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We love playing and watching all kinds of sports, but we always find it a shame how few sporting opportunities are afforded to women. In this series we showcase Team Patata's professional athletes, representing a variety of sports.
While researching for this project, we found some interesting facts about women in sport, and have included a few below...
In 1920, a women's football game in Liverpool attracted a crowd of 53,000 spectators with another 15,000 turned away because the ground was full. Women's football was so popular that the FA, feeling threatened, decided to ban women from playing on their grounds because football 'damaged women's bodies'. This ban wasn't lifted until 1971 and women's football continues to suffer as a result.
In 2017 Forbes calculated that Women NBA paid no more than 22.8% of its revenue to it's players, whilst the NBA pays theirs on average more than 50%. According to Forbes, WNBA player Jonquel Jones was paid $47,774 in 2016 when, based on her performance, she should have earned $1.15 million.
The All American Girls Professional Baseball League started in 1943. All player were enrolled in charm school and required to act in a 'lady-like manner'. They could only wear skirts or dresses, always had to wear lipstick and could not have short hair. Players could not consume liquor and they couldn't move without permission. Despite this, by 1954 ten teams had been formed with over one million fans watching them play.


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The best carpenter's tool belts are designed to let you work hands-free. They increase productivity by keeping tools within easy reach. Well, this helps eliminate the need to walk back and forth in name of bringing tools you need and returning the ones you don't. The best quality carpenter's tool belt normally has several pockets that are of different sizes.
These pockets include smaller and larger ones; hence, they can fit tools of different sizes and shapes. These tool belts are also well made and, therefore, they are capable of holding up well in harsh working conditions. If you are here to find one, we urge you to keep reading because, in the next sections, we will review these carpentry essentials.
List of the Best Carpenters Tool Belts Reviews
1. Occidental Leather Adjust-to-Fit Fat (9855)
This tool belt for carpenters may have a heftier price tag than most carpenter tool belts you see around. Nonetheless, we don't think the price tag should be a concern because the tool belt is worth it. It is made in the USA with quality materials to satisfy all your needs.
Furthermore, it has the manufacturer's fat lip bag design that makes it comfortable and convenient to use. The belt also features 10" deep industrial nylon bags, which, in turn, boast leather-reinforced bottom and corners. In total, this belt is equipped with 24 pockets and tool holders.
Well, these several pockets will let you carry as many tools as possible. Another fascinating feature is the adjust-to-fit system that offers a wide range of adjustment from pant sizes measuring 32 inches to those measuring 41 inches. The belt is made with quality and durable materials such as leather, neoprene, and rugged commercial nylon. These quality materials enable the belt to stand up to everyday use.
2. Gatorback B145 Carpenters Back Support Belt (36" – 40")
Since this tool belt is by Gatorback, it comes with a 1-year warranty to protect against defects. This means such problems as a rivet or stitching will quickly be resolved by the manufacturer, provided the customer brings them forth within the first year of purchase. The manufacturer also promises to assist customers with sizing issues.
Besides, Gatorback has designed this tool belt with comfort in mind. It has equipped the belt with a patented air channel design to provide you with a breathable, sweat-free, and comfortable experience. Ideally, the foam backing Gatorback has used in this back support belt also contributes immensely to improve comfort.
It is made of super breathable material that not only keeps the belt comfortable but also ensures that it is cool. Another reason why this tool belt has made it to this list is that it is built to last. Each single stress point on this belt and on the pouches are riveted as well as bar tacked to enable the pouches to hold up well for years to come.
3. Gatorback B145 Carpenters Back Support Belt (40" – 44")
One factor that matters most when buying a tool belt for carpentry tasks is comfort. A comfortable belt can be worn for a long time. It will not subject you to any kind of discomfort and as a result, will increase your productivity. The Gatorback B145 Back Support Belt is incredibly comfortable, and, therefore, can be worn for a long time.
It is also well ventilated as well as very supportive to let you focus more on the task at hand and less on your comfort. The manufacturer's unique ventilated padding will help you sweat less and stay comfortable throughout. This back support belt also features carry handles to ensure easy transport.
The carry handles also make the belt easy to take on and off. What's more, each pouch of this belt is designed to carry tools to make sure they are within easy reach. The belt is also built with ultimate toughness to provide long-lasting performance. It has an extra-large tool belt that fits waist sizes ranging from 40" – 44".
4. MagnoGrip 203-017 Magnetic Carpenter's Tool Belt
You should have this carpenter's tool belt because it will keep your tools within easy reach and at the same time, free your hands. It has 12 pockets for storing tools so you can easily access them (the tools). The tool belt also features magnetic nail pockets to provide you with more secure tool storage.
Well, its total number of pockets may not be as many as other brands, but for the price, we think this tool belt is a great deal. It is made of long-lasting 2-layered 1680-denier ballistic polyester to enable it to hold up well to daily demands. Besides, the main pockets of this tool belt are designed in such a way that they stay open so you can have an easy time accessing what's inside.
The belt is available in two colors, which are red and black. Its key stress points are reinforced with rivets, and this further improves its durability. It is a handy carpenter's tool belt that we believe you should definitely invest in, especially if you are a carpenter and you are on a tight budget.
5. Gatorback B240 Electrician's Combo With Pro-Comfort Back Support Belt
One drawback, which always proves costly, about carpenter's tool belts is the fact that they tend to sag. But we are happy that's not a problem with this electrician's combo with pro-comfort back support belt. Like other Gatorback Carpenter's Tool Belts, the Gatorback B240 has an interior plastic lining that gives it a box shape, which will not sag.
Moreover, this tool belt has pouches that stay open so you can easily grab the tool you need. The right side of this belt has 18 pockets and a tape chain, while the left side has the manufacturer's 9 pocket fastener tool pouch that features wide and easy-to-access pockets. The belt is built tough with super durable 1250 DuraTek nylon. The material is rugged enough to enable the pouches to stand up to rigorous use.
At the same time, it is incredibly lightweight, and, therefore, will not weigh you down in any way. The size of this tool belt is medium, which fits waist sizes from 31" – 35". The tool belt has innumerable pockets, making it suitable for those who use several tools in one go.
6. Milwaukee Electricians Work Belt (48-22-8110)
The best tool belts for carpenters are easy to use, easy to handle, comfortable, and highly durable. The Milwaukee 48-22-8110 has all these qualities; hence, it is undoubtedly one of the best in the market. It is designed and manufactured by a dedicated manufacturer in Milwaukee. Having said that, expect this work belt to deliver when it matters.
Its unrivaled durability will give you peace of mind knowing that you are using a sturdy tool belt that won't wear and tear as a result of prolonged use. What's more, this work belt is reasonably priced to ensure 100-percent satisfaction. According to those who have bought and used it before, the Milwaukee 48-22-8110 is a belt worth investing in.
7. Custom Leathercraft 1614 20 Pocket 5 Piece Combo Tool Belt System
CLC Work Gear is recognized as one of the best manufacturers across the globe because it works tirelessly to create stunning products with wonderful features. These products include the CLC 1614 Combo Tool Belt System that has up to 20 pockets for storing as many tools as possible. The 20 pockets are in different sizes. That being said, there are 6 large pockets for storing large-sized tools.
There are also 13 extra sleeves and pockets to help hold many different tools, as well as two hammer holders and a measuring tape clip. All these help keep tools within easy reach. The tool belt system is durably constructed and well finished. It displays antique brass-finish hardware and rivets that improve aesthetics without sacrificing the much-needed durability.
The tool belt is 100-percent adjustable plus it has padded suspenders to help distribute weight evenly. As a result, you will enjoy reduced physical strain every time you have this tool belt. Whether you are an electrician, repair technician, installer or a contractor, this tool belt will be a stunning addition.
8. DEWALT 12-Pocket Carpenter's Suede Apron
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Every handyman likes to have their tools close by while they work. That's why we recommend the DEWALT 12-Pocket Carpenter's Suede Apron for you. DEWALT is known across the globe because it has been doing a great job since time immemorial. Needless to say, their twelve-pocket carpenter's suede apron will provide you with everything you want.
The twelve pockets are available in different sizes so you can use the work belt to fit in many different tools. There are five main pockets as well as seven small pockets & sleeves for pencils, nail sets, nail, tools, parts, and more. The suede apron also has a patented pouch handle that allows for a simple adjustment.
Plus it is equipped with double-gusset front pockets, which offer extra capacity as well as making tools much easier to access. It is designed to fit waist sizes ranging from 29" to 46". Moreover, this work belt has a center pocket for keeping a tape measure or extra nails. The pockets are conveniently placed so the tool belt can help increase your productivity.
9. Custom Leathercraft 6714 Comfort-lift Combo Tool Belt Apron
This is another quality carpenter's tool belt from Custom Leathercraft. It has lots of features that you will not find in most tool belts. For instance, it has unique and padded suspenders that are designed to comfortably carry a lot of items and to distribute your weight evenly without straining your lower back and hips. The comfort of this tool belt apron is further enhanced by the double tongue steel roller buckle.
Besides, the carpenters work belt has up to 31 new and improved pockets. These pockets have more capacity and accessing tools from them is a breeze. The tool belt also features a metal hook to help you carry nail guns, cordless drill or other power tools.
The easy-carry handle design makes it really easy to adjust the tool belt. The handle also comes in handy when it comes to storing tool belts with content. The tool belt is designed to fit waist sizes from 29" – 46". CLC Work Gear is dedicated to making customers satisfied and happy. Therefore, expect nothing but first-class performance from this tool belt for carpenters.
10. ToughBuilt TB-CT-111C Handyman Tool Belt Set – 3 Piece
ToughBuilt invents, engineers, tests, and verifies all its products before they ship them to the market. The ToughBuilt TB-CT-111C is no exception. It is of amazing quality, and this is because it is well tested and verified before reaching you. It is a 3-piece tool belt set, which includes tape measure clips, tool belt loop/loops, and 10 pockets.
The tool belt loop (s) is designed to fit waist sizes from 32" – 48". Well, this means it can be worn by many different people. The set also features a modular hammer loop that provides a convenient place to fit pliers, drill, utility knife, and even phone leather. Moreover, there is Patented ClipTech Hub that comes with the package and is for ToughBuilt tool belts for women, men, and adults.
The set has a unique design that makes it incredibly versatile. As such, it is perfect for electricians, contractors, carpenters, plumbers, and framers. It boasts a 6-layer construction, which enables it to hold up well to the rigors of everyday use. ToughBuilt gets its inspiration from its customers. Buying their products, such as this tool belt, is, therefore, not a bad idea.
Buyer's Guide for the Best Carpenter's Tool Belts
Here are factors to consider before spending money on a carpenter's tool belt.
Carpentry tools are heavy; hence, their weight can cause a strain on your lower back or hips. Therefore, when buying a tool belt, it is important that you choose the one that is well padded. Also, you should be keen to pick a tool belt that can be adjusted for customized results. Such features, which promote comfort, will help you have the carpenter's tool belt on your waist for long hours without feeling any discomfort.
The Fit
You need to choose a work belt that fits perfectly. Well, perfectly here means not too tight, not too loose. This is because a belt that fits too tightly is likely to take away all the comfort, whereas the one that fits too loose is likely to cause inconveniences by forcing you to keep on adjusting it.
Working conditions can be very harsh. And this means if your work belt is not well built, then it is highly unlikely to last long enough. Therefore, before buying a tool belt for carpenters, make sure it is built with sturdy materials such as nylon, polyester, leather, etc. Your tool belt should also be sewn properly to survive wear and tear.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which carpenter's tool belt has the highest number of pockets?
With up to 31 pockets, the Custom Leathercraft 6714 Comfort-lift Combo Tool Belt Apron is one of the work belts equipped with multiple pockets.
Which carpenter's tool belt is the most comfortable?
A comfortable work belt is one that is padded to distribute weight evenly. It is also well ventilated to keep you cool plus it has an adjustable design for customized performance.
Which carpenter's work belt is the sturdiest?
A sturdy work belt is made of high-quality materials that are wear-resistant and more than capable of surviving the harshest working conditions. They are also well stitched and sewn to further improve their durability.
A carpenter's tool belt should not be overlooked. These well-thought-out working essentials keep tools within easy reach, thereby, greatly improving durability. They are not just perfect for carpenters but also are ideal for electricians, contractors, plumbers, framers, or anyone who values convenience. That being said, we hope you are satisfied with your purchase.

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Summer Refreshment
|Tickle the Tastebuds - Beers & Breweries
Breckenridge Mango Mosaic Pale Ale
Greet the warm summer weather with beers that are light and refreshing. When you can't make it to the beach (or you're there and want to embrace the sand, surf and spray to the fullest), pop open an ale that will bring to mind the rhythm of the waves.
Breckenridge Mango Mosaic Pale Ale – now year round – can transport you, using Mosaic hops and generous amounts of mango for exotic tropical notes. Though light and refreshing, the body of the beer satisfies. As a pale ale, Mango Mosaic achieves balance: malt flavors on the mid-palate and tropic hops singing "Don't worry, be happy" on the end.
At 5.5 percent ABV, the brew borders on sessionable, perfect for warm summer days. Or, now that the beer is available year-round, you can enjoy its bright notes après ski – or simply après work – paired with foods like chicken, fish or an easy-eating cheese plate. At only 29 IBUs, its bitterness won't spoil your palate for other flavors.
In talking about the beer's creation, Colorado's Breckenridge Brewery president Todd Usry says, "We've used Mosaic hops for several years in other beers, and we love the floral, tropical fruit, earthy characteristics that it gives - great aroma and a sweetness unlike other hops we've experimented with. We thought it would pair naturally with a tropical fruit like mango, so we got busy in our pilot brewery up in Breck to find the right balance of hops to fruit."
Mango Mosaic is available in six-packs of 12-ounce bottles and on draft.
Beer cocktail: Mosaic Mango Mania
Though this beer doesn't need any flavor enhancements, I couldn't resist experimenting with spirits that complement the pale ale. For additional summertime flavors and extra kick, pour 1 ½ ounces of your favorite tequila into a tulip glass, then top it with Breckenridge Mango Mosaic. The tequila adds a touch of dry alcohol bite and more essence of summer without overpowering the beauty of the pale ale.
Virginia's New Beer Trail: Drink in the Valley
Shenandoah Beerwerks Trail
Virginia's newest beer trail invites visitors to explore the commonwealth's great outdoors and enjoy great beer, too. As of May 16, 2016, the Shenandoah Beerwerks Trail is official, incorporating 12 breweries in the Shenandoah Valley, reaching from Harrisonburg in the north down through Staunton and Waynesboro to Lexington.
For a short time, this will be both America's and Virginia's newest craft beer trail.
"Come tap into that authenticity you crave," invites the trail's promotional materials. "Real fields and farms. Pristine waters. Endless mountain views. Hiking trails. Farmers' markets. Mountain biking. Music festivals. Fascinating small cities. And local characters. We're all that and more. Wherever your adventures take you, we've got a brewery nearby to quench your thirst. Refresh yourself on the Shenandoah Beerwerks Trail."
Breweries are friendly places to visit, providing opportunities to enjoy the beer as well as to relax and chat with friends and new acquaintances. Taprooms often host food trucks or other food options, and a few offer a full menu or local snacks or encourage guests to bring food in. Many host live music events, offer growler fills, and are kid- and dog-friendly.
The twelve Shenandoah Beerwerks breweries as of the trail's beginning are:
Brothers Brewing, Harrisonburg
Pale Fire, Harrisonburg
Three Notch'd, Harrisonburg
Wolfe Street, Harrisonburg
Queen City Brewing, Staunton
Redbeard Brewing, Staunton
Shenandoah Valley Brewing, Staunton
Basic City Beer, Waynesboro
Seven Arrows Brewing, Waynesboro
Stable Craft Brewing, Waynesboro (the newest brewery on the list)
Blue Lab Brewing, Lexington
Devils Backbone Outpost, Lexington
Besides providing a convenient way for locals and tourists to explore an area's breweries, beer trails provide efficient and effective tourism hooks, attracting visitors, who spend their money not just on the breweries' products but on lodging, food and recreation. This trail in Virginia's mountains is a cooperative effort of Staunton, Augusta, and Waynesboro Tourism; Harrisonburg Tourism; and Lexington & The Rockbridge Area Tourism.
To learn more and follow the Shenandoah Beerwerks Trail on social media:
Facebook: Shenandoah Beerwerks
Instagram: @shenandoahbeerwerks
Two New Summer Beers
Just in time for the warm weather...
That will allegedly be here soon...
Virginia's Starr Hill Brewery has released two new seasonals that pair perfectly with warm weather, The Hook Grapefruit Session IPA and Sublime Citrus Wit.
The Hook begins with a carefully chosen malt bill of 2-row, crystal and honey plus golden oats, and uses four hops: Apollo, Citra, Mosaic and Sorachi Ace. The sessionable 4.9% ABV and the light but pleasing taste makes this perfect for a warm day - even when fishing with your hook by the river (or, like me, watching someone else fish). The Hook is hoppy yet with malty notes. It's a medium amber color, with a gentle, light head and hoppy IPA on the nose. The flavor is mild but generous. The Hook sips smooth on the palate. At 38 IBUs, it's not off-putting to those who are turned off by hop bombs.
Starr Hill's Sublime Citrus Wit pour a golden yellow, with a light white head and spicy nose. The recipe is simple and the beer reflects the clean simplicity: 2-row malted barley and wheat, with Saaz hops plus lime and lemon zest. The flavor on my palate was dominated by the malt, with the spices and wheat quickly making their gleeful appearance. The limey-citrus flavor is also apparent and is complementary and quite pleasant, like a lightly squeezed fresh wedge has been added to the glass. The beer is light in flavor and of a sessionable ABV (4.7%) and would be perfect with grilled herbed chicken on a warm summer evening. Actually, it went marvelously with the herbed lime chicken I prepared in my slow cooker!
Pickled & Fermented #RVA @COTUbrew
Pickle Lovers Unite! The Artisan Pickle Club is hosting Pickled & Fermented - a celebration of all things pickled and fermented! We're talking more than pickled cucumbers here - they don't discriminate when it comes to pickled things. Pickled fruit, pickled veggies, hot sauce, kimchi, beer, Kombucha – if it's pickled or fermented, we're celebrating it!
Join them at Center of the Universe Brewing Company for a day of pickle tastings, live music from Ashland's Buckeville Hootenany, a pickle themed beer and loads of pickle shenanigans! They will also be hosting the very first Best Pickle Competition and are taking entries from Richmond Restaurants and home picklers.
Categories include:
Sweet Pickles- fruits, vegetables, bread & butter
Savory Pickle-fruits, vegetables & dill pickled savory edibles
Relishes - Chow-Chow, Pickle Relish, Chutney, Picalilli
Cabbage-kimchi & sauerkraut
Drinkable Ferments- kombucha, shrubs & kefir (sorry no alcohol allowed)
Sourdough bread
The pickle panel of judges for includes: Ashley Ray and Larkin Garbee of Artisan Pickle Club, Abbie Toner of Eat Smart, Karen Grisevich of GrowRVA, Stephanie Ganz of RVA News, and Brandon Fox of Style Weekly.
Anyone interested in attending and/or entering the pickle competitions can find out more at www.artisanpickles.com.
A Winning Pairing of Food and Beer
Renewing a Favorite Relationship
You know how sometime it's important to get away with family or the significant other to spend quality time together, to reaffirm what's best about your relationship? Such was my experience on April 20, 2016 – but with a three-year-old Virginia brewery that, perhaps, I had been taking for granted.
On April 20, I attended a beer dinner at Brothers Craft Brewing in Harrisonburg, Virginia, pairing six beers with six courses from top Harrisonburg chefs.
So certainly I'm familiar with Brothers. I've enjoyed many of their beers since they opened as Three Brothers over three years ago, including The Great Outdoors, Hoptimization and Good Adweiss, not to mention popular beers such as Resolute, Atramentous and Daylight Cravings. I've enjoyed all, from the flagships to the limited-release beers.
At the dinner, however, I was reminded of the benefits of partaking of beers at a brewery – not just the freshness, but the range of choices that typically escape one at bars, restaurants and bottle shops. Add to that the food from two Harrisonburg farm-to-table restaurants and appreciation multiplied.
Lest you think of Harrisonburg as a little Podunk college town, you should know that its location in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley puts it close to amazing farms – that its population of Mennonite residents has supported a culture of peace, service and sustainability even before it was a thing – and that Harrisonburg's downtown claims to be the first designated Arts & Cultural District and the first Culinary District in Virginia.
So the contributions from the restaurants undoubtedly added to the aura of the evening.
Chef Brian Bogan brought his culinary skills from Joshua Wilton House (also a classic, elegant and relaxing downtown Harrisonburg inn). Joshua Wilton House restaurant boasts a "unique Refined-Virginian menu – creatively contouring to seasonally fresh, local products."
The April 20 menu put Chef Bogan's Virginia blue crab salad slider (filler? What's that?) with Brothers' Dalliance tart saison – a nice contrast of mild fresh seafood taste with the tart spicy notes of the saison (see image above). Another Joshua Wilton House course presented the lamb BLT (twice-cooked lamb bacon with sweet potato brioche and Great Outdoors whole grain aioli) with Brothers Brown Out – the nuttiness of the beer toasted the roasty-fresh flavors of the lamb bacon. Another course paired Chef Bogan's pork belly with cucumber kimchee on house-made steamed buns with Atramentous – the tart kimchee played quite nicely with the sour cherry, Brett and lactobacillus in the beer (see image below)!
The other three courses were prepared by Chef Jakob Napotnik of Local Chop and Grill House, which prepares "creative meals with locally sourced products from our neighbors." The restaurant's web site continues, saying, "We are dedicated to supporting local artists, craftsmen, family farms and vendors—bringing you the best of what the Shenandoah Valley has to offer." So, yeah, proof that Harrisonburg has locavore dining in the bag.
Chef Napotnik presented sauerbraten and hopped sauerkraut with Better Times Bock – the richness of the German-style meat with the smooth, clean and biscuity tastes of a classic German-style beer. The next Local course paired smoked sausage taco with Scarlet Empire imperial red ale – not only did the food and drink dance in step like Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, the tastes of caramel malts and Galena hop danced in perfect harmony as well.
The final course of the evening presented a Local dish with Resolute. As Virginia beer fans know, Resolute is one of the commonwealth's favorite beers, pulling in long lines for its annual release. Chef Napotnik surprised me by not pairing the big bourbon barrel-aged Russian imperial stout with a dessert but with a charred mushroom stuffed with roasted chilies and a Resolute mole sauce. The rich, sensuous, savory flavors were marvelously compatible with the Brothers beer.
At the dinner, menu descriptions promoted the local farm ingredients as well as the dish descriptions. All I can say is, be sure to visit these Harrisonburg restaurants to learn about and experience fresh foods of Shenandoah farms for yourself. And while you're there, stop in at Brothers Craft Brewing, to appreciate the range of the craft brewery's beers and to take home bottles of their limited-release brews.
You'll come home renewed and reinvigorated – like the best of your family vacations.


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Got an idea for a brilliant app? Tired of paying lazy web developers? 2012 is the year to become a coding guru
If you spend so much time on the internet you feel like it's becoming a drain on your social life (and your wallet, thanks to those broadband bills and impulse purchases of ebooks you'll never read), it's about time you started making some money off the great information superhighway. The best way to do that, short of fraud or dealing in pharmaceuticals, is to become a web developer. If you've ever tried to hire one of this breed, you'll know that the good ones are some of the most elusive people in IT, while the bad ones are some of the laziest souls you're ever likely to meet.
So there's clearly a gap in the market for someone with great ideas, modest salary expectations and a little spare time on their hands. Learning the languages you need to be the next web genius, like HTML, javascript and Ruby on Rails, usually means spending money on a course or slaving away trying to make sense of cryptic technical textbooks — until now that is. Websites that offer free tutorials and teach you to code websites are now springing up all over the Internet.
Columbia students Zach Sims and Ryan Bubinski founded Codeacademy in August last year. Their aim was to teach everyone, even those with a non-technical background, to learn how to write code. The idea took form from Sims' frustration with the existing options to learning languages online. Codeacademy gives you a basic run-down of JavaScript and after completing the lessons you should be able to make sense of advanced books, and with some more practice create websites, games and applications on your own.
You can earn points for each successful completion and share your progress with your friends. This year Codeacademy introduced the concept of 'Code Year' - a movement that aims at making it a New Year's resolution of people around the world to learn JavaScript in 2012. After signing up you will receive a lesson every Monday in your inbox. The incentive lies in peer-based recognition as you can share your results and progress on Facebook and Twitter. The initiative to teach people how to code also has a social purspose: The White House teamed up with Codeacademy to offer summer courses to underprivileged youth. The Code Summer+ initiative will teach kids how to write code and even help connect them with tech jobs.
A good competitor to Codeacademy is India's own Programr. The website offers lessons in a wider variety of languages like C++, C#, PHP, J2EE and will help you make better sense of that alphabet soup. Founders Rajesh Moorjani, Santosh Surve and Dileep Dharma were driven by the same motivational factors as Sims and Bubinski. They however go one step further and help connect programmers with potential employers. Users can earn points by uploading their programs and then use those points to pay for advanced courses on Programr. The community-based learning program encourages users to tinker with each other's projects and offers suggestions for improvements.
You can run almost any kind of code, be it an application, website or even a game, on Programr's in-browser compiler. This means you can learn on-the-go and you don't have to carry a bulky laptop with you. Programr conducts occasional competitions with cash prizes, too, so there's a chance of an instant pay-off.
So, quit complaining that you're a frustrated creative and could drink Mark Zuckerberg under the table, and start crafting some code. The geeks are cashing in - isn't it about time you joined them?
See also: Motorola's Facebook phone Cheaper iPhone on the way? The greenest mobile phone ever


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Saving Mr Banks really is a good film.
This film is unexpectedly sad in some ways. From what I knew of P.L.Travers or Helen Lyndon Goff (her real name) she didn't exactly have the happiest of lives. Being that is made by Disney I thought there may have been a bit more a happy twist placed on this film.
It just was not like that. It started with a Mary Poppins like quote read from a narrator with images of clouds in the sky. These clouds circled around towards the ground where we meet P.L.Travers as a child. She is there playing with her father – Travers Robert Goff. They were just about to leave their home in Maryborough, Queensland – 1905. We are then taken to London, England 1961 where we meet P.L.Travers as an adult arguing with her agent over visiting Walt Disney.
The film has both her childhood and her time spent in Los Angeles interwoven with each other. This takes us into her life in a unique way while also allowing us to understand why she does not want to let go of these stories; of her Mary Poppins. They also manage to give us small glimpses of the movie Mary Poppins with music, photos and film. Which is done magnificently and in a variety of ways.
Slowly as the film unfolds we can get a better idea about where Mary Poppins actually came from, why she was created. I do not believe from what I saw it is based on one particular person in her life but aspects of maybe two.
For those of you who have not yet seen the film and plan to I am relucent to say too much. It makes writing this blog post rather difficult or slightly more challenging than usual. But I am still having fun reflecting on a movie that I know I will happily go back and watch again. Of course I will then buy the dvd.
P.L.Travers and certainly Mary Poppins would not approve of such a thing. DVDs! I almost wish for both their sakes that this story had been presented in a more old-fashioned and more appropriate kind of way! But it does not stop me from loving it!
Tom Hanks as Walt Disney and Emma Thompson as P.L. Travers were great casting choices. I could not have picked two people better suited for their roles. In the way they look and in how they speak! How they work off each other enables me to see how it might have been at the time. The costumes helped, too!
If you plan on seeing this film, wait until almost the very end. You'll be in for a nice surprise.
Even if you do not love Mary Poppins as much as I do or any of her fans. This film needs to been seen!


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Dances carrying the name 'Two Step' have existed at least since halfway the nineteenth century. In this century the two-step was done for a long time as a cowboy dance. These two-steps use a rhythm that we would now call "triple-step triple-step". The current country (Texas) Two-step is a much more recent development.
Why were the old dances called "TWO STEP"?
There was a dance in the early 1800's called the "valse a deux temps" (two beat waltz). That waltz was rejected by many as appearing "jerky in its movement". The deux temps was done to waltz music at a slightly pressed tempo of 88 measures per minute (the "valse a trois temps" [three beat waltz] was danced at about 66 measures per minute; the "trois temps" is one variation of what today we call "the waltz").
In 1847, in his book "La Danse des Salons", Henri Cellarius expressed his regrets about the use of the term "deux temps" stating that the dance would be better accepted if it were called "deux pas" (two step) as the term better described the step of the dance (he also suggested that the trois temps would be better called the "trois pas" - "three step"). Subsequent to his use of the term, many other authors used the term "two step". I have not yet found an earlier usage.
Before describing the step, here are some conventions:
A condensed description - combined from various 19th C sources - of the "two step" is to execute a glissade STEP followed by a chasse STEP. Hence the "two step" is a "two STEP" composed of a glissade STEP and a chasse STEP. In simpler terminology, this is "step close step". (Some people prefer to think of chasse as "step close" ... for them the two STEPs are a chasse STEP followed by a glissade STEP.)
Various sources point out that the "two step" can be done in a variety of time signatures - not just 3/4 - and to a variety of rhythms.
Many "two step dances" exist, all having this "two STEP" pattern as a major component, and to different rhythms; in more recent times, some have altered the chasse to be a passing step (e.g. some Texas two step dancers use "step step step step" rather than "step close step step" yet both use the rhythm QQSS). When embellishments are removed, many dance STEPs have the two step as part the basic step pattern: among others are the polka, Schottische, a wide variety of dances called "XXX two step" (replace XXX with your favorite - Texas, NC, Boston, etc). (DC) [Danny D. Cornett]
The late 19th/early 20th-century two-step is step forward on the first foot, close the other foot up to it in third position behind, then step forward on the first foot again. Done walking forward, backward, or turning. (This two-step, in my opinion, ranks among the easiest social dances ever invented.) With a number of variations that included other movements, but this is the basic. Described in a number of dance manuals; the one I thought of first and pulled off my shelf is _Dancing_, by Marguerite Wilson, 1899. Done at least until the mid 1920s, when Arthur Murray mentioned in one of his manuals that the two-step was still done in the smaller cities, but not in New York. What he really thought was old-fashioned was probably ragtime music, because he urged dancers with an irresistable urge to do the two-step to do it to fox trot music, instantly becoming up-to-date.
The late-19th/early 20th-century two-step is directly derived from the polka. The Victorian polka is hop, step, close, step (counted & 1 & 2). The two-step merely omits the hop (it actually has three steps, not two).
The galop (which became fashionable in the mid 19th century) is also related to the polka. The galop step in its purest form is a chasse (slide-cut) with no turn. As this has obvious limitations a polka step was done when the couple wanted to turn.
The redowa is an ancestor of the box-step waltz, with a long first step, done in 3/4 time. It is not at all the same as a two-step. However, the polka-redowa is a different form, being a polka step done to 3/4 time. Some Victorian manuals appear to omit the initial hop in the polka-redowa, which would make this a two-step done to 3/4 time.
The waltz a deux temps, which became fashionable in the mid-19th century, is another 3/4 time dance related to the two-step. "Deux temps" means "two movements" (a slide, then a chasse), not two steps. A number of dance manual authors complained about the translation of "deux temps" as "two steps" and the resulting confusion for dance students.
The two-step was danced to both "rags," such as Scott Joplin's, and marches such as Sousa's. The one-step (a march walk) was done to the same tunes. There is a lot of turn-of-the-century sheet music labeled "one step or two-step." If it's played fast it's a one-step. If it's played slower it's a two-step.
The cakewalk, the turkey trot, and other "animal dances" such as the grizzly bear are boisterous parents of the one-step. They were contemporaneous with the two-step, rather than evolving into it (and all involve the basic two-step as part of their step repertoire). As merely being boisterous was perceived by some people as scandalous, or at least undignified, the one-step was an attempt to refine these dances.
The early fox trot (first seen around 1914) combined steps from the two-step, the one-step, and the tango.
All these Victorian and Edwardian dances had many step sequences/variants which had their own names. Even the basic dance forms were rechristened by dance teachers for marketing purposes. (For example, the Castles called the one-step the "Castle Walk;" Maurice Mouvet, a contemporary competitor, called it the "Maurice Walk;" but it's the same dance.)
I'm going to make a wild guess about contemporary country & western without knowing anything about it. In the 1930s,1940s, and 1950s, there was a revival of "old-fashioned" dances, such as the sequences for various dance forms the Victorians and Edwardians used (which became known as "sequence dances" and I believe became associated with specific tunes in this revival). (Square dance also experienced a revival.) Could it be that modern country & western dance began as part of this movement? [Fran Grimble]
The two-step that is now the main dance in country and western probably comes out of Texas. However, the exact history, as of so many dances, is unclear. A certain connection with (American( Foxtrot is very likely: both have the same 6-count basic rhythm.
In the late 70's to early 80's a group of instructors that were running a disco dance school changed with the trend and moved into teaching Country and Western. Enter Exclusive Dance Club. This would have followed the movie "Urban Cowboy" which came out in 1979? I think.The teachers and dance directors had a background in teaching ballroom. So a lot of of the early patterns on the syllabus were founded in foxtrot. I still have all of the original teaching charts and a lot of the video's from the time period.
Exclusive Dance Club and staff formalized many of the roughly existing patterns and then added and created a bunch more. The main contribution would be weave patterns, spin tunnels, etc. Along comes UCWDC, somewhat late in the game. But none the less, a strong player.
I leared to two-step as a child some 30 years ago. Which predates Exclusive and UCWDC. And it had been around long before that. But the similarities in the two dance's, Bronze Foxtrot and Two-step are very apparent. There are many patterns especially in the begining parts of 2-step that are and were taken from Bronze American Foxtrot. The misleading part of the argument is that 2-step, as we know it today, was taught in the late 70's and early 80's like a bronze Foxtrot.
This is mainly because the first teachers trying to make a buck at it were former ballroom instructors that applied the knowledge that they already had. The weave or more correctly whip pattern was taken from the swing or jitterbug influence. Then formalized for teaching purpose's. Spin tunnels, We B. Wrappin's, Wrap and rondes, a a whole bunch of stuff you probably dance originated in Houston In the early 80's. Probably before you had even learned your first 2-step.
The common misconception is that when the teachers applied what they knew about foxtrot to teaching basic 2-step everyone got the idea that 2-step derived from foxtrot. But in reality only a few patterns did. And in those days there was no rotational patterns, only couples doing closed continuous turns down to the next corner of the dance floor and then breaking into a jitterbug. [David Appel]
A lot of credit for the country and western craze in Houston should be given to Eddie Lopez.
Eddie Lopez owned the most popular chain of studios in the Houston area called Exclusive Dance Club which is now no longer in business. In its hey-day Exclusive boasted close to 12 different studios and may well known dancers either taught, or learned in these studios; including Joyce Clarkson (of Evenin' Star Boots), Laurie and Larry Sepulvado, Mary Hoedeman, Eddie Griffith, and many many more that I can't think of right now. My wife Carol and I took lessons from Mary H. at an Exclusive studio that was located less than a mile from the Midnight Rodeo (now called the Wild West) in 1983. The two step that is generally seen on the UCWDC circuit today is essentially the same as what was being taught at Exclusive nearly 15 years ago! (Yes, the Sepulvados did much to popularlize this wonderful style of the dance.) I recall watching very early videos of "major" C/W competitions from the late 80's and thinking no one was doing a "real" two step--I wasn't sure what they were doing, but it wasn't "genuine" from my perspective. After all, I'd learned the dance in TEXAS, in HOUSTON, from the motherland of country dancing!
There is a syllabus that has been hammered out with some cooperation between the many studios in the Houston area. This cooperation was an attempt to develop some minimal standards of instruction and content to eliminate the typical conflicts that can arise about who's teaching the real thing. It was an effort that was successful in my opinion; look at competition videos from 1987 and compare them with current performances. What started in Houston is now generally recognized as THE two step.
By the way, in ALL Houston studios, the two step starts with the slow steps (SSQQ) rather than the quick steps (QQSS). In most cases and with most music, this still makes sense and is more than just a relic from the fox-trot. [Dennis Waite]
One of the defining moments is the movie "Urban Cowboy" (with John Travolta) which was shot at Gilley's, a bar in Houston TX, actually Pasadena, a SE suburb of Houston.
The quiet and 'sophisticated' 2S dancing was at the [now long-gone] Cowboy. Bob was too young then to know of the place. Anyone else remember it? I think it had more to do with the CW2S craze in the early 80's than did Gilley's, or anyplace else. [Ed Jay]
I wasn't too young to remember Gilley's. Mostly because I lived here at the time and we weren't exactly known as the film making Mecca of the world, so it was a pretty big deal here. The local media talked it up quite a bit. [Bob Wheatley]
There was indeed a club in Houston called Cowboy, in fact they had 2 locations, and another in Dallas at the corner of Lovers Lane & Greenville. It's where I first learned CW, I still have a jacket from there. One of the Cowboy clubs in Houston was used in one scene of Urban Cowboy. They were hugely popular at the time ('79-'82) and were a little more upscale than Gilley's, which, of course, didn't take much. [Steve Giles]
Two-step and Texas Two-step usually refer to the Quick-Quick Slow-Slow Two-step, done to fairly fast music (at least 170bpm).
The terms Double Two-step and Triple Two-step are both applied to a progressive dance with the Triple-step Triple-step Walk-walk rhythm. This is sometimes called Progressive Swing because it is like a traveling East Coast Swing; the names Houston Shuffle, Swing on the Move, and Norfolk are also used for it. This dance is mostly done from Kansas to Texas with some of the surrounding states, music is slower than for Texas Two-step: typically 120bpm.
The Rhythm Two-step is almost stationary: the rhythm is Step forward, Touch, Step backward, Touch, Walk Walk. It is almost exclusively done in Arizona. Its music is in tempo between Triple Two-step and Texas Two-step.
Nightclub two-step (also called California two-step, or Disco two-step) has nothing to do with any of the above two-steps. It is a dance with a 4-count pattern, done to slow pop music. You can find a good description on ftp://ftp.std.com/customers/nonprofits/dance/topics/nightclub-2step.txt .
One person who's often credited with inventing it, Buddy Schiwimmer, says about why he called it two-step: "We thought of taking two steps with the left foot and then two steps with the right foot like this (leader's part):
Left & Left -- Right & Right. or
1 & 2 - 3 & 4 -
That's where the name Two Step came from."
Quite confusingly, among certain swing and hustle dancers, this dance is simply known as 'two-step'.
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I found myself perusing through the aisles of a Petco the other day. Now, Petco is not my usual stomping ground for dog (or cat) supplies. To be honest, most Petco stores are small, further away, and slightly more expensive than my go to Petsmart. It just so happened though, that this particular day I had some extra time to waste between activities and so I thought I'd wander Petco to see if it had any interesting treats for sale to surprise Simon and Rosee with. And as luck would have it, treats on sale is exactly what I found.
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One of the hidden gems for a wedding and reception in North Phoenix is a place called Boojum Tree Hidden Gardens. It is totally out of site from view even from the entry road even though it's in a residential area. The location is right off the Piestewa Freeway (51) and just south of Bell road.
The Boojum Tree is a unique name for Phoenix's most unique wedding/reception and party venue. From a ceremony on their Mexican plaza, to a stroll through the Tropical rainforest, or tea in a English garden, any occasion at Boojum Tree's Hidden Gardens is an event to be remembered for a lifetime.
Photographing a wedding at this location the whole afternoon and evening was so much fun for this fun bride and groom I can hardly wait to go back. My second shooter at this wedding was my brother Shaun who has photographed many weddings over the years with me.
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As you can see from the photographs that are posted here, the ceremony was located in a very lush hidden garden. The reception itself was located only a short walk away in a converted green house. What a great and fun place this was.
After the wedding and as the guests settled in for the reception Shaun and I photographed the portraits of the bride, groom, bridal party and parents. We took full advantage of the Mexican plaza and all the plant cover in the English Garden. We also captured some very romantic images of just the bride and groom.
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One of the interesting things I get to do in this photography business is to learn about people. One way of doing that is to photograph an engagement portrait session with them a few months before the wedding itself. When we meet to do the shoot I find out all about the recent plans for the wedding itself and we talk about the time line and the venue.
Engagement portraits are an opportunity for me to get to know the couple before the wedding and it also gives them a chance to know me and my easy style of photography. We will not feel like we are such strangers on the big wedding day. It's a fun enjoyable walk in the park that is very romantic.
I photographed the engagement portrait for this couple and did a blog post. To view it go here to Engagement Portrait at A Special Park in Tempe
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Today, I gave a talk at the ExaScience Lab, Intel Labs Europe in Leuven at IMEC. I talked mainly about the idea of nondeterministic programming, the Sly programming language and some details on our Smalltalk manycore virtual machine that enables those experiments. Thus, tried to spread the word about our Renaissance project at bit further.
The third and last part of the summer school started with Ondrej Lhotak talking about pointer analysis. David Bacon presented a basic introduction to garbage collection and detailed description of the real-time Metronome GC. The last lecturer for this summer school was Patrick Cousot, who gave a very basic and thus understandable introduction to abstract interpretation.


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As the year winds down the media stream is inundated with lists of political accomplishments, policy and presidential reviews and all of our hopes for 2010. Amid this maelstrom, I continue to remember that it was still in the last century that women were given the right to participate in the political process by voting and that the coming year's contests of candidates and legislation can, and should, be part of a modern feminist dialogue. In that light, today's Feministory focuses on a woman who worked tirelessly and radically through much of the twentieth century to secure equal rights for women: Alice Paul.
Alice Paul was born on January 11, 1885 in New Jersey to Quaker parents. Her religious background was influential in her life's work, as she was raised from her first days in a home where gender equality was not a question, but an expectation. Her mother, Tacie, was a member of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) and would bring Alice to association meetings and hold gatherings in the family home as well. Her parents also made higher education a priority. Tacie had attended college, but had been forced to drop out in her senior year when she married, as married women were not allowed to attend Swarthmore. Alice would begin her first year at Swarthmore in 1901 and graduate four years later with a degree in biology and a firm belief in the intelligence and ability of women to affect change.
After college, Alice went to England and observed the successes and challenges of women's agitation for voting rights in England. Alice returned to the United States in 1910 influenced by her experiences as part of Emmeline Parkhurst's radical organization. Sensing the potential for sea change on Europe's enfranchisement horizons, she dedicated herself to re-energizing the American campaign in kind.
Falling in with other leaders of the women's movement back in the states and joining the NAWSA, Alice participated in the March on Washington organized to coincide with the inauguration of Woodrow Wilson on March 3, 1913. The parade was intended to create a media spectacle and draw attention to women's hopes for Wilson's administration and their growing impatience with the status quo. The parade turned ugly however when male spectators began to heckle the marchers. Their words turned to fists, and the police stood by and watched the physical attack of the women. The media picked up on the violent outburst of course, and the public became aware of a new breed of suffragette on the march in Washington.
As the years wore on and nothing was done to legally secure voting rights for women, Alice broke from the NAWSA, led by Carrie Chapman Catt at the time, and formed the National Women's Party in 1916. Where Catt was looking to focus the organization's resources on lobbying and insider relationships to change laws, Alice relied on her experiences in England, using protest and to foment political unease and direct national attention toward forced change.
Regular vigils outside the White House and clever, incendiary signs certainly gained the NWP the desired attention, but as World War I intensified and the United States became more deeply involved in the fighting, the protests of the suffragettes came to be seen by some as unpatriotic and vaguely treasonous. President Wilson eventually authorized the arrest of female protesters under the pretense of "obstructing traffic" and had these women jailed outside of the state at Occoquan Workhouse in Virginia.
At the workhouse, Alice galvanized her fellow inmates to behave as political prisoners, and lead hunger strikes until their demands would be heard by the powers that be. Their behavior resulted instead in brutal treatment by the guards, and many of the older frailer female prisoners were sickened or injured by the dark cells, inadequate food, rat bites and physical assaults. Upon her eventual release, Alice would take the story of her experiences at Occoquan to the press in hopes that public outcry would lead to intensified support.
Her tactic was successful— public sentiments over the imprisonment led Wilson to reverse his position on women's right to vote in 1917. In 1919 the House and Senate passed the 19th amendment and it was on the books.
Alice would go on fight for passage of an Equal Rights Amendment her entire life, though it would never be ratified by the states. She also led a coalition which successfully won the addition of a sexual discrimination clause to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. She never stopped learning or travelling, earning a doctorate in sociology and three law degrees, and living in Europe and South America for nearly 30 years.
Alice Paul died on July 9, 1977, but certainly her work is not forgotten. I know I shall add her name to those who I am grateful to every time I step into the voting booth.
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I wholeheartedly agree with ya'll, she was amazing! We've talked a bit about her in a few Women's Studies classes I've taken. I loved the radical approach she took to things, it is/was refreshing.
The only thing I don't/didn't agree with her on is abortion. She was very anti-choice. She believed abortion was oppressive to womyn, while not looking at it from a personal choice perspective and how it is more oppressive to not have that right.
Number One in my book.
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Alice Paul is (although this seems a strange sentence, but true) my favorite feminist. The Silent Sentinels, the hunger strikes...i remember reading an article where a prison doctor who saw her during one of her hunger strikes said "She has a spirit like Joan of Arc. She will die, but she will never give up."


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Fifth Day of Great Lent
Deuteronomy 6:4-7:10
Job 6:2-7:13
Isaiah 40:1-8
Deuteronomy 6:4-7:10
[4] "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD;
[5] and you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.
[6] And these words which I command you this day shall be upon your heart;
[7] and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
[8] And you shall bind them as a sign upon your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.
[9] And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
[10] "And when the LORD your God brings you into the land which he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you, with great and goodly cities, which you did not build,
[11] and houses full of all good things, which you did not fill, and cisterns hewn out, which you did not hew, and vineyards and olive trees, which you did not plant, and when you eat and are full,
[12] then take heed lest you forget the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
[13] You shall fear the LORD your God; you shall serve him, and swear by his name.
[14] You shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples who are round about you;
[15] for the LORD your God in the midst of you is a jealous God; lest the anger of the LORD your God be kindled against you, and he destroy you from off the face of the earth.
[16] "You shall not put the LORD your God to the test, as you tested him at Massah.
[17] You shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he has commanded you.
[18] And you shall do what is right and good in the sight of the LORD, that it may go well with you, and that you may go in and take possession of the good land which the LORD swore to give to your fathers
[19] by thrusting out all your enemies from before you, as the LORD has promised.
[20] "When your son asks you in time to come, `What is the meaning of the testimonies and the statutes and the ordinances which the LORD our God has commanded you?'
[21] then you shall say to your son, `We were Pharaoh's slaves in Egypt; and the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand;
[22] and the LORD showed signs and wonders, great and grievous, against Egypt and against Pharaoh and all his household, before our eyes;
[23] and he brought us out from there, that he might bring us in and give us the land which he swore to give to our fathers.
[24] And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as at this day.
[25] And it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to do all this commandment before the LORD our God, as he has commanded us.'
Chapter 7
[1] "When the LORD your God brings you into the land which you are entering to take possession of it, and clears away many nations before you, the Hittites, the Gir'gashites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Per'izzites, the Hivites, and the Jeb'usites, seven nations greater and mightier than yourselves,
[2] and when the LORD your God gives them over to you, and you defeat them; then you must utterly destroy them; you shall make no covenant with them, and show no mercy to them.
[3] You shall not make marriages with them, giving your daughters to their sons or taking their daughters for your sons.
[4] For they would turn away your sons from following me, to serve other gods; then the anger of the LORD would be kindled against you, and he would destroy you quickly.
[5] But thus shall you deal with them: you shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, and hew down their Ashe'rim, and burn their graven images with fire.
[6] "For you are a people holy to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for his own possession, out of all the peoples that are on the face of the earth.
[7] It was not because you were more in number than any other people that the LORD set his love upon you and chose you, for you were the fewest of all peoples;
[8] but it is because the LORD loves you, and is keeping the oath which he swore to your fathers, that the LORD has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you from the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
[9] Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations,
[10] and requites to their face those who hate him, by destroying them; he will not be slack with him who hates him, he will requite him to his face.
Job 6:2-7:13
[2] "O that my vexation were weighed,
and all my calamity laid in the balances!
[3] For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea;
therefore my words have been rash.
[4] For the arrows of the Almighty are in me;
my spirit drinks their poison;
the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
[5] Does the wild ass bray when he has grass,
or the ox low over his fodder?
[6] Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt,
or is there any taste in the slime of the purslane?
[7] My appetite refuses to touch them;
they are as food that is loathsome to me.
[8] "O that I might have my request,
and that God would grant my desire;
[9] that it would please God to crush me,
that he would let loose his hand and cut me off!
[10] This would be my consolation;
I would even exult in pain unsparing;
for I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
[11] What is my strength, that I should wait?
And what is my end, that I should be patient?
[12] Is my strength the strength of stones,
or is my flesh bronze?
[13] In truth I have no help in me,
and any resource is driven from me.
[14] "He who withholds kindness from a friend
forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
[15] My brethren are treacherous as a torrent-bed,
as freshets that pass away,
[16] which are dark with ice,
and where the snow hides itself.
[17] In time of heat they disappear;
when it is hot, they vanish from their place.
[18] The caravans turn aside from their course;
they go up into the waste, and perish.
[19] The caravans of Tema look,
the travelers of Sheba hope.
[20] They are disappointed because they were confident;
they come thither and are confounded.
[21] Such you have now become to me;
you see my calamity, and are afraid.
[22] Have I said, `Make me a gift'?
Or, `From your wealth offer a bribe for me'?
[23] Or, `Deliver me from the adversary's hand'?
Or, `Ransom me from the hand of oppressors'?
[24] "Teach me, and I will be silent;
make me understand how I have erred.
[25] How forceful are honest words!
But what does reproof from you reprove?
[26] Do you think that you can reprove words,
when the speech of a despairing man is wind?
[27] You would even cast lots over the fatherless,
and bargain over your friend.
[28] "But now, be pleased to look at me;
for I will not lie to your face.
[29] Turn, I pray, let no wrong be done.
Turn now, my vindication is at stake.
[30] Is there any wrong on my tongue?
Cannot my taste discern calamity?
Chapter 7
[1] "Has not man a hard service upon earth,
and are not his days like the days of a hireling?
[2] Like a slave who longs for the shadow,
and like a hireling who looks for his wages,
[3] so I am allotted months of emptiness,
and nights of misery are apportioned to me.
[4] When I lie down I say, `When shall I arise?'
But the night is long,
and I am full of tossing till the dawn.
[5] My flesh is clothed with worms and dirt;
my skin hardens, then breaks out afresh.
[6] My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle,
and come to their end without hope.
[7] "Remember that my life is a breath;
my eye will never again see good.
[8] The eye of him who sees me will behold me no more;
while thy eyes are upon me, I shall be gone.
[9] As the cloud fades and vanishes,
so he who goes down to Sheol does not come up;
[10] he returns no more to his house,
nor does his place know him any more.
[11] "Therefore I will not restrain my mouth;
I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;
I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
[12] Am I the sea, or a sea monster,
that thou settest a guard over me?
[13] When I say, `My bed will comfort me,
my couch will ease my complaint,'
Isaiah 40:1-8
[1] Comfort, comfort my people,
says your God.
[2] Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and cry to her
that her warfare is ended,
that her iniquity is pardoned,
that she has received from the LORD's hand
double for all her sins.
[3] A voice cries:
"In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD,
make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
[4] Every valley shall be lifted up,
and every mountain and hill be made low;
the uneven ground shall become level,
and the rough places a plain.
[5] And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed,
and all flesh shall see it together,
for the mouth of the LORD has spoken."
[6] A voice says, "Cry!"
And I said, "What shall I cry?"
All flesh is grass,
and all its beauty is like the flower of the field.
[7] The grass withers, the flower fades,
when the breath of the LORD blows upon it;
surely the people is grass.
[8] The grass withers, the flower fades;
but the word of our God will stand for ever.
The Revised Standard Version of the Bible is copyright © National Council of Churches of Christ in America


text: DETROIT—Buckhead Tobacco Inc., makers of Hamtramck Smooths and Eastpoint cigarettes, and three other small tobacco manufacturers braced for a protracted court fight Monday, when a $350 class-action lawsuit was filed against Little Tobacco. "The defendants in this case peddled their deadly product for weeks at three local stores," said lead prosecuting attorney Stanley Green. "And memos show their intent to advertise on small, backcountry roads that children bike on every few days." If Little Tobacco is defeated, the $3.5 hundred award would go toward reimbursing its victim and removing the cigarette vending machine from the breakroom of a Detroit-area Safeway.


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Welcome to the Kitten Author Party. If you are human, you will have restricted rights. You may laugh, but do nothing else. This is not your party, it's ours.
Writing Kitten, Tell Ado: What if no one comes to our Author Party?
Marketing Maniac, Kitty-Kitty: Are you kidding? I've promoted this all over town. Everybody, who's anybody will be here.
WK: I think I'll go hide.
MM: What? No! They are coming to see you. I've told them all about Saving Casey and your other books!
WK: My book is called Saving Kitty. Liza's version is called Saving Casey.
MM: Well, they've read Liza's version and can't wait to publish your version.
WK: Liza's not going to like that.
Welcome Archer, have a seat and the paper.
Archer: I didn't come to read the paper. I want to read Tell Ado's version of Saving Casey. I loved the human version. I laughed, cried, and yowled in rage. Fabulous book.
Thatcher: Yes, Saving Casey by Liza O'Connor. I couldn't put it down. I would have stayed at home had you not promised you had a kitten who writes like Liza.
Here's Shakespeare, the best scribe that's ever been. Come in Shakes, I got a new author for you.
SS: Great! I've heard about Tell Ado's giant head, so I brought backup in case I need help typing all these stories.
We work in shifts. That's Snoozeball.
MM: Well done Shakespeare! Now, I invited the best editor there is, however, she can't show until later, but that's not a problem since first Tell Ado has to first tell you the story of Saving Kitty.
Thatcher: Saving Kitty?
MM: Just think of Saving Casey with Cats and Kittens.
Thatcher: So Old Cat is going to die and inexplicably wake up in the body of a young kitten, and she decides to take on the young kitten's life.
MM: And foolishly thinks all her life experiences will make it an easy turnaround.
Thatcher: Does she name the prior kitten, Old Kitty and herself New Cat.
SS: *typing furiously* Hold on, I'm getting confused.
MM: Here's Tell Ado. She can tell her story.
All: *Gasp!*
WK: I know my head is ginormous.
MM: It's okay. Once you share your stories, your head will return to normal.
WK: Then let's get started. I can barely walk with this giant blimp head.
*Hours later*
WK: That's it for Saving Casey.
Thatcher: I'll give you a five year supply of catnip for the rights to the book.
WK: I love catnip.
Archer: You better love a giant head as well, because you'll be so junked up with catnip, you won't be able to tell Shakespeare or Snoozeball what to type.
MM: What's your offer?
Archer: Quarterly shipments of Kitty treats.
Thatcher: I'll match that and provide a live mouse every six months as a bonus.
Archer: Moist, premium kitty treats, and two mice each quarter.
Thatcher: Cans of sardines and thirty mice a month.
Archer: *glares at Thatcher* Try to make a profit on that. Yes, it's a fabulous book, but Tell Ado is unknown.
WK: My namesake is the most prolific writer in human history.
Archer: Perhaps, but her last book was published in 2006. The young kittens coming up don't know her. AND, you are not her. You are a talented young author, who shows promise. However, we have no proof that you'll survive the editorial process.
MM: speaking of which, the editorial cats have arrived.
ED YUK: I hate the word 'that', all forms of 'to be', and echoes.
ED BITE: I hate the word "thing". If you can't find a better word, then you don't deserve to call yourself a writer. Also, I detest unnecessary fluff, redundancies, and flashbacks. And if you use an adjective, I will bite you. And if you are told to change something, CHANGE IT! Do not argue with me!
TA: But Maniac, what if I truly believe the editors have misunderstood my writing and I'm right?
MM: Then we bring in Ed Thug. He has no trouble being the bad cop.
TA: Okay, okay. I'll change the paragraph. It's not worth drowning over.
WK: But that's a dog. I'm terrified of dogs.
MM: Me too. But EVERYONE: cats, mice, dogs, seals, elephants, and lions all agree that this little terrier is the best in the business. She's meticulous, tenacious, dedicated, and determined that every story is presented the best it can be. So suck up your fear of dogs and thank God you have her.
TA: If I do, can I avoid the others?
MM: No. They all have their purposes and skills, even Thug.
TA: And what is that?
MM: To make you a better writer and your books a better read. Remember the fighter's motto: No pain, no gain. You can't do this alone. You need your army of experts.
TA: *breaths in deep* I'll try. So which publisher should I go with?
MM: Not sure. Let's get drunk on eggnog and then decide.
1. Will Tell Ado's head shrink to a normal size?
2. Which Publisher will Tell Ado choose?


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Martin Thrasher
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Aralez Pharmaceuticals
Mr. Thrasher serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Aralez Pharmaceuticals Inc. since February 5, 2016. Mr. Thrasher is a seasoned international executive. After graduating from the Richard Ivey School of Business in London ON. Thrasher spent over 30 years working around the globe for companies such as General Foods, McCormick & Co, Campbell Soup Co. and ConAgra Foods Inc. Mr. Thrasher lived and worked in Canada, Australia, Belgium and the USA. His responsibilities with Campbell Soup Co. included positions as President, International Grocery and President, North America Grocery. At ConAgra Foods Inc., he was President of the Retail Products Co, a $9 billion business with over 30,000 employees. Currently, Mr. Thrasher is President of FMT Consulting, a boutique advisory and consulting firm. Mr. Thrasher was chosen as a Director in light of his significant international business experience with Fortune 500 companies.
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