I wasn't looking forward to going back to school after the holidays, there had been so many good things about the Summer and I didn't want to get back to lots of homework and having to go to bed on time but in the end it was good to get back to school as it meant I could start seeing a lot more of my friends again.
I have some of them coming round this week and we are hoping to make the most of the last bit of nice weather by having a water fight. Not just any water fight though… this is going to be The Ultimate Water Fight! I have a secret weapon, I have been sent a Zuru Bunch O Balloons! Apparently I have to share with the other team too though!
I haven't had a water fight using water balloons for ages because when we tried it was a nightmare to get the balloons ready but these are awesome and are so easy to set up. In the box we got two launchers, four bunches of balloons, a quick connect and two Bunch O Balloons bags. I had to give it a little test to make sure I am set for the big fight so I have used one bunch of the Bunch O Balloons already (sorry Dad!) but you can get replacement packs easily from lots of places and Mum just picked some more up in the supermarket the other day.
Bunch O Balloons are amazingly easy to use as you can fill a hundred balloons really, really quickly by putting the 'quick connect attachment' on to your hose which then lets you fill all the whole bunch o balloons straight away which can then be put straight in the bags ready for the battle. Brilliantly the balloons are self sealing so we didn't have to mess around trying to tie them up. The balloons are all biodegradable which is very important.
The launcher helps you throw the balloons a really long way and aim them better too, which I think will be great for making it fairer when we are having a water fight against my Mum and Dad!
It's really awesome when you throw a balloon up vertically- it comes down with a huge splash- so much better than a normal water fight!
I did find a few of the balloons leaked but it wasn't very many out of the whole bunch and it was much less than you would have problems with if you were trying to fill balloons normally so I think this is definitely worth buying.
This set is brilliant fun, I loved it so much and I can't wait to have an epic water fight with my friends. I think every family needs ones of these sets- it's the perfect way to end the Summer!
Disclaimer: We were sent the Zuru Bunch O Balloons launcher set in exchange for our honest review, all thoughts and opinions are our own.
If you have been reading our blog for a while you might have already heard of Le Puy Du Fou, if you haven't heard of it then you are missing out!
It's nearly impossible to explain the Puy Du Fou to someone who hasn't been because although it's a theme park it has only one small ride, although it's historical it's not a museum or educational centre, although there are shows, it's not a theatre. It is however, the absolute best day out and our whole family's favourite place to go.
I have been going to the Puy Du Fou since I was a tiny baby and still find something new and exciting every time. It is set in a huge park, with lots of trees and lakes and plenty of nature. There are lots of different shows throughout the day and into the evening, lasting between 20 and 40 minutes each, some amazing walk throughs, a park, a maze, old towns and a medieval village, traditional craftspeople and the most spectacular night time show you could ever imagine.
The themes that run through the Puy Du Fou are water, light and fire and you would never believe what they are able to do with these without seeing it with your own eyes.
The shows are all in French and whilst you can get an audio headset translator you really don't need it, if you know a little French it helps to get the storyline but you don't need it to appreciate the shows.
We all have different favourite shows but there isn't one that we don't love and we try and see as many as possible each time. This time we headed straight for the Musketeers in the Mousquetaire de Richelieu. This is one of only two shows that is performed inside and is in a huge chateau style building, this show is brilliant, with horses, sword fights, music and flamenco dancing.
You come out blinking into the sunlight and then either dash across to the next show or go and explore the park. We decided to go and play in the water jets, which is great fun and have a walk round to the lake where you can sometimes operate the water yourself before stopping for an early lunch and getting ourselves ready to face the Vikings.
The Viking Show is near the fort and you can see blacksmiths working before you go in. The Vikings arrive to terrorise the village and there is some very dramatic fighting and even real Viking boats, there are bits that will make you wonder how they did it and even if you watch the show time and time again you will still find it hard to work out how! The Vikings were Sam's favourite and he asked to go and see it again but we didn't have time this year.
After the Vikings we were straight across to the gladiators in The Signe Du Triomphe. This is the biggest show with the most people in at the same time and you do have to be ready to queue for a while to see this. We were lucky enough to have 'pass emotions' which are passes you can book that save you queing and also allow you to sit in really good seats. These sell out very quickly but if you are able to get them then we really recommend them as it means you can see so much more each day as you don't have to worry about queing so long for the shows.
The Signe Du Triomphe is set in an amazing huge collosseum. It genuinely feels like you have taken a step back in time and you can imagine how it would have felt watching the Christians defend themselves. This is my Mum's favourite show, it's fast and exciting. There are chariot races, gladiator battles, a parade and even lions, it's such a brilliant show and the audience get really into cheering and booing along, The atmosphere is unbelievable.
Normally we would fit another show in for the night before going but it was such a hot day we decided it would be best to just do one of the walk through shows. We went to the new one – Le Mystere De La Perouse. We were not disappointed. This is based on the final voyage of the Comte de Le Perouse which mysteriously disappeared in 1788 until the Shipwreck was discovered in 2005. It was amazing, it felt like you were on a ship and were really in the middle of the awful storm, you felt like you had no idea what was coming around the corner as you journeyed through the cabins and you even got wet! It had the most awesome ending and looked spectacular.
We headed over for a look round the Bourg 1900 (the old marketplace)- Lottie has a long list of dress up dresses from there she would like (currently she really loves Marguerite from the Secret of the Lance's dress) and we have to go and look at these every time we go!
On the way to Bourg we caught sight of Le Ballet Des Sapiers being performed on the bridge. This was performed by the children from the Puy Du Fou Academy and is only on a couple of days a week after school. It was very funny, lots of amusing bits and dancing which Lottie especially enjoyed. Sam is obsessed with fire engines and he loved this too.
We just had time to for Lottie and Sam to have a ride on the carosel before we headed home for the night. I can't wait until they are old enough for us to stay later as we could have watched the Organs of Fire which is a nighttime show at the lake.
We stay in a house about 20 minutes up the road so were heading home for the night but you can even stay at the Puy Du Fou in one of their themed hotels. These look incredible and I would love to stay in one. I think The Camp du Drap d'Or would be awesome to stay in for a night.
We then had a couple of days revisiting some of the other great things the local area had to offer before heading back for our next day at the Puy Du Fou.
It always feels exciting as soon as you arrive and this time was no different. We headed straight to The Secret of The Lance which is about Marguerite who has to defend the enchanted chateau when the knights go to Orleans for Joan of Arc's. This is Lottie's favourite and involves some brilliant gymnastics on horse back as well as a spectacular battle and some very clever stunts performed by the actors, as well as some surprising changes to the set. My Mum says the music from this show always sends shivers down her spine.
We then headed across to see the bird show – Le Bal des Oiseaux Fantomes, this is mine and my Dad's favourite show. It's so good and the birds are so clever, you see everything from owls and falcons to huge vultures and they really do seem to dance in the air as they pass each other. There is so much going on you don't know which direction to look at and the birds literally skim past your head!
Next it was off to Les Amoureux de Verdun. This is another walk through and is set in a trench during WW1. It's quite scary for younger children but I love this. It has won awards and you won't ever forget what it feels like to be deep in a trench feeling the explosions and seeing the gas fill the tunnels.
Finally we went over to Le Dernier Panache. It was such a hot day it was a relief to get inside the cool theatre this show is set in. This is the most amazing theatre you have ever seen, the audience moves and the stage moves (it doesn't feel bad- it just gives an all round experience) This is really very sad and follows the story of a French navel officer who was a hero through to his fight for freedom during the French Revolution. This is such a clever production, you will never have seen anything like it.
It was time for us to leave the Puy Du Fou all to soon and we could have easily spent lots more time there. One of our favourite things to do when we had Annual Passes the other year was to just go for a walk around the park when the shows were on, despite there being thousands of people there you could still turn a corner and feel like you were the only people there, it's so peaceful in places. There are secrets and things to explore everywhere you look and so much to do.
We didn't get to see all the shows though- we missed out the Renaissance Du Chateau and we would have very much liked to see The Knights of the Round Table, this is a shorter show as it is only about 20 minutes but the timing didn't quite work out, this is really good and has some brilliant special effects. There are also some smaller shows going on around the Parc which we missed too and will have to make sure we catch next time.
Whilst we would like to keep it a secret we really do think everyone should go to the Puy Du Fou, it entertains everyone from very young to very old and we think it's the perfect family adventure.
You mustn't miss Cinescenie which is a Summer night time show that you buy tickets for separately, When the sun goes down this spectacular starts up – it's the world's biggest nighttime show and has 2400 actors, to say it is spectacular doesn't give you enough of an idea! We haven't been for a few years but I can't wait to see it again, it's truly phenomenal with lighting effects, fireworks, projections, music and so much more it is impossible to describe!
We have had many awesome experiences at the Puy Du Fou and are so excited they are now open until November as it means next year we can hopefully go in October half term as well as earlier in the year.
They also have a special Christmas show, we have never been to this but would love to, it looks amazing and we think the Grand Parc would be stunning in the winter.
You absolutely must go and experience the Puy Du Fou for yourself!
Disclaimer: We were incredible lucky to be gifted tickets and Pass Emotions for the Puy Du Fou but all thoughts and opinions are our own based on our experience this year and over previous years. It's fair to say we love it!
I have been reading lots of books this Summer.
My favourite one so far is My Naughty Little Sister it's about a big girl who lives with her little sister who is very naughty. She gets into lots of trouble.
I have also been reading The Naughtiest Girl Again by Enid Blyton, Elizabeth is at boarding school and sometimes gets into trouble but she in this book she is learning to be calmer and she isn't as naughty as the sister in My Naughty Little Sister.
My Mum and I have been reading Katy by Jacqueline Wilson which is really good but a bit old for me in places, Katy has had an accident and I have just got to the bit where she has got home from hospital, it's a bit scary in places.
When we were on holiday I read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory which helped me plan my chocolate themed birthday party!
I am now looking forward to reading The Great Chocoplot by Chris Callaghan and The Chocolate Factory Ghost by David O'Connell which are going to be given to my friends instead of party bags after my party… I think I will need to have plenty of chocolate to eat while I am reading them!
I would love to know what books your 6 or 7 year olds like at the moment?
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So far the NBA finals have been all about the refs. In game one they overturned a charging call against Kevin Durant and changed it to a blocking foul against LeBron James. Durant went on to sink both free throws and tie the game.
But charging calls are only reviewable if the chargee – LeBron in this case – is thought to have been in the restricted zone. He wasn't, but once the investigation was open they went after him for a different violation. His feet weren't sufficiently planted when he took the collision.
The NBA issues a Two Minute report on the officials after it's all over and not reviewable. They say the prosecutors..er..refs got the charging call right. But Draymond Green should have been called for a foul against LeBron with 12 seconds remaining. Not only that, Green committed a lane violation on George Hill's missed free throw with 4 seconds left.
That's an opportunity cost of three more free throws for the frustrated Cavs.
The Cleveland Indians 70 year old icon, Chief Wahoo, has gone the way of the image of The Prophet. Kind of. There was no rioting. There were no murders. Instead, baseball commissioner Rob Manfred offered Indians ownership a deal it couldn't refuse. And Wahoo was sent to the showers.
In exchange, the Dolan family gets to keep discreet licensing rights to the chief on promotional paraphernalia. And Cleveland gets to keep the 2018 All Star game. Probably.
Tribe gear worn by the players, however, will no longer bear the graven image of the famed indigenous cartoon person. Instead players will sport the block "C" on their sleeves and hats when they take the field.
Hockey players use high tech composite sticks. But major league baseball players use wood bats. And, in an age of encrypted digital communication, they stick to hand signals.
At least that's what we thought until the great Boston Red Sox Apple Watchgate scandal. The Sox got busted for stealing signs and relaying them via Apple Watches.
Got the idea for this one from a Daniel Henninger column of the same name. It's not a coincidence. I stole it. But I did embellished it with a picture.
Henninger links Jeter to Joe DiMaggio, another Yankee class act of a different era. DiMaggio was an even better player, plus he married Marilyn Monroe. Henninger's interest is in great players who shut up and play by the rules.
Jeter won the game with an RBI base hit in his last at-bat in Yankee Stadium. He won't play shortstop again. But he will come to the plate as a DH at Fenway Park where Ted Williams hit a home run with the last swing of his career.
He got chop single today in a 10-4 loss.


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The 1982 FIFA World Cup
The 1982 finals in Spain had it all and more. It started with an Italian team short of a few players suspended by FIFA for a match fixing scandal, a Teutonic conspiracy that forced a change in the World Cup format and peaked with a foul so awful it was progressively similar to a criminal attack that by one way or another went unnoticed by the referee.
It also prevented what could have been the greatest final ever played. Instead the World saw Italy beat Germany 3-1 in a relatively good final. Italian soccer was still recovering from a match fixing scandal that saw players, clubs and referees suspended. Paoli Rossi their brightest new star, despite claiming his innocence had just finished serving a two-year suspension reduced from three (luckily for Italy as it turned out).
The team started out slowly and drew all three of their group matches against Poland, Peru and Cameroon. Five of the six matches in the group were drawn with only Poland beating Peru. Italy matched Cameroon on points but advanced because they scored one more goal. Cameroon drew with Peru but had a goal disallowed for offside from a long-range shot. The call made the Carlos Tevez offside goal against Mexico look like a marginal decision. Italy would have been eliminated but for that decision.
West Germany started off in even worse shape. They lost in a stunner to Algeria 2-1. They recovered to beat Chile while Algeria lost to Austria but beat Chile in their final game. The last game of the group pitted Austria against West Germany. West Germany needed a win and as long as it was by a one or two goal margin they would advance with Austria.
The game started off with the Germans attacking the Austrian goal. They scored in the 10th minute and that ended the game. Both teams then relaxed and started passing the ball around midfield with neither team mounting a serious attack for 90 minutes. The crowd was enraged. Algerian fans threw money on the pitch and even the German fans protested. As a result, FIFA changed its policy which is why all final group games are now played simultaneously.
Brazil were the favourites with a team that is still considered their best since 1970. On the team were Zico, considered third in the hierarchy of Brazilian greats behind Pele and Garrincha, Socrates, the great midfielder, Eder with the bullet shot as well as Falcao and Junior. They scored 15 goals in five games, each more spectacular than the next. They strolled through the first round winning all their games. In 1982 there was were four second round groups, with the winners of each group going to the semi-final. Because of Italy's first round struggles they landed up in the same group as Brazil and Argentina. Italy and Brazil both beat Argentina so they met in the final game with Brazil only needing a draw to advance on goal difference. In one of the great games in World Cup history Paulo Rossi finally came alive and scored a hat trick to beat Brazil 3-2 and advance to the semis.
France had high hopes as well. Michel Platini was at his peak and the team played a flowing, attacking game. They started slowly, giving up a goal to England in the first minute of the first game against England who beat them. They qualified second in their group and sailed through the second-round group. France met West Germany in the semi-final in one the greatest and most tragic of all games in World Cup history. Both teams attacked from the whistle with Germany scoring in the 17th minute. France replied with a Platini penalty in the 26th.
France gradually took control of the game but couldn't score. Towards the end of the second half a long through ball to Patrick Battiston left him alone with Harald Schumacher the German goalie. Schumacher raced out of his goal but couldn't get there in time to stop Battiston from flicking the ball goalward. Instead Schumacher turned his body to the side and slammed into Battiston. Off the field it would have been a criminal assault. The ball trickled wide of the goal and the referee amazingly ignored the foul and gave the Germans a goal kick.
Battiston lay on the ground, unconscious and having lost a few teeth. Schumacher arrogantly prepared to take the goal kick, waving at the French players around Battiston to get out of the way. There is absolutely no doubt it should have been a red card and a penalty.
In the last minute, Manuel Amoros hit the crossbar from 25 yards and the game went into extra time. France scored twice in the first 8 minutes and it looked as though justice had been served. There is no justice in soccer and the Germans pulled one back just before the end of the first extra period. They scored again and tied it.
West Germany won 5-4 on penalties to reach the final against Italy. A modicum of justice was served as Italy won 3-1 but in truth, neither team should have been there because of botched calls by the officials. The two best teams in 1982, France and Brazil who both attacked relentlessly with style and more should have met in a final for the ages.

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Big L Tribute Mixtape Features Jay-Z, Lord Finesse
Plus, Fabolous brings his all to collaborations, in Mixtape Daily.
Shaheem Reid 06/08/2009
Yeah. We're switching it up this week, because we can do that. We're going to give you an abbreviated Don't Sleep this week to make way for yet another new section, Cornerstone Credentials. Our joint is all about the people who have made timeless music for the streets. 'Hood icons, we salute you. And it's fitting that we're launching it with one of the greatest spitters ever, Big L. In Streets Is Talking, [artist id="1164800"]Fabolous[/artist] shouted us out. He's not too shabby when it comes to lyrics either.
Cornerstone Credentials: Where Legends Live
Big L was one of the best to ever do it, and unfortunately for many (from his family to his adoring fans), the slick Harlem rhyme-slinger's life was taken too soon. L had the potential to join the ranks of New York's greatest lyricists ever. As an up-and-coming MC he was compared to [artist id="1269"]Jay-Z[/artist] and [artist id="400206"]Cam'ron[/artist], both of whom he collaborated with early in their careers — and he more than held his own.
It's been 10 years now, though, since L, born Lamont Coleman, was gunned down in what was believed to be a retaliation hit against his brother, Big Lee. Like Biggie and Big Pun, L's death left many rap fans wondering, "What if ... ?"
Last weekend marked what would have been his 35th birthday and to honor the slain rapper's life, DJ Soul (Assorted Donuts) put together a mixtape called Big L 5/30 Tribute.
The project — a hard-core NYC rap fan's dream — includes hard-to-find freestyles by Jay-Z, unreleased Big L tracks and interludes from the fallen star's friends, including his mentor Lord Finesse.
"I look at him like LeBron," Finesse said. "I was out there doing it. But he was an upcoming cat that I could tell was gonna be way more advanced than me, 'cause he caught up to me and I had him by a couple years, it was like, 'Imagine where he was gonna go?' "
Besides L's overlooked debut, Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous, and the posthumous The Big Picture, there hasn't been much material from the "Ebonics" rapper that showcases his trademark wit, punch lines and humor. "He was one of the funniest cats I ever met," Finesse said.
And following his death, L's family continued to suffer from a number of tragedies as his brother Lee and his mother both passed. His half-brother Donald Phinazee is the only remaining family member aside from L's father, who Phinazee said was absent in the rapper's life.
"It'll never get easier [dealing with L's passing], 'cause in the process of that, I lost my whole family," Donald, 41, told us. "I lost the middle brother and, two years after that, I lost my mom when I came home. Saturday was L's birthday. I stayed out, I lit a whole bunch of candles, then stayed there and just sat there."
Finesse and Phinazee have been working on a documentary on Big L's life and rhymes for some time now. But the pair admitted the project has been delayed due to "red tape," including L's father's insistence on contributing and taking a chunk of the potential profits. They both said L's father had little to do with him during the rapper's life and they are surprised by his demands.
"We have an artist ready at the push of a button," Finesse stressed. "But not if he's involved. Not at all. That's what people need to understand — it's not that we don't wanna do it. We just have to take care of the business end. I don't feel enthused to do it if there is a dude there waiting to get the check."
"For what?" Donald asked, frustrated. "This guy didn't care nothing about ... I could tell you stories. He was never there. That's on everything."
The Streets Is Talking: News & Notes From The Underground
Fabolous' Loso's Way is done and headed for stores on June 30. On the LP, you'll find Jay-Z, Ne-Yo, Ryan Leslie and The-Dream. Like he's done throughout his career, Fab mixes it up with the best of the singers and rappers. So what gets him more inspired and competitive — when he receives a song where a singer just kills a hook or when he gets a track that a fellow mic champ lays a vicious verse on?
"I like both elements," he told us on the set of his video "Throw It in the Bag." "The R&B element, to me, is a little bit easier. But at the same time, I take my time with it. I feel I'm my biggest critic. I feel the whole world is listening, even though it may be a small amount listening. I feel everybody is gonna hear it. So I take my time and put my thing on it.
"With rap," he added, "I'm such a fan of hip-hop, I love it when somebody else is dope. I love the chance to go up against other rappers. 'The Hottest in the Hood' remix — Red Cafe, he hollered at me to get a verse done. I said, 'OK, let me know when you're ready, and I'mma ma put my foot in it.' "
Fab says he's going to be Mr. Reliable when it comes to his rhymes.
"I'm not one of them dudes whenever you hear the verse and you're gonna be like, 'Ah, this dude said some ABC on my sh--.' You're gonna feel like I feel, like, 'Fab really went in on this joint.' I feel that's what's kept me relevant."
Don't Sleep: Other Notables
We told you about Young Buck's new mixtape yesterday. Here's the other heat this week:
» D-Block - No Security (independent album)
» The Ruler and DJ Thoro - Summer Shutdown Part 1 and R&B Jumpoff Volume 52.5
For other artists featured in Mixtape Daily, check out Mixtape Daily Headlines.
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CHEW, Clifford
CLIFFORD CHEW
Source: Obituary from a collection of Fauniel Hershbarger, a life-long Fountain County Indiana resident
COVINGTON – Funeral services for Clifford M. Chew, age 73, a resident of Sheridan, and brother of Dr. R. D. Chew of Covington, who died Wednesday, Feb. 24 (1971), in the Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Hinshaw Funeral Home in Sheridan. Burial was in Crown View Cemetery at Sheridan. A veteran of World War I, Mr. Chew opened his first grocery in Russiaville in 1918. He once operated a chain of Regal groceries in Central Indiana. He retired in 1961. He also was a former director of the Union Bank & Trust Company at Kokomo and a member of the Columbia Club, the First Christian Church of Sheridan and the Masonic Lodge. Survivors include: his wife, Mrs. Delia Chew; one son, Charles Chew of Sheridan; one daughter, Mrs. R. N. Swope of Kokomo; and two brothers, Charles Chew of Sheridan, and Dr. Roy D. Chew of Covington. – jlr


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Planet Fitness to Accelerate Store Openings
The fitness center chain is seeing strong demand for new gyms.
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Planet Fitness (NYSE:PLNT) reported second-quarter financial results on Aug. 6. The gym franchiser is enjoying solid increases in sales and profits, prompting it to boost its growth forecast for 2019.
Planet Fitness results: The raw numbers
Data source: Planet Fitness.
What happened with Planet Fitness this quarter?
Members are flocking to the company's gyms. It added approximately 400,000 net new members during the second quarter. That brought its member count to more than 14 million, representing a 16% year-over-year increase.
"Planet Fitness' judgment-free affordable approach to fitness continues to resonate with consumers," CEO Chris Rondeau said during a conference call with analysts.
In response, Planet Fitness is furthering its nationwide expansion. Franchisees opened 53 new gyms in the quarter, bringing the company's total store count to 1,859.
Along with its aggressive expansion, sales at existing Planet Fitness locations continue to grow rapidly. Systemwide same-store sales rose 8.8% in the second quarter.
Notably, its gyms are proving popular with younger folks. Approximately 900,000 teenagers have already joined its Teen Summer Challenge program, which allows anyone between 15 and 18 years of age to use its gyms in the U.S. and Canada for free from May 15 through Sept. 1.
"Not only have we introduced members of Gen Z to our brand, we believe we have also made a meaningful impact on making teens healthier this summer at a time when teens' physical activity significantly declines due to decreased access to organized sports and fitness," Rondeau said. "Providing youth with free access to fitness not only helps teens to get active and increase their overall health and wellness; we believe it is also a great opportunity for the long term to build brand loyalty and affinity with this demographic."
Planet Fitness is helping teenagers be more active over the summer. Image source: Getty Images.
In all, revenue climbed 29.3% year over year to $181.7 million.
Moreover, profitability continues to improve. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, amortization, and depreciation (EBITDA) jumped 31.1% to $76.5 million. Adjusted (non-GAAP) net income increased 26.6% to $42 million. And adjusted earnings per share -- which benefited from share repurchases -- leapt 32.4% to $0.45.
Based on these strong results, Planet Fitness raised its full-year sales and earnings forecast. Management's guidance now includes:
Total revenue growth of approximately 18%, up from prior guidance of 15%.
Adjusted net income growth of 20%, up from 18%.
Adjusted EPS growth of 26%, up from 25%.
The company also boosted its target for store openings to between 250 and 260, up from 225.
"We are very pleased with our second-quarter performance, particularly the significant increase in profitability and robust number of new store openings," Rondeau said. "Our group of experienced and well-capitalized franchisees continue to successfully execute their development plans, which along with favorable real estate trends, is leading to an acceleration in unit growth."
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Q: Test if a paragraph has a page break in it? I'm trying to use TikZ to make fancier frames. I'm using the clever \tikzmark thing that Andrew Stacey wrote to put nodes at the top left and bottom right of the body of an environment.
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Now, this works fine until the environment spans a page. Then the nodes are on different pages, and when the end code of the environment comes to draw the decorations, it can't find the top left node (because its been shipped out on the last page).
So what I'd like to do is have a different set of behaviours for when the environment is broken across a page. What are the simplest ways to test when a paragraph is broken like this?

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I hope it helps. BTW: I thing I wrote the code in a simple way ;-) -- I am beginner in package writing
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A: You can use zref with the abspos and user modules (e.g. load the zref-abspos and zref-user packages) and add a \zlabel{labelname} to the \tikzmark at the beginning of the paragraph as well one at the end of the paragraph. If you using an environment simply place one at begin and end. Then you can check at the end of the environment if the absolute page numbers of both are identical or not. For this you can use:
\ifnum\zref@extract{<begin-label>}{abspage}=\zref@extract{<end-label>}{abspage}\relax
   <same page>
\else
   <different page>
\fi

(Note: Maybe \zref@extractdefault is better because you can provide a default value used for the first runs when the label is not set yet.)
See also my answer to How to draw text-anchored tikz line below text instead of above? where I do something very similar!

Here a solution I now come up with. It draws the first border half in the begin-macro if the end-macro is not at the same page. Also the case where the environment spans more than two pages, e.g. starts at page 1 and ends at page 3, is covered by extra code.
\documentclass[twoside]{book}

\usepackage{zref-abspage}
\usepackage{zref-user}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{atbegshi}
\usetikzlibrary{calc}

\makeatletter
\newcommand{\currentsidemargin}{%
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    \oddsidemargin%
  \else%
    \evensidemargin%
  \fi%
}

\newcounter{textarea}
\newcommand{\settextarea}{%
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   \zlabel{textarea-\thetextarea}%
   \begin{tikzpicture}[overlay,remember picture]
    % Helper nodes
    \path (current page.north west) ++(\hoffset, -\voffset)
        node[anchor=north west, shape=rectangle, inner sep=0, minimum width=\paperwidth, minimum height=\paperheight]
        (pagearea) {};
    \path (pagearea.north west) ++(1in+\currentsidemargin,-1in-\topmargin-\headheight-\headsep)
        node[anchor=north west, shape=rectangle, inner sep=0, minimum width=\textwidth, minimum height=\textheight]
        (textarea) {};
  \end{tikzpicture}%
}

\tikzset{tikzborder/.style={line width=1mm,red,double=blue}}

\newcounter{tikzborder}
\newcounter{tikzborderpages}
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    \fi
    \settextarea
    \stepcounter{tikzborder}%
    \tikz[overlay,remember picture] \coordinate (tikzborder-\thetikzborder);% Modified \tikzmark macro
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    \ifnum\zref@extract{tikzborder-begin-\thetikzborder}{abspage}=\zref@extract{tikzborder-end-\thetikzborder}{abspage} \else
        \begin{tikzpicture}[overlay,remember picture]
            \draw [tikzborder]
                let \p0 = (textarea.north west), \p1 = (tikzborder-\thetikzborder), \p2 = (textarea.south east) in
                (\x0-\fboxsep-.5\pgflinewidth,\y2-\fboxsep-.5\pgflinewidth)
                 |-
                (\x2+\fboxsep+.5\pgflinewidth,\ht\strutbox+\fboxsep+.5\pgflinewidth)
                 --
                (\x2+\fboxsep+.5\pgflinewidth,\y2-\fboxsep-.5\pgflinewidth)
                ;
        \end{tikzpicture}%
    % If it spreads over more than two pages:
    \setcounter{tikzborderpages}{\numexpr-\zref@extract{tikzborder-begin-\thetikzborder}{abspage}+\zref@extract{tikzborder-end-\thetikzborder}{abspage}}
    \ifnum\value{tikzborderpages}>1
        \AtBeginShipoutNext{\tikzborderpage}%
    \fi
    \fi
}{%
    \zlabel{tikzborder-end-\thetikzborder}%
    % Test if begin-label is at the same page and draw while border if so
    \ifnum\zref@extract{tikzborder-begin-\thetikzborder}{abspage}=\zref@extract{tikzborder-end-\thetikzborder}{abspage}
        \begin{tikzpicture}[overlay,remember picture]
            \draw [tikzborder]
                let \p0 = (textarea.north west), \p1 = (tikzborder-\thetikzborder), \p2 = (textarea.south east) in
                (\x0-\fboxsep-.5\pgflinewidth,\y1+\ht\strutbox+\fboxsep+.5\pgflinewidth)
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                 |-
                (\x0-\fboxsep-.5\pgflinewidth,\y1+\ht\strutbox+\fboxsep+.5\pgflinewidth)
                 -- cycle
                ;
        \end{tikzpicture}%
    % Otherwise draw second half of border
    \else
        \settextarea
        \begin{tikzpicture}[overlay,remember picture]
            \draw [tikzborder]
                let \p0 = (textarea.north west), \p1 = (tikzborder-\thetikzborder), \p2 = (textarea.south east) in
                (\x0-\fboxsep-.5\pgflinewidth,\y0+\fboxsep+.5\pgflinewidth)
                 |-
                (\x2+\fboxsep+.5\pgflinewidth,-\dp\strutbox-\fboxsep-.5\pgflinewidth)
                 --
                (\x2+\fboxsep+.5\pgflinewidth,\y0+\fboxsep+.5\pgflinewidth)
                ;
        \end{tikzpicture}%
    \fi
    \par\medskip
}

\newcommand{\tikzborderpage}{%
  \settextarea
  \begin{tikzpicture}[overlay,remember picture]
      \draw [tikzborder]
          ([shift={(-\fboxsep-.5\pgflinewidth, \fboxsep+.5\pgflinewidth)}]textarea.north west)
           --
          ([shift={(-\fboxsep-.5\pgflinewidth,-\fboxsep-.5\pgflinewidth)}]textarea.south west)
          ;
      \draw [tikzborder]
          ([shift={( \fboxsep+.5\pgflinewidth, \fboxsep+.5\pgflinewidth)}]textarea.north east)
           --
          ([shift={( \fboxsep+.5\pgflinewidth,-\fboxsep-.5\pgflinewidth)}]textarea.south east)
          ;
  \end{tikzpicture}%
  \addtocounter{tikzborderpages}{-1}%
  \ifnum\value{tikzborderpages}>1
    \AtBeginShipoutNext{\tikzborderpage}%
  \fi
  \vspace{-\baselineskip}% Compensate for the generated extra line at begin of the page. No idea why exactly this happens. Also \baselineskip seems not to be 100% right.
}

\makeatother

\usepackage{lipsum}
\newcommand\xlipsum[1][]{{\let\par\relax\lipsum*[#1]}}

\begin{document}
\begin{tikzborder}
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\begin{tikzborder}
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Say Something
May 2, 2015 by Cheryl Maloney
For the longest time when Jack was sick I didn't want to tell anyone… mostly because he never wanted anyone to see him as anything but who he was. He didn't want to be defined or treated differently because he had cancer. I respected his wishes… it was his life. In his last few weeks he agreed to see people… because he knew they needed to see him and say their "good byes." There was never anything easy about this time for those who came to visit but it meant so much to him that they did come. He couldn't speak much in the end but as his wife I could tell that these visits helped him realize that he made a difference in this lifetime… and he did.
This week I received and e-mail telling me that an old friend just found out he has terminal cancer. Though I hadn't spoken with him in 16 years I dialed his number and was overwhelmed to hear his voice again. Coming through all I've been through these last few years I wanted to tell him that I was sorry for what he and his family were and would be going through. He didn't know about Jack and maybe knowing that helped him to understand why I reached out to him. In the years we knew each other he was a trusted friend and a larger than life inspiration who I respected and admired. I never told him that… but I needed to (for me) and I wanted him to know.
It's hard to know what to say at times like these. If you speak from your heart you will always say the right thing. Jack didn't need anyone to feel sorry for him and I've never wanted anyone to pity me for losing him. But knowing someone cares always, always helps.
There are three people in my life who by knowing them have made me a better person… and inspired me to be more than I am at this moment. One has died, one is dying and one has no idea.
Say something. Tell the people who have meant or mean something to you that you care… before you can't.


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Coordinates of Marble Falls, TX, USA is given above in both decimal degrees and DMS (degrees, minutes and seconds) format. The country code given is in the ISO2 format.


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Universal Studios Hollywood with transport
Arrive in style at Universal Studios Hollywood with this tour and transport package available from Los Angeles and Anaheim. Go behind the scenes at the world's largest working movie studio and theme park, and cast yourself in the action on rides, shows and attractions that bring movie thrills to life. All your movie fantasies will come to life in the dream factory that is Universal Studios Hollywood. You will be thrilled by the exciting rides, amazing shows and incredible movie action. The excitement starts as you walk the red carpet to the gate and enter this enthralling realm of make-believe. Find yourself immersed in the glitzy world of the movies and surrounded by ground-breaking attractions will keep you entertained all day long. Laugh till you cry on The Simpsons Ride, featuring many of the show's most popular characters – all voiced by the original actors. Experience hair-raising thrills and heart-thumping surprises on rides such as the Revenge of the Mummy indoor roller-coaster and Jurassic Park's 25 metre (80ft) raft plunge. Take adventure to the next dimension at the Shrek 4-D attraction, where effects are so real that all your senses will be on ogre-time. Have your mind blown away by the epic Transformers Ride 3-D and the astonishing King Kong 360 3-D, created by Peter Jackson, which is the world's largest 3-D experience. Be astounded by the stunts and explosions of Waterworld or cool off and sing along to the Blues Brothers show. And cap off a fantastic day by watching a new release at the CityWalk Imax cinema. Arrive in style at Universal Studios Hollywood with this tour and transport package available from Los Angeles and Anaheim. Go behind the scenes at the world's largest working movie studio and theme park, and cast yourself in the action on rides, shows and attractions that bring movie thrills to life. All your movie fantasies will come to life in the dream factory that is Universal Studios Hollywood. Meeting/pick-up point: Collection and drop off from select hotels in Los Angeles/ Hollywood areas or directly from TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. In Anaheim departure is from the Starline Terminal at 640 W Katella Ave. Start/opening time: Los Angeles/ Hollywood departures from TCL Chinese Theatre at 9am and 12.30pm. Anaheim at 11am Languages: Brochures are available in English, Spanish, Chinese, German, French, Japanese and Korean. Others: Some rides have height requirements and age restrictions.


The Silver Cloud has a six-cylinder in-line engine with the inlets in the head and the outlets in the block. This "inlet over exhaust" - ioe-design was used by Rolls Royce until the 1950s.
Our customer brought the cylinder head of a RR Silver Cloud, built in 1957, whose originally screwed-in intake valve seat rings had come loose. The car had a loss of power and noticeable running noises, so the head was removed. It turned out that the thread in which the valve seat ring was seated was so weakened by corrosion that the seat ring with the valve rattled through the combustion chamber.
After examining the head, the other valve seat rings and the head's material, the workshop guys came to the conclusion that it would be necessary to replace all valve seats. They converted the head to "modern" valve seats. All corroded seats and their threads were milled out and welded on again. Our Rottler SG7 was then used to mill new mounts into which new valve seats have be inserted. The repair was worth it, the engine is running smoothly again.


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Legends, Larrikins and Lore
Re-enactment of a Cobb & Co ride, April 1998Ghosts tell of legends and heroes. Whip-cracks echo, chains jingle, leather softly creaks. Down through the ages drifts the story of courage and ambition: young entrepreneurs who became legends in their own time. Drivers, captains of the 'ships of the plains', still spin their yarns in the wind that rolls the spinifex across the deserts. Eccentric ghosts in abandoned changing stations still mumble in the secret places of the Never Never. The Cobb & Co saga in Australia is a romantic story of pioneers and adventurers, seeking their fortune and creating a nation.
Coaches and Teams
In the early days, Cobb & Co imported its horses, coaches and many of its drivers from America until reliable local sources could be established.
The company favoured the American Concord coach, which differed considerably from the English style of coach generally used throughout the colony. Instead of a system of metal springs, the Concord coach body was suspended on leather thorough braces consisting of layers of thick leather straps whose tension could be adjusted by a turnbuckle. The result was a coach that would react and move with the rough road surfaces, providing a more comfortable ride for passengers than had been available previously. The American coaches were modified for the harsh Australian conditions; after 1862, the company's factories designed and produced their own.
Coaches ranged in size from eight-seaters to the famous Leviathan coaches that were licensed to seat 72 passengers (the latter were too unwieldy and not a success). New South Wales coaches were painted red with a yellow undercarriage, whilst Queensland coaches were painted white. Luggage was stored beneath the box seat (where the driver sat), under the passengers' feet or strapped to a luggage compartment at the rear of the coach whilst mail and parcels were strapped to the roof.
Cobb & Co HorsesCobb & Co's horses were bred specifically for the purpose and were strong and speedy. Coach teams were matched on performance, size and temperament, as well as colour and markings. Teams of three, four, five, six or more horses were harnessed, depending on the size of the coach and the topography of the route, and were substituted every 16 miles (25.6km) or so by grooms at changing stations. Drivers had favourite teams and it was the grooms' job to have the correct team of horses ready as the coach arrived – woe betide them if they didn't! Grooms could usually change an entire team within two minutes.
Contrary to popular belief, coach horses were not straight heavy or draught breeds such as Clydesdales although they did carry some of this bloodline. Cobb & Co specifically bred what were called 'coachers' and many properties were bought for the purpose. Coachers were a cross between a standardbreed or trotter and a draught horse or thoroughbred; later, an Arabian strain was introduced. The horses were 14 to 16 hands high, wide-chested, strong and muscular with fine legs and were renowned for their speed and stamina. The breed proved so successful that Cobb & Co exported many of its horses as remounts to India. Many horses in the Australian trotting and racing industries today descend from Cobb & Co's bloodstock.
Cobb & Co DriversKnown as 'whips' or 'Jehus', Cobb & Co drivers were legendary in 19th Century Australia. They had to contend with heat, dust, bushfires, flies, mosquitoes, rain, fog, bog, snow, snakes, kangaroos, bushrangers, difficult passengers and post office schedules which demanded that the mail be on time or a heavy fine would ensue. Each driver specialised in particular sections of the coach runs and knew every twist and turn of the route. The driver was in complete charge of the coach and his word was law. Male passengers were required to help with any difficulty at the driver's command and this included opening gates, which usually meant taking turns to be gate-watch at night. Where rivers were deep, passengers would be ferried across whilst the horses swam; where the terrain was steep, passengers were often told to get out and walk to spare the horses.
Some travellers paid big money to sit on the 'box seat' next to the driver and listen to his yarns, poetry or the latest folk songs. Occasionally, the box seat was auctioned to the highest bidder.
A journey with Cobb & Co was a very egalitarian affair. The company conveyed rich and poor alike in a one-class carriage, employed Aboriginal people (mainly as grooms) and patronised hostelries run by women; on any given trip, travellers might rub shoulders with convicts, gentry, farmers, Chinese, Aboriginal and British people. All were treated equally by the coach driver and had to accept his authority, no matter what his nationality.
Some of the drivers were great characters that became renowned over the years – names such as Cabbage Tree Ned, Sir Alex Forcett (an English baronet), Thomas Cawker and Alex Corbett were talked about widely. You can read about these men and many others in the book, Cobb & Co Heritage Trail Bathurst to Bourke by Diane Simmonds.
Drivers of the Cobb & Co CoachesOne interesting Cobb & Co driver was a woman, Mrs Byrnes, who lived near Orange in central western New South Wales. The mother of 13 children, she was a keen horseman and a resourceful soul who drove a coach between Canowindra and Orange in her spare time. If there were few passengers on board, she would take several of her children with her for company. One afternoon, on the return run from Orange, Mrs Byrnes spotted a couple of horsemen waiting beside the road some distance ahead and recognised the men as bushrangers. Her first thought was for the safety of her children, so she stopped the coach and told them to hide amongst the trees and scrub. She then shook the reins and galloped the horses to the 'holdup', dealt with the bushrangers in no uncertain fashion, returned to pick up the children then continued home in time to do the evening farm chores.
Tall Tales and True
Coach drivers certainly could spin a good tale or two. One amusing anecdote tells of a driver that had a young Englishman on board, travelling outback to become a jackeroo.
'Do you know that we have the kangaroos trained out here?' he asked the innocent lad. 'Really?' the young man replied, 'I daresay, how?'
'Well,' answered the driver, 'the property owners out here teach the kangaroos to come and get the mail for them. There'll be one not far ahead, watch and see'.
He drove on a short distance until he spotted a big kangaroo bounding across a paddock. On seeing the coach, it stopped and stared straight at it (as kangaroos do). 'None today, Joey!' shouted the driver and the kangaroo turned quickly and bounded back the way he had come. 'Well fancy that!' said the astonished boy. 'You wouldn't believe it, would you?'
Hospitality Along the Route
Hospitality on the Cobb & Co RouteCobb & Co Coach at Burke Changing stations were combined sometimes with bush shanties or inns where the passengers could get a meal, drink or a few hours' sleep. These inns or shanties were often very primitive (although occasionally very grand) and were often run by women. There were also other wayside inns, some incorporating the local post office, where Cobb & Co stopped for passengers or to deliver mail and many of these buildings still exist today. Changing stations were situated roughly 20km to 25km apart, sometimes closer depending on the terrain – about the distance that the horses could be expected to travel before becoming too weary.
By regulation, on approaching a changing station, a horn was blown to warn of the coach's imminent arrival. Each driver had a distinctive call that was well known to the grooms, so they were able to have the right team of horses harnessed and ready for changing as quickly as possible.
Cobb & Co Coach Lamp - Coombing ParkUnlike many of its rival companies, Cobb & Co operated its lines after nightfall and its coaches were known for their triangular arrangement of lights. Lamps were set on either side of the coach and a large central light was placed on the roof. The triangle of lights was visible for many miles across open country; the magic of the effect has been lauded in Australian literature, most famously in Henry Lawson's poem, The Lights of Cobb & Co.


The 2010 Marin Agricultural Summit is for Marin agricultural producers, processors, and allies to meet and share ideas about a healthy agricultural future. Participants will listen and talk with others who have successfully transitioned to value-added products and explore diversification options for a viable future. We will discuss and prioritize key initiatives that will support Marin agriculture into the next decade. Take time to learn what Marin farmers and ranchers shared about agriculture's needs and the role of the Summit during Focus Groups in April and May. Also, follow as we generate Pre Summit Resources on diverse topics including agritourism, commodity markets, opportunities in environmental markets, Marin's cropping trends, and others. These suggestions and topics will be explored through the Summit Agenda so that the day ends with a plan of action.


ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS -- Susan Smith, the newly installed moderator of the Monmouth Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church US, will be Sunday's guest preacher at the First Presbyterian Church.
She will substitute for Pastor Paul F. Rack, who is recovering from surgery.
Elder Smith is a Middletown Township resident and an officer in the Rumson Presbyerian Chuch.
Ms. Jennie Salas of North Brunswick will be the guest speaker on Sunday, May 28, during a worship service held at the Gazebo in the Atlantic Highlands Marina. In case of inclement weather, the May 28 service will be held at the 127-year-old church at Third and East Highland Aves.


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Home Highlights on Morocco Mosque bearing Moroccan king's name opens in France
Mosque bearing Moroccan king's name opens in France
By HUSSEIN KNEIBER
Paris, June 21, 2012
A new mosque bearing the name of Moroccan King Mohamed VI is now open in France amid praise of the cooperation of the French authorities.
President of the French Council of the Muslim Faith (Conseil Français du Culte Musulman- CFCM) Mohammed Moussaoui inaugurated the Mohamed VI Mosque in the southwestern French city of Saint-Étienne.
The mosque, built on an area of 10,000 square meters, boosts a 14-meter high minaret and accommodates more than 1,000 worshippers.
The mosque bears the name of Moroccan king Mohamed VI who donated five million Euros of the total eight million of the construction cost.
The inauguration was attended by Moussaoui, mosque manager al-Arabi Marchich, Moroccan Minister of Endowments Ahmed Tawfik, and representatives of Saint-Étienne's municipal authorities.
The mosque includes a cultural center which is intended to act like a branch of the famous Paris-based Arab World Institute, according to Marchich.
The construction of the mosque, said Moussaoui, offered a proof of the cooperation of French authorities with the Muslim community in France to promote freedom of worship.
"This mosque replaces an old one built on a land the municipality of Saint-Étienne became in need of," he told Al Arabiya. "So we gave up the land and they gave us another one to build a new mosque in addition to an amount of 180,000 Euros."
The construction of the mosque, he added, was also not faced with any objections on the part of the French population in the city.
The mosque became popular as soon as it was opened. In fact, Muslims in the area started praying in it even before its construction was complete. The imam of the mosque is a Moroccan who speaks fluent French.
The Saint-Étienne mosque joins a long list of French mosques whose numbers have been on the rise in the past few years. In 2005, the number of mosques whose area exceeded 1,000 square meters was only 34 while now the number has reached 200.
According to CFCM reports, more than 1,000 mosques have been constructed in France in the past 10 years.
Apart from big mosques, the number of small and medium prayer halls exceeds 2,300, compared to 1,600 in 2005.
A French law issued in 1905 and which aims at protecting the secularism of the country forbids the state from funding the establishment of places of worship regardless of the faith to be practiced in them.
Mosques in France are usually funded by donations from members of the Muslim community in France in case of small mosques while big mosques are usually funded by other Muslim countries especially Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE, Morocco, Algeria, and Turkey.
In some French cities, Islamic associations can rent rooms or halls to be used for prayers for amounts as small as one Euro per month. Those contracts usually last for several years after which those halls are returned to the French state.
(Translated from Arabic by Sonia Farid)
Source: Alarabiya


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Castle Report
Darrel Castle Podcast
Darrell Castle was born in 1948, in Kingsport, Tennessee, graduating from Ketron High School in 1966. He attended East Tennessee State University (ETSU), earning a Bachelor of Science degree in both Political Science and History in 1970, and a Juris Doctorate from Memphis State University in 1979.
Informational Links Below
Constitution Party
Stand Up Michigan
Constitution for Kids
Today's national challenges can be traced to a divergence from the original intent put forth in the United States Constitution.
Statesmen of the caliber of the American founders must be raised up. The timeless wisdom that established the United States must again be vigorously applied. The foundational Americanist principles must be learned, understood, and embraced. The results will be as they were in the beginning. America may become again the freest, most prosperous, most respected, and happiest nation on earth. And it may become again a magnanimous example of hope to people throughout the world. It is the intention of this website to facilitate these restorations.
Join with me in the effort to return to the original foundation.
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From Hillsdale College
- Instructions From a Father -
The public happiness is the true object of legislation, and can be secured only by the masses of mankind themselves awakening to the knowledge and the care of their own interests.
Williamstown College, August 1835
A free government like ours cannot be maintained except by an enlightened and virtuous people...But if the people be incapable of judging correctly of their conduct and measures, what security can they have for their liberties a single hour?
Philip Lindsley
Cumberland College, January 1825
God forbid that the day should ever arrive when there should be a separation of pure morality and deep religious conviction from our places of education.
Shall we live as if we and our country were self-dependant and had nothing to do with the Supreme Ruler of the Universe? Can an army of saints or of heroes defend an obnoxious people, ripe for destruction, from the righteous judgement of God?
Samuel Davies
The basis of governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right...
[Public Education] is friendly to religion inasmuch as it assists in removing prejudice, superstition, and enthusiasm; in promoting just notions of the Deity; in enlarging our knowledge of His works.
Benjamin Rush
A Plan for the Establishment of Public Schools, 1786
My men, yonder are the Hessians. They were bought for seven pounds and ten pence a man. Are you worth more? Prove it. Tonight, the American flag floats from yonder hill or Molly Stark sleeps a widow!
General John Stark
The Battle of Bennington, August, 1777
I pray Heaven to bestow the best of blessings upon [the White House] and on all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof.
First Night in the White House, November 1800
I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical...It is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government.
Letter to James Madison, January, 1787
It is the duty of every man to render to the Creator such homage, and such only, as he believes to be acceptable to him...Before any man can be considered as a member of civil society, he must be considered as a subject of the Governor of the universe...
Letter to George Mason, July, 1826
Those Who Own the Country Ought to Govern It.
Slogan of the Federalist Party
We affirm as a fundamental principle that labor, the creator of wealth, is entitled to all it creates.
Wendell Phillips
Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just.
Notes on Virginia
Young man, my advice to you is that you cultivate an acquaintance with, and a firm belief in , the Holy Scriptures. This is your certain interest.


Since we had snow (cold) days on Wednesday and/or Thursday, we'll just push back the homework reviews and lab the appropriate number of days. Use your potential time off to review some of the links I've given you in Google Classroom and do some practice tests. Stay warm this week!


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Q: Trouble figuring out JavaScript performance issue I'm trying to write an item locator in jquery. Basically, I have a table of ~350 items. Each item has 3 things: an item name, a code, and a unit size. Each row in the table has the class "item", and in each row, the  has the class "dcode", "item-name", or "unit-size" to describe the data it's showing
I'd like to put an input search field at the top so that there's a live search of the rows in the table. There can be multiple tables on a page, but only one is visible at a time (there are tabs that select which table is shown). So I'd like to have one input field that looks for the visible table and then searches it.
Here's an example table:

       Item name #1
       001
       100ml
  </tr

And here's my javascript
$(function(){

  var $itemsFoundCount = $("#itemsFound #count");

  if($(".nav-tabs").length !== 0) {

    $(".nav-tabs, .nav-tabs li a").click(function(){

      $("#itemFilter").val('').keyup();

      // Wait until view updates to count...
      setTimeout(function() {
        $itemsFoundCount.html($(".item:visible").length);

      }, 0);

    });
  }

  $("#itemFilter").keyup(function(){
    var filter = $(this).val().toLowerCase();

    var $allItems = $(".table:visible .item");

    if(filter === '') {
      $allItems.show();
      $itemsFoundCount.html($allItems.length);
      repaintRows();
      return;
    }

    $allItems.each(function(){
      var itemName = $(this).find('.item-name').html().toLowerCase(),
      code = $(this).find('.code').html().toLowerCase(),
      unitSize = $(this).find('.unit-size').html().toLowerCase(), itemType;

      if(itemName.indexOf(filter) == -1 && code.indexOf(filter) == -1 && unitSize.indexOf(filter) == -1) {
        $(this).hide();
      }
      else {
        $(this).show();
      }

    });

    $itemsFoundCount.html($(".item:visible").length);

  });

});

itemFilter is an input with id="itemFilter"
This works great on desktop computers, but on iPads and phones it's ridiculously slow.
What could I do to make this run faster?
Thanks!

A: all your searches query the dom. this takes time and performs bad.
on application start copy your table data into an array and perform the search there.
you can either populate the array from the table like:
var data = new Array();

than iterate over all the table's rows and fill the data like this
data.push([item-name, code, unit-size]);

or load the data through other means (json) and create the table from the data. this way you would have less data transfered over the wire, because the json file does not contain all the redundant html tags for each row.
later do your search algorith on the data. the position of the entry are the same as the table rows. for example jQuery selector nth-child to find access the row.
an better performing approach would be to save a reference to the row's in the data aswell:
data.push([THE_ROW, item-name, code, unit-size]);

this way you can directly address them without searching for them in the DOM every time.
have in mind that THE_ROW has to be a jQuery element for jQuery methods to work. you can create a jQuery Element from a HTMLElement like this: $(htmlElement)


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Q: OS X Menubar App with drag and drop I have a standard menubar app (with a dropdown menu) and would like to add the ability for my users to drag files on top of my menubar icon (like this).
Do you know how that is accomplished?
I'm assuming my menubar app has to accept drag and drop. But the thing that really confuses me is how the popout view is animated so nicely.
Any pointers would be much appreciated!

A: It's simple you should make yours button.
You need an nsview to make drag and drop and click action for opening menu by delegate class here is sample that could help and this link for nsview class reference.
Now you should set this view to status button:
NSStatusItem *_statusItem;
_statusItem = [[NSStatusBar systemStatusBar] statusItemWithLength:NSVariableStatusItemLength];
[_statusItem setView:_buttonview];


This tool allows you to paste in a list of domains, and find the corresponding business addresses and phone numbers.
Doesn't seem like the tool works anymore… Sean, can you please check? Very much appreciated!
Did something change? This unfortunately doesn't pull any information?
I'm getting N/A in all the fields. Google could not fetch URL. I so want this to work, any suggestions?
Please add email extracting feature in this tool as it make this tool awesome.
Good idea! Should it extract from the G+ page, or somewhere else?


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Focus on H4KH Research Initiative at 2019 Danone Nutricia Research H4H Conference
In June, ISN attended the 11th Hydration for Health (H4H) conference in Evian, France.
Latest ISN iNET-CKD study on hypertension now available in KI
Kidney International (KI) is pleased to announce the publication of a study on hypertension, led by the ISN iNET-CKD (International Network of chronic kidney disease cohort studies). This study highlights considerable international variation in hypertension control and treatment in chronic kidney disease (CKD).
August in KI: Take time out for reading
The editors of Kidney International (KI) would like to share a selection of articles from the August edition of the publication.
13th National Conference of Russian Dialysis Society brings focused training to Russia's medical community
The Russian Dialysis Society, with support from the ISN Continuous Medical Education Program (CME), organized its 13th National Conference, in conjunction with the 18th North-West Nephrology Summer School. It was a chance for doctors as well as students from medical schools across Russia to gain much-needed training across different areas of nephrology.
CME interventional nephrology training in Nigeria
With support from the ISN Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program, the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital and the George Institute for Global Health in India organized a specific training course on interventional nephrology, specifically tailored to the needs of nephrologists in resource-poor settings.
TPM workshop takes place in India
With support from an ISN-ANIO Program Scholar, the Kerala Network for Organ Sharing (KNOS) of India, in collaboration with Spain's Donation and Transplantation Institute (DTI) organized a course on Transplant Procurement Management (TPM). It helped physicians gain fundamental knowledge on TPM and develop their professional competences as specialists in the field of organ donation.
ISN Webinar: Learn more about applying for the ISN SRC Program
The ISN Sister Renal Centers (SRC) Program nurtures partnerships between two renal centers by supplying funding, a framework, and educational benefits. Watch this free ISN webinar to see how you can partner with a renal center and work together to improve patient care.
Monday, 24 June 2019 09:23
ISN Webinar: Get tips to apply for the ISN Educational Ambassadors Program
Since 2009, the ISN Educational Ambassadors Program has helped some 125 institutions in 56 countries benefit from hands-on training courses. Watch this free ISN webinar to see how you can host an ISN Educational Ambassador and learn from an experienced professional.
Sister centers in India and USA unite over pediatric nephrology care
Six years of partnership have now led to the Christian Medical College in Vellore (India) becoming a center of excellence in kidney care. Partnering with University of California, Los Angeles (USA), doctors at the center in India are training staff in pediatric nephrology, improving dialysis and transplant treatment for a younger group of patients.
Cho Ray Hospital: A portrait of Vietnam's training center of excellence
After many years of partnership with Westmead Hospital and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (Australia), Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) has become a center of excellence, developing cross-regional training programs.
Kidney transplantation in Kazakhstan – rising to the challenge
Scientific Research Institute of Cardiology and Internal Diseases in Almaty, Kazakhstan benefitted from the experience of ISN Educational Ambassador Aimun Ahmed to improve kidney transplant treatment for patients.
ISN Programs in Sri Lanka: The case of AKI and ESKD
Acute kidney disease (AKI) and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) led discussions at a nephrology specialty day and workshop organized by the Sri Lankan Society of Nephrology and the Ceylon College of Physicians. This meeting was endorsed by the ISN Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program.
Thursday, 16 May 2019 11:16
The Damanhur story: Spotlight on sister centers in Egypt and UK
The ISN Sister Renal Centers Program has supported a long-standing partnership between the Damanhur Medical National Institute in Egypt and the Sheffield Kidney Institute, UK. The collaboration has grown extensively raising awareness about prevention and training staff across different regions of Egypt.
Strengthening nephrology treatment for Senegal's young patients
The ISN Educational Ambassadors Program and Saving Young Lives come together to support training collaboration for Senegal's pediatric nephrologists, improving kidney care for the country's younger generation.
Cross regional fellowship training links Kenya and South Africa
ISN Fellow John Mutiso, from Makueni County Referral Hospital in Kenya spent a year under the mentorship of Graham Paget at Charlotte Maxeke, Johannesburg Academic Hospital, University of Witwatersrand in South Africa. Clinical nephrology was his chosen subject of study.
Thursday, 28 March 2019 15:01
Educational Ambassadors train Egypt's young nephrologists
ISN Educational Ambassadors, Ahmed Akl and Osama Ibrahim El Shahat visited Belkas Central Hospital in Mansoura, Egypt. Once again, they shared knowledge and experience with teams of young nephrologists at primary care health centers and hemodialysis satellites units in the country.
ISN Mentorship supports researcher in India
Through the ISN Mentorship Program Priya Pais, at St John's National Academy of Health Sciences in Bangalore (India) connected with mentor Larry Greenbaum, from Atlanta's Emory University School of Medicine (USA). Guidance from her mentor helped her set clear foundations to write her research paper and prepare a grant proposal.
Video conference opens new perspectives for Sister Centers
In February, more than 50 nephrology health care professionals from across Belarus gathered to talk about the 2018 annual report of Nephrology Health Care Service. It was a unique opportunity to also connect online with doctors involved in the ISN Sister Renal Centers partnership between institutions in Belarus and Germany.
UK/Malawi sister partnership awarded 2019 Schrier prize
Congratulations to Malawi's Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital and the UK's Barts Health NHS Trust hospital on winning the 2019 Schrier Award!
First kidney transplant at Children's Hospital in Burma
The Yangon Children Hospital in Myanmar, Burma welcomed an ISN Educational Ambassador from the National University of Singapore to teach about dialysis and transplantation. This educational visit led to the local medical team carrying out the first pediatric renal transplantation at the hospital.
Managing Cameroon's kidney disease patients
Victorine Bandolo Nzana, from Yaoundé University Teaching Hospital in Cameroon, was awarded an ISN-Salmasi Family Fellowship. Learning from staff at Chennai's Madras Medical Mission Hospital in India, she broadened her knowledge of interventional nephrology, bridging the gaps in care for patients at the center and across the region.
ISN H4KH Fellow visits Danone Nutricia Research Center
Thanks to his ISN Hydration for Kidney Health (H4KH) Fellowship, Amarasiri De Silva spent several days at the Danone Nutricia Research Center in France. It was a valuable and unique opportunity to meet other researchers and share his work on chronic kidney disease of unknown origin in Sri Lanka.
Do you want to host the next Scientific Writing Course?
We are seeking bids from interested organizations.
Apply by March 1, 2019!
The Scientific Writing Course (SWC) is a three-day course given by experts in the field of scientific writing. It can help you, physicians, and researchers in your region to improve their scientific writing skills, so they have all the tools to get published across a wide range of research areas.During this course, talented investigators who are in the process of writing a manuscript are guided step-by-step to review and complete their manuscripts based on world-class methods.
Why should you apply to host the next SWC?
It is a unique opportunity for you to participate in the ISN's activities of promoting clinical research
The ISN contributes to the logistics and coordination of the event by collecting and reviewing the applications from participants
Disseminate the course across the ISN community and reach an international network of professionals in the field
Grant your published professionals the opportunity to share their knowledge among their peers.
Learn more | Click here to apply
Check out our success stories from previous years
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ISN Educational Ambassadors lend support to Kenya's nurses
In September, nurses Marie Richards and Thandiwe Ngcobo visited several hospitals in Kenya, supporting the local medical community with their kidney care challenges.
SRC supports interventional nephrology workshop in Nigeria
Several ISN Sister Renal Centers (SRCs) from across Africa joined forces recently to set up an interventional nephrology training workshop in Nigeria, specifically focusing on vascular access and peritoneal dialysis.
Ivory Coast: Strengthening nephrology treatment for young patients
ISN Educational Ambassador Stefano Picca from the Children's Research Hospital in Rome (Italy) recently collaborated with Laurence Adonis-Koffy at Abidjan's Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Yopougon (Ivory Coast) to design a much-needed lecture on pediatric acute kidney injury, its causes and treatment.
Gain the skills to improve care in your region
Through the Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program, you work with a great number of experienced and knowledgeable teachers to improve care and discuss strategies and ideas to expand services for patients in your region.
ISN-ANIO CNC applications: deadline is now October 31st
You now have until October 31, 2018 to apply for the ISN-ANIO Clinical Nephropathology Certificate Program.
India and Nepal partner to build interventional nephrology training
The Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital in Biratnagar (Nepal) welcomed ISN Educational Ambassador Jeyaraj Balasubramaniam. The educational visit was a valuable cross-regional, hands-on learning experience, based on similar challenges they face when caring for dialysis patients in their regions.
Fellowship to strengthen AKI patient management in Malawi
ISN Fellows are ready to start two months of training, together with Dan Adlington, first participant in the ISN Reverse Fellowship Program.
China's nephrology community experiences ISN Regional Training Center conference
The Silk-Road Forum of Kidney Disease, held from August 16 to 18, 2018 in Lanzhou (China), was a valuable platform for nephrologists from North West China and Middle Asia to learn, interact and build their knowledge of nephrology.
Strengthening kidney transplant programs in Guatemala
In 2013, a sister center partnership was set up between University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Fundanier (sponsored by ISN and The Transplantation Society). The ultimate goal of this collaboration was to establish a deceased donor program in Guatemala.
ISN EAP kick starts dialysis nurse training in Sudan
Ana Elizabeth Figueiredo, Professor of Nursing at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, recently visited Sudan to share skills and knowledge, providing focused and onsite training for senior dialysis nurses.
UK and Palestine joins forces for transplant initiative
With the support of the ISN Sister Centers program, the transplant center at El Shifa Hospital in Gaza, Palestine has partnered with the UK's Royal Liverpool University hospital to build valuable training for doctors in the region so their patients can get the best treatment on offer. Karim Hammad, medical student at University of Liverpool shares his video testimony.
Watch the Sister Centers webinar
Thinking of taking part in the next ISN Sister Renal Centers Programs call for applications? Watch the recording of our recent webinar on applying for the ISN Sister Centers Programs.
ISN-ACT clinical trial toolkit survey: results are out!
Many thanks to everybody who responded to the ISN-ACT toolkit questionnaire. Responses revealed a strong interest in getting more guidance to design and conduct clinical trials. This information will contribute to the ongoing development of an ISN-ACT clinical trials toolkit.
Stepping up nephrology care in Samoa
ISN headed to Samoa recently to begin developing partnerships with the medical community on the island. The visit revealed how strengthening the ties between ISN, the Asia Pacific Society of Nephrology (ASPN), the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN) and the National Kidney Foundation Samoa (NKFS) provides valuable training to local doctors and nurses. It also creates opportunities for improved renal care delivery.
ISN member Sharma talks AKI prevention with Nepal's Labour Minister
Sanjib Kumar Sharma, long-standing member of ISN, recently met Nepal's Labor Minister to discuss acute kidney injury (AKI) prevention. He talked about the ISN 0by25 initiative and the ongoing efforts of the 0by25 pilot studies.
ISN Fellows are inspiring leadership in nephrology
The ISN Fellowship program prides itself in training physicians from emerging countries, with the ultimate goal of helping them improve the standards of care on a regional level.
Call for nominations now open for all awards!
Every two years, the ISN presents awards that acknowledge exceptional contributions to the field of nephrology and we need your help to determine the candidates.
ISN support for CKD research in Nigeria
Children of African descent are three times more vulnerable to chronic kidney disease (CKD). There also exists limited data on the GFR-based evaluation of renal function in sub-Saharan Africa compared to hospital-based data, which may not be representative of the general population.
ISN Spotlight on Educational Ambassador Ibi Erekosima
Leading the ISN Sister Renal Center program between Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, ISN Educational Ambassador Ibi Erekosima shares his views on the value of working together to improve nephrology care.
Supporting our programs: Meet KRUK and Renal Association
Our community helps us offer more training opportunities for our members. Kidney Research UK and the Renal Association provide us with valuable support so that we can offer more educational opportunities to ISN members.
China's regional training centers partner to help each other
In response to the uneven state of nephrology care in China, ISN Regional Training Centers are responding to the educational needs of local medical communities. Ming-hui Zhao, ISN's regional board chair for North East Asia, explains how regional collaboration is key to improving treatment for patients.
Following up on care with Albania's nephrology community
Some 130 participants joined a panel of international and local speakers in Tirana, Albania for the first ISN Continuing Medical Education Program in the country.
ISN support for sustainable peritoneal dialysis in Haiti
The ISN Educational Ambassadors Program and Saving Young Lives recently joined forces to set up a workshop to help develop a sustainable peritoneal dialysis (PD) program at the Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Université d'Etat in Haïti.
CME in Tajikistan makes first step to advance nephrology training
An ISN Continuing Medical Education (CME) meeting was held in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan on February 9 and 10, 2018. It opened doors to share nephrology knowledge between the nephrologists of Iran, Russia and Georgia with the local doctors and medical students as well as medical professionals from neighboring countries such as Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, Belarus and Lithuania.
2018 ISN-H4KH grant winners announcement
Following the call for applications, the ISN-Hydration for Kidney Health (H4KH) Executive Committee is happy to announce the names of those who have been selected for the New Investigator and Hydration and Kidney Health grants.
2015 Hydration and Kidney Health Grant winner publication
Dr. Sofia Enhörning, from Skåne University Hospital in Malmö, Sweden received the 2015 Hydration and Kidney Health Grant for her project entitled "Plasma copeptin as a predictor of, and copeptin associated loci in, cardiorenal disease - population based prospective cohort studies and a mendelian randomization approach."
UK and Egypt sister centers take education up a level
Teams from Mansoura International Hospital (Egypt) and the UK's Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, NHS recently played a important role in leading training activities during kidney week at Minya University in Egypt.


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package hiroko

import dispatch._
import com.ning.http.client.{ RequestBuilder, Response }

trait Credentials {
  def sign(req: RequestBuilder): RequestBuilder
}

case class BasicAuth(key: String) extends Credentials {
  override def sign(req: RequestBuilder) =
    req.as_!("", key)
}


try Cardi B's new single, "Please Me" that includes Bruno Mars.
For the eighth year in a row, I strolled into an all too familiar Lollapalooza at Chicago's own Grant Park.
NEO NOIR and Story & Blue teamed up to deliver you a beautiful dance jewel !
Here are the nominees for the 2018 Billboard Music Awards!


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WATCH: Where did it come from? Mysterious monolith discovered in remote area of Utah
by: Nexstar Media Wire
UTAH (ABC4) — A strange discovery in a remote area of Utah has been captivating many over the last few days. The find is so odd that even the Utah Department of Public Safety made a tongue-in-cheek reference to its otherworldly possibilities.
While assisting the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources in a count of bighorn sheep in southeastern Utah, the Utah Department of Public Safety Aero Bureau spotted a metal monolith in a remote area of red rock.
Aunt: He thought he was shooting at an "alien"
The crew immediately landed nearby to investigate the mysterious object further.
Crew members report there was no evidence indicating who or what could have placed the monolith in such a challenging area to access.
Credit: Utah Department of Public Safety
Magic, illusions and mystery
Due to the monolith having been placed in a very remote area that could lead to visitors possibly getting stranded and requiring rescue, officials are not revealing the exact location of the discovery.
According to the Department of Public Safety, "It is illegal to install structures or art without authorization on federally managed lands, no matter what planet you're from."
DPS has released a new video of the mysterious monolith; you can watch them here:
Mysterious findings and intrigue are not uncommon in Utah. Over the summer, new photographs of Area 51 were made public, offering angles of the mysterious base taken from northwest of the base looking southeast. The new angles are rarely, if ever, publicly seen angles of the Groom Lake area.
For as long as humans have lived in the Uintah Basin, they've been seeing strange things in the sky. In the 1970s, Utah State professor Frank Salisbury wrote a well-documented book about hundreds of UFO sightings in the basin.
But the strangeness goes way beyond mystery aircraft. For 15 generations, indigenous tribes, including the Utes, have referred to this sandstone ridge as being "in the path of the skinwalker." They consider the skinwalker a malevolent spirit and a shapeshifter.


Off Spec: Currently none in use... Though I've played ret and holy while leveling from time to time to switch things up when running dungeons.
I'll list the characters I have on Wildhammer and Thunderhorn, I hope that'll be sufficient.
I have no trouble joining with the alts I play mostly and are relevant ( Say, all my level 100+ characters? ), but, my bank character and some of the low level alts I don't play often, I'd prefer not too. I hope this is acceptable.
Alongside that is SotR, which you have to try to never have 3 stacks of left ( it's wasted cooldown time, reducing the uptime, and wasting potential cooldown reductions from judgement ) Besides that, you use it when taking damage ( pretty liberally ). I tend to have try to have 1 charge in reserve for emergencies. And the other short cooldown to use is Light of the protector, which I tend to use when I drop below 50% somewhere.
Cutting Edge: Garrosh Hellscream ( 10 Player ) I'd imagine?
So I went to the forums, and found the post by Elysah, read it all, and it sounded like the place I'm looking for.
stepping in if people are needed and I'm available. I fully understand that it's entirely possible that'll never happen. But, I figured I might as well add it, it can't hurt right?
I was gonna write my whole history from WoW, but, I'll make it more condensed so people don't get bored reading xD I played a lot of different characters and classes as mains, hunter, druid ( resto and feral ), shaman ( elemental and resto ), mage, warrior ( fury ). And have done alt raids on several others. I've been playing WoW on and off since release, sometimes taking a break ( usually around the end of an expansion, when the wait starts for the new expansion to release ). Have been raiding at several different levels over the years. The highest tier of raiding I did was back in TBC, when I was in a guild that was realm first on Illidan and the sunwell for most bosses back then. I sadly do not remember what server it was on.
I guess that'll also explain why I have so many alts, I've been following friends around on servers, leaving behind alts usually and leveling new characters. Sometimes I transferred max level characters though. Or faction changed. I've played both alliance and horde pretty much equally. These days I don't have that many friends playing anymore.
If people want to know more, feel free to ask.
I know this question well, I used to ask it too when I was a recruitment officer, the irony is, I never figured out a good answer myself to this one. That said, I'm sure I'll make up for the lack of joke here with joking around in gchat if I would get accepted.
Nice to see a vanilla player in the house!
In terms of timings, out of interest what would you anticipate the number of raids you could attend (Weds/sun) on an average month?
Happy with your outlook on alts. The played ones are just grand: bank alts and those gathering dust are no issue.
For the raiding part, I wouldn't mind being a dps ( or heal ) to raid if that's what is available, I'm pretty flexible in that regard. And with the way gear works these days, it's also not too hard to do either, just a few off pieces and you're good mostly.
I don't know if this is a possibility, but, maybe I should just really join as a full social to start with, and get back to you on the raiding when I have a better idea about when I can raid?
I'll be online later so if you're around we can chat more about what our options are. But like you, we're pretty flexible too.
Will do if I end up seeing you, that said, I have places to be today, so not sure if I'll be around then, if not, then tomorrow I should be around most of the day!
Trial offered. Welcome to the guild!


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The formal incubation process takes place through a series of strategic working sessions for small business development. These sessions are designed to help define the business, market and capital strategies, eventually leading to the business planning stage. This introspective company development is paired with a number of additional services throughout, including networking, marketing and mentoring.
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