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Le Marais, the oldest district
Being the oldest and most cosmopolitan district in Paris, Le Marais which means "swamp", became the residence of great personalities. In the 13th century the "Order of the Temple" and many other religious institutions settled down here. From that time to the 17th century, nobles also came along. Its mansions made of this area the most fashionable one in the capital. But its golden ages were interrupted first of all by the departure of Louis XIV from Paris to Versailles in 1682 along with the nobility The abandoned mansions were thus transformed into small industries obliterating the beauty of its classic French architecture. In the early 20th century, Le Marais became more popular when Jewish communities coming from Eastern Europe, mainly as a result of Russian pogroms, made it their home. Much of this past can still be seen.
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Guild Court: A London Story
Av George MacDonald
mother," prefacing some story, part true, part false, arranged for the occasion. So long as his father took no notice of the matter he did not much mind. He was afraid of him still ; but so long as he was out of bed early enough in the morning, his father did not much care at what hour he went to it. He had had his own wild oats to sow in his time. The purity of his boy's mind and body did not trouble him much, provided that, when he came to take his position in the machine of things, he turned out a steady, respectable pinion, whose cogs did not miss, but held--the one till the other caught. He had, however, grown ambitious for him within the last few days—more of which by-and-by.
In the vacancy of mind occasioned by the loss of his visits to Lucy-for he had never entered heartily into any healthy pursuits in literature, art, or even amusement-Thomas had, as it were, gradually sauntered more and more into the power of Mr. Molken; and although he had vowed to himself, after his first experience, that he would never play again, himself not being to himself a very awe-inspiring authority, he had easily broken that vow. It was not that he had any very strong inclination to play—the demon of play had not yet quite entered into him ; it was only that whatever lord asserted dominion over Thomas, to him Thomas was ready to yield that which he claimed. Molken said, "Come along," and Thomas went along. Nor was it always to the gambling-house that he followed Molken ; but although there was one most degrading species of vice from which his love to Lucy-for he loved Lucy with a real though not great love-did preserve him, there were several places to which his friend took him from which he could scarcely emerge as pure as he entered them. I suspectthanks to what influence Lucy had with him, to what conscience he had left in him, to what good his mother and Mr. Simon had taught him, in a word, to the care of God over him-Mr. Molken found him rather harder to corrupt than, from his shilly-shally ways, he had expected. Above all, the love of woman, next to the love of God, is the power of God to a young nian's salvation; for all is of God, everything, from first to last-nature, providence, and grace—it is all of our Father in heaven ; and what God hath joined let not man put asunder.
His gainbling was a very trifle as far as money went : an affair of all but life and death as far as principle was concerned. There is nothing like the amount of in-door gambling that there used to be ; but there is no great improvement in taking it to the downs and the open air, and making it librate on the muscles of horses instead of on the spinning power of a top or the turning up of cards. And whoever gambles, whether at rouge-et-noir or at Flyaway versus Stay-well, will find that the laws of gambling are, like those of the universe, unalterable. The laws of gambling are discontent, confusion, and loss upon every one who seeks to make money without giving money's worth. It will matter little to the gambler whether the retribution comes in this world, he thinking, like Macbeth, to "skip the life to come," or in the next. He will find that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
But for Thomas, the worst thing in the gambling, besides the bad company it led him into, was that the whole affair fell in so with his natural weakness. Gambling is the employment fitted for the man without principles and without will, for his whole being is but, as far as he is concerned, the roulette-ball of chance. The wise, on the contrary, do not believe in Fortune, yield nothing to her sway, go on their own fixed path regardless " of her that turneth as a ball," as Chaucer says. They at least will be steady, come to them what may. Thomas got gradually weaker and weaker, and had it not been for Lucy, would soon have fallen utterly. But she, like the lady of an absent lord, still kept one fortress for him in a yielded and devastated country.
There was no newspaper taken in at Mr. Worboise's, for he always left home for his office as soon as possible. So, when Thomas reached the counting-house, he had heard nothing of the sad news about his late master and his family. But the moment he entered the place he felt that the atmosphere was clouded. Mr. Wither, whose face was pale as death, rose from the desk where he had been sitting, caught up his hat, and went out. Thomas could not help suspecting that his entrance was the cause of Mr. Wither's departure, and his thoughts went back to last night, and he wondered whether his fellow-clerks would cut him because of the company he had been in. His conscience could be more easily pricked by the apprehension of overt disapprobation than by any other goad. None of them took any particular notice of him, however ; only a gloom as of a funeral hung about all their faces, and radiated from them so as to make the whole place look sepulchral. Mr. Stopper was sitting within the glass partition, whence he called for Mr. Worboise, who obeyed with a bad grace, as anticipating something disagreeable.
"There !" said Mr. Stopper, handing him the newspaper, and watching him as he read.
Thomas read, returned the paper, murmured something, and went back with scared face to the outer room. There a conversation arose in a low voice, as if it had been in the presence of the dead. Various questions were asked and conjectures hazarded, but nobody knew anything. Thomas's place was opposite the glass, and before he had been long seated he saw Mr. Stopper take the key of the door of communication from a drawer, unlock the door, and . with the Times in his hand walk into Mrs. Boxall's house, closing the door behind him. This movement was easy to understand, and set Thomas thinking. Then first the thought struck him that Lucy and her grandmother would come in for all the property. This sent a glow of pleasure through him, and he had enough ado to keep the funereal look which belonged to the occasion. Now he need not fear to tell his father the fact of his engagement-indeed he might delay the news as long as he liked, sure that it would be wel. come when it came. If his father were pleased, he did not care so much for his mother. But had he known how much she loved him, he could not have got so far away from her as to think so. If, on the other hand, he had fallen in with her way of things, she would have poured out upon him so much repressed affection that he would have known it. But till he saw as she saw, felt as she felt, and could talk as she talked, her motherhood beheld an impervious barrier between her and him-a barrier she laboured hard to remové, but with tools that could make no passage through an ever-closing mist.
I cannot help thinking that if he had told all now, the knowledge of his relation to Lucy would have been welcomed by his father, and would have set everything right. I cannot but believe that Mr. Worboise's mind was troubled about the property. With perfect law on his side, there was that yet against him which all his worldliness did not quite enable him to meet with coolness. But the longer the idea of the property rested upon his mind, the more, as if it had been the red-hot coin of the devil's gift, it burned and burrowed out à nest for itself, till it lay there stone-cold and immovably fixed, and not to be got rid of. Before many weeks had passed he not only knew that it was his by law, but felt that it was his by righthis own by right of possession, and the clinging of his heart-strings around it-his own because it was so good that he could not part with it. Still, it was possible that something adverse might turn up, and there was 110 good in incurring odium until he was absolutely sure that the fortune as well as the odium would be his ; therefore he was in no haste to propound the will.
At the same time, as I have said, he began to be more ambitious for his son, and the more he thought about the property, the more he desired to increase it by the advantageous alliance which he had now no doubt he could command. This persuasion was increased by the satisfaction which his son's handsome person and pleasing manners afforded him ; and a confidence of manner which had of late shown itself, chiefly, it must be confessed, from the experience of the world he had had in the company he had of late frequented, had raised in his father's mind a certain regard for him which he had not felt before. Therefore he began to look about him, and speculate. He had not the slightest suspicion of Thomas being in love; and, indeed, there was nothing in his conduct or appearance that could have aroused such a suspicion in his mind. Mr. Worboise believed, on the contrary, that his son was leading a rather wild life.
It may seem strange that Thomas should not by this time have sunk far deeper into the abyss of misery; but Molken had been careful in not trying to hook him while he was only nibbling; and, besides, until he happened to be able to lose something worth winning, Molken rather avoided running hijn into any scrape that might disgust him without bringing any considerable advantage to himself.
There was one adverse intelligence, of whom Mr. Worboise knew nothing, and who knew nothing of Mr. Worboise, ready to pounce upon him the moment he showed his game. This was Mr. Sargent. Smarting, not under Lucy's refusal so much as from the lingering suspicion that she had altogether misinterpreted his motives, he watched for an opportunity of proving his disinterestedness: this was his only hope ; for he saw that Lucy was lost to him. He well knew that in the position of her and her grandmother, it would not be surprising if something with a forked tongue or a cloven foot should put its head out of a hole before very long, and begin to creep towards them; and therefore, as I say, he kept an indefinite but wide watch, in the hope which I have mentioned. He had no great difficulty in discovering that Mr. Worboise had been Mr. Boxall's man of business, but he had no right to communicate with him on the subject. This indeed Mr. Stopper, who had taken the place of adviser in general to Mrs. Boxall, had already done asking him whether Mr. Boxall had left no will, to which he had received a reply only to the effect that it was early days, that there was no proof of his death, and that he was prepared to give what evidence he possessed at the proper time-an answer Mrs. Boxall naturally enough, with her fiery disposition, considered less than courteous. Of this Mr. Sargent of course was not aware, but as the only thing he could do at present, he entered a caveat in the Court of Probate.
Mr. Stopper did his best for the business in the hope of one day having not only the entire management as now, but an unquestionable as unquestioned right to the same. If he ever thought of anything further since he had now a free entrance to Mrs. Boxall's region, he could not think an inch in that direction without encountering the idea of Thomas.
It was very disagreeable to Thomas that Mr. Stopper, whom he detested, should have this free admission to what he had been accustomed to regard as his peculium. He felt as if the place were defiled by his presence, and to sit as he had sometimes to sit, knowing that Mr. Stopper was overhead, was absolutely hateful. But, as I shall have to set forth in the next chapter, Lucy was not at home; and that mitigated the matter very considerably. For the rest Mr. Stopper was on the whole more civil to Thomas than he had hitherto been, and appeared even to put a little more confidence in him than formerly. The fact was that the insecurity
of his position made him conscious of vulnerability, and he wished to be friendly on all sides, with a vague general feeling of strengthening his outworks.
Mr. Wither never opened his mouth to Thomas upon any occasion or necessity, and from several symptoms it appeared that his grief, or rather perhaps the antidotes to it, were dragging him down hill.
Amy Worboise was not at home. The mother had seen symptoms; and much as she valued Mr. Simon's ghostly ministrations, the old Adam in her rebelled too strongly against having a curate for her son-in-law. So Amy disappeared for a season, upon a convenient invitation. But if she had been at home, she could have influenced events in nothing, for, as often happens in families, there was no real coinmunication between brother and sister,
CHAPTER XXXI.
MATTIE IN THE COUNTRY.
I NOW return to resume the regular thread of my story.
I do not know if my reader is half as much interested in Mattie as I am. I doubt it very much. He will, most probably, like Poppie better. But big-headed, strange, and conceited as Mattie was, she was altogether a higher being than Poppie. She thought ; Poppie only received impressions. If she had more serious faults than Poppie, they were faults that belonged to a more advanced stage of growth: diseased, my reader may say, but diseased with a disease that fell in with, almost belonged to, the untimely development. All Poppie's thoughts, to speak roughly, came from without; all Mattie's from within. To complete Mattie, she had to go back a little, and learn to receive impressions; to complete Poppie, she had to work upon the inpressions she received, and, so to speak, generate thoughts of her own. Mattie led the life of a human being; Poppie of a human animal. Mattie lived ; Poppie was there. Poppie was the type of most people; Mattie of the elect.
Lucy did not intend, in the sad circumstances in which she now was, to say a word to her grandmother about Mrs. Morgenstern's proposal. But it was brought about very naturally. As she entered the court, she met Mattie. The child had been once more to visit Mr. Spelt, but had found the little nest so oppressive that she had begged to be put down again, that she might go to her own room. Mr. Spelt was leaning over his door and his crossed legs, for he could not stand up, looking anxiously after her; and the child's face was so pale and sad, and she held her little hand so pitifully to her big head, that Lucy could not help feeling that the first necessity amongst her duties was to get Mattie away.


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Clare L. Martin
Die by Wonderment
"Seek the Holy Dark"
"Eating the Heart First"
Interview with Clare Martin about Crone
January 24, 2019 January 24, 2019 / Clare L. Martin
Available on Amazon and through Nixes Mate Books.
KRVS Public Media Interview with Clare Martin about Crone
Crone by Clare L. Martin
December 22, 2018 / Clare L. Martin
"Clare Martin's Crone is a feast for eyes and ears, seductive in its use of both imagery and sound. Celebrating the sometimes terrifying, sometimes life-giving teachings of the wise woman, Crone evokes a woman's coming-to-power, an epic "cronesong" of spells and potions in the form of poetry."
–Sheryl St.Germain, author of The Small Door of Your Death.
Clare Martin's Crone glows equal parts magic, music, and muscle. Her lines are laced with ambergris and jasmine, ghosts and wolfbreath. I would call Martin's art a gorgeous dream, but that would ignore the blood, bone, and heart that drive this book at its core. Crone is the creation of a poet at the height of her powers, in full voice, and mesmerizing. Immerse yourselves in these lines, friends. You'll rise from their waters cleansed and awed. —Jack B. Bedell, author of No Brother, This Storm, Poet Laureate, State of Louisiana, 2017-2019
"Clare L. Martin is a mysterious spellcaster. CRONE is a lush and dizzying monster of a poem. Coming through it made me see the world anew."
Luis Alberto Urrea, author of House of Broken Angels
Enchantment of the Crone
December 9, 2018 December 9, 2018 / Clare L. Martin	/ 1 Comment
In December of 2017, I went on a women's retreat organized by The Penchant Group, a creative collective founded by Bessie Senette. On the retreat, each woman was free to choose their focus, whether on writing or another art form. In a lovely cabin in the woods of Chicot State Park, we spent time alone with our work. We communed when we ate meals or after meals as we sat by a roaring fire. I had been experiencing a nearly four-year-long depression, triggered by my mother's death, with some high points that worked to pull me through. This nutritive gathering was a balm to my heart and soul.
It actually had snowed in Louisiana that weekend. On one of the full days there, a poem burst through me as I looked out the floor-to-ceiling windows onto the snowy scene outdoors. I read the poem to the group. They appreciated it and said it was strong. Later, when I returned home, I revised it several times. I absolutely hated the revisions and went back to the first draft. That poem became the first poem written for Crone.
When I was hospitalized in March 2018 for suicidal depression, someone in the hospital, when they learned that I was a writer with two published books, asked me if I was going to keep writing. I was on the mend as a new dosage of antidepressant took root. I answered, "Yes, of course." I had started a creative project. It was a nebulous vision but something was ahead of me.
Shortly after I got out of the hospital, I received an email from Annie Pluto, asking if I had a manuscript of 40 to 50 pages. I was wowed to be asked but I did not have a manuscript of that length or one that was ready. I had a loose group of sketched-out poems that I was working and reworking without a clear vision of what it would be. The working title was Crone. I might have had 15 to 20 poems that needed a lot of attention. I asked Annie if I could be given some time to work. She said to take four months.
I was driven. I was mad with poetry. I finished the manuscript in two weeks!
I have to give credit to my therapist, J.S., who I started seeing after my release from the hospital. Weekly sessions and full disclosure to her pulled me together. Also, my nurse practitioner, who I've seen for a decade, worked fiercely to see me well. The intense talk therapy helped. I really scored with J.S. She's professional, compassionate, intuitive, and agrees with me politically if that matters. (I think it does!) I've spent 30 years trying and failing at talk therapy with less than competent therapists and my hopes had dwindled that anyone could help me in that way, but I was wrong. I still see J.S. biweekly and I don't foresee stopping. She's really proud of me and owns my first two books. She has an affinity for poetry, as well. That helps. She understands creatives like me.
Nixes Mate Books only solicits manuscripts. They are not open to unsolicited manuscripts. I finalized Crone, burnishing it to wholeness. When I sent it to Annie, she read it carefully, spent time with it, and let it resonate. She said yes to it. This achievement was a victory of life over death for me. The same year I was hospitalized for what I believed and wanted to be the end of my life, I was able to pull out a book from my psyche that I am so proud of and in love with.
From the first poem written in December to the last edits prior to going into book design, it might have been four months. Then a few weeks after the acceptance, the contract was signed and the work shifted to book design by Michael McInnis. Michael has been wonderful to work with and his design work is impeccable. I haven't spent time working with Philip Borenstein, but I'm indebted to him as well as a publisher of Nixes Mate Books.
Crone is like no other work I have created. It came out in a fury. It came out after a suicidal depression. It was my hands, neck, shoulders, back, butt and thighs putting in the work at a desk. Hours and days and weeks of intuiting the narrative, intuiting the magic and myth, intuiting voices of the Crone and the Maiden.
We have something very special in store for you. The work isn't confessional. It's myth and magic. It's a poet seeing outward and into the ether. It's a long poem, meant to be read as narrative but experimental in form and subject. It's an exploration of mystical womanhood, and the natural and supernatural worlds.
I hope you will read Crone. It's available now via Amazon and soon directly through Nixes Mate Books and me. It's not a book for the faint of heart. It saved my life. I pray it will keep in you for the ages.
`Clare L. Martin
2017: My Writing Life in Review
December 22, 2017 December 22, 2017 / Clare L. Martin	/ 4 Comments
In January of 2017, I facilitated "Writing Hope" with women being assisted to transition from homelessness by Acadiana Outreach, as six-week poetry writing workshop and reading of the women's work at Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church.
My second full-length poetry collection, Seek the Holy Dark, was released at The Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference (AWP) in Washington D.C. I read with other Yellow Flag Press poets, and poets affiliated with Gigantic Sequins Press and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette at George Washington University Textile Museum. I belatedly celebrated my daughter's 21st birthday in D.C. with her!
March was the Lafayette book release of Seek the Holy Dark at Reve Coffee Roasters. Friends far and near came and it was wonderful. As part of the promotion of the book's release, I was interviewed on KRVS by Judith Meriwether and an article appeared locally in The Independent.
In April, I read at the Maple Leaf Bar. Such a wonderful thing to connect more deeply with poet-friends in NOLA in 2017. Also, in April I was invited to read at the State Library by Poet Laureate Peter Cooley.
Later in the month, I organized a reading with Jack Bedell and Darrell Bourque (current and former Poet Laureates, respectively) at the Paul and Lulu Hilliard Art Museum, to celebrate Yellow Flag Press's Louisiana Cajun and Creole Series designees, as the three of us are.
Mid-April, I started a new job with Childress Communications as a content writer and ghostwriter! I also joined Connections Professional Networking and PRAL Acadiana to help my friend-boss, Dr. Cynthia Childress grow her firm.
In June, I was a featured poet at the Latter Library in New Orleans, thanks to poet Gina Ferrara. Always love my traveling Fairy Godmother, Bessie Senette, who is a love whirlwind in my life and shared so much of this exciting year with me.
October marked the occasion of the Louisiana Book Festival at which I was a featured author. As a panelist, I read with other women poets of Louisiana, selected by Current Poet Laureate, Jack Bedell.
November was the 10th Annual Festival of Words, which was heartily celebrated in Grand Coteau.
In December, I attended the Penchant Group's first women's' writing retreat at the cabin in the woods (a wonderful spot at Chicot State Park, LA). It snowed!!
I edited and published three issues of MockingHeart Review, and interviewed several MHR poets (as many as I could muster).
I also organized, with musician and teacher, Esther Tyree, a Hurricane Harvey fundraiser at Artmosphere. Highlights continued with readings around Acadiana with dear poet friends.
Whew! Despite boughts of severe depression and financial trauma, I am so proud to say that I am sharing my gifts with the world.
Clare L. Martin's second collection of poetry, Seek the Holy Dark, is the 2017 selection of the Louisiana Cajun and Creole Series by Yellow Flag Press. Her acclaimed debut collection of poetry, Eating the Heart First, was published by Press 53. Martin's poetry has appeared in Thrush Poetry Journal, Poets and Artists, and Louisiana Literature, among others. She founded and edits MockingHeart Review.
Grateful.
June 30, 2017 / Clare L. Martin
Karen Corinne Herceg reviews Seek the Holy Dark for North of Oxford Press. I am so grateful for her generosity.
"A Fierce Heart" Karen Corinne Herceg
Diane Moore reviews "Seek the Holy Dark"
May 23, 2017 May 23, 2017 / Clare L. Martin
Poet and author, Diane Moore, reviews Seek the Holy Dark, available from Yellow Flag Press. Thank you, Diane, for your deep reading and generosity of heart.
SEEKING THE HOLY DARK
Seek the Holy Dark is the 2017 selection of the Louisiana Series of Cajun and Creole Poetry by Yellow Flag Press.
Seek the Holy Dark is now available. Trade paperback, 66 pages, only $10. To order click here.
For signed copies contact Clare. $10 plus $3 shipping and handling. Paypal accepted. paypal.me/clarelmartin Please note your mailing address for book shipment.
Interview with Clare on KRVS Public Media
March 15, 2017 / Clare L. Martin
Listen to the podcast with Judith Meriwether interviewing me about Seek the Holy Dark by Clare L Martin. It's the second one listed on this page. Thanks to KRVS! Always doing great things for our community.
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Hope to see you at AWP '17
February 5, 2017 February 5, 2017 / Clare L. Martin
I will be signing both Eating the Heart First by Clare L. Martin and Seek the Holy Dark by Clare L Martin by at AWP 2017, There will be an off-site reading at George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, too. Hope to see you in D.C.!
Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference
Thursday, Feb. 9th -4:00 pm-6:00 pm
The George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum
701 21st Street NW
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New Poems in Nixes Mate Review
January 1, 2017 March 6, 2017 / Clare L. Martin	/ 1 Comment
Very happy to announce my first publications of 2017 in Issue 2 of Nixes Mate Review. I have two poems, "Harvest" and "Seduction" featured. I'm in great company with Howie Good, Pris Campbell, Gloria Mindock, Corey Mesler and other notable writers. Great thanks to editors Philip Borenstein, Annie Pluto, and Michael McInnis for their terrific work on this new and very fine publication and press.
November 28, 2016 November 29, 2016 / Clare L. Martin
I have two poems coming out soon in the new Nixes Mate Review. My poem, "Eating the Heart First" is included in Eclectica's "Best of" anthology which will be out soon.My poems "Seek the Holy Dark," "Litany," and "Woman in Prayer" will be translated into Italian by Alessandra Bava to appear in the magazine Patria Letteratura in the winter 2017 issue. My second full-length poetry collection, Seek the Holy Dark, will be released by Yellow Flag Press at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs in Washington DC on February 8th. I hope to see and meet many friends there to swap/buy books, hug, and talk in real life!
Clare is a Louisiana poet, artist, singer-songwriter, and seer-woman.
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Today, in honor of Earth Day, we've found a pretty excellent website that gives fresh meaning to recycling. Swaptree — started by Greg Boesel and Mark Hexamer in 2004 to help people barter things — is remarkably simple to use: You sign up for an account ("join us in 8 seconds"), then rifle through your books, CDs, DVDs, and video games to find the ones with which you're dying to part. Put them up on Swaptree (by typing in the UPC code or ISBN number), and the site instantly shows the items you can get in return — you pay only shipping, which Swaptree handily calculates for you. Wondering what to do with that dismal M. Night Shyamalan film you bought on DVD because you assumed it would be as good as The Sixth Sense? Put it up. Maybe you can acquire Fritz Lang's M in exchange.
While it's great actually getting something useful for all those quickly forgotten impulse purchases, knowing you're not clogging a landfill is a gratifying bonus.


Gov. Pat Quinn on Thursday announced $10 million in state funding for Chicago Public Schools' Safe Passage program.
The funding will allow the district to employ 600 new Safe Passage workers. Those employees will monitor routes at 27 schools that will be added to the program and additional routes at 93 schools that are already part of the program, according to the Governor's Office. More than 65,000 CPS elementary and high school students attend those 120 schools.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday attended South Loop ribbon-cutting ceremonies for the Chicago Transit Authority's new-and-improved Harrison Red Line stop and an expanded Jones College Prep campus.


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Beca launches its first digital innovation hub in Singapore
Beca launched its first Digital Innovation Hub, supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), in Singapore last night.
The hub will serve as a focal point for Beca's Advanced Manufacturing and Smart Cities consulting expertise in the application of emerging digital technologies, both in Singapore and beyond. It will innovate and deliver new applications, helping its clients get the most from rapidly developing technologies.
Beca CEO, Greg Lowe, said "I'd like to thank the EDB for its support in bringing this initiative to life. We see wide application of new technologies across multiple markets including industrial, buildings, infrastructure, power and water, government and advisory. We look forward to providing the best independent advice on how to integrate and successfully realise the value of emerging digital technologies for our clients' businesses, improving operational efficiency and information sharing."
He added, "The expertise we provide in this space will lead to high value jobs for Singaporeans and is aligned with the Government's Smart Nation initiative in helping our clients identify and apply information and communication technologies, networks and big data to create tech-enabled solutions."
Mr Chng Kai Fong, Managing Director, EDB, said: "We are pleased that Beca has chosen Singapore to anchor its first Digital Innovation Hub. With its strong expertise and track record, Beca's new Innovation Hub in Singapore will enable partners to work together with them in co-creating smarter and more sustainable communities, buildings and factories, while growing deep talent in the field."
The Smart Manufacturing and Smart Cities services that Beca provides include:
Data science/ Data architecture
Digital Engineering (Advanced BIM),
Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) & Mixed Reality (MR)
Integration of Systems
Simulation for Manufacturing
Smart Buildings Technology Master Planning
Technology Project Management
Smart Industry Readiness Index and Technology Roadmaps
Linking Asset Visualisation and Operational Technologies
Integration of IoT, Cybersecurity and ICT strategies
Established in 1920, Beca Group is one of Asia Pacific's largest employee-owned, independent professional services firm providing smart engineering and management consulting services. Headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand, and operating in Singapore for 40 years, Beca has grown to 3,500 plus professionals spread across 20 offices in the Asia-Pacific region with offices in Bangkok, Jakarta, Yangon and Singapore. We strive to "make everyday better" for the clients and communities we serve.
If you would like to get involved with the Digital Innovation Hub, please contact Gary Hanniffy gary.hanniffy@beca.com
Clients and business partners joined us to celebrate the launch of the Innovation Hub in Singapore
Mr Chng Kai Fong, Managing Director, Economic Development Board, Singapore speaks with the group (standing fifth on the right)
Jonathan Austin, New Zealand High Commissioner spoke at the event
Greg Lowe, CEO, Beca; Lee Ang Seng, MD - Singapore, Beca; Yam Kum Weng, EVP, Changi Airport Group
Discover how we can help you link the real world into the digital world.
Your digital future


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Home Knowledge material class I MARITIME SECURITY AND PIRACY
MARITIME SECURITY AND PIRACY
The IMO has within its mandate to make trade and travel by sea as safe and secure as possible. To manage & reduce any warnings with the potential to balance maritime security the Organization develops appropriate regulations & instructions through the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) & with input from the Organization's Facilitation Committee (FAL) & Legal Committee (LEG).
International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code
The IMO's International Convention for the Safety of Life at the Sea (SOLAS) 1974, comprise facilities accepted to address maritime security matters. Within the SOLAS's chapter XI-2 on Special Measures to enhance maritime security is the International Ship & Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code, which is a obligatory instrument for all countries Party to the Convention. The motive of the ISPS Code is to assure that the appropriate ocean going ships & port facilities of the IMO Member States are carrying out the highest possible standards of security.
Divided into two parts, the ISPS code consists of complete security related conditions for the Governments, port authorities & shipping companies in obligatory Part A, and a series of recommendations on how to meet those requirements in a non obligatory Part B.
The Organization, through its maritime security capacity building and technical cooperation programme, conducts various national and regional activities, to ensure that the ISPS Code is implemented effectively by Member States.
Piracy and armed robbery against ships
The threat constituted by piracy & armed robbery against the ships has been on the IMO's plan since the early 1980s. In the late 1990s and the early 2000s the focus was on the South China Sea and the Straits of Malacca and Singapore. Recently, since the year 2005, IMO has concentrated on the piracy off the coast of Somalia, in the Gulf of Aden & the wider Indian Ocean, & is currently enforcing a method for improving maritime security in West & Central Africa, in line with the region's maritime security treaty. The Organization, with support & assistance from the shipping industry, has through the years developed & accepted a number of anti piracy policies, which have contributed towards the reduction of the negative impact created by piracy worldwide. Information concerning acts of piracy & armed robbery against the ships is publicly available in IMO's Piracy & Armed Robbery module within the Organization's Global Integrated Shipping Information System(GISIS).
Additionally, IMO provides support, to the member States trying to form their own national or regional policies to address the threat of piracy, armed robbery against the ships & other illegal maritime activities, if & when requested. This was the case of the Code of Conduct concerning the Repression of Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in the Western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden (Djibouti Code of Conduct), agreed between countries in and around the western Indian Ocean and the case of the Code of Conduct regarding the suppression of piracy, armed robbery against the ships, & illegal maritime activity in west & central Africa in the Gulf of Guinea region of West Africa.
IMO guidance and best management practices
IMO has accepted suitable guidance focused at addressing maritime security, as well as piracy & armed robbery against the ships. For piracy & armed robbery, this consists of guidance to Governments, shipowners & ship operators, ship masters & crews on averting & repressing acts of piracy & armed robbery against the ships; investigation of offences & the use of armed personnel on board ships. Best Management Practices (BMP), which were formed by the shipping industry, define the suitable policies to be used when replying to acts of piracy & armed robbery against the ships in the particular regions. The IMO supports the Best Management Practices, which have been disseminated publicly by the Organization.
Armed security on board ships
IMO does not take a stance on the transportation of arms on board the ships. It is the responsibility of the every flag states & coastal states to decide if the use of Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel (PCASP) is suitable, legal & under what conditions. The Organization has issued recommendations to flag, port & coastal States; as well as to the shipowners, ship operators & ship masters on the use of PCASP on board ships in the High Risk zone of the Western Indian Ocean & the Gulf of Aden, additionally, to advise for private maritime security companies.
Recognizing that a ship's onboard information technology and operational technology systems can be hacked just as easily as systems ashore, and that such security breaches have the potential to do significant damage to the safety & security of ships, ports, marine facilities of the maritime transportation system, IMO has taken the advantage to raise knowledge across the industry on how to tackle risks by promoting a maritime cyber risk management approach. The overall motive is to support safe & secure shipping, which is operationally tough to the cyber risks.
In order to defend a organized response to counter terrorism, the IMO is an active contributor in some of the work and activities managed under the UN Security Council Counter Terrorism Committee's Executive Directorate & the UN General Assembly's Counter Terrorism enactment task Force, with the joint country opinion visits, capacity building coordination & exchange of policy developments with other UN and partner entities involved in, among others, Border Management and Law Enforcement.
SUA Treaties and unlawful acts
IMO's SUA Treaties were accepted in the year 1988 & go through a complete revision in 2005. The SUA Treaties provide the international legal framework which ensures that appropriate action is taken against persons committing unlawful acts against ships (and fixed platforms on the continental shelf). These unlawful acts listed in the treaties include the seizure of ships by force; acts of violence against persons on board ships; and the placing of devices on board a ship which are probable to destroy it.
Stowaways
As explained by the Convention on the facilitation of International Maritime Traffic, 1965, as amended, (FAL Convention), a stowaway is "A person who is secreted on the ship, or in the cargo which is later loaded on the ship, without the permission of the shipowner or the Master & who is found on board the ship after it has departed from the port, or in the cargo while unloading it in the port of arrival, & is reported as a stowaway by the master to the relevant administration".
Drug smuggling
The IMO's MSC & Facilitation Committee(FAL) work in close collaboration on matters connected to the prevention & repression of drug smuggling on ships involved in the international maritime traffic.
On 27 November 1997 the Organization adopted Resolution A.872(20), which contained Guidelines for the Prevention and Suppression of the Smuggling of Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Precursor Chemicals on Ships engaged in International Maritime Traffic. That Assembly resolution was subsequently revoked and replaced by the Revised Guidelines for the Prevention and Suppression of the Smuggling of Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Precursor Chemicals on Ships engaged in International Maritime Traffic. The revised recommendations were accepted by MSC through resolution MSC.228(82), on 7th Dec. 2006; & by FAL through resolution FAL.9(34), on 30th March 2007.
Capacity building – Western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden
In the year 2009, the IMO summon & promote the"Djibouti meeting", which led to the acceptance of the Djibouti Code of Conduct (DCoC), by countries in & around the Western Indian Ocean & the Gulf of Aden. DCoC was accepted to address the then-growing problem of piracy off the coast of Somalia.
With the IMO Djibouti Code Trust Fund, several projects & activities have been planned, organized & excuted by the IMO Secretariat's Project Implementation Unit, to enhance regional capacity to counter piracy by promoting and enhancing regional cooperation and coordination, based on four pillars: Training, Capacity Building, Legal and Information Sharing.
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FCE Course Lesson 3 – Another dialogue taken from a recent exam of the b2 first.
A dialogue of the b2 first speaking skills section. In this lesson we talked about the importance of listening and the need to get used to the different accents in the Cambridge exam first certificate. The listening lasts 40 minutes, equates to 20% of the overall score and consists of 4 parts and 30 questions.
Gordon is a teacher of FCE english he thinks that one of the most important things to get used to in FCE revision is listening to and understanding different accents. He thinks candidates should familiarise themselves with as many dialects as possible, so they have less of a chance of hearing an unfamiliar accent in the actual exam. He is talking to a bunch of students, who all hail from different places, so they can talk naturally and see if Emma has good comprehension of what they are saying.
GORDON: Ok Emma, my students should all be here by now. Ah, yes, they all are here now. Hey guys!
GORDON: So, if nobody minds, what I thought we could do is have you all introduce yourselves. Then you can all say where you're from and two interesting facts about your countries. Sound good?
ERIN: Ok, so Hi! I'm Erin and I'm from Liverpool. Liverpool is in the North West of England and the 4th biggest city in England. One interesting thing about my city is the fact that the Anglican Cathedral is the 5th largest cathedral in the world, moreover; the bells of the cathedral tower are the heaviest in the world. Another fact is that it can easily claim to be the capital of pop music. More artists with a Liverpool origin have had a number one hit than from any other location.
DAVE: Wow I didn't know that. Hi everyone, I'm Dave. I'm from Australia but my parents are from Manchester. Something which stands out about Manchester is the fact that it was the world's first industrial city when it became a city in 1853. Also, another thing which interests me is the fact that the world's first passenger railway ran from Manchester.
CHRISTIAN: That's fascinating. I'm Christian by the way. I'm from California, USA. What can I say about my hometown? Well, did you guys know that it is referred to as the golden state mainly because of the discovery of gold in 1848 and the golden poppies which grow to brighten up fields across the state each summer. Also, California produces more than 17 million gallons of wine each year.
ASHLYN: Wow! Hi guys, I'm Ashlyn. I'm from Mumbai in India. I think something interesting about my birthplace is the fact that the median age of residents here is 26 and almost half of the population is younger than 24 years old. How crazy is that? I don't know if older people are migrating out from there or if more younger people are immigrating in. I want to live in Cape-town, South Africa. I also think it's worth mentioning that the world's first human heart transplant was performed in Cape Town, by Dr Christiaan Barnard in 1967.
LILY: Hi, I'm Lily and I'm from Florida in the USA. Did you guys know that when Florida was first discovered by the Spanish. They called it Florida because of all the beautiful flowers they encountered.
COLIN: You can say that again Lily. How's it going everyone? I'm Colin and I hail from Wellington, New Zealand. What can I tell you about where I'm from? Well, people from New Zealand are given the nickname of "kiwis". Why? Well, because the kiwi is a flightless bird which is our national emblem. Also, New Zealand is pretty renowned for rugby. In fact, we won the first rugby world cup in 1987.
JESS: Sorry I'm late. Don't forget to tell them about the size of our country! Hi, I'm Jess and I'm from New Zealand too, Auckland, to be specific. What I was going to say is that New Zealand is almost the same size as Japan, but its population is only around 4 million people, making it one of the world's least populated country. Another fact which I'm particularly proud of is the fact New Zealand is the first country which gave women the right to vote.
GORDON: Well, I think we've all learned a few fun facts about different places! Thanks for coming guys, I think the wide range of accents we have here has been perfect for Emma to try and get used to.
A b2 first speaking Tip. The day of the exam there are 4 parts in the FCE Speaking test.
This lesson's exam tip will be about SPEAKING PART 3.
This third part of the speaking exam, you must complete with your partner. You will be given some pictures, (a spider-gram with a topic and ideas to discuss), and you will have to discuss them, give your opinion, as well as make a decision about the pictures with your partner. (student B).
You will also be expected to involve your partner, – so that you don't just talk by yourself – you can do this by asking him or her questions, and encouraging him or her to ask you questions too.
During this section you will have to discuss all of the pictures, then make a decision. In the case that your partner talks too much, just interject and ask if you can give your opinion.
However if he or she doesn't speak enough, then try to encourage him or her to speak.
Let's decide about…, shall we?
What would happen if people didn't do anything?
What if there were no opportunity to change?
(What) have we decided then?
I think that's it, don't you?


The El Nido area is a 6 hour drive, the last stretch of which is over some very rough road, from the Puerto Princessa airport on Palawan Island, but what you'll discover upon arrival will make more than worth it.
Tucked away on this mountainous isle is the small, touristy town of El Nido. The rock formations here are similar to those found in one of my favorite spots in the world, Krabi, Thailand, and while perhaps not quite as spectacular, the water here is cleaner, lighter, and more transparent.
The main economic staple- definitely tourism, and rates compared to other tropical paradises such as Hawaii or Tahiti are incredibly cheap.
Not too far from town, are beaches of unbelievable beauty, only much less crowded and built up. I spent an afternoon by myself, swimming and playing in the surf, then meditating on the beach, opening my eyes every so often to appreciate the exquisiteness around me.
There is little to do here besides water activities, but it's tremendously fun to sail away with a group to the surrounding islands, snorkeling at each stop.
Below you'll find photos of such an expedition. If you know of a prettier place on the planet, leave a comment and let me know where.
if you can show me a prettier place on earth, I'd love to visit- leave a comment!
This concludes my three month trek for the summer of 2014, til next time, happy travels and may you live in a state of joy, excitement, and gratitude!
Looks beautiful! A bit like the islands around Ko Phi Phi in Thailand, but without all the crowds!
Laura- The area is amazing. That and BoracayIsland are the two most stunning places I have seen, with Krabi, Thailand running just a touch behind.
Thanks Richard, Philippine have many world beautiful place. i also have some friends in Philippine and i will visit there soon and visit these Bali Day Trip places.


Mr. Robert "Gene" Whitt, 75, died Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at his residence. He was born January 11, 1944 in Egypt, MS to Robert Whitt and Ophelia Rushing Whitt. He was a 1961 graduate of Okolona High School and married his graduating sweetheart, June Dallas the same year. Gene owned and operated several stores during his career including Whitt's One Stop Convenient Store. He was a dedicated family man who cared for his family and loved playing with the great-grandkids. He was a spiritual man who saw good in everyone, never seeing bad, and always had a smile on his face. He was taught to tithe as a young man and continued until his death. He was a member of Union Chapel Baptist Church.
A celebration of life service will be at 2 PM, Friday, March 29, 2019 in the Okolona Chapel of Holland Funeral Directors with Bro. Rick Ball officiating. Private burial will follow in Union Chapel Baptist Church cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 12 noon to service time only. Condolences to the family may be posted at hollandfuneraldirectors.com.
Survivors include his beloved wife, June Whitt of Okolona; brother, John Earl Whitt of Athens, AL; sister, Hettie Ruth Whitt of N.C.; 2 granddaughters, Amanda Pennington (Jamie) of Vernon, AL and Amy Price of Okolona; 4 great-grandchildren, Destini Holliday, Alexis Pennington, Alanna Pennington, and Jacob Holliday; mother-in-law, Lillie Mae Dallas of Okolona, and a host of other dear relatives. He is preceded in death by his parents; son, Robert Joseph "Robby" Whitt and daughter, Rebecca "Becky" Price.
Pallbearers will be David Cochran, Jamie Pennington, Justin Holliday, Danny Johnson, Alan Stokes, Kenneth Whitt, and Robbie Whitt.


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Q: Can Windows Removable Storage send operator requests remotely? I'm playing around with a LTO tape-archival setup using Windows 2003 and Remote Storage Service. Everything's working great, but one thing I've noticed is that Operator Requests only seem to be able to be displayed on the desktop of the system. This means that in order to be notified about tape changes and other events, I basically need to be looking at the desktop the whole time.
Is there a way in which I could be notified of these events via email, or some other remote mechanism?

A: The built-in functionality is limited to the "tray" icon and messages sent using the now-deprecated "Messenger" service. I doubt you're going to find much out there to help you, as Removable / Remote Storage was deprecated in Windows Server 2008 R2.
The built-in Rss command-line tool for administering Removable / Remote Storage lacks any functionality to deal with operator requests. If you wanted to code something you might be able to use the Removable Storage Manager APIs to come up with something that waited for operator requests and fired-off notifications, but it would be strictly a "you build it" kind of effort. (As I'm looking at that API, though, it looks like it might not even have functionality to do what you want.)

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Not too long ago, a friend named Mike asked me to sub on his team, the Danglers, for a Saturday afternoon game. I was excited. The Danglers play in the Federal League at Johnny's Ice House, which is a step up, skill-wise, from the Heartland Novice Hockey League that I currently play in. I was eager to see if I could hack it at the next level. Would I fit in? Or would I make a dumb mistake that costs us the game?


In his first year in medicine, Benjamin, the son of a surgeon, befriends Antoine, a student from a more modest background who has twice failed his first year of medicine. Benjamin and Antoine study together in the highly competitive field, spending every moment they can on memorizing information for the end-of-term exam that will decide whether or not they can go on to the second year. When the results come in, Benjamin does something surprising.


National Name Your Car Day is an annual occurrence celebrated on October 2nd of every year. Haven't you named your car yet? Then this celebration is indeed a special day to name your car. Name Your Car Day is a chance to give a name to your car. Feel the cars as a part of your family as naming them will humanize them.
The history and origin of the National Name Your Car Day are unknown. The celebration of the day is especially for those who have forgotten this little rite. Imagine how would you have gone for a shopping and carried it or reached your office at the right time. Why not a day for your car which protects you from wind, rain, and sun? Any car lover will have named it out of the passion towards it, and some others would have forgotten it. Cars are most often considered as female, and of course, it is yours, and you can name it either with a female or male name. Haven't you seen the movies with car names? Similarly, name your car and show your love for it. Naming cars make us feel them they were a part of one's family.
Celebrating the National Name Your Car Day is very simple. Take some time to research for the perfect name and name your car on this day. You can even name your car with your favorite words or names. Use the hashtag #NameYourCarDay to post and share on the social media.
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April 11, 2004 - April 17, 2004 Archives
Companies often like the kind of person who takes risks at work in order to make things happen. Bold, creative moves tend to reap greater rewards when they work, and many business encourage such practices, because even with the risk of failure, they understand that the upside if the risks pan out are enormous, and in a competitive climate, that's the kind of operation that ultimately succeeds.
And then there's radio.
You've undoubtedly noticed the rising body count in the broadcast indecency battle. I don't have to recount what's been happening and why- go to AllAccess.com and look at Net News if you need some refresher courses- but I will say this: if I was in the position of a creative risktaker in the employ of the company that's been firing people for "zero tolerance" indecency violations lately, I would be demoralized. It has to be hard to work for a company that doesn't have your back when the pressure's on, that surrenders when Washington phonies come calling.
I didn't know the French owned radio stations in America.
But the problem's not just with a single company waving a white flag and begging for mercy. It's an industry that does not encourage creativity- you have to struggle to be creative, but those who merely copy your act are handsomely rewarded. It's the NAB never really coming to the aid of broadcasters being attacked over the indecency issue. It's AFTRA concerned about the contractural aspects of the issue- don't even THINK about directly fining artists, it's not their responsibility- but not rushing to the aid of those fired over the issue. Nobody loves the radio guy accused of indecency... except the people who listen, but they have no say in matters.
Someday, when people look back at these times and this issue, they'll see two sides- a small, embattled group of talent being shut down by heavy-handed political pressure, and a large, clueless mass of politicians and businessmen complicit in silencing people for what they say, regardless of whether there's a rational basis for doing so. Ask yourself which side you'd rather be on.
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IF IT'S SUNDAY, THIS MUST BE... UM... I'M NOT SURE
Yes, I missed Friday and Saturday here. I was unable to get to the computer. Sorry.
This weekend was an interesting time to travel, because on a holiday weekend like this, it's Amateur Hour in the skies. Easter and Passover are invitations for people who don't normally travel to buy tickets and hop on board, and that results in interminable lines at check-in, at the car rental place, at the hotel, at restaurants, everywhere. This time, I flew American Airlines, and it reminded me, as I noted on the first leg of the trip, that I really, really like JetBlue. On the way back, it was another full flight, and, once again, the folks in the seats next to me spoke no English, which meant that I had to translate every time the food or drink cart came by. Trouble is, I don't speak enough Spanish to do that well. You don't want to hear what I had to do to figure out she wanted the Cranberry-Apple drink. Or "cereal."
Anyway, it was another flight packed with screaming toddlers (one right next to me yowling while I tried to nap, another kicking my chair from behind, and one who refused to sit down and buckle up when we hit turbulence, resulting in our sitting on the tarmac at LAX after landing while paramedics were ushered on board to tend to the brat), another five and a half hours of discomfort, and monumental jet lag. I haven't yet recovered. I know, you can tell. But I'm back, sorry for the two day absence, and, well, that's it.
Mark Steyn makes some good points about Fallujah and the Iraqi mindset. Go read it now.
That being noted, and agreeing with Steyn's analysis of the situation- it explains well the otherwise baffling inability of the Iraqis to fight for their own freedom- I'm still thrown by the administration's resolute refusal to take control of the situation back home. We've been hit by a parade of bad news from Iraq- kidnappings, murders, lawlessness- and with questions about PDBs and what the government knew about 9/11 before 9/11. Surely, much of this is being fueled by partisan posturing, as well as by the news media, but, you know, I wonder who's advising the President about this right now. Maybe it's the same people advising the radio industry on indecency- roll over, play dead, beg, and hope they go away. It's rope-a-dope writ large, and it ain't working.
At the very least, we're owed some honest talk, even if it's "yeah, we had bits and pieces of information and if we'd have put them together in a particular way, we'd have possibly been able to do something." This resolute refusal to address ANY of it, this stay-on-message-and-hope-it-all-goes-away thing, it's a mistake. It's not going away. And at this rate, it'll be President Kerry's problem next January.
And right after I posted the last comment, I checked LGF and there was a link to actor Larry Miller's latest column at the Weekly Standard's web site, and he's basically saying a lot of the same things, only better:
I mean, please, anyone who ever reads past page two has known since President Bush landed on that aircraft carrier that Fallujah was the headquarters, the homeland, the core of everyone who ever worked and killed for Saddam Hussein. It's not just a place, a city, a neighborhood, with terrific down-home folks going to choir practice and trying to get by in tough times. It's the place--the bull's eye, it's got them all, and it might as well be called Tortureville, or Saddamfield, or Baathburg, and the best of them could most charitably be called "loyalists." What in the world did anyone imagine was going to sprout up there in the last 12 months? A chamber of commerce? A garden club? A band shell for Sunday programs of Sousa?
All right, wait. Sorry. Let me repeat my mantra; that always helps. Breath in, breath out . . . "What do I know? Nothing. What do they know? Everything. It's all fine, just fine."
Hey, it didn't help much that time. What's wrong? It's like what they say about heroin, the effect is less and less, until you finally have to take it just not to feel horrible.
There's more; read it. And if President Bush and his people don't understand that they're losing support through indecision and waffling and disappearing when most needed, I'm telling you, they will not have a good November.
These are not happy times.
This doesn't help.
Although the skidmarks are a nice touch.
And this... all I can say is, Godspeed, man. I don't think I'd take that route, but I guess you gotta do what you gotta do.
And I gotta go.
HOW YOU LIKE ME NOW?
Yeah, changed the color scheme and layout a little. Got bored. Or maybe it was too much HGTV.
Besides, now you can actually see the hyperlinks where they're supposed to be.
But I reserve the right to change my mind. As always.
UH, OKAY, SURE, WHATEVER
I watched the press conference. He did what he needed to do, spun everything where he wanted it to go, answered a few questions, avoided some. About halfway through, my attention wandered. By the end, I was munching some leftover Crunchy M&M easter eggs and wondering what was on other channels. Then I watched some Malcolm and Arrested Development episodes we'd recorded on the PVR and never gotten around to watching.
Well, sorry. Just didn't have it today. And I suppose YOU can always turn on the instant analysis mode.
FROM THE KATHERINE CORNELL THEATER AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO...
Most of today was spent tracking down various aspects of the Air America Radio debacle in Chicago and Los Angeles- don't know who's telling the truth, but I know that if I were launching a new radio network on leased-time stations, I'd pay in advance and make sure everything was covered (but they never asked me)- but then I got this item:
Mark Russell at NAB Broadcast Leadership Dinner
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Famed comedian and political satirist Mark Russell will
be the featured entertainment at this year's Broadcast Leadership Dinner
during the NAB2004 convention in Las Vegas. Often referred to as the
"political pianist," Mr. Russell is known for his musical satire which pokes
bipartisan fun at politicos of all stripes.
The Broadcast Leadership Dinner is an invite-only event held every year
during the NAB convention to recognize broadcast industry leaders that play
a key role in NAB's legislative and lobbying efforts. In addition to
politically active broadcasters, special guests at the event often include
members of Congress and FCC Commissioners.
Mark Russell used to be on all the time on PBS when I was a kid. "From the Katherine Cornell Theater at the State University of New York at Buffalo..." That was the intro, then a puffy guy in a tux and glasses would come out and tell jokes and pound the piano ragtime-style and sing song parodies to the vast amusement of a crowd whose faces occasionally popped out of the dim theater-in-the-round background. As a kid quite interested in politics and political humor, I watched those specials, watched every one of them, until, finally, I decided that it was everyone else, not me, who was wrong.
Mark Russell isn't funny.
He's not. He's funny if your brand of humor is dropping a politician's name into a familiar song where it rhymes. Hey, I got an idea... how about "Kerry With the Fringe On Top"? Ah, no, wait, "Kerry With the Botox On Top"- yeah, there you go, topical AND funny, except not funny. That's not a Mark Russell gag as far as I know, but it might as well be. Don't take my word for it- here are some of his jokes, his self-selected jokes from his web site, so these are what he thinks are his BEST stuff:
As a diplomatic courtesy to Japan, the players agreed to use only domestic steroids.
See, the Yankees and Tampa Bay played in Japan, and there's a steroid scandal in baseball, and... um...
John Kerry pledged to lower corporate taxes by 5 percent. Don't tell me - starting with the Heinz Corp., right?
Yeah, because Kerry's wife is... well...
Bush critic, Richard Clarke once gushed over the president's performance, but the romance faded in time for Clarke's book. The same could be said of Bill Clinton who was once fond of Lewinsky.
All right, I'm baffled. The punch line is... what?
The reign in Spain throws friendship down the drain.
He's probably still chuckling over this one. Clever!
So, Spain has gone socialist. Meanwhile, in Russia, the young people are saying - "socialism! Why don't we try it here?"
(crickets)
We are certainly finding out who our friends are. We may have lost Spain, but we picked of Libya, remember. I wonder if Qadhafi knows the words to 'Kumbaya'?"
Listen, "Kumbaya" is a guaranteed laff-getter. This kinda stuff SLAYED 'em at the Shoreham.
And in Haiti, Aristide has been outsourced - literally. At the Port-au-Prince airport, the flights are labeled "first class," "coach" and "exiled."
'Cause he's in exile. Geddit?
Now that the war on terror includes gay marriage, the president has proposed a constitutional amendment to stop Rosie O'Donnell.
Lemme tell you, just bring up Rosie and you can't miss. Comedy gold!
He's not alone. If you can't book Mark Russell for your corporate shindig, you get the Capitol Steps. I had a morning man once who just loved this group and played cuts from them on his show. Here are representative song titles from their latest CD:
"God Bless My SUV"... "Clinton Thinks the French Have a Lot of Gaul"... "Hang Down Your Head, Tom Daschle"... "You Can't Fly With Giant Thighs"..."Bibbity Bobbity Spew"... "Condoleezza" (I don't have to hear it, it's gotta be "Mona Lisa," right?)... "Heard It on the Nightline"... "Speaker of the House"...
I'm sorry. Not funny. If this stuff's a laff riot to you, you're reading the wrong page.
So they'll be rolling in the aisles at the NAB dinner, the Lowrys and Eddies and Lews and other movers and shakers of the industry. Why, look, they'll say, he's funny AND he's perfectly decent, suitable for all the kiddies- we don't need that Stern or Bubba or Regular Guys stuff, not when it's perfectly plain that perfectly plain humor like Mark Russell is available.
Me, I'll be across town lining up for the buffet like all the other non-movers and non-shakers. Somehow, I think I'll be happier there.
JUST BECAUSE IT WAS CHEAP DOESN'T MEAN IT WAS BAD... THOUGH IT WAS
I gave up on writing anything meaningful tonight and started paging through a copy of Psychotronic Video magazine, and I went, as usual, right to the back where the obituaries are listed. Psychotronic always has great obits, because they're all show biz people, and better, C- and D- and F-listers, the kind of hangers-on, has-beens, and never-wases that are far more interesting than the stars. And, there, I discovered that a guy named Edwin Gillette died recently at 94.
He developed the Syncro-Vox system.
The what?
Two words: Clutch Cargo.
Clutch Cargo was one of television's great what-the-HELL-is THAT shows. It was a cartoon, except it wasn't really animated. It was more like a series of drawings, but that wasn't the reason you watched. No, you watched because the lips weren't animated, they were some guy's real lips superimposed on Clutch's face, superimposed badly so the lips kinda moved around a little. If you watch Conan O'Brien and see those bits where they have "Arnold Schwarzenegger" on a monitor with Robert Smigel's smirking lips pasted onto Arnold's smirking face, you know the effect.
It's genius.
Clutch Cargo was the stuff of nightmares, but it was perfect for the time, and when you're a kid and they haven't invented CGI and Korean animation mills yet and you're watching black-and-white TV, it's somehow acceptable. We accepted a lot. Crusader Rabbit was like someone manipulating cardboard cutouts in front of a hastily drawn background; Colonel Bleep couldn't afford to sync the voices and lips, so they didn't DO voices, just narration. Hanna-Barbera cartoons featured backgrounds that repeated over and over and over, so that Fred and Barney would drive by the same house several times on the way to Joe Rockhead's place- he lived outside the blackout radius, so he'd get the big fight on TV! We questioned this not.
Today, kids are more sophisticated. They demand slick animation- anime style preferred- and bodily function humor, none of which was available when we were kids. Hell, we had MARIONETTE shows! Would a kid today accept "Fireball XL-5" or "Thunderbirds" today?
Their loss.
CAN'T PLEASE EVERYONE
At AllAccess.com, where my other stuff runs, we get letters:
Quite a slant to the right on these, how about another voice to balance things out. Your real last name isn't Mays (as in Lowsy), is it?
I guess that if you fancy yourself a Person of the Left, every idea that doesn't comport to yours is a "slant to the right" requiring equal time. (I was unaware that there was a Fairness Doctrine concerning web-based columns, but you learn something new every day) And if you're a Dyed-in-the-Wool Conservative, well, you read my stuff and find that I'm pro-choice, critical of the Patriot Act, critical of the administration's insistence on fighting porn and "indecency" for no good reason, critical of the apparent lack of a coherent plan for responding to the predictable post-war terrorism in Iraq, and I must seem like a raging liberal freak.
I'm conservative. I'm liberal. I'm libertarian. I'm indifferent.
I'm all of the above.
News flash: SO ARE MOST PEOPLE.
That's the trouble with so much talk radio, so much of the political commentary I see, so much of the attitude I get from people. If you can honestly say you're across-the-board one ideology or another, you're among a distinct minority. Most people are liberal on some things, conservative on others, undecided on a lot. They vote based on various factors- whatever their hot button issue is, who their friends are backing, who, as my Dad always says people want, has an inoffensive last name and reasonably good looks. They're not the hardcores. Who has the time or energy to be a hardcore? Yeah, yeah, war, abortion, guns... whatever, I gotta pick the kids up from school.
But I did like the Clear Channel slam in the e-mail- out of left field, apropos of almost nothing. I have friends who work for Clear Channel, I have friends who have been fired by Clear Channel, but I can't say I've ever worked for them (no, that Fox Sports Radio thing I did for a year was not a job). And no, my surname isn't Mays. If it was, do you think I'd be wasting my time writing this?
ROAD TO ELSEWHERE
Time to go to Vegas, which for me doesn't involve the debauchery most people love about the place. No gambling, no partying, nothing- I gotta go sit in convention rooms covering the bland generalities tossed about by pasty guys in suits. I don't even get to partake of the free food and stuff- I'm media, and it's unethical to even poach a bagel from the Congressional Breakfast. So Vegas tends to resemble any other city for me, except unbearably hot and with the world's longest, loudest walk between where you park your car and where you get the elevator to your room. Plus, the convention center's too damn big and way too damn hot.
But that's okay- I still like being there. It's that sound of the slots in the distance- the same four note signal you get from AOL Instant Messenger and at the beginning of each puzzle on "Wheel! Of! Fortunnnnnnne!"- and the lights and the buzz that get me every time. I don't even mind the drive there- anywhere between five (if you're lucky with the traffic and your bladder holds out) and seven or more (if it's a typical trip) hours through the desert past the World's Tallest Thermometer, or the Largest, something like that. This time, we have satellite radio (Sirius, actually), but we may have to sneak a few minutes listening to The Highway Stations, the ones with the bland adult contemporary music punctuated by spots for cheesy casino acts (last time, it was that French impressionist guy at Bally's) and breathless "entertainment reports" that make "Access Hollywood" seem like "60 Minutes."
But that's all tomorrow, and I'm not finished packing. So if you'll excuse me...
About April 2004
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Those four words describe Cameron Heyward.
So do these four words.
Heyward was voted to the Pro Bowl for the first time, although he was selected as a replacement player last year when many felt he was snubbed for the postseason all-star game.
Heyward has six sacks, 46 tackles – second among AFC defensive tackles – two pass defenses, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. It's the pressure that Heyward brings, getting in the face of opposing quarterbacks, that makes him such a nuisance for offenses. He has 16 quarterback pressures this year, and those have made a huge difference for the defense.
Congratulations to all the players selected, and especially to Cam with his first selection!


The Office of Senior Citizen and Disabled Services is located at the Senior Center on the grounds of the Municipal Complex at 900 Clifton Avenue. The Senior Center is located by the Colfax Avenue entrance. The activities provided to residents are divided into three categories; Older Adult Services, Nutrition Programs, and Outreach/Transportation.
Older Adult Services: Help is available with filling out all medical forms, financial aid for cooling and heating grants, tax forms and bus fare applications. Information and assistance is available as well as home visits when necessary. Meals-On-Wheels (Ph: 973.569.4093), Living Wills, Notary Public services, home improvement program, reduced drug prescription program and food stamps information is also available.
Nutrition Program: The City offers one (1) nutrition programs for seniors and disabled adults which is provided through the Passaic County Division on Aging. One program is offered at the Senior Center (Barn C-5) 900 Clifton Ave. and can be reached by calling (973) 779-2968.
Outreach/Transportation: Transportation is provided to seniors and disabled adults who have no other means of transportation Monday thru Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM by calling (973) 470-2235 for an appointment. Transportation is available to St. Brendan's Disabled and Post Stroke Clients, Passaic County Senior Center nutrition program, Food shopping, and Medical appointments.
The Passaic County Welfare Division can be reached by calling (973)881-0100. For information, please visit the Advisory Committee for Individuals with Disabilities, webpage.


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College Baseball Round Up (As of April 21)
Nick Feight and Ryne Willard cross paths before a home game at Povich Field
USA Baseball announced their 2016 Golden Spikes Award midseason watchlist. Catcher Nick Feight (BT '14-15) of UNC Wilmington made the list for his phenominal play. Feight is hitting .382 with 26 extra base hits including 11 home runs and 13 doubles . Feight leads the whole NCAA in RBI with an incredible 62 RBI while starting every game for the Seahawks. Find the rest of the Golden Spikes Award watchlist at http://web.usabaseball.com/article.jsp?ymd=20160420&content_id=173449268&vkey=news_gsa.
Stephen Alemais (BT '14) makes the Brooks Wallace Award watchlist sponsored by Mizuno for the top shortstop in college baseball. Alemais is leading the Green Wave with a .324 batting average. He has 10 extra base hits and has walked 12 times while recording 17 RBI. Alemais is a threat on the base paths with eight stolen bases and also provides excellent defense at the position. Read more about the award watchlist at http://www.collegebaseballhall.org/news/article.jsp?content_id=173629092.
On Wednesday 4/20, Florida Atlantic and a few Big Train players took down #1 Miami Hurricanes. David McKay (BT '15) got the start and pitched six innings of two run and four hit ball. Sean Labsan (BT '14) went 2 for 2 with a pair of walks and an RBI. Read more at http://www.fausports.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/042016aaa.html.
Perfect Game USA posts a weekly article called College Notes. For their College Notes 4/19, schools with Big Train players leading the way are mentioned as teams doing well. These schools are Creighton University -- Harrison Crawford (BT '15), Daniel Woodrow (BT '16), and Keith Oren (BT '16) -- UNC Wilmington -- Nick Feight (BT '14-15) -- Virginia Commonwealth -- Logan Farrar (BT '13-15).
"The fact that the Creighton Blue Jays are 25-7 on the year and 5-1 in Big East play comes as little surprise as Head Coach Ed Servais returned a multitude of talent of talent on both sides of the ball. But how can a team that's hitting a combined .260 (in fairness they play at TD Ameritrade for home games) with just one everyday player hitting over .300 perform so well? The answer is pitching and a staff ERA of 2.23 and batting average against of .196. Sophomore ace righthander Rollie Lacy has been fantastic this spring as he is currently 6-1 on the year while pounding the strike zone and issuing just eight walks in over 50 innings. The Bluejays may be following the Kansas City Royals' blueprint as they have the ability to shorten games with their bullpen as they feature three different arms – two of whom have 17 appearances and the other has 20 – with ERAs that are south of 1.50."
"UNC Wilmington is knocking at the door on Perfect Game's Top 25 thanks to a 23-9 overall record and a 5-2 mark in the Colonial. Steven Linkous is setting the tone at the top of the Seahawks batting order while Nick Feight is providing the thunder in the middle of the lineup. Linkous is hitting .404 while getting on base at a high clip and stealing bases (20 steals in 22 attempts) nearly at will. Feight seems to be a regular among the Colonial's Player of the Week honors, and is currently hitting .382 with 26 extra-base hits which includes 11 home runs, and he's driven in 59 which leads the nation."
"VCU has proven this year that their postseason run last year was no fluke, as they're currently 25-12 overall and lead the Atlantic 10 with a 9-3 conference record. While the Rams are receiving steady team-based contributions from all over the diamond, it's their closer, Sam Donko, who is locking down numerous close contents. In 19 relief appearances Donko has recorded 14 saves with a 1.69 ERA, allowing just seven runs in 37 1/3 innings of work while holding batters to a .172 average against."


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Executive Director of the Gardner-Webb University Bulldog Club
Gardner-Webb University
Boiling Springs, North Carolina
Location: Boiling Springs, North Carolina
Executive - Executive Director
Executive - Front Office
Gardner-Webb University seeks an experienced and highly motivated individual to become the next Executive Director of the Bulldog Club. GWU's Bulldog Club is the primary fundraising organization supporting more than 600 student-athletes who compete in 22 NCAA Division-I sports. Reporting directly to the Vice President for Advancement, the Executive Director is tasked with increasing Bulldog Club membership and philanthropic gifts from among the University's 35,000 alumni, its community friends, and corporate partners.
The Executive Director will
- Understand and demonstrate a clear commitment to helping build championship athletic programs at a growth-oriented, private Christian University.
- Design, lead, and implement fundraising strategies that increase support from alumni, parents, faculty/staff, students and friends of the Gardner-Webb.
- Effectively grow and manage a portfolio of donors and prospective donors who have an affinity for athletic programs.
- Lead and manage a team that focuses on expanding athletic philanthropy, booster participation, and athletic sponsorships.
- Serve as a liaison between University Advancement and Athletics to prioritize needs and implement donor-centric strategies.
- Oversee the planning of special events, including home and away event receptions (travel required).
- Provide oversight of the Bulldog Club volunteer board.
- Manage distribution of all Bulldog Club merchandise and benefits, including oversight of the season ticket process for Bulldog Club members.
- Ensure quality stewardship and communication for members at all levels of giving.
- Represent the University positively and professionally as a public ambassador.
- Support the mission and values of the University.
- Fulfill other duties as assigned by the Vice President for Advancement or the President.
Bachelor's Degree required.
At least three years of full-time professional experience working in Advancement or a similar profession, with priority given to experience in Athletics.
Experience working in a results-driven environment and meeting quantitative goals.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Appetite and enthusiasm for high-volume discovery work
Exemplary oral and written communications skills
Strong organizational skills with a focus for detail
About Gardner-Webb University
NCAA Division I Institution which is a member of the Big South Conference, CCSA, and Southern Conference.
Connections working at Gardner-Webb University
https://careers.theuscaa.com/jobs/16064088/executive-director-of-the-gardner-webb-university-bulldog-club


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Every year, the month of February is dedicated to raising awareness to the importance of good oral health for children. As National Children's Dental Health Month, the American Dental Association and the ADA Foundation has focused this year's topic as "Choose Tap Water for a Sparkling Smile." As a family dentist in Parsippany, Rauchberg Dental Group supports National Children's Dental Health Month by joining thousands of dental professionals to promote the benefits of fluorinated water to foster oral health in children.
When it comes to promoting dental health in children, tap water provides a diversity of benefits. Among the most valuable benefit from tap water is fluoride. Fluoride is naturally found in water sources, including public water services. It is commonly added to public drinking water due to the dental benefits it offers.
Fluoride is often referred to as "nature's cavity fighter," as it helps to build and maintain strong enamel. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 19% of children have untreated cavities. Tooth decay is the most common childhood disease, making it more common than even asthma. While dental caries are frequently found in children, they are fully preventable.
In addition to oral hygiene and regular appointments with the dentist, you can help to ward off cavities by having your child drink tap water. Fluoride helps to keep the enamel strong to stop the development of cavities. Not to mention, fluoride can also repair certain areas of the enamel that have become weakened. By restoring the enamel's full strength, you will stop a cavity from forming.
Tap water can help your child in other ways as well. We all know that sugary and acidic foods lead to tooth decay. By having your child eat a balanced diet and choose tap water to drink instead of soda or juice, you will further help to prevent tooth decay. You will protect your child's teeth from damage, while ensuring they remain hydrated.
You cannot rely on tap water alone to protect your child's teeth from damage. They must brush their teeth twice a day for at least two minutes each session. For the best results, use a soft-bristled ADA-approved toothbrush and a fluoride toothpaste. In addition, children must floss their teeth daily using an ADA-approved dental floss.
In addition to home oral hygiene, everyone over the age of two needs to visit the dentist twice a year for a cleaning and checkup. A routine cleaning will remove plaque and tarter accumulations that have been left behind with home oral hygiene habits. By performing a regular checkup, we can ensure your child's teeth and gums stay healthy with prompt detection of dental problems for early intervention. Plus, we offer preventive treatments, such as fluoride varnish and dental sealants, to prevent cavities.
At Rauchberg Dental Group, we encourage you to join us this month to help children choose tap water to promote their dental health. We look forward to seeing their sparkling smile at their next routine dental appointment.


Farewell letters herald the close of a friendship, working partnership and sometimes, a romantic relationship. Remaining cordial, level-headed and communicating clearly are all pivotal aspects in writing a response to a farewell letter. Although it may be a transformative and painful experience to receive news of a farewell, the response to such a letter is an ideal chance to contribute your thoughts and communicate a farewell of your own.
Use a positive and cordial form of address that reflects your relationship to the person to whom you are writing. A common address, which works for most situations, is "Dear (name of person)."
Write a first paragraph that sums up your gratitude for the positive elements of your relationship. For example, "You helped me to finish projects that mattered in my life and motivated me to strive for more every day." Add a specific example of what you are grateful for or recount a particular experience that stands out within the relationship.
Confront the present moment and your reaction to the farewell. For particularly emotional farewells, take some time to process your feelings before you start writing so that you can remain as polite and professional as possible. In a professional setting, use a formal tone to wish your coworker success in his future endeavors. If the letter is intended as a personal good-bye, sum up where you stand now and your reaction to the farewell letter using a friendly, less formal tone. Remain positive but address any sad emotions the farewell letter triggered. If you are feeling angry or disappointed and feel compelled to express it in your letter, explain the reasons for your anger or disappointment, but do so without compromising politeness or professionalism. If you are worried that you might be coming across too strongly, have someone else review the letter and give you feedback before you send it.
Discuss the future in the final paragraph. Express how you plan to move forward from the farewell you received. For example, "Now that our partnership has ended, I look forward to discovering projects I can pursue independently, although I will miss the dynamics we had as a team." For a personal response, you might say something like, "I will miss our shared experiences at the office, but am happy that we will stay in touch regardless."
Close the response letter with your final thoughts on any further contact. Leave a final sentence which allows for future contact if you feel the person who wrote the farewell would be interested in reaching you in the future, and you are open to this option. If you are not interested in maintaining future contact, use a final sentence that implies finality like "Take care of yourself."
Close the letter with a cordial closer such as "Best Wishes" or "To the Future."
Remain positive and cordial as the letter may be read for years to come.
Vrba, Sarah. "How to Write a Response to a Farewell Letter." Synonym, https://classroom.synonym.com/how-to-write-a-response-to-a-farewell-letter-12082886.html. 25 June 2018.
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