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You've probably noticed a lack of baseball posts for me. This is partly because I'm working two jobs, partly because no one wants to hear about my fantasy baseball teams, but mostly because the Minnesota Twins suck.
The Twins started off the season slumping, haven't gotten much better, and show no signs of being any good at all.
This is what it must feel like to be a fan of the New York Mets, who are perpetually terrible despite a ridiculous payroll and optimistic preseason expectations.
Before the season, most Twins fans were cautiously optimistic. Granted, they lost several contributors from last season's team. But they returned Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau, two of the best hitters in the league. And they did flat-out dominate the AL Central last year and flirted with the best record in the majors until late September, when a 2-8 finish dropped them to 94-68 on the season.
Then the 2011 season started.
In stunning fashion, every single one of the organization's many missteps over the past year was exposed in stunning fashion.
It started at the trading deadline last year, when the Twins' brass decided to deal catching prospect Wilson Ramos for reliever Matt Capps. This trade was stupid on many levels, none more so than the overvaluing of the save. Twins' fans have largely come to terms with the organization's complete shunning of advanced statistical analysis, mostly because the team still wins fairly consistently. But this situation was a different situation altogether: not only were the Twins not paying attention to valuable statistical tools, they were actively paying attention to the wrong ones. They paid $3 million and gave away one of their top prospects to get a guy who was decent at accumulating a statistic invented out of thin air by a guy named Jerome Holtzman in 1960.
Of course almost anything is defensible and you can certainly defend the trade on its merits. After all, Capps is probably the best reliever on the team this season, his 3.55 ERA and $7.15 million paycheck not withstanding.
Then you remember that Joe Mauer had offseason knee surgery and is currently dealing with bilateral leg weakness, which sounds and awful lot like one of those nebulous injury definitions that last forever.
And that Ramos (who is making $415K this season) has a beautiful looking .373/.421/.569 line this season so far.
And that the Twins also traded away one-time backup catcher Jose Morales in December for a single-A reliever.
And that Drew Butera is the worst hitting starter in the league, with a .125/.167/.175 line that makes you wonder if you couldn't get on base in the majors 17 out of every 100 times.
And that Butera's backup is 31-year old Steve Holm, a career minor leaguer with 53 major league games under his belt.
And that Mauer knew all of this, so hurriedly came back before he was ready. Those aren't my words, those are his trainer's words.
Suddenly that trade doesn't look so hot.
Then you consider the rest of their offseason moves. For non-Twin fans that happen to be reading this, I did not make any of these terrifying details up:
They traded SS J.J. Hardy to the Orioles for minor league reliever Jim Hoey. Hoey has managed to work his way from the minors to a high leverage bullpen role to a low leverage bullpen role in just four weeks and four major league games. Seriously.
They turned the shortstop position over to Alexi Casilla, who somewhat uniquely has been below replacement level OFFENSIVELY and DEFENSIVELY over the past three years. Yes, italics and caps were completely necessary. And no, it doesn't matter that Hardy is hurt. Hardy will eventually be healthy and Casilla will still suck.
They chose not to re-sign the always solid Orlando Hudson at second base after winning the bidding war for Japanese batting champion Tsuyoshi Nishioka. Nishioka promptly broke his leg. This sounds like a tough break, until you realize that the Twins already had Nishioka work all spring training on not getting his leg broken on breakups of double plays.
Even this wouldn't be too bad…except that the Twins finally decided to ditch Nick Punto this offseason after paying him $4 million each of the last two seasons. Apparently the $750,000 that the Cardinals pay him was too much for the Twins to match.
The preceding four paragraphs serve as the long-winded answer to the trivia question: how do you end up with guys named Matt Tolbert, Alexi Casilla, Luke Hughes as your middle infielders? It's probably not a good sign when none of those three guys would crack a starting lineup in a 12-team AL-only fantasy league.
There was the decision to guarantee Nick Blackburn a rotation spot in Spring Training despite a brutal 2010 season that saw him briefly get demoted to the minors. Even after a decent September, he still finished with a 5.42 ERA and an ugly 68-40 strikeout-to-walk ratio on the season.
But that pales in comparison to the team's inexplicable handling of Francisco Liriano. Liriano was the Twins' best pitcher last year, with a 3.62 ERA (despite having the highest BABIP in the league) and a stellar 201-58 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Of course the Twins weren't content with this, so pitching coach Rick Anderson decided that Liriano needed to learn how to "pitch to contact." Somewhat predictably, Liriano was shelled in two of his last three starts and is reportedly one start away from heading to the bullpen. Again, this was their best starting pitcher last season.
Middle relievers are fairly interchangeable. This is why everyone understood the Twins' decision not to re-sign Brian Fuentes the huge paycheck that he expected to be paid as a potential closer. No one could argue with that.
Then they decided not to re-sign Matt Guerrier. And Jesse Crain. And Jon Rauch. And Pat Neshek. And Ron Mahay. And Rob Delaney.
Instead, they went with a reliever so bad that the Kansas City Royals let him go (Dusty Hughes); a guy clearly not fully recovered from Tommy John surgery (Joe Nathan); a converted crappy starter (Glen Perkins); and well…I gotta be honest, there isn't even really a whole lot else to say about the remaining relievers. I'm not even sure what their plan was, other than just letting a bunch of below average pitchers duke it out in spring training.
All that maneuvering adds up apparently.
Twins fans were optimistic because the team returned all of the "good" players from last year's AL Central champions. Yet the "bad" players and the unknowns contribute too. Enough of those silly moves, and you end up with box scores like this one. A whopping eight of the fifteen players the Twins played on Thursday had little or no role on last year's squad. They lost 15-3.
Sometimes baseball sucks. Twins fans are in the rare position of being fans of a small market team expected to contend…at least until the season started and all of our worst fears came true.
At least the Royals' fans have the minor league system in their 30-year rebuilding project. Pirate fans are happy with 70 wins. The Marlins and Rays don't have any fans to be upset. Clevelanders are used to their bad luck; so long as Travis Hafner doesn't sign with the Yankees in an offseason special, they'll bend over and take what the Indians give them. And so on.
Maybe being a fan of all those teams is far worse than having unmet expectations. I have no real argument about that. I just know that I can't handle watching this team much longer.


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When Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, the musical adaptation of a 70 page portion of War and Peace starring Josh Groban, had its Broadway premiere in October, Hofstra alumna Robin Gorman Newman '81 also celebrated – as one of the show's co-producers. But for the entrepreneur, author, publicist, marketing expert, dating coach, and family advocate, trying a different business on for size is nothing new. She has had an exciting professional life navigating a wide variety of opportunities.
The Great Comet is not Robin's first foray into theater. She was recently an investor in the Broadway comedy Sylvia and an associate producer on the Off-Broadway production Motherhood Out Loud, which was at Primary Stages in New York City and is now playing regionally. For decades she has been reviewing theater and has studied playwriting. "Once you get involved in theater," Robin says, "you can start putting out to the universe what your interests are. I was fortunate that my desire to produce was heard, and I was invited to see Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 when it was playing in Cambridge [MA]. I loved it. It was so different from anything I'd ever seen before. So I thought, yeah, I'll come on board."
Asked what was expected of her as a producer on such a highly-anticipated production, Robin explains, "As a co-producer, you go out and seek investors to help stage the production. Once you raise a designated amount, you can sit in on marketing meetings where strategies are shared. There was so much to work with on this show – a really strong following from runs it had Off-Broadway and in Cambridge. Plus, there is the Josh Groban fan base and his excitement over making his Broadway debut."
Robin grew up in Fresh Meadows, NY, and chose to attend Hofstra because "I wanted to go away to school but not too far away. The campus was warm and made me feel welcome. Plus, it wasn't far from the city." Though she had enjoyed writing her entire life, she chose to go in an entirely different direction for her major. "I didn't study writing because I didn't feel that I had to. I opted to just write. Instead I majored in economics with a French minor, which seemed practical at the time."
She covered the arts for Hofstra's student newspapers, and this helped fuel her dreams of being a theater critic. "For some unknown reason, when Frank Rich was hired by The New York Times as their chief theater critic [in 1980], I really felt like he stole my job. I thought, 'now what am I going to do?'" After graduation she worked in marketing and public relations for Warner Cosmetics (the Ralph Lauren brand) and Eastman Kodak Company. She parlayed that experience into a job with a boutique PR firm, Delibes Communications, where she worked with Revlon, and then KCS&A Public Relations, eventually becoming a vice president.
While she was at KCS&A she met her future husband, Marc Newman, on a singles vacation to London and Paris. During their first year of marriage, she began jotting down notes about dating and socializing. She was also covering the arts and cultural hotspots as a freelancer for The Queens Tribune and a number of other city publications. She ultimately spun her ideas and strategies into a book: How to Meet a Mensch in New York, which was later followed by How to Marry a Mensch.
After she and Marc adopted their son Seth in 2003, Robin founded "Motherhood Later Than Sooner," a worldwide organization and resource for those who became a mom at age 35 and older. Inspiring other women to welcome exciting opportunities later in life is something she's long felt strongly about. Co-producing The Great Comet is just the latest example of this for her. "I think I've always been a bit of a late bloomer," she says. "You never know what life can offer. My door has always been left open to new creative possibilities, and I love teaming up with others to share the journey."
Robin's next new venture is her involvement in BroadwayCon, a weekend convention scheduled for this January at New York City's Javits Center that will feature discussions, performances, interviews, workshops and more. She will host a panel "From the Page to the Stage," featuring theater professionals who have helped adapt books for the Broadway stage. At the suggestion of a Broadway producer, she is also exploring spinning the material from her own books into an Off-Broadway musical.
"I'm not someone who has had a major life plan, but theater has always been a big part of it," she says. "I'm grateful, delighted and proud that The Great Comet is my Broadway debut as a producer. It's a stunning production, and to help support the high level of talent involved and to see audiences enjoying is a feeling that fuels my passion for theater all the more. I'm excited to see what is up next for me in this arena."

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The important US Men's National Team World Cup qualifier against Panama in late March will be shown live on beIN SPORTS.
The Spanish-language broadcast will be televised on Telemundo, but the English-language broadcast of the Tuesday March 28, 2017 match will be on beIN SPORTS for viewers in the United States. The match is an away game for the United States, who will play at the Estadio Rommel Fernandez in Panama City, Panama.
Days earlier, the USA's home game against Honduras on Friday, March 24 will be shown live on FS1 and Univision Deportes.
While beIN SPORTS is currently in 23 million homes in the United States compared to FS1, which is in 85 million homes. Even though beIN SPORTS is in fewer homes, the network is streamed to viewers in the United States via Sling TV, PlayStation Vue and fuboTV.
You can watch the Panama-USA game live on beIN SPORTS, Telemundo and Universo. Kickoff time is scheduled for 10:05pm ET on Tuesday, March 29.
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Morning Slow Flow Yoga
Morning Hatha Yoga Flow in Heidelberg
Morning Slow Hatha flow Yoga will help give you energy for your day, a lightness of body and a calm mindset to make your day. A combination of asanas in a smooth flow that can be accessible to all levels yogi.
Morning Hatha Yoga Flow
This class as a small group, mixed gender, age and open for absolute beginner yogis.
Termin: Tuesdays 09:15 – 10:30 (Please arrive at least 10 mins before the class)
Address: Friedensstrasse 20, 69121 Heidelberg
Details: 75 mins class. Beginners friendly. Drop-in €17,- | 8er ticket card €120,-
Quick info: Hatha Yoga Flow
Reference to Ayurveda and Hatha-Yoga Pradipika: Morning is ideal time to increase flexibility and energy in your body.
Morning practice of Yoga allows the body to get into the rhythm of switching off the sympathetic 'fight or flight' stress response. Your body tap into the healing benefits of the parasympathetic nervous system – increasing the health of both body and mind immensely.
Benefits of Morning Hatha Yoga Flow
- Wake up your body – mind
- Increase focus in daily activities and happiness
- Boost your energy level
- Reduce your stress level throughout the day
- Helps you becoming morning person
I invite you to my Morning Slow Flow Yoga class, that is also suitable to absolutely beginners.


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JENNINGS, NAPOLEON AUGUSTUS (1856–1919). Napoleon Augustus Jennings, writer, was born in Philadelphia, the son of a wealthy merchant, on January 11, 1856, and graduated from St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire. He is best remembered for his autobiographical account of the career of Leander H. McNelly's Texas Ranger company in the Nueces Strip, A Texas Ranger, published in 1899. In 1874, at age eighteen, he moved to Texas, where after some adventures as a cowboy he joined McNelly's Special Force on May 26. George Durham, a McNelly ranger and author of Taming the Nueces Strip, claims that Jennings was not a regular member of the company but only a field clerk. Jennings remained with the company until February 1, 1877. When his father died in 1878 he returned to Philadelphia and attempted to run the family business, but was smothered by city life. He returned to the West in 1881 as a prospector, miner, stagecoach driver, and sign painter in Colorado.
After three years he returned to Philadelphia and began a career as a newspaper reporter. He served variously on the staffs of the Philadelphia News, Times, and Tribune and the New York Star and Sun. In 1892 he was back in Texas as a reporter for the San Antonio Express, but after five years he returned to New York for a long tenure with the Evening World. At the same time he was contributing copy on his days with the Texas Rangers to such magazines as Youth's Companion and the Saturday Evening Post, in which he published a biographical sketch of Jesse Lee Hall in 1900.
Jennings was married to operatic and vaudeville singer Edith Helena, and during the first decade of the twentieth century toured Europe and America as her manager and press agent. He covered the Mexican Revolution for the New York Herald. In 1899 he published his account of his adventures in Texas. The book is a fast-paced and highly readable narrative of fights with border raiders and the capture of such outlaws as John King Fisher and John Wesley Hardin. Walter Prescott Webb believed the book to be "of doubtful authenticity"; if the claims that Jennings made for himself were true, Webb stated, they "would make the exploits of Jack Hays and Ben McCulloch for the same length of time pale and insipid." Contrarily, J. Frank Dobie believed Jennings's book to be one of the best accounts of the Texas Rangers. Since 1899 the book has gone through seven editions, and John H. Jenkins III listed it among his "Basic Texas Books." Jennings died in New York on December 15, 1919.
John H. Jenkins, Basic Texas Books: An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Works for a Research Library (Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 1983; rpt. 1988). Napoleon Augustus Jennings, A Texas Ranger (New York: Scribner, 1899; rev. ed., Austin and Dallas: Graphic Ideas, 1972).
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During a plenary session at the TOPS/FSN Network Knowledge Sharing Meeting in July 2014, Susan Bradley of Food for Peace (FFP) asked the food security implementers in the room for their thoughts on key questions regarding the updating of the FFP Strategic Plan. This is the first question in that series.
We welcome your thoughts and will be sharing your ideas directly with FFP. You can view the small group report out from the plenary session for this question by skipping to minute 34:35 for this recording.
FFP non-emergency programs traditionally target communities experiencing deep, chronic poverty and persistent food insecurity; however, as partners increasingly turn to market-oriented approaches to reducing vulnerability, they are finding that forging links across/between vulnerable and viable households, livelihoods and even geographic regions may hold the key to sustainability.
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I just want to pinch those cheeks! And I love the bow tie! :) Here is one when he was three. Reminds me so much of Ted in this one...and I love his cheesy grin from his 2nd grade pic...They really do grow up fast, don't they?
Moving on to Music Monday...
Moving on to Music Monday...
I was going to post the videos on here but Blogger has not been my friend lately...so I will do links. (Anyone else having spacing issues with Blogger?)
-THIS song is my favorite right now. Her voice is perfection. I also really like THIS song from her.
-THIS song is my favorite right now. Her voice is perfection. I also really like THIS song from her.
-I love THIS country song. Reminds me of Ted and I. :) Love that this duo is a real couple.
-I really like THIS girl's unique sound.
-THIS girl can do no wrong in my book. Perfection.
-Ginny Owens is one of my fav. Christian singers. Such comfort. THIS is my fav.
Moving onto Prize #4 for the CARD DRIVE : A pack of Snow Layeirng Paper from Hero Arts and an envelope template from Hero Arts...
If you want to make a card for James (and a chance to win some fabulous prizes), please click HERE for details. I know they will put a smile on this sweet little boy's face. :)
Thanks for stopping by. Night!


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setcheatplayer "true/false"
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admincheat addexperience 0
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admincheat Unban
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admincheat Broadcast
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admincheat DamageTarget
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admincheat DestroyAll
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admincheat destroyallenemies
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admincheat fly
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admincheat HurtMe
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admincheat SetPlayerPos
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admincheat slomo
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admincheat summon
Spawns a predetermined creature facing player.
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admincheat teleport
Teleports the player in the direction they're facing before They hit an object.
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admincheat ToggleInfiniteAmmo
Provides infinite ammunition for all firearms.
admincheat walk
Activated walk, that's the default type of motion. Will Deactivate fly manner.
Unlock Recipes
admincheat giveengrams
Unlocks all crafting recipes for your player character.
FPS Counter
stat fps
Shows a frames-per-second counter on-screen.
Server Admin Menu
Shows the menu for server admin tools.
Spectator Mode
enablespectator / stopspectating
Enables spectator mode.
Toggle Gun
Toggles on/off the player's equipped weapon being exhibited.
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There's nothing like a great hot dog in the summer. I was thrilled to recently discover that Ball Park Franks makes uncured dogs (as do many other companies, but I love the flavor of Ball Park more than many of those others) since I don't love the idea of eating lots of unnecessary chemicals (although apparently I'm totally OK with eating unknown parts of cow), so we've been having our share of hot dogs this year.
We first fell in love with Chicago Dogs 5 years ago during a family trip to the Windy City, when we enjoyed a hotel room takeout lunch that my guys picked up at Portillo's. For the uninitiated, a Chicago-style hot dog is a Vienna Beef hot dog on a poppy seed bun, topped with yellow mustard, bright green relish, chopped onions, tomato wedges, a kosher dill pickle spear, sport peppers, and celery salt. Here in New England, short of ordering a kit online from Vienna Beef (or paying exorbitant prices at Amazon) it's hard to get one's hands on the required shade of relish or the sport peppers, but I can make poppy seed buns. I found my recipe on the King Arthur Flour site.
My hot dog buns didn't become the golden brown I was hoping for. I didn't want them to dry out so I decided to choose taste over looks and pulled the pan out after baking them for an additional minute or so. They were beautifully tender inside, but just didn't look as picture perfect as I would've preferred.
I substituted conventionally colored (let's call it "blah green") sweet relish for the Chicago lime green variety, and pickled pepperoncini for the sport peppers (I tried to select a jar with smaller pepperoncini to mimic the size of the sport peppers). They weren't authentic Chicago dogs but they were close enough for us!


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Project Description
ALEX is a posture tracker and coach that's designed to coach you toward better posture over time. The team that invented ALEX comes largely from an academic background, so while they are all very smart, marketing is not their forte. When the team first approached us, they were ready to go full speed ahead on Kickstarter. We helped them take a step back and make sure they were fully prepared before taking their first big step in marketing.
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Client NAMU, ALEX
Date January 2016
Skills Crowdfunding, PR, Content
Link http://alexposture.com/
Doing all the prep work
Our first step with ALEX was something we didn't expect. The company had named their device Spimon, a portmanteau of the words spine and monitor. To us, it sounded like a device planted by the CIA – not a great first impression for crowdfunding! We helped the team select a new name, ALEX, which would sound friendly and also pays homage to the Alexander Technique, which can improve posture. Once the name was selected, we created a one-page website to gather emails from interested buyers before the campaign launched, and started promoting ALEX through the media and social media.
Getting Results
In the end, we helped the team raise more than $70,000 in 30 days on Kickstarter and another $18,000 in on-demand sales on Indiegogo. We also helped them earn a huge amount of publicity with placements in publications like Mashable, the Daily Mail, Wareable, and even the Wall Street Journal. After the campaign successfully concluded and ALEX's creators shipped devices to backers around the world, they contacted us again to help them launch on Amazon Launchpad, and to get additional publicity through reviews by prominent bloggers.


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If you thought the TARDIS was finally safe from any kind of romance between the Doctor and his companion -- what with the arrival of Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor -- think again. Or, at least, that's what Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat seems to be saying.
Speaking recently at the BAFTA NY panel, Steven Moffat talked about the, erm, "sexual tensions" between the Doctor, and his companion Clara (Jenna Coleman): "We're in a very different place with the Doctor and Clara in the modern series, it's been a while since I've seen the early stages of the Twelfth Doctor trying to pretend he doesn't fancy Clara – 'Oh you're ugly! Disgusting!...Stop looking so good!'"
Adding: "In truth, in most cases with the Doctor he always loves them more than they love him. That's his story. He's always besotted with them even though he's trying to pretend that he isn't."
Now, that's interesting to hear, because the main man himself, Peter Capaldi, said almost a year ago that there would be NO FLIRTING IN THE TARDIS between his Time Lord and Clara. In fact, he said: "It's not what this Doctor's concerned with. It's quite a fun relationship, but no, I did call and say, 'I want no Papa-Nicole moments'. I think there was a bit of tension with that at first, but I was absolutely adamant."
Is Steven Moffat truly hinting that there will be some romantic overtures between Doctor number Twelve and the Impossible Girl? Somehow, I highly doubt that, and I have a distinct feeling Moffat is pulling our leg and leading us a merry dance. What do you think about Steven Moffat's comments? Don't forget rule number one: The Doctor (Steven Moffat) lies.
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Publisher: HarperCollins
Rating: 2 out 5
I can't put into words how disappointed I am with this book. I can't even… I… none on how much of a let down. Let's start:
The main character - Avery
She is completely unrelatable, which is a horrible start. Avery has had a dramatic experience with her high school. She's been harassed and done some actions that harmed herself. That can break a person; suicide rates are very high due to bullying. I hear stories all the time on kids that can't take it anymore. It's sad, and I'm proud of her that she pulls through, but my GOD is she annoying. She pushes her friends away for the smallest things, and when they try to help her with the big drama aspect BAM they're out of her life. It's like… what? She whines all the time. Everything seems to be wrong everyday for some odd reason; nothing is positive. This book should be called "Waiting for another thing to whine about". Dense is not a strong enough word for her. She gets slapped in the face (figuratively speaking) multiple times but instead of being pro-active, she hides under her bed or puts fingers over her ears saying "I CAN'T HEAR YOU! LALALALALA!" This happens through out 99.5% of the book. There are many times where someone would say "Oh wow, you're totally right. I need to stop and think about my actions." Nope, not good 'ol Avery.
The gorgeous Cam
At first I hated him. He kept saying how awesome he was, how girls flock to him and that he likes Avery only because of her looks. A little later he says she's "smart, pretty, and not like most other girls". Really? He doesn't know shit about her at that point. He's met her twice, only knows her name, and you call her pretty and SMART? How do you know she's smart? All she says are dumb things because she's shy around him because he's so hawt. There is NOTHING to go by but her looks. I'm into books that has the guy captured by their personality, not because they're cute. I know it happens a lot in books, but telling a person traits they don't know about yet? Not cool.
Their relationship
After Cam asking Avery out constantly for
The writing
Do you know how many times the word "awesome" popped up? Dozens. Every chapter had the word "awesome" in it at least twice. It's mostly the sentence "It's because I'm awesome". *rolls eyes* Their forehead must be tired from all of those eyebrow raises. Once again, eyebrows are raised at least two times each chapter. Examples: His eyebrows rose, her eyebrows slammed down, one brow rose, his brows arched ect. Other terms have been used frequently, but those two stuck out in my mind the most. At one point I believed I was reading someone else's novel.
Some redeeming qualities
The romance scenes. I give Armentrout credit for these… she really knows how to create a romantic scene that kept me engaged. Of course though the words "heat pooled in my belly" was used quite often through out the book, along with other terms on how turned on she was. Cam really was a great guy by the second half of the book. His witty comments humored me, but through out the whole book his narcissistic side bothered me.
I'm giving it one extra star because of the romance scenes.
Armentrouts books are almost always a 3/5 with me. Two were 4/5 but never higher then that. I saw a list she posted on Facebook saying she had 10 books that have been written but not published, and 8 books in the works. I believe what my problem is how fast she writes; to me, quality over quantity. Take time writing books, don't just zip out chapters left and right because you need to get to the other books asap. I'm guessing the word "awesome" is going to be used in every book multiple times. It's her favorite word and every character needs to say "I'm made of awesome" at least once.
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In the hallway of Gabarone's Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, there is an amazing elephant sculpture made of tusks - reclaimed from elephants that died naturally (as opposed to poaching reclamation). The plaque talks about the sculpture being a symbol for the fight against poaching - a stark contrast to Kenya's recent mass burning of elephant tusks.
I am not too sure of what to make of it - on one hand, it is a beautiful sculpture; but I am not too sure that this can really pass as anti-poaching message. Surely, the current buyers of ivory artworks would be even more determined to own something from ivory and not less after seeing this sculpture?


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Study: Hemp Seed Oil Associated With Improved Clinical and Immunological Parameters In Multiple Sclerosis Patients
The consumption of legal hemp seed nutritional oil, in conjunction with the intake of evening primrose oils and a restricted diet high in Hot-natured foods (such as pepper) and low in saturated fats and sugars, is associated with "significant improvement" in symptom management and immunological characteristics in subjects with multiple sclerosis, according to clinical trial data published this month in the scientific journal BioImpacts.
Researchers at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences in Iran assessed the impact of hemp seed oil, evening primrose oils, and a restricted diet for a period of six months in 23 patients diagnosed with relapsing remitting MS. Researchers reported that participants at the study's completion "were healthier in comparison to baseline," concluding that "clinical and immunological parameters showed improvement in the patients after the intervention." They noted that hemp seed oil possesses potent antioxidative properties and also likely acts on specific signaling pathways that regulate inflammatory responses — two characteristics that would presumably make it beneficial in the treatment of MS.
Authors concluded: "After 6 months, significant improvements in extended disability status score were found. … [O]ur study demonstrates for the first time in the literature a decrease in both clinical and pro- inflammatory disease activity in MS patients during periods of dietary intervention. Our data demonstrated that co-supplemented hemp seed and evening primrose oils with Hot-natured diet intervention may decrease the risk of developing MS."
Previously published clinical trials assessing the impact of inhaled cannabis and extracted organic cannabinoids in patients with MS have demonstrated that plant cannabinoids can alleviate disease symptoms — such as involuntary spasticity, neuropathy, and bladder dysfunction — and, in some subjects, may actually moderate disease progression. Nonetheless, the National MS Society shares little enthusiasm for cannabis or cannabis-derived products as a therapeutic option for MS patients, stating on its website: "[B]ased on the studies to date — and the fact that long-term use of marijuana may be associated with significant, serious side effects — it is the opinion of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society's Medical Advisory Board that there are currently insufficient data to recommend marijuana or its derivatives as a treatment for MS symptoms."
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May 24, 2013
A tablespoon of hemp seed oil a day keeps the doctor away. The price has come down over the past several years as Canada and other countries continue to expand hemp production. It will really drop when we can once more farm hemp in the USA.
We learn something new everyday about this wonderful plant. Why is it so hard for the prohibs to see this? I would imagine because of all the money they make ruining the lives of sick and healthy people alike. How do they sleep at night doing what they do?
You know, it's too bad the U.S. can't put the full might of its medical research potential behind cannabis. Everybody's bitching about the cost of health care going up and up. Well, if you actually found cures and better treatment, then you wouldn't be making less year over year even though you got a pay rise but are shelling out more and more to pay your health insurance premiums.
So this study was conducted in Iran. What's next, North Korea makes the next medical breakthrough on cannabis research. I mean, what the fuck!
I looked into how they view the sacred herb in Iran, and got this on e-stoned.com.
It is not hard for the "prohibs" to see this. They know damn well the Tree of Life is the savior of the planet.
It comes down to greed. Too bad YOU cannot see that… The prohibitionists know the facts and they also know exactly what they are doing…
What epic tragic irony we weave in this American Tragedy of Failed Drug Policy and Prohibition.
I don't know what shocks me more;
That hemp oil could have such positive medicinal effects on such a destructive disorder as multiple sclerosis, the likes of which many of us had never imagined;
Or that our political enemies in Iran had to develop the research first because our drug policies in the U.S. are so backwards we have the DEA funding to oppose medicinal research of cannabis for the last 30 years.
The irony is more than an American tragedy; Pro-cannabis protagonists in Universities across the world are all involved in this new race to discover and patent medicinal hemp and marijuana. It was the University of Meir in Israel that discovered cannabis could treat Chrone's Disease which affects the Jewish community diproportionately. It's no wonder Iran would pick up the research when our ability to research cannabis in the U.S. remains a system of dictatorship within a repressed Democracy. Think Iran is making a statement? You bet.
And the antagonists, our infamous DEA operating under the C.S.Act, have only to watch their power succumb to their own arrogance and hubris. Through the fault of our own made-to-fail drug policies the U.S. is lagging far behind in what can only be desribed as a world-wide Golden Age of Cannabis discovery.
I hate to say it, but I have to applaud the scientific communinty of Iran for discovering not only a new use for medicinal cannabis, but a healthy method of competition between the U.S./Israel and Iran. We can enhance our strengths in scientific competition since after all, these studies are published publically for the benefit of all the world's medically ill as well as all medical societies. The trophy is merely the bragging rights of who discovers it first. (Which among scientific institutions, doctors and Universities is a really big deal).
The ball is in your court Senators. Is the U.S. going to deteriorate like multiple sclerosis in the giant wheel chair called the Controlled Substances Act? Or will we take some of our own medicine and join the productive, lucrative Golden Age of Cannabis society the rest of the world has already embraced to enlightenment?
Vote now. Clearly the American people will vote pro-cannabis in 2014 and 2016.
I've had RR multiple sclerosis for 12 years and am praying that the day is soon that my country will embrace the use of medicinal marijuana.
Dear MS Society, I am appalled. -suffering in silence and ignorance.
What appalls you? Is it the use of the substance or the lack of research?
What happened too?
"The right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness SHALL NOT be infringed upon"
at least until we declare war on an inanimate object. ie drug war
Their was a time when we were at the top and other countries looked up to us. Now we are a country in debt but have people rediculously rich stealing from the little people .its all about the mighty dollar they can charge ,and make millions from all the chemicals in drugs that we are now behind countries like iran in allowing a plant that grows in the ground to make medicines which can make life so much easier for so many people.I also have relapsing remitting m.s.and I say shame on all of you .Until people in congress also have the diseases we do it may never change, never thought I would say it but maybe the nuclear war heads in Iran is not what we need to worry about maybe we have to worry about our own people!
Research has proven that both Marijuana and Hemp have medical use. Hemp appears to have a higher concentration of CBD's which seem to have more therapeutic influence, than THC, the psycoactive ingredient. Many people I have interviewed told me they would like to explore the therapeutic properties of both Marijuana and Hemp but, are concerned with the side effect of being high. I for one see Hemp as an altenative to Marijuanan specifically for that reason.
Marijuana is Hemp, which is the true name. The differences come from the varieties, Satina, which is higher in THC and Indica, which is, typically, high in CBD. They both contain Both and all cannabanols.


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The data is out and Dallas is the big winner: We drink more alcohol and let someone else take care of the cooking more often than any other metropolitan area in the country. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its data earlier this month, and now the entire nation is looking right at Dallas Fort Worth residents as leaders in hedonism.
Collectively, we spend more than 6 percent of our annual income on nights out at Chili's, Herrera's and other local restaurants. That's way ahead of San Francisco, where residents spend 5.7 percent. Considering the strength of San Francisco's dining scene, it's safe to assume dining budgets are trimmed by sky-high housing costs. The same high cost of living is likely keeping other cities like New York from topping the list.
We drink more than everyone else, too, spending more than a full percent of our annual income on booze and besting Cleveland, Phoenix and San Diego. The only vice expenditure we didn't spend the most on was tobacco. Boston kicks our asses at smoking, it seems, and we're probably all the better for it.
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Fallen Hero of Business – Mushayakarara
Elisha Nyikadzino Mushayakarara, 71, died on Sunday February 15, 2015 at the Avenues Clinic following an illness bravely borne. He was born on April 8, 1943. He leaves his wife of four years Thandiwe Faith Mushayakarara, his sons Valentine Tawanda and Vincent Tauya Garikayi his daughter Valerie Haruna grandchildren Kenny, Nakai and Dile and many close friends and business colleagues.
Born and raised in Zvimba, Mush as he was affectionately known was a life-long resident of Zimbabwe.
In his early years, Mr Mushayakarara would help tend his parent's cattle.
After attending Goromonzi High School from 1958 to 1962, he attended the then University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics awarded by the University of London.
He met his first wife who unfortunately passed on in 2006 and Mr Mushayakarara later re-married. A few months after the death of his first wife, he lost his first born son, Victor.
In 1967, he joined the Ministry of Finance in Zambia where he worked until 1981. He rose to the position of Chief Budget Analyst.
He returned to Zimbabwe in 1981 and joined the Ministry of Finance as Deputy Secretary. In 1982, he was appointed to the position of Secretary for National Supplies in the Ministry of Finance. Mr Mushayakarara was later appointed Senior Secretary for Finance in 1984, a position he held until July 31, 1993.
Mr Mushayakarara joined the then FINHOLD Group on August 1, 1993 as Group Chief Executive Officer.
In 1996, Mr Mushayakarara began to restructure the business in an effort to improve efficiencies and enhance productivity.
At that time, Scotfin (Private) Limited operated as the asset finance arm of the Group with its own fully-fledged management.
Similarly, ZIMBANK also had its own structures. It quickly dawned on Mr Mushayakarara that there were opportunities for savings in combining the business units.
Consequently, Scotfin was merged with ZIMBANK to form the Retail Division of the Bank. Syfrets Merchant and Corporate Bank remained as a separate business unit. In addition, a new Corporate Services Department which was primarily responsible for the Group's Information Services was given a higher profile in an effort to enhance the use of technology within the Group.
Soon the changes that had been effected began to bear fruit.
During this time, ZIMBANK started its branch expansion with the opening of BeitBridge Branch among others.
During 1996, Mr Mushayakarara was instrumental in the formation of Climax (Private) Limited which was a vehicle that was formed by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe in an effort to mop up some non-performing loans that had accumulated at some financial institutions.
The experience of Climax was also taken into account by RBZ authorities in view of the current NPL issues obtaining in the market.
FINHOLD was re-branded ZB Financial Holdings Limited on November 1, 2006 following the acquisition of a majority shareholding in Intermarket Holdings Limited ("IHL") which was a financial services group that was involved in banking, life assurance and reinsurance services.
During his tenure, the Group spread its footprint to include Continental Capital (Private) (later re-branded ZB Capital) Limited which was involved in venture capital activities and invested in projects including a drinks manufacturer called Shaven Enterprises (Private) Limited, a bank card manufacturer called CARDPRO (Private) Limited and Stratia Investments (Private) Limited which manufactured spirits. Other investments were in NFGC which manufactured water taps and associated items and the Bronsebury Hotel in Nyanga.
Over the years, Continental Capital divested out of all investments as part of its harvesting strategy.
In addition, the Group acquired a 32 percent shareholding in Cell Insurance (Private) Limited in 2007.
An avid golfer, Mr Mushayakarara was a long time member of the Royal Harare Golf Club.
He served as President of the Bankers' Association of Zimbabwe ("BAZ") for two terms from February 1, 1998 to March 31, 2000 and again from February 1, 2004 to March 31, 2006.
Mr Mushayakarara was a director of many private and public institutions as follows:
Board Member of CIMAS Medical Aid Society
Board Member of MARS up to July 31, 2012
Chairman of the Insurance and Pensions Commission
Chairman of Mashonaland Holdings Limited from February, 2006 to date
Chairman of Tobacco Research Board from April 2008 to February 2012
Chairman of RioZim Limited from April, 2012 to 2014
Board Member of the then National Oil Company of Zimbabwe ("NOCZIM") and
Chairman of the National Social Security Authority.
Board Chairman at NSSA from 1995 to 1997.
In addition, he was a Board Member at the TIMB.
Mr Mushayakarara was a well-liked and respected businessperson. In addition to being a sociable, humorous and affable person, he was someone one could confide in. I certainly had the pleasure of picking his brains on a number of issues when he had retired. He always gave his best and wished that everyone succeeded in whatever they were doing.
The Zimbabwean business community is poorer without him.
Mr Mushayakarara was interred at Greendale Cemetery yesterday following a funeral Church Service at the Greendale Methodist Church, in Mitchell Road, Kamfinsa.
Ron Mutandagayi is Mr Mushayakarara's successor at ZB Financial Holdings
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Assisted Living: New Beginnings
By Nancie Leeton
The first thing I would like readers to know is that assisted living is "not the end" – it is a new beginning! As a matter of fact, I introduce myself to visitors as the Director of New Beginnings – because that's what I do, I help people begin a new life!
Many people still have the old "nursing home" image in their minds when they think about assisted living. THRIVE is not a facility, it is a community. I think many folks would be surprised about the fact that many of our residents still drive, work on their computers and even play golf! Everyone that lives here is on the same journey, but each person travels it in a different way, and that is why we develop a personal care plan for every resident.
I think people would also be surprised to see the energy we have here at THRIVE. Our calendar is full of purposeful activities and events – we are beyond bingo! The residents as well as the staff have a lot of fun here! Assisted living provides a stress-free lifestyle. No longer do you have to worry about preparing meals, doing your laundry, cleaning the house, or driving. I often hear residents and family members say they wish they had made the decision to move in sooner!
One of the most gratifying experiences that I've had starting up this community is not only filling it with our wonderful residents, but enjoying the sound of laughter and witnessing strong friendships being forged. Friendships happen quickly here because our residents have a lot in common. Many were in the military or relocated here from the same area. Our residents and staff have a genuine concern for each other and that's truly the beauty and the blessing of living in a community.
It is very heartwarming to see families come together again to relax and enjoy time together. It is a huge relief for the adult child when they finally surrender their caregiver duties. It is also a relief for the parent who no longer has to worry about being a burden to their child. It truly takes a village to support our seniors and with our experienced and dedicated staff, we are the village.
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Nancie Leeton is the Community Relations Director at THRIVE at Prince Creek, located at 699 Prince Creek Parkway in Murrells Inlet. She counsels families and helps them through the journey of picking the right community for their loved one.Ā She absolutely loves her work! For more information about assisted living, contact Nancie at 843-574-8985 or visit www.thriveatprincecreek.com.
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Thinking "thin" is something many people in America struggle with every day. "Thick" versus "thin" evokes images of crazy diets designed to lose all that extra baggage. But expanding waistlines are a lot like the growing costs of new technology. Out of necessity, many state and local governments have been putting their technology programmes on diets and are looking for sound, cost-effective solutions to drive down the high-calorie counts found in hardware, software and support services.
Our story is no different.
Over the years, beginning in the '90s, Oakland County, Michigan, purchased the PCs necessary to keep up with expanding new technologies. In total, we purchased about 3,600. By 2002 our equipment was aging fast, and the first 900 PCs we bought were past the end of their useful lives. Meanwhile, Microsoft was changing operating systems faster than we could keep apace with, and our users were impatient for the latest technology. At the same time, our budgets were being squeezed by revenue shortfalls.
We considered migrating from Windows NT to Windows XP. However, we soon realised that we couldn't afford the additional millions of dollars required to buy new PCs.
At that point, L. Brooks Patterson, our county executive, charged us with the daunting task of finding the most cost-effective method for replacing our desktop PCs ASAP. We desperately needed a solution.
That's when we discovered "thin client."
The thin-client approach piqued our interest because it offered lower-cost desktop hardware. Computing power would be managed at the server level rather than on every individual PC, thereby driving down the cost of thousands of desktop units. And it provided for a much easier approach to supporting new operating platforms, because maintenance could occur at the server level rather than having to physically visit every desktop.
Some of our staff jokingly referred to the project as the new "mainframe." The differences, however, are profound.
The mainframe world utilised "dumb" terminals, in which the applications were very production-oriented, and the data was very difficult to manipulate. The thin-client model uses terminal technology as well, but provides the end user with the same functionality as that of a standard PC.
Many of our employees use their computers to perform basically the same tasks over and over again, almost always working from the office rather than from home or on a laptop. This server-based processing system was ideal for a majority of our existing PC users who were only using standard Microsoft Office products rather than graphics or other specialised programs.
One of our main concerns was how users would react to thin-client technology.
We discovered that the benefits of moving to a thin-client environment were numerous. The savings from moving 285 users to thin client rather than replacing their old PCs amounted to $744,000 in phase 1. And the first year of the phase 2 implementation (an additional 540 users) would save the county another $1.4 million.
These savings manifest themselves through hardware savings, streamlined support time and more cost-effective software license management. Software licensing can be better maintained in a thin-client environment because all software is loaded onto a central server and not on the local PC. Another major benefit of thin client is in the area of disaster recovery. In the thin-client environment, users' files are stored on the servers with nightly backups.
Converting users
One of our main concerns was how users would react to this change. So my team took the initiative of organising orientation sessions for key individuals from various departments.
The feedback was exactly what we expected. There was concern that with thin-client technology, the department of information technology would be "looking in" on their files. Employees didn't realise this kind of transparency already existed. We were able to alleviate most users' concerns prior to implementation by giving them a quick start guide and outlining all the differences (or lack of differences) between their current environment and the new thin-client environment. We also provided one-on-one, hands-on training immediately after the installations.
To alleviate concerns about privacy, users were provided with secure network space specifically for their own files, which could only be accessed through their user name and password. And as long as they didn't share their password, their data would be secure (via the network operating system). They would also have portable USB flash drives that would function like their old diskettes. These features seemed to satisfy most of our end users.
The original plan had been to replace old PCs with new terminals. But we soon found that we could strip down old PC towers and convert them to thin-client terminals, thereby extending the life of the PCs and delaying additional capital expenditures in the first phase.
We did replace old monitors and keyboards with flat-screen monitors and new keyboards. These were a key selling point, as users realized an immediate space savings on the desktop and a much "cooler" monitor overall.
While all this was going on, the IT department also upgraded the county's local area network to gigabyte strength so that users would benefit from both newer technology and faster applications. In fact, our greatest challenge in implementing thin client was to ensure that the network operating system could handle the increased needs for centralised computing power. During the initial rollout to some users, we found the speed of our existing communications network to be too slow, and it was causing keyboard response delays. So we made sure that all of the users being converted to thin clients were included in the first phase of the network upgrade so they could derive immediate benefits.
The reception to thin client proved better than expected. One of the initial users was County Prosecutor David Gorcyca, who said he is delighted with his new thin client. "The software applications perform faster and are much simpler to access, making it easy to switch between programs," he said.
The second phase will include a hybrid model that consists of a combination of thin- and thick-client technologies, because we found some users still needed computing power only found in a thick-client PC.
The Hybrid Client is a workstation that uses the thin-client suite of applications (Microsoft Office) already available on the central thin-client server farm. But in addition, the Hybrid Client can run applications dependent on older client-server applications. So while a user may be running Microsoft Office programs and storing files on the thin-client server, they may be running a geographic information system (GIS) application on the computer's internal processor.
Overall, our goal is to create as many thin-client users as possible out of about 3,600 total users. As we move forward with the second phase, we remain optimistic that the investment will be well worth our efforts. So far, the case has been made that our thin-client diet is truly helping us become more agile and efficient. end
Phil Bertolini is the CIO for Oakland County, Mich. His office provides strategic planning, development and support services for more than 60 county departments, 61 local communities and 200 public safety agencies in Michigan. E-mail him at [email protected].
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They play mother and daughter in "Downton Abbey," which makes its highly-anticipated return to PBS "Masterpiece" on January 6, and Elizabeth McGovern and Michelle Dockery are of like minds when it comes to green living. "I'm very focused on my kids and my husband, but when I can make an effort to do something that I feel will make the world a better place, I will. It doesn't cost me much and it makes me feel good. I like to lead my personal life in a responsible way. So I'm very good about recycling and riding my bicycle and taking the 'tube,' as you would call it the subway," says McGovern. "I do use a car when I'm grocery shopping or picking up my kids, but I really try and make an effort to not do that."
For Dockery, "recycling is something that I do pretty much every day." And these last few years of dressing in period finery for the series, in which she plays Lady Mary Crawley, has inspired a real-life love of vintage clothes. "That's something the show has influenced. There are lots of charity shops in the area I live in that my sisters and me enjoy rummaging through." McGovern, who plays the American-born Cora, Countess of Grantham, credits her friend Livia Firth (wife of Colin) for turning her onto to eco-friendly designers like Henrietta. "She does great clothes and she's very ethically committed."
As for the show wardrobe, Dockery says that this season, which takes place in 1920-21 and begins with her character's wedding preparations, "is my favorite for the fashions, because we're becoming a lot freer in the costumes. The corsets are slowly being abandoned. Women were becoming more liberated during that period, so, as a result, everything becomes a little looser, the waists drop, the ankles are showing. I'll be interested to see how 'Downton' influences fashion now because there's something quite adaptable about the '20s. There are some dresses that I wear in the show that I think I could actually wear in real life or on the red carpet. It's wonderful to wear such elegant clothes."
She credits the show's costume designers, Caroline McCall and Susannah Buxton before her, for their "phenomenal attention to detail and style, and they know exactly what works for each character. I pay a little bit more attention to fashion now. My sense of style has changed since being on the show," she says, favoring British design houses Burberry and Erdem.
Recently on view in two other period pieces, "Anna Karenina" and "Restless" on Sundance Channel, another British import, Dockery loves everything about Lady Mary. "She's an incredibly complex character. I love the way that she has this kind of exterior that hides her vulnerability, and she's very good at pretending everything's OK when, inside, she's going through turmoil. But in the third series, she's certainly a lot happier. I think Mary started out as a bit of a brat. She was far colder in the beginning, but the incident with Pamuk"—whose inflagrante delicto death in her bed was covered up—"made her much more vulnerable, sympathetic and sensitve. I've really enjoyed that journey that I wasn't expecting."
McGovern's Cora faces the possibility of upheaval after her husband loses a fortune in a bad investment and in turn may lose the Abbey, faces the future without fear. "I love that she's so calm in the face of adversity," she says admiringly. "She is somebody who is extremely flexible and resilient and can roll with the punches and is strong in a quieter, more self‑effacing way. And it's nice to resurrect that idea of female strength, because I think that that has churned the wheels of history for many centuries, that quiet, strong woman that just sort of connects all the dots in the family."
"Downton Abbey" picks up where the Christmas special left off a year ago, continuing the Mary-Matthew romance and Lady Sybil's pregnancy stories upstairs and downstairs plots including Mr. Bates incarceration and the Thomas vs. O'Brien battle of evil wills, plus new developments like a cancer scare for Mrs. Hughes, and a romance for Lady Edith. Some threads will be resolved, but it's a fair bet that others will leave fans salivating for Season 4, which goes into production next month.
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Sinfonia concertante in E flat for violin and viola, K364
Allegro maestoso
Divertimento in D for strings, K136
('Salzburg Symphony' No.1)
Exsultate, jubilate – Motet for soprano and orchestra, K165
'Exsultate, jubilate' (Allegro)
'Fulget amica' (Recitative)
'Tu virginum' (Andante)
'Alleluja' (Allegro)
Mozart is, without fail, the most recognized name in classical music. The only composer who might rival him for the top spot would be Beethoven. And in this concert we bring you some of Mozart's most beautiful and most sparkling music. These are all relatively youthful pieces, but it's a program that shows his range. There's the Mozart who composed brilliant concertos and who quite liked to play viola. There's the composer for orchestra who knew how to please heart and mind, to entertain as well as impress. And there's the composer who knew better than anyone how to write for the voice – whether he was writing for the opera theatre or the church, Mozart's vocal music was always sublime.
So it's December and it's "mainly Mozart". Except this program looks like it's all Mozart – what's with that? Well, it is December and the holidays, so stay tuned for surprises.
Sinfonia concertante for violin and viola
The height of fashion…
What's better than a concerto for one soloist? A concerto for two! At least, that's what everyone thought in 18th-century Paris, and Paris has always been the centre of fashion. When Mozart visited the French capital in 1778 the craze for the sinfonia concertante was at its height – no one could get enough of these 'symphony concertos', concertos for more than one soloist.
Mozart responded to the fad by writing a concerto for flute and harp. Once home in Salzburg – and perhaps further inspired by the fine orchestral musicians he'd heard in Mannheim – he composed a concerto for two pianos, began an ambitious sinfonia concertante for three soloists (violin, viola and cello) and, having abandoned that, created a masterpiece in the Sinfonia concertante for violin and viola.
Violin and viola…
This is the greatest of Mozart's string concertos, and in this music everything comes together: the assurance and brilliance of youth matched by an emerging maturity of style, the novelty of the genre, the influence of Mozart's visits to Italy and his forays into opera, his unerring instinct in writing for the various instruments of the orchestra, and above all his love for the viola. Mozart may have been a very accomplished violinist, but his favorite string instrument, and the one he preferred to play in chamber music, was the viola, whose rich, dark tones would nestle at the heart of the texture.
Everyone's a soloist
In the Sinfonia concertante, of course, the viola is brought into the limelight, together with its partner the violin. But if you listen carefully you can hear that Mozart extends the 'concertante' principle to the orchestra itself – there are solos for the oboes and the horns as well. At other times the whole ensemble is treated as a 'soloist', and Mozart gives the orchestra virtuoso effects such as the famous 'Mannheim crescendo', in which the players must build, via subtly controlled gradations, from a perfectly soft beginning to an exhilarating climax.
It is from the first of these climaxes, less than two minutes into the first movement, that the two soloists emerge from the texture, two long, high notes sustained as the orchestra slips into the background. The whole work is full of such magical moments.
The first movement is marked Allegro maestoso, to be played 'fast and majestically', but the music is never pompous. Instead there is a sense of congenial conversation, as the two soloists finish each other's sentences. Later in the movement, Mozart swaps the two solo parts, bringing back the violin's music in the viola part and vice versa. This wonderful collaboration culminates in the duo cadenza, provided by the composer, in which it's demonstrated that the true virtuoso doesn't simply play faster and higher, but more musically and more expressively too.
Eloquence and brilliance…
The second movement carries an innocuous tempo marking (Andante, 'an easy walking pace') but the music adopts a darker, heartfelt mood. Charming conversation is abandoned for an impassioned eloquence and the expressive character of the viola comes into its own.
The almost painful intensity of the Andante is then relieved by the third movement, a Presto ('as fast as possible'). The movement is organised as a rondo, with its exuberant refrain for the full orchestra punctuating the brilliantly showy music for the soloists.
Divertimento in D, K136
Mozart's Divertimento in D (K136) was one of a set of three composed in Salzburg when he was just 16 years old. Two of these follow the same satisfying pattern – two fast movements framing a slower, more expressive one – making them similar to the early symphonies that came out of Italy and which had their origins in the opera overture, in the world of pure entertainment.
A divertimento is literally a 'diversion', an amusement – it should be direct in expression, melodious, lively and perfectly easy on the ear. Like the serenade, a divertimento in Mozart's day would have been informal in character, and the principal difference between the two forms lay in the manner of performance: a serenade was typically performed with several string players to each part (an orchestra, in other words), while a divertimento was usually performed with one player per part (chamber music).
Chamber music or symphony?
There are various signs in the music that Mozart may have thought of this divertimento and its companions as chamber music: there are fast, intricate passages which are easy for a solo performer but more difficult for a group to coordinate, and the interaction between the different musical lines tends to be more elaborate than in his orchestral pieces from around the same time.
You could say that the three divertimenti were the closest Mozart got to writing a string quartet in Salzburg. But these characteristics certainly don't prevent the divertimenti being performed by a string orchestra, and their effect is all the more brilliant when they are. It's not without reason that the three divertimenti came to be known as the 'Salzburg symphonies'.
Italian spirit…
But it's an Italian rather than an Austrian spirit that comes to the fore in this music. Like an opera overture, the Divertimento in D catches your attention from the beginning. The two violin parts spend the first movement (marked Allegro, 'fast') bouncing ideas off each other in witty dialogue.
The second movement (Andante) is elegantly lyrical – here the music sings and sighs with the ardor of a young girl happily in love.
The third movement (to be played Presto) bears a thematic resemblance to the first movement, but it outdoes it in wit and exuberance. This is Mozart in a comic mood: he delights in such gestures as asking the musicians to play soft, detached phrases, followed immediately by loud outbursts. And since this is a diversion, you're allowed to smile!
'Exsultate, jubilate' – Motet
Mozart wrote only three motets – religious music for voice and instruments – but two of these can claim to be among his most popular and memorable works. One is 'Exsultate, jubilate' with its exhilarating Alleluja; the other is the much-loved 'Ave, verum corpus'. 'Ave verum corpus' dates from the last year of Mozart's life, but he was barely 17 when he composed 'Exsultate, jubilate' – a talented teenager enjoying the kind of celebrity and success in Milan that he could only dream about at home in Salzburg.
A great voice…
It must have given Mozart enormous pleasure to match the Italians at their own game with his opera Lucio Silla, but he seems to have been even more excited by the chance to hear the famous castrato Venanzio Rauzzini, who sang his leading role 'like an angel'. And it was Rauzzini he had in mind for 'Exsultate, jubilate' – you only have to listen to the music to imagine the virtuosity, flexibility and astonishing soprano range of the castrato's voice.
In a word…
To understand what a motet is, think of the related word 'mot' (in French) or 'motto' (in English) – at the root of all these words is the idea of 'the word', and the motet is a musical form where the words are of utmost importance. The motet as Mozart knew it belongs in church, but the words themselves don't come from the set liturgy, instead a motet will use religious poetry that enhances the theme of the service. (In Anglican or Episcopalian churches this would be the anthem, in the Catholic mass a motet is sung after the Credo.)
A concerto for the voice…
'Exsultate, jubilate' motet belongs to this tradition, but since it's Mozart it goes above and beyond what you might expect of a religious anthem. Perhaps it even goes too far, because this motet can be heard as something else: a concerto – virtuoso music – for the voice.
Setting aside the tiny Recitativo (barely 60 seconds of recitative or 'sung speech'), the motet falls into three movements, fast—slow—fast, just as a concerto would, and it's as brilliant and virtuosic as any instrumental concerto. But you couldn't accuse Mozart of ignoring the meaning of the words in this music, because the whole motet is suffused with the high spirits and sheer elation of the (Latin) text.
Rejoice, shout for joy, sing sweet hymns…
The motet begins in high spirits with a quick (Allegro) aria, or song, calling us to rejoice and shout for joy. The recitative follows – linking music in which the words take precedence: "The friendly day shines forth, both cloud and storms have now fled: an unexpected calm has appeared for the righteous…"
As dark gives way to blessed dawn, so this recitative leads into the gentle aria (Andante) at the centre of the motet, a serene hymn to the virgin Mary: "Thou crown of virgins, grant us peace, comfort the passions which make our hearts sigh."
The final aria is the most famous as well as the most virtuosic. (And it's in this movement, at the very end, that sopranos often insert a brilliant high C!) Its text consists of just one word – "Alleluia!" – which shifts our focus from the intellectual meaning of the motet to the simple feeling of exuberance conveyed by the music.
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The text and translation for the motet will be published in the program book available at the concerts. Various translations can also be found online, including this one.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Austrian composer
When he wasn't being carted around Europe by his father, Mozart spent most of his early years in Salzburg as a musical servant at the court of the Prince-Archbishop. His duties included composition and performing – in addition to being a virtuoso at the keyboard (harpsichord, piano and organ), he was a very accomplished violinist and enjoyed playing viola. As a composer he turned his hand to many types of music from ambitious operas to concertos, church music and symphonies.
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Case Study: LISA EVANS
Lisa Evans is a valued employee. She has worked for the organization for 17 years and is the kind of worker than can be depended on to put in extra time and effort when it is needed. She has stood by your side several times in crises. Recently, Lisa came to you and admitted that for some time she has been "borrowing" money from the petty cash fund and writing false receipts to cover it. It was never very much; usually $10-$15, and she always repaid it. However, her conscience has bothered her so much that she felt compelled to confess it to you. Under the organization's personnel policies, her action is clearly a cause for dismissal. What will you do?
Case Study: MEAL EXPENSES
Your position takes you away from your family on many occasions. You take public service seriously and attend as many workshops and conferences as possible so that you may best serve the people you represent. The organization's travel rules for a maximum single meal expense is $15. You travel to a conference where a reasonable dinner costs $20. That same morning you had no out-of-pocket expense for breakfast because you stayed in a hotel where breakfast is provided. A colleague suggest that to "stay whole" you should claim a $15 breakfast. What will you do?
Case Study: FINANCIAL SOFTWARE
Your organization recently sought requests for proposals for a new financial software package. You have attended a workshop where the pros and cons of each of the three qualifying proposers have been outlined. You have made the decision to support staff's recommendation for Vendor X. Two weeks before the commission vote, the president of Vendor X calls because he has two extra tickets to a Rockie's game and he knows you are a huge fan, however, he will not be able to attend the game himself. What will you do?
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