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Ok -- slight change of plans. The plan is now for me to fly out to MS on 9/4 and fly back on 9/11 (hee!)On 9/12, I hop in the car and go up to Portland/Seattle/Vancouver. At some point on 9/20 I make my return (though I might make it 9/21 -- depends on how work feels about that).It's basically putting Seattle post-Mississippi rather than pre-Mississippi. I had some reason I wanted to do that. Anyway, this gives me a bit more flexibility and it means I'll have more weekend time in the Portland/Seattle/Vancouver realm for you working stiffs! 8D
By the way..we need to talk about your travel plans..your flights come in and out on friday and saturday.. my double days...what I may have to do is take off that friday night at ajax and the saturday at oxford floral..then wait and take you to memphis the following friday after I get done at ajax...and you stay in a room for that night until your flight leaves at 1220 sat. I'm excited you're coming!!! Just wanted to make sure you knew it was going to be a bit of a riggamarole.
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Margaret A. Melcher
Service: May 1, 2014
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 1st at 3 p.m. at St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church, W1949 Gopher Hill Road in Ixonia, with the Rev. Kenneth Ewerdt officiating. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Relatives and friends may call to pay their respects at the church on Thursday from 1 p.m. until the time of the service. Memorials, in Margarets name, may be directed to the St. Pauls Church Expansion Fund or to Marquardt Health Center.
Hafemeister Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Watertown is serving the family. Online condolences may be made at www.hafemeisterfh.com.
Margaret Alvina Reichert was born in Necedah on April 29, 1914, daughter of Paul and Elsie (Koepke) Reichert. On August 23, 1932, she married Edgar F. Melcher in Rockford, IL. He preceded her in death on December 17, 1996.
Margaret and Edgar farmed in the Town of Ixonia on the Melcher Homestead for 36 years. She also worked in the kitchen at the former Northwestern Preparatory College in Watertown for 15 years.
She was a member of St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church, its Ladies Aid, the Ixonia Senior Citizens and a former member of the Ixonia Firemens Auxiliary, and the Homemakers Club (Evening Star).
For the last 20 years, Margaret was a part of the Marquardt community.
Survivors include her children, David L. (Janice) Melcher of Ixonia; Norman E. (Sharon) Melcher of Watertown; Deborah M. (Stuart) Schramm of Ixonia; nine grandchildren, fifteen great grandchildren; a brother, Raymond Reichert of Charlotte, NC, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Margaret was also preceded in death by her parents; a daughter in infancy; two brothers, Lawrence Reichert and Eugene Reichert; four sisters, Anita Voss, Luella Draeger, Leona Rickerman, and Alice Staal; three sisters-in-law, Lorine Reichert, Cora Reichert and Irene Reichert, and four brothers-in-law, Larry Voss, Walter Draeger, Louis Rickerman and Art Staal.

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The little girl was busy in completion of loads of homework. Behide her, were all kinds of award certificates issued by her school. Chinese children are the tirdest in the whole world. They are required to learn all kinds of special talents from the day they were born. The examination-based education system has worn the young children out. Tones of homeworks and endless exams have deprived children their natural right to play.
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oil on canvas
Homework (2013)
Oil painting by Yunyun Li
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 31.5 x 39.37 x 1.38 in (unframed)
- Signed on the front
- Style: Photorealistic
- Subject: People and portraits
This artwork is sold by Yunyun Li from China


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Mexico's Veronica Perez scores from ridiculous angle (Video)
For those watching the 2015 Women's World Cup, some spectacular goals have been scored. none might be more spectacular than that scored by Mexico's Veronica Perez against Colombia in their opening game of the tournament.
With the ball in the corner, basically a few yards away from where a corner kick would be taken, Perez scored.
Yes, this is basically a zero angle goal. The amount of space she had to get this ball in is next to none.
The truth is probably that she meant to cross this in to set up a teammate with a header, but it curled a little too much to the left and went in. It worked though, the goal keeper was clearly expecting the cross and was off her line.
For those questioning whether or not the ball went into the goal, a different angle and goal line technology confirmed that it did. Still a seriously impressive goal from Perez and the Mexican women, possibly the goal of the tournament already.
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Both Dr. Montanaro D.O. & Dr. Heather D.C. Practice Functional Medicine.
In a truly integrative fashion we combine Our expertise and treatment options to best serve our patients
From Dr Heather:
I am pleased to offer Functional Medicine at our practice. Over the last 6 years I have been quietly and diligently working with some of the best and brightest teachers and practitioners in Functional Medicine so that I can offer the community that so many of you have asked for: a system of medicine that takes into account the whole body and its function in order to uncover the root cause of what is ailing you. Through Functional Medicine we can get answers about thyroid, adrenal and hormonal health, digestive wellness, parasites, hidden autoimmune diseases and infections, blood sugar stability, heart health, B-vitamin methylation, anemias, and more. We can find answers to health questions such as, "Why am I so tired?" "Why can't I concentrate well?" "Why do I wake up every night at 3am?" "Why can't I lose this weight?" "Why am I so bloated?" "Why do I have such a foggy brain?" and "Why don't I feel good?" Together we will piece together your specific health puzzle and create a wellness protocol to move you into vibrant health.
Functional medicine simply shifts the focus to that of function and integration of people's physiology in order to uncover the root cause of what is robbing their health. In functional medicine we use comprehensive intake paperwork, extensive personal history, blood-work, hormone (saliva), digestive (stool) and other tests to gather objective evidence. Then we narrow conventional laboratory reference ranges and look for patterns, as many people will feel unwell before they test out of lab range normal, which means disease has already manifested. I then create a unique personal plan for every patient depending on our findings. This includes a wellness protocol of diet and lifestyle changes and quality nutritional supplements that I have hand-picked specifically for my patient. Because often there is loss of proper function (fatigue, depression, sleep problems, weight gain, etc) before there is disease, I consider this method of analysis true "preventative medicine." I am excited to offer my patients more security in their present and long term health.


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Betsy Johnson
Betsy Johnson is a poet and writer of stories focused on finding the sacred in the ordinary and metaphor in the details. Betsy's poems and stories have appeared in various literary journals and anthologies including Mamalode, and the books Flat Earth Diary and Out on a Limb.
She tries to write at the frontier between deep internal experience and revelations of the outer world. Her writing centers on themes of connection and she is driven to write stories and poems as a way to create and connect as a community — to create a door through which others can walk. She writes to capture the silent moments, the hidden glances that we often miss in the daily business of our lives.
Betsy has served on the Board of Directors of SPARK Kindness, a grassroots non profit organization in Natick, MA dedicated to building kind, empowered & inclusive communities where no child or family feels alone, bullied, unsupported or unconnected. She also recently facilitated a 7-part community conversation at Common Street Spiritual Center based on the BELIEF series which first aired on the OWN network in Oct. of 2015 and explored humankind's ongoing search to connect with something greater than ourselves by introducing us to diverse faiths through the lens of personal stories of people on spiritual journeys.
She lives her husband, Brian and daughter, Becca.


text: Here is a video demonstrating how David has progressed since we started practicing boxing together. We spend about 10 -15 minutes a week training striking techniques as we also spend time on wrestling and grappling lessons. I have found that the striking techniques are the easiest for my kids to learn and are probably the most fun as well. Let me know how you like this video and share the progress you have made with your kids.


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Why You Should Drop Some Artificial Sweetener In Your Garden
You may only be using your Truvia—or any artificial sweetener made with erythritol—to sweeten your coffee and tea. But if that's the case, a recent study shows you're missing out a cool alternative use for these little packets and shakers: they're also effective pesticides.
Researchers with Drexel's College of Arts and Sciences tested sugar alcohol (erythritol) in two separate studies, and found the sweetener can be used as a "potent-but-safe pesticide," safe to use around both humans and our pets. When sprinkled on plants and digested by flies—including pesky fruit flies—erythritol killed the flies within three days. Perhaps even better yet, the sweetener significantly reduced the flies' ability to reproduce, and killed off any existing larvae. Anyone who's had fruit flies fluttering around their indoor herb garden knows just how awesome this simple solution to killing them off could be.
"Erythritol has potential to be deployed in a wider array of settings, targeting adults, egg production, active feeding larvae, or all of the above," researcher Sean O'Donnell, Ph.D., said of the study. So, while the researchers limited their research to flies, they also say erythritol could be an effective pesticide for other insects and pests. (Fingers crossed.)
The researchers are so excited about the prospect of using erythritol as a pesticide, in part, because—unlike many other pesticides—erythritol targets larvae, reproduction, and adult bugs. "Many times, the larvae of insects can be more destructive than the adult," researcher Daniel Marenda, Ph.D., explains. But when they are exposed to erythritol, the majority larvae never passed their larval stage. In fact, just one in 38 larvae lived past three days.
By comparison, it usually takes larvae five or six days to reach the next stage—pupa—and about 90 percent of larvae normally reaches it when they are exposed to other foods.
To be effective, the flies—and their larvae—had to continue to eat the erythritol. If they ate it one day but then returned to other foods the second day, they could survive the pesticide, the research shows. (Their ability to reproduce was, however, still reduced.) So, the key, it seems, to using your Truvia on your home garden is to sprinkle a little on your plants for a few days in a row. The sit back and watch as your home (garden) becomes fly-free.


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Homemade dog treats don't have to involve any cooking or baking. There is an increasing trend in feeding dogs a raw diet that consists of uncooked meats and vegetables. One traditional version of this diet is known as the bones and raw foods (BARF) diet. This diet emphasizes feeding your dog only natural foods that have not been cooked or otherwise processed. You can follow the principles of this diet to provide your dog with homemade dog treats that don't involve lots of work.
The BARF diet includes the use of raw, meaty bones and includes items such as chicken wings, necks, and backs. It is important to note that while it is safe to give your raw dog chicken that includes bones, it is not safe to give them chicken that has been cooked that includes the bones.
The bones are softened during the cooking process making them brittle and a choking hazard for dogs. However, raw chicken bones are not likely to splinter and create this hazard and are therefore safe to give to dogs.
Buying a bag of frozen chicken wings is one way to provide your dog with incredibly simple home treats. These gifts can be as simple as removing a chicken wing or two from your freezer and distributing them to your dog.
Check out Practical, affordable, & accessible raw food for cats and dogs here.
Supplements for Dogs on a Raw Dog Food Diet
The majority of dog owners, out of convenience, just choose to go with a commercial brand of dog food for their four-legged friend, with the most conscientious owners providing additional vitamin and mineral supplements to their dog's diet. Today, however, as more and more owners choose to feed their pets a raw dog food diet, they will often ask whether dog supplements are necessary for such a diet.
We will answer that question shortly, but it's worth taking a look at how dog supplements came to be in the first place. The simple answer is that they were made to meet the demands of a dog owning public that loves to treat their dogs like little humans. Companies make all kinds of clothing, toys, and other products to keep a dog happy, so why not supplements too?
There are some different varieties of dog supplements now on the market, usually in a chewable tablet, powder, or liquid form. Much like the food that you buy, you can choose from a natural/herbal supplement or a commercial one, with both ensuring that your dog gets all of the vitamins and minerals that he needs to remain healthy both inside and out.
The majority of supplements available are used to fill in essential ingredients that tend to be missing in commercial dog food. It is for this very reason that dog supplements are most imperative should you choose to go with commercial food rather than a raw dog food diet. Dog supplements help prevent common diseases. Selenium, for example, a commonly known ingredient in dog supplements, is often used to prevent cancer.
As great as all of this may sound, dog supplements do have a negative side to them as well as a positive. Most supplements are comprised of synthetic vitamins, meaning that a dog's kidneys have to work much harder to process them.
Vitamins that are found in whole foods are far better than synthetics as they contain all of the healthy components required to benefit the body. Vitamins, when present in their natural state, aren't found in a single isolated form but comprise other active components and enzymes as well.
Pets on a raw diet don't need supplements
To finally answer the question, pets that are placed on a raw dog food diet will not need their feeding time supplemented in any way as they will naturally receive everything that they need from their food. As a dog owner, all you have to do is make sure that your dog is receiving the right quantity of raw food in the proportions required for each stage of their development. If you can do this, there is no need to include a dog supplement.
Before making any significant changes to your dog's diet, it is recommended to consult your veterinarian, since your dog may have special health requirements that can only be evaluated by a veterinarian. Some dog owners can choose natural or herbal supplements, even if their dog is on a wet dog food, which is perfectly normal, although not necessary.


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Duo of vintage ceramic German beer mugs- Berlin and Heidelberg
Old school duo of ceramic German beer mugs- one of Berlin and the other of Heidelberg.
Gorgeous addition to an existing collection, or for anyone new to beer mugs!
Keeping these mugs chilled and then pouring a cold beer is the classic way to enjoy a stein!
Good vintage condition, the Berlin one has the background color marred- these are hand washed only!
Height 6" x 3 1/4" width excluding the handles
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Happy Monday!
Today's card share is one I've had in my head for a while now and finally put together. We've had such a busy weekend with Brittany's college graduation and it was really nice to spend some time in my stampin' studio and create something fun and light. I hope you like it.
I drew the pea pod shape freehand and cut it out of Lucky Limeade card stock. I then punched out three vines from the Bird Builder Punch. The baby girl is made using the 1" circle punch and the Scallop Oval Punch. The 1/8" Pretty in Pink ribbon is braided and used to "suspend" the pea pod from the Pretty in Pink Seam Binding bow. The DSP I used is from the Nursery Nest DSP Collection. Here's what you get in the pack...
I used my Simply Scored Diagonal Plate to make the grid pattern to mimic a baby quilt to add a little dimension. The "Congratulations" sentiment is from the "Curly Cute" stamp set. I love the font so much.
I'm really happy with the way it turned out and I hope you do too. I'm working on some other fun punch art creations so stay tuned.
Have you checked out all the Retiring Stamps and Accessories yet? If not, check them out at my Online SU! Shop. It's open 24/7 so you can even shop in your pj's!
Wishing you a magical Monday,


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You might remember my post on rebooting RSS, syncing it with the steady stream of news hitting Twitter. It is going great, but the experiment needs more time. I'll get back to it in a week's time or so.
Have you read Haunted Futures yet?
I've got a story in the science fiction/near future anthology Haunted Futures, together with the likes of Warren Ellis and Tricia Sullivan. Check it out!


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Homework Club
Need help with your homework? Have you tried our after-school Homework Club?
Can I use it?
- The Homework Club is for Year 8 and 9 girls.
- You don't need to make a commitment to this club; you just turn up when you want to.
When and where do we meet?
- The Homework Club meets in the Learning Café on Richmond Campus.
- We meet Monday to Thursday after school until 4:10pm.
How does it work?
- The club offers you relaxed, yet tailored subject support with senior pupils available to support and mentor.
- Literacy and numeracy support is available
- iPads are available for use during the sessions
- Organised by Ms McDermott and Miss Reynolds
We welcome all junior pupils and hope this additional support will help you achieve your personal best!


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|10 Jan 2009
Unofficial Known Issue List.
Just thought I would let everyone know that there is already a list of known issues from Microsoft and you can see them here I will also post it below.
Things to Know About This Beta Release of Windows 7
When the computer sound is idle for some time, you may occasionally hear a click as a result of the audio driver being suspended or unsuspended to conserve battery power.
No action is required.
These issues affect operating systems in bidirectional languages, such as Arabic or Hebrew.
If you are using the Calculator application at a higher screen resolution (for example, at a DPI scale of 125%), the user interface may be truncated.
To avoid this, use the Calculator application at a DPI scale of 100%.
The user interface may also appear to be blocked by a black rectangle when you change modes or open or close various tools.
To correct this, minimize the Calculator application and then restore it.
File sharing
If you share a directory that is outside your profile directory (c:\users\<username>) and then attempt to make a subdirectory of the shared directory private (by selecting the Share with no one access level), this may result is less restrictive permissions on the parent directory.
Avoid making private any subdirectories that are in shared folders outside your profile directory.
Guest Mode
If you do any of the following in a standard user account that has Guest Mode turned on, subsequent logins to the account will fail:
There is no workaround for either issue at this time other than to log on with an account that as administrative privileges and turn off Guest Mode for the user account. If Windows Media Center stops responding, use Task Manager to stop the Windows Media Center process.
Infrared receivers
If you use an infrared receiver to relay TV remote signals to your computer, the computer may fail to resume from sleep.
To avoid this, disconnect the infrared receiver. If this has already occurred, restart the computer.
Internet Explorer 8
Media player devices
If your hardware supports multitouch input, check with the manufacturer of the device for updated drivers before using these features.
For HP devices, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139385.
For Dell devices, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139386.
If you have set the network profile to Home and then upgrade to this beta release, the network profile may not fully migrate the setting, preventing you from joining or creating a HomeGroup.
To fix this, open the Network and Sharing Center, click home network, and then select Home Network.
Public folders
If you use the Advanced Sharing Control Panel to change the public folder sharing options, the settings will not actually take effect.
To share a public folder, create a HomeGroup, which will share the public folder to the HomeGroup by default. Alternately, you can open Windows Explorer, right-click the public folder, and point to Share With, which will open the Advanced Sharing tab where you can create a new share for the folder and set appropriate access permissions.
If you install a TWAIN driver for a scanner, you may receive error messages indicating that the scanner is not installed.
To avoid this, install a Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) driver for the scanner instead.
Protected TV content requires a graphics processor that supports AES encryption.
There is no workaround at this time.
Windows Aero
If you install Windows Live Mesh, the Windows Aero® experience stops working. If you must use the desktop with the Aero experience, uninstall Windows Live Mesh.
Windows Media Center
If you use an Xbox to listen to AC3 content in a Windows Media Center extender session over an SPDIF or HDMI connection, there may be periodic glitches in the audio.
There is no workaround at this time other than to use an analog connection or change the Xbox audio output to Stereo.
Windows Experience Index
The method of calculating the Windows Experience Index (WEI) has been updated to reflect newer hardware. The potential maximum value is higher (7.9). Also new tests, such as for disk latency, may result in lower scores for some systems.
No action is required, although firmware updates may be available for your devices which could improve the WEI value.
Windows Media Center
Windows Search Indexing
This issue affects the 64-bit editions of Windows 7.
The contents of Windows Live Mail (.eml) and newsgroup (.nws) messages are not indexed and cannot be searched from the Start menu, the Windows Explorer search box, or the Windows Live Mail application. The issue affects .eml and .nws content exported from other applications as well.
To avoid this issue, either search for message fields such as Subject, From, To, and Date Received or manually register the search filter.
To manually register the filter
XPS Viewer
XPS documents that are digitally signed using the Windows .NET Framework or Windows Vista® XPS Viewer and include invisible accessibility elements will appear to have "Broken" signatures when checked with the Windows 7 XPS Viewer.
To avoid this when you digitally sign an XPS document created using the Save as XPS feature of Microsoft Office 2007, save the document without accessibility elements.
To save without accessibility elements
After you have upgraded a system to this beta release, the Zune software will not recognize the Zune.
To correct this, start the Zune software with administrative privileges.
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Well it looks like I have nothing to worry about at this time but we will see what the future holds.
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Vista Ult 64 bit Seven Ult RTM x64
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Windows 7 RC 7100 32bit/64bit
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I posted that yesterday here...
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Whimsy Wednesday: The Night Train/
Here I am to introduce Whimsy Wednesday, a flash fiction/short story section of my site. They may not always be whimsical, but they'll be flights of fancy for me. Now on to the first one.
The deep purple of the sky pressed down on me, dampened by the halos of streetlamps. The rattling change in a beggar's cup called after me, chastising me for not adding to it. The warmth of the overpriced coffee chided me. I took a sip, averted my eyes from the faded advertisements.
I had enough problems of my own, enough debt nipping at my heels that I shouldn't feel bad for passing them up. Hell, all I had was some crumpled bills to get me home.
I took the steps down into the subway, aware of how alone I was. There were no other footsteps, only the scrape of paper as the breeze trailed after me. I pulled my jacket tighter, my hand slipped into a pocket.
Checking my watch, I cursed under my breath. I descended the steps, almost tripping on the last one as a barreled toward the ticket booth. The man at the counter rolled a lazy eye at me, skin stretching as his leathery lips settled into a displeased grimace. "Five sixty." His voice came out nasally, lecherous.
I dug in my pocket, dropping the money in front of him. A gnarled hand dragged it into the drawer. Feeling magnanimous, I said, "Keep the change."
The toad of a man peered up, the thin line of his mouth setting. He reached out with a ticket. "You get the night train."
I took it, regarding him with suspicion. "What's the difference?"
"It's the last for the night. You're lucky. Most miss it," he croaked. He tapped a finger on the glass. "Here it comes."
The screech of brakes against metal filled the empty station. I turned to watch a shabby single car creep slowly to a rest. Stepping toward it, I fought back the unease at the smoky glass, the filthy metal. I briefly considered getting my money, the walk across the city in this chill, but when I looked back, the ticket taker was gone, the booth abandoned.
"Fucking skeeze," I muttered.
Navigating the shadows, I approached the silent car, its doors shut and unmoving. I tried to peer inside the windows, but couldn't see anything. Clutching the ticket like it was a talisman, I stepped up to the door and went to knock.
It slid back with a hiss before my fingers could touch it. A dark man, his uniform ruffled and stained, waved me in. I squinted to see his face, but the shadows coated him, wafting off every gesture like Vaseline. The light flickered unevenly. I handed him my ticket, was ushered into the empty cab.
Forcing myself to sit down, I held the coffee in my hands to keep me warm. I took a big swig of the cooling coffee, waiting for the train to start, but it didn't. After a long minute, I called to the driver, "Hey bud, we going to be moving anytime soon?"
His smooth baritone responded curtly, "More passengers."
Before I could tell him that the booth had shut up shop, I heard the crackle of a fire, muffled but distinct. I craned forward, trying to discern where it was coming from.
A figure stepped in, the sound of the fire more intense, as if wafting off him. I studied him, though I couldn't quite get a read on his face. He was well dressed though, crisp black suit, accented with white gloves. His green scarf fell loose around his neck. He didn't carry anything with him, just presented his ticket without a word. He sat next to me without a word.
He smelled of old smoke, stale cigarettes, burnt cedar. I tried not to breathe him in, but found myself enjoying the mixture. The faint sound of crackling came from his direction, but I thought I was imagining it. The man crossed his hands, sat in silence.
We still didn't move. I fidgeted, drank the cold coffee, made a sour face.
"What's wrong, my dear?"
I turned to the man, still unsure if he was handsome or disgusting. I focused on him, but found myself looking away for some reason. I stammered out, "I-My coffee's cold."
"A pity," he said, the crackling complementing each word. He reached out a hand, touched the base of the drink with a single finger. "That should do."
I picked up the drink, drew back. My fingers burned with its heat. "Thanks," I said.
The man stared straight ahead, wordless. Only then I realized I was sweating. I opened my coat, let out a sigh.
The tinkle of bells came with the clomp of heavy footsteps. I watched the door, unsure of what could be making those sounds. Pushing a stray hair from my vision, I watched as a hairy creature clomped in through the doorway. It bowed, its bristly fur bending against the frame. Its stubly arms presented its ticket and proceeded to amble its way into the back of the car. I couldn't help suppress my smile as I saw its polka-dotted tie and oversized suitcase.
Rather than sit in the seat across from the two of us, it plopped down beside the me, inching its way into the seat. A perpetual smile seemed seated on its face. "Ckilrevs," its tinny voice said.
"E'rviay," the man in the suit replied.
"Why are you still in that getup?" It rolled one giant eye to Ckilrevs.
"Oh shit, I hadn't realized." The indistinguishable face erupted, curling like a bee's hive, a bright flame roaring out from the top of the cone. All that remained of his face was two beaded white eyes and his teeth. He let out a sigh, "That's better."
"And who are you," E'rviay asked. It couldn't turn its head, but I could feel him baring down on me.
"Giselle," I eeked out.
"What a wonderfully human name." It said in its sing song voice. It's gaping maw opened, revealing rows and rows of circling teeth.
The door slammed shut.
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text: Strange it may be but Norwich is a poetry monsterland. The amount of good poets it has produced, through uea, and its cushy environs, of my generation, is really impressive / unnerving. A fine place for the last show (?) The town was Norfolk festivalled – quaint, yokelfest, saw morris dancing. The arts / writers centre is such a beautiful venue and lovely people throughout its tunnels, had some lovely exchanges with those people, and ate their food. Everyone on the tour seemed very balanced, calm, happy with what we'd done, still growing into those ideas, still critical, but neither nostalgic or overwrought. No worn out sentiment about the benemothian undertaking of EVP, which has been great and for me personally a success for all the challenges it posed were new, and I sucked in loads from those conflicts. Good to know..., consistently, adapting each night – learning all the time from my tour peers, the venues, the space, the techs, the producers, the work, the memorising, the acting, maybe even the audience (though still in general I believe what I always did – balls at them) Probably the end of this character too, a last dada hurrah for the retch acorah shaman bear host spine birdkiller.To the show. This the end, may 25th, a date I have eyed some some suspicion for a few months, but it arrives First bits were a tiny bit wonky – I blame the conservative audience, gentility folk in the crowd. Norfolk arts festival. Then on in, pretty good. A good bear, my favourite of the Zamyatin story, the dragon. A nice going for it at the end came natural. Some spit up lung butter bedraggles, some fear, & I finished after hard ZIMZALLA BIM BIM BADA ZALADU ZALADIM by screaming ILL MISS YOU, ILL MISS YOU SO MUCH. A lot of warmth and respect for those involved. Started out without much 'acted' performed. Wrote whole 45 minute theatre piece. 2 month notice, national tour, sage, st georges hall rich mix, burgess centre …. 8 shows, 37 appearances. Went well.


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An ethical choice(08 May 10)
by Greg Spearritt
The ethics classes being trialed in ten NSW state schools are apparently proving popular; so much so that the Sydney Anglicans are squealing again.
The classes are being offered for those who don't attend Scripture lessons, but it's claimed there's been a drain on Scripture classes of almost 50%.
Many of those protesting the ethics classes trial would be amongst the first to join the Howard-era chant of personal choice in any other sphere: indeed, in education itself, where they argue for government funding of wealthy private schools that have no obligation to take all comers.
When it comes to learning about the Church-version of Jesus, however, parents apparently should have no right to choose.
Clearly, parents want that right.
This doesn't necessarily mean that interest would be sustained at high levels if ethics classes became an ongoing weekly event: as Neil Ormerod points out, over time there would repetition and recycling of material and the novelty element would fade.
Nonetheless, it's the principle of the thing: by all means have Scripture classes as an option, but in secular 21st-century Australia how can it be the only real option?
I resigned from the Victorian Education Dept in 1981 because I hated teaching social studies to 14 year olds, but I reckon I'd go back on a volunteer basis to teach secular ethics. Forget any high-minded motivation though, it's the squeals from the Sydney diocese I want to hear. But I guess that's not too ethical really, is it? Ho hum.
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Over time there would repetition and recycling of material and the novelty element would fade - as I expect occurred for many attending religion.
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'Godless ethics classes are pointless' by Angela Shanahan was published in the Weekend Australian on 1-2 May. She wants Catholic schools to lift their game to counteract the possible success of ethics classes by including the teaching of ethics in religious classes. She says that complex ideas of justice and natural law are already taught and these concepts derive from very ancient traditions which pre-date Christianity, which in turn have evolved from philosophy. She says that religion, philosophy and ethics have been interrelated from time immemorial.
Peter Vardy works in the area of religious education in England, and visits Australia regularly. He wants religion and values education, properly taught, to be part of the curriculum of every Australian school. He says that young people's questions about matters such as why we're here and the purpose of life are not being answered. Apparently there has been little hostility towards his ideas except from conservative religious people who do not want young people to ask questions.
The head of the top performing high school in the literacy and numeracy tests was interviewed for the 8-9 May Weekend Australain. She promotes a holistic education which includes global citizenship as an integral part of a well-being programme, and I expect this programme deals with ethical questions. This school has topped the HSC for the past 14 years, and in looking for reasons for the success of the school according to this measure the first to be considered would be that the school is exclusively selective. Another suggestion was the ideas of Confucius, because 98% of the students come from a non-English speaking background. The holistic education provided by the school should also be considered a reason for the academic success of the school.
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Thanksgiving 2009 has come and gone and we had an enjoyable day. We started off with me and the kids heading to downtown Dallas for the annual YMCA Turkey Trot. Keith made a huge sacrifice and stayed home to cook the bird and the much anticipated Monkey Bread (not the dessert version but flour, yeast and butter heaven). Everyone knows how he hates to miss a 5k.
37,000 people registered to walk or run in the 5K or 8 mile. We carpooled with Kim, Cathy and Kym and our bestest friend Toni in spirit. Kim met Kevin and showed us all up by running the 8 mile trot after training since August. Way to go KIM & KEVIN!
Then me and my kids, Cathy, Kym, Ellaina and Gavin hit the 5k and walked. It was fun but so very crowded, 37,000 people will do that.
When we got home the Oklahoma Crew had arrived. Keith's brother Steve, girlfriend Vicki and Grace. Keith' sister Susan, hubby Jeremy, son Justin and wife Jacqulin and Keith's mom Becky. Steve and Becky picked up Granny Gunn in Plano and brought her over. Later, my brother Brad and his wife Kym and two kids came and dear friends Greg & Cathy Hodges and their two cute kiddos.
Kym was generous enough to take some family photos for us. We walked down to the pool area in our subdivision where there are lots of trees and she took a group shot and some individual family photos. I'm so excited to have a group shot as it's not often enough we are all together and it will be treasured by all. After pictures it was time to eat. There was SO MUCH FOOD! It was insane, we can eat for weeks off the sides and desserts. The desserts, oh boy, we had pumpkin pies, cherry pies, sopapilla cheesecake, pumpkin crisp and lemon ice box pie. Seriously, it was nuts.
After stuffing ourselves silly some went upstairs to watch the cowboys and others stayed down to chat and nibble on leftovers. The kids went outside to enjoy a beautiful Thanksgiving day.
Keith's Aunt Coda, Uncle Jon, Cousin Tori and second cousin Kelsey popped in to say hello. Tori has been in China with a missionary group and we got to hear some about her travels. God is working in incredible ways in her life.
It was a great day. I wish the Okalhoma crew could have stayed longer but several had to work today. I look forward to seeing everyone for Christmas.
(Pictures to come...Kym's computer crashed but we should have some to share at the end of the week. I HATE to wait but they say patience is a virtue.
Friday, November 27, 2009
Thanksgiving was a blast
Thanksgiving 2009 has come and gone and we had an enjoyable day. We started off with me and the kids heading to downtown Dallas for the annual YMCA Turkey Trot. Keith made a huge sacrifice and stayed home to cook the bird and the much anticipated Monkey Bread (not the dessert version but flour, yeast and butter heaven). Everyone knows how he hates to miss a 5k.
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009
I'm thankful
Psalm 107:1 (NIV) "Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever."
As I sit and reflect on the last year it has made me realize all the blessings in my life. This year has had more than it's share of heartache but we have so many blessings to be thankful for.
I'm thankful for my husband of 16 years. I'm thankful for having two beautiful and healthy children. I'm thankful that my husband has a job. I'm thankful to be able to run my own business with my sister. I'm thankful for my mom who taught me what it is to be a good parent. I'm thankful to have a home. I'm thankful to have an amazing brother and sister and their spouses and kids. I'm thankful for all of my husbands family. I'm thankful for my dad and his wife. I'm thankful for our health. I'm thankful we can put food on the table. I'm thankful for friends. I'm thankful for our Church and our special ABF class. I'm thankful for a God who loves us unconditionally.
It's easy to sit and complain about all the things we don't have but when you stop and think about all you are blessed with it's easy to see there is plenty to be thankful for.
I wish everyone a very blessed Thanksgiving!
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Monday, November 23, 2009
Early Birthday party
So we celebrated Courtney's 12 birthday early. She and her friends are into Twilight and we all know, or those who follow the series, that New Moon came out on Friday.
We started out the evening with pizza and gifts:
Taylor had a unique way of giving her gift, she had a puzzle that had to be put together to find the location of the gift
It turned out to be in the sleeping bag, very cute.
After cake and gifts the girls did girly things upstairs which involved a lot giggles and screams.
Since it was opening day of the movie we knew to get to the theatre early. I had bought tickets a month before so we went early to get in line for decent seats. Keith and I stood in line while the girls played video games and talked.
The movie got out after midnight so we headed home and the girls got out all their sleeping bags and put out in the gameroom. I think they finally stopped talking about how hot Jacob is around 2:00 a.m.
It was a fun night and party. Can't believe my baby will be 12 in December 15th, wow!
P.S. Mason is finally getting his appendix out at 6:30 tonight. Please keep him and his family in your prayers.
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
McKinney Food Drive Goal Reached
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Monday, November 16, 2009
There's a neck in the bird?
Yesterday, we had an early Thanksgiving Dinner with my dad and the Arlington crew. My sister-in-law, Kym, hosted at her home. We had a lot of fun and some good laughs.
I especially enjoyed hearing the story of Kym making her first turkey. It is never fun cleaning out the bird and she had a rough time but she pulled it off, even if the neck remained in during the cooking.
Jessica even managed to hang in until the end even though she wasn't feeling well. It had something to do with her night out on Saturday. LOL!
We even survived Kevin picking up the wrong pie, no pumpkin during this first Thanksgiving meal of the season but some did enjoy the sweet potato pie he brought instead. Although, Courtney came over and whispered in my ear that the pie was icky and tasted like sweet potatoes. She was under the impression it was pumpkin.
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Saturday, November 14, 2009
What a great day!
Weekends are so busy! Connor had three soccer games this weekend due to a tournament he was in. Our soccer team couldn't get enough boys together to participate so Connor and another teammate were able to play on another team as guest players. They played Friday night and tied, this morning they lost and during the afternoon game they won. Connor had a great time and played well.
This evening we had my Aunt Sandy, Uncle Jim and Grandpa Jackson over for dinner. Many thanks to my great sister-in-law, Kym, for setting this all up. Unfortunately, the Jackson family is not good at getting together with one another but thanks to Kym we were able to have a great visit. It's only been 6 years! My Aunt and Uncle have been down the past week visiting with my grandmother who is in a rehabilitation hospital the last few months after a very nasty fall that caused a brain injury and many physical injuries. She has been making progress and hoping she will be released by the end of the year. Jim and Sandy also helped my grandad out with some things around the house.
I really enjoyed spending the evening with them all. We had a lot of laughs and a great visit.
Let's try and not wait another 6 years for a visit.
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Friday, November 13, 2009
Compassion....Need I say more?
Wow! I've been following Kelly this week and her journey to El Salvador with Compassion. The pictures and stories she shares are certainly an eye opener. It is so easy to get wrapped up in our own lives but there is so much more going on out in the world that really matters. Not that our day to day life doesn't matter but we have a roof over our heads, we both have jobs, our kids are healthy, we know we will have our next meal, a warm bed to sleep in and a car to take us where we need to go.
There are people, men, women, children who don't have those same luxuries. Things that WE and I take for granted. What can we do to help? We can donate food to a food drive like I posted about earlier, we can sign up to sponsor a child. If you have an extra $38 a month it could make a WORLD of difference to a child in a 3rd world country. Volunteer in your community, Give to a child at Christmas who might otherwise not have one, there are so many things you can be involved in. One that touches my family deeply is become an organ donor, help save a life! They don't all have to cost money, you can volunteer your time, your most precious commodity.
My family and I sponsored a child after we went to see Avalon at our Church this past year. They spoke about World Vision which is similar to Compassion and showed a video clip about a trip they took. It really touched our hearts and I think it is good to teach our kids that we should help out our fellow man, in whatever way will work for your family.
I challenge you to step out of your comfort zone today and get involved in helping others.
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Thursday, November 12, 2009
McKinney Food Drive
I saw the news last night and saw that a local Pastor was fasting and collecting non perishable food items to help fight hunger. It really touched me and I feel the need to help.
I would like to offer to help pick up non perishable food items from you if you are unable to deliver yourself. Call or text me: Laura Barron 214-415-5329
Let's fight hunger together!
Click on the link above to go to the website to get more details.
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Monday, November 9, 2009
Lego Your Organs
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Family Pictures
I am so excited because we have not had a "Family" picture since Courtney was about 4 and she will be 12 next month. Keith and I don't like pictures of ourselves and over the years we usually just get the kids pictures taken for Christmas. But, we surprised my sister-in-law and all came in tow for pictures at Adriatica on Saturday. My favorites of us are the ones at the beginning sitting down. The ones standing up, my smile looks forced. Anyhow, I love them and my sister-in-law for taking such amazing shots.
Now just to decide on a couple for the Christmas card:
Thank you Kym! www.portraitsbykym.com
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Sunday, November 1, 2009
Trick or Treat
What a fun halloween. After a day of pumpkin carving, volleyball and soccer we enjoyed the evening with neighbors. A good friend, Allison, and her sweet husband Grant hosted their second annual halloween party, affectionately referred to as "Boo in the Brooke". Our neighborhood is Stone Brooke Crossing, hence the name of the halloween festivities. They have the perfect house to host said party, the live at the end of a street that backs to the middle school football field and tennis courts so lots of run for kids to run and play and to set up pizza, drinks and of course CANDY! It's alot of fun to socialize with neighbors and get to see all the fun costumes in kids both young and old. My favorites this year were done by Stephanie. She created costumes for her family and her neighbors and they were the flintstones. It was super cute.
I volunteered to take my kids and Katie and Mason around the neighborhood. We headed out at 7:00 and returned home at 9:00 with about 100 lbs of candy. Way more than any household should have especially one where the mom loves just about ALL candy. I'm trying to talk the kids into sending it to the troops overseas and keeping a handful of their favoirtes but they aren't biting. I also told them that the "Great Pumpkin" would come halloween night and take their candy but I guess I waited to long to spring that on them as they just rolled their eyes at me. Like really mom, we are 9 and 11 and there is so not a Great Pumpkin. Let alone some of those other characters you try to pass off on the holidays. Ha Ha!
Anyway enjoy the photos of our day and evening:
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Sept 21, 2012
Melanie and the Record Man coming to a theatre pretty far away, near to you. Time runs down as this musical reality show becomes a reality to me, draws near. Does this have dread unspoken that I'm feeling in it? This is just too bizarre. The life I've lived so far, protected within a public spin, encapsulated, the magazine articles "At Home with Melanie" types. After my second child the PR read, "Melanie releases her more mature 'Photograph' album." They don't usually tell the part about her crying uncontrollably every day. At some point in my career I actually took on the attributes of the spin, believing or attempting to, that it was the glossy photo and there was no need for me to suffer the search any longer. But I always knew it would come to this. More than once on stage I revealed a bit of what was going on in my head. Now I'm not the only performer who has things going on in their head that have nothing to do with singing, communicating and projecting but my thoughts will out and at those moments I announce "because this is the court of higher truth" and that is exactly right. But it only comes out in snippets and doesn't reveal the story. Now we cross that line routinely...twitters, tweets...there isn't a personal life anymore. I'm communicating one-on-one with some I carefully avoid as a rule. If you live it, it becomes true. Hence we live a lie and never wake up to the truth. I've awakened with the passing of Peter to a new truth ~ I am the older version of myself coming to a theatre pretty far away, near to where you live.


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"One of our less secret projects is a recently announced Doctor Who online world that we're jolly excited about!"
Phew! That will be enough Doctor Who for now.
"One of our less secret projects is a recently announced Doctor Who online world that we're jolly excited about!"
Phew! That will be enough Doctor Who for now.
There's a slew of third party applications out there but all of them stopped working when SiriusXM redesigned their website on February 4.
All you really need to do is enter your XM or Sirius username and password (make sure to check the "autologin" box), the channels allowed on your subscription will then populate the channels window. Right-click on a channel and hit play. You're done.
I suppose where this piece of software really shines is for an application I don't need it for at all; it can serve SiriusXM radio to other computers and devices on a network. It can even convert the stream to other audio formats like wav or mp3 if you install the third party application TVersity.
As of today, this is the best solution I've found. I thought it was worth sharing.
For this Concerto for Violin & Orchestra however, Amazon is the way to go at $5.99 in MP3 format, encoded at an average variable bitrate of 224 kbps. iTunes is at $9.99 with no exclusive or bonus content.
This album is available in the U.S. only.
This nice feller here is Darwin Deez, one of 19 artists featured in this month's playlist from Spin.com. It's free, it's legal. Thank you spin!
Expires March 31, 2011
John F. Kennedy: The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Space Race.
Dwight D. Eisenhower: The Interstate Highway System.
Harry S. Truman: The Marshall Plan, the founding of the United Nations and the use of the atomic bomb on Japan.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: The New Deal, Social Security. World War II.
Theodore Roosevelt: Youngest President at 42, instrumental in the completion of the Panama Canal, first American to win a Nobel Prize with the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 for negotiating an end to the Russo-Japanese war.
Thomas Jefferson: The separation of Church and State, the Louisiana purchase
Abraham Lincoln: the Civil War, the Gettysburg address, the abolition of slavery.
And if none of these mattered, George Washington who as the first President of the United States defined the presidency as we understand it today.
I'm not implying Ronald Reagan had no accomplishments during his terms in office but what exactly did he do that easily tops putting a man on the moon, abolishing slavery, leading the nation through the greatest war the world has ever known or through a civil war? What gut wrenching decision did he take that came remotely close to the use of the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki or writing a response to Nikita Khrushchev during the Cuban Missile crisis?
This poll shows a terrible contempt for history and I find it troubling.
I love the idea of media storage being beautiful yet highly disposable.
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Season 3 is here! Pete Borchetta, who's worked everywhere from the Far East to the far end of Ashburton Ave in Yonkers, is kicking things off in the first part of our interview with him. He's been in the business for 20 years, and in that time, he's been a lighting consultant, educator, product manager, and manufacturer representative. He's also worked for some of the industry's critical designers and manufacturers, including the venerable Altman Lighting, where he is now Product Manager.
In this episode, we discuss Pete's origins in theater and lighting, and discover how, in college, he and a friend found themselves rappelling down the face of a building with arms fill of inkie fresnels. We discussed his distinguished work as a lighting consultant with Robert Lorelli Associates and how that led to him joining Philips several years ago. We also discussed his career as a professor and program director at Adelphi University.
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Brennan Manning is one of my favorite Christian authors, thinkers…well, he's one of my favorite Christ-followers, period. The Ragamuffin Gospel is one of my all-time favorite books. I had heard such good things about his new memoir that I couldn't wait for it to come in at the library. I figured I needed to own it, to mark it up at home, to savor it slowly.
I started and finished it on a flight from DFW to Dayton. It took me just under two hours. Not because it was bad, but because I just couldn't stop or slow down. You think you know a lot about someone's life after you've read several of his books, but this one was far more intimate. In retrospect, the plane might have been a bad idea for a reading venue since I was struggling to keep the tears from the college-aged guy next to me who was playing baseball on his iPad. I don't think he would have understood.
I think the thing that sticks out the most to me from Brennan's story is just his complete brokenness. Brokenness has definitely been a theme in my life this past year. I know some people who pick a word for the year in January. If I had done that, I wouldn't have picked brokenness. But that's my word for the year.
The thing about Christianity is that we're promised a happy ending. However, we tend to believe that if we're good Christians, we'll get that here and now. Brennan's story would indicate otherwise. We're taught that the closer we get to God, the better things get. If we follow Christ with all our hearts, souls, minds, lives, then we will obtain victory over all the junk. The fact that Brennan never conquers his alcoholism really upsets the whole apple cart in that respect. For a man to minister to so many people, to preach the gospel of grace so compellingly, to follow Christ virtually his entire life, and still never get victory in this…what does that mean for me? The power of Christ is contrast to the powerlessness of this man over his alcoholism – why??
The beauty, the absolute grace, the part that brings you to your knees in brokenness and praise is Brennan's testimony that it's all grace. We're all broken. We're all sinners. In Brennan's words, "These things happen." We're worse than we think. We're forgiven more than we believe. Our sin never is greater than the love of God. Never.
This book, written by a man on his way home, is a testimony to all that matters. I'll close with his words,
"My life is a witness to vulgar grace – a grace that amazes as it offends…This vulgar grace is indiscriminate compassion. It works without asking anything of us. It's not cheap. It's free, and as such will always be a banana peel for the orthodox foot and a fairy tale for the grown-up sensibility. Grace is sufficient even though we huff and puff with all our might to try to find something or someone it cannot cover. Grace is enough. He is enough. Jesus is enough."
Brennan Manning from All Is Grace: A Ragamuffin Memoir


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Name: Divine Fits
Progress Report: Dan Boeckner talks about the origins of Divine Fits and the making of the band's soon-to-be-released debut album…
While they aren't exactly a supergroup in the way that, say, the Traveling Wilburys were a supergroup, there's no denying that Divine Fits have a pretty excellent pedigree. The trio of Britt Daniel (Spoon), Dan Boeckner (Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs) and Sam Brown (New Bomb Turks) will release A Thing Called Divine Fits at the end of this month and will spend the next year or so of their lives touring around the world. I called up Dan Boeckner to chat about how the group came together and how the Fits stack up against his previous musical endeavors.
STEREOGUM: How's it going?
BOECKNER: I'm good. I'm in Montreal. We're about to play a show … well, we're playing a show at midnight.
STEREOGUM: How is it to be back in Montreal? That's where you are from, right?
BOECKNER: It's good, but also weird. I don't live here anymore, so it feels a little strange to just be passing through the city that used to be my home. It's cool though. I got to see people last night and we all went to hang out at one of my favorite dive bars here in the city.
STEREOGUM: How did Divine Fits start? I assume you and Britt have known each other for a long time?
BOECKNER: Yeah, I met Britt about four years ago. He was a fan of the video that we did for "Dumb Animals" … and I'd been a fan of his since I was back in high school, back in the days of Telephono. He came to a show that we played at this place called Lolas. We just became friends after that, so anytime we both happened to be in the same city we'd make a point of trying to see each other and have a margarita and talk about what we were working on. We opened for Spoon at Terminal Five and then I got on stage and sang a couple of songs when Spoon played Radio City Music Hall. So then last year we were at a bar in Portland and he suggested that we start a band. Then he called me up whenever Wolf Parade announced that were weren't gonna be doing stuff anymore and said, "Now we should really start a band." I agreed…and that was that.
STEREOGUM: How did Sam get involved?
BOECKNER: Sam's like a ringer. He's just a universally renowned drummer. Britt was asking Mike McCarthy if he could recommend any good drummers and he told him we should check out this guy named Sam who lives in Columbus and plays with the New Bomb Turks. That was that. Then we all met up in LA to test the waters and rehearse some stuff and everything just really clicked immediately.
STEREOGUM: How does the songwriting process for Divine Fits work? You and Britt share vocal duties pretty evenly on the record, do you each sort of just bring your own material to the band or do the songs come out of jams?
BOECKNER: It's a little bit of both, actually. We didn't really talk about it … but we really didn't need to. It was pretty obvious from the beginning that this wasn't set up to be a vanity project or just a hobby band or simply a side project. It's a band. We wanted to write songs and develop our own sound and play shows. When we first started writing with the band in mind, both Britt and I had some material that we'd each been working on, so we traded that stuff back and forth over the internet and then got together and played it live with Sam to finalize the arrangements. Then I went on tour with the Handsome Furs for a while and after that I went to LA and stayed at Britt's place for a couple of weeks. We set up a very basic recording spot at his place, so he had a place to work and record downstairs and I had a place to work upstairs. We'd spend all day working and then we'd get together and play the stuff live with the band and kind of edit things on the spot. Some of the songs came from jams and some of them were a little more scripted, but there aren't any songs on the record that were recorded in ProTools and then taken to the band as a finished things. I've never really been in a band that worked like that. For us, there's really no ego when it comes to stripping things away and editing the songs.
STEREOGUM: Once you got started working together, were you surprised by the results?
BOECKNER: I was, actually. My songs on the record were really influenced by the minimal gear that I had available to me when I was writing them, so there is an immediacy to them that comes through as a result of that. I was surprised that the writing happened so easily. There were things that I was able to sort of actualize with this band that I wasn't able to in previous bands that I've been in, which felt good.
STEREOGUM: As it stands now, this is — for you, at least — your primary band?
BOECKNER: Yeah. Absolutely. In the future, once the touring for Divine Fits starts to die down, I will probably focus on some other material that I've been writing, but I don't know what will happen with that. I don't know if I'll put together a band to release it or if it will just be something I record on my own and tour with later. I like to have more than one project going at a time, but Divine Fits is my main deal.
STEREOGUM: How long was the recording process?
BOECKNER: It was about two months, all told. We had a couple of little breaks in that time, but generally when we were working it was usually a twelve-hour day. Then going home, fine tuning things, and coming back in the morning to do it again.
STEREOGUM: Who produced the record?
BOECKNER: We got Nick Launay, which was really a dream opportunity for me. I was telling Win from Arcade Fire about the project — I think he was the second person that I told — and we were tossing around names for people that would be good producers and he suggested Nick. I knew Nick had recorded a lot of great post-punk records with bands like PIL and Gang Of Four and The Jam. He also worked on a lot of great records in the '80s, including stuff with Midnight Oil and INXS. He also made those last two Grinderman records, which was what sealed it for me. He told us about his process for doing the Grinderman records, which is when I knew he would be perfect for us. It was like taking a master class in recording, basically. We recorded in the drummer from Toto's old studio in the valley in LA. It was great.
STEREOGUM: I was just watching YouTube clips of you guys playing live in Austin just a few days ago. It obviously looks like you are having fun, but how did it feel?
BOECKNER: It was really cathartic, actually. This project has basically consumed my every waking moment since October of 2011. When I wasn't playing shows with the Furs, I was thinking about this. So, it felt like this tremendous release. The second show we played was a lot better — the arrangements got super crazy. Britt was doing things on the guitar that he'd never done before, as was I. Everything just really gelled that time, and it was really fucking loud, which was excellent.
STEREOGUM: After keeping this project on the DL for so long, it must be gratifying to be able to talk about it now, and for the record to finally be out in just a few weeks.
BOECKNER: Mostly it's just nice to be able to play these songs in front of living, breathing, human beings … instead of just in front of each other in a studio.
STEREOGUM: You're doing a string of gigs now, but I assume you must be gearing up for an epic tour later this year.
BOECKNER: We're just doing what every hard-working band does, you know? We're playing these little shows in our hometowns primarily so we could play for our friends, and so we could play in some small clubs and really get a feel for things. If our first show had been a festival gig or something, it would have felt much different. Not that I'm not excited to play festivals, but for me … I started playing punk rock when I was a teenager, so for me it always feels the best to be playing in small venues — 200 people, a stage very close to the floor, people right up in your face. It feels real. As time goes by that experience just doesn't change. You can't get up there and fake that shit. It's cool.
STEREOGUM: Success — and the ability to play bigger rooms — is great, but I know a lot of musicians that really miss playing clubs. You can't recreate that kind of immediacy in front of a thousand people.
BOECKNER: I think all three of us in Divine Fits have been very lucky to have played a truly wide spectrum of venues — from house parties to giant festival stages — and there's always something nice about being able to play in small rooms. It feels good.
STEREOGUM: I know this is your primary job right now, is everyone else in the band similarly committed to this band, at least for the next year or so?
BOECKNER: Oh yeah. Me and Sam have been talking about things we wanna do for the next record already. So, yeah. We're all in.
STEREOGUM: Given all of you guys' past bands, there must be a certain weight of expectation about this band. Has that been weird to contend with?
BOECKNER: Well, I don't think any of us are naïve about that. People are going to listen to this record with a certain amount of expectation, and people project their own hopes and disappointments onto what they are hearing. I've tried not to think about it too much, but the fact that people are recording our shows and putting them online is, I think, actually a good thing. People will undoubtedly see elements of Spoon or Handsome Furs in what we do, but I hope that people will see the videos of us performing live and come to realize that this band is really it's own thing.
STEREOGUM: People will no doubt compare this music to your other bands, but both you and Britt have such varied musical pasts. Even the Spoon records are pretty all over the place, style-wise.
BOECKNER: Well, both he and I have been doing this since we were teenagers, so we've both dipped into making lots of different kinds of music. I think we bring a lot of different kinds of ideas with us to this project.
STEREOGUM: What was your favorite thing about making this record?
BOECKNER: I can tell you my favorite moment from when we were recording. I'd been recording vocals for one of the songs and I'd already done it four or five times already. I try to do the vocals in one take because I feel like going back and doing comps — just singing bits and pieces — is kind of like cheating. You lose the emotional focus of the song that way. So, Britt got behind the soundboard and I basically asked him if he could direct me while I was singing, which is something I've never ever done with anybody while I was singing. So, I basically put my ego aside and told him to direct me, which involved doing all of these vocal things that I probably wouldn't have otherwise. It just clicked. We got it done in a couple of takes. I really appreciated that.
STEREOGUM: What kind of direction was he giving you?
BOECKNER: He's say things like, "That's great, but do it wilder. Can you be more wild?" And he'd keep pushing me. You know, sometimes when you are in the middle of working on an album — especially after many takes — you start second guessing yourself. You lose perspective. For him to just sit and watch me sing and say things like, "This time, just lose your shit" … sometimes you need that. You need someone you can trust telling you what to do.
STEREOGUM: Everyone needs someone to tell them to just lose their shit every once in a while.
BOECKNER: It's true. And I lost my shit. And it was a great vocal take … so there you go.
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The U.S. Conference of Mayors is backing a mandatory "green" construction code that would slash the negative effects of commercial buildings on the natural environment.
The International Green Construction Code, which is being developed by the International Code Council with input from the American Institute of Architects, ASTM International and other stakeholders, includes energy, water, air-quality and safety benchmarks that states and cities may adopt as mandatory provisions for commercial buildings. The code incorporates the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers' (ASHRAE) Standard 189.1 as an optional path to compliance.
The green code, which is amid a public-comment period and slated for release in November, would join the Washington, D.C.-based ICC's family of plumbing, mechanical and residential building codes, explained Jessyca Henderson, AIA's director of sustainability advocacy.
"It's really meant to create a green floor -- the base requirements that can be enforced and have the weight of the law behind them," added Henderson, a professional architect.
The U.S. Conference of Mayors passed a resolution (pdf) that endorses a draft of the green code, known as Version 1.0 (pdf), during the more than 1,200-member organization's annual meeting in Oklahoma City yesterday. The mayoral organization, along with the National Association of Governors and National Association of Counties, have endorsed AIA's goal that all new buildings be greenhouse gas-neutral by 2030.
Making buildings more energy efficient -- and ultimately zeroing out their consumption of fossil fuels -- could save the United States up to $140 billion annually, the mayors' resolution claims.
"The building sector contributes over one third of all global greenhouse gas emissions released into the atmosphere each year and represents the single largest opportunity for deep emission cuts," the resolution continues.
A handful of states and cities already require new public buildings to meet sustainable design benchmarks, such as the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). Meeting such environmental benchmarks is voluntary for the vast majority of private buildings, however.
"This is evidence that this code is going to meet the needs of everybody -- not just the greenest of cities," Henderson said of the mayors' endorsement of the green commercial code.
Call for more natural gas vehicles
The mayors also called on the federal government to boost its support for natural gas vehicles by renewing tax credits and expanding federal research into natural gas engines.
Contending that an increase in natural gas infrastructure would lead to fewer harmful emissions, reduce dependence on foreign oil and could facilitate more investment in hydrogen vehicle technology, the mayors unanimously urged the White House and Congress to accelerate three separate initiatives.
They called on the House and Senate to pass the "New Alternative to Give Americans Solutions Act" (S. 1408 (pdf) and H.R. 1835 (pdf)) would renew tax credits for natural gas vehicles, including an increase on credits for passenger cars and light trucks that would offset 80 percent of the cost compared to a conventional vehicle.
The mayors also urged a renewal of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act, which would include a 50-cent-per-gallon tax credit for compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas as a vehicle fuel. Finally, they called for expanded federal research and development programs on natural gas applications in the transportation sector.
America's Natural Gas Alliance cheered the resolution, saying the mayors were "demonstrating they stand ready to help lead" the push for more natural gas vehicles.
"The mayors' emphasis on natural gas should serve as a model for federal and state policymakers," the group said in a release. "By taking a page from these local leaders' playbooks, we can take advantage of our nation's vast natural gas resources to advance clean power generation and transportation."
The American Clean Skies Foundation also applauded the action and noted that the mayors' resolution lined up nicely with its own set of proposals.
"This resolution proves that mayors are keenly aware of the role natural gas can play in decarbonizing their cities and spurring the local economy," said CEO Gregory Staple. "The low-cost opportunities to run municipal fleets on natural gas would result in budget savings and cleaner air, especially compared to diesel."
Clean fuel was a major subject at the conference. Many mayors were picked up in CNG vehicles and a reception hosted by ANGA, the American Lung Association and three local gas companies rewarded 16 mayors that had taken steps to boost natural gas infrastructure. There was also a display of city and fleet vehicles, including school buses and taxis, that could run on natural gas.
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Saanich woman mugged, clubbed over the head walking home from volunteer job
Sep 18 2012
A Saanich woman was clubbed three times, including a blow to the head, in a vicious mugging Sunday night in the Hillside neighbourhood of Victoria.
The 24-year-old woman was walking home from a volunteer job just before 11 p.m. when she was robbed near the intersection of Quadra and Finlayson streets, police report.
A man struck her three times with a half-metre-long pipe, knocking her to the ground, and then he stole her purse. The blow to the back of her head required several stitches, say police.
The man ran south on Quadra Street with several witnesses chasing him. Those witnesses lost sight of the man near Topaz Avenue and the police canine unit was unsuccessful in tracking the man.
The victim described the man to be in his 30s between five foot five and five foot seven, and with a medium build.
He was wearing a grey hoodie, black scarf and bandana that covered the lower part of his face and khaki-coloured pants with work boots.
Police are asking the public to help identify the suspect. Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Shauneen Cope at 250-995-7654. Tips can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).


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Core 77 Design Awards 2014, Professional Notable I Honours at CIID IDP 2013
OVERVIEW: Little Treasures is a platform to empower teachers to build and integrate activities within the existing educational curriculum so that children can understand the value of money in a social and playful way.
Little Treasures aims to explore fundamental questions about how early childhood experiences can help shape the concepts of money & value. How do children perceive money and what symbolizes value for them? Currently money as a topic is not taught formally but is more of a behavior practice that is inculcated at a young age. The idea was to harness this quality as much as possible and see where it can be taken at a social or community level. Though the idea was to make children aware about money the extent to which they should be informed was sensitive and soon money turned to larger concepts of wealth and well being.
Little Treasures explores the unique perspective young children have towards the value of money and aims to build their capacity as forerunners of a more prosperous and secure future. It provides a framework to empower teachers to build & integrate a variety of activities that can be incorporated within the existing educational curriculum to make children more aware about the intangible concepts of money & wealth, in a social & playful way. These hands on tools can be used and customized by teachers to best suit their subject, the age group of the children and the context of use.
Research methods used were anchored deeply in individual and group discussions with children (5-10 year olds) and their parents, home visits to see how delicate topics like money were touched upon, visit to flea markets by and for children, shadowing in the market/ retail spaces and some discussions with economists and subject matter experts. Considering the sensitivity of the topic and the age group dealt with, a variety of research tools and probes were used like price tagging exercise at homes, valuable and not so valuable stickers, conversation cards, teaching experiments, storytelling and role play etc.
Little Treasures is a body of work that evolved out of a very intense hands-on learning by doing prototyping method which informed key design decisions throughout the process.
In a nutshell, the first phase of the project was inspired by the unique perspective children have towards money and what can we as adults learn from them while the second phase revolved around on how we as adults can help foster this thinking to build their capacity as forerunners of a more prosperous and secure future.
classroom hours to make the learning more holistic and subject integration within the existing curriculum to best fit the learning process. A large variety of hands on tools and learning by doing toolkits were created for these experience prototypes such as booklets, forms, exercise leaflets, posters, cheque books, gift tags, auction tags etc that acted as props for different stages within the experience journey. These hands on materials made the learning process more engaging and effective and the teachers and students both looked forward to see what was in store next!
Based on this understanding, I set out to shape the concept through experience prototyping. A set of 9 intense experience prototyping sessions at Bjørn's International school with students in standard 1 (6-7 year olds) and standard 3 (8-9 year olds) along with their class teacher and subject teachers provided the backbone of the project. This helped define which age group of the children were best suited for what activities, involvement and role of the teacher, teamwork and social dynamics within the classroom, scalability and context of the exercises and how they could be extended outside
There was a constant iterative loop between all stakeholders and each experiment led to the next by gaining deeper understanding of what was the way forward. The activity cards and digital layer around the project were developed as a result of a co-design process with the educators. Understanding the levels of engagement of the educational institutes was important in defining the support needed for the service to operate. Throughout the project the iterations developed aimed to be flexible, universal and adaptable so that they can be used in a variety of situations and educational environments. The terminology used, priority of information and the level of fidelity of the activity cards was also optimized by the level of flexibility and structure desired by the teachers.
Little Treasures was a result of a long iterative design process where multiple experience prototypes for teaching and learning were explored. It was shaped by students and teachers as the process evolved and was therefore very fluid in nature. This project aimed to enhance the current educational setup by the inclusion of design thinking. The challenge was not about redesigning the learning methodologies but supporting a learning-by-doing, trans-disciplinary approach that offers creative exchange among students, peers and teachers in a structured yet experimental learning environment. Since the project is anchored deeply in co-creation, a wide range of experience prototypes were developed within its span, laying emphasis on participant feedback.
shows that learning is going on and at the same time the students are having fun. This excitement that lingered on even after the activity made the learning more effective and extended. Looking at how students are talking, participating and building upon each other to learn & grasp more were good clues for the teachers to know where the child was in their development phase. The other strong potential was that it creates an opportunity to stir interesting conversations for teachers and discuss newer ways of approaching teaching methods. The teachers felt it not just provides a framework of tools that they can use but an opportunity to enable behaviour change and shape daily habits and in turn the social environment around us.
The strength of 'Little Treasures' is that it provides not only a rich array of tools for teachers but also a deeply engaging set of activity challenges for children like banking, value exchange, crowd funding, understanding individual & collective potential wealth that are grounded in the real world concepts of money. It provided a refreshing first step where topics like money which is quite serious in itself developed a more social and humane edge around it. It encouraged a lot of conversation around new types of skills that the children require when they grow up like being adaptable, flexible and empathetic towards multiple points of views other people. he energy in the classroom was referred to as controlled chaos which is a specific noise geared towards learning goals which