tiruvarur districts and gets lost in the wide expanse of paddy fields. The Kaveri here is reduced to an insignificant channel and enters the Bay of Bengal at the historical place of Poompuhar about 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Tharangampadi.
The primary uses of Kaveri are providing water for irrigation, water for household consumption and the generation of electricity.
An estimate at the time of the first Five Year Plan puts the total flow of the Kaveri at 15 cubic kilometres (12,000,000 acre·ft), of which 60 percent was used for irrigation. [8]
The Torekadanahalli pumpstation sends 540 million litres (19,000,000 cu ft) per day of water from Kaveri 100 kilometres (62 mi) to Bangalore.[9][10]
The water for the Kaveri is primarily supplied by monsoon rains. Dams, such as the Krishna Raja Sagara Dam and Mettur Dam, and those on its tributaries such as Banasura Sagar Dam project on a Kabini tributary, store water from monsoon periods and release the water during the dry months. Even so, during the months of February–May, water levels are often quite low, and some channels and distributaries riverbeds may become dry. Flow generally begins to increase in June or July . However, in some years when rains are light, the low river level can lead to agricultural distress in areas dependent upon the Kaveri for irrigation.
The hydroelectric plant built on the left of Sivanasamudra Falls on the Kaveri in 1902 was the first hydroelectric plant in Asia.[4]
The Krishna Raja Sagara Dam has a capacity of 49 tmc ft.[11] and the Mettur Dam which creates Stanley Reservoir has a capacity of 93.4 tmc ft. (thousand million cubic ft)
In August 2003, inflow into reservoirs in Karnataka was at a 29-year low, with a 58% shortfall.[12] Water stored in Krishna Raja Sagara amounted to only 4.6 tmc ft.[12]
There are several legends about how the river Kaveri came into being. Chapters 11–14 of the Skanda purana (also known as the Kaveri purana) relate many of them. According to the most well known version, when the great ocean was churned by the devas and the asuras in order to obtain amrita, the elixir of life, Lord Vishnu turned into Mohini, a non-pareil of infinite charm and appeal, to distract the asuras and restore the elixir to the devas. Goddess lakshmi also sent along Lopamudre, an apsara to assist Mohini. After the elixir was successfully restored to the devas Lopamudre was brought up by Brahma as his daughter.
After some time Kavera, a sage of renown, came to the Brahmagiri to meditate. Kavera was lonely and prayed to Lord Brahma that he might bless him with a child. Brahma was pleased by his devotion and gave him Lopamudre for a daughter. Lopamudre was renamed Kaveri after the sage.
Kaveri was very keen that her father should have every happiness and prosperity in life and a blessed land full of good and happy people. So she went to the Brahmagiri too and prayed to Lord Brahma that she might turn into a river and flow through the country, pouring her blessings on the people and turning the land green and fertile. She also prayed that her waters might be so holy that all those who took a dip in it might be absolved of all their sins. Brahma granted her both the boons readily and Kaveri was really happy.
But something else was to happen to her first. Sage Agastya happened to see Kaveri when she was deep in meditation on the Brahmagiri. He fell in love with her and asked her to marry him. Although her heart was set on turning into a river of blessings, Kaveri could not refuse Agastya. But she made him promise that if ever he left her alone too long, she would have the right to forsake him and go her way. Agastya promised and kept his word faithfully for some time. But one day he got busy in a theological discussion with his disciples and lost track of time. Kaveri waited patiently for a while but after some hours had passed she jumped into agastya's special holy tank and flowed from it like a river. As soon as the disciples of agastya saw what had happened they tried to stop her from flowing away. But Kaveri promptly went underground and appeared again at Bhaganda Kshetra and flowed on toward Valambari and finally into the Bay of Bengal. And it has been worshipped as a sacred river – throughout its course – ever since.
There is yet another interesting belief according to which the river Ganges also joins Kaveri underground once a year, during the Tulamasa, in order to wash herself free of the pollution caused by the crowds of sinners who bathe in her waters all the year round. Kaveri is considered to be as sacred as the Ganges throughout its course, with the same power to wash off all one's sins. But Bhagamandala, where the three rivers meet, is considered to be the most sacred spot of all. There are temples all along its banks visited by thousands of pilgrims. Kaveri is joined by several rivers, the most important ones being Kummahole, Hemavathi, Lakshmanatirtha, Shimsha etc., it flows into the Bay of Bengal in Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.
During the month of Tula, devotees take holy dip (tula snana) in the Kavery in the pilgrim centers in its banks across the two states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, most prominent of them being Bhagamandala in Karnataka and Mayavaram in Tamil Nadu. The cult of the river Goddess began in Kodagu and was centered in Bhaganda Kshetra (Bhagamandala).
The three major river islands at Kaveri have a strong Vaishnava heritage, with sculptures of Lord Vishnu in a reclining posture on the legendary seven-headed serpent (Sesha) as his celestial bed (Sheshashayana). These three temples are known as Adi Ranga, Madhya Ranga, and Antya Ranga.
On the banks of the Kaveri is the ancient temple town of Talakad where the holy festival Panchalinga Darshana is held every 12 years and devotees bathe in the Kaveri River.[13]
The legend of Kaveri has its origins in Puranas. Kaveri is directly linked with three puranic icons[14] i.e. Agasthya, King Kavera and Lopamudra, the earthly, feminine manifestation of Kaveri herself. It is held that Lopamudra was granted the form of a river, by Brahma, in answer to tapas performed by all the three, including herself.
Both saint Agasthya and king Kavera were independently performing tapas with salvation (Moksha) as the goal. Pleased by their tapas, Brahma appears before them only to deny both immediate Moksha. Instead, Brahma rules to Kavera that he shall beget a daughter who will lead him to Moksha; to Agasthya, Brahma says, he shall give him a divine wife; Agasthya is to live with her and enrich the world before eventually attaining Moksha. In the meantime it was said that Vishnumaya, the divine daughter of Brahma—the impeccable feminine creation of the creator, expressing to Brahma her wish to serve the world. Being pleased, Brahma ordain her to be, in due time, Lopamudra, the daughter of Kavera, then the wife of Agasthya, and eventually the sacred of the sacred, the river Kaveri.
In a slightly different version, Kaveri is regarded as the outpour of sage Agasthya's Kamandala; it is said the Lord Ganesha, assuming the form of a crow, upset Agasthya's Kamandala to release the Kaveri.
After assuming the form river, Kaveri performed another tapas to become the sacred of rivers, more sacred than even the Ganges. Her tapas was answered and Lord Vishnu appears before her. On hearing her wish, Lord Vishnu says "Ganges is sacred because she originates from my feet; but you are infinitely more sacred to her as I adorn you as my garland". Upon this blessing, it is said that even the Ganges is said to come underground, once a year, to Kaveri to cleanse herself. To this day, Vaishnavites regard Kaveri, the river that holds Srirangam in her bosom, as the most sacred of rivers. Vaishnavaites lovingly regard Kaveri as the mother of Ranganayaki, the divine consort of Lord Ranganatha of Srirangam in Tiruchirappalli.
Kaveri in Bhagamandala (in Kodagu)
Kaveri near Kushalnagar (in Kodagu)
Kaveri in Mysore district, Karnataka
Kaveri at Srirangapatna, Karnataka
Kaveri at Sivanasamudra, Karnataka
Kaveri near Mekedaatu, Karnataka
Hogenakkal Waterfalls in Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu
Kaveri River as seen from State Highway 20, near the Mettur Dam, Tamil Nadu.
Kaveri River at Erode, Tamil Nadu
Kaveri near Pallipalayam, Tamil Nadu
Kaveri river at Thiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu
Kaveri river seen near Thiruvaiyaru, Tamil Nadu
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Tamil Nadu, Kannada language, Western Ghats, Bhavani River, India
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The Durfy kitchen has been updated to include an open concept floor plan and a classy color palette. The all white kitchen contains modern aspects such as the custom glass cabinet doors, the unique pendant lights, the milk glass accents and the pops of color throughout the space. The modern design on the back wall pulls the space together.
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Bedroom Features Midcentury Nightstand & Chevron Lampshade
Neutral and gray dominate this bedroom's color palette, with black and white framed artwork adding lovely contrast to the space.
Peppy Living Room Designed for Family
A square tufted ottoman serves as a coffee table and optional seating in this light-filled, family-friendly living room. The cheery blue and white color scheme is punctuated by pops of yellow, and a stylish mix of pillows adds color and comfort.
Multicolor Contemporary Living Room
This open-plan living room uses a white sectional to divide living and cooking spaces. A row of sunburst mirrors brighten the room.
Cottage Family Room is Casual, Family Friendly
Neutral tones creates a timeless style in a cozy, cottage living room. Hardwood floors and exposed beams add a rustic charm while bold, graphic blue armchairs add a contemporary splash of color.
Ready for Company
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Master Bedroom With Vaulted Ceilings And French Doors
Natural light spills in from French doors in this gray, transitional master bedroom with vaulted ceilings. Framed art hangs above the small seating area with a table and two cushioned armchairs, opposite the wall-mounted TV across from the bed.
Bright, Fun Family Room
In the family room, the homeowners wanted a space that was a little more fun and family friendly, so designers livened the space up with bright colors and patterned wallpaper. The blue sectional and modern chair give the space plenty of seating, while orange and teal throw pillows brighten the room. Display shelves give the family a place to show off pottery and display magazines for easy access, while the geometric rug and bright art work finish off the space.
Transitional Gray Master Bedroom
A gray paneled accent wall provides sophistication in this serene master bedroom with a brass chandelier overhead. Matching nightstands with table lamps flank the large white bed with a studded fabric headboard.
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This serene and sophisticated master bedroom is the perfect retreat, with a subdued gray palette to accentuate the natural light spilling in from the French doors to the courtyard. A brass chandelier hangs above two cushioned armchairs and a side table with framed art.
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The Great British Baking Show
Follow the trials and tribulations of passionate amateur bakers whose goal is to be named the U.K.s best. Each week, the bakers tackle a different skill, the difficulty of which increases as the competition unfolds.
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Follow the trials and tribulations of passionate amateur bakers whose goal is to be named the U.K.s best. Each week, the bakers tackle a different skill, the difficulty of which increases as the competition unfolds.
The first episode is all about cake and the pressure is on from the very first challenge.
Eleven bakers attempt to make bread-- flatbread, plaited loaves, and bagels.
The remaining 10 bakers do their best to wow Paul and Mary with their tartes tartin.
The bakers get their dessert as they face three challenges all designed for a sweet tooth.
This week, the bakers turn their attention to pies.
This week, it's all about puddings.
Facing three sweet dough challenges, the bakers start their campaign with Signature buns.
It's the biscuit-based quarter final, and the challenges are on another level.
There are only four bakers left vying for a place in the much sought after final.
After weeks of pastries, cakes, and bread, three bakers have made it to the Final.
Mary and Paul demonstrate step by step baking tips for a handful recipes.
Recipes include the queen of puddings, chocolate tea cakes, and jam doughnuts.
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Paul and Mary showcase another batch of festive favorites.
Sarah-Jane is a wife and mum from West Sussex.
Ryan was born in Hong Kong but moved to the UK when he was six and now lives in Bristol.
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Natasha is a midwife from Tamworth.
Manisha is a nursery nurse from Leicester.
James is a medical student and loves the relationship between baking and science.
Brendan is a company director for a board level recruitment firm.
Stuart is a PE teacher from Staffordshire.
John is a law student originally from Wigan.
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text: W. L. Lyons Brown Theatre The History Hearkening back to the glory days of Louisville's theater district, the Brown Theatre is a lavish, lovingly restored showplace. State-of-the-art technology combines with Old World splendor to create a performance space as beautiful to look at as it is comfortable to sit in. Seating approximately 1,400 patrons, the Brown stands today as the Grand Dame of Louisville's artistic community. Discover the History Plan Your Visit We look forward to seeing you at the historic Brown Theatre on Broadway. Downtown Louisville is busier than ever! With increased traffic in the downtown area, we suggest you prepare to arrive early and stay late to avoid delays. Consider our preferred restaurants as a place to meet your friends before or after the show! Plan Your Visit Shows & Events at the Brown From classical dance to Indy rock, the Brown Theatre presents a wide variety of genre spanning artists, sure to satisfy all tastes. Browse The Shows Facility Rentals Situated in the heart of Louisville on Broadway, adjacent to Forth Street Live! and the historic Brown Hotel, the Brown Theatre is a truly remarkable venue. With expert staff and production capabilities, this facility is perfect for events of up to 1,441 seated attendees. Facility Rentals


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Goblin are an Italian progressive rock band known for their soundtracks for Dario Argento films. They were initially named Cherry Five and were influenced by Genesis and King Crimson. Their early work spawned one eponymous progressive rock record. The band were then called in as replacements for composer Giorgio Gaslini, who had left the film Profondo Rosso after a conflict with director Dario Argento. They changed their name to Goblin and rewrote most of the score, including the famous main theme. The film, and the soundtrack album, were huge hits. A reshuffle in their line-up followed, and they put out an instrumental progressive rock album Roller, before they got the chance to work with Argento again for Suspiria. Other film soundtracks and a concept album followed.


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I am about to start my PhD at an excellent Leiter ranked program. I have a BA and and MA from excellent schools. I have worked closely with ground breaking philosophers in my field. I have published, I have an excellent teaching resume, phenomenal letters of recommendation, and moreover I love my job. I am a good philosopher, and I am thinking about leaving philosophy.
I have been a secretary and a chauffeur. I have been disingenuously promised research assistantships and letters of recommendation, in return for dinner dates and car rides. I have been asked if I was married while my colleagues have been asked what they think. I have been told that I'm both cute and idiotic. I have passed on professional opportunities because I am a woman, and no one would believe that I deserved those opportunities — accepting would make me seem like a slut, since men make it on merit, and women make it in bed. So, ironically, I have been praised as professional for having passed on professional opportunities. I have been the lone woman presenting at the conference, and I have been the woman called a bitch for declining sexual relations with one of the institutions of hosts. I think I have just about covered the gamut of truly egregiously atrocious sexist behaviour. So I just have this one question that I think I need answered: Is the choice between doing philosophy, and living under these conditions, or saving yourself, and leaving the discipline?
This is an open call for reasons to stay.
I would say that since she's just about to start a new Ph.D. program, she should give it at least a year. See how things are in the new department. I think that there's almost no chance that the problems she's experiencing will disappear, but I think there's somewhat of a chance that they'll be at least manageable. Although, I guess I don't know what the chances are that this will happen, and it depends heavily on what levels of sexism she finds "manageable."
But if, after a year or two, she still finds that she's unhappy, I would advise her to follow her instincts and get out. Philosophy is a wonderful way to make a living, but only if it makes you happy. And if the A-holes and D-bags are making you miserable, it is completely sensible to seek an environment in which they are less of a factor. I think this is the best job in the world, but if the constant hum of sexist nitwits was making me chronically miserable, I wouldn't think it was the best job in the world anymore.
So, my advice is, give the new Ph.D. program a fair shake, but if things don't get better in a year or two, get out before you've invested so much time that it'll be hard not to throw good money after bad. But (and I'm not sure I fully understand this idiom) you shouldn't be afraid to throw bad money at philosophy. Or whatever.
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COLUMBIA — Officials at South Carolina's medical facilities are taking a wait-and-see approach to spending millions of dollars on construction and equipment after a budget veto from Gov. Nikki Haley put a bureaucratic permission process she's long opposed in limbo.
The state's public health agency suspended the Certificate of Need program after legislators upheld the line-item veto last week, giving health care providers the green light to proceed. Without the designated $1.7 million, the agency can't review applications, director Catherine Templeton told providers in a letter. If the Legislature eventually restores the process, the agency won't punish projects undertaken in the interim unless forced to do so, she wrote.
However, state law still requires medical facilities to acquire a Certificate of Need before building, expanding, offering a new service or buying medical equipment costing more than $600,000.
Thirty-two projects expected to cost more than $100 million were under review last month by the Department of Health and Environmental Control. They range from adding four patient beds at a mental health and substance abuse center in Charleston, at a cost of just $20,600, to spending $12.3 million to build a fourth floor for patients at a Myrtle Beach hospital.
A Haley spokesman said she believes hospitals can proceed, saying DHEC's position is clear. But House Speaker Bobby Harrell said he's urging caution, noting state law remains intact.
No provider he's heard from plans to rush ahead, he said, though some are concerned about their competitors.
"What's likely is anybody who does will have a lawsuit filed by their competitor to keep from proceeding," said Harrell, R-Charleston.
Sen. Joel Lourie, D-Columbia, likens the situation to requiring developers to get a building permit, then shutting down the office that doles them out. He suggested that Haley call legislators back in session to clear up the confusion.
But that's highly unlikely. Haley has long wanted to dismantle the regulatory process in favor of direct competition.
Harrell and Senate President Pro Tem John Courson could jointly call the Legislature back. But neither plans to do so, with Harrell saying there's no need.
"There shouldn't be any uncertainty because the law's still clear," he said. He contends DHEC can run the program with other money in its budget.
DHEC disagrees, citing a 2011 brief to the state Supreme Court and a 2010 attorney general's opinion regarding the suspension of programs if the budget doesn't fund them.
Providers are looking to the state's high court for clarity. Earlier this week, DHEC filed a lawsuit asking the justices to determine whether it can suspend the program.
"We're going to wait for the dust to settle, obviously," said Amy Faulkenberry, spokeswoman for Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill, which has been arguing with a Charlotte, N.C., competitor for 10 years over opening a hospital in Fort Mill. "It would be foolish for either party to proceed at this point."
Besides, she said, the battle over who gets to build in Fort Mill is before the Administrative Law Court. Projects under DHEC's review include Piedmont Medical's request to buy and install a robotic surgical system for $2.6 million — equipment that hospitals in West Columbia and Greenville have also applied to buy. Piedmont's not going to risk wasting that money, Faulkenberry said.
Haley contends hospitals shouldn't need the state's permission.
South Carolina is among 35 states that require a similar regulatory review of major medical projects. A 1974 federal law required states to enact the process in an effort to control health care costs. But Congress repealed the law 13 years later following studies that showed it had little effect.
Since then, 15 states have repealed their Certificate of Need programs, most recently Wisconsin in 2011. Regulations vary widely among remaining states, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
An effort to reform South Carolina's system made little headway this year. A bill that awaits debate on the Senate floor just "tinkered around the edges," said Tony Keck, the state's Medicaid director.
What was intended to control costs has devolved into a politically driven process used to keep out competition, said Keck, a member of Haley's Cabinet.
Haley has firsthand knowledge of the politics. While a House member, she worked as a fundraiser for Lexington Medical Center, which went through a 10-year battle before receiving permission to conduct open heart surgery.
Supporters of reforming the system, including the state Hospital Association, point to separate studies that back up their contention that it prevents the overbuilding of costly medical services, helps ensure rural communities have access to medical care and safeguards quality.
The debate does not follow party lines.
Democratic Rep. Bakari Sellers of Denmark helped uphold Haley's veto. He cites Bamberg County as an example of the certification process hindering access.
Bamberg County Hospital closed last year. Local officials are encouraging Hospital Corporation of America, which runs other hospitals in South Carolina, to open a free-standing emergency center in the rural county.
The company is moving forward with planning stages, said Bob Behanian, spokesman for HCA-owned Trident Health.
Sellers wants the company to build immediately, saying the CON process could add years to the time his constituents will lack emergency room care.
"I'm up here fighting for them and don't want anything standing in their way," he said.


text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - S. Korea or Taiwan? Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in S. Korea or Taiwan? Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General Asia Forum View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message new horizonsJoined: 11 Jul 2004Posts: 8 Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2004 8:56 pm Post subject: S. Korea or Taiwan? The first school that contacted us refused to send a copy of the contract, never called only emailed, and refused to purchase our tickets. The second refused to negotiate or clarify any of the terms of the extremely ambiguous contract they sent us- one which was different than the one on their website. (Both were out of Korea.) We think that we may be in a better bargaining position if we can do it person. So, we are thinking of flying to S. Korea or Taiwan. Is there any advice on what we will need to take with us to hold us until we find work? Thanks. Back to top KiJoined: 23 Jul 2004Posts: 475 Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 1:46 pm Post subject: Are you sure they were actually schools and not recruiters? Recruiters often call themselves different names such as agencies and consultants to make it more difficult to spot. Your best bet would be to go there in person and basically wander the streets knocking on every school you see. Take any necessary documentation such as your passport and degree. Don't let anyone hold onto your documents for 'safe keeping'. This is NOT for your benefit. They use this to hold against you. I don't know about South Korea. For Taiwan, try to get a 60 day visa rather than a 30 day one. This will by you more time. You may need a trip to Hong Kong for a visa run if you don't have any formal set up before your visa runs out. If you arrive in the 2nd half of the year you'll have to pay higher tax (20%) so some people work illegally on the guise of being a student. Instead of tax you'll have to pay student fees. Take a Lonely Planet for advice on hostels and stuff. Hostels are also good for meeting other travellers and workers. You can also find this information on the internet. It might be best if you spend a week or so travelling around to decide where you want to live. Taipei and neighboring Hsinchui are probably your best bets for employment. Take enough money for a couple of months and a credit card (just in case). You CAN negotiate contracts. Don't allow them to deduct bond money. This is unethical and illegal. If in doubt, leave. There are many more jobs out there. Ki. Back to top new horizonsJoined: 11 Jul 2004Posts: 8 Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2004 5:09 am Post subject: Thank you Thanks. You pretty much reinforced the other information I've found. The second guy was a recruiter but, the first was with a school. The school my brother works for, oddly enough. It probably would have been fine but, when they refused to email a copy of the contract even he told us to use caution and back away. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General Asia Forum All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China


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SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The West Coast Conference season for basketball is almost here and the Santa Clara athletic department has created a special League Pass to give men and women's fans a chance to catch the Broncos' race to the championship from some of the best seats in the house.
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Prices to attend women's WCC games are only $40 for adults and $30 for youths and seniors. The purchase of the WCC League Pass for women's games provides priority for any future seating changes, including reserved courtside chairback seating options.
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