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I haven't yet written about a game of Mage Knight I played a few weeks ago.
I received the expansion, The Lost Legion, for Christmas, and had some friends over during the break. I was able to convince them to play – even though I warned them it would probably take all day. As it turns out, that was a conservative estimate.
In an attempt to alienate both camps, I hope to write this in such a way that those who have not played before can keep up, and those that are experienced can treat it as an after-action report.
We selected our four mage knights. We were co-operating, in this scenario, against General Volkare and his massive army. Both the general and the mage knights were looking for the capital city. We had to find it first, conquer it before he gets there, then defend it against his army. Trust me. It's a daunting task.
I had Arythea, the red mage knight. I had decided to try and build her as someone who could turn wounds to her advantage (card draws willing.)
Our epic journey began at 11am, after a late breakfast. Two of our players were new, but as I've said before Mage Knight is actually a very easy game to teach. I explained things as we went along and so set-up took much longer than initial explanation.
Things were humming along well, and the hours flew by. This is an incredibly long game, but you just don't notice the time. Opening a Mage Knight box is a dangerous prospect. The lid clings desperately to the box, trying to contain that which is within. As the lid comes free you will hear a slight rush of air, as time itself is drawn in. You probably think this a myth, to scare the foolish from the treasures contained inside. When you play it – you will see, oh yes, you will see.
On the first night, Volkare attacked one of us. At the end of the game, after 3 days and nights, and we are high level and all four of us are working together, we expect to have a very difficult battle with Volkare. Trying to stand up to him by yourself on the first night is unheard of. And so they ran taking a few wounds for their trouble.
We proceeded as slowly as we dared. We wanted to explore every tomb, tower, and ruins but we also needed to make sure we moved fast enough that we would find the city before Volkare, and before his deck ran dry – if it did, he would rage and would be impossible to beat. Our slower pace meant he was able to recruit new followers to his army, but this is a trade-off we'd agreed to as our strategy.
My character was destroying her reputation in favour of more personal power. She burned monasteries for their artifacts (after intimidating them into teaching her a new trick), hired thugs who are actually more likely to follow a character with a poor reputation, and cajoled others to follow with magic.
We stopped for dinner and one player had to work a short shift. This gave us a break of 3-4 hours. We were just starting the 3rd day, and had just found the city. We were a pretty well equipped, but time was running short. We had to take the city as soon as possible, then brace for Volkare who would be arriving very shortly afterwards.
The original plan entailed taking the city at the end of the 3rd day, so we could fight Volkare during the final night… but we hit a problem.
Two mage knights approached from the west, and were effectively waiting for myself and Wolfhawk to rush back from the east. Unfortunately we were cut off by two dragons. One was a red and while challenging, he was beatable… if only I had got the right draw (and I did not). The other was a new summoner dragon who, with both physical resistance and arcane immunity, just couldn't be harmed by Wolfhawk.
I had just brought the powerful Altem Mages under my control (magic coercion of course), and they had the power to single-handedly dispatch that dragon – but I was blocked by the red who wouldn't let me pass.
I discarded cards frantically while Volkare closed on the city in an attempt to get a winning combination on the red. It cost me a lot of resources, and I took a good handful of wounds, but I managed to dispatch the red. I moved up to the dragon summoner and, in what was ultimately a pretty anti-climactic end for a unit that seemed indestructible, my Altem Mages dispatched him with a wave of a hand.
This badly delayed our city assault, but now all four of us were prepared. We launched a four-way attack, and although most of us defeated our opponents, Wolfhawk had to leave one alive, and the strongest enemy defender (Altem Mages except this time defending against us) also survived. We were forced to wait until the first turn, of the final night to take the city.
After re-drawing a hand of cards ready for the start of the final night, I decided I had enough power to take the final two defenders myself. I did so, in a large part because my Altem Mages were able to dispatch one powerful opponent with nary a thought. This meant they were unfortunately spent for the upcoming battles with Volkare. The can destroy a single opponent, sure, but they also have the power to turn every one of my attacks into the most powerful forces of destruction in the game. If had that, anything I attack would surely die – before it even had a chance to attack.
Volkare soon arrived. We counted up his army and divided the foes. Some of us felt we could better-handle the more dangerous white and red elite enemies, so we divvied up a few extras to Mage Knights Norowas and Tovak. Without the Altem Mages to help me, I wasn't sure I could comfortably handle too many elites, but opted for a couple extra orcs and soldiers.
I did have an ace up my sleeve, though. For what turns we'd been able to prepare, before Volkare's arrival, I had been saving up my strength with a tactic called Sparing Power. This allowed me to put an extra card away each turn, and then take all these saved cards into hand at the start of a later turn. This allowed me to have many more cards than my normal hand limit in preparation for the attack.
We flipped over our enemies so we knew what we faced, and simultaneously calculated and organized our tactics. In a typical game of Mage Knight you usually fight one enemy. Sometimes you might fight two. At the climax of the game, you may be forced to face three. In this battle, I was facing nine.
A quiet murmuring arose from the table as we each mumbled various ideas and calculations to ourselves: "To block them, I need 6. But it won't be efficient blocking, because I don't have any fire block, so in total I need 12. If block with these guys, then that lowers it to 4 – ah! But I could play this, with a bit of mana, and then that'll just leave me with 1…"
One by one we announced we'd finished our attack. You really need to then call another person over to check your working, because the battles get that complex.
I think we were all pretty proud of our eventual defenses, but I really only remember my own:
As I said, I had many cards over my normal hand-limit.
The first thing I did was break my ring artifact – this gave me unlimited green and black mana. Green mana tends to be of the domain of nature, and healing. Black is the rare, powerful mana needed to augment the most powerful spells.
I also had an advanced action that allowed me to cast a spell I could see on the table, but didn't actually have in my hand. I used this, with my unlimited mana, to cast a mighty earthquake, lowering all my opponents armour (effectively hitpoints.) In many cases this lowered them all the way to 1.
Next, I had to mount a defense, blocking what I could. I shot a few of the weaker enemies with arrows and I threw my thugs and other followers suicidally into the path of my enemies (by this stage, my reputation was so bad I was actually barred from interacting with NPCs :/) I still took a huge number of wounds, nearly stunning me, but that's all I needed.
My counter attack consisted of just one card. Flame Wave. Cast using my unlimited black mana (and a dash of red I'd been saving.) It starts out powerful enough: Fire Attack 5. But it is increased by 2 for every enemy you face, for a total of… Fire Attack 21. With enemies already softened up with an earthquake, that single wave of fire wiped out Volkare's entire flank.
In the end, everyone had done well. Tovak had to let one elite enemy get away, Norowas had to let one minor enemy slip through his fingers, and Wolfhawk couldn't quite kill one of his either. Volkare's army of about 34 was reduced to 3.
Yes, our hands were greatly depleted, but even so at least two of us were able to comfortably dispatch these final enemies, and Volkare was defeated.
We were elated. We looked around. It was 2.30am. For those that couldn't be bothered with the maths, that's 15-and-a-half hours, minus a 3-4 hours for dinner. We'll just call it an even 12-hour game.


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Welcome to the Exotic Komodo Hotel Flores. Exotic Komodo Hotel Located in west Flores Island exact in Labuan Bajo, Capital of Manggarai Barat Regency. The Exotic Komodo Hotel is about a 5-minute by walk from the Komodo Airport, and a almost 10-minute drive into the Labuan Bajo\\\'s harlbour. Exotic Komodo Hotel is connected to Exotic Komodo Souvenir Shop, filled with Flores marchendise.
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Our open
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The Lounge has maintained and excellent atmosphere and great food for years now. It's a great
One of Labuan Bajo's newest hotels, Surya Hotel, now offers a budget accommodation with friendly guest services. Since its opening in March 2011, Surya Hotel has been winning the backpackers' heart in Labuan Bajo, said Agus, the hotel Manager.
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Matahari hotel and restaurant, its a simple and budget small hotel located in Labuan Bajo, close to beach at central of town in west Flores Island – Indonesia.
The hotel is clean, next to Nirwana restaurant and has spectacular view of sunset from your balcony, its totally great place to stay on small budget.
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At Chez Felix Hotel guests will find a garden and a terrace. Other facilities
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Offering city views, the air-conditioned rooms feature a flat-screen TV, wardrobe and desk. Private bathroom comes with a shower.
Pagi Hotel is a 5-minute walk to the business district in Labuan Bajo. Pede Beach is a 5-minute drive away while it takes 15 minutes by car to reach Komodo Airport.
Laundry and airport pick-up services are provided at an extra charge. Massage services are available on request.
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PAGE 10. 1955 Earls Court Show: Debut of the 'Mo-ped'
The new 'Mo-peds' at Earls Court Show, November, 1955
This was, of course, the 'moped onslaught' that killed off the humble 'dinosaur' cycle-attachment. Pedal-assisted motorcycling would never be the same again.
If you went to the Earls Court Motorcycle Show in November 1955, this is where you most likely saw your first moped. And if you had 60 odd quid in your pocket, this is where you may well have bought one.
"Never before can there have been such an outstanding display of under 100cc pedal-assisted machines at a British motorcycle show as there is at Earls Court 1955!"
In November 1955, we weren't absolutely sure what to call them. Some mopeds were described as 'autocycles' when they were promoted in adverts; no doubt this made them appear more grown-up than the cyclemotors they were replacing. After a while the 'autocycle' tag was dropped, and the phrase 'mo-ped' was transcribed into 'moped' which is obviously still with us over 50 years down the road.
Out of all the mopeds on offer, my favourite is the Her-cu-Motor. How about you? What would you have bought if you'd been there in 1955?
There's no doubt the top moped of the day, the NSU Quickly, was a superbly-built machine, competitively priced, and with excellent service and back-up facilities worldwide; it deserved to be the market-leader in its field.
But I feel that if the Hercules had had the backing it deserved it could have given the NSU a much better run for its money.
The Her-cu-Motor was advertised at £61 15/- including purchase tax. Bear in mind the famous Hercules motto for bicycles (the key to Hercules' initial success) was to provide quality machines at the most competitive price.
So let's compare the Her-cu-Motor with the other models reviewed in this 'Motor-Cycling' article:
The Dutch company Berini had a good reputation and the company sold Cyclemasters in Holland. Their M21 weighed in at £67 14/- 1d. The advert below from 1958 illustrates the same model for 53 guineas which, when you add purchase tax, is around the same price.
The 'Excelsior-Heinkel Standard Mo-ped' was much more expensive at £85 11/- 3d. This was in fact the imported Heinkel Perle moped; it was well-designed and beautiful to look at, but very expensive in Great Britain. Excelsior was importing and selling the Heinkel Tourist scooter too, and this was also overpriced for the British market (though, again, a superb scooter). The Heinkel 110 A Perle type 2 (1955-57) is shown below.
The Norman Nippy, with 47cc Sachs engine, was £71 18/- 6d.
Kieft Cars of Wolverhampton announced a price of £77 10/- for the imported Sachs-powered Kieft moped.
The Phillips moped was cheaper than the Hercules though, again, it was nowhere near as good a machine. It sold for £57 17/- 11d (up to 66 guineas a year later in the advert below)
Britax-Ducati were selling an improved version of their 4-stroke Cucciolo powered bicycle. It was a cycle-attachment rather than a moped, and sold at £69 19/- 8d.
Retrospectively, this is would now be the most valuable and sought-after model of this 1955 line-up, worth three times as much as a Her-cu-Motor – though, interestingly, the Her-cu-motor is, 50 years later, a very much rarer machine.
The 'most famous of all mo-peds' (according to the show review), the NSU Quickly, was £61 17/- 8d. The advert below refers to it as an 'autocycle' showing that we were still unsure of how to describe these new machines.
The Zundapp Combinette (below) sold for £70 1/- 3d.
The Norman Cyclemate (reviewed on Page 7 of the Cyclemaster Museum) was much cheaper at £46 12/- 3d, though as discussed in that article, it was a dismal failure so it would offer no competition to the Hercules.
Mobylettes from France were basic, but an excellent bargain option.
Finally, the BSA Winged Wheel was on show at £32 4/-.
Power & Pedal's Review of the 1955 Show
The 1951 Earls Court Show had been an important year for the motorcycle trade. Not enough was sold, but it helped manufacturers feel they were getting back to normal after the War. New 'modern' designs were being introduced, and there was that traditional British sense that things would soon improve.
Whereas the 1955 Show presented a total revolution in transport for ordinary folk. They could now buy an affordable vehicle that was reliable, attractive and looked like a scaled down motorcycle or scooter rather than a 'scaled-up' bicycle.
After the 1955 mo-ped debut, some cycle-attachments hung in there for a few more years. But there was, simply put, no further need for a cycle attachment engine that required quite regular maintenance, was quite slow, had bicycle brakes, and often motivated via a roller that slipped when the tyre was wet. Cyclemotors already purchased were soon relegated to garden sheds; those unsold in dealers shops suffered a series of drops in price until they were eventually sold.
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Three goals in 76 seconds in the final period saw the Invicta Dynamos produce one of the comeback performances of the season so far to complete a 6-4 road win against the Milton Keynes Thunder and a four point weekend in the NIHL South Division 1.
Invicta travelled to play the Milton Keynes Thunder without the services of Nicky Lewis and Adam McNicoll whilst John Dibble continued to cover for injured netminders Damien King and James Richardson.
The Dynamos first meaningful attack was led by Arran Strawson who skated down the left-hand side before cutting a pass across goal where Bailey Wootton just missed out on touching the puck underneath netminder David Wride. Strawson's luck was out minutes later when his long pass was blocked by Nidal Phillips who switched defence to attack by finding Cameron Wynn and Wynn easily evaded Strawson who slipped allowing an inviting pass that was converted by Jakub Klima for 1-0 on 04:07. The Dynamos only took a couple of minutes to register the equaliser through a twin effort – Haydn Wootton whizzing the puck across Wride's goalmouth for brother Taylor to make it 1-1 on 06:48. With time barely to take a breather the Thunder edged in front 30 seconds later – Harrison Goode dispatching the puck beyond John Dibble for 2-1 on 07:18 – Adam Harris and Cameron Wynn claiming assists. The dangerous Jamie Line then doubled the Thunder's lead on 17 minutes – whipping the puck beyond Dibble after being found in space by Klima. David Wride started to stand on his head, denying Callum Fowler and Ashley Jackson in particular as the home side took a deserved 1st period lead at the end of period buzzer with Wride facing 18 shots from the Mos whilst Dibble faced 12.
The Dynamos sustained heavy pressure for several 2nd period minutes, relying on John Dibble to keep out 14 shots and to keep the score to a two-goal deficit. At the opposite end, ex-Dynamo netminder David Wride was still in equally good form, denying the likes of Callum Fowler and Steve Osman on his way to blocking 12 second period shots. With both teams failing to convert chances the period remained goalless, leaving the Dynamos needing a big final period to get anything out of the game.
With two goals to claw back the Mos had the perfect start in the last – Arran Strawson correcting his earlier mistake for the first goal to score on 40:16 for 3-2 assisted by Adam Rehak. Ondrej Zosiak and then Callum Fowler went close to equalising before the Dynamos finally restored parity – Mason Webster regaining passion in the centre, slotting to Fowler in space and the captain pulling the puck back to Zosiak to hammer home for 3-3 on 44:16. Invicta were now smelling blood, Steve Osman shot just over the bar whilst Fowler then fired just wide as the Mos piled on the pressure. Against the run of play the Thunder regained the lead for 4-3 on 48:22 – Jamie Line assisting for Jakub Klima's second goal of night at the second attempt after Dibble had done well to save his first. However Boris Ruzicka's slash on Callum Fowler on 56:46 proved to be the turning point of the game. A minute into the Powerplay the Dynamos equalised to make it 4-4 – Nidal Phillips slipping whilst in possession of the puck leaving Fowler to go one-on-one with Wride and the Invicta captain showing a deke and dummy before slotting under netminder to score. The home side's Jamie Randall then lost his head on 58:10, earning a deserved match penalty for kneeing Josh Condren right in front of referee Blaine Evans. With the Thunder now defending a 5 minute penalty the visitors punished them within 3 seconds – Adam Rehak giving the Dynamos their first lead of the night for 4-5 with Fowler assisting. Just half a minute later the duo switched roles – Rehak teeing-up Fowler with the #91 expertly tipping the puck over Wride's shoulder for 4-6 on 58:57 and Ashley Jackson picking-up the second assist.
So it was a great comeback for the Dynamos who must now look to seek revenge against the Oxford City Stars on Sunday 11thDecember and also keep the unbeaten run of 4 games ticking along. Mason Webster picked-up the man of the match awards for the Kent side with Jakub Klima taking the honours for the hosts. The Mos registered 53 shots at David Wride whilst John Dibble faced 32 from the Thunder.
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Share your memories of Queen's Theatre in Hornchurch
PUBLISHED: 14:27 14 January 2014 | UPDATED: 14:29 14 January 2014
The time has come to get the old brain cells working and share your memories of the theatre.
To complete the Diamond Jubilee Year celebrations, The Queen's Theatre in Hornchurch is asking locals to submit stories, photos and memorabilia of the 60-year-old venue.
Maybe you saw a groundbreaking performance there, maybe you gave one - now you have the chance to submit your memories for inclusion in the Book of Celebration.
From its old cinema building in Station Lane, to the new purpose-built location in Billets Lane, the venue has been part of the fabric of the area since 1953.
Anyone interested in sharing their memories of the Queen's can do so in any of the following ways:
-Emailing firstname.lastname@example.com
-Tweeting @QueensTheatreH with #myqueenstheatre
-Sharing on Facebook /QueensTheatreH and tagging #myqueenstheatre
-Checking in on FourSquare
-Bringing any memorabilia to the Theatre in Billet Lane, Hornchurch, RM11 1QT
-Collecting and completing a form in the Foyer
The deadline for submissions is January 31.
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There is a pretty Christmas 6x6 pack of paper from Theresa Collins in the Flourishes store that worked perfectly for my card. I wanted the topiary to stand out and not the paper.
Beautiful Heather!
LOVE your papers and that beautiful topiary, Heather! GORGEOUS card!
Fabulous card Heather! Love the colours you chose to use - totally works! Wonderful holiday card!
Absolutely stunning card Heather... hugs...x
Oh so pretty!
So pretty Heather! You are so great with patterned paper, the creamy shades of the dp really show off the colors of the tree!
What a beautiful Christmas card with lovely choice of papers! And, gorgeous tree image colored so pretty, Heather!
Awesome... I like the papers a very soothing color combo with the splash of red! Beautiful.
Mission accomplished! The topiary really pops...just beautiful!
Very pretty, Heather. You are making me like this stamp set more and more.
Such a great Christmas card.. Love It..
So very pretty Heather! Beautiful Christmas tree!
Just beautiful, Heather! Love the colors and coloring! Wonderful Christmas card!
This card just makes me happy! A pretty image with great coloring and sparkle, and some fabulous papers to set the stage. Love it!
Heather, this is beautiful! Love the tree on those background papers!
Gorgeous!!! I love the piercing arounf the tree and all the pretty paper!
gorgeous holiday card, Heather. love that image and the stripes with the dots on the designer paper.
Love the polka dots, love the stripes, love the tree...heck I just LOVE this card!!!
Very pretty Holiday card! Your design and detail always give me ideas for my future work! Love the detail and the use of those embellishments.


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Single Family Home
Project: Single Family Home
Date: 2010
Location: Highland Park, IL
The Situation
This residence assignment presented two significant challenges. A single system had to be distributed throughout the expansive house, and it had to work in both the existing structure and newly added wings.
Our Approach
The complex system created by Sound Specialists works aesthetically in both the renovated historic parts of the home as well as its new additions. The system incorporates one of the largest lighting designs to date, as well as HVAC, audio and video, outdoor audio, and swimming pool and spa controls.


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One textbook definition describes bipolar disorder as a major affective disorder in which an individual alternates between states of deep depression and extreme elation. This is misleading in that bipolar disorder – also known as manic depression or manic-depressive illness – is much more complicated than just alternating between depression and elation.
Bipolar disorder is an illness that consists of alternating periods of elevated moods, called manic episodes, and depression. Mood swings run on a spectrum from mild mania (called hypomania) to more severe, debilitating highs. Periods of mania can last for hours, days, weeks or even months before depression returns.
Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder:
People with bipolar disorder experience unusually intense emotional states that occur in distinct periods called "mood episodes." An overly joyful or overexcited state is called a manic episode, and an extremely sad or hopeless state is called a depressive episode. Sometimes, a mood episode includes symptoms of both mania and depression. This is called a mixed state. People with bipolar disorder also may be explosive and irritable during a mood episode.
Extreme changes in energy, activity, sleep, and behavior go along with these changes in mood. It is possible for someone with bipolar disorder to experience a long-lasting period of unstable moods rather than discrete episodes of depression or mania.
A person may be having an episode of bipolar disorder if he or she has a number of manic or depressive symptoms for most of the day, nearly every day, for at least one or two weeks. Sometimes symptoms are so severe that the person cannot function normally at work, school, or home.
Symptoms of bipolar disorder are described below:
Symptoms of mania or a manic episode include
Mood Changes:
A long period of feeling "high," or an overly happy or outgoing mood. Extremely irritable mood, agitation, feeling "jumpy" or "wired.
Behavioral Changes:
Talking very fast, jumping from one idea to another, having racing thoughts
Being easily distracted
Increasing goal-directed activities, such as taking on new projects
Being restless
Sleeping little
Having an unrealistic belief in one's abilities
Behaving impulsively and taking part in a lot of pleasurable,
high-risk behaviors, such as spending sprees, impulsive sex, and impulsive business investments
Symptoms of depression or a depressive episode include:
Mood Changes-
A long period of feeling worried or empty
Loss of interest in activities once enjoyed, including sex.
Behavioral Changes:
Feeling tired or "slowed down"
Having problems concentrating, remembering, and making decisions
Being restless or irritable
Changing eating, sleeping, or other habits
Thinking of death or suicide, or attempting suicide
Causes of Depression:
About the causes of depression: environment vs. genetics; secondary to other illness; viral; how brain chemistry controls mood.
Chronic Pain and Illness
Thyroid Disease
Brain Chemistry Imbalance
Female Hormonal Imbalance
Grief and Loss
Diet and Nutrition
Drugs That Cause Depression
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TIMING: 9 AM to 6 PM Mon to SAT
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Highlights from Week 1 of our P5 & 6 Gifted & Talented Workshops. We have Science and Drama running CSI Drumragh!
Gifted and Talented at Drumragh College!
As part of the Gifted and Talented Programme at the College, our 5 weeks of primary school workshops kicked off on Tuesday 14th November with the Science and Drama departments putting on 'CSI Drumragh'.
With over 70 pupils attending from local primary school, pupils were in for a treat as they watched the drama unfold of the murder mystery, but who done it? From the Drama studio pupils carried on the investigation in the science labs conducting experiments and analysis to help solve the mystery and successfully identify the murderer.
An exciting evening was had by all, and we look forward to welcoming the pupils back this week for the ICT and PE workshops. A video of the evening workshop can be found on the College facebook page.


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Welcome to Acacia Motor Inn @ Nhill
Affordable, Clean, Comfortable
Acacia Motor Inn @ Nhill (formally known as Motel Halfway) offers a range of motel rooms to suit our guests. Choose from Single, Double, Twin, Family or 2 bedroom suites for affordable, clean, comfortable accommodation. All of our rooms are non-smoking, have heating/cooling, television, kettle, fridge, hair dryer, ironing facilities and FREE WiFi & continental breakfast. With a pool and BBQ area in a garden setting makes for perfect place to unwind after a long day of driving. There is plenty of onsite parking with room for trailers and off street parking for larger vehicles.
Acacia Motor Inn @ Nhill


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There is almost nothing I would not do for Alison Wenstrup of Aviva Events. She is simply one of my favoritest. So when she needed to be prettified for a photoshoot with her team, I ran over to Kortnee Kate'sto paint them up!
Seriously, aren't those the prettiest eyes evah? Kortnee, you rock.
Ladies if you need a guru to help you with your wedding, give Alie a shout; she is a lifesaver.


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Get the best pizza in the area from Ollie's Pizza. You can depend on our 18 years in the restaurant business to provide you with amazing food at great prices. Stop by today, or order takeout or delivery.
Ollie's Pizza
1009 Waterdam Plaza Dr
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Phone: 724-941-9001
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Open 7 days a week!
Sunday: 12:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Monday - Thursday: 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Friday and Saturday: 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Delivery hours are the same.
You'll love the award-winning pizza available at Ollie's Pizza. You can also find get hoagies, calzones, and more.


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The idea of "going green" has swept through Western culture pretty quickly. The ideas of conservation and helping the environment started with niche groups, but now permeate the core principals of major corporations. But individuals are still on the cutting edge of conservation. Some have already made the switch to going off the grid, and many more are considering the alternative energy lifestyle. So how exactly do you accomplish living off the grid?
Key Takeaways
- To cut the electric cord, combine solar and wind power sources.
- To save water, have a well drilled in your home or use cisterns to collect fresh rainwater.
- Fireplaces and solar hot water systems are some methods of efficient insulation of your home.
Cut the Electric Cord
First, let's define "going off the grid." This typically means that you don't rely on the main power grid for your electricity, but it also includes completely disconnecting from water and the sewer as well. Yeah, it's a big step. For a beginner, the first action to make this happen is to establish your power source. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, most American homes need around 11,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity every year and the best way to achieve it is to combine solar and wind power sources.
Obviously, you need to live in an area that is conducive to one or, preferably, both of these options. Many off the grid homeowners build their homes from scratch to ensure optimal energy efficiency. For example, they position the home and windows to take advantage of solar heat during the winter, and they build with energy-efficient materials. When the sun isn't shining, many off the grid homeowners use wind power to supplement the electricity. However, systems like this may not come cheap. The off the grid lifestyle may require you to invest tens of thousands of dollars in initial systems.
If you're successful in capturing energy from the sun or wind, then you'll need to think about how to store it. The electricity can be stored in DC batteries and then converted to AC power when you need it. Some off the grid homeowners use propane-fueled generators to recharge the batteries if they haven't been able to tap into the sun or wind in a while.
Water, Water Everywhere
Electricity is only one part of going off the grid. You may need to supply your own water and waste system, too. According to the United States Geological Survey, about 13% of Americans, or about 42 million people, get their water from household wells, so it is possible. To do this, you can pay a company to have a well drilled on your property. A pump is then installed that automatically pumps the water out of the well when you need it. If you go this route, plan on spending $3,000 to $15,000 to have a well dug and a pump installed.
Some people also use cisterns to collect fresh rainwater. Many cisterns collect the water that runs off of your roof and places it in the cistern for later use. Obviously, you would need to live in an area that has significant rainwater to supplement your water source with this option. Then there's the waste management.
To get rid of your wastewater and not have to pay for it, you'll need a septic tank. The tank will break down the waste and a system of pipes will distribute the waste away from the house and into the soil. Many homes out in the country use this system and it can be a very effective way to dispose of wastewater.
Heating the Home and Water
Aside from electricity sources, water supply, and wastewater management, you'll need to consider how to heat your home. We mentioned building the home to take advantage of solar heat, but fireplaces and efficient insulation will obviously help as well. Some homeowners use propane to heat the hot water and for cooking. This might not be as sustainable as other sources, but it will allow you to separate yourself from the power grid. Other alternatives such as solar hot water systems are available.
The Bottom Line
Many people who go off the grid make gradual steps to energy self-sufficiency. It starts with conservation and then snowballs into alternative energy sources. If you're just getting started or thinking about going off the grid, consider the monetary costs involved as well as the comfort sacrifices you may need to make.


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July 4th at the Commons Park
Thursday, July 4, 2019 All day at the Moraga Commons Park - 1425 St. Mary's Rd., Moraga
BUY A ROCKET! - DONATE ONLINE! Continue the Tradition Help the community raise $30,000 for our annual FIREWORKS show! Send your check, made payable the Town of Moraga, to 2100 Donald Drive, Moraga, CA 94556. DONATE ONLINE!
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Five sperm whales have washed up along the east coast of England in the past week, all believed to be from the same pod. The latest was found on the beach at Wainfleet in Lincolnshire, along a stretch of coastline long used by the RAF as a bombing and air-to-ground practice range.
The giant cachalots have unsurprisingly drawn considerable attention from the public, including some mindless clowns who thought it appropriate to desecrate the majestic carcasses with nuclear disarmament graffiti. Others have even harvested parts of the stranded whales as souvenirs in an act so repulsive it does not bear pondering in depth.
Man's relationship with the sperm whale is long and fraught. For more than a century, this largest of the toothed whale species was hunted on an industrial scale, primarily for its spermaceti, a liquid wax in the creature's head that was used for oil lamps across the streets of the developed world.
Another prized commodity unique to sperm whales is ambergris. This brackish substance, produced by the whale's digestive system, was sought after by perfumers as a fixative to allow their scent to last longer.
Whaling soon became a glorified endeavour, with man pitted against beast on the rough and unforgiving seas. Herman Melville's Moby Dick – telling the story of a vengeful Captain in pursuit of an infamous white sperm whale that had been responsible for the loss of his leg – was published in 1851 and added to the mythology surrounding what was effectively the mass slaughter of a species.
Fortunately, the invention of gas lighting and synthetic fixatives helped save the sperm whale, in addition to a belated realisation from mankind that it could not so willingly decimate its fellow inhabitants of the earth.
Since the future of the sperm whale was secured, the sheer majesty and gracefulness of the creature has been recognised and explains the almost primeval excitement when us landlubbers come into contact with these deep-sea dwellers.
It is a pity that such encounters are often only possible because of mass strandings such as that seen over the past week, yet hopefully it precipitates a greater appreciation of a species which the world is much the richer for hanging on to.


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Spring Cache Plugin
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compile "org.grails.plugins:springcache:1.3.1"
Provides annotation-driven caching of service methods and page fragments.
For Grails 1.2.0-M3 and up...
grails install-plugin springcache
For older Grails versions...
grails install-plugin springcache 1.0.1
This plugin is no longer maintained. It has been superseded by the Cache plugin which is developed and supported by SpringSource.
Springcache PluginThe Springcache plugin allows you to easily add the following functionality to your Grails project:
- Caching of Spring bean methods (typically Grails service methods).
- Caching of page fragments generated by Grails controllers.
- Cache flushing when Spring bean methods or controller actions are invoked.


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Coordination Flow
Re-conceptualise the entire way you do business!
For most organisations we work with, EACH Team member consumes more than ONE DAY per week undertaking re-work that has been generated because of a broken promise or sub-standard delivery by another human being.
In our work, the coordination of action within and between teams is the central operating system of an organisation. This central operating system is active and operating every day, requiring humans to interact with each other through conversational practices that should achieve desired results.
It can also be a domain of practice that is invisible, difficult to diagnose and over time, consuming valuable resources, time and energy from your team and organisation.
The complexity of this 'leakage' is poorly understood and rarely addressed, yet it also offers the greatest opportunity for personal, relational and commercial gain.
How would you assess the strength of your team's central operating system?
- Are your team members mindful in the way they generate requests of others, offering all that each 'downstream' performer need to be successful?
- Are agreements and negotiations held in respectful and candid ways for the sake of the best outcome?
- Are relationships robust enough to navigate tricky and complex negotiations?
- Are the commitments you secure water tight and delivered to spec and on time?
- Do Team members deliver on promises and in the event they cannot get in communication early?
- Are people acknowledged for their great work AND held accountable for anything that's sub-standard?
If your brow is furrowed as you scan this list, consider investing in our Coordination Flow Program.
The Coordination Flow Program covers:
- An initial meeting to determine team concerns, issues and challenges
- A team-based diagnosis, utilising Sensing Interviews to explore key 'breakdowns' and concerns, as a basis for Program Design
- A series of Facilitated Workshops to identify core commitments and desired behaviours
- A team-based audit of coordination 'leakage' to establish a baseline metric
- Individual and Team Coaching for stakeholders to build capacity for leaders and teams to be able to effectively communicate and coordinate action
- Re-assessing team performance, ensuring measured performance improvement, and skill acquisition, to optimise and sustain organisational performance
- Ongoing mentoring as required.
Our intent is to offer long-term and sustainable transformation for your team, business unit and entire organisation and in doing so, to buy back time that delivers wellbeing, balance and innovation.
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Today, the NB would like to share a few tips that recently have been brought to its attention...
7 things not to do during perhaps the most important interview of your life:
1.) Discuss every single item on your mind's "Whatever You Do, Do Not Discuss These Items" list.
2.) Misunderstand two of the four questions being asked.
3.) Smile uncontrollably, maniacally, even (because you don't exactly know what's being asked of you).
4.) Repeat for the ninetieth time how exciting an opportunity this is (because you don't exactly know what else to say).
5.) Say you're from Florida.
6.) Wear the "magic tie" that stops straight men in their tracks (and did, once again, pre-interview) but has no effect on women, two of whom are interviewing you.
7.) Suddenly scream out, "Aw, me nuts!" (Fine, that didn't happen, but we kind of wish it did, just so we'd have a story. Besides, it is a good tip.)
So, there you go. The NB does care about you and your future. Take these tips and make of them what you will. But the next time you get that job or loan or co-op, send a little love our way, won't ya?


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Redbirds Rising: The Campaign for Illinois State will enable the University to achieve three critical outcomes: educating tomorrow's leaders, graduating globally aware and socially engaged citizens, and sparking continuous creativity and innovation. To advance these objectives, we offer multiple ways to support the College of Arts and Sciences within our key funding categories.
The college has identified five key priorities which are highlighted below. To further explore these objectives, please refer to our Campaign Case Statement.
Privately funded scholarships enable the College to attract and retain high-performing students.
Named, endowed professorships and visiting professorships provide the University with the resources to attract top faculty who create and lead world-class academic programs.
An integrated approach is critical to addressing the world's most complex problems. Funding is needed for centers, institutes, and programs that cross disciplines within the College and throughout campus.
Generous, ongoing support for the College's annual fund allows us to respond quickly to opportunities that benefit our students and faculty and enhance our reputation for excellence.
Make an impact today by investing in Redbirds Rising in the College of Arts and Sciences. Give to our General Fund or select a featured program or opportunity below. Contact us to speak to a development officer about other ways to make a difference.
Gifts of all sizes make an impact on our students, faculty, programs, and facilities. Beyond the monetary gift, outright gifts such as securities, real estate, and gifts-in-kind are other ways you can make a difference. Contact us today to discuss giving options.


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'Incredibly special': Rare rhino calf first to be born in Australia
He's not yet ready to face the whole world, but a tiny rhino born in Dubbo has started to explore his enclosure.
The male greater one-horned rhino calf was born to first-time mother Amala at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in the NSW central west on October 25.
His birth was much anticipated, after the breeding program for the rare type of rhino was launched in 2009.
The unnamed calf is the first of his breed to be born in Australia.
Since the calf was born he has stuck close to Amala in a holding yard not visible to the public, letting zoo staff keep a close eye on his progress.
Unlike black rhinos and white rhinos, who are native to Africa, greater one-horned rhinos hail from Asia.
The zoo has breeding programs for all three breeds.
Taronga Western Plains Zoo director Matthew Fuller said the healthy calf was a credit to keepers and staff.
"He seems to be a pretty robust little guy," Mr Fuller said.
"We'll be keeping an eye on him over the next few weeks, and giving visitors a chance to view him probably in another month or two."
The arrival, after a 15-month gestation, was significant around the world, especially to those interested in conservation.
"This birth is incredibly special," Mr Fuller said.
"With the situations facing rhinos globally, every birth is critical.
"This little guy will become an ambassador for his species, critical in educating the public."
Greater one-horned rhinos are considered vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, with an estimated 2700 remaining in the wild.
This story was originally published on The Optimist


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Privacy as a Service Advocates Promise Better Data Protection
Jan 14, 2016 11:05 AM PT
There's been a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth about the Sisyphean task of protecting privacy in the Digital Age, but that hasn't stopped innovators from searching for ways to preserve it. One of the latest ideas to emerge in the field is Privacy as a Service.
As with many emerging technologies, the definition of "PaaS" (which undoubtedly will be confused with Platform as a Service) is in flux.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency sees PaaS as a way to share data safely while preserving privacy. To that end, DARPA has launched its Brandeis program, which aims to develop tools and techniques for building systems that limit the use of private data for an intended purpose and no other.
"Currently, most consumers do not have effective mechanisms to protect their own data, and the people with whom we share data are often not effective at providing adequate protection," DARPA Program Manager John Launchbury said.
"The goal of the Brandeis program is to break the tension between maintaining privacy and being able to tap into the huge value of data," he continued. "Rather than having to balance these public goods, Brandeis aims to build a third option, enabling safe and predictable sharing of data while reliably preserving privacy."
Owner Determines Use
For example, DARPA last month awarded a US$6.3 million contract to Galois for development of the company's Jana program as a PaaS pilot.
Jana is a multidisciplinary collaboration among Galois, the University of Bristol, Rutgers University and George Mason University that aims to provide a practical implementation of private data as a service, which would allow data to be protected against misuse while retaining its utility to analysts, the company said.
Contributed data always is encrypted, even before it leaves its owner's possession, Galois said. Query results are limited by how much data the owner is willing to reveal, to whom and when.
Dispel, which recently emerged from stealth mode, has another view of PaaS.
Metadata Vulnerable
One of the barriers to good privacy is the use of static infrastructure to protect data, according to Dispel CEO Ethan Schmertzler.
Even when data traveling on a network is encrypted, its metadata -- data that identifies characteristics about the encrypted data -- is not. That, combined with the fact that the data's entrance and exit points can be predicted in a static infrastructure, puts the privacy of the data's owner at risk.
"If you have enough metadata, you don't need the content of what's sent," Schmertzler told TechNewsWorld.
"Metadata protection is something that really hasn't been able to be produced. VPNs [virtual private networks] don't protect you because someone can watch the entry points and exit points because they're static, fixed targets," he said.
"Tor is no better because you're handing your information, along with your metadata, off to strangers, most of whom at this point are government agencies or bad actors," Schmertzler added.
Hiding in Plain Sight
What Dispel does is make it difficult for an attacker to capture metadata at the entrance and exit points of a transmission. Without both sets of metadata, compromising a data owner's privacy becomes very challenging.
"We let people hide in plain sight," Schmertzler said.
Dispel does that by building an ephemeral network. It dynamically sets ups virtual machines with cloud providers around the world. Because those machines are changing constantly, it prevents attackers from identifying where people are coming in and out of Dispel's network.
"As a result, we protect metadata -- and we also have two layers of encryption on top of that to keep all the data secure," Schmertzler added.
In addition to its "invisible connections" product, Dispel also offers "invisible computers" to its customers.
Those computers are virtual desktops running on Dispel's infrastructure. They're completely sandboxed so malware can never touch a user's computer, and they're easily accessible through the Chrome or Firefox Web browsers.
"What the invisible computers achieve for you is virtual air-gap computing," Schmertzler said, "so you can do your work on them through your browser and when you're done, we destroy the infrastructure so there's nothing left behind."
Enterprise Appeal
While DARPA sees Privacy as a Service as a technology for everyone, Dispel's model may gain the most traction in the immediate future.
"I am not sure my crystal ball is any clearer than that of anyone else. However, I suspect Privacy as a Service will appeal mostly to business users, primarily small to medium-size businesses who have a need for privacy -- insurance agents, investment professionals, accounting firms, income tax preparers, lawyers, some medical professionals and more," said Privacy Blog author Dick Eastman.
"Larger corporations that have their own IT department will invent their own solutions," he told TechNewsWorld.
"Private individuals also have a need for privacy services, but most of them don't realize that yet," Eastman continued.
"As privacy issues grow and the popular media publishes more and more stories about privacy and especially about privacy breaches, they will eventually realize the need," he said. "But that won't happen this year."
PrivaTegrity's Compromise
Online anonymity pioneer David Chaum last week aired an intriguing compromise to the impasse between strong encryption advocates and law enforcement at the Real World Crypto Conference at Stanford University.
Not only does the scheme call for an elaborate workflow for scrambling data, it also includes a way to crack the system's encryption to fight evildoers.
The system called PrivaTegrity is built on nine servers located around the world.
When PrivaTegrity is installed on an endpoint, the app establishes a series of keys with each server. The keys are used to encrypt the messages the device sends.
Encrypted messages are sent to all nine servers. As a server receives them, it divides out its secret key and multiplies the data by a random number.
After that, the messages are sent through the servers a second time. This time they're mixed together in batches, the order of the messages in the batches is randomized, and then the messages are multiplied by another random number.
Then the messages are passed through the server network once again, the random numbers are divided out and replaced with keys unique to the recipient of a message, who uses them to decrypt the message.
Everyone Not Happy
While PrivaTegrity goes to great lengths to protect data passing through it, it also includes a way to decrypt that data without its owner's permission.
Such a move, though, would require the cooperation of all nine server administrators. "It's like a backdoor with nine different padlocks on it," Chaum told Wired magazine.
The inclusion of a backdoor of any kind isn't likely to win favor with the advocates of strong encryption, and the need to receive approval from nine authorities in various parts of the globe to access that backdoor isn't likely to win rave notices from law enforcement either. (The FBI, through spokesperson Chris Allen, declined to comment on Chaum's proposal for this column.)
"When Chaum says this is going to end the crypto wars, it's like ending it with a total victory for one side," said Yorgen Edholm, CEO of Accellion.
"This scheme would make it much harder for even the NSA to crack information," he told TechNewsWorld.
"This doesn't solve the problem people would like it to solve," Edholm added. "It's not going to make the good guys happy and the bad guys unhappy. It's a total win for the privacy people, and law enforcement will be unhappy."
Breach Diary
- Jan. 4. Law firm Mintz Levin reports a Massachusetts Superior Court judge has allowed patients to sue a medical center for money damages based solely on exposure of health information in a data breach.
- Jan. 5. The Federal Trade Commission announces that Henry Schein Practice Solutions will pay $250,000 to settle FTC charges that it falsely advertised the strength of encryption it uses to protect patient data.
- Jan. 4. The Dutch executive cabinet issues a strong statement against weakening encryption to aid law enforcement and intelligence agency investigations.
- Jan. 5. The Regional Income Tax Agency of Ohio reveals that personal information of as many as 50,000 people in Ohio is at risk after discovering that a DVD containing municipal tax documents filed on or before 2012 was missing.
- Jan. 5. Cloud hosting service Linode resets all customer passwords after discovering unauthorized logins on three accounts. The service has been under constant DDoS attack since Dec. 24.
- Jan. 5. Canadian Rear Adm. John Newton says an incident in which a civilian employee uploaded more than 1,000 secret documents to an unclassified network does not pose a threat to military intelligence.
- Jan. 5. A new administrative staff is appointed at Hellgate High School in Missoula, Montana, after email containing sensitive academic, medical, disciplinary and criminal information about hundreds of students accidentally was sent to 28 parents.
- Jan. 6. Uber Technologies agrees to pay $20,000 and adopt tougher controls on how it handles sensitive data to settle an investigation of its privacy practices by the New York attorney general. The probe was launched after Uber reported a 2014 data breach that exposed data on 50,000 of its drivers.
- Jan. 7. Time Warner Cable reports as many as 320,000 of its customers may have had their email and passwords stolen. The company says its systems weren't breached and that information was gathered from customers themselves or third parties storing Time Warner data.
- Jan. 7. Etihad Airways announces it's investigating a reported data breach of its systems in which the personal information of 7,000 customers was stolen.
- Jan. 7. iSight Partners, a threat intelligence company, claims Russian hacking group Sandworm was behind a cyberattack in Ukraine in December that cut off power to 80,000 electric customers for six hours.
- Jan. 8. Finland announces it will extradite to the United States Maxim Senakh, a Russian citizen who is accused in Minnesota of infecting computer servers with malware, resulting in criminal gains worth millions of dollars.
Upcoming Security Events
- Jan. 14. PrivacyCon. Constitution Center, 400 7th St. SW, Washington, D.C. Sponsored by Federal Trade Commission. Free.
- Jan. 16. B-Sides New York City. John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 West 59th St., New York. Free.
- Jan. 18. B-Sides Columbus. Doctors Hospital West, 5100 W Broad St., Columbus, Ohio. Registration: $25.
- Jan. 21. From Malicious to Unintentional -- Combating Insider Threats. 1:30 p.m. ET. Webinar sponsored by MeriTalk, DLT and Symantec. Free with registration.
- Jan. 22. B-Sides Lagos. Sheraton Hotels, 30 Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Airport Road, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. Free.
- Jan. 26. Cyber Security: The Business View. 11 a.m. ET. Dark Reading webinar. Free with registration.
- Jan. 28. Understanding Malware Lateral Spread Used in High Value Attacks. Noon ET. Webinar sponsored by Cyphort. Free with registration.
- Jan. 28. State of the Phish -- A 360-Degree View. 1 p.m. ET. Webinar sponsored sponsored by Wombat Security Technologies. Free with registration.
- Feb. 4. 2016 annual Worldwide Infrastructure Security Update. 11 a.m. ET. Webinar sponsored by Arbor Networks. Free with registration.
- Feb. 5-6. B-Sides Huntsville. Dynetics, 1004 Explorer Blvd., Huntsville, Alabama. Free.
- Feb. 9. Start With Security. University of Washington Law School, 4293 Memorial Way NE, Seattle. Sponsored by Federal Trade Commission. Free.
- Feb. 11. SecureWorld Charlotte. Charlotte Convention Center, 501 South College St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Registration: conference pass, $195; SecureWorld Plus, $625; exhibits and open sessions, $30.
- Feb. 16. Architecting the Holy Grail of Network Security. 1 p.m. ET. Webinar sponsored by Spikes Security. Free with registration.
- Feb. 20. B-Sides Seattle. The Commons Mixer Building, 15255 NE 40th St., Redmond, Washington. Tickets: participant, $15 plus $1.37 fee; super awesome donor participant, $100 plus $3.49 fee.
- Feb. 29-March 4. RSA USA 2016. The Moscone Center, 747 Howard St., San Francisco. Registration: full conference pass before Jan. 30, $1,895; before Feb. 27, $2,295; after Feb. 26, $2,595.
- March 18. Gartner Identity and Access Management Summit. London. Registration: before Jan 23, 2,225 euros plus VAT; after Jan. 22, 2,550 euros plus VAT; public sector. $1,950 plus VAT.
- June 13-16. Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit. Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, 201 Waterfront St., National Harbor, Maryland. Registration: before April 16, $2,950; after April 15, $3,150; public sector, $2,595.


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Inspired by a family of artists who believed that "if you can dream it, you can do it," I've been working in the field of design for most of my adult life. My personal dream, however, has always been to develop my own brand and over the past few years, that dream has become a reality.
JTBaldwin began with a simple cake pedestal design made of castoffs salvaged from my husband's vintage audio business. Today, I have a small studio where I've developed an eclectic collection that includes an Audio Buffet Line of serveware, as well as a number of products that range from wall hooks to accent tables. Each piece is one-of-a-kind. Each piece is made from authentic vintage items. Each piece is designed as functional art.
The intent of my design is to connect past and present by reclaiming items with strong lines and just the right amount of wear to verify a history, and using them to create new products that are relevant to current culture.
It's truly an organic process that has no preconceived parameters. At the onset of a project, I have a vision of the final form, but the details and the exact composition of materials evolve over time. It's like a jigsaw puzzle. In some instances, I may audition dozens and dozens of combinations until I find one that pleases me and that respects the original structure and integrity of the pieces. There is no subcontracting fabrication to exact measurements. It's all about finding the right pieces of the puzzle. It's the most challenging part of the process.
In the end, it's about the story and the journey that each piece takes from the original designer to the original owner and the many stops along the way — finally passing through my studio and into your hands that hold it's future.
I hope you'll take a moment to explore JTBaldwin. If you find something that speaks to you, that sparks a memory or provokes conversation, that makes you think, recall or wonder, then I have met my goals. If you have questions, comments or stories to share, I urge you to get in touch. — JT


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March 10, 2014 — Jesuit Father James Martin, editor-at-large of America magazine and a New York Times bestselling author, brings the Gospels to life in his latest book "Jesus: A Pilgrimage." The book invites believers and seekers alike to experience Jesus through Scripture, prayer and travel.
"My aim was to write about both the 'historical Jesus' and the 'Christ of faith,' " Fr. Martin said. "Too often books about one fail to take seriously the other. But to understand Jesus Christ we need to know as much as we can about the man who walked the dusty ground of first-century Nazareth, and we need to encounter the Risen One."
Fr. Martin said he tried to combine three genres in his book. "It's a travel narrative (a pilgrimage I took a few years ago to the Holy Land); biblical exegesis (as we move through Jesus' life I try to examine the relevant Gospel passages); and spiritual reflections (asking what this passage has to say to the reader today). So I hope it's a new way for people to encounter Jesus.")
The book has stories about Fr. Martin traveling through the Holy Land with a fellow Jesuit, visiting important sites in the life of Jesus. Fr. Martin said the trip "informed and deepened the book in a way I never anticipated. There were some profound spiritual experiences there."
According to Fr. Martin, some dimensions of Jesus' life and ministry revealed themselves to him in new ways as a result of the trip. "For one thing, the close confines in which he worked along the Sea of Galilee, where he walked among the crowds, the crowds pressing in on him. The towns were close by one another. It's easy to imagine him being pressed by the crowds and wanting to get away from the crowds," he said.
The book, which is available as a hard cover, audiobook and e-book, is dedicated to Jesuit Father Daniel J. Harrington, Fr. Martin's professor of New Testament during theology studies, who recently passed away.
"I want to say this is the most enjoyable book I've written yet," Fr. Martin said. "It was like a dream come true for me. I was sorry when the project ended."
Fr. Martin, who says his Jesuit vocation is the greatest gift of his life, also feels blessed by the work he does. "I enjoy my work at America a great deal. How great an opportunity to write a book about Jesus, too. I can't think of anything more satisfying — except meeting him at the end of my life." [Source: Catholic News Service]


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February 9, 2018
Leyton's varsity basketball teams both lost to the visiting Bayard Tigers squads on Tuesday in Dalton.
The Lady Warriors (9-10, 2-3 in district) started the night's action against the Lady Tigers (11-8, 3-4 in district) hoping to end a two game losing streak, but started the game slowly and fell behind 20-6 at the end of the first period.
The girls fought back in the second, and by the half had narrowed the deficit to only 8 points, 27-19.
But that's as close as they would get as Bayard continued to score consistently, while Leyton fell behind. Throughout the second half, the Lady Warrio...
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FMCG: Chapter 11
I don't know how much of Chapter 11: Complications I'm going to be able to talk about. Things are still frustrating and unexplained in Benjamin Wheeler's Twi-verse. For lack of a more tactful way of saying this, it seems to me that he's miserable reading this book, but somehow can't put it down. He seems hell bent on his analysis, and is beating his head against the "this isn't love" wall. I don't understand the love of every couple I meet. It's different for everyone. I think this might be one of those moments for Benjamin that he might benefit from saying, "I'm happy if you're happy," to his new friends Bella and Edward, so he can move on to happier parts of the book and stop with the nit-picking. I'm just sayin'.
Now go see what he's talking about, or you won't know what I'm talking about.
Feminist Male College Graduate: Chapter 9
Benjamin Wheeler has now blogged about Chapter 9: Theory. I've given up hope of seeing a Unicorn in the making. I don't think it's going well. Go check it out and then come back for the discussion.
So, my spider-senses tell me that this is the chapter in which I'm supposed to feel the warm-fuzzies and excitement over the fact that Bella and Edward have finally shut up and have actually announced, more or less, that they want each other.
Yes, warm-fuzzies and excitement would pretty much cover it. If you're not feeling it, I question why you are continuing to read. I get that you're probably curious about why everyone has jumped on the Twilight bandwagon. I see from the tweets on your blog that you view it as a bandwagon. I look at it as more of word of mouth. Let me explain how I found Twilight. I was on a business trip last summer and one of the guys from my office, I noticed, was pulling out a book every chance he got. At the airport, on the shuttle busses, during our downtime, everywhere possible. I finally had to break my rule about interrupting other people's public reading to ask him what was so good in there that he couldn't join us out here. He told me it was a story about young love and vampires. It was a four day business trip that was packed with activities. He brought both Twilight and New Moon, and finished them both. Immediately following that trip I travelled to my family reunion. My cousin, knowing my tastes tend toward the geeky, said, "You've read Twilight, right?" Her tone suggested she assumed I had. She was so excited she had read it before me and that she got to be the one to introduce it to me. She told me a similar bit about young love and vampires. I asked her if New Moon was one of the books because that was the title I remembered my co-worker reading. She told me it was. I decided I would read it immediately upon my return home, which I did.
So you see, word of mouth got me to read the books. People who knew me suggested them to me as material I would enjoy. It was not in any way jumping on the bandwagon. When my co-workers started seeing me reading these books obsessively they were curious. I told them a little about it, and they decided they might like it. They picked it up. From there their friends started reading. Of all the people I know who have read Twilight you are the only one who picked it up with any bandwagon in mind. You're the only one I know of who is reading it because everyone else is. No judgement here. I just find that fascinating.
Feminist Male College Graduate: Chapter 8
I think I should probably hold my tongue for Chapter 8. I don't think I'll be able to though. What do you all think about his remarks? Port Angeles is a pretty important scene for Bella and Edward.
But at a discourse level, I'm not sure I like the implication that a woman can't walk down the street without getting stalked by these kinds of people. Meyer presents this as something Bella has worried about before, but apparently not enough to remember to bring her pepper spray, which Bella has not unpacked yet.
Maybe this is a gender difference showing here. Women are taught to be wary, especially when walking by themselves. I can't tell you how many talks and seminars we had about this on my all-girls floor in the dorms Freshman year. The bigger the city, the more wary you should be. Bella is from a pretty big city. It would have been drilled into her head. The seemingly slow, country feel of Forks seems to have lulled her into a false sense of security and she has an error in judgement in Port Angeles.
Feminist Male College Graduate: Chapter 7
Our Feminist Male College Graduate, Benjamin Wheeler, is back with his next installment of Twilight. Next up is Chapter 7: Nightmare. I don't think it's going well. What do you think? I almost think he's reading it because he has to, and I almost want to tell him he can stop reading any time he wants…or can he? Admit it, Benjamin, you're becoming a little bit obsessed with dumb Edward.
As always, check out what he has to say first, and then come back for my commentary.
The dream is interesting, though. Bella can hear Mike ahead of her, urging her on. And who are they all running from? Edward? Why is Jacob suddenly protective of Bella?
When I first read it, I imagined that Jacob was telling Bella to run from Edward. Interpreting the dream further, Mike was furthest away, being only a voice. That seemed in keeping with my thoughts that Bella didn't relate well to your average human. I chalked that up to her somewhat unusual childhood, but as she was the one who made her childhood unusual by being so responsible and self-reliant, I thought maybe it meant there was something more to Bella than met the eye. She was closest to Jacob in the dream but had eyes only for Edward. Also Jacob was trying to pull Bella into the darkness, while Edward was approaching her from the light. I thought on some level she must be trying to choose between them and, being that I love Edward, I chose to see that Bella saw that Edward was the right choice. It remains to be seen, for you, if I was right.
Feminist Male College Graduate: Chapter 6
Brace yourselves. Benjamin wasn't a fan of Chapter 6: Scary Stories. He does include a disclaimer about language, but really his post is quite funny. You should check it out and then come back for my commentary.
You know, even if this book is 498 pages long, I still would expect more to happen in the first hundred pages plot-wise. Bella moves to Forks. Bella goes to high school. Bella almost dies, is saved by uncannily beautiful boy who is obsessed with her. That's it.
Yeah, a lot of people complain about that. I think Stephenie Meyer even said that the beginning isn't the strongest. Still, I like it. It's sort of like real life in that it just kind of goes along. It's especially like high school life. You go to class. You go to lunch. Someone makes you uncomfortable in the cafeteria. Crap it's time for gym. You you go home. Repeat. Interwoven into all of that is the drama. Staring at the boy across the room, and trying not to get caught. Almost getting flattened by a van. Fainting in the blood lab (someone's gotta do it, might as well be Bella). You know, the day to day stuff. It's about to pick up from here, don't worry. At least it did for me. For all I know you're already in the grips of it and will not find time to blog until you finish the book.
Feminist Male College Graduate: Chapter 5
Benjamin Wheeler read Chapter 5, Blood Type, and I can't wait to read what he wrote. This was one of my favorite chapters in the book. I sorely missed it in the movie. I'll be back for some commentary once I've read his article…
I was surprised Benjamin did not write much on Chapter 5. It's such an important chapter, in my mind. You find out Edward is always watching out for (or just watching) Bella, even when he isn't supposed to be around. Where else might he be lurking? We find out Bella might have more in common with Edward than we imagined. She has a freaky reaction to blood? We might assume vampires do, too, and that's why Edward skipped the lab. At one point, she lets Edward know that she can even smell the blood and that's what makes her sick. For a moment he gets a look on his face. He's questioning what she is all about, and we start to see a little about why he's obsessed with her too. He finds her interesting, different.
Feminist Male College Graduate: Chapter 4
Chapter 4, Invitations, is next up on Benjamin Wheeler's blog. It was a short post, but I think I might have quite a bit to say. We'll see. Don't forget to read Benjamin's blog. It'll make much more sense in context.
Feminist Male College Graduate: Chapter 3
My friend Benjamin Wheeler has been busy. He's read Chapters 3 & 4 of Twilight while I was off gaming this weekend. I'll try to catch up as succinctly as possible.
Part of the reason I wanted to read this book was to see if my perspective as a man would offer a different reading than the women I've spoken with who've read the book have had.
Part of the reason? What were you other reasons? Just curious. Are you a vampire fan? Is it because everyone's reading it and you want to see what the fuss is about? Is it because everyone's reading it and you don't want to be left out? Did your girl say, "Twilight has changed my life forever and you will never understand me again if you don't read it."? Again, just curious. My Twi-friends and I have been wondering what goes into the creation of a Unicorn. Many would love to turn their husbands and boyfriends.
Now, I'm still very early in the book, but I'm finding myself actually liking Bella, both as a character and as a narrator, but, oh God, I cannot stand this Edward guy.
Good, I'm glad you're liking Bella more. I'm reading The Dresden Files right now. I'm on Book 4 and have decided I don't like Dresden very much. These books are also told in the first person. It's miserable being in the head of someone you don't really like. Thank goodness a new Sookie Stackhouse book comes out Tuesday, and I can go to my safe place. As for Edward, I can't help you out there. I imagine you love him at times, hate him at others. Well, really all the characters try you patience at times. They're really wonderfully flawed, the lot of them.
Feminist Male College Graduate: Chapter 2
This is fun. Mr. Benjamin Wheeler has finished Chapter 2 of Twilight and has graciously blogged about it already. I don't know if there will be much room for discussion on my part this chapter as I agree with just about everything here. Let's see how it goes. Sometimes I surprise myself. I am a wordy girl after all.
I think a tempting way to read this is with Charlie filling the role of the undomesticated male, and Bella filling the role of the domesticated woman, but I think that's unnecessarily reductive.
I agree with you here; it is tempting. I think that is a huge reason why so many people are so willing to label The Twilight Saga as sexist, or as having set the feminist movement back decades. The sad part about that for me is that these people seem to think that being a housewife or stay-at-home mom is a bad thing. Personally, I think the feminist movement is about having choices, options. If it's your choice to stay at home, then great. You have weighed the options for yourself and your family, and presumably came to the conclusion that staying home was the best choice. It was not having a choice that was the problem that started the movement, I believe. In other words, it wasn't the belief that every woman should be in the workplace with men, but rather the belief that women should be allowed to work on equal footing with men.
Feminist Male College Graduate: Chapter 1
Mr. Benjamin Wheeler writes:
Immediately, Bella's main female influence is a dependant woman with no apparent financial or personal agency. Without the masculine influence of Phil, she would not be able to support herself, either with money or with food. The most basic elements of her survival is dependent on a man's benevolence, a man who will also thankfully be there to call when her mother inevitably gets lost. Serious red flag, noble readers, serious.
I suppose writing is a sort of double-edge sword. If you write realistic, or at least honest, characters, you get accused of possessing the same flaws as your characters. If you don't, you get accused of being a no-talent hack with a penchant for writing stereo-types. You can't please everyone. I'd prefer to err on the side of honesty, as I believe Stephenie Meyer has done. After all, as I've said before, if all characters are paragons of virtue, we'd have some pretty boring books. There would be no drama. Furthermore, this would be the literary version of self-esteem robbing magazine covers; everywhere we looked we would see perfection.
In Chapter 1 of Twilight Bella describes her mother as loving, erratic, and hare-brained. She is admitting right off that Renee is flawed. Renee is a pretty dependent sort, without even realizing that she is, I think. That doesn't mean that the books or the author are anti-feminist, as Benjamin described in his original post announcing he was reading Twilight. It merely means that we have an honest, flawed character. This gives Bella some back history. We now know that Bella grew up sort of caring for her mother. Indeed, she was moving to Forks, a place she hates, to further care for her mother by letting her have her newlywed time. Despite having a dependent role-model, Bella is already, at the tender age of 17, showing remarkable strength.


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Nissan Brings LEAF Technology to Electric Trucks
Nissan isn't just using its experience with electric vehicle batteries to make consumer cars. At the Tokyo Truck Show this week, Nissan's Light Commercial Vehicles unit is showing off several concepts utilizing the energy storage technology available in the LEAF, including an all-electric truck called the ATLAS e-NT400. Based on the popular ATLAS F24, the zero-emissions e-NT400 concept has a cruising range of 100 kilometers, utilizing a similar powertrain to the one found in the LEAF.
Also on display at the show will be two ATLAS variants that run on petroleum but use Nissan's battery technology to power other functions. The ATLAS Refrigerator Van by Li-ion Battery is a refrigerated truck that uses a lithium ion pack to power its refrigeration system, allowing the system to continue running when the engine isn't. Nissan says it's the first truck of its kind in the world. The ATLAS F24 Power Supply truck employs a 72-kWh battery pack (equivalent to three Nissan LEAF packs,) to store and distribute enough emergency electricity to power a 20-person office for 4 hours.
Nissan has already announced that it will market an electric-only version of its NV200 van, which it began testing in July under a program with the Japan Post Service. A gas-powered version of the NV200 was selected earlier this year to be the exclusive taxi vehicle of New York City for the next decade, and at the time of the announcement, several reports suggested that an e-NV200 could begin showing up in New York's taxi fleet in 2017. Information about the electric NV200—including an expected price, range and release date—is still very limited.
Though lithium ion-powered light commercial vehicles are likely still years away from being commonly implemented into fleets, Nissan and other automakers aren't wasting time in preparing to compete in the market. As Nissan points out in its press release, several cities are looking into making their downtown areas emissions-free, which could make small electric trucks and vans like the ATLAS e-NT400, e-NV200, and Ford's Transit Connect Electric a must for transporting goods in and out of those areas.
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