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In The Name of God, Amen, this twelth Day of June one thousand seven hundred and ninety four, I Alexander Clark of Greenbrier County and State of Virginia now in the evening of my days but of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God I therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my Body knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, to make and order this my last will and Testament that is to say principally and first of all, I recommend my Soul to God who give it and for my body I recommend it to the Earth to be Buried in a Christian like manner at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God, and as touching such wourldly Estate where with it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form
Imprimis it is my will and I do order that in the first place all my just Debts and funeral Charges be paid and satisfied
Item to my son James Clark one cow and calf one too year old and one year old heffer and four heeds of Sheep. Also Item to my sons William, Ralph, Alexander, John & Samuel Clark, I leave to Each one Shillin Starling. I also to my Daughters Rebekah and Martha I leave to each one Shilling Starling. I give and bequeath to Sarrah Clark my beloved wife the plantation where on I now live which she is to sell and dispose of how and when she thinks proper and also I give and bequeath to Sarrah Clark my bloved wife the disposal of al my Cash, my houshold Furniture and likeways my Stock and all my worldly Estate which she is also to dspose how and when she thinks proper, and also I constitute and appoint my deerly beloved wife and my son James to be my Executors of this my last will and Testament and I hereby utterly disallow revoke and disannull all and every other Testament made before this whether gifts grants or legacies whatsoever, ratifying and confirming this same to be may last Will and Testament and declares the same before the under Evidences, and have hereunto set my hand and Seal the day and Year above mentioned.
Test Alexander Clark {seal}
Samuel Clark
Matthias Kisinger
Thomas Fulton
Greenbrier October Court 1794
This last will and Testament of Alexander Clark Decd was presented in Court by Sarah Clark and James Clark the Executors therein named and the same was proved by the oath of Samuel Clark & Matthias Kisinger two of the Witnesses thereto & ordered to record & on the motion of the sd Executors who made oath according to Law. Certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate thereof in due form whereupon the sd Exrs with Samuel Clark & John Hutchison enter'd into Bond with Condition according to law.
Test John Stuart
Source: Greenbrier County Virginia Will Book 1:87, Greenbrier County Commission, Lewisburg, WV.


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A 21-year-old Oakland woman arrested on suspicion of identity theft at a San Carlos electronics store is facing additional charges after authorities say she tried to bring marijuana into the jail after her arrest.
The San Jose Mercury News reports https://bit.ly/12BPJNs that Robinique Manuel was arrested at a Best Buy store Thursday when San Mateo County deputies called to the store found she was carrying fraudulent debit and gift cards, as well as an altered driver's license.
Authorities say Manuel was also wanted on two misdemeanor warrants from outside of San Mateo County.
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If you think you have all the time in the world to love, by all means bring home roses once a year.
Jerri Kane and Raymond Sternberg lack that luxury. They celebrate their happiness each month. Last April 8 was the day they moved in together. In the outside world, their boxy bedroom and small bathroom would be called a studio apartment. In Eisenberg Village at the Los Angeles Jewish Home in Reseda, it's Room 224.
Jerri points to the number and says two plus two plus four adds up to their lucky number: 8. She's 88, by the way. The guy she's shacked up with is 93.
Who needs to tie the knot? They know what they have, and what they've lost.
Jerri and Ray lived long lives before they met each other. She wed three times, he just once — a marriage that lasted 71 years.
Alzheimer's ripped away the lovely girl who was just 19 when she married him, in terrible slow motion, day by day, thought by thought. When Ray speaks of Shirley, who died last January, his voice quivers and his eyes well with tears.
But if first love is special, so is last love. Jerri and Ray are giddy with it. They smooch in public. They wiggle their eyebrows at each other. Risque lines crackle between them. One day he's wearing a bandage on his arm. She bats her eyelashes and says, "He told me to be gentle. I forgot."
He puckers up. She grips him close with her pink fingernails. "My gentle giant," she coos. To be with them is to be three's a crowd.
How did it start? Picture a crowded dining room — the sort you might find on an ocean liner or in a grand hotel. Only here the crowd is white-haired, with many more women than men. People sit at assigned tables, sipping from cans of low-sodium V8.
Jerri had been at Table 33 for years by the time Ray showed up at Table 35. Gingerly, in their sensible shoes, they began to cross the wide aisle between them, back and forth, back and forth. He saw a blond beauty, always coiffed and well dressed. She saw a looker — tall, dark and handsome. She also noticed he had clean fingernails, which pleased her.
From 'like' to 'love'
One day, Ray asked Jerri if she'd like to be companions, and she said yes. "I think we fell in "like," and from falling in like, it grew to love. And at our age that's simply spectacular," Jerri says.
Ray says his son Donald helped open his heart again. Speaking of it, he tears up. Well into his mother's mental diminishment, Donald sat Ray down for a talk, the way a father might a son. He assured his father that he had honored his marriage vows. He said it was time for him to take care of himself. He also asked Ray to fulfill one last parental duty: to "teach me … how to live the end of your life."
For Donald it has been a beautiful, bittersweet lesson. "I used to see my dad all the time, but I don't see him all that much anymore," says Donald, 63. "He has this whole other life now. It makes him happy, and he's consumed with it."
In their little room, Jerri and Ray have side-by-side recliners. She curls up in hers with romance novels. He likes to read suspense. When her arthritis doesn't interfere, she crochets while watching TV. He puts on his headphones and listens to big bands. They laugh a lot.
They don't have much wall space. They share as best they can. Jerri took all her individual photos out of their frames and turned them into one big collage of her life. Here she is as a bare-kneed child, here as a freshly blooming young woman. Here is her daughter, Eileen, who looks just like her, except that her hair is long and dark.
Above his chair, Ray has a large photo of his three children — Donald, Lauren and Judith — as well as a black-and-white of himself as a young man in the Army, and his World War II medals (including a Purple Heart and a Silver Star) in a frame, behind glass. Photos of Shirley stay in his closet. He says it's easier that way.
What he and Jerri share is in the moment and simple, he says — free of concerns about earning a living, about raising a family, about anything really beyond making each other happy.
Active lifestyles
When they moved in together, they pushed two twin beds into one bed.
They spend a lot of time in that bed. He used to wear his hair close-cropped. She had him grow it out, wavy and lush.
Ray still drives a car. He takes it for a spin several times a week to play cards at a nearby senior center. Jerri does her own thing too. She leads tours of the home.
At dinner they maintain their separate tables for a bit of independence, though before going to his, he pushes in her chair for her.
And on the 8th of every month, they ditch the dining hall for an off-campus early bird special. This month it was at IHOP, where they got the two by two by two — pairs of everything, pancakes to eggs.
At the Jewish Home, they don't celebrate saints. So Valentine's Day is Sweethearts' Day. For Jerri and Ray, it's the same as every other day. They wake up to the sound of the rooster at the nursery next door. They look out at the sun in the trees. They kiss and they laugh and they celebrate every moment they get to spend together.


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A Freezing Weekend Before Christmas
Another Freeze Warning Tonight
After a sub freezing start to your weekend, temperatures will once again fall into the upper 20's and lower 30's overnight Saturday night and into early Sunday morning. That places most of our area under a Freeze Warning early Sunday morning.
The coldest temperatures were across inland areas, Lake Butler and Fargo both reported low temperatures in the mid 20's this morning. Jacksonville got down to 31° at the airport this morning. Winds remained in the 7-12mph range overnight last night, which kept everyone at least 3° warmer overnight than if the winds had completely calmed down.
During the day today, sunny skies prevail- but the sunshine does not help much with the cold temperatures. By noon, we will climb into the upper 40's and low 50's. Afternoon highs range from 55° to 59°. No chances for showers, and winds are expected out of the Northwest initially, becoming more Westerly during the afternoon hours between 7 and 12mph.
Tonight, temperatures will drop again, with a Freeze Warning issued for our area, excluding the beaches. Expect 2-4 hours below freezing overnight tonight with the lowest temperatures dropping into the upper 20's. Jacksonville is expected to get down to 27°. Inland temperatures will range from the mid 20's to the upper 20's for overnight lows, while coastal areas will range from the low to mid 30's. Winds will be calmer overnight and skies will remain clear.
A look ahead to Christmas Eve shows clear sunny skies, a chilly start- with a milder afternoon on the way. Afternoon highs are expected in the upper 60's and low 70's Monday afternoon. That evening will be spent primarily in the 50's, with temperatures dipping into the 40's before sunrise on Christmas Day.
A weak warm front brings afternoon chances for showers along and to the North of I-10 Christmas Day. Overall coverage of these showers will be 30% area-wide, with likely chances for showers in Waycross and Brunswick.
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11-19 & 11-20-10 Charlottesville VA
My winter away from baseball took brought me to Charlottesville VA for to see the last two Dave Matthews Band concerts of 2010. The concerts were much anticipated because these would be the last DMB concerts until at least 2012, as the band is taking its first break from touring since its inception in 1991.
It was about a five hour drive but well worth it.
The John Paul Jones Amphitheatre:
Located at the University of Virginia:
Our seats were located in Sec 115 Row N, which was the very first row on the side stage:
Highlights of the concert were the song Spoon (the first time I've ever heard that song played live after 48 shows) Warehouse and Jimi Thing.
The next morning, we woke up very early to see the sun rise. It was pretty awesome to see it come up over the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Since it was very early and we were at the top of a summit, the wind coupled with the cold made things very frigid. Here I am battling the double dose of cold and wind
The sun finally showed itself kicking off day two of the Charlottesville trip.
Later on that morning we headed into downtown Charlottesville:
There I found the Jefferson Theater, where Dave Matthews played with Tim Reynolds on 5/27/93 and 12/12/93:
Eventually, we found Miller's bar, which was the birthplace of the Dave Matthews Band.
I found this on nancies.org to better describe the bar:
Miller's is a bar located on Charlottesville's Downtown Mall on Main Street.
It is located in the old Miller's Drugstore building, and was turned into a
bar after being purchased by Steve Tharpe in 1981. In September of 2001 it
underwent some minor renovations before being sold to Scottie Kaylor. The new
owner alternately suggested that massive renovations were likely and that
everything would be kept the same. By mid-2002, most of the waitstaff had
turned over, pool tables had been added on a new third level, the menu had been
completely overhauled, and it had lost most of its long-time crowd of regulars.
It was at Miller's that the members of Dave Matthews Band first collaborated.
Dave Matthews and Peter Griesar worked at the bar, which has long been a
hotbed for jazz music in Charlottesville. Among the regulars at that time
were Leroi Moore, Carter Beauford, Tim Reynolds, Boyd Tinsley, Greg Howard,
and many others. With the help of musician John D'earth, Matthews was able to
assemble the Miller's regulars and the rest is history. Greg Howard, John
D'earth, Tim Reynolds and countless other Charlottesville jazz performers
performed there regularly for years, although most of them have ended their
tenure there since Miller's was sold.
Due to Miller's position in DMB lore, it has become somewhat of a mecca for
wide-eyed Dave Matthews Band fans."
Me outside the bar:
And inside:
There was an hour wait for food, so we headed down the street to Christian's pizza where I stood in line for what seemed like an hour.
After lunch we headed to the Shenandoah mountains and took a few pictures:
After spending a few hours in the mountain it was time to head back to Charlottesville and the concert (night 2).
Our seats were in the upper deck, section 313 row G, but I still had an absolute blast.
The highlights of the concert besides just being there and dancing were:
1) hearing Long Black Veil for the first time since my first DMB concert in 2000. It's ultra rare nowadays, this just being the second time it's been played full band since 2003.
2) hearing the Song that Jane Likes
3) hearing Write a Song for the first time.
4) an amazing 5 song encore.
After the concert, we drove home through the night and got back at 5:30 AM. It didn't help that this had been the longest concert in DMB history.
The next day on 11-21-10 I went to the Consol Energy Center to see the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
I wasn't into it.
We actually left early before the concert even ended to go to PPG Square to see the Christmas tree.
Before leaving, I took a moment to demonstrate my severe dislike for the Penguins.
I promise my next entry will have something to do with baseball.
My DMB Statistics:
By the way, I got 10 concert posters for $40 each before they sold out (I had early entrance tickets) which have sold for a nice profit on ebay.


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I wore this dress out on Saturday but I really fancied wearing it again today dressed down. These floaty fishtail (?) skirts have been around for ages but I couldn't find one that really suited me. I cant really pull off maxi or midi, Im just a bit too short and it doesn't work with my body's proportions! However I got this on a mad dash around Topshop Oxford Street Concessions on a Friday night and it just had to do! Its obscenely short (it looks shorter in these photos which doesn't help) so Im wearing some hotpants underneath but you know. Also honourable mention to the nail polish Im wearing today which is from MUA's new collection with Love Hearts, the polish costs £2 and its the most gorgeous purple I own!
Off to a meeting with Forever 21 tonight which is a bit exciting, I've posted a bit more detail about what Im doing on my ETC LLYMLRS blog today! I also put up my week in photos post, I don't really know if I should put them on here or not! What do you guys thing? Keep them with the random stuff or have them on here? Basically in my weekly schedule (yes this blog has one!) I do Sunday portrait on Sundays, three outfit posts and two "snippets" then take Saturdays off. I could post them on Saturdays on here to fill the gap, but gah I dont know! Such a worrier!


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Valle Gran Rey
Promotur Turismo Canarias S.A.
View of Taguluche, in Valle Gran Rey
Panoramic view of Valle Gran Rey with the traditional farmed terraces
Playa del Inglés beach, Valle Gran Rey
Harbour in Valle Gran Rey
Las Vueltas beach, Valle Gran Rey
- 自治州 : Canary Islands
- 県/島 : Gomera
This is one of the most outstanding tourist destinations on the island of La Gomera, thanks to the exceptional beauty of the scenery, which is characterised by green mountains with numerous palm trees, and traditional architecture with typical white houses. What's more, the town has a small harbour and several excellent beaches.
Beaches and nature Valle Gran Rey is home to some of the best-known beaches in La Gomera, known for their fine black sand and blue waters. The two longest are the beaches of La Puntilla and La Calera, which are also very popular with scuba divers. In contrast, the beach of El Charco de la Condesa is an excellent place for surfing. Other beaches in the municipal district include El Charco del Conde, with its calm waters; the beach of Las Vueltas, located beside the harbour; and the beach known as the Playa del Inglés, a little distance from the town centre and the perfect place for stargazing.
The municipal district is part of the Garajonay National Park –distinguished with the UNESCO World Heritage designation– and is the site of one of the most widely visited venues for enjoying views over the park: the César Manrique viewing point. The surrounding area offers numerous opportunities for hiking, and is home to species of endemic fauna and flora such as the giant lizard of La Gomera. In addition, visitors can see the traditional farmed terraces (plots in raked steps across the mountain), which make an attractive backdrop to the town. Fiestas Another of the attractions of Valle Gran Rey are its popular festivities. One of the most symbolic is the offering of the Branch, which takes place on 16 August and features the offer of local produce and traditional pastries to the patron saint. This is a good opportunity to enjoy popular dancing accompanied by the beat of the typical La Gomera drum. Other interesting festivities in the municipal district are the celebrations in honour of Nuestra Señora de los Santos Reyes (6 January), Nuestra Señora de Fátima (13 May), San Antonio de Padua (13 June), San Juan Bautista (23 June), San Pedro (29 June), Nuestra Señora de la Salud and San Buenaventura (14 July), the Virgin del Carmen (16 July), the Virgin del Buen Viaje (last weekend in August) and the Virgin del Coromoto (first weekend in September, in La Hayas). Gastronomy The most typical dishes of Valle Gran Rey include a wide range of hearty soups –particularly the watercress potage; a toasted flour known as gofio, which is widely used in appetisers and desserts; and goats cheese. This cheese is best savoured in a type of delicious local pâté known as almogrote. The typical local cakes and pastries often feature the use of guarapo, the honey made from the sap of palm trees.
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Harry Dov Weininger
September 28, 1933 – May 31, 2010
Harry Dov Weininger, who was a force in community and civic affairs in the East Bay from the 1960s until quite recently, has died at the age of 76. Harry lived a full life, without complaint, despite significant health issues in recent years, including Parkinson's Disease and congestive heart failure. He enjoyed Berkeley Akademie and San Francisco Symphony performances in his last days, and on his final evening on the town, dined at a Berkeley bayside restaurant – metaphorically, at sunset. He suffered a cardiac arrest that evening, never regained consciousness, and died four days later. Harry ended life just as remarkably as he lived it: he managed to pass away on Memorial Day, surrounded by family and friends.
Harry's orbit was Berkeley. He became proprietor of The Carpet Center in Berkeley in 1966 and immediately reached out to neighboring business owners, creating an informal merchant association. People would slow their cars to read the philosophical messages on The Carpet Center's marquee, and the annual Back Door Sale brought in so many customers that the line at the cash register wound through the entire store and onto the street. As The Carpet Center grew and required more space, Harry moved the business to 8th and Parker, becoming a pioneer in the revitalization of West Berkeley. During the 1970s and 1980s he became involved in a number of community and civic organizations, to which he brought wisdom, humor, expertise, and hard work. He was known as a conciliator in fractious times, diligently maintaining good relationships with people of all political stripes.
After a near-miss run for Berkeley City Council in 1975, Harry devoted his prodigious energy to behind-the-scenes efforts. He spent many years on the Board of Directors of the Berkeley Democratic Club. As its President between 1983 and 1986, and as President Pro Tem between 1990 and 1996, he dedicated himself to expanding its voice in the political life of Berkeley. He was President of the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce; active in Rotary Club of Berkeley; a Member of the City of Berkeley Civic Arts Commission and the Planning Commission; and on the Board of Trustees of Planned Parenthood: Shasta-Diablo, which honored his visionary work with The Margaret Sanger Award. He also contributed witty and insightful pieces to The Berkeley Daily Planet and other publications.
Education was highly valued by Harry. His stint in the U.S. Army included graduation from Officer Candidate School in 1958. He received his B.A. from the University of Chicago in 1960, and, realizing a lifelong dream to study law, his J.D. from the University of San Francisco in 1988 (at the age of 54). During the course of his legal studies, he took great pleasure in attending programs abroad at both Trinity College in Dublin and the University of Oxford. He was also strongly supportive of the education of his daughters and granddaughter, and the children of other family members and close friends.
Harry loved Berkeley, and it loved him back. March 16, 1997 was proclaimed "Harry Weininger Day" in Berkeley by then-mayor Shirley Dean, and in 2000 he was honored by the Berkeley Community Fund for his civic and cultural leadership building consensus and understanding in the community.
Harry believed in and supported a number of organizations, and backed up these beliefs with his efforts and donations. Among the many organizations that were especially important to him were the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra, the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, the Aurora Theatre, The Berkeley Public Library Foundation, Jewish Family and Children's Services of the East Bay, Jewish Community Center of the East Bay, and The Parkinson's Institute in Sunnyvale.
Harry treasured his family and friends, and his wide circle of interests and acquaintances guaranteed that his introductions led to delightful discoveries as people realized their connections through him. Some who thought they were determined adversaries found themselves pleasantly sharing a meal at his dining table. His annual New Year's Day parties were legendary. More than one successful long-term pairing occurred after an encounter at a "Harry" gathering. He was also masterful at orchestrating unique outings and trips, both locally and globally, for friends and family to come together and share an experience of a lifetime.
Harry was born in the Carpathian Mountains, a region in the Ukraine that has at various times been in Austria, Romania, and Moldavia. He emigrated to the U.S. with his parents in 1950. They initially settled in Chicago, and in 1963, Harry moved to Berkeley where he lived for the next 47 years.He is survived by his daughters, Carmi Weininger of Oakland and Nehama Weininger of Oakland and Greece; granddaughter Aria Rose Fisilani of Oakland and Greece; partner Yvette Vloeberghs of Berkeley; cousin Jean Weininger of Berkeley; and cat Melchior, also of Berkeley.
Private services have already been held. A memorial service will take place in the near future – contact the family for details. If desired, donations in his name may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.


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Dragoning is not the sole domain of Audi R8's. Recent photographs of a much earlier product of the Volkswagen Group shed light on the high potential of Type 2 Transporters in attracting mythical reptilians.
As you can see, the surroundings of the dragon are highly unusual. The inside of the Microbus is wallpapered with old maps, carpeted with old rugs, and surrounding the dragon is a life buoy.
Closeup of the dragon's head reveals fine, colorful detail, with whiskers shaped like electrical wiring. It is a menacing beast.
The Microbus itself is a nice example of a second generation Type 2, produced between 1967 and 1979 in the United States and Europe—and ever since in Brazil.
Location may give away the purpose of the dragon. The Microbus was parked on Lovas út in Budapest—rising immediately to its right is the Buda Castle, the 750-year-old HQ of Hungarian royalty.


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The Beethoven Gateway needs volunteers!
We are recruiting volunteers to index books and articles to add to the Beethoven Gateway. Volunteers need not live near the Beethoven Center. We will provide online training and access to the resources you will need to complete your work. If you are interested in serving as a volunteer, please email Patricia Stroh with information on your particular qualifications and interests. She will then contact you to answer any questions, discuss indexing assignments, and arrange for your training.
Volunteer Qualifications
- Knowledge of Beethoven's music, or;
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- Reading knowledge of a language other than English especially desirable. We particularly need indexers who are reasonably fluent in German, French, Italian, Spanish, or Russian;
- Access to the internet and email;
- Ability to commit at least one year to the project (number of hours flexible);
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Volunteer Indexer Duties
- Complete online training (approx. 10 hours).
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This is supposed to be good news. Our dear government has finally recognized that organic farmers are at least as deserving of bribery as all those sinful chemical farmers. After all, industrial agriculture gets $17.2 billion dollars in direct payments every year so surely a little bit of money ought also to go to holy, humble, horse and hoe husbandmen who also help keep the world from starvation. In fact, organic farmers now have their very own farm subsidy program under the Environmental Quality Incentive Program to the tune of $50 million bucks. Ain't that wonderful?
I will go as far out on the end of my bucket loader as I can and bet even money that this is the beginning of the end of organic farming. Government learned a long time ago that farmers, like everyone else, can be persuaded to do what the government wants done by handing out money. The result? Since government subsidy programs got serious about 70 years ago, the number of commercial farmers has plummeted from over 12 million to something less that one million. That's how helpful the payments have been. Then along came small organic farmers who although unsubsidized for the most part, began doubling and tripling in number with each passing year. Whoa. Can't have that, for heaven's sake. That might mean that government subsidies don't really help farmers. Maybe, perish the thought, government doesn't know how to help farmers. Or, perish two thoughts, maybe government doesn't really want to help farmers but just wants cheap food so the people can afford to buy more SUVs. Any trend toward farmers becoming successful without government subsidies has to be stopped. Uncle knows how to do that. Offer them money.
If you think I am only joking, examine the rules of this new game. The fifty million dollar "Organic Initiative" subsidy is to help organic farmers, and I quote, "implement conservation practices on the farm." Hmmm. Isn't every real organic farmer already doing that? Isn't that part of any proper definition of organic farming?
Rule number two: "Conservation practices that farmers have already adopted are not eligible for payment." Amazing grace. If you have already been doing what every responsible farmer should be doing, you don't get any money, sucker. This isn't the first time for this. A few years ago I learned about another government giveaway under the Conservation Reserve Program that paid farmers who stopped cultivating land next to creeks and rivers. Great. I had taken my creekside acres out of cultivation years ago. I triumphantly stomped into the Natural Resource Conservation office, and gleefully applied for my payment. The girls in the office, who must daily endure frustrated farmers grudgingly applying for their farm welfare payments, studied me over the rims of their glasses, wondering if it was safe to give me the bad news. They read me the rule: "Conservation practices already adopted do not qualify." If I wanted a CRP payment, and I'm not joking now, I would have to plow up my creekside land, put it to corn for two years, and then put the land back to pasture! (This particular rule has been changed since then although not completely.)
Rule number 3: "Only organic and transitional farmers are eligible for Organic Initiative payments." Aha. Pretending great solicitude for organic farmers, the government has finessed its way into being the arbiter of who is "organic' and who is not. All of us involved in organic farming know how in the past the government has been partner to several attempts to water down organic rules to help large-scale farmers qualify. Now organic farmers will be more willing to go along with government definitions because they are all on the take. As for "transitional," I am reminded of the alcoholic who insists he is going to quit drinking and to prove it, he now skips his usual brace of triple martinis on Sundays.
And finally, rule number 4: The NRCS ranks applications for Organic Initiative bribes on the basis of "predicted environmental impact." Obviously the bigger the concentrated animal facility or the cultivated grain farm, the more will be the predictable impact if the situation is improved. Guess who will get the lion's share of the money. Get big or get out. Goodbye, organic farmers.


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The Colorado River may have cut the Grand Canyon, but for much of its course the river is no longer so mighty. Most of the time, the Colorado no longer even reaches the sea.
The moisture the Colorado River brings to an arid part of the United States and a piece of northern Mexico has sustained generations of people and many generations of wildlife. But that water has long been over allocated, sucked dry by the 30 million people who rely on it for drinking and irrigation.
Once free, the Colorado now has many dams along its 1,450 miles (2,333 kilometers). Its life-giving water is divided up among seven U.S. states and Mexico according to a series of treaties and agreements. But precious little flows remain to support the rich ecosystems that once flourished along the river's path.
As Wade Davis recently reported, the Colorado once supported a vast, sprawling delta where it met the Gulf of California:
As recently as the last years of the nineteenth century the wetlands produced enough wood to fuel the steamships and paddle wheelers that supplied all of the army outposts, mining camps, and ragtag settlements of the lower Colorado. Today the gallery forests of cottonwood and willow are a shadow of memory, displaced by thickets of tamarisk and arrowweed, invasive species capable of surviving in soils poisoned by salt.
Davis added that, as a result of the loss of rich sediments that were formerly deposited into the Gulf, "Marine productivity has fallen by as much as 95 percent, and all that remains to recall the bounty of the estuary are the countless millions of shells that form the islands and beaches on the shore."
Davis and Sandra Postel, National Geographic's Freshwater Fellow, have also documented the toll the drying of the delta has taken on the region's indigenous people, the Cucapá (also spelled Cocopah), the "People of the River."
Postel wrote:
Historical accounts suggest that four hundred years ago as many as 5,000 Cucapá were living in the delta. Today, perhaps 300 remain. Theirs is a culture at risk of extinction – and the primary reason is the colossal 20th-century grab of the waters of the Colorado River.
We Are All to Blame
It's easy to blame farmers and ranchers along the Colorado who draw from its channel to water their crops or quench the thirst of their cows. Or glittering cities like Las Vegas and Los Angeles, which pipe in water from long distances to fill pools and water lawns.
These and others are the immediate consumers of water from the Colorado, but the truth is that we are all at least partially responsible. Many of us consume products that come from the region, whether in the form of cornmeal, hamburgers, or electronics. Many of us visit the region to ski, play golf, hike, or shop.
We live in an increasingly connected world, in which we ship "virtual water" in the form of products and even services around the world. We can't simply fix the Colorado by piping water from another place, as Brian Richter recently pointed out. We need more holistic solutions. And fact is, many of us use more water than we need, perhaps more than could be called our "fair share."
In the U.S., we use twice as much water per person as the global average.
We Can All "Change the Course"
We all can do better. Take our water calculator to see how much water you use everyday, hidden in your diet and wardrobe, and to make your transportation possible.
Or, get right down to business, and pledge to start saving a little water in your own life. Make a small change today, and you may find yourself quickly forming a more water-efficient habit. Eat one less serving of meat (it takes 634 gallons of water to make one burger), skip one cup of coffee (37 gallons), or carpool (it takes 13 gallons of water to make one gallon of gas).
And yes, please do turn off the faucet when you brush your teeth. Every drop counts.
Under the leadership of Sandra Postel, National Geographic's freshwater team has joined forces with the Bonneville Environment Foundation and Participant Media (the creative folks behind An Inconvenient Truth, Waiting for Superman, and Last Call at the Oasis), to bring ordinary people together to magnify collective efforts, in a program called Change the Course (view the official press release). On the campaign website, people can enter their email address or phone number to receive regular updates on restoration work in the Colorado River Basin.
How It Works
For each person who signs up to Change the Course (and hopefully pledges to start saving water in their own life), corporate partners will donate funds to support restorative work along the Colorado. The team will work with local conservation groups on the ground, on projects designed to achieve high ecological value.
Change the Course's Charter Sponsor is Silk. Some of the projects under consideration include helping farmers in the basin increase their irrigation efficiency, and replacing invasive, water-sucking plants with native species.
Already, Change the Course helped fund restoration of water to the parched Yampa River in Colorado, near Steamboat Springs. In an innovative partnership, such water users as farmers, ranchers, and water districts temporarily leased water rights to the Colorado Water Trust.
Going forward, Change the Course will restore 1,000 gallons of water to the Colorado Basin for each pledge made. The more people who sign up, the easier it will be to attract more sponsors—companies who likely want to "balance" their own water budgets by helping return flows to nature. It can be a way to offset consumption in various stages of their businesses.
The Change the Course team is piloting this innovative restoration approach in the Colorado River Basin, with hopes of moving it out to other river basins around the nation or the globe.
As the slogan goes, it's never too late to Change the Course.
Please sign up today to help Change the Course or text 'River' to 77177
Special thanks to Silk and Coca-Cola, Charter Sponsors for Change the Course. Additional funding generously provided by the Walton Family Foundation.


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Stephen King was a pioneer of electronic publishing. He serialized his novel The Plant online, and his novel Riding the Bullet was one of the first mass-market e-books. So it's kind of fascinating that he's turning away from e-books now that they've finally become ubiquitous. His next novel, the supernatural mystery Joyland, will only be available as a paperback at first, with no electronic edition until some point later on.
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Joyland is coming out from Titan Books' pulpy Hard Case Crime imprint, and King is keen for people to experience it in the proper paperback format:
I love crime, I love mysteries, and I love ghosts. That combo made Hard Case Crime the perfect venue for this book, which is one of my favourites. I also loved the paperbacks I grew up with as a kid, and for that reason, we're going to hold off on e-publishing this one for the time being.
You could argue that the latter-day equivalent of those pulpy paperbacks actually is the e-book, especially when so many "guilty pleasures" books are becoming hits on the Kindle first and then later crossing over to print. So this is a weirdly retrograde decision on King's part — and no doubt means that badly OCR-ed electronic copies will be all over the net the day after the paperback comes out.
According to the Daily Telegraph, Joyland is about
a college student who visits a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, only to confront "the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and the ways both will change his life forever".


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The former acts as a conjunction, whereas the latter a preposition. :D
But I don't think it's alright to change your original sentence into a present participle one. Like, "Having dinner, I stepped outside for some fresh air." This gives me an image that the action of 'having dinner' and 'stepped out' happened concurrently. If I rewrite the sentence to "After I had eaten dinner, I stepped out for sme fresh air," however, it sounds perfect to make it a present participle form as in "Having eaten dinner, I stepped out for some fresh air."
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There is no danger in my wife Arlene seeing this column before it�s published in this edition because we get the Havelock News by mail.
There is no danger in my wife Arlene seeing this column before it�s published in this edition because we get the Havelock News by mail. The paper doesn�t arrive in our mailbox in Swansboro until a day or two after it actually prints and is on the streets.
I wrote "danger" above because I don�t want Arlene to see this column before it�s published. This column is about her. That�s why.
Many of us celebrate Valentine�s Day in one way or another. But like many who choose to marry on or around Valentine�s Day, Arlene and I also celebrate our wedding anniversary this week. Our 21st to be exact. Lucky me, I was fortunate enough to win her hand in marriage in the old Presbyterian Church in New Bern in 1992.
Nothing was preordained about our meeting, let alone our marrying. First, I�m a double damn Yankee as I�ve mentioned in this column in the past. What makes me a Yankee is that I was born and bred in the great state of Ohio (about as far north in Ohio as one can get without getting wet) well north of the Mason-Dixon Line.
I�m a damn Yankee because I came to North Carolina for a "visit" (assigned here by the Marines) and then stayed.
And I�m a double damn Yankee because I had the audacity as a damn Yankee to steal a North Carolina gal as my wife. North Carolina gals, as anyone knows, and as General Johnson and the Chairman of the Board sang, are the "best in the world." I discovered General Johnson was right as he could be. Carolina gals are, in fact, the best gals this old nation rears up.
Second, these wonderful Carolina gals don�t just take up with any guy who comes sniffin� around. Especially Arlene, who�s the daughter of a retired Marine Corps master gunnery sergeant who forbade her to date Marines when she was young. He knew the nature of Marines being one himself.
And she�s the sister of a onetime North Carolina highway patrolman and former U.S. Army CH-47 helicopter crew chief and Vietnam vet. I�m lucky to have not been arrested for "trespassin� on sacred ground" from the perspectives of being a Jarhead and, worse, a damn Yankee dating his youngest sister.
Topping off her brother, Arlene�s identical twin sister � "the other half of the yolk" as she calls herself � is very protective of her twin. My bar to pass the twin "acceptability check" was very high indeed.
Third, I was a single father assigned to Marine Corps Air Station New River in Jacksonville, nearly an hour�s drive away along lonely U.S. 17 and U.S. 70 to Arlene�s home in Havelock from my home in Jacksonville. Both of us raising kids by ourselves, a two-hour round trip was a long time to travel to visit each other. "Logistics" didn�t make our courting each other any easier.
And I repeat. I was a single father. With two kids. Little kids. Arlene had to become a mother to them. Not easy.
Finally and maybe most interestingly, when I first came to Eastern North Carolina, I threw away her address and phone number given to me by her best � playing Cupid � friend. I procrastinated months calling Arlene and figured it had been "too long" since her best friend had passed me her phone number. She was sure to be involved with someone else by now. So I discarded her phone number and address.
When later emptying the trash can, the piece of paper with Arlene�s address and phone number missed the paper bag into which I was dumping the trash and fell to the floor. I picked it up and looked at it. At that moment I made the best decision I had ever made. I decided to write her a letter explaining why it had taken me so long to contact her.
So here comes this damn Yankee single father Marine with two little kids in tow and this caring, wonderful, beautiful inside and out, "best in the world" Carolina gal gives me even the time of day? In fact, she gave me the time of day and so much more. She wrote me back. Amazing.
The rest of the story is, as they say, history. She has been and continues to be my wife and the light of my life. I�m fortunate beyond any words I could put down in this column to have met her and married her.
She�s a "best in the world" Carolina gal. And I�m happy and proud to proclaim it publicly: lucky me on this 2013 Valentine�s Day and 21st wedding anniversary of ours. Lucky me!
Barry Fetzer is a columnist for the Havelock News. He can be reached at email@example.com.


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* If you already work for Jewish Care you can search and apply using your Employee Self Service (iTrent) login details. If you already work for Jewish Care and do not have login details contact Recruitment team who will provide you a username and password.
Why it's great to work for Jewish Care
We have a very diverse staff group at Jewish Care with over 70 nationalities, ages 16-75 – so you don't have to be Jewish to fit in and feel part of our staff community!
Jewish Care is a very vibrant, positive and friendly place to work where we make a real difference to people's lives every day.
Nine (ok it's actually 8.9 but that's nearly nine!) out of 10 Jewish Care employees would recommend us as a good place to work.
*The top five best things about working for Jewish Care were:
- Ethos and purpose of the organisation
- Cares about its staff
- Collegues/teamwork
- Learning and development
- Management
* Results taken from 2014 staff survey.
We believe that there are different routes into the world of work to fit different people. Our Apprenticeship Scheme encourages participants to gain qualifications and workplace experience in our offices. We work in conjunction with the national Apprenticeships scheme to make sure people get the most out of this experience, and gain valuable, practical skills.
To find out more about Apprenticeships, please email us or call us on 020 8922 2446
Benefits and training
What are the benefits of working at Jewish Care?
Jewish Care offers excellent benefits and training to all staff. We reward staff fairly and help them maintain the high standards we are known for in the community. Benefits include Jewish Care Pension scheme, various discounts, Loans and mileage reimbursement, ride to work scheme, eye tests, employee referral bonus and more.
What training is available?
- A comprehensive induction programme for all new staff
- Essential training for staff paid in full, including QCF Level 2, 3 & 5
- Management and skills training throughout the year
- Support for professional courses of study, where appropriate
- Secondment and mentoring across the organisation.
Will Jewish Care pay for my training?
It depends. We will where possible pay for training or source funding on your behalf. All mandatory and statutory training (that is training to do your job) will be paid for. If it is extra training we might struggle to pay for it. However, we have a solid budgeting process so if you and your manager agree that the training is vital to your job we can budget for it.
How do I book on to a course?
Discuss the course with your line manager first. Your manager should then email or call Learning and Development to book your place on the course. If for any reason you have to cancel your place on your course you should discuss this with your line manager and let the Learning and Development Department know as soon as possible. We take attendance on courses very seriously and if you cancel without good reasons your service manager will be notified.
To discuss all our training courses, please email us or call us on 020 8922 2432
Induction takes 6 days if you work in Care and 2 ½ if you work in an admin or head office role. You will get paid for your induction training. The induction is very valuable to start you on your Jewish Care journey. You will complete your induction with up to 11 other new starters who will become your induction network group. This way you can immediately know others in the organisation (outside of your area) and talk to them if you have any issues going forward.
Types of Jobs
Care Work
This could be in residential or nursing care, as a member of a home care team, in a community centre, centre for people living with dementia or in mental health services. There are some common aspects of the work:
- Physical and personal care
- Practical and emotional support
- Providing a caring and stimulating environment
Previous experience in social care work is useful, but not essential. Voluntary work or experience caring for a relative may be helpful.
Social Work
As well as qualified social workers, we employ Community Support Workers in our regional teams based in Maurice & Vivienne Wohl Campus, Golders Green; Princess Alexandra House, Stanmore; Redbridge JCC, Essex. As well as Helpline Advisers at Maurice & Vivienne Wohl Campus.
Youth & Community Work
We employ full and part-time youth workers. They encourage young Jewish people to participate in educational, cultural and sporting activities.
Support and Administration
Based in North West London, these are the central services that underpin the care work of the organisation - Finance, IT, Human Resources, Property, Administration etc.
Fundraising and Marketing
Although many of our services are financed by local authorities, we still depend on voluntary income. We look for creative people with a flair for original and innovative ideas, who can develop fundraising and marketing opportunities.
Other specialist services
We also offer help and support to:
- Blind and visually impaired people
- People with physical and sensory difficulties
- Survivors of the Holocaust
Work Permit
A Work Permit is now called a Certificate of Sponsorship.
Our limited licence enables us on occasions to sponsor skilled workers. The skilled worker category (which is also called Tier 2) is for people coming to the United Kingdom with a skilled job offer to fill a gap in the workforce that cannot be filled by a settled worker. If you are from outside the EU, we must sponsor you during your stay in the United Kingdom.
To be sponsored you must meet a number of criteria:
- The job must be at NQF (National Qualification Framework) Level 3 or above.
- We must pay you the appropriate salary for the job.
- We need to complete an application which includes your salary, skill level, and the reason why we have not been able to fill the vacancy with a worker from within the EU.
We can offer sponsorship for the following role: Nurses
Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship to carers.
Sponsorship is a two-step process:
Step 1. You need to be issued with a certificate of sponsorship.
Step 2. You must apply for permission to enter the UK (if you are outside the United Kingdom) or permission to stay (if you are already inside the United Kingdom).
A Certificate of Sponsorship is not an actual certificate or paper document. It is a unique reference number that Jewish Care issues to you to enable you to apply to the next stage.
It is important to note that there is a fee payable to the Home Office at both stages of the application:
The cost for a sponsorship licence is currently £184.00.
The fee for a Tier 2 application is:
- For standard postal applications to the Home Office - £578.
- For applications made in person directly to the Home Office - £953.
The fact that a certificate of sponsorship has been assigned does not guarantee that you will succeed in getting permission to enter the UK or stay here. You must also meet certain requirements for the relevant tier and category, and apply for permission to enter or stay.
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'Arabs Realizing Israel Is Not the Enemy'
Friday, October 18, 2013 | Ryan Jones, Israel Today
One of the very few positive outcomes of the regional crises engulfing the Middle East is that a number of Arab states are beginning to realize that Israel is not the true enemy.
"For the first time in Israel's existence, there is an understanding in the Arab world, that Israel is not the enemy of the Arabs. On many issues, we are united," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the opening of the Knesset's winter session earlier this week.
Netanyahu noted that the hijacking of pro-democracy revolutions in Egypt, Syria and elsewhere had turned many of the Arab states against the same Islamist regimes and groups that most threaten Israel.
"Many nations in the area have a strong desire to eliminate the influence of Iran, the Muslim Brotherhood and Al-Qaida," the prime minister said. "This is an important development, even historic."
An unnamed government source later revealed to Israel's Ynet news portal that Netanyahu's remarks were not just flowery rhetoric, but a veiled announcement that Israel and several Arab states, some of which have no official diplomatic ties with the Jewish state, are now actively cooperating on various fronts.
With America increasingly seen as an unreliable ally, Arab states are looking for a strong anchor nation with which they can coordinate their own battles against Islamic extremism and Iranian hegemony.
Many have found that ally in Israel, even if the bulk of the unprecedented cooperation must happen in secret.
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ASU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This collection includes most of the ASU Theses and Dissertations from 2011 to present. ASU Theses and Dissertations are available in downloadable PDF format; however, a small percentage of items are under embargo. Information about the dissertations/theses includes degree information, committee members, an abstract, supporting data or media.
In addition to the electronic theses found in the ASU Digital Repository, ASU Theses and Dissertations can be found in the ASU Library Catalog.
Dissertations and Theses granted by Arizona State University are archived and made available through a joint effort of the ASU Graduate College and the ASU Libraries. For more information or questions about this collection contact or visit the Digital Repository ETD Library Guide or contact the ASU Graduate College at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Junior Joe Mount has thrilled audiences in Wabash College Theater productions for his wit, seriousness, versatility, and seemingly effortless talents as an actor. But when he takes the stage in the title role of Shakespeare's Macbeth, he'll be pushing himself in an entirely new direction as he takes on one of the most difficult and complicated characters in Shakespeare's darkest tragedy.
"Joe is one of those actors you just don't get very often," said Macbeth director James Cherry. "I could literally put him in any role in any play and he'd be great. But this role is a very difficult stretch for him. Macbeth is a brutal guy who is slowly going mad and becoming estranged from everything in his life. Joe's the nicest guy in the world. So it's a stretch for Joe because he can't just rely on his natural charisma as a performer. He is really working for this."
"Macbeth is a brooding, plotting, treasonous bastard who goes insane before he gets brutally decapitated," Mount said. "I've never done anything like that. At first, I wanted to play 'Macbeth the Misunderstood,' looking for some redeeming quality to bring out in the character. But I now realize that Macbeth is a lot more powerful when he's played unapologetically, fully embracing how dark his mind gets by the end of the play. I'm anxious to see how the audience will receive such a brutal villain."
Ambition, power, greed, love, revenge, evil, guilt, and paranoia spill out on the Wabash Theater stage. And there is fighting — lots of fighting — murder, and blood spilling, too when Macbeth opens Wednesday, February 26 and continues through March 1. Performances are at 8:00 p.m. each evening and tickets are available through the box office.
While Macbeth is Shakespeare's shortest tragic play, it is also one of his finest. Macbeth is a celebrated Scottish general who returns home after war. He is visited by witches, who prophesize that he will become King of Scotland. Stoked by his wife, Lady Macbeth (played by Elise Lockwood), ambition overcomes him when he sets out to murder King Duncan (Patrick Stroud) in order to assume the throne and fulfill the prophecy. Paranoia consumes Macbeth from there, and he ultimately spirals into madness.
"My main goal is to figure out how to slowly descend into madness while retaining some control," added Mount. "There's nothing worse than overly-dramatic acting, especially in Shakespeare, but the play is so dramatic that it can be difficult to find the balance between lunatic-murderer and cheap actor."
Wabash last produced Macbeth in 1957 on the stage of the third floor of the downtown Masonic Temple building.
"It was time to do Macbeth at Wabash," Cherry said. "It's a play that is so very much of our time, our present moment. The story has to do with the end of war and what happens to the characters when they come home after having been rattled by the battles. And that's where we are as a society today — what happens after war?"
Because of the shape of the semester, Cherry and the production team have been squeezed for time. The cast list wasn't set until late January, allowing roughly five weeks to bring the play to life. After rough-blocking the play in the first full week of rehearsals, the cast shifted gears to take advantage of the talents of visiting artist Chelsea Pace, a specialist in stage combat, who spent a week at the College.
Pace taught the actors how to fight realistically, but also safely. Two of the play's actors, Tucker Mark (Lennox) and Aaron Stewart-Curat (Young Siward), serve as Fight Captains and together supervise nightly rehearsals that focus specifically on the scenes involving fights and battles. Their goal is to make the fights safe and realistic, but also to ensure that the choreography is fulfilled.
"The fighting in Macbeth is intense and in fact it may be unsettling to some people," Cherry said. "That kind of physical expression onstage is both exhausting and exhilarating for the actors, but it's also important for the audience to see it as authentically as possible. Having Chelsea here allowed us to incorporate the fight scenes early in our production work and have more time to rehearse them. We spend 30 minutes every night making sure our fight scenes are smooth and safe. And you can see the actors getting more real, more comfortable every day."
The play features plenty of Wabash Theater veterans, including Mount and Stroud, but also Noah Eppler as Banquo, A.J. Clark as Macduff, Patrick Kvachkof as Ross, Zach Canon as Seyton, and Rory Willats as Malcolm.
All four of the women in Macbeth are DePauw University students. Lockwood, Felecia Santiago (Lady Macduff & First Witch), and Lanie Gleeson (Nurse & Second Witch) have appeared in multiple Wabash productions, while Grace Lazarz (Third Witch) makes her Ball Theater debut.
"I'm fortunate to have such great actors, top to bottom," Cherry said. "A lot of times when you do Shakespeare, you have a few good actors and a few who are not so good. This group is a very strong ensemble."
Costumer Andrea Bear deserves a Tony for her creative and resourceful approach to costume design and construction. Every costume is hand-made, including the armor worn by all the soldiers. Each piece of armor is made from scores of plastic pieces, cut from ordinary water and soda bottles that are knitted together. "Andrea's work on this production is simply extraordinary," Cherry said.
Complementing the costumes and fine acting is the set designed by James Gross, whose challenge was Shakespearean in scope — design one space that includes scenes in castles, woods, battlefields, and even a thunderstorm. Cherry remarked, "James designed a flexible space that really imbues the production with an atmosphere of foreboding." Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater Jessie Mills is the sound designer.
The play is somewhat true to its time — written in 1606 in Elizabethan England and based on events from 12th century Scotland, but Cherry said his goal was to make it "amorphous and not set in stone in terms of its chronology."
Cherry also embraces the notion that beneath the gory murders and fight scenes is a love story between Macbeth and his wife. While history recalls Lady Macbeth in pejorative terms — evil, controlling, and manipulative — Cherry sees motivation behind her actions. "We're looking at the relationship differently. It's more interesting if you see them as two people who are in love and who want the best for each other, but who make violently bad decisions. So our challenge is to work around the stereotypes of Lady Macbeth and show her for who she really is: someone whose very bad choices are motivated by love." Mount's talent and attention to detail and Lockwood's fearless risk-taking as an actress make the relationship work brilliantly.
"Directing Macbeth has been great fun," added Cherry. "It's one of the 'big ones' that you just have to do in your life. I hadn't done this show before, as a director or actor — it just felt time to do it at Wabash."
The Tragedy of Macbeth at Ball Theater at Wabash College: Wednesday, February 26 through Saturday, March 1 at 8:00 p.m. each evening. Tickets are free, but should be reserved through the Box Office (firstname.lastname@example.com or 765-361-6411).
Production Team: James Cherry, Director; James Gross, Scene Designer; Andrea Bear, Costume Designer; Laura Glover, Lighting Designer; Jessie Mills, Sound Designer; and Brad Hopper, Stage Manager.
Starring: Joe Mount (Macbeth), Elise Lockwood (Lady Macbeth), Patrick Stroud (Duncan), Rory Willats (Malcolm), Noah Eppler (Banquo), Nik Boggs (Fleance), A.J. Clark (Macduff), Felecia Santiago (Lady Macduff & First Witch), Tucker Mark (Lennox), Patrick Kvachkoff (Ross), Donovan Whitney (Angus), Daniel McCarthy (Porter), Alex Hughes (Son of Macduff), Zachary Canon (Seyton), Stephen Morillo (Siward), Aaron Stewart-Curat (Young Siward), Griffin Levy (Macdonwald & First Murderer), Xinyang Shane Yuan (Second Murderer), Lanie Gleeson (Nurse & Second Witch), and Grace Lazarz (Third Witch).


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Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Tuesday TV/Media Notes
Here are some items that crossed the TDP desk early in the week:
Steve Byrnes mentioned on the Monday night Race Hub show that SPEED would be carrying the January testing from Daytona International Speedway. We will try to get more details and pass them along. Testing is Jan. 20 - 22.
The picture above is of the late Benny Parsons at Daytona in 1969 running an ARCA car. Wednesday is the voting and announcement of the next inductees into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Parsons is one of those nominated. SPEED has a preview show at 3PM and the live announcement at 4PM ET. The good news for fans who are away from the TV is that NASCAR.com will stream the announcement live starting at 4PM. Thanks to our friends at Turner Sports!
On a tough note, Neil Goldberg has been let go by ESPN. Goldberg was the Sr. Producer for NASCAR on ESPN and worked for NASCAR on FOX prior to that. He was arrested last week on a variety of charges after a Peeping Tom incident in his own neighborhood. Let's hope he gets some help and is able to confront the behavior that led to the incident.
Tuesday Mike Massaro hosts NASCAR Now on ESPN2 at 5PM ET. He will have Tony Stewart and AJ Allmendinger as guests. Both are set to announce new sponsors for 2011. Steve Byrnes hosts Race Hub on SPEED at 7PM. Rick Allen will stop by to preview his votes for the Hall of Fame. Also, Kurt Busch and Allmendinger are on the program.
The overnight (early) TV ratings are in and the NASCAR struggles continue. There were a ton of TV choices on Sunday and the race telecast got the expected results. From Jim Utter of thatsracin.com - Overnight ESPN TV ratings for Sunday's NASCAR Cup race at Auto Club Speedway are off 26 percent from year ago on ABC (2.3 to 3.1).
ESPN was kind enough to send along an advance copy of Tim Richmond: To The Limit that will air on Tuesday, October 19 at 8PM ET. This program will be on ESPN and is part of the 30 for 30 series that has been fantastic. The Richmond program is produced by Rory Karpf of the NASCAR Media Group. I'll be screening the show later this week and publish a review.
Finally, Shane Hmiel's family is updating his condition on a new Facebook page. Click here for the link that has the most up to date info and some great comments from fans. All our best to Shane and his family during this difficult time.
We will add any additional stories that pop-up on Tuesday right here. In the meantime, please feel free to comment on the topics mentioned above. To add your opinion, just click on the comments button below. This is a family-friendly website, please keep that in mind when posting. Thanks for stopping by.
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- MRM4 said...
Some folks continue to insist the ratings are down because of the move from ABC to ESPN. That will get put to the test on Saturday night. My guess is the ratings will be down for it too.
- October 12, 2010 at 9:00 AM
- Anonymous said...
Based off the trend, the ratings look to be a wash for the remainder of the season. Despite a later start time, people are still not tuning in.
At this point of the season, some are fed up with the Chase & tv coverage. These people declared Kevin Harvick the champion and devoted Sunday afternoons to football. There will be a lot of pressure on FOX at Daytona, as it will be their big chance to bring people back into the sport once football comes to a close.
- October 12, 2010 at 10:30 AM
- glenc1 said...
yes, MRM4, I'm expecting that too. And there's probably some big college football games--is there baseball on (I really don't follow MLB)?
I've been following Shane's mom's updates. Sounds like a very strong family. I noted some FB messages from some drivers; nice of them to take the time to offer prayers.
- October 12, 2010 at 11:01 AM
- Anonymous said...
So they are going to resume testing at Daytona in January - primarily due to the repaving.
But the track is charging $20 admission fee ? This is the pure definition of greed and what has got NASCAR and the tracks in the position they are in.
- October 12, 2010 at 11:25 AM
- AncientRacer said...
You are probably right that some people have already declared Harvick the Champion, bur me, not yet. He's had some bad luck and Jeff and Jimmie are well within striking distance as of now. However, I do think he will get there.
- October 12, 2010 at 11:26 AM
- ddsbstrb said...
John....thanks for sharing that great photo of Benny P, today. I was at a great USAC Sprint Car race, over at Winchester (IN) Speedway, back in September, and that race relates to two points in your story, today. First, Shane Hmiel won both his heat race and the A-Main, that day over at Winchester. I was able to get several photos of Shane, back in the pit, after the race. It is great to hear that his condition continues to improve.
Also, that same day, at Winchester, there were many historic race cars at the track, both running and on display for the fans to view. Most were either vintage or re-constructed sprint cars from the 1950's. Someone had Benny's 1969 Ford Torino's (ARCA) there, and it ran around the track for a few laps. It looked exactly like the one in your photo, used in your current story.
- October 12, 2010 at 12:26 PM
- red said...
hmmm, saturday night. watch charlotte race or my phillies. hmmmm. what to do, what to do?
phillies, it is!
thanks for the great BP photo, JD! that "kneeling by the car" pose is such a classic. too bad the drivers don't do it anymore.
- October 12, 2010 at 2:01 PM
- Lisa Hogan said...
I was surprised to read that Rick Allen is a HOF voter!!!???
Now I kind of understand why DW has been doing Truck and ARCA broadcasts.
- October 12, 2010 at 2:15 PM
- glenc1 said...
hey--I asked about Patti Wheeler a few months ago and JD said because she married well she didn't need to work (which is, well...I hate to say it but kinda sexist...though true). Well, heck, I guess I was psychic, lol. Maybe with her kids being older she was ready to jump back into the fray. Anyways--I have to believe this is a good thing, she knows how to respect the sport.
- October 12, 2010 at 3:03 PM
- Anonymous said...
Buschseries61: You are right. A lot of people do consider Kevin the Champion. He was leading after the "regular" season and to a lot of us, the season is over. Too bad the 10 race playoff points leader will be the one getting the money and accolades but to most people I come into contact with, it is not really a true championship. When a person is given a 50 point lead at the start of a 10 race playoff, that to me cannot be fair playoffs. NFL and MLB don't give teams a lead at the start of the playoffs. Nascar has their moments but they also have favorites and maybe not a conspiracy, but the odds are placed in their favorites favor.
As far as broadcasts, they are all about the same. Just personalities and favoritism get in the way. And maybe a lot of me, me, me and back in the day plus stupidity (?)....
GA Red
- October 12, 2010 at 3:27 PM
- JohnP said...
No wonder the ratings are down. Kevin Harvick already won the 2010 season weeks ago. He was the leader before all his points were stolen from him by Nascar. Stewart won last year - before all his points and his teams work was stolen from them also by Nascar to "reset" the field. Re-setting the field is no different than the fake cautions Nascar is now FAMOUS for from even my Non-Nascar fans.
And add to that the absolutly horrible coverage and JJ LOVE FEST in the fall of 2009 by ESPN. Followed up by horrifically bad coverage by Fox the first part of 2010.
What does Nascar Expect? The fans know the sort and are treated like dumbed down kids by both Nascar and the broadcasters. THE FANS SEE RIGHT TRU IT AND ARE REACTING!!
Good for the fans. As a group they are smarter then Nascar will ever be because Nascar has the "walking on water" thinking about themselves.
I'm to embarrased by the sport at this point even to declair I'm a Nascar fan to my family or friends. My mom/dad/brothers and sister laugh at me at this point. All discussion (15yrs worth) has stopped from everyone. Someone says "Nascar" and others go "pfffffftt"
- October 12, 2010 at 3:32 PM
- Anonymous said...
Stay the course boys, ignore the ratings! Everything is GOOD! Chase good, COT good, cookie cutters good, tv coverage good, debris cautions good, etc. etc. MC
- October 12, 2010 at 4:16 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
There are two new posts up today. Just click the TDP logo to return to the main page.
- October 12, 2010 at 4:19 PM
- Vicky D said...
I thought both shows were good tonight that segment on HUB with Jimmy Spencer was so funny he had Steve Byrnes rolling on the floor laughing. I enjoyed AJ's interview and comments by Rick Allen about the way they choose the new HOF members.
- October 12, 2010 at 8:03 PM


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look! another linkfest! (^_^)
Our Cats, Ourselves – "Which brings us to the genome of one critical tame animal: ourselves, humans. The Nobel Prize-winning zoologist Konrad Z. Lorenz once suggested that humans were subject to the same dynamics of domestication. Our brain and body sizes peaked during the end of the last ice age, and declined with the spread of agriculture…. Our cultural flexibility and creativity since the end of the ice age have not freed humans from evolutionary forces, but have opened up novel and startling paths. Thinking of domestication as an evolutionary process that occurs through 'artificial' selection creates a false dichotomy of nurture and nature that plays into a conceit of human exceptionalism. In fact, the idea that we are apart from nature, that it is ours to tame and exploit, is an outmoded approach. A more useful interpretation is that over the past 10,000 years, humans fashioned their own ecosystem. We were part of a natural process that altered the landscape…. The same forces that reshaped the genomes of our domesticates also reshaped ours." – from razib. in the new york times! (^_^)
Ancient Easter Islanders Interbred With Native Americans – "According to the recent study conducted by geneticists, the ancient inhabitants of Easter Island met and interbred with Native Americans long before Westerners arrived…. The recent genetic study is published on Thursday in the Current Biology journal. According to the study, these ancient people had significant contact with Native Americans hundreds of years ago, before the westerners reached the Island in 1722…. The finding of the study suggests that the intermixing occurred 19 to 23 generations ago. The researchers said that the Polynesian people (Rapa Nui's) are not believed to have started mixing with Europeans until much later, the 19th century. Malaspinas said the genetic ancestry of today's Rapa Nui people is roughly 75% Polynesian, 15% European and 10% Native American."
Barley fuelled farmers' spread onto Tibetan plateau – "Cold-tolerant crop enabled high-altitude agriculture some 3,600 years ago"
Faster than Fisher – "[M]igration and conquest, must explain the wide distribution of many geographically widespread selective sweeps and partial sweeps. They were adaptive, all right, but expanded much faster than possible from purely local diffusion." – from greg cochran.
The Germ of Laziness – also from greg cochran.
Putting IBD to Bed – from razib.
The Red Queen Model of Recombination Hotspots Evolution in the Light of Archaic and Modern Human Genomes – h/t mwpennell! who tweeted: "Recombination hotspots in humans appear to be young…evidence for Red Queen theory for evolution of recombination?"
Inclusive fitness and sexual conflict: How population structure can modulate the battle of the sexes – h/t rebecca sear!
Do Chinese people get bored less easily? – "Advanced farming — intensive land use, task specialization, monoculture — has profoundly shaped East Asian societies, particularly China. This is particularly so for rice farming. Because the paddies need standing water, rice farmers must work collectively to build, dredge, and drain elaborate irrigation networks. Wheat farming, by comparison, requires no irrigation and only half as much work. Advanced farming seems to have favored a special package of predispositions and inclinations, including greater acceptance of monotony. This has been shown in two recent studies." – from peter frost.
Culture and state boredom: A comparison between European Canadians and Chinese – "European Canadians (vs. Chinese) are more likely to experience state boredom." – h/t erwin schmidt!
Gender differences in preferences, choices, and outcomes: SMPY longitudinal study – "The figures show significant gender differences in life and career preferences, which affect choices and outcomes *even after ability is controlled for*…. According to the results, SMPY men are more concerned with money, prestige, success, creating or inventing something with impact, etc. SMPY women prefer time and work flexibility, want to give back to the community, and are less comfortable advocating unpopular ideas. Some of these asymmetries are at the 0.5 SD level or greater." – from steve hsu.
Are liberals and conservatives differently wired? – also from peter frost.
Detecting 'polygenes' using signals of polygenic selection. Tools for increasing the power of GWAS – from davide piffer who tweeted: "Watson and Venter's genomes have higher frequency of intelligence polygenenes."
Intelligence lost at 1.23 IQ points per decade – "Michael Woodley of Menie spends much of his time tending his ancestral estate, pacing the linen-fold panelled rooms of the ancient house, warming his hands at the towering stone fireplace and meditating on the collapse of the aristocracy, the paucity of contemporary innovation and the lamentable and persistent downward drift of the national intellect. Now he sends me a barefoot runner with his latest manuscript, which I have read as the autumn mists creep across the Nadder valley, before penning this reply for the poor urchin to carry back to his master. Young Woodley avers that, not only are we going to hell in a handcart, but we are doing so at a pace which he can predict with some accuracy (1.23 IQ points per decade), composed as it is of two dysgenic effects: the dull have been reproducing with greater fecundity than the bright (.39), and increasing paternal age has increased the rate of deleterious mutations (.84)." – from dr. james thompson.
Gypsy intelligence – also from dr. james thompson.
Lower Body Symmetry and Running Performance in Elite Jamaican Track and Field Athletes – h/t keith laws! who tweeted: "More symmetrical knees & ankles in Elite Jamaican track and field athletes…Of course…"
Great Ape Origins of Personality Maturation and Sex Differences: A Study of Orangutans and Chimpanzees
The Case Against Early Cancer Detection – "[C]ancer screening may harm more people than it helps." – h/t jason collins!
In the U.S., Few Heavy Drinkers Are Actually Alcoholics – "About 90 percent of people who drink excessively — more than eight drinks a week for women, 15 for men — are not alcohol dependent." – h/t ray sawhill!
Genes tell new story: Alcohol in moderation only benefits 15% of population – "An alcoholic beverage a day, especially wine, is widely believed to help keep heart disease risk low, but new research from the University of Gothenburg shows that only about 15% of the human population — those with a specific the form of the cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) gene — actually gain this benefit from moderate alcohol consumption."
The Real Roots of Midlife Crisis – "What a growing body of research reveals about the biology of human happiness — and how to navigate the (temporary) slump in middle age."
Despite its problems, the United States of America is still the best. Thing. Ever. – "Other aspects of America's story, though, seem less important now that the quest for racial equality has become almost a religious mission; this week I finally got around to watching the HBO series John Adams, which begins with the Massachusetts lawyer defending Captain Thomas Preston, the officer blamed for the Boston massacre. The mob wanted to avenge the deaths but, this being a colony where people passionately believed in their ancestral English liberties, 'due process' was followed – a term that dates back to the Parliament of Edward III but was obviously influenced by Clause 39 of the Magna Carta. Due process is what was followed in the Ferguson case, but maybe that's just a boring old racist Anglo-Saxon idea that we can forget about now (grand juries are literally Anglo-Saxon, dating back to the reign of Ethelred II, or possibly the vibrant culturally-enriching Viking maniac King Canute)." – from ed west.
Children are not science projects – "What do we tell to prospective adoptive parents? The first answer, and the only answer that ultimately counts, is that they are doing the Lord's work. They have the opportunity to provide love and nurturing to a child who needs it. There are few better things that human beings can do with their time. The second answer is that they, like biological parents, are not miracle-workers. They will be unable to mold the child. Sometimes their adopted child will experience problems that are not the adoptive parents' fault; sometimes they will reveal gifts of talent and character that are equally not to the adoptive parents' credit. What is to the credit of good parents, adoptive and biological alike, is enfolding the child in love." – from charles murray…who's really just a big softie after all. (^_^) — see also: Adopt a child, but discard an illusion from dr. james thompson.
In Northern Ireland, a Wave of Immigrants Is Met With Fists – which came (or *should've* come) as a surprise to absolutely no one….
When exactly did the Industrial Revolution start?
Europe's Bronze Age Collapse Not Caused by Climate Change
How Thanksgiving, the 'Yankee Abolitionist Holiday,' Won Over the South
Your Inner Feather – "About 300 million years ago, our ancestors began to lay hard-shelled eggs. Those early animals would give rise to mammals, reptiles, and birds (collectively known as amniotes, named for the amniotic egg). Edwards and his colleagues found that the first amniotes already had the *entire* complement of feather patterning genes. That means you, as an amniote, have them too." – cool!
Stop eating cats and dogs say animal rights campaigners in Switzerland – "Cat appears on traditional Christmas menus in some areas of Switzerland." – wait. what?!
bonus: Snakes are 'righties' — with their penis, that is
bonus bonus: Snakes Leave Identity Within Their Fang Marks – "Getting a DNA swab from the fang marks of a snake bite can accurately identify the type of snake, a team working in Nepal has found."
bonus bonus bonus: Monterey Bay researchers capture rare deep-sea anglerfish on video for first time – whoa!
bonus bonus bonus bonus: Ants Regularly Pack Up and Dig New Nests, and Nobody Knows Why
bonus bonus bonus bonus bonus: Red Baron's WWI German Fokker triplane rebuilt by flying enthusiast – oooo! pretty. (^_^)
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I love the fairy references.
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I like how they put some pom poms on the table - nice idea.
Simplest little cupcakes, but they are SO adorable!
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US: Google launches search for energy solutions
Google is going ga-ga over green energy.
The world's best-known Internet company Tuesday announced a far-reaching initiative to stimulate the development of solar and other renewable energy sources.
As part of the program, Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG, $673.57) and its nonprofit foundation, Google.org, has earmarked tens of millions of dollars to either spend on research and development or to invest in renewable energy in 2008. In the longer term, it also plans to build solar power plants, invest in more renewable energy companies, and sell or license any energy-related technologies it develops to other companies.
In part, Google wants to find cheaper, more reliable power to run the giant, energy-sucking computer data centers it operates or plans to open in more than 25 locations around the world.
But Google co-founder Larry Page said the company's ambitions extend far beyond its own business.
"Just providing energy for Google is not really enough of a goal," Page said in a conference call with reporters. "We really want to provide energy that's cheap enough that it can replace significant amounts of the energy that (is) used today."
Specifically, Google wants to develop technology to make solar and other energy sources less expensive than coal, which produces more than 40 percent of the country's electricity but in the process releases large amounts of climate-warming gases into the atmosphere.
Google officials decline to say just how much power its data centers use to run its vast Internet search site and its other businesses.
But by some estimates, the company spends more than $2 million per month on electricity to power its network of an estimated 450,000 computer servers.
Google has more than cost-cutting and altruism in mind.
Page said the company expects to see returns "on a reasonable time scale" from its energy investments, either in the form of higher stock prices of the companies it invests in, in savings from producing its own power, or from the sale or licensing of solar and other technologies it develops.
Google, of course, isn't the only company that sees greenbacks in going green.
Atlanta media mogul Ted Turner, who has made big investments in solar energy lately, recently called the solar business "the greatest business opportunity in the history of humanity."
Power companies, led by Juno Beach-based FPL Group Inc. (NYSE: FPL, $67.94), are investing heavily in solar, too. FPL in September announced plans to sink $2.4 billion into building solar thermal energy plants in Florida and California.
Like other companies, "Google's motivation is profit," said Pratap Chatterjee, an author and the program manager at Corpwatch.org, a business watchdog group.
"I'm not saying what Google is doing is bad ... but they're not going to do something that's unprofitable."
- 183 Environment