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Growing up being a guitar player and being into music, there were really only two types of people you could hang out with: heavy metal dudes and punk rockers. They were the only two groups where the guitar players mattered (back in those days, it was synthesizers and keytars if you wanted to be "popular.").
Popular music, 1986:
The metal guys were better musicians, and actually studied theory and harmony and stuff. They were usually very serious when it came to music, and didn't have a sense of humor. I remember the local metal guys being really mad when 'This Is Spinal Tap' came out, because in their words "It MADE FUN of Rock and Roll!"
Punk rockers, on the other hand, were guys who really couldn't play but wanted to be in bands anyway, to get some modicum of "glory" and of course to get girls. They didn't take anything seriously, for the most part, but there was a lot of posturing and pseudo-political ranting. I didn't fit in with either group, but wound up hanging out with both just by virtue of the fact that I played guitar. I was literally the only guy in Columbia, Missouri who was into rockabilly guitar, so I had to find my friends where I could.
I wanted to be cool, but I just didn't have it in me. Myself and my buddy Mace (who wound up being the bass player in my first band, The Untamed Youth, and who is now my step-brother) used to go see punk rock shows all the time. We were nerds, total losers, and the punk rock shows were where the disaffected youth showed up to bond with other outcasts. The only problem was that Mace and I were such losers that even the outcasts didn't want us.
We saw such bands as The Circle Jerks, D.O.A., The Descendents, Fear, Flipper, Husker Du, JFA (Jodie Foster's Army), MDC (Millions of Dead Cops), Toxic Reasons, TSOL, and a bunch of local bands like Three Legged Dog, Bloody Mess and the Scabs, Lurking Fear, First Bank of Christ, etc.
The bands that I really liked, though, were the most uncool--The Ramones and The Dickies.
Mace and I went to see The Ramones and the Dickies on a double bill at Mississippi Nights in St. Louis in 1986. At the time, both bands were considered total has-beens. The Ramones could still fill the place, but everybody talked about how they were "over" and how their last few albums had sucked. The Dickies were a band from L.A. that had several albums out in the late 1970s, but by 1986 they were not considered a viable band anymore. It didn't matter to me. I loved both the Dickies and the Ramones from the minute that I saw them. Both bands were loud, fast, and STOOPID! No political posturing, just basic rock and roll with lyrics that bordered on the moronic.
Mace and I were so inspired by seeing the Ramones that we made our own movie in high school, that we submitted as our humanities project. Our teacher, Linda Harlan, gave us an "A" not because it was good, but because we had been so ballsy in taking over the entire school to make our silly movie.
Below: Behold the horror of my 1986 senior year Humanities project, "ROCK AND ROLL HIGH SCHOOL."
Yes, that's our actual high school principal, Dr. Wayne Walker. I still marvel at how we got him to say our stupid lines and have Mace give him the Nazi arm salute. The "Rock and Roll God" was played by our good friend and bad influence Joe Bargmann, who was several years our senior and a wise-cracking smart ass journalism student at the University. Joe got us into more fun and more trouble than we ever would have on our own. Joe loved the Ramones as much as we did. Joe was the Untamed Youth's "secret weapon" for several years until he moved away. The drummer was our good friend "Rabid" Rick Carter, who played in my earliest rockabilly band, The Rockin' Tailfins. "Rabid" Rick had an Elvis museum in his mobile home that included a Red Hot candy (in a picture frame) that he had plucked from in between the seat cushions on one of Elvis' Cadillacs at a museum in Memphis. He swore it had been Elvis' Red Hot.
Note: In the movie, I'm playing my 1967 Gibson ES-335 guitar. You literally could not get LESS punk rock than a Gibson ES-335. I played the same guitar in high school jazz band and our teacher used to ridicule me by calling me "Conway" (as in Conway Twitty) to make fun of my choice of guitar. My punk rock "fashion" statement consisted of a pair of old jeans I had ripped up doing chores in my parents back yard. Mace, of course, wins first place fashion prize with his bi-level haircut and earring--ha ha ha!
The funny thing I remember about all the punk rock shows back in the 1980s was how caveman primal everybody acted. This was before you could google "How to be punk rock" or "Who is cool right now" on your Iphone, so the only way to learn was to hang out and observe, and when the time was right, ask questions. All these outcast high school and college kids would get together in some garage or basement or small club, and just hang out, waiting for someone to do something, or something cool to happen. It was very much like 'Lord of the Flies,' in that there was always some guy who wanted to be the leader, and some guy who wanted to fight him to be the leader. All the girls were so immature it was usually thug-like fighting behavior among the males that impressed them. Even though the punk rock scene was supposed to be about progressive views when it came to racism, it was still pure troglodyte when it came to male-female relations. You were always afraid to talk too much because somebody a few years older than you would always cut you down and make you feel stupid. There were a lot of kids who were into punk music because it was "alternative" and not in the mainstream, but they were really hippies with nowhere else to go. This made for an interesting mix of really aggressive kids who either did speedy drugs or needed Ritalin along with a bunch of stoned hippie punk kids who could barely move. In the corner of the room, leaning against the wall, there stood Mace and myself, completely ostracized from the rest of the ostracized kids.
It may sound like I didn't like the punk rock scene, and I guess that's probably true. I didn't care too much for the "scene," but I dug the music. The music was fast, loud, and dangerous, three things that were desperately needed after all the peaceful, mellow, BORING music of the 1970s.
How I remember the 1970s:
For that reason, punk rock was very important. It was a musical version of sweeping out the cobwebs and starting over again with a clean house. I have since learned to appreciate a lot of music from the 1970s, and I don't really mind hippies that much, they're generally cool people. But at that time, man, we NEEDED punk rock music to get rid of all that peaceful easy mellow patchouli bearded naked incense hippie stuff that had been piling up for the last ten years. So in that sense, yes, I really liked punk rock and what it stood for. But I just wasn't a punk rocker, no matter how hard I tried.
The defining moment of my non-punk-rockness occurred the night that Black Flag came to town.
Black Flag was one of the most legendary and most influential "hardcore" punk rock bands from California. The band formed in 1979 and went through several lead singers before finally finding Henry Rollins as lead vocalist in 1981, and he remained the band's lead singer until they broke up in 1986. Black Flag were one of the most popular, if not the most popular, hardcore punk band of the 1980s. When they came to town, it was a very, very big deal. They were scheduled to play the Blue Note and there were fears of rioting and the show getting shut down. It was scary and dangerous and exciting.
Lead singer Henry Rollins was a muscular, sinewy young dude with an angry look on his face all the time. Even when he smiled he looked pissed off. Some people hated Henry Rollins, some people loved him. Because he was so beautifully sculpted and yet so angry, girls went crazy for the guy, which probably made the dudes hate him even more. He started out with a skinhead look, but by 1986 the whole band was wearing long hair. I thought the long hair look was weak. It was as if the hippies had won! What did I know. Even at 17 years old I was balding, I wasn't going to be able to join the hair-rock club even if I wanted to.
I always wanted to hate Henry Rollins, but I quite enjoy his writing, especially the must-read book "Get In The Van--On The Road With Black Flag." In fact, one quote from the book has always stuck with me, for I had a similar epiphany in my own life. Describing the way he felt before he joined the band, when Black Flag came through Rollins' home town of Washington, D.C:
"They (Black Flag) stayed at Ian's house after the show and left the next morning. I remember watching their van pull away up the street and wanting to be in it. It was amazing to me how they pulled in, played, hung out with the locals and then took off on the next adventure. I had to hurry up and get to work.
"As I walked down the hill toward a long night at the workplace, I started getting depressed. Black Flag was a bunch of guys who were out there winging it and trying to do something with their lives. They had no fixed income and they lived like dogs, but they were living life with a lot more guts than I was by a long shot. I had a steady income and an apartment and money in the bank. But I also had a job where I got yelled at when things didn't go right. I had to be there all the time. I saw the same streets and the same people every day. My job took over a lot of my waking hours.
"After I had hung out with the Flag guys, I saw that there was a lot more out there to be seen and done and I didn't think I was ever going to do any of it. That night at work, everything in my life felt meaningless. I knew that somehow I was blowing it. I had a low level panic attack. I got a glimpse of something that made it impossible to bullshit myself. I wished it didn't open my eyes so much and make me see so clearly.
"I saw my life stretching out in front of me. Same town, same people, same everything. It felt as if I was getting tied down and beaten by life. They had guts. The way they were living went against all the things I had been taught to believe were right. If I had listened to my father, I would have joined the Navy, served and gone into the straight world without a whimper. I'm not putting that down. But it's not the life for everyone."
--Henry Rollins, "Get In The Van--On The Road With Black Flag"
I had many similar experiences going to see bands play at the Blue Note club. I was 17 and working a crappy day job (Henry Rollins worked at Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream, I worked at Mizzou Bar-B-Q--same difference), and I would go to see bands who drove up in their vans, rocked the locals, bedded down a few of our local girls, and partied like it was 1999. The next day their van would pull away and they would be off to have more fun and make more music. I was in high school and working my job, and all I could think about was pulling away in that van with a band of my own.
Mace and I went to see Black Flag play at the Blue Note. Thanks to magic of the internet and obsessed fans, I can tell you exactly what date that was: Tuesday, May 6, 1986. Thanks to the Dementlieu Punk Archive for that!
Richard King and Phil Costello, the owners of the Blue Note, were some adventurous and open-minded dudes. Thinking back now, there's no way I would host punk rock shows at a venue I owned. They were real supporters of the arts, and had everything there from jazz and blues and alternative rock to punk rock and rap. King and Costello had one thing on their side: the original Blue Note on the Business Loop was a real shithole. There wasn't much that could be done to destroy the place. They prepared for the punk rock onslaught by completely emptying the room of chairs and tables and anything else that could be thrown. This made it seem dangerous just upon walking in the door--holy crap! They took out all the chairs and tables! What do you think might HAPPEN tonight? This was exciting!
Mace and I stood against the back wall of the club, our normal place to hang out and observe. The opening band was playing (I forget their name) and the dance floor was deserted. Everybody was waiting for the main attraction--Black Flag!
Henry Rollins walked in during the opening band's set, preening, posing, looking around the room with a big scowl on his face. He stood in the middle of the room, on the empty dance floor, looking disaffected, blank. He removed all his clothes, got butt naked, and then put on his signature gym shorts and tennis shoes, getting ready for the Black Flag show. Mace and I looked at each other and thought one thing about this very public display--"Man, I wish my dick was that big so I could do that!" Looking back at it now, that was a pretty genius way to display your wares to the local ladies.
Black Flag started playing, and this is EXACTLY how I remember that show. This is how everything looked and felt and smelled and tasted. It makes perfect sense, because this video was shot a few weeks before I saw them at the Blue Note:
During this time period, I was really trying to feel out what I should do with my life. I was really into rockabilly, surf, 1960s garage, and other music genres from bygone eras. I felt like the odd man out in the world. There was nobody in Columbia, Missouri that shared my enthusiasm for Jerry Lee Lewis alternate takes and the nuances of the original Chuck Berry and Link Wray guitar styles. I was trying to decide if I should quit being the weirdo "Retro" kid and get into something that was now and new and happening and current. I seriously considered becoming a punk rocker.
I was 17, just about to graduate High School and turn 18 and enter into the next phase of my life. I thought to myself, maybe I should get a punk band together, something that straddles the Ramones and Black Flag and all this stuff with some poppy hooks and catchy melodies....maybe that would be successful? Maybe I should hop on a bandwagon for once, it occurred to me.
The Black Flag show was intense, hot, and loud. I really got caught up in the excitement. Henry Rollins was like a panther on stage, you never knew if he was going to sing or beat the crap out of someone. The mosh pit was insane, about 80 aggressive dudes slam dancing in a giant circle to the music of Black Flag.
For the completely uninitiated (Mom?) who are reading this who don't know what I'm talking about, punk rock dancing started out with innocent little stupid dances like the "pogo" (jumping up and down) into a brutal form of dancing known as "slam dancing." Slam dancing wasn't really dancing, it was just running around in a pit getting out all your agressions on other guys that couldn't get laid. It wasn't really fighting, and there was a code of ethics (you were supposed to help up anybody that fell down), but it sure looked like a bunch of dudes fighting to the untrained eye.
Slam dancing was done in something called "The Mosh Pit" ("Moshing" was another term for slam dancing). The Mosh Pit was where you did NOT want to be at a punk rock show, because if you were just trying to watch the band, you'd get hit by some dude's elbow or fist as they ran around like wild hyenas in the pit. I saw many fragile little females get knocked off their feet by aggro punk rock slam dancers, an uncomfortable memory to this day.
There was an entire episode of "Quincy, M.E." devoted to how old, normal people couldn't understand why these punk rockers would do this to themselves:
Really, though, slam dancing was just a way for young suburban males to take out their aggression in a somewhat approved manner. Since fighting, stealing, murdering, and other ways were frowned upon by parents and authorities, at least a punk rock show offered the opportunity to get in the Mosh Pit and have sweaty, aggressive, latently homo-erotic contact with a bunch of like-minded high energy dudes.
I watched Black Flag and I thought to myself--screw it, I'm getting in the pit. I had always been too chicken to join in. I thought, I'm going whole hog or none! My way has always been to jump into the deep end and see if you drown. Maybe this punk rock thing was for me. I needed to know.
I got in the Mosh Pit and tried to emulate what the other guys were doing. I went around and around in the pit for about 3 minutes and then--WHAM!--some guy hit me upside the head. I was stunned for a second and then I realized that when I got hit in the back of the head, one of my contact lenses had fallen out.
There I was, Henry Rollins screaming like a maniac, the band raging at top volume behind him, and 80 sweaty punk rock guys swarming in a circle around me, most of them wearing combat boots. I was looking down with my one good eye for the better part of 15 seconds looking for my lost contact lens.
15 seconds in a Mosh Pit is approximately 30 years in normal human time. I frantically looked for my contact lens, thinking about how pissed off my parents were going to be when I told them. It occurred to me, how am I gonna drive home, I don't have my glasses! Finally, I realized what a foolish move it was to try and find a tiny contact lens on the floor of a Black Flag mosh pit in a dark club. I broke free of the pit and went back over to where Mace was standing. He laughed at me.
I can't remember if I stayed around for the end of the show, but I do remember driving home. I had to hold one hand over my eye where the contact lens had fallen out so that I could see to drive. The whole time, I was thinking to myself, well, I guess I'm not a punk rocker! I tried. I really did.
Every now and then some young kid will talk about punk bands and I'll throw in, "Yeah, I saw Black Flag in 1986." They are always impressed that I witnessed them with my own eyes. I leave out the part about losing a contact lens in the Mosh Pit.
I decided then and there that I was not a punk rocker. I had to abandon any thoughts of going in the punk direction, and turn my energies back to what I liked--old stuff. Maybe I could't ever sell a million records, but dammit, I was going to be the best "Retro" rocker that I could be. I was going to learn everything about it and play as well as I possibly could and meet as many of my heroes as humanly possible. It was somewhat akin to realizing that I was never going to be a rich farmer with a fertile field and giant mechanized modern farm equipment. Instead, by choosing roots-rock music as my career, it was like taking an old broken down mule and wandering into an unplowed rocky desert field where a garden couldn't be grown. I didn't care, I just got to work with my old mule and I plowed the shit out of that impossibly rocky field. Here I am, 27 years later, and I've pretty much accomplished everything I set out to do. I saw a lot of farmers with fancy equipment go out of business during that time, and I'm still here.
Besides, it was 1986, punk rock was considered over and done with commercially. The tour that I saw Black Flag play was their last tour, and they broke up a few months later. Punk rock was probably a terrible career option, and I made the right decision. I mean, there's no way that my concept of Ramones mixed with Black Flag with poppy hooks and catchy melodies would ever work. That was a stupid idea.
The footnote to this story: Recently I was asked to back up Marky Ramone of the Ramones at the Viva Las Vegas festival. Even though I am old and fat and wear a cowboy hat, I jumped at the chance. Jumping the timeline from the 1986 high school version of "Rock and Roll High School" to this year's performance with with Marky, really, very little has changed. I still love the music. But I'll never be a punk rocker.


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Summarizing 2009 I did 25 craft shows, 5 of which I would say were great, 9 of which were good, 6 were OK, and 5 which were terrible. Through the summer I did 2 to 3 farmer's markets a week depending if I had a show on the weekend. My best market was in Eagles Mere where I consistently did good week to week. I sold my work on 4 online venues, Etsy bringing the best results, my own website offered consistent sales, and Artfire and 1000 Markets which both lagged way behind.
This coming year I plan to do less shows mainly because we will be moving sometime in the summer. This means a lot of organization and planning because we live in a very old house that has been in our family for over 30 years. Various family members have lived in and owned the house over this time period and they have all left stuff here, so guess who has a massive sorting job on their hands?
My number one goal for this year is to increase my online sales. I am even planning on opening a second Etsy shop with a line of specialty soaps that I am not going to reveal just yet. My other hope is to spend some time on my photography. I do miss photographing and being in the darkroom. Maybe I will have an Etsy shop for my photographs. So much to plan and think about. I wish everyone a wonderful New Year and good luck with all of your projects and plans!


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HSBC Bank UK is deploying a new system to centrally secure its distributed IT infrastructure.
HSBC central IT staff manage thousands of user accounts across the bank's Unix and Linux estate, making access control, privilege management and reporting on user access a critical concern for IT operations and audit teams.
To help address the demands HSBC is deploying a new system from Centrify.
"Centrify consolidates complex user and computer access into a streamlined and easy-to-manage arrangement within Active Directory, it's a massive plus for us," said Paul Sharpe, an enterprise technical specialist for global IT operations at HSBC.
"Centrify's underlying Zones technology was by far the best approach for us to maintain compliance and simplify our processes."
Sharpe said the bank wanted to enforce password policies, manage user account consolidation in Active Directory and address auditing requirements. "We needed to manage our Linux and Unix systems in a centralised manner and wanted to leverage an existing directory infrastructure."
Centrify is designed to support data centres, cloud deployments and mobile devices.
HSBC was targeted by a major distributed denial of service(DDoS) attack last month, which made several of the company's most important websites inaccessible for ten hours.


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Reports from both China and Australia show debris floating in the general vicinity of the potential "southern arc" of Malaysia Air Flight 370, now lost for more than two weeks as the Eastern Hemisphere searches frantically for any clues to its disappearance. China spotted a number of "suspicious objects" floating in a different area of the southern arc than where satellite data suggested debris might be found, and Australia's search planes spotted other signs of debris as well:
Observers on a Chinese search plane on Monday spotted some "suspicious objects" in the southern Indian Ocean — two large floating objects and many smaller white ones — as the search for the missing Malaysian Airline flight entered its third week.
Separately, crew on an Australian plane were able to see two objects, one circular and one rectangular, in another section of the 42,500-square-mile stretch of the southern Indian Ocean where observers have tried for days to find some sign of the vanished passenger jet.
Until now, possible plane debris has only been seen on satellite images, making Monday's developments a potentially significant breakthrough for the massive search-and-rescue operation, one of the largest in aviation history.
CNN has some remarks from Malaysia official reacting to these finds, as well as reporting that no trace of the airplane has yet been found on the theoretical "northern arc," which would have taken Flight 370 into central Asia:
The US Navy was unable to find the objects that the Chinese search team reported. However, the Austrialian find was separate from the Chinese report, and everyone will return to the search after the weather clears. The US team will bring a black-box locator out in case they are near an impact point:
Speaking to the Reuters news agency several hours later, an AMSA spokesperson said a U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon aircraft was sent to investigate the Chinese reports, but the "P-8 was unable to relocate the reported objects."
According to AMSA, the items seen by the Australian flight crew were "separate to the objects reported by the Chinese Ilyushin." …
Rain was expected to hamper the hunt Monday for debris suspected of being from the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, as the United States prepared to move a specialized device that can locate black boxes into the south Indian Ocean region.
The U.S. Pacific command said it was sending a black box locator in case a debris field is located. The Towed Pinger Locator, which is pulled behind a vessel at slow speeds, has highly sensitive listening capability so that if the wreck site is located, it can hear the black box pinger down to a depth of about 20,000 feet, Cmdr. Chris Budde, a U.S. Seventh Fleet operations officer, said in a statement.
Until the objects can be retrieved, it's impossible to know whether any of this exists, and whether it relates to Flight 370 or some other debris. The Australian PM took care yesterday to remind people that even if the debris exists, it could be from "anything." Hopefully, search teams will soon catch up to enough of it in order to certify it or rule it out of the investigation.


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Brad Shigezawa '14 is one of five student athletes named as the 2013 Jack Nicklaus Award recipients as the GCAA Collegiate Players of the Year.
The Nicklaus Award recognizes the top players at the Division I, II, II, NAIA and NJCAA levels. The last CMS men's golfer to earn the award was Tain Lee in 2010.
Shigezawa capped an outstanding junior season at CMS by winning the individual title at the Division III NCAA Championships by four shots with a score of 283 (-2). Shigezawa played in nine tournaments this year—two in the fall and seven in the spring—winning five and finishing second in two others. He was the top Division III finisher in eight of the nine. Over his final six tournaments, five of which he won, Shigezawa shot eight under par over 15 rounds. A PING First Team All-American this season, he was also named the SCIAC Player of the Year.
"For him (Shigezawa) to be an All-American golfer and the top golfer in the SCIAC and Division III is amazing," says head coach Bim Jollymour. "What makes Brad really special is his work ethic."
The Nicklaus Award isn't the only honor Shigezawa's received this year. He was named SCIAC Male Athlete of the Week twice and is featured in the June 10 issue of Sports Illustrated's venerable "Faces in the Crowd" column which goes out on newsstands on Monday, June 10. Shigezawa is the second CMS athlete to be featured in Faces in the Crowd this spring, the other being Athena softball pitcher Hayley Schultz.
Unfortunately, Shigezawa lives in Hawaii and couldn't make it to the Nicklaus Award ceremony in Dublin, Ohio, near Nicklaus' hometown of Columbus.
Nicklaus personally recognizes the recipients during the final round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin.
"It was a great honor to be selected for the Nicklaus player of the year award," Shigezawa says. "I am proud to have been selected for such a prestigious award.
"I have a lot of respect for Jack Nicklaus as both an athlete and a person," Shigezawa continues. "Jack is obviously the most decorated golfer to date, and he has done so much for the game of golf. Although I am a little too young to have seen Jack play in his prime, his triumphs and legacy still carry on to this day and will continue to do so for as long as golf is played. As for who my current day golfing idols are Tiger Woods, need I say more!"
Shigezawa says that he started swinging the golf club at age two in the backyard of the man who introduced him to the game – his grandfather.
"Golf is one of those sports where no matter how talented you are, you need to continuously put in the time and effort into your practice sessions to see positive results," Shigezawa says. "At the Division III level and especially at a great academic school like CMC, it takes effort to set aside enough time each week to work on your golf game"
According to Shigezawa, balancing golf and academics wasn't exactly a hole-in-one. "Coming from a Division 1 background where mandatory practice time is set from 1:00 p.m. until dark Monday through Friday and your school schedule is set around that, it was a challenge for me to learn to work out an effective practice schedule once I arrived at Claremont," he says. "Since our class schedule isn't tailored around our golf schedule, it's really up to you to put in enough time on your own time each week to improve your game."
Shigezawa's practice regimen includes trying to get to the course after classes on weekdays. "Around 1:00 p.m. and I try to stay till dark," he says. "However, since I'm a biology major, I usually have a couple evening or afternoon labs each week so it makes practicing on those days tough. On the weekends there are no excuses and I'm out practicing a long as I can."
But make no mistake, golf and good grades aren't the only motivating factors in Shigezawa's life. "Call me shallow," he says, "but the prospect of owning fast cars someday motivates me to be successful in life. I currently own a 2009 Subaru WRX, which I've been working on and modifying for the past few years. It's turning out to be quite the project and I am pretty happy with where the car is thus far. However, I am not quite done with the build just yet."
Right now Shigazawa doesn't want to impose any limits on his game. "I believe that if I continue to improve and work hard on my game, there's no telling where my golfing career could take me," he says.


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I'm nearing completion of my first year of being happily married and while my right ankle is still much bigger than my left (scar tissue) I will leave the supposed "benefits" of your cast to a more needy recipient and sit back and enjoy knowing I beat all 269 of you fair and square.Timbalaned wrote:So did you pick up the ankle cast while you were in Texas Andy?
Hope everyone enjoyed this year's MCLA contest, even if there were no prizes, and will begin researching for next year's challenge. I promise a prize for 2009, assuming my roof gets done this summer.


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Burger Cat Review
- Publisher: Ravenous Games Inc.
- Genre: Puzzle
- Released: 19 Apr, 2012
- Size: 22.4 MB
- Price: $2.99
- Smooth animations and clean design; easy to keep track of Burger Cat and all of his actions.
- Clever combinations of hazards to stretch the use of tools.
- Interface lacks obvious features such as the ability to undo actions / placement grids / etc.
- No real sense of progression; same environment over and over / no rewards for efficient usage of tools.
Burger Cat doesn't feel as tight as Ravenous Games' previous releases, and while it still provides some moments of puzzling fun, they're hampered by the game's limited interface.
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Releasing any new title after the insanely successful League of Evil games was always going to be a difficult thing for Ravenous Games to pull off. Some would find their solution in refining what has come before, but in an act of almost complete defiance of the platforming titles that have come before, Burger Cat demands more from your brain than your reactions.
At its core, the game feels much like a traditional puzzle-platformer, removing the player's direct control of Burger Cat and instead placing them in charge of various tools designed to overcome hazards. The core kit will allow you to create and destroy blocks, while also adding springs and decoys to change Burger Cat's direction - as you progress, more tools unlock and add to the complexity of subsequent levels.
Unfortunately the 'hands off' approach feels very stiff and restrictive in how you approach each stage. There's no way to immediately undo any of your actions, forcing the player to restart the stage entirely after making any errors. This is surprisingly common to encounter as there's no placement grid or confirmation before a tap is registered.
Adorable as Burger Cat may be, it's all too easy to lose a sense of achievement in solving one of its 60 currently available stages as you'll have 'solved' the puzzle, only to be defeated by the dreaded miss-tap.
Although clever at times, Burger Cat feels unpolished thanks to these interface issues as well as a lacking sense of reward in completing the puzzles, even if you do so without all the tools required. For now, this is hard one to recommend for anyone but hardcore puzzle-fans looking to scratch their brain-teasing itch.
DescriptionBurger Cat is a puzzle game requiring you to use logic and skill to solve each level. Help Burger Cat reach his delicious destination.
During a normal BBQ a catastrophic event sent Burger Cat's burgers all over 85 levels! Hungry and wanting to nom these delicious cheezeburgers; you will use your tools to navigate through the levels. Your mission is to retrieve the burger in each level while overcoming obstacles that are trying to prevent you from enjoying that delicious meal! Each level requires logic and skill to solve. You can place and remove blocks of the level, as well as using things like: trampolines, umbrellas, decoys and other items to help you on your mission.
Burger Cat is hungry and needs your help to om nom nom those cheezeburgers!
- 85 levels
- Various tools (magic wand, pickaxe, dynamite, decoys, etc.)
- Undo feature
- iCloud save game support
- Retina graphics for iPhone and new iPad
- GameCenter achievements
What's New in Version 1.2Thank you everyone for playing Burger Cat. We are glad to hear that everyone seems to be enjoying it and the most requested feature has been an undo button and more levels for the game.
This update contains that new undo feature and also an additional 25 levels in a new world!
Thanks again everyone and keep recommending Burger Cat to your friends and family!
I think I'll comment here since the youtube comments are... interesting? I definitely agree with the undo button, you can spend so long and with one little mistap you pretty much start again. But I'm sure they will update it though, kind of wishing there was a fastforward button too.
Ha yes, the YouTube commentors are generally an unruly bunch, but it's to be expected :)
As mentioned in the review, I get the feeling the game was a bit rushed... such an obvious misstep is indicative of the testing and QA being either skipped or not as rigerously run (as compared to earlier titles).


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"Nowhere else is the context of her life so vividly captured." —Toni Morrison
"With Billie paints a sympathetic and incisive portrait of the profoundly gifted, charismatic singer known as Lady Day."—Francine Prose, O Magazine
"Blackburn nicely evokes the players around HolidayÉ. Their often self-serving stories are fascinating for their ordinariness." —The New York Times Book Review
"Essential reading for those who are curious about the woman behind the voice."—St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"A marvelous web of characters and tales, full of vigor and color, in which Billie Holiday emerges in all her independent, awkward, variegated glory. . . . Moving, revealing and quite unforgettable."—The Economist
"This addition to the tide of Billie Holiday books is extremely welcome. Nowhere else is the context of her life and work so vividly captured."
—Toni Morrison
"At last, a portrait of the artist and person called Billie Holiday. This extraordinary book completes her story."
—Mike Figgis
"Billie Holiday was — and is — a singer who stays in the mind of everyone who heard her. Like all jazz musicians, she sang about who she was at the moment and during all that preceded that moment. Julia Blackburn's With Billie tells Billie's own stories of that life and this book becomes part of the music."
—Nat Hentoff


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I found this interesting. It's a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice's Environment and Natural Resources Division:
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Ivory Smuggler Pleads Guilty in New York
According to documents filed in federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y., today, a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security officer at JFK International Airport in Queens, N.Y., alerted inspectors with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on Sept. 17, 2011, that Xu, a Chinese national, was carrying suspected wildlife items in his carry-on luggage based on x-ray screening. When questioned about 18 carved art objects apparently made of ivory, Xu initially stated that he did not know what they were made from and that they had been purchased for approximately $3,000 to 4,000 at U.S. auction houses. In pleading guilty, Xu has admitted that he knew that the carvings were ivory and that they had a value of approximately $50,000. Also, Xu knew that it was a crime to export ivory from the United States without required documents and approval, according to papers filed in Court. Xu packed the ivory carvings in aluminum foil in order to conceal their outline from x-ray screening.
According to an expert examination of the ivory carvings, most are newly carved ivory and not genuine antiques. The African elephant is listed as a threatened species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) and is also protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), an international treaty regulating trade on endangered species to which the United States is a party. The global demand for antiques and art made of or containing elephant ivory is believed to have resulted in a significant impact on the species and given life to a thriving black market. Despite international efforts to control the ivory trade and stop the decline of elephant populations, prices and demand remain high, thus causing continued elephant poaching and illegal ivory finding its way into international and domestic markets.
Xu was charged with a felony count for illegal smuggling that carries a maximum term of 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 or twice the gross gain from the offense. Xu was also charged with a misdemeanor violation of the ESA for knowingly engaging in trade of ivory specimens, contrary to the provisions of CITES, which carries a maximum sentence of one year in prison and a fine of up to $100,000, or twice the gross gain from the crime.
The Xu investigation was conducted by Special Agents of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Northeast Regional Office of Law Enforcement, with assistance from U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Wildlife Inspectors, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the TSA. The case is being prosecuted by Senior Trial Attorney Richard A. Udell of the U.S. Department of Justice Environmental Crimes Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Doug Pravda of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York.WASHINGTON – Lin Feng Xu, 31, an antique dealer in China, has pleaded guilty to smuggling and to violating the Endangered Species Act in connection with the illegal export of African elephant ivory in his carry-on luggage.


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Group wants new pipeline plan
A newly formed group, the Carlton County Land Stewards, is banding together to suggest using an alternate route for the proposed Sandpiper oil pipeline through Carlton County.
Enbridge Energy is planning to build the pipeline across Automba, Kalevala, Skelton, Mahtowa, Blackhoof and Wrenshall townships on its route from the oil fields in North Dakota to Superior.
Construction is expected to begin next year.
People gathered at the Free Range Barn near Wrenshall on Saturday evening, September 28, to learn more about the proposed pipeline and its impact on the area.
Residents that live along the proposed route have been contacted and offered cash to allow an easement across their properties for the pipeline.
Many of those residents that gathered at the Barn on Saturday night do not want a pipeline crossing their lands.
Maggie and Steven Schulstrom harvest the sap and make maple syrup from the maple trees on their 160 acres in Mahtowa Township.
"It would go right across our sugarbush," said Maggie.
It would also cross the 200-acre Food Farm near Wrenshall, a farm that supplies fresh vegetables to its members from June through March each year.
A story on the website, carltoncountylandstewards.org, tells of Sparky, who moved to his land after a tragedy in his life. It was a healing place.
Now he has married and the couple has two young sons. If the pipeline crossed their property, it would take over their small yard and take their garage, it stated in the story.
In a handout passed out at the Barn, it states:
"The newly proposed Sandpiper pipeline would: 1) Destroy acres of carefully tended, prime Carlton County farmland, the breadbasket of local food for the Duluth area, and impede the currently growing movement of new food producers in the area; 2) Negatively impact the livelihood and land values of Carlton County residents along the proposed pipeline; 3) Clear cut timber and damage wetlands that protect the health of Lake Superior and its tributaries that provide drinking water."
The group wants Enbridge to locate the pipeline to a less invasive route, along the Soo Line Trail.
A letter has been written by Carlton County Land Commissioner Greg Bernu and approved by Janaki Fisher-Merritt of the Food Farm, one of the leaders of the group, said Maggie Schulstrom. It will be approved by the Carlton County Board of Commissioners before it is sent to Enbridge.
Schulstrom explained that Enbridge is expected to file a Certificate of Need early in October with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.
After the certificate is filed, the public will have a 21-day window in which to comment on the proposed route for the pipeline.
"We need people to write letters to the PUC," said Schulstrom. "We are going to ask Enbridge to put the pipeline where the rest of the pipelines are rather than open up a new corridor across Minnesota farmlands.
"There will be letter-writing workshops to show people how to write those letters and then get those letters sent."
For more information, visit http://www.carltoncountylandstewards.org or call 1-888-382-7940.


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Sailor's alleged fake SOS call detailed
A sailor broadcast a fake SOS call in an Australian accent, saying his "mate" had fallen overboard, before warning Coast Guard crews that his was a "peace ship" and that any attempt to board would be an "act of war," authorities said in court records.
David John McCormick, 47, appeared Wednesday in U.S. District Court in San Francisco on charges of communicating false distress, failure to "heave to" and assault on a federal officer for the weekend incident off Sausalito.
McCormick, who has valid passports from Ireland and New Zealand, is being held on an immigration hold. He has not entered a plea.
About 9 a.m. Sunday, the Coast Guard received a call "from a male voice with an Australian accent saying, 'Mayday relay, mayday relay, spots overboard, oh he's over mate and he need some help. He's over, um, in the fog somewhere in the bay, I don't know where, but I'm trying to search for him so if you boys got a pretty quick boat to whip over here, get over here, jiffy, cheers buddy thanks,' " an investigator wrote in an affidavit.
In response, the Coast Guard sent a helicopter to search the area, wrote Special Agent Brandon Trinidad of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service.
About noon, the same man contacted the Coast Guard to report that his "best mate" had been found, Trinidad wrote.
Coast Guard crews found McCormick on his 45-foot sailboat, the Fortune, moored off Sausalito and asked to come aboard, but McCormick told them, "This is a peace ship and any attempt to board my vessel is an act of war," the affidavit said.
McCormick also told the Coast Guard that he had ordnance onboard his vessel to defend himself before he cut his anchor line and sailed away, authorities said.
For the next six hours, several Coast Guard boats chased McCormick. About 7:15 p.m., as the boat was about 2 1/2 miles off Ocean Beach, a crew boarded the boat. McCormick told them to remove their duty weapon belts and became upset when told that his "voyage was being terminated," Trinidad wrote.
McCormick "raised his fist as the officer attempted to handcuff him, then flailed his open hands, striking the federal officer approximately three times in the face," Trinidad wrote.
Henry K. Lee is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: @henryklee


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HTC T-Mobile MDA WING Qwerty Smartphone Put unprecedented power in the palm of your hand with the impressive T-Mobile MDAsmartphone. It's amazingly small, it runs Windows Mobile 5.0, it's got Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, it supports EDGE high speed data, and it's a quad-band phone. In a word, this thing is loaded. With all the tools you need to stay connected and organized -- plus a few things to help you have fun -- the SDA is the perfect choice The SDA lets you do things you'd typically need a PC to do, like email, text messaging, instant messaging and web browsing-- all from one integrated phone. What's more, the phone's software is designed to sync seamlessly with email, contacts and calendar information on your PC. The SDA also offers great mobile music and video options, thanks to Windows Media Player. Design The SDA sports a 240 x 320 screen -- extremely high resolution when you consider the screen measures just 2.2 inches diagonally. Below the screen, the SDA's controls maximize available space on the small unit. Contextual menu select keys are arrayed just below the display, while a row of media control keys are placed just above a five-way selection button that allows you to navigate and control the Windows Mobile interface. A mini-SD memory expansion card slot is provided, and the rear of the phone sports a 1.3 megapixel camera with video capture capability. The power key and an infrared port are housed on the top of the unit, while a universal charger/data port and headphone jack are on the bottom. A mini-USB port is also provided for wired data transfers. Calling Features The SDA has all the latest calling features folks have come to expect from a high-end handset. The built-in speakerphone makes it easy to talk without having the phone to your ear. Voice activated dialing makes calling your friends, family and associates as easy as saying their names. The phone's Bluetooth connectivity means that your favorite Bluetooth headset is fully compatible. And a ringer and picture ID system makes it easy to identify your most common callers. Like all T-Mobile phones, the SDA also supports voicemail, caller ID, conference calling, call forwarding, call waiting, call hold, built-in paging, and access to T-Mobile's 411 service. Messaging, Internet and Tools The SDA is designed as a complete solution for people who want to bring their office with them. The unit comes packed with mobile versions of Outlook, Internet Explorer and MSN Messenger. Outlook Mobile features integrated calendar and email functions, as well as a contacts list that is cleverly integrated with the phone's dialing functions. Robust SMS and MMS functionality is built into the Windows Mobile interface, too. Microsoft's ActiveSync software keeps the device synced with all of your PC's Outlook information (via Bluetooth, USB, or IR connection).
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Akbar Gbajabiamila
The Red Nose Day SpecialHD
IMDb: 8.0
85 min
Celebrities and musicians hold a one night only fund for children in poverty.
Country: USA
Actor: Ben Affleck, Rowan Atkinson, Jack Black, Orlando Bloom, Sterling K. Brown, Yvette Nicole Brown, Bryan Cranston, Patrick Dempsey, DJ Khaled, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Gillian Alaire Espina, Colin Firth, Akbar Gbajabiamila, Bear Grylls, Mark Hamill
American Ninja Warrior Season 10Eps15
IMDb: 6.9
40 min
Contestants run, jump, crawl, climb, hang, and swing through crazy obstacles as they compete to become the next American Ninja champion.
Country: USA
Actor: Matt Iseman, Akbar Gbajabiamila


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There's a reason this Udinese-Braga match is a Champions League qualifier, and not the Champions League. Udinese defender Pablo Armero, after scoring earlier, found himself all alone with a chance to clinch things. He would not, as you see, and Braga would score the equalizer and win on PKs thanks to a failed Panenka. Don't be too down, Armero. I'm sure you're good at your day job, whatever that is.
Update: And here's that penalty kick.
H/T Carson


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Two Cooper Graduates Win Fulbrights
POSTED ON: July 10, 2014
Years before winning a Fulbright scholarship this May, Kanchan Wali-Richardson A'12 already knew that she wanted to study the contradictions of the city of Varanasi in eastern India: while it is the foremost pilgrimage site of Hinduism, Varanasi and its river, the Ganges, are exceedingly polluted.
"The infrastructure is collapsing with all the sewage, there are all these tannery factories upstream and it's a huge disaster that India has been trying to figure out how to deal with for a long time," says Wali-Richardson, a sculptor whose mother hails from Varanasi. "There hasn't been a lot of progress and a lot of people are getting sick."
In fact, the pollution of the Ganges is so infamous that the recently elected prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, made the contaminated river a central theme of his election, casting the Ganges as a symbol for government corruption.
Wali-Richardson wants to observe how devout Hindus, for whom the Ganges is a site of religious devotion and ritual, interact with environmentalists who are trying to contend with the 300 million liters of raw sewage and pollution from industry that flows into the river every day.
She doesn't yet know what form her sculpture will take by the end of her nine months in Varanasi, but the steps that line the Ganges, known as ghats, will act as her starting point: "They're amazingly beautiful, whole riverbanks lined with incredible cascading stairs." To Wali-Richardson, the ghats represent users' relationship to the river both for religious and industrial ends, and she will be searching for ways that sculpture can address those conflicting needs.
This year's other Fulbright winner, Theresa Zeitz-Lindamood A'13, applied to travel to Bologna and Rome in order to investigate the work of 16th century painter, Lavinia Fontana. "I'm looking forward to meeting artists in Italy and learning about their artistic processes," she says, "especially what it means to be working in the shadow of so many masterpieces."
Zeitz-Lindamood works in egg tempera, which drew her to study the history of Italian painting and the uses of the medium. She learned about Fontana, a successful and prolific painter from Bologna who received many prestigious commissions and worked as a portraitist in the court of Pope Paul V. Like Zeitz-Lindamood, whose earlier work focused on all-female bathhouses of Japan, Fontana was intrigued by the communal lives of women. She became the leading portraitist of Bolognese noblewomen, and painted a now-lost canvas of an imagined meeting of female artists, philosophers, and poets of the era. Zeitz-Lindamood herself longs for a community of creative women to support each other and exchange ideas: "My project asks how such a community—whether linked across centuries or engaged in conversation firsthand—might provide support and inspiration for one another in a field historically dominated by men."
She plans to paint a narrative cycle about Fontana's life and work, and hopes to exhibit her paintings in Italy both as a way to introduce the Mannerist painter's work to a larger audience and to speak to contemporary female artists searching for historic examples of women painters. Not surprisingly, Zeitz-Lindamood's other hope for the year is to see Carlo Scarpa's restoration of the Castelvecchio Civic Museum in Verona. "It explores the tensions between ancient and modern that my own Fulbright project is based on."
Over the past 10 years, 16 Cooper Union students received Fulbright scholarships. Peter Buckley, Cooper's Fulbright program advisor, says, "I think that it's fair to say that a part of our reputation as a college is based on the number of Fulbrights we've had over the years." Cooper's standing is all the more impressive since the program's funding has depleted over the years, making the prize even more competitive.


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Books for Grades 3 and 4
Article in Juvenile Fiction and Juvenile Nonfiction
A printable version of this booklist is available in Word format here
Notable New Titles
J SC Martin, Anne, editor Because of Shoe and Other Dog Stories:This is an illustrated anthology of stories about dogs and their relationships with humans.
J Beil, Michael Summer at Forsaken Lake
- Twelve-year-old Nicholas and his younger sisters leave New York City and head to small-town Ohio, where they get involved in a mystery involving an old reel of film.
J Hicks, Betty The Worm Whisperer
- Ellis loves animals and decides to enter his wooly worm in the Wooly Worm Festival race.
J Kurtz, Chris Adventures of a South Pole Pig
- Flora the pig ditches the sedentary life on the farm for an adventure in Antarctica and lives her dream of pulling a sled with a team of dogs.
J 031 Ultimate Ultimate Weird But True
- This book presents facts, brief stories, photos, and illustrations showing that fact can be as weird as fiction.
J Wiley, Melissa Prairie Thief
- Louisa's Pa is accused of thievery, a crime punishable on the prairie by hanging. Louisa knows the truth, but who will believe her? The book has shades of Little House on the Prairie and Spiderwick Chronicles
Old Favorites
Most of these authors have written other wonderful books.
J Avi The Good Dog
- Gt inside the mind of a dog torn between his life and that of a wolf.
J 535.3 Barton, Chris The Day-Glo Brothers
- The story of Joe and Bob Switzer, who experimented and invented a new kind of color called Day-Glo.
J Bearn, Emily Tumtum & Nutmeg
- Tumtum and Nutmeg find adventure when they secretly try to help two human siblings.
J Birney, Betty The World According to Humphrey
- Humphrey the hamster is an amazing classroom pet.
J Byars, Betsy The SOS File
- The students in Mr. Magro's class submit stories about their biggest emergencies.
J Child, Lauren Utterly Me, Clarice Bean
- Clarice enjoys reading about a girl detective.
J Cottrell Boyce, Frank Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again
- Chitty's back and with wild adventures for the Tooting family thanks to acquiring the original engine.
J Danziger, Paula Amber Brown series
J Davies, Jacqueline The Lemonade War
- Evan and his younger sister compete with each other to earn $100 from a lemonade stand.
J DeGross, Monalisa Donavan's Word Jar
- Donavan collects words and then gives them away.
J 031.02 Donovan, Sandra Does It Really Take Seven Years to Digest Swallowed Gum?
- Sort out the facts of this and other questions with this book.
J Dorris, Michael Morning Girl
- A Taino girl is the first person to see Christopher Columbus arrive.
J Dowell, Frances Phineas MacGuire Series
J Draper, Sharon Sassy
- Sassy hates being the smallest student in her class, until a family emergency calls for a pint-sized hero.
J Duffey, Betsy Spotlight on Cody
- Cody is destined for stardom in the third grade talent show.
J 327.12 Earnest, Peter The Real Spy's Guide to Becoming a Spy
- What would it be like to be a real spy?
J Funke, Cornelia Igraine the Brave
- Igraine wants nothing more than to be a knight.
J George, Jessica Tuesdays at the Castle
- When the King and Queen are ambushed, it is up to Princess Celie to protect her home and save the kingdom.
J Greene, Stephanie Queen Sophie Hartley
- Sophie overcomes feeling that she is no good at anything.
J Grimes, Nikki Make Way for Dyamond Daniel
- In central Texas in 1899, eleven-year-old Callie Vee Tate studies the natural world with her grandfather which leads to an
important discovery.
J Grindley, Sally Dear Max
- Max develops a special friendship with an author by exchanging letters.
J Hale, Bruce Chet Gecko Mystery Series
J Hill, Kirkpatrick The Year of Miss Agnes
- Miss Agnes is the new teacher at a one room school in an Inuit village in Alaska in 1948.
J Hobbs, Valerie Sheep
- A young border collie seeks a new home.
J 398.2 Hodges, Margaret Merlin and the Making of the King
- Four Arthurian legends are retold in this book.
J Holm, Jennifer Babymouse Series
J 600 How How Cool Is This?
- Take a look at these inventions and gizmos.
J Howe, Deborah Bunnicula Series
J Hurwitz, Johanna Aldo Applesauce
- This is the first crazy adventure of nine-year-old Aldo.
J 591.68 Jenkins, Martin Can We Save the Tiger?
- Conservationist Martin Jenkins introduces some of the world's most endangered species.
J Kelly, Katy Lucy Rose: Big on Plans
- Lucy Rose records her summer plans in her diary: preventing her parents' divorce and enjoying a birthday adventure with her father.
J 567.9 Kerley, Barbara The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins
- This is the true story of an artist who built life-sized models of dinosaurs in the 1800s.
J King-Smith, Richard Three Terrible Trins
- Three mice befriend a lower class mouse to form a team to fight the cats.
J Lin, Grace The Year of the Dog
- A young Taiwanese American girl struggles to integrate her two cultures.
J Lowry, Lois Stay! Keeper's Story
- Keeper, a dog, tells his story of adventures with various human owners.
J McDonald, Megan The Judy Moody Series
J McElligott, Matthew Benjamin Franklinstein Lives
- Victor's adventure begins when he discovers that Benjamin Franklin is alive!
J McGhee, Alison Julia Gillian
- Julia learns a lot about facing fears during her summer vacation.
J Messner, Kate Marty McGuire
- When Tomboy Marty is cast as the princess in the third-grade play, she learns about improvisation.
J 597.89 Moffett, Mark Face to Face with Frogs
- Take a look at the diverse world of frogs.
J Morris, Gerald The Adventures of Sir Gawain the True
- This book tells the laugh-out-loud tale of King Arthur's most celebrated knight.
J Pennypacker, Sara The Clementine Series
J Pullman, Philip The Firework-Maker's Daughter
- Lila wants to be a firework-maker.
J Rodda, Emily Rowan of Rin series.
J Schultz, Laura Night Fairy
- When Flory's wings are broken and she cannot fly, she has to learn to do everything differently.
J Scieszka, Jon Spaceheadz
- Michael is teamed with two very strange students on the first day of school and discovers they are aliens who need his help.
J Seuling, Barbara Oh No, It's Robert
- Robert is determined to try for the class achievement award.
J Spinelli, Jerry Fourth Grade Rats
- Suds learns that you don't have to be a "rat" (a tough guy)
J 741.5 Sturm, James Adventures in Cartooning
- Learn the basics of cartooning while enjoying a good story.
J Van Draanen, Wendelin Gecko and Sticky series.
- This book tells the laugh-out-loud tale of King Arthur's most celebrated knight.
J Vande Velde, Vivian Smart Dog
- Amy's life gets very complicated when she meets a talking dog.
J 031 Weird Weird But True
- There are three books in the series and all of them have amazing and fun facts.
J Wright, Betty Ren The Ghost of Popcorn Hill
- Martin and Peter find two ghosts.
J Yolen, Jane Passager
- This is the first book of a trilogy about young Merlin.


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Sunday, July 17, 2011
Military Monday - SGT Van Pee Dies in Italy
Soldier [sic] Suffered Skull Fracture in Motorcycle Accident, Parents Told
Staff Sgt. Clifford C. Van Pee, 25, died Jan. 17 in Italy as the result of a skull fracture received in a motorcycle crash, according to a wire from the War department to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry (Shorty) Van Pee, route 1.
In V-mail letters written Jan. 14 and 15 to his parents and sister, he said he hoped to come home in two months as his name was in for rotation, and 12 of the boys were leaving for the States that day.
18 Months Overseas
Sgt. Van Pee used a motorcycle often as his work on the civilian and military payrolls necessitated his traveling between various offices and bases.
He celebrated his 25th birthday and his anniversary of 18 months overseas service on the same day, Jan. 13, when his officers gave him a free day and he observed the occasion at a party given by Italian friends.
Before he went into Army service April 17, 1941, Sgt. Van Pee worked on the silver fox farm and in the tavern which his parents operate. He was a graduate of Holy Cross school, Bay Settlement, and East High school.
He went to England in July, 1942, and was sent to North Africa with the first invasion in November, 1942. He was later sent to Sicily and then to Italy for payroll and personnel duties.
Requiem Mass Monday
Survivors in addition to his parents include two sisters, Mrs. Clarence Gerlikowski and Mrs. Harold Spielbauer; his grandmother, Mrs. Emily Van Pee, who celebrates her 80th birthday today, and Miss Shirley Corsten, his fiancee, all of Green Bay.
A requiem mass will be said at 9 o'clock Monday morning in Holy Cross church, Bay Settlement, by the Rev. J. W. De Vries.
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Saints' Vaccaro put on IR
Metairie, LA (SportsNetwork.com) - New Orleans Saints rookie safety Kenny Vaccaro was put on injured reserve Wednesday due to a broken ankle he suffered in Sunday's loss to the Panthers.
The team also signed cornerback Terrence Frederick from the Cleveland Browns practice squad. They also inked wide receiver Charles Hawkins to the practice squad and released wide receiver Chris Williams from the squad.
The Saints have a 10-5 record, but have yet to clinch a playoff spot going into their final regular season game at home against Tampa Bay.


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Associate at Denton Corker Marshall, Angela Dapper for the 2014 AJ Women in Architecture Awards
Angela Dapper began working at Denton Corker Marshall in 2004 and has since been promoted to associate. She has been leading the design of the Stonehenge Visitor Centre since it began in January 2009. During the five years she was working on the scheme, Dapper gave birth to her first child. The challenging project, which completed in December, was subject to a number of delays and stop-start issues relating to the removal of government funding and a hunt for private sponsors, which fell to her to manage.
Why did you choose architecture? I have always had an interest in the built environment, making spaces and making places. Architects have the ability to pull all of these elements together.
What is your design ethos? Simplicity is key for design. The simpler the design, the more clarity it holds. Most of my work is undoing the complexities of construction to create a simple aesthetic.
Which architects inspire you? Zaha Hadid, John Pawson, Carmody Groarke, Studio Weave and Pernilla & Asif.
What is your advice to aspiring female architects? You will always be good at something you enjoy. There are so many offices that are supportive of women in architecture - there is no need to stay in an environment where you are made to feel uncomfortable for any reason.
Why do women leave the profession? It is unfortunate to see the number of female architects reduce as they become more senior. The hours are sometimes long and unsociable, particularly when combined with raising a family. I see so much talent, not to mention years of education, not being utilised as mothers remain at home, unable to join the workforce on the terms that they are looking for. Usually it is about pay, flexibility, overall hours, as well as the cost of childcare.
What is the biggest challenge facing women in architecture today? Work/life balance is definitely a key challenge facing a number of my peers, myself included, particularly those with a family. It is hard work being both a mother and an architect, but I find it extremely rewarding. Occasionally my hours or my role as a mother (or both) are compromised. Luckily, I have a supportive partner and a supportive practice.
Place of study University of Adelaide, Architectural Association and London Metropolitan University
Current projects Stonehenge Visitor Centre and the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Hyde Park
Clients English Heritage and the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
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A Summary of Christian Faith and Practice Confirmed by References to the Text of Holy Scripture: Compared with the Liturgy, Articles, and Homilies of the Church of England ...
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Page 192 - And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
Page 34 - And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
Page 6 - God, but the doers of the law shall be justified : for when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves : which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another ;) in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
Page 190 - Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, "Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
Page 194 - Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.
Page 244 - And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people. 48 Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast. 49 And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him.
Page 123 - Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Page 171 - How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
Page 241 - Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles: 34. And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.
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In case you were wondering, when you put Legend of Zelda characters in a Dynasty Warriors-style set-up, everything gets a bit more ferocious. Maybe even uncomfortably so.
Usually when you see Link fighting enemies in his many video game appearances, he comes across as determined and resolute. It never seems like he likes the violence. But this trailer for Hyrule Warriors makes the Hero of Time look a bit more bloodthirsty than normal. The most interesting part of this clip might be the Dodongo fight, where Link takes on the giant lizard with his trademark bombs.
Has Link ever looked this vicious? He's come close a few times.
Seriously, Wind Waker Link will eff you up. But, Hyrule Warriors' Link will almost certainly rack up a bigger body count.


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First it was snow (and really, it still is), but even though it appears that the plowing is complete, it's now flooding on the road and utilities being inoperational. With there still being a lot of snow to melt, and another heat wave expected this week, it looks like it might be a while yet before the conditions are safe and functional enough for the NPS to give it the all-clear. There is still no announcement of an expected opening date.
Even if the road opens by the 4th of July, think for a minute about enough water running across the road in places to keep it closed when everything they've been doing since the middle of April has been about getting that road open, then stop to consider what the rivers and streams will be like. It's not too far a reach to figure out that if your car can't safely drive across some spots on the road, you may very likely want to think again before you try to walk across that creek.
The holiday weekend is supposed to be about a celebration and having a good time, not about becoming a statistic. Sadly, some will.


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hoku products necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 8 diseños de 4 diseñadores freelance.
Voyaging Foods is our brand name & includes several gluten-free mixes & flours, see http://www.voyagingfoods.com
Voyaging Foods has developed a niche food product line targeting the allergy-free, gluten-free, health market. We cultivate Hawaiian tubers (starchy vegetables) such as taro and sweet potato, into naturally-wheat, gluten and grain-free flours, mixes and baked goods.
Our culture is based on core ideals: I am a food soverignty advocate doing my part in trying to keep Hawaii's strong agricultural history not just in storybooks but in the now. I am a mom who cares about where and how our food is grown and processed before it gets to our tables. I am interested in health for our family and island community. I want put words into action and doing my part to grow, manufacture and process the most healthiest food for those we care about.
There is an emerging, health niche market that offers gluten free flours and mixes for pancakes, cookies and other baked goods. we are targeting health food advocates, moms who use gluten-free mixes and flours to bake at home, organic food fans, those who suffer from allergies and need alternative natural flours and mixes. This target market reads their labels and cares about healthy food. many people don't really know what taro is so a picture on the label is important so they know it is a plant.
-We are looking for a couple of different ideas that need to be in the logo design: 1) an ancient style looking Polynesian canoe with two scallop sails. Every brand in Hawaii uses this motif so I am looking at being a little different and having more of a contemporary look by using tapa cloth in the sails with images of taro plants mixed with tapa in colors. 2) A vintage looking botanical drawing of taro plant.
-If these two looks can be together without looking too jumbled, I am not sure.. I want the logo to convey that the taro plant was taken in the ancient Polynesian's canoe on long voyages for their food.
-Hawaiian flag is an important feature
-sizes need to be no bigger than 5"x12" and little less is best since we are planning on printing on white or tan color paper labels and screen or soy ink on a burlap or cotton muslin drawstring bag for the flour and mixes.
-Not too small details.
-not too many colors since the logo is mostly for our branding and the other products will probably have their own images on them so this image needs to be able to small enough to fit on letterhead and in a label if I need to minimize the look.
-I don't like clip art, mostly interested in an impressionistic water-color type look. Almost like it was done by hand or vintage looking. My favorite looks are from the Chauvist artists such as Dufy and Chagall to understand the concept.
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If you Google his name, Cyrus Turnbull, you will learn (as I did) a good cupful of information on this man for whom Turnbull NWR is named.
He was born in 1849 in Des Moines, Iowa and died in 1934 in Sagle, Idaho (tiny town just south of Sandpoint). He married Mary Jane Williams in 1880 in Four Lakes, Washington, and they had: Oliver, Fred, Melissa, Thomas James, Ida, Oscar and Bessie between 1881 and 1893.
"While Cyrus is listed as a farmer in the 1885 Auditor's Census of Spokane County, family members reported that he spent most of his efforts hunting, probably providing wild meat to the newly established and rapidly growing town of nearby Cheney. The area was named after Cyrus by his contemporaries, even though he was not the first settler of the wetlands, never owned land there, and stayed only six years." (RootsWeb, McMahan/Kilsdonk Ancestors).
The Cheney Free Press carried an article with a blurry picture on 21 February 2008. A Google search will bring up this reference too.
Bringing this story down to home, EWGS member Nancy Curry was the refuge manager there for years before her retirement.She says it's still her favorite place to go walking and recommends it to you too. I add my voice to Nancy's!
Genealogical news from Spokane, Washington, USA, and the Inland Northwest.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
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I am a Turnbull and my great, great, great, grandfather was Cyrus Turnbull. Thanks for writing and posting this! :)
- August 2, 2013 at 7:01 AM
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Thank you for reading and leaving a comment. How nice to be descended from a notable ancestor!
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Jackie Dawn – Babe of the Day
Jackie Dawn is one of those models who seems to spend most of her time hanging out with other models. That seems like a pretty good life. Is there a major for that? Can we take online courses? Do we get our own cool name like Jackie Dawn? We have so many questions. The answers must be somewhere in Jackie's Instagram or Twitter. Stay tuned. We'll let you know what we find.


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Nokia (NYSE:NOK) has seemingly gone in reverse in terms of marketing strategy with its Lumia phones, its new line of smartphones running on Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows operating system.
Rather than start with modest, affordable machines before moving up to technological powerhouses, Nokia started at the top. The first devices to debut were the Lumia 710 and 800, relatively affordable, capable handsets when compared to machines like Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) current iPhone and Motorola's (NYSE:MMI) Droid RAZR. But both the 710 and 800, and their even more advanced sibling, the Nokia 900, are still very pricey in the world market that was once Nokia's bread and butter.
The Lumia line needs its Nokia 1100, a cheap, durable alternative to sell in emerging markets. That will be the key to Nokia and Microsoft's success in regions where high-end devices are well beyond the means of most people. On Monday, they announced that very device: The Lumia 610.
A competitor for Android
Priced at around $252 with no service contract, the Lumia 610 will be the cheapest Windows phone out there and among the most affordable smartphones. It is a full $100 cheaper than the Lumia 710. The screen isn't quite as nice as the one in beefier Lumia models, but as Nokia vice president Ilari Nurmi told All Things Digital shortly after the company's presentation at the Mobile World Congress, the Windows experience will be the same. For smartphone users with tight budgets across the world, that's a step up from the stripped-down Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android experience on budget Android phones.
The disparity between the two should prove to be Nokia's saving grace. NPD Group In-Stat predicted earlier this month that cheap Android handsets will control 80% of the combined African, Indian, and Chinese smartphone markets by 2015. Motorola and Samsung (PINK:SSNLF) will be the biggest companies to benefit from that market domination, but it will also help smaller Android handset makers, like ZTE (PINK:ZTCOY) in China and Micromax in India. Those markets were the ones that made Nokia the international powerhouse it used to be 10 years ago, and it's those markets that help the company maintain its place today, albeit as the declining leader of the mobile phone market.
Recapturing emerging markets
The Lumia 610 was made specifically to recapture those markets, places where the Nokia 1100 cellphone once ruled and where Symbian-powered smartphones have been all but replaced by Android phones. The Lumia 610 not only clicks on price, but also language support. Nokia promises that the device will support more languages than current models of Lumia when it ships sometime in the second quarter.
For Nokia and Microsoft to really tackle the world smartphone market, though, the product price may have to drop even further. In-Stat predicts that the average price of budget Android models will be around $150 by 2015, and it will be that price point that wins the market for budget competitors. Even at $252, the Lumia 610 may be too expensive to achieve ubiquity.
Nokia used to control an 81% share of the Indian mobile market, a market that represented $5.1 billion in revenue just four years ago. That share disintegrated to 48% by late 2011. The company needs a cheap phone to recapture that market, as well as the Indonesian, the Chinese, and the many African markets. The Lumia 610 is a good start on that road to recovery.
As of this writing, Anthony John Agnello did not own a position in any of the stocks named here. Follow him on Twitter at @ajohnagnello and become a fan of InvestorPlace on Facebook.


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Dude Creates Fully-Functional 'Iron Man' Suit
At some point in life, almost every man wants to be a superhero.
When you are a kid, these larger-than-life entities probably had you transfixed on saving the world (or at the very least, causing comical amounts of destruction after your mother made you do your homework). To get your fix, you may have read comic books or watched movies, but unless you're born on Krypton or you were accidentally exposed to gamma radiation, your chances of actually becoming a superhero were limited.
One man, known on YouTube as anthonyle247, may have helped us all get one step close to a post-adolescent superhero reality when he recently posted videos cosplaying in a non-lethal, functioning Iron Man suit of his own design. Let's be clear: this is not a flimsy Halloween store costume with everything painted on. The helmet opens and closes, causing the lights to go up EXACTLY like in the movie. The repulsor rays in the palms light up, but do not, unfortunately, emit the blasts needed for defending the Earth from terrorism or, at the very least, knocking down walls when gutting a house.
Turn the sound up while watching and you hear the high-pitched squeals of awe-inspired geekdom coming from the videographer, echoing the sentiments of nearly every man who's ever wanted what is essentially the greatest Christmas gift of all time.
We are confident that if given the choice between the suit and Kate Upton…ok, we'd still take Kate Upton, but this would come very close.


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Seizing the digital opportunity in Aerospace and Defense
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Already transforming the Aerospace and Defense industry, digital is generally defined as a set of technologies that include social, mobile, analytics, big data, and cloud. Accenture takes this technology-focused definition further, focusing on the impact that digital technologies have on this industry.
We take two perspectives. The first is digital customers, markets, and channels—understanding how digital can deliver a consistent, meaningful, and relevant customer experience across all channels, customer segments, and geographies. The second is the digital enterprise—demonstrating how digital can optimize the efficiency and effectiveness of internal operations and the delivery of products and services.
To evaluate the impact of digital in the industry, Accenture surveyed a global set of executives from several leading commercial aerospace companies to understand how they view, value, and are investing in digital.
of Aerospace and Defense companies are comprehensively investing in digital technologies as part of their overall business strategy.
Our research shows that the industry is ready to take the next step. Digital is now starting to transform every aspect of the aerospace value chain, from the design of aircraft through to the onboard passenger experience.
of Aerospace and Defense executives say they are willing to digitally reinvent their business and industry.
The executives we surveyed are increasingly making strategic investment decisions through a digital lens, looking across the asset lifecycle from supply chain and manufacturing, to the in-flight experience and aircraft service and support.
of Aerospace and Defense executives believe their organization's top priority is innovating new products and services.
Combined with the existing digital foundation in engineering, these developments mark an opportunity to optimize cost, service and revenue. Our recent Digital Thread survey shows that design, supply chain and MSO/ spares management are the core systems that companies are using to manage assets across the product lifecycle.
Digital's promises of improved data accuracy, timeliness and insight underscore the potential benefits that survey respondents expect from implementing a digital strategy. Apart from the above outcomes, 89 percent of Aerospace and Defense executives acknowledge the criticality of driving the following three outcomes in parallel:
As aerospace companies begin to translate digital strategies into reality, they remain concerned about the maturity of digital technologies. From increased integration of design and manufacturing to new customer experience driven revenue streams, digital is driving fundamental changes in this industry.
of Aerospace and Defense companies believe they have entered an era of technology advancement that is no longer marked by linear progression, but by an exponential rate of change.
Based on our research results, we suggest four key steps that aerospace companies should take to realize digital's promise:
As digital strategies offer new and improved ways to optimize the supply chain, reduce time to market, and increase revenue, many Aerospace and Defense companies are considering how they use digital to generate and sustain business results—"seizing the digital opportunity in aerospace and To defense."


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Alright, everybody, how's it going?
As I'm sure everybody knows, I spend the weekend watching some terrible, terrible movies. I made it through, but certain movie elements need to be redeemed in my eyes… one of which being movie monsters.
From the classic movie monsters to the animated monsters of Monsters Inc, there's a lot of cool movie monsters out there. Scary ones, funny ones, creative ones… they're not all as bad as the ones I spent Sunday with!
Who's your favorite? Do you lean towards the funny? Like, Slimer from Ghostbusters? Or the terrifying, like the cave creatures in "The Descent"? How about giant monsters, like in "Cloverfield"? It's wide open, let's hear it! In order to allow zombies (there aren't many specific zombies) you can choose monsters who run in packs, if you like.
Just to make this ruling early, Aliens are allowed, but no serial killers, please! 😉
Let's hear it! Who's YOUR favorite Movie Monster?