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One of the first parts of the phone that will go down is the battery and this is because of how the owners charge their phone. If you want your batt to have a long lifespan, you should make sure you charge it properly.
Unlike before where you really need to make sure that your phone is completely charged, that is not the case anymore these days. Yes, and this is why, you should refresh your mind and learn about the new trends in charging smartphones.
With the smartphones, or what they called the touch-screen phones, you don't need to charge it until 100%. In fact, you can only charge it until 80% and that should be enough.
Charging overnight might be more convenient for you, but not for your phone. You have to remove the phone once it is completely charged. Idle charging is not good for the phone. It can cause overheating.
And lastly, the less you charge your phone, the better and make sure that you don't wait until it shuts down on you. This is definitely not good for the battery.
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Your business's IT infrastructure is very important. From ensuring factors like keeping your company connected to the Internet to hosting your company's server or to ensuring that all the relevant data and important data is stored safely, a robust IT infrastructure is a must have with many companies in this digital age. And to ensure this robustness, you must acquire a robust company or service that specializes in making sure that your company's computer systems, web connectivity and data storage etc. is in good condition.
But with a large number of companies of various types within the whole of Malaysia, there's surely bound to be many services or companies that provide services specializing in IT infrastructure. It is a business that will remain in the sphere for a very long time, so long as there are computers, there is an IT problem to be solved somewhere.So with that in mind we have collected information from it consulting services malaysia. With this information we can compare the pros and cons of each of these companies.


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The federal Land and Water Conservation Fund — which has supported dozens of projects in the Chesapeake Bay region — was made permanent on March 12, when President Trump signed the bipartisan bill doing so into law.
The Land and Water Conservation Fund has existed since 1965, but until now had to be periodically reauthorized by Congress. The new law makes those votes unnecessary but has no impact on how much funding the LWCF will receive in the future.
Its permanence is part of the John D. Dingell, Jr., Conservation, Recreation and Management Act, which the U.S. House of Representatives approved with a vote of 363 to 62 on Feb. 26. Earlier in February, the Senate had voted 92 to 8 in favor of the measure.
Joseph McCauley, a fellow with the Chesapeake Conservancy and a former U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service official who oversaw land acquisitions through the LWCF for the Northeast Region, including the Chesapeake Bay watershed, called the passage "a big deal." Even "if some future Congress isn't enamored with the Land and Water Conservation Fund, at least it's permanently reauthorized, and that won't be a way to undermine it," he said.
Since the LWCF's inception, the Chesapeake Bay watershed has been an important beneficiary of its funds, which have led to major acquisitions of public lands in the region.
"Virtually every national park, national wildlife refuge, [Bureau of Land Management] natural resource management area, national forest addition since 1965 in our watershed has had funding from LWCF," said Jody Couser, director of communications for the Chesapeake Conservancy.
Congressional disagreements have plagued the LWCF in prior years, stalling its reauthorization and holding projects in limbo until a compromise could be brokered — delays that could be especially detrimental in deals the government was seeking to make to acquire land from private owners.
"They're working with real people out there, and to have some certainty when working with individuals who are thinking of selling their land is important," McCauley said.
The Dingell Act has removed that chokepoint, but not the challenges involved in releasing the designated funds.
Since the LWCF first went into operation, Congress has authorized more than $40 billion for the fund, with the majority of that money — $37.8 billion — coming from revenues from oil and gas leases on the Outer Continental Shelf. (The remainder comes from the federal motorboat fuel tax, surplus property sales and, since 2006, revenue from the Gulf of Mexico Energy Securities Act.)
While $900 million is authorized to be placed in the LWCF every year, only once, in fiscal year 2001, has Congress appropriated all of that for conservation and recreation projects. Altogether, only $18.4 billion of the total authorized amount has been drawn from the fund over its history to acquire federal lands and waters; channel grants to the states for recreational purposes; and further other related programs.
While LWCF money is unattached to the Chesapeake Bay Program, the funds fit neatly into one of the key goals of the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement, which seeks to "conserve landscapes treasured by citizens in order to maintain water quality and habitat; sustain working forests, farms and maritime communities; and conserve lands of cultural, indigenous and community value."
Most recently, LWCF funding for the Bay peaked in fiscal year 2016, when Congress appropriated $10.7 million for land conservation projects throughout the watershed.
The money was spread widely in the region, supporting the conservation of more than 2,000 acres in Maryland's Nanjemoy Natural Resource Management Area, Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge and Piscataway Park; Virginia's Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area and Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge; Pennsylvania's Gettysburg National Military Park; and the interstate Washington–Jefferson National Forest and Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail.
That windfall, McCauley said, was due to two factors: the high-profile acquisitions of sites such as Werowocomoco, a major Powhatan religious and governmental center where Captain John Smith's famous encounters with the leader Powhatan occurred, and the collaborative approach that the region took to its funding needs.
In 2013, the Department of the Interior, under Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and in concert with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, launched the Collaborative Landscape Planning Program, which sought to identify significant landscapes for conservation and channel funding toward them through the LWCF.
The Rivers of the Chesapeake project was the Bay region's response to this call, coordinating the LWCF requests of federal agencies including the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service, as well as the nonprofit Chesapeake Conservancy. Thanks to this effort, McCauley said, "the Chesapeake did compete very successfully."
Under the Trump administration, the collaborative approach was dropped "with little fanfare," McCauley said. Nevertheless, the conservancy has continued to spearhead the Rivers of the Chesapeake group to continue coordinating funding efforts.
In the years after 2016, LWCF funding for the Chesapeake watershed declined: According to data from the Chesapeake Conservancy, the LWCF appropriated almost $7.4 million for projects in the Chesapeake region in fiscal year 2017, with appropriations of $6 million in FY2018 and a little more than $4 million in FY2019.
Looking forward, the future of LWCF funding for the watershed remains uncertain. Although Trump's signature on the Dingell Act makes the fund permanent, the administration's proposed FY2020 budget not only adds no new money to the LWCF for the upcoming year but claws back $23 million of its FY2019 budget.
Still, McCauley said that cut is unlikely to happen: "That's just the president's request, so Congress is not likely to go along with that," he said, pointing out that "LWCF has been a bipartisan program for its entire life. This is not a partisan issue, at least not in Congress."

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Friday, June 05, 2009
Befuddled Twitter Connection
I saw a post from @mrpuffin, another teacher I follow, that he was working on Immigration posters with his students. I quickly sent him a note with links to Immigration posters in the back issues of The Beaver that he was able to use in the class. Other teachers who follow him also saw the post and followed up.
MrPuffin never would have sent me a note to say what he was doing in his classroom, but by communicating what he was doing we found an easy connection that improved the quality of education and the student experience. You can read MrPuffin's account here on his blog Befuddled.
You might also want to check out some of his thoughts on organizing the Red River Heritage Fair and technology, as well as some of his students stop motion videos like this one below. They look great!
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Here are some of the teaching venues I am still expecting to fulfill through 2020. I'll add contact details as I get them. This year, I expect to be available at Cittaviveka in West Sussex, England most of the time between June and November. I won't be back in the USA until 2021. I'll be in Europe for most of 2020.
Venues and times shift or occasionally get cancelled. As governmental responses to the coronavirus epidemic adapts, I still hope to be able to fulfill teaching engagements in the autumn. But nothing is that certain.Please contact the respective venue for details. I am also holding Zoom sessions that you can connect to. Please subscribe to Dhamma Tracks (℅ the Home page https://ajahnsucitto.org) if you'd like to be informed of these: they often are set up with only a few days' advance notice!
I am expecting to offer a video teaching from the Cittaviveka website from time to time.https://www.cittaviveka.org/video .
As best we can with our limited skills, we will post previous Zoom sessions on the Cittaviveka website
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to Friday, 31st May
all day
Forest Refuge
Fully booked
Barre, MA
|Friday, 5th Jul
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all day
retreat in Italy
Residential retreat www.centromindfulnessmilano.com
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Study-practice session on the 5 aggregates (khandha)
This retreat will be held in the Netherlands, near to Amsterdam. It is not an occasion for silent practice alone. Each day will include several hours of meditation along with instructions, but will also present a guided focus on texts within the Pali Canon.
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Sheffield Insight
A non-residential weekend of meditation teaching and practice. Details later.
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Two daylongs in London
Love me, love my monkey: Radical Self-Acceptance
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retreat in Provence
An eight precept (= no evening meal) residential retreat to be conducted in a monastery in rural Provence. Taught in English with translation into French.
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2:00 pm
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4:00 pm
Retreat at Wongsanit, Thailand
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Retreat in Malaysia ℅ BUBS
A ten day, eight precept retreat.
Bandar Utama Buddhist Society, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
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For farmers across the country, it comes as no surprise to hear that conservation tillage practices – particularly continuous no-till – can save time and money compared to conventional tillage. The potential benefits of no-till are well-documented, from improving soil health to reducing annual fuel and labor investments.
Still, continuous no-till has been adopted across only 21 percent of all cultivated cropland acres in the United States. Why? One concern involves money saved compared to money spent. Can fuel and labor reductions really make up for the money invested in switching to a new farming practice?
To help farmers answer this question, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) conducted an annual fuel savings study comparing gallons of fuel used in conventional tillage practices to gallons used in conservation tillage practices like seasonal and continuous no-till.
We hope the results will help farmers weigh their options when considering adoption of conservation tillage practices.
Fuel Usage Reductions from Conservation Tillage Adoption by USDA
Farmers across the country save fuel and money by adopting conservation tillage practices.
Fuel saved is money saved.
On average, farmers practicing continuous conventional till use just over six gallons of diesel fuel per acre each year. Continuous no-till requires less than two gallons per acre. Across the country, that difference leads to nearly 282 million gallons of diesel fuel saved annually by farmers who practice continuous no-till instead of continuous conventional till.
Farmers who manage at least one crop in their rotation without tilling – seasonal no-till – save an additional 306 million gallons of fuel annually.
These savings add up for individual farmers.
Let's assume an average off-road diesel fuel price of $2.05 per gallon. If a farmer farming 1,000 acres of crops switches from continuous conventional till to continuous no-till, he or she saves 4,160 gallons of diesel fuel – more than $8,500 worth – each year.
Just switching from continuous conventional till to seasonal no-till saves a little more than 3.2 gallons of fuel per acre. Across 1,000 acres, that equals roughly $6,600 worth of fuel saved annually.
Saving time and improving soil health lead to additional economic benefits.
No-till has significant economic benefits beyond reduced fuel usage.
A farmer who plows 15 acres per hour, for instance, would save roughly 67 hours of work with each eliminated pass over a 1,000 acre field by adopting no-till. Depending on labor costs and equipment maintenance, that's an additional several thousand dollars saved each year.
Fields managed using no-till for multiple years generally have a higher water holding capacity than conventionally tilled fields. This is particularly valuable in drought-prone areas, where lack of water is a major concern tied to crop loss. No-till adoption also reduces soil erosion, increases soil biological activity and increases soil organic matter. These benefits can lead to additional economic gains for farmers over time.
Reprinted from: https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2017/11/30/saving-money-time-and-soil-economics-no-till-farming
Posted by Elizabeth Creech, Natural Resources Conservation Service in Conservation
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UL-Monroe Student Spots Fish Swimming On Campus [VIDEO]
How bad is the flooding in north Louisiana? Well, a student on the campus of UL-Monroe and twitter user @CollinLandry_Wx spotted fish swimming ON CAMPUS!!!
Some parts of north Louisiana have received over 17-inches of rain in the last few days and hundreds of people have had to be rescued from their homes.
If any video proves just how bad it is in north Louisiana, this video shows that fish have even been relocated from ponds and lakes. That means there's been quite a bit of flooding in the area.
We hope to see a break in rainfall soon for the region, which would allow the flood waters to recede. Let's keep our neighbors and friends in north Louisiana in our thoughts and prayers this weekend.


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LETTER FROM EUROPE: Of Blackmail and Tinkers in the Eurozone
By Peter Wahl *
BERLIN (IDN) - This European Union summit on June 28-29 had been expected with high suspense against the backdrop of the deteriorating economic situation in the Eurozone, the resurgence of the banking crisis in Spain, and Italy and Spain being obliged to pay unsustainable interest rates above 6% for their bonds. The crisis countries have also been witness to rising political tension: in Italy, Silvio Berlusconi threatened to attempt a comeback with the slogan 'Let's get rid of the euro'. The euro volcano was on the brink of eruption.
Also, it was the first summit with the new French President Francois Hollande, who during his electoral campaign had promised to correct the strict austerity course dictated by the German Chancellor Angela Merkel government (and backed by his predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy). Additionally, at the G20 summit in Mexico the week before, the leaders' declaration had pressured the Eurozone to solve its problems, among others with a stimulus programme for growth.
Given the pressure of the problems and that coming from the international community, many people expected this summit to be a qualitative step towards deeper integration of the EU. Otherwise, a breakup of the Eurozone would become more and more probable.
Also in the weeks prior to the summit, measures to stimulate growth were accepted in principle by the Germans and their allies, mainly the Netherlands and Finland. In a pre-summit meeting in Rome the day before the EU summit, Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, Hollande and Merkel agreed to make 120 billion euros available for growth and to combat youth unemployment.
The high expectations were also nourished by the fact that a committee with José Manuel Durão Barroso (EU Commission), Herman Van Rompuy (EU Council) and Mario Dragh (European Central Bank) had worked out a proposal suggesting the establishment of a light version of Euro Bonds and steps towards a political union. But already before the summit, Merkel had harshly rejected the proposal.
Decoupling Private from Public Debt
As for the hard core of the German intransigence – the refusal to accept any additional common responsibility for the debt of the crisis countries – the result of the summit is less sensational than some media headlines insinuate. Merkel continues to categorically refuse the establishment of Euro Bonds or even a common fund, which could serve as a kind of "bad bank" for sovereign debt above the 60% limit. In that sense, the summit has changed nothing.
However, the German Chancellor made a tangible concession by accepting that the future European Stability Mechanism (ESM) would be allowed to lend money directly to private banks in distress, and not only to governments. This is what Rajoy, in particular, had wanted for the Spanish banks, as well as Monti in case Italy's situation deteriorates.
The idea behind this is the decoupling of private sector debt from national public debt. A vicious circle was triggered with the financial crash of 2008: banks were bailed out by their governments. This increased public debt. In return, increasing public debt was weighing on the entire economy and hence further destabilising the banking sector. If private banks could be bailed out directly by the ESM, this money would not be counted as part of the public debt of the respective country.
This also means that the government does not have to comply with the strict conditionality, as was the case with Greece, Portugal and Ireland. To prevent such a loss of sovereignty over their own budget was a major concern for Italy and Spain, the third and fourth largest economies in the Eurozone.
Furthermore, the ESM would give up its status as preferred creditor. This was a concern of the private investors, who distrusted Spanish or Italian bonds, because in the case of default they would be refunded only after the ESM was first paid back. Abolishing the ESM's preferred creditor status is meant to contribute to "calming the markets" and reduce pressure in the short term on the interest rates for sovereign bonds.
Merkel's concession is a step in the right direction, but far from a breakthrough. Not only because the decision is embedded in the overall framework of the Fiscal Pact but also because the implementation first has to run through a complicated law-making process, on many occasions sand being thrown in the wheels. And even if it were implemented, there would still be the possibility of vetoing a bailout. Let's have a look at the details.
Ample Leverage for Brakemen and -women
As a precondition for the bailout mechanism through the ESM, Merkel has insisted on establishing a European banking supervision scheme under the European Central Bank (ECB). This is a new role for the ECB and would require a change in the rules, not only in the Eurozone but the entire EU of 27 nations. This requires unanimity. At the moment, it is unclear what the new system will look like. But according to the summit declaration, any bailout would be conditioned, with details still to be elaborated. The Commission is mandated by the summit to work out a respective proposal by December 2012.
But even if the decision is implemented, several safeguards still remain in place before it can be applied:
The governors' council of the ESM has to unanimously agree, which would give a veto right to every single country;
In the case of Germany, the Bundestag (Federal Parliament) has to decide beforehand on the vote of the German governor in the ESM. On the one hand, this brings a democratic element into the procedure; on the other, it slows down the process and increases uncertainty.
But as soon as all these details are known and the concrete negotiations start, things will become rather difficult. For instance, it is more than doubtful whether the UK will agree on European banking supervision under the ECB. It has in fact heavily watered down EU directives establishing a new system of EU supervision.
The directives related to the European Banking Authority (EBA) and supervisory colleges entered into force in 2011 without really improving the effect of supervision. Otherwise the resurgence of the Spanish banking crisis would not have come as a surprise. Only one day after the summit, Prime Minister Cameron poured British water into the Euro-wine, when he wrote in an article for the Telegraph: "We won't stand behind Greek or Portuguese banks, and our banks will be regulated by the Bank of England, not the ECB." And: "Far from there being too little Europe, there is too much of it."
This is a clear announcement that unanimity on the new supervisory system will not be reached. The Eurozone will then have to come back to inter-governmental cooperation and might be obliged to set up a different institutional arrangement than the ECB. The situation is similar to a rotten computer programme: if you repair it at one end, you create two new problems at the other.
Time Factor is Crucial
Even if the project is implemented in 2013, it might be too late for solving the public debt problem. In the meantime, further speculative attacks on Spanish and Italian bonds might continue. The decoupling of national public from private debt is a right step, but it is only one dimension of the crisis. Italy has deep-rooted structural problems in terms of its competitiveness, the political situation is far from stable, and recession has crept in. Spain is also plagued by recession and is confronted with dramatic unemployment. The EU on the whole will be in recession in 2012 and its impact will be felt by several countries in 2013 too. It would be surprising indeed if institutional speculators were to neglect the occasion and keep quiet over the next months.
Blackmail Instead of Consensus
It is also very interesting to see how the concession from the German Chancellor was obtained. If Merkel agreed to the compromise described above, it was not so much deeper insight into the necessity of such a move, but a sheer blackmail by Prime Minister Monti. He knew that on the eve of the summit, Merkel would need in the Bundestag support of the Social Democrats (SPD) for the Fiscal Pact, because the German Supreme Court had ruled that the decision would require a two-thirds majority. In negotiations previous to the summit, the government had accepted the SPD proposal to endorse the Fiscal Pact if a growth component was added. Otherwise it would not vote for the Fiscal Pact.
Although Monti – like the SPD, Rajoy, Hollande and the rest of the EU – was in favour of such a stimulus programme, and although he had agreed on the amount and further details in the pre-summit meeting, as a negotiating chip he refused to accept the Fiscal Pact during the summit, unless Merkel made some concessions.
Although the German position is far from defensible, such Machiavellian methods throw an instructive light on how "consensus" in the EU is sometimes achieved.
Growth Pact – A Drop in the Bucket
The summit has given the green light for a "Compact for Growth and Jobs," which amounts to 120 billion Euros. 55 billion Euros come from the left-over money from the 2012 and 2013 EU budgets in areas with under-spending. 60 billion Euros represent additional credits from the European Investment Bank (EIB), which requires a capital increase of 10 billion Euros to be effectuated by the end of 2012. Effects on growth, if any, can only be expected in 2013.
As for measures against unemployment, the summit remains very vague. After four paragraphs repeating the usual neo-liberal mantra on fiscal consolidation and competitiveness, eleven lines are dedicated to employment. It is left to the national governments to step up "efforts to increase youth employment, notably to improve young people's first work experience and their participation in the labour market, with the objective that within a few months of leaving school, young people receive a good quality offer of employment, continued education, an apprenticeship, or a traineeship."
Nothing binding. As the EU Council decided, the bloc's contribution would be confined to that of the European Social Fund, which could be used for financial support.
All in all, there are no additional resources and serious measures that are adequate to deal with the depth and range of the crisis. This compact is just a drop in the bucket.
Muddling Through
The result of the summit reflects the basic dilemma of the EU: this unique and peculiar gathering of nation states does not yet have at its disposal the institutional, legal, financial and political instruments to respond adequately to a major crisis. This is why the most probable scenario for the future strategy of European elites is to continue muddling through. And this is not only a matter of their individual proclivities, of their mentality as "realistic" politicians, but has systemic roots
The European integration process has in some areas and to a certain extent gone beyond the nation state. Germs of supra-national governance have emerged, but there is no full-fledged system of governance in place which could come close to a nation state.
In parallel, the nation state is still very strong, and so too are national interests. The EU is like a house under construction. The cellar, parts of the first floor and a garden house are already built and can be used provisionally. The second and third floor and the roof are still missing, and there is no water supply or sewage system yet. As long as the weather is nice, there is no problem. But if a hurricane like the financial crisis comes along, things become more difficult and serious damages will occur to the unfinished building.
The fact is that the whole construction needs be changed if the building is to resist extraordinary challenges. Under the present conditions, more and more people have the feeling that their old homes would still be better, while the architects have different opinions on how to finish the building. There is no common blueprint.
The conglomerate of national interests in the EU and its institutionalisation has produced a complex mechanism, which only works as long as there is no serious external shock. There is a kind of path dependency for this machinery. Once it is en route, it is very difficult to change its direction. Unfortunately, path dependency is also valid for the path into the abyss.
*Peter Wahl is a researcher at WEED, a German policy institute, where he works on issues of world trade and international finance. This artcile is based on an analysis in the EU Financial Reforms Newsletter – July 2012 published by SOMO and WEED.
Source: 2012 IDN-InDepthNews | Analysis That Matters
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Ray of Lights awards
July 1, 2020 The CTL's Ray of Lights awards was held Saturday afternoon, June 20, and was live-streamed from the building. Only those nominated were permitted to attend in person. more »»
Chamber to hold 19th annual Education Celebration
March 3, 2020 The 19th annual Education Celebration, held by the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce, emphasizes the relationship between the business and education communities. more »»
College News 2.12.2020
February 12, 2020 Morgan Johnson, of Muncy, was named to the Fall 2019 Dean's List at Kutztown University. Brittney Hunt, of Muncy, was named to the Fall 2019 Dean's List at California University of Pennsylvania. more »»
College News 11.20
November 20, 2019 The artistry of Riley Cotner, of Muncy, is among 12 other Pennsylvania College of Technology students gracing the new office and gallery space of Lycoming Arts, 46 W. Fourth St., Williamsport. more »»
Financial Reality Fair at Muncy
October 30, 2019 On Wednesday Oct. 9, Muncy High School was host to the Financial Reality Fair sponsored by the PALCO Credit Union. more »»
Junior Homecoming Court
October 30, 2019 PHOTO BY MEREDITH MCCAHAN Representing the Junior Homecoming Court at Muncy are (l-r): Ethan Snyder, Valentina DeWitt, Ethan Gush, foreign exchange student Sara Ruiz, Isaac Boring, Kylie Frantz,... more »»
ELSD awarded safety grant
October 30, 2019 HUGHESVILLE--The East Lycoming School District was recently awarded nearly $25,000 in grant money. more »»
Students learn something new at foundation camp
July 11, 2019 HUGHESVILLE - For the third consecutive year, the East Lycoming Education Foundation has offered a variety of activity classes for two weeks during June. more »»
Graduates challenged to 'make a difference in the world'
June 13, 2019 HUGHESVILLE — A light breeze blew across the football field as Hughesville High School's class of 2019 culminated their high school career at the district's 126th commencement Tuesday night, June 4,... more »»
Ferrell Elementary celebrates achievement for Blue Ribbon award
June 5, 2019 PICTURE ROCKS - A perfect day of weather and shouts of glee brought students outside for an important national recognition on Friday afternoon, May 31s. more »»
Ferrell receives National Blue Ribbon Award
May 20, 2019 PICTURE ROCKS - George A. Ferrell Elementary School was awarded as an Exemplary High Performing School receiving the National Blue Ribbon Award for 2018. more »»
Montgomery wins county's Stock Market challenge
May 20, 2019 MONTGOMERY - Five local teams that participated in the Stock Market Challenge, held by the Pennsylvania Council on Financial Literacy (PennCFL), were honored recently at a luncheon at The... more »»
Students bike for safety at Myers Elementary
May 20, 2019 MUNCY - The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), and Safe Kids PA Lycoming County Partner, and the Highway Safety Network welcomed 96 students at Ward L. more »»
"Dancing Queen" turns seventeen
May 9, 2019 MONTGOMERY - Montgomery's high school auditorium was transformed into a Greek island paradise the last weekend of April with three colorful and energetic performances of "Mamma Mia!" The plot... more »»
Christian Good placed first in Rotary speech competition
April 26, 2019 MUNCY - The Muncy Rotary club congratulated Christian Good who placed first in the Rotary Four-Way Speech Competition held Saturday, April 13, in Clearfield, Pennsylvania. more »»
Muncy supports autism awareness month with fundraiser
April 25, 2019 With Autism Awareness month held during April, teachers, administrators and staff at Muncy School District held a fundraisr to raise money for CampEmerge, a camp held for autistic children and their... more »»
Montgomery holds National Honor Society induction
April 25, 2019 MONTGOMERY - Montgomery Area High School held a National Honor Society Induction Ceremony on Tuesday, April 16. more »»
Hugesville High School performs 'The Addams Family
April 18, 2019 RUTH FRY/The Luminary Hughesville High School Theatre presented "The Addams Family" this past weekend. The play was directed by Desirae Mausteller, and Brian Barkley directed the musi. more »»
PPL uses live theatre to teach lesson
April 3, 2019 MUNCY - Inspiration and entertainment were the propelling factors to enrich young students on the valuable message of safety when it comes to using electricity. more »»
Muncy FBLA heading to State Conference
February 27, 2019 PHOTO PROVIDED Janessa Mitterling of State Farm Insurance in Muncy (far left) volunteered to sponsor The Muncy Jr. Sr. more »»
Going to Disney
February 21, 2019 MUNCY - The Muncy Jr. and Senior High School band and chorus under the direction of Mike Buck are going to Disney, as they are busy rehearsing a spring concert in preparation. more »»
Muncy Business and Professional Woman's Club December 9, 2019
No meetings in January or February, but when meetings resume, are held the second Monday of every month from September through June, 7 p.m., at the First United Methodist Church, 602 S. Market ST., Muncy. New members welcome. Call JoAnn Welch at 546-3803. more »
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Television adverts have a lot to answer for. Using catchy snippets of songs to sell some demographically-targeted must-have gadget can propel a previously unheard of, and more often than not, undeserving band into the mainstream. For Australian rock n' rollers Jet it was the use of Are You Going To Be My Girl in Vodafone's worldwide campaign that helped the quartet shift in excess of 3 million copies of their 2003 debut.
The follow-up didn't fare so well and judging by reviews for latest offering Shaka Rock the writing's on the wall for Jet, however for the band to decipher it, it'll have to be written in the font preferred by AC/DC.
There was certainly nothing offered up tonight that suggests a Jet revival anytime soon. The days of playing venues the size of the ABC's thousand plus room look numbered, especially if they continue to knock out repetitive uninspired songs like they did tonight.
Mindless, almost entirely devoid of an original idea and reliant on stop-start riffage it was a set where the lighting often proved more entertaining than the music and the thought of heading home more attractive than an encore.


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Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868)
Gioachino Antonio Rossini, one of the most successful and popular operatic composers of his time, was born in Pesaro in 1792. His father, a brass player, had a modest career, disturbed by the political changes of the period as the French replaced the Austrians in Northern Italy. Rossini's mother was a singer and as a boy Rossini appeared with his father in the pit orchestra and from time to time as a singer with his mother on stage, going on to work as a keyboard player in the opera orchestra. Rossini's early studies in music were with his father and mother, and with other teachers through the generosity of rich patrons. In childhood he had already started to show ability as a composer and his experience in the opera house bore natural fruit in a remarkable and meteoric career that began in 1810 with the production of La cambiale di matrimonio in Venice.
There followed a series of operas, comic and tragic, ending with Semiramide in Venice in 1823, the last of Rossini's operas for Italy. There had been attractive offers from abroad, and successful visits to Vienna and to London, but he now turned his attention to Paris. Under the Bourbon King Charles X Rossini staged French versions of earlier works and in 1829 Guillaume Tell. A contract for further operas came to nothing when the King was replaced in the revolution of 1830 by Louis-Philippe, although eventually, after some six years, Rossini was able to have his agreed annuity restored. With matters settled in France, in 1836 he returned to Italy and in spite of ill health concerned himself with the affairs of the Liceo Musicale in Bologna. The revolutionary disturbances there in 1848, activities with which he had little sympathy, seemed to threaten him and his second wife, Olympe Pélissier, whom he had married in 1846, after the death of his first wife, the singer Isabella Colbran, from whom he had been legally separated since 1837. For his own safety he moved first to Florence, but in 1855, partly in a search for better health, returned to Paris. In that city and a few years later at his new villa at Passy he passed the rest of his life.
Il barbiere di Siviglia remains the most popular of Rossini's comic operas, providing a witty and lively score to accompany a series of incidents worthy of any farce. The first performance in Rome in February 1816 was unsuccessful as a result of objections made by supporters of Paisiello's opera of 1782, also based on the first play of the trilogy by Beaumarchais. Originally with the title Almaviva, ossia L'inutile precauzione (Almaviva, or The Useless Precaution), to avoid confusion with Paisiello's work, Rossini's opera deals with the plan by Count Almaviva to woo Rosina and win her hand in marriage. With the help of the barber and general factotum Figaro, he carries out his plan to outwit her guardian, Dr Bartolo, who has his eye on his ward's fortune. The overture was that originally written for the opera Aureliano in Palmira, later modified by Rossini to serve the same purpose for the opera Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra. The E major Andante maestoso introduction to the overture leads to an E minor Allegro con brio, its first theme entrusted to the strings and the second, in G major, to the oboe, then flute and horn. An impressive crescendo is succeeded by a recapitulation and an emphatic coda.
Il Turco in Italia (The Turk in Italy) was first given at La Scala in Milan in August 1814, its humour lying largely in its contrast of manners. The poet Prosdocimo finds the subject for a new comedy in the ill-matched Geronio and his flirtatious wife Fiorilla, prepared, already, to throw her cap at Selim, the Turkish Pasha, once loved by Zaida, a girl who has taken refuge in a gypsy encampment near Naples. Fiorilla entertains Selim, newly arrived in Naples, to coffee, and deals with both Geronio and Narciso. Prosdocimo advises Geronio to manage his wife with firmness, but his attempts at this prove unsuccessful. The principal characters gather at the gypsy camp, seeking their fortunes in one way or another. Selim meets Zaida again and Zaida and Fiorilla confront each other. Selim now suggests that he should buy Fiorilla from Geronio, a proposal the latter rejects. Prosdocimo, eager for a comic outcome, offers a further plan. At a masked ball Geronio should masquerade as Selim, to forestall the real Selim's planned abduction of Fiorilla. Narciso overhears the plan, and assumes the same disguise, so that there are three Selims at the ball. Matters are finally resolved when the real Selim decides to return home with Zaida, and Fiorilla is left to make the best of the revelation of her fickle behaviour. The overture to the opera, with its effective horn solo in the opening Adagio, has a lively Allegro theme for the strings and, after a tempestuous transition, a second theme introduced by clarinet and bassoon, followed by the trumpet, both making their due return in recapitulation.
The Sinfonia in E flat dates from Rossini's student days between 1806 and 1809 in Bologna. It is more familiar as the source of the overture to La cambiale di matrimonio, for which it was adapted, to be used again, after further revision, as an overture for Adelaide di Borgogna in 1817.
Ricciardo e Zoraide was first staged at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples in 1818. Agorante, angry at the refusal of Ircano to give him his daughter Zoraide in marriage, ousts Ircano from his kingdom of Nubia and later takes prisoner Zoraide, who has meanwhile fallen in love with the knight Ricciardo. Ricciardo, in disguise, tricks Agorante into allowing a combat between himself and Ircano in which he is victorious, but when Ircano, Zoraide and Ricciardo find themselves prisoners of Agorante, they are saved by the intervention of the Christian knights of Ricciardo's company, led by Ernesto. Agorante is pardoned and Ricciardo duly united in marriage with Zoraide. Rossini's opera starts with an overture that suggests later styles of composition in its latent romanticism. In the score it is coupled with the first scene of the opera as Sinfonia e Introduzione. A C minor Largo leads to a Marziale section, followed by an F major Andante. In the opera the Marziale is to return in the Introduzione with the chorus.
Torvaldo e Dorliska, a rescue opera, had its first staging in Rome in 1815. The Duke of Ordow is in love with Torvaldo's wife Dorliska, who escapes a trap set for her and her beloved Torvaldo in the forest. Dorliska makes the mistake of seeking refuge in the Duke's castle, where she is welcomed by the comic servants Carlotta and Giorgio, and meets Torvaldo, who has entered the castle disguised as a woodsman. They are both eventually rescued, with the help of the servants and a renegade follower of the Duke, who is overthrown by the rebellious villagers. Rossini's opera has a lively enough overture, its slower introduction leading to an Allegro vivace in which the second theme is to be used again a year or so later in La Cenerentola.
Rossini's Armida, with its difficult casting that calls for six tenors, was first mounted in Naples in 1817. Its plot, variously employed by earlier composers, is based on Torquato Tasso's Gerusalemme liberata. Armida, in an attempt to deceive the crusaders, seeks help against Idrante, the supposed usurper of the throne of Damascus. Rinaldo, elected leader of the crusaders, kills his rival Gernando in single combat and takes refuge with Armida in her enchanted palace, bewitched. Two of Rinaldo's comrades arrive and show him his reflection in the polished surface of a shield, an event related in Tasso's poem. Coming to his senses, he leaves Armida, who is now torn between love and desire for revenge. The opening Sinfonia contrasts two elements, the steady march of the crusaders and a rapid Vivace, the march unexpectedly returning to interrupt the livelier section.
Le Comte Ory, Rossini's fourth opera for Paris, was first staged at the Paris Opéra in August 1828. Set in thirteenth-century France, the opera deals with the attempts of Count Ory to woo the Countess Adèle, whose brother is away on a crusade. She and her ladies have abjured love in his absence. Ory disguises himself as a hermit, deceiving even his tutor and his page, Isolier. The latter is also in love with the Countess and gains admission to the castle, with Ory, who warns the Countess against him, while absolving her from her vow, only to have his identity revealed by his tutor. In the second act Ory and his men, disguised as nuns, seek shelter from a storm in the castle, where they alternate their behaviour between emptying the wine cellar and an appearance of prayer. Isolier tricks Ory into an assignation that he supposes is with the Countess, but is in fact also with his page, and he and his men make their escape as the husband of the Countess is heard returning. The Introduction is well matched to the plot, its outer sections suggesting the Count's cunning exploits, with a martial passage at its heart, the returning opening section ending in the plucked notes of the strings.
Bianca e Falliero, a work no longer in general current repertoire, was first performed at La Scala, Milan, in December 1819. Bianca loves the young Venetian general, Falliero, but her father has promised her in marriage to Capellio. She refuses to sign the wedding contract, but Falliero, who has supported her, takes refuge in the Spanish Embassy, thus breaking the law of Venice. He is to be judged by the Council of Three, suggested in the full alternative title of the opera, Il consiglio di tre, Capellio, her father and another official. It is Capellio's perception of Bianca's sincerity that leads, in the opera at least, to Falliero's release and a happy ending. The opening Allegro vivace of the overture uses echo effects, before a solemn minor key Andante intervenes. There is rapider figuration followed by a return of the original Allegro, with its echo effects and a characteristic melody and crescendo, leading to a triumphant conclusion.
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The ACI Greater Michigan Chapter, together with our meeting sponsor, Superior Materials, invite you to join us Tuesday, February 12, 2019, for a department wide update from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). There will be an update on upcoming projects and the new people in key roles within MDOT under the new administration of Governor Whitmer.
Speaker: Tony Kratofil, The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has named longtime leader Tony Kratofil chief operations officer (COO) and chief engineer. He is succeeding Mark Van Port Fleet, who is now MDOT's senior chief deputy director. Kratofil has been with MDOT for 26 years, the last nine as head of MDOT's Metro Region in southeast Michigan, covering Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.
Kratofil brings considerable managerial and technical experience to the position. In his most recent assignment as the Metro Region engineer, he negotiated a host of complex and sensitive measures with the City of Detroit and other partners related to the Gordie Howe International Bridge. His knowledge and strong relationships helped navigate road jurisdiction transfers, community access issues, property transfers, and job training.
Recently, Kratofil has spearheaded the innovative approach to the I-75 modernization project in Oakland County. Through his leadership, the proposed 20-year timeline will be advanced to four years and include a Michigan first with a design-build-finance-maintain contracting delivery method.
Kratofil has been a key figure behind many innovative efforts to increase diversity and inclusion within MDOT, including the development of MDOT's Small Business Program, advancement of the proposed On-the-Job Training Voluntary Inventive Program, creation of the I-94 Modernization Project's Small Business Program initiative, and bringing the USDOT Bonding Education Program to Michigan.
Kratofil has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Michigan and a Master of Science in administration from Central Michigan University. He is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Michigan.
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Release Calendar: June 27 – July 3, 2016
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Set in a brutally unforgiving post-apocalyptic world overrun by the undead, 7 Days to Die is an open-world survival game that is a unique combination of first person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. It presents combat, crafting, looting, mining, exploration, and character growth, in a way that has seen a rapturous response from fans worldwide, generating hundreds of thousands of hours of community content on YouTube and other streaming video platforms.


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Explosions Strike Damascus, Homs
Explosions Strike Damascus, Homs
BEIRUT (AP) -- An explosion in the central Syrian city of Homs on Tuesday killed at least four people and wounded more than two dozen while government forces "destroyed" a truck bomb near the Damascus airport, Syria's state media reported.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the explosions.
Homs police commander Lt. Gen. Khaled Hilal told state TV that two suicide attackers detonated their explosives-laden car as they were being surrounded by troops. Along with the four killed, Syrian state TV said 30 people were wounded in the explosion.
The blast in Homs came two days after opposition fighters left al-Waer, the city's last rebel-held neighborhood, bringing the entire city back under government control for the first time in more than five years.
Most major Syrian cities have at this point reverted to government control. Syria's civil war, now in its seventh year, has left about 400,000 people dead and millions displaced from their homes.
Hilal said the Homs attack was a "new crime in response to the victories of the Syrian Arab army." State TV aired footage from the area showing charred cars and a street full of debris as paramedics in red uniforms searched for casualties.
The TV also reported that Syrian forces hit a pickup truck rigged with explosives on the road leading to the Damascus International Airport. It said the explosion killed two "terrorists."
Also near Damascus, the International Committee of the Red Cross said a convoy of 42 trucks carrying food and medical supplies had entered the eastern, opposition-held suburb of Jairoud. The ICRC said the supplies are for 36,000 people and that the delivery was carried out in coordination with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and the United Nations.
Tens of thousands of people in Syria still live in areas besieged by rival groups.


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text: Thursday, October 3, 2019 Safely Storing Personal Information in Case of a Fire Share This Article The below article was written by Lauren Hughes and originally published in our October edition of Wealth & Life. Earlier this year my family experienced an almost total loss of the home my grandmother had lived in for 51 years, including the house itself and nearly all the contents. As you can imagine, she had accumulated several keepsakes as well as paperwork. In the months following the fire, there were a lot of pieces to be picked up and documentation to track down. This process led me to realize just how unprepared people may be if this unfortunate event were to happen to them or a loved-one. To try to assist our clients as much as possible, here are some ideas to help with the organization of your, or maybe a loved-one's, important information. Things to consider: Enroll in online access to your applicable accounts (banking, brokerage, liabilities, insurance, etc). - Even if used sparingly, having access can be helpful for holding the account details, policies, statements, etc. in one place. - Online access often offers a resource when you're looking to update your information or get in touch with a representative. - Consider using a password tool like LastPass to retain your login credentials and other important online information. Save contact phone numbers for your insurance agency, cable / phone company, electric company, etc. in your cell phone so you can inform them of an event immediately. Keep the following in a firesafe box or a safe deposit box/vault - Copies of account / login information - Agreements, deeds, policies - Expensive irreplaceable heirlooms For stored family items (children's school projects, old home videos, holiday decorations, etc.) think about keeping them organized in plastic bins, with sealable lids. This will help in preventing smoke damage if items survive. If you have a firesafe box in your home, be sure your loved-ones know where to find it. - Store it in a permanent safe place so you, or your loved-ones, can easily locate it in case of emergency (firefighters were asking my grandmother where to find hers). If utilizing a safe deposit box at a local bank, ensure another person is listed that can access it on your behalf and that a key is accessible. The ownership of a safe deposit box works similar to a bank or brokerage account – if only one person is listed, another person cannot access it. I recommend at least two owners be listed. If it is in one name, executor paperwork may be required from the county to show proof that a different individual has authorized access. Power of Attorneys do not typically apply, and if there is a death, safe deposit boxes can be inaccessible until the county paperwork is provided. Also, be sure to store the key somewhere safe and accessible. A lost safe deposit box key can be costly, because without it, the bank will have to hire a specialty locksmith. Additionally, Foster & Motley has a "Family Letter" document template that can help capture as much of your information as you would like. We recommend including all account and contact information, as well as the location of keys, safe deposit boxes, and fire-safe boxes, then saving the document in a place that would be accessible to you or your family (virtual storage space in LastPass, send to F&M to file, etc.). The last step is to determine a timeframe for when you will review the document to include any updates (quarterly / annually). Please contact your advisor if you have any questions or are interested in receiving a copy of the a "Family Letter" template to personalize with your information. Back to Insights


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Milkwood Gallery, 11 March 2012 3pm-6pm
For International Women's Day this year, ThinkARK will be running a workshop at Milkwood Gallery using Barbie dolls to explore our own and prevailing attitudes to the female body.
Playing with Barbie dolls as a child is a happy memory for many women.The Barbie Hack is intended as a playful way to encourage people to consider popular views and ideas about the female form, and to challenge those Frankenstein forms presented to us by mass media. Poor Barbie is a representation of what the media tells us we should be - to the extent that her feet were moulded into a permanent tip-toe stance ready for her stilettos!
Come along to Milkwood Gallery on 11th March and mould Barbie into a shape that more accurately represents you. Following the event, the hacked Barbies will be on display at Milkwood Gallery.
Introducing Barbie...
Created in 1959, Barbie is the best-selling fashion doll of all time.
Hello project people,
So, a little later than intended but entirely as promised, I've just inputted (roughly) the projects we listed for 2012 in our Google calendar. It looks very intimidating...! You'd think that none of had any other work to do!
During our meeting at Chapter (11/1/12) we worked out the following schedule for the year:
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Mar - Inspiring Women
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May - Papergirl
Jun - Papergirl, Hack the City Dublin Trip
Jly - Play ARK, Jorge's Photography project
Aug - Tom Bett's Video Recycling project
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Oct - Sugru Hack, Made in Roath
Nov - Everwake
Dec -
Have I missed anything? Do i need to change anything? Do you have a project idea of your own that you'd like us to look at helping with? Let me/us know!
Why not come along to our meeting on Wednesday evenings and see how you can get involved! Click here to view our calendar.


text: MOVIES Stephen Karam's 'Speech & Debate' Film Set for April Release 9:00 AM PST 1/27/2017 by Ashley Lee FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Courtesy of Haley Rynn Ringo Liam James, Sarah Steele and Austin P. McKenzie in 'Speech & Debate' The adaptation includes Liam James, Sarah Steele, Austin P. McKenzie, Kal Penn and Skylar Astin in the cast, plus cameos by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Kristin Chenoweth and Darren Criss. Speech & Debate is ready for the big screen. Sycamore Pictures and Vertical Entertainment have announced that the film adaptation of Stephen Karam's off-Broadway play will hit select theaters and VOD on April 7. Directed by Dan Harris, the coming-of-age comedy stars Liam James (The Way Way Back), Sarah Steele (The Good Fight) and Austin P. McKenzie (When We Rise) as teenagers who become an unlikely trio while reviving a defunct school club. Roger Bart, Janeane Garofalo, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Kal Penn, Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Skylar Astin are also featured in the cast, which also includes cameos by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Darren Criss, as well as an original song performed by Kristin Chenoweth. Tom Rice produced the film. Tony winner Karam (The Humans) penned the screenplay, adapted from his breakthrough 2007 play. Directed by Jason Moore, the theater production premiered at New York City's Roundabout Theatre Company with Steele in the starring role. FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Ashley Lee firstname.lastname@example.com cashleelee


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At knit night last week, I really tried give an adequate description of the lileks.com site. I have sort of an odyssey back through fashion and time when ever I look at the lileks website. It's true that much of the stuff here comes from way before my time, but I still enjoy the trip. This site houses one of my most favorite kitsch visuals on the web:
The Grooviest Motel in Wisconsin.
You need to click through the entire site, as you get a 'walking tour' of this fabulous hotel (which no longer exists). It looks like an architectural nightmare. I can picture indoor astroturf and red shag carpet. So many beautiful things came out of this era… and so many terribly ugly things too. It seems that this was really a time when people were experimenting with style. Is it me, or have we only been re-hashing styles and reliving nostalgia for the past two decades? Maybe the unique elements of fashion are as imperceptible as the impact of history to contemporary individuals.
I sometimes think that the Old Navy and "That Seventies Show" together brought back some of the seventies fashion. And just fading from the limelight (hopefully) has been the obsession with the Eighties. I noticed that despite this 'dip into the past,' people are still being selective about what the bring back. Fortunately, there's been no resurgence of 'bell bottom' pants or tidal wave bangs. On the other hand, all these people who adore 80's music revivals seem to listen only the crap top 40's. There's no accounting for taste. Perhaps people want to embrace the vacuous and vapid culture of the 80's because it's as good an escape as anything else. Perhaps the nation's young adults are regressing into their childhood because with the impending doom of failed economies and global warming there's little else where they can run but to the past.
I barely remember the early to mid seventies, my memories include this polyester pantsuit my mother wore that had the following colors in it (avocado green, mustard yellow, and orange-red). I used to call it her "Del Monte brand" outfit. I also remember the old Betty Crocker Cookbook we had (in a ring binder). I think I tore out the page with the space cupcakes by accident. You could see my greasy little finger prints all over the page, all evidence of my obsessive pleading to make them. My mother, wasn't much of a cook back then you see, plus she was incredibly health conscious so making cakes and cookies was almost always out of the question.
My other memories of the 70's include Famolare shoes, culottes in rusty orange corduroy, page boy haircuts for boys, satin roller derby jackets, the old blue Bel Air my dad used to drive, Holly Hobby and "Love Is…" posters, Jaime Lee Curtis, and Magic Rocks and Sea Monkeys. I don't think we ever owned a circular bed or had a patch of shag carpet in our house. I'm assuming my mother probably immediately saw that as a dust magnet and allergy hazard.
Still sometimes when I look back into my childhood, I find it reassuring. Perhaps it's because all those old things seem fresh and new again. It's as if I was looking at them with the eyes of youth.


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Poisson Reconstruction of Extreme Submersed Environments: The ENDURANCE Exploration of an Under-Ice Antarctic Lake. Advances in Visual Computing. ISVC 2012. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 7431, 394 - 403 (Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012).
Design and deployment of a four-degrees-of-freedom hovering autonomous underwater vehicle for sub-ice exploration and mapping. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment 224, 341 - 361 (2010).
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WHO: Models of all ages and genders! Male, female, children (ages 6 to 10), teens (14 to 18), adults (19 – 40 and over), etc.
WHAT: Casting call for models for A Berry Special Event's Free Bridal Event & Fashion Show
WHEN: November 3rd, 2013 (Sunday) from 1pm – 5pm
WHERE: Residence Inn – 1930 Taylor Road, Roseville, CA 95661
WHAT EVENT: A Berry Special Event's Free Bridal Event & Fashion Show on November 10th, 2013 (Sunday) from 1pm to 3pm — 7005 Luther Drive Suite 2, Sacramento, CA, 95823
- A parent/guardian must be present to accompany any models that are minors
- Ladies must bring two pairs of heels and a pair of shorts Models must bring two comp cards OR two copies of photos with contact information and measurements
- $15 (cash only) registration fee
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United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
April 13, 2015
KARIN CHRISTINE BREMER, Plaintiff - Appellant,v.ASSOCIATION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS - CWA, a labor organization; UNITED AIRLINES, INC., a wholly owned subsidiary of a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees.
(D.C. No. 1:11-CV-02764-WJM-MJW) (D. Colo.)
Before BACHARACH, PORFILIO, and BALDOCK, Circuit Judges.
Bobby R. Baldock, Circuit Judge.
Karin Christine Bremer, proceeding pro se, appeals from the dismissal of her complaint against the Association of Flight Attendants ("AFA") and United Airlines ("United"). Exercising jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm.
Ms. Bremer was employed by United as a flight attendant from January 2006 to April 2007. United terminated her employment when it discovered she had submitted false information on a pre-employment medical questionnaire. Ms. Bremer appealed the discharge decision through the grievance procedures set out in the collective bargaining agreement ("CBA"). The United Air Lines Flight Attendant System Board of Adjustment ("System Board") held hearings on Ms. Bremer's appeal and ultimately affirmed her termination in April 2011.
In October 2011, Ms. Bremer filed the underlying complaint, alleging that the AFA had breached its duty to fairly represent her in the discharge proceedings, and that United had breached the CBA by terminating her without cause. After giving Ms. Bremer an opportunity to amend her complaint, the district court dismissed her claim against United for lack of jurisdiction. The court determined that her claim involved a minor dispute that was preempted by the Railway Labor Act, and that she had failed to allege facts showing collusion between United and the AFA so as to fall within the exception allowing jurisdiction over hybrid claims.
The district court also granted AFA's motion to strike Ms. Bremer's complaint against it for failing to comply with the pleading requirements in Rules 8 and 10 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The court directed Ms. Bremer to file a second amended complaint solely against AFA. Ms. Bremer never filed an amended pleading as ordered by the court. AFA then moved to dismiss the action pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(b) for Ms. Bremer's willful failure to comply with the court's orders providing her an opportunity to file an amended complaint. The district court granted AFA's motion to dismiss. This appeal followed.
In her opening brief, Ms. Bremer does not articulate how the district court erred in dismissing her claim against United for lack of jurisdiction. Nor does she explain how the district court abused its discretion in dismissing her claim against AFA pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(b). By failing to argue any error related to the district court's stated basis for dismissing her claims, Ms. Bremer has waived any such argument. See SCO Group, Inc. v. Novell, Inc., 578 F.3d 1201, 1226 (10th Cir. 2009) ("An issue or argument insufficiently raised in a party's opening brief is deemed waived.").
Instead of addressing the district court's reasons for dismissing her claims, Ms. Bremer argues that she was denied due process during her System Board hearings, and that her case should be reopened in front of the System Board. But Ms. Bremer never alleged any claims in her complaint or amended complaint seeking review of the System Board decision. In reviewing a district court's decision on a motion to dismiss, we "are limited to assessing the legal sufficiency of the allegations contained within the four corners of the complaint." Jojola v. Chavez, 55 F.3d 488, 494 (10th ...
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Five wins out of five for the Blues in our Europa League group stage and this one was with the biggest margin of victory yet. Top spot in the table is assured.
In the build-up to this match against our opponents from Greece, Maurizio Sarri said he had the quality in his squad to win this game even if he made a huge number of changes to the line-up, and so it proved.
Olivier Giroud scored for a third Chelsea game running for the first time, netting with both his left foot and his right foot to give his side a 2-0 half-time lead. PAOK had been reduced to 10 men for a foul on our centre-forward with the game still 0-0.
With Cesc Fabregas pulling the strings and Ruben Loftus-Cheek bringing the best out of the PAOK goalkeeper, further goals were always on the cards. It was Callum Hudson-Odoi, just turned 18 at the start of the month, who made it 3-0 having earlier struck the woodwork, and in doing so scored his first Chelsea goal. He then became provider for substitute Alvaro Morata to nod in number four.
MOL Vidi's failure shortly before our game to win away at BATE Borisov had removed the major challenge of the night at Stamford Bridge. Rather than still needing a point to top our group, we were already guaranteed the prime position before kick-off against PAOK.
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Sarri had to hand his team sheet in before knowing that and he had made 10 changes to the side which started our first defeat at the weekend since the Premier League season began.
Among those selected were Hudson-Odoi for his first start since the Community Shield and Andreas Christensen for his 50th Chelsea appearance.
PAOK's situation had been improved by the BATE-Vidi result but ideally they needed points from tonight's game, but their hope of taking any was massively hit by such an early sending-off.
Before that major moment in the game, Pedro and Hudson-Odoi had sent over a couple of crosses to test the Greeks but then on seven minutes came the big blow. A loose pass by PAOK back towards their penalty area and Giroud was onto it. However Yevhen Khacheridi took him down just outside the box and the Estonian referee deemed it an obvious goalscoring chance denied. Straight red card!
Fabregas had the chance to extend the advantage from the free-kick but fired low and wide. We would need to wait another 20 minutes to make the man advantage count. Prior to his opening goal and soon after the sending-off, Giroud, in open play and found by a Hudson-Odoi chip, sent the ball over the bar from a difficult position before our Academy product had a chance himself but he curled wide.
With 19 minutes on the clock, the Blues constructed our best passage of play so far. Fabregas and Pedro moved the ball on quickly through a tight area and Loftus-Cheek thumped it with curl at the target. It was tipped wide by a diving Alexandros Paschalakis. Gary Cahill, selected in what has become a familiar back-four for this competition, met the corner but headed past the post.
The Blues continued to probe away, primarily down the left, but were crowded out there inside the box. No need to worry, we would score from the other side of the penalty area instead!
Fabregas started the attack with a typical lofted pinpoint pass from deep. Pedro was the recipient and he patiently set-up Giroud to sweep home from an angle. 1-0 with 26 minutes on the clock.
Hudson-Odoi was only the width of the crossbar away from making it 2-0 a minute later with an even better strike.
Giroud's second goal came 10 minutes after his first. Fabregas was again involved as the Frenchman timed his run behind the defence to perfection. The ball arrived near the left-hand post and Giroud finished first time and skilfully on the volley.
A goalmouth clearance then prevented Pedro bagging our third.
There had been little for the defence to do back in our box but Cahill made a timely sliding challenge when Leo Jaba threatened to go all the way with a run from his own half before the interval.
Loftus-Cheek was denied again by another good save by the keeper early in the second half after a tremendous run by the England man, but it was non-stop pressure by the home side. PAOK cracked for a third time on the hour and Hudson-Odoi's goal tally for Chelsea was up and running.
Fabregas, almost inevitably, was the supply line and rather than going for the far post as he had done with his earlier attempts, Hudson-Odoi targeted just inside the near stick this time and found the keeper wanting.
That was from the left-hand side of the penalty area but later popping up on the right, Hudson-Odoi floated over a near-post cross for Morata to head in with a freshly shorn crown and make it 4-0, just three minutes after he had replaced Giroud.
Sarri had watched the reaction to the Spurs result he wanted tonight but as he made clear, he wants more of the same back here at the Bridge on Sunday, when neighbours Fulham pay us a visit.
Chelsea (4-3-3): Kepa; Zappacosta (Ampadu 63), Christensen, Cahill (c), Emerson; Barkley, Fabregas, Loftus-Cheek; Pedro (Willian 67), Giroud (Morata 75), Hudson-Odoi.
Unused subs Caballero, Alonso, Jorginho, Kovacic.
Scorers Giroud 27, 37, Hudson-Odoi 60, Morata 78
Booked Cahill 54
PAOK (4-2-3-1): Paschalakis; Matos, Khacheridi, Crespo, Vieirinha (c); Mauricio (Pelkas 78), Wernbloom; Jaba, Shakov, El Kaddouri (Varela 75), Prijovic (Warda h-t).
Unused subs Rey, Bisewar, Akpom, Canas.
Sent off Khacheridi 7
Booked Wernbloom 49, Pelkas 79
Referee Kristo Tohver from Estonia.
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YORK, Pa – A Dover man is in critical conditioning after being shot 3 times in York city on Friday evening.
According to police, they were called to the 500 block of South Street just before 10:15 p.m. on Friday for a reported shooting.
Once on-scene, officers found 33 year-old Anthony Brackbill, of Dover, with two gun shot wounds to his stomach and another to his arm.
Brackbill was taken to York hospital, where he remains in critical condition.
Police say that this was not a random incident.
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CARLISLE, Pa. — Following a recall by Stonyfield, GIANT Food Stores, LLC and MARTIN'S Food Markets announced it removed from sale a specific code date of O'Soy Strawberry soy yogurt because it may contain milk, an allergen that is not listed on the ingredient label. This product is safe to consume for individuals who do not suffer from a milk allergy.
The following product is included in this recall:
- Stonyfield O'Soy Strawberry soy yogurt, 5.3 oz., UPC 5215900603 with a Use by date of November 4, 2017
People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk may run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product.
Symptoms of food allergies typically appear from within a few minutes to two hours after a person has eaten the food to which he or she is allergic. Allergic reactions can include: hives; flushed skin or rash; tingling or itchy sensation in the mouth; face, tongue, or lip swelling; vomiting and/or diarrhea; abdominal cramps; coughing or wheezing; dizziness and/or lightheadedness; swelling of the throat and vocal cords; difficulty breathing; loss of consciousness.
Customers who have purchased this product should discard any unused portions and bring their purchase receipt to GIANT/MARTIN'S for a full refund.
Consumers looking for additional information on the recall may call Stonyfield Consumer Relations at 1-800-PRO-COWS (1-800-776-2697). In addition customers may call GIANT/MARTIN'S Customer Service at 1-888-814-4268 for more information. Customers can also visit the GIANT or MARTIN'S websites.
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2018 Faculty Flash
ANU's Research School of Biology is hosting its third Faculty Flash. This year it will be themed featuring faculty from across the School who work on host-microbe interactions.
At Faculty Flash, presenters talk about their research in an easily-digestible 8 minutes, with 4 minutes for questions.
There will be a social hour following the event.
All welcome.
Welcome - Allen Rodrigo
1:00-2:30 Session 1
- Rohan Williams - Multi-omics for microbiomes
- Maja Adamska - Is a novel cell type involved in the vertical transmission of a sponge microbiome?
- Allen Rodrigo - Modelling microbiomes
- Adele Lehane - Plasmodium resistance to antimalarial clinical candidates
- Giel Van Dooren - How Toxoplasma parasites watch what they eat
- David Jones - Attack of the tomato killers – resistance is utile
- John Rathjen - Plant-pathogen interactions
2:30-3:15 Afternoon tea
3:15-4:30 Session 2
- Sasha Mikheyev - Microbial effects within and across generations
- Kevin Saliba - Who needs riboflavin anyway?
- Peter Solomon - Wheat diseases – current and potential issues
- Bill Foley - The role of the hindgut microbiota of koalas in diet breadth
- Ulrike Mathesius - Interactions between quorum sensing signals and the plant microbiome affect nodulation
- Celeste Linde - The Good and the Bad
- Justin Borevitz - Soils are alive! How can we nourish them so they will nourish us?
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Best of International Student Animation
A selection of the best new student animation drawn from almost 100 grad reels from more than 20 countries. These films defy any notion of amateur status and showcase amazing competitive talent that demands attention and makes waves. And you are the jury - your vote determines the winner AND you go in the prize to win a DOUBLE Festival Pass to MIAF 2019.
Featured in AIAF2019Program Type: Films
|Big Toast
Sacha Beeley
Toast can't really figure out where it all went wrong with Egg.
Country: United Kingdom
Runtime: 4:15
Year: 2018
Cassie Shao
In life - as in animation - synchronisation is everything.
Country: United States
Runtime: 2:23
Year: 2017
Matthieu Gerard-Tulane
From little seeds, bigger things grow - if they get a chance.
Country: France
Runtime: 4:03
Year: 2018
|Mum Is Not At Home Today
Zitong Mai
Grandpa is doing his best but there's just no one quite like Mum.
Country: United Kingdom
Runtime: 4:30
Year: 2018
Melinda Kiss G.
An intriguing slow-roll of imagery inspired by a curated collection of Street-View images.
Country: Hungary
Runtime: 4:38
Year: 2018
|Strawberry Bums: Invasion Of The Snubgrubs
Jeremy Sullivan
Each sociopathic, flesh-eating freaks can use a hug every now and then.
Country: United States
Runtime: 6:28
Year: 2018
|My Changing Body
Gabriel Matesanz
It's time for the little people to take control.
Country: United States
Runtime: 5:33
Year: 2018
|Les Elephant Seron Content
Lucas Roussel, Charlotte Brun, Loic Frimat, Vincent Labis, Adrien Lannoy, Alice Lepoutre
It's only a matter of time before nature takes over.
Country: France
Runtime: 6:52
Year: 2018
Vincenz Neuhaus
A bizarre tale about the juxtaposition of a big nose and a strange fate.
Country: Germany
Runtime: 8:07
Year: 2018
Kaide Wang
A colourful, roughly hewn recollection of a neighbourhood lost to the passage of time.
Country: United Kingdom
Runtime: 3:17
Year: 2018
|Food Monster
Yu-Xin Zhang
Food IS made to be played with.
Country: Taiwan
Runtime: 3:59
Year: 2018
|Track Down
Damien Clement, Clement Vidal, Thomas Godard
Beware, the revenge of the angry rhino.
Country: France
Runtime: 3:08
Year: 2018
Lucas Lermytte, Simon Krieger, Mathilde Dugardin, Simon Ameye, Antoine Dupriez, Thibaud Colin
The illustrious leader starts playing with his toys.
Country: France
Runtime: 4:24
Year: 2018
|Battle Royal
Megane Lepage, Kevin Langouet, Meghan Marino, Agathe Revillod, Fanny Robert-Dumas
Like so many murderous rampages, it started out with a simple accident on a quiet day.
Country: France
Runtime: 5:09
Year: 2018
|I Am Not Playing Anymore
Matej Babic
Battle lines are drawn, sides are taken .... but what's really at stake here?
Country: Slovakia
Runtime: 6:26
Year: 2018
|Pedestrian Pastry
Jorn Leeuwerink
They are pedestrians and they should not - they must not - lose their hats.
Country: Netherlands
Runtime: 2:33
Year: 2017


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Curator Gus Casely-Hayford looks at the origins and history of the Asafo flags, made by the Fante people of the Gold Coast of Africa, now known as Ghana.
Charting, mapping and surveying oceans, coasts, land and resources were essential tools of Empire. Part of a wider gathering of information by the West about the world, they defined sea and trade routes, and identified territory to be claimed and colonised. Following earlier Portuguese, Spanish and Dutch navigators, buccaneering Elizabethan mariners and the 'discovery voyages' of James Cook and Matthew Flinders accompanied by 'scientific gentlemen' laid the foundations of a British Empire focused on maritime trade and the exploitation of regional resources.


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Joseph Jimenez, CEO, Novartis, will step down as CEO in 2018, after eight years in position
The Board of Directors of Novartis has appointed Vasant (Vas) Narasimhan, MD, Global Head of Drug Development and CMO, as CEO, Novartis, effective February 1, 2018. Dr Narasimhan is a member of the Executive Committee and joined Novartis in 2005. Joseph Jimenez, CEO, Novartis, will step down as CEO in 2018, after eight years in position.
Dr Narasimhan has held numerous leadership positions across Novartis in commercial, drug development and strategy roles. Prior to his current role, he served as Head of Development for Novartis Pharmaceuticals. Before joining Novartis in 2005, he worked at McKinsey & Company. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in the US and obtained a master's degree in public policy from Harvard's John F Kennedy School of Government. In addition, he holds a bachelor's degree in biological sciences from the University of Chicago, also in the US. During and after his medical studies, he worked extensively on a range of health issues in developing countries. Dr. Narasimhan is an elected member of the US National Academy of Medicine. He is a US citizen born in 1976, and lives in Basel, Switzerland.
Dr Narasimhan said, "I would like to congratulate Joe and express my gratitude to Joe, Joerg, and the Board of Directors. I feel honoured and humbled to be asked to lead Novartis. We will continue our legacy of bringing leading innovation to patients around the world. With our recent launches, our strong pipeline, broad capabilities, world-class leadership team, and committed people, I am very confident about our future."
Jimenez, who has been CEO since 2010, joined the company in 2007. He first led the Consumer Health Division, and then held the position of Division Head, Novartis Pharmaceuticals. Jimenez will step down as CEO, effective January 31, 2018, and will be available for advice and support at the request of the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the CEO until he retires from Novartis on August 31, 2018.
Joerg Reinhardt, Chairman of the Novartis Board of Directors, commented, "I would like to express my sincere appreciation for Joe's achievements as CEO. During his tenure, Joe focussed Novartis on leading global businesses, while divesting non-core divisions. Under his leadership the innovation pipeline was rejuvenated, and we successfully navigated the patent expirations of our two largest products. We anticipate a smooth transition as Joe built a strong leadership team and mentored his successor. Novartis will be well positioned to continue its momentum."


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Presenting Nilgiris Wilderness Camping! The campsite is located in a quite little part of Nilgiris which remains largely unexplored till this day. Perched at an altitude of 1900 meters campsite offers a breathtaking panoramic view of Moyar Valley, Rangaswamy Peak & Bhavani Sagar Dam. Set atop a tea plantation you can spend your weekend exploring tribal settlements, bathing in ice cold waterfalls, taking dips in forest streams, following quiter trails leading to beautiful view points and enjoying a cold night under the stars in a tent.
Pictures of the camp spot: https://photos.app.goo.gl/dxxgR67bt3oDYFHh8
Itinerary (2 Days / 1 Night)
Day 1:
10:30 AM : Assemble at Mettupalayam
11:00 AM : Start from Mettupalayam
12:00 noon: Reach a private coffee estate with a flowing forest stream for a refreshing dip
01:30 PM: Lunch
02:30 PM: Campsite Arrival & check in followed by welcome drinks
03:00 PM: Indoor Games / Rest for an hour
04:30 PM: Hike to a view point & high tea
06:00 PM: Return to Camp Site
07.00 PM: Campfire & ice breaking session
08.30 PM: Dinner
09:30 PM: Campfire & Stargazing continues
Day 2:
06:30 AM: Morning Coffee or tea
09:00 AM: Breakfast Buffet
10:30 AM: Nature Walk to a Tribal Settlement 1.5km and spend some time with them and learn there culture.
01:30 PM: Either packed lunch will be provided or Lunch will be arranged from the tribal village
02:00 PM: Visit to a nearby local falls for an ice cold dip
5.30 PM: Descend to Mettupalayam and drive back to your home
Tariff: 2999/Person + 5% GST
Cost Includes:
Stay in camping tents
Dinner* on Day 1
Breakfast* and Lunch* on Day 2
Tea / Coffee Refreshments
Guide charges
Tribal settlement Visit
Hike / Waterfalls Visit
*Veg only camp spot because of local restriction.
Cost Excludes:
Transportation to the campsite from your base location
Transport options:
1) Drive down to the base camp,We shall share the location
2) Reach Coimbatore on your own and Transport from Coimbatore-Stream-Camp-Waterfalls-Coimbatore can be arranged at an additional cost
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