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Darrin Bradbury LIVE at The Grove House
$10 (Purchase tickets here)
6:00pm doors open / 7:00pm show starts
"Why you gotta be so serious kid? / You are where you are and you live where you live."
This is the opening couplet of Darrin Bradbury's new album, Artvertisement, but it also encapsulates the ethos of much of Bradbury's work as a songwriter. Since releasing his debut album Elmwood Park: A Slightly Melodic Audiobook in 2016, Bradbury has documented the warts-and-all minutiae of everyday life with sharp wit and a big heart, doing so with a healthy dose of humor and a refreshing lack of self-seriousness.
Artvertisement is Bradbury's third album and second release for ANTI-, following his critically acclaimed 2019 LP Talking Dogs & Atom Bombs. Bradbury wrote Artvertisement while touring in support of Talking Dogs, and recorded the album at Trace Horse Studio in March of 2020 over the strange, anxious handful of days between Nashville's devastating March 3rd tornado and the start of the COVID-19 shutdown.
The title Artvertisement was inspired by Bradbury's difficult experiences navigating the polished, often soulless Nashville music industry, where record label executives would laud his songwriting — some going so far as to call him a genius — but ultimately turn him away because his music wasn't commercial.
"This guy took me up into this office once, high up in this building," he says of one meeting. "He looked out of his window over the city and he turned to me after a long, introspective moment, looking upon the city he now owned, and he was like, 'So your whole thing is about being a big loser, right?' To cop to this, at the time I was pretty green, so I was like, 'Uh, yeah, I guess so?'"


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Peace :: Weekend Reading List
Park Forum
St. Augustine, in his beautiful work, The City of God, describes peace as tranquillitas ordinis—"the tranquility of order." Far from a simple—passive—lack of strife, peace is something that is the result of intentional and sacrificial labor. George Weigel, recipient of the 2016 Peace Prize of the Universal Peace Project, observes of Augustine's view:
This was not any "order," of course. Rather, what Augustine sought was an "order" rooted in justice: an "order" in which men and women could live out their responsibility to promote the common good; an "order" that made possible virtue in public life. Today, we might translate Augustine's definition of peace by thinking of tranquillitas ordinis as dynamic, rightly ordered political community, within and among states.
Weigel reminds us that Augustine penned "the tranquility of order" at a time in history "when the civilization he knew and cherished was crumbling around him." As if his parallel to our modern predicament wasn't clear enough, the Peace Prize recipient continues, "Such an 'order'—such a 'peace'—does not just happen. It is an ongoing work of moral responsibility."
Of course, "moral responsibility" is part of what has made this election cycle so exhausting. In most elections, and with many things in this election, the language of morality is invoked more often to imbue meaning to what would otherwise be considered opinion or party difference.
For what may be the first time in our country's history, a major party candidate has boasted that he sexually abuses women. Following the candidate's casual dismissal of the recording—and inexplicable disregard for his victims as they came forward acknowledging that Trump did do what he so gleefully admitted to—I received a Facebook message:
I am one of many women who is a rape and sexual assault survivor. Please make no mistake that what Mr. Trump described was assault. I've been through trauma therapy and have been in recovery for a long time. When I heard the tape and those words, I was thrown into a PTSD episode that I'm still working through. I was blindsided.
How we long for Augustine's tranquility of order. But it cannot be obtained by through a candidate who has no respect for such order. Christianity Today's Executive Editor Andy Crouch laments:
There is hardly any public person in America today who has more exemplified the "earthly nature" ("flesh" in the King James and the literal Greek) that Paul urges the Colossians to shed: "sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry." This is an incredibly apt summary of Trump's life to date….
Most Christians who support Trump have done so with reluctant strategic calculation, largely based on the president's power to appoint members of the Supreme Court…. But there is a point at which strategy becomes its own form of idolatry—an attempt to manipulate the levers of history in favor of the causes we support.
Our choice, as Christians, is not between two candidates—it is between trusting in God and placing our faith in a politician or party. In this way, today's election is no different from years past. There is a clear moral responsibility to embrace, no doubt. But, as George Weigel concludes in his acceptance of the peace prize:
Let us not feel the pressures of our historical moment as a burden, but as a summons to responsibility. For in the exercise of that responsibility, we may come to feel a different weight, the "weight of glory" promised to those who are true peacemakers.
Weekend Reading List
What 'Peace' Means Today. George Weigel for the National Review.
Speak Truth to Trump. Andy Crouch for Christianity Today.
The Eighth Chapter of Romans.
Why Are So Many Evangelicals Condoning Sexual Assault? Joe Carter for The Gospel Coalition.
Ezekiel 47 (Listen – 4:08)
Psalms 103 (Listen – 2:07)
Tags: Ezekiel , Psalms

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Candidates will be working outdoors in a variety of weather conditions and must be in good physical condition. Position will require working weekends and holidays. Applicants must have the ability to follow verbal and written instructions, work independently with limited supervision, communicate effectively orally and in writing, and possess a strong desire to work with the public. Applicants must adhere to all State and Federal laws, safety regulations, and must understand and adhere to all park policies.
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Home Travel Weekend Getaways Rethinking a Classic: The Ritz-Carlton, Naples
Rethinking a Classic: The Ritz-Carlton, Naples
Daphne Nikolopoulos
For devotees of The Ritz-Carlton, Naples (239-598-3300), news that the property was going to shut down for two months to undergo a "remastering" elicited a few gasps. It was the first time in the resort's 27-year history that had happened. How extensive were these renovations going to be, exactly? And why mess with, well, perfection?
When the veil was lifted on the completely revamped spaces, it was obvious it was time well spent. Now the guest rooms feel far more contemporary and streamlined—definitely in step with the new luxury aesthetic. A warm palette of sun-gold and gray with blue and citron accents comes across as modern and sophisticated. Residential-style appointments and luxe fabrics make the rooms feel like they belong to a private beach house rather than a hotel. Cue the collective exhale.
The biggest change is in the dining venues. That altar to haute beef, The Grill, has been updated with a tone-on-tone color scheme of gray and silver, which looks absolutely radiant at night beneath the glow of the crystal chandeliers. The menu remains the same, lest there be a revolt by the regulars.
New to the dining portfolio is Dusk (formerly the Sushi Bar, pictured above), which features handcrafted cocktails and sushi in a sexy room with oversized glass lanterns and semiprivate seating areas. Terrazza, a coastal Italian restaurant, is also new—and the most family-friendly of all the dining options, serving sublime antipasti, fresh pastas and the best octopus this side of the Med. (As a purist, I have to add I'm quite happy the dune-top grill and bar, Gumbo Limbo, remains its former, glorious self.)
Terrazza serves Italian delights like Anabella's Octopus.
Though it wasn't part of the facelift, the spa continues to be a prime draw. Long considered one of the best and most comprehensive spas in the state, The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Naples (below) is sprawled over three levels and 51,000 square feet. Very much a destination spa, it includes a lovely conservatory for indoor repose, a healthful dining venue, an outdoor mineral pool and deck facing the Gulf of Mexico, aqua lounges and 35 treatment rooms. Spending a full day here is a necessary luxury.
The upshot of all this change? Bringing a contemporary vibe to this historically traditional property shatters stereotypes and adds a welcome freshness to the mix. A soupçon of the unexpected is never a bad thing.
The dining room at Terrazza.
Faena Hotel Miami Beach offers a Feast for the Senses
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May 28, 2011 Jody Barker Injured In Rollover Accident
by Ken Christensen | Jun 21, 2011 | Car Accidents, Personal Injury |
Jody Barker, was seriously injured in a rollover accident on May 28, 2011 in Spanish Fork Canyon. Jody Barker's wife, Carla Barker, was driving the family's pickup truck pulling a trailer. She lost control of the vehicle when the trailer began to whip back and forth causing the truck to leave the right side of the highway. Jody Barker was injured as the vehicle rolled over and the cab of the car collapsed on the passenger side. Both Jody and Clara Barker were taken to Mountain View Hospital in Payson where Clara Barker was quickly released. Jody Barker, however, remained in the hospital in critical but stable condition.
Jody Barker's Accident and Utah Car Accidents
Accident's like Jody Barker's are often represented by Utah personal injury lawyers. A Utah personal injury lawyer can evaluate whether or not the construction of trailer or the actions of another driver may have contributed to Jody Barker's accident. In the event that another party is found liable, a Utah personal injury lawyer could help an injured victim like Jody Barker recover damages for current and future medical expenses, lost wages, damages to vehicle, and pain and suffering.
Could Jody Barker's Accident Be Represented by a Utah Personal Injury Lawyer?
With the limited information available, it is difficult to say whether or not a Utah personal injury lawyer could become involved in Jody Barker's case. A consultation with a Utah personal injury lawyer would be necessary to determine if an attorney could help recover damages. If you have been involved in an accident that you feel may have been caused by the negligence of another, contact a Utah personal injury lawyer of the Christensen Law Firm. Our Utah personal injury lawyers will listen to your case and give you an honest assessment of your claims. If you have an accident similar to Jody Barker's, call us at 801.506.0800 for a free consultation.


A garbage truck lost its load Friday morning in West Bloomfield, causing a bit of a mess on a busy road.
The truck lost the load on Walnut Lake Road near Orchard Lake. The road was closed from Doherty Street to Fox Hunt Lane for cleanup.
Crews were still cleaning up the mess Friday morning, but it's expected to be finished by the afternoon.


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February 1643: Ordinance for Mr. Fiennes to raise a Regiment of Horse in Gloucestershire, &c., to seize Delinquents' Horses there.
Whereas his Excellency the Lord General hath given a Commission to Nathaniell Finnes Esquire, to raise a Regiment of Horse, out of the Counties of Gloucester, Worcester, and Oxon: It is Ordered, by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, That, if any Person or Persons, within the Counties aforesaid, shall be willing to bring in Horse and Arms, or any Sum or Sums of Money, unto the said Nath. Fines, for and towards the raising and compleating of his Regiment, a Receipt under his Hand of such Horse, with a Certificate of the Value of them, and of all such Sums of Money, shall be a sufficient Warrant for any such Person of Persons to require Payment and Satisfaction for the same upon the Public Faith, in like Manner, as they may do who bring in Horses, Arms, or Money, upon the Propositions for Subscriptions.
And further, the said Nathaniell Fines shall have Power, by virtue of this Ordinance, within the Counties aforesaid, to seize the Horses and Arms of Papists Delinquents, Bishops, Deans, Prebends, Pluralists, and of such Persons as have not contributed to the Parliament at all, or any Ways proportionable to their Estates, or have opposed or assisted against the Parliament; and of such Clergymen or others, as have either refused to observe and obey the Orders and Ordinances of Parliament, or otherwise have expressed their Disaffection to the Parliament, or the Proceedings thereof.
And it is further Ordered and Ordained, That Duplicates of Rolls be made. containing the Number of all such Horses and Arms as shall be received or seized by the said Nath. Fynes; and that like Duplicates be made of all such Sums of Money as by him shall be received or disbursed in this Service, upon a just Accompt to be made, and allowed by the Commons House of Parliament; and that the said Nathaniell Fines, and all that shall be employed by him, and all that shall join with and assist him or them in executing any of the Premises, shall be protected and saved harmless, by the Authority and Power of Parliament.


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Tag Archives: Greg Fallon
What does it take to get a front page apology?
One of the points of confusion and controversy in the Press Complaints Commission code for newspapers is that:
ii) A significant inaccuracy, misleading statement or distortion once recognised must be corrected, promptly and with due prominence, and – where appropriate – an apology published.
Furthermore, the editors' codebook states:
"the positioning of apologies or corrections should generally reflect the seriousness of the error – and that would include front page apologies where appropriate."
(my emphasis)
This was an issue raised in front of the House of Commons select committee in Feburary last year: that the apologies offered were inadequate for the mistakes made.
Jonathan Coad, head of the litigation group at Swan Turton Solicitors showed the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee a copy of the Daily Star carrying front page allegations about Peaches Geldof's sexual behaviour. Following complaints against the article, a correction was made which was 2.6 per cent of the size of the original article and appeared on page two of the newspaper, he said.
"The newspaper agreed – as they could do no other – that the story was inaccurate but what they wouldn't do was put the correction on the front page," said Coad. Corrections favour newspaper groups rather than a complainant or the general public, he added. The PCC is in "favour of those who set it up in the first place," he said.
But the PCC maintains that a system is in place. When I interviewed the director of the PCC, Stephen Abell in February this year, he said that the length and terms of adjudications already change:
[The PCC] can control how much the newspaper has to print by the length of its own adjudication. I think the process is already in place.
(Update: In the comments below, the PCC emphasises this comment was made in regards to 'adjudications' not specifically 'apologies')
When the select committee published its recommendations last month it said: "The interpretation of the Code's requirement for an apology to be printed with 'due prominence' remains a matter of controversy".
In oral evidence to us, the then Minister Barbara Follett acknowledged that the placing of apologies was a problem: "From my own personal experience, the offence can be on page two in large type and the apology basically somewhere around the ads in very small type, and that is something which I would like to see changed."
The committee recommended:
The printing of corrections and apologies should be consistent and needs to reflect the prominence of the first reference to the original article. Corrections and apologies should be printed on either an earlier, or the same, page as that first reference, although they need not be the same size. Newspapers should notify the PCC in advance of the proposed location and size of a correction or apology; if the PCC indicates that the requirement for 'due prominence' has not been fulfilled and the paper takes no remedial action, then this non-compliance should be noted as part of the published text of the correction or apology. We recommend that this should be written into clause one of the PCC Code.
So, under the guidance of the select committee, we could see a strengthened apology and correction system come into play (the PCC is considering its recommendations at the next meeting of the Commission).
Could this mean more front page apologies in the UK? We might look to the US for encouragement.
Tabloid Watch and Regret the Error recently noted that Indiana's Star Press newspaper went the extra mile with a detailed apology on its front page, correcting a mistake about Ball State athletic director Tom Collins and his employment intentions. I contacted its author, sports editor Greg Fallon, to find out why the decision had been taken.
"We felt that a typical correction buried inside the newspaper or a story on the sports front would not sufficiently set the record straight," Fallon said.
"Beyond that, I'll just say that we were not only sorry to Tom Collins for the error and wanted to correct it, but we also owed an explanation to our readers on how, exactly, the error happened.
"That transparency, we feel, strengthens the relationship between reader and newspaper. In the end, we were able to explain it all best in a column."
Wow. I'm with Tabloid Watch on this one: "It's almost impossible to imagine a British newspaper – particularly a national – writing something such as this on their front page. And yet, why shouldn't they?"
But what a cultural shift we'd need to see this happen. Newspapers might not be holding the front page quite yet, but they should take heed from the Geldof vs Daily Star case.
As the Guardian reported in January 2010, Geldof, represented by Jonathan Coad, was unsatisfied with the PCC ruling and 2.6 per cent apology on page 2 and took the matter to court. The Daily Star was forced to pay (undisclosed) substantial damages and legal costs:
"The defendant refused to publish a retraction and apology on its front page but instead published it on page two," said Coad.
"As the publication was substantially smaller, the claimant considered this to be unacceptable as it was not, in her view, adequately prominent.
"The Press Complaints Commission adjudicated upon the prominence and found it to be proportionate.
"It is for this reason that the claimant now wishes to make this statement in open court to make the falsity of this allegation a matter of public record."
This entry was posted in Journalism, Legal, Newspapers, Press freedom and ethics and tagged barbara follett, Daily Star, Greg Fallon, House of Commons Culture Media and Sport Committee, Jonathan Coad, PCC, Press Complaints Commission, stephen abell, the Daily Star, Tom Collins on March 23, 2010 by Judith Townend.


We the People [of the United States of America (omitted for rhythm)], in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility (yeah, yeah), provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, ah-and secure the blessings of Liberty for ourselves and our posterity do ordain and esta-a-ablish this Constitution oh-oh-of the United Sta-a-ates of America-ah-ah.
Well, anyway, Memorial Day is sneaking up on us. And I don't remember what it's about. I mean, I know we're supposed to honor the memory of those who died in the defense (or offense, as the case may be) of the United States via the Armed Services. I have not been personally acquainted with any such persons, and the last person in my known family to die in battle was my Great-great-great-(etc.)-grandfather, Zadock Woods, who was killed in Texas (but not the Alamo) during the Mexican-American war. Several family members were in the Armed Services...in fact, my own father was in the Army during the Vietnam Conflict (though he was stationed in Germany and Fort Ord, where I was born, the entire time)...but all us Mannerses contrived to survive the various wars of our time.
So we celebrate by having big-Big-BIG sales, huge barbecues, plenty of drunkenness and death on the roads, and taking the day off from work. And we get to wear white shoes and pants again (though I wear them all the time...or at least shoes and pants which used to be white). Somehow I don't get the connection there. But then, there are so many things I don't understand. Like sports. And SUVs. And ambient music. And heterosexuality.
Oh, well. Here's something I do understand: the above doesn't make any sense at all. I think I may just be losing my mind.
And do they know, it's like I'm losing my mind?
Spend sleepless nights to think about you.
Or were you just being kind?


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Water heaters last for 10 to 15 years on average, with electric water heaters lasting longer than gas in most instances. If you are having water heater problems and yours is near this age, it makes more sense to replace it rather than try to repair it. If you aren't sure of the age, check the labeling on the heater. Often there is a manufacture or installation date on the label. Worst case scenario, contact the manufacturer with the serial number to determine how old it is.
Rusty or brown colored water indicates rust damage inside the tank, which can't be remedied easily. This is because rust means the lining has begun to break down, and a leak may even be imminent. The key is to make sure the rust is actually from the tank. If it is only an issue when the hot water is running and the rust is coming out of all hot water taps in the house, then the hot water tank is the likely culprit. If it comes out of only one tap or both the cold and hot taps, then you may have a rusty supply line.
Hot water tanks may pop slightly when they are refilling. If there are loud pops and cracks or a consistent rumbling noise, you have sediment buildup. The pops occur from the sediment hardening and cracking on the walls of the tanks. If the problem isn't severe, you can have the tank drained and flushed to remove sediment. For older tanks it makes more sense to simply replace them.
A failure to heat doesn't mean the entire system needs to be replaced, unless it is already reaching the end of its useful lifespan. Most water heaters have at least two heating elements. If one of these elements goes out, then it can be replaced relatively easily. In this case, a repair is much better than replacing a newer unit just because it isn't heating.
Unless your heater has ruptured or is old, chances are you can have it repaired. Contact a water heater professional like Aggressive Mechanical Contractors, Inc.


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Diono runs survey to find out how in the know the UK is about car seat safety
Parents want their child to be safe in the car but don't know the legal limits, according to Diono's survey results.
We are now in the middle of Child Safety Week 6-12 June, and Diono would like to share their results on misconceptions of car seat safety. Diono asked over 2000 parents about their family and car seat safety and the shocking results are as follows.
In the UK around 2,000 children under the age of 16 die or are seriously injured on Britain's roads each year (including pedestrians, car occupants and cyclists) –
Reported Road Casualties Great Britain: 2014 Annual Report, published by the Department for Transport in 2015
* 56% of parents say that side impact protection is the most valuable feature in a car seat, above overall comfort, but not all car seats have side impact protection. This Child Safety Week, award winning car seat company, Diono, want to communicate to parents that although there are lots of car seats on the market not all have the same safety features.
* Shockingly, over 71% of parents in the UK don't know that legally a child needs to be in a car seat/booster until they are 12 years old(/135cm tall), so many parents break the law and put their children at risk on a regular basis unknowingly.
The survey revealed that when it comes to Car Seats, parents of 4-8 year olds do put security of their children first with the majority saying that side impact protection is the most important aspect when choosing a car seat, however a staggering 70% of UK parents do not know the legal age/height requirements associated with car seat safety.
The Diono survey revealed that UK parents' priority was safety with 56% saying that side impact protection was the most important aspect of a car seat, this was closely followed by overall comfort and then ease of use and fitting. When it came to what they didn't like about their car seat the majority said they found it difficult to adjust, this is supported by data from car seat check clinics which show up to 85% of seats are incorrectly fitted/adjusted. This was followed closely by difficult to clean, this figure jumped for the over 50's who said they found the fact that the car seat was difficult to clean the most annoying aspect of a car seat, with younger parents focusing on ISOFIX and EPS features specifically in all questions. Perhaps adhering to type, parents in Scotland prioritised overall comfort third, compared with East Anglian parents who 59% of said it was most important. Parents in Scotland were also most aware of the legal requirements of car seats with over 39% knowing the regulations.
These are among the key findings identified in a Diono survey* conducted across 2000 parents throughout the UK with one or more children aged from 4-8. These statistics demonstrate that although parents want their children to be safe, they are unaware of what to look for in a car seat and often don't understand what is legally required of them.
* Source: OnePoll (May 2015 - based on 2,000 respondents)


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The holiday season is approaching us…are we ready for it?
They say the average American gains 7-10lbs from Thanksgiving to New Year's Day….yikes!
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This Saturday at Paleoholics we will be covering Paleo Thanksgiving Success Principles.
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The Crusades have arguably had a greater impact on inter-faith relations than any other single historical event. This module seeks to understand the original Crusades in their political, social, and religious context and to understand how they have shaped relations between followers of the three Abrahamic faiths, particularly in the modern period. The course will seek to move beyond stereotypes to have a greater understanding of the issues involved, in the belief that a more balanced view of history promotes greater religious harmony in society.


Unprecedented fire seasons in 2004 and 2005 in interior Alaska raised concerns about the ramifications of climate change for fire regimes in boreal ecosystems. Previous work addressing wildfire-climate relationships in the region has relied on historic area burned and fire occurrence data, both of which have significant known limitations. Burn severity is a better indicator of a fire's immediate and long-term ecological impacts, and captures the spatial variability of these impacts across the landscape. A 23-year burn severity atlas is utilized to test long-held hypotheses that warmer summers are conducive to larger and more severe wildfires in Alaska. Further analyses examine the interrelationship between higher-frequency meteorological parameters and fire size and fire severity. Results confirm that while warmer summer temperatures and extended periods of anomalously warm and dry weather are linked to larger fires, such conditions do not appear to be linked to an increase in the fraction of area burned at higher severity. Although contradictory to conventional wisdom, results show that warmer conditions and extended periods of limited precipitation enable flammability limited fuels to burn, albeit at lower severity, providing greater horizontal fuel continuity that allow for larger wildfires.


Assemblies of screen wipers with brushes have to look round regularly. If survey revealed existence of hardenings or cracks on rubber of brushes, replace brushes. If at survey nothing unusual is revealed, wet a windshield, include screen wipers, let's them work a little and switch off them. Or strips on pure glass indicate an uneven trace from brushes on glass that brushes should be replaced.
During operation of the mechanism of screen wipers there can be a weakening of fixing nuts therefore they should be checked and as necessary to tighten every time when checking brushes.
1. Delay assembly of a screen wiper with a brush from glass.
2. Shift the slider and remove assembly of a brush from the screen wiper lever.
3. If you want to replace only rubber of brushes, disconnect the end of a brush from a brush frame, then pull out a brush from a frame.
4. Compare a new brush with old on length, design, etc.
5. Establish a new brush into place, then frame its end of a brush to fix it.
6. Install assembly of a brush on the lever, then moisten glass and check work of a screen wiper.


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Wauseon é uma cidade localizada no estado norte-americano de Ohio, no Condado de Fulton.

Demografia
Segundo o censo norte-americano de 2000, a sua população era de 7091 habitantes.
Em 2006, foi estimada uma população de 7355, um aumento de 264 (3.7%).

Geografia
De acordo com o United States Census Bureau tem uma área de
12,8 km², dos quais 12,8 km² cobertos por terra e 0,0 km² cobertos por água. Wauseon localiza-se a aproximadamente 240 m acima do nível do mar.

Localidades na vizinhança
O diagrama seguinte representa as localidades num raio de 20 km ao redor de Wauseon.

Ligações externas

Cidades do Ohio
Localidades do condado de Fulton (Ohio)

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Hey guys! I am back for another Feature Teacher Tuesday!
Our Feature teacher this week is Misty Savario from Krazy About Teaching!!
Misty Savario is a 1st Grade teacher in South Louisiana (Cajun Country.) She is a married mother of 2. Emily who is 15 and Tyler who is 12.
Misty has been teaching for 8 years and was honored to be chosen as the 2009-2010 Teacher of the year. She is an ITEC and Lead tech showcase teacher. She presents at tech conferences on a local and state level. She was also a tech guest on the Global Edventures blab. She is one of the hosts of The Teacher Blab Show on blab.im and on Teaching Tech on blab.im/iteachtvnetwork.
Thank you for joining me for this Feature Teacher Tuesday! Please check out Misty Savario and don't forget to join us next week for a new Feature Teacher!


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Dmitry Grudsky
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Dmitry was educated in Russia and holds a Masters Degree in Fine Arts from the Tashkent Art Institute. This intensive training exposed him to a broad range of artistic styles, building on a strong foundation in classical Western European art traditions with stylistic infusions from Asia Minor. Dmitry is skilled in bi-lingual communication, and was initially taught English as part of his foundation training.
Tashkent Institute of Art, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, USSR, Master of Fine Arts, with specialization in design of monument and decorative art 1974
Tashkent Art College, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, USSR, Bachelor of Arts in Education, with specialization as Teacher of Art and Drafting 1969
Currently working for ELDERGIVES AWE program
Exhibitions An International Juried Exhibition of Mosaic Art
"Museo Italo Americano", San Francisco, CA 01/15 - 04/6 2004
Alameda County Fair Juried Exhibition
Fair Theme Award, Pleasanton, CA 06/30 - 07/01 2005
An International Juried Exhibition of Mosaic Art
"Nigh Risk Gallery", Chicago, Il 03/03 - 03/312006
"Olive Hyde" Art Guild Juried Show
The Best of Show, Fremont, CA 07/24 - 08/18 2007
"Olive Hide" Art Guild Juried Show
Hidden Treasures, Fremont, CA 5/02 - 05/31 2008
National Watercolor Society
87th Annual Exhibition 2007 08/30 - 11/01 2007
Institute of Mosaic Art Oakland, CA 08/08 - 09/28 2008
55th Stockton Art League Juried Exhibition
"The Hagen Museum" Stockton, CA 09/14 - 11/9 2008
Solo Show at "Phantom Art Gallery"
Milpitas, CA 01/08 - 03/13 2009
"Giorgi Gallery" Berkeley, CA 01/03 - 31/05 2011
"Olive Hyde" Art Guild Juried Show 07/15 - 08/13 2011
Second place Award
California Watercolor Association 09/08 - 10/09 2011
42nd National Exhibition
2 Fine Art Award
Fremont Art Association Annual Show 10/5/11 – 10/23/11
Best of show award
Sunnyvale-Cupertino Adult School
Mosaic class instructor 2000 - present
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Fremont Church School 1996 - present
Working with elementary school students teaching basics visual art skills
Jan's Art School, Fremont, CA
Working with elementary children ages 6 to 12, teaching art classes in 1996 - present various media
Alameda County Watershed, Art in Education 1998 - 2006
Instructor for the Arts-in-Education Program
Oakland Adult School Art Instructor 1998 - 2009
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Q: Cardinality, Finite Sets Proof Let $S$ and $T$ be finite sets. Prove that if $|T-S| = |S-T|$, then $|S| = |T|$.

A: $1$. Show that $S = (S \cap T) \cup (S-T)$ and $T = (S \cap T) \cup (T-S)$.
$2$. Show that $(S \cap T)$, $(S-T)$ and $(T-S)$ are disjoint.
$3$. Hence, $\left \vert S \right \vert = \left \vert S \cap T \right \vert + \left \vert S-T \right \vert$ and $\left \vert T \right \vert = \left \vert S \cap T \right \vert + \left \vert T-S \right \vert$
$4$. Now conclude what you want.

A: For fun, you can prove this by induction on $|S\cap T|$.
If $|S\cap T|=0$, $S-T=S$ and $T-S=T$ and the result follows immediately.
Assume that $k>0$ and that the theorem is true when $|S\cap T|<k$.
To show: If $S$ and $T$ are sets for which $|S\cap T|=k$ and $|S-T|=|T-S|$ then $|S|=|T|$.
Let $S$ and $T$ be such sets. Choose $x\in S\cap T$ (possible because $|S\cap T|=k>0$); let $T'=T-\{x\}$ and $S'=S-\{x\}$. The assumptions of the theorem hold for $T'$ and $S'$ (show this). Furthermore, $|S'\cap T'|=k-1<k$, and therefore by the inductive hypothesis, $|S'|=|T'|$. Then there exists a one-to-one and onto function $f':S'\to T'$. Define $f:S\to T$ by $f(s)=f'(s)$ when $s\neq x$ and $f(x)=x$. The function $f$ is one-to-one and onto (show).

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Vegas Hotel News: The Next Big Las Vegas Headliner - Larry King?
Larry King is returning to Las Vegas as he will headline a show at the Palm's Pearl concert venue on June 11th.
The senile King headlined at Wynn last June stand-up, storytelling and a question-and-answer session. Apparently that show was successful enough to bring Larry back to Vegas for another go-around.
No word if Larry will talk about any or all of his 8 divorces.


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Boris Andreasyan in 1969
Armenia & KarabakhArts & CultureInternationalMusicSoviet HistoryState Jazz Orchestra of Armenia
Boris Andreasyan: Guitarist for More than Half a Century
Artsvi Bakhchinyan
YEREVAN — Solo guitarist, singer and songwriter Boris Andreasyan (born in 1953 in Nakhichevan) is one of the most unique figures of the Armenian music scene. He plays a variety of music: blues, rock, pop, folk, funk, fusion, jazz, flamenco, but in a recent interview said his preferred style is jazz rock fusion.
In addition to bass guitar, he plays the banjo, bouzouki, tar, oud, keyboard and percussion instruments. In 1970, he founded his first rock band, "1 + 2," which Russian music critic Artemi Troitsky mentioned in his book Back in the USSR on Soviet rock music as the leader of Armenian rock. Boris played in different groups, in 1975 at the fifth All-Soviet Competition of Pop Artists in Moscow, he was awarded the title of laureate with "Armina" vocal and instrumental ensemble.
In 1975–1978 he worked as a solo guitarist and singer in the State Jazz Orchestra of Armenia led by Konstantin Orbelian. In 1978–1979 Boris played in the jazz quartet of the Armenian Television and Radio Committee, from 1982 to 1989 in the "Armenia" band of the hotel of the same name. Between 1991 and 1995 he lived and worked in the US, and between 2002 and 2004 in Moscow.
Currently Boris Andreasyan composes, writes music, and two of his books have been published recently.
Boris Andreasyan with Jermaine Jackson
Boris, your life is very interesting.
First, let me thank you for the interview. I was born in a family of teachers: my father taught mathematics, my mother Armenian language and literature. I was raised in a neighborhood next to St. Sarkis church of Yerevan. First my parents took me to ballet first, but the ballet moves seemed girlish to me, so I ran away from the dance school. The same happened when they took me to the folk dances. Yet, I attended a sports school for three years, where I became a champion in in-school gymnastics competitions. I almost reached the status of a master of sports, but one day after hearing about the possibility of muscle injuries, I left the sport.
And how were sports replaced by music?
I can say that God saved me by giving me musical ability, and the guitar revolutionized my whole life, due to which I was cut off from the bad influences of the neighborhood as a child. So, it was 1967, I was not yet 14 years old. My father took me to the Philharmonic Orchestra for a concert by the Czech guitarist Karel Duba and his "band. We entered the hall, I noticed the milky color guitar on the stage. For the first time in my life I came across an electric guitar. I saw it and… almost fainted. My legs weakened, I trembled, I was delighted by the beauty of the instrument. And listening to the sound of the guitar during the concert, I went completely crazy, and at that very moment I decided on my future profession. I told my father that if you do not buy a guitar for me, I would not go to school. From that day on, my life changed completely. There was no music store in Yerevan at that time, people bought instruments for their children from abroad. I started to wonder who would have a guitar around. Eventually I found a half-broken Soviet guitar. I bought fish hook strings, there were also tar strings in the house. I put them on the guitar and my endless training began. Hakob Petrosyan, the guitarist of the first beat group of Armenia, Yerazoghner (Dreamers), lived next to our house. I got acquainted with him and asked him to show me how to play the guitar and a few chords. And I started playing the guitar with everything possible. The first work I heard on the guitar was Enrico Masias' song Oh guitare, guitare, the second one was What I'd Say by Ray Charles. Soon we had a Lithuanian tape recorder, which I used to record my favorite songs on TV or radio and then play them back on my guitar. When I first heard the Beatles' songs, I was just shocked, my eyes filled with tears, my mother said: "Borik, what happened to you?" Thus, I became a guitarist myself. There were no guitarists at that time, so the Beatles, Deep Purple and Chicago became my first virtual teachers, inspiring me, which shaped my musical taste and style preferences.
Boris Andreasyan
And in those deep Soviet times, how did Western music reach Armenia?
Our main sources were "Voice of America" and "Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty" stations. We had a hard time catching radio channels․ Throughout the Soviet Union, KGB special services disrupted broadcasts with silencing devices. One time I was called to the KGB when I received a letter from a friend living in the US. They interrogated me and reprimanded me: "We know you also propagate capitalist music!" I knew it was more to intimidate or to find out about people's connections. It was an atmosphere of ignorance and disgust, affecting the human psyche to such an extent that one dreamed of escaping from Soviet Union. It was terrible, we had no right to think differently, to have a worldview other than the Bolshevik communist ideology.
But in any case, it is known that Armenia, compared to other Soviet republics, was more free, and alternative music was developing here. What was the reason for that? Maybe the ties with the Diaspora?
Of course it is too. The Kremlin was not very interested in what was happening in Armenia. On the other hand, we Armenians always had outstanding personalities, both in science and art. Few people in many cities in Russia were interested in rock, and we were already playing rock here. It is not accidental that the first rock festival in the USSR took place in Yerevan, in 1968, at the Dinamo sports complex, which was attended by famous Russian singers and bands. Until 1972, such festivals were held every year at Dinamo, organized by Rafik Mkrtchyan, nicknamed Sirkhan, who, in today's words, was a producer, and greatly contributed to the spread of rock and pop music in Armenia, despite the fact that his concerts were illegal, without state permission. For several years he brought bands from Russia and the Baltics to Yerevan rock festivals, and about five or six Armenian groups participated in them. He even brought a group of Papuans from the Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University in Moscow to Yerevan, which was an incredible phenomenon at that time. The ticket cost one ruble, but if 5,000 people came, the profit was already a lot of. Rafik Mkrtchyan even organized the concert of the group Dreamers in Moscow, at the Luzhniki stadium. Sirkhan always had two suitcases with him, he kept the money in one of them, in the other he had false documents about the "legality" of the concerts. He was eventually sentenced to 10 years in prison, after which he died.
Topics: Music, Soviet History, State Jazz Orchestra of Armenia
People: Boris Andreasyan, George Benson, Konstantin Orberlyan
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Boris, you have been creating groups since you were 15 years old. Was it official, did not the KGB control it?
No, we just got together with the boys and formed a group at the so-called houses of culture. We worked for free. I gave my first concert in 1968 at the Polytechnic Institute with the Amprop (Thunder) group of the institute. During this concert works by the bands Cream and the Jimi Hendrix Experience were performed for the first time in Yerevan. When I started playing Robert Johnson's blues-rock song Crossroad performed very well by Eric Clapton (I believe most of the audience had not heard such music), I saw the first row of audiences start dancing, jumping, moving their chairs, and even how many were broken. The policemen came and threatened me from the side of the stage, shouting, "Stop it!" and after the speech they demanded that I pay for the damage to the chairs, but I, explaining my innocence, avoided it. After that concert, my fame began to spread in the city. In 1969 I was invited as a solo guitarist by the band "Vulkan," with which I had several concerts. Then, after the disbandment of that group, I created my "1 + 2" big-bit quartet. After its disbandment I was drafted into the Soviet Army, where I served in 1972–1974.
I spent my military service mainly in the Tyumen region. There were many interesting episodes in the army. We traded goods with northern Khanty people, some of whom did not even have passports. In the taiga I even met a bear, a lynx, a deer, an elk, a wolf and a fox, and from a helicopter I saw a pack of wolves chasing a deer. Another time I barely escaped drowning in a swamp when my cinematographer and I went deep into the forest to pick mushrooms and berries. God has saved me from many dangers. Anyway, I was appointed the head of the military unit club. I opened a library in the club and installed a film screening device. I flew 500 miles by helicopter to Tyumen, where the military paid me to buy books for the library and instruments for the orchestra, and I rented ten foreign films from the city cinema to be screened at the military unit, which was unheard of in the army. I managed to find musicians from our military unit of 120 people. I formed an orchestra, which we called Molodost (Youth), and the instruments were: guitar, bass guitar, trumpet, two saxophones, percussion. I prepared a program, we had speeches both in the military unit and in the surrounding settlements. Unfortunately, there are no recordings, but I still have the reviews of the local newspapers. We performed songs by the Beatles and Crеаm as well as Russian songs. It was incredible: Soviet soldiers performing Beatles from the stage in uniform. As an exception, they allowed the performance of our orchestra at the youth song and orchestra competitions held in Tobolsk and Tyumen, where we took the first place, received a first class diploma and became a laureate. It was a real sensation.
Once I went to a dance hall, approached the musicians, and asked them to let me play. I told them the chords, the rhythm and started the song Crossroad. A furor arose, as it was not common for a soldier to play that style of music and still sing in English. After my talk, a man approached me with his wife and introduced himself as the city commandant. I was confused for a moment, because I was out of the military unit, it was late, but the guard told me I have no problem, that he liked the guitar very much, and invited me to stay at his house for a few days and teach him a few chords. The commandant even called our military unit and told my commander that I was with him so that they could meet me in all matters, not give me any physical work and take me home for another 10 days. I stayed at his house for about a week, then I returned to my military unit and it happened, I was given a 10-day vacation. I remember very well, on December 31, at exactly 11:55 pm, I knocked on the door, my mother opened it and an unspeakable joy erupted in our house. I returned to the military unit, served for another five months, was demobilized with honor, and returned home to Yerevan. A month later, the director of the Armina orchestra Aksel Bakunts invited me to work in his group. There I met my first wife, singer Zara Tonikyan.
In 1974, in the competition of all-Soviet pop groups held in Moscow, we took the third place with the Armina"orchestra and received the title of laureate. We returned to Armenia as heroes, even the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Armenia highly praised our victory. Konstantin Orbelian was one of the members of the jury of that competition, who invited me to work in the State Jazz Orchestra of Armenia as a solo guitarist and singer. My professional development took place there, I also specialized in jazz music. Orbelian was very strict, often rude, maybe it was due to that strictness that there was discipline and musical professionalism in the group. During the Soviet era, musicians were qualified by the Ministry of Culture, and I had the highest music rate of that time – 13 rubles, 50 kopecks. Orbelian also assigned me a high salary of 220 rubles.
But there were always ideological pressures.
Yes. It was a law that a Soviet citizen was not allowed to enter a capitalist country until he visits a socialist country. That was the reason the in 1976 KGB did not allow me to tour France as a member of the State Jazz Orchestra of Armenia. It would be difficult for the orchestra to be without a guitar, and many songs and compositions would be left out of the program, so Orbelian and Minister of Culture Gurgen Arakelyan went to the KGB and explained that if the guitarist did not come, the tours would fail. As an exception, the KGB allowed my departure, but they rejected the three female singers, Alla Pugacheva, Larisa Dolina and Zara Tonikyan, apparently fearing that they might not return.
For many of our musicians, the borders of Armenia were narrow, you too worked abroad for some time.
In 1980–1981 with a one-year contract, I worked in Moscow, in the Jazz Ataka band formed by Stas Namin, with top musicians. In 1991, at the invitation of a friend, my wife and I traveled to Las Vegas. There I started playing, participating in jam sessions with local jazzmen and bluesmen. Many did not believe that I was from Armenia. Two months later my wife returned to Armenia, and I stayed so that I could help my family and relatives financially. Then I moved to Los Angeles and started playing in different nightclubs while dealing with my green card issues, which was resolved a few years later. But I decided to return to Armenia, saying in my mind, that I will eat black bread with my nation, but will not go anywhere from Yerevan. I came back and I have never regretted that step for a second.
Andreasyan with George Benson and keyboardist Thom Hall in Yerevan in 2009
Now tell us please, what international figures have you cooperated with?
I do not even remember the names of many, but I will tell about a few.
At the 1977 World Jazz Festival in Belgrade, I performed in a joint concert with the State Jazz Orchestra of Armenia with American musicians, drummer Leon Chancler, bassist Byron Lee Miller, and guitarist Charles Frank Johnson, accompanied by world-famous keyboardist George M. Duke and trumpet player Freddie Hubbard, with whom I participated in the jam session with many other famous musicians.
In 1980 B. B. King was giving a concert at the Yerevan Philharmonic. Pianist Davit Azaryan and I went and decided to get acquainted with him during the concert break. No one was allowed backstage, but they knew us, so we approached B. B. King and introduced ourselves. He asked who I had played with and was amazed to learn that I had played with George Duke and Freddie Hubbard in Belgrade. "Can you play with me now?" "I can." "What will you play?" "Whatever you ask." I was already excited that we should play together now, and suddenly two people approached, wrapped their arms around me and took me out. B. B. King was amazed at what happened. Fortunately, at that moment the director of the Philharmonic was passing by, who intervened: "Where are you taking him? He is our musician, our guitarist!" They replied, "We thought he was a black marketer, he wanted to buy dollars," said the KGB people, and let me go. But it was already late, the concert had started, so I was deprived of performing with a great musician. In 1993, I went to the giant Guitar Center on Sunset Avenue in Los Angeles. Suddenly, B. B. King and his entourage entered. I approached and said: "Мaestro, do you remember me?" He did not remember. As soon as I said, "Yerevan! KGB!," he immediately remembered, called the store staff and said: "Now I have to tell you how I saw with my own eyes how the KGB catches people, not knowing why."
In 1991–1995, during my time in Las Vegas and Los Angeles, I played with many famous musicians in various nightclubs, such as with Frank Sinatra's drummer in Las Vegas Peppers jazz club (I do not remember the last name). In the Blues Club I met the world-famous singer Al Jarreau. Then I played in different clubs in Los Angeles, the Baked Potato jazz club, Athenian Gardens and Port of Athens, as well as La Strada and Casablanca restaurants in Beverly Hills. There is an interesting episode related to Al Jarreau. During the tour of our Armenian band Melomans in Australia in April 2010, the band's keyboardist Armen Harutyunyan (according to his story), along with humorist Ashot Ghazaryan and his Australian friend, approached Al Jarreau's manager at the Hilton Hotel in Sydney and asked him to meet the singer. Knowing that they were from Armenia, Al Jarreau warmly welcomed them and during the conversation asked: "Do you know an Armenian guitarist with Russian name? Unfortunately, I do not remember his name. I heard him in 1991 in one of the clubs in Las Vegas, I got a good impression from him." The boys immediately guessed and said: "Perhaps you mean Boris? "Yes, yes, Boris," Al Jarreau shouted, and the boys added, "We know him personally, he is our friend."
In 2006 I met Michael Jackson's brother Jermaine Jackson and his wife Halima Rashid in Yerevan. Jermaine admired Armenia and Mount Ararat, asked several times, "Is this really the biblical Mount Ararat?" He was happy, he was saying he must go home and definitely tell Michael, Janet and other siblings about Armenia and convince them to come together to Yerevan. Alas…
In 2009 the Yerevan Perspectives organization invited the legendary guitarist George Benson. They asked me to take care of him and accompany him everywhere. Together with the organizers we met him at the airport, I said that I consider him my virtual teacher and that I was the first to play and distribute his songs in Yerevan. We immediately became close. When we arrived at the Marriott Hotel, he asked that the presidential bodyguards be released. It was around 12.30, Benson said: "I do not want to sleep, can we go to a jazz club?" I called our famous jazz pianist Malkhas and told him to set the table for 10 people in his club, as George Benson and I were coming. Malkhas thought I was joking. Finally, we went to the club, sat down. There was a guitar on the stage, but it was of poor quality, and I did not understand how I dared to play it in front of Benson. We were together for two days. We took him and his band to the Cognac Factory. At the end, he looked at Mount Ararat with admiration and said: "In fact, I have come to heaven, I do not want to go to Moscow anymore." We went from the factory to the concert and sports complex. Before the concert, we were resting in the dressing room provided for him. I do not know why I was only allowed to enter, perhaps so as not to disturb them. He offered to drink white wine, then he said suddenly: "Shall we play together?" I would not dare to offer such a thing! Anyway, he brought his guitars (it was already an honor to play his GB-15 and GB-20 instruments!) and we jammed for more than half an hour with question and answer accompaniment. It is a pity that it was not filmed. He said that he had never played with anyone before the concert in his life.
At our Philharmonic, I met world-famous guitarist Stanley Jordan. We had an interesting conversation, we took pictures. Sometime later, I met the equally famous guitarist John McLaughlin and his the 4th Dimension band. Before that, at the request of the main organizer of the concert, I appeared on TV, presenting John McLaughlin and his upcoming concert. A very warm relationship was established between us, even while leaving the airport with the organizer McLaughlin invited us to the opening ceremony of his new house. Years ago I could only dream of meeting and getting closer to such great musicians.
And what do you do now?
Now I am in a creative period. I write music in jazz and jazz-rock styles, I have dozens of works that I want to release on CD. I need a producer, a sponsor for this job, but it is difficult to find. I do not know if anyone will be interested in my project and such music.
The above-mentioned path and all that meetings, collaborations and contacts with artists representing different nationalities, cultures, ideas, as well as my spiritual worldview led me to the idea that for the sake of God and high art, the world, indeed, can and should become a kinder and safer place for people, if, of course, the leaders support that and do not hinder the implementation of such initiatives. All the nations and states of the world can better understand, know, appreciate and love each other, and for that all they need is pure love and respect for each other and free and sincere dialogue.
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Hwashin established as an automobile chssis and body components manufacturer based on Hwashin Industrial Corporation in 1969, has been strengthening its market status, as a leading company, since the beginning stage of the Korean automobile industry.
Now, meet the 30-year history of Hwashin.
Hwashin is doing its best to become a global leading company in the 21st century, based on its technology, state-of-the-art facilities, and outstanding human resource for quality.


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Synaphea macrophylla is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.

The decumbent shrub typically blooms in October producing yellow flowers.

It is found in a small area in the South West region of Western Australia between Augusta and Margaret River where it grows in loamy-gravelly soils.

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Eudicots of Western Australia
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Endemic flora of Western Australia
Plants described in 1995


Robbin and Steven hadn't considered adopting two children. But when Rachel, a Wendy's Wonderful Kids Recruiter, told them about Dawson and Dalton, they knew they had to keep the boys together.
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The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption believes that siblings in foster care deserve the chance to stay together. Through the Wendy's Wonderful Kids program, adoption recruiters work tirelessly to keep siblings together whenever possible.
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The SM1203 consists of two step-up switching regulator controllers and a low-dropout voltage regulator (LDO). The step-up switching regulator controllers drive external MOSFETs to provide the regulated supply voltages for LED strings of the LCD TV backlight unit. The switching frequency is programmable using an external resistor, and the LDO provides the logic voltage for the system. The device is optimized for thin-film transistor (TFT) liquid-crystal display (LCD) applications.


Why are Men the First to Say the Three Famous Words, 'I Love You'?
A research conducted by American scientists who interviewed 171 heterosexual students below 25 years of age, found that men are more likely to speak about their feelings and profess love much faster than women. Infact, men are the first to say 'I love you' to their girlfriends.
The research found that men took only a few weeks to fall in love while women nursed their feelings for a few months and expressed it only when they were absolutely sure of what they felt.
Women appeared to be more cautious about expressing their love, whereas men seemed to have a hidden agenda behind their rather premature expression of love.
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I'm still hoping for Elaine Hendrix!
Me too! Thanks for the initial heads-up. She is enough like both NS & LG to make it look doable, depending on how Alexis 3.0 is explained away. Having seen Elaine in action, she seems more promising than the others mentioned so far - as long as the writers make Alexis do more than hang around the mansion peering round corners and cradling mugs of tea.
Sadly, they didn't really need to kill off Cristal/Celia
I agree. I remember reading a quote from Sallie Patrick - after Nathalie Kelley's departure was confirmed - that the decision to axe her was made halfway through the first season, after the focus groups didn't like her. I wonder whether then it was more the contrast between the characterisation of Celia/Cristal and the wholesome, uncomplicated Linda Evans OG Krystle they reacted to. I really like Ana Brenda and how Cristal 2.0 is quite gutsy, but I think Nathalie was kinda shafted in the whole thing.
I obviously was not there and have no reason not to believe her version of the situation....but I think "blaming the focus groups" is a ridiculously over-used excuse that producers fall back on when they don't want to own up to their own mistakes or failings. The focus group members are faceless, nameless entities that they can dump all the blame on while keeping their own hands clean. Every time some producer brings up focus groups I want to ask, "Aren't YOU ultimately in charge of this show, or does the focus group sign your paycheck? Can't you over-rule anything the focus groups suggest, if you are the show-runner?"
Speaking of OG Cristal and her mysterious departure, I was daydreaming at work today about this latest business with Amy Sutherland and her recent social-media postings. If she is campaigning for the permanent role, I wish her all the best. But if she loses the role to some other actress, I kind of hope she will "pull a Nathalie Kelley" and reveal all the spoiler-y info on the recast, the plans for the character, and (if she knows) whether there was more to Sheridan's departure than we know. She might not have snagged the part, but she would be our forum heroine for a little while.
JamesF said: ↑
find it really interesting that Patrick talks about the Alexis character in a way that doesn't translate to the way she is represented onscreen - this has been very much the case since she arrived.
Reading the interview reminds me of that other showrunner behind TNT Dallas. Damn these people like blowing their own trumpets.
the decision to axe her was made halfway through the first season, after the focus groups didn't like her. I wonder whether then it was more the contrast between the characterisation of Celia/Cristal and the wholesome, uncomplicated Linda Evans OG Krystle they reacted to.
Of course it was. Just the same way most have reacted to Nicolette's version of Alexis. Again this is not the actors fault. It's the writing and directing which is letting everyone and everything down. One thing I will add. It's clear the producers believe this is the The Fallon Show, so why call it Dynasty at all. Was it really necessary to have Liz take on the role of Alexis at all and jeopardize or alienate your fan base by creating this short story arc? Simply have Alexis remain in hospital in an induced coma until the Season 2 cliffhanger episode and then reveal the new actress. Why such a stupid plot exercise?
Why such a stupid plot exercise?
Oh wait. This is Peach Dynasty.
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Can I just bring attention to the elephant in the room? Unless she's wearing a wig, Alexis' hair seems to have survived the trip into the fireplace. I'm pretty sure those locks would have been burnt crisp, but I don't see a singe at all.
AZLiam, Apr 27, 2019
Because it is an homage to the original, remember Patrick?
Now I have said earlier today that the forum is obsessed with Shakespeare.
But when it comes to the peach team's knowledge and supposed love of the original, I think King Claudius said it best:
There lives within the very flame of love
A kind of wick or snuff that will abate it;
Yeah! I feel the same!!
Btw, this pic, that looks Liz has as Alexis, makes me think of Amanda Carrington (The first one of course)
Adam likely got her a wig. Heck, she likely already had a collection of them to choose from.
The straight hair in the TVLine photo doesn't look much like the wavy hair I'm seeing in her current (episode 18) scenes.
You can see a wig, on the left of the screen, at the very end of the episode, when Fallexis looks at a picture of her old self with Fallon, on the mirror.
Oh yes... This show really needs the multi talented and amazing Princess Oxenberg as Alexis. THAT would take the cake. Il manquerait plus que ça...
I agree that Liz Gillies is doing a great job. Her Alexis is a weird mix up between NS and herself. Even if this kind of plastic surgery storyline is absolutely unbelievable, unrealistic, jumpingthesharking, daytimesoapiesque, she manages to make it believable... I say: Bravo!
I must apologize, I misjudged her...
And now, writers, why not a brand new actress as Alexis every week for season 3? Like she can't make up her mind for her new face? That would be a nice nod to Joan Collins changing outfits 35 times per episode ?
Yes, and by the end of the season, watchers/fans will vote to choose their favorite Alexis
After "The Voice", welcome your new TV show : "The Bitch"
The show doesn't even need the character of Alexis......
TJames03, Jun 25, 2019
ClassyCo Soap Chat Well-Known Member
If we were discussing the original, I would have to say that I couldn't disagree with you more. The original always seemed to drag without Alexis popping up to stir the pot, and that's why yours truly is having a difficult finishing Season 9 of the original saga.
In discussing this reboot, however, I can certainly agree with your theory here. Almost everyone in this rendition of the show has a vindictive angle that renders their ability to appeal to the audience in a humble or angelic way (like the original Krystle and, in most cases, Steven and Blake did). Everyone's a villain and everyone's got a trick up their sleeve. I'm not the fondest of that format, but it does make it juicier at the same time.
I'm conflicted.
An entertainment nerd, with a particular interest in classic film and television, and the actors, actresses, singers, directors, etc. involved therein.
ClassyCo, Jun 25, 2019
Can't say i miss the show. Not at all!
Matthew Blaisdel, Jun 25, 2019
ClassyCo said: ↑
Everyone's a villain and everyone's got a trick up their sleeve. I'm not the fondest of that format, but it does make it juicier at the same time.
It does however wear thin after a short period of time. Since the introduction of Adam he has consistently out maneuvered Fallon yet she is meant to be the supreme empress of Atlanta.
Rove, Jun 25, 2019
But isn't it like how Alexis was supposedly a great business woman yet she was in reality horrible?
tommie, Jun 25, 2019
I think the new Alexis is going to be even more flawless than Nicolette Sheridan. I really miss the Dynasty SMASH hit show.
Willie Oleson, Jun 25, 2019
I will stan for Nicolette Sheridan as the ULTIMATE Alexis until the new Alexis enters who will then be the new ULTIMATE Alexis
Soz Joan ~~~ (unless she IS the new Alexis?)


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Four track and field student-athletes were named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the indoor season, the conference announced Friday.Seniors Julianne Cronin and Alexandra Schad and sophomores Logan Tillmon and Alexandria Isom were recognized for their...
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Track and field finished in fourth place and had three event victories as it enjoyed an historic weekend at the MAC Indoor Championships.The Huskies' 79 team points was good for fourth out of 12 teams Friday and Saturday in Mount Pleasant, Mich. It's...
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Q: JavaFX: Exception => java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError I'm new in building and deploying java applications.
I developed an application which should create an pdf-document. For this purpose I use the pdfbox-library from apache.   For building the application I use ant.
If I run the application on my IDE(Luna 4.4) no errors . But after building it and running the .jar on my pc or another pc, I get the following exception:

 Exception in thread "JavaFX Application Thread" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/pdfbox/encoding/                           EncodingManager
          at helper.MyHelper.getSpecialCharacter(Unknown Source)
          at helper.MyHelper.formatString(Unknown Source)
          at controller.InvoiceC.fillView(Unknown Source)
          at controller.InvoiceC$MyTabListener.changed(Unknown Source)
          at controller.InvoiceC$MyTabListener.changed(Unknown Source)
          at com.sun.javafx.binding.ExpressionHelper$Generic.fireValueChangedEvent(ExpressionHelper.java:361)
          at com.sun.javafx.binding.ExpressionHelper.fireValueChangedEvent(ExpressionHelper.java:81)
          at javafx.beans.property.ReadOnlyObjectWrapper$ReadOnlyPropertyImpl.fireValueChangedEvent(ReadOnlyO                           bjectWrapper.java:176)
          at javafx.beans.property.ReadOnlyObjectWrapper.fireValueChangedEvent(ReadOnlyObjectWrapper.java:142                           )
          at javafx.beans.property.ObjectPropertyBase.markInvalid(ObjectPropertyBase.java:112)
          at javafx.beans.property.ObjectPropertyBase.set(ObjectPropertyBase.java:146)
          at javafx.scene.control.SelectionModel.setSelectedItem(SelectionModel.java:102)
          at javafx.scene.control.TabPane$TabPaneSelectionModel.select(TabPane.java:717)
          at javafx.scene.control.TabPane$TabPaneSelectionModel.select(TabPane.java:735)
          at javafx.scene.control.TabPane$TabPaneSelectionModel.select(TabPane.java:656)
          at com.sun.javafx.scene.control.behavior.TabPaneBehavior.selectTab(TabPaneBehavior.java:122)
          at com.sun.javafx.scene.control.skin.TabPaneSkin$TabHeaderSkin$5.handle(TabPaneSkin.java:1332)
          at com.sun.javafx.scene.control.skin.TabPaneSkin$TabHeaderSkin$5.handle(TabPaneSkin.java:1317)
          at com.sun.javafx.event.CompositeEventHandler.dispatchBubblingEvent(CompositeEventHandler.java:86)
          at com.sun.javafx.event.EventHandlerManager.dispatchBubblingEvent(EventHandlerManager.java:238)
          at com.sun.javafx.event.EventHandlerManager.dispatchBubblingEvent(EventHandlerManager.java:191)
          at com.sun.javafx.event.CompositeEventDispatcher.dispatchBubblingEvent(CompositeEventDispatcher.jav                           a:59)
          at com.sun.javafx.event.BasicEventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(BasicEventDispatcher.java:58)
          at com.sun.javafx.event.EventDispatchChainImpl.dispatchEvent(EventDispatchChainImpl.java:114)
          at com.sun.javafx.event.BasicEventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(BasicEventDispatcher.java:56)
          at com.sun.javafx.event.EventDispatchChainImpl.dispatchEvent(EventDispatchChainImpl.java:114)
          at com.sun.javafx.event.BasicEventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(BasicEventDispatcher.java:56)
          at com.sun.javafx.event.EventDispatchChainImpl.dispatchEvent(EventDispatchChainImpl.java:114)
          at com.sun.javafx.event.BasicEventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(BasicEventDispatcher.java:56)
          at com.sun.javafx.event.EventDispatchChainImpl.dispatchEvent(EventDispatchChainImpl.java:114)
          at com.sun.javafx.event.BasicEventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(BasicEventDispatcher.java:56)
          at com.sun.javafx.event.EventDispatchChainImpl.dispatchEvent(EventDispatchChainImpl.java:114)
          at com.sun.javafx.event.EventUtil.fireEventImpl(EventUtil.java:74)
          at com.sun.javafx.event.EventUtil.fireEvent(EventUtil.java:54)
          at javafx.event.Event.fireEvent(Event.java:198)
          at javafx.scene.Scene$MouseHandler.process(Scene.java:3757)
          at javafx.scene.Scene$MouseHandler.access$1500(Scene.java:3485)
          at javafx.scene.Scene.impl_processMouseEvent(Scene.java:1762)
          at javafx.scene.Scene$ScenePeerListener.mouseEvent(Scene.java:2494)
          at com.sun.javafx.tk.quantum.GlassViewEventHandler$MouseEventNotification.run(GlassViewEventHandler                           .java:352)
          at com.sun.javafx.tk.quantum.GlassViewEventHandler$MouseEventNotification.run(GlassViewEventHandler                           .java:275)
          at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
          at com.sun.javafx.tk.quantum.GlassViewEventHandler.lambda$handleMouseEvent$355(GlassViewEventHandle                           r.java:388)
          at com.sun.javafx.tk.quantum.QuantumToolkit.runWithoutRenderLock(QuantumToolkit.java:389)
          at com.sun.javafx.tk.quantum.GlassViewEventHandler.handleMouseEvent(GlassViewEventHandler.java:387)
          at com.sun.glass.ui.View.handleMouseEvent(View.java:555)
          at com.sun.glass.ui.View.notifyMouse(View.java:937)
          at com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication._runLoop(Native Method)
          at com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication.lambda$null$149(WinApplication.java:191)
          at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)
  Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.apache.pdfbox.encoding.EncodingManager
          at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:381)
          at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:424)
          at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:331)
          at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:357)
          ... 50 more

Following the guide I added all required libraries into my project.

Here you can see the code, which is responsible for the exception:
public static String formatString(float value) {
DecimalFormat df = new DecimalFormat("###,##0.00");
String s = String.valueOf(df.format(value));

try {
       s+= " " +getSpecialCharacter();
            switch(s.length()) {
                case 5: s = "         " +s;
                    break;
                case 6: s = "       " +s;
                    break;
                case 7: s = "     " +s;
                    break;
                case 8: s = "   " +s;
                    break;

            }
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    return s;
}

public static String getSpecialCharacter() throws IOException {
    Encoding e = EncodingManager.INSTANCE.getEncoding(COSName.WIN_ANSI_ENCODING);
    return String.valueOf(Character.toChars(e.getCode("Euro")));
}

I'm really confused, I hope someone will help me!!

A: @Tilman Hausherr helped me to solve my problem.
I solved my issue with the following steps:

*

*add pdfbox-app.1.8.10 to my project

*run my builded jar, on that location where my added jars is


One of the things listeners love so much about ambient electronic music, I believe, is its innate ability to allow us to "fallout"
Dreamy, thoughtful, and contemplative, "Lucid Dreams" is an amazing new ambient chill album by German artist, Wolfgang Gsell. One of a long succession of excellent albums by the Maestro Gsell. Aptly titled, the album consists of four dreamy, full of atmosphere, pieces. The four tracks are replete with expansive, melodic synths, nice smooth beats, and overlays of well placed and resonant voice, keyboards and other bits of audio fx.
A very welcome addition to the Studio 4632 collection!
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I went over a year without buying any new books. I wanted to finish up what I had on my bookshelf. That hiatus is over and I started filling up my shelves again. I've been writing book recommendations for a number of years and it's a post I look forward to writing each year. It's that time again, folks. Here are my picks for 30 must-read books for 2017!
Every year for the past few years, I've teamed up with my blogging pal, Crissy at Dear Crissy, to share our top book picks we think everyone should add to their TBR pile. My picks are the odd numbers while Crissy's are the even ones.
I hope these recommendations help you decide what book you should read next!
For more book recommendations, check out my lists from 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Which books from this list do you want to read in 2017?
I would choose The Couple Next Door and What She Knew.
The Nest and Moonglow. I really would love to have any of them.
The Couple Next Door and Me Before You – I would choose these books.
The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena & Faithful by Alice Hoffman.
My wife would like the It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover and The Nest by by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney.
The couple next door was really good that is the only book I have read from this list but I wrote a couple down to check out.
Currently reading Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult. I would definitely read at least 12 more from here before the year runs out.
Thanks for the list. I would pick Small Great Things, and What She Knew.


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