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Travellers Trax @ The Barley Corn Hotel Informations
Around 40% cheaper than any other city based Melbourne Backpackers. Keep your eyes peeled for our last minute deals!
Travellers Trax is located at The Barley Corn Hotel.
We are on the top of the city, a 15 min tram ride from the CBD and a short 2 min walk from bustling Smith and Brunswick stre
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From there you can either get the train towards Epping, and get off at Victoria Park, turning right out of the station and crossing Hoddle Street, about 100m walking distance.
Alternatively there is a bus service from the corner of King and Lonsdale Streets, where any of the 305, or 905-908 services, will take you to the corner of Johnston and Hoddle.
Informations about Travellers Trax @ The Barley Corn Hotel
Around 40% cheaper than any other city based Melbourne Backpackers. Keep your eyes peeled for our last minute deals!
Travellers Trax is located at The Barley Corn Hotel.
We are on the top of the city, a 15 min tram ride from the CBD and a short 2 min walk from bustling Smith and Brunswick street, a must visit for anyone staying this side of the city.
Smith and Brunswick Streets are made up of some of the best clubs and night life that Melbourne has to offer, and through the day you will find the best bargains at the many thrift and second hand shops.
For a more cultured taste, Smith street is home to a famous collection of art galleries and more coffee shops than you could poke a biscuit at.
At Travellers Trax our first priority is your comfort and entertainment, and as such we have a host of extras that we give to you at no additional cost, such as Wifi ADSL2+ unlimited, free computers, free lockers, individual food and cutlery bags, and a large outside terrace.
The Barley Corn is not our only venue, we also provide long term accommodation in rooming houses situated around Melbourne which we give first preference to guests who stay with us here at the Barley Corn.
We offer entertainment Thursdays/Fridays/Saturdays at The Barley Corn Hotel downstairs and host some of Melbourne's best live entertainment. Entry is always free for guests staying with us.
Rooms vary from 10 person dorm rooms to private twin and double rooms. We are also very accommodating so if you have any special requests please do not hesitate in letting us know.
We have an entrance on the street side of the building, security is always a priority for us to ensure that our guests feel comfortable in there stay here with us so as such every guest is given a security code for the main entrance (it can be a little tricky to be noticed outside as the entrance is at the bottom of the stairs, so make sure you write down the number and you can call it when you arrive as we have a live in care taker on site).


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Colby College students offered occasional drink with dinner
The program started in the fall, initiated by the Student Government Association. It's intended to teach students to drink in moderation while showing an alternative to the binge drinking that is common on college campuses. On three Friday nights during the fall semester, alcohol was available with dinner for students 21 and older. They pay $1 per drink and are limited to two.
It's been such a success that college administrators have decided to expand it to most Friday nights during the spring semester.
"I think people have appreciated it because it's a good way to show that alcohol can be handled in a good and responsible manner," said Janice Kassman, the school's dean of students. "We've had only good comments."
Colby officials say they hope their program will help change the culture around alcohol. "The purpose is education," said Varun Avashthi, the college's director of dining services. "The whole point is that the students recognize that you don't have to binge-drink or abstain. There is middle ground."
Colby attempts to make the experience informative. An expert on wine and beer sometimes lectures as the students drink. At the first session, Rob Tod of Allagash Brewing in Portland came to explain how beer is made.
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The average price for the highest-quality fireplace inserts is approximately $1600, according to Finest Fires. Prices for most inserts range from a few hundred dollars to about $2500, depending on installation and energy type.
Highly rated electric fireplace inserts are installed into an existing hearth unit and cost around $300, Finest Fires reports. However, top of the line models are practically entirely new installations and typically burn wood for heat. These units top out at around $2500. Common features of top-quality fireplace inserts include adjustable air flow, direct venting and cast iron doors. Prospective buyers should look for these features and make sure that their fireplace units are compatible with the fireplace insert's venting system.


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Read this tip to make your life smarter, better, faster and wiser. LifeTips is the place to go when you need to know about Medicare and Rx Plans for Diabetics and other Diabetes topics.
Persons who are eligible for Medicare, who are receiving veteran assistance benefits for prescription drugs, do not generally need to register for a Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan (PDP). Veteran's benefits typically include medications and medical treatment, including diabetic supplies.
Persons eligible for VA benefits should request a letter from Tri-Care - the primary VA medical insurance carrier - similar to the letter that non-Veterans received, indicating whether or not VA Prescription Drug Benefits are equal to, or better, than the Government Medicare Standard Plan.
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The Dynamic (Cluster) Censuses of Peasant Farms in the 1920s
From 1917 to 1929 statistical observation in the Soviet Union was undertaken by the Russian zemstvo--local councils of self-government dating from the mid-19th century. Late 19th and early 20th century Russia had a predominantly peasant population and zemstvo statistics dealt mostly with the peasant farm and its productive and social evolution.
In the pre-Soviet period, Russia underwent profound social development both in urban and rural areas, and it was during these years before the revolution that statisticians began to consider taking yearly surveys of rural villages. Such surveys would obtain a picture of the actual dynamics of social development in the countryside. In addition, they would enable statisticians to observe and identify the factors causing and the scope of the changes taking place in rural Russia. These surveys--the dynamic censuses--were undertaken during he 1920s.
The new regime was presented with a unique opportunity as a result of transforming zemstvo statistics--those compiled by local organizations--into Soviet State statistics. In 1918, the Soviet Republic Central Statistical Administration was set up, and agricultural statistics were compiled by four departments: agricultural production and current information, land-use statistics, agricultural censuses, and agricultural dynamics. A. I. Khryashcheva, whose earlier work on yearly surveys of peasant farms is particularly notable, headed the agricultural censuses and dynamics departments from 1919 to 1926.
In 1919 and 1920 statistical data on dynamics programs began to be collected. The practical identification of rural "clusters" or micro districts that is, a group of small villages, a large village or sometimes an entire township was started during the peasant farm censuses of 1919 and 1920. From 1920 onward, special materials on dynamic clusters were deposited in the Central Statistical Administration.
In 1921 and 1922 famine and heavy population migration inevitably affected the dynamic cluster surveys. The years 1923 through 1926 saw a great deal of valuable statistical data collected as more and more cluster surveys were conducted; during this period, many farms were surveyed within the clusters. For example, 591,000 farms were surveyed in 1925; 590,000 in 1926; and 614,000 in 1927, when clusters were identified. The dynamic surveys during these years became annual censuses of 3% of peasant farms.
The files, all in the original Cyrillic, contain the following information for the years 1920-1924 and 1926 (the documents of 1925 have not been found) together with selected information from 1927, 1928 and 1929:
Raw census data such as household cards, community forms and land commune forms
Summary tables and tapes
A household form filled out on both sides provides three to four pages of typewritten information. Typically a completed form runs to six or seven pages and a summary table constitutes 10 to 12 pages of information. A wide range of geographic areas -- provinces, republics, and districts -- is covered by the censuses.
The materials of both the 1927 and 1929 dynamic censuses are of particular interest. Shortly before they were undertaken, there was a change in leadership at the Central Statistical Administration Office, notably in the dynamic censuses department. V. S. Nemchinov was placed in charge and made responsible for introducing a more Marxist footing to the peasant farm censuses, with the aim of identifying class structures within the rural population.
The archival documentation offers clear examples of how this was accomplished. Previous dynamic censuses had grouped peasant farms by physical indicators, such as size of sown areas and total head of draft animals. These indicators were replaced by groupings, which indicated the means of production employed. In addition, a detailed description of interfarm relationships provides further insight into the social development of the Russian countryside. Charts are available that indicate the regions of the country included in the surveys, the number of files for each region and the total number of pages in the files.
This publication offers an unprecedented opportunity for scholars in social and economic history, political science and sociology, demography and geography to study the social development of the early Soviet period.
Yale owns all 278 microfilm reels of the collection. Scholars can consult these sources in the Microtext Reading Room, which is in the basement of Sterling Memorial Library. An index to the files is available on reel 278.
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Since the election of Jeremy Corbyn in September of this year, it has become increasingly difficult to find a united Labour. Corbyn seems to be providing a refreshing new stance for the party. The surge of new members following his election has ignited hopes for the party's revival and reunification, after its General Election defeat. However, the party is currently riddled with faction and disunity.
The image presented is of a man dedicated to standing his ground. He provides an invigorating outlook on Labour as a man who does not falter from his beliefs, and is undoubtedly refreshing as a politician.
His pledge for freer education and the abolishment of tuition fees for university students, gained him a whirlwind of support from young people across the country. Marches in London this week have only underlined the movement that he is tapping.
Corbyn has shown himself to be a leader of loyalty and persistence, despite the cracks within his party
These are brave choices, and clearly display Corbyn's willingness to make decisions within the party. They show a clear cut direction and agenda that it was feared he would lack.
This week, his persistence was displayed in PMQs as, for the seventh time, he asked Prime Minister, David Cameron, about the imminent tax cuts and effects on the poor. Corbyn clearly knows what he wants, what he is intending to do, and evidently will not back down.
A pointed illustration of this was his comment this week that Cameron was still not answering his questions, "after giving him a week to think about it".
Corbyn has shown himself to be a leader of loyalty and persistence, despite the cracks within his party. There have however been many complaints about his personal beliefs, especially in relation to his Republicanism, seen in September when he was captured not singing the national anthem at the Battle of Britain memorial service.
However, there is no denying that Corbyn's desired direction for Labour is divisive. While many agree with his policies, centrist Labour politicians are fearful of his radical approach and this is reflected in the party's increasing division.
Hunt…was quoted as saying in Varsity, Cambridge University's Newspaper, that the Labour Party is 'in the shit'.
This is a division which was prophesied just months earlier in the leadership race of the Labour party and was a predominant concern of its members. In spite of Corbyn's best efforts for clarity and democracy, his policies appear ultimately too bold for a consensus.
Tristram Hunt, former Shadow Secretary of State for Education, is one of many who are increasingly keen to vocalise his opinions of Corbyn's Labour. he, and numerous other centrist MPs (Mike Gapes, Liz Kendall and Chuka Umunna come to mind) have been regularly attacked as 'Red Tories', and are showing increasing defiance.
On Monday last week, Hunt gave a speech to Cambridge University's Labour Party and was quoted as saying that the Labour Party is 'in the shit'. He added that it risked turning into a 'sect' if it did not broaden its appeal. Though not directed specifically at Corbyn, such remarks are obviously aimed at the leftmost wing of the party.
the Labour party will tear itself apart in a quest for ideological purity
Worse, Corbyn's decision to appoint Seumas Milne as Labour's Executive Director of Strategy and Communications has caused an uproar. Milne's long background of anti-Western statements and opinions has made ample fodder for controversy. His support for deselecting centrist Labour MPs has led to speculation that the Labour party will tear itself apart in a quest for ideological purity.
The Labour party is in a clear crisis. Despite Corbyn's attempts at unity within his cabinet, his bold political agendas are fundamentally controversial and every week brings a new story of opposition from within. His attempts to foster a democratic debate in the party allow for unhelpful opposition from voices, like Hunt, who serve to represent the underlying current of dissent within Labour.
Even if it does appear that Corbyn possesses his own strong agenda, this week has shown that the party clearly still needs to go through many stages of renewal before a clear, cohesive direction for Labour can be established. A newer party is one thing, but unity seems far away.


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21 February 2018
Key FY17 Highlights
- Group revenue stood at RM4,652.3 million, 11.5% higher than FY16
- EBITDA for the Group increased by 11.8% to RM1,910.9 million
- Group net earnings grew 224.0% to RM237.1 million
- Passenger traffic for the Group's network of airports grew by 7.8% to 127.9 million passengers
- Malaysia Airports Board of Directors recommends a final dividend of 7 sen per share for FY17
- Launch of the Digital Free Trade Zone a game changer for KLIA Aeropolis
- Tourism Malaysia partnership strengthened to court more international tourists arrivals
SEPANG – Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (the Group) reported revenue of RM4,652.3 million and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of RM1,910.9 million for the financial year ended 31 December 2017 (FY17). Both the Group's revenue and EBITDA increased by 11.5% and 11.8% respectively when compared to the financial year ended 31 December 2016 (FY16). The Group surpassed its headline financial Key Performance Indicators for FY17 of RM1,796.6 million by 6.4%.
The Group's profit before tax (PBT) grew by 82.4% to RM334.5 million while net earnings increased by 224.0% to RM237.1 million over the same period. With the combined operating performance of Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SGIA), the Group's network of airports handled 127.9 million passengers in FY17, representing a 7.8% growth over FY16.
The Board of Directors recommends a final dividend of 8 sen per share for FY17. Together with the earlier interim dividend of 5 sen per share, the total dividend for the year is 13 sen per share (FY16: 10 sen per share).
Operations Review
Passenger traffic for Malaysia operations grew by 8.5% to 96.5 million passengers in FY17, surpassing the 90 million passengers mark for the first time. Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) recorded an 11.2% growth in passenger traffic to 58.5 million passengers for the same period while other airports in Malaysia recorded an aggregate growth of 4.6% to 38.0 million passengers. Malaysia Airports reached another milestone when its international passenger market share in Malaysia exceeded 50% of overall traffic in FY17.
The Group's Malaysia operations posted revenue of RM3,429.1 million in FY17, up by 10.6% over FY16. Revenue from both aeronautical and non-aeronautical segments grew by 8.0% and 13.4% respectively. The improvement in aeronautical revenue is mainly attributable to the 14.1% rise in overall international passenger traffic. Retail and commercial revenue continue to achieve a double-digit growth of 15.4% and 11.3% to RM853.7 million and RM734.6 million respectively. Owing to the stronger revenue contributions, EBITDA for Malaysia operations rose by 11.6% to RM1,116.1 million.
Istanbul SGIA recorded 31.3 million passengers in FY17, an improvement of 5.6% over FY16. Revenue from Turkey operations for the same period rose by 13.2% to RM1,085.7 million while EBITDA for the period amounted to RM780.9 million or 8.6% higher than FY16. Revenue from the Group's project and repair maintenance operations in Doha, Qatar increased by 19.9% to RM137.5 million in FY17.
International passenger movements for the China, India and South East Asia sectors are expected to make up 75% of international traffic in 2018. Based on prevailing economic conditions and additional seat capacity offered by airlines, Malaysia passenger traffic is expected to grow by 6.3% in 2018 with international and domestic passenger traffic growing at 8.3% and 4.2% respectively.
Meanwhile, Istanbul SGIA is expected to register 34 million passenger movements in 2018 in line with the stable economic growth in Turkey.
On 3 November 2017, the KLIA Aeropolis Digital Free Trade Zone (DFTZ) Park was officially launched by the Prime Minister, Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak, and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Founder and Executive Chairman, Jack Ma. Equipped with the latest technology, the DFTZ Park in KLIA Aeropolis will serve as a cluster of facilities for customs clearance, warehousing and logistics to facilitate and accelerate double digit growth of trans-shipment air cargo volumes thus, positioning KLIA Aeropolis as a leading eCommerce trans-shipment hub.
The Group had also entered into a strategic tie-up with Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board (Tourism Malaysia) as the country prepares early for the Visit Malaysia Year 2020 campaign. On 8 November 2017, the Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tourism Malaysia to promote inbound traffic globally, focussing on tourists from India, China and Europe. The Group's Managing Director, Datuk Badlisham Ghazali, commented, "This unique initiative will yield greater tourism impact as well as a significant milestone for both parties in the development of inbound tourism and in developing our international gateways, especially KLIA."
2018 holds the promise of being another exciting year for the Group as it remains committed in delivering high quality services to its stakeholders by embedding a customer-centric culture in airport operations. This is in line with the Total Airport Experience initiative under Runway to Success 2020, in enhancing the airport experience across all touchpoints for its stakeholders


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What is your thoughts about this planet run by religio-political elites, how theistic religion has structured law and order and the ideas of morality and decency. How people have been told how to live regardless if they have a different perception of life the universe and everything. What evidence can be found to prove that this planet is run by nutcases who believe in esoteric pseudoscience and perform bizarre rituals in secret rooms in odd buildings, and call the higgs field/universial field "God" in a square and compass symbol.
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You're right, I might be in the same boat if that happened to me. I'm sorry to hear you've been through so much. One thing about psychiatry is, it usually seems 'dumb' when it's not working the best. Anti-depressants might not be the entire solution for what you face. Sometimes it takes going back to square one on a diagnosis or switching practitioners before things start to come together. Psychiatry can be more about trial and error to find the right combination and dose than any other medical field.
You put a lot of effort into researching your ideas about the religio-political elites which shows tremendous focus and dedication. If you could take that energy and those skills and direct just a portion of it toward finding the best health care for your situation, I think you could get back on track with your art. It's something to think about.
Thanks, I wish it would stop. yes, the treatment is not working well, especially that I have had a traumatized childhood... all because my parents wanted to make right with God... *sigh* not easily if you have physical scars as well as mental scars from this, and you wish to get on with life , and people you meet and are part of the political religio elites dont want you to have a life , and in fact would want you to die so they can auction your art and paintings, to hell with your life or wellbeing. They all think about is money....
Well i would not be researching my ideas about them if they did not continue tormenting me like my parents did and distract me from my art , I wish they would leave me the fuck alone.


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Create Fusion Drive problems
I have a 27" iMac with Retina 5K display - Intel Core i5, current OS-X is Yosemite 10.10.4.
I changed out the 1TB HD with a 6TB HD. Reinstalled software, created two partitions (2 separate drives).
MAIN GOAL: To create a Fusion Drive.
PROBLEM: cannot unmount disk using terminal while booting from usb drive. I have found tons of instructions online, this site as well, none work.
Disk utility will not unmount or erase the drive that has the recovery partition (actually on the 6tb drive, not on the apple SSD). What I need to find out is how to TOTALLY clean wipe each drive with no recovery partition, then I will be able to fuse them together and then add on a new install of Yosemite.
The drives are already wiped clean of data, but still have the recovery causing the issue. I just want to Fuse the GD things together.
I have watched a ton of videos and blogs that are supposed to deal with this, but so far none have worked. I've been using terminal to try to unmount and force unmount and fuse the drives. I have the same problem on 2 separate iMacs. Any help is appreciated. I have been working on this for 3 days and am getting very frustrated.
Sites I've tried and their instruction failed:
Mac mini (Late 2012 and later), iMac (Late 2012 and later): About Fusion Drive - Apple Support
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.@DrJillStein: "The Democratic Party creates campaigns that fake left while it moves right" pic.twitter.com/DdahD4ROeS
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text: Ella Mae Howard, 65, 2023 W. Jackson St., Orlando, died Thursday. Born in Bradford, she moved to Orlando from Savannah, Ga., in 1985. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Survivors: sons, Nathaniel, Fort Pierce, Eddie, Orlando, Harvey, Alvin, both of Statesboro, Ga.; daughters, Mayola Rozier, Miami, Gloria Lawton, Savannah, Marrell, Orlando, Merkle Hagan, Atlanta; brother, Ed Barnes, Alexander, Ga.; 25 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Mitchell's Funeral Home, Orlando.


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the plain of Aram, or the plain of the highlands, ( Genesis 25:20 ; Genesis 28:2 Genesis 28:5-7 ; 31:18 , etc.), commonly regarded as the district of Mesopotamia (q.v.) lying around Haran.
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.
[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names
Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. "Entry for Padan-aram". "Easton's Bible Dictionary".


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As many of you know, WeddingDay Magazine recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary. We celebrated with an anniversary edition of the magazine which included a rather stunning cover shoot at the Palais Royale in South Bend and a new, enlightened direction for our magazine's editorial content. As our team mentally summarized the 10-year timeline of the magazine's existence, we exchanged our thoughts on the trends we have seen throughout the past decade, the changes in the wedding industry, and also on how print publications have evolved. It's true what they say, time does fly and time does change everything.
One thing is for certain about time and change—if you don't change with the times, you will get left behind. This especially rings true for businesses. Our personal challenge has been how to maintain a print product in the midst of a digital era. We knew we created a quality product; after all, we work with some of the top vendors in the regional area and have the opportunity to feature some of the most stunning weddings around. The question became "how can we stay relevant in this fast-paced, forever-changing market?" Experts urged publications to jump the print ship while it was still afloat, and plenty of them did. And for the publications that held on to their print product while refusing to make adjustments? Well, their ship sank.
And that is why WeddingDay has made the challenging-yet-necessary transition from a magazine into a brand. Now the magazine is just part of the WeddingDay brand; no longer is it the brand itself. What else is part of the brand? Our website, our bridal shows, our social media platforms, our email marketing campaigns, monthly newsletters, contests and the magazine. The challenge arises in creating a uniform brand message across several mediums; each message must be tailored to fit each respective platform. It became essential for our team to realize that each message we put out there into the world, whether it's in print or on Facebook, needed to be on point with our brand. That means our simple Facebook post needs to reflect the WeddingDay brand, just as much as our featured wedding articles in the magazine need to reflect the brand. When you become a brand, everything you do—every hashtag, every Tweet, every article, every message needs to point back to who you are as a brand. In our case, everywhere a bride sees WeddingDay, she should have similar experiences that allow her to understand who we are.
Is it challenging? Absolutely. Is it an opportunity? More than you know. Every business needs to come up with a way to engage their market across multiple platforms—especially in the wedding industry where we know that brides are using Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, blogs, bridal shows and magazines to plan their weddings. But it needs to be cohesive effort with consistent messaging. It's a miss to focus so much on running your business, that you forget to build your brand. It's how your audience gets to know who you are and we have seen that today's brides are very interested in having relationships with their vendors—they are putting the biggest day of their lives in your hands. So meet them where they are. Let them know who you are. And it could be the start of something beautiful. It was for us.
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JUDY Garland as Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz is one of the murals created by a well-known Southport artist for the children's unit at Ormskirk Hosptial.
Clare Wright, 38, of Churchtown, spent four months making the colourful murals which include Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man and cowardly Lion.
The art cost £10,000 - Northwest children's charity MedEquip 4 Kids donated £8,000 and the hospital raffled off pieces of Clare's art to raise an extra £2,000.
Clare, who attended Christ the King High School in Birkdale, said: "It was really great because most of my business is more traditional work for private clients.
"The Wizard of Oz is an age-old classic which even adults who are young at heart can relate to.
"I'm really pleased with the result, although painting some of the figures was quite difficult, particularly the Tin Man."
The murals on the walls leading up to the children's ward are made of laminated aluminium, acrylic paints and glass.
They are designed to be temporarily taken off walls when the hospital needs to redecorate.
Children's ward Matron Shirley Coward said: "We hope the children like the mural and that it takes away some of the worry of coming into hospital."
Clare Wright recently decorated the walls of the new Lounge Inn restaurant on Bold Street, Southport, and also sells her art in Churchtown Interiors on Cambridge Road.
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So Long, Sea Monkeys!
Listen. Can you hear it?
Which old shit?
Mye neighbors shit
Ding-dong the neighbor's shit is gone!"
The planets must have been in perfect alignment, or something just as significant has transpired in the cosmos to because the colony of sea-monkeys that live next door finally saw fit to clean up all the shit that has accumulated in their front yard for the past three years and move.
Seriously, it has been like living next to Samford & Son.
And when I say "clean", I mean they dragged a broken ass rake across the what little remnants of a lawn they have left and collected it all in a few Glad bags and then dragged it to the curb.
Hey, it's a start!
Within this huge pile of crap they mounded up on the street curb is only about a years worth of dog shit, tattered blankets and tarpaulins, scrap wood, segments of leaky garden hose, broken action figures, rusted bicycle frames, wobbly shopping carts, loose chicken wire, long since deflated basketballs, as well as every other piece of broken, useless shit your mind can conjure up.
The other neighbors were so absolutely ecstatic they were practically dancing in the street. Yep, there was a spontaneous dance celebration to rival the Sharks vs. the Jets. Hell, I can still here them singing their glorious Negro spirituals from the rooftops now.
These sea-monkeys you sea, have been the Bain of all our existences since the time they moved in three summers ago. I know now how Amanda and Hubert Peterson felt when the Addams family moved in next door, or when the Gruesome's moved in besides the Flintstones…you get the idea. They are the oddest assortment of stinky, plaid-clad trailer trash that one could ever hope to avoid, much less, have live beside them. The smell alone that has permeated the neighborhood from their yard over the last few months has often been enough to warrant a NATO inspection. Nothing buried in the Iraqi desert would ever rival what you might have stumbled across in their yard only a few days ago – believe you me!
Lets look at this cast of carnival freaks for a moment shall we?
Firstly, there is the "head of the household", Bob.
Bob wears the exact same t-shirt, stained jeans and backwards baseball cap covering up his lobotomy haircut every day; ever the fashion plate if I do say so. For whatever reason, Bob feels the intrinsic need to bring home anything that's either not chained down or so badly broken that nobody else in his or her right fucking mind would ever want it. It's like his yard has become a nest that he's attempting to feather with scrap metal and broken appliances. And it's not like he can even claim that he broke the stuff himself – it all came home that way and immediately occupied a position of honor on his front lawn to waste away into rust or mould.
I've seen clinical pack rats with more discretion than this moron. The guy is total crazypants!
Bob also has a strange habit of beginning tasks that could be considered as something of a "home renovation" nature except that he never finishes them and ultimately just abandons these projects in various stages of incompletion. My favorite is the dilapidated craptacular "dog house" that you could shoot a rifle at and have the bullet pass directly through without ever hitting anything. Now it just stands there like some twisted early contemporary 21st Century lawn ornament.
Bob Vila this guy is not!
Then there's Hogzilla, his wife (I don't know her name). Together they have the combined social grace of a box of hamsters.
She never leaves the house, but we know she's always there based on the tremors we feel rippling through the earth each time she struggles off the couch to the kitchen and back to fetch herself another box of donuts. It's true, she makes the mother in 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape' seem like Farah Fawcett in the movie '10'.
Every now and again, she will venture out on the front porch to gaze across the 'ol ranch stead. Of course, she doesn't venture very far since the porch would likely collapse from the sheer weight of her girth if she ever took more than 2 steps out on it. Instead, she prefers to open the front door, lob the day's garbage out into the yard and then retire back inside to her Jerry Springer and industrial-sized bags of Oreos.
Last and least, is their devil spawn of a child – Brandon.
Brandon is the quintessential "Problem Child" and about as bright as a sack of rocks. In three years, I have never been known anything other than "Mr. Man", despite several attempts of getting him to learn my name. Not that I ever have much to do with the kid communication-wise, but who likes being continually referred to as Mr. Man?
I know it's terrible that I speak about a child in this manner, but after three years, any sympathy or patience I have had for him has been squashed out of existence. I avoid the kid now like I avoid trips to the dentist. In fact, the whole neighborhood seems to avoid him. Whenever the kid is outside, neighbors will avoid walking out to their cars or leave their porches for fear the kid will accost them with endless questions. Whenever one person makes the inevitable bid to leave their porch, the rest of us will seize the opportunity to commando roll out to their own cars and pull away while Brandon is occupied.
So it was a very happy day indeed when we watched the family wagon pull away for the last time. So much so, that it was a few hours before anyone ever officially recognized the fact; no doubt suspicious that it was all an elaborate ruse and they would return at any moment much to our disappointment.
But alas, it was true. The Sea Monkeys are at last gone.
No more random bits of broken garbage to marvel at in the mornings, so more stench of fetid body odor and rotting dog shit, no more screams of "Brandon, git yer lazy ass outside!" in the evenings, no more loud domestic disputes to rival the Nazi Party rallies in pre-war Germany, no more middle of the night visits by the local constabulary.
Nope, it's absolutely blissful.


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Your fault? Of course not. Still prejudicious to your business? You bet it is.
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When is the unexceeded instance to comprehend give or take a few cancer?
Let's human face it: at hand is never a respectable event to hear bad communication from your doctor, or your buyer. But, if you've got to perceive it, wouldn't it be superior to hear it early fairly than later?
Fear of that bad intelligence keeps us hiding under the covers. Despite all the qualification signs, it's straightforward to rebuke when thing is off. And we ne'er ask. And they never update.
It takes a lot of sense to object.
You see, as loose as you cognisance at times, your clients knowingness the selfsame way. They don't poorness to be study of as a 'problem minor.' They besides don't impoverishment to get into an argument, or malodourous the affinity.
They may well cognisance that their problem isn't worthwhile, that's it's simply a paltry fret of an cognitive content. So they don't say thing. And the fret grows. And grows. And grows.
Are you asking for the bad news?
You may weighing that interrogative your clients for the bad tidings will remind them of how abject you are at what you do, transfer the ax set on your relation.
But, it doesn't. Strangely enough, relatives similar it. They suchlike you in good health. And, what's best, is that it gives you a unsystematic to fix a riddle beforehand it gets genuinely bad.
So ask for it. Ask "What's flawed." Ask it regularly. Over and complete. At oldest you won't perceive much, but ended incident your clients will belongings you more and more, and you'll perceive more and more.
It's a aching entity to do. And you may privation to motion out of subsequent through with this. If that's your inclination, consequently linger near me rightful a teensy-weensy long.
Keys to Making the Best of Bad News.
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Hearing teething troubles and criticisms from clients is not fun. It just isn't. And, when you ajar the door, you may economically hear whatsoever anger, resentment, irritation as resourcefully.
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Remember that the lone cause they are relating you this ram is because you made it past the worst adequate. People don't recount technical hitches when it's not not dangerous. They solitary beef when near is ample material possession and sanctuary to do so. It's a peachy suspicion. It simply doesn't cognizance that way.
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You can likewise let ethnic group know that it's gone on a hoo-ha catalogue. You may not be able to fix it immediately, but with trustworthy empathy, they will have more than mercy.
Unspoken worries from clients have a way of proper cancerous. They can bump off your business organization faster than you cognize.
If you ask for the bad report often and early, your own clients support put together your firm better, stronger, and more than efficacious. And you will tallness belongings next to them look-alike never earlier.


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Orli Robin
B.A. Creative Writing, Minor Judaic Studies, Minor Resistance to Genocide Studies, '15
Christina Schoellkopf
B.A. Broadcast and Digital Journalism, B.A. History, '15
"Through the education I have received as a history major with a thematic concentration in "Comparative Genocide and the Construction of Otherness," I am eager to pursue an honors thesis about the role of the press as a "passive perpetrator" and "incautious bystander" during cases of mass violence. Thus, using the testimonies of survivors, such as Kizito Kalima and Francoise Muteteli, and aid providers, including Carl Wilkens and Roméo Dallaire, I can search for a deeper understanding from those who lived through it. By watching Kizito Kalima's testimony and utilizing the index tool for "Radio Rwanda," I can research how the radio in Rwanda gave orders that informed localized killings. I will use this same technique to research anti-Tutsi propaganda, discrimination, and prejudice in order to understand how anti-Tutsi-ideologies were circulated and consequently informed perpetrators. I plan to use the testimonies of survivors, like Freddy Mutanguha, to understand how Tutsi individuals were separated as a group in local communities. Mutanguha shares his experience of anti-Tutsi education, anti-Tutsi measures and anti-Tutsi humiliation, which would help me tackle the overarching question of my history honors thesis: how are pre-genocidal ideologies constructed, institutionalized and perpetuated to the extent that they support the indiscriminate killing of men, women and children of a marginalized group?"
Project: Research for honors thesis


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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Andrew and Gideon
3 comments:
- Sierra said...
These stories are delighful
- June 22, 2010 at 11:33 PM
everyone should read this series, Andrew's antics kept me laughing all the way through. If only all vicars were like him the churches would be full.
- March 25, 2012 at 2:08 PM
- jen vieira pinto said...
These stories were simply divine! LOL! I really enjoyed Andrew, he was quite a character.
I did feel throughout all of the stories, though, that Gideon came across more as a vague supporting character instead of the Top in their partnership. Even though he was eccentric he still didn't have much depth to him. It seemed as if he was just there in the background until it was time to cane Drew. I would have liked to have gotten to know him better.
I laughed a lot at Drew's antics and the way he went on and on and on. His personality came across clearly.
Thanks for these stories.
- January 30, 2013 at 10:28 PM
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A species of Argentine ant has developed the largest supercolony ever recorded, stretching 6,000 kilometers from northern Italy to Spain, with billions of related ants occupying millions of nests.
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The Daily Astorian
Front page from August 10, 2016
|Daily newspaper (Monday to Friday)
|EO Media Group (formerly known as the East Oregonian Publishing Company)
|Kari Borgen
|Jim VanNostrand
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Astoria, OR 97103
The Daily Astorian is a daily newspaper, published in Astoria, Oregon, United States, established nearly 146 years ago in 1873,[1] and in publication continuously since then.[2] The paper serves the Astoria, Warrenton, Seaside area, the Long Beach Peninsula, and surrounding areas. The newspaper is published Monday through Friday and has a circulation of approximately 8,400. It is owned by EO Media Group (formerly known as the East Oregonian Publishing Company), of Pendleton, Oregon.
The paper began publication on July 1, 1873, as the Tri-Weekly Astorian.[3] The name was changed to The Daily Astorian on May 1, 1876,[4] when publication became daily except Sundays. The paper's name has been altered several times since, becoming The Daily Morning Astorian in 1883, the Morning Astorian in 1899,[4] the Evening Astorian-Budget – after the Morning Astorian and the 1893-founded Astoria Evening Budget merged – in 1930, and The Daily Astorian in 1960.[3]
Its original publisher, DeWitt Clinton Ireland, sold the paper in 1880, and the publication has seen several changes of ownership since.[4] The East Oregonian Publishing Company became the newspaper's owner in 1973, when that company merged with the Astorian-Budget Publishing Company.[5] That company changed its name to EO Media Group in January 2013.[6]
A new printing press was brought into use in February 2010, replacing one that had lasted since 1970. The new press was secondhand, from the Chicago Sun-Times, but was only five years old when acquired by the Astorian.[7]
- ^ Newspapers Published in Oregon Oregon Blue Book. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
- ^ "Oregon Newspaper Publishers Century Roster" (PDF). Oregon Publisher. The Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. June 2012. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 19, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
- ^ a b About Archived 2012-07-23 at the Wayback Machine. The Daily Astorian. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
- ^ a b c "About the Daily Astorian". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
- ^ The Daily Astorian Archived 2013-04-14 at Archive.is (overview). East Oregonian Publishing Company. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
- ^ "EO History". East Oregonian. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ "The Daily Astorian acquires a new press" (PDF). Oregon Publisher. The Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. May 2010. pp. 6–7. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 1, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
External links[edit]
- History of The Daily Astorian at East Oregonian Publishing Co. website
- May 1, 1876 issue of The Daily Astorian, archived at Chronicling America (Library of Congress)


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Today our blog puts the Spotlight on Author Brian D. Meeks. He is the author of the Henry Wood Detective Series.
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I am driven by the power of words to move thoughts and hearts. I like how some words, which don't belong together, when mixed, produce a delightful result. That is why I chose the moniker Extremely Average. A clever passage in a book makes me stop, reflect, and then I want to write.
It is later in life that I've discovered the joy of word smithing. I've been writing since Jan 2, 2010. It was my first blog piece and I've used the blog to complete 5 novels in the Henry Wood Detective series. I've also written the bulk of my new book, Two Decades and Counting, during the first three weeks in January.
In addition, I'll be releasing a thriller, "Touched", and a satire, "Underwood Scotch and Wry", plus the first in the "Secret Doors" series, called "The Challenge".
SPOTLIGHT Questions and Answers with the Author
First things first. Do you have another book on the horizon? Rumor has it that you have another book on the horizon called The Challenge. Can you tell us the timeline for its release and give us a little tease?
I have three books in my Henry Wood Detective series and the fourth, Edge of Understanding should be out in a couple of weeks. I also have my first satire, Underwood Scotch and Wry that is nearly ready to be published. The second book in the Secret Doors series (The first was called The Challenge) is being written. I've also got two works in progress, the 5th book in the Henry Wood Detective series and a stand along called Killing Hemingway.
Here is a sneak peak at Edge of Understanding cover.
You have a good following on twitter. Since you started before the social media buzz, what impact has social media relationships had on your current success? How did you build your following in your niche? Did you use forums, newsletters and methods like that? How much has it changed your book launch process?
I started on Twitter shortly after beta, but with a different account. The current one, @ExtremelyAvg I began sometime in January 2010. I built my following up to about 500 people that I conversed with fairly regularly. After that, I stopped pursuing followers and just let it grow by choosing to get to know people who reached out to me. I think Twitter has become less social over the last two years. I've found myself gravitating to Google Plus and Facebook.
Do you do any book signings, interviews, speaking and personal appearances? If so, when and where is the next place where your readers can see you? Where can they keep up with your personal contacts online?
For my non-fiction, Two Decades and Counting, I did about 40 signings. They were a great way to sell print books, but a horrible way to make money. The costs with travel and such make that sort of marketing far less efficient than simply doing advertising of the ebook versions. I sold 1,100 print books, during that time and after all the expenses ended up making around $500.00. Compare that to a single $300.00 ad with Bookbub for a Free Day promotion, which yielded me $2,000 in additional revenue from post-promotion sales, and it is clear that focusing on ebooks sales is the prudent thing to do from a business perspective.
You have great covers. They carry a theme and your brand with them. How does your book cover creation process work? Do you hand over the basic theme or do you have more of a hands-on approach? Do you get your readers involved in its development?
I've been in the process of changing the covers on my Henry Wood series to one's designed by Aaron Wood, a genius designer. I'll include a copy of book one and four's covers, which you are welcome to use in the post.
What writer support groups do you belong to? Do they help with the writing, marketing and the publishing process?
I spend a lot of time in the Writers Discussion Group on Google Plus. It's one of the best out there. The moderating makes it a place with a lot of discussion and zero link bait.
Has the advent of ebooks changed anything in your writing, getting the book to your readers and the relationship with your readers and fans?
No, I'm from the ebook generation. I never really wanted a print book and frankly, I've been bad about making the print versions available for the novels I have out now. A Touch To Die For, Secret Doors: The Challenge, and Henry Wood: Perception still don't have their print versions available. It would probably take me three to four hours to get them all out and over the last eight months I just haven't bothered.
What has been your experience in giving your books away free? Have you been involved in any other type of giveaways and how did that work out? What was your main goal in doing this? Did you run into any obstacles?
I didn't run into any obstacles. I've done quite a few Free Day promotions. The landscape has changed and unless one gives away more than 30,000 it has little benefit. To get those sorts of numbers one must run a Bookbub ad. I've tried piecing together groups of advertisers and managed between 5 - 6K for a promotion, but that isn't enough to see much of a bump afterward. The post-bump on my two promotions with Bookbub (34K and 40K) yielded $2,000 and $1,900 respectively, not to mention taking both books from mid-50's in the number of reviews to over 100.
You have a great blog. You do a great job keeping readers informed, marketing your books and providing useful information to readers and writers. What is your primary goal? And where in the world do you find the time to create great novels, take care of the social media and maintain your blog?
I think "great" is stretching it a bit. If I'm honest, I mostly use my blog as a daily diary of what I'm doing with my books. A couple of years ago the posts were much better. I've been blogging every day since Jan 2, 2010, and the busier I get with writing/publishing, the weaker the daily blog posts get. That being said, I am going to write a 5-day long (updated about 20 times per day) blog post from May 11 - 15 which will chronicle my attempt at getting enough sales for Henry Wood Detective Agency to land on the New York Times list. I've been preparing for the week of May 11 since December. It should cover a lot of the analytical decisions I've made regarding the promotion. I'll be sharing hourly updates that include both my raw sales numbers, but also my revenue from the sales of all of my books during the promotion.
What is the objective for your newsletter? Do you try to build a list of readers? Do you see a carryover to the sales of your novels?
I've been building my newsletter list for about half a year. I've yet to send out my first letter. I'm currently at 55 people. Creating a newsletter is an important part of the business and I'm much further behind than I should be, but one can't dwell on what one has done poorly, one must just strive to do better moving forward.
What is your method of getting reviews for your novels? Do you seek professional reviews, use social media or do you rely on your reading audience to supply them?
I don't seek professional reviews. I do focus on getting the first 10 reviews. I have enough readers now that it isn't such a challenge. After 10, I stop bugging people to review, but I still read every one and track them using excel. I keep a lot of data and that's just one aspect.
If you asked me for one piece of advice to pass along to new Indie authors, it would be track everything you can think of, even if you believe that you can get the information from an Amazon report. Track when your reviews come in, how many sales you had each day, how much revenue it generated (you'll be changing prices so knowing the number of sales won't necessarily be enough.)
The data is also a great source for writing posts about your experience. I am constantly looking up old promotions as a reference. When your running a promotion keep a separate sheet for just that promotion and track your sales frequently (I track them about every 10 - 15 minutes, usually for the first 20 hours of the promotion) and also track the ranking changes.
It is this data that has allowed me to boldly state that I'm going for the New York Times list starting on Sunday. I may fail, but I'm confident enough in my historical data that I know the sales numbers won't embarrass me.
Author's Book List
Henry Wood Perception
- Henry Wood Detective series
The third book in the Henry Wood Detective Series continues its genre busting mysteries with Perception. Fans of Sam Spade will enjoy Henry Wood, who is cut from the same cloth.
As spring winds down there is only one thing on Henry's mind...baseball. Opening day, 1955, is just around the corner and foremost in Henry's thoughts. He just wants to watch his beloved Brooklyn Dodgers and relax. Is that too much to ask?
The CIA, KGB, and a cabal of businessmen have their own agenda, and soon Henry stumbles into their world when he agrees to look into the open and shut case of suicide by Daniel Kupton.
If you like a mystery, then Perception is for you.
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Henry Wood: Time and Again
- Henry Wood Detective series
The second book in the Henry Wood Detective Series.
Fans of Dashiell Hammett, who long for days of Bogart and Becall, will appreciate Henry Wood's sleuthing.
1955, Manhattan, and Henry has just gotten the call. Mickey is dead. His long time mentor and friend, run down outside their favorite bar, The Dublin Rogue. It looks like a simple hit and run, but keen eyes notice there is only one empty parking spot on the street, and the pile of cigarette butts in the gutter tells a different tale. Somebody was waiting, but who?
A novel in black and white, it harkens back to the days before Google, cell phones, and computer data bases. Henry must use cunning to uncover the truth, because everyone connected to the case has an agenda. There is much sleuthing and just the slightest hint of science fiction hiding in the closet of Henry's basement. All of it, though, is there to give him a chance to uncover the answers.
Take a journey back in time and see Manhattan as it was when the Yankees always seemed to win, and Brooklyn had Ebbets Field and the Dodger. There is history, intrigue and hints at romance that will keep you turning page after page until it is time to flip off the light.
If you like a mystery, then Time & Again is for you.
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A Touch To Die For
Mitch is facing the real possibility that the woman of his dreams may actually feel the same way about him. He's in love and blissfully unaware of the man who has been following him, a man willing to pin a string of murders on him in the name of revenge.
The murders begin in Italy. Alexis Liao, a former FBI agent, is brought in to consult on the case. After two bodies are discovered, both with the same ATM mark, she know they have a serial killer on their hands. There are just two problems, no reasonable suspects, and after the first two victims, the bodies stop coming.
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Secret Doors
- The Challenge
What if a girl who lost everything met a boy who had nothing? How might it change their lives?
For Abby and Stevie it's the start of their Thanksgiving break. Abby's foster family has left her behind, locked in their home with nothing but TV dinners and the walls for company. She has a plan, though, and a friend in Stevie that will make the weekend an adventure.
There 's more in store than she could possibly imagine.
Life can be challenging, especially when you're twelve. For Abby and Stevie, the true challenge waits behind a tiny door at the back of Mr. Kim's store. When Stevie tries their secret knock (as a joke, because the door is only big enough for a mouse), they are magically taken to a strange place where a room full of kids await selection.
The Challenge, which has taken place all over the world, every year for the last thousand, is for a special group of children. It's a test of team work, cleverness, and willingness to trust. For Abby, Stevie and their new friends, it is much more because there are those behind the scenes who are not playing fair.
It will be a grand adventure that, if they survive, will change their lives forever.
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Henry Wood Detective Agency
Book one in the Henry Wood Detective series.
Jan 1, 1955
Henry Wood is suffering greatly from a festive night of saying goodbye to 1954. His world is one of black and white, right and wrong, but his life is about to change and there will forever be shades of grey. An average detective, with a passion for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Henry is about to be hired by a beautiful woman, to find her father and his journal. It seems simple enough, but when a second woman appears, wanting his services, to find the same journal, he suspects he might be in over his head. He's right. They are the least of his problems. The local mafia boss, Tommy 'The Knife', wants the journal too. As long as it is missing, he is vulnerable, and the other bosses smell blood in the water.
Who can Henry trust? Henry has a mysterious benefactor that he has never met, but seems to have his best interest at heart. Will Henry take the help that is offered? Does he have a choice?
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Two Decades and Counting
- The Wins, The Streak, The Hawkeyes Thru the Eyes of Roy Marble
The expectations were high, and the results were record breaking.
Before the 1986–87 season began, the pre-season AP poll had the Iowa Hawkeyes ranked tenth. Iowa fans suspected it might be low as they had Roy Marble, whom Sports Illustrated had compared to another number 23, Michael Jordan.
The streak began at the Great Alaska Shootout and continued until they had won more consecutive games than any team in Iowa men's basketball history. This is the story of that season, the players, the coaches, and what it was like to cheer for that very special team.
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text: EDITORS CHOICE 03.05.16 Entertaining in the Great Outdoors AUTHOR: HiddenWires OUTDOOR AV Armor Systems, owned and operated by Barry and Yavonne Dorsey since 1997, is a top-tier purveyor of home entertainment, control and automation systems, to a burgeoning high-end client base. Barry experienced one of the first demonstrations of Patio Theater and immediately recognised a very desirable and unique solution for his clients with Stealth's large-format, weatherised, outdoor entertainment system. The homeowners desired a large-screen pool-side entertainment system to be able to watch their favourite shows, movies and sporting events outside during the day and realised that Patio Theater could not only provide an enviable theater experience whilst using the pool area, but also enhance its purchase value by addressing environmental issues that other solutions could not. Stealth Patio Theater overcomes two major challenges of nature—weather and sunlight—which traditional systems cannot without re-purposing indoor technologies through additional protective coverings or other measures; some of which reduce the capabilities of the devices they are protecting. Patio Theater's vibrant LED screens create a hi-definition outdoor display experience viewable anywhere within the owner's outdoor pool and spa area. The large 103-inch display, also available in sizes up to 155-inches in size, is attached to advanced motorised lifts and mounted in a robust marine-grade custom enclosure. This approach makes for a system that is bright enough to be viewed in broad daylight when extended and then fully protected from the environment when retracted—perfect for handling the notorious humidity, heat and critters that exist in central Florida. The direct LED display provides an eye-popping luminosity of over 1,800 nits and has a typical service life of up to 100,000 hours of normal usage. Audio for the project was an inherent part of the standard Patio Theater system and built directly into the screen enclosure via Stealth's patented IP-68 invisible speaker and subwoofer speakers. The high-output speaker system is fully sealed and invisible to the eye because there are no speaker grilles; the enclosure speakers are standard Stealth LR3G full-range speakers for LCR and multiple B30 dual 8-inch subs, all of which utilise Stealth's solid UV-protected FidelityGlass, a flat-front radiating technology to create a well-defined sound system. Stealth's SA2400, high-current DSP-based 450W power amplifiers drive the speakers and provide factory pre-configured sound optimisation, which minimised the need for onsite sound system tuning. The system is connected to the home automation system and video sources making it a seamless outdoor extension of the owners' indoor entertainment system. "The TV is truly unbelievable," said the client. "We were surprised to see how well the LED screen brightness performed in broad daylight, not to mention the vivid natural colors and deep contrasts. I have to admit this is the most fantastic addition to outdoor lifestyle." Stealth Acoustics OUTDOOR AV


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"New England UFO Conference and Halloween Fair will be held on Saturday, Oct. 26, at Leominster City Hall, 25 West St."
Leominster Champion
The event will feature Mutual UFO Network`s (MUFON) Chief Video Analyst and scientist Robert L. Schroeder. Dude must be the busiest scientist in the nation, every month hundreds of crackpots submit UFO videos to MUFON.
Also in the house will be Ghost Hunting teams from throughout New England. The MUFON crazies and the Ghost Hunting morons will share the spotlight with little kids dressed up like zombies, vampires, Honey Boo Boo, and witches.
MUFON sometimes holds meetings and conferences in libraries and universities, but this is where they really belong, in a Halloween Fair.
Happy Halloween to one and all, and don`t let the goblins and little green men from Mars scare you!
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The fourth annual Annual Alcohol Free Weekend was held May 4-6.
Statewide, the incidence of alcohol use by high school students is just under 50 percent. That's a number parents, educators and government officials would like to see decline.
Charles Franich, co-chair of Burlington's Drug & Alcohol Task Force, said at the April 24 School Committee meeting that, in fact, decreasing the use of alcohol is an ongoing focus of the task force. "We've been somewhat successful (in doing this), thanks in part, to support from Students Against Drunk Driving and the Peer Education Program at Burlington High School."
Franich, a therapist at the Burlington Community Life Center, also attributed the task force's progress over its 25-year history to the "excellent relationship we have with the police department, the school department, and the selectmen."
As part of its ongoing work in this area, the task force is hosting the fourth Annual Alcohol Free Weekend May 4-6. Franich told the school committee last week that "we will once again encourage adults to use the weekend to abstain," and "to promote conversation in families about the proper relationship with alcohol." The task force expects as many as 400 people to attend the weekend, including a family fun event on the Town Common May 4 from 5-7 p.m.
In an interview late last week, Franich said "groundbreaking and comprehensive research" at the University of Minnesota has resulted in communities like Burlington devoting more energy to influencing accessibility to alcohol and to exploring different ways to intervene. Sponsoring the alcohol free weekend is one way to achieve these goals; another is to increase the number of compliance checks the police department completes at liquor-serving establishments.
In fact, Franich said, a compliance check program began three years ago under the guidance of Police Chief Fran Hart. "It showed there was good reason to focus on compliance, and the checks could be a useful tool" in limiting accessibility to alcohol, said Franich. He added that Hart "did a great job of promoting a vigorous level of compliance."
In March 2004, the compliance rate in Burlington was 68 percent, Franich said, and the task force, the police, the selectmen and the schools agreed to collaborate to combat alcohol use. "We have established clear lines of communication. The goal is to ensure 100 percent compliance," without being punitive, said Franich.
In April 2004, alcoholic beverage license holders met with town officials — including task force members — to begin work on compliance; the rules and regulations regarding the serving of alcohol were reviewed and fine tuned. Licensees asked for more community involvement and the idea of server registration was considered. Franich commended Hart and the police department for helping develop "a comprehensive set of regulations," and he called the license holders' response to the work "impressive."
In January 2006, the task force received a $5,000 state Comprehensive Health Network grant to address alcohol consumption issues. Entitled "Turning off the Tap—Reducing Access to Alcohol for Minors in Burlington," the grant funded an increase in the number of compliance checks each year (to six); purchase of equipment to generate the server licenses; and a parent forum on their role in the use of alcohol and drugs.
Franich said the server license program is just beginning, but the police department, which oversees the program, anticipates issuing 800 to 1,000 licenses.
At last week's school committee meeting, member Thomas F. Murphy Jr. called the task force's work "very important," because things "can spiral out of control."
Franich responded by saying he believes Burlington has taken "a pro-active stance, and that we are doing some pretty good stuff."


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Elementary English Language Learning
English Language Learning services in the Elementary School are available for students in the first through fifth grades.
The goals of the Elementary English Language Learning program are to:
- move students toward greater engagement and independence in their general classroom environments as they acquire English language learning skills.
- cultivate a learning environment that complements a student's cultural heritage and experience in a way that supports emotional needs and builds on academic success across the curriculum, over time.
Our guiding principles:
- English language learners are presented with academic content that challenges them to meet the standards and benchmarks, consistent with those for all students.
- English language learners receive instruction that builds on their prior knowledge and cognitive abilities, and is responsive to their language proficiency and cultural backgrounds.
- English language learners develop social and academic skills when they are in a safe environment that encourages and challenges them to take risks in learning.
- English language learners achieve learning objectives more efficiently when their learning styles are recognized and nurtured.
- English language learners are evaluated with appropriate and valid assessments that take into account the curriculum standards and benchmarks.
- The academic success of English language learners is a responsibility shared by educators, families and communities.
Program Qualification and Process of Class Placement/Admissions
English language proficiency is not one of the criteria for admission to TAISM Elementary School. Like all students, admissions are determined by student's prior experience and performance in previous educational environments. The principal makes the final determination for admission and placement. When TAISM receives an Admissions Application for a student and it indicates the primary language of the student is other than English, the administrator reviews existing student records to determine academic readiness. Once admission is approved for a student whose primary language is other than English, a student-needs ELL assessment is prescribed.
The ELL Assessment allows the school staff to get to know the student in an academic setting and assists the school in determining the level of English Language Learning service as well as appropriate classroom placement. Generally, the ELL assessment consists of an interview and a brief review of a student's literacy skills, inclusive of speaking and listening. As necessary and possible to assess, students will be encouraged to respond using their primary language.
ELL Services Available for Elementary Students at TAISM
ELL services are provided in the regular classrooms, as well as in the ELL classroom. In addition to the ELL teacher, three well-trained staff members collaborate to respond to students' academic and social needs either in their homeroom or in the ELL classroom. Each student's level of need for services will vary depending on language ability and/or level of participation.
The most common service model for emergent English Language Learners (ELL) is a combination of support both in and out of the general education classroom. ELL students of all designations (emergent, intermediate or fluent) may attend the ELL class in lieu of a World Language (Arabic, French or Spanish) three times every six-day cycle. Once a student's English language proficiency is fluent to the point of being able to be successful on their own in the classroom, services are reduced or discontinued and the student would begin taking another foreign language.
Pull-in support (assistance in the general education classroom) is provided to guide comprehension and cultivate student participation across the curriculum, academically and socially, for students, as organized by the homeroom and ELL teacher. In this setting, trained assistants can work with small groups or individually with a particular child.
Pull-out support (service in the ELL classroom) is also coordinated with the homeroom teacher. As a result, there is a strong correlation between what is taught in the ELL class and the subject matter being presented in the homeroom. The content curriculum in ELL embeds the standards and benchmarks (AERO and Common-Core Curriculum) using selected texts, as well as themes from the student's homeroom.
The Child Study Team (CST)
The Child Study Team (CST) is made up of professionals who meet to identify ways to support students and staff in the learning process. Classroom teachers are encouraged to bring academic, social or behavioral concerns to the team. The Child Study Team meets weekly as needed to collaborate with classroom teachers to develop teaching strategies or other interventions to support the child. They may make a recommendation for additional support in or out of the general classroom. At times, the team refers the child's parents to an outside resource, in order to gain more information about the child's specific needs. After a support program has been initiated for a student, the team regularly reviews the student's progress and continues to be involved in collaborative decision-making.
Individual Learning Goals and Outcomes
A new student's learning goals are based on the initial ELL Assessment administered after a student is admitted to the school. These goals change over time based on the progress of the student. As students begin to demonstrate their language acquisition across social and academic settings, goals and instructional strategies are updated in the student's plan. Observations are shared between the homeroom teacher, ELL specialist, and other staff as appropriate in order to plan for next steps and anticipated learning goals. These goals are shared and refined in collaboration with the student's parents. Learning goals are created based on the student's current level of learning and the targeted growth within the curriculum standards and benchmarks.
Reporting Student Progress
Progress is reported in the standard report received by all children three times a year. ELL teachers provide both grades and narrative comments regarding student progress. Student progress is also shared in two scheduled parent-teacher conferences. Meeting with parents provides the opportunity to discuss and/or clarify grading and commentary included in the report card. Parents are always welcome to schedule additional conferences as necessary.
Technology Supports the English Language Learner
Technology is viewed as an integral component of TAISM's curriculum and language acquisition because it complements a variety of literacy and communication experiences (reading, writing, listening and speaking). It is utilized as a tool for bringing differentiated learning opportunities to all of our students in a motivating, child-friendly way. Technology provides comprehensible input that supports alternative learning styles with additional tutorials or concrete examples of concepts being explained. At TAISM, we believe that it also cultivates a risk-free environment that makes it safe for students to practice language skills without worrying about the response from others. We encourage students to use learning sites appropriately and with purpose, while working with a parent.


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woooooo, Scylla and Charybdis.
I'm pretty sure Allah is going to bring up "being between a rock and a hard spot."
Actually.... Malkin's a hack.
Don't worry you're much better.
I don't think it's so much that the Commissar is so much too generous, but rather that the commissar has been completely overwhelmed by hormone overdose.
'Course, can't say I can blame him!
Michelle is obviously sexier, smarter and a better writer than I
Not to inflate your ego, of course, but you're dead wrong on all counts on this one. There's a lot more to sex appeal than a photoshop smile, and even though I agree with some of what Malkin says, I'd much rather visit ASV any day.
At least so long as you keep up the payments. ;)
And, to follow up on Andy's thought a little more, I have always found your writing much more paletteable, more fluid to read than Malkin's. Even if I don't agree with what you're saying half the time, mind you! :)
I'll give you sexier because that's a "to each their own" kinda thing. But smarter and better writer...you take that back right now!
Now all we need is a Michellle blogger with 3-Ls. (I'd say triple-Ls, but someone might come up with some perverted misinterpretation of that comment)
Apples and Oranges kids...
To compare Michele's writing style to Michelle's isn't fair, both are great, but they're not writing to the same audience and about the same things (Although, there is a great many of us, I believe, that wouldn't miss something written by either).
Smarter? Depends on what subject you're talking about.
Sexier? Ah, let's start the daydream... (The rest of this paragraph has been striken on orders from the wife; and I'll STILL probably have to sleep on the couch.)
The one-L Michele is a fox.
The two-L Michelle really rocks.
But I'll bet you a French official
That there is no three-L Michellle.
Looks like both Michelles are envious of Wonkette.
Oh damn - MicheLLe is gonna kick the Commisar's ass when she spots that he called her a filipino
Filipina? I thought she was an American, as in "Philadelphia-born. South Jersey-raised" as it says on her blog. Which means she's probably from the burgs around Trenton. Heritage, schmeritage, if you're born here you're one of us, first last and always. Categorizing ourselves and each other with foreign or foreign-hyphenated labels/terms is ultimately divisive and destructive. E pluribus unum, anybody? Melting pot?
(end of rant)
um, actually, I would give the nod to you.
and that conclusion was drawn way before I had a clue what you looked like.
in fact, I had to get over your Yankee fan thing. that was tough!


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The functional programming is going to be just another tool of multi-paradigm programming languages, I think.
From my enterprise experience I think functional programming has more chances of success by being integrated into mainstream languages (C#, Scala, ...) as pure functional only.
People finally discovered that single paradigm languages are not a good idea.
I disagree. Maintaining a clear, precise focus is a Very Good Thing (see: Coupling and Cohesion 101). You never see a joiner using the same tool to do everything from slice wood to turn screws to drive nails to apply varnish. There's a reason for that.
I think the real problem is developers not being able to hop quickly and effortlessly between different languages within a project. That may be partly down to bridging and tools not being good enough to allow seamless mixing and matching. But I suspect the biggest barrier is developers themselves lacking the mental agility to switch between languages and idioms. That, compounded by a self-indulgent fondness for inventing complex solutions using tools they already know rather than seeking out simple solutions involving tools they don't. The modern trend for Computer Science courses to silently retool as Software Engineering, and from there to lowest-common-denominator Java diploma mills, probably doesn't help either; but that's another debate.
I share the same opinion, although I do like multi-paradigm languages.
I loathe the way some developers seem to try to bend a given language to use it in ever conceivable scenario.
Don't mix Software Engineering with CS names. My university degree when I took it, was called Software Engineering in my mother language, but the actual contents were what is known as CS in other countries.
Perhaps FP is a special case, but it only takes one mutable piece of data or a function with a side effect to make it useless (in a concurrent/parallel context).
So I agree that single paradigm languages have their place. Also, many of the things done in OOP can be done in FP but using a different way of thinking.
And I think that is the crux of the problem. People don't want to have to learn a new way of thinking. They are ok with learning new API's or even new languages that fit their mold (OO, imperative, Relational, logical etc), but having to think in a new way is too much work for many people.
Agreed. Over the years, I've found very little value in purely-functional languages - but I find a *lot* of value in having functional elements within more traditional procedural or OO languages.
Agreed. Over the years, I've found very little value in OO languages - but I find a *lot* of value in having objects in more traditional procedural or functional languages. "
Fixed that for ya
Serious now.
It's true, pure functional is only a marginal improvement over impure functional. It's sort of like the distinction between weak and strong typing. But just as we prefer strong typing for the guarantees it gives us we should prefer pure functional to impure.
I would disagree here. The problem is that it only takes one mutable piece of data or one function with a side effect to ruin an entire call chain. Mixing and matching pure FP with anything else renders your code non-pure and thus you may as well not have written in an FP style at all.
Less seriously, it forces users to think multiple ways. I saw many java developers complain vehemently about the upcoming lambdas in Java 8. So one developer might write code in an OO style, and another in an FP style, and now everybody has to learn both ways of doing it.


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Floating fresh berries in fruit juice and Sprite makes a fun drink that everyone can enjoy. This Pineapple Orange Punch would be a delicious addition to any party.
I have come to the realization that I am old. Ok, maybe not really old, but I'm heading that direction.
How do I know this you ask? Well, there are few things that I have started to notice about myself that indicates old age is rapidly approaching.
Don't get me wrong…I still feel young at heart, so I have that going for me. Plus, we work out and eat right…hahaha! Most of the time that is.
The past month has not been good to my jeans. You know it's bad when you put on your loose jeans and find out they have become jeggings. #foodbloggerproblems It's time to start every day with a triple berry orange smoothie instead of muffins and donuts!
How do I know old age is approaching? Well, I have creaks and groans every morning as I get up out of my bed. Each day I find new wrinkles in my face. And any little obnoxious sound gets on my nerves.
The other day, I was trying to work and all I could hear was the bathroom fan running. I couldn't concentrate until I got up and turned that annoying fan off. Peace and quiet is where it's at!
The biggest indicator that I'm old is that I can't stay up late anymore. I used to be the biggest night owl. My brain would work best late at night. But now 10 pm hits and I can't stay up anymore. Of course, that might have a little bit to do with the early morning workouts. But…I'm still blaming it on getting older.
Not being able to stay up late could be a potential problem for New Year's Eve. It's ok if I just celebrate at 9 pm, right?
And what better way to celebrate than with a glass of this pineapple orange punch. Ok, so maybe adding some spirits would be better…but with children around this non-alcoholic version does the trick.
Three kinds of fruit juices mixed with Sprite is an easy way to make a punch. Just remember to add the Sprite right before serving. Then stir in some fresh fruit and the punch is ready to drink.
A slice of orange on each glass and a cute straw is another way to give this pineapple orange punch a cute pop of color.
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Pineapple Orange Punch
- 2 cups unsweetened pineapple juice
- 2 cups orange juice
- 2 Tablespoons key lime juice
- 2 cups Sprite
- fresh raspberries and blueberries
- Combine the pineapple juice, orange juice, and key lime juice in a pitcher. Refrigerate.
- Right before serving, stir in the Sprite. Add fresh berries and orange slices to the pitcher.
- Top glasses with an orange slice. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Information:
Serving Size:1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 89 Total Fat: 0g Saturated Fat: 0g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 0g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 9mg Carbohydrates: 22g Fiber: 0g Sugar: 18g Protein: 1g
More drink options to keep you awake at parties:
More fun drinks from friends:
- Cranberry Citrus Punch from Six Sister's Stuff
- Cranberry Apple Cider Punch from Diethood
- Raspberry Lemonade Punch from The Mom Creative
- Party Slush from High Heels and Grills


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*have played Runescape since... I'd like to say 5th grade? Anyways I'm a high-school senior now.
My IGN is: I outdo god Mr IRC nick is: godsp33d
*Outside of Runescape I used to live for wrestling for my school, now I just lift weights.
Here is me IRL:
David likes men generally.


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