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BMC, ASG roll out new mainframe management tools
IT business management software company BMC Software last week announced a new product for IBM IMS that aims to reduce critical amounts of database downtime and thus improve availability of certain IMS applications. The product, Fast Path Online Restructure/EP, can restructure IMS Fast Path databases in minutes and also allows databases to remain online during the restructuring process, essentially reducing outages and allowing for availability of IMS Fast Path applications.
Also on the same day last week, ASG Software Solutions rolled out its ASG-Records Manager. The electronic records management system allows IT organizations to manage all records (such as invoices), regardless of environment, in one consolidated view. The tool captures records currently in use and creates an all-encompassing record that doesn't need to be migrated to a new database. For the mainframe angle, it is especially useful because of the management of pre-existing records – new mainframe systems don't have to be employed to lessen the risks of potential audits. The product is available right now.
Broken water main floods Dallas data center, shuts down mainframe
A water main break flooded a data center in Dallas, Texas this week, soaking the county's mainframe equipment and data center.
According to Government Technology News: Water poured Monday night into the Dallas County Records Building's basement levels, the location of the power supply for a fifth-floor computer mainframe that houses critical data such as marriage licenses and jail records of Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex residents are stored on servers. Officials were forced to shut down the building and the data center.
According to local media, a 2008 audit recommended that the county remedy its lack of a failover site for disaster recovery, but than no action was taken on the study after a few attempts at building such a capability fell through. Fortunately, the county does regularly back up its data.
CA updates Mainframe 2.0 to include deployment to LPARs
Last year CA updated scores of mainframe software products, and upgraded its Mainframe 2.0 initiative, which is meant to help CA users not hate having to deal with CA software so much. According to end users at the time, it was a step in the right direction, but there were still plenty of steps to go. Now CA has added another step.
The whole idea behind Mainframe 2.0 is automating mainframe software tasks that CA users used to do manually. Updates last year included a Web-like front-end look to entice new mainframers and reduce the headaches for those who have dealt with clunky mainframe software for decades.
Last year, Mainframe 2.0 focused on helping download and install the many products most CA users have. This year, its main product called Mainframe Software Manager is focused on deploying that software to mainframe LPARs. This is obviously a crucial step, as I doubt there is a mainframe out there that isn't running LPARs.
Last year, CA put together a study group that included some mainframe experts, and some novices. Normally, installing a certain set of 10 CA products would take the experts six hours and the novices about 21 hours. According to CA, its Mainframe Software Manager cut that down to 51 minutes and 75 minutes, respectively.
Now, they haven't put a stopwatch to the new LPAR deployment feature. And their effort is far from over. Dayton Semerjian, corporate senior VP and GM for CA's mainframe business unit, said next year they'll focus on configuration, which is one of the most — if not the most — time-consuming of the tasks.
That was something that Richard Resnick, the information services manager of systems and operations at the University Community Hospital in Tampa, Fla. told me last year.
"Then you have to customize it with user parameters and so forth," Resnick said. "What I've seen from Mainframe 2.0, it handles the first part of that. It's not handling all the customization yet. When it does that, then it will be complete."
IBM builds mainframe manufacturing facility in Poughkeepsie
IBM Corp. has spent $30 million to renovate a facility in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. for the manufacture of its System z mainframes, according to reports.
According to a story in the Poughkeepsie Journal, the "updated building has recently been put to use making the first new, but as-yet-unannounced, models for testing," which presumably mean the z11 mainframes due out later this year. The z11s are expected to move from 65nm to 45nm processors running around 5 GHz with simultaneous multithreading resulting in a 20-25% performance improvement.
The renovated 56,000-square-foot facility doesn't mean more local jobs, just continued work, according to the story. Though a manufacturing facility, the building was rebuilt to run like a data center so that IBM could fully test the new mainframes.
The lack of new jobs is leading to a lack of a round of applause, at least from some readers of the story. One commenter quipped:
This article is about a big empty room (with nice airflow and plumbing) that will be used to provide a function they already do in another building somewhere on site. No added jobs, no innovation. This is not news, it is a boring planned upgrade. Yes, they spent money because they wanted an ROI somewhere. It is unlikely that the return they are looking for is the joy and happiness of the community. I would hold off on the parade in their honor until you see how solid their "commitment to the area" really is.
IBM faces another anti-trust lawsuit in Europe over mainframe practices
TurboHercules, a mainframe emulator software company based in France, has joined the list of companies who have filed antitrust complaints against IBM for its mainframe practices.
The company filed a formal complaint against IBM yesterday with the European Commission's Directorate General for Competition in Brussels. The complaint accuses IBM of preventing customers from using Hercules, the mainframe emulator software, to run customers' applications on non-IBM mainframe computers.
TurboHercules joins a group of companies who have filed legal claims about IBM's mainframe practices, a list which includes the former PSI (which IBM bought), T3 Technologies, and Neon Enterprise Software. All of them make the same basic complaint, that IBM shouldn't be able to tie its z/OS mainframe operating system so tightly to its mainframe hardware. IBM, meanwhile, contends that it has a right to protect its own intellectual property.
Roger Bowler, co-founder of TurboHercules, wrote in a recent blog postthat he doesn't consider himself or his company to be an enemy of IBM's. He just wanted IBM to license its product to TurboHercules' customers and pay the amount necessary to do so. IBM's response was that TurboHercules was violating IBM's intellectual property, and when Bowler asked exactly what property was violated and how, there was no response.
"As the founder of the Hercules project, I can state with confidence that our emulator is in no way an enemy of IBM," Bowler wrote. "In fact, the Hercules project is made up of some of the biggest mainframe fans on the planet. We are people who have spent our entire careers learning the ins and outs of this architecture, and we want nothing more than to see it thrive far into the future. Mainframes are now so deeply embedded in the infrastructure of modern society that they are too important to be left in the hands of a single company (IBM)."
"The outcome that we at TurboHercules hope for is a return to the competitive market for mainframe technologies that existed in the '80s and '90s, where IBM licensed its operating systems to customers of the Plug Compatible Mainframe (PCM) manufacturers such as Hitachi and Fujitsu/Amdahl," Bowler continued.
Neon, IBM wrangle over trial timeline for zPrime lawsuit
According to Chris Reynolds, lead trial counsel for Neon Enterprise Software, IBM and Neon will either agree on a trial schedule, or file competing schedule proposals to U.S. Senior District Judge James Nowlin by March 28th.
Neon filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Austin, Texas in December 2009, claiming unfair competition and intimidation of prospective clients by IBM.
The lawsuit stems from Neon's zPrime software, which allows users to offload workloads from the mainframe's central processors to specialty mainframe processors. This in itself isn't unusual, but what zPrime does is allow users to offload more work to these specialty processors than IBM intended.
IBM started warning customers that zPrime could cause mainframers to violate software agreements they had with IBM. In its lawsuit, Neon claims that IBM's unlawful actions could cost potential Neon customers more than $1 billion in software licensing fees.
Neon is eager to get its day in court with IBM, Reynolds said. "Our goal is to get the case to a final decision and trial in Austin by early next year. IBM doesn't want the case to come to trial until 2012."
Reynolds said IBM is stalling because of its deep pockets. "IBM is better positioned to stand an ongoing war," Reynolds said. "My concern with such an extended schedule is that as long as the litigation pending, IBM can tell customers to wait and see how the litigation pans out. It wants to postpone that day of reckoning."
Mainframe documentation shifts from Book Manager to Info Center format
At the mainframe user group's Share conference in Seattle this week, Geoff Smith, senior software engineer IBM said mainframers can start test driving a new documentation format called IBM Information Center.
IBM's mainframe documentation currently exists in the Book Manager Library. Smith said modernizing the documentation format to the Information Center will help users more easily find the information they're looking for.
"Everything is on the internet," Smith said. "People want to be able to use Google and find their information and that is the biggest benefit. You can make things more interactive and Web-friendly."
Smith said he doesn't have a deadline to discontinue Book Manager for System z yet, but other related product areas are discontinuing Book Manager already like DB2 and CICS.
"Right now different products are in different pillars of documentation, DB2 in one Info Center, CICS is in another. We're working on fixing developing some cross product documents," Smith said. "One of the problems is that it's funded across divisions – the way IBM is arranged now, DB2 is in the software group. But everybody understands the value of bringing this together."
Mainframe users can check out the new Information Center format at the new zFavorites for System Z Website.
Two IBM patents, and how they might relate to the mainframe
Yesterday I had a chance to talk to Jim Porell, a distinguished engineer at IBM who also occasionally writes for The Mainframe Blog. We talked about two patents IBM recently received that, despite an initial look, could be applied in some way to the mainframe.
The first is called a "method and apparatus for managing multi-stream input/output requests in a network file server." According to Porell, the patent originated with IBM's System p, Power-based Unix systems in mind. The basic idea is the ability to access data quicker when multiple users are trying to to it at the same time. With Power, that capability can be beneficial for high performance computing and video streaming, for example. In the System z environment, it could be good for, say, an insurance company trying to process claims that requires repeated access to the same kind of form.
"If there are a lot of people looking at a similar data stream, you can take something off the physical media and put it into a memory buffer so users can have quick access to it," Porell said. "Why do multiple reads of the same item? Multiple people are going after the same stuff."
The second patent Porell talked about was being able to dynamically assign levels of access to employees, either increasing access levels or decreasing them depending on the situation. The patent is titled "Determination of access rights to information technology resources."
Interestingly enough, the patent was designed to help local emergency response teams and law enforcement officials deal with emergency situations through administrative access levels. But it can also be used in the IT world.
"The problem is that if you give everyone in the world superuser authority, stuff is going to happen because someone will use it in an illicit way," Porell said. "This is a way for lesser-skilled people to get access to things when they have an urgent need but then also to remove that access when their task is completed."
Of course, any usable technology that derives from these patents could still be a ways off. Porell couldn't set a specific timeline for the two above, but said it could be as quickly as a year and as long as three years, with a lot of it probably implemented in stages.
IBM brings deduplication to mainframes
IBM is bringing deduplication to its System z mainframes via a hardware and software appliance that it says can help compress certain tape backup data by 25 times.
Its product is called the IBM System Storage TS7680 ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway for System z, and includes a virtual tape library, data deduplication technology, and disk-based storage target options. It is available now, runs on z/OS 1.9 and higher, and will cost about $300,000. Some other details:
- FICON attach to System z host
- Use of any IBM disk for back-end storage
- Up to one petabyte of storage capacity per device
- A single virtual tape library image with up to 256 virtual tape drives
- Up to 1 million virtual tape volumes
Part of the dedupe technology is called HyperFactor, which IBM got through its acquisition in 2008 of Diligent Technologies, a storage company out of Framingham, Mass. that specialized in de-deduplication. As early as May 2008, just a month after being acquired, Diligent officials were talking about how IBM's roadmap for the company included eventually integrating mainframe support for its ProtectTIER dedupe technology.
Deduplication isn't new to the mainframe world. Data Domain, now owned by EMC, offers it as a joint package with Luminex, and has been doing it for about four years now. Another company that offers it is Bus-Tech.
More reaction on IBM z/OS 1.12 mainframe operating system preview
The new predictive failure and analysis features of z/OS 1.12, due out in September, continue to intrigue IBM mainframe end users.
Last week IBM previewed the new version of z/OS 1.12. Just last night I heard from Robert Rosen on his take of the new z/OS version. Rosen is a past president of IBM computer user group Share, currently serves as the CIO of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and is also a member of SearchDataCenter.com's data center advisory board. Here is what he had to say:
The parts that appeal to me relate to the predictive failure and analysis pieces. Anything that improves reliability or enables me to avoid outages is always important.
Also like the cryptography improvement.
Like to see some more integration with open environments. They've made great improvements but the more the merrier.
Predictive Failure Analysis was first introduced in z/OS 1.11. In z/OS 1.12 due out in the fall, PFA will be able to monitor the rate of systems management facilities (SMF) record generation. If it's abnormally high, it will send a warning message that could potentially prevent an outage. It will also be able to take into account normal activity spikes to prevent false alarms. Run Time Diagnostics, another feature, will help mainframers determine problems that are affecting the performance while the machine is live.
In terms of cryptography, z/OS 1.12 is planned to support elliptic curve cryptography, a form of cryptography that has been endorsed by the National Security Agency, which if you don't know already, likes to keep secrets.
Thanks for Rosen for chiming in.

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A couple of years back I decided to make Valentine cards for all of my friends. I had an idea of what I wanted to look like. So, the first step was to sketch out some designs.
Then I scanned them in and cleaned them up in Adobe Photoshop. At the time I was not as adept at using Adobe Illustrator, I wasn't able to get them as crisp and clean as possible. This is the Valentine that I sent out.
A few years later I revisited those designs and converted them to vector images. Then I added colors and gradients to make the following designs. I even made another Valentine with the last one.


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A Great Summer Trooper
I finished this Shore Trooper back in December, but it seems fitting to write a post about it in the summer. After all, Rogue One enjoyed a nice tropical last third of the movie where these kind of troopers were all over the place.
A couple thoughts about the Shore Trooper in general. This is by far my favorite new trooper design since Disney took over Star Wars. I love the use of color on the armor because it is something new but not new just to be different. It fits the look of the environment really well. The Shore Trooper is also somewhat reminiscent of the Scout Trooper from Return of the Jedi, which was one of my favorite OT designs.
This kit was also my favorite of the Bandai trooper kits so far. The most fun came in painting and weathering this trooper. The box contains three options for the type of trooper you want to build. I decided on the highest ranking trooper, mostly because I liked the color scheme best. As usual, the decals provide the variety of color options, but I knew from past experience that many Bandai decals, especially on round areas like the shoulders, are difficult to work with. Because of this, I masked off the parts that needed the blue paint before I assembled the kit and painted them first. I used a mixture of Tamiya light blue with a little white. Then, a little toothpick work randomly around the paint gave it the chipped look. I did use the decals for the white stripe on the shoulder and the yellow stripe on the arm.After assembly, a couple of grey washes on the armor and sand on the brown pants highlighted the details. A little sand Tamiya weathering powder also gave the folds of the pants some highlighting. I also dirtied up the lower leg armor and boots a little more because of the likely heavy use in beach and brush environments.This is a really great kit, which I would buy more of to make different troopers, if I had endless supplies of money. This one will keep me satisfied though. Definitely grab this kit wherever you can find it!


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Comcast is supposedly on the verge of controlling 30% of the cable market. And while that probably won't happen, it won't stop us from speculating about the future of Comcast advertising, and Funny or Die has decided Comcast doesn't give a f*ck. No, seriously. See for yourself, in a video where a Comcast spokesman tells it like it is: which is for all of you, their customers, to go f*ck themselves.
And if you were wondering whether that claim that Comcast really collects lawsuits like candy, there were two in the last few weeks alone. This isn't even getting into the legal firestorm that will surround Comcast's attempt to buy Time Warner Cable. But, if nothing else, Comcast management can take away this: somewhere, out there, is somebody who truly understands them.


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Coaching in Education
"Stay on the Ball in School"
Football plays an important role within the Island's schools and colleges. Jersey FA offer in-curricular coaching programmes, and provide courses for teachers to support your development at every stage of education giving you the tools to inspire new generations to love the game.
Junior Football Leader Award
For Students The FA Junior Football Leaders Award provides a basic introduction to leadership skills required when involved in football for those under the age of 16.The course will primarily introduce 4 areas:
- Assisting football activity sessions.
- An introduction to refereeing.
- Helping with a team.
- Managing football events.
Want to run a Jersey FA Junior Football Leaders Award at your school? To register your interest in hosting or attending a JFLA course, please contact the Jersey FA Football development manager Brian Oliver.
Jersey FA Collas Crill Community Programme In-curricular Coaching
Jersey FA Collas Crill Community Programme in partnership with Jersey Sport supporting of the States of Jersey Fit For Future Strategy to help more children become active. These programmes are delivered by the Jersey FA Collas Crill Community Coaches that are FA qualified and have also attained their First Aid and Safeguarding Children qualifications. This is to help encourage a healthy and safe learning environment for all children participating.
All Jersey FA sessions are based on a unique FA coaching model that helps boys and girls of all abilities to grow, develop their skills and reach their full potential. The model we follow is the FA four corner model that includes four key attributes that are vital for any developing young footballer: Physical, Technical, Psychological and Social Elements. By using this model we will not only aim to help the children develop their football skills, physical literacy, gain confidence, build self-esteem, learn to work as a team and improve their decision making skills. As well as concentrating on the learning and development of the young footballers we are also aware that any sessions need to be fun and enjoyable to all ability levels and with this in mind our coaches will plan out their sessions accordingly.
For more information on your school taking part in the Jersey FA Collas Crill Lead Community Coach Daniel Seviour.
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Jersey FA Office Tel: 01534 730433
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Inspire, Develop, Learn, Coach
Have you ever fancied yourself as a football coach? Think you could develop and motivate players? Coaching provides a wide range of benefits;
- Obtain a nationally recognised qualification.
- Support the development of future players.
- Learn the latest coaching skills and techniques.
- Volunteer with your local club and give something back.
- Pass on the benefit of your experience, your skills and knowledge of the game.
- Help others to be the best they can be whilst, importantly, helping them have fun.


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Resto Rush HD
iOS iPad Games
Diner Rush HD is now Resto Rush HD!
What happens to my old game?
When you update your Diner Rush game, it downloads as a new App "Resto Rush", with
your session from Diner Rush!
FEATURES Included
--Customize and design your own restaurant!
--Unlock exotic recipes from around the world!
--Earn points and level up!
--Earn coins and cash even when you are away from the game!
--Connect with Facebook and play Resto Rush HD with your friends!
--Check in to your friends' restaurants regularly, and become the Mayor of the place, earning you more points!
--Dozens of characters and hundreds of upgradeable items equals hours of fun!
--FREE updates to the game every week!
--INVENTORY Feature to store objects!
--SNAPSHOT Feature to Share pics of your diner with friends!
--NEW Tutorial to give you a quick tour of Resto Rush HD!
--EXPAND And decorate your diner at any time!
--GAME CENTER INTEGRATION Added for you to compete with your friends with popularity rating!
NOTE: Internet connection is required to play this game.
Rule the restaurant world and build your dining empire. Serve exotic food from all over the world, satisfy hungry crowds, and take your virtual culinary skills up a notch with plenty of in-game challenges.
Resto Rush HD is the first game to incorporate "check-in" features. The race is now on-compete with your friends to become the mayor of each others diners, gain mastery over recipes and unlock new challenges and levels.
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Please Note: This Game is Free.Although, some objects may require Premium Currency Purchase.
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- Use Firefox or Google Chrome
- Install the YouTube.com Replay extension. Install for Firefox or for Chrome
The Firefox add-on will add a replay button under the video player on YouTube.com ass seen in the image below:
Click the button to enable replay.
Click again to disable.
Yes, is that simple!
- The add-on will work only for the Flash player.
- For HTML5 doesn't work!.
- For any other issues, please contact us at contact @ youtubereplay.eu


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Another Christmas has come and gone. And I am settling quite nicely into Christmas break. Sadly, it isn't very long this year, but I am very thankful for these days. No alarm clock. No worrying about homework, backpacks, or lunch money. No concern for lesson plans or grading papers. Just me and an unlimited supply of coffee.
We spent Christmas Eve at my sister's house with her 2 babes. We had a delicious lunch and opened lots of presents. We made it home in time to get the reindeer food sprinkled and cookies set out for Santa. Favorite gifts: pink guitar for the girl and Lego farm set for the boy.
The kids got up uber excited on Christmas Day. Santa had come! Favorite gifts: iPod touches!
We spent the rest of Christmas Day with 2 sets of aunt and uncles, relaxing, eating, drinking wine, opening even more gifts, and drinking wine.
I had 3 things on my Christmas wish list: a new camera, Kindle Fire, and Keurig. And I am pleased to report that I am very lucky (read: spoiled) and got them all!
We spent our first day of Christmas Break running errands. We spent Tuesday at home playing our new Wii games. We visited my sister and the babies again yesterday. Today's plan? Going to the movies to see the new Alvin and the Chipmunks movie.
Ahhhh. Have I mentioned how much I love Christmas Break?
Thursday, December 29, 2011
3 comments:
- Amy said...
Sounds like you are having a wonderful holiday!
Lucky lucky you...I am jealous of your kindle fire...I want one!!
- December 29, 2011 at 10:35 AM
- blessedmomto8 said...
AWesome! MERRY CHRISTmas! Ipod touches? YOU ARE HARDCORE! :)
- December 29, 2011 at 10:37 AM
- Shelley said...
WOW, sounds like a great time. Where did you get your little girls' dress from. It is gorgeous and my little one loves the teal color.
- December 29, 2011 at 11:55 AM
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My own students would troll me if I buried the lede, so I won't. I got a letter from the Lehigh University provost today confirming the Board of Trustees had approved his recommendation for tenure. So as of next month, I'll be promoted to associated professor.
I won't stay long here but I wanted to say a few things.
I interviewed for my job here at Lehigh back in 2008. It was, probably, the worst time to be on the academic job market out of PhD school. I applied for 15 jobs, and half the searches were canceled within a month due to the cratering economy. I went on four campus visits, and I fell in love with Lehigh. Like, the kind of hard where I would have been crushed to not get an offer.
There was something about this job. The place, the people, and the opportunity to build out a digital effort that was pretty basic (the latter fits my main advice to any graduate: seek opportunity over salary when you are able to do so). I had a really good visit, and a really good vibe. I was thrilled to get an offer and accepted quickly.
Eight years letter, my love for this place has only grown. I came in with high expectations and they've been surpassed. We've hired five professors since I've started here and I told them all this: This place, this sense you have right now falling in love with the place, it's not hype. I speak with a lot of PhD school colleagues and this has not always been their first-job experience. It's fate, dumb luck, whatever … but I walk into work every day feeling like I'm robbing the bank.
Lehigh has its issues institutionally, but there are some good people here who are working on changing us for the better every day. I'm proud and willing to stay engaged in that.
A few quick thank-yous.
First to my PhD school mentors Esther Thorson and Clyde Bentley. They set me on this path as a masters student back in 2004. I wouldn't be here without them.
My department is amazing. Seriously, a rocking group of people. Jack Lule and Wally Trimble were chairs who helped guide and mentor me. I felt welcome here on the first visit thanks to them. My other colleagues Sharon Friedman and Kathy Olson both helped guide me when I was struggling on publishing early on. I work with so many other good folks: Janey Lee, Haiyan Jia, Matt Veto (a hero without a cape, if there ever was one), and Imaani El-Burki. Nancy Ross retired but was a great colleague. And then the amazing staff, Linda Lipko and Kathy Throne. Our department is a family and I love working with these folks.
Third, I want to thank some folks post-PhD who have really made me what I am. Jen Reeves, once of Mizzou and now setting the world on fire with her advocacy work, has been the best model on releasing my inner nerd that I could have. Really, I am so grateful for her counsel as she's taught me how to dream big in the classroom. I continue to be inspired by the scholarship and teaching of folks like Seth Lewis, Amy Schmitz Weiss, Cindy Royal and Chip Stewart. We joke sometimes about standing on the shoulders of giants in academia, but sometimes those of us still forging the way need to combine our powers and form Voltron too. Friends doing it out in the real world keep me grounded and serve as models too, and so a shoutout to Beth Carpenter, Shanley Knox and Joy Mayer.
And, of course, my students. I went back to grad school to be a teacher, and the ones I've been privileged to teach at Mizzou and Lehigh have made me up my game in ways that — well, that would be a book if I wrote it all down. I'd name names but I'm sure I'd forget a few. But you know who you are, because I've made a point to tell you how proud of you I am. I'm inspired to do my best work because of my students. Thank you for letting me try every loony idea I can think of to push both you and myself in the service of experimental journalism. I hope if you took anything from time with me it's that the spirit of discovery and exploration are the entirety of what education is about.
Finally, and not least of all, my wife Amy. Tenure isn't my accomplishment alone. Partners and families make sacrifices in ways that are big and subtle. When I needed to hunker down and write, she took up the slack.
I'm grateful, you all. Here's to things getting better.


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The Springfield Regional Arts Council (SRAC) strives to transform lives and enrich the community through the arts, and what better way to do so than to bring home a new painting or sculpture at an affordable price? Throughout December, The SRAC will host the exhibit "$100 & Under," with a market-style art show on opening night. Local and regional artists are encouraged to submit up to 3 pieces of their work priced at $100 or under for this exciting show.
Submitting artists are also invited to have a small table space to sell additional pieces or prints on December 7th at The Creamery, during a one-night art market. "This is our third year hosting this event, and it's become a night that our artists and patrons look forward to," says SRAC Executive Director, Leslie Forrester.
Up to three works of any medium and size may be submitted for consideration on November 29 & 30th between 9:00am and 5:00pm at The Creamery Arts Center. All two-dimensional pieces must be wired prior to drop off. No sawtooth hangers will be accepted. The SRAC will receive a 25% commission on all works sold during this exhibit, including pieces sold during the art bazaar.
Artists who wish to have a table at The Creamery's $100 & Under First Friday Bazaar will need to fill out an online application at: https://tinyurl.com/SRAC100-Under or email firstname.lastname@example.com. Space is limited, and artists will be notified in early November.


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jkl2117 needed a new product label design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 42 designs submitted by 12 freelance designers.
Recherche Cellulaire Active
CollaCell Activ™
CollaCell Activ™ is the #1 serum to help increase the skin's natural stem cells and collagen production, to reduce fine lines and wrinkles. It's specifically designed to help fight against the visible signs of aging on the face.
Our target market is women over the age of 35 who want to look and feel younger.
This is an anti-aging serum. Here's a link to the design of the original product (we're doing a private label): http://www.cosmedicaltechnologies.c…Stem-30-ml
I've attached a PDF with the label of the lower part of the product. Please change the name of the product from C-Stem to CollaCell Activ™.
Please change "Concentrated Anti-Aging Serum" to "Sérum Anti-Âge Concentré"
Please change "Lilac Stem Cells, Vitamin C, and Marine Extracts" to "Cellules souches de Lilac, Vitamine C et Extraits d'algues marines"
Please also change the name of Cosmedical Technologie (logo on the original 3D product image) to our company name, Recherche Cellulaire Active. We currently don't have a logo so feel free to replace it with plain text in a good-looking font. Make sure to put the word "Recherche" in bold with the words-based logo. I'll need to have a 3D preview of the final product look with the same format as the original image ( http://www.cosmedicaltechnologies.c…rcstem.jpg ).
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The classic Southern cocktail blended with blueberries for a tasty twist, this Blueberry Mint Julep is a must have at any Kentucky Derby celebration or your next Sunday Brunch! Blueberries, mint and bourbon with a touch of vanilla make these libations the hit of any party.
Day 2 of Brunch Week and I'm ready for a drink! There's a ton going on this weekend with the Kentucky Derby and Mother's Day all packed into one brunch worthy weekend. And it's one more year that I won't be scratching the derby off my bucket list. I'm dying to go one year to experience the festivities somewhere other than my living room sofa. I've always been a big horse fan…..and a big hat fan….so this is my kind of gig. Plus, you can eat Pimento Cheese and drink Mint Juleps all day long. Not too shabby if you ask me!
But instead, I'll be somewhere north of the Mason Dixon line sipping these Blueberry Mint Juleps and noshing on a slice of Kentucky Bourbon Butter Cake wearing a giant hat while cheering on the horses. That's my Mother's Day gift to myself. 🙂 This Blueberry Mint Julep recipe is so easy to make and has just a little hint of Nielsen-Massey vanilla to make them absolutely stellar. Like a liquid blueberry pie with a bit of bourbon. Ok, a lot of bourbon but it's Derby weekend and mom needs a cocktail.
Blueberry Mint Juleps are absolutely stunning too and a tray of them will be right at home next to any of these tasty treats from my blogger friends. They're really hitting it out of the park this year with their super scrumptious recipes and if you become overwhelmed by all the choices just bust out your blender. Whip up a Blueberry Mint Julep and revisit them all again. Oh, and don't forget to enter the Brunch Week raffle for your chance to win one of the awesome prize packs our sponsors have up for grabs!
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- Fried Chicken Biscuits and Gravy Sandwich by From Gate to Plate
- Kielbasa Welsh Rarebit by A Day in the Life on the Farm
- Pulled Pork Pancakes by Brunch-n-Bites
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• When Grant Kavanaugh arrives on the train from Boston, his family immediately knows that something is wrong with him.
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Sony Ericsson W902 Patty Leaked
Posted by SG on Saturday, July 12, 2008
A new phone by Sony Ericcson W902 Codenamed Patty has been leaked. It's a Walkman phone and will be the first Walkman phone from SE to have a 5 Mega Pixel Camera. The remarkable thing is that the phone is quite slim at just around 10 mm. Let's hope and pray for a 3.5 mm jack on the phone.
In recent times, the Walkman phones have suffered for the lack of 3.5 mm jack. It's hard to believe that a "Music Phone" doesn't have a 3.5 mm jack to plug custom headphones. In Contrast, Nokia & Samsung have embraced putting 3.5 mm jacks even in their low-end phones. Also the Music Quality of the Walkman phones in the recent past has left a lot to be desired due to the exclusion of a dedicated DSP for Sound Processing. Nokia & Samsung are again at the forefront here too.
The phone is supposed to be based on the SE C902 and will support a bigger screen than C902. Unfortunately Patty doesn't seem to have a lens cover for protecting it's 5 Mega Pixel Camera. The phone is equipped with a LED flash. Here's hoping for GPS inclusion just like C902.
The back of the phone supports a Carbon Fibre type finish just like the LG Secret. The phone will be the first Walkman Phone after the W610 to finally have Auto Focus in it. Earlier the Auto Focus was solely reserved for the Cybershot Series by Sony Ericcson.
All in all the phone seems to be a decent buy with the inclusion of 5 Mega Pixel Cam in a thin frame. The phone seems to be a worthy enough successor of the W800/W810 and if SE price it right, this can be a potential blockbuster for them. That's if Nokia, Samsung & LG don't gatecrash into SE's party.


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WASHINGTON — Facing high-profile withdrawals from online insurance exchanges and surging premiums, the Obama administration is preparing a major push to enroll new participants into public marketplaces under the Affordable Care Act.
The administration is eyeing an advertising campaign featuring testimonials from newly insured consumers, as well as direct appeals to young people hit by tax penalties this year for failing to enroll.
But as many insurers continue to lose money on the exchanges, they say the administration's response is too late and too weak. The companies point to a fundamental dynamic in the marketplace in which too few healthy people are buying policies and too many sick people are filing costly claims.
And the uneasy truce between the government and insurers, which followed adoption of the health care law, appears to be fraying as some of the large companies say they are leaving or sharply scaling back. Aetna warned the Justice Department last month that the company would curtail its participation in the exchanges if the government sued to block its acquisition of Humana, a major competitor.
In a July 5 letter, disclosed by The Huffington Post, Mark T. Bertolini, the chairman and chief executive of Aetna, said that in the event of a lawsuit, "we will immediately take action to reduce our 2017 exchange footprint." He argued that Aetna needed to form a combined insurance giant to mitigate its losses on the exchanges.
The Justice Department filed suit two weeks later, saying that the combination of Aetna and Humana would reduce competition in violation of federal antitrust law. On Monday, Aetna announced that it would sharply reduce its participation in the public marketplaces next year, offering individual insurance products in 242 of the 778 counties where it now provides such coverage.
An Aetna spokesman insisted on Wednesday that it was the growing financial losses in the exchanges — not the challenge to its acquisition of Humana — that ultimately "drove us to announce the narrowing of our public exchange presence for the 2017 plan year."
Anthem, another big insurer, said that its losses had been increasing, but that it had no plans to leave the marketplaces. In a separate lawsuit, the Justice Department has challenged Anthem's proposed acquisition of Cigna. Anthem operates for-profit Blue Cross plans in 14 states and says it can expand to other states only if the merger goes through.
"We're all in," said Joseph R. Swedish, the chief executive of Anthem. "We're committed, but we do need adjustments and not just at the margins."
The major insurers, which appeared more optimistic about the marketplaces earlier in the year, "have been seeing losses, and the losses have worsened," said Ana Gupte, an analyst at Leerink Partners who follows the insurance industry. In the case of Aetna, she said, its ability to withstand those losses was weakened when it became clear it might not be able to rely on the cost savings it expected from its merger with Humana.
This tumult is happening as the administration prepares for the fourth annual open enrollment period under President Obama's heath law, which is scheduled to start on Nov. 1, a week before Election Day. Most Americans still get their insurance through their employers or government programs such as Medicare, Medicaid and veterans health care.
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Madison Hardee, a lawyer at Legal Services of Southern Piedmont, in Charlotte, N.C., said that "enrollment stories can be an incredibly powerful tool to connect with consumers." Such testimonials are urgently needed, she said, because "consumers in North Carolina are already starting to get notices about health insurance companies leaving the marketplace, and they fear the changes will reduce their ability to get quality, affordable coverage."
The administration has minimized the significance of such setbacks, but that response has rattled insurers even more, suggesting to some that federal officials do not appreciate the depth of the financial and other challenges facing insurers.
In a letter to state insurance commissioners last summer, Kevin J. Counihan, chief executive of the federal insurance marketplace, said that "recent claims data show healthier consumers" and "a decline in pent-up demand for services." He said again last week, in a blog post, that the marketplace was "gaining healthier, lower-cost consumers."
Marilyn B. Tavenner, a former Obama administration official who is now president and chief executive of America's Health Insurance Plans, a trade group, said the administration's latest assessment of the market was "overly optimistic."
It is not only for-profit companies that are losing money. Health Care Service Corporation, which runs nonprofit Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, said it lost $1.5 billion last year selling individual policies on the exchanges. In some states, insurers have increased their original rate requests for 2017 because, they say, costs surpass recent projections.
In Tennessee, Cigna last week requested rate increases averaging 46 percent, double the request it made in June, and Humana is seeking an average increase of 44 percent, up from 29 percent in June. The other major carrier in the state, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, said it was standing by its original request for increases averaging 62 percent in 2017.
"Obamacare is spiraling out of control," said Senator Lamar Alexander, Republican of Tennessee and chairman of the Senate health committee. Mr. Counihan, the administration official, said that with high consumer satisfaction and more people getting care, "the future of the marketplace is strong." Moreover, the administration said, most people buying insurance on the exchanges receive federal subsidies, so they will not feel the full impact of higher premiums.
Tensions between insurance companies and federal officials over government programs are hardly unusual, said Sabrina Corlette, a professor at the Health Policy Institute of Georgetown University. She said that companies' business interests may conflict with a program's policy goals. "The bigger issue is a lot of people just don't find it affordable," she said. "Clearly that is something Congress is going to have to deal with."


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NEW DELHI: Even as it denies any delay in implementation of projects, Prasar Bharati has admitted to several projects that were earmarked in the Tenth Plan but are being continued in the Eleventh Plan in both television and radio.
Prasar Bharati sources admitted that three Doordarshan projects and 47 radio stations were still to be completed, though approved in the Tenth Plan.
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In addition, Project Monitoring Committee has been set up under the chairmanship of the Director General to strengthen the monitoring mechanism for their projects. Nodal officers have been nominated for the schemes included in the Result Framework Document. A time schedule has been drawn up for procurement and all major activities of a project has been drawn and the progress is being monitored.
In another move, the financial power of the Director General has been restored to Rs 200 million.
The three DD projects include a studio centre at Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh for which the studio building has been constructed and major equipment procured. The project will be completed during the current financial year.
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The third project is the setting up of a very lower power transmitter at Jogindernagar in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands which will be completed in 2012.
A total of 149 radio stations had been approved for AIR in November 2007, of which 102 have been completed and work is in progress at the remaining 47 places.
In addition, new FM transmitters have been approved under the 11th Plan (130 under the digitalisation scheme and eight places under the Jammu and Kashmir Special Scheme). Of these, the set-up has been completed in only one place.
The sources admitted that the major reasons for the delays were the delay by the state in offering a suitable site, delay in completion of building because of local problems, and delay in procurement of 10 KW FM transmitters due to litigation.
At present there are 1415 DD transmitters functioning in the country (214 HPT, 812 LPT and 389 VLPT) and these are functioning satisfactorily. However, the sources admitted that delays were also caused in attending to complaints relating to unmanned VLPTs as staff had to be sent from other stations.
The country has 396 AIR transmitters (149 Medium Wave, 193 FM, and 54 Short Wave) which were functional in 252 stations.
Of the 313 cities where the Government has approved FM expansion in the Third Phase, AIR already has FM in 153 or these are in the pipeline. Of the remaining 160 cities, AIR is planning 100 Watt FM transmitters in 50 of the remaining 160 cities in the 11th Plan. In addition, the old transmitters at 34 places were being replaced by new FM transmitters.
A project is also being readied for production facilities at all the 160 cities, for approval under the 12th Plan.
An amount of Rs 1.42 billion had been sanctioned for AIR FM expansion under the Eleventh Plan.
State governments in 19 states had been asked to allocate land free of cost to AIR for setting up the AIR FM channels.
Source: Indiantelevision.com


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Chat and reconnect with friends while sitting around on the couches with wine glasses in hand. After dinner, pull out the sleeper sofa and play a feature film on the big flatscreen TV for the kids to enjoy from the comfort of a full bed. Gather the family in the evening in front of the warmth of the fire in the stacked-stone fireplace and enjoy shows, plans for the next day, and lasting memories.
While you are very close to downtown Pigeon Forge, there is no need to eat out for every meal with a fully loaded kitchen in Smoky Mountain Retreat! Brew your morning cup in the coffeemaker or make an energy-boosting fruit smoothie in the blender after you pull yourself out of your comfy bed. For dinner, use the stove top to prepare a flavorful sauce to pour over the chicken you have baking in the oven.
Once the meal is ready, you will easily find all the serving utensils, dishes, and glassware you need in the sleek wooden cabinets. Don't do too much work, you are still on vacation! Head to any of the many restaurants in the Pigeon Forge area for anything you might be craving – BBQ, burgers, German cuisine, desserts, and more! Bring home your leftovers to store in the refrigerator for a quick snack you can pop in the microwave the next day.
Dining Room
Breakfast around the quaint log dining room table is the perfect time to slowly wake up for a fun-filled day in downtown Pigeon Forge. Sit down to a cabin-made meal in one of the 4 wooden chairs before digging in and chatting over a nice meal. Read your book while enjoying your morning coffee in the soft morning light drifting in from the window. Before heading out for dinner and laughs at the Dixie Stampede, share a few laughs around the dining room table with a game of cards. You can even see the big screen TV from here, so you can grab a game-day snack without missing a beat or let the kids watch early morning cartoons while eating breakfast.
Sleep well and get rejuvenated in the comfort of one of 3 beds after a long day of hiking along the numerous trails of the Smoky Mountain area. Enjoy some afternoon seclusion and watch some TV in the privacy of the bedroom or the loft before hopping in the shower to get ready for dinner. Click off the lamp on your bedroom's nightstand to fall asleep after finishing the last chapter of your favorite book. Unpack your suitcase into the 3-drawer dresser and make yourself right at home in this charming space. The overhead fan will soothe your restless mind after all the excitement of whitewater rafting down the class III and IV rapids of the Pigeon River. Let the kids sleep in under the covers of the loft bedroom while you prepare a pancake breakfast downstairs in the kitchen; the smell is sure to lure them out of bed!
Outdoor Amenities
There's nothing quite like breathing in clean, crisp Smoky Mountain air in the rocking chair on your cabin's front porch while sipping on some sweet iced tea. After leaving the community pool with the kids and laying them down in the loft for a nap, take your favorite magazine or pop in your headphones to listen to a podcast while you rock slowly on the front porch. Before airing the big game on the living room flatscreen, head out to the flat, paved pathway to grill some hot dogs and hamburgers on the charcoal grill. Get some really relaxing bubbles going when you turn on the outdoor hot tub and slip your tired feet in after a day of exploring downtown Gatlinburg. Better yet, slip on your swimsuit and relax your mind and body for some real "you" time in the steamy waters.
Local Fun
Hollywood Wax Museum
Less than a mile from your cabin, experience some unique fun only found at the Hollywood Wax Museum of Pigeon Forge! Open 365 days a year, this is much more than a museum; make your way through mirror mazes, escape the haunted Castle of Chaos, or shoot zombies in Outbreak: Dread the Undead within the family of attractions here!
LazerPort Fun Center
This is your family's one-stop-shop for fun times in downtown Pigeon Forge, where you can find all the area classics: arcades, go-karts, laser-tag, and miniature golf! Duck and roll through 7,000 square feet of laser tag arena in either of the 2 courses. Try your hand at all the games like, Skee Ball, Wheel of Fortune, and Duck Hunt, inside the 10,000-square foot arcade before counting up all your tickets for the exciting prizes in the redemption center! LazerPort is the perfect solution for adverse weather during your stay in Pigeon Forge!
From over-the-top seasonal celebrations to thrilling rides suitable for every age, Dollywood remains one of Pigeon Forge's most iconic attractions. Taste delectable overssized treats and watch exuberant musical numbers all within this multi-faceted park! Dollywood offers seasonal passes if you are frequent visitor to the Smokies, and group discounts for larger retreats.


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Bills defensive end Mario Williams repeatedly has pointed to a wrist injury when addressing the lackluster start to his tenure in Buffalo. But the Bills haven't disclosed Williams on the injury report, and now the NFL is getting involved.
Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the league is investigating whether the Bills violated the injury policy by failing to disclose Williams' injury, which he has said occurred in the preseason.
The Bills, per Schefter, defend the failure to add Williams to the list by pointing out that he hasn't missed a practice rep or a game. But, per Schefter, here's what the league's policy provides: "All players with significant or noteworthy injuries must be listed on the report, even if the player takes all the reps in practice, and even if the team is certain that he will play in the upcoming game. This is especially true of key players and those players whose injuries have been covered extensively by the media. . . . This policy is of paramount importance in maintaining the integrity of the NFL."
Frankly, the Bills shouldn't need to see the language of the injury policy in order to realize that Williams should have been disclosed on the injury report. Teams routinely disclose injuries to players, even when they fully participate in practice. Also, because the "probable" designation technically means that the player is virtually certain to be available to play, the slightest ding should land a player on the list.
If/when the league office fines the Bills, look for them to respond by putting 53 guys on the report with whatever random minor ailment they may have.
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Didsbury in Bloom
The National 'Britain in Bloom' competition is a nationwide community gardening campaign helping to transform cities, towns & villages. The scheme, which is the largest of its kind in Europe, is run by the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society). For more information click
Didsbury Park is pleased to be part of 'Didsbury in Bloom' so the Volunteers are working hard on bringing colour into the park.
Last year (2017) the park was awarded Gold, see certificate on the right and this year (2018) 'Outstanding'. Our thanks go to everyone who has helped achieve this.
Regular meetings are held to monitor progress and encourage participants. However more volunteers are needed, particularly on village clean up days. If you want to help please contact us or 'Friends of Fletcher Moss and Parsonage Gardens' who lead the 'Didsbury in Bloom' entry.


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The objective of this research is to explore a methodology that can be used for testing and evaluating AVCS technologies, and, in particular, automatic headway control models for trucks operating on rural highways. The emphasis is put on the realization of vehicle headway control in the real world highway systems. System dynamics has been selected as the simulation tool for developing, testing and evaluating vehicle headway control models. The following behavior of human driver in a real world highway environment is studied and simulated. An automatic headway control model, Multiple-mode Vehicle Headway Control (MVHC) model, is developed for single lane, cars and trucks mixed flow control in a rural highway system. Using safety and motorist comfort as MOE criteria and the acceleration noise as the index of motorist comfort, some selected automatic headway control models are evaluated. This study demonstrated that simulation affords a means of modeling control processes with various certain and uncertain factors, and therefore, it plays a key role in the development of automatic headway control systems.
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This Week – June 4-10, 2012By Laura & Mike Clark • Jun 3rd, 2012 • Category: This Week
Here are the openings, closings, and auditions for the week of June 4-10, 2012.
Opening & Closing
- The Pirate Laureate of Port Town, American Ensemble Theater, Washington, DC
- Do You Hear the People Sing?, Traveling Spotlight Productions, Falls Church, VA
- Willy Wonka Jr., Riverside Dinner Theater, Fredericksburg, VA
- Sister Mary Ignatius Explains it All For You, American Century Theatre, Arlington, VA
- Puerto Rico, GALA Hispanic Theatre, Washington, DC
- The Green Bird, the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, Washington, DC
- First You dream, Signature Theatre, Washington, DC
- Moonlight and Magnolias, Colonial Players, Annapolis, MD
- Flowers For Algernon, Elden Street Players, Herndon, VA
- The 48th Annual Old Time music Hall, British Players, Kensington, MD
- The Normal Heart, Arena Stage, Washington, DC
- Trial by Jury/The Sorcerer, Victorian Lyric Opera Company, Rockville, MD
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Damascus Theatre Company, Gaithersburg, MD
- Cuchullian, Keegan Theatre, Washington, DC
- All The Kings Women, Little Theatre of Alexandria, Alexandria, VA
- Idomenco, The In Series, Washington, DC
- The Taming of the Shrew, Folger Theatre, Washington, DC
- 2012 Footlights Festival, Newtowne Players, Lexington Park, MD
- Bobby Gould in Hell, American Ensemble Theater, Washington, DC
- Charlotte's Web, Encore Stage, Arlington, VA
- The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Silver Spring Stage, Silver Spring, MD
- Into the Woods, Port Tobacco Players, La Plata, MD
- Guys and Dolls, Tantallon Community Players, Ft. Washington, MD
- The Pirates of Penzance, Encore Stage and Studio, Arlington, VA
- Monday, Jun 4th@12:01AM
- Tuesday, Jun 5th@12:01AM
- You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, St. George's Players, Bowie, MD
- Monday, Jun 4th@6:30PM
- The Color Purple, Tantallon Community Players, Fort Washington, MD
- Monday, Jun 4th@7:00PM
- Tuesday, Jun 5th@7:00PM
- Wednesday, Jun 6th@7:00PM
- The Producers, Zemfira Stage, Falls Church, VA
- Monday, Jun 4th@7:00PM
- Tuesday, Jun 5th@7:00PM
- Unnecessary Farce, Prince George's Little Theatre, New Carrollton, MD
- Monday, Jun 4th@7:30PM
- Tuesday, Jun 5th@7:30PM
- In The Beginning – The Story Never Told, St. George's Players, Glenn Dale, MD
- Tuesday, Jun 5th@7:30PM
- Wednesday, Jun 6th@7:30PM
This article can be linked to as: http://washingtondc.showbizradio.com/goto/8144.
Laura & Mike Clark started ShowBizRadio in August 2005 because they love live theater. They each have both performed in and worked behind the scenes in DC area productions, as well as earned a Career Studies Certificate in Theater from Northern Virginia Community College. Mike & Laura are each members of the American Theatre Critics Association, and Mike is a member of the Online News Association.


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I have three children, my oldest daughter just turned 11 today. My 2nd daughter is 9 and my son is 7 years old and not old has ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder), and ADD (Attention Deficite Disorder), but he also is Autistic. This all makes it very hard to get a normal well paying job. And you would be surprise what child care costs these days!
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The site I had signed up for really blew. I had to sit there for hours, with a ton of people talking to me in a free room and talk people into taking me into a private session, which rarely happened. Those tip only sites seem to attract all of the cheap ass men who just wanna nut and be gone. The 'tokens' that they tipped you with were only worth 5 cents each and they all seemed to think that giving you a 10 token tip was all they needed to do to get you naked. And believe it or not, when I started cruising other Cam Girls rooms, IT WAS TRUE! Oh my, the things they would do for a couple of tokens! It all seemed so worthless to me. I did it for about two months and had a couple of small paychecks and then decided to go looking for more.
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When I started on this website I was blown away! I had people in my room left and right! All paying me per minute! And it was all so simple. I logged on and chose my price per minute for open session, which has no limit of people that can join in so I can get paid from more than one person. Then I choose a percentage of the price to mark up so they have the option to come in my room in a One to One session and have me all to themselves.
I am in a category that allows me to choose whether I just want to talk, or if I wanna do more. And I was soooo surprised at the number of men who have no problem paying a girl per minute, just to talk. And not just for a few minutes. I am talking about hours. I have had, on many occasions, men who will stay in my room and just talk for 6 or 7 hours! That is well over 600$ at my rate! $100.00 per hour... Oh Hell Yeah!
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In my Cam Girl world, I am an exhibitionist. I love to be watched and I love to watch others. I can play the Sub, or the Dom. I can make myself cum for you in 20 different positions and do it all night long. But COME ON people! The things you come up with! Here is a short list of things that people enjoy from me.
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And there are so many more!
The other night I had a man come into my room and ask me to mark up my price to $12/per minute and keep him as my money slave. Well, I am not one to stomp anyone's fantasies. So I complied! I sat there for about 45 minutes making him beg me to allow him to stay in my room.
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Pickup leaves highway, crashes onto OCCC campus
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OCCC police respond to a wreck after the driver of a pickup lost control on neighboring I-44 and eventually crashed onto the west side of campus. Click here to view more photos.
At approximately 1:45 p.m. June 13, an unidentified male lost control of his Chevrolet 1500 pickup as he drove northbound on I-44, crashing through OCCC's steel perimeter fence on the west side of campus.
The truck entered the campus near parking lot D and came to a stop near the VPAC Theater construction area. It appeared the truck exited the highway about 200 feet from the fence and went through it, bending back a section and carrying another section almost 20 feet from the impact point.
The vehicle then grazed one tree and hit another head-on, snapping it in half and carrying branches up to 45 feet from the impact before stopping a few feet short of Faculty Circle, the street that runs the perimeter of the OCCC campus.
Also in the vehicle were three male minors and an adult female.
There were no apparent injuries and EMSA was not on the scene.
Oklahoma City Police Sgt. Marvin Smith said the loss of control occurred because of a mechanical failure.
"Brakes went out and the steering column locked up," Smith said. "They were lucky to stop when they did," Smith said. "A bit further and they'd have started hitting objects more solid than trees."
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