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check out the FULL presentation of the design of the new school
Francine Eufemia, PrincipalMichele Leffler, Assistant to PrincipalDavid Jackson, CustodianKatie Webb, 2nd GradeKristen Lewis, MusicAnn Marie Jennings, Special EdKristy Kowalczyk, 4th GradeJeanette Peters, Art
Alissa SimsKaren Gall-UrbanowskiAdam GalvinJakub KosteckiKendra KimmelAaryn KayDavid HughesHollie SpragueLori Schell
David LorraineBrent Fontana
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Discovery VisitSept. 8 & 9 View Dashboard View Discovery Report
All meetings are 3-5 PM. DAT meetings are open for the public to observe, and there is an opportunity for public comment at each meeting.
The Creekside Elementary School building will be replaced with one of similar size to serve the current enrollment area of Creekside. When district staff assessed the needs of the building, it was determined that it makes more financial sense to replace the building rather than make significant investments in repairs and maintenance.
New construction provides the opportunity to create innovative, 21st Century learning spaces that support modern curriculum delivery in a building that is safe, comfortable and energy efficient. Using BVSD's green building principles as a guide, the school can be built green from the ground up.


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Celebrate the heritage of the Rochester Subway, which opened in 1926 and shut down on June 30, 1956. See our progress to restore Rochester Subway Car 60, the sole survivor of the fleet. Regional Transit Service will have their restored vintage 1956 GM transit bus on display throughout the weekend as we celebrate the 61th anniversary of the donation of Rochester Subway Car 60...Read More
Industry Depot finish painting starts
After many hours of hard work of scraping, sanding, and priming, the finish painting on the south end of our ex-Erie Railroad Industry, NY depot started in earnest on Saturday, August 14. With a crew of 6+ volunteers, the work progressed well throughout the day. The crew is well into the repainting just after lunch. This is looking north at...Read More

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We have received a grant of just under £2,000 from the Women's Fund for Scotland, administered by Foundation Scotland. The money will used to deliver training around trauma to staff & volunteers who work with survivors of sexual violence.
Although LRCC already provides specialist training, the need for more intense training about the impact of trauma has been identified from development work that has been undertaken.
Thanks to the Women's Fund for Scotland for supporting LRCC's bid for financial support to complete this project.


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Lahdella on vahva asema ympäristöteknologian sekä ympäristöalan koulutuksen ja tutkimuksen keskuksena. Kotimainen ja kansainvälinen ympäristöliiketoiminta esittäytyy lokakuussa, kun CleantechExpo -messut avataan Lahden Messukeskuksessa. Lahden Messut järjestää CleantechExpo -tapahtuman yhteistyössä Cleantech Finlandin, Lahden tiede- ja yrityspuiston sekä Pietarissa toimivan messukeskus LenExpon kanssa.
Lahti is the leader of the Finnish environment cluster and the head of several international cleantech forums and workgroups. Lahti is a globally renown meeting place for cleantech opinion leaders, top companies and researchers of the sector, and venture capitalists.
Lahti will yet again be the meeting place for the sector's most influential parties at the CleantechExpo at Lahti Fair Centre on 12–13 October. The sponsor of CleantechExpo is the President of Finland Tarja Halonen.
VODOCANAL MEETS PARTNERS Participants of CleantechExpo include leading Finnish cleantech companies and organisations. The main focus areas are the water sector, waste management, green energy and environmentally friendly processes.
Non-Finnish companies include, for example, Vodokanal, the water company of the city of St. Petersburg. With nine water supply plants and 21 water treatment plants, Vodokanal provides potable water for more than 4.5 million people. Vodokanal works in close cooperation with several Finnish companies and comes to CleantechExpo to meet some of its partners.
CleantechExpo also includes top-class global cleantech seminars providing new perspectives on the current and future outlook of the sector. Here are some examples of the seminars:
- An EU Commission ETAP (Environmental Technology Action Plan) forum with Working with Developing Economies for Green Growth as the main theme. 150 participants from the EU as well as top level government bodies and representatives of major companies are expected to participate.
- Autumn Seminar of the Confederation of Finnish Industries with key Finnish cleantech actors from the private and public sector; a total of more than 200 participants.
- International invitation seminar Cleantech Solutions to Global Environmental Challenges, a global forum for companies and opinion leaders. Accredited Finnish ambassadors, missions and leading companies have been invited to the seminar. This seminar is a continuation of the global Lahti Cleantech Conference of 2009 that included almost 200 valued guests from more than thirty countries. Preliminary roster of speakers includes Vodokanal of St. Petersburg and ambassadors Bruce Oreck (USA), Huang Zingin (China) and Dongsun Parkin (South Korea).
- International water sector seminar, a continuation of the morning's international invitation seminar. The seminar is arranged in cooperation by Lahti Science and Business Park, Vodokanal St. Petersburg and Finnish Water Forum. You will hear the opinions and goals of leading companies and representatives of several countries on resolving global water challenges.
There are still some stands available for CleantechExpo. Please contact CleantechExpo as soon as possible to attend the most important cleantech event of the year in Finland! Exhibition manager: Lasse Heikura, tel. +358 400 811 310, email@example.com


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The New Testament makes it abundantly clear that baptism is absolutely essential for salvation. The necessity of baptism was one of the most important and clear-cut doctrines of ancient Christianity.
Mark 16:16: "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned."
Luke 7:29-30: "And all the people that heard him [Christ], and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John. But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him."
John 3:5: "Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I
say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of
the Spirit, he cannot enter into the
Acts 2:37-38: "Now when they heard this [Peter's preaching], they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost."
The restored church teaches that baptism is essential for salvation. By baptism the truly repentant receive a remission of their sins and are admitted into the church. No one can be saved without being baptized. The Lord's ancient church taught the same thing.
"He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved," said Jesus (Mark 16:16). This seems to be a straightforward, unambiguous affirmation of the absolute necessity of baptism for salvation.
Protestant writers who deny the need for baptism assert that the second part of verse 16 shows that belief is the only absolute requirement. Why? Because the Savior didn't say "but he that believeth not and is not baptized shall be damned." Rather, he simply listed the failure to believe as the cause of damnation: "He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned" (RSV).
There are two telling points that can be made in response to this argument. One, if Jesus meant to teach that belief alone was sufficient for salvation, he would not have added the condition "and is baptized" to the redemption formula. Two, the Savior did not need to mention the failure to be baptized as a cause of damnation, since a person who did not believe the gospel would obviously not even consider getting baptized.
In my missionary labors among evangelical
Protestants, I heard all sorts of attempts to explain Christ's statement to
Nicodemus in John 3:5. None of them was or is convincing. The Savior's message
is clear: We must be baptized ("born of water") and then receive the
Holy Ghost (born "of the Spirit") to enter into the
It is ironic that the early Christian belief in the absolute necessity of baptism subsequently led to the practice of baptizing infants. Later theologians reasoned that since Christian children who died had not yet received baptism, the ordinance should be administered to babies to ensure that all were baptized.
Baptism and the Early Church Fathers
To a man, the ancient Christian bishops and apologists believed that baptism was essential for salvation. What follows is a small sampling of the many statements they made on the importance of this sacred ordinance.
* Tertullian
. . . without baptism, salvation is attainable by none. . . . (Roberts and Donaldson 3:674)
* Cyprian
. . . baptism [is] . . . the saving access to the hope of life eternal, and the divine condescension for purifying and quickening the servants of God. (Roberts and Donaldson 5:382)
* Novatus (ca. A.D. 210-260, bishop of Thamugada)
Although we know that all the Scriptures give witness concerning the saving baptism, still we ought to declare our faith, that heretics and schismatics who come to the Church, and appear to have been falsely baptized, ought to be baptized in the everlasting fountain. (Roberts and Donaldson 5:566)
* Sedatus (ca. A.D. 210-260, bishop of Tuburbo)
Wherefore we must endeavour with all peaceful powers, that no one infected and stained with heretical error refuse to receive the single and true baptism of the Church, by which whosoever is not baptized, shall become an alien from the kingdom of heaven. (Roberts and Donaldson 5:567-568)
* Felix (ca. A.D. 210-265, bishop of Gurgites)
I judge that, according to the precepts of the holy Scriptures, he who is unlawfully baptized by heretics outside the Church, when he wishes to take refuge in the Church, should obtain the grace of baptism where it is lawfully given. (Roberts and Donaldson 5:571)
* Constitutions of the Holy Apostles
Nay, he that, out of contempt, will not be baptized, shall be condemned as an unbeliever, and shall be reproached as ungrateful and foolish. (Roberts and Donaldson 7:457)
* Justin Martyr
By reason, therefore, of this laver [baptismal font] of repentance and knowledge of God, which has been ordained on account of the transgression of God's people, as Isaiah cries, we have believed and testify that that very baptism which he announced is alone able to purify those who have repented; and this is the water of life. (Roberts and Donaldson 1:201)
* Irenaeus
And again, giving to the disciples the power of regeneration into God, he [Christ] said to them, "Go and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost" [Matthew 28:19]. (Roberts and Donaldson 1:444)
* Hippolytus
If, therefore, man has become immortal, he will also be God. And if he [man] is made God by water and the Holy Spirit after the regeneration of the laver [baptismal font], he is found to be also a joint-heir with Christ after the resurrection from the dead. (Roberts and Donaldson 5:237)
Come into liberty from slavery, into a kingdom from tyranny, into incorruption from corruption. And how, saith one, shall we come? By water and the Holy Ghost. (Roberts and Donaldson 5:237)
* Didymus the Blind (ca. A.D. 313-398)
Johannes Quasten has said the following about Didymus the Blind in his highly acclaimed three-volume study Patrology:
Didymus, surnamed "the
Blind," stands out among the heads of the catechetical
Didymus affirmed that baptism was essential for salvation. Here are a few of the things he said on the subject:
The Holy Spirit as God renovates us in baptism, and in union with the Father and the Son, brings us back from a state of deformity to our pristine beauty. . . . He . . . makes us spiritual men, sharers in the divine glory, sons and heirs of God and of the Father. He conforms us to the image of the Son of God, makes us co-heirs and his brothers, we who are to be glorified and to reign with him. (Quasten 3:98)
Quasten reiterates the fact that Didymus believed in the necessity of baptism for salvation:
Speaking of the effects of baptism, he [Didymus] mentions both the negative and the positive aspect. . . . Baptism is absolutely essential for salvation. Not even the perfection of a faultless life can make up for it: "No one not regenerated by the Holy Spirit of God and marked with the seal of his sanctification [baptism] has attained heavenly gifts. . . ." He sums up the effects of baptism on the soul as follows: "Thus, renovated in baptism, we enjoy the familiarity of God, in so far as the powers of our nature permit. . . ." (3:98)
* Clement of
For thus he [Christ] wishes us to be converted and to become as children acknowledging him who is truly our father, regenerated by water. (Quasten 2:27)
Being baptized, we are illuminated. (Quasten 2:28)
Quasten notes that "Clement uses . . . the terms seal, illumination, bath, perfection and mystery for baptism" (2:28).
Other Church Fathers
In his highly respected work entitled Early Christian Doctrines, J. N. D. Kelly summarizes the views of other church fathers on the importance of baptism:
Through baptism, according to Athanasius, man is united with the Godhead; it is the sacrament of regeneration by which the divine image [in man] is renewed. The participant becomes an heir of eternal life, and the Father's adoptive son. For Gregory of Nyssa similarly the baptized person receives God and is in him; united with Christ by spiritual rebirth, he becomes God's son by adoption and puts on the divine nature. Chrysostom speaks of the Christian's having Christ in himself as a result of baptism and so being assimilated to him; stepping out of the sacred bath, the catechumen [religious convert] is clothed with light and, fully regenerated, enjoys the possession of justice and holiness. Cyril of Alexandria states that perfect knowledge of Christ and complete participation in him are only obtained by the grace of baptism and the illumination of the Holy Spirit. . . . According to Theodore, baptism is our second birth, as a result of which we belong to Christ and are associated with the privileges of his glorious life, being his body and his members. (431-432)
Jeffrey Burton Russell is certainly correct when he observes that among the early Christians "it was universally believed that . . . we obtain the benefits of Christ's sacrifice by baptism" (100).
Most Protestants reject the necessity of baptism. They
correctly view it as incompatible with their belief in salvation through grace
by faith alone. However, the fact remains that the Savior's ancient church
taught that one could not enter the
1. James L. Barker, Apostasy from the Divine Church (Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft, Inc., 1984, reprint of 1960 edition), pp. 165-174.
2. Ralph P. Martin, Worship in the Early Church (Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1974), pp. 98-109.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: In Harper's Bible Dictionary we read the following:
. . . baptism was in some sense to Christianity what circumcision was to Judaism. John 3:3-5, in fact, makes baptism--not circumcision--the formal entrance rite into the covenant unity. (p. 92)
In the highly revered ancient Christian text
entitled the Shepherd of Hermas, we read that the
angel told Hermas that baptism was essential, and
that it was through baptism that people were able to enter into the
THE AUTHOR: Michael T. Griffith holds a
Master's degree in Theology from The Catholic Distance University, a Graduate
Certificate in Ancient and Classical History from American Military University,
a Bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts from Excelsior College, and two Associate
in Applied Science degrees from the Community College of the Air Force. He also holds an Advanced Certificate of
Civil War Studies and a Certificate of Civil War Studies from
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Half-A-Lifetime taking pictures
In fact, the cameras I use today were science fiction fantasy when I started my career. Many other things have changed since I earned my first dollar taking pictures:
To start with, back in the day, we had to carry around a large supply of film and fumble with the camera after every 36 exposures whether it was freezing cold out, pouring rain, blowing dust or whatever. Today we can shoot hundreds or even thousands of pictures without opening the camera, depending on the photo resolution and memory card size.
In the old days when the shooting was done, you usually found yourself elbow deep in chemicals, breathing fixer, fumbling in the dark to actually see the results of your efforts. Nowadays the day ends hunched over a laptop computer with cramping hands as you try to stay a step ahead of editors and clients anxiously awaiting your photos. If you want to see any particular photograph, just glance at the back of your camera seconds after you've taken it.
Years ago we'd be frantically twisting the focus ring on our lens back and forth trying to keep a moving subject in focus, while today we are often just as frantically mashing a button on our camera and cursing the autofocus system for being too slow.
If you are familiar with wire service work you might remember the days when sending a photo over the wire was similar to a kindergarten art class project involving scissors, tape, and glue. You'd "soup" your film, make a print, bang out a caption on a Brother typewriter, paste it to the print and clamp the whole creation to a revolving drum transmitter to send the print over phone lines a picture desk, usually in Washington or New York. An adept photographer today could send a hundred fresh photos via e-mail or FTP in the time it took us to send one picture years ago.
I remember thinking that when the digital age arrived, our lives would get easier, but that hasn't been the case. Editors and clients today want more pictures and they want them faster. As technology advances, so does our work load, but, as I like to remind myself, there are worse ways to make a living.
Anyway, those are just a few of my memories from the "old days" (which weren't really that long ago) and I welcome and look forward to hearing any of yours!
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When we get tired of the pain and suffering which follows us like our shadow, the mind gets exhausted. Hurting the ones we love or inflict pain on others gives us satisfaction; it's like an ethereal trophy to keep beside us. But at some point of time when the pain gets excruciating we just go into little imaginary spaces and disconnect from the outside world leaving us numb, numb to any situation, numbness to the world. All the emotions just vanish into thin air and numbness becomes a virus spreading inch by inch until it covers our whole body. We always think pain is the worst feeling but this numbness and eternal silence inside me has created a hole leaving us hollow. We would do anything to feel pain again, to feel something.
Month: November 2013
Forgive me, for I have sinned..
Fear & Freedom
The Mask
Impatient racing of my heart with a dim corner for compassion,
Trying to cling onto something corporeal,
My pain getting constant and sharp,
The cries getting louder and callous,
The gloomy feeling rules my heart.
The continuum of happiness is bleak,
Tired of this illusory which I perform every day that validates my existence in society,
The hollow conscience and the eradicating morals,
Blanket of stars brings solace to this restless heart,
Millions of the just glowing in darkness.
This is God's own curse whether day or night,
The fake smile and the dreary face make it evidently clear of the fanatic cries,
Poison on my mind and the black coffin in my sight,
Abandoned by the near and dear ones,
Just throw my corpse where sadness cannot mourn,
Tired of being trapped behind this mask of despair.


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+Note this post is about how ridiculously amazing I've been treated by a company, but fair disclosure, I got an awesome compensation package to be part of their campaign. Seriously, cash and ice cream. Cash. Ice cream. Ya, amazing.+
There are countless blog posts online about how out of touch PR people are with trying to reach influential bloggers/social media types. From mass-emailed blind press releases to not understanding how social media really works.
I finally have a story that is the opposite.
Many of you have heard of, or even read the story about Tassimo's campaign in Canada in my book, (great post about it from Erin Bury here) and how they spread the word about the coffee maker by giving machines to influencers instead of a TV campaign.
It was pure genius on many levels, and so much of it had to do with Duri Al Ajrami, the Director of Social Marketing – Senior Partner at OgilvyOne Canada. It was his ability to connect with me and many others that made us even open to the thought of this campaign. He emailed us after doing his research, met with us and understood how it all works, being the beloved go-between for their client and us crazy social media/blogger entitlement types 🙂
Fast forward to a month or two ago: I have been approached hundreds of times since by PR/Communication folks to try out their stuff and in return I can give them free exposure. For the most part I don't even blink. It's like they just went from blindly faxing reporters to blindly emailing bloggers. Then Duri drops me an email and explains that Magnum Ice Cream is launching in Canada and they want me on board, I'd hope it was because of my rugged good looks and boyish charm, but mainly because I have a platform.
He said all the right things: I only had to tweet/blog if I wanted to, only talk about it when/if I wanted to. He knew I wasn't going to post a blog on UnMarketing as a "sponsored" post to say how yummy their ice cream is. His main concern was that I did anything that I was comfortable with and my audience would be too. We high-fived, they shipped me a case of ice cream in dry ice, I ate most of it in a 2-day binge, reflected on what went wrong that made me eat a case of ice cream in 48 hours and then decided to record this video (I haven't even gotten to the awesomest part yet, keep reading):
I thought it was a fun way to talk about it! I even titled it "Magnum's False Advertising", which I'm sure made the client throw-up a little. I talked about how the box said the flavour was "Double Chocolate" even though there are actually four layers of chocolate, and I demanded it be changed to "Quad Chocolate". Duri loved it, I enjoyed making it because I was my smart-ass self, and my friends liked it. They didn't even mind that a lot of people who watched it wouldn't be able to enter the contest since it's only open to Canadians. Perfect. All good, everyone's happy, let's go home and eat ice cream?
Think again.
Duri just showed up at my house (he emailed first, relax) and said "I have a gift for you!" And handed me this:
Are. You. Kidding. Me?!?!
If you didn't catch it, look at it again.
They loved the video so much, they "whipped up" four custom boxes of the ice cream with my new flavour description. And these aren't stickers slapped on, it's four real boxes, with the ice cream bars inside.
I literally lost it in the driveway, ran upstairs and am typing this right now.
Just because you're in an agency, doesn't mean you can't be awesome.
PR doesn't have to stand for Press Release. It can still mean Public Relations.
When you do awesome things, it makes people want to share the awesome.
It wouldn't matter how much they paid me, I wouldn't use this blog to promote ice cream.
And now I just did. Because of the awesome.
Well played Duri and Magnum, well played indeed.
Has anyone outreach/agency really blown your mind? Share it in the comments.
+UPDATE+ Duri mentioned in the comment below "To be fair to all … The idea of the box was a team effort lead by the the AWESOME Mark Forward and Jamie George (two amazing Ogilvy folks) who planned this and blessed by our amazing clients Gina Kiroff and Joyce Kim who always drove us to think out of the box. I just delivered 🙂 Thank you all for your great words … we're still learning"
Another great PR/Business lesson: Give credit where it's due.


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More About Domino's in La Porte
Spicy, Sweet or Savory: Get Pizza in 77571
When you've got a hankering for a cheese-loaded slice of mouthwatering pizza, we know you're craving the best pizza in 77571. You're looking for a flavorful pizza with a freshly made tomato sauce, generous heaps of mozzarella, expertly diced pepperoni, and a crust that's both crunchy and chewy—all at the same time. You want to take a bite out of the perfect pizza. You want Domino's.
At Domino's in 77571, it's never been easier to get the fast and fresh pizza your tastebuds are begging you for! Stop by the Domino's nearest you to place a carryout order, or order your pizza over the phone or online.
Start off by picking from our menu of crusts. Choose a fluffy, hand-tossed crust that's dusted with garlic seasonings and buttery flavor, a gluten-free crust, a crunchy thin crust, or a pan pizza crust that's loaded with two layers of melted cheese! And next, select your sauce and start loading up on toppings. Pick as many or as few as you want! Whether you want to combine sausage, bacon, salami and green peppers, or stick to a blend of cheddar, mozzarella, feta, and asiago cheese, you can count on your local Domino's to deliver.
There are over 34 million ways to craft a single Domino's pizza. That means you can be sure we've got a slice for whatever your hunger demands! Build your own pizza from bottom to top or choose one of our many crowd-pleasing specialty pizzas, like the ever popular Buffalo Chicken, Pacific Veggie, or Ultimate Pepperoni and have it delivered hot and fresh to your doorstep, fast!
Like A Butler, But For Pizza: 77571 Pizza Delivery
At your Domino's in 77571, we don't take pizza delivery lightly. In fact, we guarantee your pizza will arrive hot and fresh, right from our oven to your door. Use our patented Pizza TrackerⓇ to follow the progress of your pizza order from the time it's placed till it arrives at your doorstep… and try to keep your drool from falling onto your keyboard or phone in the meantime.
Want More? Get Wings, Sandwiches & Pizza Takeout in 77571
We may be fast when it comes to delivering pizzas, but we're super fast when it comes to pizza takeout in 77571. Order from our pizza menu or try something new! Satisfy everyone's cravings with a flavorsome pasta, order of breadsticks, a crisp garden salad, boneless chicken wings, and even dangerously decadent desserts. Add a cookie brownie, lava cake, or warm bunch of Cinna StixⓇ to your order and satisfy your sweet tooth.
With over 12,000 stores around the world, we know what it means to provide excellent customer service and the best quality food. We make it our mission to be the best pizza delivery company in La Porte, and everything we do reflects this commitment. You'll see it in our courteous delivery drivers and money-saving pizza coupons, and taste it in every bite of pizza you eat. Go digital and place your order using our free smartphone app, order online, or call your local Domino's restaurant in 77571 for satisfyingly fast pizza delivery and carryout today! We may be more than 56 years old, but we aren't just any old 77571 pizza restaurant. Domino's is your go-to pizza place in 77571!


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2U, Inc. Announces Chief Financial Officer Retirement
LANHAM, Md. – August 22, 2019 – 2U, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWOU), a global leader in education technology, today announced that following a successful seven-year career, Catherine A. Graham has notified the company that she plans to retire as chief financial officer, effective April 1, 2020 or upon the company's earlier appointment of her successor. Until then, Graham will continue in her role as chief financial officer and oversee the completion of the company's fiscal year-end reporting requirements as well as provide support during the transition. Following her retirement, the company expects to retain Graham as a strategic advisor for a period of time to be mutually agreed.
2U is conducting an external search for its next chief financial officer and has retained executive search firm, Russell Reynolds Associates, to assist in the process.
"For the past seven years, Cathy has been an indispensable part of 2U's success, an important member of our leadership team, and a valued advisor to me personally," 2U Co-Founder and CEO Christopher "Chip" Paucek said. "Her financial acumen and effectiveness in communicating complexities with clarity have been a hallmark of her tenure and a strength we can benefit from in the future."
"From the first day I joined, working alongside such a talented and dedicated team of 2Utes and leadership colleagues who all share the same passion for our mission has been a highlight of my career," Graham said. "During those seven years, we've positively impacted the lives of over 100,000 students while building a great business and an amazing company, and I look forward to continuing to help further the company's mission."
About 2U, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWOU)
Eliminating the back row in higher education is not just a metaphor—it's our mission. For more than a decade, 2U, Inc., a global leader in education technology, has been a trusted partner and brand steward of great universities. We build, deliver, and support more than 250 digital and in-person educational offerings, including graduate degrees, professional certificates, Trilogy-powered boot camps, and GetSmarter short courses. Together with our partners, 2U has positively transformed the lives of more than 150,000 students and lifelong learners. To learn more, visit 2U.com. #NoBackRow
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Investor Relations Contact: Ed Goodwin, 2U, Inc., firstname.lastname@example.com
Media Contact: Krista Celentano, 2U, Inc., firstname.lastname@example.com


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A fellow culturemutt
Meet Leslie Foster. He's a buddy of mine who is not just a fellow globetrotter and culturemutt, we have also lived in the same places – a school campus near Manila in the Philippines, South East England and Hollywood. Leslie is a fascinating guy. His dreams dwarf those of mere mortals. He is the driving force behind one of the coolest ideas I have come across in the last few years…
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Traveling Muse is Leslie's baby. It's a collective of artists, mostly based in the LA area that, in its own words, is "telling the stories of people whose voices are not heard… exploring social activism, the collisions between art and spirituality, creating art communally, and celebrating our vagabond experience". I know several of these artists myself and can vouch for the fact that they practice what they preach. And that's where this next part comes in:
A trip to Jamaica… but not what you think…
The project Leslie and his tribe of artists are tackling next is nothing if not ambitious. It's called "Shoot 'Dem Like Birds / Stories of courage from Jamaica, one of the most homophobic nations on Earth." The sad reality is that in addition to pristine white sand beaches and one of the most relaxed, fun loving cultures, Jamaica is home to some of the worst physical violence against gays and lesbians. Leslie and his team are traveling to Jamaica to shoot a film telling the stories of those who are doing their best to fight the violence. This is savvy, global do-gooding at its best. Check out the video and the fundraising page and do your part to wish Leslie good luck!
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I've been making faces at myself in the mirror, trying to replicate "The smile didn't quite reach her eyes." I know what that means in Romance Land Shorthand, but what the hell does it look like? Upon careful experimentation, I still can't tell you, but I made myself laugh out loud. Jack Nicholson and his maniacal grin may have something to worry about.
We come across inevitable, intriguing, and inexorable phrases/concepts often used in romance novels. What's your favorite cliché---plot, word, sentence or scene? You can cite one of the ones below if you wish (I'm crazy about the hero always being scared of his valet). Here's the opening of Third-Rate Romance, my recently completed and languishing romance novel spoof. I haven't counted, but there are a clutch of clichés for your reading pleasure. One lucky commenter will win August's prizes—a brand-new copy of Stephanie Laurens' first-rate, non-clichéd All About Passion, some fabulous Maine bookmarks and other surprises. Look for the winner and new post on August 8.
"I don't know why my father has to be an impoverished earl who lost the family fortune at one turn of the cards," complained Lady Eleanor Buxton, her auburn eyebrows knotted in adorable frustration. "It's such a cliché. Why didn't she make him a ship's captain so I could have sailed around the world and had an adventure or two? I might be wearing skintight breeches fighting Barbary pirates this very minute instead of lounging about Lady Caterham's dull old drawing room." She gave a fringed ottoman a vicious kick.
"Do think for a moment, Ellie. You know you'd only have to be captured quite early on and sold into slavery," replied Lionel Hamilton, fourth Duke of Cleves, sixth Earl of Wynton, ninth Viscount Stacy and thirteenth Baron Gussington. "But that," he added, pausing, "might be rather amusing."
A long tapered finger tapped his chin and his dark eyes took on a faraway look. "Hmm. Imagine Ali Bey or some such villain looming above you, your helpless ivory limbs tied with silken ropes as he has his wicked way with you." The duke brushed an imaginary tuft of lint off his well-toned thigh. "I confess that image quite piques my interest." The bulge in his perfectly form-fitting inexpressibles confirmed his opinion.
"Rape is never amusing! It goes against every tenet of the romance genre since the 1970s," Eleanor informed him, her green eyes flashing the obligatory daggers. "You know you'd have to save me before it ever came to that, and very likely you'd be imprisoned and tortured. And then she'd make me save you by some clever trick or other! Not that you'd deserve it!"
"Now, now," Lionel said mildly, "you know we are meant for each other. You hated me on sight and have misconstrued my every action since the beginning." He took a discreet pinch of snuff and leaned idly against a marble Corinthian column stolen from an ancient grave site.
"Disgusting habit! And lower that damned eyebrow. I cannot endure it!"
Lionel smiled his crooked smile instead and picked at an invisible thread on the sleeve of his immaculate Weston coat. How he lived to torment the little baggage. It was simply too simple. "I can see you in the harem now, my love. Your riot of copper curls might sway the sultan initially, but I doubt he'd be fond of you long once you turned your fiery temper upon him. And you know," he drawled, "you'd inevitably get fat. All the sugared dates, goat cheese and whatnot. I believe more pulchritude is the standard of beauty in the East."
He cast an assessing black glance at her piquant little face. "Plus, you'd be veiled. It seems a damn shame to cover up that pert little nose, faintly freckled and twitching in anger."
Eleanor threw herself down on the striped Sheraton sofa. "This book is insupportable! I'll probably be doomed to act like a widgeon almost up until the end! Then you'll settle my father's debts anonymously and pave your way. You think you're so darned noble."
"Is it really such an arduous task to love me, Ellie? I'm considered quite a catch, you know. The matchmaking mamas have set their sights on me for an age," Lionel said, somewhat hurt.
Eleanor snorted in a most unladylike fashion. "Oh, I know your artfully disarranged black hair is all the rage. Your eyes are as black as spades and twice as sharp. How you are so tan in the middle of a rainy English spring after an endless English winter is a mystery, but I'll go along with it." She smoothed the folds of her bottle-green riding habit. "Why am I wearing this? It's all wrong for an afternoon visit to Lady Caterham's drawing room," she mumbled to herself. "She doesn't know the difference between sarcenet and dampened muslin, I wager. Lionel," Eleanor implored, "please hold me!"
Lionel swiftly ensconced himself on the sofa, doing his grim duty. He was unusually tall for a nineteenth century Englishman and did not find himself at all comfortable; nevertheless, he enveloped the petite trembling form of Lady Eleanor as she ruined his lapels with salty tears. His valet would no doubt give him hell.
I'm going to go practice my smirk now, right after I quirk an eyebrow or two. For more of TRR, all of Chapter 1 is posted to the left. Don't forget Romance Novel TV's writers' workshop this month, so you can avoid cliché-city!
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Romance Land Shorthand Contest!
I've been making faces at myself in the mirror, trying to replicate "The smile didn't quite reach her eyes." I know what that means in Romance Land Shorthand, but what the hell does it look like? Upon careful experimentation, I still can't tell you, but I made myself laugh out loud. Jack Nicholson and his maniacal grin may have something to worry about.
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27 comments:
- Santa said...
I still don't get hooded eyes or looking at someone with lowered lashes. I've got the raised eyebrow and slightly lifting the corners of my mouth in a shadow of a smile but those lowered lashes elude me. I can't see a damn thing when I lower my lashes!!
- August 1, 2007 at 9:25 AM
- AprilsMom said...
I always grin at the description of the hero as "moving with the lean, predatory grace of a panther". Although it's great set-the-mood imagery, how many 19th century heroines would have actually set eyes on a panther?
Maggie, I love TRR! Great job.
- August 1, 2007 at 12:18 PM
Oh My, Maggie you made me LOL.
Ok the 2 most cliche phrases that drive me nuts when I read them are:
1. 'turnabout is fair play'
2. "she turned her head to give him better access".
Yikes whenever I see those two phrases I think there must be another way to say - that he or she is getting their own back , and that she was really into the kiss. Yes?
- August 1, 2007 at 6:19 PM
- Atherley said...
LOL, Maggie, TRR is too precious! Thanks so much for the giggles!
- August 1, 2007 at 10:47 PM
- Atherley said...
Oh! I forgot to say that, among cliches, "gaze," "purple-headed warrior" and "heaving breasts" are enough to make me throw the book into the fire.
- August 1, 2007 at 10:50 PM
- Atherley said...
...And, if the cocked cock isn't a cliche, it should be! (Consider it used once, then let's obliterate from the language, LOL!)
- August 1, 2007 at 11:06 PM
- Elyssa Papa said...
I like when the heroes are always described as walking into the room with a predatory look. Okay, are we talking cute obsessive or scary possessive?
But really what would we be without a cocked eyebrow, exclamations from virgins in "I don't think that's going to fit," or the "her heart was so full it was going to burst."
- August 2, 2007 at 2:18 AM
- Maggie Robinson/Margaret Rowe said...
Oh, these cliches are all good! Thanks everybody. Keep 'em coming! I'm paying attention for revisions.
I think Pricess Diana was famous for the lowered lashes thing. I know she read a lot of her step-grandmother Barbara Cartland's books with all those demure virgins. Anybody want to confess to reading some? *raising hand really reluctantly*
- August 2, 2007 at 6:25 AM
- RevMelinda said...
Maggie, how about "depredations" or "ministrations"? (As in, "he continued his depredations/ministrations as she moaned in ecstasy, etc etc etc.")
I've complained about "crisp hair" (beneath her seeking fingers) and "hair-dusted" (legs, chest, etc) before. And ever since I read someone somewhere complain about "pants" I can't read that word in a love scene any more ("her breath came in ragged pants"--uh, were they cargos or capris?).
- August 3, 2007 at 12:38 AM
- Keira Soleore said...
Maggie, you're a RIOT!! This is my third trip here today to read your intriguing tale of mobile eyebrows and innocent pampered moues.
I raise an "enthusiastic" hand as an avid past reader of Barbara Cartlands. Wish I could find more of those impossibly improbable stories these days.
*impossibly broad shoulders
*well-muscled thighs
*clenched jaws (TMJ ouch!)
*muscle ticking in jaw
*tremulous sighs
*tremulous lips
*heaving bosom
Given that the hero walks around the entire novel in an eager state and goes riding often, isn't it a miracle he's able to father children?
- August 3, 2007 at 1:39 AM
- Sue A. said...
My favorite cliche words have to do with love scenes, where the descriptive passages are filled with words that belong in the kitchen as easily as the bedroom.
juice, honey, cream, milk, peaches, apples, plums...
- August 3, 2007 at 4:32 AM
- Maggie Robinson/Margaret Rowe said...
Sue A, now I'm thinking of those pebbled berries and strawberry-tipped nipples, and it's only 5:45 AM!
Keira, really excellent list! The fun thing about TRR is I can pack as many bad (good?) cliches in it as I want.
RevM, I have no salad references. I'll have to amend that.:)
- August 3, 2007 at 4:48 AM
- Terri Osburn said...
I'm late but I finally made it over here. I do so heart TRR. It cracks me up all the time and it's all the funnier (?) for being so damn accurate.
I can't believe no one has mentioned the "she burst into a million little pieces". And I do have to wonder how these guys are sooooo easily aroused all the time. I realize guys are easy but a look across the room? Hmmm.....
I'm sure there are more but I'm running very low on sleep. When the mind kicks back in (make that "if") I'll try to come up with more.
- August 3, 2007 at 10:52 AM
- Tessa Dare said...
lol, RevMelinda, at the pants.
I had a joke in GOTH that went something like this...
"He stroked her again and again, until her breath came in hot little pants, and Jeremy thought he would come in his."
But then - my esteemed CP pointed out that they didn't use the word 'pants' to refer to clothing for another hundred years. Dangit.
So anyone writing a contemp is welcome to use it!
I get tired of eyes being compared to precious stones. Glittering like diamonds, shining like sapphires, enigmatic as emeralds, black as obsidian, etc. etc.
- August 3, 2007 at 11:10 AM
- Hellie Sinclair said...
I love the "lowered lashes" and "smirk" or "quirked smile" or "cocked brow"--those are my favorite.
I do think it's funny though when the hero sees something like the heroine's pinky finger and gets an immediate hard-on. What's with that?
- August 3, 2007 at 11:21 AM
- RevMelinda said...
Tessa, that is wicked funny! I love it! And once you start noticing them, "pants" are everywhere.
Maggie, I just reread all of TRR and it just knocked me out as always. So Much Fun!
Does Lionel possess a quizzing glass?
- August 3, 2007 at 1:29 PM
- BernardL said...
Watch the blonde on CSI Miami sometime. She has the goofiest smile I have ever seen, and will flash it at the most absurd times imaginable. It never reaches her eyes. I'd be real happy if it never reached her mouth either. :)
Great excerpt.
- August 3, 2007 at 3:54 PM
- Beverley Kendall said...
Oh Maggie, you had be dying with laughter. You must continue. I wasn't ready for it to end. Love the 'artfully disarranged black hair bit'. It's so nice we romance writers don't take ourselves toooooo seriously.
- August 3, 2007 at 5:13 PM
- Maggie Robinson/Margaret Rowe said...
Bev, it's been a blast to write...now if only I could get an agent to read it, LOL. I'm going to introduce my Western couple in a future blog.
Terrio and Hellion, thanks for dropping by in the midst of your vacation madness!It is amazing these romance characters can get off instantly, isn't it? The white throat...the perfect earlobe, etc.
Tessa, that quote makes me want to start a new contemporary. I would of course attribute the genius to you.
Bernard, I'll have to break my no-TV rule and catch CSI sometime!
RevM, I'll have to add a quizzing glass in revisions. Lionel is really a hoot later on in the story, all icy dukeness.
And thanks, Santa, Aprilsmom,Marisa,Anne and Ely for your earlier input. I got knocked off the computer (thunderstorm)after I had carefully responded to each of your posts and was too lazy to do it again. I guess I'm lucky to be alive, huh? You are officially entered in the contest!
- August 3, 2007 at 5:42 PM
- Janga said...
Tessa, I just read the phrase "obsidian eyes" today, and it threw me out of the story. I found myself wondering if the hero's eyes were black, brown, or dark green. Were they sharp as weapons? Emblamatic of fiery depths?By the time I had spent thirty minutes pondering the properties of "obsidian," I had no desire to return to the story.
Maggie, the cliche that irritates me most at the present is one of title rather than words. I think if we counted all the dukes in Britain from 1066-2006, we would have fewer than those who have inhabited Regency-set histoticals in the past five years.
As for TRR, I too love it. I bow before your wit, Maggie.
- August 4, 2007 at 8:45 PM
- Lindsey said...
Yay for TRR - I've missed it!
I'm so with Janga on dukes. I'm also highly skeptical of the number of heroines who are the incomparable of the season.
- August 6, 2007 at 8:50 AM
- maykong said...
Haha, that was great! I always smile a bit when descriptions such as "heaving bosom", "flashing eyes", "steely gaze" are used. Trying to do these in real life is a lot harder than you'd think. ^^
- August 6, 2007 at 10:43 AM
- pjpuppymom said...
I'm LMAO. These are all so true and so funny! What gets me is when the hero catches a glimpse of her "delicately turned ankle" and immediately gets a hard on. I mean, come on. Her ankle? I'll have you know I've been showing my "delicately turned ankle" all damn summer and not one turned-on hero has followed me home yet!
- August 6, 2007 at 11:08 AM
- pjpuppymom said...
Maggie, TRR is great. Excellent job!
- August 6, 2007 at 11:11 AM
- Maggie Robinson/Margaret Rowe said...
Yeah, PJ, I never figured out the allure of ankles or calves (and especially not thighs, LOL...at least mine) but I guess it all had to do with the "forbidden" aspect.
May, I have quite a bosom myself, but I cannot make it heave no matter how hard I try. Those Playtex Everyday Basics bras are like bands of iron...which is a good thing. :)
Janga, no jeweled eyes, and no ruby lips either!
Lindsey (and Janga), I read somewhere the # of dukes (non-royal) during the regency was pretty miniscule. Today there are 5 royal and about 25 regular, I think. And let's not forget, in our beloved Regencies, they're all SPIES too! At least Lionel is.
- August 6, 2007 at 11:43 AM
- irisheyes said...
Hilarious post, Maggie! TRR was great. I'm not sure there's a cliche you missed. I suppose you'd have to wait until Ellie and Lionel get intimate for all the sexual cliches to surface.
The cliche that was kind of getting old for me was the I hate you, you hate me let's just have fabulous sex together. Also, the earth-shattering sex in a moving carriage thing is pretty hilarious, especially considering the times.
The instant "arousal" every other minute is also a little outrageous. But then again, considering what was and wasn't allowed, I suppose I can see it a whole lot more in historicals than in contemporaries.
- August 7, 2007 at 1:26 PM
- Maggie Robinson/Margaret Rowe said...
Oh, Irish, Lionel and Ellie have fabulous sex in a carriage later on! Kelly King didn't think to write it, but the characters thought of it all on their own. ;)
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Engineering of self cloning brewer's yeast for novel terpene profiles in beer.
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Engineering of selfcloning brewer's yeast for novel terpene profiles in beer.
Terpene flavor compounds are an important target for food improvement in a number of areas. One such area is the brewing of beer, particularly newer "craft" beers that feature large quantities of newer American varieties of hops bred for their aroma and flavor characteristics rather than their bittering properties. Beer fermentation by brewer's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) results in changes to the profile of terpene compounds extracted from hops in a number of ways including degradation of flavor-active compounds, transformation between different classes, and hydrolysis of glycosidically bound precursors to make them flavoractive. All of these processes present targets for modification of yeast to change the profile of flavor compounds in finished beer. Genetically modifying yeast for a food product is problematic due to EU regulations on such products but by using socalled "selfcloning" techniques to transfer sequences from one region of the yeast genome to another (i.e. cisgenesis), we can make useful modifications without creating an organism that is considered a "GMO" by current regulation. Our project will be composed of a laboratory component involving molecular biology for the creation of new yeast strains and gas chromatography combined with mass spectrometry (GCMS) to analyze terpene profiles, a modeling and data analysis component in which we try to understand how terpene profiles influence flavor perception, and a legal component in which we attempt to create a legal pathway for bringing selfcloning yeast to the home brewing community.
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We will use the methods described in Hirosawa et al. (2004) to replace the promoters of target genes with highexpressing constitutive promoters using selfcloning techniques that leave behind only yeast- derived sequences. We will perform this procedure on three different strains of yeast commonly used in both home and commercial brewing. Our primary target will be exoβ1,3glucanase (Exg1) that functions as a glucoside hydrolase for the release of glycosidically bound terpenes, but we will also investigate other targets that may have an influence on the terpene profile of fermented beer. After confirmation of successfully modified strains through sequencing and RTqPCR, we will compare the modified yeast strains to their parental strains in labscale fermentations of malt extract boiled with different varieties of hops. We will use GCMS to create a profile of the various hopderived terpenes found in the different fermented solutions. We will also recruit volunteer participants in sensory panels to smell the solutions (as a safe alternative to tasting) and report differences in the detectable aroma profiles. We will use double blind triangle test methodologies to determine if aroma profiles between engineered and parental strains are significantly different. By combining genetic changes, profiling at the level of compounds, and profiling at the level of humandetectable aromas, we will be developing a methodology for engineering flavors at the genetic level. Sebastian Ahnert has significant experience in data analysis involving flavor compounds (Ahn et al., 2011) and will use this data to develop new methods for understanding the link between genetic changes and aroma profiles. We will also investigate the possibilities for legally using our new yeast strains for producing beer for human consumption. Organisms produced by selfcloning are currently exempt from the majority of regulations that cover GMOs under the contained use regulations. However, they are (somewhat paradoxically) explicitly subject to the rules covering deliberate release. We will use the experience Orr Yarkoni has gained with bringing a GM product to market to explore the possibilities for developing a path to non- commercial (homebrew) use of modified yeast produced by selfcloning. References: Hirosawa I, Aritomi K, Hoshida H, Kashiwagi S, Nishizawa Y, Akada R. Construction of a selfcloning sake yeast that overexpresses alcohol acetyltransferase gene by a twostep gene replacement protocol. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2004 Jul;65(1):6873. Ahn YY, Ahnert SE, Bagrow JP, Barabási AL. Flavor network and the principles of food pairing. Sci Rep. 2011;1:196.
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This project will provide a new opportunity for collaboration between the departments of pathology, physics, and plant sciences in order to develop techniques that are broadly applicable to the engineering of flavor through changes at the genetic level of organisms involved in the industrial processing of food. We will create new strains of yeast that will be suitable for use by the DIYbio community (as they will not require class I GM facilities). This provides a great resource for outreach and education, showing how selfcloning techniques to produce genetic changes can result in interesting differences in the aroma profile of a beer. Hopefully, this can serve to reduce barriers to the acceptance of making modifications to organisms involved in food production. Perhaps by targeting such a small change and focusing on sensory differences that are a matter of taste, we can reduce the stakes involved in genetic modification—we will not be making any claims as to the health benefits or the industrial superiority of our yeast strains, simply that they make the beer smell different. The homebrew community is similar to the DIYbio community in its interest in open exchange of information and techniques. It would be an exciting opportunity if we can develop a legal pathway by which the selfcloning techniques already in use by DIYbio enthusiasts can be brought to homebrewers in the form of new brewing strains. We recognize that the legal hurdles may result in us being unable to release our yeast strains for human consumption but we will at least put that legal framework to the test and at the same time develop techniques that will be useful for future work in engineering flavor profiles and create yeast strains that will be useful outreach and educational tools for demonstrating the impact of genetic differences on aromas that people can readily perceive.
Molecular biology reagents: £1000 Including primers, enzymes, plates, media, sequencing. Brewing ingredients: £500 Including yeast strains, hops, malt extract, labware for brewing. GCMS analysis:
£1500 Core facilities in the department of chemistry charge £22.50 per sample. Travel and outreach:
£1000 We wish to present our findings at academic, DIYbio, and homebrew events.


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A Plympton man who was arrested in Halifax on lewd behavior charges last month faces additional charges of lewd conduct in connection with two Hanson incidents.
Police say Stephen K. Orcutt, 48, of 22 Oak St. videotaped himself performing lewd acts at a Hanson cemetery and near a school playground in September.
Halifax police last month charged Orcutt with lewd behavior in that town and found copies of between 30 and 40 photographs in Orcutt's car, all of teenagers and other young women who were running, riding bicycles or playing youth sports.
Police say Orcutt set up a video camera to record him touching himself while sitting on a bench at the Halifax MBTA station.
Hanson police said the videotape also showed Orcutt engaged in the same act at a Hanson cemetery that he identified as the Fern Hill Cemetery on High Street.
Orcutt told police he enjoys the public risk of his lewd behavior.
He told police he has also performed lewd acts at the Maquan Elementary School playground on weekends.
The videotape contained footage of two Hanson seventh-graders walking along the street and footage of a school ceremony in a gymnasium, according to police reports.
Orcutt, who drives a red Toyota Tundra pickup truck, matches the description of a suspicious man seen filming young girls in several towns throughout the South Shore, including Rockland and Carver.
Orcutt pleaded innocent Friday in Plymouth District Court to two counts of lewd and lascivious behavior. He was released on his promise to return to court Jan. 22, when he is also due back on the Halifax case.
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Simple Wedding Dress With Sleeves
Simple elegant ball gown style wedding dress, fabricated with chiffon and satin. Accented with a detachable pink sash that can be tied in the back. The color of the sash is Pink by default, if you prefer another color, please put your request in the notes section when ordering. Dress photoed in white, can also be made in ivory. On our website: SKU: Karen LG160213 http://www.ieiebridal.com/collections/wedding-dresses/products/modest-chiffon-ball-gown-wedding-dress-with-sleeves-karen Size...
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Author: Anette Eggert
Illustrations: Mia Maria Güettler ©
Publisher: B.Wahlströms 2014
About the book:
Swedish children's book (age 6-9). The third book about Valle och Vilma and their adventures. They have a secret club for the rescue of poor animals.
In this book their mission is to help a very lonely hamster…
(Illustrations will be added here soon.)
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I'm having an issue with some rsync modules being served through
rsync --daemon
This lines are from my /var/log/rsyncd.log file :
2013/02/08 12:15:28 [13174] name lookup failed for XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX: Name or service not known
2013/02/08 12:15:28 [13174] connect from UNKNOWN (XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX)
From rsyncd.conf man page:
reverse lookup
Controls whether the daemon performs a reverse lookup on the client's IP address to determine its hostname, which is used for "hosts allow"/"hosts deny" checks and the "%h" log escape. This is enabled by default, but you may wish to disable it to save time if you know the lookup will not return a useful result, in which case the daemon will use the name "UNDETERMINED" instead.
If this parameter is enabled globally (even by default), rsync performs the lookup as soon as a client connects, so disabling it for a module will not avoid the lookup. Thus, you probably want to disable it globally and then enable it for modules that need the information.
So I added the following line to the global conf in /etc/rsyncd.conf
reverse lookup = no
But, when I stopped and started the daemon this lines where added to the log file:
2013/02/08 12:47:17 [13675] Unknown Parameter encountered: "reverse lookup"
2013/02/08 12:47:17 [13675] IGNORING unknown parameter "reverse lookup"
2013/02/08 12:47:17 [13676] rsyncd version 3.0.7 starting, listening on port 873
This is the version installed on my server:
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Before I checked into a behavioral health facility, everything I was ever taught turned against me, like knives in my mind. At last, I decided that a real knife could end the train of thoughts. But I couldn't get the guts to cut the skin. I ridiculed myself for that, too.
What an idiot. What a worthless piece of garbage. It's a wonder anyone puts up with you. The only reason you're still married is because he pities you. No wonder you haven't made new friends yet. No wonder you don't have a job yet. What moron would hire you? Who would take a chance on you after what happened last year?
My husband and I decided to check me into Coastal Harbor adult inpatient program. I went to the group therapy Monday morning, but I quickly dissolved into tears and panic. I got through the intake at Coastal in a haze, and with reluctance I gave up my wedding rings and prayer beads. Later that day, I gave up my underwire bra and had the strings cut out of my yoga pants. That night I cut my meat with a plastic spoon. It's the ultimate disarmament.
Problem is, that only works for so long. Eventually, you have to go back to the real world of steak knives and shoe laces. That's why you have to disarm your own mind.
When you're mentally ill, your mind is your most deadly weapon.
Sometimes, religion is a damn good knife sharpener. In my case, it provided the damn ammo. Somehow, I don't think that's the sword Christ promised to bring.
Growing up, we ridiculed the concept of self-esteem. What morons these worldly moderns were! What a great lie Satan fed them, that they needed even more pride! Thank goodness that, by the grace of God alone, we were free from that lie. We knew the truth, that our hearts were black with sin, that Jesus died "for such a worm as I!"
Irony was not, perhaps, our strong suit.
I learned a lot at Coastal, like putting ice cubes in the hot coffee so you can chug it during breakfast and actually get to drink it. But mostly I just deprogrammed. I sat on the benches outside during smoke break, staring at the Spanish moss draped across the oak trees over the roof, and bathed in the love of God. And I asked God to forgive me. I saw how much it pained Him when I tear myself apart.
One time, my therapist asked me the criteria for worth. What does it take for a person to deserve to live? I answered automatically, "Everyone. Everyone deserves life, no matter their age or mental capacity or health."
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Vector Vintage Roosters and Hens
If you love chicken, you might prefer a visit to Colonel Sanders' place. However, here are some classy vectorized 1-color roosters and hens for your design projects. Included in the .zip archive are Illustrator editable PDF and EPS vector files as well as a rasterized high-res PNG file.
Creepy Vintage Vectors
Just in time for Halloween, we bring you some vintage 1-color vector images of some creepy critters including a classic crow, and owl, alligators, a boy driving a team of pigs, and a deathly colonial. In the zip file you'll find Illustrator editable PDF and EPS files as well as a rendered high-resolution PNG raster image.
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It's Throwback Thursday so let's go back through Upper Deck's trading card history and come up with a fun giveaway. Wednesday night was rivalry night in the NHL as the Boston Bruins took on the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Los Angeles Kings went head to head against the Anaheim Ducks. Leaf's broke the Bruins' 5-game winning streak and Phil Kessel (a former Bruin) had a thing or two to do with it. Finishing the game with 2 goals and now posting NHL-best 8th multi-point game this season, it was evident that Kessel brought his A-game last night. So let's put up a throwback card and see if our fans can come up with some great captions for the card! Please share your comical caption to this card for your opportunity to score five packs of 2014-15 Upper Deck UD1 Series Hockey!
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I told the Hansen brothers not to let Happy Gilmore borrow my stick. Then he picks a fight with Bob Barker and breaks it.
"They said skate like you're sitting on the toilet…making the same face is optional!"
What! You're trading me to the leafs so you can draft Seguin! Don't worry, you'll pay for this treachery and deceit!
A Philthy Future!!
"No more stress! Toronto has kess!"
"I'm Back!!"
"Mom made pizza buns?!"
"I am so excited to be an American player, playing on one of the most storied American NHL franchises! I can picture myself winning Stanley Cups here and playing for the Bruins until I retire! everything is so perfect!
Why don't you come with me little Phil! On a magic carpet ride.
Where dat puck go?
I'm Phil the thrill. Watch out Boston. Go Leafs Go
Hold still Ovie, let me take your picture
I've had my Phil of Boston…with the Leafs I will be Bruin trouble for all the NHL.
I like to shoot it, shoot it, I like to shoot it, shoot it, I like to shoot it, shoot it, you'd like me to…..shoot it!
What do you mean we're playing hockey I thought it was musical chairs
Beans beans are good for the heart….
When Kessell is around, you must stick it. Now stick it, stick it good!
Beep Beep……….Take that Wile E. Phoenix Coyote.
Most likely to be picked last in an NHL all-star draft.
…Step 5 for ice skating: Stand and relax.
Step 6: Glide.
Milk was a bad choice!
Star in the making – picked last at the NHL All Star game
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Garden Party!
Wow. What. A. Party. Tuesday night's (May 22) black tie shindig at New York City's Museum of Modern Art transformed into a wild, wild throwdown thanks to Brooklyn art-pop singer Santigold and DJ Solange Knowles. Check out photos and read more about the party here!
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In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer by Irene Gut Opdyke
Polish-Catholic Irene Gut is 17 years old in 1939 when the German Panzers roll into Poland crushing everything in their path. A nursing student, unaware of the fate of her mother, father and 5 sisters, Irene flees west towards Russia with other nurses, doctors and wounded Polish soldiers. Captured by Russian soldiers she is beaten, raped and left for dead. Rescued by Polish resistance fighters she is again captured by the Russians and forced to work at a Russian hospital.
Throughout WWII Irene is a prisoner of both the Russians and the Germans. Because she is tall and blond the Germans allow her to work as the housekeeper of a German Colonel and in this capacity she begins to secretly help Polish Jews marked for death by the Nazis. Beginning with hiding boxes of food for Radom Ghetto prisoners she expands her rescue efforts to hiding 12 Jews in the basement of the German Colonel's villa; eventually helping them escape to freedom. Irene ends the war as a full-fledged Polish resistance fighter.
Irene Gut was 17 when WW II began and 23 when it ended. In that time she rescued countless Jews from the Nazis. After the war she immigrated to the United States to escape the Russians who wanted to execute her as a spy. She was silent for many years concerning her heroism but agreed to speak about her experiences after hearing neo-Nazi claims that the Holocaust was a hoax. She was honored with a papal blessing from Pope John Paul II and recognized and honored by Yad Vashem as one of the Polish Righteous Among the Nations. A tree was planted in Israel in her honor.
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Asimina Arvanitaki has won the New Horizons in Physics Prize from the Breakthrough Foundation – an award that recognizes exceptionally promising young researchers.
"This well-deserved recognition underlines the importance and timeliness of her work. We hope it inspires others to be similarly ambitious and visionary."
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VIntage 1946 book Alice in Wonderland available at junquedejour on Etsy.
Apparently I went a little treasury-wild over the past few days. One thing led to another: I am continually amazed at the talents of the handmade artisans and amazing vintage sellers on Etsy. I found myself thinking of Alice in Wonderland and I was off again.
What's there not to love about Lewis Carroll? The literature, talent, good looks? I'm continually fascinated by worlds of fantasy. Alice in Wonderland was a favourite tale of mine as a child (and as an adult!). I love it all, from lost Alice, to the white rabbit, mad hatter and blue catarpiller. I did my best to capture them all here, including some classic Alice illustrations.
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