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For Railroad Days, Union Pacific lent the Western Pacific Railroad Museum a UP1989 engine for guests to experience and climb aboard. Photos by Meg Upton
Trains main draw at Railroad Days
September 12, 2018 September 6, 2018 Meg Upton, Staff Writer
We crowded into an old California Zephyr dining car — gawking at a full place setting of dishes and flatware and menus behind glass, more elegant than anything we'd seen ourselves these days. There's a couple of volunteers at the ready to answer questions sitting at one of the decaying Formica tables in need of refurbishing.
The volunteers can answer all sorts of questions, and do, on this hot Railroad Days event Aug. 26 in Portola. One question no one can quite answer? What's your fascination with trains?
"Every time I hear that whistle blowing/I find myself a-shivering in my soul," wrote Canadian singer Jane Siberry in her song "Something About Trains." Most of the volunteers would agree with the statement. They can't quite put their finger on it either.
Near the end of the dining car is another Formica inlay of a mermaid. It's dimly lit but intact. Ah! In some ways, the Western Pacific Railroad Museum and Railroad Days is a celebration of a by-gone era from the '30s and '40s when American design and aesthetic were in their golden years. Visitors walk past the mermaid and into the next car connected — a World War 2 era transport car that still has the bunk beds stacked in them. These days, WPRM encourages Scout groups to stay there overnight while they're earning badges for railroad knowledge.
The museum and its rail yard are a living testament of ingenuity and American history of the early 20th century.
For Railroad Days there were a few extra special exhibits on display. Union Pacific had graciously loaned UP1989, which was making its Portola debut. The engine is currently in use and had made its way to Portola from East Texas by way of Roseville. Also on loan was a Western Pacific Railroad car from St. Louis, also by way of Roseville.
Visitors got to sit in the driver's seat and learn about the dashboard and such features as the sand lever (for when you need sand on the icy, wet rails in the winter).
A G-scale model train which ran by steam power was set up outside and was a hit with young and old train enthusiasts alike.
A G-Scale steam powered model train is set up outside the Railroad Museum for Railroad Day visitors to enjoy.
Probably the attraction that had the most visitors was the one that's up every museum season: the Caboose Train. The Caboose Train, comprised of five cabooses, runs in a circle a little out of the yard and back for a quick five-minute ride into the past. There was also a small engine exhibit in the parking lot.
Volunteer Bart Hanson indicated that there was a good deal of visitor traffic to this year's weekend event — with just as many local train enthusiasts as visitors from farther away. He loves explaining the history of the engines and cars to visitors — and why it's important for people to know their train heritage. Like the tracks themselves, trains bring connection between the past and the present, from one place to the next.
The museum is always looking for more volunteers and more donations to help refurbish old cars and keep the museum open — it only has one paid employee. For $225, for example, you can become an engineer for a day and drive a train for an hour.
While Railroad Days is over for 2018, the museum and its regular exhibits are still open Thursday to Sunday through October.
The most popular attraction of the day is sitting inside the UP1989 engine in front of the control panel.
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Programma integra provides immigrants and refugees with a range of services such as social and legal counselling, job orientation, counseling services, intercultural mediation initiatives and a social mediation service in the field of housing.
You can find the offices at Migration, Asylum and Social Integration Center – Via Assisi 41, Rome.
Social and legal counseling office: it provides information and support in relation to legislation and administrative procedures on asylum and immigration; locally available orientation services and access to social benefits. Office open to the public with free access every Tuesday from 9.00 am to 1.00 pm; on Fridays by appointment only. For further information: tel. +39 06 78850299. Contact person: Antonella Caputo – a.caputo@programmaintegra.it
Job counseling office: it provides job orientation services, information on qualifications recognition, on starting a business and on locally available training opportunities; resume writing support; promotion of apprenticeship. Office open to the public with free access every Thursday from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm; the other days by appointment only. For further information: tel. +39 06 78850299. Contact person: Tania Masuri – t.masuri@programmaintegra.it
Counseling and social inclusion office: open to all foreign citizens with greater integration problems, the office provides skills assessment tools and a network of local services that meet health and social needs of immigrants and refugees. The office also offers counseling services for those who have a feeling of existential uneasiness. Individual counseling services aim to promote human well-being and quality of life through the strengthening of human resources and a greater awareness. The office receives by appointment only. For information/appointments: tel. +39 06 78850299. Contact person: Laura Liberati – l.liberati@programmaintegra.it
Social mediation services in the field of housing: services aimed at asylum seekers and international protection beneficiaries who have been victims of discrimination in access to housing. This service provides support in the search of a house, contacts with real estate agents, and support in the signing of the lease. Office open to the public with free access every Monday from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm; the other days by appointment only. For further information: tel. +39 06 78850299. Contact person: Andrea Minuta – a.minuta@programmaintegra.it
Secretariat of Public Registry of Intercultural Mediators of the Rome Municipality: it supports the activities carried out by the Public Registry with the creation and dissemination of training / information activities aimed at intercultural mediators. For further information: tel. +39 06 78850299. Contact person: Nikolla Cepiku – n.cepiku@programmaintegra.it

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I am hosting two Open Tea information sessions in January for all Montreal-area women interested in the Sisterhood of Avalon and an eight-week Learning Circle starting in February.
Saturday, January 28th at Happy Tree Yoga Studio on Ste-Catherine Street West from 7-9:30PM.
Cost: Free but small donations to help pay for space rental appreciated(Cookies and snacks are welcome!) Please feel free to pass this info along to any like-minded female friends and contact me with any questions. Also, please RSVP by sending me a message (daughter.of.seas@gmail.com) so I know how many women to expect. Thank you!


In university, I studied mass communications and cinema. While this degree wouldn't afford me amazing work opportunities, particularly while in Portugal, the truth is that I got to meet some pretty interesting people during my college days. João Meirinhos is one of those guys.
João is a man of many artistic trades. He is a visual anthropologist and experimental ethnographer. In a nutshell, he travels a lot, he spends solid time with people from different corners of the world, he writes, photographs and films, putting together stories that show different ways of life. All of this, to get us all closer to other realities.
His latest project has been going on for a while now. João is currently on the road to Mongolia, as part of a team that organizes solar powered film screenings aimed at bringing a smile to kids living in isolated villages. Actually, their impact goes beyond just smiles.
What's the idea behind Cinéma du Désert: Road to Mongolia?
Firstly, I want to thank you Zara for your curiosity about our project. You're very kind!
Cinéma du Désert started in 2009. A group of young travelers wanting to cross the Sahara Desert and reach 'Black Africa' by land. To see what it was all about with their own eyes, aside from the occasional media spotlights about kidnappings and/or epidemics.
So, I ended up going with 6 Italians on a 5-month trip to Burkina-Faso and back, around 16.000 km in total. My friends are sort of neo-nomads since they live in their trucks for many years now, always moving around and using them as house and work.
To show films in a big screen for free at isolated villages along the way was our own personal initiative! People are just so nice to us wherever we've traveled before that the desire to give back started brewing in our minds. What's nicer than watching a film together with a brand new group of friends from another country? It started that simple but ended up evolving into something very beautiful and, actually, extremely powerful. We met kids that had never seen television in their lives. Whole villages gathered, I'm talking 200, 300 people watching Alice in Wonderland, Kirikou, Les Trippletes de Belleville, Mihazagi movies, etc… Once we filmed the truck going over a camera, when we screened that clip everybody went hysterical and ran away, it was just like we once reacted to a 3D film in Europe.
The innocence we found towards the moving image was surprising and that's why we've kept on investing our own energy and resources into making this happen: finding populations that do not expect our presence and, without deranging their lifestyle, to bring with us the gift of cinema for children, for a couple of hours (or a couple of nights). That's why crossing Central Asia until Mongolia makes all the sense of the world for us, it's the least densely populated country in the planet with an incredibly rich nomad and spiritual background. It will definitely be a surprise for all.
Departing from Europe, the road to Mongolia would obviously include many stops. Where have you been spending time in lately and how has the trip been like so far?
So far: 1 month in Romania, 2 weeks in Bulgaria, 3 weeks in Turkey, 1 week in Georgia and 1 month in Russia. There were planned stops made previously with local associations that work with children in difficulties and there are accidental stops when we go off road to look for communities not on the map. It sounds quite random because it is. Those are my favorite kind of meetings; no one expects our presence, not even us. When we find, for example, a group of young kids playing basketball and, even if we don't speak the same language, if there's a general spark in their eyes, glad that such a weird circus is going to stop in their town, then we know it's time to start setting up!
So far, so great! I've lost count how many screenings we've done this time, about 40 or so. The response has been outstanding – even in countries already used to carrying around small computers in their pockets –everyone ends up respecting what we do and thank us with breathtaking hospitality – which is great moral support for such a long journey!
I see that you are not into "visiting" countries but, more accurately, "spending time" in different areas. What type of places do you guys prefer to travel to and why?
We prefer to work at orphanages, summer camps or the central square of a village (when an agreement with local authorities is possible). Although we're not all fully trained as social workers, we've entertained kids with learning disabilities and it was very worthwhile for both parties. We wanted to give it a go at Syrian Refugee Camps but the elections in Turkey were coming up so no public assemblies were allowed for a long while.
Of course we've visited iconic places in Transilvania, Kapadokya or the Altai Mountains but always with the clear agenda of finding perfect places that fit our purpose and populations that will enjoy our effort! It's also necessary to adapt to what's going on. We were in Tblisi when the floods and fleeing animals from the zoo took place, in that case is best to just give a hand in helping out and setting your project aside for a sec.
What has the reaction been like in the places where you have been doing film screenings? What movies to do usually play?
The movie that started it all is called 'Home', it's open source and available online. It was filmed all over the world and it usually triggers interesting debates about ecological awareness, garbage disposal and globalization. Many ask us for a copy afterwards, or where they can see it again because it was too much info to grasp in one go. After watching it, some African farmers told us they will reconsider upgrading to modern technologies because it's too damaging for the planet and maybe not worth the investment. It was also that film that made us go for solar powered; it was an embarrassing contradiction to have to go and put more diesel in the generator while showing a film that speaks so much against pollution and climate change. Now we are energetically self-sufficient and proud of it!
This year we are focused on non-verbal documentaries like 'Babies' or 'Samsara' that can appeal to all despite of color or creed. Kids that have never even seen the sea go nuts when they watch 'Oceans' and encounter strange surreal animals like, for instance, the Komodo dragon.
I imagine that, logistically, this has to be a pretty complicated trip. How did you manage to put all the required equipment together, transport everything for so long and cover the expenses involved in all of this?
Tell me about it… the equipment for the cinema was already on board. We carry with us a 2000w sound system, two 4×3 movies screens, 3 projectors and a bouncing castle that is always great fun.
It involved around 8 months of pre-production. Getting visas, insurances, 4×4 vehicles that can handle the challenging Mongolian bumpy so called roads, always trying to have solutions for unexpected problems. To gather sponsors for an initiative that is free of charge and not for profit has been quite difficult tho, so we crowd-funded instead! In Italy, Spain and France and now there's an ongoing Indiegogo campaign you can check out here.
The team behind this project includes people from many different nationalities. It makes sense, considering one of your goals is to promote cultural exchange. But how exactly do you think that the fact that you all come from different cultural and even professional backgrounds influences this project?
Thanks for that question. Portuguese is the language I use the least at the moment. I think in a mix of Italian and English and also speak French and Spanish daily. In theory we were a perfect group exactly due to its cultural and professional variety but all sort of unpredicted issues have surfaced in the field. We try hard to put it all on the open and overcome these difficulties but I must admit it has been more challenging than any of us imagined. It's a big heterogeneous group and small differences of opinion at first have had the tendency to escalate with time. But the core group will stay tight and together because the project is always what comes first! Some couldn't take it and already left, other recently joined and we are still open to accept new collaborators that believe this idea matters.
What is your personal contribution to Cinéma du Désert: Road to Mongolia? Can we expect a documentary that will show others what this trip was all about, just like you have done with previous projects and trips you've been on?
Lately we're especially interested in how people can understand each other without a common spoken language. We're attempting to portray that through film. The Human Language. We're aiming at a non-verbal documentary of my own. How communication gets stripped down to the bone on the road and survival basics are always what comes into conversation first: water, food and shelter (or football, family, religion and stereotypical jokes about your home country). Furthermore, I've been researching on one of Mongolia's main specificities: Shamanism. If all goes well, I plan to produce a documentary about that as well, since my previous work 'The Mirror of the Spirit' was about ayahuasca shamanism and spiritual tourism in Peru.
You are traveling by truck, living in caravans and doing everything collectively with a team of people. What's your regular day like, while on the road to Mongolia?
I found a quote recently and it went something like: "You only really know someone until everything goes wrong". It's a hard balance to maintain between your personal psychological health, the moral of the group, survival basics and the project at hand + the well-being of 6 dogs. The trick to keep sane is to turn it all into art as catharsis. Any misfortune has a positive side to it! Personally, being on the road is a breath of fresh air, not knowing what's coming next is exhilarating, living in the now, tasting new things, meeting new people, sharing everything. It's less comfortable, of course, but only in terms of demand and immediate accessibility. Although if you crave something for a long time and then you finally have it, the feeling of an accomplished task and reward is way greater; may that be being allowed inside a new country after ages of paperwork, changing a tire, finding a proper toilette or just finally having something to eat.
Finally, what do you think it is going to be like when you reach Mongolia? Any hopes or expectations?
We are already in Mongolia!!! We've finally arrived to the border about a week ago. We actually screened a film inside the border for the overnight waiting foreigners. We've experienced the foreseen hardship of their roads, even crossed a couple of small rivers with our trucks. Plus, we were lucky enough to be invited for the 90th anniversary of a village in the mountains. It was like the famous holiday 'Naadam', it included many games such as archery, wrestling and horse riding, simply amazing!! The hospitality is off the scale. It's a privilege to finally spend time inside of a Mongolian yurt, drink fermented horse milk and talk about ancient traditions and cosmology. Right now, we are slowly on our way to Ulaanbaatar where we have several contacts. We will screen at a theater, at a prison, at the endless surrounding yurts of the capital, at a Buddhist festival and at the central square.
Exciting times ahead… wish you luck!
Traveling Europe with 1€ a day - Diogo tells us how!


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Desperate NWHL Cuts Player Salaries
The NWHL, the first professional women's hockey league in North America to pay players, is facing some tough financial realities. They announced Friday they will be slashing player salaries for the remainder of the season because of lower than expected revenue during the first stretch of the league's second season.
On a conference call Friday, commissioner Dani Rylan declined to confirm how steep the pay cut will be or exactly how revenues aren't meeting expectations. However, a report from The Fourth Period prior to Friday's call indicates that all players will be taking a 50 percent pay cut. New York Riveters captain Ashley Johnston did not correct that number on the conference call when it was cited to her. Puck Daddy's Jen Neale reports that the pay cuts will be distributed equally to all players, regardless of their star power or marketability. Player will retain their standard cut of merchandise sold with their name on it.
"In the interest of keeping the league economically viable, we had to enact salary cuts, effective immediately," Rylan said. "We're doing everything we can to build the league, and in the process, we're learning that sometimes you have to take a step back."
Some players are going to be impacted more than others, said Rylan. League will be working with those who need help. #NWHL
— Hannah Bevis (@Hannah_Bevis1) November 18, 2016
How all of this plays out is still unknown because players have not yet formally agreed to the pay cuts. Each player will need to sign a contract addendum, agreeing to the salary slash, according to Rylan. They have yet to do so because players were only informed of the decision Thursday night.
NWHL commissioner Dani Rylan. Photo: Elaine Shircliff
Rylan confirmed the decision to cut player salaries was made without any input from the NWHLPA, who is supposed to represent the players' interests in league-wide matters. "We had to make a business decision," Rylan said without explaining why the Players' Association wasn't a part of that decision. The lack of input from the PA is surprising, particularly considering that the few players who have spoken out so far have said emphasized how everyone is in it together and how players have a strong desire to see the league succeed.
"We had no idea. When I first heard the news… probably gut-wrenching is the best way to describe it," Johnston said on Friday's call. "We are all very, very invested in this league pretty [much] in every aspect of our lives. To hear that it's something that had to happen, it's a tough thing to hear. It's not a good day."
The situation is still developing so it's not clear if these cuts are enough to create a sustainable budget going forward or if this just floats them through the end of the season. Though many league admin and staff are volunteers, salaried staff are not taking pay cuts along with the players.
The league's primary sponsor, Dunkin Donuts, stepped up and donated $50,000 this week when they heard of league's financial woes, according to Rylan. All of that is going directly to player salaries. That sponsorship has been big for the league, but a broadcast partnership hasn't fallen into place, though it wasn't expected to be the league's primary source of revenue. Just four days ago the NWHL announced a partnership with little-known digital broadcaster Cheddar for the remainder of the season. The first broadcast with Cheddar is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 20.
The New York Riveters' Ashley Johnston. Photo: NWHL
The epicenter of the problem appears the league's primary source of income: merchandise and ticket sales. Attendance is below projections for the season currently. Part of that may have to do with three of the league's four teams changing arenas in the second season. Arguably, though the capacity is lower, the only upgrade is the New York Riveters moving into the practice facility of the New Jersey Devils from Brooklyn's Aviator Arena. Though it's a better facility and closer for residents of Manhattan and much of Queens, the new arena is more expensive to get to for fans taking public transportation. The Riveters have only had one home game so far this season and THW's Dan Rice reports that it was a sellout.
The NWHL has not provided attendance numbers for the season to date.
It's time to roll up our sleeves and prove ourselves now @NWHL hearing 'No' never stopped me before… you taught me that. @CTWhale_NWHL 💙💚🐳
— Anya Packer (@battaglinoa) November 18, 2016
Players are expected to meet Friday afternoon and evening to discuss the addendum, per The Fourth Period's David Pagnotta. "This is the place where we want to play. We are all invested in this league. We all want to see it succeed," Johnston said. "The easy thing right now would be for everyone to pack up their bags and go home. But I'm never one to really think that the easy thing is the right thing to do. It's just going to be figuring out next steps and where we go as a team, as a league, as a family from here."
"This is a huge setback for us," Rylan said, "but the future is still bright. We have every hope and expectation that the league will be around for years to come."
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About CAMERON – PACE Group (CPG)
About ARRI
ARRI and CAMERON - PACE GROUP Cooperate in 3D Market Development
Vince Pace and James Cameron are respected worldwide as innovators and leaders in 3D technology
ARRI is proud to extend its relationship with the CAMERON - PACE Group (CPG) by announcing a cooperative partnership in the development of the ALEXA M camera system, due for first concept showing at the NAB Show 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Since the launch of the ALEXA digital camera in June 2010, leading directors and cinematographers have adopted the camera as the most sophisticated solution for digital cinematography.
ARRI and CAMERON - PACE Group (previously "PACE") have worked closely together on several premium 3D projects including THE THREE MUSKETEERS; Martin Scorsese's HUGO CABRET, due for release this November; Ang Lee's ongoing production LIFE OF PI; and now 47 RONIN, starring Keanu Reeves, which recently entered principal photography.
ARRI Managing Director Martin Prillmann comments, "The ALEXA M camera system is designed for mobile 2D and 3D camera configurations, offering the same unparalleled image quality, reliability and workflow options as all other cameras in the ALEXA product range. The CAMERON - PACE Group will have exclusive commercial access to the first systems to be made available in September 2011, pioneering its use in a variety of exciting 3D productions during which the design will be enhanced and optimized with new 3D application features unique to the CPG/ARRI collaboration. Serial production and sales release of the ALEXA M to all customers will commence during the first quarter of 2012."
Vince Pace and James Cameron are respected worldwide as innovators and leaders in 3D technology such as the FUSION 3D system and SLATE²SCREEN™ 3D production services, with more than 25 global feature productions completed to date.
Pace and Cameron quote: "We both understand the challenges of 3D go well beyond the technology. In many instances, both the director and cinematographer are embracing the transition from 2D to 3D at the same moment they are evolving from film to digital. With the recent introduction of the ALEXA on our 3D rigs for HUGO CABRET, we witnessed a new beginning in the world of 3D cinematography. The transition from film to digital became a transparent background to the task at hand – that of creating the look of the film. As both digital and 3D mediums mature, more time will be spent on promoting the essence of filmmaking and not the differences in the technology. ALEXA is a supremely creative tool in this process and a huge step towards the maturity of digital cinematography. ALEXA M will further revolutionize the production of 3D content for broadcast and cinematic applications."
Pace and Cameron further confirm, "We have selected the ARRI Group's rental companies as a collaborator in the identification of opportunities for ALEXA M systems, and during the fall of 2011, will work jointly to place CPG and ALEXA M technology on key productions world-wide."
CPG is a trend-creating technology and production services firm. CPG is advancing the future of 3D across all media channels by making the most advanced products, support solutions and creative tools available and accessible to networks, studios, broadcasters, filmmakers and creative teams around the globe. The company is singularly dedicated to building upon the strong foundation of innovative technology developed by its visionary co-founders, James Cameron, Vince Pace and Patrick Campbell and leveraging its unmatched 3D expertise to help content producers realize 3D's full potential as a creative and powerful storytelling medium. CAMERON - PACE Group was founded in 2011 by James Cameron and Vince Pace and is headquartered in Burbank, CA.
Located in Munich, Germany, Arnold and Richter Cine Technik (A&R) was founded in 1917 and is the world's largest manufacturer and distributor of motion picture camera, digital intermediate and lighting equipment. In 2001, ARRI was converted into a public limited company; it is involved in all aspects of the film industry: engineering; design; manufacturing; production; visual effects; postproduction; equipment rental; complete turnkey lighting solutions and both film and sound laboratory services. Manufactured products and technologies include professional digital acquisition with the ALEXA and ARRIFLEX D-21 cameras; film camera systems for 16 mm, 35 mm and 65 mm; location and studio lighting fixtures; digital imaging solutions such as the ARRISCAN, ARRILASER and various archive tools. These products and services are offered through a global network of subsidiary companies, agents and representatives.
James Cameron and Vince Pace to Deliver NAB 2011 Keynote Address
WICKIE AND THE TREASURE OF THE GODS (Wickie auf großer Fahrt), Germany's first live action 3D production
3ALITY Digital and ARRI Media Join Forces in the UK


I've been wanting to visit Madagascar for a while now. The singing lemurs and clever penguins are calling my name. Namibia is on my list of places to see as well. But man, I recently decided to take a trip to both countries, and tickets can be expensive if you don't shop around! Last week after a cursory search, I got an airfare quote: $6,500. Clearly, further investigation was necessary.
Every airfare search engine has strengths and weaknesses. For example, Skyscanner usually finds great deals but doesn't give you alternative date options or a multiple-city option. Some engines omit low-cost carriers like Ryan Air or Pegasus. Just when you think you've found the best price, you might discover a better deal elsewhere.
If you're doing multiple cities, one thing to try is breaking the trip into sections. This was the method I ended up using for my Africa tickets. I knew that the plane would have to stop in Johannesburg before Madagascar. After Madagascar, the next flight stopped again in Johannesburg before heading off to Namibia. But what I discovered was, if I stopped in Johannesburg, then took a separate flight to Madagascar, it would instantly knocks $5,000 off the price. $5,000! Just changing the way I booked the flight took 75 percent off the airfare.
Booking Namibia as a separate flight added $400 to the price. If I booked it instead as the second stop on my multicity trip, it would only be $50 more! Does that make any sense? Of course not. It's easier to predict the weather than make any sense out of airline pricing. The moral of the story is: use several good sites and experiment with flexible dates, stopovers and even nearby cities.
Changing your hub can make a world of difference. If you're going to Rome, for example, Turkish airlines can be significantly cheaper if you don't mind a stop in Istanbul. Fuel is subsidized by the Turkish government, and prices are lower as a result. Flying to Europe from New York can be much cheaper due to demand, as well as the fact that some international carriers only fly into New York. Flying from Miami to the Caribbean or anywhere south of the US can also be a smart choice. Chances are you're going to have a stop there anyway, so figure out what it costs to fly from Miami to your destination and then check into a separate ticket from your departure city to Miami. I've saved money flying into Miami in the evening and catching a morning flight to my destination the next day. If the savings are significant, it's worth the price of a hotel or car there for the night.
Signing up for travel deals is a good way to save your travel cash. Travelzoo's Top 20 is a weekly hand-picked set of deals that are delivered to your inbox weekly. The Travelzoo site also has a "deals from your city" search feature as well as last-minute bargains. Spirit Airlines has frequent sales if you don't mind a no-frills carrier. Frontier Airlines, Jet Blue and Southwest Airlines will often slash prices spontaneously. If you're on their mailing lists, you'll be the first to know.
Loyalty programs can save you money as well. Join the frequent-flyer program of any airline you use, and you can use your points for free travel. Hotels.com will give you a free night after you book 10 hotel nights on their website. Other hotels like Hilton and Omni offer customer rewards. Many hotels in Las Vegas can offer free rooms and comps as part of their loyalty programs.
Finally, after you've found your deal, do an internet search for a coupon code for the websites you're using. You might have to try a few before you find one that works, but you can often shave a little more off the cost of your trip.


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The History and Results of our Disastrous Public School System, Part II
All across the nation, students are being prodded like cattle into classrooms, and the one-size-fits-all approach is failing them.
Image Credit: Flickr-Paige Bollman | CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Justin Spears
Education Schooling Unschooling Homeschooling Public Schools Kerry McDonald Waste Mathematics Science Standardized Testing
There is a popular saying that "the proof is in the pudding." In the first part of this article set, my colleague Mike Margeson spelled out the historical roots of the American schooling system. He clearly laid out the blueprint that men like Horace Mann used to build a system that does anything but "educates." Factor in that trillions of dollars have been spent on schooling, and it makes it even harder to justify.
A Broken System
Yet we continue to hear the "Red for Ed" crowd scream for more funding. Here in the state of Indiana, the superintendent of public education is leading an assault on the state legislature for a meager 2 percent increase in state funding. Many educators are characterizing this as a decrease in funding! In no other walk of life would we continue to pour so many resources into a failed system. If you had any doubt about this after reading Part One, let me present you with some facts.
Gatto laid out a compelling case of how and why schooling is meant to keep citizens ignorant.
In what was one of many fiery speaking engagements, the late John Taylor Gatto delivered a line that has resonated with me as I have studied the effects the public schooling system has on children. In this particular speech, Gatto was recounting the story of Jaime Escalante, the educator who successfully taught calculus at Garfield High School in Los Angeles yet was forced to resign.
As he finishes describing the trials and fate of Escalante, Gatto explains that above racism and other forms of bigotry is the embedded idea that what really occurred was a deliberate attempt to stop genuine learning. Earlier in the speech, Gatto laid out a compelling case of how and why schooling is meant to keep citizens ignorant. This success at an inner city school was not going to be tolerated by the establishment. He implored his listeners to understand the real problem and to quit "fencing with shadows."
Flushing Money Down the Drain
So what does this mean? Throughout history, compulsory schooling has consistently been viewed as not only progressive but also in need of reform. The most common method of reform has been to throw piles of money at the problem. According to the Department of Education's (DOE) website, the DOE spent an estimated $69.4 billion in 2017. Compare that to the initial $2.9 billion ($23 billion adjusted for inflation) budgeted under the Elementary and Secondary School Act of 1965.
To put this into context, education spending as a percent of gross domestic product has gone from 2.6 percent in the 1950s to 6.1 percent as recently as 2010. This is just a look at federal spending; each state also allocates a portion of their budget to education, with California leading the way at over $72 million. Finally, we have seen a tremendous amount of private capital injected to help reform schools. Institutions such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have invested billions of dollars in education. All this spending must be yielding better results, right? Let's take a look.
Contrary to what those in public education will tell you, the system is flush with cash, which generates very few positive results. Take New York as an example. The state was front and center in the reform battle during President Obama's Race to the Top (RTT) initiative.According to Cornell's NYC Education data, less than half of all eighth graders in the state are proficient in English language arts and math. Leading up to the controversial dash for cash, the city had been experiencing an education overhaul, including battles over charters and a knock-down fight with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his Board of Education chief, Joel Klein, and the powerful unions. The state was seeing an infusion of Wall Street cash backing charters, which were being throttled by state Democrats and union bosses.
In addition to the almost $700 million in RTT funds and the $61.4 million spent at the state level, the city of New York saw millions of dollars invested from groups like Democrats for Education Reform (DFER). So what are the results of these investments? According to Cornell University's NYC Education Data program, less than half of all eighth graders in the state are proficient in English language arts and math. We see this same type of result across the country.
Indeed, these results do not stack up well internationally, either. A 2015 Organization for Economic Cooperation Development report shows just how far behind American students are falling. The average score for 15-year-olds in math, language, and science on the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) test for the US was 470. Only Mexico (402), Chile (423) and Turkey (420) had lower scores. Thirty-one other nations had scores higher than the US, with Japan leading the way at 532.
Where to Look for Solutions
Why, in 2019, after all the money spent and all the reforms that have been instituted, are we still seeing such horrific results in our schools? The answer is much simpler than it has been made out to be: The system is broken. There is no remedy to fix this system. It is fundamentally flawed. The famous saying that you cannot fix a problem with the same mind that created it rings so true. So if reform will not work, what are we to do?
Again, the answer is simple: unschool. First, let's be clear—charters and virtual schools are not desired long-term outcomes. They are soft variants of the current system, and while they may show growth in the short-term, in the long run, they still stifle learning due to government regulation. There are many methods for accomplishing the goal of unschooling. Some systems are already in place, such as homeschooling. Another great model is the Sudbury School. This is a democratic system of education that allows students the autonomy to determine their own paths of learning.
We need more educators to speak up and have the courage to buck the system. Until that time, we will keep fencing with shadows.
All across the nation, students are being prodded like cattle into classrooms, and the one-size-fits-all approach is failing them. They are bored and uninterested, and we blame them. We tell them and their parents that there is something medically wrong with them—that they need medication and counseling. This ought to weigh on the minds of every adult in America as cruel and abusive. Only systems that return power, and ultimately the desire to learn in children, will suffice. We need more educators like John Taylor Gatto to speak up and have the courage to buck the system. We need more leaders like Kerry McDonald and Dr. Peter Gray, who have led the charge in researching and promoting the unschooling model. Until that time, we will keep fencing with shadows.
Justin Spears is a high school social studies teacher in Indiana. He has been in education for over a decade but has a background in business. He holds a Bachelors in Marketing from Butler University and a Masters in Secondary Education from Indiana University. He is currently working to co-author a book; Failure: The History and Results of a Broken School System.


This kit is from Airfix it's a 1/48 scale. It was really easy to build. The decals was not very good so I painted lightning and black bands myself. I do a very hard weathering for fun 😆. That all hope you will like my first ww2 model.
Outstanding! That's some serious hard weathering, for sure! Well done, Jocelyn.
Really nice build! You are a modeler of my own heart! You weather b/c u love it. I have the same conviction with my model making. Your weathering looks awesome…really brings a sometimes plane subject into the light, looks more realistic even if the plane never really looked that dirty. So please continue to weather to your delight. I do.
Thank you so much for this comment !
I imagine you and Matt take baths in mud. This is superb; it's unique, likeable and 'feels' like a Pony. I really like it – especially the way the weathering is consistent all over; you obviously had a look in your mind painting and detailing – and I dare say you nailed it.
Nice looking Mustang, and dang – you weren't kidding about making it dirty!
You need to fly that dirty thing through the "Fly Thru" airplane wash! LoL! As I said before, your weathering is superb.
That's a good loking Mustang! a really 'old dog'! Masterfully beatten up, and weathered.


Nestling in a secret valley, overlooking the North Devon coast, on the western border of Exmoor National Park lie five fully equipped, beautifully furnished luxury Safari lodges. Every detail considered, nothing overlooked, everything included! Each lodge sleeps 6 and 2 dogs.
From firewood to fizz, coffee to conditioner, lemons to loo paper: everything to make your stay as comfortable as possible is included. You should only have to bring clothes, a toothbrush and food, but we can cater for you if you wish.
Freshly baked bread and pastries, pies and pasties, scrumptious suppers and delicious desserts. Place your order by 8pm and collect from the Larder shop the next day. Simply delicious made deliciously simple!
Positioned on its very own deck above the lake, our hot tub looks out across the valley, towards the sea and setting sun. It even has its very own changing room and outdoor heated shower! A truly magical and relaxing experience.
17 acres of beautiful countryside, including meadows, ancient woods and streamside walks, plus a boating lake complete with rowing boats and stocked with rainbow trout. So, when you have paddled around the island, why not borrow a rod and try to catch your supper?
Play rounders in the meadow, football on the games field, skittles on the games terrace, or table tennis under cover. Plus giant chess, netball and basketball. Hit a rounder, score a goal, shoot a hoop or check mate!
We are just 20 minutes from the best beach in Britain, with another 15 beaches within easy reach of us!
Exmoor National Park: beautiful and mysterious. Stunning countryside, amazing wildlife and charming villages that seem to have been lost in time all waiting to be discovered.
Put away the gadgets and enjoy a game of Monopoly, Scrabble, Uno, Chess, Draughts, Cluedo, Risk, Dobble or Exploding Kittens! Or curl up on the vintage leather Chesterfield sofa, whilst you bask in the warmth or the wood burner.
Our wood burning stove keeps the lodge warm and provides a means of cooking, either on top as you would on a hob, or in its spacious oven compartment. There is even a slot for warming your plates! We also provide a gas ring so you can enjoy hot drinks without having to fire up the stove.
Each lodge has and en-suite shower room and separate en-suite wash room, with flushing loo and basin. Hot water for the shower, sink and basin is generated by a wood burning boiler, that also ensures the shower room is warm as toast! We provide all your bath linen, plus a gorgeous range of natural aromatherapy bathroom products.
Snuggle into a warm bed under a thick duet. Enjoy the feel of luxurious White Company Egyptian Cotton bed linen. Be lulled to sleep by the babble of the stream, the wind in the trees, or the patter of rain on the canvas roof. Hear the owls calling to each other. Breathe in that fresh air and sleep soundly. Sweet dreams!
Watch the sun set on the sea, or the stars twinkling in the night sky. The large deck area at the from of the lodge has a sofa, table and chairs so you can sit back and enjoy the amazing views! There is also a private BBQ area above each lodge, complete with Kadai firebowl, bench and picnic table.
The Longlands Large Book of Adventures in each lodge is filled with enough ideas to fill a month, never mind a weekend! We promise you won't be bored! Check out our adventure pages for more information.
We strive to create the best glamping experience that we possibly can. We are delighted that our efforts have been recognised and rewarded with 6 consecutive GOLD awards: 3 in the SouthWest Tourism Awards and 3 in the Devon Tourism Awards. And we were one of three finalists in the VisitEngland's Awards for Excellence in Tourism in 2017: The only year that Glamping has been included as an award category.
More important than awards is the fact that our guests choose to come back year after year. We thank them for sharing their experiences, adventures and thoughts for even more improvements!
We are often asked what brought us to Devon and inspired us to set up a luxury glamping site. We were drawn by the beautiful setting, the promise of plenty of projects, and the opportunities for fun and adventure with family and friends. We found all this and more!


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I'll Review Anything: Star Wars: The Last Jedi (SPOILER FREE)
Victor de la Cruz / December 14, 2017
As much as I like Star Wars: The Force Awakens, I will be honest in saying that it is essentially a retelling of Episode IV: A New Hope with new characters. It's still a good movie but you can't help but think Disney played it safe to guarantee fans will love the first film of their new trilogy of films. This is why I was rather concerned that they would do the same thing with The Last Jedi. I was fearful that Episode VIII would just be another repeat of The Empire Strikes Back. My fears were totally unfounded because I would say The Last Jedi takes the entire franchise into uncharted territory because it does a lot of things you wouldn't expect from a Star Wars film. And that's a good and refreshing thing.
Since The Last Jedi does do a ton of things differently from other films in the franchise before it, it would be incredibly cruel for me to reveal even the smallest of details. While it will be difficult, don't worry. This will be a SPOILER FREE review.
The Last Jedi takes place almost right after the ending of The Force Awakens. The First Order is on the hunt of The Resistance. Rey manages to find Luke Skywalker on a desolate planet and tries to bring the only remaining member of the Jedi back to the fight. And that's pretty much all I can say about the overall plot of Episode VIII without this review being spoiler free. In the broadest of terms, the overall flow is good and most of the subplots are good. The best thing about the overall story is that it's definitely unpredictable. There are more than just a few twists throughout the film and its this unpredictability which held my interest for most of the film and kept me hooked throughout the film's surprisingly long 152-minute runtime. I say "surprising" because I didn't even notice that I was watching the film for more than 2 hours! I was that engrossed!
One of the best thing about The Last Jedi is how things move along. Every plot thread feels woven into the greater story and there is hardly a wasted moment. Either something is pushing the story along or pauses to give some development for the characters. With a film that's jam packed with characters, both good and bad, this is impressive as the main players gets their own arc and even some personal growth as well. This is also helped by some really good performances from every one involved.
We only got to see Luke Skywalker at the very end of The Force Awakens. In The Last Jedi, he's at the forefront of the story and is in a good chunk of the film's runtime. Mark Hamill's performance as the last remaining Jedi Master is perfect. It shouldn't be a spoiler to say that Luke is a little more than conflicted in returning to the fight, which is stark contrast to when he was a brash, optimistic young padawan in the Original Trilogy. But Hamill makes it work with an unbelievable performance filled with emotion while still retaining the things that made him likable in the older films.
The Last Jedi is also notable for being Carrie Fisher's final performance before passing away and it is really bittersweet to see her once again as Leia Organa. Like Luke, she isn't the same brash leader of the rebel forces in Episode VIII. She is much more wisened and is more of the guiding light for the entire resistance. Carrie Fisher's acting is much more subdued but works really well and she's the highlight of every scene she's in.
RIP Carrie Fisher
The rest of the cast also does a phenomenal job. Daisy Ridley's Rey is still as charismatic as she was in The Force Awakens. Oscar Isaac's Poe Dameron has lots more to do this time and, thankfully, his performance as the cocky, young Resistance pilot is really good. Adam Driver's Kylo Ren is much more menacing this time around and actually feels like a major threat instead of the somewhat bumbling emo brat he was in The Force Awakens. John Boyega does try an admirable job as Fin but, unfortunately, his performance never really clicked with me. Maybe that's because Fin's story arc is linked with the most boring parts of The Last Jedi.
Now, this isn't really a spoiler but every other character is given a somewhat meaty subplot. You have Rey trying to form a connection with Luke. There's also Kylo Ren's attempts to crush the rebellion to gain favor with Supreme Leader Snoke. You have Poe figuring out the best way to outmaneuver The First Order before the latter can destroy the Rebellion. In The Last Jedi, Fin is paired with a new character named Rose with the mission to find something. His mission doesn't lend to that much growth of his character as well, which makes it feel a little bit useless. Don't get me wrong; what Fin is doing is connected to the overall story but it just wasn't done in an interesting way. Fin's journey isn't all that endearing and the location where Fin attempts his mission also looks unimaginative and uninspired. You'll understand what I mean when you see the film.
Thankfully, the rest of the visuals look fantastic. Practically all of the places they visit totally feel like they belong a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. The special effects are really well done here. Remember how fake Supreme Leader Snoke looked in The Force Awakens? Well, in The Last Jedi, he looks like a fully realized character! I do kind of wish he was just a guy in makeup but the way they rendered him on screen was really well done. Even the little porg creatures, which I thought would be incredibly annoying, looked really adorable and cute. I wasn't the least bit annoyed with them. In fact, I had the opposite reaction when seeing them in the film! I actually want one!
The toy version doesn't do porgs justice.
It's not just the special effects that make The Last Jedi look good. Rian Johnson, the man who both wrote and directed The Last Jedi, does a lot of things right with how each shot is framed as well as picking just the right colors to be featured in each shot. He manages to aim the camera at just the right angles to make almost everything look interesting. Yes, even the boring Fin scenes look interesting! There are more than just a few shots in the film that are going to be iconic images in the future. If this is how Rian Johnson is going to perform with the next Star Wars Trilogy (which he's already been signed to do), then I'm confident the franchise is in good hands.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a great film but it's definitely not a standalone film. You have to have watched at least the Original Trilogy and The Force Awakens as they do reference the older films… but then again, who hasn't in this day of age? Episode VIII is a blast. My only misgiving is that we'll have to wait until 2019 before we get to see Episode IX. It's going to be a long two years…
Have you seen Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi? What did you think of it? Let me know in the comments section below!
December 14, 2017 in I'll Review Anything. Tags: carrie fisher, disney, episode viii, kylo ren, last jedi, luke skywalker, rey, rian johnson, star wars, the force awakens
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OMG things are really getting stranger as as we go!
Netflix released they will be airing a commercial for STRANGER THINGS: Season 2 and the fans are going wild, including myself. STRANGER THINGS is a Netflix original series that has taken the Netflix name to new depths! The series is a fresh new series that has a story line that reminds you of classic films like THE SANDLOT, GOONIES, GOOSEBUMPS and all those other 80's films that kept our attention.
A photo was released yesterday of the amazing kid cast that included Caten Matarazzo, Finn Wolfhara and Caleb McLaughin all dressed as the Ghostbusters!!! It is said that this season will be a tribute to the Ghostbusters which is such a cool concept. If you have not seen the show let me tell you that these kids are incredible actors! They take you on a journey not only with their talents but with their hearts. It is clear when they head out into the world, they are fearless. This is what I saw on the Red Carpet during award season.
Netflix also decided to take things up a notch by having the commercial for the series run during the Superbowl! Yes, that's right folks, while you are enjoying Sunday football you will also get a sneak peak of what's in store for season 2! This was such a big move from the Netflix brand and I cannot wait to see not only the trailer, but what they do next!


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Where Does Wasabi Come From?
BYHolly Garrad-Cole,
Most of us think of Wasabi as the eye watering, nostril blasting vibrant green condiment that sits alongside the pink pickled ginger come sushi time. But how many of us know where the pungent paste actually comes from? We take a closer look at the origins of the unique Japanese ingredient.
First things first... When we talk about genuine Wasabi we're probably not actually talking about the green condiment found in your local Japanese restaurant at all. In fact, the BBC estimate that only 5% of the wasabi served in Japanese restaurants around the world comes from the rhizome, or root, of a wasabi plant.
There are a number of reasons for that including the difficulty in growing the wasabi plant, its volatility as an ingredient and above all the hefty price tag that comes with it.
Traditional Japanese wasabi has a more herbal taste than the mass-produced spreadable bright green paste found in sushi restaurants and supermarkets all over the world. Although 'real' wasabi is hot, but without the burning aftertaste, the problem is that it loses its flavour if you don't eat it within 15 minutes of preparation, making it far from commercially viable. With a smoother and cleaner consistency, genuine wasabi japonica tends towards a more fragrant, nuanced taste thanks to the lack of mustard seed flour often included in the fake horseradish product.
So Where Does Wasabi Actually Come From?
Real wasabi is the pungent stem of the Wasabia Japonica plant that originated in ancient times in Japan in misty rocky Japanese riverbeds, and where it still grows today, primarily in the Japanese Shizuoka Prefecture as well as the Azumino plains of the Nagano prefecture.
The plant is not widely cultivated, given its picky growing requirements as well as the lengthy growing period to reach maturity. Its commercial growth has however been adopted in other parts of the world including China, Taiwan, New Zealand, Australia North America and even the UK, by ambitious farmers seeking a slice of the lucrative wasabi trade.
Want to take a look at wasabi's watery roots? Don your rubber boots and take a trip inside Japan's largest wasabi farm and tourist attraction, Daio Wasabi Farm in the Nagano Prefecture, and see how it's farmed before developing a taste for homemade wasabi ice cream.
Try using fresh wasabi to make wasabi noodles with beans and tofu.
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0570. Steely Dan
Countdown To Ecstasy
Almost only half as many guests and session musicians as on Aja, and not as laden with familiar samples, Steely Dan's second album is a bit different than I expected.
Starting off with a boogie called Bodhisattva and continuing with pop-jazz and country influences its actually an okay album. It's less meticulous than latter releases, but that only means that it sounds more like they're really into what they're doing.
Still, juxtaposing lyrics about hoping cities will drown with up-beat melodies could be considered evil by some.


Bespoke conservatories are stunning additions to any home, but they do take a fair amount of planning and decision making.
One of the most important decisions is the design of the conservatory itself. There are several points to consider when making design decisions; the most important is that the conservatory must compliment your main building.
Victorian style conservatories added on to über modern houses can look garish rather than stylish and visa versa. Many conservatory companies offer a range of styles from Victorian to Georgian and Lean-to but it is better not to get bogged down with styles.
It is advisable that you decide, with the help of a designer, on the rooms' purpose, position and size before you select a style. Your conservatory must work effortlessly with your home rather than overshadow it.
and fluid extension of your home.
In the UK you don't usually require planning permission as most properties have a permitted development right to extend, though the size of this varies according to where you live.
If you have already added on to your home, you may have used up some, or all, of your development right, in which case you may need planning permission for your conservatory.
It is vital that you check with your local authority when considering any building at all, as each authority has different rules. It is always better to be safe than sorry when to comes to planning permission.
In the northern hemisphere, south facing conservatories get the most year round sun. In summer, they can get extremely hot so you'll need to make sure you opt for opening windows and roof vents, which will give you excellent ventilation.
Another two options are getting tinted (anti-sun) glass and/or air-conditioning. East facing conservatories get wonderful early morning sun which making them ideal settings for breakfast rooms.
Easterly winds can be quite nippy so you may have to heat an east facing conservatory. West facing conservatories receive good sunlight on summer afternoons and evenings.
Plants which thrive on indirect sunlight will love this location. A west facing conservatory is an amazing place to spend relaxing evenings, as they are pleasantly warm.
North facing conservatories are without direct sunlight during the cold winter months and will need good heating and insulation to make up for this. In the summer these conservatories are warm and bright but they do not get direct sunlight.


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The most "cost effective" option for you is to bring your own linen.
– Pillows, Blankets, a laundry hamper and a laundry basket in each unit.
The East Chop Harborfront Apartments DOES NOT supply linen. Sheets, pillowcase and towels are NOT provided. The providing of linens is your responsibility.
No washer/dryer facilities are available on site.
Washer and dryer facilities are available at the Washashore Laundromat, 2 Circuit Ave., Ext., Oak Bluffs. They are conveniently located directly across the harbor from us.
The Takemmy Linen Rental in West Tisbury rent linen. Doorstep delivery and pick up from beach towels to bed linen is available. Convenient online ordering. Advance notice is required.


We invest in various types of freight wagons with an average useful life of up to 45 years. We have one of the youngest and most modern freight wagon fleets in Europe. The freight wagons are let to established industrial companies and major European railway companies. The rental and management of the tank and freight wagons are carried out by renowned managers with decades of experience in freight transport.
We invest in various types of containers: sea containers, swap bodies and special bodies. While our sea containers are let to the world's leading shipping companies, the swap bodies are used by parcel delivery services and other logistics service providers. Renowned managers with decades of experience in container management take over the leasing and management of the containers.


Because God values relationship, reconciliation is justice because of the cross. Jesus loves you so much, he would have died on the cross for just you. Reconciliation is made possible through forgiveness. God has already reconciled with His creation through the cross. Choose to be reconciled with God and others you encounter on a daily basis. The choice is now yours.
The privilege of streaming so that we can watch the sermons when we cannot attend church is truly a blessing. One request is if the camera could stay on the TV that shows his notes longer it would be very helpful. It takes a minute or two to write the notes. And I need the scriptures and his bullet points so that I can review the sermon during my bible study time.


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David Freezer: Next phase of atmosphere overhaul at Carrow Road put in place by City fans
David Freezer
david.freezer@archant.co.uk
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The lower Barclay at Carrow Road ahead of Norwich City's promotion deciding win over Blackburn last season Picture: Paul Chesterton/Focus Images
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Taking inspiration from Liverpool, involving other areas of Carrow Road and cranking the volume up further are all part of the next chapter for Norwich City fans who helped inject fresh life into the atmosphere at Canaries games.
Supporters groups Along Come Norwich and Barclay End Norwich were at the heart of the excellent work which made Carrow Road such a colourful and energetic stadium during last season's Championship title triumph.
Next Saturday a new initiative will begin ahead of the 5.30pm kick-off against champions Manchester City, when the inaugural Along Come Norwich Live event is held in the Russell Allison Lounge in the Barclay Stand.
After working closely with chief operating officer Ben Kensell and his commercial team at City, a pre-game 'knees up' is being held between 2pm and 4.30pm, featuring a Q&A with Canaries legend Darren Huckerby.
Six hundred tickets have gone on sale at £5 each, including a free beer from sponsors Woodforde's. ACN will record a live podcast, music will be provided by local band The Revere and a live podcast will be recorded - to get the singing started early and generate more funds for the flags which have added such vibrancy in the past year.
ACN co-founder, Andrew Lawn, explains: "There's a Liverpool fan, who does a similar kind of thing to Along Come Norwich, they've got a music magazine and he's a singer. He started putting on club nights for Liverpool fans at away games.
"His thing is called Boss Night and it's worth having a look on YouTube for clips of some of their events. This guy, Jamie Webster, started to run a Liverpool magazine with some mates and that's how they spread 'Allez, Allez, Allez' - and that's just gone ballistic, which came from one of their club nights, then became famous so more and more people went to them.
Carrow Road's rejuvenated atmosphere reached its peak ahead of the final home game of last season, when Norwich City beat Blackburn to seal promotion Picture: Paul Chesterton/Focus Images
"Then when Liverpool started to do well in Europe they'd do one in Munich before a Bayern game etc, and we thought it would be a really cool thing to do in Norwich.
"So we had a conversation with Ben Kensell at the start of this season and he said he would really like to help us and when he heard that Manchester City was going to be a 5.30pm kick-off he suggested that might be a good game because the ground will open later, so there's more of an afternoon to do it."
- You can watch a video of one of the Boss Night events below, which does occasionally feature language which some may find offensive.
Lawn added: "A lot of people before a game will go and have a drink with their mates but a lot of people will do that outside Carrow Road and get to the game just before kick-off, so we thought we'd try and do that at the ground, then make it a bit more of a party atmosphere and get people pumped up and excited to be there."
While supporters working with the club have helped to rejuvenate the matchday atmosphere in the Barclay Stand, the ACN crew are keen to emphasise that their pre-game event is open to fans who sit in all parts of the ground.
"The other thing that's quite nice about this is, we're quite conscious about everything that we do is in the lower Barclay," Lawn continued. "So we get a lot of people asking why we can't do flags in the River End or the upper Barclay or whatever.
Flags in the Lower Barclay tonight. Another super display thanks to efforts of @BE_Norwich and @AlongComeNodge #ncfc #OTBC pic.twitter.com/CJOxlMpPEV
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"We would love for that to happen but we can't physically be in two places at once, so we can only do the lower Barclay, but because the Man City game kicks off at half five we can get the bar open before the ground officially opens.
"So you don't have to be going to the game and you don't have to be sitting in the Barclay to come on Saturday."
Around 100 flags have now spread to the upper tier of the Barclay, thanks to some keen volunteers taking on the responsibility of putting the flags out, collecting them and ensuring they are stored correctly.
There is also a new batch of 2,000 flags on order, which are due to arrive before the Aston Villa game on Saturday, October 5, from the crowd-funding which is still going strong - after a season of memorable displays and atmospheres.
"I think we all felt that it far exceeded our expectations in terms of where we hoped we'd end up, I don't think any of us saw it taking off quite as well as it did," Lawn continued.
"What I think will be really cool is when you look back on this season in years to come, is that a lot of the images from last season will feature the flags and the party atmosphere that we tried to create.
"So for me, that will be the thing in years to come when you look back and see the pictures of all the flags at the Ipswich and Sheffield Wednesday games, and also away like when everyone held up their scarves at Wigan and made that yellow wall - that made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up!
"Those sort of images, for me, they're what football is all about. We've got the best colours in English football, yellow and green, nobody else has that. To be able to make the best of them and to celebrate them, to make something that was just ours, was really cool."
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The ACN Live event will be the first of the group's new plans to be put into place - but they are hoping to do more, with positivity in the stands likely to be so important as Daniel Farke's team climb their Premier League mountain.
"We'd like to do more," Lawn concluded. "We'd like it to be a bit bigger in terms of the displays that we are doing, a bit more complicated as well. There's obviously a limit in terms of the ground safety regulations, so there's always a back and forth with the club about what we can do.
"One of the things we had wanted to do this season was yellow and green streamers coming off the upper Barclay, we thought that would look really cool, but there were concerns that the bar at the front of the upper Barclay isn't high enough, so if someone leaned over, they might fall off, which is a reasonable concern.
"So there's a lot of stuff where we think it would be great but then it just isn't feasible. It's always kind of in development, but we've definitely got plans for more stuff like you'd see in German football. So, big displays, bigger flags and more flags."
Cracking flag action in the #Barclay @AlongComeNodge @BE_Norwich @NorwichCityFC pic.twitter.com/jwcb1tiDCX
— Mandie Thorpe (@MandieMooMoo) August 17, 2019
- Tickets for the event will be sent out via email, head to AlongComeNorwich.com for full details
The Barclay looked glorious in the sunshine today. #ncfc @AlongComeNodge @BE_Norwich pic.twitter.com/GQ7OZ4kzyO
— Karen (@lancs10) August 24, 2019
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Since 1994, the state has acquired a total of 8.2 million hectares of land in the land reform process during restitution and redistribution. This process has costs the country up to R39,2 billion. Of these, claimants in 93% of all successful land claims chose to take money and not land.
This statistic, obtained from government itself, is based on parliamentary questions to the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform, is the naked truth about land in South Africa.
"The statistics tell, however, first of all that the" masses "apparently do not have a hunger to possess land, but thye are rather after it for money, and that the process has previously been seen as a way to easily get money.
"In addition, the state acknowledges that it is in possession of virtually all land purchased with taxpayers money over the last 24 years.
"Millions of hectares of land that were bought and paid for in 24 years can then be handed out over the next 24 years without costing a cent and without having to buy or buy a single hectare of any person. The state acknowledges that it owns about 17 million hectares of land, "said Dr. Groenewald.
In reply to the FF Plus's latest questions, the answer is that 3.3 million hectares have been obtained through the restitution process since 1994 and 4,9 million hectares by redistribution. It is a total of 8.2 million hectares.
The restitution process amounted to R21,6 billion and the redistribution process was R17,6 billion. Regarding restitution, an amount of R13.5 billion was paid to claimants who chose money above the ground.
"The above also serves as proof that the ANC deliberately deceives the public by giving farmers a great reason why the land reform process is slowing down and prices are blown up.
"Since 93% of plaintiffs chose money rather than land, it meant that the state had to pay the farmer and afterwards the plaintiff for the same land, which made the price for a lot of land more expensive. In some cases up to 63%.
"This amount amounts to R13,5 billion according to the parliamentary response. The seller has nothing to do with it. The government has already recognized that it currently owns four thousand farms that can be used for redistribution.
Dr. Groenewald accuses the ANC government of deceiving the country and the world about the true land reform situation in South Africa. He is prepared to keep a flame in front of a powder vessel, to expel investors and to threaten food security just to hide his own failure as government and to attract voters to the polling station.


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The CDT in New Mexico is about 700 miles (1,100 km) long and some portions have very limited water.  Local volunteer groups place water caches (usually a pile of plastic gallon jugs) at strategic points along the trail.   Three southern termini of the trail exist: 1) Crazy Cook Monument, the official CDT southern terminus, east of the Big Hatchet Mountains, 2) Antelope Wells, New Mexico and 3) near Columbus, New Mexico. All three are located within New Mexico's boot heel. The terminus near Columbus is not on the Continental Divide (see Animas Mountains) but rather in the vicinity of Columbus, a village that is also the northern terminus of the annual 250-mile (400 km) Cabalgata Binacional Villista.
From the Crazy Cook Monument (the official southern terminus), the trail begins as a cross-country desire path; the official route up to Lordsburg will be surveyed based around this path at a future date.  From Columbus, the route is a roadwalk to Lordsburg.
The CDT passes through many of the highest and wildest mountain regions of Colorado, such as the San Juan Mountains in southern Colorado and the Sawatch Range in the central region. In most areas the trail is well marked. It is concurrent with the Colorado Trail for approximately 200 miles (320 km). The CDT itself meanders in Colorado some 650 miles (1,050 km) at higher altitudes. Depending on any given year's snow-pack and a hiker's individual schedule, alternative routes are available. The Creede Cut-off in the San Juan Mountains to avoid persistent snow or unfavorable weather is such an example. This should be balanced with Colorado's 'monsoon season' with afternoon thunderstorms that usually occur in late July and August. The route's location makes short side trips to many of Colorado's 14,000-foot (4,300 m) peaks feasible. A few stretches of the CDT in Colorado have no distinct marked or named trail, but Jonathan Ley's or Jim Wolf's maps are helpful.  Some stretches of the CDT in Colorado are still a wilderness footpath.


I have sold a property at 23571 108 AVE in Maple Ridge.
Estate Sale! Lovely, 3 bedroom 2 bathroom rancher in Kanaka Creek! Upgraded hardwood flooring. Enter into spacious kitchen with eating area. Separate formal dining room is perfect for entertaining. Formal living room and family room, with access to large, partially covered deck. 3 good sized bedrooms with access to deck from the master bedroom as well. Master bedroom has large ensuite. Includes 2 car garage and lots of additional parking on level driveway. Next to Trans-Canada Trail and close to schools, recreation and Lougheed Highway.
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Last year Schulich Medicine & Dentistry was the top faculty for total money raised at Western, and we managed to do so with only 7% participation. Imagine what we can accomplish this year just by doubling our number of participants.
Come down to the MSB lobby from 9:30 - 10:30 for your morning coffee break and help support the United Way. $2 for a coffee and a cupcake!
Join us for lunch; $5 gets you pizza, a drink and a cookie, with all proceeds going to the United Way.Lunch will be served from 11:15 to 1:15 in the MSB lobby, from 12:00-12:30 in the Robarts Atrium, and Research Park staff can pre-order with Mary Peterson. Bring your completed pledge form and be eligible for great prizes including the use of the Dean's parking space, lunches at Michael's, a Schulich blanket and more. 50-50 draw with the winning number posted at 2 p.m. on the Schulich website. Special thanks to Hospitality Services.
Team Schulich is climbing the stairs at One London Place at 5 p.m. We are currently the top fundraising team with nearly $5,000 already pledged, and Schulich's own Matt Wannan is at the top of the leader board for top individual fundraiser!


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Q: Is there a better way to intersect then union maps? Recently I've come across this pattern several times. Basically it processes all keys in as that also exist in bs and doesn't touch the other keys.
foo :: (a -> b -> a) -> Map a -> Map b -> Map a
foo f as bs = (Map.intersectionWith f as bs) `Map.union` (Map.difference as bs)

Due to the nature of union this can be shortened to:
bar :: (a -> b -> a) -> Map a -> Map b -> Map a
bar f as bs = Map.intersectionWith f as bs `Map.union` as

But still this will require three traversals (two over as one over bs). My intuition is that there should be a ways to solve this with just two traversals.

A: Actually it is right there: Map.differenceWith does right what I want. This is a little bit unintuitive, but basically it takes the actual difference of as and bs and gives the opportunity to include values from the intersection into the resulting set.
Therefore this
foo :: (a -> b -> a) -> Map a -> Map b -> Map a
foo f as bs = (Map.intersectionWith f as bs) `Map.union` (Map.difference as bs)

can be rewritten as
baz :: (a -> b -> a) -> Map a -> Map b -> Map a
baz f as bs = Map.differenceWith (\a b -> Just (f a b)) as bs

Simple ... sorry for wasting your time :)


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title: 'Weiterführendes Studium'
date: 18/06/2021
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"Allein durch den Glauben kann er [der Sünder] gerecht werden und Gott die Verdienste Christi vorhalten; dann wird der Herr dem Sünder den Gehorsam seines Sohnes anrechnen. Christi Gerechtigkeit wird anstelle des menschlichen Versagens angenommen. Gott nimmt den bereuenden und glaubenden Sünder an; er vergibt ihm und spricht ihn gerecht. Er behandelt ihn, als sei er bereits gerecht, und er liebt ihn wie seinen eigenen Sohn. Auf diese Weise wird der Glaube zur Gerechtigkeit gerechnet." (1FGG 387)

"Wenn wir durch Reue und Glauben Christus als unseren Erlöser annehmen, vergibt Gott uns unsere Sünden und erlässt uns die Strafe für die Übertretung des Gesetzes. Der Sünder steht dann gerecht vor Gott, er wird im Himmel wohlwollend angesehen und hat durch den Heiligen Geist Gemeinschaft mit dem Vater und dem Sohn. Dann muss noch ein anderes, weiterführendes Werk getan werden. Der Mensch soll durch die Wahrheit geheiligt werden. Auch das geschieht durch den Glauben. Denn nur durch die Gnade Christi, die wir durch Glauben erhalten, kann unser Charakter verwandelt werden." (Ellen White, Selected Messages, Bd. 3, S. 91)

**Fragen für ein Gespräch**

`1. Was ist der Unterschied zwischen lebendigem und totem Glauben? (Jak 2,17–18) Wie beschreibt Paulus einen lebendigen Glauben? (Röm 16,26) Was ist der Schlüsselbegriff, der dabei hilft zu zeigen, was Glauben beinhaltet?`

`2. Wie begegnet ihr dem Argument (das mit einer gewissen logischen Folgerichtigkeit kommt), dass es keine Rolle spiele, wie wir leben oder handeln, wenn wir durch eine uns zugerechnete Gerechtigkeit erlöst werden und nicht durch Gerechtigkeit, die in uns vorhanden ist?`

`3. "Unsere Annahme bei Gott ist nur durch seinen geliebten Sohn sicher. Gute Werke sind nichts anderes als die Folge seiner vergebenden Liebe, die in uns wirkt. Wir haben dadurch kein Verdienst und nichts, wodurch wir einen Anspruch auf Erlösung hätten ... Er [der Gläubige] kann seine guten Werke nicht als Argument für seine Erlösung vorbringen." (Ellen White, Selected Messages, Bd. 3, S. 199) Wenn man sich diese Aussage von Ellen White vor Augen hält – warum sind dann gute Werke ein so wichtiger Teil des Glaubenslebens?`

**Zusammenfassung**

Alter Bund, Neuer Bund: Jesus beglich unsere Schulden vor dem Gesetz, sodass wir vor Gott gerecht dastehen.

_Sabbatanfang: 21:39 Uhr Kassel / 20:56 Uhr Wien_

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#### Zusätzliche Lektüre: Ausgewählte Zitate von Ellen G. White

Diener des Evangeliums, "Der Weg zu Christo," pp. 140-142


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Pizza, pasta and an amazing setting on the shores of its own lake - bella!
You know what it's like trying to get all the family together when people are busy with work, children and, well, life in general.
So, when my brother and I both found ourselves with a rare weekend free, we jumped at the chance to have a meal out with our children and partners. With four children in tow, ranging in age from one to seven, it had to be somewhere family-friendly, but also it needed to satisfy my brother's foodie tendancies.
We settled on Bert's Pizzeria in Brandesburton, a place I had never visited. The restaurant had been recommended to me by a work colleague, who took her whole family and sang its praises. She advised me to book in advance, which I did, over the phone. I found the staff member very friendly and efficient.
With the restaurant set on a holiday park, it's fair to say I wasn't expecting the interior to be quite so impressive, but inside it has a very modern, industrial look.
With my brother and family now here, thoughts turned to food. We were given a kids menu, specials menu (including, the day we visited, wild mushroom ravioli for £10.95; lobster thermidor for £24.95 or chicken parmigiana for £14.95) and regular menu.
There's a wide variety of options, with a focus on pizza and pasta. It was nice to see a note about the local suppliers, including the Wagyu beef, which is reared on the restaurant's own farm just two miles away. Pretty impressive!
Unfortunately, my brother was told the Wagyu burger he was eyeing up was not available that day.
He opted instead for the classic burger (£10.95), with added pulled pork (£3). His wife ordered spaghetti bolognese (£8.95) and my nephew went for the Little Berties meal and chose pasta (£7.50 with an ice cream and a drink including in the price).
I deliberated over the menu, but we'd heard the pizza were something to behold, so we went the whole hog with a half metre pizza - an offer to combine any two pizzas and save 10 per cent. The chosen toppings were La Reine (ham, mushroom and olives) and Chicken and chorizo. Our children went for a margherita pizza and another pasta.
We didn't wait too long for our food and when it did come I admired the lovely crockery - and I must admit I was impressed that the restaurant had managed to resist the trend for serving everything on slate or wooden boards!
The kids tucked in straight away. The child's pizza was huge, but my eldest had a good go, and the pasta came with a small pot of cheese on the side, which made my youngest feel very grown-up.
Our pizza was suitably impressive in size, although slightly cumbersome to cut and serve with the kids around. My brother soon forgot the Wagyu when he saw his enormous burger, served with skinny fries, and the classic bolognese also went down well.
Unfortunately, with the women in the party having to rush off to work in the afternoon, we were unable to sample the delights of the dessert menu, but the children did enjoy their ice creams.
Undoubtedly, we will be back. I would love to see the place in summer, when you can dine on the deck and truly appreciate the setting, but, before that, I have designs on bringing my parents for coffee and cake on the way to Bridlington. And, of course, my brother needs to sample the Wagyu.
Overall, we found Bert's to offer relaxed dining, in beautiful surroundings, with delicious food. I can't wait to go back.


Mediterranean Salmon Wraps from Better Homes and Gardens.
1. In medium bowl, combine salmon, parsley, olives, onion, oil, lemon peel and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper.
2. To make each sandwich, place 3 lettuce leaves on a tortilla. Top each with a quarter of the salmon salad, top with a few red pepper slices and tomato slices. Fold the tortilla about an inch over each end of the filling, then roll up. Makes 4 wraps.
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Q: Insert multiple rows taking values from string passed as input to stored proc I have condition like, multiple values will be passed to stored proc as string. For example if the string consists like INput1:'1,2,3,' and INput2:'a,b,c,' then the insert into table should be done in the below manner:
First row:-column1:1, column2:a
Second row:-column1:2, column2:b
Third row:-column1:3, column2:c
I am new to this, so can some assist me in this.


Ransomware and Phishing attacks have become a significant issue in organisations both large and small. The possibility of major business disruption arising from falling victim to Phishing or Ransomware is quite high, given that roughly 156 million phishing emails are sent globally every day. The webinar will take place on Wednesday 19th October.
Ransomware and Phishing attacks have become a significant issue in organisations both large and small. The possibility of major business disruption arising from falling victim to Phishing or Ransomware is quite high, given that roughly 156 million phishing emails are sent globally every day.
The FBI reports that ransomware attacks have cost $209 Million in just the first three months of 2016, which is more than eight times the total for 2015. At this rate, ransomware is expected to yield close to $1 Billion by the end of the year unless individuals and organisations improve both their defences and security awareness. Organisations must determine methods of improving their employees' ability to withstand these threats, or at least, counter the most obvious ones. Cyber Security Awareness continues to become a major issue for management attempting to steer a safe course in order to carry out their "business as usual".
•How has phishing and ransomware become so widespread?
•What are the best methods for countering the threat of phishing and ransomware? •How can we improve the resistance of our user population to this threat?


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Why won't the Euro Fall?
Selling EURUSD was supposed to be the trade of 2014. However, after a quick bout of selling that brought EURUSD under the key 1.3550 level the pair didn't push below 1.3500 before bouncing back up to 1.3700. However, it's important to see that the big picture that many traders and banks were expecting to develop that would bring the Euro down simply hasn't come to fruition.
What's Changed In The Eurozone?
As 2013 was coming to a close, many high level people involved with the currency market like strategists and banks believed EURUSD which was trading in the 1.35-1.38 zone to end the year was making one last push to 1.40 before dropping heavily. That hasn't come to pass and in fact, EURUSD has stubbornly stayed above the trendline from the July 10th low and the higher low in early November.
The reason that EURUSD has not been able to catch momentum to the downside and that no large institutions are all in on a EURUSD short is because the ECB has decidedly changed their tone about the future of Eurozone inflation.
Why is Inflation Important in the Eurozone?
The European Central Bank or ECB is a single mandate central bank meaning they are using inflation as the key gage for strength of their economy. The single mandate that the ECB focuses on is inflation. The most common economic indicator for reading inflation is the Consumer Price Index or CPI. Many central banks like the Federal Reserve have a dual mandate of inflation and employment so both CPI and readings on employment are important for them but for the ECB, CPI is the key metric.
In late October, a shock CPI reading came out of Europe with a reading of 0.8% whereas the ECB has been targeting 2%. This large miss was seen by many as a clear indication that the ECB would have another, "whatever it takes" moment which Draghi announced in June 2012 that he would take any measure necessary to lessen the stress on the financial system in Europe which brought a key turnaround for the future of the European economy after many months of a free fall in price.
The consesus was that this weak CPI reading would likely cause the ECB to weaken the Euro to stoke inflation.
However, the ECB has failed to act and at the same time the Euro has been well supported. To understand why the Euro is not only falling, let's look at a few developments since the big drop in late October which was not only recovered but 2013 ended with a higher push in the pair.
Firstly, Draghi (the head of the ECB) has mentioned in no uncertain terms that he's beginning to see an economic recovery in the Eurozone which means that the drastic action that many were counting on to bring the Euro down has not developed. The clear point of this as a trader is that it's best to wait for other factors to align before the currency moves big before you take a trade.
Secondly, the bond markets of many European nations are continuing to see good demand. This is not only in the core countries of the Eurozone but also in the peripheral economies like the Spanish bond market. This is a key sign that a resumption of the Euro Debt Crisis is likely all but gone.
Thirdly, other economic indicators are supporting signs that the Eurozone may not be out of the woods yet but economies and consumer expectations are beginning to firm. Some of the data out of the core countries like France & Germany's purchasing managers index, a key indicator measuring 5 factors in business development, show expansion meaning that it's unlikely that the ECB will act to weaken the Euro anytime soon.
The ECB was seen as the catalyst to the Euro's fall in 2014 off the back of a historically weak CPI in late October 2013 but they've communicated in the first weeks of the year that action may be premature. The view that action to weaken the Euro is premature is off of improred Eurozone data, a well supported bond market and inflation readings not getting worse. However, if CPI prints begin to take another ugly leg down then the discussion may begin anew about the Euro going into free fall mode. If CPI doesn't drop further, then it is likely that the Euro won't either.


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The now somewhat down-home party girl Kate married a whole family with the older Pete same. From now on, she lives in the suburbs and taking care of three beastly teenager. However, they have to get used to things like baking a cake and parent meetings at school. Previously, these activities were completely foreign to Kate. In addition, they must be equal to two jealous ex-wives of Pete say, not necessarily seen in the Trophy Wife the perfect stepmother. Main characters of Trophy WifeKate (Malin Akerman) has a sunny disposition and a good amount of energy. Between all the suburban mothers attractive party girl falls like a sore thumb. The three children of her new husband Pete have to get used to their unconventional stepmother. Help she gets from her best friend Meg (Natalie Morales). Pete (Bradley Whitford) is a real charmer and has a great sense of humor, which he also needs considering his terrible ex-wives and his pubescent, manipulative children. Diane (Marcia Gay Harden), ex-wife number one, is a former Olympic swimmer and recognized doctor, also the mother of 15-year-old twins Hillary (Bailee Madison) and Warren (Ryan Lee). Jackie (Michaela Watkins) is the second ex-wife of Pete, mother of Bert (Albert Tsai). It is self-centered and always ready teen occur. Most of the time is the only one who does not realize how embarrassing they behave there. (JB)