Lancaster Land Trust: meeting, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17; Lancaster Community Center kitchen, 695 Main St. Discuss the townwide clean-up plans and a proposal to re-appraise two of the Land Trust's parcels. Light refreshments will be served. For information, contact Bob Lidstone at (978) 368-7747 or info@lancasterlandtrust.org.
Seven Bridge Writers' Collaborative: Thayer Memorial Library, 717 Main St. For information, email 7bridgewriterscollaborative@gmail.com. All the World's a Stage: Exploring the Playwright's Craft, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 20. Enjoy a full day of drama workshops, exploring the art and craft of writing for the stage, including play development, songwriting, exploring plot and character and performing one's writing. Seminars run from 10:00 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. Fees vary, preregistration required. Visit https://sevenbridge.org/seven-bridge-sessions/workshops/april/ for the schedule, information and to register. All the World's a Stage: Comedy Show and Concert to Support SBWC and LBMS Drama, 6:30-9 p.m. Saturday, April 20; MRE/LBMS Auditorium, 103 Hollywood Drive. Enjoy an evening of fun, beginning with a two-person, one-hour mock comedy radio show in the spirit of Prairie Home Companion with an AM twist, followed by an hourlong concert with Canadian songwriter and musician Nancy Beaudette. Donations accepted at the door. For information, visit https://sevenbridge.org/support-us/comedy-show-and-concert-fundraiser/. Writing at Fruitlands: with Winona Wendth, 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays, May 1 and 8; Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. Enjoy two, two-hour sessions of reading and writing inspired by those who lived in and near Fruitlands. The workshop has a fee and registration is through Fruitlands at http://fruitlands.thetrustees.org/. Manuscript Editing for Fiction Writers: with Ursula Wong, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18; Thayer Memorial Library. This workshop is for fiction writers trying to improve the overall quality of their manuscripts. It overviews content editing; improving the story, story arc and character development; and using writing craft to better tell the story. Writing on the Trail: with Tim Castner, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, June 1 (rain date Saturday, June 8); Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. Local teacher, historian and writer Tim Castner will take you for a walk through time, down Prospect Hill to the shore of glacial Lake Nashua. Learn how landscape clues can be combined with traditional documents to enrich stories about the past. Participants will explore the varied landscapes of the Fruitlands property while participating in a series of brief writing exercises. The workshop has a fee and registration is through Fruitlands at http://fruitlands.thetrustees.org/. Open Mic for Writers, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 25. Come share a five-minute reading and listen to other writers read from their works. Writers of all genres and at all levels are invited. No preregistration required.
Library Programs: Thayer Memorial Library, 717 Main St. For information, call (978) 368-8924, ext. 4, or email ksilverthorn@cwmars.org. Mommy and Me Bootcamp, 4:15-5 p.m. beginning Tuesdays, for the month of April. Led by Coach Tiffany Normandin. Children of all ages are welcome with a parent. Enter through the rear lower entrance of the library. Wiggles and Waggles with The Loon Man, a.k.a. John Rockwood, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23. Follow these comical twin loons from the day they were born until they migrate to the ocean six months later. Ani-Motion! with Animal World Experience, 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 29. Walk on the wild side and learn how animals stay fit and healthy. Evening Adult Book Group: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 30. The group will read "Signing Their Lives Away: The Fame and Misfortune of the Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence" by Denise Kiernan. The library will order the book. Edible Landscaping: The Latest Garden Design, Tuesday, June 4. In the Grove: World Stories and Songs That Celebrate Trees, Tuesday, June 18.
Events for Seniors: Lancaster Community Center, 39 Harvard Road. Art in Bloom, Friday, April 26; Fitchburg Art Museum. Leave the Community Center at 1 p.m., travel to the museum to see floral designers interpret works from the museum's collections while enjoying light snacks. Finish at the Old Mill, Westminster, for an early dinner. Lancaster seniors $6, all others $7. Includes admission, snacks and transportation. Does not include dinner or purchases. To reserve a seat, call (978) 733-4076.
Vance Gilbert with special guests The Rafters: 7 p.m. (doors open 6:30 p.m.) Saturday, April 27; Harvard Unitarian Universalist Church, 9 Ayer Road, Harvard. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 day of the show. To purchase tickets online, visit www.wachusettmusic.net. For information, call (978) 365-2043 or visit www.wachusettmusic.net. Presented by Wachusett Music Series.
Michael Tarbox of the Tarbox Ramblers: 4 p.m. Sunday, April 28; Thayer Performing Arts Center, 438 Main St. Doors open at 4 p.m., concert starts at 4:30 p.m. Admission is $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Enjoy a fun mix of blues, folk-rock and American roots music. Silent auction of local goods and services. Childcare available for ages 5 to 12 (donation suggested). For information or to reserve tickets in advance, email lancaster.concert@gmail.com. Sponsored by Stop The Behemoth citizens group to support smart affordable housing in Lancaster.
Wachusett Toastmasters: Spring open house, 6:30 p.m., meeting 7 p.m. Thursday, May 9; Thayer Memorial Library, 717 Main St. Want to be a more confident speaker and leader? Seek a fun, positive environment to grow personally and professionally? For information, email Amy at jamesscher@verizon.net.
Mothertown Quilters Guild: meets 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month, September through June; Fellowship Hall, Village Church, 75 Sawyer St. Park in the fenced lot at the corner of Sawyer and Prescott streets, come in the back door. Social time at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $5 guest fee. Membership is open, annual dues $25. Visitors welcome.
Morning Bible Discussion: 10 a.m. Fridays; Evangelical Congregational Church, 793 Main St., lower level. For information, call (978) 365-6259 or email office@ecclanc.org. Meetings are one hour, led by Frank Mitchell.
Gentle Hatha Yoga: with Louise, 11 a.m. Monday and Thursday, 9:30 a.m. Saturdays 9:30 a.m.; Lancaster Community Center, 39 Harvard Road. Cost is $5 per class, $25 for six classes, $10 per session. For information, call (978) 733-4076 or email aturner@lancasterma.net. Taught by Louise Dorian. Mats and water provided.
Book Drive: during April; Leominster Credit Union, 7 Main St. New and gently used books are being accepted for local organizations, providing an educational resource for many children. Drop off books by Tuesday, April 30. For information, contact Rachel Terrell at (978) 466-7221 or rterrell@leominstercu.com.
Senior Center Programs: Sterling Senior Center, 36 Muddy Pond Road. To register or for information, call (978) 422-3032. Sterling Garden Club Floral Arrangement, 12:30 p.m. Friday, April 12. Parkinson's Support Group, 3:30 p.m. Wednesday April 17. Armchair Travel - Jerusalem, 3:30 p.m. Thursday April 18. "Sundae School" with Alzheimer's Association, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23. Evening Picnic, 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 24. Tickets $5 per person. Registration required. Foot Clinic with a nurse, 9 a.m. Thursday, April 25. By appointment, cost is $35. Sterling Municipal Light Department Safety Presentation, 11 a.m. Thursday, April 25. Pizza served at noon. Caregivers Connect, 9:30-11 a.m. Monday, April 29. Meditation, 6 p.m. Mondays, through April 29. Free. Meditation will not meet April 15. Adults of all ages invited. No registration required.
Children's Library Programs: Conant Public Library, 4 Meetinghouse Hill Road. For information or to register, call (978) 422-6409. Kids Cook, 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16. Grades 3 and up. Select a recipe from "Good Housekeeping Kids Bake! 100+ Sweet and Savory Recipes" by Susan Westmoreland. Prepare the dish at home and bring it to the meeting. Copies of the cook book are available at the library for checkout. Registration required. Drop-In LEGO Day, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, April 17. All ages. Children under age 10 must be accompanied by a caregiver. No registration required. Spring Into Art, 10:30-1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18. Ages 3 and up. Drop in. Children under age 10 must be accompanied by their caregivers. No registration required. Storytime, beginning Monday, April 29, through Tuesday, May 28; 1 p.m. Mondays, ages 3 to 7; Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. ages 18 months to 3; 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, ages 2½ to 7, 10:30 a.m.; and 11 a.m. Thursdays, drop-in baby storytime, infant to 18 months. Featuring songs, movement, scarf and instrument play, as well as great books. Older and younger siblings welcome. Registration required except for drop-in baby Storytime on Thursdays. Registration opens 10 a.m. Monday, April 22. Picture Book Club, 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 23. Kindergarten through Grade 2. The club will be reading "Uno's Garden" by Graeme Base. Copies of the book are available at the library for checkout. Registration required. StoryWalk, opens Monday, April 29; Greenery Community Park, 36 Muddy Pond Road. Welcome spring and take a walk with a good book. For information, call the library. 3rd and 4th Grade Book Club, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 30. The club will be reading "Clementine" by Sara Pennypacker. Copies of the book are available at the library for checkout. Registration required.
Protection of Pollinators: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18; Conant Public Library, 4 Meetinghouse Hill Road. Resident Gary Menin will hold a discussion about the town meeting warrant resolution toward the protection of pollinators. His talk will include the risks of pesticides to birds and bees as well as the importance of reducing the use of systemic pesticides. Registration required, call (978) 422-6409.
Adult Coloring: 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 22; Conant Public Library, 4 Meetinghouse Hill Road. Supplies provided, but participants may bring their own. No registration required. For information, call (978) 422-6409.
Business After Hours: held by the Wachusett Area Chamber of Commerce, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23; Sterling Village, 18 Dana Hill Road. The event will feature networking, tours, entertainment, hors d'oeuvres and door prizes. Cost is $15 for preregistered chamber members, $20 at the door; $25 for preregistered nonmembers, $30 at the door. To register, visit www.wachusettareachamber.org.
Hatha Yoga for All Levels: with Denise Welsh, 6:15-7:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 24; Sterling Senior Center, 36 Muddy Pond Road. Ages 14 and older. Cost for eight weeks is $100, $18 drop in, sliding scale available. For information, call (978) 422-3041. Sponsored by the Sterling Recreation Department.
Seed Bombs!: with Cathie Ryan, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, May 4; Conant Public Library, 4 Meetinghouse Hill Road. Drop in. No registration required. Seed bombs produce flowers that attract butterflies and bees and help to protect Sterling's pollinators. Come ready to get your hands dirty; once the seed bombs are made, simply bring home, throw, let the rain fall and watch your flowers grow. For adults and families with children in kindergarten or older. For information, call (978) 422-6409.
Plant Sale: 9-11 a.m. Saturday, May 18; Sterling Town Common. Rain or shine. To donate plants, call Paulette Heim at (774) 633-1147. Offering perennials, annuals, vegetables, herbs, trees, shrubs, grasses, ground covers and hybrid day lilies. Prices range from $4 to $10 per pot. Unique plants and larger shrubs may have a higher price. Hosted by The Sterling Garden Club.
Scholarship Scramble Golf Tournament: shotgun start, 10 a.m. Monday, May 20; Sterling National Country Club, 33 Albright Road. Cost is $125 per player. Tournament fee includes greens fee, cart, hors d'oeuvres and dinner. In addition, there will be drawings, a silent auction and special contests throughout the day. Proceeds benefit the Wachusett Area Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Fund, which this year will award up to three $3,000 scholarships to graduating seniors residing in the Wachusett area. Players of all ability levels welcome. To register, visit www.wachusettareachamber.org. For information, contact the Chamber office at (508) 829-9220 or info@wachusettareachamber.org.
Community Lunch: noon, the first Saturday of each month except in the summer; First Church of Sterling, Parish Hall, 6 Meetinghouse Hill Road. Free. No reservation required. Vegetarian dishes offered. The Parish Hall is handicap accessible. For volunteer opportunities, visit Signup.com/go/RRcJmPy or call (978) 422-6657.


Justin "Jay" Starrett is still in the Survivor game going into the merge.
Jay is a 27-year-old real estate agent and former bartender from Fort Lauderdale, FL, who started playing Survivor's 33rd season as a member of the "popular, pretty people" alliance, according to castaway Hannah Shapiro, on the Vanua (Millennials) Tribe.
Jay, however, didn't agree with Taylor Stocker and Jessica "Figgy" Figueroa's decision to engage in a showmance. Once there was a three-tribe swap, Jay continued working with millennials but proved he's not afraid to make big moves.
Jay turned on his loyal and trustworthy ally, Michaela Bradshaw, so it will be interesting to see what happens next and whether he'll establish a voting-blocks method. Could Jay decide to team up with his current tribe's Gen Xers Bret LaBelle and Sunday Burquest after the merge?
- His personal claim to fame is purchasing a house at age 25.
- Jay's inspiration in life is his mother, whom he calls a "little Peruvian soldier" and his "hero." She has overcome past divorces and health issues, including 10 brain aneurysms and six surgeries.
- The Survivor castaway embraces a surfer-like attitude in life, meaning he just likes to ride the waves and go with the flow. Jay also loves the ocean and all activities pertaining to it.
- Jay isn't cool with people pushing religion on himself or others. He once found himself in that position with an ex-girlfriend's family.
- Jay's pet peeves include people who make plans or say they're going to do something but do not follow through and deliver.
- If he could describe himself in three words, they would be determined, intelligent and funny. But if he could add more words to that list, he'd choose positive and humble.
- Jay, who says he has a manipulative side, compares himself to former Survivor castaways Russell Hantz and Woo Hwang. Going into the game, he was prepared to backstab others with a smile on his face.
- He initially decided to appear on Survivor in order to stop taking things in life for granted. He wanted to strip himself of all the comforts and be one with nature again.
- Jay told Parade he grew up watching Survivor with his aunt and applied to get on the show twice.


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Many an expectant mother has embarked excitedly on her first expedition to a baby-gear emporium only to break out in a sweat at the overwhelming array of must-have products. Blinded by brightly colored plastic, dazed by dozens of strollers and high chairs and cribs, she would be excused for running from the store and hoping for hand-me-downs. Fast forward just a few months, though, and the same mom can be found expounding on the design flaws of her stroller, wishing her diaper bag had a couple more pockets and surfing the Internet for the latest and greatest gear. And if she doesn't find what she's looking for? Maybe she'll make it herself--and make a fortune while she's at it.
Mompreneurs, as they have come to be known, have created an endless variety of kid-inspired products--motherhood, apparently, being the mother of invention. Cynthia Drasler, of Phoenix, Ariz., came up with Organic Excellence hair- and skin-care products because her daughter's skin was too sensitive for most products already on the market.
Narmin Parpia designed Potty Scotty, an anatomically correct male doll that pees water, after struggling to find toilet-training aids for her two sons. Julie Dix was inspired to create Taggies, a line of tactile blankets and books, when she noticed that her toddler son often preferred playing with the tags on his toys to the toys themselves. And Denise Marshall cooked up the Mac & Cool, a bowl that instantly cools a toddler's food, when she got tired of hearing her first child, Scott, shriek impatiently for his meal to be ready.
Most of those women had no idea how to write a business plan, secure funding, find manufacturers or market their wares at a trade show. Many had taken a break from another career, intending to stay home for a while and work just one demanding job--that of mom. But a passion for their products and the realization that others wanted them too led the women to embrace the risks of starting a small business. Along the way, many say, they have found the perfect answer to combining parenthood with an engaging career.
No one has hard figures on the growth of mompreneurs, but they are clearly part of a larger trend of female entrepreneurship. According to a study by the nonprofit Center for Women's Business Research, women are starting new businesses at twice the rate of men and own a 50% or greater stake in 10.6 million U.S. businesses. Organizations and websites have sprung up to serve the women behind these enterprises. Ladies Who Launch, an online, women's-only networking group, offers live workshops to its 25,000 members--40% of whom are moms. Authors Patricia Cobe and Ellen Parlapiano dispense advice and provide message boards on a website specifically directed at mompreneurs--a term they coined to describe moms running home businesses and, in the entrepreneurial spirit, have trademarked. Mompreneursonline.com attracts 7 million visitors a month, they say.
Technology and changing attitudes have made it easier to create home-based businesses, says Victoria Colligan, founder of Ladies Who Launch. "We can have our BlackBerrys and be waiting in line to pick up our child at school. We can respond to an e-mail at 2 a.m., and that's acceptable," she says. "You're taken seriously now if you have a work-from-home business."
And you can make serious money. In 2003, her first year in business, Jennifer Fleece sold $5,000 worth of her fleece--yes, she has the same last name as her fabric--crib sheets. The figure was $30,000 last year. She projects sales of $400,000 this year and has just hired a national sales team. Dads are also getting in on the act. Mike Gatten projects up to $3 million in sales this year for his Miracle Blanket, designed in desperation to calm a colicky infant. Rosie Herman, of Tomball, Texas, worked 15 years as a manicurist before giving birth to twin girls and then noticing that the tasks of motherhood were drying out her hands (imagine changing a dozen diapers a day). She cooked up an exfoliating, moisturizing formula in her kitchen, then juggled eight credit cards and even resorted to bartering to get her One Minute Manicure business off the ground. Back in 1999, a neighbor who owned a computer would place orders and print invoices for Herman and get home-cooked meals in return. Since then, Herman has sold $20 million worth of products, hired a staff of 25 and bought a few computers for herself.
Nowadays, a person with a parenting-inspired business concept doesn't have to take on the kind of start-up risks that Herman did. A mom-run business called Parents of Invention will take the idea, handle all the details of bringing a new product to market and give the inventors between 3% and 5% of the royalties. Los Angeles--based CEO Laine Caspi, who invented a baby carrier, receives about 200 ideas each month and has so far made 10 of them a reality. Projected sales this year: $1.5 million.
Nan Langowitz, director of the Center for Women's Leadership at Babson College, says one of the reasons for the success and growth of women-owned businesses is the focus on client satisfaction. "It's not that they don't care about financial performance, because they do," she says. "But focusing on customer satisfaction is a big driver." Stephanie Allen, whose Dream Dinners company grew out of a monthly date with a friend to cook and freeze nutritious meals for their families, says she receives 400 requests a week for a franchise application. She's sold only 76 because, she explains, she weeds out people who are in it just for the money: "We want people who are committed to the community, to helping moms get a healthy dinner on the table."
Jill Morgan quit her job as a software engineer at Motorola to stay at home with her three kids and started a publishing company purely to satisfy small customers. Fond memories of Mr. Pine's Purple House, her very favorite book as a child, had driven her to eBay, where she was shocked to find a single used copy selling for $300. "I could buy it for my children, but I couldn't let them hold it," she says. So Morgan founded Purple House Press and set about acquiring the rights to republish out-of-print children's classics, such as the Mad Scientists' Clubseries. Mr. Pine's Purple House was released in the fall of 2000, along with two other books, and by June 2003, the company was doing well enough for her husband to quit his job and for the whole family to move from Texas to their dream home, on a farm in Kentucky.
But Morgan has only 25 titles in publication and doesn't plan a major expansion. Ladies Who Launch's Colligan says mothers often tell her they don't want their businesses to grow too fast. "Men would want it to be a $10 million company tomorrow," she says. "Moms have small children. They want to be with them. A steady pace is fine with them right now."
Reese Li couldn't agree more. A former Army officer who longed for a diaper bag with as many pockets as her trusty military knapsack, she decided to make one. Then she sold one on eBay. After hand sewing 500 bags, she decided last year to find a manufacturer and sell wholesale to baby boutiques. She garnered celebrity clients like Cate Blanchett, Gwyneth Paltrow and Courteney Cox, and she projects $100,000 in sales this year. "I seriously don't want it to get too large," she says. "I always wanted to be a stay-at-home mom. I didn't want to go back to work and travel all over the place."
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Jean Cocteau delighted in shocking the world. In pubic, at least, the image he presented was one of great daring -- a man eager to defy, willing to experiment, ready to challenge. Cocteau's achievements in almost every artistic medium -- including poetry, film, illustration, criticism, and ballet -- rightfully earned him a reputation for radical versatility. He assumed Oscar Wilde's role as "world's most dazzling talker" and Thomas DeQuincey's as "world's most conspicuous opium addict"; he drew depictions of his bouts in the all-male brothels of Toulon; he created the actor Jean Marais and the chanteuse Edith Piaf. But among Cocteau's many accomplishments was one composition protected by the private man: his diary.
Recorded during the last 13 years of his life, Cocteau's diary was kept a secret until 1983. this first of six projected volumes reveals Cocteau's life from 1951 to 1953. In it, he makes asides about Picasso, writes Oedipus rex, admires Stalin, travels through Europe, and engages in gross generalizations about Americans. With line drawings from Cocteau's original journal, Past Tense is a literary event -- a window into Cocteau's life and creativity as he wanted them to be remembered.

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"Implementing Direct and Indirect Assessment in the MIS Curriculum" by Jeffrey Merhout, John Benamati et al.
Assessment and continuous improvement have become focus areas for accrediting agencies. The process used to develop assessment plans within a sequence of MIS courses at a major midwestern university is described. The process includes establishing student outcomes, developing assignments that tap into these outcomes, and utilizing both direct and indirect assessment measures. Actionable insights that can be gleaned to improve pedagogy from the use of both direct and indirect measures are described.


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Noida Man Rapes 12-Yr-Old Daughter as Mother Sleeping in Same Room Fails to Hear Her Cries
When the mother woke up in the morning, she found the blood-stained clothes of her daughter in their single room apartment in Noida. The police is also probing mother's role.
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Class 5 Girl Sexually Abused by Headmaster in Balasore District
The victim's father lodged a complaint with the police accusing the headmaster of molesting his daughter, tension gripped as the villagers gheraoed the headmaster in the school.
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British Home Secretary Points to Serious Online Sexual Threats to Children
British Home Secretary said Monday that Facebook, Microsoft, Google, Twitter and others should fight child abuse with the intensity used to remove extremist material from the internet.
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UP Minor Went to Cousin's House on Rakhi. He Held Her Captive and Raped Her for 2 Days
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Surat Woman Ties Up 4-Year-Old Son, Sends Video to Estranged Husband to Extort Money
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The siblings, found to be suffering from malnourishment, muscle wasting, stunted growth and other signs of severe abuse, were taken into protective custody and the parents were arrested.
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The British government has repeatedly criticised online platforms such as Twitter, YouTube and Facebook for failing to remove abusive material or sexual content posted online even after they were notified.
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Revelations of US Cardinal Sex Abuse Will Force Pope's Hand
The matter is now on the desk of the pope, who has already spent the better part of 2018 dealing with a spiralling child sex abuse, adult gay sex and cover-up scandal in Chile that was so vast the entire bishops' conference offered to resign in May.
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Two Woman Teachers Convicted for Sexually Assaulting 5-year-old Girl in Bihar
The order was passed on Thursday by Special POCSO judge Ravindra Nath Tripathi, who fixed July 20 as the date for deciding the quantum of sentence for Nutan Joseph and Indu Anand.
After Fight With Wife, Man Bangs 3-year-Old Son's Head on Auto-Rickshaw, Video Goes Viral
The child suffered minor injuries and was shifted to hospital for treatment. The child has been now put under care and protection of the Child Welfare Department. But the mother of the child has refused to file a complaint with the police.
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Indian Man Deported From Australia For Having Child Abuse Content in Phone
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Five Men Sodomise Teen in Ghaziabad, Insert Iron Rod in Rectum While Filming Act
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Australian Archbishop Guilty of Concealing Child Abuse Steps Down
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Paul has 30 years experience working within HMRC. He spent 20 of these as an Inspector of Taxes, initially dealing with enquiries into sole traders, partnerships and limited companies. During his latter 10 years as a senior Inspector he was responsible for managing other investigative Inspectors, including a team dealing with cross tax issues.
Having left HMRC in 2009, Paul has had a further 7 years experience representing all manner of businesses under enquiry from smaller sole traders to larger corporate concerns. He has had particular successes defending clients against HMRC allegations of deliberate misconduct, and negotiating settlements with substantial reductions to that originally sought by HMRC. Also has experience in negotiating resolutions through HMRC's Alternative Dispute Resolution process.


If you are still indulging your habit of scrolling the sidebar of shame on the DM website you will grudgingly admit you know A) who Caroline Flack is and B) that she and someone called Harry Styles was spotted canoodling. Why was this newsworthy? Because Flack is a relatively unknown presenter and Styles is in a band with direction? (HA HA that's a terrible joke, if you're au fait with pop culture). Because celebrity canoodling always is newsworthy and must be documented? No, it was newsworthy because EW EW EW Caroline Flack is a wizened 32 years old and New Direction band member Styles was but a nubile 17.
Being a 17 year old pop singer, not just a singer but a member of a boy band, Styles appeals to that most dedicated of fan, the teenage girl. A 21st century teenage girl at that, with social media at her chipped Barry M varnished fingertips.
Now teen fandom is not simply a case of memorised lyrics, extensive knowledge of management approved likes and dislikes, hysterical weeping every time a teen idol graces a TV screen and decoupaged light switches. The difference between teenage fans of old and these new fans is the Twitter Hash Tag. Both Flack and Styles' new-alleged-former-older-woman (keep up) radio DJ Lucy Horobin have been attacked on social media sites for daring to attract Styles' attention. Because, even though they've never met him, they just know Styles is their destiny. They can tell.
This isn't very nice, it's not the greatest demonstration of Kids Today. However these are teenage girl fans, from Elvis, Beatlemania to Take That we are well versed in the lengths teenage girls will go to in a bid to prove their dedication to the object of their fandom. What's downright pissy is the tabloids reporting of Styles' apparent preference for an older lady, there is not just a whiff of disapproval but a insinuation of mild perversion.
I am required to believe the tabloids are run by middle aged men and written for by adults. We've had many a film and song concerning a younger man's infatuation with a woman his senior. It isn't SO long ago that the boy band (sorry, totally credible band because they played their own instruments. Like the Monkees) of the early 2000s Busted rose to fame wearing school uniforms and singing about a teacher that gave them a reason outside of academia to attend school. So why in each report of Styles and Older Woman X, Y or Z has there been a distinct tone of incredulity that a teenage boy might find an older woman attractive?
The notion of a boy fantasising about an older woman is not particularly shocking, if perhaps a little unsavoury. In the film Weird Science the perfect woman created by the teenagers Gary Wallace and Wyatt Donnelly is most definitely beyond pubescence. The 2 women who have been involved with Harry Styles, Flack and Horobin have also reached that glorious stage in life of post-puberty (a stage that, as a 20-something who still gets spots I look forward to). They are attractive, confident, outgoing and successful. There's no nauseating mystery was to why Styles might have pursued a relationship with either of them.
The mystery is what does a 30 (or for that matter 20) something person see in a teenager? And how would the relationships have been reported were the roles flipped? Would there have been an underlying tone of 'good for you mate?' Perhaps a clearer vision of who seduced who? At the news of a break up who'd be cast as the cast off? The dirty old man or the charming ingénue? But the biggest question of all is this: would the relationship be viewed as so very implausible?


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If you haven't noticed by now, we're CRAZY about dogs and our mission is to improve the lives of dogs both locally and beyond, in the coffee regions we source from. We donate an ongoing $1 a kilo to dog organisations and this was the first of many events to raise some further funds for our current cause, Sunshine Coast Animal Rescue.
Together with Noosa Dog Cakes biscuits, and delicious banana 'n bacon pupcakes we served over 90 puppaccinos to the most amazing (and furry) customers!
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The first half of the twentieth century has been the most dreadful, and the most unstable of all time for the humanity. Wars, conflicts, and genocides plagued many parts of the world during that time especially in Europe which became the main battlefield for two major wars. It is certainly the worst period of human kind's history. Millions lost their lives in what became the deadliest period of humanity. Beyond its dreadful aspect, this period showed how radical nationalism combined with deep imperial rivalries and "frantic scrambles for land and resources" came close to wipe out a whole generation and may be the whole world. Some attitudes and practices made the ground to all these situations. But overall it seems like the world has learned the lessons of this period even though almost the same situations have taken place in recent past years.


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The Legacy of the 1820 Log Schoolhouse: Part 1
by waterlooac on September 5, 2013
I am often asked about the 1820 log schoolhouse that sits prominently in the centre of Waterloo Park and although I usually tell its early story, I rarely get to share how or why it came here or what happened to it once it did. I would like to rectify that.
By the 1890's, a number of factors had contributed to the schoolhouse's ultimate move to Waterloo Park. Built originally by Mennonite settlers (at the bequest of founding father Abraham Erb) in 1820 as a school, it served its constituency well for the next 22 years. As the town settlement continued to develop, so too, did its population of schoolchildren. By 1842 it was deemed as being too small to accommodate the growing student enrolment as so it was sold and moved to its 2nd location (near present day KCI) where it served as a family dwelling for the Levi Carroll family. Upon the death of his wife Margaret in 1891, Levi and his remaining family members vacated the house and entered the House of Industry and Refuge. For the next 3 years, it stood vacant until the Waterloo Park Board purchased it in 1894 with the intent of preserving it. Original discussion had stalled regarding whether to demolish the building or not but Isaac Erb Bowman, a member of the Park Board of Management, strongly advocated to have the school moved, instead, to Waterloo Park (originally known as "West Side Park") whereby, he argued, it could serve as a visible icon for the importance of education for the early settlers who built it as a "cultural link with the past".
The Schoolhouse in Waterloo Park, with the 700-year-old old growth oak stump to the left
The timing for the purchase of the former schoolhouse was particularly expedient. Barely a year before, on August 1, 1890, the Waterloo Board of Trade had met in council chambers with the expressed purpose of purchasing land in order to establish a public park. At this point, Waterloo did not have one, but their neighbours in Berlin had already established a lovely but small park (known aptly as "Town Park") on Queen Street South almost 20 years earlier although it had not been developed nor was it regularly used by its citizens. Waterloo was determined to do better.
The Jacob Eby farm in Waterloo was the preferred choice for a location as it met all the requirements: it was centrally located, it lay beside a mill dam that would lend itself, upon reconstruction, to boating as a family leisure activity on Silver Lake, and there was an expanse of land that could potentially be converted into athletic grounds for various sports. A Park Board of Management was formed from existing Board of Trade members and in December 1890, the town of Waterloo, assisted by the Board of Trade, effectively purchased Jacob Eby's 60 acre farm from his widow, Elizabeth, for the sum of $74.00 an acre.
The farm was initially considered to be an undeveloped and "rough-looking" expanse that sloped towards a man-made mill pond (the former 1816 grist mill pond of Abraham Erb and what we what we know today as Silver Lake). It was obvious that they had a great deal of work to do if they were to develop the former Eby farm fields into a leisure space. A park superintendent was hired (for a monthly salary of $30.00 per month) and was allowed to live in the Eby house with his family.
By the time the park opened in August 7, 1893 over 8,600 loads of earth had been moved from the east side to the hill and over 2, 000 trees were planted. In time, tennis courts, bicycle tracks and even an underground plumbing system were installed (for watering the expanse of lawns).
The Log Schoolhouse, pictured in 2013
Following several years of hard construction and design work, West Side Park (Waterloo Park) officially opened in August 1893 — but it was not yet finished. Over time, many structures continued to be added to the park's function and aesthetic. As we know, one of these structures was the 1820 log schoolhouse. By the turn of the 20th century, people with more free time, continued to visit the new Waterloo Park, both in search of pleasant leisure activities but also for its "attractions." The park boasted bicycle tracks (cycling was as popular then as it is today), an athletic field, tennis courts, swimming in Silver Lake, extensive manicured gardens and even picnic facilities that included outdoor cookhouses. As early as 1905 there was also a zoo and the park continued to enchant those who visited it. Woldemar Neufeld, for example, a well-known local Mennonite artist who loved to paint the world around him, took an interest in the park as well as the school and painted a picture of one of the ever-popular toboggan runs or "glissoires" that were erected seasonally adjacent to the school throughout the 1920's and well into the 1950's. At one point, the schoolhouse was even a concession and ice cream stand for park visitors.
Over the first few years, the park and its attractions continued to grow—in quantity and diversity. Jacob Stroh, an early 20th century archaeologist and regional historian donated two aboriginal stones that he had found and placed them in front of the schoolhouse—both were grindstones but were used for different purposes. Stroh had discovered the first one at Gennies' Springs, north of Conestoga, Ontario and surmised that it had been used to sharpen tomahawks and other stone implements. The second stone, having been found at Surarus Springs on the Huron Road (2 miles south of Mannheim, ON), had two sides—the first one was flat and would have been used to grind corn, nuts and other food while the second side was polished and smooth and would have been used to dress furs for clothing Stroh was well know for his ability to collect all sorts of pertinent, historical artefacts, no matter how unusual. In 1910, in addition to the grindstones, Stroh also "rescued" an old-growth oak tree stump that had been discovered near the Conestoga River bottom flats, near St. Jacobs, ON and presented it the park. Its was estimated to be about 700 years old and its size was massive compared to the trees we see today—18 ft. in circumference and 6 ft. 7 in. In diameter. For years it sat in the park next to the old schoolhouse, covered by a little roof that was built to protect it.
I suppose that one could argue that the "fight of its life" began when the schoolhouse was first moved to Berlin in 1842. Even its final move to Waterloo Park was fraught with strong discussion and convincing arguments made to the town councillors in charge of deciding its ultimate fate. Although it was eventually preserved and moved to the park, this did not guarantee its safety. In the earliest of its days in the park vandals exploited the school's vulnerability as it sat empty at night. On May 28, 1903, the Waterloo Chronicle-Telegraph ran the following notice:
"Some mischievous boys have been in the habit of breaking the windows of the old school house in Westside Park. If they are caught in the act their parents will be held responsible and will have to pay costs. Kindly take warning."
This was not the school's only problem. Over time, the ice cream stand that was in the schoolhouse closed and a few years later, the school was vacant, again, and only opened periodically for special programming events. By May 18, 1961, the Kitchener-Waterloo Record had again reported vandalism, this time a little late—during an inspection by the Park Board members, they noticed that the schoolhouse building had names and initials carved in its sides dating back to as early as 1900! It was clear that ongoing maintenance and funding would be needed.
Joanna Rickert-Hall is a cultural historian whose research and teaching focuses on local settlement history. For further information see her blog at: http://www.logschoolhouse.blogspot.ca
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Netherlands gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit, has confirmed that it will significantly increase its monitoring of remote betting operators' marketing and advertising practices during World Cup 2018.
Warning foreign operators, Kansspelautoriteit stated that it will severely fine unlicensed betting firms deemed to be illegally targeting Dutch national consumers.
Furthermore, the regulatory body seeks to eradicate bookmaker advertising which may be visible to Dutch youngsters.
Ahead of the start of Russia 2018, Kansspelautoriteit has launched a public helpline, where Dutch citizens can report websites which promote unlicensed betting services.
Under current Dutch gambling laws, only state-owned TOTO a subsidiary of the Netherlands Lottery can offer and promote sports betting markets.
Kansspelautoriteit has stated that it will no fine national consumers for using unlicensed betting services, but will increase fines on unlicensed betting advertisers.
At present, Dutch gambling stakeholders wait for the review and judgement of the new Gambling Bill by parliament, which may open the Netherlands as a regulated online betting market.
However, progress on the Gambling Bill's review has stalled to date. Last May, a coalition of European betting enterprises and the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) questioned Kansspelautoriteit on its licensing policy which allowed only one sports betting operator to service the Netherlands.


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if [ -n "$1" ]; then
  UNZIPPED_CONFIG=$(cat "$1")
else
  # decompress /proc/config.gz from the host
  UNZIPPED_CONFIG=$(zcat /proc/config.gz)
fi

kernelVersion="$(uname -r)"
kernelMajor="${kernelVersion%%.*}"
kernelMinor="${kernelVersion#$kernelMajor.}"
kernelMinor="${kernelMinor%%.*}"

# Most tests against https://kernsec.org/wiki/index.php/Kernel_Self_Protection_Project
# Positive cases

echo $UNZIPPED_CONFIG | grep -q CONFIG_BUG=y || (echo "CONFIG_BUG=y" && exit 1)
echo $UNZIPPED_CONFIG | grep -q CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL=y || (echo "CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL=y" && exit 1)
echo $UNZIPPED_CONFIG | grep -q CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA=y || (echo "CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA=y" && exit 1)
echo $UNZIPPED_CONFIG | grep -q CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR=y || (echo "CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR=y" && exit 1)
echo $UNZIPPED_CONFIG | grep -q CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR_STRONG=y || (echo "CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR_STRONG=y" && exit 1)
echo $UNZIPPED_CONFIG | grep -q CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM=y || (echo "CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM=y" && exit 1)
echo $UNZIPPED_CONFIG | grep -q CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES=y || (echo "CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES=y" && exit 1)
echo $UNZIPPED_CONFIG | grep -q CONFIG_DEBUG_CREDENTIALS=y || (echo "CONFIG_DEBUG_CREDENTIALS=y" && exit 1)
echo $UNZIPPED_CONFIG | grep -q CONFIG_DEBUG_NOTIFIERS=y || (echo "CONFIG_DEBUG_NOTIFIERS=y" && exit 1)
echo $UNZIPPED_CONFIG | grep -q CONFIG_DEBUG_LIST=y || (echo "CONFIG_DEBUG_LIST=y" && exit 1)
echo $UNZIPPED_CONFIG | grep -q CONFIG_SECCOMP=y || (echo "CONFIG_SECCOMP=y" && exit 1)
echo $UNZIPPED_CONFIG | grep -q CONFIG_SECCOMP_FILTER=y || (echo "CONFIG_SECCOMP_FILTER=y" && exit 1)
echo $UNZIPPED_CONFIG | grep -q CONFIG_SECURITY=y || (echo "CONFIG_SECURITY=y" && exit 1)
echo $UNZIPPED_CONFIG | grep -q CONFIG_SECURITY_YAMA=y || (echo "CONFIG_SECURITY_YAMA=y" && exit 1)
echo $UNZIPPED_CONFIG | grep -q CONFIG_PANIC_ON_OOPS=y || (echo "CONFIG_PANIC_ON_OOPS=y" && exit 1)
echo $UNZIPPED_CONFIG | grep -q CONFIG_DEBUG_SET_MODULE_RONX=y || (echo "CONFIG_DEBUG_SET_MODULE_RONX=y" && exit 1)
echo $UNZIPPED_CONFIG | grep -q CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES=y || (echo "CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES=y" && exit 1)
echo $UNZIPPED_CONFIG | grep -q CONFIG_LEGACY_VSYSCALL_NONE=y || (echo "CONFIG_LEGACY_VSYSCALL_NONE=y" && exit 1)
echo $UNZIPPED_CONFIG | grep -q CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE=y || (echo "CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE=y" && exit 1)

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  echo $UNZIPPED_CONFIG | grep -q CONFIG_UBSAN=y || (echo "CONFIG_UBSAN=y" && exit 1)
fi
if [ "$kernelMajor" -ge 4 -a "$kernelMinor" -ge 7 ]; then
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fi
if [ "$kernelMajor" -ge 4 -a "$kernelMinor" -ge 8 ]; then
  echo $UNZIPPED_CONFIG | grep -q CONFIG_HARDENED_USERCOPY=y || (echo "CONFIG_HARDENED_USERCOPY=y" && exit 1)
  echo $UNZIPPED_CONFIG | grep -q CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_MEMORY=y || (echo "CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_MEMORY=y" && exit 1)
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# poisoning cannot be enabled in 4.4
if [ "$kernelMajor" -ge 4 -a "$kernelMinor" -ge 9 ]; then
  echo $UNZIPPED_CONFIG | grep -q CONFIG_PAGE_POISONING=y || (echo "CONFIG_PAGE_POISONING=y" && exit 1)
  echo $UNZIPPED_CONFIG | grep -q CONFIG_PAGE_POISONING_NO_SANITY=y || (echo "CONFIG_PAGE_POISONING_NO_SANITY=y" && exit 1)
  echo $UNZIPPED_CONFIG | grep -q CONFIG_PAGE_POISONING_ZERO=y || (echo "CONFIG_PAGE_POISONING_ZERO=y" && exit 1)
fi

if [ "$kernelMajor" -ge 4 -a "$kernelMinor" -ge 10 ]; then
  echo $UNZIPPED_CONFIG | grep -q CONFIG_BUG_ON_DATA_CORRUPTION=y || (echo "CONFIG_BUG_ON_DATA_CORRUPTION=y" && exit 1)
fi

# Negative cases
echo $UNZIPPED_CONFIG | grep -q 'CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_METHOD is not set' || (echo "CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_METHOD is not set" && exit 1)
echo $UNZIPPED_CONFIG | grep -q 'CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK is not set' || (echo "CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK is not set" && exit 1)
echo $UNZIPPED_CONFIG | grep -q 'CONFIG_DEVKMEM is not set' || (echo "CONFIG_DEVKMEM is not set" && exit 1)
echo $UNZIPPED_CONFIG | grep -q 'CONFIG_COMPAT_VDSO is not set' || (echo "CONFIG_COMPAT_VDSO is not set" && exit 1)
echo $UNZIPPED_CONFIG | grep -q 'CONFIG_KEXEC is not set' || (echo "CONFIG_KEXEC is not set" && exit 1)
echo $UNZIPPED_CONFIG | grep -q 'CONFIG_HIBERNATION is not set' || (echo "CONFIG_HIBERNATION is not set" && exit 1)
echo $UNZIPPED_CONFIG | grep -q 'CONFIG_LEGACY_PTYS is not set' || (echo "CONFIG_LEGACY_PTYS is not set" && exit 1)
echo $UNZIPPED_CONFIG | grep -q 'CONFIG_X86_X32 is not set' || (echo "CONFIG_X86_X32 is not set" && exit 1)
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FREDERICKTOWN — Barbara Ann Kurtz, 55 of Fredericktown, passed away at her residence Jan. 31, 2019, surrounded by her family.
She was born Sept. 23, 1963, in Barnesville, to Robert and Doris (Cunningham) Hankey.
She spent her childhood years in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where she considered home. She had a passion for horses. As a teen, she rode hunter and jumper horses in the Maryland-Virginia show circuit. In 1982, she graduated from Gettysburg Area High School and married her high school sweetheart, Matthew Kurtz and moved to Mount Vernon to attend Mount Vernon Bible College.
Over the years, Barbara has been very involved in the community. She was a preschool teacher at Faith Lutheran Christian Preschool. She was a progressive and inclusive 4-H Adviser in the Dog and Horse programs. She cared and nurtured for many 4-H students. For many years, she taught Children's Church and played flute, together with her family, in the worship band at Mount Vernon Foursquare Church. Along with her canine partner, Alli Collie, she offered a reading program at both Mount Vernon Public Library and Fredericktown Elementary School. They also visited local college de-stress events and were regular visitors at the Mount Vernon Developmental Center.
She taught basic dog obedience and beginner dog agility to dozens of people over the past 15 years. In the last year, she enjoyed playing her flute and piccolo in the Mount Vernon Community Band. If you had a chance to meet Barbara, you would remember her love and compassion for children and dogs.
Barbara is survived by her husband of 36 years, Matthew Kurtz; a daughter, Natalie (Brian) Sekavec of Mount Vernon; a son, Nicholas Kurtz of Newark; mother, Doris Hankey; grandchildren, Alessandra and Andreas; a sister, M. Kathleen (Randy) Sell of W.Va.; aunt, Marjorie Reedy, and an uncle, Richard Cunningham. She was loved greatly by many nieces, cousins and friends.
She was preceded in death by her father.
Friends may call on Monday, Feb. 4, from 5-8 p.m. at Lasater Funeral Home, 11337 Upper Gilchrist Road in Mount Vernon, where funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Mound View Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made in Barbara's memory to: Knox Community Foundation Scholarship Fund.
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George Gruhn
Norman Blake
Roger McGuinn
Issue 8 of the Fretboard Journal brings readers stories on some of the finest players in all of fretted instrument-dom, starting with a cover story on the inimitable John Scofield, carrying through features on legends Norman Blake and Roger McGuinn. Additional highlights include profiles of fretted instrument icon George Gruhn, luthier Manuel Delgado and subject of the documentary Desperate Man Blues, archivist Joe Bussard, and much more…
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Although he's best known as the sideman who graced Bob Dylan's Nashville Skyline, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's Will the Circle Be Unbroken and the O, Brother Where Art Thou? soundtrack, guitarists in the know worship Norman Blake for his solo performances. Phil Campbell talks to Norman and Nancy Blake about their collaborations and their world class instrument quiver. Campbell also interviews songwriter Jerry Faires, the author of the "D-18 Song" that Blake popularized. Shutterbug Thomas Petillo gets up close photographs of the Blakes and their priceless collection of instruments.
When most players think of George Gruhn, they picture his monumental guitar store in Nashville and the writings he's penned for various guitar publications. What they may not know is that George Gruhn has had a hand in designing numerous instruments as well. Michael Simmons visits Gruhn at his store in Nashville and gets the inside scoop on Gruhn's impact as a guitar designer. From hiring and helping future lutherie stars (Kim Walker, Stephen Gilchrist) to designing guitars for Guild, Tacoma and Barrington, the music world owes a lot to Gruhn.
Nashville-based luthier Manuel Delgado may only be 35 years old, but his family is steeped in guitar making. In fact, his grandfather and great uncle opened their first guitar shop in Mexico in 1928. Writer Craig Havighurst talks to Delgado about guitars, the traditional Mexican instruments he continues to build (for, among others, the members of Los Lobos) and his family's famed guitar shop in East Los Angeles.
Before becoming a rock & roll icon, Roger McGuinn was a folk musician. And, post-Byrds, he went right back to being a folk musician. In this candid interview, Jim Carlton talks to McGuinn about the rock legend's earliest (and latest) projects. McGuinn discusses his playing with the Limeliters and the Chad Mitchell Trio, his recent Folk Den project and his new Martin signature model guitar.
With his trusty 1981 Ibanez AS-200, John Scofield has broken down the boundaries of what it means to be a jazz guitarist. Fusion, rock, funk, swing and soul jazz all seep into his playing; it's no wonder that he's played alongside everyone from Miles Davis to Medeski, Martin and Wood. At a recent Seattle gig, associate editor Marc Greilsamer interviewed Scofield about his gear, his many influences and jazz in its many forms. Great photos of the Ibanez and Scofield's effects pedals abound in this lengthy feature.
Interview: Norman Blake
Joe Bussard Is Feeling Adamant Today: Inside the mind of an unyielding record collector
Fretboard Journal 49: What's Inside
Stream: Norman Blake – "I'm Free Again"


Has any position been as underwhelming as running back over the last few seasons for Virginia Tech?
Here's a list of Virginia Tech's leading running backs from 2003-2011: Kevin Jones, Mike Imoh, Cedric Humes, Branden Ore (twice), Darren Evans (twice), Ryan Williams and David Wilson.
Among that group are five 1,000-yard rushers and a few players who made it to the NFL. Virginia Tech's backs may have never received a lot of national attention, but the program churned out productive starters nearly every season.
Now, here's a list of Tech's leading rushers since then: JC Coleman (twice), Trey Edmunds, Travon McMillian (twice), Deshawn McClease and Steven Peoples.
Among that group is just one 1,000-yard rusher, thanks to McMillian in 2015. McMillian never replicated that success again and since then, Tech has struggled to find any sort of consistent explosiveness in the backfield.
Every single carry at the running back position is up for grabs this offseason. The team's leading rusher last season, Peoples, is gone. McClease is returning from a brief stint in the transfer portal and his standing on the depth chart is questionable. And McClease is the only back on the roster to start more than two games.
There are a plethora of opportunities at running back this offseason and there are more than enough options for Virginia Tech to choose from. But will any of them step up to the plate?
The job is McClease's to lose. He's a redshirt junior with loads of experience and plenty of shiftiness. But McClease has never been able to put it together for a full season and has battled some injuries throughout his career. He should rise to the top of the depth chart but can't be expected to be the workhorse for 2019.
Tech's coaches are likely to take a by committee approach as they have for the last three seasons, so multiple backs will get a chance this season.
Jalen Holston has a prime opportunity in front of him. The rising junior has had plenty of time to adjust to a normal offense after running in the Wing-T offense in high school and his clock is running. Holston improved in 2018, raising his average per carry to 4.9 and busting off a career-long 40-yard rush. Holston will never be lightning in a bottle, but the 219-pound bowling ball should take over the bruiser role for Virginia Tech.
The darkhorse in my eyes is Terius Wheatley, the redshirt sophomore with blazing speed and the ability to make defenders miss. Wheatley averaged six yards a rush in 2018 while seeing the field inconsistently throughout the season. He's unproven but based on the eye test, Wheatley's elusiveness and speed is unmatched at the position.
Redshirt freshmen Caleb Steward and Cole Beck are as unproven as it gets. Steward wasn't able to climb the depth chart last season and Beck has spent too much of his time preparing for Virginia Tech's track team to be fully prepared to play football. This spring will be a chance for them to guarantee themselves a serious look in Tech's preseason camp.
The incoming freshmen have as good a shot as anyone, given the openness of the competition. If Tahj Gary can recover from his broken femur last year, he'll get a fair shot once he arrives this summer. Keshawn King arrives in the summer as well and he's no doubt getting a look. But neither of those guys will be available this spring.
Whoever earns the lion's share of the reps at running back needs to find ways to be productive. Despite all the talk about Justin Fuente's offense being centered around throwing the football, Tech ran the ball 52 percent of the time last season. In 2017, Tech ran the ball 58 percent of the time. The running back is a pivotal position in this offense and lacking a playmaker is holding the Hokies back.
Virginia Tech desperately needs one of their stable members to hit their stride this offseason and make some noise. There are plenty of options, but there's no guarantee any of them are the answer.


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Q: Metal-as-a-Service in an existing environment We're looking at MaaS for our bare metal server environment to replace old school kickstart scripts. MaaS works great if you want to go with the full "reimage everything" train. However, we have many machines where we don't have the time (or it's extremely disruptive) to re-image... in order to "cut over" to MaaS.
In short: Is it possible to add a machine to MaaS in such a way that it allows said machine to boot as normally, like it does with machines that are re-imaged? I understand that there is testing and inventory collection steps in MaaS, which is perfectly ok. I just can't re-image thousands of machines just to use MaaS.

A: Rather than adding a machine as normal and somehow skipping the imaging, the answer is to add the server in question as a "device". When you add a device to MaaS (with it's MAC/IP), then MaaS just skips any sort of PXE boot manipulation for that machine.
Later you can delete the device, reboot the server again, and allow it to goto imaging inventory/imaging as normal.

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"Imagine" the Beatles in an urban-jazz context
December 7, 2018 Pink and Blue Notes
The release of "Bob Baldwin presents Abbey Road and the Beatles" marks the pianist-keyboardist's 30th anniversary as a recording artist. The first single, "Imagine (Living As One)" featuring Euge Groove, was shipped to radio.
ATLANTA (4 December 2018): Bob Baldwin was a kid listening to pop radio in the outskirts of New York City when he fell in love with the melodies of the Beatles. For his 25th album, the pianist-keyboardist embarks upon a magical mystery tour through the hit-filled pages of the legendary group's storied songbook, plying his trademark urban-jazz sheen to the iconic harmonies. The Red River Entertainment release that dropped last Friday (November 30), "Bob Baldwin presents Abbey Road and the Beatles" was produced and arranged by Baldwin who wrote an original song in tribute to the band, "Abbey Road," along with composing new passages that add unique elements to the eleven reimagined Beatles classics.
Having issued albums that honor the landmark works of Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson and Thom Bell, Baldwin set his sights on the Fab Four's influential catalogue that first captured his interest decades ago.
"My childhood listening tendencies before I was ten-years-old were quite broad, including Oscar Peterson, Miles Davis, the music of Motown and Aretha Franklin. On the pop side, the catchy hooks of the Beatles crept into my ear from days of listening to pop radio. For this project, I wanted to interject my own reharmonized view of the Beatles music while keeping the original melodies pure. Doing the Beatles was a different twist for me," said Baldwin, who plays piano, keyboards, bass, drums, melodica, vocoder and plies his soothing tenor voice to the session. "It would be cool to know if Sir Paul McCartney could hear it, and more importantly, if he digs the attempt."
The first single recently serviced to radio is a reading of John Lennon's signature piece that Baldwin soulfully reinvents as "Imagine (Living As One)" and adds sweet soprano sax from Euge Groove. Other prominent soloists include vocalist CeCe Peniston on "(Don't Wanna Be) The Fool on The Hill"; flutist Ragan Whiteside serenely illuminates "Michelle (My Girl)"; and noted jazz-R&B singer Lori Williams, who brings a nuanced grace and elegance to Paul & Linda McCartney's "My Love." Williams also charms on the Beatles salute that she wrote with Baldwin, "Abbey Road," which the pair perform as a vocal duet. Songs like "Come Together (Can We All Just Get Along?)," "(Mellow) Yellow Submarine," "And I Love Her," "Yesterday" and "Eleanor Rigby" swing and groove like never before, rebuilt from the ground up on the back of Baldwin's meticulous jazz and urban arrangements. Anchoring the rhythm section are drummer Tony Lewis and bassist Dave Anderson, who craft deep pockets seasoned with a smattering of percussion from Café Da Silva.
The arrival of "Bob Baldwin presents Abbey Road and the Beatles" coincides with Baldwin's 30th anniversary as a solo recording artist. The 1988 release of "A Long Way To Go" was discovered by Roberta Flack, who was a finalist judge at the time for the Sony Innovators Award, a prestigious honor bestowed upon Baldwin. The debut album was the first entry in a library consisting of jazz, R&B and gospel discs, of which over a dozen have entered the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Top 20 sales chart. At radio, Baldwin's track record boasts 15 Top 20 Billboard BDS hits, the most recent being this year's "Be Blessed (No Stress)." He is the creative force behind The Groove Pact's "Club Life," a late summer smash from an all-star collective consisting of Baldwin, Marion Meadows, Marcus Anderson, Nils, Joey Sommerville, Oli Silk, Tom Browne, Whiteside and others. Enjoying a remarkably prolific period, Baldwin released seven full-length albums over the last twelve months.
Ten years ago, Baldwin launched his nationally-syndicated radio program, "The NewUrbanJazz Lounge," which reaches over half-a-million listeners weekly with a mix of contemporary jazz influenced by urban and Brazilian music. A creative, Atlanta-based entrepreneur who leads a music production and event planning company, he authored "You Better Ask Somebody," a 2012 book about his experiences in the music business. Baldwin, who also designs and markets a hat collection, has a patented invention that will soon be revealed.
"Bob Baldwin presents Abbey Road and the Beatles" contains the following songs:
"Come Together (Can We All Just Get Along?)"
"(Mellow) Yellow Submarine"
"And I Love Her (Real Talk)"
"(Don't Wanna Be) The Fool on The Hill" featuring CeCe Peniston
"Imagine (Living As One)" featuring Euge Groove
"Michelle (My Girl)" featuring Ragan Whiteside
"Something (In The Way She Moves)"
"My Love" featuring Lori Williams
"Abbey Road" featuring Lori Williams
"Something (In The Way She Moves)" vocal version
The album is available for purchase at https://amzn.to/2rcgTLO. For more information, please visit www.BobBaldwin.com and www.NewUrbanJazz.com.
Press Release"Bib Baldwin presents Abbey Road and the Beattles", Bob Baldwin, Cece Peniston, Dave Anderson, Euge Groove, Lori Williams, Ragan Whiteside, Red River Release, Tony Lewis
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The award-winning Chris Collins and Boulder Canyon present a tribute to the music and legacy of John Denver in a special concert event! Collins brings to the sage the unmistakable enthusiasm that was a hallmark of a John Denver concert. Performing John Denver's famous hits such as Rocky Mountain High, Take Me Home, Country Roads, Annie's Song and many more, Chris Collins and Boulder Canyon are committed to keeping the music and message of John Denver alive.


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Renewable Energy Group Announces $31 Million Upgrade of Danville, IL Biorefinery
Published on: Jul 17, 2015
Ground Broken on REG's Sixth Upgrade Project in Less than Three Years
DANVILLE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:REGI) announced Friday that it will invest $31 million to upgrade and enhance the Company's Danville, Illinois biodiesel refinery.
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Construction work already under way at Renewable Energy Group's 45-million gallon biodiesel refinery in Danville, Illinois. The improvements will include distillation capabilities along with storage, logistics and transportation enhancements. (Photo: Business Wire
REG officials gathered in Danville with local and area leaders to break ground on the project. The most notable upgrade will be the addition of biodiesel distillation capabilities to the 45-million gallon nameplate capacity biorefinery. Other planned upgrades include pretreat capacity improvements, along with storage, logistics and other optimization enhancements.
"REG Danville already has a proven record of success as part of our network of multi-feedstock biorefineries," said Daniel J. Oh, President and CEO. "Enhancing the capabilities here, as we have done at several of our other plants, can allow REG to provide greater volumes of lower cost, lower carbon, higher quality advanced biofuel to our customers that increases energy security, food security and environmental benefits for North America."
The distillation process removes impurities and leaves behind a pure form of biomass-based diesel that far exceeds industry quality standards, while meeting REG's more rigorous REG-9000™ specifications. The fuel also performs better in colder temperatures.
"These upgrades increase this biorefinery's strong and healthy appetite for lower cost, waste feedstocks which are sourced locally and regionally from our supply chain partners," said Brad Albin, Vice President, Manufacturing.
Fifth Third Bank will reinvest in the REG Danville facility by financing up to $12 million of the cost of the project. The existing loan facility, which was nearly paid off, will provide additional funds and the term will be extended to December 2017.
REG acquired the Danville biorefinery in 2010. The plant currently employs 34 full-time workers and the upgrade project will utilize an additional 80-100 full-time contract workers.
"REG has been a dedicated partner to the City of Danville and we are excited by the additional investment they are making in our community," said Danville Mayor Scott Eisenhauer. "We are very pleased by the jobs and economic develop this expansion brings."
The Danville project marks the sixth major biorefinery enhancement REG has undertaken since late 2012, following completed upgrades at their Albert Lea, MN, Seneca, IL, Mason City and Newton, IA biodiesel plants and ongoing improvements at the Company's renewable hydrocarbon diesel biorefinery in Geismar, LA.
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 as amended, including statements regarding the expected benefits, timing and funding of the upgrade at the Company's Danville, Illinois biodiesel refinery.. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, assumptions and projections that are subject to change, and actual results may differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, final rulemaking by the EPA with respect to the RVO, which is not expected to occur prior to November 2015, potential changes in governmental programs and policies requiring or encouraging the use of biofuels, including RFS2; changes in the spread between biomass-based diesel prices and feedstock costs; the future price and volatility of feedstocks; the future price and volatility of petroleum and products derived from petroleum; availability of federal and state governmental tax credits and incentives for biomass-based diesel production; the effect of excess capacity in the biomass-based diesel industry; unanticipated changes in the biomass-based diesel market from which we generate almost all of our revenues; seasonal fluctuations in our operating results; competition in the markets in which we operate; our dependence on sales to a single customer; technological advances or new methods of biomass-based diesel production or the development of energy alternatives to biomass-based diesel; our ability to successfully implement our acquisition strategy; our ability to use the technology acquired from LS9 to produce renewable chemicals, fuels and other products on a commercial scale and at a competitive cost, and customer acceptance of the products produced; ; whether REG Geismar will be able to produce renewable hydrocarbon diesel consistently or profitably; and other risks and uncertainties described from time to time in REG's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, quarterly reports on Forms 10-Q and other periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
All forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release and REG does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements based on new developments or changes in our expectations.
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Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
Anthony Hulen, 703-822-1972
Executive Director, Corporate Affairs


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I have dedicated my life to helping people achieve their goals. Having a strong belief that if you maintain a healthy lifestyle and move your body you will enjoy the best life has to offer. Learning Krav Maga has taught me to be aware of my surroundings and avoid conflict. Krav Maga has also given me the confidence that if I had to defend myself I could do so. Background in Judo and Muay Thai in the past and enjoyed the training very much but if I had to teach my kids how to deal and defend themselves during a situation Krav Maga is my choice. I love teaching Krav Maga and it brings me great satisfaction when my students tell a story of how it helped them "walk in peace".
Tim is the Director and Chief Instructor for the Krav Maga Training Academy. He has been training in Krav Maga since it first started in Australia, and is in his 10th year as a Krav Maga instructor.
Tim is the only person in Australia certified by the IKMF as an instructor in both the restricted Law Enforcement and Military components of Krav Maga. He has also completed his certifications in all civilian areas for the IKMF, including Kids Krav Maga, and the IKMF's ground-breaking women's "Stay Away!" program. He is currently the Australian Coordinator for the "Stay Away!" program running workshops at least once-per month to the public, and many more in the private sector.
Aaron is the owner/instructor of Direct Contact Krav Maga, which is the only IKMF Melbourne-based Krav Maga school.
Aaron has a background in various martial arts and started Krav Maga in 2008. With 5 years of training, Aaron successfully completed the Civilian Instructor Course (CIC) in 2013 and in the same year completed the Women's Self-Defence Instructor Course (WIC).
Aaron is also a veteran from the Army, who saw active service in Timor ,Iraq and Afghanistan. After being exposed to the various threats whilst on deployment, Aaron concluded that everyone, not just soldiers, should feel safe in their surroundings and Krav Maga helps provide that reassurance to everyone who gives it ago.
Damon began studying martial arts in the late 80's and in his time has enjoyed learning Karate, Muay Thai, Kung Fu, Aikido, Boxing and Escrima. In mid-2007, Damon was introduced to Krav Maga and from that moment he was hooked. Krav Maga's practicality and simplicity, in combination with its fun and welcoming training environment, kept Damon coming back.
While serving in the Australian Army as a Combat Engineer, Damon was also was trained to instruct people in drill, firearms and theory, and had many chances to practise teaching complex physical skills and mental attributes. He discovered in the Army that he enjoyed the challenge of teaching people and has since completed the IKMF Civilian Instructor Course in 2014.
Krav Maga Training Academy, QLD.
James is a Krav Maga Instructor at the Krav Maga Training Academy (KMTA) in Brisbane. Undertaking training since 2011, he received his Civilian Instructor Certification in May 2013 under the mentorship of expert Israeli instructors from the IKMF Global Instructor Team.
Vincent started training in Krav Maga in 2012. What started as a new interest quickly became a passion and then lifestyle as he rose through the student ranks. In May 2014, he received his Civilian Instructor Certification under the tutelage of Expe rt Israeli instructors from the IKMF Global Instructor Team. Vincent is charged with expanding KMTA to the Logan area with KMTA's newest school due to open in July 2014.
In addition to Krav Maga, Vincent has had previous experience in Shotokan Karate and Muay Thai systems. He is also an avid weightlifter and is a proud member of the 1000 pound club.
Outside of Krav Maga, Vincent is a Chartered Financial Analyst with an ASX Top 10 corporation.