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_The Working Diva
_The Dorky Diva Show
_Star Wars
The Dorky Diva
where fashion meets fandom
Welcome to The Dorky Diva! I'm Savanna Oudit, a Star Wars fanatic who tries to sprinkle fandom into every day life. Follow along for new episodes of The Dorky Diva Show and The Working Diva, outfit inspiration, beauty reviews, convention coverage, and more!
@the.dorky.diva
Happy Ahsoka Day
On January 29, 2008, Star Wars fans were introduced to a new character named Ahsoka Tano. It was announced that she would be the padawan of Anakin Skywalker and would appear in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Fans were intrigued by this new female padawan, but they had no idea how Ahsoka's story would unfold and change the history of Star Wars fandom forever.
Ashley Eckstein took her role of voicing Ahsoka seriously from the very beginning. Along with her work bringing Ahsoka's character to life, she founded a company in 2009 called Her Universe. This company specializes in something that was very rare at the time of it's introduction-- clothing designed specifically for female sci-fi fans. Eckstein was bold and acted as a voice for fangirls who wanted merchandise tailored to their body type.
Ahsoka's character was widely popular among Star Wars fans, especially young girls, during her appearance on television for five seasons. The Togrutan padawan was a symbol of strength and hope to many of the Clone Wars viewers. During her story on screen, Ahsoka endured many challenges and gave fans of all genders a character to identify with. When the cancellation of Star Wars: The Clone Wars was announced in March of 2013, fans thought that Ahsoka's story was over, but two years later they were thrilled to see her return as a wise and powerful figure in Star Wars: Rebels. This show takes place chronologically over a decade after the end of the Clone Wars, which was the last time fans saw Ahsoka.
At Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, California in 2015, Star Wars fangirls Amy Ratcliffe and Johnamarie Macias organized an #AhsokaLives Day to celebrate the return of Ahsoka Tano in Star Wars: Rebels. Men and women from across the globe gathered to mingle with each other and show off their favorite Ahsoka inspired fashions. Little girls were dressed in Ahsoka Tano cosplay tops, Ashley Eckstein was wearing her popular "Ahsoka Lives" T-shirt, and the director of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Dave Filoni, even made an appearance to show off his love for Ahsoka.
Eight years after the introduction of Ahsoka Tano, life for female Star Wars fans has changed drastically. Before this time, it was almost impossible to find Star Wars clothes made specifically for girls. The ratio of female characters in Star Wars compared to male character was immensely off balance. Now women can walk into practically any department store and find a Star Wars shirt in their clothing section. Hot Topic and Torrid carry Eckstein's line of Star Wars fashions in styles ranging from sizes XS-6X to make sure every type of fangirl can proudly wear Her Universe. Characters like Sabine and Hera from Star Wars: Rebels are inspiring young girls to be strong during difficult times. Rey and Phasma from The Force Awakens are proving that female characters deserve more than just a background role with no speaking lines. Ahsoka Tano was just the beginning of a world-wide movement to push female characters and their fans into the spotlight.
Eckstein has expanded her company into a platform of more than just clothes. Every day a new girl is featured as "Fangirl of the Day" on the Her Universe website to recognize women of all ages for their love of science fiction. She also launched Her Universe Press, a publishing imprint, in October of 2015 to give women an opportunity to see their original stories professionally published. Her Universe has led the way in showing that Star Wars isn't just for boys and female fans want to be acknowledged too.
After taking a look at how female representation in Star Wars has changed since the introduction of Ahsoka, there is only one thing to say-- thank you. Thank you Ashley Eckstein for listening to Star Wars fangirls and making sure their voices were heard. Thank you for creating beautiful clothing designs to help women flaunt their love for a galaxy far, far away. Finally, thank you for being bold enough to continuously work hard every day to further the representation of female fans. Without you, none of this would have been possible. Happy Ahsoka Day.
My (Current) Affordable Skincare Routine
It's been forever and a day since I shared my current skincare routine. Over the last year I…
Savanna's Favorite Things
This gentle exfoliating mask is really great for sensitive, acne-prone skin. Plus, it smells like chai tea!
This is my holy grail skincare product! It helps fade old acne scars and prevents new breakouts.
This paisley face mask is really pretty for fall. I love the adjustable ear straps and flexible nose piece as well.
This is my favorite mud mask for detoxing my skin and clearing out congested pores.
A red lip can completely transform my mood. This one is my favorite!
I wear sweaters all the time. This light green one is perfect for fall.
The Dorky Diva .


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Update on Chifley Library services and collections
» News & events » News » Update on Chifley Library services and collections
Chifley Library in now open.
Chifley Library services will resume at 8.30am on Wednesday 21 March.
Dear ANU community,
Thank you very much for your support and understanding at this time. While the basement (level 1) in Chifley Library has been damaged, our rare material and archive collections were untouched by the deluge and no staff were hurt.
We hope this update on access to services and collections while the Chifley Library is closed will assist you to use the Library at this time.
In relation to access to the collection and services:
The reserve/short loan collection items that were in the reserve room have been moved to the Hancock Library together with holds, interlibrary loans and Bonus+ material – you can collect them from Hancock Library now
Hancock Library hours have been extended to assist student study. Hancock Library will be open until 10pm on Friday and will open at 9am on Saturday and Sunday during the Chifley closure. You can see the new hours on the Library website
If you urgently need any Library collection material from level 3 or 4 of the Chifley Library please contact us at SSH Circulation Desk (see the Chifley Library collections floor guide to find out what collection material is held on which floor). We will retrieve material from Chifley Library each weekday. Material requested by 4pm will be available in Hancock Library by lunchtime on the next workday.
If you wish to return a book please go to Art & Music, Hancock, Law or Menzies Libraries. If you returned a book on the weekend to Chifley Library it has been processed and no fines will be issued for any overdue material returned at that time.
If you have personal items in the lockers or left on a desk in the Chifley Library please contact us at SSH Circulation Desk. As far as possible we will retrieve the items and they will be available in the Menzies Library by lunchtime on the weekday after you send the request, if it is lodged by 4pm.
If you need IT support please note that the AskANU IT help desk has moved from Chifley Library to the Hancock Library and is open 9am-5pm Monday to Friday and 1pm-5pm on Saturday and Sunday.
Thank you for your patience. I would like to record our thanks to F&S and ITS for their work – while the power is on in the Chifley Library much more needs to be done before we reopen.
We will keep you posted about progress towards reopening.
Roxanne Missingham
Chifley Library is now open »


This year it is Cygnet Health Care's 30th anniversary. Tupwood Gate Nursing Home was one of the first Cygnet units to open and so this year the team at Tupwood decided to combine both celebrations for their Christmas party.
Tabley House Nursing Home have recently received positive feedback from their most recent Enter and View visit from Healthwatch Cheshire (HWC).
Tupwood Gate Nursing Home held a 1950's themed afternoon tea on Saturday 21st July to raise money for St Catherine's Hospice.
On Saturday the 16th June Tabley House Nursing Home hosted a summer barbecue and garden party to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Starting with an 'Italian Day' the team at Tupwood Gate Nursing Home have recently started a themed day each month that celebrates food from around the world.


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(12/22/2018) (click to enlarge) I got this from Powerline's "The Week in Pictures" - the math is correct.
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A man walked into a flower shop and after looking around for several minutes, asked the clerk if there were any potted geraniums he could buy.
"I'm sorry," said the clerk in flower shop, "We don't have potted geraniums. Could you use African violets instead?"
Replied the customer sadly, "No, it was geraniums my wife told me to water while she was gone."
A couple were on vacation and visited a church on Sunday. They like to sit close to the front, So they entered a pew in the second row.
Shortly after settling into the pew, an usher came up to them, tapped lightly on the bench, and said, "This pew is saved."
Her husband replied, "So are WE!"
"I play golf in the low 80's," the little old man was telling one of the young boys at the club.
"Wow," said the young man, "that's pretty impressive."
"Not really," said the little old man.
"Any hotter and I'd probably have a stroke."
A Swiss man, looking for directions, pulls up at a bus stop where two guys are waiting.
"Entschuldigung, koennen Sie Deutsch sprechen?" he asks.
The two guys just stare at him.
"Excusez-moi, parlez vous Francais?" he tries. The two continue to stare.
"Parlare Italiano?" No response.
"Hablan ustedes Espanol?" Still nothing.
The Swiss guy drives off, extremely disgusted.
The first guy turns to the second and says, "Y'know, maybe we should learn a foreign language."
"Why?" says the other.
"That guy knew four languages, and it didn't do him any good."
What if Biblical characters could be recruited as high-tech promoters? Consider the following tech advocates and their ad slogans:
Noah for Match.com: We can find a mate for anything. Why not you?
Moses for the Excedrin Headache Resource Center (Excedrin.com):
Take two tablets and call me in the morning.
The dove for UPS.com: Guaranteed delivery in 40 days and 40 nights.
Adam and Eve for Dell: No Apples for us. We've learned the hard way.
Solomon for Microsoft: Don't cut the baby in half.
Joseph for Nikon Coolpix: Only Nikon can capture the 36-bit color of my megapixel dream coat.
Methuselah for AARP.org: Life begins at 960.
Pharaoh for Symantec: If only we'd had Norton AntiPlague 2002 in 2002 ... BC.
Mrs. Applebee, the 6th grade teacher, posed the following problem to one of her arithmetic classes: "A wealthy man dies and leaves ten million dollars. One-fifth is to go to his wife, one-fifth is to go to his son, one-sixth to his butler, and the rest to charity. Now, what does each get?"
After a very long silence in the classroom, little Morris raised his hand.
The teacher called on Morris for his answer.
With complete sincerity in his voice, little Morris answered, "A lawyer!"
"How long have you been driving without a tail light, buddy?" demanded the policeman.
The driver jumped out, ran to the rear of his car, and gave a low moan. His distress was so great that the cop was moved to ease up on him a bit.
"Aw, come now," the policeman said, "you don't have to take it so hard. It isn't that serious."
"It isn't?" cried the motorist. "What happened to my boat and trailer?"
Jill had applied for a job and when she returned home, her mother asked how the interview went.
"Pretty good I think," replied Jill. "But if I go to work there, I won't get a vacation unless I'm married."
Her mother, of course, had never heard of such a thing and asked, "Is that what they told you?"
"No," replied Jill, "they didn't tell me that, but on the application it said, 'Vacation time may not be taken until you've had your first anniversary.'"
Just as she was celebrating her 80th birthday, a woman received a jury-duty notice.
She called to remind the people at the clerk's office that she was exempt because of her age.
"You need to come in and fill out the exemption forms," they said.
"I've already done that," she replied. "I did it last year."
"You have to do it every year," she was told.
"Why?" came the response. "Do you think I'm going to get younger?"
A husband was standing on the bathroom scale, sucking in his ample stomach. Thinking he was trying to weigh less with this maneuver, his wife quipped, "I don't think that is going to help much, hon."
"Sure it does," he said. "How else can I see the numbers?"
Little Jane was practicing the violin in the living room while her father was trying to read in the den.
The family dog was lying in the den, and as the screeching sounds of little Jane's violin reached his ears, he began to howl loudly.
The father listened to the dog and the violin as long as he could. Then he jumped up and yelled above the noise, "Can't you play something the dog doesn't know?!"
When the car engine developed a slight knock, the husband asked his wife if she had bought special non-leaded or regular gas, but she couldn't remember.
"You probably got the cheaper gas," he said. "That could account for the roughness of the engine."
"No, the gas wasn't cheaper!" she replied indignantly.
"Well, how much did it cost?" asked the husband probingly.
"It cost the same as always." said the wife. "I told the man to put in the usual ten dollars worth."
A father worked as an accountant for the Air National Guard. Despite a regular adequate income he had a "poor" mindset, always unhappy about money matters and very vocal about it.
One year at an air show, in a crowd of many close-by people, his daughter looked up at him and said, "Dad, what do you do out here?"
He answered with a smile, "I pay the bills."
She looked at him in obvious dismay, looked around, looked back at him, and announced (to the delight of all around), "No wonder we're so poor!"
A couple were in a busy shopping center just before Christmas. The wife suddenly noticed that her husband was missing and as they had a lot to do, she called him on her mobile phone.
The wife said, " Where are you? You know we have lots to do."
He said, "Do you remember the jewelers we went into about ten years ago, and you fell in love with that diamond necklace? I could not afford it at the time and I said that one day I would get it for you?"
Little tears started to flow down her cheek and she got all choked up… "Yes, I do remember that shop," she replied.
"Well, I'm in the gun shop next door to that."
The Chocolate Night Before Christmas
'Twas the night before Christmas and all round my hips
Were Fannie May candies that sneaked past my lips.
Fudge brownies were stored in the freezer with care
In hopes that my thighs would forget they were there.
While Mama in her girdle and I in chinstraps
Had just settled down to sugar-borne naps.
When out in the pantry there arose such a clatter
I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the kitchen I flew like a flash,
Tore open the icebox then threw up the sash.
The marshmallow look of the new-fallen snow
Sent thoughts of a binge to my body below.
When what to my wandering eyes should appear:
A marzipan Santa with eight chocolate reindeer!
That huge chunk of candy so luscious and slick
I knew in a second that I'd wind up sick.
The sweet-coated Santa, those sugared reindeer
I closed my eyes tightly but still I could hear;
On Pritzker, on Stillman, on weak one, on TOPS
A Weight Watcher dropout from sugar detox.
From the top of the scales to the top of the hall
Now dash away pounds now dash away all.
Dressed up in Lane Bryant from my head to nightdress
My clothes were all bulging from too much excess.
My droll little mouth and my round little belly,
They shook when I laughed like a bowl full of jelly.
I spoke not a word but went straight to my work
Ate all of the candy then turned with a jerk.
And laying a finger beside my heartburn
Gave a quick nod toward the bedroom I turned.
I eased into bed, to the heavens I cry--
If temptation's removed I'll get thin by and by.
And I mumbled again as I turned for the night
In the morning I'll starve... 'til I take that first bite!
While on maternity leave, a woman from her office brought in her new bundle of joy. She also had her seven-year-old son with her.
Everyone gathered around the baby, and the little boy asked, "Mommy, can I have some money to buy a soda?"
"What do you say?" she asked.
Respectfully, the boy replied, "You're thin and beautiful."
The woman reached in her purse and gave her son the money.
In one small rural town the sheriff also fulfilled the role of the town's veterinarian.
One night the phone rang, and his wife answered.
An agitated voice inquired, "Is your husband there?"
"He is, but tell me, do you need him as the sheriff or the vet?" the wife asked.
"Both!" was the reply. "We can't get our dog's mouth open, and there's a burglar in it."
A young man is an avid listener to the city's police frequency, and he leaves the scanner on all the time.
One morning while making his bed, he heard the dispatcher say, "Car 34, there is a five-foot boa constrictor in someone's front yard. The resident wants a police officer to come and remove it."
There was a long pause, then some static.
Slowly, a voice said, "We can't get the car started."
One day a young boy ran crying to his mother and rubbing his behind.
His mother said, "Bobby, why are you crying?"
"Because daddy hit his thumb with the hammer!" little Bobby wailed.
"Why, that's not something to cry over," his mother told him. "That should make you laugh."
Bobby rubbed his behind and said tearfully, "I DID laugh!"
A woman brought her baby in to see the doctor, and he determined right away the baby had an earache. He wrote a prescription for ear drops. In the directions he wrote, "Put two drops in right ear every four hours" and he abbreviated "right" as an R with a circle around it.
Several days passed, and the woman returned with her baby, complaining that the baby still had an earache, and his little behind was getting really greasy with all those drops of oil.
The doctor looked at the bottle of eardrops and sure enough, the pharmacist had typed the following instructions on the label: "Put two drops in R ear every four hours."
Having lost weight over the past few years, a lady was discarding things from her wardrobe that no longer fit.
Her seven-year-old niece was watching as she held up a huge pair of capris.
"Wow," the lady said, "I must have worn these when I was 183."
Her niece looked puzzled, then asked, "How old are you now?"
The following are notices that homeowners can place in a few strategic locations to keep burglars away:
Dear Butcher: Starting tomorrow, please leave eight pounds of meat for Brutus. Six pounds only makes him angry and vicious!
Dear Letter Carrier: We found bloodstains all over our mail. They must be yours. The next time you put mail into our mail-slot, please be sure to keep all parts of your body well clear of the openings. PS: Any sign of that book we sent for, "The Care and Feeding of Wild Jungle Cats"?
Dear Exterminator: Be very careful when you go inside! The termites have eaten through most of the floorboards and you will fall into the basement where all of the rats are!
To whom it may concern: Some of the items in this house have been engraved with Federal Identification Numbers. Others have merely been wired to explode when touched. Good luck...
Selma, don't come in! The boa constrictor got loose again.
A tourist was admiring the necklace worn by a local Indian.
"What is it made of?" she asked.
"Alligator's teeth," the Indian replied.
"I suppose," she said patronizingly, "that they mean as much to you as pearls do to us."
"Oh no," he objected. "Anybody can open an oyster."
Realizing at the last minute that it was his father's birthday, a teenage boy rushed to the corner store to grab a card.
He quickly found a son-to-father card but neglected to read it carefully.
Later when his father opened his gifts, he was surprised to read aloud, "Happy birthday to a wonderful Dad. Now that I'm a father too . . ."
Cassie was a really good mom. When her children were growing up, her one son gave her more "stop and count to 10" periods than any of the others. Once, after her small son fell into the pond and came home with his good school clothes dripping wet, the exasperated Cassie sent him to his room while she washed and dried his clothes.
A little later, Cassie heard a commotion in the back yard. She called out, "Are you out there wetting your pants again!?"
There was dead silence for a moment. Then a deep, masculine voice answered meekly, "No, ma'am, I'm just reading the meter."
PHONE CALLS IN THE UK:
Caller: I'd like the number of the Argoed Fish Bar in Cardiff, please.
Operator: I'm sorry, there's no such listing. Are you sure you have the spelling correct?
Caller : Well, it used to be called the Bargoed Fish Bar but the B fell off.
Caller: I'd like the number of the Scottish knitwear company in Woven.
Operator: I can't find a town called 'Woven'? Are you sure?
Caller: Yes. That's what it says on the label - Woven in Scotland.
Caller: I'd like the RSPCA, please.
Operator: Where are you calling from?
Caller: The living room.
Caller: The water board, please.
Operator: Which department?
Caller: Tap water
Operator: How are you spelling that?
Caller: With letters.
Caller: I'd like the number for a Reverend in Cardiff, please.
Operator: Do you have his name?
Caller: No, but he has a dog named Ben.
Caller: The Union of Shopkeepers and Alligators, please.
Operator: You mean the Amalgamated Union of Shopkeepers?
Caller: Er, yes.
While talking with her semi-deaf uncle one evening, she noticed that his "hearing aid" was actually an earphone from a transistor radio. The wire had been cut and was sticking out of his shirt.
"How does that help your hearing?" She asked.
"Don't help my hearing none," he replied. "Makes people talk louder."
A lady on her first visit to Yellowstone National Park said to her guide, "Look at all those big rocks. Wherever did they come from?"
"The glaciers brought them down," said the guide.
"But where are the glaciers?" The lady asked.
"The glaciers," said the guide in a weary voice, "have gone back for more rocks."
An anthropologist was assigned to Borneo, where he found a guide with a canoe to take him up the river to the remote site he where he would make his collections.
At noon on the second day of travel up the river they began to hear drums.
"What are those drums?" asked the anthropologist, knowing he was in cannibal country.
The guide turned to him and said "No worry. Drums OK, but very bad when they stop."
They both went ghostly pale when the drums suddenly stopped. The guide crouched in the belly of the canoe and covered his ears.
"Do as I do! Very important!" intoned the guide with great urgency.
"Why? What does this mean?" asked the panicked anthropologist.
"Drums stop! Next come guitar solo!"
A boy is about to go on his first date, and is nervous about what to talk about. He asks his father for advice.
The father replies: "My son, there are three subjects that always work. These are food, family, and philosophy."
The boy picks up his date and they go to a soda shoppe. Ice-cream sundaes in front of them, they stare at each other for a long time, as the boy's nervousness builds.
He remembers his father's advice, and chooses the first topic. He asks the girl: "Do you like spinach?"
She says "No," and the silence returns.
After a few more uncomfortable minutes, the boy thinks of his father's suggestion and turns to the second item on the list. He asks, "Do you have a brother?"
Again, the girl says "No" and there is silence once again.
The boy then plays his last card. He thinks of his father's advice and asks the girl the following question: "If you had a brother, would he like spinach?"
An pet owner brought a litter of puppies to a veterinary clinic for inoculations and worming. She loved them so much, she couldn't keep from remarking about their cute habits.
As the look-alike pups squirmed over and under one another in their box, the vet realized it would be difficult to tell the treated ones from the rest. She turned on the water faucet, wet her fingers, and moistened each dog's head when she had finished.
After the fourth puppy, she noticed the hitherto talkative client had grown silent. As the vet sprinkled the last pup's head, the woman leaned forward and whispered, "I never realized they had to be baptized."
The teacher noticed that Mike had been daydreaming for a long time. She decided to get his attention.
"Mike," she said. "If the world is 25,000 miles around and eggs are three dollars a dozen, how old am I?"
"Thirty-four," Mike answered without hesitation.
The teacher replied, "Well, that's not far from the truth. Tell me ... how did you guess?"
"Oh, there's nothing to it," Mike said. "My big sister is seventeen and she's only half-crazy."
The preacher spent his whole sermon relating the evils of sin and how all men are sinners with no exceptions.
At the end of the sermon he asked rhetorically, "Now does anyone here think they are without sin?"
He had only to wait a few seconds before a man in one of the back pews stood up.
The pastor asked the man who had the audacity to stand after such a fiery sermon, "Sir, do you really think you are completely without sin?"
The man quickly answered, "No sir, I'm not standing up for myself, but for my wife's first husband."
It has to be confessed that the minister was rather long-winded. During his sermon a young wife of the congregation remembered that she had left the Sunday dinner in the gas range without regulating the flame.
She hastily wrote a note and slipped it to her husband, who was an usher. He, thinking it was for the minister, calmly walked up and laid it on the pulpit.
The minister paused, took the note with a smile, which turned into a terrific frown as he read: "Please hurry home, and shut off the gas."
All eyes were on the radiant bride as her father escorted her down the aisle.
They reached the altar and the waiting groom; the bride kissed her father and placed something in his hand.
The guests in the front pews responded with ripples of laughter. Even the priest smiled broadly.
As her father gave her away in marriage, the bride gave him back his credit card.
One day a housework-challenged husband decided to wash his sweatshirt.
Seconds after he stepped into the laundry room, he shouted to his wife, "What setting do I use on the washing machine?"
"It depends," she replied. "What does it say on your shirt?"
He yelled back, "Just do it!!"
You need a new car when ...
- You pull over to let a fire truck go by, and it stops behind you.
- You have to go to a repair center every thousand miles to get the duct tape replaced.
- You accidentally drive into a junkyard, drive out, and get accused of stealing.
- The Blue Book lists your car under "Health Risk."
- The only thing holding your bumper on is the "Dukakis/Bentsen '88" sticker.
- You return to your car and find someone broke in and left a hundred dollars and a new stereo.
- Evel Knievel refuses a free lift.
- The valet puts on a crash helmet and full-body armor before parking your car.
- The guys at the repair shop refer you to as Dr. Kevorkian.
Trying to control her dry hair, a woman treated her scalp with olive oil before washing it.
Worried that the oil might leave an odor, she washed her hair several times.
That night when she went to bed, she leaned over to her husband and asked, "Do I smell like olive oil?"
"No," he said, sniffing her.
"Do I smell like Popeye?"
A man had been driving all night and by morning was still far from his destination. He decided to stop at the next city he came to and park somewhere quiet so he could get an hour or two of sleep. As luck would have it, the quiet place he chose happened to be on one of the city's major jogging routes. No sooner had he settled back to snooze when there came a knocking on his window. He looked out and saw a jogger running in place.
"Yes?"
"Excuse me, sir," the jogger said, "do you have the time?"
The man looked at the car clock and answered, "8:15."
The jogger said thanks and left. The man settled back again, and was just dozing off when there was another knock on the window and another jogger.
"Excuse me, sir, do you have the time?"
"8:25!"
The jogger said thanks and left.
Now the man could see other joggers passing by and he knew it was only a matter of time before another one disturbed him. To avoid the problem, he got out a pen and paper and put a sign in his window saying, "I do not know the time!" Once again he settled back to sleep.
He was just dozing off when there was another knock on the window.
"Sir, sir? It's 8:45!"
A man was sleeping when his wife shook him and said, "Wake up, someone is breaking in!"
The man had gone through this almost every night for 20 years, and he knew that the only way he would get any rest was to go and check it out. This time, however, there was a man with a gun who entered to rob the house.
As the thief was about to flee the man said, "You have to come with me and meet my wife."
Astounded, the thief said, "Why would you want me to meet your wife?"
The man replied, "Well, she's been expecting you for 20 years."
A father is asked by his friend, "Has your son decided what he wants to be when he grows up?"
"Yes, he wants to be a garbage collector," replied the boy's father.
His friend thought for a moment and responded, "That's a rather strange ambition to have for a career."
"Well," said the boy's father, "he thinks that garbage collectors only work on Tuesdays!"
A woman stood inside the front door, her arms full of coats. Four small children scurried around her.
Her husband, coming down the stairs, asked why she was standing there.
"Here," she said, handing him the coats, "This time you put the children into their coats, and I'll go honk the horn."
An irritated father complained to his golf buddy.
"When I was a kid, my parents sent me to my room without supper if I misbehaved. But my son has his own color TV, telephone, computer, every computer game and CD player in his room!"
"So how do you handle it?" his friend asked.
"I send him to MY room!"
ORGANIZATIONAL PHILOSOPHIES EXPLAINED:
Socialism: You have two cows. You keep one and the government takes one and gives it to your neighbor.
Communism: You have two cows. The government takes them both and provides you with milk.
Feudalism - You have two cows. Your lord takes some of the milk.
Fascism - You have two cows. The government takes both, hires you to take care of them, and sells you the milk.
Totalitarianism - You have two cows. The government takes them both and denies they ever existed and drafts you into the army. Milk is banned.
Bureaucracy: You have two cows. The government takes them both, shoots one, milks the other, pays you for the milk, and then pours it down the drain.
Corporate: You have two cows. You sell one, force the other to produce the milk of four cows and then act surprised when it drops dead.
Democrat Party: You have two cows. The government taxes you to the point that you must sell them both in order to support a man in a foreign country who has only one cow which was a gift from your government.
Clinton Foundation: You have two cows. You sell three of them to your publicly listed company, using letters of credit opened by your brother-in-law at the bank, then execute a debt/equity swap with an associated general offer so that you get all four cows back, with a tax exemption for five cows. The milk rights of the six cows are transferred via an intermediary to a Cayman Island company secretly owned by the majority shareholder who sells the rights to all seven cows back to your listed company. The annual report says the company owns eight cows, with an option on one more.
Capitalism: You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull.
At one point during a game, the coach said to one of his young players, "Do you understand what cooperation is? What a team is?" The little boy nodded yes.
"Do you understand that what matters is whether we win together as a team?" The little boy nodded yes.
"So," the coach continued, "when a strike is called, or you are out at first, you don't argue or curse or attack the umpire. Do you understand all that?" Again, the boy nodded yes.
"Good," said the coach. "Now go over there and explain it to your mother."
The kindergarten class had settled down to its coloring books.
Willie came up to the teacher's desk and said, "Miss Francis, I ain't got no crayons."
"Willie," Miss Francis said, "you mean, "I don't have any crayons. You don't have any crayons. We don't have any crayons. They don't have any crayons. Do you see what I'm getting at?"
"Not really," Willie said. "What happened to all them crayons?"
A woman was scheduled to fly from North Carolina to Germany, where her husband was stationed in the military.
As she checked in at the airport, the ticket agent asked her some standard security questions.
"Has anyone given you any packages that you didn't pack yourself?" he asked.
She told him that her mother-in-law had given her a parcel to take to her son.
He looked at her very carefully and asked: "Does she like you?"
An auto mechanic received a repair order that read: "Check for clunking sound when going around corners."
Taking the car out for a test drive, he made a right turn, and a moment later he heard a clunk. He then made a left turn and again heard a clunk.
Back at the shop, he opened the car's trunk, and soon discovered the problem.
Promptly he returned the repair order to the service manager with this notation: "Removed bowling ball from trunk".
A tiny sweet baby was born to a hillbilly and his wife.
They had always dreamed of having a child and naming her for the wife's beloved Aunt Rose.
But the baby was so tiny and precious, Rose was too much of a name for her.
They named her Bud instead.
Many years ago before the days of cell phones and data, a guy driving home from a fishing trip in northern Michigan with his boat in tow, had engine trouble a few miles inland from Lake Huron. He didn't have a CB radio in his car, so he decided to use his marine radio to get help. Climbing into his boat, he broadcast his call letters and asked for assistance.
A Coast Guard officer responded, "Please give your location."
"I'm on Interstate-75, two miles south of Standish."
The officer paused, "Could you repeat that?"
"I-75, two miles south of Standish."
A longer pause. Then an incredulous voice asked, "Just how fast were you going when you hit shore?"
The company a guy worked for had an employee suggestion competition and the entire staff was asked to submit entries that would save money for the firm.
The winner was a man who suggested the company save paper by posting corporate memos on bulletin boards, instead of printing 200 individual copies for distribution.
He won a helium balloon with the company logo and one share of stock.
A memo announcing the winner went out to 200 people.
MODERN TOOL DEFINITIONS:
Hammer - In ancient times a hammer was used to inflict pain on one's enemies. Modern hammers are used to inflict pain on oneself.
Pliers - A device used to extend your reach the necessary few inches when you drop a one-of-a-kind screw down behind the new wall it took you two weeks to install.
Multi-Pliers - Contain a handy assortment of sharp and dangerous tools. Best left in its leather sheath.
Electronic Stud Finder - An annoying device that never goes off when you point it at yourself.
Halogen Light - A work-light that lights up your backyard with the incandescence of a football stadium, causing you to cast a heavy shadow over the area you're working on so that you need to use a flashlight anyway.
Cordless Drill - A device that lessens your chance of electrocution 90% over a standard plug-in tool.
Cell Phone - The handyman's 911.
Chain Saw - Allows you to cut your way out of the shed that you accidentally built completely around yourself.
Vise Grips - A pair of helping hands that doesn't critique the job you're doing or offer advice.
A man was on a walking holiday in a foreign country. He became thirsty so decided to ask at a stranger's home for something to drink.
The lady of the house invited him in and served him a bowl of soup by the fire.
There was a wee pig running around the kitchen - running up to the visitor and giving him a great deal of attention.
The visitor commented that he had never seen a pig this friendly.
The housewife replied: "Ummm, he's not that friendly. That's his bowl you're using"
A deputy police officer responded to a report of a barroom disturbance. The "disturbance" turned out to be well over six feet tall and weighed almost 300 pounds. What's more, he boasted that he could whip the deputy and Muhammad Ali too.
Said the policeman, "I'll bet that you're also an escape artist-probably better than Houdini." The giant nodded.
"If I had some chains," the deputy continued, "you could show us how strong you really are. But all I've got is a set of handcuffs. Why don't you see just how quickly you can break out of them?"
Once in the cuffs, the man puffed, pulled and jerked for four minutes. "I can't get out of these," the giant growled.
"Are you sure?" the deputy asked.
The fellow tried again. "Nope," he replied. "I can't do it."
"In that case," said the deputy, "you're under arrest."
John and Nancy were married for 40 years and decided they wanted to renew their vows and planned a second wedding. They were discussing the details with their friends.
Nancy wasn't going to wear a traditional bridal gown and she started describing the dress she was planning to wear. One of her friends asked what color shoes she had to go with the dress.
Nancy replied, "Silver."
At that point, her husband chimed in, "Yep silver...to match her hair."
Shooting a glaring look at John's bald spot, Nancy's friend said, "So, John, I guess you are going barefoot."
Jolene had wanted new kitchen cabinets for a long time, but her husband insisted they were an extravagance.
She went to visit her mother for two weeks, and when she returned, she was overjoyed to find that beautiful new cabinets had been installed in her kitchen.
A few days later, a neighbor came over to visit and after admiring the new cabinets, the neighbor added, "We were all so glad that the fire was confined to the kitchen."
A man went to see his doctor because he was suffering from a miserable cold. His doctor prescribed some pills, but they didn't help.
On his next visit the doctor gave him a shot, but that didn't do any good, either.
On his third visit the doctor told the man to go home and take a hot bath. As soon as he was finished bathing he was to throw open all the windows and stands in the draft.
"But doc," protested the patient, "if I do that, I'll get pneumonia."
"I know," said his physician, "I can cure pneumonia."
The cop got out of his car and the kid that was stopped for speeding rolled down his window.
"I've been waiting for you all day," the cop said.
The kid replied, "Yeah, well I got here as fast as I could."
When the cop finally stopped laughing, he sent the kid on his way without a ticket.
On one occasion William Howard Taft, in his work as an attorney, took a train to Somerville, about 40 miles north of his home in Cincinnati.
At the end of the day he knew that the policy of the railway was not to stop for just one passenger to board. He therefore sent this telegram: "Stop at Somerville for a large party."
As the train came to a halt, Taft began to board the train, and conductor asked, "Where's the large party?"
Taft, with all of his 335 pounds replied, "I'm the large party."
A guy was checking out at the local Albertsons with just a few items and the lady behind him put her things on the belt close to his. He picked up one of those "Dividers" that they keep by the cash register and placed it between their things so they wouldn't get mixed.
After the check-out kid had scanned all of the guys items, he picked up the "Divider" looked it all over for the bar code so he could scan it. Not finding the bar code, he said to him, "Do you know how much this is?"
A little astounded, he said to him, "I've changed my mind; I don't think I'll buy that today."
He said "OK," then he paid him for his things and left.
The kid had no clue what had just happened.


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Meet the Fringe
Ahead of London Games Festival 2019, we are catching up with the people organising the wide variety of events that make up the Festival Fringe.
Today, Sea Sylph Games narrative designer Ben Sabin tells us about Rumpus Party: Victoriana VS Futur-ama, which is set to take Islington Metal Works by storm on Friday, 5 April at 10 pm until dawn the next day!
Tell us a bit about your event.
The Victorians VS The Futurists is a live-action game that will be played throughout the night of Rumpus. Players will join one of the two factions, and compete to earn their faction the most prestige! They'll do this by finding several of the neutral people dispersed throughout the venue and gaining their favour through various activities and quests. Whichever faction has the most prestige by 2am, will earn the right to join Robot Queen Victoria's court.
Who is this event for?
Anyone who wants that little something extra from their standard rave. The game is non-linear and can be picked up and played by interacting with any of the involved installations throughout the night.
Why should people come along?
Well, they'll be able to enjoy the sheer amazingness that is Rumpus anyway. This is an added bonus! If people want to try their hand at a live-action game with a bit more bite, this is for them.
Why were you keen to be involved in London Games Festival?
Rumpus has been involved with the London Games Festival for the past three years, with Sea Sylph Games providing a unique game each time. The players always come away with tremendous feedback, both for the game, and Rumpus as a whole.
What games do you enjoy?
A mixture of obscure, indie titles like Hypnospace Outlaw, Long Dark, A Night in the Woods, etc. We're also massive fans of the Switch and the usual goodness that comes out on it!
More information and tickets can be found here
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What is a Sunset Clause?
by Property Sales | 26 May, 2016 | Property Law and Conveyancing, Sunset Clause
Sunset Clauses Need Not Be Scary If You've Done Your Research
Before a vendor can legally advertise their home for sale, they must prepare a contract of sale. A contract of sale provides buyers with information relating to the sale of the property, such as the sale price, inclusions and exclusions, as well as an additional statement disclosing information about the land's title, zoning, easements and so on.
If you're buying from a property developer, however, and the home hasn't been built yet (this is known as buying off the plan), there's a clause in the contract of sale that you need to pay specific attention to: the sunset clause.
A sunset clause (sometimes known as a sunset provision) is a stipulation within a contract of sale that provides the developer with a certain timeframe in which to complete the project. The timeframes can vary project-to-project, and are usually dependent on the size of the development, so sunset clauses are included in the contract of sale as a way to protect the interests of both parties involved in the sale.
How Buyers Benefit from Sunset Clauses
A sunset clause effectively allows a buyer to rescind the contract and cancel the sale if the developer doesn't complete the project in the timeframe allocated. Typically, when drawing up the contract of sale, the developer will exaggerate the timeframe somewhat to allow for any issues they may experience, which could delay the completion of the project, such as inclement weather, delays in sourcing materials, or problems with funding.
In developments where no such delays occur, however, buyers usually find that the project is completed earlier than stipulated in the sunset clause, rather than later, allowing you to arrange your finance and other affairs so you can finalise the sale. Nevertheless, if you're thinking of buying into a development, it's really important to do your research, especially in relation to sunset clauses.
The Risks for Buyers
Before you commit to buying into a development, make sure you research other, similar developments and carefully read the contract of sale — in fact, it's a good idea to get your conveyancer to check the contract of sale for you. Compare the timeframe each developer has allocated for the project's completion in the sunset clause. If one seems like a prohibitively long time, it might be best to keep looking. By the same token, the same can be said about those with an uncharacteristically short timeframe, where you risk buying into a development that may never be completed because the builder can not keep within it.
It's also a good idea to research the developer, particularly if you haven't heard of them before. Look at their previous developments to make sure they have a good track record of completing their projects on time. You may even wish to go and visit one of their other developments to make sure the end product resembles the development in the sales brochure.
Try to Avoid Long Completion Times
Sometimes, even with the most reputable property developers, a project may never wind up being completed, either due to issues relating to funding or planning permits. When this occurs, neither party has any choice but to cancel the sale under the sunset clause.
But for developments which had long completion times, buyers could find that, although their deposit has been returned in full, the market may have moved on, and property values have now risen beyond their means. If you can, try to avoid developments with long completion times, which could leave you priced out of the market if the plans falls through.
NSW Buyers Have Better Protections Against Unethical Developers
In NSW, changes to the Conveyancing Act 1919 now requires any developer wishing to cancel the sale of a development using the sunset clause to ask buyers for their permission to do so, or apply to the Supreme Court to justify the termination. These changes were introduced to stamp out the practice of unethical developers using the sunset clause to deliberately stall completion of the project so they could rescind the contract of sale, and then resell the homes for a much higher price.
Although buyers in NSW have better protections against unethical developers, it's still not substitute for thorough research. If you're thinking of buying off the plan, research the market, along with other similar developments and the developer, thoroughly before signing on the dotted line. It's also a good idea to have your conveyancer look over the contract of sale before you commit to anything.
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Downtown Brooklyn: A Test Bed for Data-Based Sustainability Strategies
By New Lab / April 16, 2019
This content was originally written by Nilda Mesa of Columbia University and published in The Circular City Research Journal Vol 1., edited by André Corrêa d'Almeida. It has been edited for brevity.
Over the last 10 years, the onset of climate-related extreme events have increased interest and initiatives around the subject of resilience in urban settings.
Within cities, resiliency and sustainability fit together. They share goals that look forward to the future, as well as equity both among generations and across socioeconomic classes and geographical areas. Urban areas require that sustainability be kept on track, that it be resilient, and that recovery or surmounting and thriving from shocks and stresses be achieved in order to meet environmental, economic, and social goals.
Resiliency in New York City's policymaking often has a local focus, down to the neighborhood level, that is rooted in the city prioritizing community bonds and looking at the ground-level impacts of climate change, including urban heat island effects, emergency response, and environmental justice. When it comes to the resiliency vision, a new neighborhood goal explicitly set forth the importance of enhancing community bonds. For economic development, supporting small businesses is another key aim. It is in that vein that we look at the potential value of data on waste and litter at the local level, in this case within a thriving commercial district.
Downtown Brooklyn's vibrant economic community and start-up businesses may be generating ancillary data that could feed into the need for data on resiliency and sustainability at city agencies and economic development advocacy organizations such as business improvement districts (BIDs). The presence of street litter and trash in commercial areas depresses economic activity, washes out into the sewer system which contaminates waterways and marine habitat, and encourages the spread of rats and disease. New York city agencies overseeing waste management, water quality, and public health may also have street-level data that may benefit local start-ups' commercial objectives and capabilities.
Past efforts to collect such data have been labor-intensive and relied on modeling. Improved street-level data provided by The Circular City program's participating startups CARMERA, Numina, and Citiesense has the potential to affect agency efforts to control street litter, which could lead to less floatable debris and trash flowing into local waterways, better rat control, and an improved streetscape benefitting area businesses and residents. The new methodologies may also be scalable outside of Downtown Brooklyn.
Specifically, the main research question then becomes: How can start-ups, academia, and urban tech professionals organize, analyze, distribute, and implement data systems which create value in terms of improving resiliency and sustainability in Downtown Brooklyn?
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Refinery Mission Breaks Ground on Transitional Housing Complex
BY Business Wire | AGENCY | 11/19/21 08:30 AM EST
St. Landry Homestead Federal Savings Bank and FHLB Dallas Contribute $750K to Project
OPELOUSAS, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Yesterday, the Refinery Mission and its staff joined representatives from St. Landry Homestead Federal Savings Bank (St. Landry Homestead FSB) and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) to break ground on a new transitional housing facility that will serve adult men.
Refinery Mission is a faith-based emergency and transitional housing facility for men who are homeless or transitioning from jail, rehab, mental health facilities or hospitals. The organization?s goal is to provide the support its residents need to move toward self-sufficiency and stability.
The banks awarded Refinery Mission a $750,000 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) subsidy to help fund the $1.5 million construction project creating 44 additional units for its residents.
Johnny Carriere Jr., executive director at the Refinery Mission, said the funds will help tremendously.
?The funds are very critical to this project,? said Mr. Carriere. ?The Affordable Housing Program is a game changer and a great tool that allows us to serve people who need our help. The subsidy will allow us to increase our intake and open the door for emergency beds for guys who are in more vulnerable situations. It?s hard for me to describe how appreciative we are for St. Landry Homestead FSB and FHLB Dallas? commitment to the community.?
St. Landry Homestead FSB President and CEO Joe Zanco commended Refinery Mission?s involvement in the community.
?The Refinery Mission has a strong commitment to serving those in need across our community,? Mr. Zanco said. ?We are honored to be involved with the Affordable Housing Program and to partner with FHLB Dallas to help improve programs and housing for those who are just getting the opportunity for a fresh start.?
AHP funds are intended to assist FHLB Dallas members in financing the purchase, construction and/or rehabilitation of owner-occupied, rental or transitional housing and housing for the homeless. AHP funds must be used to benefit households with incomes at or below 80 percent of the median income for the area.
For 2021, FHLB Dallas awarded $18.5 million in subsidies to 26 affordable housing projects. The funds will help create 2,113 new or rehabilitated housing units. Included in that total, are $3 million in subsidies for 323 units of housing in the state of Louisiana.
Between 1990 and 2020, FHLB Dallas awarded more than $323 million in AHP and Homeownership Set-Aside Programs and has assisted more than 57,000 households.
?Partnering with our members to support community housing efforts is part of FHLB Dallas? mission,? said Greg Hettrick, first vice president and director of Community Investment at FHLB Dallas. ?St. Landry Homestead FSB is a valued partner in this commitment, and we appreciate its involvement in the Affordable Housing Program to help improve the community it serves.?
For more information about the AHP, visit fhlb.com/ahp.
About St. Landry Homestead Federal Savings Bank
St. Landry Homestead Federal Savings Bank, founded in 1922, is a federally-chartered savings bank that serves the banking needs of customers in our market area in the Acadiana region of south central Louisiana. We operate from our headquarters and main banking office in Opelousas, Louisiana, as well as three additional full-service branch offices located in St. Landry Parish and two branch offices located in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
About the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas is one of 11 district banks in the FHLBank System created by Congress in 1932. FHLB Dallas, with total assets of $60.2 billion as of September 30, 2021, is a member-owned cooperative that supports housing and community development by providing competitively priced loans and other credit products to approximately 800 members and associated institutions in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas. For more information, visit our website at fhlb.com.
Source: Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas
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Designed specifically for first-year PhD students, the PhD + Foundations series is a guide for how to navigate and design your best graduate experience. All students are invited to attend these interactive sessions.
PhD Plus Foundations series is designed to prepare first-year PhD students to navigate challenges and manage expectations early in their Graduate training. The modules are also relevant and available for Advanced PhD students and Postdocs.
PhD Plus Foundations series is designed to prepare first-year PhD students to navigate challenges and manage expectations early in their Graduate training.
The modules are also relevant and available for Advanced PhD students and Postdocs.
"Not having enough time in the day to finish work" is a key cause of anxiety and stress. In this workshop, learn strategies to set realistic goals and combat distractions and procrastination, and design individualized plans to manage time in order to accomplish professional goals and personal aspirations.
Living from paycheck to paycheck can add stress to the already complex Graduate School and Postdoc training experience.
In this session, you will actively explore strategies to manage stress and manage work-life balance as an academic. We will work to develop mindful strategies to set realistic personal and professional goals, as well as reflect on strategies to take action. The session may include some gentle stretching and breathing exercises.
In this session, learn to build healthy habits through the cultivation of heart-centered practices and self-care. Nurturing your inner world helps manage external stressors. This session will include mindfulness practices and yoga.
Research productivity is highly dependent on healthy team dynamics. However, most scientists and scholars are wary of "people problems" and find themselves ill-equipped to resolve conflicts.
In this series, learn some strategies to expand your professional network - at professional conferences and career events, on social media, as well as, on Grounds.


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Single-family home sales increased by 35.6 percent in April, while condo sales shot up by 30.9 percent, according to the Massachusetts Association of Realtors.
Note: The association counts pending sales, not closed deals, which is how other groups measure sales.
Still, the trend is clear that the housing market is improving quite a bit in Massachusetts. No prices were available. But it's obvious buyers and sellers are finally reaching accommodations with each other — which they haven't been doing in the past.


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Eppley Airfield's new North Garage opens to the public, requiring a new route for parkers
Omaha World-Herald
Eppley Airfield's new North Garage was open to public parking as of Thursday morning.
People wanting to use the new garage will follow a different traffic pattern than is normal for Eppley.
The existing garage, now known as the South Garage, remains open. The route to access that garage remains the
Rental cars will go first as Eppley opens the first part of its new parking ...
Eppley Airfield's new parking garage will take its first step Wednesday toward opening to the traveling public with the debut of the rental car facility. Public parking in...
Omaha airport's new parking garage nearly ready to open
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new parking garage and rental car facility that will open soon at Omaha's Eppley Airfield will reshape the traffic flow for many travelers and provide...
The North Platte Telegraph 2019-06-29
New Eppley parking garage opens to the public
Eppley Airfield officially opened its new parking garage to the public on Thursday. The North Garage has 2,100 parking stalls. It occupies the top four floors of a...
Lincoln Journal Star 2019-07-11
Omaha airport's new parking garage nearly ready to open
A new parking garage and rental car facility that will open...
Lexington Herald-Leader 2019-06-29
Months after floods, traveling Nebraska\'s county roads is still not easy
Just imagine, Verdigre Mayor Leroy Hollmann says, if all the Interstates in the Omaha area were closed. Commuters would be forced onto side streets not built for heavy traffic. Road crews would struggle to keep them in drivable shape, only to see repairs washed away in heavy rains. "Just imagine the chaos if that would happen," Hollmann said. Hollmann was trying to paint a...
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Wind tower on wind farm crumples northeast of Neligh
NELIGH, Neb. — A wind turbine on a farm northeast of Neligh lay crumpled on the ground Friday morning. The turbine is one of 81 that make up the 200-MW Upstream Wind Energy Center, which was completed in January. The turbine appeared to have a distinct break along the trunk near its base. Beth Conley, a...
New Exit 3 to ease airport access
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced plans for a new Exit 3 which will provide more direct access to Albany International Airport and alleviate traffic along the Northway. The new exit is a key aspect of the airport's $104.6 million modernization, which includes the construction of a new parking garage and rehabilitation of the airport terminal. "For 50 years people...
Shroud over Mormon Bridge looks like work of art but has a practical purpose
Exotic and striking, a salmon-colored shroud covering the Mormon Bridge could pass for an outdoor art installation. But this is the Interstate 680 bridge and instead, the tarps encasing the bridge serve a practical purpose — catching lead paint chips and dust while the bridge is being rehabbed. Marvin Leach, construction engineer for the Nebraska Department of Transportation,...
Now open! New Decks Add 570 Parking Spaces to State Street Garage
Earlier this morning (Wednesday, July 3, 2019), the two new parking decks in the expanded State Street Garage opened. Here's what the top floor of the garage looked like at 8 a.m., before the first cars parked on it. 'The garage expansion is a huge milestone,' Mayor Madeline Rogero said. 'We've created 570 much-needed new parking spaces in the heart of downtown. We appreciate...
Northway airport ramp to open ahead of schedule
COLONIE — The lost city of Atlantis. Blackbeard's treasure. The elephant graveyard. Amelia Earhart and/or her airplane. Northway Exit 3. Cross that last item off the list of things that have been impossible to find over the years. State officials on Tuesday announced that not only will the new airport connector in Colonie be completed early, it will be designated Exit 3 — just...
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A bipartisan pair of senators has introduced legislation that would grant additional visas to Afghan civilians who work alongside U.S. military forces.
The measure, put forward last week by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen Cynthia (Jeanne) Jeanne Shaheen2020 Dems back repeal of controversial New Hampshire voting law New Hampshire senator to ask 2020 Dems to back repeal of state residency law Embattled senators fill coffers ahead of 2020 MORE (D-N.H.) and John McCain John Sidney McCainWhy did Mueller allow his investigation to continue for two years? If you don't think illegal immigrants are voting for president, think again 10 factors making Russia election interference the most enduring scandal of the Obama era MORE (R-Ariz.), would allot 1,000 additional visas for the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program, which is set to expire in September.
The program provides 3,000 visas every fiscal year to Afghanis who help the U.S. government by serving as interpreters and guides, but Secretary of State John Kerry John Forbes KerryChina, Russia, Iran rise in Latin America as US retreats The Memo: Harris move shows shift in politics of gun control Overnight Defense: Trump ends sanctions waivers for buying Iranian oil | At least four Americans killed in Sri Lanka attacks | Sanders pushes for Yemen veto override vote MORE has warned that his agency will soon hit the cap.
"They cannot wait; it is essential Congress pass this bipartisan bill so we can come one step closer to keeping that promise for all who served," she added.
McCain said that the local assistance has been a "critical resource to our troops throughout the past decade and it would be unconscionable to abandon these brave individuals who are now in danger for their service to the United States' mission in Afghanistan."
In May, Shaheen and McCain, along with Reps. Earl Blumenauer Earl BlumenauerDem says marijuana banking bill will get House vote this spring On The Money: House Dem says marijuana banking bill will get vote in spring | Buttigieg joins striking Stop & Shop workers | US home construction slips in March | Uber gets B investment for self-driving cars Great challenges require great vision MORE (D-Ore.) and Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), unveiled a billl that would extend the SIV program for another fiscal year and expand the program to allow Afghans who aided the International Security Assistance Force, media outlets and non-profit organizations to apply for visas.
The measure has since been incorporated into the Senate's version of the 2015 defense authorization bill. Senior lawmakers are still working on an agreement for floor amendments to the policy bill, which was voted out of committee in May.


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"I always wanted to know which of these designs would prevail, the prewar Trumpy or the more modern design. I hate to bet against myself, but I think Washingtonian is faster," said Jim Moores, owner of Aurora II and founder of Moores Marine, in a statement.
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Toscano: Governor's staff needs to show 'civility'
Published Friday, May. 11, 2012, 9:19 pm
Today, Transportation Secretary Sean Connaughton was quoted by a national newspaper stating that both legislators and legislative staff are "idiots."
"We cannot afford to lose our civility in our public discourse. These comments do not help," said House Democratic Leader David J. Toscano (D-Charlottesville).
More from Toscano: "Commonwealth, the rhetoric used by members of the House of Delegates and now the Governor's administration has crossed the line. Our state, once prized for its ability to be reasonable and measured in our debate, continues to have its reputation tarnished.
"It is one thing to criticize elected officials, who put themselves in the public spotlight by running for office. It is quite another thing to criticize legislative staffers who are simply trying to do the best job they can with the resources that we provide them. Every legislator understands the important role that legislative staff plays in the development of policy and day-to-day execution of legislative work from drafting bills to communication with our constituents. On behalf of the House Democratic Caucus, I would like to thank all of our dedicated public servants for their hard work on our behalf.
"It is my hope that Secretary Connaughton will join me in thanking these valued civil servants for all the work they do to make this Commonwealth a better place to live.
"As a representative of Gov. McDonnell, we all expect more from him."


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Q: How do I import a SQL schema into Rails  Say for example I've got an SQL schema that is ready to go. How would I import it into my Rails app so that I use my prepared database instead of all those funny migrations.
EDIT: You have all misunderstood my question so far. I'm asking if I had a working database application in say PostgresQL. How would I use this as the basis of my Rails application?

A: There's no requirement that you use migrations, "funny" or otherwise. Just start creating models from your tables. The Rails authors are smart enough to recognise the need to support "legacy schemas".
Note that if your primary keys aren't called id then you'll need to define primary keys (see p316 of "Agile Web Development With Rails 3rd edition"):
class LegacyBook < ActiveRecord::Base
  self.primary_key = "isbn"
end

Similarly, if your foreign key names do not follow the AR conventional default style, you'll need to explicitly define them in your relationship definitions.
Out of the box, ActiveRecord doesn't support composite primary keys yet: it kind of assumes something more like 5th Normal Form (PK just a sort of arbitrary number with no meaning in the business domain). There is at least one gem, appropriately named composite_primary_keys (gem install in the usual way) but it may not support AR 2.3 yet (I see v2.2.2 when I gem list --remote composite). There's some discussion on Google Groups.

A: I would dump the current database into a rails schema, and then use that to generate the migration files. This way you can have more control over your database, in a rails fashion.
For this, you should:

*

*setup your database configuration file (config/database.yml)

*run the rake db:schema:dump which will create the schema file db/schema.rb

*create your migration file/files using the content of your schema.rb
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 #db/migrate/001_create_database.rb
 class CreateDatabase < ActiveRecord::Migration
   def self.up
     # the content of schema.rb
   end

   def self.down
     # drop all the tables
   end
 end

This way you can take advantage of migrations later on, when developing your app.

A: This should do it
  def self.up
    execute <<EOF
begin;
  SQL HERE
commit;
EOF
  end

A: Providing your database tables follow the Rails' ActiveRecord naming conventions then you should be good to go. Run the SQL to create the database objects. Then you can generate your Rails models in the normal fashion, but skipping the creation of a migration file.
For example:
script/generate --skip-migration User name:string, age:integer

A: edit your config/database.yml file like so:
development:
  database: [your legacy database name]
  host: localhost
  adapter: postgres

you may have to include username and password keys as well, I usually don't for postgres.  You'll want to set up a test database in postgres as well.
Once you've configured the development database in this way you'll be able to:
> rake db:schema:dump

and create your test database using
> rake db:schema:load RAILS_ENV=test

with the resulting file.

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Here's a great article I found.Its best read at the beginning of one's journey to wealth.
Being wealthy is a conscious choice.Our thoughts and actions day in and day out determine out wealth.It makes sense to read such articles periodically to refresh the first principles.
Very few people get to wake up one day and just become wealthy. For those lucky few that do, becoming wealthy turns out be not as much luck as a curse. A large percentage of lottery winners wind up not only losing the millions of dollars they win but eventually losing everything they own after being buried under a mountain of debt. Why is that?
It's because you can't just become wealthy, it's a conscious choice that you must make. Sure you can have a lot of money, but without the proper mindset you will eventually let it all get away from you.
There is a major difference between wealthy people and everyone else. The wealthy work and save to create freedom, opportunity and happiness in their lives. When you have "F You Money", suddenly you don't have to take crap from your boss, you can leave or take time off from work all together. The wealthy know this. For the wealthy, money gives them the power to choose, they do not have to report to anyone but themselves.
You'll find that the wealthy don't have fancy cars because that's a terrible waste of money and they don't need to prove to anyone how successful they are. In fact, you can usually tell a poor person based on how flashy they are and how much stuff they have acquired.
The wealthy didn't get wealthy by spending their money. Most of them live comfortable happy normal lives no different from yours. That's where the phrase The Millionaire Next Door comes from. See, the wealthy know that they don't want to be enslaved, they want the freedom to make decisions based on what they want and what makes them happy, not what the bill collectors say.
The financially illiterate on the other hand see money in a whole different light. Or, rather they don't really see or understand money at all. They are primarily driven to work so they can acquire more things. To get a better kitchen table, to buy a flatter TV, they let their stuff own them. Eventually their stuff become the shackles that hold them back and prevent them from being happy.
The worst part about the financially illiterate is that they don't respect money, themselves or their time. A financially illiterate person may make $12.50 an hour or $100 a day, which is fine, however at the end of the day they may spend that whole $100 at the bar. In the matter of a few hours they drank away a whole days work. They might as well have not gone to work and stayed home.
This is the sobering truth about how most people spend their money and the irony is that most of these people aren't stupid, they just don't understand money and the value of their time.
There is this notion that you must work 5 days a week for at least 40 hours and maintain that level of dedication for nearly 40 years. That's crazy! By the time you're 60, you'll be old and you won't want to work. If you drink all you're money away you're basically screwing the older you of the future into working your life away.
Thankfully, there is another way but first you must sit down and decide for yourself that the past is the past and from today onwards you will work towards being wealthy. Until you make that conscious decision you're doomed to be enslaved by your stuff and your job. You will work away the best years of your life and you won't realize it until it is too late.
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