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Star Wars: An End of an Era
Since I've been a fan of the Star Wars franchise since its debut in 1977, it was my personal responsibility (or perhaps a mandatory requirement in my Lifetime Commitment to Geekery contract) to see the latest installment, The Force Awakens (a.k.a. Episode VII), as soon as possible after it was released last month. So far, I've seen it twice already--once on a regular movie screen and once in the IMAX format--and while it's a fun movie, it's the only Star Wars film that left me feeling underwhelmed. Lucas may have felt that Disney would be an ideal home for his franchise after he sold it back in 2012, but its latest live-action contribution to the saga felt like it lost its spirit of fantasy when compared to the other movies.
This post isn't a review of Force Awakens as much as it is a look back at Star Wars as a whole, what the new movie means in that context, and speculation of what Disney era of the franchise will look like in the years to come. Read on ...
At its heart, Star Wars was a '70s era makeover of the pulpy space operas that were shown as multi-part serials in movie theaters during the early decades of cinema. Before the Skywalker family, the Jedi Order and the Sith Lords, there was Buck Rogers, Commander Cody and Flash Gordon. In fact, one of the earliest Star Wars posters even said as much, in case fans might miss the connection:
What made Star Wars such an unexpected phenomenon was Lucas' approach to space operas. As a movie buff himself, he didn't limit himself to mimicking the look and feel of previous space operas; he also threw in visual and thematic content from westerns, samurai movies, and World War II films (among others) into the mixture. Adding to this ambitious pastiche was Lucas' utilization of a wide variety of special effect techniques (e.g., stop motion animation, rod puppetry, motion controlled cameras, matte paintings, etc.) to bring his story to life. The end result was a distinct cinematic experience that captured the imaginations of audiences around the world. Considering how much it popularized special effects in films in the years and decades since, it's hard to imagine a time when Star Wars was so different from everything else at the movies.
Tatooine from Return of the Jedi.
From what I have seen over the years, I don't think Lucas ever lost his ambition to do something new with what he created. Each successive film in the original trilogy boasted unique alien creatures and technologies, imaginative landscapes, and impressive set pieces, all depicted by using the latest advancements in visual effects. When the prequel trilogy came along a few years later, Lucas' inspired use of effects continued in order to expand the scope of his fictional galaxy. Even though he wasn't directly in charge of The Clone Wars animated series that followed the prequels, the series' production crew remarked in interviews about how Lucas would keep challenging them to bring new ideas, characters and themes into each season of the show.
The common complaint among critics--even during the earliest days of the franchise--was that Lucas' approach put special effects ahead of everything else, resulting in visually impressive but ultimately shallow, mindless films. (I swear that cinema must be the only form of visual art that can be legitimately criticized for being too visual.) Yet the way he filmed his fictional universe stayed firmly rooted in the fantasy aspects of space operas, placing a heavy emphasis on breathtaking wonder and a daft sense of whimsy. Scenes from the first six films linger on the gorgeous locations that the characters visit during their adventures; tellingly, the most significant additions that Lucas made to the original trilogy in the special editions were more landscape shots and more creatures and robots to inhabit those spaces.
Naboo from The Phantom Menace.
The wonder and whimsy that make Star Wars what is has been for so long is significantly absent from Force Awakens. The new trio of heroes--Rey, Finn and Poe--is appealing enough to anchor a trilogy of films, but the story heavily relies on familiar designs and action-propelled momentum in place of bold new visions; it has plenty of chase scenes, shoot-outs and explosions, and not much else. Instead of aliens with varying shapes, colors and sizes, most of the aliens are interchangeable and have bland, earthen colors. The worlds upon which the action takes place lack character, including the Earth-sized weapon that provides the film with its final act. You'd think that such an impossible weapon would be a wonder to behold, but it isn't. Even though it required the removal of half of its equator in order to install an Australia-sized canon, the planet seems disproportionately small.
For a series filled with wondrous imagery, what happened? Blame the faction of irate Star Wars fans who have been complaining endlessly about the special edition versions of the original trilogy and the prequel films. I have my own theories about how this came to be (something I'll save for another post), but I think John Weathers on the wrathful dove blog put it best: "Although (The Phantom Menace) played well with the wider movie-going public, there was a vocal, obsessive minority that absolutely detested the film. Having spent the previous sixteen years imagining their own ideas of what stories the prequels would tell, many of these people had created mental yard sticks designed for disappointment. Through the young, rapidly growing medium of online communities these disenchanted fans were able to group together and obsessively trade criticisms, feeding their negativity and killing their former passion with a thousand paper cuts. The stage was now set for these "fans" to grab a megaphone and amplify their voice of dissatisfaction to the point of distorting public perception."
Kashyyyk from Revenge of the Sith.
Regardless, Disney is willing to fulfill the demands of angry fans and it shows in Force Awakens. It relies heavily on designs from the original trilogy, mildly updating them to suggest a passage of time from the last film but still retaining their general appearance for easy identification. There are no new aliens, vehicles or technologies distinct enough to contribute to the saga's ongoing story. It's almost as if Disney was terrified to add anything too unique, daring or offbeat into the film for fear that it might offend the delicate sensibilities of the special edition/prequel haters. Even the soundtrack provided by Star Wars vet John Williams feels subdued, only rising to prominence when it makes callbacks to themes from the original trilogy. Considering how well the animated series Rebels captures the energy of the previous six movies without feeling like a retread, I was taken aback by how much Force Awakens distances itself from the grand, fantastical visions that have previously characterized the Star Wars saga.
In exchange for Lucas' focus on wonder and whimsy (things that are not "badass" enough for today's snarky moviegoers), the new film does what many other sci-fi films and TV shows have been doing since the '80s: taking the "used universe" look that Star Wars popularized and focusing on its darker, grimier aspects--or, as some would put it, the grimdark approach to space operas. As such, there were scenes that felt more like a generic sci-fi action film in Star Wars drag than an actual Star Wars film. I suppose this approach tests well among current focus groups and fits the sensibilities of today's sci-fi film fans, but it wasn't what put Star Wars on the pop culture map in the first place and kept it going for so many years since then.
If advance word and promotional stills for the next Star Wars film are any indication, this trend is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. The next film is called Rogue One, a stand-alone film that tells the story of how the Rebel Alliance acquired plans for the first Death Star, thus setting into motion the events of A New Hope. Yet from the way they are dressed and photographed, the film's cast of "scoundrels" (see below) look like they could be put into a Guardians of the Galaxy sequel or a spinoff series for the Battlestar Galactica reboot without missing a beat.
The cast of Star Wars: Rogue One.
With the wild popularity of Force Awakens at the box office (it just surpassed Avatar as the highest-grossing film), Disney will probably keep moving Star Wars away from Lucas' original vision and closer to whatever is trending with other sci-fi action-adventure films. This will most likely mean plenty of spaceship battles, lightsaber duels, and blaster fights with extras dressed as Stormtroopers for many movies to come. Each new script will be handed to a new, critically-lauded director, and a designated committee will oversee how this franchise will keep cranking out new films like clockwork for years to come. Unfortunately, it seems that the goofy, creative and ambitious spirit that made Star Wars unique among the sea of its imitators has been pushed out of the airlock.
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This week on tecBRIDGE Radio we are joined by Joe Boylan, Executive Director of Wilkes-Barre Connect.
Tune in to learn how regional leaders have come together to build exciting new programs to help current and future entrepreneurs thrive in our region.
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Dr. David Ramin Jalilvand is a Berlin-based analyst and consultant. His work focuses on the interplay of energy and international politics in Iran and the Middle East. Between 2015 and 2018, he led the Iran program of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Berlin. He earned a PhD in Political Science from the Free University of Berlin in 2016 with a thesis on the energy sector, politics, and the economy in Iran. Previously, he studied at the London School of Economics, the Moscow State Institute for International Relations, and Erfurt University. Most recently, he co-edited The Political and Economic Challenges of Energy in the Middle East and North Africa (with Kirsten Westphal, Routledge 2018).
[post_content] => Once more, Iran is confronted with sanctions. They mark a turning point, reversing the complicated and gradual return of Iran to global energy markets following the conclusion of the nuclear deal in 2015.
[post_content] => On May 8, the United States announced their immediate and full withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). This came with the re-imposition of all nuclear-related US sanctions and possibly several new sanctions.
It is common knowledge that before implementation of the JCPOA in January 2016, Iran's energy industry has been suffering tremendously from international sanctions. Amongst others, the sanctions caused a sharp decline in oil exports and forced all European companies out of the country.
The resulting question is: What consequences will there be for Iranian energy this time? The brief answer is that the short-term effects will be lower than in 2012, and mainly consist of a decline in oil exports in the range of perhaps 15 to 20 per cent compared with 2017 levels of around 2.5 million b/d. At least for some time, the loss in oil exports will be offset by larger oil revenue as a result of higher oil prices. In the long-run, though, the country's oil and natural gas sector is probably going to be confronted with a formidable challenge.
[post_title] => The US Exit from the JCPOA: What Consequences for Iranian Energy?
[post_content] => After more than a decade of announcements and negotiations, the launch of natural gas exports to Iraq and the conclusion of oil and natural gas contracts with Chinese, French, and Russian companies mark significant positive developments for Iran. These initial steps remain below the hopes and expectations of Iranian officials and executives as expressed in the context of the Iran Petroleum Contract (IPC) and the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). But, they do constitute important initial successes on Iran's journey to reconnecting its energy industry internationally. Iran is keen to build on these developments but the future of relations between Iran and the global energy industry will depend to a large extent on how the standoff over the JCPOA unfolds. As long as Tehran abides by the JCPOA, it does not appear likely the EU will reinstate its energy and financial sanctions against Iran. Thus, despite opposing predictions by some analysts, it seems unlikely that a withdrawal from the JCPOA by the US would directly translate into Iranian oil exports falling dramatically – even though some US partners, especially in Asia, may voluntarily choose to partially reduce some of their Iranian oil imports. Nevertheless a US withdrawal from the JCPOA, and the potential re-imposition of extra-territorial US sanctions, would hit Iran's energy sector hard. Potential penalties on US energy and financial markets would also certainly result in European IOCs effectively being unable to invest in the country. Arguably, the way in which events on the global stage develop will also have direct implications for the domestic political debate surrounding Iranian energy. The lower the level of investment and commitment from international companies to Iran's energy industry, the weaker the position of President Rohani will be in his attempt to reduce the economic profile of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC).
One year ago, on 16 January 2016, the Iran nuclear deal was formally implemented. Officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the deal was concluded in July 2015 between Iran and the 'E3+3', which comprises France, Germany, and Great Britain, China, Russia, and the United States. In essence, the JCPOA allows for the lifting of several sanctions against Iran in exchange for limitations on, and greater international inspections of, Iran's nuclear programme. In the Iranian energy sector, the JCPOA was greeted with hope and expectations of a revival. Sanctions have constrained the industry for several years; amongst other effects they have forced Western companies to leave the country and reduced oil production and exports. Indeed, implementation of the JCPOA was accompanied by the lifting of energy sector-related sanctions and has encouraged several international oil companies (IOCs) to move to Iran to explore the potential for co-operation. Against this backdrop, it is worth examining the merits of the JCPOA for the Iranian energy sector up to this point – a year since the beginning of its implementation. It is argued in this comment that the Iranian government has been trying to strike a balance between various competing power centres at home, while attempting to hedge risks at the international stage. On the ground, however, actual progress has been rather modest so far. Iran has increased its oil production to the pre-sanctions level but is still waiting to see an expansion of its productive capacity. In the meantime, uncertainty with regard to the outlook of Iran's energy sector has increased, as the future course of US policy – incoming President Donald Trump has been an outspoken critic of the JCPOA – remains unclear.
[post_content] => Iran is an enigma – a country always expected to become a major exporter that became a net importer. For those concerned with the future of international gas trade, it is the perennial "elephant in the room" – a country which could, one day, become a major exporter. Its resource endowment means that Iran can never be ignored in discussions of potential future gas trade, but such discussions need to be tempered both by the history of pipeline and LNG projects which have meant that, since the 1970s, the country has never been more than a marginal player in international gas commerce. David Jalilvand's paper looks at why Iran has failed to become a major gas exporter over the past several decades, and the prospects for it to emerge as a significant force in international gas trade.
[post_title] => Iran's gas exports:  can past failure become future success?


Let's draw an analogy: Marketing is selling. False marketing is theft.
It's theft of your time, your ability to make informed decisions and ultimately your money. It's spending those things with the expectation of one product and getting something at best tangentially related. The liquor world is awash with claims that straddle this divide. American whiskey is the major culprit these days.
The whiskey world is obsessed with authenticity, real or manufactured. We want the 264 year old history of your brand, even though it was just started three years ago. Preferably in convenient sound byte form, downloaded instantly so that when we buy your $50+ bottle we can rest assured that despite it being made in a factory in Indiana we know that you found the recipe in your great grand aunt's attic.
There are dozens of examples of brands doing it wrong but they get enough ink spent on them. Instead let's talk about people doing it well and say again: Larceny is not theft.
It's a story. A perfect marketing story. Before Prohibition there was a man named John E. Fitzgerald. He never distilled a drop and he never had a distillery. H e did have keys to a bonded warehouse where they aged whiskey and was known to "sample" barrels. Sample- read: pilfered. Despite his acts of theft being well known Fitzgerald kept his job. In fact, the company started calling particularly good barrels "Fitzgeralds" and ended up naming a brand after him, all bottled from only the best barrels. After Prohibition the brand was sold to Pappy Van Winkle where it became his flagship brand at Stitzel-Weller.
But as you know from our talk about Pappy last week, Stitzel-Weller closed in 1992. The brand, and some aging whiskey, transferred to Heaven Hill where they created a heated mash bill to keep "Old Fitzgerald" consistent. That is until 2012, when Heaven Hill removed Old Fitz from almost every market and presented us with Larceny. Same juice, but named for the crime. Not the man.
What does this have to do with the whiskey?
It's all marketing. All a story. John E. Fitzgerald's Larceny has no more connection to the purported original act of theft than it does to the whiskey made at Stizel-Weller or the whiskey sold before Prohibition. But it's a story we all tell, something that gets us talking about this bottle.
And it's still the spirit of Old Fitz. It's still the same whiskey they were making before the name change. It's the same mashbill inside the bottle, different proof, no age statement and still nutty, slightly rough around the edges with a dark, dark cherry note ringing through the center. But tasting notes aren't enough on their own.Tasting notes don't sell, history does.
And Heaven Hill has history in abundance, what they don't have is a brand. Jim Beam has a brand. Four Roses has a brand. Heaven Hill has stories: Evan Williams, Elijah Craig, John E. Fitzgerald, and they are very successful stories. Evan Williams is the number two selling Bourbon in the world, so how do you get to number one? Marketing.
In the end is the Larceny a theft?. No, it's just a fresh coat of paint on a well worn Kentucky barn. It's still the same whiskey inside.


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Q: Create a RESTlet that can access Server Script Log record type Our company isn't satisfied with the tools NetSuite gives you to access script logs for a number of reasons. So I wrote a function that searches the 'scriptexecutionlog' record type, which works fine in the debugger when I am logged in as admin. So I plopped it into a RESTlet, and hit my endpoint, but authenticated as a non-admin, and it always returns no results. I'm assuming this is because only admins have access to the 'scriptexecutionlog' record type. (Exact same code, so it's not like a typo or anything. I'm positive on that part)
So my first thought was to just create a saved search and check the 'Run Unrestricted' checkbox. This would allow me to use 'search.load' with the new saved search id, from within a RESTlet that is being called by a non-admin user. That's precisely what the 'Run Unrestricted' checkbox is for, yet it doesn't work. If I load that search in my RESTlet, it again returns no results.
So my next choice was to create a new Access Token, and select 'Administrator' as the role, but apparently you can't do that. 'Administrator' isn't one of the available options. So I thought I'd create a new role that had access to the 'scriptexecutionlog' record type, but for the life of me I can't find a permission that allows that.
So I'm stuck. It seems like a RESTlet is unable to query the 'scriptexecutionlog' record, simply because that requires administrator privileges that can't be added to other roles, and you can't add the Administrator role to User Access Tokens. It's a catch 22.
To sum up, I think if any of these questions can be answered, I'd be good:

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*Is there a permission setting for accessing the scriptexecutionlog record type? If so, where?

*Is there a way to select 'Administrator' as the Role when creating an Access Token?

*Is there a way to create a saved search that searches on the 'scriptexecutionlog' record type, that can be loaded from code not being run as admin, so it actually returns results? (in other words, make the 'Run Unrestricted' checkbox work like it's supposed to)

Thanks in advance

A: I am able to access script execution logs via a RESTlet call. You can control the access your RESTlet has by controlling the role that you use for your access token.
I have included a screenshot below of the permissions I have granted to my role that is able to access the script logs. The important line is the one that says "SuiteScript" with the access level set to "View". If I remove that line, then I get an INSUFFICIENT_PERMISSION error when performing the script notes search.

A: To create a token for your Administrator role: Home > Settings portlet > Manage Access Tokens.

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NYS School Supt Kimberly Moritz| Education | When to Move On?
You've given me hope in this school district with all you have done to improve it. You will be missed!
Congratulations! It is so important as an educator to realize the plateau when we need a new challenge. It is tough to reestablish a reputation, earn respect in a new community. Worked as a principal at Colden for three years, loved it, perfect setting for teaching and learning. My colleague was the late Scott Tellgren and we had opposite leadership styles. It was a great relationship as I learned from him, he learned from me. Mr. MArkle asked me to apply in Lancaster, and I did. Left Lancaster due to the change in the job description, VAM, loss of local control.
Wish you the best in the next career move.
Best of luck, Kim! You've done RCS proud! New chapters are what it's all about! I look forward to hearing what great things happen at SGI!
Congratulations Kim! Springville could not have made a better choice! Welcome back to Southern Erie County.


I had the unique opportunity to be introduced to Dawn M. Lombard of Lavender Dawn Handmade Lampwork Beads. I've always been fascinated by the artistic craft of blown glass and lampwork bead making. In fact, I took a class myself and let me tell you, it's not easy. I'm sure, as with anything, over time you get used to the technique and the need to keep turning the bead while it's in the flame. But for now, I think I'll continue to admire the works of art of other designers.
Read below for a fantastic interview with Dawn and at the end of the interview, you'll find a contest to win a beautiful set of handmade lampwork beads, made exclusively by Dawn, for you!
How did you get started in lampworking?
I love telling this story. My sister Sara begged me to go with her and my mom to an introductory lampwork class. First off, I had never even heard of lampworking and second, I have no patience whatsoever – so the thought of me sitting at a torch and melting glass had absolutely NO appeal to me. But I reluctantly agree. Within the first hour, my life changed.
Prior to this class, did you have an artistic or craft history?
Ironically, I wanted to be a graphic designer when I started college and majored in studio art. At that time, hand-rendered graphics were still being done. My dad gave me the best tip in the world and explained that computers would take over the entire process. I trusted his judgment and changed my major to business administration (Marketing). My artistic side went dormant for many, many years.
What has surprised you most about working with glass?
I never expected the process to be so meditative. I find molten glass extremely soothing and, after a long week of crunching the corporate numbers, I easily get lost in the fluidity of the glass. I also am fascinated by the chemical reactions that occur when you blend certain colors and use metal with the glass.
At my studio, I use a Carlisle Mini CC with tanked O2 and propane. My boyfriend build me a kiln out of a large metal mailbox (it works fabulously and we love it – heats up very quick and was easy to make). At my boyfriend's studio, we use a Hellcat and a Bluebird annealer. I don't care for the Bluebird so much since it really takes a long time to get those firebricks up to temperature. I actually travel to his house with my homemade mailbox kiln.
I use both Moretti and Borosiliciate. I am very comfortable with soft glass and am still struggling with the boroscilicate -they both work very differently.
Do you have any favorite colors or combinations of glass rod to work with?
I absolutely love dark ivory soft glass with silver leaf overlay. The chemical reaction produces the most amazing blues and greens – very unique and organic looking.
I am a die-hard fan of Fusion bead release. There is something very different about their mixture – it has more of a sand-like quality and I have never had it break on my while working a bead and all of my beads slide effortlessly off the mandrel.
The quickest way to make a dazzling bead that looks like it took a long time to make – simply buy a jar of Raku frit. The color it produces is amazing and applied over light opaque colors is just stunning. Just don't cook it too long or it will burn.
Are you a "sets" person or a "focal bead" person?
Totally a focal person – I like to let the glass take over when I am at the torch. To make matching spacer beads is a mundane, repetitive chore to me – I do it but I sure don't like it. It is a necessary evil if you want to make a stunning piece of jewelry though.
Have you developed a "signature" bead, a unique type of bead that is recognizably yours?
Yes, it is the 'Volcano' bead – a cone-shaped bead with wisps of color. I just love making them.
I am still struggling with shaping borosilicate – you really need to ensure your footprint of glass evenly placed before you encase it in clear or it looks wobbly – I have a lot of those in my reject jar.
What remains a challenge for you in hot glass bead making?
Hard center-lined bicones are truly a challenge for me – it is the edge that I cannot get crisp – there must be a secret to getting that fine line.
Do you still have the first beads you made? What do you think of them now?
Of course I do – I still wear the very first one I made in that intro class 4 years ago. It is the ugliest bead I have ever seen but I wired it up and slipped it on a chain and wear it very proudly. I really helps to put things into perspective when I am especially hard of myself when I don't have a 'perfect' beading session.
How have your beads changed? Since you started or over the years?
Absolutely, I have moved away from bright color contrasts and moved to more subdued colors – I feel that provides me with a better expression of my vision of the beads – I love an organic, earthy feel and color creates that feeling.
What was your scariest beadmaking experience?
When I didn't understand the 'tempering' step of glass – warm the glass slowly or it shatters. Well, on a cold December night a rod of glass shattered and a piece stuck to my face. Very terrifying and so thankful it didn't leave a scar.
Do you have a humorous beadmaking experience or moment to share with us?
During a live demonstration at one of my art shows, I could not stop the rod from shattering. It was a windy and cold October outdoor show and I was chasing the flame. Every time I caught the flame, the glass would shatter. It was so embarrassing and the folks who were watching didn't believe I actually MADE the beads (because I couldn't show them). Quite funny in hindsight.
Have you had any "glass epiphanies" while working?
Patience – I recently came to understand that working further away from the flame will let you work metals longer without burning. I was always going for that quick result (working too hot) and getting mud in the end. Stringer control is also all about heat control – it has gotten so much easier now that I work cooler.
Do you have a technique, method or tip to share?
Really clean those beads – even the smallest amount of bead release left on a bead can be seen and can leave 'chalk' marks on some necklace materials.
Another tip: an oil paint spatula is great for creating a flat end on beads!
Do you have any advice or encouraging words for someone who is just starting out in glass?
Patience!!!!!!!!! Don't give up on the glass – PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE – one day it will all just come together. No great artist was a great artist from day one. It takes time and if you want it from deep down in your soul, it will come together.
WIN THESE BEAUTIFUL LAMPWORK BEADS!
How to enter: Just leave a comment below noting one of your favorite beads from the Lavender Dawn shop.
1 winner will be chosen randomly June 21st and notified by email. Good luck!
About the contest beads: The two end beads are 11mm wide, the three middle are 12mm wide, all five are approximately 1mm tall.
The beads were made with Italian Moretti glass (otherwise known as 'soft glass' or 'soda lime' glass). Dawn used a light ivory on the 2 smaller beads and ivory on the three others. Once the beads were shaped, she decorated them with a frit (broken pieces of glass) called Raku. Raku produces pretty shades of blue, brown and specs of red.
Thank you to Dawn for a fantastic interview, glimpse into lampwork glass bead making and for offering such lovely lampwork beads for the blog contest.
Hey Stephanie! What a great artist you found in Dawn. I love all the glass beads in her store. :) This was the first I had learned of Dawn's talent, so I look forward to seeing more in the future! :) Thanks for the friendly intro!
Dawn is an amazing lamp work artist. I am always in awe of people like her who can work with glass and flame!
Dawn's work is amazing! I love the Sienna bead--I just love the swirls in the brown, it's just so pretty.
Beautiful work! I like Volcano II, both the bead and the name. Your creativity is wonderful!
Dawn is a great glass artist...I'm always so impressed with those who make these wonderful beads!!!
I think my favorite bead would be Volcano II...but can't forget Odyssey with the gorgeous turquoise!!!
I love the Volcano I - Handmade Lampwork Focal Bead!
Thank you to everyone who participated. CONGRATS to Robin - the winner of five handmade beads (perhaps she will share with us her creation).
I apperciate all of your comments - means a lot to me. Check back often for new additions to my Etsy site (www.LavenderDawn.etsy.com) and also on my blog (www.LavenderDawnJewelry.blogspot.com).


Financial literacy is a life skill that's more vital than ever before. While financial decisions have confronted all generations in the past, both young people and adults today must make increasingly important and complex choices about consumption, saving and investing.
We believe that a good education opens doors and contributes greatly to the long-term well-being of individuals, families and communities. Basic financial literacy is also a foundation for personal and national prosperity. Financial literacy is directly related to our business and we therefore have a responsibility and the unique ability through our financial skills and expertise to make a strong contribution.
Created by ABC Life Literacy Canada, Money Matters is a free workshop to help adult learners – including new immigrants, Aboriginal Peoples, single parents and low-income families – become more confident in dealing with personal finances. TD is the founding sponsor of the program, and hundreds of TD volunteer-tutors deliver the program in community learning centres across Canada. To date, TD employees have volunteered more than 3,400 hours teaching almost 4,800 adult learners. Watch the Money Matters video.
In 2014, TD pledged a further $3 million over next three years to support Prosper Canada's Centre for Financial Literacy, whose goal is to reach one million low-middle income, vulnerable Canadians with financial education, information and counselling by 2020.
We funded Wallet Wellness, a free resource kit for teachers of Grade 4-8 students in Ontario that includes downloadable activity cards, conversation-starter video and facilitators guide.
TD gives generously to post-secondary education across Canada, funding a range of bursaries, scholarships and programs that help students cover tuition and other costs. The TD Scholarships for Community Leadership is one example, through which we've donated more than $24 million to students for over 15 years. In the U.S., the TD Charitable Foundation provides funding for underserved communities and programs that help kids stay in school and/or enrich their learning experience while there.
In 2015, we created a new family resource hub that parents can use to educate their children on smart money management practices, with learning modules by age, a parent quiz and activities for kids. We also launched a Family Allowance App that teaches kids about saving.
For more than two decades, this free, interactive program has taught over 1.1 million kids about budgeting, saving and the importance of building good financial habits early in life. We work with local schools and youth organizations in the U.S. to facilitate the program. Approximately 2,000 trained TD Bank instructors volunteer an average of 320 hours to teach over 7,600 students each month. Complementing the classroom component, students, parents and educators can access games and learning activities at tdbank.com/wowzone.
For the fifth year in a row, TD Bank teamed up with First Book to support its Banking on Books program. Our US$214,000 contribution is helping place more than 120,000 financially themed books in the hands of 50,000 children in need at Title 1 schools and youth organizations in Portland, Maine; New York City; Pennsauken, New Jersey; Greenville, South Carolina; and Jacksonville, Florida.
Through our partnership with the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC), we sponsored adult financial education seminars for people in low-to moderate-income urban locations in Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Metro Washington D.C., North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida. NFCC member agencies, with assistant instructors from TD Bank, taught the free seminars, which focused on budgeting, understanding credit reports and scores, and preparing for home ownership.
Dedicated to improving numeracy and financial literacy among primary school children, Number Partners is a volunteering program in the U.K. TD works in partnership with schools in Leeds and Manchester where TD employees visit to play number games with students, making math fun and boosting students' confidence.


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Piri-Piri (a Swahili word that means "pepper-pepper") chiles are very hard to come by here in the states, so after some extensive research we found that the closest chile to match the flavor and heat is the Pequin. If you like a hot seasoning with great flavor, this one's for you. This spicy seasoning is bittersweet, citrusy, and garlicky with herbal notes.
This spice mixture is perfect for calde verde (a Portuguese soup) or molho de piri-piri (a Portuguese hot-pepper sauce). To make molho de piri-piri, mix 3 Tbsp. spice with 1 cup olive oil and shake vigorously. Store in refrigerator for 7-10 days to allow the flavors to blend. Also, try on pork, chicken, fish or beef.
This spicy seasoning is bittersweet, citrusy, and garlicky with herbal notes.
Season pork, chicken, fish, and beef. For molho de piri-piri (hot sauce), add 3 T and 1 cup olive oil to jar with lid. Shake and store in refrigerator for 7-10 days to infuse.


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Our buddies over at Yamamoto Industries are amazing for this. Roy and Jay travels between SF and Japan so often for work that I wish my life were theirs. A few months ago Muji released this dock exclusively in Japan and I knew I had to have it. Roy co-owner of Yamamoto Industries happen to be in Japan the same week and scooped one of these up for me. Speaker quality isn't great but I'm infatuated with the design aesthetics. Muji one company that continues keep my minimalist thinking in check.


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paid £20 ref Martin Willis.
Paid £40 for weekend tickets for me and my brother.
Nice one Si, what about Ash?
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Instantly available to watch after this year's Super Bowl game, "The Cloverfield" Paradox" surreptitiously arrived on the scene with down-low marketing and even faster turnaround from advertisement to release than its precursors, 2008's found-footage monster movie "Cloverfield" and 2016's bunker-set thriller "10 Cloverfield Lane." As a stealth companion piece, it intrigues fans of those aforementioned films—props to the marketing—but the final result is nothing short of a letdown. Director Julius Onah's effort is technically meritable, and the exceptional cast cannot be blamed, but everything that works is rendered empty when it's in the service of a severely underwhelming muddle.
Energy is depleting on Planet Earth in 2028. In space, the Cloverfield Station is preparing the Shepard particle accelerator to help provide the planet with infinite energy. Among the crew is civilian coordinator Ava Hamilton (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), who has left her husband on Earth since the loss of their two children. As the crew experiences a power surge and tries repairing their navigation, strange occurrences begin to alter their mission. They find a mysterious woman, Jensen (Elizabeth Debicki), who claims to be a crew member when she finally comes to; one of them feels something crawling underneath their skin; and someone's arm vanishes through a wall. Has the Cloverfield crew opened a portal into a parallel universe that will threaten Earth?
Alternate dimensions aside, "The Cloverfield Paradox" recalls "Alien" and even 2017's "Life" in terms of a mounting body count in space, and along the lines of those vastly superior films, this one does offer a few effective body-horror moments. There is also a level of paranoia that comes into play and a thrilling brawl between two of the surviving crew members, but otherwise, there's a lot of head-scratching here. The film mostly coasts on the cast (including David Oyelowo, Daniel Brühl, John Ortiz, Zhang Ziyi) rather than how the characters are written, all of them wafer-thin, in the screenplay by writer Oren Uziel (2014's "22 Jump Street"). Gugu Mbatha-Raw is the film's emotional center, and Chris O'Dowd offers a welcome sense of comic relief as Irish engineer Mundy without completely existing in a different movie.
As a self-contained film, "The Cloverfield Paradox" is a competently made space-age thriller, but with its connectivity to a "Cloverfield" film universe, there are too many paradoxes of its own in terms of its timeline to advance the world-building, and the final shot is more dutiful and tacked-on than satisfying. Never really scratching the itch that "Cloverfield" fans will crave, this entry is a deflating non-event that leads nowhere of note.


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How do I edit the card type on an old gift with an inactive designation? When I try to edit a back office payment or add a payment with a certain designation, I get this error: Data could not be saved. Revenue cannot be added to inactive designations.
You are not able to add or edit a payment that has a designation on it that is currently inactive. If you need to continue using this designation for new payments, or to edit existing payment, you will need to make it active again.
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Travis is thrilled to make his return to the stage as the lead tenor in The Wanderers at Florida Studio Theatre. Tickets available below.
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In adherence to the latest Virginia state government restrictions of public gatherings, addressing the spread of COVID-19, Mill Mountain Theatre's production of Dreamgirls has been cancelled. Check out some rehearsal photos of Travis as Jimmy Early below.
Travis was seen as Sammy Davis Jr. and others in Vegas! The Show traveling to Italy, Greece, Croatia, and Mexico onboard the Norwegian Star.
Travis played the role of Judah in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Flat Rock Playhouse.
Travis completed his first cruise contract performing on-board the Norwegian Gem as a principal vocalist in Swing! under the direction of Tony nominee Lynne Taylor-Corbett.
Travis made his equity debut as Tom Robinson in To Kill A Mockingbird at The Media Theatre.


Havana, Oct 30 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban government announced on Tuesday the approval of a new measure that increases the benefits of social assistance and minimum pensions in the Caribbean island.
'This is a partial advance to those that must be adopted in order to fix the situation of salaries, pensions and social assistance benefits,' the deputy head of the Cuban Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Yusimi Campos, said in a press conference.
Campos pointed out in this capital that the Revolution maintains the principle of not leaving any homeless citizen and prioritize those people or families with low incomes with those approved measures.
Campos reported that 'The monetary benefits of the family units protected by social assistance increased by 70 pesos, and the social security pensions from 200 to 242 pesos'.
The increase in social assistance favors 99,114 households, which includes 157,791 people.
She also said, that the general social security scheme will benefit 445,748 retired citizens who currently receive pensions under 242 pesos.
The annual cost of this decision amounts to 313 million 321,554 pesos and will start in force on November 1.


CANTON, Ga. – A Cherokee County man found a hidden treasure in a painting he bought at an auction: four pounds of marijuana. Gordon Clement, 80, discovered the pot stashed inside of the painting, which he bought at a post office auction about five years ago. He found the drugs last weekend when he tried to sell the artwork at another auction.
Clement planned to ask $25 for the piece. Police said the marijuana was worth about $4,800.
Alarmed, he called his lawyer and turned the painting over to authorities.


My ten year old is a pretty typical oldest child. He's well behaved, responsible and keeps our family going. The thing that I worry about with him is that he does very well – when given guidance and direction. But when he isn't given constant guidance he tends to stray off the path of perfection. He has been gone for nearly two weeks and is now finally home for a two week break before jumping back into football and school. He went to summer camp for 4 days, came home for a few and then left for KC with his friend's family for a baseball tournament. That was two weeks free of chores, responsibilities, and discipline. I knew this week would be a challenge and I was spot on. It got me thinking though about my role as a mom and what my "job" is as his mother.
It made me think about college – where he will be gone for months at a time and essentially (hopefully) moved out for good. I worry – what if he will be "that guy" that goes off to college and doesn't know what to do with himself. What if he parties and/or sleeps his entire education away? It made me realize – this is my job – I have eight or nine more years to teach him how to be responsible and make good choices regardless of if I am lurking around the corner ready to attack him with yet another painfully boring lesson on proper behavior.
As a business owner I take my job pretty seriously – I would never want my business to flounder – but I don't always remember the importance of the job of being a mom. Sure I know that bedtime stories, good nutrition, snuggles, support, encouragement and play time is important. But I often forget that teaching my kids to be independent and live without me is equally as important for a successful life and the job of being a mom is much more than making dinner, signing permission slips, running carpools and baking cookies.


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Say What! Himesh Reshammiya makes a comeback to acting with a spree of releases
Home Bollywood News Say What! Himesh Reshammiya makes a comeback to acting with a spree of releases
Cheena Khannaon April 1, 2019
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Actor, singer, filmmaker Himesh Reshammiya is all set to return as an actor once again. The multi talented celebrity will be seen in a film titled 'Main Jahan Rahoon'. The title is borrowed from a song he had composed for Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif starrer 'Namastey London'. He is also all set to produce a biopic on Bishnu Shrestha, an army officer who fought armed robbers in a train.
Rajesh Sethi, who is making his directorial debut with 'Main Jahan Rahoon', said, "All seven romantic tracks by the duo are complete. The female lead and other cast are being finalized. We start shooting from September 27, on my guru Yash Chopra's birthday."
The singer-composer is collaborating with Javed Akhtar, the lyricist for'Main Jahan Rahoon'. Speaking about the film, Himesh added, "'Namastey London' was a fantastic experience and like the previous film, this one Javed saab's lyrics are magical. It's taken me a year to compose and record them but I know every song will connect with everyone who has been in love."
Himesh Reshammiya has bought rights to present a story on the life of Bishnu Shrestha, an army officer. This news was tweeted by Taran Adarsh.
Check out his tweet here:
Himesh Reshammiya acquires rights of biopic on Bishnu Shrestha… An army officer who fought armed robbers in a train… Lead actor under finalisation… Also, Himesh will announce four new films *as an actor*… Includes the sequel of #TheXposé, titled #TheXposéReturns. pic.twitter.com/PoZZme4S2G
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) March 31, 2019
Bishnu Shrestha is an army officer, who fought against 40 armed hijackers in a running train (Maurya Express) in a real chain of events on 2nd September 2010. Bishnu fought single-handedly against the hijackers and overpowered them and saved the passengers for which he got the bravery award.
Besides these 4 new films, Himesh will also be starting the shoot of his new TV show as a judge.
Also Read: Celebrate Himesh Reshammiya's 45th birthday with his 10 unforgettable romantic songs
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Hello, i recently decided to switch from a Gigabyte GTX 1060 6GB G1 Gaming to a Gigabyte Radeon RX 580 8GB Gaming in order to be able to use the Freesync of my monitor. I encounter an annoying issue with video playback. In Full Screen playback only, using any player (BS, VLC, Media Player etc), the playback lags every once in a while, just for a second and then continues. This happens all the time, with any kind of video in full screen. I tried both 17.4.4 and 17.5.1 driver versions. I tried to turn off freesync. I changed 4(!) displayport cables, just in case. I formatted my PC, used latest drivers on everything. Still the same. This never happened with my old card. I use windows 10 pro x64 creator's update. My PC specifications are: Intel i7 6700K, Asus Maximus VIII Ranger, 16gb GSKILL RipjawsV DDR4 3200Mhz, Gigabyte Radeon RX 580 8GB Gaming, Samsung 960 Evo 250GB NVME SSD. Does this happen to anyone else?
Do you have a secondary monitor?
No, i use a single AOC G2770PF.
What is the video codec of the files you are experiencing this issue with ?
ALL video files, regardless of codec, but just in fullscreen. In windowed mode it plays perfect. By the way, the issue happens with 4 different displayport cables at 60hz and 144hz, with HDMI cable at 120hz, but doesn't happen with DVI cable at 60hz or 144hz. Also, when i plug in the displayport on the motherboard intel hd 530 at 144hz, it plays without issues at fullscreen. So this excludes everything else but the AMD gpu. I contacted AMD Support and they suggested i use the DVI until they identify the issue. I will plug in both DVI and DP and use DVI to watch videos and DP to play Battlefield 1 until they find what is wrong with their drivers. I can be patient for one or two months, if i get no fix i will sell the card and be done with it.
The common fix for this common issue is to disable hardware acceleration in your browser.
My driver version is 17.5.2, the latest in AMD site.
Sorry...thought you were using a DVI connection.
Thx for trying to help, it doesn't happen with DVI, happens over Displayport and HDMI only.
Ok now i am getting somewhere. That was helpful kingfish, VLC Media Player x64 is playing without lag after installing the advanced x64 version of these codecs. BS Player is x86 so codecs won't work for it, but it is obvious that something is wrong with the default windows 10 creator's update codecs and the amd drivers. I will need to dig in to those settings thought cause i don't have a clue about codecs.
Did you install the 32bit version as well? It will automatically use it on 32bit apps.
I did and now both players are playing without lag. So it seems there is some kind of issue with Windows 10 Creator's Update built in codecs and the AMD driver. I can watch videos lag free again.
Well, the codecs included in the OS is at best 'spotty' and all versions of Windows have had to install additional codecs to cover a wider range of applications. I don't think Microsoft wants to appear biased toward any one format, so they offer the bare minimum of each....as you can see in the article.
Article on Win10 codecs. Sharks codecs fill in the blanks.


Pumpkin has just returned from her trip to the east coast and just realized that she has become a bit of a cocktail snob. After two years of drinking fresh juice and fancy tiki cocktails she can no longer stomach the pre made crappy bar drinks served on cruise ships. Just goes to show that those who follow our cocktail making advice may discover that you have never really had a cocktail till you try one of ours. But, as luck would have it Pumpkin isn't in the lounge for long, her pooch was without a sitter and Sunshine had to call in co-host number 2. Luckily Starshine lives close by and was in need of a stiff drink. Starshine and Sunshine carry on with the show and get a little excited about their upcoming weekend in San Diego for Tiki Oaiss VIII. Listen for a spell and enjoy the shenanigans.
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Lots of ingredients but easy to make. Use a tall collins glass or tall tiki mug. Fill 2/3 with crushed ice and pour in cherry juice. Add 1/2 cup crushed ice to shaker and toss in everything but the lime juice. Shake a few times and pour into glass. Top with lime juice. Garnish well with lime wedge, pineapple spear, maraschino cherry, orange wheel and anything else you see fit. This is after all supposed to look like Chiquita's Hat. Use a nice long straw to avoid poking your eye out when drinking. Ravashing!!!.


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The story of the film follows Karan Khanna, a politician of Indian origin in the United Kingdom, who is accused of killing his wife. He tells his lawyer that a spirit committed the murder and should be tried.
Director: Manusmit Rana, Mohnish Jain, Vaishnavi Mehan, Vikram Bhatt, Vishal Dave
Actors: Aidan Barry, Ameet Chana, Ananya Sengupta, Caroline Wilde, Lee Comley, Manoj Anand, Monisha Hassen, Raj Awasti, Sanaya Irani, Shivam Bhaargava, Vikram Bhatt
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Pumpkinhead
A man conjures up a gigantic vengeance demon called Pumpkinhead to destroy the teenagers who accidentally killed his son.
Pain Is Beautiful
How far would you go to feel – anything.
When their plans for a nature trip go awry, Polly and boyfriend Seth decide to check into a motel. On their way, they're carjacked and kidnapped by low-rent crooks Dennis…
Dead Still
Upon the death of his great grandfather, Brandon Davis a wedding photographer inherits an antique camera famous for taking Victorian death photography. After photographing his subjects they start to die…
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Thriller
A man is accidentally transported to 1300 A.D., where he must battle an army of the dead and retrieve the Necronomicon so he can return home.
The Bleeding
Surrounded by carnage, slaughter, brutal crashes and total mayhem, Shawn Black is in a race to save the world from pure evil.
Ataúd Blanco: El Juego Diabólico
Virginia will do the impossible in order to rescue her little daughter who has been abducted. After a terrible accident, she has the chance to live one day more to…
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Funeral home is the last stop of the deceased ones. This is also where `turn undead` take place, the ritual that purifies the soul. The soul hasn't gone through the…
A group of hobos begin melting into multicolored piles of goo after drinking sixty-year-old liquor. At the same time, the psychotic Vietnam War vet who rules the hobo camp snaps…
Picking up immediately after the events in Resident Evil: Retribution, Alice (Milla Jovovich) is the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity's final stand against the undead. Now,…
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Thriller
Trailer: Ghost


When we meet Mario Sepúlveda in the Pacific Coast city of La Serena, Chile, in November, it is 1 a.m., and he is running laps around his hotel pool. Like many of the other 32 miners who were rescued in October after 70 days trapped beneath Chile's Atacama Desert, Sepúlveda, 40, still has trouble sleeping. "I only get three or four hours a night," he says. It might be because of the memories of waiting 2,300 ft. (700 m) underground for 17 days before officials located the miners, when the specter of starvation or even cannibalism haunted each man, or it could be that their biological clocks are still set like those of subterranean bats.
The insomnia is a reminder that los 33 — whose miraculous survival and rescue this year inspired a world desperate for a happy ending to something, anything — haven't yet completely emerged from their dark abyss. Yet this is as good as it gets for mining dramas, as recent tragedies, from the U.S. to New Zealand and especially China, where 1,261 miners were killed in just the first half of 2010, make all too starkly plain.
Why did things turn out so blessedly different in Chile? A mother lode of luck and faith was involved. But the rescue also showcased a commodity even rarer today than the gold the miners were quarrying: leadership. "We made sure it was one for all and all for one down there," foreman Luis Urzúa tells us. After the San José gold and copper mine collapsed on Aug. 5, forcing the men into an emergency shelter, Urzúa's avuncular guidance kept them alive for more than two weeks with just two days' worth of food. Chilean President Sebastián Piñera tells TIME that while he was grateful for U.S. help — it was a Pennsylvania team that eventually drilled a shaft to retrieve the miners — he also had learned from America's dawdling responses to Hurricane Katrina and the Gulf oil spill. Advisers warned Piñera that the miners were probably dead, but, he says, "I decided we had to act immediately and, as a society, play for life."
Urzúa was most sorely tested when the miners suddenly heard search drills just meters above their heads and then just as suddenly heard them go silent. "To have that much hope turn into that much despair — that was worse than dying," recalls miner Daniel Herrera, 27. Urzúa agrees. "I realized we were a needle in a haystack," he says. "It's then that you have to convince them not just that they're going to survive but why they have to survive — their families, their faith."
Probes found the miners on Aug. 22. That's when Piñera, 61, a conservative billionaire whose brother was a minister under the 1973-90 dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet, and Urzúa, 54, who hails from a poor mining family and whose leftist stepfather was murdered by Pinochet henchmen, bonded over rescue plans. "We were very direct and frank with each other," says Piñera, who insisted Urzúa address him with the familiar tú rather than the more formal usted. The night of Oct. 13, they stood together after Urzúa, the last miner to be freed, was brought up in the rescue capsule.
The miners have since been welcomed from Beijing to Broadway, and they're learning to cope with their newfound fame — to handle finances, endorse products and negotiate deals. But what many say they'd like more than anything is a good night's sleep.
Read a Q&A with Chilean Miner Luis Urzúa.
Read a Q&A with Chilean President Sebastián Piñera.


Charles Henry Benoit Jr., 83, 783 Dogwood Drive, Casselberry, died Wednesday. Born in Webster, Mass., he moved to Casselberry from Deltona in 1961. He was a retired salesman and was a Catholic. He was a member of Knights of Columbus. Survivors: wife, Anne. Gramkow Funeral Home, Sanford.


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LEWISBURG, Pennsylvania, January 31. THE Navy women's swimming and diving team closed out its regular season by taking part in the Bison Invitational Saturday afternoon at Kinney Natatorium on the Bucknell campus in Lewisburg, Pa. There was no scoring at the invite that included American, Bucknell and the Midshipmen.
"This was a good meet for us in preparation for the upcoming Patriot League Championship," said Navy head coach John Morrison. "There was good competition today from each of the teams in every event. It gives us a taste of what we will see in a few weeks."
Posting a trio of individual event victories on the day for Navy was Thuy-Mi Dinh (Jr., Anaheim, Calif.). The defending Patriot League champion in both sprint freestyle events, Dinh recorded victories in the 100 backstroke, the 100 butterfly and the 50 free. Her clocking of 22.99 in the latter event marked the fifth time she has recorded a time of under 23 seconds in the 50 free during her career and was just six-tenths of a second away from her own school and league record.
"Thuy-Mi had a very good meet," said Navy head coach John Morrison. "She hadn't competed in either the 100 fly or 100 back since before Thanksgiving, so her times today in those events were strong."
Though Dinh was the lone Mid to win an individual event on the day, Navy swimmers had a number of strong second-place showings in several races. Kelly Zahalka (Sr., Richmond, Va.) placed second in the 200 individual medley, Tara Chapmon (Jr., Virginia Beach, Va.) finished second to Dinh in the 100 back, Brooke Besche (So., Severna Park, Md.) placed second in the 100 breaststroke, Nicole Glab (Fr., Scarborough, Maine) was the runnerup in the 200 fly, Sarah Lindberg (Fr., Phoenix, Ariz.) placed second behind Dinh in the 100 fly and Katherine Jones (Fr., Dallas, Texas) finished in second place in the 200 backstroke.
Additionally, Navy swimmers combined to finish in both first and second place in a pair of relay events that were contested on the day. The foursome of Besche, Allison Aichele (Jr., Middletown, Md.), Allison Ranzau (So., Alpharetta, Ga.) and Kelly Reightler (Fr., Stafford, Va.) began the day by edging the team of Lauren Milliron (Sr., Richmond, Va.), Heather Klein (So., Chicago, Ill.), Sarah Freshwater (Fr., Mount Vernon, Ohio) and Chapmon by 1.05 seconds for the victory in the 200 freestyle relay. Later in the meet, Chapmon, Besche, Dinh and Jennie Spencer (Sr., Smithburg, W.Va.) combined to win the 200 medley relay by 2.35 seconds over the squad of Natalie Albertson (So., St. Paul, Minn.), Mallory Dietrich (Jr., Pittsburgh, Pa.), Lindberg and Milliron.
Navy will now turn its attention to the Patriot League Championship, which will be held Feb. 19-21 in Lewisburg, Pa.
"I think today's competition really sets us up well for the league championship," said Morrison. "I feel we will be one of a number of teams who will be in the hunt for the title."
Special thanks to Navy for contributing this report.


I'm in another taxi in Ponteland, on my way back to Darras Hall. Today is my last ever day knocking in the North East. I was debating with myself on whether I should even come back to Runnymede Road (I only found 2 people here the last time). But I've got a hunch this was because it was a Saturday, so I've decided to give it one more go, this time on a Tuesday. The temperature is RealFeel minus 1, I've worn my PJs under my jeans. But, as the sun spills through the window of the car and I look out at the clear blue sky, it feels like a good day to finish on.
"Good luck around here mate," says the driver, as we pull up on the road. "They've got short arms and deep pockets. You know what they call this street? God's Waiting Room. All the people are old and their kids are just waiting for them to die so they can get the big house." I close the door.
I pick up where I left off, next to a long tarmac lane, lined with pine trees. I get a few photos, then walk through a black gate into the cobbled drive of a bungalow.
"Stop right there!" I see an old man standing in front of the garage. He's wearing a blue flannel shirt and a beanie hat. He looks incredibly pissed off. "This is my space! OK? My space!" I take a step back onto the public path. Things look like they're about to get hairy.
"I've been watching you out the window," he says, storming over to me and lifting his thumb up, as if he's about to count the crimes I'm committing one-by-one. This is it. This is the moment I get hacked to pieces by an old, crazy lumberjack. "First of all, who are you?!" he demands.
"My name's Rowan. I'm a Door-to-Door Poet." Something in his face changes, but his tone of voice stays exactly the same.
A few houses down, I come to a tall wooden gate that's been left open. I cautiously step into the yard, checking for angry men in flannel shirts. There's a massive archway made of old stone, joining together two brick buildings. It has 'The Courtyard' engraved on it. I walk underneath and go up to the orange door. I knock. A lad in his 20s answers in a light blue tracksuit and squared black glasses, I tell him I'm doing an art project.
"This isn't actually my house," he says.
We shake hands and he tells me his name is Craig.
"So you actually write poems for people?" he asks.
"Where do you live?" I ask.
"High Heaton." I have travelled for an hour and 15 minutes to get here. The first person who wants to get involved lives less than a mile away from me.
"How do you know them?" I ask.
"Irish dancing." I check if that's the one where you only move your legs. It is. I tell Craig I've heard it's quite physically demanding.
"You've got to do a lot of training," he says.
I ask Craig what made him pick Irish dancing over any other dance.
"I was quite successful at it," he shrugs, "so I just kept going. I went away touring with a show called Riverdance, I don't know if you've heard of it?" Despite my lack of Irish dancing knowledge, I definitely have heard of this.
"Wow, that's huge, isn't it? Where did you tour?" I ask.
"5 years," he says. Despite Craig's superstardom, he's charmingly modest.
"You're like proper famous and stuff!" I say.
We get talking about teaching.
I ask Craig if there's any tricks he can do that are particularly impressive or difficult.
"It's more about the rhythms," Craig says. He gives me a quick tutorial on the doorstep. He shows me a 'drum', where you hit the floor with the heel, then the front of your foot. I copy him in a pretty slow, pathetic manner. We both chuckle. He shows me another where you click your heels together. "But it has to be in perfect time with the music, otherwise you get points deducted." Feeling suitably informed, I make my goodbyes. "Very best of luck to you!" Craig says, as he closes the door.
After this, I head into a muddy snicket with a big red sign on the fence declaring it's a 'PRIVATE ROAD'. It leads me to a series of houses. The one right at the bottom looks like it's just been built, there's diggers on the field nearby and unfinished walls around it. I wonder if anyone is even living here.
The doorbell is a plastic skull and, next to this huge red brick house, it looks particularly weird and out of place. I press the button and a snake pops out of its mouth, poking my finger. The skull laughs in an evil fashion. I crap myself, god I hate snakes. I tap the knocker this time and a woman answers. I tell her I'm doing an art project but she turns me down pretty quickly. She seems surprisingly reserved for someone with such a cheeky doorbell.
Most of the houses I try have intercoms. For the next half an hour, I go down Runnymede Road pressing buttons while people answer and say they're busy. I get used to being knocked back. So, it takes me by surprise when, pressing one outside a tall wooden gate, it opens automatically before anyone has even said anything. I walk into the front yard of a big bungalow and head over to an unassuming white door on the side of the house. There's a buggy outside.
A woman in her early 30s comes out with bright blue eyes and a fancy-looking shawl. I ask if she's got a minute and she says yes. I do the intro poem, she laughs (I love it when they laugh). Her name is Grace.
"I suppose it's about showing that strangers really aren't as scary as they're made out to be," I say.
I ask Grace what's important and she seems a bit overwhelmed.
"And how old is she?" I ask.
"She's always been the centre of attention," Grace adds. "She was our first child, the first grandchild of our parents, I've got 2 sisters as well who adore her. Now the new baby's come along, it's all changed." Being an only child, and the first of my generation in the family, I distinctly remember my cousin being born and how it feels to not be the centre of attention anymore.
"Can you think of any other funny things Nancy has done that I could put in the poem?" I ask.
"No, it's fine." I think there's definitely legs in the idea of not enjoying other people's parties. I take some contact details so I can bring the poem back. As I do, baby Rafferty starts to cry from somewhere inside the house.
"I'll go through this as quick as I can," I say. Grace speed-fires her address and mobile number at me. "Do you mind if we get a selfie?" I ask.
"Oh god," she says, laughing. We take the world's quickest picture and I shoot off, leaving her to look after her newborn.
This is looking good, I just need one more person to reach my self-imposed target of 5. On the other side of the road, I walk up the tarmacked drive of a white cottage. The porch has a glass window and there's a meter tall, gold and black statue of Buddha in it. I press the doorbell, feeling like whoever lives here is going to be interesting. A middle-aged woman answers with long purple feathers in her ears and a t-shirt that has swirly white rose petals on it.
"Have you got a minute and 10 seconds to spare?" I ask.
"As long as it's exactly a minute and 10 seconds," she says.
I get to the line in the poem that says, 'Tell me about your life.' She stops me straight away.
"Well, part of this is about finding people who don't normally like poetry," I explain.
"Can I write you a poem?" I ask.
"I've actually got one of those in the house!" she says, running back in to get it.
The woman comes back with a copy of a Clarkson book.
"I could write you a poem about book folding?" I ask.
"Well, it couldn't be now," she says.
"Could you email it?" I take her email.
"Would you prefer June, or mrs nutty?" I ask.
"Thanks," says mrs nutty. "I got it a few months ago and it's brought me loads of luck." I take a picture of her standing in front of the Buddha with the Clarkson book in hand. It's a cultural mish-mash of profound acceptance and casual racism. "My husband took me to Thailand and Dubia on a bucket holiday," she says.
"That sounds amazing. June, do you mind if I record this on my phone?" I ask. "It's all so interesting, I don't want to forget it." But, as if I've disturbed some kind of feathered pixie by trying to film it, she stops there.
"I need to go really," she says.
"If you email me, I can answer any questions you like." And, with that, mrs nutty and her crafty goodies disappear. "That was more than a minute and 10 seconds by the way," she says, closing the door.
I step out of mrs nutty's yard and onto the path. As I do, Grace appears behind me, holding little baby Rafferty and feeding him his bottle.
"Thanks so much for coming out, but I've actually just met the last person I was looking for," I say.
"Well, if you get a chance, you should give mrs nutty a call, she's great." Grace waves goodbye and heads back inside. I like to think, in some tiny way, I might have helped bring this strange community closer together.
mrs nutty seems like a suitably eccentric character to finish the whole North East tour on. To be honest, I'm not entirely sure what I'm going to write for her yet. It would have been nice to talk to her for longer, but I sort of like the anti-climax of it all. And I figure I can do the rest by email. Either way, it seems like the taxi driver who took me here was wrong. The residents aren't grumpy and waiting to die at all, they've been friendly and full of life. It's also only took me 2 and a half hours to find 3 people, which is much faster progress than last time. It seems like my hunch was right: For the people of Runnymede Road, Saturday afternoon just isn't a good time.
Another thing that stands out is the suggestions I've been given. After the politically charged comments of the people of Stockton, Darras Hall has a totally different vibe; a lot more ideas about family and crafts, as opposed to homelessness and human cruelty. It seems blatantly obvious that these two environments have had a deep effect on what is important to the residents. It has never been more clear to me that your surroundings greatly influence your identity. I think it was a good idea to go to both of these places back-to-back, to get such a mixed response to the project in such a short space of time.
I ring for a taxi. It pulls up on the road and I hop in, heading back to the Metro station. It's sad to think this is the last place I'm going to be knocking on for at least 7 months, if not more. It's a bit overwhelming, it feels like the end of a marathon. And, now that I know I've went to the last house on the trip, it gives me a real sense of closure. For the first time, my brain starts to scan rapidly through all the faces and places and experiences of the past 5 months: Chatting about defending people's rights with Alan; visiting a mosque for the first time in Fenham; being given a new briefcase from Boris on the roughest street in Stockton. On and on it goes, becoming a blur, as I stare out the window at the sunny Ponteland countryside.
I'm immensely proud with what I've managed to achieve since last October. It's been tough work. There's been a lot of very late nights and times when I've wanted to give up. But having the privilege to do this for a living has been incredible and some of the people I've met and the lessons I've learned have been really life-changing. Seeing how kind and passionate a cross section of humanity can be is indescribably profound; I feel hopeful about the future, which isn't an easy thing to say in the 21st century. And I really feel like, whatever happens in my personal life, however the political climate shifts, I'm always going to have that to hold on to. So thanks to everyone out there who buys lottery tickets, your enjoyment of low-risk gambling has paid for this ridiculous and exciting excuse for a job.
and my hair could be much neater.
I found it quite hard to relate.
the clouds an endless shade of grey.
like bungee jumping but less frightening.
from a recent council fine.


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Supervisor Seeks Unified Front to Change State's COVID Tier System
Posted by Contributing Editor on October 26, 2020 in Business | Leave a response
Riverside County Supervisor Karen Spiegel will ask her colleagues Tuesday to support a proposal for the Executive Office to coordinate with neighboring counties in presenting a unified request to the governor to revise or drop the state's current color-coded coronavirus tier system.
"Riverside County has created or expanded 22 programs to mitigate direct and indirect impacts (of COVID-19)," Spiegel said in documents posted to the Board of Supervisors' agenda for Tuesday. "Yet there is no number of programs that can replace someone's livelihood or business … Entire industries are at a standstill, and public assistance is limited."
Spiegel's proposal amounts to a directive for retiring CEO George Johnson, or incoming Interim CEO Juan Perez, and Executive Office staff to "engage" Imperial, Orange, San Bernardino, San Diego and possibly other Southern California counties in forming a partnership focused on addressing defects in the tier structure.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the color-coded system in August to replace the multi-phase public health de-regulation strategy originally established at the end of April.
The tier plan has four color bands — purple, red, orange and yellow — that reflect how a county is managing coronavirus impacts. Riverside County had moved into the "red" tier in the third week of September, removing barriers for some businesses and houses of worship to resume indoor operations with capacity limitations.
However, on Oct. 20, the California Department of Public Health directed that the county return to the most restrictive "purple" tier, prohibiting indoor functions, except for most big box retailers, or risk fines. CDPH administrators made the decision based largely on low COVID-19 testing volumes, without any corresponding notable upswing in infection rates.
In fact, the countywide 5.2% testing positivity rate meets red tier criteria.
"Riverside County continues to make great strides in improving testing, as well as outreach within hard-to-reach groups and high spread workplaces," Spiegel said. "Hospital capacity also remains very stable and has been for months."
The supervisor was the foremost critic of the CDPH's reclassification, remarking immediately after the board was informed of the change that "enough is enough. We've got to find a way to step forward without hurting people. My frustration has turned to anger. We are way too far beyond this."
In her call for a united front to challenge the color-coded categorizations, Spiegel said "our residents and businesses feel the devastating impacts that this new round of closures will have on their livelihoods, mental health and other vital … needs."
According to the supervisor, all counties should be entitled to a "consistent, predictable and reasonably achievable structure in order to reopen our economy and society in a safe way."
She emphasized that certain metrics, including hospital capacity, should be restored as main criteria for reopening. The county's COVID-positive hospitalizations are now at or below levels reported in April. The peak was in mid-July.
"Presenting a coordinated, unified platform to the state will strengthen our voice and make sure the concerns of Riverside County are heard in Sacramento," Spiegel said.
The board approved a self-directed reopening plan on Oct. 6, but the timetable originally included in the plan for allowing businesses to fully open was removed on a 4-1 vote because it would have conflicted with state mandates.
Johnson was authorized to implement reopening policies outside of the state's schedule, but he said more than $100 million in relief grants from the state would be at risk if the county moved independently.
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia last week held its first Arab Fashion in moves seen as efforts by Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, the kingdom's de-facto leader, to help improve the country's global image and attract foreign investors.
Designers such as Roberto Cavalli and Jena Paul Gaultier along with other local designers graced the event which ran from April 10-14, kicking off with an opening ceremony on Tuesday and held at the Ritz Carlton hotel in Riyadh.
Saudi Arabia is known for its conservative laws and it was no surprise that men and photographers were not allowed in the audience and photos that were taken by organisers had to be cleared by government censors before publication.
Parts of the restrictions guiding the event also provided that no cleavage, nothing above the knee and nothing too transparent were allowed at the Riyadh show.
Women In Saudi Arabia Are Allowed To Drive, FINALLY!


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Race Recap: Three teammates finish back-to-back-to-back inside top 10 at Sonoma
Bowman captures first career win in thrilling fashion at Chicagoland
Johnson leads teammates to Sonoma checkered flag
Bowman takes home top-10 at Michigan
At Pocono, Elliott builds on top-five streak
Hendrick Motorsports GC claims top-five finish at Fontana
All four teammates finish in top 10 after 600 miles at Charlotte
Bowman leads teammates in All-Star Race
Byron, Bowman join teammates in All-Star Race after Saturday's Open
Bowman runner-up for third straight race; three teammates in top six at Kansas
At Dover, Bowman captures second straight runner-up finish
Elliott Country: No. 9 wins at Talladega
Johnson leads teammates to finish line at Richmond
Johnson takes home top-10 at Bristol
Two teammates finish top-10 at Texas
Elliott leads laps, earns runner-up result at Martinsville
Elliott first teammate to finish line in Fontana
Johnson captures top-10 finish at Phoenix
Elliott takes home top-10 at Las Vegas
24 48 88 June 28, 2015
SONOMA, Calif. – Jimmie Johnson led a race-high 45 laps at Sonoma Raceway Sunday afternoon, but ultimately fresher tires prevailed and snatched away a potential trip to Victory Lane.
Instead, Johnson finished sixth, followed by Hendrick Motorsports teammates Dale Earnhardt Jr. in seventh and Kasey Kahne in eighth.
"I felt pretty good about things, and then after about a lap-and-a-half, I wasn't feeling so good about things – they were there quickly," Johnson said of the final restart with seven laps remaining. "But if we came back tomorrow, we'd still run the same strategy. We played it perfectly. We were one caution away from it working out just right. The situation we're in with wins and locked into the Chase (for the NASCAR Sprint Cup), we wanted to come out and be aggressive with our strategy and we did that today in the Lowe's ProServices Chevrolet."
Jeff Gordon crossed the finish line 16th.
"We had to make some big adjustments and lose some track position, but the car was really, really good there at the end," Gordon said. "It was a great weekend. Nothing's going to take away from this weekend for me. I know it wasn't the finish we all wanted, but it was a very memorable weekend."
Kyle Busch took home the checkered flag as the victor.
See below for how all four Hendrick Motorsports drivers fared on the road course.
KASEY KAHNE, NO. 5 GREAT CLIPS CHEVROLET SS
FINISHED: 8th
STANDINGS: 8th
RECAP: Kahne started Sunday's race from the 26th position, but didn't stay back in the pack for long. He began gaining ground just a lap into the event, moving into the top 20 by Lap 6. That began the top 15 on Lap 13, and by the first caution of the race on Lap 22, he was all the way up to 13th before heading to pit road. He found the top 10 on Lap 49, moving all the way to eighth – at which point all four Hendrick Motorsports teammates were in the top eight. He was up to sixth before a green-flag pit stop on Lap 54, and as the field cycled through, he was all the way to third on Lap 68. When the third caution of the day was thrown on Lap 74, Kahne headed to pit road and was the second car to make it back to the track, but some competitors remained on the track. He was in 14th for the restart, and after another caution shortly thereafter, he kept working and found the top 10 once again with 22 laps remaining. After another trip to pit road during a caution with 12 laps remaining, Kahne lined up 12th for the restart with seven laps remaining. He fought back into the top 10 and finished eighth.
JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 AARP MEMBER ADVANTAGES CHEVROLET SS
FINISHED: 16th
STANDINGS: 11th
RECAP: Beginning his final Sonoma race in the top five, Gordon moved into fourth on Lap 4, and found his way to third just four laps later. That's where he remained when the first caution flag of the day came out on Lap 22. While he headed to pit road, a handful of competitors stayed on the track due to varying race strategies, so he restarted 11th. Another caution – and ultimately a red flag – was thrown shortly thereafter, and when the green flag waved once again he was in 10th. He found the top five once again on Lap 39, but began battling the handling of the No. 24 AARP Member Advantages Chevrolet SS. He hit pit road for a green-flag stop on Lap 52, and continued to fight his way back up the pack as other competitors made their way to pit road. On Lap 68 he was back inside the top 15, and he found 10th place just before the third caution of the day on Lap 74. He visited pit road for a planned, extended stop to get the setup of the No. 24 similar to that of the No. 48 and No. 88, but the long stop and a pit-road penalty for throwing equipment over the wall sent Gordon to the back of the pack. He battled back inside the top 20 with 15 laps remaining. When a caution flag waved with 12 laps to go, the No. 24 team made the decision to keep Gordon on the track, so he moved all the way up to third for the restart with seven laps remaining. Cars with faster tires were able to catch and pass Gordon, and the driver of the No. 24 Chevy SS ultimately finished 16th.
JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE'S PROSERVICES CHEVROLET SS
RECAP: A 13th-place start for Johnson didn't last long. He was inside the top 10 on Lap 9, and raced all the way up to fourth just behind Gordon when the first caution flag of the day waved on Lap 22. He headed to pit road, but a handful of competitors remained on the track due to varying race strategies, so Johnson restarted 12th. Another caution – and ultimately a red flag – was thrown shortly thereafter, and when the green flag waved once again he was in seventh. He made it all the way up to second on Lap 52, and when the leader visited pit road, he took over the top spot. He led 14 laps before finally heading to pit road for his green-flag stop on Lap 67. When he returned to the track, he settled into fourth place behind teammates Earnhardt in second and Kahne in third. When the third caution of the day came out on Lap 74, all three of Johnson's teammates headed to pit road while he stayed on the track to retake the lead. On the restart, No. 48 team crew chief Chad Knaus informed Johnson that he was approximately one lap shy on fuel. Another caution flag with 12 lap remaining saw Johnson stay on the track, so nearly all of the leaders behind him headed to pit road for fresher tires. Johnson maintained the lead until there were just five laps remaining, when cars on fresher tires caught and passed the leader. He held on for a sixth-place result.
DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 88 MICROSOFT CHEVROLET SS
RECAP: Earnhardt rolled off the grid 20th, but like his teammates, quickly got to work moving through the pack. He continued to gain ground until he found the top 10 on Lap 18. After two cautions – one of which brought out a red flag – Earnhardt restarted 12th on Lap 34 having headed to pit road already with a number of drivers ahead of him utilizing different pit strategies. He found the top five on Lap 50 just before he headed to pit road for a green-flag pit stop. As the field cycled through, Earnhardt raced all the way up to second on Lap 68. When a caution flag waved on Lap 74, Earnhardt hit pit road and since some competitors remained on the track, he lined up 13th for the restart. He kept battling up to sixth, falling back to seventh just before a caution flag with 12 laps to go. He headed to pit road once again and lined up 13th on fresh tires for the restart with seven laps remaining. He raced his way back into the top 10 and ultimately finished seventh.


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AMC in talks with Kevin Smith et al for possible talk show
With the great success of Chris Hardwick's Talking Dead, and Talking Bad, AMC has been courting Kevin Smith and his Hollywood Babble-on co-host Ralph Garman to head an Entertainment Talk show. Smith insists that it will not resemble a conventional talker in format.
The Podcast Hollywood Babble-on is up to their 162nd episode, a show where Garman and Smith meet once a week in front of a live audience and talk about whatever is happening in pop culture that week, or whatever comes up from audience questions. The show is one of many in Smith's Smodcast empire of over 30 podcasts that equal enough content to fill a channel itself.
Now, Smith is no stranger to filling time, his Kevin Smith is… specials, have been clocking in at 2 hours since their inception, a man who confesses he loves to talk and knows he needs to be shut-up once in awhile. Even on the Jay & Silent Bob Get Old podcast which he runs weekly with his long-time close friend Jason Mewes he has reworked the show so that questions will be posed to Mewes first so he can have a chance to speak. So, here's hoping that whatever format this talk show takes, he is capable of letting the guests speak.
Whoopi and Nimoy
Years ago Whoopi Goldberg had a syndicated late night talk show that ran 200 episodes, it was two easy-chairs and a grand piano, and it might have been the best talk show around. No one was on the show to sell anything, it was Whoopi, the fan talking with other actors, writers and musicians about life. To this day I stand by her interview with Stephen King as the best one he's ever one.
My thought is with Kevin Smith's kandor, and humility he will allow the guests to feel safe enough to make the interviews more than talking points, and safe subjects, but real conversations as if they were buddies hanging out on a back porch having a beer. Much like Jon Favreau's genius Dinner for Five tv show.
Kevin Smith and crew will be filming the pilot soon. Here's hoping it gets picked up. In a post Jay Leno boring-safe late night we might be amidst a new world of talk show. Huzzah!
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