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I saw a great blog last week from a traditional advertising agency that was marveling over IP tracking as the next big thing to come down the marketing trail. With so many traditional agencies still unable to grasp web's true potential from either the design, usability or functionality standpoint (one of Milwaukee's largest agencies still has a Flash-based website. Seriously), it's great to see a local agency that at least gets that. The author went on to express eagerness to see the next greatest technology.
But the next great technology is already here.
Big Data will be the next step in the death of the traditional marketing funnel. Even more Big Brotherish than IP targeting, Big Data is scary to some, but incredibly powerful for others. By merging multiple large consumer databases, and data gelened from Social Media and other public information websites, larger companies (and national political campaigns) are gaining access not only to a person's internet habits, but also cross tabbing that with people's grocery buying habits, current home improvement projects, vacation plans, favorite genres of movies, preferred restaurants, political and religious affiliation, the number, type and names of pets, the route they take to work (and how they get there), ideological motivators for when, where, how and WHY they (we) are making buying decisions, as well as getting visibility on predictive behavior based on buying decision of others who match their total consumer profile.
Bank of American, Home Depot, Intuit, The Obama Presidential Campaign are the early adopters, but, as the price of storage and processing power continue to decrease, and merged big databases become more available the technology will continue to work its way down to the realm of medium sized businesses.
Scary, but it's coming, ready or not.
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This is my next departure from the typical into having another writer guest post. The subject is one I find particularly interesting for many reasons. I for one, would think as many others do, a book deal is the "holy grail" for authors. You know the whole "stack of rejection letters" thing. The urban legend that Stephen King had to get a bigger nail to hold all of his to the wall. If you have been around five minutes, you know what I am talking about.
Sheri McInnis is one author who has been there, done that and her take and perspective has been enlightening for me. I recently met Sheri on Twitter and have already had some fun and productive conversations as a result, she is enthusiastic, sincere and a pleasure to talk with. On top of that, she's Canadian, do I need to say more? I see an unintended trend. I will admit as well, I did not know until I read the draft for this article she is working on a supernatural thriller. What?! This firmly puts us in the same camp and I am thrilled. Look out Sheri, we are not done here.
Sheri has become one of the "real people" I have met on Twitter, and I look forward to learning more from and about her. Check this out...
The Top 5 Reasons I'm Self-Publishing – Instead of Going Back to the Big Guys
By Sheri McInnis @SLMcInnis
Gordon asked me to explain why I've decided to self-publish my third novel after working with traditional publishers on my other books. He said most writers consider a book deal the "holy grail." Why would I make the change?
I know what he means. All my life I dreamed about getting published too. I was lucky enough to have it happen twice: first by Simon & Schuster/Atria and then again by MacMillan/St. Martin's Press.
I know a lot of writers are on the fence about going indy, so if you're confused, I hope my top five reasons can help.
I've worked with some of the most successful editors in the business – and I was especially fond of my first one at Atria. But that didn't make the revision process any easier.
Because as much as publishers hail creative freedom, unless you deliver an 'approved manuscript' your book won't even be published. That means there's subtle pressure on you to take your editor's notes – whether you agree with them or not.
The editor isn't the only one who requests changes either. Notes will come from your agent, the editorial assistant, even the publisher. And their input can range anywhere from the helpful – to the heartbreaking.
Even the marketing department gets in on things. For instance, the marketing people didn't like the original title of my first book, so the publisher changed it to Devil May Care. Bad luck for me because at around the same time another 'devil' book came out. But you probably heard of that one.
The Devil Wears Prada was so popular, people didn't just confuse the titles – they actually thought I was Lauren Weisberger! One bookstore manager was so excited to meet because my book was "just flying off the shelves!"
You can't imagine how disappointed we both were when I got to the store and he had a huge stack of Prada waiting for me to sign.
Remember there are lots of people who get involved in publishing your book – and as the author, you aren't the one with the most control.
Even if I signed a contract tomorrow, the book wouldn't hit the shelves for at least eighteen months – probably more. I simply don't want to wait that long.
For one thing, I'm not getting any younger. But most importantly, the main part of the book takes place in 2021. There are technological advances and environmental disasters that only make sense with a believable padding of time.
I also have a specific release date in mind – November 11. The book – a supernatural thriller called The Hunter's Moon – is about witches and this date is pivotal to the main character's story arc.
But unless I'm Stephen King or Sophia Kinsella, it would be crazy to request a particular release date from a publisher. They have hundreds – if not thousands – of titles carefully staggered over many seasons.
Even then, a publisher has the right to change the release date – which happened on my second book, By Invitation Only. A more popular writer bumped the release by a month. That writer was Sophie Kinsella.
Just a handful of years ago, even a mediocre book advance was in the fifty thousand dollar range (that's what mine were; though I shared the second with my co-writer).
Unfortunately, publishers didn't fare well after the 2008 recession. My (former) agent told me most advances were down to about 10% what they were – and the business is still recovering.
The downturn also resulted in less money for promotion. Book tours, launch parties and flashy displays are for only a lucky few writers. So whether you self-publish or not, you still have a huge job of promoting the book yourself – both in terms of time and money.
There are still great book advances out there. Romance writer Jasinda Wilder recently signed a 7-figure book deal with Berkley. Of course she had quite a bit of success already – she'd sold two million e-books as an indy author.
What I find most interesting is that even with a big contract, Jasinda is going to continue to self-publish some titles. According to the Guardian, the most financially successful – and happy – writers are the ones with a foot in both camps.
In all honesty, it would probably take years – if ever – for me to get another book deal. Neither of my novels were disasters but they didn't perform as well as expected. What's worse, I turned into an emotional wreck after the books flopped and actually gave up writing fiction (twice!). Meaning I wasn't able to quickly write another book to bounce back.
So why would a publisher take a chance on me when there are so many great first-timers out there? Or thousands of bestselling indy authors who already have a loyal following?
Over and above the performance of my books, I'm launching into a genre that I have no experience in. There'd have to be a lot of changes in the publishing world before someone signed me simply because 'this idea came to me in a dream.'
So if I want to continue writing, I really don't have a choice but to go indy. Which brings me to …
Since the beginning of the printing press, books have been expensive and complicated to produce. Which is why authors have always been dependent on publishers to print and distribute their work.
However, in just a few short years, indy writers have changed the game completely. Today every writer on the planet has the opportunity to reach millions of readers – and there isn't the same stigma to self-publishing there once was. That's not just a change in the publishing world. It's a revolution in the way stories are told.
So whether you decide to follow the holy grail, choose to self-publish – or try some combination of the two – it's an exciting time to be a writer. Because telling stories is what really counts – no matter how we get it done!
Here are Sheri's pertinent links, her books on Amazon and her blog. Find her blog Sheri's Blog or on Twitter @SLMcInnis

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Before this series of post's about the geological map of the Liskeard area launches into the 'main event', of the lodes it will have a pause at feature with the best sounding name, Elvan.
Elvans are intrusions of a quartz porphyry rock; the word is used for both the intrusion and the rock itself. Elvan is a very hard rock that can add greatly to the cost of driving levels and sinking shafts. Elvan patches near lodes were also thought to be associated with increased mineral richness. Its hardness made it a sought after building material.
Brenton Symons in his 1863 map shows elvans as red colour washed areas. He has shown eight setts in Caradon Hill area with elvan patches, as opposed to the British Gelogical Survey's moderm map not indicating any.
No Elvan patches are shown at all by BGS.
"There are also several strong elvans or dykes generally running about parallel with the lodes, and which so far as seen, have had a beneficial effect."
Webb and Geach
West Sharp Tor
There is a very large elvan course, north of, and adjoining the lode; the thickness of which though driven into 6 fathoms, is not yet known.
East Phoenix
There is a beautiful white elvan, 50 fathoms east of the engine shaft, about 3 fathoms wide.
Wheal Pollard
At the 11 an elvan course came in and heaved the lode south.
The elvan, of which there are two channels, is harder than general in the district."
Wheal Norris
Caradon Consols
East Wheal Agar
"There is a beautiful white regular elvan course 70 fathoms south of the shaft, whilst the Junction of killas and granite occurs between it and Dunsford's Shaft"
East Caradon
"There is a large elvan course north of and accompanying the caunter, and in the same elvan a little north, occurs Fawcett's Lode, which has been opened on for some distance:"
"There are two elvan courses; one occupying the whole space between the north and middle lodes, and the other in the south portion of the sett; white porphyritic dykes almost destitute of mica, composed chiefly of feldspar and quartz."
"It should be noticed that two elvan courses of felspatic granite run parallel to the lodes."


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PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – The Pittsburgh Penguins' preseason has begun, and ROOT Sports analyst Bob Errey is there to break it down with Sportsradio 93-7 The Fan's Vinnie and Cook.
During Thursday's scrimmage, goalie Marc-Andre Fleury let in four goals, including three on the first three shots he faced.
Errey reports, "Yeah, a few went by him but he was playing against the Dupuis-Kunitz-Crosby unit. I talked to him after, and he's in good spirits looking forward to the season."
The Penguins welcome defenseman Rob Scuderi back to the squad, and Errey thinks Scuderi brings one attribute in particular.
"It's reliability," Errey says. "Like you're driving a car that has 250,000 miles on it and it's going to keep going and going. You know what you're getting. For coaches and goaltenders, it's so nice to have a guy like Rob Scuderi in front of the net."
Meanwhile, the Penguins are still over the salary cap as camp begins, and many in the media are speculating that Matt Niskanen could be the odd man out when camp ends. Errey isn't so sure.
"I don't know if he's the obvious guy," he says. "They really like him, number one. Is Jussi Jokinen going to play in a top-six role? I don't know. He didn't play in the playoffs. Is Dustin Jeffrey going to jump up and surprise everybody? No one is talking about him. Injury is going to play a role in this. Guys always get injured. You gotta put a guy on long-term injury that's going to get you under the cap that allows you to keep Matt Niskanen. There are so many dynamics that play into this."
Hear Bob Errey's entire interview with Vinnie & Cook below!


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Sometimes, the sudden pain is just unbearable.
Knowing that you hurt triggers something primeval and cataclysmic deep inside me. I am nearly always at a loss. Yet every living cell, every gathering breath that I draw in, quickly conspire with my brain to shut down every other objective and accomplishment.
I need to fix this
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Sporting a rather interesting coiffure and sideburns, Naaman Loud White was a descendant of a family prominent in Massachusetts affairs dating back to the 17th century. A lifelong resident of the city of Braintree, Massachusetts (which received a brief mention in Cranmore N. Wallace's article back on January 21st), Naaman L. White was bestowed his unusual first name in honor of Naaman, a figure in the Hebrew Bible who is remarked as suffering from leprosy, as well as being a commander of the army of the King of Aram (Syria). White's middle name Loud stems from it being his mother's maiden name.
Born on June 24, 1813 in Braintree, Naaman Loud White was one of nine children born to Elihu (1753-1836) and Sarah Loud White (1771-1860). Naaman's father Elihu was a man of means in Braintree, being listed by the History of Norfolk, County, Massachusetts, Vol. I as a former captain in the Massachusetts state militia as well as a past "deputy fish commissioner of the state".
Being born into a family conspicuous in day-to-day life in Braintree, Naaman White had the benefit of an excellent education, attending both the Amherst and Phillips Academies in his native state. White enrolled at Harvard University in 1831 and during his four years at this school proved to be a student of achievement, being remarked by the History of Norfolk County as having a particular aptitude for the "ancient classics and in the modern languages and literature." While well-rounded academically, White also took part in a number of Harvard student organizations, including the Harvard Union, the Institute of '76 and was a member (as well as President) of the famed Hasty Pudding Club.
White graduated from Harvard in the class of 1835 and shortly thereafter became engaged as a principal at the Weld boarding school in the Boston suburb of Roxbury. After a year in this position, White left to pursue a law degree, studying under Judge Sherman Leland (a former Speaker of the Massachusetts Senate) and Rufus Choate (later a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts). After being admitted to practice in 1839, White returned to Braintree to open a law practice, which he managed with success for over three decades.
The History of Norfolk County notes that as an attorney, White was of sterling character and sound judgment, later mentioning that "many a client gratefully remembers that he was rescued from the perilous edge of a suit, which might have proved vexatious and costly, and probably unsatisfactory and unprofitable as a result." This same work also relates that White wasn't opposed to holding public of office, but that he "held that the office should seek the man, not the man the office."
Public office did indeed beckon to Naaman White, and in November 1844 was nominated by the citizens of Braintree to be their representative in the Massachusetts General Court. White won the election and took his seat in January 1845, and during his term sat on the house committee on Public Charitable Institutions. In November 1846 White was reelected to the Massachusetts State House for the 1847 legislative term and held a seat on the committee on Bills In the Third Reading.
In addition to his two terms in the legislature, White is also recorded as holding numerous local offices in Braintree, including those of town selectman, town assessor, overseer of the poor and supervisor of highways. White also took a great interest in educational matters in his native town, serving as a member of the school committee for fifteen years whilst also holding the office of President of the Braintree School Fund Corporation.
Naaman White continued in the practice of law until putting aside his practice in the early 1870s, whereafter he "devoted himself principally to the care and arrangement of his own ample estate and of the estates in trust of his friends who availed themselves of his services." Because of his knowledge as an attorney and former legislator, White was also sought out to head various institutions in Norfolk County, including services as President of the Weymouth and Braintree Mutual Fire Insurance Company and director and vice president of the Weymouth Savings Bank.
From the 1879 Annual Report of Massachusetts.
Naaman White remained active in public affairs in Norfolk County well into the 1880s, continuing as the vice president of the Weymouth Savings Bank until shortly before his death. He died in Braintree on January 14, 1890, at age 76 and is recorded as being a lifelong bachelor. A burial location for White is unknown at this time, although one has been found for his father Elihu at the Ashwood Cemetery in Weymouth Landing, Massachusetts.
The portrait of Naaman Loud White that adorns the top of his article here was featured in Duane Hamilton Hurd's History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Volume I, originally published in 1883.


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The Midland Police Department said their investigation into the Nov. 15 fatal train wreck that killed four during a parade has been turned over to the district attorney's office.
Midland police have not filed any charges against the driver of the truck that was struck by the train.
A report released by The National Transportation Safety Board last week said the train crash that claimed the life of four veterans was operated by a 35-year-old engineer and 27-year-old conductor but didn't give the names of either one.
The train rolled across the track at 62 mph within the 70 mph track speed limit, the engineer saw the rig, sounded the locomotive horn, placed the brakes into an emergency application and traveled 4,143 feet before stopping, according to the report.
The right front corner of the locomotive unit struck the rig on the right rear, moving it about 30 feet to the south side of the crossing. The rig also hit a 2008 Ford Crown Victoria driven by a deputy for the Midland County Sheriff's Office.
The four people killed in the Nov. 15 accident were Army Sgt. Joshua Michael, 34; Army Sgt. Maj. Lawrence Boivin, 47; Marine Chief Warrant Officer Gary Stouffer, 37 and Army Sgt. Maj. William Lubbers, 43.
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Hundreds of local folk turned out for the Great Friday Family Fun Day which was held at Peterhead's Dales Park Pavilion on Good Friday.
Hosted by Peterhead Projects' Green Spaces Officer Lewis Swales, there were a number of activities including plant potting, Easter arts and crafts, kite flying, Shape Up Peterhead family fun club, face painting and an egg and spoon race.
As well as the various activities on offer there was also a tasty barbecue and free healthy snacks for participants.
Commenting on the event, Lewis said: "Our Green Spaces project is focused 100% on getting our community back out into the fresh air to enjoy our green areas such as Dales, Meethill and Collieburn and start kickstarting some ideas for new activities and attractions."


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IMF Takes Aim at Thailand's Costly Rice Subsidies
The International Monetary Fund urged Thailand to drop its multibillion-dollar rice subsidy program and scale back some other fiscal stimulus measures to reach a balanced budget and make room for spending on projects that enhance growth.
The IMF's recommendations, part of its annual consultations with Thailand, come after Thailand extended its rice subsidy program for a third year in October.
The program, under which the government buys rice from local farmers for a set price above market rates, was launched in 2011 after Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra took office. It was a bid to stimulate spending in rural areas and support Thai farmers, a key constituency for Ms. Yingluck's Pheu Thai Party.


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Join us to Pray for Iran
Please join us to pray for Iran on November 4th, 2018 in observance of International Day of Prayer. Tune in to Mohabat TV, Sat7Pars and Shanakeh 7 to watch a 60 min TV special, mobilizing concerted prayer for Iran and Iranian people
Other ways to watch the special across Iran and the globe
On November 4, 2018, join thousands of Christian brothers and sisters worldwide to pray for Iran and bring hope to her people. God is moving mightily in and through Iran, reaching millions of Persians with His love and truth. Together, we can continue sharing the Gospel with Muslims throughout this nation.
For years, the growing Christian movement in Iran has been largely ignored in the mainstream media, and Iran is consistently vilified by the Western world. But God is moving mightily in and through Iran, reaching millions of Persians with His life-changing, heart-transforming love and truth!
On the International Day of Prayer, a brand-new prayer program in Farsi will air on our partner stations, Mohabat TV, SAT-7 PARS, and Shabakeh 7. This insightful, heartfelt call to prayer will share why prayer is so important for the people of Iran, as well as specific prayer needs.
Prayer Points
- Pray for peace across the nation of Iran and in her relationships with other nations.
- Pray for the Western world to see the people of Iran for who they really are as children of God, replacing any prejudices with Christ's love and compassion.
- Pray that God would raise up and equip strong Christian leaders in Iran to help lead the house church movement. Pray for these leaders to walk together in unity.
- Pray that every Iranian follower of Jesus Christ will discover a house church where he or she can build relationships, study God's Word, and grow in the faith.
- Pray for persecution of Christians to cease immediately.
- Pray for Christians to be brave and full of faith as they share the Gospel.
- Pray for God to open the hearts and minds of Muslims, preparing them to hear the Gospel and respond.
- Pray for Iran's leaders and her people to experience the life-changing, heart-transforming Gospel of Jesus Christ.
- Pray for thousands – even millions – of Iranians to watch the broadcasts of the prayer program, JESUS film, and other transformational videos. Also pray they will hear and understand the truth of salvation through Jesus Christ and respond to it.
- Pray that every person in Iran will have access to a printed, digital, or audio Bible in their own mother tongue.
- Pray for God to hear us on this special International Day of Prayer, according to His will.
Sample Prayer
Father of all, King of kings, Lord of the universe,
We bow before You on this special International Day of Prayer to pray for the nation of Iran and her people.
Father, You know the nation of Iran is in constant turmoil. Violence, addiction, and oppression characterize the lives of her people. We pray for peace… the peace that passes all understanding… peace that can only be from You. Lord, please let that peace over the nation bring questions into the hearts and minds of Iran's leaders and people, causing them to seek You.
Next, we pray for those in Iran who don't yet know You… especially the men, women, and children who follow the Muslim faith. Lord, in John 14:6 You teach, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
We know Muslims have grown up believing many tenets of a religion that is blatantly false and holds empty promises. We know that any challenge to the Muslim faith is usually met with immediate hostility and anger.
Please open the minds and hearts of the people of Iran; show Yourself in a very obvious, engaging way. Give Your people incredible opportunities to share Your Gospel. And please, Father, help everyone who hears to understand the truth of who You are and Your free gift of salvation through Jesus Christ.
For we know that according to John 3:16-17, You "so loved the world that You gave Your one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
As You know, Lord, on this International Day of Prayer, ministries who broadcast in Iran have partnered together to broadcast this prayer program, the JESUS film, and two transformational videos that share the Gospel. We ask that those who watch these films will experience You and will respond.
Finally, we want to lift up the strong, committed men and women who seek Your heart in this place. The Muslim culture is pervasive, and persecution of Your people is a very real danger every day. We pray for protection over all those who follow You, just as You promise in Psalm 91:14-16, saying,
"I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
He will call on me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.
With long life I will satisfy him
and show him my salvation."
We pray for Your Holy Spirit to bring constant, daily encouragement just when they need it most.
Thank You, Father. I know we can trust You to be in control of all things in Iran and beyond. We love You with all our hearts.


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Organic Onions
I love my local farmer's market, it's fantastic. I enjoy chatting with the vendors and seeing all the things they grow. If I want endive or arugula I have to grow it myself or do without, none of the vendors at my local market carry the more exotic vegetables. If I want regular potatoes I can find them, fingerlings - not a chance. If I wanted anything but apples past September I was out of luck. I thought I hit the exotic vegetable jackpot this summer when I spotted one savoy cabbage.
Not so with the Local Roots Market. I spotted lots of arugula, endive, fingerling potatoes, bitter winter greens and lots of other interesting things. I mentioned yesterday that I was impressed with the variety of produce I spotted on Saturday. It was a hard choice deciding what to buy, but I finally settled on these things.
I scored: fingerling potatoes, stalks of brussels sprouts, celeriac, oyster mushrooms, fresh sage, cipollini & red onions, tri-colored baby carrots, bitter winter greens and some more all-natural hand spun wool yarn.
to read about what I'm doing with all these things head over to my blog: chiotsrun.com/2009/11/24/fresh-produce-from-local-roots-m...


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The incense wafts in thick coils, redolent and sweet. The smoke creates ghost-like apparitions that drift in the penumbra of this makeshift tabernacle that once served as a barn in the cotton-belt of southeastern Texas.
From the window next to me, I catch the sudden flash of peacock feathers spreading out like a winning hand of poker. The proud bird is perched on a fencepost outside this place where members of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church have gathered to worship.
I've come to Beasley, Texas to be with them as part of a narrative photo project exploring faith. Much to my surprise, his Grace Alexios Mar Eusebius, the Metropolitan of the Malankara Orthodox, gave me permission to photograph the early Saturday mass. One of the priests has cleared a corner for me to take pictures.
The original idea behind the project was to explore faith using images, from Norman church architecture in the English countryside to more exotic congregations like this in South Texas.
The devotees in Beasley proudly trace their spiritual roots all the way back to St Thomas, the resurrection skeptic who eventually brought the gospel to the sub-continent over two thousand years ago. These orthodox Indians, in turn, have brought their colorful liturgy to the American Bible-belt where church malls and the franchise mentality sometimes dominate the religious landscape of today.
This is also a traditional congregation. Church members peel off their sandals and shoes at the door. The building may appear to lack artifice, but the richly decorated "inner sanctuary" is holy ground. Celebrants worship barefoot.
Mass has just begun, and more women walk in and sit on the right side of the church. They wear the bright saris of India with headscarves. I even spot a couple of church members clad in shalwar kameezes (pantaloons with long tunics). Lost to the majesty of it all, the younger children wiggle in their parents' arms.
Then we come to the part of the mass where celebrants greet each other. The resonance of Malayalam prayers and rattling cymbals linger in the air. From the front of the church, a young girl breaks away from her mother. I can see her approaching me in my little corner. Her hands are pressed together as if in prayer. The veil covering her dark hair flutters like a patch of blue sky in the shadows. She can't be more than twelve.
When she stands before me, she raises her fingertips and bows her head.
"She is offering you a 'kiss of peace,'" the man next to me says.
But I shake my head. I am not part of her devotion. I am a believer, but I am also an ecclesiastical exile. All the other good Christian Soldiers are leading this parade of faith, I tell myself with some bitterness. I am a straggler, limping on the road with all of God's other walking wounded.
"This is our greeting," the man adds. He presses his hands together and nods for me to do the same. I clumsily return the girl's sudden act of kindness. Our fingertips touch in this welcoming gesture for the stranger in their midst.
And in that one moment my heart, grief-worn and dirty with doubt, sees the face of God.
To Be Continued
John 1: 1-5
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
Tom Darin Liskey
Tom Darin Liskey is an author, poet and photo-journalist. More than twenty years of international journalism and business experience gives Tom a unique perspective. That experience abroad has given him a keen eye to appreciate different cultures and locations. His fiction, non-fiction, and poetry has been published in literary magazines, both in the US and abroad including two published books.
This article appeared originally in Change Seven literary magazine.
All images © Tom Darin Liskey


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"Chris Paul's preference is to stay with the Clippers but he wants them to hire an African-American coach, according to multiple league sources. The Clips' best bet for keeping Paul with a long-term deal might be to hire Nate McMillan, who can have the Pistons job and any number of bad-to-so-so jobs that are out there, as the replacement for Vinny Del Negro, whose current contract is expiring and is not getting a new deal."
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/lawrence-brooklyn-patience-couuld-net-red-hot-hollins-article-1.1341359#ixzz2TyCLa3sC
Could also be why they're looking at David West!!! Wonder how Kia feels about all this. Cliff Paul would certainly have no such preferences.


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401 Central Avenue
Bethpage, NY 11714
|Photo Credit: Jack B. on Yelp
|Photo Courtesy of mangosmexican.com
Overall: 6/10
Food: 6/10
Service: 8/10
Decor: 6/10
Value: 6/10
We love Mexican food so when we read the great reviews of Mangoes in Bethpage, we just had to try it out--plus, we LOVE Margarita's in Hicksville, and to my knowledge, they are sister restaurants. Since we saw on their website that they had lunch and dinner prices, we thought it would be a good idea to go for a late lunch. When we got there and received dinner menus, we asked about lunch, but we were told it ends at 2. We just missed it!
Chips and salsa were brought to the table, and they were great. The salsa was spicy and not overly chunky--just how I like it, but might be too spicy for those who prefer mild. I could've filled up on just chips and salsa and another appetizer but we decided on some pretty big meals. We were thinking about the tableside guacamole, but knew if we got it, that's all we would have room for. We ordered the chimichangas and a combo with an enchillada, a flauta and a tostada to be split with the kids. Two others with us ordered the Burrito Supreme with beef.
When the food came, each plate came with a side of rice and beans covered with cheese, as well as a large mound of shredded lettuce and a dollup of sour cream and guacamole, with the exception of no guacamole on mine. It was very reminiscent of the food at Margarita's. Everything in the combo tasted delicious with the tostada as the highlight of it, ebut the chimichanga was bordering on bland. Those with the burritos didn't realize until half way through that it wasn't the correct one--the one they ordered was with beef and the one they received was the Burrito Delux with Chicken and Chorizo. They still really enjoyed it nonetheless.
Throughout our lunch, the place was quiet with no other tables. It seems we just missed the lunch rush, if there was one. The service was very good and the staff was attentive to our needs. The second one of our kids dropped a fork, our waiter was right there to replace it.
As for the decor, the walls were covered in Mexican tapestries, sombreros and the like. When comparing to Margarita's, it feels like it needs just little updating whereas Margaritas feels modern and upscale. While nothing was bad, there are other restaurants that serve authentic Mexican that we would prefer going to for overall experience, like CaraCara and Margaritas.


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Now, I'm a pretty cynical thing, me, but such is the irresistible charm of this delightful and heart-warming comedy that I fell completely under its spell. Love games, wilful deception and mistaken identity… It's all bundled up in this perfectly crafted production on the hopes and travails of failing in love.
The show is built upon some solid foundations as the original source material is one of Marivaux's most celebrated comedies, Le Jeu de L'Amour et du Hasard. The Game of Love and Chance. And, indeed, all that heightened flurry of emotions… All that anticipation, joy and excruciating pain of the first flushes of love have been kept perfectly intact in this terrific translation from John Fowles, who transported the setting to Regency England.
Sylvia (Dorothea Myer-Bennett) is a wilful, independent-minded young woman. So, when her father (Pip Donaghy) announces he's found the perfect suitor for her hand in marriage, Sylvia isn't having any of it – not until, that is, she decides for herself whether this suitor, the handsome and wealthy Mr. Richard (Ashley Zhangazha), is the one for her.
But she wants to see his true character – not the airs and graces that would come with a straightforward introduction. So, she schemes with her maid, Louisa (Claire Lams) to swap places for his visit – all with the knowing approval of her father and brother (Tam Williams). Only – would you believe it – Mr Richard has only gone and pulled the same stunt, swapping places with his manservant Brass (Keir Charles), for exactly the same reasons.
And so off we hurtle on this love rollercoaster, which will see true love flourish in spite of all the hurdles put in its way. But even if there are no surprises coming in this play's happy ending, there is much pleasure in the journey for this is a production that doesn't put a foot wrong.
Director Paul Miller has paced the show beautifully, which runs ninety minutes straight through. The interpretation of the text has the laughs in all the right places, and yet also ensures the playfulness does not cast any shadow over the bite in the text. (A tale about a woman choosing her own suitor was a pretty radical one for the time.)
There's also the smart and regular breakdown of the fourth wall to bring the audience into this merriment, and even though the stage area may be small, there's a great use of space and a cheeky wink in the employment of short bursts of high notes to emphasise the sudden waves of illogical and irresistible attraction rolling over our star-struck lovers.
Sometimes when you see a comedy of mistaken identity that works as well as this, it can be all too easy to think it's effortless. It isn't. Comedies are damn hard – one misstep, a joke falls flat, and the audience is lost. But there's none of that here. And as much as the direction, the performances have much credit to take for that too. Each is excellent, with a special mention for Dorothea Myer-Bennett and Ashley Zhangazha who deliver compelling and spirited performances in the two main roles, allowing the laughs and touches of farce to be played out around them.
Orange Tree Theatre, London, to May 13, 2017
All production images by Helen Maybanks.


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There's nothing wrong with "cheap" products, as long as the price is cheap and you know what you're getting. But being charged a designer price for shoddy merchandise is another matter.
At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court last week temporarily shut down a telemarketing operation that allegedly targeted Hispanic consumers with deceptive offers claiming they could make money by reselling high-end products with brands such as Gucci, Armani, Coach, Bulgari, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger and Ralph Lauren. The consumers were then charged between $400 and $490 upfront for shoddy, off-brand products. The FTC also alleged that the telemarketers threatened those who refused to pay up with arrest, lawsuits, and other repercussions.
The defendants are charged with violating the FTC Act and the agency's Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR). The FTC is seeking to permanently end misleading and intimidating practices by the organization, which is known by various names including Oro Marketing.
The Oro sales pitch reportedly began with unsolicited calls to Spanish-speaking consumers. The consumers were told they could resell brand-name merchandise and make a profit. According to the complaint, the telemarketers told the consumers to pay the UPS or FedEx agent delivering the merchandise with a money order. Oro instructed delivery drivers not to allow the consumer to open the package until they had received the money order.
Consumers typically found that the products were of low quality and generic or unbranded. According to the FTC, customers who complained were told the company would send another shipment with the correct items, along with a refund check for the first shipment, if they would again pay between $400 and $490 upon delivery.
If they paid for the new products, they reportedly found them to be just as shoddy as the ones they received the first time. If the consumer failed to accept and pay for the merchandise, the defendants allegedly threatened them with fines, phony lawsuits, wage garnishment, and damage to their credit history. Oro allegedly threatened some consumers with arrest or threatened to report them to immigration authorities.
Defendants named in the case are: Cream Group, also doing business as Terra Nova, TNT, Inc. and CRM, Inc.; Sami Charchian, also doing business as Oro Marketing, Inc., Modo, Modo Industry, Oro Max, Casa de Oro, Casa de Moda, Oro Mundo, and Nation/Modo, individually and as an owner or director of Cream Group, Inc.; John Charchian, a/k/a Djahangir Charchian and Jahangir John Charchian, also doing business as Oro Marketing, Inc., Modo, Modo Industry, Oro Max, Casa de Oro, Casa de Moda, Oro Mundo, and Nation/Modo, individually and as an owner or director of Cream Group, Inc.; and Norma Rae Ramos, individually and as officer and director of Cream Group, Inc.


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|Archived February 20, 2019
Effectiveness of Marine Reserves in Central California
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) research ecologist Jim Estes of the Western Ecological Research Center is among the coauthors of a new report to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary titled "A Review of the Ecological Effectiveness of Subtidal Marine Reserves in Central California." The report, available online at the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Web site, is in two portable-document-format (PDF) files.
"Part I: Synopsis of Scientific Investigations" provides summaries of several research projects conducted within the three existing marine reserves in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and one marine reserve in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, and discusses lessons learned and economic considerations. "Part II: Summary of Existing Marine Reserves in Central California and Their Potential Benefits" compares existing information with predicted benefits of seven potential goals for marine reserves.
in this issue:
Congressional Briefing on Gas Hydrates
Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety
International Deep-Sea Corals Workshop
Northeastern Coastal Ecosystems and Resources Workshop
Shinn Wins 2002 Shoemaker Distinguished Achievement Award
Coastal and Marine Scientists Win 2002 Shoemaker Product Excellence Awards
Behrendt and Poag Elected AAAS Fellows
Marine Geophysics Pioneer Honored
Celebrating Careers of Five Retirees
Manheim Lectures on Trends in Scientific and Technological Innovation
San Francisco Bay Earthquake Hazards
Effectivenes of Marine Reserves in Central California
Human Influence on Diatom Productivity and Sedimentation in Chesapeake Bay
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By Don Allison
Full results
One of Race Director Dave McGillivray's biggest obstacles in organizing the first Chancellor Challenge 100 Km road race in Boston was to find a suitable course. Many ideas were bandied about, with a 10-km loop around Boston side of the Charles River footpath the final location chosen. But to squeeze out 10-km between the Museum of Science and the Boston University Bridge, an additional bit was added, including a 110-degree turn just 20 yards from the start and finish of each loop.
To most runners this was nothing more than a minor nuisance, but as Ohio's Mark Godale was running in the early stages of the race, he noticed that the final turn was somewhat tricky to negotiate and wondered to himself "Wouldn't it be funny if it came down to a race for the finish around that final turn."
It did.
After more than 62 miles of running, from the early morning hours until mid-afternoon, the race for the first-place prize of $3,000 and a gold 18-carat gold ring was going to be determined in the final yards, around that hairpin turn to the finish line.
But the story of how there ever came to be a race to the finish deserves mention first. When Chancellor Corporation CEO Brian Alder gave Dave McGillvaray a call a few months ago asking him to direct this ultramarathon race, Dave naturally thought the was specualting on an event in the fall of 2000. But Adler was insistent that October of 1999 was the time he had in mind.
Thus, for Both McGillvary and Chancellor, a truck leasing company headquartered in Boston, the wheels were set in rapid motion for this 100-km race. Through the yeoman efforts of everyone involved, 64 ultrarunners from the USA and around the world and 10 relay teams were on hand for the drizzly, overcast start at 7:00 a.m. on a Saturday morning in October.
Those who are not indoctrinated to ultra-distance races find it hard to believe that runners actually race over the full 62.13 miles. Just being able to complete the distance seems such a formidable task that it would seem ludicrous to try to actually run hard and compete toe-to-toe with other runners as well.
That is indeed the case, however. Top-level ultrarunning is a highly competitive sport. Many countries field national teams for the annual World Challenge 100-km, a race that is an elite ultrarunner's Olympics. In a testimony to the efforts of race organizers and the substantial $20,000 in prize money on offer, the field included many members of the USA national team, as well as several who had represented other countries in the World Challenge.
Many felt the winner of the Chancellor 100 Km would come from that foreign group, despite the fact that a trio of favored Russian athletes were unable to reach Boston in time to make the start of the race. A non-American winner appeared likely, as after the first of ten 10-km loops Canadian Victor Hickey led a group of other foreign runners: Tim Sloan from Australia, Russell Crawford from South Africa, and Jan Vandendriessche from Belgium. Trailing this pack was the first American, Jim Garcia, a local ultrarunner from nearby Westford, Massachusetts.
On the women's side, the favorite was Rae Bischoff from South Africa, a winner of the Comrades, the world's most famous ultra-distance race, a 56-mile jaunt in South Africa that annually draws more than 10,000 runners and is considered the crown jewel in ultrarunning. Bischoff has also represented South Africa in the World Challenge as well. Seizing the lead early on, Bischoff carved out a several minute advantage on Daniele Cherniak from upstate New York, currently the top USA 100-km runner.
The top four foreign men jockeyed back and forth in the ensuing laps before Vandendriessche grabbed hold of the top spot and settled into a startlingly fast pace. The Belgian, who bears the same last name but no relation to 1963 Boston Marathon winner Aurele Vandendriessche, is a strong, powerful runner, but with a quick, efficient stride that is characteristic of so many elite ultrarunners.
Behind Vandendriessche, Garcia was making some headway against the foreign competition. Slowly he reeled in Hickey, Crawford, and the finally Sloan, more than 40 miles into the race. In doing so, Garcia had extended himself at a very fast pace, one he had not maintained in an ultra for several years, reaching the 50-km (31-mile) halfway point in 3:17. To catch Vandendriessche seemed unlikely however, as he was unable to erase much of the four-minute margin the Belgian had established.
Although Garcia did not know it with certainty, things were not going so well for Vandendriessche. His legs were starting to betray him on the final 10-km loop. With the loop configuration of the course, Garcia was able to have a few looks at the Belgian on the out-and-back sections, calculating just how much of a deficit he needed to make up to have any chance for the win. Still it seemed improbable, more than a minute in arrears with a mile to go. With a quarter-mile left the gap was down to 25 seconds, but still....
Then came the turn.
Garcia had pulled nearly even with Vandendriessche as they rounded the turn, Garcia easily the stronger of the two. Taking a wide turn, the Belgian faltered slightly, then more than 62 miles of incredibly hard, fast-paced running caught up with him, as he buckled and fell to the ground. Garcia jumped clear and strode to the finish line, the final 20 yards the only portion of the race in which he held the lead during the entire race. Vandendriessche picked himself up and crossed the line in second place, 18 seconds later.
Garcia, who was hoping only for a top five finish before the race, was probably the most composed person in the crowd after the wild finish. "With 200 yards to go, I thought there was no chance," he said, "But this is what dreams are made of."
It was more like a nightmare for Vandendriessche, who was flat on the ground with exhaustion for several minutes after the conclusion of the race. Later, he seemed happy with his effort, if not with the final result. "It is sport," he said graciously.
Hickey staged a late race comeback for third place in a strong 7:02, followed by Sloan and Crawford. The next five runners were Americans: USA national team members Bob Sweeney and Godale, then Virginia's Courtney Campbell and Brookline's Rick Doubleday, who amazingly captured a top ten finish in his first ever run beyond the 26.2-mile marathon distance. Kevin McGovern from Boylston, Mass, also a former USA national team member, rounded out the top ten.
The women's race did not have the excitement the mens' race did, but featured some extraordinary performances nonetheless. After Bischoff was forced to retire halfway with a back injury, Edit Berces from Hungary assumed a lead that she did not relinquish for the remainder of the race. Cherniak gave Berces a good battle, but finished 10 minutes back of the Hungarian's winning time of 8:01:01, for which she collected the $3,000 first-place prize.
New York's Ellen McCurtin ran a strong race for third place, followed by Florida's Nancy Drach in fourth and Christy Cosgove from Boxford, Mass in fifth. Amazingly this was Cosgrove's second ultra race in a week, as she finished as the second women in the Vermont 50-mile trail race the previous Sunday. Talk about strong endurance and powers of recovery!
As the late afternoon sun faded and darkness settled in, many runners continued to complete their 10-km laps, grinding towards the finish line. One of those was 63-year-old Frenchman Henri Girault, who was on his was to his 415th 100-km finish, as incomprehensible as that may seem. Many of the runners, family members and supporters, gathered under the huge tent for the awards ceremony, went outside the cheer the Frenchman to the finish, then again as Ruth Kessler from Burlington Massachusetts confidently strode around the final turn, the last runner to cross the finish line, 12 hours and 37 minutes after the start.
All parties seemed to be quite pleased with the first of what is hoped to be many Chancellor Challenge 100 Km races in Boston. Sixty-two point one miles may seem like an impossibly long distance to run, but then again, you never know when it might come down to that final turn.


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Gunnar Kines broke the single game strikeout record as he led the No. 22 University of Mount Olive to a double header sweep of Emmanuel College 11-0, 12-1 Saturday afternoon at Scarborough Field in Mount Olive, N.C. for Conference Carolinas baseball. Head Coach Carl Lancaster was honored before the first game for his 1,000th career win milestone.
Game One:
Mount Olive 11 Emmanuel 0
In the bottom of the second Mount Olive (22-9 Overall, 11-4 Conference Carolinas) got cooking with one away. Rob Shipman lifted a ball to left field and with the wind blowing out the first baseman picked up the first run of the game. Tyler Farmer drew a walk and Brandon Day continued with a single up the middle and Farmer moved to third. DeAndre Allen drove home a run with another single to center and Farmer scored. Zak Orrison was hit by a pitch and the bases were loaded with still just one out.
Kilgore Gailmard worked out a walk to plate another run as Day walked in. Jason Morozowski pushed across two more with a RBI-single through the left side. After a Justin Manning walk, Joe Koehler lifted a pitch over the right field wall and over a jumping right fielder to clear the bases with a grand slam and Mount Olive took an early 9-0 lead.
The Trojans added another run in the third on an RBI-Groundout from Gailmard.
Gunnar Kines (6-1) was the story of game one as he completely shut down Emmanuel (4-24, 3-16) and broke the school record for strikeouts in a game with 18. The record was held previously by B.J. Dail who struck out 15 against Limestone College on April 10, 2009.
Kines struck out at least two Lions in every inning he pitched and also struck out the side in the fifth. He finished his eight complete innings with just two hits allowed and surrendered two walks to go with his record strikeout performance. Carlos Rodriquez closed out the game with two punch outs in the ninth.
Kines spoke about his big night after the games
"The fast ball defiantly felt good and I mixed the changeup as well and used a curve every now and again to help me out. It's a huge achievement with the names of people who have gone through this program and it's something I will remember and as a highlight of my career. It was really nice to do it in front of all the fans too and this will help us get back on track in conference".
Game Two:
Mount Olive 12 Emmanuel 1
Emmanuel (4-25, 3-17) struck first in the first. Trent Jones doubled off the left field wall with one away to start the offense for the Lions. Elliot Beard singled through the left side and Jones moved to third. The first run of the game came across off a Bo Hardman RBI-Groundout. The run was all Emmanuel would push across in the first.
Mount Olive (23-9, 12-4) struck back in the second as Shipman drew a one out walk. Brett Lang was walked as was taken out on a fielder's choice and runners were on the corners. Allen drove in the first run for the Trojans with a single back up the middle. Orrison came up and started a series of three straight doubles with a shot that snuck around the third base bag. Gailmard and Morozowski followed up with back-to-back doubles and Mount Olive was up 5-1.
Koehler came up and poked a ball up against the Conference Carolinas sign in right and motored around for a triple as Morozowski and Manning came home. Shipman smacked his second big fly of the day as he cleared the right field wall to put Mount Olive up 9-1.
Gailmard led off the third for the Trojans with a one out double. Morozowski got hit by a pitch and moved Gailmard up to second. Manning drove home a run as he snuck a ball into right field. Koehler connected for another hit and Morozowski came in on the RBI-single.
Mount Olive added an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth with a homerun from Chris Leduc.
Derek Justice (5-1) picked up the win for the Trojans in game two. He threw six complete and allowed one run off four hits and punched out five. Brighton Hudson came in and pitched the final inning with two strikeouts.
Mount Olive returns to Scarborough Field Sunday afternoon for the series finale. First pitch is set for 1 p.m.


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Beginning - Intermediate Robotics Engineering with LEGO® Mindstorms and Tetrix
Course Description
Beginning robotics engineering whiz kids will familiarize themselves with the engineering design process and basic programming that goes into building a fully functioning robot with LEGO Mindstorms. They'll learn to program a robot and its five interactive sensors controlled by the EV3 Brick. Then they'll progress to the competition-grade Tetrix Robotics platform where they'll learn the best engineering design principles.
This class will unlock the door to a vast knowledge base in one of the hottest career pathways on the planet: Robotics and Software Engineering.
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Ages: 8+
Skill Level: Beginner-Intermediate
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Primary Focus: Robotics controlled by EV3 Brick, Tetrix Robotics
Class Duration: 1.5 hrs/class, 2x/wk for 6 weeks
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Sibelius Software Update
February 20, 2013
Many of you probably remember the previous posts that discussed the situation with Sibelius and its continued development or lack thereof. There is now an update to that story: the fired Sibelius development team has been hired by Steinberg (makers of Cubase) to develop a new software notation environment. The complete story can be found here:
Tonal Imagination – Overcoming Focal Dystonia
January 14, 2013
This article comes from my former flute professor, Dr. Roger Martin, the Professor of Flute at Tennessee Techonological Unviersity in Cookeville, Tennessee, where I got my Bachelor's in Flute Performance. During my last few years there, we knew he had started to develop a strange problem – his fingers wouldn't do what he "told" them to do. We knew he was immensely frustrated with this and I am so glad he has written about his experiences. Focal Dystonia is a mysterious and much misunderstood problem and I reprint his article here with his permission. You can find out more about the TTU Flute Studio by going to their website: ttuflutestudio.yolasite.com
Music Teacher's Helper – Your Studio Assistant
October 6, 2012
Having just moved to a new area, I now have a studio of about 24 students and growing – come from an area where getting students was like pulling teeth, being inundated with this many students is not only wonderful but can also be a little overwhelming with trying to keep track of all the finances. To any other music teacher who understands the frustration and confusion of having a large studio (or heck, of having a studio period) keeping track of student's information, their payment status, who owes what when, who's working on what, what school is out for fall or spring break at what time, etc. can be exhausting work.
I have found a lifesaving solution. Seriously,it's taken the hassle out of running a studio and if you haven't checked it out yet, you owe it to yourself to give it a look over. It even comes with a 30 day Free trial! After one week I was sold, you just might be, too.
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Crisis or Opportunity: Tales from the Trenches
December 16, 2011
Crisis or Opportunity:
Tales from a Music Educator in the Trenches
"A man has no more character
than he can command in a time of crisis."
— Ralph W. Sockman
My allotted teaching space from 11:15-11:55 am was a brightly-lit, yet bare and uninspiring, second-floor multi-purpose room of a 98% minority public middle school in downtown Augusta, Georgia. I smiled at the boy opposite me, a stoic seventh grader named Christopher Quiller, whose solemn eyes only rarely connected with mine. I could hear the rowdy noise of his classmates in the hallway as he approached this room, and as he sank into the deeply scooping plastic chair, he seemed conflicted. The way his jaw was set told me he didn't want to be here. The way he cradled his viola suggested exactly the opposite. His reputation, as supplied to me by his string teacher of the previous year, supported both of my observations.
This was my first teaching day in the fall of 2006. I taught chorus and general music classes at another Augusta area middle school for the two previous years, but there was an opening in the Richmond County Orchestra (RCO) faculty and I was finally able to get into my chosen musical field, being a violinist myself. Chris, on the other hand, had spent the last couple of years getting detention or in-school suspension for the occasional scuffle with his classmates while proving to be something of a natural on the viola. Due to a perfect storm of circumstances, he and I began our year of one-on-one lessons. Read the rest of this entry »
Breaking through the Cycle
December 1, 2011
Alex Ross's Listen to This is a collection of essays that examines music across multiple genres and seeks to escape the confines of the "classical music" label. The first chapter crosses the border from classical to pop – factors that affect this crossing include societal traditions, values and education. Going from classical to pop is the direction the author took; however, this essay can resonate with anyone that loves music and came to classical music via a different path.
Composers are always paving the path for the future even if they don't realize it. Beethoven could not have known that his Eroica symphony would still be performed some 200 years later and as we cycle through the stages evident in all musical genres, from youthful rebellion to retrenchment (an excellent point made in this chapter), we can argue the same for popular music and all its sub-genres.
In reading this chapter, I became curious about the cultural values that have encouraged or discouraged the creation of classical music. Mr. Ross states that he feels he would be more at home in the 1930s and 40s, since his listening patterns matched that time more than his own coming of age in the 70s and 80s. So why is there a difference? I feel that our education system and its emphasis on standardization play a large role in answering this question. Read the rest of this entry »
Play it Safe – From Making Music Magazine
November 4, 2011
I recently subscribed to an excellent magazine called "Making Music". The magazine is geared towards all musicians, from classically trained to rock bands and everyone in between. They have several features in their current issue I found to be very helpful – an article about Operation Happy Note, which is a program sending musical instruments to troops overseas, an overuse injury prevention article by Janet Horvath and this little blurb regarding tips for recreational musicians:
Recreational musicians will often comment that playing an instrument keeps them active. However, this is not as healthy as it sounds Most adults need more – moderate physical activity every day. And, it may even improve your playing and protect you from injury.
According to the National Institute for Health, regular exercise is a critical part of staying healthy. People who are active live longer and feel better. Most adults should get at least 30 minutes of moderate physical activity five days a week.
While this may not be ground-breaking, earth shattering news, it does highlight the importance of more strenuous activity being important for overall health, in addition to what most musicians already know: that playing an instrument can be a sport in and of itself. Playing an instrument demands a lot of the body and if you are using your instrument for exercise to "keep you active" you may be doing yourself more harm than good. With musicians having the highest rate of work related injuries, picking up an instrument and getting serious about it as a hobby is not necessarily a well-balanced activity diet. It's like someone who works at a desk hunched over a computer all day collapsing in front of the TV on the couch for several hours for "recreation and relaxation" ; it's counterproductive and actually harmful.
If you are a recreational musician, and a "desk jockey" to boot, make sure you include regular activity in your DAILY life. Yes, I said daily. Playing ultimate frisbee once a week is not healthy, just as it is not healthy to work at your desk all week and then spend 3 hours practicing guitar. The 30 minutes 5x's a week guideline is a good place to start; running, walking, hiking, biking, weight lifting, anything that has you moving your body in multiple planes of motion.
If you do nothing else to combat your lifestyle, grab a foam roller and roll yourself out once or twice a day, incorporate some stretches and THEN go play your instrument or jam with your band. Just be aware of the balance in the rest of your life. Just like 1 hour in the gym cannot overcome the other 23 hours a day of overeating and bad postural habits, once or twice a day of foam rolling and instrument playing cannot countact the 23 hours a day that you spend in other bad positions.
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- Movement Quality = Performance Quality (innovativeperformanceandpedagogy.wordpress.com)
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra announces two day "Community Engagement through Music Education Workshop", November 2011
October 7, 2011
From the OrchKids Program in Baltimore, Maryland:
Over the past five years, the El Sistema movement in the United States has grown significantly, with a promise and excitement of changing the lives of young people most in need through music education and music making. Under the leadership of Maestra Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO), the OrchKids program, now in its fourth year, has been a model for other orchestras, school systems and organizations providing assistance to their representatives one by one as they visit the BSO's four inner city OrchKids sites in the most challenged communities of West and East Baltimore. In an effort to encourage new "nucleos," new music making centers throughout the country and provide necessary information for success in the implementation of El Sistema based music programs, the BSO will once again present, "Community Engagement through Music Education," (CEME) a two day workshop on Thursday, November 10 – 11, 2011 in Baltimore. Maryland.
The workshop will offer a comprehensive view of El Sistema and how it's currently realized in the US, as well as information and presentations on developing one's own program and vision, program management and sustainability, and cultivating community support and partnerships. The event will include an address by Maestra Marin Alsop as well as onsite visits to OrchKids sites where workshop participants will see the program at work, interact with faculty and the Pre K – fourth graders currently enrolled and be actively involved in preparations for a public performance by the young musicians.
CEME is designed specifically for those passionate individuals and supportive organizations searching for ways to be relevant and effective in their own communities using music education. This workshop is geared to those looking for insight into starting an El Sistema based program. In its fourth successful; year, the BSO's OrchKids program welcomes the opportunity to share information and inspiration.
For additional details on workshop itinerary, costs, hotel accommodations, etc., contact Cheryl T. Goodman, OrchKids Director of Administration for registration information:
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October Fright Fest-The innocents
Deborah Kerr stars as Miss Giddons a somewhat shy woman who accepts the position as governess for two orphaned children whose uncle is frequently away from the estate. Everything seems to go fine until Miss Giddons hears about what happend to thenow-deceased groundskeeper and the previous governess. The she begins to wonder is she seeing things or are their really ghosts around the house. Will Miss Giddons succomb to madness or will she find out what is going on?
Favorite part-This is a beautifully filmed movie. I won't spoil it for those have not seen it, but I'll just that the scenes that may or may not involve spirits are done exceptionally well both in photography and timing. Many horror films could and shpould have taken lessons from this movie.
Why you should see this film-This isn't a bloodfest and there are no vampires of flesh chewing zombies, but instead it' a subtle story that plays with your mind as to what's reallly going on.
If you've seen it before then you should watch it again because-Once you see it once you know what is happening, but once you see it again you can focus in the clues that will hint earlier on as to what is really happening.
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My Hamantaschen Challah were inspired by A Taste of Challah by Tamar Ansh, a funny little cookbook that includes these ridiculous, massively huge recipes for challah that are big enough to fulfill the mitzvah of taking challah. Tamar makes little Hamantaschen sized rolls but filled with garlic and onion mixture. I just wasn't crazy about that idea, even though I am a fan of savory breads. But something about Purim just screams sweetness to me!
Use any recipe of challah you like (woo hoo!). I used the halved version of my challah recipe, using 2 eggs instead of just 1. Chop one apple (I used Gala) in small pieces, about 1/4 inch squares. Mix with a sprinkle of sugar, sprinkle of nutmeg, and about a 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon. Just imagine apple pie filling.
Pull off small balls of challah. Flatten with your fingers. Fill with a heaping teaspoon of the filling and pinch shut like a regular hamantaschen.
Now, here's the important part. FLIP THE HAMANTASCHEN and place on a parchment-papered cookie sheet. Allow rise for about a half hour. Top with an egg wash. Bake at 350 for about a half hour.
I love these rolls so much. They're so darling. You think you have a little triangle-shaped roll and then you turn it over, and it's a hamantaschen!


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Sex, Money & Murder
Season 10 • Episode 6
Lance Herndon was living the American dream in Roswell GA, until the millionaire is found brutally murdered. While this upper class town is reeling from the killing, behind the gates of their upscale communities – investigators find a twisted web.
42 min|TV-14|Premiered 10/08/2016


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February 25, 1996, Section 1, Page 24Buy Reprints
In the name of putting "discipline and learning back in our schools" President Clinton instructed the Federal Education Department today to distribute manuals to the nation's 16,000 school districts advising them how they can legally enforce a school uniform policy.
"If it means that teen-agers will stop killing each other over designer jackets," the President said in his weekly radio address, "then our public schools should be able to require their students to require school uniforms." He repeated the theme in a series of appearances throughout the day, expanding on an idea he mentioned in passing in his State of the Union message.
If it means that the schoolrooms will be more orderly, more disciplined," Mr. Clinton said, "and that our young people will learn to evaluate themselves by what they are on the inside instead of what they're wearing on the outside, then our public schools should be able to require their students to wear school uniforms."
By supporting measures like the school-uniform option, Mr. Clinton is trying to use the President's bully pulpit in this election year to articulate a moderate Democratic agenda that steps into the area of social issues that have long been the province of Republicans.
Mr. Clinton has put particular emphasis on issues affecting children and families in an effort to engage voters who see Washington's political debates as arcane and cut off from their own concerns. Such exhortations allow him to exert leadership without inaugurating new spending programs. And they borrow from the ideas of Hillary Rodham Clinton, who has long put an emphasis on children, which Mr. Clinton acknowledged today in a rally outside the Jackie Robinson Academy, a Long Beach public school where students wear uniforms.
"For ten years, several times a year, before Long Beach finally took this groundbreaking step, the only person who ever talked to me about school uniforms was the First Lady," Mr. Clinton told a crowd of several thousand gathered on a brilliant sunny day.
After visiting a school, he said, Mrs. Clinton "would say, 'You know, if we had a uniform policy, it would make things better in this school.' I heard it over and over and over again," he recalled, "and, thanks to you, I have to live with 'I told you so.' "
Mr. Clinton added wryly, "Being able to endure 'I told you so' is one of the essential requirements of a successful marriage."
Mr. Clinton selected the Jackie Robinson Academy as the place to showcase his support of uniforms because in 1994, Long Beach made uniforms mandatory for all 58,500 students in its elementary and middle schools.
In the following year, school officials found that school crime had decreased by 36 percent. Students at the academy wear blue or white polo shirts, blue pants or plaid skirts.
"It's tragic when young people without a balanced upbringing, without grounded values, without a secure education, wind up believing that it's all right to kill somebody for a pair of sneakers or jewelry or a designer jacket," Mr. Clinton said, citing recent incidents of violence by teen-agers.
The President dismissed critics who say that school uniforms hinder free expression. "I think these uniforms do not stamp out individuality among our young people," he said at the rally.
"Instead, they slowly teach our young people one of life's most important lessons: that what really counts is what you are and what you become on the inside, rather than what you are wearing on the outside."
He made the same point when he called a small meeting with 13 civic leaders and students to hear their views, one of his trademark discussion sessions. "There are still differences in people," Mr. Clinton prompted.
A girl agreed, saying, "It's not a clone thing."
When Mr. Clinton first mentioned school uniforms in his State of the Union address, Senator Phil Gramm of Texas, who has since dropped out of the Republican Presidential race, accused the President of a tendency toward intrusive government.
The President went out of his way today to stress that the uniform policy was voluntary and up to individual school districts to impose -- not the Federal Government.
The manual on school uniforms prepared by the Education Department is only six pages long and modeled on a previous set of guidelines Mr. Clinton ordered last summer to explain the wide degree of religious expression allowed in schools under current law. The manual notes that a uniform policy must accommodate students who wear yarmulkes or head scarves as a religious practice.
It also says the policy may not prohibit students from wearing "expressive items" like political buttons.
The guidelines say the potential benefits of school uniforms include decreasing violence, keeping gang colors and insignias out of schools, instilling discipline, fostering more concentration on studies and helping officials recognize school intruders.
Mr. CLinton's speech here came midway through a two-day tour through California and Washington, two states considered crucial to his re-election.
The trip marked Mr. Clinton's 22d visit as President to California. He plans to return on March 9.


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That about says it all. After all we've been through, the numbers say this: Your paging file is fine...you need more RAM. Another 256MB stick or RAM and your problem will almost certainly go away.
Total Physical Memory 256.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 49.86 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 234.09 MB
That being said, through researching this problem for you, I have been able to help quite a few other users with information I found quite by accident...one of them "Oh, Yeah" moments several times over.
Try a stick of RAM...if you need assistance with what kind to get and such, just give me a shout (or more sensibly...post back and I'll be notified ) and I''ll be glad to lend a hand.


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[Spoilers for Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!]
Fans who go see Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! will be in for quite a surprise - namely, a talking Pikachu. A new Pokémon movie is generally regarded with little fanfare, but this year's 20th movie is something a bit different. While previous films have continued Ash's adventures alongside the events of the TV series, Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! actually goes back to the very beginning of the story.
Using the pilot of the original animated series as its basis and namesake, the film retells Ash's initial outing as a Pokémon trainer with a much surlier version of Pikachu. Many of the episode's broad strokes are included, but things begin to change once Ash and Pikachu get an even better glimpse of the Legendary Ho-Oh than they did in the series. From there, they go off on an all-new adventure with Pokémon not in the show or game's first Generation and a different set of companions for Ash. While all this had already been revealed by the Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! trailer, one crucial element was left out.
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YouTube user Demon Inu has added a pivotal scene from the climax of Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! In it, we see Ash about to be obliterated by a series of Hyper Beams. At the last minute, Pikachu jumps in front of him and is able to take the brunt of the attack. It's then that the Pokémon's usual repetition of the first part of his name turns into something rather unexpected.
Thanks to this being footage from one of the screenings of the film, we get the added bonus of hearing audiences react to the reveal in real-time. Immediately, you can here vocal confusion as Pikachu begins pouring out his heart to Ash. For anyone thinking this is merely some addition for the English version of the film, the original Japanese movie features a talking Pikachu as well.
The idea of a talking Pokémon certainly isn't new, but those able to speak in complete sentences have been incredibly rare. Meowth in the TV series is the prime example, but even he spent years learning how to do so. Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! doesn't seem to provide any such backstory for Pikachu, making the moment all the more unusual.
This film won't be the last time Pikachu speaks either, as the upcoming Detective Pikachu will give the character plenty to say as well. In fact, The Rock may voice Detective Pikachu in the film, proving just how surreal the first live-action Pokémon movie will be. In the meantime, Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! will remain one of the stranger entries in the franchise's canon.
MORE: Detective Pikachu Sets Filming Start Date
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! is in select theaters now.
Source: Demon Inu (via Den of Geek)


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Writing consistent, high-quality content is probably one of the most common challenges I hear from fellow bloggers.
We all have super busy lives these days so it can be difficult to find time, think up new content, or even create all these amazing blog post ideas swimming around our head.
So planning content is one of the most efficient and stress-saving techniques you can use for blogging. Every single successful blogger I know has found a process for planning their content so that they can maintain their blogs at the highest level.
But before we find that process, how do we know what to write?
I want you to think about how YOU work best and start planning the content you want to write on your blog.
Initially you need to start brainstorming as many topics or post titles as possible. It's best to shut off all distractions (close the Facebook!), and just start writing a list with as many ideas as possible.
Try to just brain-dump to start with.
Then begin thinking about the posts/tasks/challenges/tips on this blog where we nailed our niche, found our core purpose and honed in on our blog brand.
Finally, think about the kind of content you like to read online and work out how you can rework it into your own style/niche.
Now you can start to group those post titles into categories that suit your blog. Aim for around 5 main topics at the most (you can include sub-categories within those).
By the end of this you should have a long list of titles ready for you to start writing. Now you just need to write a good spread of categories over the week/month.
Tips for Planning Content For Your Blog
1. Turn off the distractions!
2. Brainstorm topics and blog post titles.
3. Add them to a spreadsheet
4. Now, in another column, start assigning categories to each post title.
5. Finally, decide on a potential order in which to write/publish these posts.
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Hello everyone.
I`m back as Chookyblue thought this would be a great post.
We are nearly finished this SAL using
`Some Kind of Wonderful` by Anni Downs,
`Red Home` by Natalie Bird and
January: I made the thread catcher out of `Red Home`.
I also made a cotton reel block from my perpetual calender of 365 quilt blocks.
This is a lovely storage container for me.
February: Out of the same book `True friends Quilt`(which I made for a friend)
but I changed the pattern to ABC Cat art work page 47 for mine.
A lot can be fitted in here.
March: `Some Kind of Wonderful` a little pincushion came next.
I love stitching these stitcheries.
This is now in use with pins stuck in it.
April: A wall hanging ready for Christmas out of `Tis the Season` booklet.
Put away in a Christmas box till December.
Looking forward to seeing this hanging up.
May: Another project from `Some Kind OF wonderful`.
Anni Downs bag.
This side is the bags stitching pattern.
This side I enlarged the small pictures of `My Favorite Things` quilt.
They where on the right hand corners of the applique patterns.
I use this every time I go out. I love taking it with me.
June: Back to `Red Home` for another delightful pin cushion.
A `tui` bird sits on top of the house.
July: From `Tis the Season` booklet.
A Christmas bag with English pieced hexagons in some lovely Christmas prints.
I put a pocket in this so December it will be my purse.
At the moment that`s in the Christmas box to keep safe.
August: Anni Downs book and this useful sewing case.
I am waiting for Lizzie Kate`s `Holly Mystery` to store that in
while I working on that.
Can`t wait for that to come!
September: The last month of the SAL.
From `Some kind of Wonderful` book is a new needle book for me.
I can`t have enough of these.
Now we are at the end.
Happy to have finished so much but sad it`s over.
Thank you Chookyblue for all the work you do and
so pleased Susan is able to help you as well.
I`ve enjoyed my projects for this SAL.
Happy Stitching,