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Meredith Willson's The Music Man will be staged on the Greensboro Town Green. Directed by artistic director Sabra Jones, the production will star Anthony Wills and Tony Award nominee Marla Schaffel (Jane Eyre, Titanic, Les Miserables).
Performances run July 22-23, 26 and 30 and Aug. 2-3 at 7:30 PM.
"The Music Man, with book, music and lyrics by Meredith Willson, concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a bandleader to sell instruments and uniforms to the naïve townsfolk of River City, Iowa before skipping town with their cash," press notes state. "Prim librarian Marian Paroo sees through his scam, but when he helps her younger brother, she begins fall in love with Harold, who risks being caught to be with her."
Thorton Wilder's Our Town will run in repertory through Aug. 4 on the Greensboro Town Green in a 75th anniversary production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Directed by associate artistic director Charles McAteer, the production will star Ron Rand, David Beck and Sabra Jones.
Our Town will be performed July 24-25, 27 and 29 and Aug. 1 and 4 at 7:30 PM.
"Set in the fictional small town of Grover's Corner, Thornton Wilder's Our Town tells the story of an average town's citizens in the early 20th century as depicted through their everyday lives," press notes state.
Broadway and TV star Cariou will headline a concert that will benefit the theatre company's upcoming 30th anniversary season Aug. 17. His stage credits include Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music, Applause and The Dinner Party. His TV work includes "Blue Bloods" and "Damages."
For more information, including tickets and complete schedule, call (802) 533-7487 or visit greensboroartsalliance.com or mirrorrepertory.com.


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3/4 cup 3% plain yogurt.
6 oz Raspberries.
1 tsp of hazelnut almond butter (not pictured).
1 tsp Splenda (not pictured).
A lot better than the fucking poached eggs I tried to make that managed to set off the fire alarm. (ASSHOLE EGGS).*
What are y'all having for first or second breakfast today?
*The fire alarm actually went off because I turned on the wrong element and scorched a pot. But still! Egg sabotage!

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Capital Credits
Capital Credits (margins) are to a cooperative what profits are to a private business. Because we are a member-owned cooperative, IEC strives to operate all segments of operation at cost. As a result, any margins (profits) are returned to you the member. Your share of these margins is called Capital Credits.
How are Capital Credits Allocated?
At the end of the year, net margins are allocated for the year being paid to each member in proportion to the member's cooperative purchases during the year. The Board of Trustees decides when to retire Capital Credits based on the cooperative's financial condition.


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Rose Equipment
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to the castle, players can browse through the literature in the bookshelves
down there and come across alchemy recipes, which the alchemists within
the castle can create items with.
Since it has been requested by much of the players, you will find a list of
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The Police Service Commission has sent a high-powered team of monitors to Lokoja, Kogi State to monitor the conduct of police officers on electoral duties during the governorship elections holding on Saturday.
A statement by the commission's spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, on Friday in Abuja said this was in the exercise of the PSC's constitutional mandate of holding the police accountable for its actions or inactions.
It advised all police officers on electoral duty in Kogi State to observe the rules and regulations guiding their conduct and to also work within the ambits of the rule of law.
"The officers are advised to be fair but firm and ensure that all eligible voters are allowed to discharge their civic responsibilities without molestation.
"The Commission also wishes to warn that it will not hesitate to commence disciplinary action against any policeman caught circumventing the rules before, during or after the elections," the statement added.
The PSC promised to continue to play its role in the advancement of the nation's constitutional democracy and the enthronement of the will of the people during elections.


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I cut them out early (like in October!) and thought hand quilting them would make a nice relaxing project while watching TV or waiting at the kids activities. Ha! There clearly hasn't been enough TV watching and when my kids have been busy, I've busy too -- grocery shopping, Christmas shopping, running errands.
My dad was here on the weekend so I madly finished one that he could take home for Christmas. His comment was that I might get the others finished in time for next Christmas. Haha, Dad! I hope not but now that they are definitely not going to be done in time for this Christmas despite my best intentions that might prove to the be case. I need deadlines! But not unrealistic deadlines as I don't work well under pressure.


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An Annotated Bibliography of Human-Computer Interaction Security (HCISec) Body of Works 2/3
An annotated bibliography is a bibliography that gives a summary of a body of work such as an article, research or thesis. The purpose of annotations is to provide the reader with a summary and an evaluation of the source. Each summary should be a concise exposition of the source's central idea and give the reader a general idea of the source's content.
HCISec is the study of interaction between humans and computers, or human–computer interaction, specifically as it pertains to information security. Its aim, in plain terms, is to improve the usability of security features in end user applications.
An annotated bibliography was conducted on 5 bodies of work focused on HCISec and Usability Security.
Annotated Bibliography
Kluever, K. (2008). Evaluating the Usability and Security of a Video CAPTCHA. Rochester Institute of Technology. Master of Science Thesis
The thesis discusses the security and usability of a Completely Automated Public Turning Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart (CAPTCHA), which is a variation of the turning testing, used to determine humans from computers. The author provides a new approach in which the users provide three words that describe a video. The author states, many users find the traditional form frustrating and carry a break rate of approximately 6o percent.
The author explains, in order to evaluate the success of a CAPTCHA, a list of desirable properties must first be established. The following sets of properties include, automation, in which the machine can generate and grade challenges on its own. The second property is "Open" which pertains to the algorithm be publicly available. "Usable" is the third property and it pertains to challenges should be easily and quickly solved the humans and lastly, it should be secure. The author performed an experiment in which 184 participants where used on over 20 videos. The author was able to increase humans pass rates of the CAPTCHA video from 69.7% to 90.2%.
The author does state limitations and assumptions in the experiment. For example, it is language dependent with English tags needed to determine the human subjects. In addition, the video from the online database exposes the ID of the video and lastly, the usability and security analyses are preliminary assumptions.
The author concluded only 20% of the participant preferred text-based CAPTCHA while 58% preferred the video-based alternative. The author also presented how extending the ground truth tags allowed for different usability and security trade-offs.
Patrick, A., Long, A. and Flinn, S. (2003). HCI and Security Systems. CHI 2003, April 5-10. ACM 1-58113-630-7/03/0004
The authors explain, the human factor is often the weakest part of a security system and users are often thought of the weakest link in the security chain. The goal is to provide other researchers and software developers with an understanding of the roles and demands place on users as well as provide design solutions to assist with the creation of secure and usable system.
The authors state, three areas of interest includes authentication, security operations and developing secure systems for security. The authors stated, authentication, the most common form of security consisting of using username and password is the weakest link due to the human factor. Users tend to use guessable passwords, write them down or even forget them. In security operations, the human factor is not just focused on the end-user; system operators can also improperly implement solution to open security flaws. Lastly, developing security systems is critical. If developers do not create user-friendly systems, it will not sell. However, if developers create a secure system, user may try to circumvent to increase usability. The authors states, usability and security are often thought to be contrary to each other is not the case by recent research from Yee (2002). In Yee (2002), he provided ten HCI design principles that can be used to improve the usability of security.
The authors concluded the goal is to build a cohesive and activate the HCISEC community researchers and practitioners. The authors further states, security is a large topic so there are many areas where Chisel in important.
Flechais, I. (2005). Designing Security and Usable System. PhD. Dissertation. University of London
The thesis aimed to investigate the process of designing secure systems and how developers can ensure security controls are effective and usable at the same time. The article reiterate a common notation that users are the weakest link within information security and the result of an unusable user interface with result in ineffective security. The author explained, while HCISec had identified the need to improve usability in computer systems, most of the research is this area are addressing the issue by improving user interface to security tools. The thesis provides an interesting insight into the cause of data breach by suggesting, research efforts to address human factors in security have concluded that security mechanisms are too difficult to use, and that most users do not maliciously break security policies, but do so as a result of bad design.
The author states, the thesis does not seek to evaluate security system design, instead it plan to evaluate the Appropriate and Effective Guidance for Information Security (AEGIS). AEGIS is a secure system design technique that actively adopts a socio-technical approach in order to assist developers in designing secure systems. Thus, any research that will affect design methods are difficult in the empirical form. The author conducted the research in two parts, first, he identified the issues in the development process of the secure systems and secondly, the presentation and evaluation of a socio-technical design method for secure systems.
The results from the research identified important factors for usable security; the model provides insight into real-world issues and will be useful into improving current and future secure system design methodologies.


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Last week we discussed how the Carolina Theatre's 8th Annual Summer Film Festival would make you smile. Today dental implants Morris County, NC Dr. Hatcher and the entire staff at Steven L. Hatcher, DDS want to discuss another classic summertime item that makes many adults smile during the season; beer. However, we feel the news we have pertaining to this famous golden beverage is going to make you smile more that the actual drink itself.
Did you know that beer, in moderation, of course, can actually be good for your oral health? That means it's also good for your dental implants as well.
Hooray, Beer!
Now, before we go completely off track here and start singing praises to the beer Gods, we have to cover our bases by saying that this post is not meant to debunk the fact that alcohol is bad for your teeth, because it still is. Sorry, guys. However, what isn't bad for your teeth is the main ingredient in beer. Those little green balls known as hops.
Time For A little History Lesson
Now, we know that history was not everyone's favorite subject in school but bear with us here for a moment while we give you a quick lesson on the history of beer.
The funny thing about beer is that it did not always taste the same way it does now. The distinct taste beer has today is due to the amount of hops added to the beverage in modern day brewing recipes.
Beer has not actually always contained the number of hops it does today. The real addition of hops into beer recipes started in 18th century England. During this time in history, everything was transported and exported by ship. This method of travel had the tendency to take a long time. A very long time. Sea voyages tend to do that.
As a result of this, people had to find ways to keep the edible and drinkable items they were transporting from spoiling. In beer's case, the solution was to add more hops! Batches of beer which had a higher content of hops in their recipe survived the long sea voyages without going rotten. This led to additional hops being added to conventional beer recipes turning into a staple.
Beer Nye The Science Why?
Scientists will always be a curious bunch, and the mystery as to why hops kept beer from spoiling plagued biologists around the world for quite some time. That is, until 1937 when antiseptic properties were first witnessed in hops. Fast forward 80 some years and scientists, the persistent breed they are, have narrowed down what amazing things certain extracts in hops do for our bodies.Lupulone, for instance, is a menace to tuberculosis. Another component in hops, known as xanthohumol, kills viruses and contains anti-malarial properties.
However, dentists are scientists too, and when antimicrobial properties were seen in hops dentists decided to give hops a shot at benefitting the human mouth. What they found is that hops are not only good for your oral health, acting like a type of tasty antimicrobial mouthwash when consumed in beer, but they can also help to prevent oral problems and tooth decay in your mouth's future!
Huzzah, dentists! Hooray, beer!
Grab A Local Pint For Your Smile
A few weeks ago we mentioned our favorite spot to get some local seafood. We figured this weekend we would do the same thing and suggest to you our favorite spot to grab a beer.
M'Coul's Public House is a fantastic place to not only choose from a variety of craft beers to enjoy, but also get a great plate of authentic Irish food. M'Coul's is located right here in Downtown Greensboro, NC. If you are looking for something to try first on their menu then allow us to suggest their shepherd's pie. If you like authentic shepherd's pie, then this is the pie for you.
Hope to see you there!
Until next time readers, cheers and keep smiling.


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By Antonio Graceffo
27 Dec, 2004, 17:02
Sunday is usually the day that I go to watch Khmer kickboxing in Phnom Penh. But on this particular day, my driver, Sameth, promised to take me to see something really exciting. We turned down a dirt road, about twenty minutes outside of the city, and ended at a dubious looking arena, in a rural farming community.
The big foreigner with the notebook received a lot of odd stares, and a portly Khmer, in a dirty T-shirt gave us the third degree. "Who are you? What are you doing here? Who told you about this place?"
I felt like a spy, sneaking in on some illicit activity that was to be kept secret from outsiders. After I had answered all of the questions to his satisfaction, the man gave me a stern warning. "If you take any pictures, I will take your camera."
A crowd of Khmer men stood around the waist-high fighting ring, animatedly shouting, gesticulating and waving their bets in the air. We pushed to the front, to get a better view, just in time to see a cock, with a blue stripe, leap onto the neck of a cock, with a red stripe, tearing into his flesh, with the sharp metal blade attached to his foot.
The blue rooster was clearly the superior combatant. He grabbed red's throat in his beak and dragged him to the ground, kicking and pecking at his face repeatedly. The dirt floor was stained black, with the aged blood of fights past.
As a professional boxer, it was easy for me to look at cock fighting as an extension of boxing. There were two opponents; blue and red, in a ring, fight for the glory of their handlers. Spectators bet money and cheered for their favorite fighter. They even used a gong to signal the beginning and end of each three-minute round, as in boxing.
But cock fighting was different. First off, the roosters didn't get any of the money the won. Secondly, there were weapons involved. In many matches, the roosters had metal spurs strapped to their foot. In other fights, called natural-spur matches, the cocks used the spur of a dead cock as their weapon. The only analogy to professional boxing at this point would be if the opponents were allowed to hit each other with broken beer bottles. Another major difference was that, where natural spur fights often ended with one or both cocks sporting injuries, the metal spur fights often went to the death.
Thinking red had died, I was reviewing my chicken CPR techniques, when the gong sounded, signaling the end of the round. Interestingly, instead of using a clock, the rounds were timed using a bowl, with a hole in the bottom, placed in a large vessel of water. It took approximately three minutes for enough water to seep into the bowl. When the bowl had sunk to the bottom, the round was over.
The handlers separated the combatants, and took them to their respective corners. When I fight, I am used to getting a massage between rounds. But in cock fighting, the handlers worked feats of voodoo magic. Red's handler began by kissing his beak, and kissing his wounds, as he washed the limp corps. The handler's lips were now coated in chicken blood. Next, while mumbling some secret words, he spit first one, then another mouth full of water, directly into red's face. The water spewed pink, from the handlers mouth, mixing with the blood of the wounded animal. The magic apparently worked, dragging red back from the point of death. When the handler, lovingly, blew the third mouthful of water in red's face, red suddenly perked up. Not only did he return to life, but he was able to answer the bell for the next round.
In the end red lost.
Some of the gambler began grumbling about my camera again. I hadn't taken a single photo, and yet people apparently wanted me to leave. An older Khmer man signaled for me to come sit with him. "Anything you want to know, you can ask me." He said in passable English. The crowd backed off. I learned later that he was a high ranking general, and that I was to remain under his protection for the rest of the match.
"Fighting roosters are generally between eight months and a year old." My new friend explained. "Fights last for four, three-minute rounds. Metal spur fights are much faster than natural spur fights, which could go on and on, with no clear winner." He went on to explain that there were various species of chickens. "The cocks from Vietnam have spurs, whereas the ones from Thailand don't." For this reason they fought in separate rings.
After the fight, special doctors worked on the birds, stitching the wounds, and caring for them, so that they would live to fight another day. All of the men crowded around the medical table, arguing, and replaying the exciting moments of the fight. Money changed hands, and it was clear that betting was a huge part of the game.
"Did you bet any money?" Asked my new friend."I would have, but I heard someone paid the red cock to take a dive.""Take a dive?" he asked in astonishment. "Do you mean someone paid the red cock to throw the fight?""Oh yeah, I heard he owed money all over town. Throwing the fight was the only way out."
My new friend didn't know what to make of me. In real boxing if a fighter is suspected of taking a dive once, he will loose credibility and never be able to fight again. "Maybe red will give up fighting and get a job in the movies." I suggested, thinking of a good friend of mine.
"Maybe you should go back to Phnom Penh and watch the kickboxing." He proposed, not unkindly.
I was glad to have seen the cock fighting once, as a cultural experience. But in the future, I think I will stick with boxing.
Like this? Check out Antonio's bright new book, The Monk from Brooklyn.
Copyright © 2004 Antonio Graceffo


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Around 22 million global passengers took a cruise in 2014, a rise of 68% from 13.1 million in 2004, according to a new study from Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA).
The CLIA 2014 Economic Impact Analysis , which was conducted by Business Research and Economic Advisors, shows that since 2013, demand for cruise holidays grew 3.4% from 21.3 million passengers.
The study also indicated that the cruise industry contributed a total of US$119.9 billion to the global economy in 2014, a rise from US$117 billion in 2013. Direct expenditures generated by cruise lines, passengers and crews totalled US$55.8 billion, while 939,232 full-time equivalent employees earned a total of US$39.3 billion in income.
"The cruise industry is truly a global and dynamic one," said Cindy D'Aoust, CLIA's acting CEO. "We've enjoyed progressive growth over the past 30 years, driven initially by demand from North America, which expanded to Europe, Australia and now Asia. As a result, the cruise industry impacts the global economy generating jobs, income and business growth in all regions of the world."
According to CLIA's study, North Americans accounted for 55% of the global cruise industry's 22 million passengers, while Europeans accounted for 29%. The remaining 16% were sourced from other regions of the world such as Australia, China, Singapore, Japan and South America.
Around 19.2 million of the 22 million cruise passengers (88%) were sourced from the top ten countries, which are located in all major global regions. While 11.21 million passengers came from the US, 3.38 million came from Germany and the UK (15%), while Australia, Italy and Canada each had more than 800,000 passengers (12%). China, France, Spain and Norway combined accounted for nearly two million passengers (10%).
"The potential for new cruise passenger growth is huge," said D'Aoust. "Apart from North America and Europe, other regions of the world account for nearly 85% of the world's population, yet represent only 16% of cruisers. That reflects a tremendous opportunity for the cruise industry."
Meanwhile, CLIA's 2014 Asia Cruise Trends Study showed that cruise tourism in Asia is growing at double-digit rates, both in capacity and as a passenger source market. Between 2013 and 2015, the number of ships deployed in Asia grew at a 10% compound annual growth rate, and the volume of cruises in the region increased by 11%. Passenger capacity also rose by 20%.
China is a main driver of passenger growth in Asia, adding 480,000 more cruise travellers since 2012 – a compound annual growth rate of nearly 80%. The country also accounted for nearly half of Asia's total 1.4 million cruise passengers last year.
"Asia is a prime example of the cruise industry's growth opportunity," said D'Aoust. "Our industry is bringing more cruise ship visits to Asia and the volume of cruise passengers sourced from Asia for cruise tourism worldwide nearly doubled since 2012."
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Earn points toward FREE PIZZA with Piece of the Pie Rewards
More About Your Carolina Beach Domino's
Pizza Delivery in Carolina Beach: Tasty & Fresh From the Oven!
Domino's pizza delivery in Carolina Beach doesn't disappoint. When you order Domino's, you're not ordering the same old, ordinary pizza that other restaurants offer. You're ordering a pizza with an expertly browned crust, a zesty marinara sauce made from only the best tomatoes, and a flavorful combo of toppings that'll please both meat eaters and veggie lovers alike. Satisfy your hunger with Domino's pizza.
At Domino's in Carolina Beach, we make it fast and easy to get the fresh pizza you're craving. Visit your nearest Domino's location to place a carryout order, give us a call, or order your pizza online!
Start by choosing from one of our handmade crusts, including a fluffy hand-tossed crust loaded with buttery flavor, a crispy thin crust, a pan crust featuring two delicious layers of cheese, or even a gluten-free pizza crust! Next, pick your sauce and start piling on your favorite toppings. Whether you're a serious fan of mushrooms and spinach or love spicy pepperoni and tangy asiago cheese, you can make your dreams come true at your local Domino's!
With more than 34 million different ways to handcraft a Domino's pizza, you can be sure we've got a slice for whatever your tastebuds are craving. Build your own pizza from scratch or choose from one of our specialty pizzas, like the popular Wisconsin 6 Cheese, Pacific Veggie, or ExtravaganZZa™, and have it delivered to your doorstep, super fast!
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At your Domino's in Carolina Beach, we don't take pizza delivery lightly. In fact, we're so serious about it that we'll make you a promise. We guarantee that your pizza will arrive toasty hot and fresh at your doorstep, straight from our oven! Stay up to date with the status of your order using our custom made TrackerⓇ. Enter in your phone number online and follow the progress of your pizza order from the moment you place it until it arrives at your door... and try not to drool on your phone or computer in the meantime.
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This first-ever event to be held in Nashville promises to be appreciated by all attendees especially the DeafBlind and their families; as well as the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind, and the General Public. The TODB has already acquired about 23 technology vendors and Human Services agencies to display and answer questions. Expect interesting speakers.


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Monday, 28 March 2016
Babushka Gifts (by Judith)
I cut a couple of tag shapes from kraft card, making one of them a bit longer, and created a gusset to join to the other tag. I scored along the middle of the area, and also allowed a small area at the end to join to the back tag.
I coloured a smaller piece of watercolour paper, using Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink, and stamped a small flower from the Spring Bird Daffodil stamp set randomly over the background. I coloured the flowers with pencils. I cut a circular hole out of the background, and a slightly smaller hole from the kraft tag, to create a border inside the circle on the flowery background.
I stamped two of the Babushka dolls onto a spare piece of watercolour paper, and coloured these with pencils, before cutting them out and attaching them to the flowery background. I added a sentiment, and then stuck the back and front tags together at the top with strong double-sided tape. As I did so, I sandwiched the top of the bag of chocolate eggs between the tape.
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What fun gift bag as well as to the chain. The krimpie nice to see (netherlands) Krimpie dinkie. JannyReplyDelete
Fantastic projects Judith, very clever xx Zoe xxReplyDelete
Fabulous makes Judith, you and the other DTs have offered us so much inspiration with these stamps, thank you, Kate xReplyDelete
Both are lovely gift projects Judith! I love the pretty background on the tag and the Babushka bracelet is so sweet. One of my granddaughters would love that (the other one would prefer a football, lol)!ReplyDelete
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Two fun ideas using these stamps Judith and the bag looks great using such beautiful Spring colours, and the little shrink plastic dolls enhance your bracelet so prettily. xReplyDelete
Hi Judith, beautiful designs, I love the bracelet, so clever and pretty. Hugs, ShirleyxxReplyDelete
Beautiful Judith, great ideas and the bracelet is fabReplyDelete
awww I thought the packaging was fab but the bracelet is awesome - love it xxReplyDelete
Love that bracelet :) How wonderfully inventive.ReplyDelete
Two beautiful gifts; I aspecially like the bracelet; such a fun idea to use schrinkplastic!ReplyDelete
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Over the last year Nick has placed a number of homemade pinhole cameras around Brighton & Hove and left them recording imagery for 6 months.
The most striking result of this was seeing the changing track of the sun as it varies through the seasons.
It gave us a new understanding to say that Jesus as the light of the world or God is light and in him is no darkness at all
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OSCODA, MI – Acting on a tip, STING Narcotics Officers and members of the Oscoda County Sheriff's Department launched an investigation concerning an individual who had purchased items that are necessary to manufacture methamphetamine.
Thursday evening authorities entered a residence in the 400 block of South Gerber Road in Big Creek Township in Oscoda County at about 8 o'clock and discovered a 19 year old male was manufacturing meth with an active "one pot" lab. The young man was taken into custody.
The State Police called in their response team to assist with the clean up, evidence collection and disposal of hazardous materials. Assisting with the investigation were U.S.F.S. Law Division Officers, the Tri-Township Fire Department and Oscoda County EMS.
Three officers required treatment for minor irritation from ingesting toxic fumes. An elderly man who also was in the residence was transported to a nearby hospital for precautionary reasons.
Formal charges are pending against the 19 year old. One other man at the house was questioned and released. Other suspects may also be charged from this investigation.
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>The original VigilanteTM is an arcade game published in 1988 by IREM CORP. They are the authors of this work of art and playability.
"This" Vigilante is coded by me (Yves Rizoud) in C w/ DJGPP and Allegro, and is NOT an accurate port or anything:
- I developped for 1 year with only memories of the arcade game, and an emulation of the PC Engine version of Vigilante (the most accurate of all, yet very minimalistic)
- Then the MAME team added support for the original Vigilante in their emulator, and at that time I felt in heaven. I spent weeks ripping from the ROM and recomposing the graphics. So all the background art and 95% of the sprites are from the arcade. Others I did draw myself.
- But I silently fixed some 'bugs' (mainly playability ones), while keeping some interesting ones, and added some new features (the original game has one weapon, I added 5)
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This year's ranking: Kantar Sifo's reputation index for Swedish universities 2018 (headline translation). Average index is 62.
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Chalmers has the highest reputation in Sweden
The distance between Chalmers and other Swedish institutions of higher education has grown, according to research firm Kantar Sifo's newly published reputation index for 2018. Chalmers University of Technology has topped the rankings every year since the measurements of Swedish public opinion began six years ago.
That Chalmers is well-known is a prerequisite for this high reputation. Other factors that strongly influence the general public's high opinion are that Chalmers University of Technology is regarded as:
A high-class institution
Contributing to society at large
Credible in the media
The foundation for good reputation is therefore a well-functioning organisation. That always comes first, according to Kantar Sifo. But high reputation also requires a good ability to communicate the university's successes and benefits.
"I am extremely honoured by the Swedish public's high confidence in us and our operations, which has been shown year after year. Our ability to collaborate with others and contribute to society at large is obviously something that many people notice and appreciate. We succeed in communicating what we do and what we stand for," says Stefan Bengtsson, President and CEO of Chalmers University of Technology, adding: "Everyone at Chalmers should feel the same pride as I do."
The survey was conducted online in July, where 3,700 people responded to a large number of follow-up questions about institutions known to them. The group represents the Swedish general public between 18 and 74 years. The answers resulted in an index for each institution.
Chalmers University of Technology comes out top in the country with index 90, eight points above Royal Institute of Technology, KTH (82), followed by Lund (81) and Uppsala University (79). Chalmers figures have never been worse than 86, and have been strengthened four points since 2016. The average index for all universities is 62.
The research-heavy of technological universities and the country's oldest universities have the highest reputation in general. The movements between the years are usually small. What is remarkable is, however, that the Karolinska Institute continues its dramatic decline trigged by the Macchiarini scandal, and now belongs to the lowest-regarded in Sweden in the eyes of the public.
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Is the Apple Watch a Pioneer or Pinata?
"So the Apple Watch is the cool new toy that everyone wants to have. And that's why the Mayo Clinic, WebMD, drchrono and a host of other healthcare entities are using it. It's a popular new form factor. But beyond the early adopters and those who can afford to shell out that much money for a smartwatch, will it catch on with the public to the point that it can be used as an effective health management tool?"
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The Hawaii International Film Festival
Press Event – Meet the Filmmakers
By Courtney Curran
On Sunday, October 17 at the Sheraton Waikiki, the Rum Fire Lounge hosted the Hawaii International Film Festival's "Meet the Filmmakers" press event. When I first arrived, I was unsure of what to expect. I followed a very confident, older man (who I noticed was wearing a blue HIFF badge around his neck) out on to the Waikiki Beach front patio, and entered as if I knew exactly what was going on. I have to admit, with the awesome festival we were REQUIRED to be a part of, I already felt important enough wearing my red HIFF Press badge!
The first thing I noticed (aside from the free Stella Artois that was being passed out, ha ha) was a very familiar looking face I couldn't quite believe I was seeing. I spotted my friends in my ADPR 2500 Creativity class, and immediately went over and asked them if I thought that was who I thought it was… Indeed, it was Kal Penn – I knew him from the television show House and the movie Harold & Kumar. I was so excited that we were thrown into something so cool as to meet someone I'd seen on tv. After getting a feel for what we were about to be doing, Kal came over and introduced himself to our group. He mentioned that his involvement with HIFF was being on the jury for EuroCinema Hawaii, which was a festival within a festival. After we explained that we weren't Journalism majors and that we were actually Advertising and PR majors, he responded, "Well, no body sees the films just by putting them in the theaters…." That's right!
I then sat down with Jason, a student from UH in the Academy for Creative Media. He knew a bit more about the films and the behind-the-scenes information about the festival. We went into conversation about random things involving both of our majors, and he was as excited about the access he was given to check out what HIFF had to offer.
The last thing I did was speak to and interview a young girl [unnamed] who played a pretty cool role in the Film Festival that was seen by everyone. What she had to tell me about her path auditioning for her role and acting in it was awesome! I was pretty jealous of her opportunity to be a part of something as big as HIFF. Regardless, I loved the experience I had and am very glad it was all made possible! Thanks HIFF and HPU for coordinating it all!


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Happy last day of March. Where did it go? Excited to welcome in April soon. Wanted to post about another fabulous Hive that's in the books. Thanks to everyone who was able to come. Such a thrill to see my home filled with such amazing products, talented vendors & of coarse, friends, family & clients & many, many NEW faces. Thanks for coming! Hope you all had a wonderful time & took home many new treasures to decor your home or give as gifts.
Thanks to my talented, friend Natalie, I have lots of pictures from the opening night. Grateful for her to come, snap pics for me & get them to me quickly so I'm still "BuZZed" to want to write about The Hive. So if you were able to come, look for yourself, if you weren't able to come this time plan on coming to The {Fall} Hive coming in the fall. Just happens to be my favorite season & favorite show of the whole year. Plan to "Bee" there!
|- Natalie of BestImpressions Photography & @nsteed_bestimpressionsphotog-
In case you were here & didn't hear, post a pic of anything you snapped while at The Hive or something you bought that is now up in your home & use #hive50 for a chance to WiN $50 to spend at an upcoming Hive. Cha-CHING!
Love getting to decorate for The Hive to make it special. Whenever I decorate my porch, I start to get butterflies. Looked so cute this time around. These kites were made by a friend of mine & were used as decor for a big birthday bash from a few years ago. Glad I hung onto them because they just set the tone for the show. Loved it! I always try to do things a little differently that I have before, so this time around the chalkboard got an accessory of an old frame stuck onto it for me to write the welcome for everyone. Really liked how it turned out.
{Just stuck the frame on using 3M strips- easy}
Got a quick pic with The Hive {5} WiNNERS before I let them in to shop a little early before the rest of the swarm of shoppers. They made good use of their time, believe me! It pays to enter GiVEAWAYS, you might just win sometime. Thanks Kara & Kirsche.
Always like to get a "before" pic of my island all set up & completely stuffed with things. It doesn't stay this way for long, trust me! Of coarse banners are hung up to celebrate the opening of a Hive.
Arrows, arrows, arrows! They were everywhere this show & all unique, different & so cute. This is just one of the vendors that brought them, there were lots more. Not many were left at the end of the show. So awesome!
|-These were created by Janet Wilkins, my friend who grew up in the same little town as I did & now my neighbor up here in the mountains-
Really, the vendors I have are so amazing! I'm in awe every time they walk in my door with all the creative things they have come up with. They surprise me every time!
|- String art created by Becky Blood, A Bit of Beck-
The most darling skirts, aprons, onesies & dresses all put together & sewn by the talented & great eye of Amy Redden {aka Vintage Fern} Her things are always so delightful to look at!
{I spy an apron I purchased & of coarse, more arrows. I got one of those too complete with vintage wallpaper of coarse. Love it!}
I have to just go ahead right now & apologize for not having enough of these cute little guys on hand. Boy, did they fly out of here FaST! Don't worry, more will be here next year! I'll be better prepared, I promise. Also, be sure to follow @shophollyhocksandhoneybees on Instagram. You never know what will pop up in the shop for sale.
|-Lots of Hollyhocks & Honeybees in this picture, makes me happy to see. I {heart} U boards coming to the shop soon on Instagram}
Oh, My. Goodness! Could this incredible lady be anymore amazing? Everything she creates & makes is just a treasure. Can't get enough of the amazing, Aimee Ferre's things. Those flags, don't get me started.... you can NEVER have too many of them. If you missed out on getting some at The Hive, don't worry she is having a one day Spring show in her home {check out @aimeeferre for all the details} & she'll be back in The Hive again. Oh, I just love her! She is the sweetest.
Another corner full of H&H things. Glad these pics were taken so I can see how full it was to start the show because at the end there wasn't much to put away. Thanks everyone! So glad you like what I create, it makes me happy & keeps me going.
Magnets, signs, boards & benches. A few of my favorite things!
|- The adorable leather bunnies in the basket were made by, Dana Engemann. Talk about talent & artistry. I hope you snagged one of these little guys up or an adorable fabric chick, too cute!-
A first timer to The Hive, & she's already told me she'll be back. Hooray! So glad she had a great time in The Hive. The awesome signs of Lynn Muir {aka. The Urban Post} I hope you got one of these! They are the coolest things around.
Oh, I wish I could have kept everything on my porch! Eye candy, galore from To Market. They packed up a little bit of their store & brought it up to my house. Loved everything. Don't even get me started on those awesome vases & perfectly blooming cherry blossom branches. The quintessential sign of spring.
|Thanks for coming Melanie & Holly! Visit their store on Main Street in Kaysville. Fabulous stuff!-
There were lots of happy customers at The Hive. When they saw these happy socks they did a dance. The cutest things you ever did see. I think I had the biggest teenage crowd at The Hive, ever. Thanks, Woven Pear for bringing a hipness to The Hive & giving lots of my cute neighbors a reason to come shop.
{I think we now own every pear ;)}
I'm glad I have all these pics of the great vendors at The Hive because while it's calm inside, outside is a different story. I'm always so grateful for fabulous devoted shoppers who start parking along the street out front 30 minutes before we open & start lining up as soon as someone makes a move! Love seeing a big long line out front my front door. Makes all the hard work worth it when I see that. Love that it's moms, daughter, best friends, neighbors that all car pool together & make it a fun night at The Hive. So glad they choose this for the way to spend time together.
A quick "selfie" with the crowd out front, before letting them in the door. Haha, just had to. So fun!
|-The girls at the Cash/Check line, Stacey & Mace-
|-2 sweet friends, Michelle & Janelle & my Sis, Manda, helped out with the Credit Card line- thank you! They did such a great job, hardly a wait at all. They rocked it! My awesome hubby helped too this time around but wasn't in the pic. Thanks, Ty-
The Hive all a "BuZZ" at 6:10. So fun seeing pics like this because I really don't get to take it all in, I'm too busy running around, greeting, answering questions & giving hugs to friends. I love it!
|- Always love the candy display set up! Some really yummy, NEW stuff coming for The {Fall} Hive. {I've been taste testing!} Oh, I can't wait! For the candy & the show, already planning!-
|Another shot of the shoppers buzzing around. A full house even an hour in.
Another great show & already looking forward to the next one. I enjoy hosting this so much in our home, I love opening the doors to all of you & working with the vendors that I do. Such a treat, every time.
See you all in The Fall!


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DEADLINE DAY FOR DISCHARGE PETITION -- What to watch from five-state primary -- SENATORS REBUKE TRUMP ON ZTE -- Dems seek help from Hollywood
By Nolan D. McCaskill ([email protected] or @NolanDMcCaskill)
DEADLINE DAY? -- The House is set to take up a bunch of opioid bills today. But much of the day will be focused on whether three more lawmakers will join the 215 colleagues who've already signed a so-called discharge petition to force a series of votes on immigration legislation later this month. Centrist Republicans insist they have the votes but have held off on clinching 218 to give leadership time to come up with a bill a majority of the conference can back. GOP leaders have begun cutting deals with individual lawmakers to stop the effort. Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), for instance, picked off Rep. Dennis Ross (R-Fla.) yesterday by promising a vote on a guest worker program before August recess.
"It is unclear what Ross' decision means for the discharge petition's fate," Bres, Rachael and Heather report. "Moderates on Friday began downplaying the Tuesday deadline, arguing that technically they could force the immigration matter in July or even later if they wanted." If so, it would be the third time moderates have delayed their deadline, which has already shifted from before Memorial Day recess to last week to today. Bottom line: "If moderates are unwilling or unable to garner the final signatures, it's unlikely that House Republicans will have any votes this summer to protect Dreamers from deportation." Much more: https://politi.co/2t2mMvA
TRUMP LEAVES SINGAPORE WITH JOINT AGREEMENT WITH KIM -- President Donald Trump departed Singapore early this morning after an hour-long news conference following his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The two leaders signed a joint agreement in which Kim pledges to work toward clearing the Korean Peninsula of nuclear weapons. "But the text of the agreement contained few concrete steps to achieve that goal other than a commitment 'to hold follow-on negotiations ... at the earliest possible date,' according to a photo of the document," Eliana Johnson, Nahal Toosi and Nancy Cook report. Lawmakers from both parties have expressed skepticism about what kind of deal Trump might make. So look for them to call for close review of the Trump-Kim agreement. Much more: https://politi.co/2LKsytw
PRIMARY DAY -- Another five states will vote on their party nominees in House and Senate races today. Rep. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) is hoping to stave off a challenge from state Rep. Katie Arrington, who has cast him as a Never Trumper. If neither candidate wins 50 percent of the vote, they will face off in a June 26 runoff. In Maine, candidates will be chosen via ranked-choice voting -- which Steven Shepard and Elena Schneider note "could be the first and only deployment of the practice." How, you ask? "[B]ecause there's also a provision on the primary ballot to repeal ranked-choice voting." What else to watch tonight in South Carolina, Virginia, Maine, North Dakota and Nevada: https://politi.co/2t1NF2J
Related: "Maine will try a whole new way of voting on Tuesday," by The Washington Post's Amber Phillips: https://wapo.st/2y1fFcJ; and "Virginia Primary Puts Democrats' Spirit of '17 to the Test," from The New York Times' Trip Gabriel: https://nyti.ms/2l38Spy; and "'It's obscene': GOP candidate seethes as Trump embraces Democratic senator," via The Washington Post's Sean Sullivan: https://wapo.st/2JRJDV4
GOOD MORNING! Thanks for reading Huddle, the play-by-play guide to all things Capitol Hill, on this Tuesday, June 12.
MONDAY'S MOST CLICKED: Edward-Isaac Dovere's report on former President Barack Obama's secret meetings with potential 2020 candidates was the winner.
GOP SENATORS STAND UP TO TRUMP, SORT OF -- Republican senators are stunned by what occurred over the weekend, when Trump adviser Peter Navarro said there's a "special place in hell" for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada, a top U.S. trading partner and military ally. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) said Navarro was "out of line" and "should have kept his big mouth shut." At the G-7 in Quebec over the weekend, Trump removed the U.S. from a joint communiqué and blasted Trudeau over dairy tariffs. GOP senators expressed concern, and "Trump knows Republicans are uneasy with his current strategy," Burgess reports. "Whether the GOP-led Senate is actually willing to do something about it rather than pay lip service to opposing Trump is another matter entirely." More: https://politi.co/2MjHJer
SENATE TO CHALLENGE TRUMP ON ZTE -- The Senate will include language in an amendment to its annual defense policy bill that would reverse the Trump administration's decision to save Chinese telecom company ZTE, which violated the terms of a 2017 penalty agreement by making illegal sales to Iran and North Korea. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross briefed lawmakers on the administration's settlement Monday. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said Ross didn't try to persuade senators to not support the amendment and added that it's unlikely Trump would veto the NDAA. The chamber voted Monday to begin debate on the bill.
"The House has already finished work on its version and the two bodies will have to work out any differences before sending the final package to Trump for his signature," John Hendel and Doug Palmer report. "If the Senate amendment becomes law, it would automatically reinstate the seven-year prohibition until Trump has certified to Congress that ZTE has met certain conditions. It also would ban all U.S. government agencies from purchasing or leasing telecommunications equipment and/or services from ZTE, a second Chinese telecommunications firm, Huawei, or any subsidiaries or affiliates of those two companies." More: https://politi.co/2sRcQFX
HOLLYWOOD HELP WANTED -- The DNC and Democratic lawmakers are consulting a group of Hollywood actors, writers and producers for help with voter turnout and messaging ahead of the midterm elections and 2020 presidential race. "DNC Chairman Tom Perez, several House members and other top elected officials have already met with the group, formed by members of the entertainment industry in the wake of the 2016 election, that participants liken to a TV writers' room, complete with producers of such programs as 'Veep,'" David Siders reports. The group has discussed targeted voter-registration programs and how to frame issues ranging from abortion rights to gun control.
The group's primary focus is on increasing voter registration, which includes creating programs targeting young voters, black voters and Puerto Ricans displaced by Hurricane Maria. "But the meetings have also served as an opportunity to address broader messaging issues, with several House members explicitly requesting help on speechwriting and overall messaging," Siders writes. "In meetings with candidates and DNC officials, group members have urged the party to adopt a more aggressive communications strategy than the party mustered in a demoralizing 2016 presidential campaign." Much more: https://politi.co/2HGMNGc
TRUMP HOLDING RALLY IN RICK NOLAN'S DISTRICT -- President Donald Trump will hold a campaign-style rally next week in Duluth, Minnesota, an area represented by retiring Rep. Rick Nolan (D-Minn.). The race for Nolan's seat "is expected to be among the most competitive in the country," according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune's Erin Golden and Jessie Van Berkel. Trump is expected to tout the success of the U.S. economy and talk about his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, which concluded early this morning. His first stop in Minnesota since November 2016 comes two months ahead of the state's Aug. 14 primary. What state GOP officials are saying about the rally: http://strib.mn/2JPYZK4
PENCE HEADING TO OHIO ON FRIDAY -- The president isn't the only man in the White House hitting the campaign trail in the coming days. Vice President Mike Pence is being deployed to Ohio on Friday to fundraise for state Sen. Troy Balderson, the Republican candidate competing in an Aug. 7 special election to replace former Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio). President Donald Trump won Tiberi's district by 11 points in 2016. Pence will attend a fundraiser at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., tomorrow to benefit Protect the House, a joint committee with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), and is set to host events for vulnerable incumbent Reps. John Katko (R-N.Y.) and Keith Rothfus (R-Pa.) next week. Alex Isenstadt and Elena Schneider with more: https://politi.co/2sZOyZS
Related read: "Supreme Court upholds Ohio voter purges," by Josh Gerstein: https://politi.co/2sOER0O
GOP CANDIDATE CALLS DIVERSITY 'UN-AMERICAN' -- Seth Grossman, a Republican candidate running for Congress in New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District, says diversity is "a bunch of crap and un-American" in a video published by progressive super PAC American Bridge 21st Century. Diversity, he continues, is "an excuse by Democrats, communists and socialists, basically, to say that we're not all created equal, that some people, if he -- if somebody is lesser qualified, they will get a job anyway, or they'll get into college anyway because of the tribe that they're with, what group, what box they fit into." Grossman won his primary and was endorsed by the NRCC last week. More: https://cnn.it/2LEF0uM
REMEMBERING DOUGLAS BENNET JR. -- Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and his siblings announced on Monday the death of their father, former NPR President Douglas Bennet Jr. He died peacefully Sunday at age 79. "Bennet [Jr.] had early jobs in Congress and was an assistant secretary of state under President Carter before becoming head of the U.S. Agency for International Development in 1979," NPR's Christopher Dean Hopkins reports. "He was named president of National Public Radio in 1983." He left NPR when President Bill Clinton appointed him to a State Department leadership position in 1993 and became president of his alma mater, Wesleyan University, in 1995.
"Our father was fortunate to live a life of service. He led public, non-profit, and academic institutions that sought to improve our world through the work of thousands of committed people," the Bennet children said in a statement. "We thank everyone who was a colleague or a friend of our father, and ask only that we use this moment to recommit to each other and to the spirit of public purpose that he had. In the coming days, we will provide additional information about how the family intends to memorialize our father's life." More: https://n.pr/2LIzLKV
TRANSITIONS -- Paige Decker joins the House Ways and Means Committee today as the majority's coordinator of member services and coalitions. She previously served as the Biotechnology Innovation Organization's manager of alliance development and external relations.
Tracey Chow is now a federal government affairs specialist at the Western Growers Association. She was previously a legislative assistant for Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.).
Erin Schneider has joined the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service as a public affairs officer. She was previously a press assistant for Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Wash.).
Joe Flarida has accepted a fellowship focusing on energy policy in Germany with the Robert Bosch Foundation and will be moving to Germany later this month. He was previously a professional staff member on the Subcommittee on Energy for the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
TODAY IN CONGRESS -- The House gavels in at 12 p.m. with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m. Today's agenda: http://bit.ly/2EsSWEM The Senate meets at 10 a.m. to resume consideration of the NDAA.
AROUND THE HILL -- HHS Secretary Alex Azar will testify before the Senate HELP Committee on the president's drug pricing plan at 10 a.m. in 430 Dirksen.
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) will hold his weekly pen and pad briefing at 11 a.m. in H-144.
Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) will hold a news conference to discuss the Keep Families Together Act, which aims to prevent the separation of immigrant children from their parents, at 12 p.m. in the Senate Radio/TV Gallery.
Reps. David McKinley (R-W.Va.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and others will hold a briefing on building the industry of the future at 12 p.m. in 2322 Rayburn.
Senate Republican and Democratic leaders will hold separate press conferences after their weekly policy lunches starting around 2 p.m. in the Ohio Clock Corridor.
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Reps. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Filemon Vela (D-Texas) and Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) will attend a reception for the photography exhibit Continental Divide: Wildlife, People, and the Border Wall at 5 p.m. in 385 Russell.
MONDAY'S TRIVIA WINNER -- John Lin was first to correctly guess that former Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns was the last Cabinet member to resign to run for Congress.
TODAY'S TRIVIA -- From John: Always producing the "leaders and best," the University of Michigan has produced numerous public servants, including two major party nominees for president. Who are those nominees? The first person to correctly guess gets a mention in the next edition of Huddle. Send your best guess my way: [email protected].
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Monumental Models for theme parks by David Theming Works
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The Current Set Up
Will I ever be finished setting up my Filofax, probably not. Like so many aspects of life it's a work in progress. Below as anyone who reads my blog regularly will know is a picture of the Filofax I'm using at the moment, my Pink Personal Classic and this is its current set up.
Side view of my Pink Personal
Inside cover with some paper clips
At the front of my Filofax I have some lilac Pukka A4 paper which I've cut to size. These let me quickly make a note of things that come to mind when I'm out and I want to remember for later.
Pukka paper
The part of my Filofax I use the most is my diary. When I first had my Filofax I left the diary at the front but when it started getting a little too stuffed I placed it in the middle. This means I don't have to keep reinserting pages that fall out when I open the rings.
The divider for my diary with a photo of row boats on Windermere
Last week's diary posts
My to do list is behind the diary with other lists of things I do such as my cleaning list and blank shopping lists. I got the shopping lists inside a binder that I bought from a charity shop. They're made by a company called Organised Mum.
To do list
Shopping list
I've started to try and budget and keep track of my finances but even with a calculator I don't always get it right. I should stick to working it out in my head which I am better at but sometimes I'm just too tired to do it.
My finances and my Alex Goot bookmark
My envelope for till receipts and mini statements
I have a few bookmarks inside my diary that I've adapted for this purpose. One bookmark is an old playing cards and the other is an Alex Goot VIP pass which you can see above.
My playing card bookmark
I also like to keep some cards for my blog and Philofaxy in my Filofax.
Cards for my blog and for Philofaxy
Some of my other stationery is a Staedtler Triplus Fineliner pen for writing with and you can see that in the photo above. I also like to have a few paperclips on the inside cover. I've adapted an envelope to place my stickers inside and I keep that towards the back of my Filofax.
I'd like to say that my Filofax will continue to look like this for sometime but unfortunately it won't. I ordered some Filofax blank index cards recently which allow me to personalise the tabs as well as my divider pages. So that will be next project and I shall keep you posted on what they turn out like.
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In November last year, the shortlist for the DSC literature prize was announced at LSE. Ritu Menon, co-founder of Kali for Women, and one of the judges of the prize, spoke to Rebecca Bowers about the decline of the feminist press in the West, and the challenges facing women in publishing today.
RB: As chairwoman of the judging panel for the DSC literature prize, what in your view makes an award-winning publication? What are the 'secret ingredients'?
RM: I think as part of the jury and speaking on behalf of the jury I think what we were looking for and I think what we have found is exceptional literary quality, confidence and maturity in the writing, skill, good craft, and very compelling stories. I think if you can get that combination then you have very commendable writing, so that's what I think we have found in the shortlist and as to the winner well that will be decided later.
RB: Although female authors are now rightfully coming to the forefront of the literary world, what challenges would you say that they still face today?
RM: I wish that I could say they are coming to the forefront but I'm not sure that they are. They are being published a little more. A little more. They are somewhat better represented as far as reviews go, as far as reception in the market goes, and I suppose as far as a certain degree of visibility is concerned but I think if one were to look at their representation in awards, they're still woefully slim. So I'm not sure that they are in the forefront. They are definitely present but there is a way to go. The very fact that we speak of women writers when we don't speak of men writers, it makes them other than the norm.
RB: That's very true. In fact, with that in mind, what do you believe can be done to make literature more inclusive not only in terms of authorship but also in terms of readership as well?
RM: Well you see, I think there are several aspects to this. There is a literary establishment worldwide which is male dominated – I think the power hierarchy is pretty clear.


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I love chia pudding. It is my belief that the Dairy-Free and Soy-Free Gods and Goddesses came together and concocted this amazing pudding for those who have allergies. It's genius if you think about it. Seeds chilled overnight and bam, you have something of a pudding like texture! Yup, chia pudding is my jam and … Continue reading How To Make Food You Don't Like Yummy
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I am a huge fan of bagels, lox, and cream cheese don't get my wrong. However, I can't eat cream cheese anymore because of my dairy allergy. Therefore, you have to get creative! This recipe is based on a breakfast I had in a restaurant at a ski resort I went to at age 10. … Continue reading Your Gluten-Free Bagel Doesn't Have To Be Boring


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I've had a few changes in my life so far this year. Some were little things, like adding more chickens to the mismatched flock who live in my backyard (pictured above is Speckles, the Barred Utility hen) and buying a purple ukelele with good intentions of learning to actually play the thing. Others were a bit more dramatic, like my first born starting school. This has freed up a bit more time for writing, so I have been working on a few short stories and some not fiction articles and will keep plugging away with the submissions. I've also created Femlitica, a feminist book blog where I post reviews of fiction and non fiction books written by, and about women. You can follow Femlitica on Facebook as well.
I've also had a short piece on nerdy parenting published on Whole Woman. I'll try and be a bit more regular with these updates and hopefully I will have some more published bits and pieces to post about soon.
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Proof (to myself when I'm feeling blue) that there is "life after kids."
There were lots of parents at the party, just none with a new baby. So, ya know what that means… every woman there wanted to hold Bella! After Bella got settled, ate, and napped she was passed around long enough for me to feel like I had a nice break. I talked with old friends, new people, and ate delicious vegan fare. Let me tell you, the food was awesome but… a vegan BBQ potluck is probably the only kind of food party one can leave still feeling hungry. Everything just digested so fast!
This was the first time just me and my girl went out and about. I'm so excited to have a little girl!


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Monday 23 January is United Way National Senate Call-In Day
We are asking United Ways staff, volunteers, donors and corporate/community partners to call their Senators on Monday 23 January to ask that healthcare coverage for all Americans be protected.
The Affordable Care Act can be improved, but must not be repealed without a simultaneous replacement plan that:
1. Provides affordable coverage of benefits for all
2. Leaves all consumer protections in place
2016 United Way of North Carolina Advocacy AGENDA
2015 United Way of North Carolina Advocacy AGENDA with RESULTS!
Working with United Way Wordwide and local United Ways across the Country, some great wins were achieved in 2015 on the Federal Level. The information below outlines what ONE VOICE can accomplish! Working together, we are lifting the important community issues up to those who are making decisions and we are being heard.
EDUCATION WIN!! Every Student Succeeds Act
Number served: Title I serves more 20 million students
After years of urging by stakeholders like United Way, Congress finally passed the long overdue update of the No Child Left Behind law, known as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). United Way has advocated consistently on this issue since 2011 -- first, to encourage Congress to move forward in a bipartisan manner, and more recently to secure the inclusion of critical policies and programs. Local United Ways participated in Hill Days, answered numerous calls to action at various points in the legislative process, and leveraged relationships with key members to make direct. As a result, the bill addressed all of our K-12 education policy priorities and included several grant programs where United Ways are eligible entities (e.g. Full-Service Community Schools, Promise Neighborhoods, 21st Century Community Learning Centers). Because of United Way's advocacy in this space, Brian Gallagher was invited to and attended the President's signing ceremony for the bill.
INCOME WIN!! Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit
Number Served: 50 million benefited; prevented 16 million from falling into poverty
Dollars in Support: $14B per year (almost 3.5 times the amount raised by United Way in the US per annum)
As part of the end-of-year tax package, Congress passed and the President signed legislation that makes permanent the expiring provisions of the Earned Income (EITC) & Child Tax Credit (CTC), two credits that help working families keep more of what they earn to pay for things like child care, food, and transportation to get to work. Together we conducted 150+ Hill visits and 40+ in-district visits with key members of Congress, placed 25+ local op-eds/letters in strategic local markets, generated robust social media, and engaged individuals to send 5,500 grassroots letters to Congress. United Way worked intensively with national partners and business groups to coordinate on strategy, emerging as a leading organization on this work. We have been recognized for our role as a network by national partners, Congress, and the White House. Read more.
HEALTH WIN!! Children's Health Insurance Program
Number Served: 8 million children and pregnant women
Dollars in Support: ~ $10.1B (almost 2.5 times the amount raised by United Way in the US each year)
Long a priority of our Public Policy advocacy and Impact work, United Way lobbied Congress on the need to act and extend funding under existing law for CHIP. From asks from hundreds of United Ways during the 2014 CLC and several subsequent Hill Days, to dozens of direct lobby visits by United Way Worldwide with Members of Congress, including leadership, our work, together in coalition, got it done!
COMMUNITY SUPPORTS WIN!! IRS Backs Down from Proposed Rule for Nonprofit collection of donor SSNs
Outcome: After receiving for than 38k comments concerning the IRS' proposed rule to provide for nonprofits to collect the Social Security Numbers of their donors, the IRS backed down after hearing how detrimental the rule could be to charitable giving. Hundreds of United Ways (more than any other single organization) submitted comments to the IRS.
Note: These Top Tier Wins alone directly serve 78 million of the same people assisted by United Ways.
APPROPRIATIONS: Highlights from the FY 2016 Omnibus Package
- Family Services: $11B for various children and family services programs, $638M more than FY 2015
- Head Start: $9.2B for Head Start, which provides comprehensive early childhood services to children and families from birth to age 5. The amount provided $570M (7%) more than FY 2015 levels. It continues the expansion of Early Head Start that began in 2014
- Child Care and Development Block Grant: $2.8B for CCDBG, $326M (13%) more than FY 2015. This increase is intended to improve the quality and safety of infant and childcare. It includes the $1.7B in mandatory funding for the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG), equal to the 2015 level
- 21st Century Community Learning Centers: $1.2B (1% more than FY 2015 and our request for this after-school program)
- Promise Neighborhoods: $73M
- Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP): After fears of a potential $10M cut to EFSP, United Way acted with our partners and helped maintain funding at $120M for FY 2016. EFSP also remains housed within the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the US Department of Homeland Security rather than the proposed moved to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA): Funding for VITA was increased by 25%, from $12M to $15M
- Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act: $2.7B for WIOA, which is $86M more than FY 2015 and the House bill
· Medicare and Medicaid: $359.1B in mandatory funding to states for carrying out the joint federal state Medicaid program, including $243.5B for FY 2016 funds and $115.6B in advance of FY 2017 funds
· Maternal and Child Health: $845M, including $638M for the Maternal and Child Heath block grant, $1 million more than FY 2015. HR 2, the same bill that extended funding for CHIP, continued funding for the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visitation Program for an additional two years
· Healthy Start: $104M for Healthy Start program, nearly $2M more than FY 2015
· Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): $80.8B in mandatory funding for SNAP (57% of the measure's total funding), $988 (1%) less than FY 2015. This is due, in part, to the uptick of the economy and decrease in the unemployment rate. The total includes $3B in reserve contingency funds
· Child Nutrition Programs: $22.1B in mandatory funding for various child nutrition programs that provide nutritious foods to preschool children and children in elementary and secondary schools. Total provided $850M (4%) more than FY 2015 level
· Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC): $6.4B in discretionary funding for WIC $273 million, 4% less than FY 2015
- AmeriCorps and the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS): $1.1B for CNCS, which is $40M more than FY 2015. This includes $61M more than last year's level for the AmeriCorps program, which serves more than 25,000 locations across the country
- End Modern Slavery Initiative Act: $25M that creates a Global Fund to combat human trafficking
2015 United Way Worldwide Public Policy Agenda for the 114th Congress
Thank you to everyone who has contacted legislators and written Letters to the Editor about the harmful effects of a cap on itemized deductions, including charitable deductions. House leadership has remained strong in its opposition to such a cap and the Senate did not include the provision in its latest version of economic development and tax legislation (HB 117). We are hopeful that this will not be included in the final budget.
CONGRATULATIONS! Late last night, the Senate passed HR 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, by a vote of 92-8. The President has pledged to sign the bill and will likely do so today.
CHIP directs $5.7 billion in federal investment to the children and families we serve every year. This is augmented by hundreds of millions more at the state level depending on match ratios and the level of federal poverty level (FPL) served, factors that can vary from state to state.
While it is not everything we wanted for CHIP, this is a very significant victory. We have 392 Representatives and 92 Senators voting for current law for CHIP, policy that was passed by the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA), and augmented by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA). This will be significant for holding Members accountable to holding 8 million children and pregnant mothers harmless in terms of coverage, eligibility, benefits, and cost sharing when CHIP is debated and discussed in the ensuing two years.
THANK YOU to everyone who contacted your Members of Congress and asked them to support CHIP. As recently as two months ago, the future of CHIP and the children and mothers it serves were very much in question. With time ticking towards expiration, there was no clear path forward, and there were proposals offered that could have negatively impacted the coverage, eligibility, and benefits of the kids and moms CHIP serves. But today, all of our principles for extension were honored, and CHIP children and mothers and their families will have the health and financial security that come with this extraordinarily effective and well-loved program.
This would not have happened were it not for your direct and grassroots lobbying and advocacy efforts. There is a reason Congress acted as well and as quickly as they did, and it is due to the advocacy and lobbying efforts of state and local United Ways, as well as our partners in coalition.
- While no legislative language has been released, the House of Representatives began deliberations the week of March 9 to end scheduled Medicare physician payment cuts. We understand that as part of the negotiations over this $200 billion package language was included for a clean, current law CHIP funding extension for an additional two years through FY 2017. While action has not yet moved to the Senate, Senate Democrats have informed House lawmakers that they will not agree to any deal that does not include a four-year extension of CHIP. Four-years would align CHIP funding with the program's authorization period, which ends in FY 2019.
- You can keep the momentum going by sending an email or making a phone call to urge your Representatives and Senators to extend CHIP by four years. For more information about CHIP, download our fact sheet here.
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) porgram leverages volunteer power to ensure that millions of low-and-moderate-income working individuals and families across the country have access to free quality tax preparation, asset-building resources, and financial education. Free tax preparation in the 2014 filing season helped 3.2 million households and led to nearly $4 billion returning to local communities - dollars spent to cover child expenses, pay bills, purchase groceries and household necessities, as well as to save for the future. We are asking Congress to build on this successful public-private partnership by funding the VITA grant program at $18 million in 2016. United Way Worldwide is promoting an organizational sign-on letter for VITA federal grant funding. Ask individual supporters to advocate for VITA through this online action alert.
On Tuesday, March 31, the Budget and Tax Center is joining with the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, United Way of North Carolina, and other partners, to host a conference, Economic Inclusion: Tools to Build the Financial Strength of Low-Income Families and Communities. This conference will convene a multi-disciplinary audience to discuss the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), a tax credit that helps low-income working families move out of poverty and build financial strength, and fosters economic inclusion. Hear from Federal Reserve Bank Economist Kartik Athreya, see video profiles of working families about the power of the EITC, discuss the latest research on the unbanked and EITC recipients in North Carolina and engage with leaders pursuing innovative ways to connect working families to economic opportunity. Register here.
Most useful for CEOs, volunteers, and staff managing public policy, communications, community impact or resource development.
June 16-18, 2015 in Alexandria, Virginia
- Opportunity to grow volunteer and staff advocacy engagement
- Receive tools and resources to drive change in your local community
- One full day of training on June 16, followed by half day of training on June 17, then "Storm the Hill" event.
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While there are many ways to deal with the problem, few I have seen allow us to create a snapshot of the "good" file data (mtime) so as to apply them over several other copies... especially when we have thousands of files, scattered about different (let alone, multiple!) cloned-tree locations?
Submitted for your enjoyment therefore, we felt the need to share our 'cpdates.py' strategy with you.
All we need do is to (1) create a snapshot of the good-tree, then (2) apply those dates over the destination tree. Upon (2), the script will replace the source, with the destination folder-location & then apply the snapshot source file's date & time to the destination file.
By way of a bonus, any (1) can be used over many (2)s.
Source Code: cpdates.py
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Note: For our purposes, we wanted the mtime of the source, to become the mtime + atime on the destination. --Your mileage might vary?
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Xmas season trading!
Honestly not the best time of the year to be trading, thin markets, short weeks.
And the distraction of what presents to buy for loved ones of course.
Are you all still trading?
Time to take a break!
I will just highlight some interesting setups along the way, but will not be trading till next year.
Collin also advises us to stay out of the market till next year.
Continues to fall. Now testing a level which seems significant, you can see it has held as support and resistance multiple times in the past.
So we can expect a reaction around this 2900 level again.
If that breaks, we will probably see some support for the STI coming in around 2850.
Best world
Just highlighting this as an interesting setup to observe.
It broke previous swing lows, 1.275, so we've made a lower high and lower low. Indications of trend change.
Came back to retest the level and seems to be falling off with the first valid arrow.
It was dropping while STI was heading higher.
It's still hovering in this area, follow the system, patience.
Uptrend is still intact, although STI is falling off, OCBC is still managing to hold this area.
Sembcorp Ind
Still hovering around, follow system, patience.
Watch out of we cross $0.905, otherwise follow system, patience.
Testing that $10 area again, follow system, patience.
A lot of patience required for xmas season trading, markets not expected to make any significant moves during this period.
As long as you have your stoplosses in place, just check in once in a while during this holiday period.
When you're enjoying the holiday season, you won't notice time pass at all!
Good trading folks!


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Arcade, spin to win game
Enjoy playing the arcade, ,but the spin to win is still paying out incorrect tickets. This is the third time I've won on the 500 slot, and it' s indicating a winning of 100. Is it so difficult to correct this problem? Really taking out the pleasure of playing ! A little curious if anyone has ever won on the gift card slot, and if they also received 100 tickets.
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President Donald Trump's executive order Protection of the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States closes America's borders to individuals from seven majority-Muslim countries and blocks the entry of refugees from around the world, notably those fleeing the destruction of Syria, which in the past six years has taken the lives of five million Syrians and displaced another eleven million amidst the largest humanitarian crisis the world has faced since World War II.
Critics of the executive order frequently cite the poetic words of The New Colossus inscribed on the Statue of Liberty: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free." There is a palpable outcry by those averring that the order is unconstitutional. Among those was a national order issued by a Washington State Federal Judge that temporarily halted many provisions of the order. Ten former National Security officials, including former Secretaries of State and CIA directors, have publicly stated that the executive order would result in the security of the United States being undermined, U.S. troops being put at risk, and the forces of violence and terror being strengthened.
The Federal Judge's ruling will be but one of countless legal responses by U.S. officials decrying the arguably destructive and illegal act being committed with the executive order's implementation, and the battle could proceed to The Supreme Court of the United States. Legal experts have asserted that the order is a violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, which outlaws discrimination of immigrants based on national origin, as well as the First Amendment right to freedom of religion and the Fifth Amendment right to due process of law.
The contention goes global with citation of The Geneva Conventions of 1949, which detail countries' humanitarian obligation to take in refugees fleeing persecution without discrimination based on race, religion or country of origin. These standards for international humanitarian law were signed by the United States and 195 other countries and cannot legally be suspended. In addition, the United Nation's 1968 International Conference on Human Rights proclaimed international responsibility to uphold the inalienable and inviolable rights of all people, including refraining from returning refugees to countries where their lives and liberty are being threatened.
As widespread resistance to Trump's executive order continues, social workers need look no further than the National Association of Social Worker's Code of Ethics in regards to the treatment of refugees. A key value in the Code is Social Justice, the very foundation of the Social Work profession, which espouses that every person deserves equal rights and opportunities, with special regard for oppressed, disadvantaged and exploited people.
Social Workers ethically must value the dignity and worth of everyone. Discrimination is not to be practiced, condoned or facilitated on the basis of race, ethnicity, sex, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, immigration status, religion, or mental or physical disability. The Code further states that social workers are to promote conditions that enable humane treatment of all individuals nationally and globally.
The current refugee crisis has left over 60 million people displaced globally, many of whom have survived traumas such as witnessing extreme violence and destruction, murder of loved ones, physical and sexual abuse, human trafficking, looming threat of death, loss of home and possessions, and loss of their land and home country. Many are seeking sanctuary in vein while enduring forced migration, homelessness, and stays in detention centers where daily injustices serve to compound the horrors already being faced.
America's history is rife with shameful treatment of refugees, which is often in response to baseless or misguided fears. People from Cuba, Haiti, Vietnam, Ireland and many other places can all claim a history of being looked upon with disdain and derision. World War II provides a glaring example of America's hostility toward refugees, when far too little was done far too late to assist Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust.
There is much to be learned from the United States' history of action-- and inaction-- in response to xenophobia that threatens not only the well-being of refugees but of all people. And it will remain the role of social workers to hold the frontlines in this fight for universal social justice.
Crises like the brutal civil war in Syria will continue to cause immense suffering and engender intergenerational trauma for years to come. Arbitrary national boundaries and unscientific racial classifications will continue to present opportunities for unabashed displays of racism and oppression. Likewise, social workers will face the perpetual task of fighting-- tirelessly and full of hope-- in defense of the human rights of all people.