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The Bundle of Sticks
There is a wonderful fable by Aesop called The Bundle of Sticks.
A farmer, who had a quarrelsome family, after having tried in vain to reconcile them by words, thought he might more readily prevail by an example. So he called his sons and bade them lay a bundle of sticks before him. Then having tied them into a bundle, he told the lads, one after the other, to take it up and break it. They all tried, but tried in vain.
Then untying the bundle, he gave them the sticks to break one by one. This they did with the greatest ease. Then said the father, "Thus you, my sons, as long as you remain united, are a match for all your enemies; but differ and separate, and you are undone."
I love this fable and it is so true. Over the years I have witnessed the power, strength and boundless possibility of unity, I have also witnessed when the bundle is broken, divided, and we are left weakened and vulnerable. My greatest example of this fable in action is my family over the last two years. We were working as a bundle, no doubt about it, and we are still in a tight bundle and as strong as ever. I recognized this strength in numbers, as we navigated cancer, caregiving and ultimately loss. This unity has inspired me to keep my other bundles tied tightly. Those bundles or connections are; my friends, my neighbors, and my co-workers.
I wake up every morning and give thanks for all the gifts and blessings I have been given and all my bundles are high on the list. Those areas in my life where I feel like a single-stick; vulnerable and weak, I am working towards creating more unity and tying a bundle. We all have those areas where unity seems a bit more challenging and all we can do is recognize it and take action from there. For my action, and I feel a bit like the little engine that could, I have been reconnecting and reaching out to friends from my past and people I have wronged to clean up old messes. It was really scary to reach out to people whom I had things I needed to clean up, and honestly the result has been beyond my imagination. I definitely have not batted a thousand but I have created unity with several people I wronged in the past. I am very humbled and blessed by their compassion to forgive and their capacity to love. So never give up on unity.
Anyone who knows me from my childhood would be amused at the notion that I see strength in numbers, I was a very independent little thing. I liked to do things my own way, by myself. I remember my goal from a very early age was to educate myself enough so I could get a decent job and totally rely on myself, I did not want anyone to take care of me or be responsible for me. There is absolutely nothing wrong with self-sufficiency, and I must confess I tend to do too much for my kids and need to let them do more for themselves, but while teaching responsibility one can also teach unity.
I was talking to a friend who has two boys and he was basically describing to me how important it was to him that his boys had a tight bond. He has taught them to never disparage the other in public and to always stick up for each other. I thought this was very intriguing because I feel the same way but never set out with the intent to teach this to my kids, I have just been reacting to behavior that does not support this philosophy. Now, I realize as I write this how absurd that sounds and my strategy was flawed, but at least I recognized it was flawed, ok. It is kind of funny, we have things we want or desire and instead of educating ourselves or others towards that end, we simply react if we don't get what we want. Well back to my friend's boys, they got into a little trouble and basically would not nark on each other to dad, they backed each other up. They did not tell a lie, they just would not tell on their brother. My friend basically let them off the hook, he felt it was more important that he reward their unity than to punish their infraction. I took his lesson to heart. I am extremely close to my brother and I want my children to have that same close relationship, while I did not start out as early as my friend teaching unity, I am now.
When I see siblings that are treating each other badly it always makes me sad, when my kids treat each other poorly it hurts my heart. What I really dislike is to see parents pairing with one child over another, or disparaging their children in public, oh it hurts me right to the core. It feels like a little bit of the universe dies when that happens. And in a sense it does, there is a loss of connection and energy that feeds our universe.
My dad's family was a tight bundle, in spite of, or possibly due to the fact that, growing up they lived in a very dysfunctional situation. My dad would not disparage his parents nor his siblings, my dad would not disparage my mom even after their acrimonious divorce. He did not want to affect our unity. I remember hearing my dad talk about his sister and brother's and you could feel the unity and strength of his ties to them. While I may not have mastered this skill as well as my dad I know he planted the seeds with me because I feel it to my core when I see unity and when I see division, particularly in families.
We have so many horrendous role models out there in the public arena untying bundles left and right (pun intended), that many of us need to remember the result is a weakened society and a weakened universe. We need unity for strength, and it really begins at home. We need to model unity at home if we do not have unity at home how can we have it a work, in government, in our place of worship, in sports or anywhere else. Share this fable with your kids, grandkids, cousins, nieces or nephews, what a marvelous and powerful gift of love and unity.
"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much." – Helen Keller


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There's a certain power in knowing the context surrounding a great photograph. A moment is captured in a single shot, but knowing the events that transpired before and after can bring even more meaning to the image itself.
Certain images, however, are better precisely because they lack any context whatsoever. Sometimes it's better to dust off the old imagination and sit back and enjoy the hilarity of misinterpretation.
Sure, there might be some perfectly rational explanations for a few of these photos… but we don't even want to know what they might be. Some things are simply better left unexplained!
We like to imagine the sloth is always late to class, but dammit does he want to learn! Those were confusing, but the laughs were worth it. Please, no one tell us what's going on here, because they're just way better unexplained.
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This event has ended.
In the aftermarth of 3.11, with so many lives lost, the local people of Fukushima, refused to show any dispirit by deciding to continue in the annual tradition of the "Soma Nomaoi", a wild horse chase, connecting 1000 years of history with the future. Here the stories of individuals gathered at this event are told through a series of portraits.
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The Spartans pick up their first win of the season edging their rivalry, Muncy, 21-14. The Indians needed this win to clinch the final District 4 Class A playoff spot but Hughesville played their best game of the season and ended their hopes.
Hughesville junior Clint Snyder put the score on the board first with a 37-yard touchdown reception and scored the final touchdown on a 63-yard rush giving the Spartans a 14-point lead with under 5 minutes remaining. He finished with 123 yards rushing and caught three passes for 78 yards. Snyder rushed for 46 yards on his first 15 carries, but for 77 on his last four. The majority of those on his 63-yard touchdown run down the left sideline that was opened up by Alex Welch.
Hughesville's third-quarter turnover led to Anthony Barberio's 3-yard touchdown run to make the score 14-7. Muncy drew close when with a 15-yard touchdown pass from Barberio to Eli Warnick, (21-14), but the ensuing onsides kick was recovered by Hughesville.
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Clint Snyder (far right) follows lead blockers #67 Jed Lamper and #52 Alex Welch after receiving the handoff from quarterback Logan Henry (back).
The Indians will play this Friday night on their own field in the Eastern Conference playoffs at 7 p.m.
Mounties run past Montgomery
South Williamsport 69, Montgomery 32
South Williamsport's Dominick Bragalone posted 201 yards with 6 rushing touchdowns on seven carries giving him a total of 2,620 yards on the season and breaking the Lycoming County single-season rushing record of 2,547 yards set by Darrell Blackman in 2001 during their game against Montgomery Friday night.
After breaking the rushing record, Bragalone also broke Gary Brown's record (39) for the single-season touchdown record.


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Seasonal Liquidity, Rural Labor Markets and Agricultural Production
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Many rural households in low and middle income countries continue to rely on small-scale agriculture as their primary source of income. In the absence of irrigation, income arrives only once or twice per year, and has to cover consumption and input needs until the subsequent harvest. We develop a model to show that seasonal liquidity constraints not only undermine households' ability to smooth consumption over the cropping cycle, but also affect labor markets if liquidity-constrained farmers sell family labor off-farm to meet short-run cash needs. To identify the impact of seasonal constraints on labor allocation and agricultural production, we conducted a two-year randomized controlled trial with small-scale farmers in rural Zambia. Our results indicate that lowering the cost of accessing liquidity at the time of the year when farmers are most constrained (the lean season) reduces aggregate labor supply, drives up wages and leads to a reallocation of labor from less to more liquidity-constrained farms. This reallocation reduces consumption and income inequality among treated farmers and increases average agricultural output.
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Office 2019 for Mac - facts, prices and dates
Here's what we know about Office 2019 for Mac. There's a matching page about Office 2019 for Windows.
We'll update this page as new information becomes available.
Before you get too excited
Do NOT buy Office 2019 if you have Office 365 plan like Office 365 Home, Office 365 Personal or an enterprise plan. In other words, you pay for Office as an annual fee.
Office 2019 for Mac is NOT like past versions such as Office 2016, Office 2011 etc. It's NOT a new version intended for all Microsoft Office users.
Anyone on an Office 365 plan does NOT need Office 2019.
Office 365 'subscribers' have a more advanced version of Microsoft Office already.
Office 2016 for Office 365 customers get regular updates of new and improved features, including cloud-based features that won't be in Office 2019.
What is Office 2019?
Office 2019 for Windows or Mac are separate versions of Office for anyone who buys the perpetual license.
Perpetual License is what Microsoft calls paying once for the ongoing use of Microsoft Office. Compared to the 'subscription' or annual payment model that Microsoft prefers and has been pushing customers towards.
Office 2019 is for non-subscription customers who want some new features but won't switch to the regularly updated Office software sold via Office 365.
Microsoft wants all customers to 'subscribe' to Office because that's more profitable for the company with a more regular cash flow. But there are a significant number of corporate users who refuse to pay that way or they don't want the increasingly cloud connected features of the main Office software sold with Office 365 plans. See Microsoft's dirty little secret about Office 2019.
Who should buy it?
Anyone who wants any of the new/changed features in Office 2019 and is prepared to pay once for essentially fixed feature software.
Unlike the Office 365 subscription releases, Office 2019 will not get any feature updates over time.
Who should NOT buy it?
If you have an Office 365 plan do NOT get Office 2019.
Existing Office software for Office 365 users already have all the features in Office 2019 plus a lot more.
When will it be released?
Office 2019 for Windows and Mac are now available to volume licence and commercial customers.
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Individual sales of Office 2019 will start vaguely 'in a few weeks' so presumably by mid-October 2018.
A usually reliable source (Amazon) suggest it'll be sold to consumers from 2 October 2018. See Leaked! Office 2019 consumer release date and prices
Which Products
Office 2019 for Mac will have Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote.
According to Microsoft "Office 2019 includes a meaningful subset of features found in Office 365″. In other words, it has less than the current Office for Mac software sold to Office 365 customers.
There are no cloud-linked features in Office 2019.
Here's the current feature list from Microsoft, which is not complete, but gives a good idea of what's in and what's not in Office 2019
- Focus Mode in Word
- Word Translator
- Improved inking functionality
- Customizable Office ribbons
- Accessibility improvements
- Funnel charts and 2D maps
- New Excel functions (CONCAT, TEXTJOIN, IFS, SWITCH)
- Morph transition feature
- Insert and manage Icons, SVG, and 3D models
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- Travel and delivery summary cards
- Send Later to delay or schedule delivery of emails
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Mac OS requirement
Office for Mac is supported on only two versions of the Mac OS; the current version and the previous version.
That means Office 2019 for Mac will be supported on MacOS 'Mojave' (coming later in 2018), 'High Sierra' (Sept 2017) and perhaps the earlier 'Sierra' release.
Office 2019 for Mac gets five years of support. That's Microsoft's standard for Mac products.
Will there be future perpetual license Office releases?
The latest Microsoft comment is:
"We remain committed to on-premises customers and plan to do additional releases post Office 2019."
That's not a firm commitment to the future of non-cloud Microsoft Office. Only that Redmond 'plans' to have future releases. That doesn't mean they will.
The hard reality is, if there's enough corporate demand, Microsoft will reluctantly release an 'Office 2022' or similar.
From Redmond's marketing and pricing it's little secret that Microsoft wants all customers to pay annual 'subscriptions' and will drop perpetual license Office if possible.
Running Office 2019 with Office 2016
You cannot install Office 2019 for Mac to run 'side-by-side' with Office 2016 or any earlier version of Office for Mac.
More info
The Microsoft Office 2019 FAQ has the official line on Office 2019 using Microsoft's own brand of corporate speak and weasel words.


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Friday, April 15, 2011
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I wish I could draw and paint. Just yesterday I argued with my hubby about it - he can draw you see, and like all other artists he insists that anybody can draw if they free up their mind.ReplyDelete
Well. If I tried to free up my mind anymore I'd float away with the fairies and I still can't draw. Not even decent stick figures.
Those paintings are all wonderful. My favourite is the car. And yes that portrait is award worthy indeed.
Love the tea towel too. I have some vintage tea towels I got at a boot fair - gaudy souvenir things and am wondering what to do with them. Must be able to sew SOMETHING from a tea towel.
Well ive learnt a bit more today thank you Kylie, i ashamed to say I havent heard of Margaret Olley, i love the Mallee Rose picture! Scarlett xReplyDelete
Yes, I like Ben's portrait, very worthy of the prize. Of Margaret's paintings, I think I liked the Orange Tigerlilies from the Ipswich Gallery best. thanks for sharing them all.ReplyDelete
I somehow missed this post - until now! Fabulous paintings, love the one with the orange flowers. The tt is magnifique - so deliciously bright!ReplyDelete
she IS a treasure. have you seen inside her home? it's like heaven on earth. flowers, fabrics and vintage treats EVERYWHERE. such a beautiful artist. thanks for sharing. xReplyDelete
arts'n'crafts lady!ReplyDelete
reminds me so of charleston farmhouse & the bloomsbury group.


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I was in two minds over Power Grid before I played it, having heard some negative reviews from certain game afficianados, while also taking into account that it was the number two ranked game on Board Game Geek for a reason. At least it was number two, but it's slipped one spot (as has the former number one Puerto Rico) after the rise and rise of Agricola - a game more eagerly anticipated and hyped in the board game community than the 7th Harry Potter novel was by children, book stores and Giggling Ones everywhere. My doubt wasn't helped when Bernd said he'd played it before and wasn't keen. Still, we gave it a crack and came away thinking...well read on and see!
I've owned Power Grid since July when I purchased it in a great little bundle from GatePlay.com but last night at HoGS was the first time it's been on the table.
OK, now that I've set a record for the number of links in the first two paragraphs, it's time to look at what went down, or was powered up, last night.
The first thing you notice about the game when you pull out the board is that it is double-sided. One side is a map of Germany while the other shows the USA. We - that is Bernd, Ian and I - decided to play our 3 player game on the German map.
Incidentally, there are also expansion boards you can buy with Italy/France, Benelux/Central Europe, or Korea/China, not to mention a few custom made boards of other locations made by fans if you go hunting on BGG.
Let's take a gander at the German board (you might want to click the picture for a closer look)...
The board (as with the USA map) is divided into 6 regions. The reason for the divide is that you only play with the same number of regions as players. We chose to play with the three central regions coloured red, blue and yellow.
Each region contains seven cities, meaning a total of 21 cities were available to play on in our game. With the game ending when one player reaches 17 cities, this might seem a little too crowded, but up to three players can build in each city - quite handy when there were only three of us playing.
The object of the game is to build a "house" of your colour in the cities of your choice, and then power those cities using power plants that you buy along the way.
You may notice that each city has a "10", a "15" and a "20" printed on it. This signifies the cost (in the game's currency of Elektro) to build in that city. The first player to build in that city pays 10 Elektro, the second 15 Elektro, and if a third person wishes to build in that city, he or she must pay 20 Elektro. Simple.
Now you can't have everyone building in one city right from the word go. In fact, until at least one player has built in 7 cities, you can't have more than one player in a city.
This is where strategy kicks in, because placement is important. After you've built in your first city (for 10 Elektro remember) your next city must be connected to that first one. And if you look at the map again, you'll see that there are connection costs that have to be paid to connect most cities. For example, if you've built in Essen and you want to build in Dortmund, it'll cost you 4 Elektro for the connection plus the 10 Elektro to build in the city, meaning you'll fork out 14 Elektro altogether.
Dortmund was my first placement of the game, with Bernd having taken Essen. This is where I screwed myself in the early part of the game. As Bernd was building first for the initial few turns, he took the cheapest connections, while I was limited to the next best. Ian, on the other hand, having been shut out of the cheap zone, took Fulda in the yellow zone and branched north, south and west, effectively cutting Bernd and I off from expanding.
You don't have to build in two adjacent cities. You can skip cities in between as long as you pay the total connection cost between them. So with Ian blocking us from adjacent cities, the only way Bernd or I could expand was to pay at least two connection costs to get to a city on the other side of Ian.
Of course we couldn't afford this to start with, so I was stuck with four cities, Bernd with five, and Ian with six. Of course Ian wasn't really stuck, but it served his purpose not to expand to seven cities, because this would have allowed Bernd and myself to build in each other's cities. This is what's known in Power Grid lingo as the "Step 2 stall" (Step 2 being the stage of the game where the maximum number of players allowed to build in each city is two). As the amount of money you get each turn is dependendent upon how many cities you can power, and I had the last cities, I was earning the least amount of cash each turn and falling further behind.
Now one might be tempted to ask how this whole powering of cities thing works. Assuming you've given in to temptation, here's the deal:
Each turn, players take it in turns to auction a power plant from the power plant market. Basically, four power plants are always on offer (pedants take note that, yes, this increases to six power plants in Step 3) and players can bid on a maximum of one power plant each turn.
As the game goes on, better and more efficent (and more expensive) power plants come into play. Let's take a butcher's shall we?
Here we can see six examples of power plants. The number on the top left indicates the value of the plant. This is the minimum amount of Elektro that can be bid for that plant, and gives a good indication of how good it is; the larger the number, the better the power plant.
Along the bottom of each card are the resources required to power that plant, and the number of cities you can power. Number 4 is a coal power plant. You need to burn 2 units of coal to power 1 city. Number 7 allows you to burn 3 units of oil to power 2 cities. Number 13 is a wind turbine and, handily, allows you to power 1 city for no resource cost.
In the mid-range you have the Number 23 power plant which uses 1 unit of uranium to power 3 cities. At the upper end of the scale you have Number 30 which uses 3 units of garbage to power 6 cities, and Number 46 which, being a hybrid, gives you the choice of using 3 units of either oil or coal (or 2 of one and 1 of the other) to power 7 cities.
As fate would have it, those six examples show all types of power plants available: coal, oil, garbage, uranium, hybrid coal/oil, and "free" energy (wind or fusion).
Requiring resources to burn in most plants means there must be some way of getting your electric little hands on the stuff. And so there is.
Each turn players get an opportunity to purchase resources from the resource market. The resource market is an area along the bottom of the board where resources are placed:
The above snapshot is of the "7 Elektro" section of the resource market. Each unit on this section costs 7 Elektro to purchase. Of course, you're only going to want to pay 7 Elektro for something if the cheaper stuff has already been snapped up.
In the game, the brown cubes represent coal, the black cylinders represent oil, the yellow octagonal cylinders represent garbage, and the smaller red octagonal cylinders are uranium.
So now you should have a basic idea of the how the game works. You buy power plants (you can have a maximum of three), buy resources to use with those plants (a set number of resources are replenished in the resource market at the end of each turn), build in cities on the map, then burn your resources to power your cities.
You don't have to power all your cities every turn, and in some cases you won't be able to if your power plants don't have enough capacity. Powering more cities is generally better though, because the more cities you power on your turn, the more Elektro you get. And the more Elektro you get, the better the plants you can buy and the more cities you can expand to.
So it's a happy circle of growth, but how does the game end?
Well, the game ends when, at the end of the building phase, at least one player has built in 17 cities. At that point, all players then power as many cities as they can with their current power plants and resources. Whoever powers the most cities wins. This may not necessarily be the player with the most cities.
In our game, with my lousy start it appeared to be a two horse race between Bernd and Ian. Bernd took a solid lead in the mid game after he eschewed fossil fuels for wind, and was able to power 10 cities simply with the power of wind.
Towards the end, as we started vying for the best power plants, I started to catch up. I'd been the only one using coal and oil for a few turns, and as a result was picking it up very cheaply. As no one had been using garbage since the start of the game, it also became very cheap, and after I picked up the best garbage power plant (and three units of garbage for the whopping total of 4 Elektro) I had the capacity to power 18 cities.
Ian also had the capacity to power 18 cities, but didn't have the cash to build in that many cities before Bernd or myself. Bernd had more cash than he knew what to do with, but his power plants could only power 17 cities.
So, with my carefully managed savings (actually there wasn't that much planning involved), on the final turn I rose from the dead and trumped the other two by building no fewer than six more houses to take my total from 12 to 18 cities, thus forcing the end of the game. Bernd could have built more cities than me, but as he could only power 17, that was the end of the game and I was victorious.
'Twas a good game, with three strong strategic players who all had an enjoyable time. I do believe Bernd's view of the game was turned around, and first time players Ian and myself both came away with a positive view of Power Grid.
Next time (and that is the true joy and desire of a gamer: for there always to be a next time) I'd like to see how Power Grid goes with more players. I imagine a six player game will be a substantially different beast with increased competition for power plants and resources. Can't wait.


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April 22-28, 2012 – I'm playing golf on the Hawaiian island of Lana'i! And you're invited to join me!
GolfGurls.com is heading to Hawaii this spring and you are invited to come along for the adventure! Last year I had the opportunity to travel to Ireland for a fabulous golf adventure with the RedTees.ie. and I can't help but want more of the same: a fabulous travel adventure plus the chance to play golf at some of the world's great golf courses. So I've done my research and devised a plan.
First off—this is going to be a women-only travel opportunity. There are already hundreds of golf travel trips for the guys or for couples. But very few especially designed for women. So that's the first thing.
Second—it has to be in a fabulous location, very exclusive, where luxury and amenities are top notch. And don't we all deserve the best?
And finally—the golf courses have to be exceptionally beautiful! I'm not a great golfer, but I do admire a fabulous view. If I'm going to be hitting my golf ball out of bounds, why not make it off a fabu cliff high over the pacific?
And that's how the first GolfGurls Getaway Vacation has evolved. If you have ever dreamed of taking a luxury golf vacation, this is your chance. I've teamed up with Linda Tatten of TravelbyTatten.com. She is an expert in Hawaiian travel and will be handling all the nitty gritty arrangements.
We will be staying at the exclusive Four Seasons Resort on the private island of Lana'i and with unlimited golf at two fabulous championship golf courses, this is one golf vacation that is sure to exceed every expectation. I'll be posting more about this golf trip in future articles.
For all the details including the who, what, where and pricing, go the Travel to Hawaii page we've set up. If you want to skip the details and go straight to reservations, contact Linda Tatten at TravelbyTatten – 1-800-710-8041, or you can email her directly at: firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Going as far back as two years ago, we were hearing stories about Baylor football taking cases of potential sexual assault by its players – ahem! – lightly. 10 days ago, the biggest bombshell of them all dropped, and it confirmed that our worst possible apprehensions couldn't begin to cover the horror happening at BU.
When former Baylor assistant coach Colin Shillinglaw was fired along with head coach Art Briles, he sued the school for wrongful termination. In response, the university regents have essentially decided to chop off the arm to save the body, because the information they released makes everyone associated with Baylor look bad. Indeed, three Baylor regents released a series of rather embarrassing text messages between Briles, staff members and even then-athletic director Ian McCaw that show Baylor football had become a cesspool of crime, cheating and complete absence of accountability.
You can get all the damning details in this excellent story by Deadspin's Patrick Redford. Suffice it to say that Baylor, a desperately terrible program before Briles' arrival, was so starved for success that it not only allowed bums and criminals to enroll at the university and play on its team, but covered up their transgressions to keep them on the roster.
Remember when the college football world was glorifying defensive end Shawn Oakman? You know, this fuckin' dude?
He's a guy whom Baylor took on after he was kicked off Penn State's team by Bill O'Brien because he was being charged with theft and disorderly conduct. Redemption stories are great, until they turn into that same guy, all 6-7 and 280 pounds of him, shoving a Baylor student into a wall, then slamming her face into her bed, calling her a "slut" and a "whore." They become worse when word breaks out that she went to Baylor athletics to tell her story and they chose to sit on the information.
This is just a sample. On the topic of sexual assault alone, the allegation is that as many as 31 Baylor football players committed as many as 52 acts of rape and that, for all intents and purposes, Baylor football went out of its way to cover many if not all of them up.
I find myself wishing, above all, that those who have committed these acts, and those who helped cover them up, get what is coming to them from the criminal justice system. We can talk as much we like about what the NCAA will do (or won't) about this, but I want to see the guilty parties get the criminal sanctions they deserve.
Should Baylor get the "Death Penalty?"
For all those unfamiliar with the concept, the "Death Penalty", or the "Repeat-Violator Legislation," to call it by its actual name, consists in shutting down an NCAA athletic program for at least a year. Its effects on said programs are, to put it mildly, devastating. It has only been handed down five times by the NCAA, the most famous of instance of this being SMU football. SMU were shut down in 1987 by the NCAA for systemic and recurrent violations of NCAA recruiting rules, and the mandatory year of inactivity was accompanied by loss of scholarships as well as by bowl game bans. Since SMU football, whose case had no precedent in modern college football when it got the Death Penalty, still has not recovered from the sanctions imposed on it, the NCAA has been loath to administer it again.
But should they do it to Baylor?
It would seem that, as far as cases for the Death Penalty go, this one would be as compelling as it gets. SMU is child's play compared to this. The NCAA has often sanctioned teams for failing to exercise "institutional control." Well, in Baylor's case, it's an actual refusal to exercise institutional control. We may smirk at the maxim that says "with great power comes great responsibility" because most of us have heard it in Spiderman. Yet, it remains true. And not only were Briles' players not taught to use the power that comes with being big, strong, athletic and notorious responsibly, they were pretty much being told that being big, strong, athletic or notorious enough can actually allow them to escape responsibility for their actions. There is no denying that what took place within Baylor's football team was an absolute calamity.
As for the question of whether Baylor should get the Death Penalty, however, I must admit to being a little torn, because I like neither the thought of giving it nor the thought of not giving it.
On the one hand, I hate the idea of punishing people for the deeds of others, and that's what would be happening here should the NCAA administer Baylor football the Death Penalty. New coach Matt Rhule and his staff, new athletic director Mack Rhoades, and all the players in this year's recruiting class, none of them played any part in the "disciplinary black hole" that Briles and his staff established. I'm not fond of punishing them for something they didn't do.
As far as the players go, they would obviously be given the right to transfer without losing a year of eligibility, as ordinary transfer rules would require. However, let's not kid ourselves, this is still punishment. Beyond having to pick a different college than the one they wanted, they also would have to fit into a team that has recruited past them after they committed to Baylor. And before somebody makes the argument, we cannot pretend this year's class of freshmen were seduced by Briles' show-'em-a-good-time tactics, another illegal and unethical trademark of the previous regime. Of the 27 commitments in Baylor's 2017 recruiting class, only one (!!!) had pledged to Baylor before Rhule was hired less than two months before signing day. (If Rhule decides to leave, and he probably should, this recruiting tour-de-force should serve as further evidence that the athletic director who ends up hiring him will have made a shrewd move indeed.) Rhule and his staff have done nothing to deserve this either, except agree to coach at Baylor.
It should be said that things do not look good, given that the NCAA web site already has a built-in response to my "don't punish the innocent" argument:
The simple fact is that the punitive nature of NCAA-imposed sanctions make it unavoidable that the penalties imposed on institutions as a result of their involvement in major infractions will have some negative effect on innocent student-athletes.
Obviously, should we get any evidence that what happened under Briles is still happening, I would be quick to revisit my position on this front. As things stand, however, I'm not fond of handing down such heavy sanctions on people who have done nothing to deserve them. It's why I argued against imposing it on Penn State five years ago, and it's why I'm queasy about handing it to Baylor now.
But then, there is the matter of the message you're sending if you don't hand it down.
There is a significant difference between the cases of Penn State (which I did not want to see get the Death Penalty) and Baylor. The disgraceful pedophile Jerry Sandusky coached at Penn State from the late 60s to 1999. Next to nothing of what Penn State was in the Sandusky years remained the same, except for president Graham Spanier and football head coach Joe Paterno, both of whom were fired when news of Sandusky's sexual assaults on children, and of the two men's knowledge of them, became public just about 12 years after the disgraced defensive coordinator's departure. When university officials learned of what Sandusky had done, and of Spanier and Paterno's cover-up, they reacted the only way that they could by firing everyone involved.
In Baylor's case, this has happened in the past five years, and Briles was fired just last year. The administration is still intact, apart from Briles and former athletic director Ian McCaw*. Therefore, the message that such things can happen under a university's roof, and yet that all will be forgiven provided the administration cleans house when the staff's transgressions become public is a very dangerous one to send. Several athletic departments with struggling football teams, much like Baylor was when it hired Briles, would hear this message, as they say, loud and clear. And who knows? Such a desperate school might bet that it can weather the inevitable PR shitstorm that would come with hiring an Art Briles by posting a few 10-win seasons.
I can't give this piece's title an answer. I'm not entirely comfortable with the idea of administering the Death Penalty to Baylor, but the arguments for it are as strong as they'll ever be. If Baylor football doesn't get it for Briles et al. molding it into the debauched universe it has now become, I can't think of a program that will.
* McCaw has since been hired by the disgraceful establishment Liberty University, which is of course presided by Jerry Falwell Jr., son of the religious nutbag and Liberty founder Reverend Jerry Falwell. Here is what Falwell Jr. had to say about his latest hiring: "Ian's success really speaks for itself," Falwell said. "You look at what Baylor was able to do during his tenure, it fits perfectly with where we see our sports programs going. This is an exciting time for us." So yes, just in case you're questioning your own brain, Falwell Jr. said this of a man who had just resigned from Baylor because it was clear the entire situation with Briles was about to blow up in his face. Such a statement would be irregular from anyone not named Falwell, which is why it was so ironic to hear Outside The Lines' Tom Ley emphasize how surprised he was that the Baylor incidents happened at a faith-based institution. Given all three monotheisms' troubled history with sexual assault, that this would happen at a faith-based university rather than at a secular one strikes me as likelier, not less likely.


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112th: Mean Girl: Ayn Rand and the Culture of Greed
Join us at Book Culture on Tuesday, October 15th at 7pm for a discussion of Mean Girl: Ayn Rand and the Culture of Greed with the author, Lisa Duggan. She will be joined in conversation by Janet Jakobsen.
Ayn Rand's complicated notoriety as popular writer, leader of a political and philosophical cult, reviled intellectual, and ostentatious public figure endured beyond her death in 1982. In the twenty-first century, she has been resurrected as a serious reference point for mainstream figures, especially those on the political right from Paul Ryan to Donald Trump. Mean Girl follows Rand's trail through the twentieth century from the Russian Revolution to the Cold War and traces her posthumous appeal and the influence of her novels via her cruel, surly, sexy heroes. Outlining the impact of Rand's philosophy of selfishness, Mean Girl illuminates the Randian shape of our neoliberal, contemporary culture of greed and the dilemmas we face in our political present.
Lisa Duggan is a historian, journalist, activist, and Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis at New York University. She is the author of The Twilight of Equality? Neoliberalism, Cultural Politics, and the Attack on Democracy. She tweets at @TheFunFury
Janet R. Jakobsen is the co-author of Love the Sin: Sexual Regulation and the Limit of Religious Tolerance with Ann Pellegrini. She is also the co-editor, with Pellegrini, of the anthology Secularisms and, with Elizabeth Castelli, of Interventions: Activists and Academics Respond to Violence.


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DENVER Researchers into the ancient human past are used to wandering the world in search of artifacts. But scientists at the University of Colorado said Wednesday that a major cache of Stone Age tools, believed to be 13,000 years old, had been found in a suburban backyard just six blocks from the campus in Boulder.
"I'm used to going hell and gone across the landscape to look," said Douglas Bamforth, a professor of anthropology who analyzed the cache. "This time I walked."
The 83 stone-cutting implements, some with enough blood residue on them to identify the animals they had been used to butcher, are believed to have belonged to a nomadic people who probably buried the tools for later retrieval, but never returned, Professor Bamforth said.
He added that the trove was one of only a handful of major tool caches ever found of that age in North America, and the first to identify protein residue from a now-extinct camel that the hunters had perhaps eaten before hiding their equipment and moving.
The homeowner, Patrick J. Mahaffy, said landscapers were digging out a space to build a fish pond last May when their shovels struck stone, unearthing the space where the tools had been buried. Reporting of the find was delayed until Wednesday to complete analysis, university officials said.
Mr. Mahaffy said that his area of Boulder, northwest of Denver, has been developed for decades the house itself was built in 1969 but that somehow that part of the yard had never been dug out.
He said he was struck by the beauty of the tools and also how well designed they seemed to be.
"They're ergonomically perfect," Mr. Mahaffy said. "They fit perfectly in your palm, and your fingers curl over just where they should."


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BMW 5 Series and afew others
Switching on digital speedo in B8 A4
Alastair_A3 posted a topic in Audi A4/S4/CabrioHow is this done? You can end up doing 100mph without even trying so it'd be nice to have a digital readout I could just glance at whilst driving. I've tried fiddling with the mode button on the steering wheel but cant seem to get it up on the DIS. Also im guessing the 3.0 TDI doesnt come with start/stop? Theres no option/button to turn it on
worked it out
Ahh thanks for that, was worried my driving licence would last about 12hours relying on the speedo! Intially i thought its not as quick as i was hoping.. then i realised i was doing 80 not 60! It really is stonking quick! Would love to post some pics up, can anyone explain the attachment feature? I cant work it out :S
New car
Alastair_A3 posted a topic in Audi A4/S4/CabrioGot my new car delivered this afternoon.. Its an 11 plate A4 3.0 TDI Quattro Avant S Line black addition. First impressions are it looks fantastic in lava grey with the black bits and 19inch wheels. Its a completely different drive to the 520d, so smooth and you wouldnt know it was a diesel on the move! The B8 speedo is going to take abit of getting used to, 80 is where 60 would normally be! It pulls like an absolute train aswell! Going to be taking it for a longer drive this evening. I was going to upload afew pictures but I havent got a clue how to use the attachment feature!
Audi A4 3.0 TDI quattro Avant
Alastair_A3 replied to Alastair_A3's topic in Audi A4/S4/CabrioAll sounds good! Cant wait to have abit more power, the 520d isint bad but feels a little underpowered at times. I like how Audi are now just putting "TDI" for all their diesel engines, will make it a little bit more discreet. There hardly seems to be any 3.0 TDI A4 avant's about.. ive never seen one on the road on another note, how do you change your sig? Been a while since ive been on here and everythings changed
Audi A4 3.0 TDI quattro Avant
Alastair_A3 posted a topic in Audi A4/S4/CabrioHi all, anyone driven one of these? Mines comming on tues I never did manage to get a test drive in one as my dealer couldnt locate one, ive driven the A6 avant and its rapid, quite abit heavier though so im expecting great things from the A4! Its a lava grey black edition with the 19inch wheels off the RS6, wasnt keen on the standard black ed ones. What are peoples experience with the bang & olufson sound system? Is it simular to bose? My wife has it in her A3 and its brilliant
If Santa could bring you a car this Christmas...
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RS Focus debut by Mr Gronholm
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07 330d msport for sale
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If you can't beat em, join em...?
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Audi S4 Cabiolet for sale - 2006
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First cars
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A centered trader is someone who has learned to recognize and deal with the sequence of emotional events caused by stressful trades, losing trades, or even winning ones. Typical emotional responses by an uncentered trader are:
- Knowing that this trade is a "no brainer," "a sure thing" that ends in a loss when the trade moves in an unexpected direction.
- Feeling panic when the trade goes against you.
- Denial: blaming the loss on others or other things (your computer is too slow, the software is too clumsy to use or error prone, the broker gave you a bad fill, the sun was in your eyes, and so on).
- Feeling euphoric when a losing trade turns into a winner.
- Muttering or thinking something like, "As soon as I get my money back, I'm out of this trade!"
- Reluctance to place new trades because of a loss.
- Overtrading because of the thrill of a big win.
A centered trader focuses on the trade and lets thoughts about self-doubt or self-criticism pass without interaction. They have learned to turn down the volume on such thoughts and just watch the chart to see how the trade unfolds. They don't ask, "Do you think I can make it as a trader? Can people really make a steady income doing this?" They understand that trading is a business and losses are the cost of doing business. A centered trader has learned to take emotions out of trading. How? Experience has taught them how to react calmly to every situation. Another word for experience is practice.
When Captain Sully lost thrust from both engines after a bird strike, his airplane turned into a rock with wings, but as a certified glider pilot (according one source that consulted FAA records), his training allowed him to pilot the craft to a safe landing on the Hudson river. Your trading should be as professional and as calm as Sully was when flying the Airbus.
How do you become a centered trader?
- Plan the trade. Outline how you expect the trade to proceed, what the objectives are, and map all contingency plans. There should be no surprises during the trade because you have already thought of everything and made plans to deal with surprises.
- Practice. Captain Sully's voice remained calm during the flight and that came with practice and training. Trading should be rote, an automatic response so that you are not making things up as you go along.
- Trade the plan. Once you have a plan in place, follow it. Ignore any thoughts that will cause you to deviate from the plan. If you take an unexpected detour, then your trading plan needs work. You should have expected and planned for the unexpected.
- Do deep breathing exercises, meditation, visualizing a successful trade, and relaxation exercises will help before and between trades. During a trade, try breathing from the abdomen and not the chest. Take a deep breath of air and let it out slowly. Let the calming effect soothe and relax you.
- Focus on the trade and ignore physical and emotional distractions. Your trading environment should not have pets and children demanding attention. If a negative thought comes into focus, replace it with another image of this trade turning into a big winner. Think of this trade starting a series of winning trades.
- De-stress.After the trade is over, closes your eyes and take a deep breath. Feel the air as it moves down your throat into your chest. Feel your lungs and abdomen expand. Exhale and blow any tension out along with the air. Tighten one fist and tense the muscles in your arm and then relax them. Do this with the other arm, then the neck by tensing or stretching muscles and relaxing them. Work your way down your body, tightening and relaxing muscles along the way. Continue to breath from the abdomen, letting the tension melt from your body. Open your eyes when you're done, and you will be ready for the next trade.


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Physicians, refer patients to the Seniors Home Visit program
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Physicians, refer patients to the Seniors Home Visit program
The growing demand of our aging population is increasing, with that increased demand there are instances where our senior citizens are unable to see their own doctor or health care provider in times of need. Many of the Seniors House Call clients receive home care services and can experience urgent health care needs that require further assessment by additional health care professionals. The health care providers who make up the Seniors House Call team are Nurse Practitioners, Advanced Care Paramedics and Registered Nurses.
To see what makes someone eligible for this service, please review the requirements.
Seniors House Call Program Requirements:
- 65 years old or older
- Typically frail and home/housebound or with great difficulty getting out of the home access primary health care services
- Needing in home assessment and treatment
- Experiencing an acute event that is urgent but not a true Emergency needing Hospital Services
- Needing follow-up in home assessment and treatment after a hospital visit
- Living in urban Regina
Types of Services:
- Partner with family physicians and other care providers to provide clients in home urgent medical assessment, diagnosis and treatment of acute / chronic health issues
- Develop care plans with clients and caregivers
- Provide in home vaccinations and immunizations for home bound clients
- Short term follow-up in home for clients after an ER visit or hospital admission
- System navigation support for clients needing to access additional health services such as home care, chronic disease management etc.
How to Access the Program
- Clients need to be referred to this program by a current health care provider (homecare, ER or hospital staff member, family doctor in community, etc)
- Clients need to provide consent to be seen by a provider on the Seniors House Call Team
Seniors House Call Program Contact
To contact someone about community services for Seniors, including the Seniors House Call Program, please contact 306-766-7311.


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An insightfully irreverent guide to holiday wine
In not-so-happy news, it looks as though plans for the refreshingly unconventional Vine Society wine shop in Bay View have been dissolved. While there is still intention to establish a brick and mortar for the business moving forward, co-owners Jordan Burich and Calvin Andersen noted that, ultimately, the arrangements for the space just didn't feel right.
"We're still continuing to do work and consult," notes Burich. "And we'll be putting together a number of events in the coming months that will add to the work that we've been doing."
It's a tough break.
It's a double shame since both Burich and Andersen have spent the last few months voraciously tasting hundreds of delicious wines in preparation for curating their retail selection.
Rather than let all that fresh wine-related knowledge go to waste, we tapped their brains for some fun tips on how to make the holidays even better using wine.
[Read more about what's in store at a future Vine Society shop here.
Before you buy
"Drinking wine is about celebrating," notes Burich. "It's about community and enjoying something with the people that you love and that you're with. So, whatever the occasion – whether it's getting toasted on New Years, staying home and eating pizza or tacos or sitting down for a big family dinner – there's a place for wine."
Best of all, choosing the right wine for the occasion doesn't have to be a stuffy affair. Here are some basic tips to get you started.
- You can drink bubbles anytime, anywhere. Champagne, Prosecco, Cava? They pair well with a wide variety of food. Pro-Tip: If you bring some to a dinner party, bring enough for everyone. Grab a magnum (1.5L).
- Don't fear the Riesling. It is now relatively easy to find dry, or off-dry Riesling at any decent wine shop in the area. Round body and good acidity make these Rieslings a great pairing option for holiday feasts. Pro-Tip: If you don't know how sweet or dry a Riesling is, check out the alcohol content. A lower ABV equals a sweeter wine, as less sugar has been converted to alcohol.
- Ditch the tumblers. We know it's totally Bohemian (and in a pinch, necessary) to drink wine from tumblers, but do yourself a favor and get a few stemmed wine glasses. Boelter has solid pricing and a wide variety of glassware options. I've also found incredible deals on the clearance shelf at Sur La Table in Bayshore. Pro-Tip: Most wines will open up just fine in a 16-17-ounce white wine glass.
- Skip the big box stores. Instead, find your inner cork dork and chat with Ben at Waterford Wine Co., Nate Norfolk at Ray's in Tosa, or one of the brothers at Corvina. If you're in Madison, go visit Andrea at Square Wine Co., or peruse the wood box bins at Cork n Bottle. Pro-Tip: Learn who your favorite importers are. This info is on the back label of every bottle. A few of our favorites are Kermit Lynch, Louis/Dressner, and Marc de Grazia.
Burich also recommends that wine nerds check out the newly released book, "The New Wine Rules: A Genuinely Helpful Guide to Everything You Need to Know" by Jon Bonne.
"It embodies a lot of the philosophies we use in our pairings," he says. "It's a great read, and it's a fantastic stocking stuffer."
We've all been there. You're exhausted from last minute holiday shopping. Or maybe you just want to enjoy a quiet night at home with carry-out in between holiday parties. Wine is the perfect sipper for your favorite pie.
"Okay, this is all about the sauce, right? Red sauce pizza could be paired with some Chianti Classico or a Nebbiolo if you're housing a 'Meat Lovers.' Other pizzas such as white pizzas or pesto pies could pair nicely with a Soave or a Caricante from Etna."
Can't lose options:
G.D. Vajra Langhe Rosso (Nebbiolo) 2015, $19.99 (Glorioso's)
Suavia Soave Classico (Garganega) 2015, $13.99 (Glorioso's)
Terre Nere Etna Bianco (Caricante) 2015, approx. $20 (inquire at your favorite wine shop)
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Maybe you're the traditional sort. And maybe you're lucky enough to have a fireplace and some serious time on your hands. This pairing is for you.
"Sure seems like a lot of work for a nut, but a fun pairing exercise regardless! When we think about wood smoke and roasted nuttiness, we want to really contrast that with some dark fruit, botanical complexity and something like wet leather. Like, just bask in that seasonal sensory overload for a second ... Oregon Pinot Noir from the Willamette Valley. For an even headier moment, sip on some Amaro Sibilla by Vernelli. It's situated in the Sybilline Mountains near a supposed haunt of the Mother Goddess. The distillery is run by three generations of Varnelli females. This amaro has bitter notes of bark, granite, mountain herbs. We also like a sherry for this moment. More on that later."
Can't lose options:
Christom (Pinot Noir) Eola-Amity Hills, Oregon, $29.99 or be a baller and get one of the single vineyard expressions for $59.99 (Waterford Wine Co.)
Christmas ham
Ham is a staple on holiday tables. But just because it's traditional doesn't mean your wine has to be.
"Does anyone like Christmas ham? I don't know. Good or bad, the smokiness and saltiness of ham goes great with Riesling or Kerner, especially from Kofererhof. We really like the Gewurztraminer from Elena Walch, or her Schiava as a light-bodied red wine pairing. Walch is a total badass from the Alto Adige – the northernmost Italian province, where German is the local language. We also really like Albariño or a high-acid, crisp, green apple-ly, slightly effervescent Txakolina from the Basque region in northern Spain."
Can't lose options:
Kofererhof (Kerner) 2015, $27.99 (Ray's Wine & Spirits)
Elena Walch (Schiava) 2016, $14.99 (Glorioso's)
Ameztoi "Primus" Txakolina (Hondaribbi Zuri), 21.99 (Waterford Wine Co.)
Post roast beast
What you pair with your holiday feast is one thing, but the party doesn't need to end when the plates are cleared.
"Be awesome and bring some sherry to sip on after a long hearty holiday meal. Sherry is that rare combination of very affordable and classy. We absolutely love El Maestro Sierra sherries from Spain. Again, this is another female produced stunner. Pilar Pechovierto and her family have fended off being bought out by large sherry houses for over 75 years by having the highest quality products. Try her 12-Year Amontillado (salty, smokey and nutty) or the Oloroso."
Can't lose option:
El Maestro Sierra Oloroso Sherry $21.99 (Waterford Wine Co.)
Christmas cookies
Sure, maybe you want a glass of milk with your cookie. But if you'd like to be a bit more adventurous, there are wines.
"When we spoke with Nate Norfolk at Ray's his major piece of advice for dessert pairings was 'Make sure that the wine is sweeter than the food, or else it'll get lost.' Now, there are a lot different kinds of cookies to contend with, so we'll just put things on a little spectrum here."
"Super sweet frosted butter cookies deserve late harvest Rieslings and eiswein ('ice wine' from grapes picked after first frost). Shortbread-style cookies go great with Vin Santo. In Tuscany, a common dessert course is biscotti dipped in Vin Santo. That's a game-changer move right there. You might even find yourself a Sauternes. Cookies more on the spiced side (gingerbread) can hang with some ruby or LBV port, or anything raisinated like Madeira. "
Can't lose options:
Belcaro Vin Santo del Chianti Classico 2008, $29.99 (Ray's Wine & Spirits)
Chateau Guiraud Sauternes, $49.99 (Waterford Wine Co.)
Chinese takeout
If you're one of the many who don't celebrate Christmas, or among those who eschew a more traditional feast, there's always Chinese food.
"For Chinese fare, it's aromatic whites and light bodied reds, all the way. We like an Assyrtiko from Santorini as a white, and maybe an Etna Rosso from Sicily for a red. Want some bubbles with your rice? Try a sparkling Lambrusco or a Gamay Pet-Nat. Whatever, pick somethng from Dandan's wine list and raise a glass. We'll see you there over the holidays."
Can't lose options:
Sigalas 2015 Assyrtiko, $19.99 (Waterford Wine Co.)
Moussamoussettes Rosé Pet-Nat, $24.99 (Waterford Wine Co.)
Graci Etna Rosso (Nerello Mascalese) 2015, $29.99 (Ray's Wine & Spirits)
Luccheti "Lo Special" Brut Rosé (Lacrima) 2015, $39.99 1.5L magnum (Glorioso's)
Some people eat Chinese food. Other people eat tacos. We're not judging.
"Let's presume you're eating schmom tacos. These are the ones in the soft shell with ground beef, a taco seasoning flavor packet and cheddar cheese … don't pretend like your mom didn't ever make these. The best pairing is easy: rosé. We really love the Graci (GRA-chee) Etna Rosato. It's beautiful, slatey, floral, and complex. Elevate the humble schmom taco! After enough of that Graci you may even be able to pretend you're eating at Gypsy Taco. A twist of the moustache indeed, sir!"
Can't lose options:
Graci Etna Rosato (Nerello Mascalese blend) 2016, $24 (Waterford Wine Co.)
Elio Perrone "Bigaro" Rosato (Brachetto/Moscato), $19.99 (Ray's Wine & Spirits)
New Year's Eve toast
"Champagne is the obvious choice here, and while we'll never snub the good stuff, there are other options ... especially for the poor, yet celebratory people like us. Drink Cava. It's good, and usually quite affordable, and it's Catalonian. Those people are having an interesting year and I say let's support them with drink."
"You can find a beautiful sparkling rosé Cava by Juve y Camps at Ray's. And of course, we want to talk about Prosecco. Both the Daman and the Doro Nature from Le Vigne di Alice are excellent choices for clinking glasses, and they pair amazingly with oysters, mussels, clams ... sh*t, even fried chicken. Again, it's another absolutely stellar female-produced wine. Nota bene: get your nose in there and drink those bubbles from a white wine glass. Store your old flutes with your 'Sex and the City' triangle martini glasses and be present."
Can't lose options:
Juve y Camps Brut Rosé Cava (Pinot Noir) NV, $17.99 (Ray's Wine & Spirits)
Le Vigne di Alice "Doro Nature" Prosecco Superiore, $19.99 750mL / $42.99 1.5L magnum (Waterford Wine Co.)
Hangover brunch
It's not a certainty, but depending on how you spent your holiday, you might just wake up wishing you hadn't polished off that entire magnum on your own (oops!).
"You poor unfortunate soul. Have a Bellini or Mimosa and some kind of pork-filled doughnut (we love you Paul [Zerkel] and Lisa [Kirkpatrick] of Goodkind) and put off those pesky resolutions until 2019. Or try a Moscato that's actually really good."
Can't lose options:
Elio Perrone "Sourgal" Moscato d'Asti 2015, $18.99 (Ray's Wine & Spirits)
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A scientist says it's possible that a huge number of insects could wash ashore on North Island west coast beaches after what may have been major swarms in recent nights.
The MetService says its rain radars commonly pick up irregular masses on warm, dry summer nights that are thought to be insect swarms, but not during daylight hours.
One mass showed over Auckland about 9pm on Friday and another mass over Bay of Plenty about 3am on Saturday, at a time when there was no rain in either location.
Both drifted to the west over the Tasman Sea.
A Forest and Bird entomologist, Peter Johns, says it could be the Tasmanian grass grub.
He says a similar occurrence resulted in a spectacular sight on the Canterbury coast in the 1980s.
"It was just a mass of black insects on the shore, rolled up like seaweed, with the seaweed."
Mr Johns says it is the right time of year and temperature for the Tasmanian grass grub to emerge from the soil and swarm. Butn he says a vast mass of the size seen on the radar would comprise billions of insects and is beyond comprehension.
MetService forecaster Andy Downs said there's no certainty about what the mass is.
On its website, MetService said that to show up in radar imagery they must have some of the characteristics of precipitation particles - similar size, fairly numerous, and enough water content, or perhaps coating.


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Communications of the Korean Mathematical Society (대한수학회논문집)
- Volume 21 Issue 2
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- Pages.363-374
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- 2006
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- 1225-1763(pISSN)
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- 2234-3024(eISSN)
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- Nadarajah Saralees (Department of Statistics University of Nebraska)
- Published : 2006.04.01
A new bivariate beta distribution based on the Appell function of the third kind is introduced. Various representations are derived for its product moments, marginal densities, marginal moments, conditional densities and conditional moments. The method of maximum likelihood is used to derive the associated estimation procedure as well as the Fisher information matrix.
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Four 'Game of Thrones' episodes leaked as new season begins
HBO says leaked episodes of "Game of Thrones" came from within a group given approval to receive them.
The premium cable channel said it is "actively assessing" how the breach occurred, declining Monday to provide further details.
Saturday's piracy occurred the day before "Game of Thrones" returned for its fifth season.
Four of the season's 10 episodes were leaked online to torrent sites. Within an hour, there were reportedly more than 1 million downloads of episode one.
Media critics and reporters are among those who routinely received advance copies of HBO programs. The DVDs are marked with serial numbers to identify the recipients.
The leak comes on the heels of the launch of HBO Now, a stand-alone streaming service for fantasy drama "Game of Thrones" and other HBO fare.
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Mattress Guide
What is the ideal mattress for my child?
For adults and children alike, the most comfortable and healthy sleep position is with a straight spine; this means we need a supportive mattress.
What do we mean by a supportive mattress?
A supportive mattress is a responsive mattress, that can adapt to all the curvy (or not-so-curvy) parts of the body, whether it's the shoulders, hips, waist or head.
Do children need a more supportive mattress than adults?
Yes, it is even more important for children's mattresses to be supportive. This is because:
- Children tend to be lighter in weight than adults; they make less impact on the mattress so they need a more sensitive mattress to respond to their contours
- They change position in bed more than adults, so their mattress needs to respond accordingly
- Their shape is constantly changing as they grow; a more supportive mattress will be able to respond to these changes, resulting in greater comfort.
So that's your watch word when it comes to choosing a mattress for kids; it's not about being firm, or soft, it's about being supportive.
What makes a mattress more, or less, supportive?
Mattresses are made up of an inner support core (consisting of metal bed springs), various comfort layers and then an outer cover.
The level of support offered depends on the type of sprung core and the comfort layers: the sprung core varies according to the spring count, and whether they are of open coil or pocket sprung construction (see our glossary for more help). The thickness and softness of the comfort layers is also important.
Do I need a different sort of mattress for a bunk bed or cabin bed?
Yes. Bunk beds and raised beds often require a mattress with a maximum depth of 15cm, which may narrow down your options; you will find this information in the product details of your preferred bed.
Is there a standard Single size mattress?
Yes there is a standard UK size (190L x 90W cm), but there is also a longer European standard size (200L x 90W cm); this information will be in the product details of your preferred bed and will narrow down your options.
What sort of mattresses do GLTC offer?
To save you wading through heaps of different mattresses we've whittled down our range to just a handful; between them we think we've answered all your children's needs, so all you have to do is pick the right size and depth for your bed (you'll find our specific mattress recommendations listed with your chosen bed).
Luxury Mattress
Our Luxury mattresses offer your children superior comfort thanks to their pocket sprung construction; they also feature a luxurious comfort core of natural wool and cotton. They're available in two depths depending on the height of the bed you have; the shallower All Rounder design comes in both UK and Euro single sizes and is suitable for all beds, including raised beds and top bunks; the luxurious Extra Deep design is only available in a UK single size, and is suitable for single beds and lower bunks.
Classic Mattress
Our Classic range offers a good level of comfort with an open coil construction and comfort layers made from non-allergenic polyester. It's available in both UK and Euro single sizes only, in an All Rounder depth which is suitable for all beds including raised beds and top bunks.
Truckle Mattress
Here's a guaranteed good night's sleep for your guests; this open coil mattress features cosy, polyester comfort layers and an anti-allergy finish.
Dormouse Toddler Mattress
This is perfect for toddlers thanks to a cosy but supportive pocket sprung construction and a removable, machine washable cover; it's also designed to help regulate heat as well as reduce allergens.
Do you recommend any mattresses for specific beds?
Yes, you will find our specific mattress recommendations in the product details for each bed.
So what do I need to consider before making my final decision?
Ask yourself what sort of bed is it, i.e. a Bunk, Cabin, Single, Toddler, or Truckle; then check if it's a standard UK sized single, or a longer European sized one. If you're not sure (take a look at the details of each mattress for our mattress recommendations).
You may also find our mattress glossary helpful. Failing that, do give us a call: we're always happy to help: 0344 848 6000.


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Over the past decade, nothing has taken the world by storm more than social media. With this social media, influences have become so integral to the way trends are set and the fashion in which information is disseminated. Today social media influences have such an intense reach to its audience and in turn, can have a catastrophic impact on society. The influence of just one post on social media can have a domino effect on the way we see that person or company. Social media has an engagement effect that can have a positive or negative effect on the way they are portrayed. If this turns out to have a negative effect for a major social media influence they can simply edit or delete their comment or post as we have seen on numerous occasions.
As evident as this is with celebrity social media accounts, the same truth holds for government organisations. The only difference is that government authorities have certain state and federal legislation that they must follow when engaging on social media. As Government bodies must follow the Freedom of Information act, stating they must have public records available upon request which on many occasions denies them the ability to delete certain comments or posts. Thus, the importance to get social media engagement right and in line with the authorities values and identity is undeniable.
Just like celebrities, government bodies have social media accounts which turn out having a great influence on the public. A good example would be NASA. Like any successful modern company, NASA uses social media to drive their customer engagement and digital marketing. Amassing now over 500 social media accounts, providing valuable content that people can interact with on a daily bases has come to the forefront of their brand image and online identity.
The key to NASA's social media success is their uniqueness. Providing content in real time that people actually find interesting which you cannot find anywhere else. They also post information that affects people's everyday lives. A good example comes from the recent hurricane Florence which tortured parts of the United States.
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A storm is brewing! 💨 Earlier this morning, @astro_ricky shared this view of Hurricane Florence while orbiting our home planet from 250 miles above. As one of six humans living and working aboard the International Space Station (@ISS), he takes in 16 orbits of Earth each day at a speed of 17,500mph. In addition to space views captured by our astronauts, our @NASAEarth-observing satellites collect imagery and data, including infrared and microwave imagery, rain rates throughout the storm and cloud heights. This data helps scientists and forecasters better predict weather and keep the public informed. Credit: NASA #nasa #space #astronaut #hurricane #hurricaneflorence #storm #weather #spacestation #swirl #views #scientist #forecast #earth #earthviews #blue #planet
NASA are also responsible for many other social media accounts through different platforms. Using these platforms as a vehicle to transfer desirable content to their audience which in turn builds on their established brand image. Utilising photos, videos, GIFs and links NASA's social media provides a bit of everything for everyone. These types of posts are the reasons why NASA have become a cyber juggernaut as one of the major government social media influences. However, if they are not archiving their posts and comments, they may find themselves in hot water and instead of all the good work the social media engagement is doing for them and the community, an undesirable result may prevail.
However, not all engaging government social media accounts have to come from outer space to be of interest to the public. A good example of a government body posting engaging content on social media which we can see a bit closer to home is that of the City of Kinwanna. A local government agency that is having surmountable influences on its community.
Although the WA council only being 118 square km large with a population of 39,000 residents their social media activity acts as if their community is much larger than this. In August they made a post on Facebook that attracted around 4,000 comments and 184,320 shares. Although unexpected, the attention the photo achieved was favorable. The picture was posted on a Saturday, and by the following Monday, the content had reached over 2.5 million people over the world.
This shows that even if your social media actions are targeted towards a small community if you are sharing content that is relatively important to your audience fantastic engagement results can occur. Thus, not only does this example highlight the importance of having a social media plan that disseminates information which your audience can engage with, yet, it also shows just how unpredictable social media can be. The environment organisations work under in a social media context is one which is always changing. A social media manager has the power and responsibility to post whatever they deem to be important on their accounts. However, they have no power in the way which the audience interprets their message and no control in the way their audience will react. This adds on unprecedented risk in the world of customer service engagement. Like nothing else, social media can turn something that was initially mundane into a viral sensation. This can both have positive and negative effects. Certain organisations have social media policies put in place to deal with unsociable behavior that may otherwise get out of hand and turn into a publicity scandal which tarnishes your brands image. Yet, if these policies are not put in place or do not align with certain government legislation such as the public records act you may find yourself in hot water.
Seeing as this post got so much attraction you could assume that in one of those 4000 comments there was some unsociable behaviour to which the council may not of wanted. Due to them being a government body, the council has certain responsibilities they must abide by such as not deleting comments. Not only may deletion of content violate the public's freedom of speech it may also be in direct breach of the Freedom of Information act (1982).
So how can you engage on social media and have peace of mind that your activities won't breach any legislation? Brolly is your answer. The home of social media archiving. Through the use of the platform, all social media activity will be documented in real time making it easy for social media managers to provide all records on request and ensure that their organisation is not making the news headlines for the wrong reasons and for something that could easily be avoided.


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HARRISON, N.J. (August 30, 2018) - New York Red Bulls II (9-7-10, 37 points) return to MSU Soccer Park to face Ottawa Fury FC (10-12-5, 35 points) on Friday, August 31. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET. and can be seen live on ESPN+.
NYRB II faces Ottawa after coming off a 4-4 draw with the Charleston Battery at MUSC Health Stadium. NYRB II trailed 3-0 at halftime but a second half hat trick from Tom Barlow, along with a Jose Aguinaga goal, brought NYRB II back into the game to eventually settle for a point.
Barlow was named USL Player of the Week for his performance.
Aguinaga has scored three goals in his last three matches, in addition to tallying three assists in his last four matches.
NYRB II, sitting eighth in the Eastern Conference Standings, are 9-3-2 when playing at home.
Ottawa Fury, sitting ninth in the Eastern Conference Standings, heads into Friday's game with a three-game winless streak, most recently falling to Penn FC, 2-0, at home. When playing on the road, the Fury are 3-7-2.
Both sides previously faced off twice this season with their first encounter ending in a 0-0 draw at TD Place, while the latter ended in a 3-0 road victory for the Fury at MSU Soccer Park. The loss marked NYRB II's first defeat at MSU Soccer Park of the season.
Following Friday's match, NYRB II hit the road to face Indy Eleven at Lucas Oil Stadium on Wednesday, September 5. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET. and can be seen live on ESPN+.


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DUMAGUETE CITY – The minority of the old House block made history by announcing that they will not cross over to the majority block but will remain as the original minority block in the Lower House.
This we see as a political master stroke of a seasoned mind and has happened only for the first time. The reason being that the original minority will temper the entry of the new minority which can only wreak havoc on a shaky Congress.
With the old minority intact, the new minority members (12 of those who abstained the Arroyo vote) cannot flex their muscles and bully the new majority which itself is still disunited.
Disunited in the sense that they come from three minority parties such as the LP, the NPC, and the independent party lists. They are weak, they just united one morning to oust a common "enemy" and that is Bebot Alavarez whom they claim was very insensitive to the needs of their constituents. It was time to bring him down, time to dismantle Alvarez. So they did in just one morning.
Morale of the story: When push comes to shove, you will never know when and how the people will fight back. The SONA morning was the most opportune time and nobody saw it coming except the plotters. It was one time the chismosos of Congress were silenced to secrecy. And they succeeded.
Pres. Duterte is wise. He knows that if he will not hang his gloves on time, he too will be knocked out. So he is preparing his" finer version " in the person of daughter lawyer Mayor Sarah who, too, has the local touch and strong political will. She can make Speaker Gloria Arroyo a fine prime minister who has the experience and the finesse.
Now it's time to simmer down and settle to a reality check. With elections coming, it might be a good time to generate debates for the new proposed constitution and see if the people will buy it.
Hilario Davide vs Renato Puno
Except for potshots for or against the new proposed federal constitution, the people at large, especially the thinking sector would like to hear a more spirited and intellectual academic debates about the new proposed charter. What is being drum-beated these days are only generalities and motherhood statements both for and against the new proposed charter.
What the people would like to know more are the fine print or the details because once approved all these details both known and unknown will be implemented and it might be too late in the day to discuss its pros and cons.
And the most credible proponent in that great constitutional debate will be two former chief justices: Hilario Davide and Renato Puno. Their intellectual, credible, and meritorious points should be able to guide the Filipino people on how to vote for or against the new proposed federal constitution.
As of today, it is true that the people do not really know the details of this short constitution which maybe just as be as thick as a major paperback.
When the con com commission visited Dumaguete to announce the launching of its final draft, we were disappointed to know that we could not even see a copy of the proposed constitution.
We in the local media would have been thrilled to ask the con com for the first time about some details of the proposed constitution only to be disappointed having seen none at all. Now the Bangsa Organic Law will be signed during the SONA and we do not even know the details even if we are not covered.
Those outside Mindanao will still be affected because Bangsamoro people will also be travelling to Dumaguete and we do not know the perimeters of their rights and privileges. And before we know it, it is already a law.
So before we start criticizing or praising the new proposed charter, it is best we must insist that an intellectual debate about its pros and cons will be discussed at least exhaustively.
We miss the eloquence of people like the late greats in the senate in the persons of Arturo Tolentino, Jovito Salonga, Jose Ka Pepe Diokno, Claro M. Recto, and Benigno Aquino Jr. because their likes have enlightened the people about the dark side of the moon. What we see today is only the bright side of the moon. But remember it has also its dark side and we don't know.
So in the spirit of full disclosure, we humbly insist that the people deserve to know more about the pros and con about the new PROPOSED charter.


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Little Red Lighthouse
The Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge is generally not mentioned in New York travel books. Tourists don't flock to see Manhattan's only remaining lighthouse. I've lived in the City for 20 years and hadn't even heard of it. Finally, I stumbled on it this summer while biking on the lane along the Hudson River. Before I had even reached the path leading to the Lighthouse, I felt the thrill and pride of an explorer. You'd think I'd just discovered new land. But there are so few surprises left in our digitized, instantaneously twitted, flat world that the smallest treasure hiding behind the corner is enough to get me excited. Little did I know that children around the world knew about the Little Red Lighthouse in New York.
The red lighthouse was built in 1880 and moved to its current location on the Hudson in 1921 where it served to warn ships away from the shore. Ten years later, the George Washington Bridge was completed spanning the river right over the red Lighthouse, dwarfing it. Hildegarde H Swift wrote a children's book about the friendship that ensued between the red lighthouse and the gray bridge called, The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge. I need to start looking at the children's section in the bookstore instead of the travel guides.
But by 1951, the lighthouse was abandoned and slated for demolition. Thousands of children who loved Swift's book started a nationwide campaign to save the Little Red Lighthouse and succeeded. It is now a main attraction in Fort Washington Park where the Little Red Lighthouse Festival is held in the fall. There is even an annual eponymous swim that takes place there.
So much for my "discovery!" But while the Little Red Lighthouse might be famous, to me it will always be the hidden treasure I was rewarded with one summer day after a long sweaty bike ride from downtown Manhattan.


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Join us for dinner prepared by Jason Fullilove and craft cocktails while you sing and scream your heart out to I Know What You Did Last Summer: The Unauthorized Musical!
Adapted for the stage by Jordan Ross (Co-creator of Cruel Intentions: The Musical, The Unauthorized OC Musical) and directed by Joey Bybee, #IKnowMusical - an immersive musical love letter to the iconic slasher film written by Kevin Williamson - begins performances on Thursday, October 11th for a seven-week engagement.
Return to the cruel summer of 1997. In Southport, North Carolina back when Julie, Ray, Helen and Barry were out having fun, drinking, partying, running people over, and getting away with murder. But, when it becomes clear the truth is no longer six feet under, the friends quickly realize that it's not over until The Fisherman sings. Literally. Set to a playlist of 90s B-sides from Eve 6, Eagle-Eye Cherry, Third Eye Blind, The Verve Pipe, and more, #IKnowMusical is bound to have you singing and screaming your heart out. And, yes, Julie obviously sings Jennifer Love Hewitt's How Do I Deal as heard on the sequel soundtrack.
The musical will star Bianca Gisselle as Julie James, Ryan Sutton Stevens as Ray Bronson, Greer Grammer (MTV's Awkward, The Unauthorized O.C. Musical) as Helen Shivers, Brian Logan Dales (Singer/songwriter of The Summer Set/DALES) as Barry Cox, Matthew Scott Montgomery (Disney Channel's So Random!) as Max Gillespie, and Alli Miller as both Elsa Shivers and Sunny Egan. Connor Weil (MTV's Scream) and Natalie Masini will serve as covers. The role of The Fisherman will be announced at a later date.