"This event is a beauty pageant for the natural-plus-size, which we must embrace and appreciate. We want the beauty queens to express themselves; so appreciate their intellect and clear the impression that a beauty queen must be size zero," she said.
"Brazil has a carnival, are they selling their women? Tourists go to see the Karimojong, the Masai, and the Batwa; are they up for sale? Curvaceous women are eye-catching people unless they are saying we restrict beauty pageants to only slim ladies," she said.
Ms Mungoma said if a Ugandan participant wins the Miss Curvy World contest, this would help promote the country's image and get the world to know Uganda more.
"All the way from West Nile down to South Uganda, we have naturally endowed women and we need to tell the story about the cultures where these women come from and that is how we shall market our country," she said. She added that besides marketing our natural attractions, this would also promote cultural endowments.
While addressing journalists after the Presidential Investors' Round table discussions on Thursday, Mr Museveni said, the proposal has never been endorsed by Cabinet, adding that there is no justification for tourists to come to Uganda to purposely look at beautiful women.


Being brought up in the Midwest has made me grow accustomed to inclement weather and storms. Luckily, gaming is mostly an indoor hobby. Our shelter protects us from the scary, stormy outside world and games take us to places where we can safely feel unsafe.
As mother nature aims another well-placed storm at the good old USA it just feels right to run down a list of weather-appropriate games. So, let's batten down the hatches and surround ourselves in the warm glow of these perfect rainy (and snowy) day games.
Whether you're getting a blizzard, thunderstorm, or just a little rain this week you should be all set. Better yet, the next time you need some inspiration for what to play on a stormy day come check out this list again for a little refresher to see what fits your mood.
This is arguably the most obvious choice of game for a snowstorm. The extra immersion of slowly getting snowed in is sure to add to the terror. Combine this with a group of friends and you have the ultimate winter party game.
This DLC for one of the best games on the PS4 is great to play any time, but especially during a winter storm. If you're going to be stuck indoors for a multi-day blizzard then this is the perfect option.
It'll give you all the sensations of wandering the frigid wastes that surround you minus the cold. The best part is that it can be easily finished in a day or two to make for an unforgettable winter experience.
Before you get all flustered about this choice, you absolutely do not need to be able to finish this game before the rainstorm ends. While Persona 5 deals with intensely serious subjects, it's all framed with a super chill acid jazz soundtrack and a constant reminder to take your time.
The rainy days in Persona 5 are some of the most relaxing and contemplative moments in gaming. So, take a trip to Tokyo and enjoy some hot pot with your closest friends, but most importantly remember to always take your time.
Fe is a story about a little fox-like animal befriending and saving their fellow forest dwellers. The coniferous forests of Fe evoke thoughts of gently drifting snowflakes and helps to distract from the mounds of powder right outside your door.
The striking pops of color in this world stand as a stark contrast to the dullness beyond your bedroom window.
Take one of the best puzzle games in the world and combine it with the most engrossing visuals ever seen in a puzzle game, the result is Tetris Effect.
While the rain obscures the beauty of the outside world you can get lost in the bright lights and enveloping sound of Tetris Effect. There's even a chill mode perfect for a rainy day which allows you to play endlessly without having to worry about topping out.
This is a more traditional option when it comes to rainy day activities. The base game comes with a handful of classics like chess, checkers, and jigsaw puzzles.
You can even create your own new tabletop rainstorm pastimes and check out what other people have made. You'll still have all the fun of flipping the table when you're about to lose without the risk of losing critical pieces.
You can't have this list without the recent remake of the classic zombie game. Imagine Mr. X bursting through a door and taking you down as flashes of lighting wildly shoot across the dreary sky. Well, we might not all be that lucky to have such impeccable timing, but there's nothing more cliché than a thunderstorm to set a spooky mood.
However, it's a cliché for a reason: it works. Our puny human brains rightfully cower in fear before a storm. Resident Evil 2 is already a great horror game and some ominous weather just makes it even better.
Detention is one of the most unsettling horror games. This horrifying title is best played in the dark with good headphones during a raucous thunderstorm. While starting the game with a typhoon warning initiates a feeling of impending doom, the thunderstorm makes it that much more terrifying.
Since Detention relies more on a foreboding atmosphere than jump scares the flashes of lightning and claps of thunder will only add to the feeling of unease.
Just get out of the house and chill with your neighbors. If you're lucky you might even get to prance around the rain in your town. Fish all day and forget about the outside world.
Don't let the dullness of the storm outside bring you down. Most of all, make sure to take in the relaxing music that changes with every hour. Think of what makes you the most relaxed and do that. Chances are you can do it in Animal Crossing New Leaf.
Add a little bit of thunder to some coincidentally well-timed music and you might just feel like Thor himself. Or maybe Palpatine would be a more appropriate comparison here. Either way, Beat Saber is a heck of a trip. While the deafening booms of thunder may be drowned out by the stunning electronic soundtrack, the reverberations will shake your core.
This intense sensation brought on by the storm is sure to immerse you even deeper into your futuristic surroundings.
Furi is an action game that would make Sekiro blush. The frantic nature of the multi-stage bosses in this game is made tenser by the presence of a thunderstorm. The first boss battle of the game even takes place during a thunderstorm, which is perfect because many people probably won't make it past the first boss.
This game will beat you down, but the surrounding lightning may just give you the extra adrenaline you need to pull victory from the plasma bolts of defeat.
There is beauty in balance. Each level of the Art of Balance is a fantastically crafted puzzle of stacking differently shaped blocks without tipping them over. Any weather other than a rainstorm might be too tension-inducing to truly enjoy Art of Balance.
The drops of water gently beating your drum-like roof puts your mind at ease. Even if the tower of blocks tumbles into the water below, you are already too chill to care.
Now, this may be a bit too far when it comes to escapism. The pendulum has swung to one extreme and now it's time for the dry, unforgiving wastelands of Desert Golfing.
If you think your neighborhood looks barren after a blizzard, then you should see this classic mobile game. You'll be lucky to see a cactus 1000 levels in. Even if you find yourself in another ice age you likely won't have enough time to see every level before the glaciers thaw again.
This one is a bit more of a throwback. But if you still have your GameCube and Super Mario Sunshine then it's time to take a trip to Isle Delfino. Jump, jet, and slide on your belly to collect all 120 Shine Sprites.
Or you could always just take in the sites and swim around the many bodies of water. Treat this island like your own personal getaway. It sure beats paying for a trip to Hawaii.
You can't go wrong with either of these PlatinumGames hits. Summoning demons has never been so stylish. Throwing in handfuls of gusting wind, torrential rains, and bolts of plasma makes the experience much more intense.
If you can master the combos, Bayonetta's wicked weaves flow elegantly through the hordes of angels like strings of cloud-to-cloud lightning. You may even mistake blasts of thunder for Madama Butterfly's deadly stomps.


You seem to have no real purpose in life and won't realize at the age of twenty-two that for a man life means work, and hard work if you mean to succeed.
I shall never get used to not being the most beautiful woman in the room. It was an intoxication to sweep in and know every man had turned his head. It kept me in form.
What is love without passion? - A garden without flowers, a hat without feathers, tobogganing without snow.
Life means work, and hard work, if you mean to succeed.
Italians love sun, sin, and spaghetti.
The vicissitudes of life resemble one of those gilded balls seen in a fountain. Thrown up by the force of the water, it flies up and down - now at the top, catching the rays of the sun, now cast into the depths, then again shooting up, sometimes so high that it escapes altogether, and falls to the ground.
He [Winston Churchill] has a future and I have a past, so we should be all right.


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Man accused of kidnapping Cash Gernon argues he's not the man seen in video, lawyer says
Darriynn Brown, 18, maintains he's innocent of accusations he took and killed the 4-year-old child on May 15.
A makeshift memorial on Saddleridge Drive in Dallas on Monday, May 17, 2021, rests on the spot where the dead body of 4-year-old Cash Gernon was found last Saturday morning. (Lola Gomez/The Dallas Morning News)(Lola Gomez / Staff Photographer)
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The man accused of snatching 4-year-old Cash Gernon from his bed the morning of the boy's slaying says he is not the person seen in a now published home surveillance video, the man's lawyer said.
Cash Gernon, age 4, was found dead on a Dallas street on May 15, 2021.(Courtesy: Kamron Mori)
Darriynn Brown, 18, was arrested May 15 after a jogger found the child dead in the 7500 block of Saddleridge Drive in the Mountain Creek area of Dallas that same morning. Cash and his twin brother were staying with the girlfriend of his father about eight blocks away on Florina Parkway.
"The world is basically prejudicing this whole community by saying, 'That's him,'" Harris told The Dallas Morning News. Brown and his lawyer have not previously commented publicly on the case.
In the video the caretaker gave to the Daily Mail, a man is seen standing over the twins as they slept before swiftly carrying Cash from the bed shortly before 5 a.m. Dallas Police Lt. Carrie Wise said Brown will face a capital murder charge after evidence testing is complete.
Heath Harris, Brown's defense attorney, said Brown told him that is he not guilty of breaking into the house and taking Cash, or of killing him.
"This is not an open and shut case. Even if you believe that's [Brown] on the video, it doesn't mean he killed the kid," said Harris, who added that he's only seen the video online and has not received it from police or prosecutors.
Video shows 4-year-old Cash Gernon taken from his bed before killing
Harris said he has not yet received any evidence in the case. He has visited Brown in jail and spoken with his family. Harris said he will request a mental health evaluation and anticipates there will be proof of a serious mental disorder. Harris did not provide any details.
Darriynn Brown, 18, faces charges of kidnapping and burglary in Dallas.(Dallas County jail)
Cash was reported missing shortly before 11 a.m. by a woman who had dated the twins' father. That woman, Monica Sherrod, identified the man in the surveillance footage as Brown, according to an arrest-warrant affidavit. Police have said Sherrod's teenage son went to school with Brown and the family knew him.
Since Cash's killing, an unrelated man has met with Dallas police to report that Brown broke into his home and tried to take his granddaughter in February, according to an arrest-warrant affidavit obtained by KTVT-TV (Channel 11).
"If that happened, why has it taken three months to file a case?" Harris said.
Brown is jailed in lieu of $1.625 million bond. He faces charges of burglary and kidnapping related to Cash and burglary and injury to an elderly individual for the February incident, according to court records.
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Paweł Głowacki says, on is Delphi Programming blog, "Everybody loves colors. Great apps should use colors in clever and original ways." It seems that Pawel has been spending a lot of time designing screens for mobile apps in Delphi XE5 and really likes the way that iOS 7 uses the colors and gradients. Pawel takes you under the hood of the FireMonkey graphics architecture showing you how the FireMonkey framework hides the complexity of the underlying graphics APIs and provide an elegant object model to work with the different 3D APIs on different platforms, in much the same way. Gradients work on Android, IOS, OSX, and Windows.
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Rediff.com » Movies » 'I liked everyone, except Shilpa Shinde, in Bigg Boss 11'
'I liked everyone, except Shilpa Shinde, in Bigg Boss 11'
By Rajul Hegde
Last updated on: October 30, 2017 19:41 IST
'None of the celebrities behaved differently, except Shilpa Shinde.'
'Bandigi and Puneesh are faking their relationship.'
'Shilpa, Hina Khan and Sapna Chaudhary are the shrewdest contestants in the house.'
Evicted contestant Jyoti Kumari gives you the inside gossip from the Bigg Boss 11 house.
Bihari girl Jyoti Kumari, 20, is the latest contestant to be evicted from Bigg Boss 11.
The daughter of a peon, she entered the house as the youngest contestant and was a part of the commoners' group.
She started off as a motor-mouth and was often tagged 'ill-mannered.' But with time, and help from her fellow contestants, she revealed her true, down-to-earth self.
Jyoti built a special bond with some of the contestants, especially Vikas Gupta, who treated her like a younger sister. They would often confide in, and provide support to, each other.
Jyoti gives Rediff.com's Rajul Hedge all the gossip from the house.
You got evicted in just four weeks.
I am not feeling good (about it) at all.
But I am really happy with my short and sweet stint. It was a beautiful experience and I made some really good friends.
Yes, I did have a few fights but, gradually, the enemies turned into friends.
When I entered the house, I was adamant not to let people and situations get in the way. I made sure I did not get involved in dirty politics or controversies.
There were several contestants who were much weaker than me.
Everybody felt Luv Tyagi would be eliminated. He too was not confident that he would not survive. Maybe girls voted for him and saved him (laughs).
I was definitely stronger than him.
How challenging is it to live with people with different mindsets?
When you watch the show, it looks simple. But it is very challenging to live in the house with people from different backgrounds and mindsets.
I am a straightforward person and don't like to backbite.
I followed the same funda inside the house too. When I felt people were stepping out of line, I would stand up against them.
What's it like living with celebrities?
I liked everyone, except Shilpa Shinde.
None of the celebrities behaved differently, except her.
Apparently, Shilpa told Akash (Dadlani) that she wouldn't allow a girl of my level to stand next to her.
Akshay told me this only after he had a fight with her. Also, he told me not to talk to her. But it was shocking to know that such a huge TV star has itni chota soch.
She is popular on TV only because of her fans and I am one of them. After that, I tried to stay away from her.
I liked Hiten (Tejwani) Hina (Khan) and Vikas (Gupta). They were normal and behaved liked commoners. But some commoners were behaving like celebrities. (laughs)
Who is the shrewdest contestant in the house?
Shilpa, Hina and Sapna Chaudhary.
They are playing this game very smartly. They are so clever that, as soon as they understand a situation, they use it to their advantage.
Arshi (Khan) claims she loves being in and creating controversies. She had also said that she loves adding fuel to the fire and sitting back to enjoy the drama that followed. She did that with Shilpa and Vikas Gupta.
I feel she does this for extra footage.
Arshi has no control over her tongue; she uses bad language and is acting all the time for the cameras.
Sapna is a fake aunty, like everybody says.
Vikas is a genuine person and I am very fond of him.
Everyone has been making fun of Dhinchak Pooja.
When she entered, we thought she would be a chota packet bada dhamaka (an explosive mix in a small package). But dhamaka hua hi nahi, jalee hi nahi (but there was no explosion; in fact, this firecracker was a damp squib)!
When she flicks her hair, people around her get scared that lice might fall on them!
Hiten is more worried than anyone else in the house. He was the first to notice lice in her hair. Then he sent me for confirmation.
After that, everybody went one by one to see; they were behaving like as if they were seeing lice for the first time (laughs).
Arshi sleeps next to her and I told her to cover her head with one of the plastic bags used for collecting garbage in the house.
Pooja behaves like a celebrity and she's bad with tasks.
When she entered, she knew that Arshi and Akash were popular on the show, so she decided to tag along with them. It helps her survive in the house.
Are Bandgi Kalra and Puneesh Sharma faking their relationship?
When I had asked Bandgi about Puneesh, she asked me if I was mad to believe that they were having an affair. She clearly told me it wasn't true because Puneesh was 10 years older than her.
They are doing it only for the show.
What feedback did you get after exiting the house?
I felt good when I saw myself on TV.
After coming out of the house and giving interviews, I feel I have become a celebrity.
My mother said it was a big thing to survive in the house for four weeks.
I always wanted to become famous; my dreams have finally come true.
I can't even imagine the welcome I will get at home (in Bihar).
I have always wanted to become an actress.
Appearing in a reality show was something I had never expected. I just got lucky with the video that I had uploaded for the Bigg Boss auditions.
I hope I get some offers after this show.
Rajul Hegde / Rediff.com in Mumbai
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Pandora's Box es un álbum compilatorio de 3 discos lanzado en 1991 por Aerosmith, bajo el sello Columbia Records, con el fin de capitalizar los mejores momentos de la agrupación junto a Geffen.

Pandora's Box también ofrece versiones alternativas de algunas canciones, canciones inéditas, en directo y remixes.

Lista de canciones

Disco uno
 "When I Needed You"
 "Make It"
 "Movin' Out"
 "One Way Street"
 "On the Road Again"
 "Mama Kin"
 "Same Old Song and Dance"
 "Train Kept A-Rollin'"
 "Seasons of Wither"
 "Write Me a Letter"
 "Dream On"
 "Pandora's Box"
 "Rattlesnake Shake"
 "Walkin' the Dog"
 "Lord of the Thighs"

Disco dos
 "Toys in the Attic"
 "Round and Round"
 "Krawhitham"
 "You See Me Crying"
 "Sweet Emotion"
 "No More No More"
 "Walk This Way"
 "I Wanna Know Why"
 "Big Ten-Inch Record"
 "Rats in the Cellar"
 "Last Child"
 "All Your Love"
 "Soul Saver"
 "Nobody's Fault"
 "Lick and a Promise"
 "Adam's Apple"
 "Draw the Line"
 "Critical Mass"

Disco tres
 "Kings and Queens"
 "Milkcow Blues"
 "I Live in Connecticut"
 "Three Mile Smile"
 "Let It Slide"
 "Cheese Cake"
 "Bone to Bone" (Coney Island White Fish Boy)
 "No Surprize"
 "Come Together"
 "Downtown Charlie"
 "Sharpshooter"
 "Shit House Shuffle"
 "South Station BlueZ"
 "Riff & Roll"
 "Jailbait"
 "Major Barbara"
 "Chip Away the Stone"
 "Helter Skelter"
 "Back in the Saddle"
 "Circle Jerk"

Véase también
Caja de Pandora

Enlaces externos
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Álbumes de 1991
Álbumes recopilatorios de Aerosmith
Álbumes de Columbia Records
Álbumes de hard rock
Álbumes de rock
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The Trouble with Those Resurrected Memories…
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Despite the maelstrom of controversy swirling around it, Prince Harry's bestselling memoir, Spare, remains a valuable peek at the behind-the-scenes life of the British royal family. Okechukwu Uwaezuoke writes
Some decisions just have to be taken. For Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, one of those decisions—an unavoidable one after the uproar that trailed his "stepping down" from royal duties—is the writing of his controversial autobiography, Spare. In the 471-page memoir, which has been officially on the bookstands since January 10 and, according to CNN, chalked up a record sale of 1.4 million copies in its first day of publication, the 38-year-old prince, so to speak, tells his "own side of the story."
And why would his side of the story be deemed necessary in the first place? Consider that Prince Harry—the second child of the late Princess Diana, the ex-wife of the reigning British monarch, King Charles—has been in the public glare since his boyhood. Isn't it obvious that most of what is known about his public and private lives comes from the media? So, in a crazed world where no one seems to care about man's true purpose of existence, trivia like the "glitzy world" of the royals is deemed a front-burner issue. Of course, there are often attempts to blur the true motives behind the intrusiveness, scandal-mongering, and outright slander with the phoney justifications that taxpayers need to know how their money is being spent. But then, cleverly distorting facts to give them wrong meanings to the detriment of the hounded subjects remains a reprehensible act before the laws of natural justice.
Now, doesn't this explain why this otherwise beautifully written narrative, a compelling read by all standards, sometimes reads like a litany of complaints against the paparazzi, who seem to delight in chasing, hunting, and haunting him? This is when the reader is not being reminded, albeit tangentially, about the fact that fate—a "fate etched in stone," as he calls it—had assigned him the role of a "spare" to the "heir."
Talking about being a "spare" (a word that gave the book its title), he brings this fact early in the narrative to the reader's attention in his riveting description of his room at Balmoral Castle, a residence of the British royal family in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. "My half of the room was far smaller, less luxurious," he writes. "I never asked why. I didn't care. But I also didn't need to ask. Two years older than me, Willy was the Heir, whereas I was the Spare. This wasn't merely how the press referred to us—though it was definitely that. This was shorthand often used by Pa and Mummy and Grandpa. And even Granny. The Heir and the Spare—there was no judgment about it, but also no ambiguity. I was the shadow, the support, the Plan B. I was brought into the world in case something happened to Willy. I was summoned to provide backup, distraction, diversion and, if necessary, a spare part. Kidney, perhaps. Blood transfusion. Speck of bone marrow. This was all made explicitly clear to me from the start of life's journey and regularly reinforced thereafter."
Yet, Prince Harry's circumstances of birth—for the average man, accidental but by no means so in reality—are ones that millions would wish to trade places with him for. Indeed, much of his experiences—both substantiated and unsubstantiated moral injuries inflicted on him by the media—arise from a lack of understanding of the true purpose of man's earthly existence and the circumstances surrounding it. If the earth-dwelling creature has become blind to reality outside his bodily senses, it is due to millennia of the frantic pursuit of material possessions. Even though it is enveloped by material coverings, his true essence, the spirit, whose existence is sometimes vehemently denied or derided, is blindly groping about in this dense material realm. It is for this reason, especially owing to his inability to make sense of his physical reality, that he deems such things as the circumstances of his birth accidental.
Undeniably, the narrative documented in the memoir's three parts, which are labelled with lines borrowed from the classic by 19th-century English poet William Ernest Henley—interesting given that Harry isn't the bookish type—revolve around Harry's paying the price for being royal. The relentless harassment by the paparazzi, his rivalry with his older brother Willy (which climaxed in the latter knocking him to the floor during an argument), the palace staff's wily schemes, and his father, the then-Prince of Wales, who seemed to lack compassion and would not stand up for his "darling boy," are but a few examples of this. Should it come as a surprise, then, that the darkening and toxicity of his immediate ethereal surroundings were to blame for his renunciation of royal duties?
Of course, the story offers moments of psychic reprieve from all this toxicity. His brief stay in Australia and the frequent periods he spent "in Africa," a general term that ignores the reality that he is referring to a whole continent with 54 countries, are examples of these experiences. Talking about "Africa"—specifically, Botswana—it is often depicted as an epicurean haven of refuge, where he feels safe from the harassment of the paparazzi and protected from the vitriol trailing his frequent, albeit unintentional, faux pas. One of his more obvious faux pas is his controversial donning of a Nazi costume in 2005 during a "native and colonial" theme party in London, which was feasted upon by the UK tabloid, The Sun. About the scandal, which he later apologised for and described as "one of the biggest mistakes in my life," Harry blames it on the encouragement of his brother and his wife, Kate. "Well, what next?" the censorious British scandal-mongering public seems to wonder. Since being revealed as a drug addict, the prince appears to have a habit of hopping from one scandal to the next.
Still on psychological reprieve, the Afghan war provides a perfect escape, which is probably why he apparently begged for a second deployment. Ditto his excursions to both the North and South Poles.
Then, there is Meg (Meghan Markle), who has phenomenally survived the intrigues of the British establishment and the raging storm stirred by its media. This is after the flames of Harry's previous relationships were extinguished by the latter. It is gratifying that despite the maelstrom, she became the mother of two healthy babies: Archibald and his sister, Lillibeth.
Meanwhile, the memoir, whose dedication reads: "For Meg, Archie, and Lili… and of course, my mother," has been called out for factual accuracies, which, among others, include inconsistencies in the circumstances surrounding his "Gan Gan's" (great-grandmother) death and his allegedly getting an Xbox for his 13th birthday in 1997 from his late mother before she died when the device was invented in 2001 and didn't get to Europe until 2002.
All of this does not, however, take away from the worth of the book, which was released by Penguin Random House.
It also doesn't matter that it was purportedly ghostwritten by J. R. Moehringer, who CNBC said had previously penned two other best-sellers.


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In 1989 she returned to London to assume the position of Costume Supervisor and then Deputy Head of Costume at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. This large & prestigious organisation brought the chance to work on large-scale productions for the Royal Opera, Royal Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet, including opening the new Opera House in 1999.
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Q: Divergence Gauss Theorem I am trying to compute the volume of a cell(the shape is hexagon prism but sometimes can be more than hexagon or less than hexagon) so I am trying to find a theorem that I can use to calculate the volume using the sides. I found this gauss theorem but in my case I do not know how to find the field vector(F). So is there any way to find the field vector? Moreover, in my case I do not know how to set the boundaries but I know the coordinates.
Also I am not pretty sure if there is any better theorem than works for me better.

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We started our trek for Nashville Wednesday afternoon, Nov 5th. We left at 5pm and arrived at Kamper Kompanion RV park at the I-55 Carlinville exit about 7:30. Kyle came over and had spaghetti with us in the RV and watched a new episode of Law and Order.
It was a VERY blustery night with 40mph winds. We were glad the worst of the front went through while we were parked.
At 8:30am Thursday morning Kyle picked us up (so we didn't even have to unhook the jeep!) and we drove in to Springfield, to the state capital complex downtown.
The ceremony was much more elaborate than we'd expected with several speakers. There were 84 new lawyers sworn in this day. It's pretty cool to have our son now part of the same professional bar as Abraham Lincoln and President-elect Obama. It had an air of great patriotism and duty to country and civil society, making it tough for Mom to keep the tears back.
It was interesting to see the number of lawyers who had a father as an attorney. Some were 3rd or more generation in the Illinois Bar. Who knows maybe 30 years from now Kyle will be back here handing his son or daughter their license to practice.
Each received their licenses to practice individually from Supreme Court Justice Rita Garmon.
Following the ceremony there was a very nice reception in the 'Hall of Flags'. We got to spend some time talking to Justice Cook from Quincy who will be retiring soon as well as Justice Garmon.
We left Kyle pick a 'celebration lunch' restaurant and so finished our day in Springfield at Olive Garden.
By the time we got back to the RV it was 2:30pm and Kyle needed to head back in to Carlinville.
It didn't take much for us to unplug and head out. We planned on doing another short route as far as Marion Illinois. We'd found an RV park just off the interstate with good reviews and I'd also heard that they had the #1 BBQ joint in America in Marion. Yes, believe it or not… the restaurant with the champion title for BBQ is not in the South but in Illinois!
The place is called the 17th St. Bar and Grill. It is very easy access off of I-57 and I'd suggest if you are heading North/South in Illinois you seriously consider working this in to your schedule. Ken and I both had the ribs, and red beans and rice. I can't guarantee it's the best bbq ever but I've had a lot and can't tell you anywhere better. A full rack of ribs, with two sides and awesome homemade rolls was $19.99.
The RV park, Marion Campground and RV Park is only one year old and very neat and convenient. It was $22 for full hookups. Very friendly and open year-round. You'll see it soon in our RV reviews. We've gotten a lot of good tips from rvparkreviews.com and feel its important to provide similar input on the parks we've used. The more comments out their the easier it is to determine what you can expect from the parks.
Since this is a 5-day trip, I'll be breaking this adventure down into daily installments so come back and visit soon for the next leg of our autumn adventure to Nashville.
A Halloween Weekend Full of Treats!
Our friends Mike and Cheryl Ift decided to spend the weekend with us in the motorhome, traveling to Charleston, IL for the Murray St. at EIU football game.
Ken had spent Thursday cooking so we could invite the D-Line over for his famous 'Better Than Olive Garden' Sausage and Potato Soup, Sloppy Joes and Nachos.
The guys enjoyed time together around the campfire. They need to keep things pretty low-key the night before a game and since it was Halloween the campground made that a lot easier than being in the middle of the campus with all the partying.
We had a really big surprise when Donald Thomas, one of our 'adopted sons', who graduated last year, dropped by the motorhome. It was so cool so see how happy the players were to get to see him again. These guys are such a family unit.
Cheryl and Mike slept on the sofa bed. This had Sox and Ditka all confused. We suggested we'd keep them shut in our bedroom but Cheryl loves the dogs so much she didn't want that. Mike, however, was not so sure the dogs being with them was such a great idea when Sox decided to share his pillow with him!
Cheryl is always one to be on the move so she and Cindy took the dogs out for a run Saturday morning.
Ken cooked his 'big breakfast' with sausage, eggs, fried potatoes, toast and juice.
We made sure that Mike and Cheryl had appropriate EIU tailgate attire.
All that and we still had the RV packed up and on the road by 9am. We dropped by WalMart for ice, and a few last minute tailgate additions, including replenishing Mike's '3 beers'.
Mike, Cindy and Cheryl along with the Kesler and Reeder families.
We were set up in the Panther parking lot with food warming, snacks out, and dogs staked out at front and back of the RV.
Mike Ift and Cindy decked out for tailgating, drinks in hand.
Time to kick back and let the tailgating begin. Saturdays was Sailor Jerry and Coke for Ken, Cheryl and me. Mike had '3 beers'.
We knew that Trevor was still not cleared to play. Doc dropped by the RV pre-game to let us know that it looked like Trevor was going to get some limited playing time despite his MCL still appearing 'loose'. Doc felt it was really too soon but Trevor and the trainers outnumbered him since they all felt the leg brace he was wearing would keep him from further injury. It is really hard to keep Trev off the field if he thinks there's anyway he can play.
Before the game they introduced players from past decades.
Here's Donald Thomas, second from left, with current decade players. See Donald, we really do blog and now you are on it too!!!
It was amazing to see guys that went all the way back to playing in the 1940's.
The man who sat next to me had been place kicker, class of 1952. He said that most of the players then were WWII veterans newly home from war, mostly married and attending college on the GI bill. There were so many students like them that they had temporary trailer city set up for these families on campus. He told me war vets make some damn tough football players!!
Speaking of da%n tough players, here's our guy back in action after his longest time away from the game due to injury since he started playing football…missing 5 games. He was so glad to be back and said his leg was not a problem at all. Of course, he hates having to wear a brace on his leg now in the games but I'm sure glad it is there.
Since his playing time was limited to test out how his leg was reacting, he spent time off the field on the cycle to be sure he was keeping his leg loose.
We took a halftime break back at the RV and then after the game, with a strong EIU win over Murray St., we were back for more post-game tailgating waiting for the boys to shower and come out to join us.
There's always so much great food to share that we were pretty well stuffed before the game started. Kickel's had some awesome Italian sausage done in a pepper, onion and tomato sauce. Robinson's were around with deer sausage sticks and of course Ken made sure everyone got a helping of his sausage soup which was a real hit. To top that every player comes out of the locker room with a large Domino's pizza of his own as a post-game feeding.
After the players sat around with us for awhile, they headed out for their Saturday night postgame victory partying.
We got the RV back to Fox Ridge just before dark. Cheryl and I took the dogs for a walk. Then, as a group, we decided we preferred dinner back in town at Lincoln Garden rather than cooking at the campsite. It was probably a very good idea since we were all so tired at dinner we couldn't stop the traveling yawns.
Cheryl and I had wine along for Saturday night around the campfire but by the time we got back to the site, we could hardly keep our eyes open.
Guess we four 50+ tailgaters found out we don't have the stamina we did…we started watching the Texas vs Texas Tech game on TV and all ended up sacked out shortly after 9pm!
Since this was the weekend of the time change we got an extra hour to sleep. That was lucky for Ken and I. Remember the dogs and the tailgate food. Well, Ken and I didn't know that night just how much people had been feeding the dogs so we had no idea why Sox had decided to be such an absolute pain. Up until almost 3 am, I don't think she laid in one place on the bed for more than 5 minutes and she was constantly in our face. It then became apparent when she went to the corner of the bedroom and threw up all the garbage she'd been fed all day. After that she and we slept fine. Lesson learned: keep the dogs closer under foot at the tailgate so we know what 'treats' they are getting.
Sunday morning Cheryl took Ditka for a run while I trailed somewhat keeping the recuperating Sox and a walk.
We met Trevor back at Lincoln Garden for breakfast, said our good-byes and then were on our way back to Q-town.
Apparently Cheryl and I were partied out by this time, since Mike got these shots of how the two of us spent most of the 4 hour drive home.
Next week, it's Kyle's 'swearing in' as an Illinois Attorney and then off to Nashville for the Tennessee State game in the Tennessee Titans stadium…stay tuned!


On July 20, 2007, Nicci Kennedy answered God's call to serve the Ridglea Presbyterian Church as Coordinator of Children's and Youth Ministries, and for over a decade, she has served this congregation with energy, intelligence, imagination, and love.
Therefore, it is with both profound sadness at her impending departure and profound thanksgiving for her years of faithful service that the session reports that Nicci has discerned that God is calling her to new horizons and that she has tendered her resignation effective October 15. Please see Nicci's letter to the congregation below.
In the gospels, Jesus says whoever welcomes a child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. Nicci has abundant gifts for welcoming children, and for eleven years, she has generously shared those gifts with us. Nicci has welcomed infants and toddlers in the nursery, elementary school children in Messenger Fellowship, and middle and high school students in Ridglea Presbyterian Church Youth. Nicci has held firm to the conviction that these children and youth are not the "future of the church," but rather a vital an integral part of the present of the church now. Nicci has played a vital role in the development of intergenerational ministry as one of our congregation's core values, and she has been a valuable colleague in ministry. She has left an indelible mark on this congregation, and she will be greatly missed.
We hope that you will join us in the River Oaks Fellowship Hall for a reception after worship on Sunday, October 21, as we celebrate and give thanks for Nicci's ministry among us. You are invited and encouraged to write a note of appreciation for Nicci, and if you would like to include a gift, please note that from an income tax perspective, it is more advantageous to both Nicci and the church if you make your gift directly to her, rather than routing it through the church.
While we know that this announcement will come as a surprise to many, the Christian Education Committee and the session are already hard at work on transition plans and that our commitment to vibrant children's and youth ministries at Ridglea Presbyterian Church remains as strong as ever. If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to speak with any member of the session.
I have come to the decision that it is time for me to leave Ridglea Presbyterian Church. This has been a very challenging and difficult decision for me to reach. I asked the Session not to share this announcement until after the Fall weekend retreat with our youth, so that our time could be focused on their growth, and helping seeds to be planted and nurtured, and not on me and my leaving.
It has been my joy and privilege to be a part of so much with this congregation over the last eleven years: four Senior pastors, two locations, new friends, loss of colleagues, and most importantly, being a part of the growth and development of so many children and youth. So many opportunities for both personal and professional growth have been given to me in this city that raised me.
I have spent much time meditating and in prayer about this next step. I have come to realize it is time for me to continue in prayer with and for Ridglea Presbyterian Church, but from a new place. This decision has not been reached easily as I care so much for you all– especially our children and youth.
This time of discernment for Ridglea Presbyterian Church continues. I am confident God is with you all in this journey as God is with each of us.
This congregation has had an incredible impact on my life! Sharing in times of laughter and tears, times of giggles and tough questions, times of learning and sharing and for all of that and so much more I will always be thankful. I have experienced festivals and funerals, celebrations and tears, whoopies and poopies (term used by the youth), flooding and moving, creating and recreating, games and recitals, doctor appointments and tough decisions, no where and now here moments that are formational and God-filled. Thank you for trusting me, for walking with me in ministry, and for welcoming me into your lives. The memories will never be forgotten.
You are all loved and will be in my prayers. I am sad not to see Ridglea Presbyterian Church move through this phase and into the final destination on Southwest Blvd. I rest assured God is with us wherever we go! We need to continue to invite God into our space, share, but also listen. I truly believe we have two ears and one mouth so we will spend twice as much time listening as we do sharing. My hope for each of you is to take time everyday to share with God and also take time to listen as you discern as a congregation what is to come.


Well, I'm thinking that I'm going to take a little vacay from the whole blog thing. It's not that I can't think of anything fun and exciting, oh I mean random and pointless, to write. I've got lots of random and pointless thoughts bouncing around in my head all the time. And sometimes it's even for possible future blog posts. But I just don't seem to have it. Ya know, it being the desire or focus to actually write it all down in a semi-coherent and entertaining way that I've tricked myself into thinking is my "blogging style". That just makes me laugh a little...to even think I have a blogging style. Is "random crap" considered a style? Or maybe "verbal vomit"?
Anyway, I'm going on blog-batical. Huh, I really seem to be into making up words today. Interesting. Now, I know you're all asking yourself what is going to get you through each day without updates on the stupid things I do. But never fear! There are always the archives! Oh, I jest. I haven't so completely lost touch with reality as to think that the majority of the wonderful people who read my blog aren't doing it out of obligation. So I am officially releasing us both from the obligation that is my perpetual chaos. I'm not sure for how long. It could be a short break, like 24 hours. Or a long break, like a whole week! Either way, we can all breathe a little easier with one less thing to think about right now.
Insight into my girls relationship, aka "the reason I'm so tired"
Nnnnooooooo!! Say it isn't so!! Don't go into the darkness of non-blogdom (see, I can make up words too)... come back (and soon!!) to the light (fun & humor) of the blog world!!
I will miss u! I love checking your blog and seeing your girls. At least post pics. AT LEAST!!!!!!!
Oh No!! Where will I go when a need to remind myself how lucky I am to be a stay-home mom? Who keeps me positive? Who makes me laugh, cry and feel like what I do matters? You don't even know me and you are my best friend. You have to do what's best for you, but please don't forget about us, PLEASE.
PS I love your girls, too.
This is my second bloglister who's saying goodbye. Toodlepips, too! I'm going out to get pissed...!
I don't read your blog out of obligation. You have no idea who I am. I enjoy your blogging style. You make me smile. You will be missed. Hurry back soon and enjoy your vacay.
Oh, you guys are so nice! I don't deserve such nice blog friends. I'm back now, for better or for worse.
Thank you for the kind comments. You have no idea how much they helped me when I was kinda feeling slightly loser-ish. As for the anonymous comments...I don't know you but I wish I did! But I totally understand you wanting to be anonymous, seeing as I'm kind of anonymous as well.
Here's to at least a week of blogging! Yay!


Lots of young people dream of having the opportunity to attend college and be free to socialize and party. However, if you're hoping to achieve success, then this is not going to be reality for you. Before you have fun, apply yourself. You will be given tips in the following article to help you figure out your priorities.
If you need help finding out how you can be successful in college, check if they offer a course to learn study skills. Many students that got high grades in high school may not know how to study in college. A study skills class can set you on the path to success in your classes.
Research all available funding options to help with your tuition costs. There are a lot of different scholarships, some for specific majors. They may also apply to certain interests, like music, or personal characteristics. In addition, there are numerous state and federal grants you can take advantage of that don't require you to pay them back!
Whether a girl or a guy, get to the gym on your campus as much as you can. At the gym you can meet new people and stay fit. Also, you can find friends to go with to the gym, which can expand your social circle.
Pick at least a single general education requirement class to knock out your very first semester. Consider taking a dreaded class to get it over with, rather than have it hang over your head and dreading it. Also, you probably aren't going to enjoy being one of the only seniors in your class that contains mostly freshman if you procrastinate.
Take the time to become acquainted with each of your instructors. Take a walk to their offices and speak with them face to face. It's a good idea to be on a professor's good side just in case you're having trouble with certain things, they will understand.
You are away from home, and no one is going to clean and cook for you. Eat healthily, sleep enough, and keep your living area clean. Try to have a well-rounded schedule that balances classes, study, downtime and maintaining your health. Unhealthy food and stress can make you ill.
You should seriously consider if having a car at college is the best idea. Many larger cities have limited free parking areas. You can also have a hard time with other expenses if you're not employed.
Buy used textbooks. You can spend a lot on books for college. If you already have to pay quite a bit for your education, you're probably wishing to save a few dollars. Look for bookstores and online retailers that offer used text books. Buying your books used will allow you to spend more money on other things that you also need.
College isn't just party time despite what the movies portray. Always be ready to turn down the next party if you need to study. Use the tips you have read to help you prepare for a bright future in whatever field of study you choose.


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    def has_permission(self, request, user):
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class IsStaff(BasePermission):
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    def has_permission(self, request, user):
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Biografia
Dopo la laurea all'Università Carnegie Mellon, ha fatto il suo debutto sulle scene nelle produzioni della Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera dei musical Jesus Christ Superstar, Miss Saigon e Jekyll and Hyde. Nel 2012 ha fatto il suo debutto a Broadway come sostituto di Jeremy Jordan e poi titolare del ruolo del protagonista del musical Newsies, show in cui ha continuato ad esibirsi fino al termine delle repliche nell'agosto 2014. Nel 2015 ha recitato al Kennedy Center e a Broadway nel musical Gigi con Vanessa Hudgens, in cui interpretava il protagonista maschile, mentre nel 2017 è tornato sulle scene newyorchesi con Bandstand, in cui è stato co-protagonista con Laura Osnes. Nel 2019 ha interpretato Tony nella produzione dell'Opera di Chicago di West Side Story, nel ruolo del protagonista Tony. Cott ha recitato anche in diverse serie televisive ed è noto soprattutto per la sua interpretazione come Tom C. Duncan in The Good Fight.

Vita privata
Cott è sposato dal 2013 con Meghan Woollard e nel 2017 la coppia ha avuto un figlio, Elliott Michael Cott.

Suo fratello è l'attore Casey Cott.

Filmografia

Cinema
 Lo stagista inaspettato (The Intern), regia di Nancy Meyers (2015)

Televisione
 Madam Secretary - serie TV, 1 episodio (2014)
 Public Morals - serie TV, 2 episodi (2015)
 Z: L'inizio di tutto - serie TV, 5 episodi (2016)
 Law & Order - Unità vittime speciali - serie TV, 1 episodio (2016)
 The Good Fight - serie TV, 4 episodi (2017-2018)

Note

Collegamenti esterni

Attori teatrali statunitensi
Attori televisivi statunitensi
Cantanti da musical
Studenti della Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts


Are you deriving enough profit from your customers? No matter what product or service you're selling, your CFO's answer to that question will probably be 'No'. Saying you will align your customer strategy to your profit goals is significantly easier than actually doing it – which is why so many consumer goods companies are wrestling with this challenge.
The best place to start is your brand. Understand what your brand represents to customers, what your promise is to the marketplace and how that compares to your rivals' proposition. It may be that your promise is no longer competitive and that you need to rethink what your brand represents.
To make a realistic assessment, it is important that you understand who is buying from you, why they're buying from you and, for that matter, why – and what – they're buying from the competition. If you know all that, it's much easier to understand which customers you want to retain, nurture, acquire or discard (although, in a social media age, be very careful about how you do the latter) and define a profitable mix.
When you've done that, it will be much easier to decide how best to communicate, engage and interact with the customers you want to focus on – and start differentiating how you manage your relationship with them based on their values, profile and needs. Which channel are they most likely to use? Are they more likely to be motivated by price or experience? And how much time do they wish to spend with your brand?
As it sounds obvious, it's vital not to lose sight of the consumer. A trap many companies fall into is to focus on what they can sell to their customer – not what their customer wants to buy from them. Successful brands strike the right balance. And to do that, they have to deliver – which means a realistic SWOT analysis of their operational capabilities, future requirements and the resources and investment required to reap the forecast rewards.
"A trap many companies fall into is to focus on what they can sell to their customer – not what their customer wants to buy from them", Julio J. Hernandez, partner KPMG.
Many companies define their customer strategy with a slogan – and underpin that with a handful of key attributes. But turning that strategy into increased profit will take time, work and determination. Good strategies often fail because the message doesn't cascade down through the organization – and people don't understand how to apply it in their everyday jobs.
The good news is that, with the right words, deeds and expectations, defining – and implementing – a more profitable customer strategy is achievable. And in a consumer marketplace where competitive advantages seem slimmer and less durable than they were five years ago, it could make all the difference.
How to provide value to customers. This has always been the challenge at the heart of every business. Today many organisations find that they no longer understand the needs of their customers.


Starting tomorrow, you can take your roller beetle pal for a spin around five new, permanent racing tracks! You'll have plenty of room to practice leaps, turns, drifts, and sprints all over Tyria. Perfect your skills in time-trial adventures between races, then compete with fellow beetle jockeys for fun, bragging rights, and rewards.
Roller beetle racing is a homegrown sport that takes advantage of Tyria's natural terrain, but enthusiasts have pulled together to organize formal races, beetle-rental services, and prizes. Earn Racing Medallions for completing courses and exchange them for endless transformation tonics, stylish racing accessories, and even an adorable Mini Roller Beetle.
To encourage aspiring racers to pick up the reins, daily roller beetle racing achievements will be available from November 27 to December 25. Completing daily achievements will reward you with piles of Racing Medallions, and a new set of racing achievements is also available to keep you on a roll.
Tropic Valley Raceway begins near Proxemics Lab Waypoint and runs all around the edges of Brisban Wildlands. You'll need both speed and stamina to make it to the finish line.
Ghostfire Run starts near Nageling Waypoint. It's a pleasant jaunt across Diessa Plateau, with challenging twists and jumps through fields, farms, and haunted ruins.
Jormag's Fang kicks off just south of Torstvedt Homestead Waypoint in Snowden Drifts. It doesn't take long to complete a lap around this course…as long as you can handle the sharp turns with razor-fine precision.
Lakeside Loop starts near Provern Shore Waypoint in Gendarran Fields and winds along the shores of Lake Gendarr. Skim over the water at high speed if you don't want to get soaked.
Infernal Leap begins on the shore below Avernan Waypoint in Mount Maelstrom. This course will lead you on a treacherous path straight into the heart of the volcano, and you'll need to pull off a daring lava leap to make it out the other side.
If you haven't learned the racing ropes yet, speed to Overlake Haven Waypoint in Kessex Hills. South of the outpost, you can learn how to hit checkpoints and handle turns on the Kessex Corner test course.
Unlock episode 3 of Living World Season 4, "Long Live the Lich," for free during the introductory event! If you've upgraded your account with Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire™, you can play through the story to raise and befriend your very own roller beetle mount.
To celebrate the growth of our favorite speedy sport, we're giving away awesome prizes to racers every week.* Just complete a race to be entered to win the current weekly prize.
You can't take your roller beetle out of Tyria, but you can hit the road in a real roller beetle racing-themed car. Just enter any of the weekly giveaways, and you'll be automatically entered for a chance to win. Learn more about the contest and rules here.
Dress in some comfortable riding gear, make sure your beetle eats lots of protein, and get ready to roll out. We'll see you at the races!
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The video is well produced and cleverly constructed, designed to look measured and reasonable rather than yet another shoddy hit job in the ongoing climate wars.
Hence the alarmists' preference for the land and sea-based temperature datasets which do show a warming trend, especially after the raw data has been adjusted in the right direction. Climate realists, however, counter that these records have all the integrity of Enron's accounting system or of Hillary's word on what really happened in Benghazi.
Given the embarrassment the satellite data has been causing alarmists in recent years - most recently at the Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) "Data or Dogma" hearing last December - it was almost inevitable that sooner or later they would try to discredit it.
What it shows is how closely the satellite data corresponds with measurements taken using a completely independent system -balloons. If the satellites are lying then so are the balloons.
There are too many problems with the video on which to comment, but here are a few. First, the satellite problems mentioned here were dealt with 10 to 20 years ago. Second, the main product we use now for greenhouse model validation is the temperature of the Mid-Troposphere (TMT) which was not erroneously impacted by these problems.
The vertical "fall" and east-west "drift" of the spacecraft are two aspects of the same phenomenon - orbital decay.
The real confirmation bias brought up by these folks to smear us is held by them. They are the ones ignoring information to suit their world view. Do they ever say that, unlike the surface data, the satellite datasets can be checked by a completely independent system, balloons? Do they ever say that one of the main corrections for time-of-day (east-west) drift is to remove spurious WARMING after 2000? Do they ever say that the important adjustment to address the variations caused by solar-shadowing effects on the spacecraft is to remove a spurious WARMING? Do they ever say that the adjustments were within the margin of error?
Among the beneficiaries of Grantham's green largesse are Lord Stern - author of the heavily discredited Stern Report, now with a cosy sinecure at the Grantham Institute - and Bob Ward, a failed paleopiezometrist and crop-headed pit bull impersonator who is lavishly funded to write angry letters to newspapers and other institutions explaining in boring detail why climate change sceptics are evil and wrong.
As for the motivation behind this well-funded smear video - it's actually explained at the website which is promoting it.
See also in this Daily Caller story with Dr. Richard Lindzen disputing claims this is the warmest year.


One of the largest battles ever fought on English soil took place in the evening of the 2nd July 1644 during the English Civil War.
Prince Rupert of the Rhine had only just relieved the siege on the Royalist stronghold of York when he took up his position on Marston Moor against a combined force of around 22,000 Parliamentarians and Scottish Covenanters.
At 7pm the Parliamentarian army launched a surprise attack and following a confused fight lasting just two hours, Parliamentarian cavalry under Oliver Cromwell routed Prince Rupert's Royalist cavalry and decimated their infantry.
The battle confirmed how a well-equipped and trained army could win the war and established Cromwell's reputation as a great commander. The Royalists effectively abandoned all control in the north of England.
The English Civil War was in full swing during the Battle of Marston Moor!?


Late last year, there was some talk about repealing or reducing the mortgage stress test due to higher interest rates and high prices. We also heard from President of Bullpen Research & Consulting Inc., Ben Myers, who said he'd like to see the stress test reduced by 50 basis points.
While some industry leaders are saying it's time to revisit the stress test, we haven't heard of any future changes, which means you'll have to qualify at 2% higher than your contracted rate whether you put more or less than 20% down on your new home purchase.
This is a problem for first-time buyers because the condo market is basically the only place they'll find price points they can afford, and since the average prices for single-family homes range from $600,000 to over $1 million across the Greater Toronto Area, more and more families are also being forced into the condo market. As the demand strengthens for condo units in the GTA and families with larger budgets move into the market, prices will go up and first-time buyers will be stuck renting.
According to a joint report by Bullpen and Rentals.ca, average monthly rent will go up by 11% in Toronto this year, while Ottawa will see a 9% increase. As of November 2018, the average rent for a one-bedroom in Toronto was $2,144, and a two-bedroom averaged $2,576.
How are first-time buyers supposed to save enough for a down payment when all their money is going to rent? For that average one-bedroom to technically be affordable, the prospective first-time buyer household needs to be making approximately $6,400 a month. Plus there are other shelter costs like Internet and hydro to consider.
That's around $76,800 a year to afford a one-bedroom in Toronto. It's not that unrealistic for a couple to be making this - that's $38,400 a year each (that's like working full-time, making $18.50 an hour). According to the 2016 Census, the median household income in Toronto CMA was $78,373.
The Toronto Real Estate Board recently reported the average price of a resale condo unit in the GTA in December 2018 was $554,497. A 20% down payment would be around $110,899. If a first-time buyer saved $1,000 a month (and we think this is a generous amount), it would take nine years to save for a 20% down payment (we realize there are options to put less than 20% down for first-time buyers - just keep in mind that those types of mortgages need to be insured).
These numbers are scary, but it's important to keep in mind that these are averages, which means there are many prices that are higher and prices that are lower. There are new condos in and around the GTA priced in the $300,000s and $400,000s, you just have to find them!


A series of educational books by Tick Tock Books featuring level five reading. A brief summary of the books and their word focus are included below. This is a fun series kids will enjoy, while also learning how to read. Please also see posts on level one, level two, level three, and level four information.
Level 5-A: Sam likes to take pictures, but he learns that people don't always appreciate his timing.
Focuses on the t sound made with the letters ed.
Level 5-B: Max travels around the world, and even to the moon. He discovers aliens are friendly.
Focuses on the d sound made with the letters ed.
Level 5-C: George the gerbil knows the answer to every question, and puts on a show to prove it.
Focuses on the j sound made with the letters ge, gi, and gy.
Level 5-D: The troll on the bridge won't let anyone pass by, until an even bigger troll finally forces him to budge.
Focuses on the j sound made with the letters ge and dge.


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Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Richard Diebenkorn: Paintings and Works on Paper (organized with the San Francisco of Modern Art)
14 October–3 December 1989
1989 Billings, Montana
Yellowstone Art Center, Richard Diebenkorn: Graphics, 1981–1988
12 October–31 December 1989
1989 Lincoln, Nebraska
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Richard Diebenkorn: The "41 Etchings Drypoints" Portfolio (organized with and circulated by the American Federation of Arts)
2 May–5 July 1989
Traveled to Honolulu Academy of Arts; University of Maryland, College Park; Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana; Des Moines Art Center; Pensacola Museum, Florida; and seven additional venues
1988 New York (prints)
Pamela Auchincloss Gallery, Richard Diebenkorn: Monotypes
22 November–23 December 1988
1988 New York (drawings)
Museum of Modern Art, The Drawings of Richard Diebenkorn
17 November 1988–10 January 1989
1987 New York
M. Knoedler and Co., Richard Diebenkorn
4–28 November 1987
1987 San Francisco
Graystone Gallery, Richard Diebenkorn: Ocean Park Prints, a Survey of Color Prints from 1969 to 1986
1 September–3 October 1987
1987 Stanford, California
Stanford University Museum of Art, From the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Anderson; Selected Prints by Richard Diebenkorn
5 May–16 August 1987
Dolan Maxwell Gallery, Richard Diebenkorn: The Thinking Eye; Prints of the 1960's and the 1980's
16 December 1986–24 January 1987
Crown Point Press, Richard Diebenkorn: Color Prints
5 December 1986–9 January 1987
Greg Kucera Gallery, Richard Diebenkorn: Recent Prints, 1980–1986
6–29 June 1986
1985 Santa Fe, New Mexico
Munson Gallery, Richard Diebenkorn: Etchings
6–17 December 1985
M. Knoedler and Co., New York, Richard Diebenkorn
2 November–5 December 1985
Charles Campbell Gallery, Richard Diebenkorn
Patricia Heesy Gallery, Richard Diebenkorn: Etchings and Drypoints
10 September–12 October 1985
Greg Kucera Gallery, Richard Diebenkorn: Prints
6 June–7 July 1985
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Richard Diebenkorn: An Intimate View
10 May–1 September 1985
Charles Cowles Gallery, Richard Diebenkorn: Gemini Prints
L.A. Louver, A Portfolio of 41 Etchings and Drypoints Published in 1965
Patricia Heesy Gallery, Richard Diebenkorn: Prints
1984 San Jose, California
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, Richard Diebenkorn—Etchings: Process into Form
7 September–12 October 1984
Traveled to Milwaukee Art Museum
1984 Portland, Oregon
Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Richard Diebenkorn Etchings
16 March–14 April 1984
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Resource/Response/Reservoir—Richard Diebenkorn: Paintings, 1948–1983
13 May–17 July 1983
1983 Newport Beach, California
Newport Harbor Art Museum, Richard Diebenkorn: Paintings and Drawings from the Ocean Park Series
10 March–1 May 1983
L.A. Louver, New Releases by Richard Diebenkorn
Crown Point Gallery, Richard Diebenkorn: Etchings
10 January–27 February 1982
9–28 January 1982
1981 Minneapolis
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Richard Diebenkorn: Etchings and Drypoints, 1949–1980 (organized by Crown Point Press, Oakland, and circulated nationally by Margarete Roeder Fine Arts, New York)
25 April–21 June 1981
1981 Berkeley
University Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley, Richard Diebenkorn: Matrix/Berkeley 40
15 January–8 March 1981
M. Knoedler and Co., Richard Diebenkorn: Recent Work


The video on Saturday went great! I was treated like a queen and the care and attention to my needs by the director and video team was so nice.
It was easier than I thought it would be. I simply shared my story and shared the hope that I try to give on here and everywhere I go, mainly that living with serious mental health disorder although can be frustrating, that there is always hope for better days to come.
They were mesmerized by my story and wanted to keep filming but I didn't have anything left to share so we ended it on a good note.
I had my own makeup artist by my side so felt like a queen for the day! Will post video after they are done with the edit. Can't wait to see what they choose to put in the video and have no idea how long it will be but should be interesting for sure.
After filming the video and having a great time, I came home and crashed and a phone call from my mother brought me back down to reality.
Doing things like this and Boston makes me want to do even more as it is now my mission to destigmatize this disorder and others. Being disordered doesn't mean that we can't do many things. Some of us are able to work, although not me, and travel and speak when asked.
I am a little low today after a very busy weekend. Yesterday was family day at a local park with beautiful waterfalls. Might even post a pic if I can figure it out. Now that I have come out of the closet so to say with my disorder, I will be changing a little bit of how I do things. More will be coming down the pike in the near future.
I did find out that it was a government project so that is very interesting. Not sure why but it seems like there is an explosion of funding for mental health projects. Very exciting and grateful for this!
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Wisconsin's Future In Good Hands With Bronson Koenig
Filed Under:Andrew Kahn, Bronson Koenig, March Madness, Rising Stars
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - APRIL 04: Bronson Koenig #24 of the Wisconsin Badgers reacts late in the game against the Kentucky Wildcats during the NCAA Men's Final Four Semifinal at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 4, 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
By Andrew Kahn
Three-year starter Traevon Jackson is graduating, but Wisconsin's point guard spot is in good hands. When Jackson broke his foot in January, sophomore Bronson Koenig replaced him in the starting lineup and played well. The Badgers didn't miss a beat, losing just once in that span until last night's defeat to Duke in the national championship.
For the season, Koenig averaged 8.7 points and 2.5 assists per game, more than double his output from last year. Those numbers were even higher as Koenig's minutes increased following Jackson's injury. Like many of Bo Ryan's players, Koenig is a good shooter (40 percent from three) who protects the ball (98 assists to 33 turnovers). He's aggressive offensively, and is perhaps a little too impatient at times for Ryan's liking.
Last night against Duke, Koenig was 4 of 9 from the field with 10 points, four assists, and no turnovers. He assisted on Wisconsin's first basket of the game, flipping the ball back to Frank Kaminsky and sealing off a defender to give Kaminsky a clean look at a three. Later, he made a nice crossover move to get to the free throw line for a jumper, and was fouled. He opened the second half with a three from the corner, and scored six straight points during a run that put Wisconsin up by nine. All three of those baskets came off the dribble, and he wasn't afraid to attack early in the shot clock.
The flip side of that was on display in the first half. Koenig missed two contested three-pointers with plenty of time on the shot clock. He also had a couple of wild drives later in the game. No player shoots 100 percent, and you don't want players afraid to shoot, but Wisconsin's possessions, on average, were longer than all but one team in the country this season, according to KenPom. Ryan values making the defense work nearly every time down the floor.
Defensively, Koenig did a great job on Tyus Jones for much of the game. Down the stretch, Koenig was caught in ball screens that freed Jones just enough for critical jumpers. It's hard to say without knowing Wisconsin's exact defensive assignments whether those plays were Koenig's fault. He was definitely battling to get through the screens and it didn't seem like there was much else he could do. When Duke went up eight points late, Koenig didn't panic. He made two nice bounce passes—one to Kaminsky for a three and one to Nigel Hayes for a dunk—that kept the Badgers alive.
In Wisconsin's semifinal victory over Kentucky, Koenig hit two free throws to give the Badgers a four-point lead with 13 seconds left, and made one of two on the next possession to make it five with six seconds left. Asked about it after the game, Ryan said he knew Koenig was mentally tough when he recruited him because "he hated to lose." Much like this year's team was fueled by last season's Final Four defeat, Koenig and his teammates will come back hungry next season.
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Andrew Kahn is a regular contributor to CBS Local who also writes for Newsday and The Wall Street Journal. He writes about college basketball and other sports at AndrewJKahn.com. Email him at andrewjkahn@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter at @AndrewKahn.