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Photos from the production, by Al Foote III (from Nylon's Facebook page), can be seen below.
Batter Up Round-Up!
I was not able to journey to New York and travel back in time with the talented cast and crew of THIS ROUND'S ON US last weekend, but by all accounts, it was a smashing good time. I'd like to thank Nylon Fusion Theatre Company for producing my short "Batter Up: A Play About Baseball Or Baking" as part of the festivities, and I'd like to send a shout-out to my director Ivette Dumeng, along with my actors Molly Collier, Zack Mikio, and Toby MacDonald for creating what looks like a super fun performance! And a final hi-five to the Ohio University Playwriting Program and Catherine Weingarten for advertising the weekend of shows on the OU MFA News blog.
Photos from the production, by Al Foote III (from Nylon's Facebook page), can be seen below.
I return with more information about the upcoming THIS ROUND'S ON US: Time Travel 30's-40's. This weekend of short plays will take place on June 27th and June 28th at 7 and 9 pm, and my short play "Batter Up: A Play About Baseball Or Baking" will be featured at the 7 pm showing, along with several other stellar works. The play is directed by Ivette Dumeng; the little girl will be played by Molly Collier; the baseball players will be played Toby MacDonald and Zach Miko.
Above you can find more information from Nylon Fusion's web presence (along with the evening line-ups), as well as beautiful shots of the actors and event poster. If you are looking for tickets, head to Brown Paper Tickets.
Fun Home & The "I Want" Song
I have an abiding, all-consuming love for Alison Bechdel's tragicomic memoir Fun Home. The book arrived in my life when I was reacquainting myself with comics, and its combination of literary allusions, careful cataloging of memory and identity, as well as its heart-wrenching, ultimately optimistic final image, sold me on the art form. I even managed to sneak a copy of the text into a production of The Magnificent Masked Hearing Aid, my own work about a father-daughter relationship. (To be fair, it was the actress' choice to read the memoir onstage, but it was a choice I heavily endorsed.) So it was with great, increasing interest that I have tracked the journey of the now Tony Award-winning Fun Home from page to stage the last few years, first through massive consumption of book writer/lyricist Lisa Kron's thoughts on the subject of adapting the graphic memoir, and then through repeated listenings to Jeanine Tesori's remarkable score. I have not seen the musical yet -- though I hope to at some point this summer -- but everything I know about it tells me this is one of the more remarkable American musicals to come out in recent years. While Hamilton will wow everyone even more (and again) during its Broadway debut next year, given its highly theatrical and diverse re-imagining of the Founding Fathers, the creators of Fun Home have staged a fairly quiet a revolution in terms of how openly and honestly they explore one gay woman's life onstage.
The song sung during tonight's Tony broadcast, "Ring of Keys," is easily my favorite number from the show, for a multitude of reasons. First, it perfectly captures a single panel from the memoir in gripping detail. A young Alison encounters what is described in Fun Home the musical as "an old-school butch," and her heart and mind receive this person as a kindred spirit. The song acts as an amazing ode to this woman who is often the subject of ridicule in popular culture. I've even listened to interviews with Lisa Kron stating that she resisted writing this song, precisely because she worried it would lead to jokes rather than empathy and understanding. Luckily, Tesori pushed for the song to be included, because not only did it set the tone for their continued writing process, but it showcases the kind of song I don't think I've ever heard of on a Broadway stage, or even on a more local, smaller level: that of a young girl seeing what she identifies with writ large -- an exhilarating and scary experience, given the fact that young Alison expresses (in minor key) at the end of the song that intrinsically knowing this queer woman is a troubling, confusing thing in an uninclusive world.
What most resonates with me about this song and this musical, though, are its unfinished lines. Tesori and Kron have talked about how hard it was to find an opening number for the show, one that delivered necessary exposition about how Bechdel grew up in a family that ran a funeral home, that she came out in college, and soon after, her father's homosexuality was discovered, and he killed himself. They provide a lot of details in a technically smart way in the first scene (the family is cleaning their historically restored home for a visit from a VIP, fearful of the patriarch's response), but what I was more interested in was this repeated line in reference to Bechdel's father, "He wants/He wants/He wants," with the line unfinished until towards the close of the opening number: "He wants more." A lot of times, musicals start with an "I wish" or "I want" song. Certainly, Disney movies are famous for that tack. "I want" songs let the audience know what the protagonist cares about, so hopefully, we will follow the story, happy to be informed of whose arc and goal we're following. Fun Home has an "I want" song hidden in its opening number, but no one ever says what the father wants, he's not the protagonist, and the closest he gets to naming his desire is singing, "Sometimes the fire/it burns so hot/I don't know what I'll do." This unspoken motif continues throughout the musical.
Think again of "Ring of Keys," Tony viewers. Upon seeing this woman at a diner, Small Alison (remarkably performed by Sydney Lucas) sings: "Someone just came in the door/Like no one I ever saw before/I feel .../I feel ..." Again and again through the song, Alison sings about how she wants or feels, without ever finishing her thoughts, having no language for them yet, at such a young age. Each time, she reverts to describing the "just right" clothes the woman wears, i.e., lace-up boots, dungarees, a ring of keys. The song is joyous, on the cusp of something, even as it catalogs what Alison yearns for without naming it in stereotypical fashion. It is important to note that Kron wrote "lace-up boots," not "combat boots," or anything else that could make this butch woman a generalization or a joke. We are forced to see her as Alison sees her, and we are forced to deal with the unspoken realizations Alison is having, due to the lack of and specific use of words.
In a later spoken letter in the show, Medium Alison (the college-aged version) attempts to write her parents about coming out, singing, "I want/I want/I want," before finally blurting out, "Dear Mom and Dad, I'm a lesbian." She is more successful than her father in speaking the truth. He frames his potential new life as a single gay man within the metaphor of restoring an old house, and his haunting choice of words about cracking floors and bad pipes preface the terrible choice he makes at song's end. Alison ultimately has the language to come out and be herself onstage. How often does this happen in the theatre? Few dramas dare to explore what it is like to live one's truth in the way that Fun Home does, at least to my reckoning or in my experience. I am used to seeing gay characters play back-up to straight heroes, or to have their tawdry inclinations lead to a life of ruin or tragedy, a la The Children's Hour, or even later works, like Next Fall.
How many shows have a song like "Changing My Major," in which Medium Alison describes her first night with a fellow college student and eventual girlfriend, Joan. Kron has stated that this particular song needed not to be only about love, but more importantly, about sex. Kron does not want the audience to shy away from a lesbian's experience of the world, and that very much includes who one is having sex with, or the act of sex, at least. So again, we are put in Alison's shoes, and celebrate as she celebrates. As well, I think it's stunning that the "I feel" or "I want" statement in "Changing My Major" is actually completed by Medium Alison (as opposed to Small Alison, or the 43 year-old Alison, who is narrating this play, and at this point in the story, hasn't made peace with her father's memory yet). "Look, she's drooled on the pillow, so sweet," Alison sings, "All sweaty and tangled up in my bedsheets./And my heart feels complete." In the actual singing of the song, there is a meaningful pause between "heart" and "complete." The audience has been waiting for this sentence to be finished, and with Alison living her truth, it can be. In fact, it may be one of the reasons she is able to eventually see both the good and the bad that came from her family, because she is willing to be honest about who she is, and honest about her father, too.
In many ways, Fun Home the musical sounds as nuanced as Fun Home the memoir reads. Phrases keep repeating and building to some sort of breakthrough, as the literature Alison shares with her dad in the memoir begin to echo her experience as a gay woman and his experiences as a closeted man. Such rich material would of course have resulted in a rich show, but it's remarkable to think that Kron and Tesori have accomplished a lot simply by allowing Alison Bechdel to be onstage.
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"Hawkins's latest middle grade novel is a spooky tale of friendship and adventure."—School Library Journal
"[T]he story meanders happily through local myth and legend, seamlessly blending an American and Scottish perspectives….Rife with emotion and adventure, Hawkins's novel celebrates the joyful explorations of childhood and the sometimes-difficult lessons learned with age."—Publisher's Weekly
"Entwined with the contemporary story…is an account of a 500-year-old tragedy: the death of a laird's son, the nanny punished for it, and a powerful curse."—Kirkus
"At the heart of the story . . . is not the supernatural phenomenon but the slowly developing relationships between the two girls. . . . readers who like their story's threads, supernatural or otherwise, neatly tied up will find this journey's conclusion perfectly satisfying."—BCCB

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My Mother Is Not This Blanket (Full Grown People)
Body Politic (Ms. Magazine)
On Being My Children's Memory Keeper (Motherwell Magazine)
Seven and still sucking his thumb (Motherwell Magazine)
Reunited (Dartmouth Alumni Magazine)
Birds (Full Grown People)
Thoughts on Paris: Why We Need To Talk To Our Kids About Terror (Role Reboot)
My Daughter Wants to Quit Her Flute Lessons, But I Won't Let Her (Kveller)
Thoughts on Twenty Years Out of College (Club Mid at Scary Mommy)
My Son's Bris Was Going Fine–Until I Needed to Prove I'm Jewish (Kveller)
Should Young Girls Be Allowed to Wear Bikinis? (Brain, Child)
The Blue Jay's Dance: A Book Review (Brain, Child)
The Search for God at Radio City (Brain, Child)
Last Call (Brain, Child)
My Mother's Glasses (Brain, Child)
Dancing Queen (Brain, Child)
My Super Man (Brain, Child)
R.I.P. Frog (Brain, Child)
The Professor (Full Grown People)
New Canaan (Halfway Down the Stairs)
Crash (Under the Gum Tree)
Clutch Situation (Dartmouth Alumni Magazine)
Unaccompanied Minor (Mamalode)
Cyberattack (Minerva Rising)


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If they own them they can issue any terms&conditions they like.
By this reasoning they could prevent any use of the public highways by any means - scary!
It is the very common law you cry for that requires us to have a license to drive a mechanically powered vehicle on public roads.
This simply isn't true. Unless harm/hindrance/nuisance can be demonstrated the common law would have little to say about the use of a car on the roads. Is a modern car harmful? to some degree yes. Do they cause a hindrance/nuisance? sometimes. But are they any worse than a horse drawn carriage for which no driving license is required? Arguably no. Both forms of transport emit noxious vapours and horses tend to leave feces, possibly disease ridden, all over the roads. Cars can kill people but then so can, and did, horse drawn carriages. If the common law had anything to say on the use of horses and carriages for transport, it would have no more to say about the use of motor powered transport.
Claiming that a license is required for a form of transport simply because it is motorised makes absolutely no sense and this is not the claim being made by government!
I've said it before and I'll say it again, a driving license is permission to drive on behalf of the government - that is all! Look at a court docket and you'll see further evidence for this in the form the defendant's name takes:
Joe BLOGGS.
The capitalised surname indicates that the man is acting as a person who is an officer/employee of the government. It is an ASSUMPTION that they always use to effect jurisdiction. If Joe Bloggs is simply using the highways, whatever the form of transport, without causing harm/hindrance/nuisance then the government can do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to stop Joe from doing so. Well that isn't true. They can convince Joe Bloggs that he was acting as Joe BLOGGS and then legally screw him over.
Terms & conditions - terms & conditions of use.
I don't think anyone is denying that there are terms and conditions of use. As I said before, who do they apply to? They certainly don't apply to everyone. The Queen is one of a very few PERSONS who does not require a driving license. But all PEOPLE are equal in the eyes of the law, so how can this be true?
Because PEOPLE are not necessarily PERSONS. The terms and conditions you talk about apply to PERSONS. Joe BLOGGS is a person but Joe Bloggs is not. Elizabeth Windsor does not require a driving license and neither does Joe Bloggs - because all people ARE equal in the eyes of the law. All PERSONS are not!


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So, last year was a bit of a whirlwind for me. I popped in for a month, did the best I could with my print coverage and the blog, and that was that. I always hoped I'd be able to come back for this season, but I never knew for sure until I met with my boss a few weeks ago.
I obviously can't do "whatever I want," but the blog is my baby. If we're being completely honest here, my job is primarily still to sell papers, but I also need to be able to drive traffic here as well.
For the most part, nothing will change here for 2014. I'll still have pre-game and post-game posts, plenty of photos and video and so on just like I did last season.
I am the Patriots beat writer. My focus will be on Somerset, as it should be. However, there are a lot of great stories in this league, and they aren't limited to the confines of the home clubhouse TD Bank Ballpark. So, during the off-season, I've had an "Around the Atlantic League" feature that spotlights a player, coach or manager from a different team.
Two weeks ago, it was Corey Thurman. Last week? Rich Rundles. Coming up is Luis Lopez, and I'm hoping to get Fehlandt Lentini lined up for the week after that.
My theory is this: If you're coming here, you care about the baseball. You want to know every last detail about Patriots players, and you will absolutely get that here. But, especially in an eight-team league, you're going to see a lot of the same guys quite a bit when they come to town. And what's wrong with getting to know a little bit about them as well? If you end up buying a ticket to see "Player X" on the visiting team, you're still coming to see Somerset as well, so I'm not doing a disservice to the Patriots either.
To make a long story short, there will be more of a focus on the league as a whole on here than there has been in the past. I can't tell you if I'll be able to maintain a weekly feature when it truly comes time to focus on the print stuff, but I'll definitely make an effort to talk to players from around the league when I can. The more I can learn, the better. And the more information I have to pass along to you, the better I can do my job.
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IF Farm CSA Pickup 10 for Wednesday August 2nd
This will be Ian's first week meeting you from 3:30-5:30 @ Cook field
This week's box will include:
- Cherry tomatoes
- Red and orange slicing tomatoes
- Garlic
- Carrots
- Chioggia beets
- Parsley
- Cucumber
- Kale
- Summer squash
- Eggplant (a new item) and green beans will be available to take at pick up.
We would like to invite CSA members to help with the harvest of canning tomatoes, beets, and beans. There will be a volunteer sign up sheet available at this Wednesday's pick up.
Please be aware that your CSA boxes might include fewer varieties of vegetables for the next couple of weeks as the harvests are shifting. Pests are competing with you for access to our fresh veggies; however, we are doing our best to maintain variety as the seasons shift.
Grilled Beets
Serves: 6
- 2 pounds fresh beets
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons sea salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
Trim stems from beets and wash the beets well.
Peel beets and cut into quarters. Rub beets with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place the beets on low heat grill. Cook until tender and lightly browned. Serve warm or cold.
Roasted Chioggia Beets
Serves: 4
- 12-14 beets, depending on size 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1-2 tablespoons dried thyme OR 3 sprigs thyme, leaves roughly pulled off and torn
- Salt to taste
- Freshly ground pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 4000F.
Slice and chop beets into equal sizes and place on a rimmed cookie sheet. Toss with the olive oil, thyme and salt and pepper to taste.
Bake for 30 min. until golden and cooked through. Serve immediately.
Simple Grilled Eggplant
Serves: 6
- 2 large eggplant, cut into 1/2 –inch slices
- 3 tablespoons coarse salt, plus more for serving 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Freshly ground pepper
Sprinkle eggplant slices with salt on both sides. Place in a colander set over a bowl; let stand 1 hour to drain. Discard liquid; rinse eggplant slices under cold running water. Place on several layers of paper towels, and press out water.
Preheat a grill or grill pan over medium-high heat. Generously brush both sides of eggplant slices with oil; sprinkle with pepper. Place on grill, and cook until browned, 5 to 6 minutes. Flip eggplant slices, and cook until browned on bottom. Serve hot, drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with salt and pepper.


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'Potentially catastrophic' Hurricane Willa takes aim at Mexico as a Category 5 storm
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(HOUSTON) — Hurricane Willa strengthened to a powerful Category 5 storm Monday morning, taking aim at the Mexican coast and threatening to deliver life-threatening storm surge, wind and rain.
Now packing 160 mph winds, some strengthening was still possible for the storm Monday, making Willa "potentially catastrophic" for Mexico, the National Hurricane Center warned.
The storm is moving north toward the southwest Mexican coast.
It's expected to weaken when it makes landfall Tuesday but is forecast to bring large waves, dangerous storm surge, gusty winds and heavy rain.
Mexico will begin to feel the impacts of Willa late Tuesday morning. The storm is forecast to make landfall south of Mazatlan Tuesday night as a major Category 3 hurricane or higher, potentially bringing life-threatening storm surge and flash floods farther inland.
Some regions of Mexico could see up to 18 inches of rain.
The major resort area of Puerto Vallarta is under a tropical storm warning — as it is expected to face gusty winds, heavy rain and some flooding — but not under a hurricane warning, because the worst part of the storm is forecast to miss the popular vacation spot.
Willa is expected to hit an underpopulated region of Southwest Mexico, staying well north of Puerto Vallarta.
Willa is then expected to weaken after passing over the Sierra Madre mountains, and the remnants of the storm will likely will bring significant rainfall to Texas.
Some portions of southern and central Texas could see as much as 4 inches of rain this week.
Heavy rain also is possible in Louisiana and Mississippi.
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OK what the fuck is wrong with Hollywood. I DO NOT WANT TO WATCH DROOPY FACE Maggie Gyllenhaal FUCKING Jeff Bridges. Why in the hell does Hollywood think this is what people want to watch, old dudes having sex with young girls. Shit maybe I am wrong, maybe that is what people want to see. Well back to the movie "Crazy Heart", basically Jeff Bridges is a washed up country singer who pees in milk jugs while on a boot leg ass tour. He meets Maggie G. and they knock boots. GROSSSSSSSSSSSSS on both their parts if you ask me. He is a drunk but not a bad guy, he just wants to have a hit album again. Colin Farrell shows up and is a big country star that Jeff Bridges helped teach back in the day, so Jeff doesn't dig him anymore cuz Colin is famous and he is not. Later you realize it is hard to even look at Jeff Bridges because he is nasty and washed out. When did he get so fucked up looking in films, was it the "The Big Lebowski", I feel like he has been playing this nasty washed up hippy for years now. Clean it up. Anyway the movie is entertaining, but slow and gross. If you get off on watching old dudes banging young chicks then rent this movie by yourself and watch it in your bedroom you nasty bitch.
The trailer:
The Facts:
B. Colin Farrell is a country singer in this. Sorry I don't buy it.
C. I hope Jeff Bridges doesn't look like shit in the new TRON movie.
D. Jeff's best role was in "Starman".
E. Maggie Gyllenhaal looks like Droopy the Dog.
F. I hope I never have to pee in a milk jug.
G. If you are a drunk don't have or babysit kids.
H. Just so you know drunks are not attractive or cute. People in AA look better.
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So this song has a very very loose relation to anime, but it's such a good song and I've been using it as my pick up song for the past month or so, so I had to do my SOTW for it.
I found the song through a recommended video on Youtube actually. I never usually browse those videos before because I'm fairly specific on what I like to watch and/or listen to. That said, it had a cool KanColle picture and Sawano Hiroyuki was in the title so I knew I couldn't go wrong with that and I'm now so glad I did click on it.
The song itself isn't on any anime, though I think it would fit into many anime scenes. Regardless, the song is part of an album where a number of songs are part of anime, definitely worth checking out the whole album, some amazing songs in there, Sawano Hiroyuki never disappoints. With that in mind, here is Remember by Sawano Hiroyuki[nZk] ft. Mizuki, Gemie, Tielle, naNami & Yosh.


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I attended Pat Carr's Camp Avalon a couple of weeks ago at Toodyay. We made 24 Projects and had a great time catching up with old and new friends. Card designed by Pat.
Stamps: S/U's Confetti Celebration
Card: Thick and Thin Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Every Day Chic DSP, Acetate
Ink: Stazon Black, Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Strawberry Slush
Finishing Touches: 2013-15 In Colour Sequins Assortment, Silver Chord
Cool Tools: Big Shot, Circle Collection Framelits Dies, Foam Adhesive Strips, Dble Sided Tape
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Student Affairs practitioners, just like all administrators and faculty members in American Higher Education, are being asked to demonstrate how what they do affects student learning and development. Accrediting officials, policy makers, board members, presidents and members of their cabinets, parents, and even students are showing an increased interest in the learning outcomes of the programs and services offered on college campuses. For many, assessing these outcomes is a complex and time consuming task. Those involved in Orientation and First Year Experience offices have the opportunity to reinforce the values of their institutions and influence college student attitudes, beliefs, and behavior. But those involved in planning and coordinating the new student experience rarely have the time to measure the influence they have.
National Assessment of Student Orientation Programs (NASOP)
This assessment package offers college administrators a convenient and low cost way to assess the outcomes of new student orientation. Administrators at participating institutions send a simple email to students who have completed their orientation program. The student completes a short questionnaire that addresses the effectiveness of the orientation experience and assesses important learning outcomes of the process. The data are collected directly by NASOP and summarized in an annual report for the member institution. Most importantly, each questionnaire can be individualized to meet the additional needs of the institution and the results can be compared to national norms. The SOPQ focuses on the assessment of the processes, procedures, and learning outcomes associated with the student orientation experience and is comprised of 57 questions divided into five sections: (a) Communication, (b) Orientation Experience, (c) Learning Outcomes, (d) School Environment, and (e) the demographic characteristics of students participating in orientation.
First, a clients complete contracts for consulting services with the NASCAP Project and are assigned an individual consultant. This consultant will guide the client through the rest of the process. Clients assume responsibility for directing students who complete their hearings to the assessment questionnaire. Student data is captured on-line and stored by a data collection firm. At the end of the academic year, the data set is analyzed and an annual report is written. Descriptive statistics for each item on the questionnaire are provided in an easy to read report. National benchmarks for the same items are also included. The institution's raw data set can be provided upon request.
The Student Conduct Adjudication Processes Questionnaire (SCAPQ) consists of about 50 questions, including demographics. The first set of these questions concerns the effectiveness and efficiency of the hearing process. Outcomes of the hearing (e.g., understanding of institutional policy, likelihood of engaging in the same behavior, etc.) are also assessed.
A second set of questions addresses student perception of the campus environment (e.g., consistency in communicating student expectations, exhibiting high morale character, etc.). The final section of the questionnaire asks participants to provide demographic information about themselves.
The Educational Sanctions Outcomes Assessment Questionnaire (ESOAQ) consists of about 40 questions, including demographics. These questions focus on what is learned as a result of the educational experience. The effectiveness of the skills taught in these programs is also assessed.
Individual items on the questionnaire cannot be changed. However, to make the language more familiar to survey participants, terms can be substituted (e.g., judicial affairs vs. student conduct vs. student discipline).
In addition, clients can add up to four additional multiple-choice questions using an appropriate Likert-scale on either the SCAPQ or ESOAQ . The fee for each additional question (up to 4) is $50.
NASCAP Project Consultants reserve the right to modify its assessment questionnaire from time to time based on the literature in the field, contemporary research interest, and the evolution of the psychometric properties of the instrument.
The Student Conduct Adjudication Processes Questionnaire (SCAPQ) and the Educational Sanction Outcomes Questionnaire (ESOAQ) are copyrighted by the authors and cannot be reproduced, copied, or used in any way without written permission.
Clients assume responsibility for determining if institutional IRB approval is required. NASCAP consultants adhere to the highest research standards and ethical protocols regarding research and the use of human subjects. NASCAP is an independent consulting firm and is not affiliated with any institution of higher education, however. NASCAP consultants will not secure IRB permission from the contracting agent's institution. If clients are required to obtain IRB from their own institutions, NASCAP consultants will help them complete the forms and obtain approval.
Once a service contract is completed, clients will receive instructions on how to direct students who have completed their disciplinary hearing to the electronic questionnaire. Student responses will be collected on-line by a data collection firm. These data are kept in an institutionally identified data file. Students who respond to the survey cannot be identified in any way.
Clients, or their designees, assume responsibility for inviting and reminding their students to participate. These email messages will be provided by your NASCAP Project Consultant.
NASCAP Project Consultants are not responsible for response rates. Back-up files of institutional data will be made on a daily basis by the data collection firm used by the NASCAP Project . If in the unlikely event a data file is damaged or lost by the data collection firm, all reasonable attempts to recover the data will be made. Clients who agree to accept reports made on partial data, will receive a prorated refund of the fee paid for the annual report connected with the lost data.
From time to time institutional data will be merged to create national benchmarks, the name of institutions will not be connected to any data set. Institutional descriptors (e.g., type, size, status) may be added.
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Louisville, KY - Americana twang band Nick Dittmeier & the Sawdusters return to West Virginia to play the Empty Glass on Friday, Sept. 2 in Charleston as a stop on their extended fall tour.
After releasing their debut full-length record "Midwest Heart/Southern Blues" in January, they have spent most of the year on the road touring in support of it. It has garnered praise from such outlets as "American Songwriter," "Saving Country Music," and "W.B. Walker's Old Soul Radio Hour". The new record has drawn comparisons to the Old 97's, the Band and the Turnpike Troubadours.
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The four-piece band will be accompanied on the bill by West Virginia band the Horse Traders. Doors are at 9 pm, with a $7 cover, 21+
Track listing
- My True Love
- Centralia
- Just My Job
- Rhythm of the Train
- Atheist Wedding
- Pills, Jesus, and War
- Ever Since You Left Town
- Stabbed to Death in Ohio
- The Poet, the Priest, & Me
- Heavy On My Mind
September shows
- Sept. 1: Chillicothe, OH - Steiner's Speakeasy
- Sept. 2: Charleston, WV - the Empty Glass w/the Horse Traders
-?Sept. 3: Huntington, WV - HMAF @ Ritter Amphitheatre.
- Sept. 4: Gossport, IN - Furrfest
- Sept. 10: Danville, KY - KY State BBQ Fest 3 pm (main stage)
- Sept. 11: London, KY - Wildcat Harley Davidson (USA Cares event)
- Sept. 13: September 13th - Nashville, TN - Acme Feed & Seed


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eMediaLibrary collection? We are, too, and your Library is doing something about it! Roselle Library just added 17 new titles to our Advantage Collection on eMediaLibrary. There are now nearly 600 titles in the collection - and we are purchasing more each month..
With patrons from 51 libraries sharing the collection we know that those wait times can become very long, so we are purchasing additional copies of popular titles that will only be available to you - Roselle Library card-holders. These copies are Roselle's Advantage Collection.
What does this mean to you? Well, for example, the Library has purchased a copy of Anthony Doerr's All the Light We Cannot See just for Roselle users. There are 127 people on the waiting list in eMediaLibrary, but only 3 of them are Roselle cardholders. If you place a hold on All the Light We Cannot See, instead of being 128th on the list, you are really only 4th - big difference! Still a wait, but bearable.
You can see all of the titles in the Advantage Collection on the front page of the Library Catalog. Click on the "New eBooks & eAudio" tab.


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Two years back Pentas was a beautiful addition in my balcony garden and then last year
I don't know what went wrong and it died.
This year I saw few saplings in different pots and I was super excited to see them back in my garden so I let them grow. When they bloomed I was totally surprised because earlier I had only hot pink Pentas but now they are blooming in three colors.
Hot pink, soft pink and white Pentas.....triple bonanza yay!!! All thanks to butterflies and tiny birds who keep visiting my garden. Here is the hot pink one........
and here is soft pink Pentas a lovely surprise :)
and here is combo of pink..........adding beauty to my garden that has unintentionally turned into an almost pink garden with pink Bougainvillea, pink Allamanda, pink Petunia and of-course pink Pentas.
and who said white is boring. Look at this looks like stars are making their presence in my garden :) Ahh at least something is other than pink in my small garden now.
and here all the three varieties of Pentas (Pentas because they have five petals). They attract butterflies and hummingbirds too. I have seen hummingbird playing with my flowers a few times in my garden. I am so happy and excited that they are back again and I'll get to see butterflies and hummingbirds again :)
Joy of gardening I must say :)
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World Book Day
Tuesday, 13 March 2018
Our adventure through the wardrobe and into Narnia is over, the children had an amazing week, even though it was disrupted by the snow. Many children entered into the spirit of World Book Day and dressed up as characters from The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe. It was fantastic to see. The competition was once again very well supported and the winning children were able to choose their prizes from the book fayre. Thank you to all the parents, adults and children who visited the book fayre your support is appreciated. Don't forget if you haven't used your World Book Day voucher you can still use it in bookshops and selected supermarkets until 25th March.
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After looking at the VTech Toot Toot Drivers Fire Station last week, we've now swapped emergency services and we're now testing out the Police Station.
The Police Station is a considerably larger set than the Fire Station, and although it doesn't need batteries in the main body of it, there is still a huge amount going on. The set comes with a Police Car (requiring 2 AAA batteries) and the play set featured five Smart Points these activate the car to say different appropriate things when it passes over each of them.
When cars arrive at the Police Station there is a flip-up gate that they have to wait behind whilst checking in at the security booth. They then pass on to the up and down vehicle lift and once the car is at the top it can then be launched down the slope by pressing the alarm on top. Also on top of the police station is a radar or satellite dish that a child can turn around and clicks when it moves - helping them build their manual dexterity.
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KAUST opens electron microscopy centre
THUWAL, Saudi Arabia, May 11, 2017
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and Thermo Fisher Scientific recently held an opening ceremony for the Electron Microscopy Center of Excellence at the KAUST campus in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.
This new center builds upon the long-standing partnership between KAUST and Thermo Fisher, and will focus on excellence in instrument performance and R&D collaboration.
The Center of Excellence aims to offer KAUST scientists and collaborators exploration and experimentation capabilities through Thermo Fisher's leading electron microscopy platform. Industry partners located in the KAUST Research and Technology Park will also benefit from proximity to Thermo Fisher's deep application knowledge in materials science.
"We have enjoyed a long history with KAUST and look forward to continued collaboration and technology advancement as part of this new Center of Excellence," said Michael Shafer, president, materials and structural analysis, Thermo Fisher.
"By gaining access to the latest characterization techniques, hardware and software available on the market, KAUST will have the opportunity to advance scientific research in the areas of chemistry and catalyst research, nanoparticles and life sciences."
Dr Justin Mynar, director of the KAUST Core Laboratories and Major Facilities said: "This center embodies the mission of our strategic partnership with Thermo Fisher to achieve our common goals in the advancement of high-performance imaging technologies.
"Our collaboration seeks to elevate the experimental capabilities and capacity in the Electron Microscopy Center of Excellence to provide our students, faculty, researchers and partners an array of scientific opportunities and advantages for the first time in Saudi Arabia."
The centre's opening ceremony included the official commissioning of the FEI Titan Themis Z scanning transmission electron microscope (S/TEM), the most advanced analytical transmission electron microscope commercially available to date and the first to be installed in the world.
Materials scientists use the Titan Themis Z to understand relationships between a material's larger-scale physical properties and its atomic-scale composition and structure. This system joins other highly advanced electron microscopy systems already installed at the center, including a total of 16 electron microscopes from Thermo Fisher.
This Center of Excellence is the first implementation in a strategy by KAUST to build long-term partnerships with major instrument suppliers. It will serve as a model for future opportunities to provide state-of-the-art research facilities, training and services to KAUST users and collaborators across Saudi Arabia. – TradeArabia News Service


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The Assessment Culture: Introduction
Lessons of a Century: Part Six
Gauging the knowledge students acquired was an endeavor of educators long before the 20th century dawned, but it has become a national obsession as the century ends.
In the 19th century, teachers relied on recitations and, later, written examinations to plumb the depths of their charges' knowledge. Shortly into this century, though, testing experts devised new breeds of assessments--designed to calculate intelligence and to measure achievement in a standardized fashion.
The objectivity and speed with which the new tests could be scored made them a popular commodity. Soon, multiple-choice and true-false questions displaced the written examination. Critics, however, contended that the results inaccurately reflected student ability, particularly for girls and members of racial and ethnic minorities.
Over the decades, administrators often used IQ tests to track students by ability and standardized achievement tests to evaluate students' mastery of the curriculum.
Despite the significance of such assessments within the education community, policymakers had long ignored standardized tests. But by the 1970s, state and federal officials began wielding them as tools to judge how well schools did their jobs. Today, students are finding the stakes attached to tests are rising for them as well.
The sixth installment of "Lessons of a Century," a yearlong Education Week series of monthly special sections, looks at "The Assessment Culture."
Vol. 18, Issue 40, Pages 21-27Published in Print: June 16, 1999, as The Assessment Culture: Introduction
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The Steamboat Springs Ski Town Lions Club will offer pictures with Santa from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4 at the club's Christmas tree location at Christy Sports in Central Park Plaza.
The Lions Club will be offering pictures with Santa for free as a part of its annual Christmas tree fundraiser, which helps the club fund charitable activities throughout the year. Annual projects for the Lions include providing scholarships to local graduating seniors, donating money to LiftUp and Routt County United Way to help families purchase holiday dinners, helping local community members with eye care and helping families in need fund unanticipated and life-changing expenses.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 to Be Fully Integrated by December 31
"Yesterday we lifted the first stage off the shipping truck and lowered it onto the integration assemblies (shown below). With all of the F9 hardware currently at or on its way to the Cape, we are on track for a fully integrated launch vehicle by year's end. Barring any unforeseen delays, the second stage and fairing are expected to arrive at the Cape by December 28th and will be mated on December 31st, just in time for the New Year. The erector is also on track towards operational status in early January, with the base assembly to be aligned and tacked by December 26th and welding to be complete early in the New Year."


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Leonardo DiCaprio's Red String Bracelet Isn't A Kabbalah Bracelet
When Leonardo DiCaprio skipped on stage to collect his pre-Oscar award at the Golden Globes last month, he was upstaged by a tiny red string bracelet on his left wrist. Stringy was kind enough to keep its mouth shut and let Leo perform the acceptance speech he'd been rehearsing to his reflection in the bathroom mirror for two weeks, but it didn't matter. Stringy made a statement without saying a word, and that statement was: "Remember me from 2006 when half of Hollywood wore Kabbalah bracelets to look all ~spiritual~? I'm back bitches!"
Page Six got to the bottom of the mystery (possible Nancy Drew title: The Mystery Of Where Did Leo Find The Time In His Busy Model-Banging Schedule To Get Into Kabballah?) and it turns out it's not a Kabbalah bracelet. A source says Leo got the red string bracelet while visiting Angkor Wat in Cambodia with his family and bottom bitch Lukas Haas in November. Leo got the bracelet from a monk in return for a donation, and it's supposed to bring good luck. So don't be surprised if on Oscar night you see Leo shuffle on to the red carpet wrapped from head to toe in 300 feet of red string.
All jokes aside, Lukas should probably think about tucking an extra yard of string into the pocket of Leo's tuxedo jacket on Oscar night so he can play Cat's Cradle, because he's going to need something to keep his hands busy now that the Dolby Theatre has banned the use of vapes during the ceremony. What will Leo do without his precious vape pen? Maybe he could sneak it in by putting a little dress on it and passing it off as his date. And with Leo's years-long commitment to dating skinny underwear models, there's a really good chance that might actually work.
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"Mom, Dad, can I have a smartphone?" If you're a parent, chances are you've heard this question before. Studies show that 78% of teens own cell phones, and with 2014 newly upon us, many parents will be deciding whether their child is ready to be the proud owner of a mobile phone this year.
Giving your child their first phone is a big step – it means they're growing up! As such, it presents an opportunity for you and your child to sit down and establish mobile security guidelines and boundaries that keep them and their devices safe.
So when can your child handle a mobile phone and the responsibilities that come with it?
Most can agree there is no single answer that is right for every parent and every child. In our previous "Generation Smartphone: A Guide for Parents of Tweens and Teens" study, we found the age varies. 22% of parents felt age 10 was an appropriate age for children to get their first phone, while 43% of the total answers fell within the 10 to 12 age range.
Although it's up to each individual family to decide when a child is ready for their first phone, I can advise you of some things you can do to make sure your kids (at any age) are keeping their mobile lives safe.
Talk about it: Discuss the most important terms of agreement for the new smartphone or tablet: your family's terms of agreement! The best time to tackle this is while the device is still in the box, before they're off downloading the latest version of Draw Something or Candy Crush. Educate your child about tempting online offers, free downloads and bad links they may come across. Check out Lookout's printable Phone Rules Agreement, which sets mobile security ground rules for your child and their new smartphone.
Keep away from cyber strangers: Teach your kids to ignore emails and text messages from unknown people. In other words, tell your kids not to talk to digital strangers.
Customize the phone: For younger users, download apps that are kid-friendly like SmyleSafe and Zoodles. These types of apps allow you to keep a close eye on the content your children are accessing.
Set a passcode: Help your child come up with a passcode that you both can remember. A passcode is your first line of defense against unauthorized third parties. On most phones it's easy to set the password and lock settings. If you have an iPhone, click "Settings" > "General" and scroll down to "Passcode". If you have an Android, click "Settings" > "Security".
Guide kids to make smart downloads: Have your child run desired app downloads by you for your approval to make sure the app is made by a reputable developer. Even better, only download apps from trusted sources, like the Apple Store and Google Play. Introduce your kids to educational and helpful apps, helping to create a balanced mobile world.
Teach them to surf safely: Just because your child appears to be digitally savvy, logging many more hours online than you, don't assume they've got it all under control. Ensure that your child understands the risks of surfing the mobile Web - it's a computer too after all. Smaller screen sizes make it harder to discern fraudulent sites. Sometimes people fall prey to "phishing" attacks by putting their details into fake apps or websites. Make sure your child isn't visiting sites they don't recognize and ask them to check in with you before visiting questionable sites.
Download a mobile security app to protect your investment: As you're setting up your child's phone (or as your teen is setting up their device), be sure to download a mobile security app like Lookout, so they'll be automatically protected from downloading bad apps and visiting unsafe websites that can ruin the phone or compromise personal data and privacy. You're never too young to have Lookout protecting your mobile experience.
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Right out of the gate, the Acer ICONIA TAB A100 carries along mostly everything offered by its bigger brother in the ICONIA TAB A500 – but in a smaller package and better $329.99 price from the onset. However, we've been seeing some steep price drops with other comparably sized tablets, like the HTC Flyer and BlackBerry PlayBook, which minimizes the effect of Acer's offering. Then again, it might prove otherwise with its performance. Let's jump right in!...


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About the book, from the publisher:
In Whiskey Sour, Chicago police Lieutenant Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels hunted down a killer dubbed "The Gingerbread Man." In Bloody Mary, she busted a psychopath with a penchant for dismemberment. In Rusty Nail, it was a serial killer with a doozy of a family tree. And now, in Dirty Martini, Jack faces her toughest adversary yet: a sicko who's poisoning the city's food supply. Can she catch him -- and decide whether to accept boyfriend Latham's surprise proposal -- without destroying both her reputation and her sanity?Among the early praise for Dirty Martini:
"Konrath's fourth drink-inspired mystery to feature Lt. Jacqueline Jack Daniels (after 2006's Rusty Nail) is a particularly potent mix of equal parts mirth and mayhem with a dash of sex and a twist (or two) of plot. His latest should be taken straight, no chaser needed."Read an excerpt from Dirty Martini and learn more about J.A. Konrath and his writing.
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"Konrath ratchets up the suspense until readers don't dare stop flipping the pages. A solid success for those who like to mix comedy and grit."
"Mix witty repartee with edge-of-your-chair suspense, over-the-top killing devices, and action that never takes a breather, and you have Konrath's latest white-knuckle thriller. Not to be missed."
--Library Journal
The Page 99 Test: Dirty Martini.
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After passing his driver license test at sixteen, Jack Gruber walked into the offices of the The Daily Advocate, a small hometown newspaper with a circulation of just 7,000 readers in Greenville, Ohio and declared that he wanted to be a photographer.
Holding back laughter, the managing editor tossed the high school sophomore a film canister telling him to go into the darkroom and process the exposed roll of black and white film. If he could manage that, they would talk. Clueless, but able to read the processing directions taped on the wall, Gruber managed to not destroy the film while spooling it on to a reel and processing it correctly.
That was his first job interview and the start of Jack Gruber's career as a photojournalist. Read More! »


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Canon has announced the adoption of an MPEG-2 Full HD (4:2:2) file-based recording codec for a professional Canon video camcorder, currently in development, to enable high-quality imaging and audio performance.
The new Canon MPEG-2 codec promises compatibility with video industry-standard editing and processing software, high-quality imaging and audio performance (with up to 50 Mbps data recording), and twice the colour data of HDV profile formats.
File-based recording helps video operations to be much more efficient during post-production processing, making it an ideal format for many genres such as newsgathering, documentary filmmaking and event videography. The new codec will include the following advantages:
MPEG-2 Full HD compression and 4:2:2 colour sampling
The adoption of MPEG-2 Full HD compression enables the recording of 1920x1080-pixel full High Definition video. Compared with the 4:2:0 profile format, used in HDV and other standards, 4:2:2 colour sampling offers twice the volume of colour data thus providing double the level of colour resolution.
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With approximately twice the total data volume of HDV, the codec supports higher resolution and increased colour data to enable the recording of high-quality video.
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Compatibility with Material eXchange Format (MXF) - a widely supported open source file format for the recording of video, audio and metadata, developed to suit the latest editing systems used by broadcasters.
Canon partners with software makers
With the adoption of the MPEG-2 Full HD (4:2:2) file-based recording codec, Canon is working with Adobe, Apple, AVID Technology and Grass Valley to ensure compatibility with all of the major editing and processing software programmes that are used in the video imaging industry. Additionally, at future industry events Canon intends to demonstrate the overall video production workflow, from initial video capture to clip-trimming and final editing. Video clips stored in a file-based recording system and industry-standard software applications will be used.
* Visitors to the Broadcast Video Expo event - to be held at the Earls Court 2 exhibition hall in London from 16-18 February 2010 - can visit the Canon stand to see demonstrations of workflow by Adobe, Apple, AVID and Grass Valley.


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RealtyGo and Mobile Real Estate Listings on your Smartphone, Flip phone, iPad, Tablet, or any PDA device!
Posted by RealtyGo.co in Green Real Estate, MMS, Mobile phone, QR Code, Real Estate, Smartphones, SMS, Text on December 9, 2010
RealtyGo's software services include all types of real estate listings; VRBO- Vacation Rentals, FSBO- For Sale by Owner, Broker/Agent, Business Listings, Apartments, Commercial and Residential listings.
Using PDA devices such as Smartphones, Flip phones, Tablets, iPads, etc.. , prospective home buyers, new customers and other business professionals can immediately access your real estate listings at point of contact – in front of the home/listing, from a magazine / newspaper / flyer or within other internet listings, from their mobile devices.
Mobile real estate listings enable potential buyers, new customers and other business professionals to access and review all your current real estate listing information! Buyers get immediate mobile listings by scanning the SmartCode, Sending a Text message or using our GPS technology when accessing the listing.
Some key features of RealtyGo's mobile real estate listings are; dynamic lead generation, the ability for end users to leave notes about the listing, forward the listing to friends & family, and Auto Schedule an appointment to preview your real estate listing based on your available schedule. Never miss a call again, prevent consumer drop off / abandonment rate, and ensure that consumers trying to reach you have alternative choices in making contact with you and even auto scheduling an appointment to preview the listing. In the event a potential buyer can not reach you initially, Your mobile real estate listing, the consumer has on their Mobile phone or PDA will give them a point of reference with photos and listing information after they have departed from the physical real estate listing, website or print advertisement, where your Mobile listing TAG was provided to access list price, photos, contact info and more.
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Once you have selected your unique Mobile URL by visiting RealtyGo's home page, our automated system will walk you through a few easy steps on how to select the proper signage to advertise your new Mobile real estate listing(s) or you can choose to have a PDF file emailed to you – which you can then send to your local sign company to print your signs and advertising material any way you like.
"An example of a Mobile URL is the Word DEMO in the Rider Sign, hanging below the For Sale Sign in the image shown above"
Select your Mobile URL to represent your business branding and name, just like you would a website URL to promote your business information.
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WDFW and tribal co-managers currently fail to complete written management plans before steelhead angling begins. When this happens, and a particular steelhead run is projected to be below the escapement goal, the tribes often fish directly for wild steelhead when there is no harvestable surplus.
With no management plans signed before the season starts, some tribes fish for and kill wild steelhead when there is no harvestable surplus. Without a written management plan, there is limited recourse that can be taken.
During the spring of 2008, Washington's Skagit and Hoh rivers closed early to recreational catch and release fishing, yet the tribes continued to netting wild steelhead into the month of April. The Hoh River also has closed early to sport fishers, even though the tribe took almost 80% percent of the allocated wild surplus for both groups. The Hoh Tribe refused the proposed harvest management plan in 2010-2011 and demanded more allocation of wild fish, resulting in no signed harvest management plan last season.
These poor harvest practices could have been avoided with a written, enforceable management plan. Yet, if the tribes continue to net steelhead beyond terms of a signed management plan, violators are vulnerable to court action, including a temporary restraining order.
Send a message to WDFW and your legislators now; tell them they MUST implement a management plan with the tribes before opening any river system to steelhead fishing.


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The following account was submitted by Belle from Essex:
I was driving at the time (I know ... a little scary). It was a route that I have driven many, many times and I know the route very well. It is a straight road that leads to a small town near where I live. The road is a two-way road with fields either side, trees lining the road and a crematorium and some houses just before the road bends around. For a very short period of time (only minutes, if not seconds), I suddenly saw the road in a completely different light - the road was a dirt track, no tarmac, no pavements, the trees were still there, but they were a lot, lot shorter/smaller and the crematorium was gone as were the houses - it all looked very rural. As you can imagine, I was pretty taken aback and wondered what had just happened to me. It was all over so quick and I was back driving the tarmac road again. Very strange. I don't recall feeling like I was driving over rough terrain, in fact, nothing actual 'felt' different at all, it was all just visual. I have driven that route many times again since and it has never happened again.
I was alone in the car and so have no one to validate my experience, sadly. So, it could be I just went a little crazy for a few minutes.


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Dr Hauschka Revitalising Leg & Arm Tonic invigorates and tones the skin. It soothes and minimises water-retention (swelling), helping tired legs and arms regain a sense of lightness. After a long day of sitting or standing, Revitalising Leg and Arm Tonic refreshes and energises limbs for continued activity.
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I went back to utilize an old Machine with Proxmox for containers but also wanted to have a platform to play with Docker. So I though pimping the Promox server is the best solution.
The Steps are easy to get docker running but since Proxmox offers the best GUI for lxc I needed something similar for the docker containers.
Note: This DOES NOT add Docker into the Proxmox GUI itself. I'm adding a separate web page for docker running in a container by itself.


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I've never had a one night stand because I am convinced, with every fiber of my being, that had I done so, my choice of coup d'un soir would, undoubtedly, have been a serial killer at the peak of his career. I shall explain, dear reader, that my consuming fear stems from a non-Catholic yet equally guilt bearing upbringing. What I'm saying is, I blame my mother. Naturally.
"We should talk about the birds and the bees", my mother shyly muttered to me one day as I watched Tom chase Jerry, his head bouncing violently off a sallow colored wall in his blind pursuit. I was eleven years old and had already developed an insatiable appetite for self pleasure. There wasn't a couch cushion or a teddy bear safe from my lecherous advances. Having no idea what she meant, I nodded, noncommittally, my eyes still glued to the television. "Sex", she began, not knowing where to lead, "should only be done between two people who are in love…and married", she added the last bit with a flurry of concern. She waited to see if her speech had made an impression on me. I, being of sound mind, refused to make eye contact with her, lest she see my crimson colored cheeks. I merely nodded again. Unfortunately, this was not the last cringe worthy encounter I were to have with her.
My mother, apparently raised by monks, had developed a diehard belief that sex, pre-marriage, was the cause of all things dire in the world. She would point to her friends unable to find husbands and mumble, nonsensically, about "giving the milk away for free". She was the type of hovering mother, who would eavesdrop on conversations, read diaries and exclaim tirades of disapproval whenever teenagers kissed in public. I was expected to cover my eyes, mid-movie, if the actors engaged in anything more salacious than hand-holding. Needless to say, my developing mind was saturated with ill-founded notions of sexual paranoia. High school health class further agitated this paranoid state by showing us high resolution photographs of genitalia dripping with chlamydia and pockmarked with ghonorreah. I swore my right hand would remain my only lover for as long as I lived.
Society has comfortably labeled teenage boys as 'sex crazed', but fails to include the lascivious predilections of teenage girls, addled by their surge of new found hormones. Remaining chaste throughout high school and college is a feat deserving banners, parades and medals. I would've received none of the aforementioned. However, my foray into sexuality was quite virginal compared to my friends and peers. Not that my mind wasn't exploding with curiosity or that my hormones didn't demand that I sully practically everyone I met. I refrained. I was cautious. Mostly because I knew, down to the molecular structure of my cells, that I would, assuredly, go home with a serial killer the ONE time I decided to throw caution to the wind.
Here, dear reader, is how I'm convinced the fateful night would unfold. I, of the age where youth and belief in immortality combine, dressed in something that would make my mother slap me, would go out on the town with a gaggle of girls. Among them there would surely be a girl or two who can only be described as sexually liberated from the mores of a patriarchal society. We would find a hotspot, drink, dance and carouse. At some point in the evening, around the time my nagging need for Sex And The City reruns takes hold, I would lock eyes with a gorgeous stranger at the end of the bar. Left to my own devices, I would stare slack-jawed for an uncomfortable amount of time then immediately hop in a cab for fear of said stranger trying to "pick me up". But on this particularly ominous night, my emancipated friends would implore me to speak to him. After some time of negotiating and enough shots to dull my senses, I would wholeheartedly agree with them.
The handsome serial killer, keenly aware of the lone gazelle, would set his target. It would begin innocently enough. A few glances, some smiles and some mouthing of silent words across a raucous bar. Eventually, the killer would motion me over. I would saunter over in my best Marilyn Monroe shuffle, lots of hip swings, tiny steps. The butcher would use his sociopathic charm to make me believe that I've been swept off my feet. I would respond to said charm with lots of giggling and swooning. Eventually, he'd ask me back to his place. Silencing all of my internal alarm bells, by excusing them as indigestion, I'd grab my purse and follow him to his car. My friends, would wink and high five audibly, as they watched me walk to my doom. One, probably the one I liked the least, would mutter something like, "finally, she'll get that prude stick out of her ass". None of them would realize, well until they were questioned by police in the following week, that that would be the last time they'd see me alive.
Back to the car ride to Hell. As soon as the seat belts were clicked, my amour de soir, let's call him Teddy, would turn silent. No longer the jovial charmer. I, in my drunken haze, would chock it up to boyish shyness and find it absolutely irresistible. The drive would continue for what seemed like an eternity, punctuated occasionally by my inane remarks about certain buildings or freeways, all in a feeble attempt to continue the flirtatious banter so easily had back at the bar. I would be met with glares and jaw tightness. At this juncture, my recovering gut feeling would begin to scream at me to jump out of the moving car. I would hush her gently by explaining social norms of appropriate behavior in moving vehicles. She would persist. I would ignore. This would become more difficult to avoid the moment Teddy turns down a dark, heavily wooded, road.
It's amazing how quickly one sobers up when faced with unrelenting fear. The hairs on the back of neck would stand up and the adrenaline coursing through my veins would make my body vibrate violently. My fight or flight response would take over my every thought. Scanning, searching, bracing for anything that can help me out of this cataclysmic situation. The attempt to throw myself out of the moving vehicle, into the comfort of the dark woods, would be thwarted by the reliable and trusty seat belt that would yank me back into the passenger seat. Now the cat-and-mouse chase would begin; my assailant, now fully aware of my desire to escape, and I finally aware of my assailant's intentions.
I'll skip the gory details, dear reader, but let me make clear that Teddy, our handsome one night stand, succeeded in murdering me dead. The only thing I do remember before my tracheae was collapsed through sheer force, was the image of my mother's disappointed look. The "I told you so" face she'd present whenever she was proven right and I was wrong. As the last of my life force slipped away in the grip of this sexy beast, I thought of toast. Thick slabs of sourdough buttered to perfection and slathered with strawberry jam. Then I'd die. That's how it would happen. Mark my words.
Someday when I have kids, I plan to scar them with the same guilt that undoubtedly saved me from a dirt ditch burial. I shall show them 3-D photos and images of every venereal disease I can find. I shall convince them that sex with strangers causes blindness and facial ticks. I shall teach them the intricacies of my "told you so" look through sheer unadulterated repetition. When in doubt, I'll have their grandma spend the weekend with them and mutter incoherently about free milk. Hopefully, it'll save them from a murdering psychopath. But if they do get murdered, at least I can rest assured knowing I tried. Plus I'll blame my mother. It's always her fault.


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When shopping for Antiques, whether it be on-line, at an Antique Fair or in an Antique Shop, you are bound to stumble upon some of the most wonderful objects to have graced the earth. From sturdy 17th Century Bureaus to delicate collectable Ceramics, the array of Antiques is intriguing, and we certainly encounter some exceptionally interesting items in our trade. This week's Item of The Week is one of those items.
This unusual Antique Silver Hymn Book is the only one we have the pleasure of hosting on LoveAntiques.com so we wanted to share it with you.
This Hymn Book is Hallmarked from Birmingham Assay office and has the Makers mark of 'Boots Pure Drug Company.' It dates from 1910 but despite being 108 years old, this book is in exceptional condition and has clearly been well looked after; the silver fronted cover may be one of the reasons for this. The Book itself contains 428 pages.
With 'The Good Shepherd' gracing the cover and the print inside stating that this book is 'For Use In The Services Of The Church,' this would make the most wonderful and unique gift or keepsake for a religious friend or family member, or could be given as a Christening, First Holy Communion or Confirmation gift.
This Superb Hymn Book is being sold by Dart Silver Ltd for £295
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Don't you hate terrible screenshots in PowerPoint presentations? Here are some tips and techniques I have collected from around the Web on how to take better screenshots.
First: Get the Screenshot
Here's how to take a screenshot on a Mac. Using Windows? Get a Mac.
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Articles in Syrah, Paradigm Hill WINE, Elgee Park WINE, Blanc de Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc
Paradigm Hill Pinot Noir Adesso
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As many will recall, this is the happy result of "an experiment gone right" and just the third release of the wine! It was left in barrel for 18 months to evolve and mature but it was only after 10 months that we added some preservative. ... Read full article
Portsea Estate Syrah
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Portsea Estate Syrah is juicy, light to medium body with beautiful freshness and subtle, well-intergrated tannins, perfectly harmonising with intense flavours of red and black plum and white pepper.... Read full article
Paradigm Hill Pinot Noir L'ami sage
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L'ami sage in 2014 reflects more perfume and elegance, yet, paradoxically exhibiting both subtlety and power. The fine tannin structure builds on the palate and as with the Les cinq, there is a generosity together with a long complex and balanced...... Read full article
Barmah Park Vintage Shiraz
Barmah Park Shiraz is a rich and ripe Barossa Valley Shiraz and is a full bodied wine, with considerable taste variation, a touch of spice and well balanced tannin for a serious wine.... Read full article
Pt Leo Estate Shiraz
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Pt Leo Estate Shiraz smells of bright fruit with some plum, blackberry, spice and oak. On the palate flavours as suggested by the aromas. A nice entry that fills out in the middle palate with a lingering finish showing acid and fine tannin. ... Read full article
Paradigm Hill Riesling
Fruit is crushed, stems removed and the must is left to soak a while before pressing off the juice & overnight cooling. The clear juice that is fermented in open 2000 litre vats [14oC to 16oC]. Wine is bottled after a further 6 months.... Read full article
Paradigm Hill Pinot Gris
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The Pinot Gris is crushed and stems removed. The must is left to soak a while before pressing off the juice & overnight cooling before the clear juice is fermented in French oak barrels – 50% new Vosges forrest sourced oak is used [16oC to 18oC].... Read full article
Willow Creek Vineyard Malakoff Vineyard Shiraz
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At Willow Creek Vineyard, we occasionally purchase small parcels of quality fruit from other vineyards that warrant a special release. This powerfully structured Shiraz displays a careful balance of perfectly ripe fruit, soft oak and firm tannins.... Read full article
Willow Creek Vineyard Brut
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The hand harvested Chardonnay was whole bunch pressed with minimal rotations to maintain the delicacy of the structure, the juice was clarified then fermented to dryness in stainless steel tank. The base wine was tiraged in August 2012, and the...... Read full article
Dromana Estate Syrah
Savoury & earthy, with richness and plenty of upfront fruit but underneath is the sensual forbidden fruit. 96 Points reviewed by Anthony Key Feb 2017... Read full article


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In a presentation to industry bods, Sky has revealed that its plans for this year include adding voice search and later, full voice control to its Sky Q boxes.
The company is going big on innovation for Sky Q, having already announced that you won't need a satellite dish as of next year, and the "innovation pipeline" shown off in the meeting reported by Broadband TV News includes lots of interesting developments.
Voice search is the first item, meaning you should soon be able to tell your box to put a particular programme on, or potentially ask it questions about actors and shows (like Amazon's Fire TV Stick). Then, around midway through the year, this will get an upgrade to "full voice control," which presumably means Alexa-like commands to turn the box on and off, record shows, rewind, play next and so on. This means you can lose the remote down the sofa and still lay there all day marathoning hands-free junk TV. Which sounds excellent if you ask us.
Sky also announced UHD Formula 1 coverage, the ability to record a somewhat ridiculous six shows while watching a seventh, and the launch of Sky Q in Italy, Germany and Austria by the end of 2017. [Broadband TV News]