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A Season of Angels
"Then it doesn't bother you that I have a child?"
Glen straightened in his seat. "Bother me? I consider your son a bonus."
"Don't say that until you meet him. He's quite a character."
"I'm looking forward to doing exactly that."
They were nearing the Seattle dock and Glen stood, eager for them to be on their way. He glanced at the gold watch on his wrist. "You think Timmy might still be awake?"
Jody laughed and nodded. "I'm sure of it. He's anxious to meet you too and please don't hold it against me if he asks you a lot of personal questions."
"Does Timmy like sports?"
"He loves them. According to his coach, he's going to be a dynamite pitcher someday."
"Really." Glen actually beamed. "I was the pitcher for our high school team."
"You were?" This was like a match made in heaven. Almost too good to be true. "If you mention that to my son, he'll be your friend for life."
Their pace was fast as they headed toward the car. Glen's hand was at Jody's elbow and although they were walking up a steep hill, it didn't seem to thwart their enthusiasm.
As Jody suspected, Timmy was dressed in his pajamas waiting for her return. The instant he heard the front door open, he raced from the family room like pistons firing awake an engine. He stopped abruptly in front of Glen and threw back his head to look up at him.
"Six-two. Is that tall enough?" Glen asked, crouching down so that they met eye to eye.
"That depends."
"Timmy, where are your manners?" Jody reminded her son.
"I've got to check him out, don't I?"
"Let me introduce you before you bombard him with questions," she said.
Timmy held out his hand. "I'm Timothy Jeffery Potter."
Glen stuck out his much larger hand. "Glen Francis Richardson, but don't tell anyone my middle name's Francis, all right?" The two exchanged enthusiastic handshakes.
"I won't tell a soul." Timmy spit on his two fingers and crossed his heart. "I promise and you can zap me with a laser gun if you find out that I have."
Just then Helen Chandler came out of the family room, which was situated off the kitchen, and Jody made the introductions. "If you don't mind, I'm heading home. My favorite television program's about to start and I don't want to miss it."
"I'll see you to the door," Jody said. She needn't have worried about Glen. Timmy led him back into the family room, insisting that he show Glen his baseball card collection. At this rate her dinner date would be there for hours.
"How'd it go?" her mother whispered loud enough to be heard into the next county and certainly the family room.
"Very well," Jody said, opening the door. She didn't want to stand in the doorway and carry on a conversation when it was likely Glen could hear every word they were saying.
"Do you like him?"
"Mother."
"Well, do you?" Helen pressed.
Her mother threw back her head and shocked Jody out of five years of her life by shouting, "Hallelujah!"
"Mom," Timmy called from the other room. "Are you coming? Did you know Glen has a signed Ken Griffey, Jr. baseball card?"
"I have to go," Jody said, grateful to her son for the convenient excuse. This was neither the time nor the place for this intimate conversation with her mother. "I promise I'll call you after church tomorrow morning."
"Mom," Timmy shouted again, "can Glen go to church with us?"
"Ah . . ." Jody glanced from her mother to the other room, not knowing which way to turn.
"Go and talk to Glen and Timmy. We can chat later." Before Jody could turn away, her mother impulsively reached for her and hugged her. "Everything's going to be just fine. I can feel it. I've waited a good long time for this," she said and kissed Jody on the cheek with a loud smack.
"Mom." Timmy raced into the room and grabbed her by the hand, dragging her into the other room. "If Glen comes to church with us, you'll cook breakfast for him, won't you? Make something really good, though, okay, because I told him you're a really fabulous cook." He lowered his voice substantially, to a soft whisper. "Just don't serve that liver sausage stuff you did at Christmas, it was yucky."
"All right, all right," Jody said, walking into the room. It amazed her how easily Timmy had accepted Glen. Her eyes met Glen's and he smiled at her. "You've got yourself quite a son, Jody. He's everything you said and more."
"I like Glen, too," Timmy announced. "I bet he'd make me a great dad."
"You're up bright and early," Lloyd Fischer said when Monica came down the stairs early Sunday morning. It was still pitch dark and although Monica had tried countless times, she hadn't been able to get back to sleep. Every time she closed her eyes, Chet Costello drifted, unbidden and unwelcome, into her thoughts, planting himself in her mind and refusing to go away.
If that wasn't bad enough, Monica was scheduled to sing with the choir that afternoon in downtown Seattle. She'd be near the Westlake Mall where she'd first met Chet. The tantalizing threat of bumping into him a third time had plagued her like an overdue mortgage payment.
"I couldn't sleep," Monica mumbled, helping herself to a cup of coffee. She kept her back to her father, letting him know she wasn't interested in conversation. She didn't mean to be rude, but she didn't feel up to her usual cheerful chatter.
Her father generally woke around four on Sunday mornings, enthusiastic and eager to review his sermon and make any last-minute changes. He was the first one at the church, turning on the furnace so the building would be warm when the congregation arrived. He was a gentle spirit, her father, a man who brought joy to God's heart. His tendency to look at the bright side of an issue was often a source of contention between them, but it was a minor fault.
One of them had to maintain a realistic outlook on life and it was the role she'd chosen. Because of this, others tended to view her in a less than favorable light. Her father, on the other hand, was loved by all. He was a good shepherd to his flock, sensitive and gentle, steering them toward a deeper understanding of God's word.
Monica sluggishly stirred a teaspoon of sugar into the coffee. She wasn't looking forward to the outing with the choir, and had toyed with the idea of digging up a plausible excuse not to go. Knowing it would have caused a hardship for the others was her only hesitation.
No, she corrected, striving for honesty, that wasn't entirely true.
Some small, dark part of herself hungered to see Chet again. It pained and troubled her to admit that. The man had taken advantage of her, threatened her, and then, against her will, had blatantly kissed her. The mere thought of their last encounter brought a flash of heated color to her cheeks.
It mortified her to recall the way she'd responded to him, the way she encouraged his advance, the way her body had reacted to his. No decent woman would feel the things she had, Monica was convinced of that. Patrick had kissed her several times early on in their relationship, and what she'd experienced with him had been a small spark of tenderness. When Chet had kissed her, she'd felt as if she were standing in the middle of a forest fire.
"Are you feeling all right?" her father asked, studying her closely as she sat down at the kitchen table across from him.
Now was the perfect time to say she wasn't up to par. That was all she need do. Her father would be the one to suggest she not participate in the choir's performance that afternoon. Naturally she'd put up a token fuss, but he'd be adamant, insisting her health was more important, and the choir could make do without her.
"I'm fine, Dad," she murmured. She braced her elbows against the edge of the table and sipped from the thick ceramic cup, wondering what it was about Chet that caused her to be so weak willed. It was unlikely that she would run into him, although, as luck would have it—not that she believed in such matters—she'd encountered Chet twice now within the same week.
Her father left and returned to the kitchen a moment later, dressed in his thick winter coat. He wrapped a wool scarf around his neck, slipped his hands into leather gloves, and announced, "I'm going over to the church."
She acknowledged him with a nod, grateful she'd be alone for the next several minutes. Instead of worrying about the possibility of seeing Chet, she should be praying for him. The man was clearly in need of divine intervention. One look at him told her everything she needed to know about his shabby life and immoral habits. Their all-too-brief conversations had reinforced her suspicions. He was cynical, irrational, stubborn, and only heaven knew what else.
"Then why won't he leave me alone?" she asked out loud, surprising herself with the shrill sound of her own voice.
She leaped from her chair and paced the compact kitchen. Absorbed in her thoughts, Monica continued walking about the room, circling the wooden table a number of times. She'd prayed long and hard for God to send a man into her life, but she hadn't asked how she was supposed to recognize him.
How she wished her mother were alive. Esther Fischer had always seemed to know what to do even in the most awkward of situations.
Her father looked surprised to see her when he returned fifteen minutes later. His nose was red and his cheeks bright with color from the short walk from the church to the parsonage.
"It's a beautiful morning," he announced cheerfully, removing his gloves, one finger at a time.
It could be blizzard conditions and her father would say the same thing. Sundays were beautiful to him no matter what the weather, because he was leading his flock in worship.
"Dad," Monica said, walking over to the refrigerator and taking out a carton of eggs and a package of bacon. She set them on the counter and then purposely turned around to face him. "When you met Mom, how did you feel? I mean did you have an inkling that this was the woman you'd eventually love and marry?"
If her father thought her question was out of the ordinary, he gave no indication. "I saw your mother for the first time in church."
"I know." She loved the story of how her parents had met while in the college-age Sunday school class. Her mother's family had recently moved into the area and Esther had felt shy and awkward that first Sunday.
Her father had been captivated by the beautiful young woman and had wanted to claim the empty seat beside her. Unfortunately several of the other young men had shared the same idea. While they were arguing about it, Esther had quietly stood and moved over to the chair and sat next to Lloyd. It wasn't a wildly romantic story, but Monica had enjoyed hearing it again and again as a young girl. It had deeply impressed her that her mother, although she was only nineteen at the time, had the presence of mind to choose such a wonderful man as Monica's father.


For our most recent hackathon we partnered with THE POINT and The Knowledge House to organize a Reverse Hackathon on a complex new media project, Immigrant Nation. A 2012 TFI New Media Fund grantee, the project explores our connections to immigration, past and present, through multi-platform storytelling.
Our students, ranging in age from 11 to 18 and based in South Bronx, deconstructed this project into simple story elements which they used to build new narratives that explore the meaning of the themes "immigrant" and "nation." Many similarities in personal histories and outlooks became highlighted, which facilitated easy and productive conversation. The students took their shared perspectives to the neighborhood and interviewed members of their community about similar topics. After collecting this information, the students used Twine—an open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories—to log their collected information and digitally illustrate some of the shared experiences and ancestries that exist in present-day South Bronx. Here is an overview of the project.
The day-long Hackathon was followed by a community brainstorm session that discussed issues facing South Bronx, possible solutions for these issues and the resources needed to carry out these solutions. This brainstorm will help the Tribeca Film Institute, THE POINT and The Knowledge House coordinate an impending long-term Hackathon to reinvision the Bronx's past, present and future though digital storytelling and urban prototyping.
Special thanks to THE POINT, The Knowledge House, our Teaching Artists Flonia Telegrafi, Sara Vogel and Krista Hund, the Immigrant Nation project, our in-kind donors and the participants that made the <South Bronx> Hackathon a success.


Ireland's noted singer/songwriter, Eleanor McEvoy, will embark on an intimate UK concert tour in support of her forthcoming new studio album 'Alone'.
'Alone' is a beautiful collection of 12 stripped-down songs, recorded in a spontaneous studio session between tours, just Eleanor, her two guitars, and a sound engineer. The album is released on Monday September 12th by Moscodisc. 'Alone' features new tracks, alongside re-workings of Eleanor's best loved songs and including her world-wide hit smash-hit 'A Woman's Heart'.
Eleanor's 17-date UK tour kicks off on September 21st at Birmingham's Glee Club, she then continues nationwide to October 9th, with concerts in London, Winchester, Nottingham, Brighton, Portsmouth, Stratford, Hedben, Kendal, Isle of Bute, Bellshill, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Essex, Owestry, Bury and Inverness.


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Province orders City of Hamilton to undertake remedial measures after Chedoke Creek sewage spill
The City of Hamilton is being ordered by the Ministry of Environment to undertake remedial measures to alleviate environmental impacts on Chedoke Creek and Cootes Paradise after massive amounts of sewage leaked into the creek over a four-and-a-half-year period.
In an email to Global News, a ministry spokesperson said it disagrees with the city's recommended approach to take no remedial action.
It says technical experts identified that water quality continues to be impaired or may become impaired due to the continued release of contaminants in sediment in the affected area, saying the ministry's review of the data found that the spill added approximately two years of additional annual average total phosphorus loading to the water system.
"A 'do nothing approach' is unacceptable and does not address the potential for adverse effect as required by the Environmental Protection Act," the ministry said.
An environmental impact study ordered by the city and presented to council earlier this year suggested that the spill had no adverse impacts on aquatic vegetation or the fish community in nearby Cootes Paradise.
That study did recommend the city hire a technologist to monitor the water quality within all of Hamilton's waterways, which the city opted to do.


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Global economic output is expected to improve in 2017
(SKNIS): Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, reflecting on the most recent publication of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Economic Outlook, said that the global output is expected to improve in 2017 that will impact positively on the performance of St. Kitts and Nevis.
Prime Minister Harris was at the time presenting the 2017 Budget Address on Wednesday, December 07.
Dr. Harris noted that whatever happens in countries such as the USA, Japan, China, Germany, United Kingdom and Canada will have significant implications for St. Kitts and Nevis.
"Because we are so much intertwined in the international economy that in a true sense if they sneeze we catch their cold and if they prosper some of that prosperity becomes a shared public good in the context that we are inextricably intertwined with those countries," said the finance minister. "This outlook is tempered by concerns regarding major political changes, the trend towards inward-looking policies in some developed countries, sluggish growth in advanced economies and ongoing adjustments towards new global standards."
The minister of finance, still referring to IMF's World Economic Outlook, said that advanced economies are projected to record a slowdown in economic activity in 2016 with their growth expanding a mere 1.6 percent which represents a decline of just after half of one percent compared to 2015.
"Economic growth in the United States is projected to expand by 1.6 percent in 2016, a noticeable slowdown in activity of one percentage point when compared to the 2.6 percent in 2015," he said. "Economic activity in the United Kingdom (UK) is also projected to slow at 1.8 percent in 2016. The latest report suggests that growth in the UK would be less than one percent in 2017, and these are the heavy movers in the world; these are the countries in the top five of the world's best economic performers."
He commented on the economies of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU), noting that a slowdown in economic output was recorded in 2015 at 2.6 percent. He added that growth within the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) sub-region in 2015 ranged from a contraction of 3.7 percent to an expansion in economic activity of about 5 percent, adding that St. Kitts and Nevis led its peers at the top of the economic class.
The IMF's World Economic Outlook states that global growth is projected to slow to 3.1 percent in 2016 before recovering to 3.4 percent in 2017.


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Q: Loading user code in java application I want to allow users to write their own plugins for my application. The usage is quite simple, after the application has started it searches some file system path for jar files and loads all of them. All jars are dependant on my PluginFramework I released to customers.
Now, questions:

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*Is it possible to add the PluginFramework version the plugin's jar Manifest file and validate it from code?

*If some plugins share the same class name (and package of course), can I load them in the same class loader or do I need to create a different class loader for every plugin?

*Can the plugin classes(which were loaded by a custom classloader) access classes loaded by the main class loader? PluginFramework classes should be shared among all plugins.

*Is there a way to unload all classes loaded by a specific class loader?

Thanks.

A: I wrote a small plugin system before.  So I'll answer some of your questions.

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*No idea, I suppose so.

*You'll need a separate classloader if the plugins use the exact same package.  I didn't do this as part of the name of the jar determined the package, so they would be unique automatically (cannot put two jars with the same name in a folder)

*Yes, they can.

*Yes, if nothing refers to those classes and the classloader anymore it will get GC'd, see: Unloading classes in java?

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Blended families are becoming more and more common. Recent statistics indicate that nearly 33 percent of marriages in the U.S. form a stepfamily. In fact, each day there are 1,300 new, blended families formed. Unfortunately, blended families can be particularly stressful for both the children and the new parent, especially at first. Expectations are often unrealistic, and misunderstandings frequently occur. What should have been a happy union often quickly turns into a rocky period of adjustment.
Negative emotions often run high when a parent remarries. The children may feel depression, anger, grief, resentment, betrayal, and/or confusion. They may also perceive the new stepparent as someone who is trying to replace the parent that is no longer living in the home. Adjusting to married life can be hard enough without angry or upset stepchildren withholding their welcome.
Don't rush into marriage if your partner is recently divorced. Children need plenty of time to adjust to the divorce first. Too much too fast can overwhelm them emotionally. Your best chance of success as a blended family will occur if you wait at least two years post-divorce to get married.
Don't expect to have a close, loving relationship with your partner's children in a short period of time. Genuine love and affection don't develop overnight. Allow yourself plenty of time to connect with them. If you try to rush this, you will likely alienate them.
Accept that your stepchildren and partner may need to spend one-on-one (or group) time together that won't include you. As the children become more accepting of your place in their lives, this time may slowly decrease. Be aware of any feelings of resentment or jealousy, and don't let them interfere with your relationships.
Strive to establish new traditions and special times that all of you can share. Don't try to force them.
Respect and accept the traditions and routines that were already in place long before you became part of the family.
Respect and accept the relationship your children have with the parent that is no longer living in the home. Don't try to interfere with, or influence it, regardless of your personal feelings about it. Don't ever try to take this person's place, or even suggest or imply that you are trying to do so. Even if the relationship is an unhealthy one in your opinion, it is not your place to try to change it. If you have concerns, discuss them with your partner and leave it up to him or her to do what he or she feels best.
If you also have children that will be living in the new household, be extremely careful to not do anything that might be construed as playing favorites. It's natural for you to feel more love and affection for your own children, especially early on.
Make sure that you and your new partner come up with a mutually agreeable plan regarding discipline and other parenting issues. This can be a particularly sticky area for a new parent.
Above all else, make sure you and your partner communicate openly, and frequently, about any issues or concerns. Everyone is adjusting to the newly blended household, and strong emotions and differing opinions are bound to surface from time to time. Don't let them fester; instead, strive to discuss them calmly and openly, always respecting your partner's feelings. If you can do this, you will significantly increase the likelihood that your new blended family will be together for a long, long time.
Blended families can be very successful. It won't happen easily, but with an open heart and willingness to do whatever it takes, you can help make it happen.
I'm in a similar situation what worked for you.
I completely disagree. I have done all of it and it does not work or help.
My husband has a son from a previous relationship and his son was 5 yrs old when we started dating. Things were fine but when we started having kids of our own it was a little difficult and a transition for all of us since his son lives full time with his mother. Our kids love their brother and when we are together as a family we act as a family and nothing less. Same displines and chores applies to everyone.


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Over 131 years ago, little five-year-old Carrie Frances Kiene died and was buried in the Valencia, Kansas cemetery where she remained until 1920 when her grandparents had her moved to the newly opened Mt. Hope Cemetery in Topeka. After her reburial, the family commissioned a pensive statue in her likeness for the grave where she has remained for these last 96 years. Normally that would be the end of the story, were it not for the ongoing mystery that has surrounded the statue for the past two decades.
At least four times a year the statute has been mysteriously dressed in seasonally appropriate attire provided by a mysterious admirer. In the winter she can be found wrapped in a shawl, neck warmer and hat, while in the summer she sports nothing more than a sunhat offering the marble sculpture a bit of shade. One Easter she had a woven basket with various Easter related items and small toys. Just who has been doing the dressing and why, has become a local mystery that has remained unsolved.
The clothing changes take place during dark moonless nights while the ever-vigilant cemetery keeper, who lives on the property confesses, he hasn't seen a thing. According to a 2008 FlashNews report "Cemetery counselor Rick Kuebler says they have no clue who the phantom stylist is, but some believe Carrie herself is hitting her closet for her outfits. He says, 'There's a group of South American ladies who come to worship the statue. They're convinced she's dressing herself.'"
Whoever is doing the wardrobe changes has been very consistent and involved for some time to the delight of many Topekans who can be found to visit the grave periodically to see what Carrie is wearing.
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Godrej Ashok Vihar- Godrej Properties established in 1990 is one of the finest builders in real estate sector who has drafted many attractive projects in different cities and each time they bring something interesting so that the home buyers get home to experience luxury, peace, comfort, privacy and more perks.
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Godrej Ashok Vihar is tentatively holding 2 & 3 BHK apartments where every single unit is going to project over the large area as Godrej Properties has purchased a 27 acres plot from Rail Land Development Authority in Rs 1,100 crore.
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The Rithala metro station is a terminal station of the Red Line of Delhi Metro. It is an elevated station and is located in Rithala, Sector 5, Rohini in Delhi, India. The station was inaugurated on 31 March 2004.

It is within walking distance from Metro Walk and Adventure Island.

Station layout

See also
List of Delhi Metro stations
Transport in Delhi

References

External links

 Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Official site)

Delhi Metro stations
Railway stations opened in 2004
Railway stations in North West Delhi district
Buildings and structures in Delhi
Transport in Delhi
2004 establishments in Delhi

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We'll be playing at Tealbeck next Monday (23rd Feb). Everyone is welcome to come and join us – even if you just sing the songs you don't know.
Please meet at The Woolpack 7pm or at Tealbeck for a 7:10pm start.
We'll run the 8pm session as usual.
See you then my friendS!


Think about this: we meet terrific people, travel the world (OK, at least our county), and experience more in a year than most folks do in several lifetimes. We never know who we are going to meet, where we are going to go, or what we are going to learn.
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Here are a few things that I have learned along the way, usually the hard way.
Every great story is about people. The people we cover include our central characters in the story, the supporting characters, and sometimes officials. The viewers are making the investment of their time. These are some of the "stakeholders" of the story.
We as journalists work for the viewer. We represent them and they trust us to be there for them, literally. We earn their trust in being thorough, thoughtful, and reducing harm whenever possible. Just because the mayor is the suspect does not mean his teenage daughter is also a suspect.
REMEMBER THIS: EVERY GREAT STORY IS ABOUT PEOPLE.
a. Imagine that you are not working for your company but for yourself. If you have had a story on the air that just didn't cut it, who do you blame? The whole essence of becoming better is to simply do your best work every single day. Push yourself on the mundane stories. The great stories will come, but if you practice and stretch yourself on the dull daily stories you will be ready for the big ones.
REMEMBER THIS: PRACTICE YOUR SKILLS ON THE DULL DAYS.
a. Natural sound is critical. Write to it precisely, not generically. Silence is the hardest thing to write to, and can be the most powerful moment in the story. It gives the viewer a moment to focus on what it is like to BE that person.
b. Imagine that your story is about the sole survivor of a school bus crash and you are allowed to shoot some of his rehab. Simply let a scene play out. His struggle just to take a step. His sigh of frustration. These elements will say more than anything you could write. Make the rest of your tracks shorter to allow for this powerful moment. Silence is not a waste of time. The very best use it and it speaks volumes in their reporting.
KEEP IN MIND: QUIET MOMENTS MAKE A GREAT STORY.
b. First of all, think of what it is like to be on the other side of the camera. We journalists take it for granted. To most people interviews are genuinely intimidating. Though the person is about to be interviewed, you will never say the word "interview" in front of them. Instead, you are going to have is a chat, a conversation.
c. Nobody wants to talk to a stranger, especially with a camera rolling. Here's a terrific tip to put your subject at ease. Talk about…yourself. Photojournalists, reporters; whoever is there from the newsroom, need to talk to their interviewees.
Like most things worth doing, it may take a little practice. Reporters can be notorious for not wanting the photojournalist to discuss the subject at hand for fear the interviewee will say the best sound bite when the camera's not rolling. The chat can be about anything you might have in common: but know this; small talk can lead to one great interview, and a great story.
e. Here's the best part: when the photojournalist walks back into the house, the subject now regards them as a person with a camera, NOT a camera person. A huge difference! They know the photographer a little more, the reporter a bit more, and are definitely more relaxed. No, you can't do this on breaking news!
KEEP IN MIND: QUICKLY PUT YOUR SUBJECTS AT EASE.
a. Never forget that when doing a story, give a moment to think about how YOU would want to be portrayed. Would you want your moment on television, your story, to be "sprayed"? I didn't think so. Your subject trusts you to be fair, accurate, and professional. Hopefully, your work ethic will not let you be mediocre on any story. Remember: Some stories count more than others, but every story counts. Be a human being. Be the best you can be, and sleep soundly.
a. Those ten minutes on the way to the story are just as long as those ten minutes before the story airs. Journalists are the only people I know that watch the clock hoping the workday is longer. Time is your greatest asset and your most ominous foe. Use it wisely. Instead of discussing last night's movie or where you're going for lunch, make a "commitment" to the story, on the way to it.
b. The commitment is the initial story "kernel" and structure. More importantly, it's the process of trying to figure out the story's central character, supporting characters and a possible stand-up bridge. When you step out of your car all of that preparation can change (and SHOULD change). At least you've developed and begun focusing on the raw story structure and can have a "feel" for the story before getting there. This lets you hit the ground running with a story "roadmap" in your brain.
c. Remember, you are thinking ahead: What will be needed? Where should you do the key interview? Who should it be? What are the controversies? What sides should you cover? Yes, there are usually more than two sides to a story. What else have I missed?
d. On the drive back to the station, you are trying to layout and edit the story before you enter an editing room. You and your photojournalist are writing the story together: discussing the great moments, pictures, and sound that will make your story the one folks remember.
KEEP IN MIND: PRODUCE THE STORY EN ROUTE.
a. People ask me "How do you find a great character in a story?" Sometimes, they find you. Pre-interviewing is what most journalists do. It often works fine, but NEVER promise somebody they're going to be on TV. Just walk around and listen. Close your eyes for a second. Really LISTEN, and you just might HEAR the great character before you see them. Sometimes, the loudest voice at a scene can be the greatest character. Sometimes, the softest voice can be the greatest character too. They may bring focus and clarity in a breaking news sea of confusion.
a. If ever there was a collaborative effort, it's a newsroom. If the newscast were a rock band and the anchors are the lead singers and the reporters are the lead guitarists, and then the photojournalists are the rhythm section. At least they get some glory. Newsroom colleagues make your professional life possible. Often, they get the least recognition.
b. Be the one in the newsroom to remember these colleagues. If you're lucky enough to win a regional Emmy, buy some of those "for contributing to an Emmy" certificates for the assignment desk, the tape librarian, the graphic artists, and the ENG maintenance folks who helped you get that award. They also help you daily.
These co-workers get a fraction of the credit you receive, but they deserve their time in the sun too. More importantly, when there is praise from the boss for a story, share the praise immediately with everyone else who was instrumental in making it happen.
Want to work with the same reporter or photojournalist on a daily basis? Terrific idea! Trust, quality, and great stories go together. Try Monday morning quarterbacking (looking at last week's stories) to tweak what will work better next time.
Don't do it the same night your story airs. You don't have enough perspective. Eventually, you'll both develop a similar vision.
Let the assignment desk know you want this team to happen. Is the desk just not hearing your request? Those tyrants! Figure out if they like their cake donuts chocolate covered or jelly filled. Recognize the unrecognized.
KEEP IN MIND: REMEMBER YOUR COLLEAGUES.
a. You need to enter contests. You don't do it for your ego, your rented tux or the chicken dinners with questionable gravy. You do it so you and your working partner can gather the best four or five stories of the year and figure out what worked and why.
By searching through the archives and figuring out what DID work, you will see lots of stories that did NOT work. You will learn a lot from your failures and near misses. . Don't get me wrong: it is great to win. It's more rewarding to get better at your craft.
a. My friend John Gross, a renowned NFL films photographer, told me this when my wife was pregnant with my first son. "Your family and friends deserve equal time and even better treatment. You will be a better storyteller and a better person if you have varied interests and relationships." It's really true.
b. My coverage of children's issues improved significantly because I have two sons that I love more each passing day. It gives me added emotional investment in my work, and it shows. It's also natural that a sports fan will cover sports better than somebody who's n ot a sports fan. My passion is rock and roll (over 800 shows so far and counting). Thanks to that passion, I have shot numerous Sunday Morning shoots that involve music. So far that has included Eric Clapton, James Taylor, Carole King, Neil Diamond, David Crosby, Quincy Jones, Bonnie Raitt, and k d lang, to name a few. I never get the Super Bowl and that is OK. I'll take Clapton.
c. Volunteering, learning a craft, and even joining a gym will expand your circle of friends and broaden your horizons. You will also be much better off having a life outside of work should you ever lose your job. That reminds me, keep your resume and tape absolutely up to date. You never know when your time at your station is up, or opportunity emails.
d. Many reporters take community one step further and get story ideas by being active in a neighborhood other than their own. They get involved at places like a Boys Club, Big Brothers or Big Sisters, or their kids' school.
KEEP IN MIND: HAVE A LIFE OUTSIDE OF WORK!
b. Sometimes a great TV commercial can tell a story, make you feel something, and sell you a product in just 30 seconds. Try to do that just once. If you need inspiration for your writing, read the greats for inspiration. Shakespeare, Hunter S. Thompson, or Dr. Seuss; whoever you admire. For photographers, find a quiet spot in the library and curl up with an Ansel Adams coffee table book or a book of the Pulitzer Prize winners. The web will give you the great minds and pictures in the comfort of your casa.
KEEP IN MIND: STUDY THE GREATS OF YOUR CRAFT.
12. For photojournalists: Get the moment. Make sure your reporter knows about them!
a. Real human moments are the stock in trade of great television journalists. I am convinced that 90 percent of photojournalism is being a psychiatrist. Photojournalists must anticipate what a human being is going to do BEFORE they do it. You have to be white balanced, focused, rock steady, microphone ready, and rolling (of course) to get the moment. A great moment in a story is simply everything.
A handicapped child walking without crutches for the first time.
A two year old comforting his Mother with a sweet pat on the back during his father's military funeral.
The one-toothed grandma in the stands cheering on her victorious team.
b. We all get way too involved in the other 10 percent of photojournalism: things like technical stuff, operating a piece of equipment, and superficial things that don't propel the story.
Frankly, I don't know the model number of my camera; I just want it to work. The camera is simply a tool to tell a story. If you get a great human moment, not a soul will notice the lack of backlighting or that you hand held the camera. They will know that they felt something. Something that was real. You made your audience part of the story. You took them beyond just watching.
c. Reporters must remember this too. They must write to the "edges of the video," as the terrific Bob Dotson of NBC's Today Show would say. It's not "see Spot run after the Frisbee" as he is chasing the Frisbee in the park. We can see that; it's obvious. Try "Spot is having one terrific day" instead.
KEEP IN MIND: GET A REAL MOMENT.
13. Feature Stories- harder to do than hard news.
Whatever you do for a living; writing, editing, or photojournalism, your best chance to be creative and take things to the next level is with a feature. Or perhaps you might try using some feature elements in a hard news story. Sticking with a single central character, disciplined writing with plenty of natural sound, and small "gold coins" in a story can work for hard or spot news just as it can for pure feature stories.
b. Please understand what a feature story is NOT. It is NOT the reporter riding the new ride at the local amusement park. That's filler. It's almost never found on a public relations release. This is a great misunderstanding among many news directors. Even political stories or economic stories lend themselves to feature techniques. Telling great stories is one reason you wanted to be a reporter in the first place. If that's not true, perhaps you should have a career in sales.
14. Lighting is for the story, and not for the photographer or the reporter.
a. Great lighting on an interview or a reporter stand-up is a key difference between network news and local news. Those two elements can make up to 50 percent or more of some stories. Shouldn't they look as great as possible?
This is particularly important as we in news become fully vested in high definition cameras. Lighting will never be more important to anchors, reporters, or subjects than when their image is seen on a huge HD screen.
b. Here are the basics for lighting an interview. Before, the reporters in local news would tell me "I don't have enough time for that." I would say, "Do you have four minutes and 20 seconds to improve your overall look dramatically?" That's about what it takes to set up three lights in an interview setting. Really, I've clocked it several times.
Let's repeat: "The camera can be on either side of the reporter, as long as the key light is on the other." This creates shadow side to camera. In other words, the darker side of the interviewee's face is closest to the camera. The end result of this is called "modeling." It makes the interviewees face much more interesting. In technical terms, the shadow side of the face is roughly one fourth to one half of an f-stop darker than the brighter side. Another benefit to this is, should the subject have less than perfect skin, you are hiding blemishes, acne and scars from full view.
d. The key light, like all lights, should be on a dimmer for better control. The second light used is the fill light which fills the shadow side just a bit. Then there is hair light or backlight for the hair and shoulders. Finally, a background light illuminates just that. That is four lights total. If you are in an absolute rush, go with a single key light. But avoid the awful "head light", "Frezzi" or "top light" on top of the camera. This smacks of being unprofessional and just not caring. I use mine, I admit, about twice every year or so, but not for interviews.
e. Now that you know the basics of the four lights, the first thing you do is get rid of the existing light as much as possible. What a blank canvas is to an artist, the darkened room is to the photojournalist. From a dark room you can add controlled light.
f. The subject needs to be out of his big, comfy swiveling leather chair and into one that doesn't move and has a back low enough that we can see past their shoulders. This is one more way you can build depth and prevent your subject from moving.
g. Now, just because a subject works behind a desk doesn't mean that they should be interviewed there. Quite often, that desk can be used as a background. Find a background that contributes to the story. If you are outside and your story is on the Humane Society, don't have the cars in the parking lot in your background: they have NOTHING to do with the story.
h. If you can't find a decent background, at least throw the background out of focus by opening up the lens as much as possible. This involves using less light on the subject and exposing for the background, thereby opening the lens more. Also, by getting the camera as far from the subject as possible will help get that "compressed" look, as long as the subject has some distance from himself and the wall behind him. By the way, every one of my light kits has a liquid powder that works like a champ. I currently use Dr. Brandts' "Pores No More." Put it on and no more shine.
KEEP IN MIND: SHADOW SIDE TO CAMERA.
a. As they say at the National Press Photographers Association Video Workshop, "Mic a dog." Natural sound is one of the key ingredients that make a great story great: It takes a viewer THERE. It brings them that much closer to the action. You are letting the viewer hear nuances of the moment.
"Mic a dog?" Remember that Frisbee catching dog example (with writing to the corners of the story)? Well, let's say you really did "mic a dog" and you put the lavalier microphone and the transmitter on the collar of the animal. Now, when he catches that Frisbee, we are right there with him as we hear the "Karunch!" of his teeth biting into the disc. Sound takes you there.
c. Quite often the news director will insist that you use the logoed hand-held microphone during all live shots. Here's how you get out of that one on the really great stories (and you know which ones those are). Give yourself something to hold during the live shot, and then you HAVE to use a lavalier microphone. Save this for the great stories, but it works every time.
KEEP IN MIND: USE A LAVALIER MIC AND AVOID THE STICK MIC.
a. Parallel parking is not just for small cars. Say you have a great sound bite, followed by 10 seconds of silence or useless sound, and then another great sound bite. Instead of editing the two bites or pieces of sound together, create a custom piece of track that goes BETWEEN the two bites. This keeps the viewer "in the moment." Also works great for music, lyrics, gale force winds, and all sorts of natural sound. It's a custom piece of small track that makes a big difference.
b. Write to "action-reaction." At the JFK funeral, the horse drawn hearse goes by (action) then JFK's little son salutes the hearse (reaction). I truly believe that the reaction represents the viewer. I know you can't have reaction without the action, but I am convinced that the action is often less important than the reaction.
d. Great news stories, especially feature stories, are "Shakespearean." Bill Shakespeare knew (I went to high school with him) that you have to make them laugh before you can make them cry.
No, I don't want viewers to cry, but Shakespeare was on to something. Laughter is an emotional release. If you can get them to laugh early in your story, they are invested in your story. The impact of the serious moments will hit them harder. Then you can bring them back for hope and meaning at the end.
KEEP IN MIND: 12 SECONDS TRACKS AND ACTION/REACTION.
a. Walter Cronkite once told me, "Soon as you put your feet up on the desk, you are in for a big fall backwards." His point is to keep learning and growing. The Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida (poynter.org) is world class, priced reasonably, and has something for everyone. The NPPA News Video Workshop (nppa.org) is a terrific way for all journalists to improve, not just photojournalists. They preach the fine art of "The Commitment" there. The point is: invest in yourself. It's your career, not your boss's. Pay for the seminar if they won't!
b. Hit the books! I recommend Al Tompkins' "Aim for the Heart", Bob Dotson's "Make it Memorable", Bob Brandon's "The Complete Digital Video Guide", and Charles Kuralt's "On the Road with Charles Kuralt." Let them be your guides.
a. Care, give a damn. If you don't, why would the viewer? Really listen and have some passion in your craft. Be a real human being and learn the fine art of just being…quiet. Be a mentor to an intern or a newsroom newbie. Didn't somebody help you?
Copyright Les Rose 2008. You may not copy without my permission. All views expressed here and in my seminars are my own and not my employer, past or present. If you made it this far, thanks! I want to thank all the folks that taught me storytelling, especially Steve Hartman, Al Tompkins, Bob Hite, and Bob Dotson. And to my children, who tell the best stories on earth.


Darren Mathews has been suspended as a Texas Ranger pending the results of an inquiry regarding his allegedly lying to a grand jury. Yet his FBI friend Greg Heglund, knowing that his interest would be piqued by it, told him of two murders in a small Texas town, the first a Black man from Chicago and second a local white girl. The local sheriff was making the former into a robbery/death and the latter into a domestic dispute of some sort. Knowing however, that the Aryan Brotherhood has a strong hold in the town, made for curiosity.
Mathews, despite having to turn in his badge, figures out he has about a day to drive, take a look and return. What he finds reeks of something other than a robbery gone awry. It is a town where everyone knows everyone else and everyone else's business, where half the town is related to the other half, regardless of skin color and where secrets abound. Being a Black man nosing around, regardless of his law enforcement status, can be dangerous and even deadly.
There is the usual repartee between the rogue cop (Mathews) and his boss, the unheeded warnings and the rebukes. There is the credit starved FBI friend. There is the romance gone south. There's drugs and beatings and racial tension of the south. In other words, all the ingredients of a good mystery. Bluebird, Bluebird, exceeding my high expectations.
Everything That Makes You by Moriah McStay is a nicely written debut novel. It's a 'what-if' novel. In alternating chapter sections you have Fiona whose face was disfigured by burning oil as a child, Fiona the good student, Fiona the would be singer/songwriter contrasted with the cute Fiona, the athlete, the middling student, the going steady with Marcus Fiona.
Everything That Makes You takes you from Fiona's junior year in high school through to the end of her freshman year at college. The disfigured Fiona's chapter sections are entitled Fiona while the cute athletic Fiona's sections are entitled Fi. One would think that when you're young and cute and athletic, you've got the world on a string. You'd be carefree, self confident, flirty and more. But McStay points out that regardless of physical attributes and abilities, everyone has his/her own set of insecurities.
Clearly Fiona is not the only person affected by her accident.Her brother Ryan, 10 months older, is a key player in Fiona's life and the book.
Of course you know that somehow the lives of the Fionas intersect (not the Fionas themselves because they are not living in parallel universes but their friends and acquaintances), but I won't tell you how.
McStay does a fine job of portraying an overly protective mother, one who doesn't listen to her daughter, one who in an effort to forge the best makes her daughter feel incompetent and less. She also has a few secrets stored up as she gets closer to the end.
Everything That Makes You is an unusual twist on the 'what-if' scenario. It's a fast read and once you start you won't want to stop reading.
Peter Robinson's Inspector Banks series never fails to please and In the Dark Places is no exception. Two events form the basis for this exciting, past paced novel. Financial wiz-kid turned 'weekend farmer' John Beddoes has just come home from a Mexico vacation to find his expensive tractor stolen. There seems to have been a rash of robberies in the area; farm equipment, farm animals, etc. Simultaneous to this, injured war veteran Terry Gilchrist is out walking his dog Peaches by an abandoned airfield when she scoots under the chain link fence and bounds into the hangar. No amount of whistling and calling will bring her back so Gilchrist is forced to find the hole in the fence, crawl through and search for Peaches. What he finds in addition is something that looks like blood. So he calls the police. Two days later when a lorry carrying stillborn sheep destined for incineration drives over a cliff and human remains are found in the cargo, there is no doubt that the crimes are related.
Banks, returning from a vacation of his own in Umbria with the lovely Oriana, and crew get involved in both crimes. When it turns out to be human blood in the hangar, now it's murder. In the Dark Places probes the meat slaughtering industry, especially the unlicensed abattoirs that might sell to local restaurants. It will clearly stop your digestive juices from flowing and possibly make you consider becoming a vegetarian.
The Banks team are all familiar characters and it's almost as if you can visualize them…maybe you can if you watch the BBC series on Mystery. They have have distinct personalities. There is a little love interest with Winsome and there's always the push and pull between Annie Cabbot and Banks, which is much different than in the TV series. There's not much going on with Banks' family, his son and daughter, only honorable mention, so to speak, although other books have concentrated more on them. And there are no cold cases in this story, while there have been in the past. Music always plays a role in an Inspector Banks book and true to form, it does in this as well.
In the Dark Places is an all around good read. A fine continuation of a fine series.
My first Sarah Dessen book was Dreamland, upmteen years ago and I was hooked. It was about an abusive relationship, as was Breathing Underwater by Alex Flinn, which I read shortly after. Both authors have since moved on from topical issues, Flinn to retelling fairy tales and Dessen to summer romance. So I was happy to see that in Saint Anything, Dessen has inched back towards a topical issue.
Sixteen year old Sydney Stanford's older brother Peyton had it all-charm, athleticism, smarts-but for some reason he threw it all away, drinking, breaking and entering, etc. Having served several short stints in jail, he's now locked away for a longer time for something more serious, drunk driving and hitting a pedestrian.
Sydney, in order to avoid knowing eyes and whispers, decides to leave her prestigious private school for the local public school, Jackson High, where nobody knows her. This also meant leaving behind her best friends Jenn and Meredith and their after school coffees, etc. After her first day of school, not wanting to go home to a mother so focused on Peyton, she wanders into a local pizza place. As she opens the door, a good looking guy, Mac, comes in behind her and goes behind the counter. Sitting and eating her pizza, a young blond girl, Layla, rushes in and disappears behind the door marking Private. Little does Sydney know how important these two people will become in her life.
This is the second book in a row I've read where mothers become overbearing, for one reason or another, and children suffer. Sydney's mother, Julie, is so focused on making Peyton's jail time as comfortable and enjoyable as possible (yes, it is jail, not play school) and in making sure that Sydney doesn't make the same mistakes, that the once lively Julie has become a machine. She's talking with prisoner advocates, monitoring Sydney's activities and organizing parents of other inmates, so that Sydney's once idyllic home life has been obliterated.
In addition, Sydney also has to deal with the creepy Ames, a friend of Peyton's who has wormed his way into the Stanford household as her mother's friend. His mere presence makes her uncomfortable, but of course, no one notices.
As I said, Saint Anything is a step towards realistic fiction while not losing the summer romance angle that has made Sarah Dessen as popular as she is. Dessen explores Peyton's feelings towards his family, the society imposed and self imposed isolation that comes from being in jail. Julie's transformation from lively, energetic mother to overbearing, focused, disciplinarian, which in part causes Sydney's feeling of isolation from family and friends, is palpable.
I can't believe that I never published this post.
Rising country star seventeen-year-old Lilah (Dee) Montgomery is on her summer tour and takes her best friend, bad-girl Reagan O'Neill with her. Reagan, coming off bad relationships, has resolved to reform beginning this summer. When the tabloids print a photo of Lilah and her ex-boyfriend with hints of her pregnancy, her good-girl image is tarnished. Her publicist signs Matt Finch as an opening act, replacing the local area talents, hoping to divert media attention with speculation that Lilah and Matt are a couple. Matt, in a brother band, the Finch Four, several years earlier, is currently under the radar. His good looks and squeaky clean image are enough to start new rumors. The only problem: no matter how much Reagan tries not to, she's falling for Matt and vice versa. Can she have a relationship with a 'good' guy? If the media finds out, how will that impact Lilah?
Open Road Summer, Lord's debut novel, is truly fun 'chick-lit'. Lilah, Reagan and Matt are characters readers will immediately like. Lilah's pain at leaving her ex-boyfriend, who let her go to follow her dream, will pain readers. Reagan's uncertainty about life and love will resonate with teenage girls, whether 'good girls' or 'bad girls'. Readers will want Matt's and Reagan's relationship to thrive. Lord also provides a realistic look at the lengths paparazzi and the media will go to invade a star's privacy.
Open Road Summer, published last April, is a well written beach read. And since much of the country is under mounds of snow, tack a picture of the ocean and palm trees on your wall, put some logs in the fireplace to heat up the room and pretend you're lying on a beach somewhere.
By the way, Emery Lord has a new book coming out in March 2015, The Start of Me. I'm ready to give it a go.
The Martin children are named after birds: fifteen year old Skylark (Sky) and eleven year old Seagull (Gully). Their mother left them when Sky was 10 to become a performance artist…in Japan. She has little contact with her former family. Their father never moved past the 1970s, owning a record shop that won't stock anything past 1980, won't stock CDs and won't sell on the internet. He spends most days on the verge of drunkenness.
Unfortunately these circumstances leave Sky with primary responsibility for Gully who is autistic. He wears a pig snout most of the time which, as you can imagine, doesn't endear him to his schoolmates. He fancies himself a detective and when a brick is thrown through the store window, he makes it his business to track down the perpetrator. She also helps out at the record store, which doesn't get much traffic.
Sky's only friend is a world-wise nineteen year old, Nancy. It must be true that opposites attract because Nancy is everything that Sky isn't.
When Mr. Martin hires Luke Casey to work at the store for the Christmas season, Sky is miffed. When it turns out that Luke's younger sister drowned after drinking and posters of her keep cropping up all over town, Sky is intrigued. The fact that Luke is cute doesn't hurt.
Girl Defective by Simmone Howell is a story about growing up, both teens and adults. Sky must learn what the world is all about (on her own and through Nancy) and her father has to move into the new century and take on his fatherly responsibilities. Howell's characters are good, although at times I'd like to hammer Mr. Martin for foisting Gully on Sky all the time, and her writing is descriptive, at some points exceptional ("Night fell soft as a shrug. Even the palm trees looked tired, like showgirls standing around waiting for their pay."). Any story rooted in music is a plus, especially 70s and 80s music. Of course, since this takes place in Australia, I don't know some of the musical references, but that's OK.
All in all, Girl Defective is a fun book.


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South Queensferry (Edinburgh), Scotland
South Queensferry is the port for Edinburgh (pronounced Edin-burah) for large cruise ships. Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland and 18km east of South Queensferry.
South Queensferry - Ships anchor in the River Forth and tenders take passengers to Hawes Pier in the town of South Queensferry.
Leith - Used by smaller cruise ships. Ocean Terminal has a mall with the Royal Yacht Britannia.
Newhaven - A harbour with a pier used by tenders just west of Leith.
Rosyth - A port on the north side of the river Forth
Information for cruisers available here http://www.cruiseforth.com/ Port info with cruise schedule here http://capitalcruising.co.uk/
South Queensferry - Hawes Pier
Leith - Ocean Terminal
Scotland's currency is the British Pound (GBP) though Scottish banks issue their own notes at a 1:1 rate. English Sterling notes are usually mixed with Scottish notes. Ask for change in Sterling notes since they will be easier to change outside of Scotland. Banks should exchange with no commission. A small tip (5-10%) is appreciated when dining in restaurants. Post offices in the UK will offer currency exchange.
South Queensferry
Bus X99 (service introduced in 2018) is the preferred way to get to Edinburgh. It runs from May to Sept when cruise ships are anchored at South Queensferry. The bus provides direct service from Hawes Pier to St Andrew Square in the city center with a journey time of 25 minutes one way. Tickets are £6 one way adult ticket and £10 day ticket (exact change, July 2022). Return buses depart from S St David St (Stop PL) across from the Scott Monument. https://www.lothianbuses.com/news/2022/05/cruiselink-x99-returns-to-queensferry/
There is frequent commuter train service from South Queensferry to Edinburgh but the nearest station is up the hill at Dalmeny Station. There is a staffed ticket office here (check website for hours) and one ticket machine that accepts cash and credit cards (chip and pin). Turn left with your back facing the pier and follow signs to the station leading uphill to your right. Journey time is 20 minutes to Waverley Station (city center) and fare is £5.20 one way (anytime travel) and £9.30 for same day return (July 2022).
Signpost to Dalmeny Station by Hawes Pier
On Your Own tours may drop off and pick up on Waterloo Pl (east end of Princes St).
Taxis should cost between £25 to £30 one way to get to Edinburgh.
Frequent Lothian bus 11, 22, or 34 travel to Princes St in the city center. To return, board these same routes to Ocean Terminal from Princes St eastbound. The journey takes 25 minutes. Adult bus fares are £1.80 for a single trip or £4.50 for a day ticket (July 2022). Contactless cards, Google Pay and Apple Pay can be tapped for single journeys. https://lothianbuses.co.uk/
Shuttles may be provided to Ocean Terminal. Otherwise you can take bus 16 headed east to Colinton or bus 11 heading west to Gilmerton from Pier Pl.
From the cruiseforth website - "There is currently no public transport service at the port of Rosyth. Local taxis are available at the terminal building and they will take you to Inverkeithing Railway or to Ferrytoll Bus Link. The local welcome team also run a courtesy hop on hop off service for most ships calling at Rosyth, taking you to Dunfermline and North Queensferry. Timetables of operation will be provided to your ship before you arrive. We do not offer this service for passengers beginning or ending their journey at Rosyth."
Within Edinburgh, most sights are walkable within the city. The first phase of a new tram line opened in May 2014 which makes it convenient to get to the airport. An extension to Ocean Terminal/Leith is scheduled for completion in spring 2023. http://edinburghtrams.com/
Search hotels in Edinburgh here
Sights (Prices updated July 2022)
Royal Mile - This famous street leads from Edinburgh Castle to Holyrood Palace in the middle of the old town.
Edinburgh Castle - This royal fortress is on a hill and home to Scotland's crown jewels. The one o'clock gun is fired every day except for Sundays. Entry £18. Buy tickets online to save time waiting in lineups. https://www.edinburghcastle.scot/
Holyrood Palace - The official residence of the Queen in Scotland. Entry £18.50 https://www.rct.uk/visit/palace-of-holyroodhouse
Scott Monument - **Temporarily Closed July 2022) Climb the 287 steps up this small memorial on Princes St. Entry fee £5 (Feb 2017). http://www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk/venues/scott-monument
Scottish Parliament - Free tours are available of this modern building beside Holyrood.
Calton Hill - Climb this hill to view monuments and a view of the city.
Arthur's Seat - A hill in Holyrood Park with excellent views.
Royal Yacht Britannia - A must for fans of ships and royalty. Enter from the adjoining Ocean Terminal shopping complex in Leith. Reachable by frequent Lothian bus 11, 22, or 34 from Princes St eastbound from Edinburgh. See Getting Around section in Leith above. http://www.royalyachtbritannia.co.uk/
If you are planning to visit many sights, consider purchasing a Scotland Explorer Pass which replaces the Edinburgh Pass. http://www.edinburghcastle.gov.uk/visit/tickets-prices/explorer-pass
Head out to Stirling made famous by Scotland's national hero, William Wallace, and the movie Braveheart. There is a castle and memorial here.
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival runs every August featuring lots of street entertainment. Also in August is Edinburgh's famous Military Tattoo held in temporary stands setup in front of the castle. Cruise ships will often offer tours to this event accompanied with a late sail. http://www.edfringe.com/ http://www.edintattoo.co.uk/
You will find plenty of shops on Princes Street and on the Royal Mile. There is a small mall by Waverley Station. You will find most of the British chain and department stores along Princes Street.
For a budget lunch, grab a sandwich at M&S (Marks and Spencer) and eat on a bench in Princes St Gardens.
In South Queensferry, there is a post office inside the Co-op supermarket in the centre of town west of the tender pier.
In Edinburgh, there is a post office in St James Centre just north of Waverley Station.
McDonalds, cafes, and restaurants may provide free wifi for customers.
Edinburgh Weather Forecast
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In the same way reading a long book to your children, chapter by chapter, before bedtime can lead you sharing an adventure with them. Audiobooks can do the same.
I'm a huge fan of audiobooks.
I listen to them quite a bit and have found they're great at killing time during family car trips. The best part of listening to a book as a family is that you get to share an experience together over multiple days, weeks or even months.
What are your favorites for the family road trip? Share them below!


In today's evolution age smart devices and technology has offered gamut of opportunities for fleet vehicles to improve their overall business. In the past few years, tablets, smart phones and other gadgets have became a normal part of society and, in the process, almost everyone was qualified to use these devices. Now every fleet driver has a mobile device with them at all times that offers functionality and connectivity with fleet managers from just about anywhere.
However, plenty of difficulties arise with fleet management companies to make decisions regarding which vehicle tracking devices are best for their business, what new technologies to be adapted and how to properly manage the technology. Companies need to begin by stating clear business goals such as managing improving customer service reducing driver turnover or operating costs.
Smart fleet devices let you track vehicle performance, identify trends etc., and helps to take action to enhance productivity. Whether your business is small or large, smart fleet devices will help to keep you on top of everything that happens with your fleet vehicle every time, all the time.


After Years of Struggle, I Have Found My Sweet Spot: You Can, Too!
I LOVE this book. It's helping the boys to understand it on a different level. They are super involved in it. We read about Jesus's death today and tomorrow we will read about the resurrection. Next week we will pick back up in the Old Testament.


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    public partial class TemplateField
    {
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        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="TemplateField"/> class.
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        /// <param name="name">The name.</param>
        /// <param name="value">The value.</param>
        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">value</exception>
        public TemplateField(string name, string value) : base(name)
        {
            Value = value ?? throw new System.ArgumentNullException(nameof(value));
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets the value.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// Templates allow you to incorporate values from other fields by surrounding field names with {braces}.
        /// For example, let's say you have a "first_name" field and a "last_name" field. The following template will generate a formatted name where last name comes first: {last_name}, {first_name}
        /// </remarks>
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        {
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32" x 60" Walk-In Bath - Award Winning Design!
"Tub is wonderful and your version of customer service with a personal touch is even better."
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… a location that rewards you every day with exciting access to designer shopping, world-class entertainment, top-rated Jersey Shore destinations, and more.
An exclusive, pet-friendly enclave, The Waverly offers a distinctive collection of amenities that have been customized to enhance your active lifestyle. At the community's heart and center, the clubhouse boasts a state-of-the-art fitness center featuring commercial-grade cardio and weight-training equipment, while the WiFi lounge and clubroom offer multiple areas to work, play, and relax. Outside, enjoy a stroll along our walking paths to two children's playgrounds, an outdoor heated pool terrace, picnic area, and onsite retail conveniently located along Jumping Brook Road. It's all yours to enjoy, just steps from home.
Only minutes from the NJ Parkway and Route 66, Neptune has become the most exciting home base for your shore-centric lifestyle at The Waverly. Just outside the community, you'll find a neighborhood bustling with culture, dining, designer-brand shopping at the Premium Jersey Shore Outlets, renowned beaches, and daily conveniences. The perfect starting point for any adventure, our central location offers easy access to parks and hiking trails at The Manasquan Reservoir, legendary Asbury Park nightlife, and NJ Transit trains into NYC. At The Waverly, it's all right here.
From the soaring 9-foot ceilings to oversized windows and expansive layouts, every detail inside your brand-new residence at The Waverly has been thoughtfully considered to create a space that is as practical as it is impressive. With cool lines and a modern design, the gourmet kitchens are stunning and efficient. Custom maple cabinetry and stylish stone counters are accented by an enviable collection of stainless steel appliances to create a chef-inspired space for everyday meals or special occasions. Your very own spa-like retreat, your baths have been personalized to surround you with calming gray stone floors, cool tiled wet-walls, and elegant chrome fixtures that embellish stone vanities. Plush carpeted bedrooms, abundant closets and a high-efficiency washer/dryer complete your Waverly residence for ultimate comfort.
With over 60 years of real estate development experience, BNE Real Estate is a national, family-owned organization that is firmly committed to creating exceptional living experiences for our residents. Our distinguished portfolio of properties includes the development of tens of thousands homes, more than 1 million square feet of commercial space, and the ownership and ongoing management of nearly 8,000 apartments.
At each and every BNE community, our property management division is dedicated to providing the highest level of customer service to our residents through innovative systems, extensive resources, and a highly-trained professional staff, earning us a stellar reputation for superior service, reliability and 24-hour responsiveness.
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Tough on stains. Helps keep whites and colors bright. Kills 99.9% of bacteria. No phosphates. Harmless to septic tanks. Application: Laundry Soap; Applicable Material: Fabric; Dirt Types: Bacteria; Food Stains; Grass Stains; Grease; Oil-Based Soil; Organic Matter; Water-Based Soil; Scent: Original.
This is a review for the Case of Tide Laundry Detergent with Bleach, 144oz Boxes.


At my crossfit gym in Los Angeles, there's a great quote about brick walls. It references a now-famous speech by Randy Pausch, a professor from Carnegie Melon University who was given only a few months to live after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. Pausch gave a speech called "The Last Lecture" which went viral on YouTube.
And when we do want something badly enough – and when we go after it no matter what other people tell us and in spite of the obstacles we face – brick walls show us how strong we are. We don't realize our strength until we're put in a position that tests it.
By overcoming obstacles and realizing our goals, we have the opportunity to see what we're really made of. We see our intrinsic greatness, which so many of us choose to hold dormant within.
Don't be like the other people. Make choices that are bold and in alignment with your dreams and desires. Be strong. And let your greatness shine.
How to Overcome Fear of the Gym.


The Leki Invader S Gloves are a trendy, eye-catching ski glove with serious ability. With a 4-way stretch laminate on the back of the hand and a silicone print on the palm, the Invader S Glove is motion-enhancing, perfect-fitting and offers a powerful grip on your ski poles. Hyperloft insulation offers a low-profile way to keep your hands warm, and the Micro Bemberg lining transports sweat and moisture away and out of the glove. Leki's Trigger S System allows seamless compatibility with Trigger S poles for a glove-pole connection that maximizes safety and comfort.


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"""Write output files for configurations."""
import json
import logging
from pprint import pformat

import foremastutils

from ..consts import APP_FORMATS
from ..utils import DeepChainMap, get_template

LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)

def convert_ini(config_dict):
    """Convert _config_dict_ into a list of INI formatted strings.

    Args:
        config_dict (dict): Configuration dictionary to be flattened.

    Returns:
        (list) Lines to be written to a file in the format of KEY1_KEY2=value.
    """
    config_lines = []

    for env, configs in sorted(config_dict.items()):
        for resource, app_properties in sorted(configs.items()):
            try:
                for app_property, value in sorted(app_properties.items()):
                    variable = '{env}_{resource}_{app_property}'.format(
                        env=env, resource=resource, app_property=app_property).upper()

                    if isinstance(value, (dict, DeepChainMap)):
                        safe_value = "'{0}'".format(json.dumps(dict(value)))
                    else:
                        safe_value = json.dumps(value)

                    line = "{variable}={value}".format(variable=variable, value=safe_value)

                    LOG.debug('INI line: %s', line)
                    config_lines.append(line)
            except AttributeError:
                resource = resource.upper()
                app_properties = "'{}'".format(json.dumps(app_properties))
                line = '{0}={1}'.format(resource, app_properties)

                LOG.debug('INI line: %s', line)
                config_lines.append(line)
    return config_lines

def write_variables(app_configs=None, out_file='', git_short=''):
    """Append _application.json_ configs to _out_file_, .exports, and .json.

    Variables are written in INI style, e.g. UPPER_CASE=value. The .exports file
    contains 'export' prepended to each line for easy sourcing. The .json file
    is a minified representation of the combined configurations.

    Args:
        app_configs (dict): Environment configurations from _application.json_
            files, e.g. {'dev': {'elb': {'subnet_purpose': 'internal'}}}.
        out_file (str): Name of INI file to append to.
        git_short (str): Short name of Git repository, e.g. forrest/core.

    Returns:
        dict: Configuration equivalent to the JSON output.
    """
    generated = foremastutils.Generator(*foremastutils.Parser(git_short).parse_url(), formats=APP_FORMATS)

    json_configs = {}
    for env, configs in app_configs.items():
        if env != 'pipeline':
            instance_profile = generated.iam()['profile']
            rendered_configs = json.loads(
                get_template(
                    'configs/configs.json.j2',
                    env=env,
                    app=generated.app_name(),
                    profile=instance_profile,
                    formats=generated))
            json_configs[env] = dict(DeepChainMap(configs, rendered_configs))
            region_list = configs.get('regions', rendered_configs['regions'])
            json_configs[env]['regions'] = region_list  # removes regions defined in templates but not configs.
            for region in region_list:
                region_config = json_configs[env][region]
                json_configs[env][region] = dict(DeepChainMap(region_config, rendered_configs))
        else:
            default_pipeline_json = json.loads(get_template('configs/pipeline.json.j2', formats=generated))
            json_configs['pipeline'] = dict(DeepChainMap(configs, default_pipeline_json))

    LOG.debug('Compiled configs:\n%s', pformat(json_configs))

    config_lines = convert_ini(json_configs)

    with open(out_file, 'at') as jenkins_vars:
        LOG.info('Appending variables to %s.', out_file)
        jenkins_vars.write('\n'.join(config_lines))

    with open(out_file + '.exports', 'wt') as export_vars:
        LOG.info('Writing sourceable variables to %s.', export_vars.name)
        export_vars.write('\n'.join('export {0}'.format(line) for line in config_lines))

    with open(out_file + '.json', 'wt') as json_handle:
        LOG.info('Writing JSON to %s.', json_handle.name)
        LOG.debug('Total JSON dict:\n%s', json_configs)
        json.dump(json_configs, json_handle)

    return json_configs


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Entre Campos  is een metrostation aan de Gele lijn van de Metro van Lissabon. Het station is geopend op 29 december 1959.

Het is gelegen aan de Avenida da República naast de Praça dos Heróis da Guerra Peninsular.

Geschiedenis
Op 15 juli 1973 zijn de perrons verlengd.

Het metrostation is in 1993 vernieuwd en het noordelijk deel van het station en perrons zijn op 31 augustus van dat jaar heropend en het zuidelijk deel op 11 december 1993.

Externe link
 Overzicht van de omgeving van het metrostation Entre Campos

Metrostation in Lissabon


A guide on just how to select a hand-operated press you can rely on.
A handbook will certainly not just be less complicated on your spending plan, it'll likewise assist you to establish a strong printing strategy that you can move over to an automated as your service expands. Initially, you require to make a decision if a hand-operated screen printing machine is actually the appropriate device for you to go shopping. If you select to go handbook, there are some crucial attributes as well as high qualities to seek if you desire a press you can depend on.
Is a Manual Screen Printing Machine the most effective Choice for You?
If you're simply starting in screen printing, a hands-on press is possibly your ideal alternative. Hands-on presses or manual screen printing presses are developed for smaller sized manufacturing, so unless you're certain you'll have adequate service to validate an automated, a handbook ought to be the means to go. If you'll be dealing with restricted area, guidebooks have smaller sized impacts than much-automated display printing press (though there are automatics readily available within a similar way tiny impacts). Unlike automated presses, guidebooks do not require air materials or power to run (with the exception of handbooks with unique arrangements, like pneumatically-driven display clamps), conserving your area and also loan.
A Manual Press Can Be a Workout!
A crucial point to recognize is that a hand-operated press needs exertion to run! You'll require to turn the slide carousel as well as lift/lower the print heads, press as well as draw a squeegee all by hand to print. Relying on your typical task dimension– as well as your physical problem– this can be an uphill struggle, as huge print runs can take days of job to fill up. When you consider your hands-on press alternatives, try to find one that is both tough as well as ergonomic, or light and also smooth sufficient to turn conveniently.
As a brand-new display printer, you'll possibly be functioning from a tiny area– perhaps even your garage! A hand-operated press is excellent for a limited area due to the fact that it needs no added devices for power, while the normal automated requirements an air compressor and also refrigerator (there are exemptions). Presses are provided in various arrangements based upon their variety of terminals (areas with pallets that hold the t-shirts) as well as their variety of shades (locations for the displays). You can obtain a hand-operated press in as tiny an arrangement as a 1-color/1-station table top design, yet a specialist arrangement will certainly need something bigger. If it benefits your budget plan, 6 shades is an excellent location to begin. A lot of display printing styles are much less than 4 shades, so a 6-color press will certainly allow you deal with sensibly complicated tasks while maintaining a terminal or more open for a flash remedy– a vital device if you intend to publish shades in layers—aswell as a terminal to cool off prints after they're blinked. If you can not pay for a 6-color, a 4 color screen printing machine is the following finest choice.
When you intend your arrangement's format, ensure you consider individuals running journalism. Make sure to leave a comfy quantity of room around journalism so you can steer. Additionally, if you're simply starting bear in mind that a press isn't the only tool you'll require for your store– you'll likewise require a direct exposure system to prepare your displays and also a conveyor clothes dryer to totally treat your prints.
.Pallets— Is journalism suitable with a range of various pallets (child-size, umbrella, etc) to manage any kind of unique work that might come your method?
.Clamps-– Does journalism have display clamps that hold the sides of the pallet or the back? Can you pick which kind you desire, or mix as well as match? Is including pneumatically-driven display secures an alternative?
.Microregistration— Does journalism deal exact microregistration to make it simpler and also faster to establish multicolor styles? Microregistration provides you better control over the positioning of your prints.
.All heads down— Can journalism be run with all the print heads down (implying all displays decreased to permit printing on all pallets simultaneously)? This allows numerous individuals publish on journalism at the exact same time, boosting your manufacturing.
.Off get in touch with— Off get in touch with describes the upright range in between the substratum you're publishing on as well as the display. Does journalism allow you exactly readjust off call? Various substratums call for various quantities of splitting up for a top quality print.
.Springtime stress lift— Does journalism included a springtime stress system to aid raise the print head quickly and also efficiently?
Currently you've obtained a great suggestion of just how suitable a hand-operated press is for your procedure as well as what to search for when picking a version. While it's vital to discover a press that fits your spending plan, bear in mind that your choice must boil down to greater than simply rate. If you actually wish to accomplish your optimum capacity, search for a press that will certainly not just fulfill your existing demands yet additionally expand with you as you handle larger, extra intricate work. Someday that development will certainly lead you to an additional huge choice– your very first automated press!


Ontario Christian Athletics will once again be hosting their annual Christmas Classic Soccer Tournament.
This year's tourney will be held December 26, 27 & 28 and features 32 soccer teams from high schools located throughout southern California. Please click on the links below to download PDFs containing additional information about this year's tourney.


Very beautiful apartment located on the 17th floor of the Lafontaine tower with views of the Jacques Cartier Bridge and the Olympic Stadium. Fridge, stove, electricity and dishwasher are included. There is also an indoor pool with sauna (included in the rental price) as well as a weight room (extra charges apply). A garage is also available for those who want it. Pets are allowed. We're looking for people who can take the apartment for March 1, 2019. The present lease runs until July 31, 2019. Make it quick!


Often, I have students and parents contact me and wonder, "When is the best time to take high school senior portraits?" My answer is always whenever works best for you because in Texas all four seasons are good! Some students prefer to take them in the summer before their senior year starts if they have a packed extracurricular calendar. Others choose fall for the beautiful weather or if they are trying to make a yearbook deadline. But for many, now is the perfect time of the year! Spring is a celebration of nearing the finish and celebrating your "Class of" status. And for us Texans, spring is a beautiful time of the year!
For now here are some favorite images from both sessions with Hannah. And if you haven't booked your Class of 2018 seniors yet, contact me asap with what your looking for and let's make it happen! The great thing about our Texas weather, is even though it is unpredictable, it makes for a great year round photo season! But if you are about to graduate, slots are filling and time is a ticking!


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10 Years of Digital Art, Music, and Photography
Archive Forever Exhibit History Memories Contact
Evoke's story began in 2004 as a short-lived community known as Visual Sentiments. Visual Sentiments only released a few exhibitions on DeviantArt before disbanding, but it unleashed the spark that would later become Evoke.
After the collapse of Visual Sentiments, two teenage artists wanted to do something more---they were not satisfied with the prospect of an art group that would be here today gone tomorrow. Armed with little more than an internet connection and an idea, Justin Bristow (jiov) and Sean Graham (korpus-) founded a new group called EvokeOne. They recruited heavily from the Visual Sentiments member base and beyond.
In June of 2005, Evoke was born with the release of its first exhibition: Impression. This exhibition was a resounding success, followed by its successor, Emphasis.
Evoke began expanding rapidly and released a new website along with its third exhibition, Reboot.
Evokeone.com in 2008
From this point, it was clear that Evoke was not going to be another run of the mill art collective. As Evoke began branching into music and photography, its member base exploded to well over one hundred artists from every part of the world. Exhibitions regularly began to contain well over 100 pieces.
In 2007, with the release of the fourth version of its website, Evoke was indisputably one of the most prestigious online art communities around. Many new ideas were floated, such as selling prints and doing free work for charity.
The next two years were spent in the development of a new website framework, designed to give artists further tools to collaborate and hone their craft. This was completed in 2010. In 2011, Evoke members held a live art exhibition at Tag Galleries in Baltimore. We showcased Evoke art and reflected that while other groups had floudered, Evoke was still going strong.
After that point, Evoke sadly fell into the trap experienced by virtually every art collective: increased demands on our time. We had grown up together as artists and were now entering adult life. Without the freedom we enjoyed as teenagers, members began to have less and less time to contribute to exhibitions. Inactivity and technical problems that admins didn't have time to fix began to plague the group.
We attempted to rekindle the energy in 2014 with the release of a new website and a move away from exhibition releases. Soon after, however the writing was on the wall. We could not rekindle the old fire.
And so we decided, with sadness and resolve, to release one final exhibition. This exhibition would be titled "Forever," and would be available online indefinitely.
It is better to go out with a bang than a whimper.
Thank you for visiting our commemorative showcase.
All work and copyright respectively owned by the Evoke Artists.
Don't reproduce commercially without explicit permission.


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Klaus-Dieter Kurrat (República Democrática Alemana, 16 de enero de 1955) es un atleta alemán retirado, especializado en la prueba de 4 x 100 m en la que llegó a ser subcampeón olímpico en 1976.

Carrera deportiva
En los JJ. OO. de Montreal 1976 ganó la medalla de plata en los relevos 4 x 100 metros, con un tiempo de 38.66 segundos, llegando a meta tras Estados Unidos (oro) y por delante de la Unión Soviética (bronce), siendo sus compañeros de equipo: Jörg Pfeifer, Manfred Kokot y Alexander Thieme.

Referencias

Atletas de la República Democrática Alemana
Medallistas olímpicos de atletismo