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The feedback of ex-pupils, their parents and schools gives a real insight to how they feel about us, while the comments from educational professionals are a testament to our wonderful staff.
"I just wanted to let you know that I am so, so grateful for all your hard work and encouragement, which led to me getting a cracking set of results during one of the hardest times of my life. Thank you all so much!"
Ward 3 pupil
"I was in the middle of my GCSE year and I had no idea when/where my exams were taking place. The team kept me fully up to date and had the decency to tell me everything that was happening regarding current and further education. I have achieved great results in my GCSEs thanks to the teaching staff at Ward 3, but I also learnt how to 'take a break' without feeling that I must work 24/7."
"I was concerned about if – or when – I would return to college, and how I would contact college to sort this out. I was worried about keeping up with coursework and wasn't sure if deferring the year was an option. But now I am at ease. I was always informed of calls/emails being made, and was told about whatever was discussed. Updates were also given in ward rounds, and always included a lovely, positive summary of my week. Although there was no academic work I could do as my course was deferred, the staff always kept me busy and distracted with nice activities. I was kept busy and distracted up until the moment I was discharged. All the staff were lovely and supportive and helped me through difficult times. Thank you ever so much for all the things you've done for me over the past few difficult months, I really appreciated it… you noticed all the small things that other people didn't, and I felt able to talk to you, because you were lovely, patient and understood me. I enjoyed being in class. … You've helped me see that my future is bright and things will get better – and you've given me plenty of ideas to keep me busy and distracted."
"(Education) was a big cause of stress. (In Ward 3) everyone knew what was going on. I did progress, and my stress did decrease. Everything was done fast. I was very supported, especially with going back to school. It is better than mainstream school."
"THANK YOU! The classroom has been a safe, relaxed and comfortable environment where you guys always found something for me to get stuck into. I will miss the good times we had."
"Thank you for all the support and help you have given me while on the ward. It has really made me begin to enjoy education again, and really set me up for the future. I appreciate everything you have done for me."
"I am writing to support the continuation of drumming/music therapy lessons provided during my time at Willow Bank. My own health has meant attendance at school was sometimes really hard: however, even at my lowest point I could always make it into school for drumming… Regular attendance, if only for drumming, allowed me to build a relationship based on trust and consistency, which over time created an environment where I felt comfortable discussing my concerns and raising issues. The actual content of the lessons has provided a number of benefits, including: a new hobby/interest, better concentration and memory, a means to control anger and frustration, and skills improvement. This has led to improved self-esteem and socialisation."
"I really believe my drumming lessons enabled me to get back into school and back to learning without confrontation and feeling academic pressure. I recognise this was a huge commitment on the school's behalf: however, I feel certain that without these lessons I would not have been in a position to sit my GCSEs this summer."
Willow Bank student
"I could not have dreamed how happy and successful my son would be at the school. The staff are amazing angels in disguise, every one of them."
Parent comment – Ofsted inspection, June 2017
"Thanks so much for dealing with me and my ear-bursting voice the past year and a half. All the staff are fantastic! I will miss you all so much. I will treasure my memories here for the rest of my life."
"This school really makes a difference."
Pupil comment – Ofsted 2017
"The staff clearly have exceptional empathy for the children they teach and care for. The pastoral support is outstanding."
Parent comment – Ofsted 2017
"The real issue with [my daughter] is stopping her feeling pressured to achieve! … she has always loved education – it has been one of the drivers to get back to real life… her time in school was relaxing and enjoyable."
Ward 3 parent
"She always seemed to enjoy working in the class and keeping busy, and felt comfortable with staff in school. We were kept informed. … I feel that the education team are a real asset to the ward – they're honest and caring and very hard-working, putting [her] needs as a priority and offering her appropriate activities tailored to her specific needs. At times when things were so negative for [our daughter], you always made kind, supportive comments about her, … finding the best in an individual. Many thanks to you."
"Thank you for all your help and support. You made a big difference to [my son's] life during the time he was with you."
"Very impressed with the help and support provided. Encouragement was excellent; a friendly place."
"[On admission, my daughter's] mental health was the main priority, but education was very close behind. I was always kept up to date. … I thought I would have to liaise with the school, so was relieved to have this pressure taken off. I felt very supported all the way through."
"I have been more than satisfied with the service that has been provided, and all the teachers who come through the door are helpful and professional."
Outreach parent
"As I attended J.'s parents' evening yesterday, I left the school with satisfaction that J's progress has improved immensely, and the comments made by the teachers gave her a boost of confidence. Even though I am proud of J., this just made me prouder."
Willow Bank parent
"S. has seen a big improvement in A.'s confidence and self-esteem. She enjoys coming to school and she has coped well with full days. She socialises more within school and has a good group of friends."
"N.'s confidence has improved since attending school; she still finds it hard in the mornings as she is still very anxious, but at the end of the day she comes home smiling."
"G. seems a lot happier. She is glad that she is back in school and gaining an education again; she spends more time with the family, rather than being stuck in her room. Her confidence has grown – to the extent that when she goes shopping with the family she will go off on her own to browse."
"T. has improved a lot since attending WBS. She is very comfortable there and has a few friends. She still has her fragile days, but is doing really well otherwise and is very happy at home."
"C.'s emotional well-being has improved greatly. Eighteen months ago she was overcome with anxiety and suicidal thoughts, which she no longer has. Her anxiety has settled quite a bit, and she attends school now."
"Mum has seen a massive improvement in D. since starting here at Willow Bank School. She is also getting ready for school on her own, which she didn't do before."
Home visitor from Children's Hospital School Leicester
"Once J. settled with people here, Mum saw a big improvement. She says that J. feels better about herself when she is coping and accomplishing things. She's less stressed as well. K. is able to get into the taxi on her own to come into school now, and has worked up to doing full days. This has made a big difference to her. She is also attending regularly."
"L. has settled in very well at Willow Bank School. Mum said that she is a lot happier and calmer since being here. Before she was here her moods were very up and down and she was very anxious."
"M. has been on home tuition for some time. Mum feels that this is going really well and M. gets on with all members of staff who teach her. Mum has noticed that she is more relaxed. Mum is aware that home tuition is temporary, and she is keen for M. to attend Willow Bank."
"T. recently started a paper round on a Saturday morning with an old friend from school. She also took the bus to Nuneaton the other day, which was the first time. T. is eager to learn and loves school. She feels very safe at Willow Bank School and feels like she is a part of a family here… Her sleep has improved from last year and she worries less about school."
"The beginning of this school year has gone well for A., with improved attendance and engagement. This has resulted in us being less stressed."
"Thank you for the support, help and care you have given my daughter over the last year. She wouldn't be where she is today without you. I know she will miss you all."
"We cannot put into words what the school has done for our daughter in allowing her the opportunity to complete her GCSE education. You have all been brilliant, but extra thanks for making learning enjoyable for her, and believing in her abilities."
Willow Bank parent – summer 2016
"We cannot thank you enough for all the care and support over the past couple of years. The difference you have made is life-changing."
"Thank you for teaching my child and taking their mind off things. It's great!"
LRI parent
"Thank you for your flexibility in teaching my daughter while she was here. I think the provision is fantastic."
Feedback from schools and other educational professionals
"Unbelievable amount [of progress]. J. is a different student to the one I saw in September on joining [our school]. He laughs, jokes, and tackles social problems now. I was in touch with school staff throughout and felt welcomed at the discharge meeting. Superb – thorough support throughout, and staff showed a real care for J. and his issues. Both [the SENCo] and I found the whole experience positive and a huge learning opportunity. We felt J. was in the safest of hands, and you were a pleasure to work with. Thank goodness for you – never stop the good work with our young people."
Teacher – Leicestershire School
"The contact was regular, informative and a meaningful dialogue was set up between the school and you. … Extremely communicative and proactive in trying to work with us to help E."
Teacher – Leicester School
"It is clear that all the staff are passionate and committed to the emotional well-being and pastoral care they provide for all their students. An excellent, holistic service."
"Thank you for all the work the school has done to support A. I am amazed by the changes and improvements in her."
Independent Reviewing Officer for Looked After Children
"I just wanted to bring your attention the commitment your staff member has made in a recent case. She has gone above and beyond in her pursuit to engage this little boy and jumped many hurdles, when most would have given up. She attended a recent multi-agency meeting and was an asset. We were grateful to have her knowledge and skills."
Family support facilitator, Leicester City
"The day was a very insightful experience all round. Highlights of the day were seeing the positivity of the teachers on the school life of the children, and meeting the inspirational staff."
Primary PGCE students, Leicester University
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We're back from our various vacations-away-from-home and the gifts have been opened and the krumkake, lefse and rommegrot have been eaten and it's time to share the three handmade gifts the girls got this Christmas.
First is the lone fabric gift for all three girls: ankle-length circular dance skirts for their various pretend-play and dance recital type scenarios at home.
Probably their absolute favorite items in their old dress-up box are these chiffon dance skirts that I made them long ago. They still wear them all the time even now, and the elastic waists have thankfully accommodated to 5 years of growth.
Here's an old tutorial on how I made those first ones.
In recent years, however, the girls have been gravitating away from ballet and towards ballroom dancing - probably a natural side-effect of their Princess Phase. Consequently, they have been wrapping large scarves around their bodies and legs for makeshift swishy skirts (and layering the old short dance skirts over them). Sometimes it works and sometimes they just cocoon themselves by accident and can't walk, let alone dance. So I decided that they needed proper long circular skirts, that go all the way down to their ankles.
Same method (but diverse fabric - some chiffon, some knit, some satin). The only difference is that Jenna and Emily are now too tall for a full circle to be cut out of even 54" fabric. So there had to be seams (ick) for the longer skirts, which were cut in semicircles and quadrants and joined into a complete donut. This one in the photo below is Kate's, and she was still short enough for hers to be cut out as a full, seamless circle.
Check out the FOE (fold-over elastic).
You know how it's now really fashionable to hand-make diaper covers and washable diapers for babies (not that I'd know anything about that)? It's such a hot trend that JoAnn stocks all the supplies to make them, in a special section of the store. And "all the supplies" means FOE in the perfect width for skirt waistlines, in lots of fun colors! So you're not limited to just black, white and ivory, or to whatever random color you can scrounge up on etsy.
One thing I never mentioned in the old circular skirt tutorial is how I joined the ends of the FOE. Many tutorials (and the instructions on the backs of FOE packets) suggest overlapping the ends i.e. attach one free end of the elastic and when you've sewn all around the waistband, overlap the remaining end of the elastic and sew that down on top of the first end. I don't do that, because the ends fray and look hideously untidy and homemade and unpolished. Instead, I sew the ends of the elastic together (RS together) so the elastic forms a complete circle, with the SA of the ends on the WS of the elastic, folded in and tucked away. Then I attach the elastic circle to the waistline of the skirt.
Then packaged them in plain plastic bags and wrapped them.
The girls found the packages under the Christmas tree and squeezed them. Kate said, "We all got squishy presents!" After unwrapping them last night, they wore their dance skirts all evening and twirled. I forsee fancy dance recitals in our immediate future!
Oh my gosh, the skirts are great, but I'm gaga over the labels!
Oh, how fun! Now you need to make us a video of them dancing in their skirts. ;) I love the packages you made, too.
I love the way you packaged them! Great idea to use the foe.from the cloth diaper part.of the shop! I actually cloth diaper my kids and looked into making my own at some point, but decided I would save pennies at best. That was before it got so popular, though. Maybe it's more affordable now?
Cute! Cute! Cute! You did such a great, colorful job! The labels are awesome, too. And so thoughtful.
You are just an awesome mom! The dance skirts are beautiful and the labels! I love that you are so detailed and everything looks so professional even if it is for your own kids.thank you for sharing this with us. I also want to wish you and your family a wonderful new year.
Those are gorgeous skirts! If my daughter or son were into twirling I would totally make these.
Does your MIL make julekake as well? I haven't had lefse, krumkake, or rommegrot in a long time, but every year either my mother or I make julekake. It just isn't Christmas without it!
They don't - they buy it from the supermarket, but my FIL made rullepolse this year to eat with the julekake. And sandbakkels! I loooooove those. I'm taking sandbakkel lessons from him!


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FDA Plays Defense On COVID-19 Vaccine Approvals
Regulators will ensure that vaccines are safe and effective and resist pressure for premature approvals
by Henry I. Miller
Issues & Insights
http://www.henrymillermd.org/24457/fda-plays-defense-on-covid-19-vaccine-approvals
There is widespread anticipation of publicly available vaccines to prevent COVID-19 infections, so that we can "get back to normal." Some three dozen, made with a variety of technology platforms, are in clinical trials. Several of the more promising vaccine development programs have been assisted by a White House crash program, "Operation Warp Speed," which was launched in May. At the announcement, President Donald Trump said the goal would be to have 300 million doses of a vaccine available by the end of this year.
Unfortunately, but inevitably, the pandemic has been infected by politics. We can expect intense pressure on the Food and Drug Administration from a White House desperate for good news to provide an "October Surprise" in the form of a vaccine approval, even if it's premature. According to the New York Times, "the government's researchers are fearful of political intervention in the coming months and are struggling to ensure that the government maintains the right balance between speed and rigorous regulation."
It appears that FDA previously succumbed to such pressure, when, in March, regulators allowed at least 160 antibody tests for COVID-19 to enter the U.S. market without validation or FDA scrutiny, as the agency rushed to get them to the market. Many of the tests were fraudulent or otherwise flawed, and the FDA subsequently mandated stricter review. Another example was the FDA's approval of the emergency use of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, two anti-malaria drugs promoted by the president as treatments for the coronavirus despite the objections of his public health advisers. The FDA later revoked the authorization, after concluding that the risks outweighed the benefits.
Interestingly, FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, formerly the chief medical executive of the MD Anderson Center in Houston, seems to have created an insurance policy for himself as a bulwark against such pressure: a policy statement, "Development and Licensure of Vaccines to Prevent COVID-19: Guidance for Industry," published on June 30. It specifies in excruciating detail the numerous criteria for FDA approval of coronavirus vaccines, but the overarching principle is simple: "The goal of development programs should be to pursue traditional approval via direct evidence of vaccine efficacy" in protecting humans from COVID-19 – in other words, in clinical trials – and a vaccine must be at least 50% more effective than a placebo in preventing the disease. The clinical trials would also need to demonstrate safety.
Those criteria are extremely important, because they emphasize that regulators do not intend to consider cutting corners via "accelerated approval" based on "surrogate endpoints" – such as a vaccine's ability to elicit antibodies to the virus – but short of actual prevention of infection.
The guidance enables Hahn to fall back on that policy, if he is pressured by his bosses to adopt a lower standard. He went out of his way to emphasize the FDA's independence and integrity on July 21, tweeting:
Americans should know that we are steadfast in maintaining our regulatory independence & ensuring our decisions for treatments & vaccines for #COVID19 are based on science & data. This is a commitment that the American public can have confidence that I will continue to uphold.
And in a podcast interview with the editor of JAMA, Dr. Hahn repeated that theme: "Americans' and the world's public trust in the FDA is really important...People depend upon us every day of their lives, and we cannot do anything that would break that trust. That's a solemn promise."
Only last Friday, in an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Hahn and two senior colleagues beat the drum yet again, promising "unequivocally" that "candidate COVID-19 vaccines will be reviewed according to the established legal and regulatory standards for medical products." They added, "While Operation Warp Speed is an important initiative and FDA has lent technical expertise around end point selection and safety considerations to this public-private partnership for vaccine development, there is a line separating the government's efforts to focus resources and funding to scale vaccine development from FDA's review processes, which are rooted in federal statute and established FDA regulations."
The companies working on vaccines, most of which are large and well-established, support Hahn's position.
"They are acutely aware of the political dynamic here," and it would not make sense "to take a huge reputational risk not just for your vaccine but for all the products across your portfolio to benefit the president politically," according to Rob Smith, the director of Capital Alpha Partners, a research firm (as quoted in the New York Times).
Thus, the message from Hahn to several audiences – his bosses at the Department of Health and Human Services and the White House, the public, and the vaccine industry – is clear: Although regulators will streamline regulation and facilitate the development of COVID-19 vaccines, they won't be stampeded into exposing Americans to inadequately tested, potentially dangerous products.
Henry I. Miller, a physician and molecular biologist, was a research fellow at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the founding director of the FDA's Office of Biotechnology.

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The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares closed at the end of August at 7,284.15 points, down 166.09 points or 2.23% during the month.
The index started September with investors in a pessimistic mood, following European stock markets lower due to recession fears.
The Resolution Foundation published new forecasts showing the number of people living in absolute poverty in the UK could rise by 3 million, reaching 14 million in 2023/24. Real household disposable income is expected to decline by 10% by the end of next year.
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Q: MongoDB live clone I am looking for a way to create a live copy of my mongoDB. My requirement is that this new DB deployment should be completely independent of the existing DB server so, that the access role can be different from the main DB.
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*Transfer live data from main DB to this DB as soon as new data is entered

*Main DB should not be accessible from outside network (internet)

*New DB should have only one readOnly user who can read data from internet after authentication (username/password against authenticationDatabase)

*Main DB does not have authentication enabled and it should be as it is

Think of it as if I want to create a mirror of application data without sharing authentication logic. I tried to add new DB in the replica set but it requires same auth policies. Also, I tried creating read-only replica with no voting rights but it did not work as the new DB needs user roles and once the role is added, replication stops as auth fails for internal nodes.
Is there any way to replicate/stream to new DB, so that only application data can be migrated? Also, if there is any other strategy then I can also try that as long as requirement does not change.

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HHU 2301 - Health, Happiness, and Human Well-being (Conceptions : VCPH - Philosophy) - 4 cr.
Examines concepts like health and illness, ability and disability, and happiness and well-being from a philosophical perspective. It explores the philosophical aspects of some of the central questions in medicine and health care: What is health? What is health in relation to happiness and human well-being? What are suffering and healing? What are the goals of medicine and what is the purpose of health care? To what extent are health, disease, and illness biological realities or social constructions? How have concepts of health, disease, and illness been used to harm people? What is mental health and illness, why are their meanings contested, and how has psychiatry been abused? Further, the course considers such issues as the different types of knowledge in health care, medical knowledge and power, human rights and health care, ethical principles and practices in health care, and current ethical dilemmas and controversies in the field.
Equivalent Course: PHL 2301
HHU 2777 - Topics in Health Humanities (Conceptions : VCOP - Electives) - 4 cr.
Topics in Health Humanities.
HHU 2900 - Health Humanities Foundations (Conceptions : VCOP - Electives) - 4 cr.
Introduces the interdisciplinary field of Health Humanities. It considers the unique contributions, approaches, and resources that the humanities and arts bring to health care. The course discusses basic methodological issues such as the differences between the health sciences and health humanities, fundamental concepts such as human dignity and personhood, and core philosophical questions such as materialism and biomedical reductionism, mind-body dualism, and the meaning and mystery of being human. The course introduces biomedical or healthcare ethics and its primary principles of autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, and justice. Topics related to spirituality and illness are investigated, including the meaning of human suffering and mortality, end-of-life issues and ethical care of the dying, and hope. The course is concerned throughout to develop compassion and empathy as essential skills in humane health care.
HHU 3010 - Trauma and Recovery: Medicine and Literature (Integrations : VILI - Literature) - 4 cr.
A course in literature and narrative medicine. If we know that trauma cannot be told without a witness who encourages the tale by offering words and gestures of sympathy, we also know that to bear witness to trauma is to share its burden. Disciplined objectivity and reducing the patient to his illness have traditionally protected clinicians in the health care fields from experiencing the trauma of "caring too much" for their patients. But practitioners in the Health Humanities argue for the recovery of humanity in health care. They argue that encouraging the stories of both patients and family members invites all sufferers to find meaning in their pain, and to work towards emotional, if not always physical, healing. The field of Health Humanities positions the literature classroom – with its emphasis upon close reading, attention to semiotics, analysis of gesture, the mending of fractured narratives, and the adoption of alien points of view – as a safe place to learn to listen to trauma. And, while reading literature enables students to practice authentic listening, reflective writing shared in groups enables students to make meaning from their own trauma and to begin this rich process of storytelling. In this course we will closely read and analyze the narratives of wounded patients, healers, and family witnesses while we write and share our
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Equivalent Course: GCL 3401
HHU 3777 - Topics in Health Humanities - 0-4 cr.
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Digging for American Treasure
10 true treasures from the new Tom Petty box set
September 28, 2018 Luci Turner 0 Comments Benmont Tench, Mike Campbell, Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
An American Treasure artwork by Shepard Fairey from an image by photographer Mark Seliger
It's been almost a year since the sudden, tragic death of Tom Petty left a gaping hole that the music community has yet to recover from, and, most likely, never will.
The loss of an artist, icon, creator and inspiration like Tom Petty still seems unbelievable in the hearts of his fans, friends, and family, many of whom spent four decades captivated by his songwriting and storytelling, musicianship, and innovation, on and off the stage. This was especially true — and even more deeply felt — by Petty's wife, Dana, daughter, Adria, and longtime friends, bandmates and collaborators Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench and producer Ryan Ulyate.
So Dana and Adria Petty set out to honor his life in the best way they knew how: through his music. Together with Tench, Campbell and Ulyate, they worked through the monstrous amount of tracks in his vault, selecting 60 unreleased and alternate recordings, historic live performances, deep tracks and rarities that even the most devout Petty fan may not have heard before. Chronicled in An American Treasure is the evolution of Tom Petty, beginning with the previously unreleased 1976 track "Surrender," from the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers sessions, all the way through Damn the Torpedoes, Wildflowers, before wrapping up with a groovy live take of "Hungry No More" from the House of Blues in Boston, MA.
"Everyone involved in this project chose each track with tremendous care and deep respect for the body of work Tom Petty created over the course of 40 years," Dana and Adria Petty said in a statement. "He also accumulated a wealth of unreleased music in his vaults, and we have collectively uncovered one gem after another that will keep us all listening and discovering new facets of Tom's talent for many years to come." They go on to say, "We can't wait to share with Tom's fans this musical portrait of an artist who deeply affected our culture and indelibly touched the lives of fans the world over."
From top to bottom, the sixty tracks offer fans another chance to fall in love with Tom Petty's music, almost like the first time they ever heard a Tom Petty song. Each CD is dedicated to a decade of Petty's career, and the deluxe edition of An American Treasure includes a 52-page booklet with rare or unseen photographs of Petty, his bandmate, family, and friends and track-by-track notes compiled by journalist and Petty authority Bud Scoppa, who drew from previous interviews with Tom, as well as in-depth conversations with Campbell, Tench, Ulyate, Dana and Adria. Meanwhile, the super deluxe limited edition version expands to include an 84-page hardbound book with additional photographs and an essay by author Nicholas Dawidoff, detailing Tom Petty's presence in the lives of his fans and the influence he had on the culture as a whole in his 40-year career.
While all sixty songs were handpicked, remixed, and remastered by those closest to Tom, there are a few standout tracks on the record. Read on for the ten real treasures of An American Treasure.
"Listen To Her Heart" Live at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA — November 11, 1977
Petty's live shows were captured in all of their raw, electric, gritty, and imperfect glory at Capitol Studios on November 11, 1977. "Listen To Her Heart" is undeniably one of Petty's most iconic songs, but it's launched to another level here, thanks to the loose, live performance.
"You're Gonna Get It" Alternative Version ft. Strings from You're Gonna Get It! Sessions — 1978
Dark, angry, and dangerous, the alternative version of "You're Gonna Get It" features the addition of a string section, standing in sharp contrast with the heavy-handed drumming, funky bass, and driving guitar licks.
"Here Comes My Girl" Alternative Version from Damn the Torpedoes Sessions — 1979
Another one of Petty's most well known songs — off of a record destined to be called "one of the great records of the album rock era" and take its place in Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time — the alternative version of "Here Comes My Girl" offers up a few tricks that even lifelong Petty fans will find surprising.
"Keep A Little Soul" Previously Unreleased Track from Long After Dark Sessions — 1982
"Keep A Little Soul," the first track to be released from An American Treasure, was initially crafted in 1982 during sessions for the band's new wave classic Long After Dark. Funky, soulful, and full of bouncy organ licks, if "Keep A Little Soul" is any indication of the previously unheard tracks scattered throughout this 60 song box set, fans of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are in for a treat.
"Even the Losers" Live at Rochester Community War Memorial, Rochester, NY — 1989
"Even the losers get lucky sometimes," Petty sang along with a devoted crowd as he reminisced on youth and glory days, live at the Rochester Community War Memorial in 1989. Inspired by a childhood crush, "Even the Losers" is the culmination of Tom Petty's career, a bittersweet eulogy to a time long gone.
"Gainesville" Previously Unreleased Track from Echo Sessions — February 12, 1998
"Echo is supposedly his dark album," said longtime collaborator and producer of An American Treasure Ryan Ulyate, "but Gainesville is this guy looking back on this early life. It is very self-referential from a guy who has some nostalgia for a simple time." Written and recording following the collapse of Petty's marriage and during Heartbreakers' bassist Howie Epstein's losing battle with addiction, Petty himself had mixed feelings about Echo and the levity of the songs on it, but Gainesville stands out from the bunch. "I love the song," Ulyate added. "But I can see how it didn't necessarily fit the vibe of Echo."
"Crawling Back to You" Album Track from Wildflowers — November 1, 1994
"Crawling Back to You" is one of those slow burners that jump out and grab listeners when the record has been flipped and the needle spins closer and closer to the center. It will never be one of the handful of Petty songs played on repeat, but the world-weariness in the fourth verse — "I'm so tired of being tired / Sure as night will follow day / Most things I worry about / Never happen anyway" — carry a weighty wisdom.
"You and Me" Clubhouse Version — November 9, 2007
The rocking drive of The Last DJ's "You and Me" is nowhere to be found on this Clubhouse Version. Light, sweet, and nostalgic (you can watch the fan-sourced music video here), it's the perfect mix of a eulogy and a reminder that Petty lives on in his fans, his band, and his four decades of music. "All that's left / Is you and me / And the road ahead."
"Southern Accents" Live at Stephen C. O'Connell Center, Gainesville, FL — September 21, 2006
The title track from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' sixth studio album — as well as the song that Johnny Cash covered on his Grammy-award winning album American II: Unchained — is delivered with new energy and passion at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Petty's hometown.
"Insider" Live with Stevie Nicks at Stephen C. O'Connell Center, Gainesville, FL — September 21, 2006
Choosing just one Tom Petty/Stevie Nicks collaboration from An American Treasure was the hardest part in the making of this list. The intoxicating combination of their voices, along with the melancholic, introspective lyrics, drive the song, explaining why producer Jimmy Iovine jumped up and down, exclaiming, "We're through! That's the best fucking song you ever wrote!"
Bonus: 11. "Like A Diamond" Alternative Version from The Last DJ Sessions — 2002
The 59th song on An American Treasure, "Like A Diamond" is moody, slow, groove, featured on The Last DJ, the eleventh studio album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Recorded in 2002, the alternative version, vaulted with the wrap of The Last DJ sessions, is a track that's "gonna shine forever, like a diamond in the sunlight."
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Born on the Okefenokee Swamp and raised on rock 'n roll, Luci Turner is a full-time musician and writer whose passion for music led her to Atlanta. She's most often found packing a suitcase, digging through a pile of records, or looking for a time machine to the 70s. Follow her on Twitter @luciturner95.
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Q: Easy solution to monitoring & blocking connections to non-malicious services, IP's, and tracking companies Our family lives in the middle of nowhere, so the only high-speed internet available is Verizon's 3G mobile broadband. We have the highest package available, yet continually go over the 10GB limit and get charged $10 every 1GB we go over. We run a business from home, so stopping when we hit the limit is not an option.
I've found the majority of connections are to Google, Microsoft, Akamai, Facebook, and other web service companies (mainly google). I know these are harmless connections, but when it costs money for them to monitor our web activity it becomes a serious problem.
Here's some things I've done, but I'm sure there's something else that could help before blocking a huge set of IP ranges:

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*stopped using windows (on my machine)

*use MVPS host file on all computers

*use firefox on all computers (with don't track me option)

*ad block plugin on all browsers

*blocking google updates

*blocking windows updates

*block images in browsers (when possible)

*use comodo firewall (paranoia-level style of blocking..)

*virus-free computers with ESET NOD32

*bought router and installed dd-wrt in attempt to block connections more diligently (and throttle bandwidth if it comes to that)

Anything I'm missing? I know Google analytics is on almost all websites, as well as FB like buttons but I would like to be able to stop these connections without blocking use of google services like gmail, etc.
Any ideas?

Just a little update: ultrasawblade, your Noscript suggestion was worth it's weight in gold; quite literally! We've decreased our usage considerably by applying strict filtering rules on everyone's computer. (Don't want to speak too soon but it's cut usage by almost 150-200%, so I definitely owe you one ultrasawblade) Also, an unintended, yet positive effect on bandwidth, has been disposing of Google Chrome (which was still being used apparently) to use the plugin, as it's auto-update and tracking features were consuming obscene amounts of bandwidth (as well as phoning home a lot more than realized).
I've also personally started using mobile versions of websites using lupincho's suggestion of the User Agent Switcher plugin, and I'll admit it's a lot better than text-only browsing. I'm also testing out BJ292's BetterCache plugin, and will be investigating the use of squid or some other form of permanent stylesheet/image/element caching, as it seems browsers don't do this correctly anymore? I've also started using the Ghostery and RequestPolicy plugins, though their features overlap and are conflicting in most cases.
As for Akamai, apparently they were bought by Verizon, so there may be no escape from their CDN, but will soon experiment by blocking known IP ranges. Am also going to setup a server at a friends house in the city, and will attempt to download and update by proxy if at all possible.

A: Couple more things I can think of:

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*I would use the NoScript add on with Firefox - this blocks a lot of ads and unecessary flash applets from loading/running/downloading in background and you can enable such applets when needed.  Worth it for the browser speed up alone.

*Use Facebook on a mobile device's app, such as an iPad.  Mobile apps use less bandwidth.

*Whitelist Javascript only on sites you use/trust.

*Look at your Firefox addons for anything that might be doing things in the background.

*Look in your Add/Remove Programs or Programs and Features for something called "Akamai Accelerated Network" or similar - it "accelerates" things by having your computer participate in a peer-to-peer network and using your machine to transferring data for others.  Good if you have the bandwidth to spare but it sounds like you don't.

*Disable the BITS service in the Administrative Tools -> Services control panel.

*Power off your 3G modem when you are not using it.

*If a cheap dial-up provider ($10/mo, $4/mo?) is available in your area, perhaps you can use a second computer connected to it to perform low-bandwith tasks and keep your 3G usage lower.

It is possible to use a Web proxy to only allow Web access to whitelisted domains.  I've used squid on Linux with some success (and since this is a caching proxy it would further save your bandwidth) but I don't immediately know of an easy "turnkey" solution although I'm sure they are out there.

A: You could install a desktop firewall like ZoneAlarm so that you get notified whenever some program  (like iTunes, VLC, Notepad++...) wants to check for a new release and prevent it from self-updating.

A: Let me add an unorthodox idea -- use a Firefox addon to change the user agent to a mobile browser; e.g. User Agent Switcher, this would result in mobile site versions served at popular websites and it would reduce the bandwidth used (ultrasawblade suggested using a real mobile device).
Virgin Mobile has a prepaid plan that for $50/mo that has 2.5GB/mo at 3G speeds and unlimited internet at lower speeds after that (check the exact terms though, there may be other limitations). I think it uses Sprint's network, check if you have coverage. That may or may not be a good deal depending on how much more than 10GB you use.
Another idea -- use RSS reader for sites that have RSS or Atom feeds. This way you won't have to download the complete versions of all articles or huge chunks of them, just the titles and small descriptions. Then download the full versions only of articles that you care about.
In addition, as you said adblock would help: Adblock Plus could also reduce the ads, but the solution on the router would work too.

A: BetterCache is a firefox plugin that gives you better control over content caching. This may provide some benefit.

A: You can totally stop all unwanted traffic with Comodo (free) which can deny all kinds of files that call to .dll's which talk to the internet.  Works great for me.
And Netlimiter is free for a while then some restrictions after trial (under $30 to buy).

"NetLimiter is an ultimate internet traffic control and monitoring tool designed for Windows. You can use NetLimiter to set download/upload transfer rate limits for applications or even single connection and monitor their internet traffic.
Along with this unique feature, Netlimiter offers comprehensive set of internet statistical tools. It includes real-time traffic measurement and long-term per-application internet traffic statistics"

Source Netlimiter
I think it's more in line with what you need to do which is restrict chatter from Windows to the internet, and not so much of FW software which is what Comodo does. Netlimiter should be able to silence your PC completely and then you can use the other browsing techniques mentioned to control data when you are actually on the web.
https://www.netlimiter.com/docs/basic-concepts


It certainly wasn't easy for the Blue Jay basketball team as they defeated Archbishop Shaw for the second time in the district cycle. Eventually, the Jays' defensive pressure wore down the Eagles in the second half to secure the 41-30 victory.
Shaw came out hungry on Tuesday night, scoring seven quick points in the first three minutes of play on their way to a 10-8 lead at the end of the 1st Quarter. Jesuit on the other hand looked sluggish in the entire first half and had difficulty putting points on the board, especially from the free throw line.
In the second half, greater defensive intensity resulted in a flurry of steals for Jesuit, but with both teams increasing in foul trouble and turnovers. The Jays were able to get some separation by capitalizing on the change of tempo with made baskets in transition.
Noah Varnado led all scorers with 11 points, but the Jays collectively shot a meager 38 percent from the field. Player statistics can be viewed below.
With his second steal of the night, Kyle Haupt charges down the court for a layup.
The Jays will face St. Augustine at home on Friday night. The Jays, Purple Knights, and the Tigers of Holy Cross are in tie for top spot in the district, so the game will determine the Blue Jays' fate as the end of the district season gets closer.
The Blue Jay band gets the crowd energized for the beginning of the game.
Jesuit's starting line-up Robert McHahon, Noah Varnado, Zachary DeBlieux, Elijah Morgan, and Kyle Haupt get ready to run out on the court.
Robert McHahon gets air for the tip-off.
Noah Varnado stretches to block his opponents layup.
With the lane wide open Robert McMahon swoops in for a layup.
Christopher Gillen brings the ball to the top of the key.
Elijah Morgan charges past Shaw to the goal.
Myles Gordon takes a shot from behind the arc.
Christopher Gillen closes out on his man on the wing.
Adrien Foley stays right on the heals of the Shaw guard.
Noah Varnado steps in to block Shaw's pass.
Varnado takes a shot over his defender.
Nick Brewster guards his man at the top of the key.
...Zachary DeBlieux is quick to protect the ball.
Robert McMahon makes a second free throw attempt.
The Jesuit cheerleaders start of halftime with a spirited cheer.
The Jayettes follow with an impressive dance routine.
Robert McMahon and Christopher Gillen turn up the intensity on defense during an inbound play.
...goes to the free throw line.
Playing tight defense, Kyle Haupt and Luke LaForge make it difficult for Shaw to inbound the ball.
Myles Gordon contributes a point from the foul line.
Noah Varnado takes a jump-shot over Shaw defender.
...and takes it to the goal for a layup.
Elijah Morgan fights through some aggressive Eagle defense to pass to Nick Brewster.
Nick Brewster scans for an opening to pass the ball.
Coach Chris Jennings talks strategy with his team for the final quarter.
...and makes a smooth pass to Robert McMahon.
The Blue Jay crowd ramps up the volume in the 4th quarter.


Wrapped my ears around part two - we did some good speaks!
I've been made privy to Jay's plans for relaunching the podcast - for it is really his baby - and I am really looking forward to them. It's gonna fun on a bun - in your ears.
I've never really played an Ace Attorney game, so this is great for me and is something that even though it's coming to Xbox One isn't something that I find will be better on that then on Switch where it to me makes sense being what once was a handheld game.
I'm on the last case of Justice for All and my 3DS seems to be on its last legs so if I can struggle through it's issues to finish it then I might just pick this up on Switch solely for the last game in the trilogy.
I'll be picking it up on Switch to support the series and hopefully convince Capcom to get the rest - including the unreleased Japanese-only games - over to Switch too. Besides, it's been long enough since my original playthrough of the trilogy.
Let me know your thoughts on the cast if you do end up checking out the trilogy too!
I'm sticking with it on WiiWare!
I still have the trilogy unplayed on 3ds and they seem a better fit there so I don't think I'll rebuy it on Switch.
I've only just finished it on 3DS, i wont be replaying on Switch so soon.
That said, Shen played through the first game on my 3ds while she washere and i checked then to see if it was on steam. It wasn't, but now tat it is I'll probably buy her a copy and then she can stream it and we can play through together.
It doesn't have to be one or the other (ports or new games), surely? The Switch is almost two years old and Capcom hasn't released a single new game on the Switch. I'm pretty sure Wii received Zack and Wiki long before this point in its lifecycle.
Yes... Great for people who own other machines and want some big-screen attorney action, I suppose? But I feel like this is a chuffing cop-out. Maybe I'm being entitled, but I'd expect something other than the umpteenth new re-release of the trilogy on a Nintendo platform. Either an AJ Trilogy release, or an Investigations release, or (god forbid) a packaging of the two 'Great' games, translated and that.
Obviously expecting AA7 any time soon is silly.
I think that's a bit unfair - I suspect this was more geared to getting the Ace Attorney Trilogy onto platforms that have never experienced the games before (Playstation, Xbox and PC) and the relative ease of bringing it to Switch at the same time meant that Nintendo would be getting this port too. What would your thoughts have been had they not bothered to port it to Switch? You'd have been upset then too - perhaps even more so.
It's been port city, but I'm hopeful there's something in the pipeline that we'll see at an eventual Nintendo Direct. We did get some rumblings last year of future Ace Attorney games to come, so hopefully this is the start of all that.


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Many variations of the name MacCavigind have evolved since the time of its initial creation. In Gaelic it appeared as O Gaibhtheachain, which is derived from the word "gaibhtheach," which means "anxious."
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Early Origins of the MacCavigind family
The surname MacCavigind was first found in County Mayo (Irish: Maigh Eo) located on the West coast of the Republic of Ireland in the province of Connacht, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. The Gavigan, Gavin, or Gavahan surname is derived from the Irish Chieftain Gabhadhan who was descended from King Colla da Crioch, one of the three Colla Kings who ruled Ireland and died about 360 A.D.
Interestingly, early Cornish records listed reference to some of the family in the parish of St. Hilary, Cornwall. "Prior to the days of Elizabeth, the barton of Treveneage belonged to an ancient family called Gaverigan, from whom it passed during that reign, with a co-heiress to the Godolphins." [1]
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Names from the Middle Ages demonstrate many spelling variations. This is because the recording scribe or church official often decided as to how a person's name was spelt and in what language. Research into the name MacCavigind revealed many variations, including Gavigan, Gavin, Gavihan, Gavahan, Gavan, Gavagain, Gavagan, Gaven, Gavin, Gavighan and many more.
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To escape the religious and political discrimination they experienced primarily at the hands of the English, thousands of Irish left their homeland in the 19th century. These migrants typically settled in communities throughout the East Coast of North America, but also joined the wagon trains moving out to the Midwest. Ironically, when the American War of Independence began, many Irish settlers took the side of England, and at the war's conclusion moved north to Canada. These United Empire Loyalists, were granted land along the St. Lawrence River and the Niagara Peninsula. Other Irish immigrants settled in Newfoundland, the Ottawa Valley, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The greatest influx of Irish immigrants, however, came to North America during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. Thousands left Ireland at this time for North America and Australia. Many of those numbers, however, did not live through the long sea passage. These Irish settlers to North America were immediately put to work building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. Irish settlers made an inestimable contribution to the building of the New World. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the Irish name MacCavigind or a variant listed above, including: Daniel Gavin who landed in Virginia in 1654; John Gavin settled in Pennsylvania in 1773; Thomas Gavin settled in Maryland in 1774; James Gaven landed in America in 1690.
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Sacramento incomes rose across all levels in 2014 – the poor, the middle class and the wealthy. That's a reversal of a trend that saw the wealthiest local residents making gains while the poorest residents experienced the losses. Even so, the poverty rate in the region – 16.4 percent – remained roughly unchanged from 2013 to 2014.
The simplest reason for the increase in household income is a corresponding rise in jobs, Michael and others said. The unemployment rate fell by about 2 percentage points from 2013 to 2014 and the number of jobs rose by more than 30,000.
The local retail and restaurant industries have seen particularly big employment gains, separate state figures show. Sacramento-area restaurants employed about 73,000 people in July, up by 10,000 from July 2013.
Waltz plans to open Triple Double Sports Bar and Grill later this month at 419 J St. in downtown Sacramento. Within a couple of weeks of posting a help-wanted ad on Craigslist, he had about 500 job applicants.
Rising state worker wages are another major factor in regionwide income gains, Michael said. During the recession, the region was hit hard by flat state hiring and "Furlough Fridays" that bit into thousands of paychecks. About 115,000 local residents work in state government.
Last year, the state's payroll increased by about $1.1 billion, up by 7 percent from the prior year, according to a Sacramento Bee review of state data.
Several signs point to continued income gains in 2015 and beyond. Construction is starting to pick up. The health care industry continues to expand. Tax revenue continues to increase.


I feel poorly! I've got all this gunky stuff in my nose again and it makes it really hard to breathe and even harder to have my milk with Mummy. Sometimes it makes me cough and then I'm sick, usually all over Mummy (which is pretty funny so I laugh – Mummy doesn't).
This week I've found a new playmate, he's pretty cool and very good looking. He's obviously very clever too because he can do everything that I do, at exactly the same time as I do, which is really funny. He always makes me laugh when I see him. Sometimes he's on my playmat when I'm there and the other times he's upstairs in the bathroom. Do you know what else is cool about him, his Mummy looks just like my Mummy so she must be great too!
I've also found some new playthings this week – Mummy says they are my 'hands' and 'feet' – ok Mummy if you say so, who am I to argue. They're fascinating, they fly around all over the place and sometimes my hands smacks me in the face, which makes me jump! I keep a close eye on them but they do it when I least expect it – sneaky little rascals!


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Turong Tousvasu (born 4 September 1930) is a Thai former sports shooter. He competed in the 300 metre rifle event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

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Fraser Health declares C. difficile outbreak at Port Moody hospital
The only hospital in the Tri-Cities has declared an outbreak of Clostridioides difficile, a bacteria that causes severe diarrhea and inflammation of the colon. First isolated a week ago on Dec. 31
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The only hospital in the Tri-Cities has declared an outbreak of Clostridioides difficile, a bacteria that causes severe diarrhea and inflammation of the colon.
First isolated a week ago on Dec. 31, Port Moody's Eagle Ridge Hospital remains under outbreak protocols, according to a Fraser Health list of current outbreaks.
The Tri-City News has reached out to Fraser Health but has yet to receive further details of the outbreak.
Also known as C. diff or C. difficile, the bacterial infection is one of the most common causes of infectious diarrhea in hospitals and health care settings, according to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say one in six patients who get infected by the germ will get it again within two to eight weeks.
The bacteria can also prove especially deadly in seniors, according to the CDC, with one in 11 people over 65 diagnosed with a healthcare-associated C. diff infection dying within one month.
WHO IS MOST AT RISK?
According to the BCCDC, those with the greatest risk of infection include people:
taking antibiotics
undergoing cancer chemotherapy
who have other illnesses
A C. diff infection does not always cause symptoms, though when present, they may include:
Watery diarrhea
Abdominal pain and tenderness
HOW CAN I PREVENT ITS SPREAD?
C. diff bacteria and their spores are found in feces, which can live outside of a human body for weeks to months, according to the BCCDC
It often spreads when someone puts their hand in their mouth after touching contaminated items, such as bed sheets, bed rails, bathroom fixtures and medical equipment. It can also be passed through food or drinks, warns the BCCDC.
Therefore, the best way to stem its spread is to diligently wash your hands with soap and water.
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We are very please to have this 1956 Austin Healey 100/4 M Le Mans in our showroom for sale. This is a genuine factory Le Mans specification car that is believed to be the show car for the 1956 Brussels auto show. We are in the process of verifying this as being that car. The car is matching numbers and comes with a Heritage certificate to authenticate it as the real deal. There were very few of these cars produced and there are very few survivors on the road today. This car has been subject to a concourse ground up restoration by Fourintune www.fourintune.com. Fourintune is well know for first class Austin Healey restorations. We can vouch for there work after looking this car over because it is easily the nicest Austin Healey restoration we have seen. The car is an older restoration but it looks and shows like it was just restored. The paint and body is excellent with perfect gaps. The interior is excellent and is done in a high quality leather. From the underside the car is just as nice showing carful attention to detail that Fourintune is known for. This car looks and drives like a new Austin Healey 100/4 Le Mans and is a real pleasure to drive. Ascetically there is not much difference between this car and a standard 100/4 but as soon as you fire it up and hear the note of that Le Mans exhaust you know you are in a special car. The car hugs to the road and you feel every dip and bump but it is a pleasure. The steering is very tight and the brakes are just what you would expect for a drum brake car. You have to fight the car just a little but all of this is what makes this car a 100/4 Le Mans. Here at British Sports Cars we get to see and drive all types of cars, but there are few cars that get us going as much as a perfectly restored Austin Healey 100/4 Le Mans. These cars are beautiful and are a pleasure to drive. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have.


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Technically, the Indiana governor's race is wide open, but some deep-pocketed donors see Democrat John Gregg as a long shot.
Gregg tripled his fundraising pace in the second quarter, but much of that was fueled by unions, rather than business groups and executives who've supported Democrats in the past.
More than half the large gifts, $5,000 or more, that Gregg received in the quarter ended June 30 came from unions and labor-related groups. While people with business ties are giving to Gregg, it's not on the level of 2004, the last time Democrats weren't facing an incumbent.
That year, Democratic Gov. Joseph Kernan pulled major contributions from real estate and wholesale-alcohol executives, plus engineers and other professionals who tend to give to both parties.
Gregg, a former House speaker who left office in 2002, has collected $2.5 million in major contributions, compared with $3.6 million that flowed by this point to Kernan.
Kernan ultimately lost to Republican Mitch Daniels, who will end his two terms with strong majorities in both houses of the Legislature. Daniels' broad popularity in the business community has cast the glow of favorite upon Gregg's opponent, U.S. Rep. Mike Pence.
Bluestein contributed $5,000 on three occasions during Kernan's bid to retain the seat he assumed after the 2003 death of Gov. Frank O'Bannon. Bluestein hasn't given to either candidate in this cycle.
"There's less optimism about the Gregg campaign. I hear that a lot," Indiana political analyst Brian Howey said.
Gregg tripled his overall fundraising in the second quarter to nearly $1.8 million. But he's still off-pace for mounting a serious challenge to Pence, who ended the second quarter with $5.5 million in the bank to Greg's $3 million, Howey said.
Pence recently launched his fifth in a series of biographical television ads, while Gregg has yet to buy TV time. He will be on air sometime this summer, Communications Director Daniel Altman said. In the meantime, he's traveling the state unveiling policy proposals and meeting with voters and media.
"It's helped his name-recognition go up significantly," Altman said.
Altman noted that half of all contributions to Gregg in the second quarter were $100 or less, and 97 percent of them came from Hoosiers.
"It says that John's support is right here in Indiana," he said.
Gregg supporters like to point out that Pence has gotten a huge boost from out-of-state sources. His ads began airing shortly after Pence received $1 million from a Republican Governors Association political action committee, the Center for Public Integrity in Washington, D.C., reported in July.
Super-PACs like the one used by the Republican Governors Association are not allowed to give directly to federal-office candidates, but they can get around that in Indiana, which is one of a handful of states that allows unlimited gifts to candidates from PACs and individuals.
Gregg has received $18,000 in cash from the Democratic Governors Association--Indiana, but some of his larger contributions have come from regional and national union groups. Altman said those groups are giving because of their members in Indiana.
Gregg also received $50,000 from the Victory 2012 political action committee, which prominent Democrats established in 2009 to back their House of Representatives candidates in 2010. The Indiana PAC continues to give to statewide races.
"We want to be able to give him more, but at the present moment we don't have it," Executive Director Jenny Hill Weiser said.
But a couple of prominent Democrats in business are missing so far from Gregg's donor rolls. One is Indianapolis real estate executive Michael G. Browning, who gave Kernan more than $150,000 and in the next cycle supported both Daniels and his Democratic challenger, Jill Long Thompson, with major gifts.
Another is Emmis Communications Corp. CEO Jeff Smulyan, who gave Kernan $20,000. He gave to neither side in 2008.
Lawyers, engineers and certain business groups tend to give equally to both sides, but they will ramp up their giving to incumbents or a favored candidate. Marc Carmichael, president of the Indiana Beverage Alliance, said his group's PAC will limit giving in this gubernatorial race to $10,000 each.
The industry and executives affiliated with it can be prompted to give much more. That was the case for Kernan, whose relationship with United Beverage of South Bend prompted $185,000 in gifts from various executives and owners in beer wholesaling.
Gregg had a chance to change the underdog perception early in the year, said Andrew Downs, director of the Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics at IPFW in Fort Wayne. The independent Howey-DePauw University poll, released in March, found that 71 percent of the survey didn't know Gregg, a 57-year-old lawyer from Sanborn.
But it also showed that Pence, a ranking congressman from Columbus, lacked name recognition among 30 percent of those surveyed.
Pence addressed the gap with his early advertising.
"If Gregg had been able to get on television sooner, then we might be looking at very different campaign finance reports today," Downs said.
The overall poll results showed Pence leading by 13 percentage points.
Altman said he's not aware of any competition for money from the Senate race. He said Gregg is happy with the fundraising so far.


I am personally and speechlessly delighted to see that the word 'Master' is being prefixed to more and more occupations in the world of Scotch whisky-making. The following, my darlings, is both a kiss on the lips of our American friends, who are more than anyone responsible for this marvellous craze, and also a garter's-worth of thoughts on where we could take it next.
For me, the word 'Master' functions more like an aide-de-plaisir than it does a unit of meaning. I don't think of guilds and journeymen and teachers and those things.
And if not ensuring that I am full-up with the world, then I am learning how to separate myself from it, using masks, oranges and other useful things.
See, some words have a power beyond themselves. They are shiny. They are magical. They are triggers. Master is one such word. Say 'Master' to me and special things happen.
I blush wildly. I can't breathe. My pupils dilate. I feel sick. If a real one is in the room, I am dragged into his or her orbit, where I flit uselessly, unable to speak.
It's never happened, but if a Master Distiller should deign to talk directly to me, I imagine I would self-combust, or turn to dust, or go out into the world and do something useful.
This is not a joke. Once I stumbled into a masterclass hosted by Richard Paterson, Master Blender. He told us the story of the Shackleton whisky, which was thrilling and involved ice and handcuffs and syringes.
Most exciting, however, was how Master Paterson threw whisky on the floor – and threatened to slap us. I could barely look at him.
The same thing happened when I ended up at a tasting given by Master Distiller Jim McEwan. He told us all about Islay, about local barley, about the way they made the whisky at Bruichladdich, long and slow, but all I could think about was him jetting around the world, that and the deftness with which he poured whisky, handled the bottle, fielded questions. Master of the Still and of nearly everything else. I was a silent and overjoyed human, made entirely of putty.
Now, I've no idea whether they or any of the other Masters enjoy their titles as much as I do. I certainly hope so. I can't think of anything better, and thank God for whoever it was in America that got the Master ball rolling.
Apparently, some distillers met for breakfast at a festival. Someone called it the Master Distillers Breakfast and, bang, you can't move in America for a Master. My idea of heaven.
If Scotland took a while to properly catch on, then it's making up for lost time: the Master count in Scotch whisky is rising – and quickly.
We have, of course, Masters of the Still and of the Blend. Masters of Wood and of Copper too, old titles revived, and no doubt I will quite soon – hope against hope – be invited to something held by a Master of Grain, or of the Washback, or of the Warehouse.
Personally, I'm looking forward to our first Master of Market. Me, for example, though don't get me wrong: I'd love to be a Paterson or a McEwan, and could be, if I really and truly wanted. I just don't have the time for all the training and practising and knowing the difference between a pot and a cask – plus I don't want to have to live in the north.
To become a Master of Market, you need to live in the capital or on the Equator. You must drink every day and attend branded parties. Most importantly, you need to talk the talk: photo-call, POS, top of the funnel, mousetrap, six-sheet, vox pops, drawdown, drip, long tail, peak.
I am all these things. I know the drill. I fit the bill. I own the deck.
Watch this face, darling reader. Master's coming.
From grizzled industry legends to shiny new liquid, here's this year's Whisky Show in microcosm.


It's been hot lately in Roseburg and I've been asking the weather gods to send us some cool weather and rain. So my pleas have been heeded and as I got soaked by the occasional rain shower and the wet vegetation encroaching the trail, I began pleading for another heatwave. Some people just can't be pleased. The response to my plea for heat was a cold wind blowing through my wet clothing on a recent hike to Mary's Peak. Some people just don't get heeded, either.
Mary's Peak tops out at a modest 4,097 feet and while she may be a small peak in the larger scheme of things, Mary does have the honorable distinction of being the highest peak in the Coast Range. Her proximity to Corvallis, Salem, and Eugene ensures she gets a lot of foot traffic and a road rambling round the mountain provides multiple trailheads and distances: the hikes range from the he-man 12.2 miler (2,000 feet of elevation gain), to the namby-pamby 1.2 mile (with a paltry 300 feet of elevation gain) version. I opted for the middle distance hike, but since it gained 1,600 feet anyway, I'm kicking myself a little bit for not doing the he-man hike.
As I laced up my boots at the Connors Camp trailhead, the soft hiss of rainfall permeated the forest. The top of Mary's Peak was hidden in the clouds and I crossed my fingers, hoping the clouds would clear as the day wore on. The forest was absolutely lush what with vine maples arching over the trail while salal, ferns, and Oregon grape drooped over the trail, making sure my legs got wet. As previously stated, Mary's Peak sees a lot of use but on a rainy mid-week day, not so much; I ran into only two other hikers on the trail and pretty much had the entire mountain to myself.
"I'll keep an eye out for you, maybe two!"
Although the trail gained 1,600 feet, the grade was never overwhelming and tendrils of fog wrapped their moist fingers around mossy tree trunks. Occasionally, the cloud cover would momentarily break, the blue sky and bright sun was jarring but the warmth was welcomed by this cold and wet hiker. All the moisture in the air, ground, and vegetation pleased the slugs which were on the trail in slimy sluggishness.
The payoff on this hike came about a mile before the summit when the forest abruptly ended and the trail sidehilled across a grassy slope. The clouds were still hanging around but at an elevation higher than the peak. The patchwork farmlands surrounding Philomath and Corvallis were visible, resembling a quilt tossed over the sleeping earth by Mary herself. You are supposed to be able to see the Cascades all the way up to Mount Ranier on a clear day, but I was glad to be able to see as much as I did on this dreary and mostly gray day.
The actual summit of Mary's Peak was somewhat anticlimactic as it had several microwave relay dishes on top. A trail led away from the electronic gear to the summit meadow and I headed down to the meadow loop trail in search of some extra mileage. After a short walk through a forest comprised of bluish Noble fir, the trail crossed the Mary's Peak Road and now I was confused. Per my map, there should be no road crossing and I had somehow wound up where I originally crossed the road when I neared the summit. In hindsight, I needed to take the trail that was marked "campground" for the meadow tour; oh well, now I'll have to pencil in a return visit.
Now that I was reoriented, I grabbed the trail leading up and over a grassy hill and dropped down to the observation area. The observation area is as far as one can drive a car and sports a northward viewpoint, a picnic bench, and an overlook of a very large meadow. Of course, when it's cold and wet, the parking lot is bare and bereft of cars and hikers. Still looking for extra miles, I grabbed the trail dropping down to the Tie-in Trail, a trail connecting the North and East Ridge trails.
The trail was predictably lush and if you like the color green, then you'll just love the Tie-in Trail. Even though it was mid-afternoon, the light had darkened considerably, that statement being empirically proven by the fact I had to crank up the ISO settings on my camera. Walking through a wet and lush forest was the sum and total of my existence for the next three miles before arrival back at Connors Camp.
This was a neat hike and my first visit to Mary's Peak was most enjoyable. I think next time, I'll do the he-man hike and hopefully it'll be warmer than it was on this day. Oops, there I go again about the weather!


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EBay founder and chairman Pierre Omidyar.
(Reuters) - EBay Inc founder and Chairman Pierre Omidyar rejected investor Carl Icahn's call to separate the company's fast-growing PayPal payments unit, saying the businesses were better off together.
Omidyar, who is the largest shareholder in eBay with a stake of 8.37 percent, said separating PayPal from eBay was not a new idea and the board had evaluated the option but decided to keep the businesses together.
Icahn, who disclosed a 2.15 percent stake in the e-commerce giant last week, had also accused two long-time eBay board members, Marc Andreessen and Scott Cook, of having business interests that directly competed with eBay.
"Instead of having an honest discussion about a reasonable question, Mr. Icahn has chosen to attack the integrity of two highly respected and qualified board members, Scott Cook and Marc Andreessen," Omidyar said in a statement.


Featured Artist: Jan Smith: "Marked, Stitched and Mended"
Featured artist Jan Smith lives and works in British Columbia. A graduate of Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Jan works in precious and non precious materials including enamel, silver, copper, gold, felt, acrylic plastic, resin and steel. She has taken part in numerous exhibitions in North America and Europe and has been with Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery since 2000.
"Memory transforms events into shadows and imbues otherwise quotidian objects with emotional significance. My work concentrates on lasting vestiges of memory, the impressions images and objects leave upon us.
Traditions of drawing and mark making are intrinsic to my practice as an enamel and metal artist. I gather images and detritus, assembling small installations and reference material. I think by making, building surfaces, texture and marks with vitreous enamels in a non-traditional manner.
'Marked, Stitched and Mended' evolves from a relationship with place, an investigation into the simple marks of stitching and mending and patterns in the snow from animals and birds. The pieces act as metaphors for mending one's life, putting the pieces back together after a devastating illness or event. The pieces are a symbol of a new beginning with traces or memories of the experience. I am investigating jewelry as an art form and its placement and function on the body."


Sites (GNIS FID: 1659795) is a populated place located in Colusa County at latitude 39.309 and longitude -122.339.
The elevation of Sites is 299 feet. Sites appears on the Sites U.S. Geological Survey Map. Colusa County is in the Pacific Time Zone (UTC -8 hours).


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Continuing in Epiphany
Epiphany is actually over. I was remembering it (mis-remembering it) as lasting until Lent; the little book ("Bread of Blessing, Cup of Hope") that contains sample prayers for the Elders at table list "Sundays After Epiphany" rather than "Sundays of Epiphany" (which is what I guess I was remembering it as).
So, we're officially in Ordinary Time, which means the parments on the pulpit and lectern get turned to green until Lent begins (just before my birthday this year) when they are turned to purple.
(The Liturgical year, as I remember it: Advent is purple, because it's like a mini-Lent, Christmastide through Epiphany is white, the color of purity and I guess rejoicing? Because it's also for Easter...Ordinary Time is green, Lent is purple again, Easter is white, then back to Ordinary Time with a short detour for Pentecost (red) in June...and then the cycle starts again. I LIKE following the liturgical year; in a world where so much is changing and unsettled and even violent and upsetting, it is oddly a relief to walk into church, and see the color of the parment, and know where in the year you are)
Ordinary Time is.....kinda when nothing really happens? Or at least, that's how it seems. The lectionary cycles through things from the Gospels (the parables, stories of healings) and the Epistles and readings from the Old Testament, but there's not the hopeful expectation of Advent, or the joy of Christmas, or the seriousness and soul searching of Lent, or the horrors of Good Friday, or the joy of Easter. It's kind of....keepin' on keepin' on, I guess*.
(*The phrase "keep on keepin' on," which I learned from Luvada Hunter - a much-loved African-American member of my parents' church - she has long since gone onto her reward - is one I really love. Because to me, it carries the connotation of "you'll get there eventually" and also "you're doing fine, keep going." I remember once when I was working on my dissertation and it wasn't going well, and I had mentioned it to Luvada, she smiled at me and patted me on the arm and said "Just keep on keepin' on, I believe in you" and that was something....that was exactly the thing I needed to hear then)
Anyway. The thing about Ordinary Time 1, as this is sometimes called - well, Christmas is newly put away, it's kind of dark and cold (if you live in the Northern hemisphere), many of us are trying to drop the weight we put on during the holidays and cut back on spending to pay the bills from the holiday and....it's just kind of a hard time. And there's not a great deal after Epiphany to look forward to (I have said before: I don't really do Valentine's Day, I don't really do St. Patrick's Day, though this year I may be up visiting my mother for it). There's my birthday, but as I said: no one around here really cares about it that much other than me, and I'll be teaching my longest hardest day of classes on it, and I may or may not be able to go do something that weekend because it's likely Honors Weekend, which I am working.
But I do think of this poem. It's part of a longer piece, sometimes called "Christmas Oratorio," by WH Auden. I've liked it since I first heard it - more than 20 years ago now, probably closer to 25, when we had an interim minister at my parents' church. His name was Jim Pruyne (he has also since gone on to his reward) and I know some people disagreed with some of the things he said and he was probably more theologically liberal than the average congregant in that congregation. But he always made me think, and I liked that, and he based his Epiphany sermon on the poem, and I've always thought of it every year since that, because there's a lot to "chew on" in there.
And so, I quote it here:
Well, so that is that. Now we must dismantle the tree,
Putting the decorations back into their cardboard boxes –
Some have got broken – and carrying them up to the attic.
The holly and the mistletoe must be taken down and burnt,
And the children got ready for school. There are enough
Left-overs to do, warmed-up, for the rest of the week –
Not that we have much appetite, having drunk such a lot,
Stayed up so late, attempted – quite unsuccessfully –
To love all of our relatives, and in general
Grossly overestimated our powers. Once again
As in previous years we have seen the actual Vision and failed
To do more than entertain it as an agreeable
Possibility, once again we have sent Him away,
Begging though to remain His disobedient servant,
The promising child who cannot keep His word for long.
The Christmas Feast is already a fading memory,
And already the mind begins to be vaguely aware
Of an unpleasant whiff of apprehension at the thought
Of Lent and Good Friday which cannot, after all, now
Be very far off. But, for the time being, here we all are,
Back in the moderate Aristotelian city
Of darning and the Eight-Fifteen, where Euclid's geometry
And Newton's mechanics would account for our experience,
And the kitchen table exists because I scrub it.
It seems to have shrunk during the holidays. The streets
Are much narrower than we remembered; we had forgotten
The office was as depressing as this. To those who have seen
The Child, however dimly, however incredulously,
The Time Being is, in a sense, the most trying time of all.
For the innocent children who whispered so excitedly
Outside the locked door where they knew the presents to be
Grew up when it opened. Now, recollecting that moment
We can repress the joy, but the guilt remains conscious;
Remembering the stable where for once in our lives
Everything became a You and nothing was an It.
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The parts that strike me so much - other than the idea of putting away Christmas and bracing for the new year, is the "Begging though to remain His disobedient servant" because that seems such a good description of the modern (and perhaps, not-so-modern) average Christian: we want to be obedient, but our natures work against us. (Similar to what I commented on twitter, that the 'creating a calorie deficit thing to lose weight would be easier if I weren't so hungry all the time"). And also the idea of the whiff of apprehension of Lend and Good Friday - and the realization, perhaps, behind that for some of us is the intimation of our own mortality (oh, so brought more home to me in the past year) and the daily chores existing alongside the mysticism....and it's so hard, sometimes.
And also, the whole idea of living In The Time Being - the time we are stuck in now, neither at the start of times (0 BC, or perhaps more correctly, some theologians have argued, 4 BC) nor at the end of them (though some days, I don't know, it starts to feel like it, and that's what makes modern life so worrisome and exhausting). I remember some writer made the comment that the shepherds were lucky in one way: that they could look down and see God there, as a baby in a stable, but all the rest of us, we have to believe it (if we do) because we can't see it.
But also...the last line: "Remembering the stable for once in our lives, everything became a You and nothing was an It." That connectedness, that feeling part of all creation (I wonder if Auden had read Buber's "I and Thou," it reminds me a bit of the main themes in that).
And you know? That's what I want. I can get intimations of it when I am at my best - that everything around me is a You and nothing is an It - but again, this is something my nature and the world works against, when I get behind someone going 20 miles below the speed limit on the interstate and when I pass them and look over and see them jabbering on a cell phone and I cringe and my blood pressure ticks up a tiny bit, or when someone calls me in my office on my phone and ask-tells me to do something I have no time to do and no wish to do, but because they are higher in the org-chart than I am, I will have to do, or when I see someone on the news who has done something monstrous to another person....it is sometimes hard to keep that sympathy.
And I don't know. That's one of the real conundrums of life, at least for a Christian: how do you keep that feeling of Christmas Eve, when you sat in the darkened church surrounded by people you know and some of whom you would openly say you love, and there are candles and there is music and everything seems prettier and nicer somehow, and you just want to STAY there forever, but you know you can't; you will have to go back out into the cold and if you're a parent you will have to settle your kids down for bed and there will be food to cook for the next day and maybe contentious relatives to wrangle (or, in my own personal case this past year: go through the day trying to be as happy as possible even though everything is different and there is a very noticeable hole in the family). And the following week it may well be back to work or at least it will be back to cleaning and doing the marketing....and how do you sustain that good feeling on into January? It is a hard thing. You want it, but it is so hard to hang on to. Perhaps that is the difference between "the Kingdom" (as described in the Bible) and "the World," and the World fights to make you forget that time of light and music and fellowship and get mired in the cleaning and the people-wrangling and the arguing....and it's so hard to transcend that, even if you do stop in the middle of it and realize you want to.
Beautifully written! Thank you.
Roger Owen Green said...
I like the liturgical colors, which were more prominent in my Methodist church (1983-2000) than my current Presby church.


In 1935, about 90% of the rural farms and communities in America had no electricity. The primary providers of electricity were investor-owned utilities, which saw little or no opportunity to profit from serving these customers. To bring electricity to everyone, President Franklin D. Roosevelt created, by executive order, the Rural Electrification Administration. When IOUs would still not provide service, farm communities across the country tapped financing from the REA and adapted the private co-op business model to deliver electricity in their communities.
Washington state electric cooperatives collect an average of $10,719 of revenue per mile of distribution line, compared to the IOUs that collect an average of $54,579 per mile of line and public power systems that collect $72,091 per mile.
Washington's electric co-ops serve an average of 7.8 customers per mile of distribution line, compared to 39.7 customers per mile served by IOUs and 44.8 customers per mile served by public power systems. Electric co-ops bring electricity to less than 6% of the population, but serve about 25% of Washington's land mass. Because of the rural nature of the territory served by electric co-ops in Washington, the co-ops invest an average of $3,564 in distribution infrastructure per customer, compared to an IOU which invest only $2,577, and public power systems which average $2,969 in distribution investment per customer.