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By DonalBane of Blakmers
Battlefield Reporter, Pennsic Independent
After 20 War Points: East Tygers 12, Midrealm Dragons 8
Although Pennsic XXXIX was decided Thursday on the rapier plateau, the Great Armies of the East and Midrealm met for the final time Friday for the Field Battle.
The Field Battle this year included three last-man-standing battles, each of which was worth one War Point. Combat archery and siege weapons were allowed for the third battle.
The East lined up its troops on the west side of the field. The Tuchux and Southern army took to the north side of the field. Black Talon, the Northern Army and Atlantia assembled in the center, while the Unsterblichen held the south.
The Midrealm's forces lined up on the east side of the field. Calontir, Ealdormere and Ironlance took the north, Æthelmearc, Pentamere and House Darkmoon deployed in the center and House Ironwolf, and the Oaken armies deployed to the south.
The first fight saw a huge brawl erupt on the southern flank. South Oaken forces checked a flanking maneuver by the Bloodguard and then rolled the flank themselves, joining a maelstrom of fighting in the center of the battlefield. The Tuchux attempted to intervene from the north, but a tide of Midrealm warriors proved too strong for the East. Forces from Darkmoon, Ironlance and North Oaken were seen clearing the field when the cannon sounded, giving the Midrealm the first War Point.
According to East commanders, Duke Konrad devised the East's strategy for the second fight. That strategy involved extending the flank to the south, while sending the whole Atlantian army at full charge to the northeast. The move created a huge diagonal skirmish line and the field became a huge battle of attrition.
After a long hold, the fight was confined to three small pockets to the north of the field, where the East had superior numbers. The East used its numerical advantage in the final push and eliminated the remnants of Ironlance to claim the second War Point.
The third fight saw forces on both sides hit each other hard early. The lines fluctuated several times before a hold was called. After the hold it was clear the East's forces in the northwest corner of the field found themselves between two lines of Midrealm warriors. The jaws closed on the East's forces and a wave of Dragon fighters swept the northern field. House Bloodguard made a heroic last stand, but the Midrealm claimed the third War Point.
HRM Edward of the East and HRM Radagaisus of the Midrealm met at the center of the battlefield after the fight and embraced. Both kings had nothing but compliments for each other's armies and commanders.
With the East winning the War, HRM Edward said it was a total team effort.
"Everybody dug in. Every last one of our forces contributed," HRM Edward said, noting HRM Marguerite of the East and HRM Gerhild were instrumental in inspiring more rapier fighters to fight for the Tyger.
HRM Radagaisus told his troops he was happy with their efforts.
"You left every ounce of energy on the field," HRM Radagaisus said. "We are very proud to be numbered among you."


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BOSTON, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., has a nine-point lead over Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren in his bid for re-election, a poll released Friday shows.
The poll from Suffolk University and WHDH-TV, Boston, shows a shift from previous polls that had given Warren the upper hand, The Hill reported Friday.
A December University of Massachusetts and Boston Herald poll had Warren up by 7 points and a WBUR-Radio, Boston, poll this month gave Warren a 3-point edge.
Brown recently created controversy, The Hill said, by choosing to back a Senate amendment that would allow insurers and employers to deny medical coverage for things they find objectionable, such as birth control.
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Before Hillary Clinton ends her tenure at the State Department she'll deal with one final piece of unfinished business.
Before Hillary Clinton ends her tenure at the State Department she'll deal with one final piece of unfinished business today—answering Congress's questions about the Benghazi attack. Clinton will appear before both the House Foreign Affairs and the Senate Foreign Relations Committees in a full day of hearings on the subject. She will be the only witness on Wednesday and because these are not intelligence committees, the hearing will be open to the public. C-SPAN will carry both hearings, beginning with the Senate at 9:00 a.m. ET.
Clinton will likely get her harshest treatment in the Senate, where several lawmakers, especially John McCain, have had harsh words for the administration's handling of the attack on the consulate. In particular, the committee will want to know about the security situation at the consulate, both before the attack on September 11 of last year, and the military and intelligence response after it was underway. Clinton has already said she accepts responsibility for the failures there, and will likely reiterate that today.


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Railers get motivated in 2nd half, take out Senators
By Jeff Benjamin
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[January 07, 2013]
As Justin Tierney wrote in his
preview column for Friday night's Central State Eight clash
between Springfield and Lincoln, if there was one thing the Senators
would love to have to start the new year, it would be a fresh start.
Any team that starts a season 0-13 would be looking for the same
Junior Max Cook scored all 13 of
his team-high points in the second half, and the Railers rode almost
60 percent shooting in the second half to pull away from the winless
Senators 52-29 at Roy S. Anderson Gymnasium. The victory improves
the Lincoln mark to 12-3 at the halfway point of the regular season
while boosting their conference record to 4-1. However, if you
thought, by looking at the final score, that this was an easy one,
you would be a tad mistaken.
"These are good kids, but sometimes you have to light a fire
under them," said coach Neil Alexander. "You've got to be ready to
play every night." At halftime, that desire might have been called
into question.
For a team looking for their first win on the season, coach Matt
Reed's squad certainly came with fight. Avery Pearl scored
Springfield's first five points, sandwiched around a Gavin Block
jumper, to take an early 5-2 lead. With the Senators playing a tough
man-to-man defense, Lincoln used their aggressiveness against them,
setting up back-door plays. Unfortunately for the Railers, easy
shots did not equal made shots, as a number of the plays worked
right up until the shot rolled off the rim or took a bad bounce. A
rough count showed at least six missed shots right at the basket in
the first half.
"You can't leave 12 points on the floor like that," Alexander
A 3 from Issiah Nelson put the Senators (0-14, 0-5) up 8-3. A
Will Podbelsek 3 closed the gap to 8-6 as the first quarter came to
a close. Lincoln played a little more inspired in the second quarter
but, as my broadcast partner for the night, Joel Vinson, rightly
evaluated, the Railers seemed flat the entire half. A pair of
Podbelsek free throws and a couple of 3-pointers from Tyler Horchem
pushed Lincoln out to a 15-8 lead. After another 3 from Springfield,
Podbelsek finished the first-half scoring for the Railers as they
went into the half up 17-11.
Halftime must not have been a lot of fun for the Raliers. During
our postgame, coach Alexander was asked if effort was discussed in
any length at halftime. His response -- a smile and that look. You
know, the one where you know the answer and he knows you know the
answer and that's all that needs to be said about it. Simple
explanation: Yes, it was discussed in great detail.
Whatever the message was and whatever the manner it was
delivered, it was certainly received. The Railers blew the game wide
open using a 20-4 run at the start of the second half to go up
37-15. It took only about 90 seconds into the quarter to see Lincoln
was ready to go as Block connected for a top-of-the-key 3 and Edward
Bowlby, scoreless at halftime, hit two 3-pointers. The scoring
continued when Cook, also held out of the scoring column in the
first 16 minutes, hit Lincoln's fourth 3 of the third quarter.
Horchem's third 3 ended the run and the Railers had taken command of
the contest. Lincoln certainly found its shooting eye out of the
locker room, hitting 13 of 22 shots, including 7 of 13 (54 percent)
from 3-point range.
The Railer defense, which coming into the game had been holding
opponents to under 35 points a game over the last five contests, did
the job again on Friday night. Any type of pressure seemed to give
Springfield more problems than it should and forced the Senators
into 21 turnovers, which the Railers were able to convert into 23
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After Springfield scored the first four of the fourth, Cook used
two three-point plays, one the old-fashioned variety and one from
long range, to give Lincoln a 45-21 advantage. The Senators were
able to score the game's final six points, but it was their lack of
scoring prior to that that doomed the Senators.
Cook led the way with his 13 points as well as almost getting a
double-double, finishing one shy with nine rebounds. Podbelsek and
Horchem each reached double figures with 10 points, with Podbelsek
adding three assists, team-high honors he shared with Cook. Bowlby
scored eight points, with Block adding six points and five rebounds.
Bobby Dunovsky hit a late 3 and Adam Conrady added a basket.
The Lincoln sophomores continued their excellent play with a
52-35 win in the night's opener.
The Railers have a busy weekend starting on Friday night as
Lanphier comes to town. The Lions may be playing the best ball of
any team in the conference. After winning the Pekin tournament over
the holiday break, Lanphier continued their winning ways with a
63-36 win over Rochester. In other conference action, SHG knocked
off Glenwood 51-49, Jacksonville continued the woes of Taylorville,
getting the 67-45 win, and Southeast fell in overtime to Peoria
Manual 74-68.
The CS8 standings through Friday night are:
MCook 5-11 1-1 13, Podbelsek 3-6 3-4 10, Horchem 3-8 1-1 10,
Bowlby 3-9 0-0 8, Block 2-3 1-2 6, Dunovsky 1-3 0-0 3, Conrady 1-1
0-0 2, Perry 0-0 0-0 0, WCook 0-1 0-0 0, Ebelherr 0-0 0-0 0, Krusz
0-2 0-0 0. Team 18-44 6-8 52. 3-point field goals 10-25 (Horchem
3-8, Bowlby 2-4, MCook 2-6, Block 1-1, Podbelsek 1-3, Dunovsky 1-3).
Rebounds 22. Turnovers 10.
Pearl 7, Iss.Nelson 7, Jacobs 5, Dorr 3, Balster 2, Stephens 2,
Day 2, Grezschel 1. Team 12-32 1-2 29. 3-point field goals 4-14
(Dorr, Pearl, Nelson, Jacobs). Rebounds 25. Turnovers 21.
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What are mouse gestures?
Mouse Gestures are a fast way to execute commands without using the keyboard, menus or toolbars. Instead, the user holds down a mouse button (usually the right one), moves the mouse in a certain way to form a gesture, then releases the mouse button.
In web browsers like Mozilla Firefox or the Mozilla Suite, gestures are used to go back or forward a page, switch between tabs, open multiple links at once, control text or image size, and numerous other functions.
However, gestures are in no way limited to browsers: the Mouse Gestures extension also supports Mozilla Thunderbird, Mail and News (Mozilla's built-in email client) and Chatzilla.
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OAKLAND — The A's didn't beat Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer on Tuesday night.
What they might have done, however, is put together a blueprint for how to beat Scherzer in a big game should one appear down the line.
And because the Detroit Tigers and the A's have met in the postseason the last two years, what are the odds?
The A's fouled off pitch after pitch, and took pitches that weren't in the strike zone. Catcher John Jaso looked at 20 pitches in his first two at-bats.
In all, the A's fouled off 23 pitches from Scherzer, 20 in the first four innings. In the third inning, Jaso and left fielder Yoenis Cespedes fouled off four consecutive pitches as part of extended at-bats.
That put the Tigers' go-to guy off his game. And that's why leads of 2-0 and 4-2 that would normally be safe with Scherzer on the mound, were not.
The A's were able to come back twice, eventually taking the lead on Jaso's two-out, two-run homer in the fourth.
Oakland probably should have done more damage to Scherzer. In the first inning, Coco Crisp opened with a double, but was caught stealing third almost immediately. In the third, Jaso was hit by a pitch and Josh Donaldson walked, but with the 4-5-6 batters up, Brandon Moss and Cespedes struck out and Jed Lowrie grounded out.
And after Scherzer was out of the game, the A's got a leadoff walk in the seventh, but couldn't muster anything after that against a bullpen that came into the game with a 4.43 ERA.
Still, the reason the A's lost had to do with the pitching not holding up and with the defense being caught unaware when former A's outfielder Rajai Davis stole third, setting up the winning run.
Being able to put Scherzer on the hot seat, the problem that seemed before the game to be the most problematic, was solved by the A's continued ability to work counts and force the right-hander into high numbers of pitches.
Scherzer threw 38 pitches in the first two innings and cracked the 50-pitch mark with no one out in the third. He finished with 107 pitches in six innings and left with the Tigers trailing.
That should have been the recipe for an Oakland win, but baseball is funny that way.


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Forget Me Not: A forgotten entry in Tokyo
Watching well-made films often fuel the desire for adventure and excitement in our own lives. Like many in their youth, I've felt that childlike feeling of seeing myself as the main character in my own movie. The genres often change with time and it goes from comedy to tragedy really quick. I used to think that if I closed my eyes for too long, I'd miss the best parts. That if I close my eyes then I'd be covering the lens to the camera in my mind. But I also believed that I could dream about what I see again when I lay my head to sleep at nights or that I can re-watch all my memories after I die. But now that I'm older reality has a tighter grasp on my throat as I trudge my rocky road to adulthood. My memory is failing me. I write this entry for that reason. Because I am scared to forget. I was emotionally and mentally worn. I didn't know it at the time but I desperately needed that feeling of childlikeness again.
Senior high school came with so much unnecessary pain and pressure that I didn't realize I was gasping for air. I always sat by the window to stare out during class as the voice of my teacher became background noise that faded into my daydreams. Before I knew it, I was packing a small backpack in the middle of the semester on a cold November evening to go on a trip to Tokyo. This time it wasn't a dream and it felt as if time stood still.
While my friends and classmates were back home in their classrooms going on with their lives and schoolwork, I on the other hand was two-thousand miles away in a foreign land with a foreign language where my basic knowledge was not enough for me to survive on my own. Like passing through the Torii gate which the Japanese believe brings humans into the land of the spirits, I was in a new world. The breeze felt like a cold nip at the tip of my nose as autumn was nearing winter but I've never breathed in air fresher. I was welcomed into a small and warm Japanese home with lovely little folded cranes on a humble dinner table.
My aunt who was far lovelier and even more vibrant than the colors on the delicately folded cranes was there to welcome me as well. The paper cranes weren't the only things she prepared for my one-week stay. On a little pink card, she had my name along with my Tokyo address handwritten in Japanese for our rides on the bus & bullet train; and in case I get lost. She also prepared a small pink pouch with cute yellow elephants on it. The pouch was filled with coins of different amounts. The coins were for me to spend freely on drinks and snacks in vending machines. It was all more than enough since beforehand she already prepared us 2 weeks' worth of snacks for my 1-week stay. On top of all that she prepared winter clothes since I traveled light and she insisted that I wear the pink parka that she brought before I came over. I find it funny that she still thinks I like pink but it's still just like the good old days. She's still one of the most thoughtful people I know. My aunt is a missionary in Japan and has always been like a mother and a friend to me. I sobbed like a baby in front of a thousand-member congregation on the day my family and I sent her off. A few years later, with my father being our Church's missions pastor, I was given the opportunity to travel to Tokyo and see her. Seeing her again was bittersweet. It's sweet since she raised me and is a big part of who I am and my interests today. But bitter because it hits you like a ton of bricks when you notice someone you love is has gotten older or weaker. Don't we all feel that at some point with our parents and guardians? On my father's side of the family, we have issues of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Dementia. It's hard to pretend that it doesn't hurt that after years of being with my grandma, she doesn't know who I am. As for my dad, on top of having Parkinson's he is starting to show early signs of dementia too. It's scary how quickly one can forget decades worth of memories. I wonder if I may go through that as well one day.
At the time these thoughts were overshadowed by the magical Disneyland rides and digital museums, sights like Mt. Fuji as well as traditional and Modern Japanese Architecture, pictures we took at the iconic Hachiko shrine, and Shibuya crosswalk, and even the small oddities of Harajuku fashion and merchandise. I took as many pictures every chance I could get. I wrote in my digital journal with plans to make a picture journal when I get back home. Japan was quite the story to tell that I believe rekindled my childlike spirit. Before we knew it, the week ended and I was packing once again. This time my luggage was more than twice as heavy and the destination this time was home. I dreaded leaving Japan but I dreaded leaving my aunt more. I didn't get to say a proper goodbye to her at the airport due to my not knowing that she was only allowed to see me off until a certain point. I cried on the flight back while holding a giant Donald duck stuffed toy as I just imagined her going to her small Tokyo home alone. I also cried since soon I'd have to face reality once again. After hours of travel I found myself back home in the all too familiar Baguio. But I was in distress. It wasn't because my lungs were starting to forget what clean air felt like or that I'm missing the life I've lived for the past week. But I was in distress because I couldn't find my phone. Why was that the biggest problem in the world to me at the time? It was because of the pictures and notes that were lost with it. All the pictures I took and the notes of the smallest details were a blurry mess amidst the panic in my brain. I never posted anything because I wanted to live in the time there and not worry about anything back home or anyone knowing what I've been up to. But what haunts me is that I don't remember a single one of the pictures I took. I was so sure that I'd be able to go over them when I get back home. I don't want to forget. It's been 550 days and it still bothers me. It's been 550 days and it's only now that I realize the lesson of this story as I write this.
As scary as it is to forget memories, we have to understand when we have to hold on to something and when it's okay to forget. I tried for weeks to somehow recover the pictures on iCloud but to no avail. We may not be able to fix the mistakes of the past or avoid misfortune that is out of our hands but what we can do is to move forward and make more memories that are worth remembering. Treasure the beautiful moments and the lessons from the terrible times. Cherish them and fight to keep these memories on the surface. If you find that difficult to do then strive to tell your stories to others. Because in the times that we forget, then we have others will remember our legacy. We can't be sure about what happens next though we can plan all we want. Often life doesn't have spoilers and may have a plot twist around the corner. As for me, I may never find those photos again but I made it a goal to one day come back to Tokyo and make more memories. That is a promise that I won't forget.
The Art of Doing Nothing
We have been confined with the worldview about the idea of success; thus, the word "productivity" has been diverted into a different meaning. We labeled the level of our success by identifying the weight of the works we've done – believing that the busier you are, the more productive you'll be. But little did we know that this kind of mindset is a pitfall, ending up in a trap and restricting us to do more of what we can.
Every person has their own way of planning on how to get productive. One of the tips mentioned by Prosalendis was the "2 Hour Hermit Mode" where you just need to stay quiet for two hours to learn and reflect. Within the 2-Hour Hermit Mode, you need to completely shut down outside distractions and try to do nothing, this will help you to have a peace of mind and a quiet time. Focus. This word may be cliché, having a shallow meaning, but the reality is, focusing on one thing is one of the hardest things to do. Some people may have mistakenly understood "doing nothing" as unproductive, but this is actually a form of taking a break. I usually do this 2-Hour Hermit every time I am loaded with tons of deadlines. Just try to sit in the corner of a coffee shop and try to discover new things or just go to a place where you find yourself comfort and peace.
The art of doing nothing makes you appreciate the beauty of the mundane things - you get to witness how the leaves sway on their own branches, you get to see the unappreciated smiles of the people, you get to hear the sound of the birds giving you lullabies. You will never have the time to focus if you are too disturbed with a lot of things. Give yourself a rest from thinking about all the work you need to do. Don't get distracted and give yourself the freedom of unfolding new things. The power of focusing and art of doing nothing will help you to do things you don't normally do, and maybe start to love the things you once hated. Trace your progress. We don't know how productive we are unless we trace our activities. I have a journal where I can write the things I have done, and the things I wasn't able to accomplish. This helps me to track and jot down the things I failed to do within the day.
You are able to take a break and have a rest by doing outside the boundary of the tons of work you have. You will also be surprised that you have done so many things when you're listing the things you've accomplished. This will not just give you the satisfaction but you will also be grateful for what you have done for the past twenty-four hours. You just need a minute to reminisce what you have done while enjoying the silence in the process. Small daily acts can be a solution to achieve our long-term goals. We're always bombarded with distractions and piled up work, but nothing can beat the idea of staying on track and not feeling lost. By doing this, we will always be reminded why we started to commit on the things that we want to do. After all, what makes us love what we do is knowing why we started it in the first place. The problem with us is that we are too busy achieving, losing the time to see the colors of the ordinary. We are blinded with the idea that success comes with great productivity. We always think that we are defined by how much work we exerted, and not appreciating the effort we've given. The fact is you are already successful in acknowledging that you have done something, and nothing.
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Sailormoon is my all time favorite Anime Character (hello 90's kids)! Sailormoon inspired me so much from Girl Power, my artworks, to my ootds and so on and so forth. So to add up my love for Sailormoon here are some of my Sailormoon Inspired OOTD's I have wore before Quarantine :) You can also check my other Sailormoon OOTD's here http://lilmissjaninekaye.blogspot.com/2020/05/ootd-sailormoon-edition.html
At 11 years old, I remember creating my very first (failed) portrait of Heart Evangelista that I saw at a Total Girl magazine. Today, I'm creating commission portraits that I could only hope to make at age 11. Because I previously submitted the photos of this piece in progress, I decided to submit the finished piece. Again, thank you Candy Magazine for featuring and publishing my artworks!


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On a Monday, I like to stay close at home.
A simple outfit, in my favorite colors. That's all I need to kickstart my week!
Poses: Model 453, Model513 – Everglow [Using Tillie's pose stand]
Hair: Listen – Elikatira
Skin: Maria – Essences [Currently at the dressing room]
Eyes: Stella eyes n4 – Glam affair
Lashes: Mesh eyelashes – Maitreya [Group gift]
Top: Say it! – Apple may designs [Currently at Around the World]
Pants: Tribeca leather pants – Sassy!
Shoes: Cindy – Ingenue
Wall texture: Vintage shores – Insight designs
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Yes, I am crazy!
My girls say this is my "Martha" side coming out...
everything has to be "perfect".
not perfect, just kind of perfect:)
So I found some beautiful Nutcrackers this week.
The first one is from Joann's and is 20 inches tall,
dressed in cream and white glitter...
The next 2 guys are a silver and champagne color from Michael's.
Anyway, I wasn't sure how to decorate this year until I found these guys and it hit me...
it's my GLAM Christmas with metallics (even pink:) and glitter!!
(I still love Pink for my pink friends...
but it goes better in the rest of the house:)
And speaking of Nutcrackers,
my daughter got a pic of the tutu she will be wearing for the Nutcracker last night.
This is it...
white with silver stitching, cream sequins and crystals.
Okay...moving on to barns!
Karen at Brayton Homestead Interiors is hosting a
Barn Chicks Party!!!
Okay, so my husband recently met someone who lives on a ranch out east
and even he was impressed by the life this guy has.
He said to me "what do you think, could you be happy living like that"?
Especially if I can live in a BARN!!!
I mean, Christmas is coming and can you imagine coming home to your BARN
decorated like THIS???
(flickr photos...green weddings)
not too SHABBY:)
Speaking of Christmas,
Robin is hosting the
All Things Merry and Brite blog party
on Wednesdays and we
are allowed to post old OR new posts for the Holidays.
I should have SOMETHING here, wouldn't you think?
I decided to re-post a recipe for Amish Sugar Cookies.
These are so good, so white and sugary and look pretty wrapped in a
clear cellophane bag and tied with a pretty ribbon.
Oh my gosh, I'm making myself hungry for sugar cookies at 8:30 in the morning!
The full post is here but I've included just the recipe for you below.
All I can say is ENJOY!!!!!
And Happy White Wednesday, Barn Chicks Party and
All Things Merry & Brite Day!


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Hope College Theatre will perform "Gone Missing" on Friday and Saturday, April 15 and 16, and Tuesday-Thursday, April 19-21, at 8 p.m. in the DeWitt Center main theatre.
There will also be a matinee performance on Saturday, April 16, at 3 p.m.
"Gone Missing" was written by Steven Cosson, artistic director of The Civilians, from interviews conducted and compiled by his company members. The Civilians, founded in 2001 and based in New York City, create original work, often using interviews as the initial source material for their plays. Music and lyrics for "Gone Missing" are by Michael Friedman, a prolific young composer whose musical "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson" recently appeared on Broadway.
"'Gone Missing' is a piece that grapples with loss as an inescapable facet of the human condition but does so with comedy and musical panache," said Dr. Daina Robins, who is the production's director and a professor of theatre as well as chairperson of the department at Hope. "Throughout the production, characters speak and sing about loss, about something 'gone missing'--be it a dog, a shoe, a piece of jewelry. The stories surrounding these missing objects convey the concrete experience of losing something but also point to larger issues of loss and grief. In a surprisingly fun and inventive way, 'Gone Missing' explores the temporal nature of our existence."
The cast of "Gone Missing" includes sophomore Katie Colburn of Holland; freshman Molly Coyle of Hamilton; junior Kelsey Cratty of Rockford, Ill.; freshman Aiden de Jong of Zeeland; sophomore Erik Durham of Holland; sophomore Skye Edwards of Morrison, Colo.; freshman Bradley Hamilton of Southfield; senior Jackie Richards of Worthington, Ohio; sophomore Jesse Swatling-Holcomb of Oakland, Calif.; senior Jenny Tremblay of Oostburg, Wis.; sophomore Kaija von Websky of Holland; and senior Christine Worden of Midland.
Stage manager is junior Elizabeth Dwyer of Ypsilanti, and the assistant stage manager is freshman Kelly Eubank of Louisville, Ky. The student costume designer is junior Amanda Vander Byl of Williamson, N.Y.
In addition to Robins, faculty members working on the production include Michelle Bombe, costume mentor; Perry Landes, lighting and sound designer; and Richard Smith, scenic designer. Staff member Paul Anderson is the technical director, and staff member Darlene Christopher is the costume shop manager. Lighting designer is senior Ken Chamberlain of Metuchen, N.J.
Tickets for "Gone Missing" are $10 for regular admission, $7 for senior citizens and Hope faculty and staff, and $5 for students, and are available at the ticket office in the main lobby of the DeVos Fieldhouse. The ticket office is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and may be called at (616) 395-7890.
The DeVos Fieldhouse is located at 222 Fairbanks Ave., between Ninth and 11th streets. The DeWitt Center is located at 141 E. 12th St., on Columbia Avenue at 12th Street.


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Americans have recently learned that during the 1990s, Wasilla, Alaska, then under the mayoralty of Sarah Palin, charged victims of sexual assault for the rape kits used for evidence collection.
Attacks from progressives have been swift and harsh. There is good reason to hunt down the facts about the rape kits. But the larger issue - of rape, sexual assault and how we deal with violence against women in this country - has been overlooked.
First the facts:
Last week new evidence arose revealing that under Palin's administration, Wasilla cut funds that paid for the rape kits and shifted the burden onto the victims themselves or their insurance companies (kits generally cost between $500-$1200). Under Wasilla Police Chief Irl Stambaugh, the town had included the cost of rape kits in the budget. But Palin fired Stambaugh and replaced him with Charlie Fannon, who then took the money out of the budget - a budget Palin approved. Fannon evidently did not have a problem with billing victims, though he admitted that he would rather see the perpetrator pay for the rape kits (without elaborating on how that realistically or successfully might occur).
The town law did not change until Alaska state legislators got wind of what was happening (in Wasilla and other small towns) and introduced a bill, signed into law in 2000, making it illegal for "any law enforcement agency to bill victims or victims insurance companies for the costs of examinations that take place to collect evidence of a sexual assault or determine if a sexual assault did occur."
Fannon immediately objected, stating in an article on May 23, 2000 that "...the law will require the city and communities to come up with more funds to cover the costs of the forensic exams...I just don't want to see any more burdens on the tax payer." Fannon did not explain why rape victims should pay for their evidence collection kits while victims of burglary, for example, would not.
Since the story broke, Sarah Palin has been taken to task by progressives and rape victim advocates who are furious about the policy and demanding an explanation as to why Palin not only allowed this practice under her leadership, she oversaw its institution. Thus far, Palin's response to the issue has been denial. Said a spokesperson for her campaign:
"[Sarah Palin] does not believe, nor has she ever believed, that rape victims should have to pay for an evidence-gathering test...To suggest otherwise is a deliberate misrepresentation of her commitment to supporting victims and bringing violent criminals to justice"
Though no one, as far as I've read, has been able to successfully explain Wasilla's detrimental policy, conservatives have fought back, raising the fact that other states, towns and municipalities have charged rape victims for their kits as well. The National Review Online called out Illinois for "charging some rape victims." The practice of charging rape victims for evidence collection still occurs more often around the country than it should. US News & World Report recently reported on the problem:
In order to qualify for federal grants under the Violence Against Women Act, states have to assume the full out-of-pocket costs for forensic medical exams, as the rape kits are called. But according to a 2004 bulletin published by the NCVC [National Center for Victims of Crime], "[F]eedback from the field indicates that sexual assault victims are still being billed." [emphasis mine]
And while a policy charging sexual assault victims for any kind of evidence collection, treatment or care is heinous, there is a larger issue at play. It's easy to get caught up in the partisan anger - the volleying of stories back and forth that "prove" the deceitful intent of one campaign or another, the information that will surely reveal how evil one or another candidate truly is. But the media has been missing the most important part of the story.
To discuss the rape kit story without addressing what kinds of policies, as a nation, we must put forward in order to address violence against women - the causes of violence, the symptoms and how it can be curbed - does nothing to further the dialogue, find solutions and heal some of our most gaping wounds.
Bigger Questions About Rape and Sexual Violence in Alaska
According to Amnesty International, one out of every three women in the world has been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused in her lifetime. In the United States, a woman is raped every 6 minutes. In global conflicts and wars, rape is widespread - a tool of war.
Instead of hashing and re-hashing a budget line under Sarah Palin's mayoralty, we need to put forward questions to be asked about and of the candidates that will allow us to understand what they have done or will do, concretely, to reduce violence against women, at home and abroad.
According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Alaska's rape rate is 2.5 times the national average. Alaska also has the highest rate per capita of men murdering women. Ninety percent of Alaskans would vote to increase funding for victim service programs because, according to the coalition, "programs are in dire need of more funding in order to serve the sheer volume of victims." Seventy-five percent of Alaskans have been or know someone who has been the victim of sexual assault or domestic violence. Alaska's domestic violence shelters, sexual assault services and programs for survivors have seen a relatively small increase in funding. In 2008, the state budget included an additional $300,000 in funding for victims services programs. In 2009, according to Alaska's Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Governor Palin's budget includes an increase in funds to help shelters offset the higher costs of fuel, utilities and insurance.
But the extraordinary levels of violence against women in the state of Alaska and the underlying causes still require a much greater level of state-level funding and oversight. According to the Alliance for Reproductive Justice, who lobbied to address Alaska's rates of domestic violence and sexual assault, when explicitly asked to address these issues in 2007, the Governor did not respond. The Alliance has this to say on their web site:
Governor Palin did not deliver and did not take a leadership role on any of these issues. In fact, this year, when there was a 7 billion dollar state surplus she did not step up to the plate for the women and children of Alaska...we were truly disappointed with her lack of action on this critical public health issue.
Most of Alaska's funding for sexual assault and violence against women programs comes from the federal government.
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Pro-Active Policy Addressing Violence Against Women
What does responsible policy look like for dealing with violence against women?
In Illinois one out of every seven adult women are the victims of forcible rape. This number does not include women who have been the victims of attempted rape, young women and men - including children - under the age of 18 years old, or male victims of rape.
In Illinois an amendment to the Crime Victims Compensation Act was passed in 2001, co-sponsored by Sen. Barack Obama, to ensure that sexual assault victims (or victims of other violent crimes) can be reimbursed for expenses they may incur. In addition, Illinois has on the books the Sexual Assault Emergency Treatment Act, which mandates reimbursement for (among other services) STI testing, emergency contraception and rape kits if Illinoians don't have public aid or private health insurance.
Illinois legislators considered sexual assault, rape, domestic violence and other violent crimes where women make up the majority of the victims important enough an issue to address it pro-actively and with conviction. Illinois has enacted a range of legislation that seeks to address the multiple layers of responses needed to adequately address sexual assault including the Violent Crimes Victime Assistance Program, The Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program, and the Illinois Victims Assistance Academy.
And while it is true that only three out of every 10 rapes go reported to law enforcement, Illinois saw a decline in the number of reported rapes and sexual assault from 1998 to 2006; from 6,146 in 1998 to 5,646 in 2006.
Candidates Take Stands on VAWA
The mother of all legislation dealing with violence against women is the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), spearheaded by Sen. Joe Biden and after years of lobbying, passed in 1994. VAWA was signed into law by President Bill Clinton, renewed in 2000 and expanded in 2005 (signed by President George W. Bush).
VAWA's intent is to improve the national response to domestic violence and sexual assault. VAWA combines a series of federal sanctions and initiatives as well as national, state, and local resources to improve the response to crimes against women. These funds are committed to four specific areas: prosecution, law enforcement, victim service, and courts.
Sen. Biden foresaw the need for such legislation to, among many other things, infuse crucial funds into state systems to fight violence against women. In fact, Alaska's Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault relies on monies from this act. The act requires federal fund grantees (states, Indian tribal governments or local governments) to cover the costs associated with forensic medical exams (including rape kits) in order to receive any VAWA funds. In order to receive these funds, therefore, Alaska state legislators in 2000, under Democratic Governor Tony Knowles, instituted the state law banning law enforcement departments from charging rape victims for their rape kits.
Curiously, while Alaska receives crucial funds from the VAWA act in order to administer its sexual assault programs, Sen. John McCain voted against VAWA twice.
Sexual Violence Against Military Women, Native Women
There's another layer of complexity to any story about the candidates and sexual violence. John McCain's military service to this country is well known; his experience as a POW is a narrative he uses to explain how he has and will prioritize our military should he become president.
It is worth asking, then, how a leader for whom a soldier's life is so important will deal with the rates of sexual assault against women in the military. One in three women are sexually assaulted in the military. Women serving in the U.S. military are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire. The situation is so dire Congress called a hearing this summer specifically to examine sexual assault in the military.
What about Barack Obama? In the wake of the congressional hearings, will he take a lead in examining what the Pentagon could and should do to deal with this issue?
These are not the only stories of rape and violence against women in this country. One in three Native women will be raped in her lifetime. Many of those women live on reservations where it is often the case that, because of bureaucratic confusion over just whose domain they fall under - Bureau of Indian Affairs, state government or federal government - perpetrators are rarely prosecuted.
What steps would Senators Obama and McCain take to address the devastating "maze of injustice" that Native women on reservations face when dealing with protection from or prosecutions for rape and sexual assault?
These are the questions to which I want answers. These are the central issues of a campaign, of an election to which Americans must pay attention. If rape victims have been charged for rape kits in municipalities, towns, cities and states around this country, we deserve to know why. But let's not sell ourselves short. We deserve to know a lot more than that. The system is broken. Revealing a hole here and a scratch there unearths some superficial problems. If women are going to decide this election, we should do so based on the policies that impact women most, and which candidates will actually help women outside of politics. We can do this by asking the important questions:
Which set of candidates understands best how to remedy the culture of violence perpetuated against women in this nation and globally? Which set of candidates pro-actively creates policies that address the root causes of rape and sexual assault? Which set of candidates do we trust to raise the status of women in this country and work internationally to do the same? Which set of candidates' legislative and leadership records reveal genuine attempts at fixing the problems their various constituents face when it comes to rape, sexual assault and other forms of violence against women?
Asserting these questions in media coverage and exploring the answers requires a deeper investigation. But the process will bring us closer to what we really need to know about how our candidates prioritize violence against women and the kinds of policies they would or wouldn't institute.


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Pavilion Rules
Pavilion Rental Rules
- The reservation is for the covered pavilion only. The park grounds area and all other park facilities will remain open to the general public. Reservation time includes set up and clean up.
- Park hours are from 6 a.m. to 12 midnight.
- Department Director or designee has the right to refuse rental if the proposed event conflicts with scheduled events of the department or is in conflict with a confirmed reservation.
- Applicant must be age 21 or over to reserve this facility. Two chaperones, age 21 and over, shall be required for youth (age 18 and under) functions. Youth groups larger than 50 are required to have one additional chaperone for each additional 25 youth.
- If lessee wishes to cancel, a written notice, signed by lessee, must be received one week in advance of scheduled use date. With proper notification a refund in the amount of 75% will be made. If notice is given less than one week of reservation date, all rental fees will be forfeited. If department initiates cancellation due to park closing (i.e. flooding, damage, etc.) lessee will be notified as far in advance as possible. Lessee will be permitted to reschedule reservation. If lessee is unable to reschedule, full refund will be made. NOTE: Department will not initiate cancellation of reservation due to rain or inclement weather on scheduled use date. Refunds will not be made due to rain or inclement weather.
- Fires shall be confined to designated fireplace/grills. Lessee shall be responsible for furnishing combustible materials for fireplace/grill fires. Fire pits or rings are prohibited.
- Overnight camping shall be prohibited except in designated areas by special permit from the Department.
- Lessee is prohibited from cutting or burning of any trees or shrubs (dead or otherwise) located in the park area. Lessee shall be responsible for furnishing combustible materials for fires. State law prohibits removal of wildlife from public lands.
- All litter generated by lessee usage shall be placed in proper receptacles.
- Alcoholic beverages, gambling, and amplified exterior loud speakers are prohibited.
- Lessee shall be responsible for payment of repair costs for damages to park property and equipment caused by lessee's using the facility.
- It is unlawful to offer any goods, services, or items for sale within parks, parkways, other recreation facilities, or on public streets and rights-of-ways within 300 feet of the boundary of the same, unless specifically authorized by the Department.
- Motorized vehicles are not allowed on trails and unpaved park areas. Temporary amusements (Bounce Houses, etc.) require patron provided generator. Amusements with water features are prohibited.
- All other park rules, regulations, and City of Garland Ordinances apply to usage of this facility.
- Reservation information is available through any recreation center, by calling 972-205-2750 or by accessing the Parks and Recreation website.


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I have, for many years, encouraged mothers to consider co-sleeping. I was part of a group who prepared a co-sleeping brochure "Is your baby sleeping safely?" [2004 BFHI Australia]
Sue Cox explores the complex issue of safe co-sleeping and breastfeeding [see full article], with reference to James McKenna who has written and spoken extensively on the matter:
Professor McKenna defined co-sleeping as not about sharing a physical area, ie a bed, but having the baby within arm's length. He continued on by saying that breastfeeding and co-sleeping are the same adaptive complex designed by natural selection to maximise infant survival and parental reproductive success; there is no documented scientific study to show deleterious consequences of co-sleeping in safe environments; we have come to think of the abnormal as normal; and we are mistaking parental best interests for the infant's best interest. He suggested that current Western beliefs are based on Western European cultural history in which infanticide by 'overlying' existed and was so commonplace that same-bed co-sleeping was outlawed. This cultural history also favoured the notion of romantic love, patriarchal household authority and sanctity of parental privacy.
The claim that bedsharing raises infant death risks originates from the South Australian Coroner's review of the deaths of five babies, aged 3 weeks to 10 months. [full report]
The forensic pathologist has been reported to say that "Western culture had turned co-sleeping into something dangerous. ... in some cultures babies traditionally slept with their parents, but usually on firm bedding or on the floor without the weight of heavy covering."
Rather than a *blanket* outlawing of all co-sleeping, parents need to know where the danger lies. The same principles apply whether the mother is co-sleeping with her baby or placing her baby in another location such as a cot.
Avoid unsafe physical situations:
One of the five babies who died was suffocated when she became entrapped in the cushions at the back of a couch after falling asleep with her father.
Any parent knows about the exhaustion that we all face with the changes in the early days of parenting. It is not safe for anyone to lie on a couch with a baby. It is not safe for a baby to be sleeping in any environment where she can become trapped under or between cushions, pillows or other bedding. It is not safe for a baby to go to sleep lying on a parent who is also falling asleep, or even to let a baby sleep with other children.
Avoid unsafe temperature rise
A baby who is over-dressed, or over heated is placed at danger. Never use an electric blanket or other bed heaters with a baby. When sleeping with a baby, use cotton sheets and wool blankets, which allow air flow and moisture balance, rather than synthetic blankets and quilts/doonas. It is not safe to have pets in a room with a baby.
Avoid unsafe parental situations
Parents who have taken substances that may suppress their ability to respond (eg alcohol, cold medication, sleeping pills), or parents who smoke, should not co-sleep with their babies.
A breastfeeding mother who sleeps with her baby is intentionally responsive to the baby, and will usually form a C-shape with her own body around her child. In this way she will be responsive and alerted by any unusual movement by the child.
Sleep studies have shown mothers and babies interacting significantly while both appear to be sleeping. Mothers who follow intuitive patterns of mothering are able to learn safe sleeping with their infant, as well as being able to put their baby down in a safe place such as a cot for sleep.
Reference [quoted in Sue Cox's article linked above]:
McKenna JJ 1998 Breastfeeding and Mother-Infant Co-sleeping as an Adaptive System: Historical and Biocultural Perspectives. "Breastfeeding The Best Investment," CAPERS August Seminar, Melbourne, Australia.


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The study of strings is useful to further tie in the relationship between pointers and arrays. It also makes it easy to illustrate how some of the standard C string functions can be implemented. Finally it illustrates how and when pointers can and should be passed to functions.
In C, strings are arrays of characters. This is not necessarily true in other languages. In BASIC, Pascal, Fortran and various other languages, a string has its own data type. But in C it does not. In C a string is an array of characters terminated with a binary zero character (written as '\0'). To start off our discussion we will write some code which, while preferred for illustrative purposes, you would probably never write in an actual program. Consider, for example:
char my_string[40];
my_string[0] = 'T';
my_string[1] = 'e';
my_string[2] = 'd':
my_string[3] = '\0';
While one would never build a string like this, the end result is a string in that it is an array of characters terminated with a nul character. By definition, in C, a string is an array of characters terminated with the nul character. Be aware that "nul" is not the same as "NULL". The nul refers to a zero as defined by the escape sequence '\0'. That is it occupies one byte of memory. NULL, on the other hand, is the name of the macro used to initialize null pointers. NULL is #defined in a header file in your C compiler, nul may not be #defined at all.
Since writing the above code would be very time consuming, C permits two alternate ways of achieving the same thing. First, one might write:
char my_string[40] = {'T', 'e', 'd', '\0',};
But this also takes more typing than is convenient. So, C permits:
char my_string[40] = "Ted";
When the double quotes are used, instead of the single quotes as was done in the previous examples, the nul character ( '\0' ) is automatically appended to the end of the string.
In all of the above cases, the same thing happens. The compiler sets aside an contiguous block of memory 40 bytes long to hold characters and initialized it such that the first 4 characters are Ted\0.
Now, consider the following program:
------------------program 3.1-------------------------------------
/* Program 3.1 from PTRTUT10.HTM 6/13/97 */
#include <stdio.h>
char strA[80] = "A string to be used for demonstration purposes";
char strB[80];
int main(void)
char *pA; /* a pointer to type character */
char *pB; /* another pointer to type character */
puts(strA); /* show string A */
pA = strA; /* point pA at string A */
puts(pA); /* show what pA is pointing to */
pB = strB; /* point pB at string B */
putchar('\n'); /* move down one line on the screen */
while(*pA != '\0') /* line A (see text) */
*pB++ = *pA++; /* line B (see text) */
*pB = '\0'; /* line C (see text) */
puts(strB); /* show strB on screen */
return 0;
--------- end program 3.1 -------------------------------------
In the above we start out by defining two character arrays of 80 characters each. Since these are globally defined, they are initialized to all '\0's first. Then, strA has the first 42 characters initialized to the string in quotes.
Now, moving into the code, we declare two character pointers and show the string on the screen. We then "point" the pointer pA at strA. That is, by means of the assignment statement we copy the address of strA[0] into our variable pA. We now use puts() to show that which is pointed to by pA on the screen. Consider here that the function prototype for puts() is:
int puts(const char *s);
For the moment, ignore the const. The parameter passed to puts() is a pointer, that is the value of a pointer (since all parameters in C are passed by value), and the value of a pointer is the address to which it points, or, simply, an address. Thus when we write puts(strA); as we have seen, we are passing the address of strA[0].
Similarly, when we write puts(pA); we are passing the same address, since we have set pA = strA;
Given that, follow the code down to the while() statement on line A. Line A states:
While the character pointed to by pA (i.e. *pA) is not a nul character (i.e. the terminating '\0'), do the following:
Line B states: copy the character pointed to by pA to the space pointed to by pB, then increment pA so it points to the next character and pB so it points to the next space.
When we have copied the last character, pA now points to the terminating nul character and the loop ends. However, we have not copied the nul character. And, by definition a string in C must be nul terminated. So, we add the nul character with line C.
It is very educational to run this program with your debugger while watching strA, strB, pA and pB and single stepping through the program. It is even more educational if instead of simply defining strB[] as has been done above, initialize it also with something like:
strB[80] = "12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890"
where the number of digits used is greater than the length of strA and then repeat the single stepping procedure while watching the above variables. Give these things a try!
Getting back to the prototype for puts() for a moment, the "const" used as a parameter modifier informs the user that the function will not modify the string pointed to by s, i.e. it will treat that string as a constant.
Of course, what the above program illustrates is a simple way of copying a string. After playing with the above until you have a good understanding of what is happening, we can proceed to creating our own replacement for the standard strcpy() that comes with C. It might look like:
char *my_strcpy(char *destination, char *source)
char *p = destination;
while (*source != '\0')
*p++ = *source++;
*p = '\0';
return destination;
In this case, I have followed the practice used in the standard routine of returning a pointer to the destination.
Again, the function is designed to accept the values of two character pointers, i.e. addresses, and thus in the previous program we could write:
int main(void)
my_strcpy(strB, strA);
I have deviated slightly from the form used in standard C which would have the prototype:
char *my_strcpy(char *destination, const char *source);
Here the "const" modifier is used to assure the user that the function will not modify the contents pointed to by the source pointer. You can prove this by modifying the function above, and its prototype, to include the "const" modifier as shown. Then, within the function you can add a statement which attempts to change the contents of that which is pointed to by source, such as:
*source = 'X';
which would normally change the first character of the string to an X. The const modifier should cause your compiler to catch this as an error. Try it and see.
Now, let's consider some of the things the above examples have shown us. First off, consider the fact that *ptr++ is to be interpreted as returning the value pointed to by ptr and then incrementing the pointer value. This has to do with the precedence of the operators. Were we to write (*ptr)++ we would increment, not the pointer, but that which the pointer points to! i.e. if used on the first character of the above example string the 'T' would be incremented to a 'U'. You can write some simple example code to illustrate this.
Recall again that a string is nothing more than an array of characters, with the last character being a '\0'. What we have done above is deal with copying an array. It happens to be an array of characters but the technique could be applied to an array of integers, doubles, etc. In those cases, however, we would not be dealing with strings and hence the end of the array would not be marked with a special value like the nul character. We could implement a version that relied on a special value to identify the end. For example, we could copy an array of positive integers by marking the end with a negative integer. On the other hand, it is more usual that when we write a function to copy an array of items other than strings we pass the function the number of items to be copied as well as the address of the array, e.g. something like the following prototype might indicate:
void int_copy(int *ptrA, int *ptrB, int nbr);
where nbr is the number of integers to be copied. You might want to play with this idea and create an array of integers and see if you can write the function int_copy() and make it work.
This permits using functions to manipulate large arrays. For example, if we have an array of 5000 integers that we want to manipulate with a function, we need only pass to that function the address of the array (and any auxiliary information such as nbr above, depending on what we are doing). The array itself does not get passed, i.e. the whole array is not copied and put on the stack before calling the function, only its address is sent.
This is different from passing, say an integer, to a function. When we pass an integer we make a copy of the integer, i.e. get its value and put it on the stack. Within the function any manipulation of the value passed can in no way effect the original integer. But, with arrays and pointers we can pass the address of the variable and hence manipulate the values of the original variables.


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Food and service excellent. Can't wait to go back. I and 3 friends went there after a disaster non-meal at another local pub/restaurant. Have been therefore, and it is still excellent.
- yvbennett - Tripadvisor April 2017
Excellent service (Shannon is wonderful) Excellent food! Come here quite often & it's ALWAYS a wonder day/afternoon/evening. Love it!
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This place is a gem of a pub/restaurant and every time we visit is wonderful. The food and hospitality is exceptional and the staff are always so friendly and welcoming
- Stuart D - Trip Advisor June July 2017
We met some friends here for lunch yesterday, the staff were all very friendly and although it was Easter Sunday and it was very busy the food came quickly and was lovely. Three had the Sunday roast which had loads of meat and I had a salad which was really good. Excellent value for money !
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Unpretentious very English older (non-twanky) style pub with first class service and excellent well presented and tasty food. Garden eating area too. Plenty of parking. Thoroughly recommend. Look forward to going again.
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Lovely old country pub, with hearty meals that have never disappointed us. Had a birthday celebration here with friends on Friday , with a couple of dietary requirements that need a couple of tweaks to their menu, which were accommodated without question. Portions are very generous and food is always very tasty. Would highly recommend.
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We have been here a couple of times with a group of friends and always had a good meal. Staff are friendly and efficient and the pub is in a nice setting. Highlight of my meal was the cheese board which I struggled to finish.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Royal Caribbean cruise line on Sunday ended a ship's 10-day trip in the Caribbean early after hundreds of passengers and crew members were sickened with a gastrointestinal illness.
The Miami-based company made the announcement a few hours after officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention boarded the Explorer of the Seas during its U.S. Virgin Islands port call to investigate the illness and evaluate the outbreak response.
"New reports of illness have decreased day-over-day, and many guests are again up and about. Nevertheless, the disruptions caused by the early wave of illness means that we were unable to deliver the vacation our guests were expecting," Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. said in a statement.
The decision to end the trip came after consultation between CDC officials and members of the company's medical team, the company said.
The CDC said earlier that 281, or nearly 10 percent, of the 3,050 passengers aboard the 15-deck ship reported getting sick during the cruise that left Cape Liberty, New Jersey, on Tuesday. Twenty-two crew members also reported feeling ill, according to a Friday statement from the health agency.
On Sunday evening, the cruise line said the outbreak of the gastrointestinal illness with vomiting and diarrhea "spiked over the weekend," but it did not disclose a tally of sickened people.
Tests would have to confirm what caused the outbreak, but fast-spreading norovirus is often to blame for similar symptoms sweeping closed quarters like those on cruise ships.
Royal Caribbean said special cleaning products and disinfectants proven to kill norovirus were being used to clean ship before it returned to the U.S. It said a full sanitization program would be carried out after the Explorer of the Seas reached its home port Wednesday.
Janet Diaz, a company spokeswoman, said CDC representatives boarded the Explorer of the Seas during the afternoon when it docked in St. Thomas, the main island of the U.S. Virgin Islands. During the previous port call in Puerto Rico, the ship underwent "extensive and thorough sanitizing" to help prevent more people from getting sick, she said.
Passengers and crew who fell ill have "responded well to over-the-counter medication being administered onboard the ship," Diaz said.
On Friday, an Explorer of the Seas passenger named Arnee Dodd tweeted that she had fallen ill aboard the ship and was quarantined with the other sick people. The Connecticut woman wrote that ship employees "put a lock down on food & are constantly cleaning everything."
Royal Caribbean said it was "taking several steps" to compensate passengers for the shortened trip. It also sought to assure customers scheduled for the ship's next voyage that "all possible measures will have been taken to prevent further problems."
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Historical Fiction
March 2018
Recent Releases
The Atomic City Girls
Janet Beard
What it's about:
Although the young women employed in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, are told that their work will help the U.S. win World War II, they have no idea that they're involved in building an atomic bomb.
You might also like:
Denise Kiernan's
The Girls of Atomic City
, a nonfiction account of the military installation at Oak Ridge and it's predominantly female workforce;
TaraShea Nesbit's
The Wives of Los Alamos
, a novel about the spouses of Manhattan Project scientists and the close-knit community they form.
The House of Impossible Beauties
Joseph Cassara
members of the House of Xtravaganza, outcasts who form a family as they navigate New York City's underground ballroom scene.
Read it for:
a heart-wrenching, character-driven story and a lyrical look at Latinx LGBTQ life in the 1980s and '90s.
For fans of:
Jennie Livingston's 1990 documentary
Paris is Burning
Song of a Captive Bird
Jasmin Darznik
Forugh Farrokzhad, 20th-century Iranian feminist poet and filmmaker.
Why you might like it:
This lyrical and thought-provoking biographical novel follows Farrokzhad's brief but eventful life from rebellious schoolgirl to teenage bride to iconoclastic artist-turned-activist.
Try this next:
Bahiyyih Nakhjavani's
The Woman Who Read Too Much
, about a 19th-century Iranian woman poet and scholar.
Only Killers and Thieves
Paul Howarth
What it's about:
The pursuit of vengeance makes for strange bedfellows, as teenage siblings Billy and Tommy McBride discover when they seek assistance in tracking down their parents' killers.
Is it for you?
Set in 1885 Queensland, this gritty, blood-drenched Western tells a dramatic coming-of-age story while grappling with Australia's complex legacy of colonialism and genocide.
You might also like:
Peter Carey's
True History of the Kelly Gang
or Courtney Collins'
The Untold
, both suspenseful historical novels about the hardscrabble lives of impoverished young people in rural Australia.
Winter Sisters
Robin Oliveira
What it's about:
When two young girls disappear during a blizzard, physician Mary Stipp continues to search for them long after everyone else gives up.
Read it for:
an intriguing mystery, stirring courtroom drama, and a well-researched and richly detailed depiction of 1870s Albany, New York.
Crossover alert:
Though not, strictly speaking, a sequel to
My Name is Mary Sutter,
this novel reunites readers with some familiar characters.
All That Jazz
Half-Blood Blues
Esi Edugyan
What it's about:
In 1940, biracial trumpet player Hieronymus Falk is taken by the Gestapo, leaving the remaining members of the Hot-Time Swingers jazz ensemble to wonder about his fate. Decades later, they discover the truth.
Try this next:
Nicole Mones'
Night in Shanghai
, a dramatic novel about an
African-American jazz musician who flees racial discrimination at home only to confront the looming threat of WWII.
The Girl from the Savoy
Hazel Gaynor
What it's about:
A chance meeting with an actress and her songwriter brother draws Dolly Lane, a hotel chambermaid with dreams of becoming a chorus girl, into a world of glitz and glamour.
Why you might like it:
Beneath the glittering facade of this novel's Jazz Age London setting is a poignant, character-driven story of people attempting to reinvent themselves in the wake of tragedy.
You might also like:
D.J. Taylor's
Ask Alice
, about a London socialite with big ambitions and a scandalous past.
The Jazz Palace
Mary Morris
What it is:
A sweeping saga of two Jewish families linked by tragedy, set in an artfully rendered 1920s Chicago.
Benny Lehrmann, who turns his back on the family business to join a jazz band, and Pearl Chimbrova, who becomes the proprietress of a speakeasy known as the Jazz Palace.
Read it for:
well-drawn characters, a strong sense of place, and authentic period detail informed by meticulous research.
Dollface: A Novel of the Roaring Twenties
Renée Rosen
What it's about:
Enthralled by the vibrant nightlife of 1920s Chicago, flapper Vera Abramowitz soon gets a glimpse of its seamy underbelly through her relationships with two made men: Tony Liollo, one of Al Capone's henchmen, and Shep Green, a bootlegger-turned-nightclub owner.
Why you might like it:
Richly detailed and atmospheric, this fast-paced tale of mobsters and gun molls stars a plucky Jewish heroine who reinvents herself during Prohibition.
The Wicked City
Beatriz Williams
What it's about:
Flapper girl Geneva "Gin" Kelly teams up with
Prohibition agent
Oliver Anson
to track down her abusive stepfather, a notoriously ruthless bootlegger.
About the author:
Beatriz Williams is known for her use of parallel, past-and-present narratives that unravel historical and romantic intrigue.
For fans of:
Kate Morton's atmospheric and intricately plotted novels in which modern-day protagonists delve into long-buried family secrets.
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Democracy Quotes
Agnes Repplier:
Democracy forever teases us with the contrast between its ideals and its realities, between its heroic possibilities and its sorry achievements.
Alex Carey:
... the 20th century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: The growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy.
Australian social scientist, quoted by Noam Chomsky in World Orders Old and New
Alexis de Tocqueville:
The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from time to time one can see the old aristocratic colours breaking through.
If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in the government to the utmost.
Barbara Ehrenreich:
That's free enterprise, friends: freedom to gamble, freedom to lose. And the great thing -- the truly democratic thing about it -- is that you don't even have to be a player to lose.
C. S. Lewis:
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to democracies as against despots. What is it? Distrust.
Dorothy Thompson:
It is not the fact of liberty but the way in which liberty is exercised that ultimately determines whether liberty itself survives.
Dorothy Thompson:
The only force that can overcome an idea and a faith is another and better idea and faith, positively and fearlessly upheld.
Dorothy Thompson:
Of all forms of government and society, those of free men and women are in many respects the most brittle. They give the fullest freedom for activities of private persons and groups who often identify their own interests, essentially selfish, with the general welfare.
E. B. White:
Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time.
Edward Dowling:
The two greatest obstacles to democracy in the United States are, first, the widespread delusion among the poor that we have a democracy, and second, the chronic terror among the rich, lest we get it. [1941]
Eleanor Holmes Norton:
The only way to make sure people you agree with can speak is to support the rights of people you don't agree with.
Eugene McCarthy:
As long as the differences and diversities of mankind exist, democracy must allow for compromise, for accommodation, and for the recognition of differences.
Eugene V. Debs:
When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong. The minority are right.
Frank Owen:
In 1929 the wise, far-seeing electors of my native Hereford sent me to Westminster and, two years later, the lousy bastards kicked me out.
George Bernard Shaw:
Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.
George Orwell:
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
George Washington:
As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community are equally entitled to the protections of civil government. I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
H. L. Mencken:
Democracy is only a dream: it should be put in the same category as Arcadia, Santa Claus, and Heaven.
H. L. Mencken:
As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their hearts desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.
The Baltimore Evening Sun, July 26, 1920
H. L. Mencken:
A good politician under democracy is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar.
Hermann Goering:
Naturally the common people don't want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in America, nor in Germany. That is understood. But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country. quote verified at snopes.com
Howard Winters:
Civilization is the process in which one gradually increases the number of people included in the term 'we' or 'us' and at the same time decreases those labeled 'you' or 'them' until that category has no one left in it.
Hubert H. Humphrey:
The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.
Irving Kristol:
Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions - it only guarantees equality of opportunity.
J. William Fulbright:
In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.
Jane Auer:
Voting is one of the few things where boycotting in protest clearly makes the problem worse rather than better.
Jerome Nathanson:
The price of the democratic way of life is a growing appreciation of people's differences, not merely as tolerable, but as the essence of a rich and rewarding human experience.
Jesse Jackson:
In politics, an organized minority is a political majority.
John Dewey:
The aim of education is to enable individuals to continue their education ... (and) the object and reward of learning is continued capacity for growth. Now this idea cannot be applied to all the members of a society except where intercourse of man with man is mutual, and except where there is adequate provision for the reconstruction of social habits and institutions by means of wide stimulation arising from equitably distributed interests. And this means a democratic society.
John F. Kennedy:
We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.
John Gardner:
The citizen can bring our political and governmental institutions back to life, make them responsive and accountable, and keep them honest. No one else can.
John Simon:
Democracy encourages the majority to decide things about which the majority is ignorant.
Laurence J. Peter:
Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame.
Mark Twain:
We adore titles and heredities in our hearts and ridicule them with our mouths. This is our democratic privilege.
Meg Greenfield:
Everybody's for democracy in principle. It's only in practice that the thing gives rise to stiff objections.
Mohandas K. Gandhi:
To safeguard democracy the people must have a keen sense of independence, self-respect, and their oneness.
Mohandas K. Gandhi:
The spirit of democracy cannot be imposed from without. It has to come from within.
Mohandas K. Gandhi:
In true democracy every man and women is taught to think for himself or herself.
Mohandas K. Gandhi:
The spirit of democracy cannot be established in the midst of terrorism, whether governmental or popular.
Mohandas K. Gandhi:
When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall -- think of it, ALWAYS.
Molly Ivins:
The thing about democracy, beloveds, is that it is not neat, orderly, or quiet. It requires a certain relish for confusion.
Noam Chomsky:
The most effective way to restrict democracy is to transfer decision-making from the public arena to unaccountable institutions: kings and princes, priestly castes, military juntas, party dictatorships, or modern corporations.
Noam Chomsky:
There are no magic answers, no miraculous methods to overcome the problems we face, just the familiar ones: honest search for understanding, education, organization, action that raises the cost of state violence for its perpetrators or that lays the basis for institutional change -- and the kind of commitment that will persist despite the temptations of disillusionment, despite many failures and only limited successes, inspired by the hope of a brighter future."
Noam Chomsky:
In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued - they may be essential to survival.
Paulo Freire:
Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the younger generation into the logic of the present system and bring about conformity or it becomes the practice of freedom, the means by which men and women deal critically and creatively with reality and discover how to participate in the transformation of their world.
An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
Robert Coles:
Abraham Lincoln did not go to Gettysburg having commissioned a poll to find out what would sell in Gettysburg. There were no people with percentages for him, cautioning him about this group or that group or what they found in exit polls a year earlier. When will we have the courage of Lincoln?
Robert M. Hutchins:
The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment.
Stuart Chase:
Democracy, as has been said of Christianity, has never really been tried.
Theodore Parker:
Democracy means not "I am as good as you are" but "You are as good as I am."
Thomas Jefferson:
A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine.
Thomas Jefferson:
Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government.
Thomas Jefferson:
I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may be trusted to govern themselves without a master.
Thomas Jefferson:
The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government.
[C]reative ability and personal responsibility are strongest when the mind is free from supernatural belief and operates in an atmosphere of freedom and democracy.
Vince Lombardi:
Individual commitment to a group effort -- that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.
So long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish to tyrannize will do so; for tyrants are active and ardent, and will devote themselves in the name of any number of gods, religious and otherwise, to put shackles upon sleeping men.
Walt Whitman:
Did you, too, O friend, suppose democracy was only for elections, for politics, and for a party name? I say democracy is only of use there that it may pass on and come to its flower and fruit in manners, in the highest forms of interaction between [people], and their beliefs -- in religion, literature, colleges and schools -- democracy in all public and private life....
Walt Whitman:
The purpose of democracy -- supplanting old belief in the necessary absoluteness of establish'd dynastic rulership, temporal, ecclesiastical, and scholastic, as furnishing the only security against chaos, crime, and ignorance -- is, through many transmigrations, and amid endless ridicules, arguments, and ostensible failures,
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Wendell Phillips:
Governments exist to protect the rights of minorities. The loved and the rich need no protection: they have many friends and few enemies.
William J. Bennett:
America's support for human rights and democracy is our noblest export to the world.


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Set your DVRs! "1st Look" has landed… on 180+ NBC channels nationwide that is.
This week, we were thrilled to premiere two of our LXTV programs, "1st Look" and "Open House NYC," into the homes of millions across the country during the NBC's overnight programming block.
Most stations will air "1st Look" early Saturday at 4AM and also just after "Saturday Night Live" in various markets. And if "1st Look's" not enough for you night owls, it's followed by two episodes of "Open House NYC" to feed your need for New York's most incredible digs.
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As the curtain falls, and the audience hushes, the soft music from a violin fills the room, as a lone vampiress stands and plays…….
The Costume Ball opens, October 24th and running until November 1st at midnight.
The event includes designers such as, Alice Project, Cheeky Pea, Cracked Mirror, deetalez, deviance, EVOLVE, and many more!
I have personally chosen to share with you, Pink Fuel, #Ziau# and, Happy Undead…
I am sure as time goes on I will have more to share with you but, I thought this would be a nice tease!
I have also chosen to combined Exile, Letis, ::{Favole}:: and, {Anatomy} in the mix! For effect!
This event, I am sure, is going to be amazing..
And just in time for Halloween when, costumes, balls, and gowns are all the rage!!
Make sure to stop by and have a look around, I am positive that you will find amazing and unique items!
skin – [PF] Alyx – Siren (dkbrow)
Hair – ::Exile:: All for Love
Shape – {Anatomy} – Laurie
Eyes – #Ziau# Mesh Eyes – Monster [Boxed]
Fangs – #Ziau# Mesh Monster Fangs [Boxed]
Tattoo – Letis Tattoo :: Unicorn Sleeves :: H12008
Lashes – *REDGRAVE* Eyelashes -29- Vampire
Wings – ::{Favole}:: Fallen
Blood – [Miseria] Blood Tears – Freebie
dress – Happy Undead – Black Widow Dress


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