I have fun doing political commentary, perhaps for the same reason I bargaining contracts: I love to argue, and I hate to lose.
Although I prefer to think of myself as a progressive political commentator, there is no denying that most often I appear on shows like TPT's Almanac, KSTP's At Issue, or debate segments on Fox9 as a Democratic Pugilist – which I enjoy, because I think the party doesn't have enough public fighters. That's the feedback I often get from Democrats, to keep giving the other side hell. (A woman once came up to me at the State Fair and whispered in a raspy voice, "You speak for me." Scared the hell out of me until I realized she was referring to Almanac).
These shows are all very different, encouraging varying degrees of combativeness. Almanac is the most Minnesotan and polite (if you re-watch some of political panel conversations during the marriage amendment debate, lean into the TV and look closely as topics sometimes got a little personal or heated. I swear you can see butts clench on the couch). In one on one debate segments on the news, producers might remind you to be unafraid of interrupting your opponent. At Issue has two different commentary segments, "Analysis" and "Face Off". Except for one time when another Democrat didn't show up, I have only ever been cast in the "Face Off" segment. (Apparently no amount of pastel shirts or vests will convince Tom Hauser I am anything but a boxer – which I am completely fine with).
On Fox9 with Michael Brodkorb. Come back to the Five and and Dime, Heidi Collins, Heidi Collins.
The best thing about doing these shows, despite my penchant for combat, has been getting to know a lot of different Republicans when the cameras are on and when the lights go down. They're just people – deeply flawed people who are wrong about everything – but they're just people. Kidding, some are quite nice. Wrong, but nice.
I was in a bipartisan group of politicos early last week talking about manufactured outrage, how sometimes partisans get deeply engaged in a public fight not because it's important but because in the hand to hand combat of politics, winning the day often reigns supreme. When an opponent is down, you strike. You might define selective or manufactured outrage as when one side gets riled up about something that is outrageous – outrageous! when the other team does it but totally acceptable when yours does. Of course, manufactured is in the eye of the beholder. In that discussion, one of the Republicans thought the Democratic outrage about Chris Christie's bridgegate was as manufactured as Republican outrage over the media coverage of it. I find it actually outrageous that public entities be used to ham-handedly for political retribution, but I understood his point.
I was reminded of this conversation later in the week after taping the debate segment for At Issue, up against Brian McClung, former Pawlenty spokesman and bigtime GOP consultant. (The show taped Friday, airs Sunday morning). The topics: the DFL Senate's plans for a new Senate office building and the controversy surrounding Governor Dayton's use of the state plane (thanks, Tom!) If you have not followed the plane controversy, the Governor flew a campaign staffer on the official plane with him to an event. The legislative auditor found that this was a misuse of the state plane and the Governor's campaign reimbursed the state for the cost of the flight. The auditor also found that the law governing use of the plane was murky and suggested it be clarified. In the segment, McClung claimed that Governor Pawlenty, never ever – not once – used the state plane for political purposes. Having remembered past controversies about this very issue, I cried BS. Even Hauser seemed a little surprised by the assertion — not that no campaign staffer had ever been flown on the plane but that T-Paw had never once done anything political while using the state plane. Huh.
The latest shots come close on the heels of DFL Party complaints that Pawlenty crossed the line when he made a fly-around on a state plane Monday to publicize a health-care savings initiative that some critics dismissed as trivial.
Two years ago, Pawlenty came under fire from DFLers for posting his childhood pictures and other favorable personal information on his official governor's office website. He removed the pictures.
Yet on Wednesday, the governor jumped in a state plane and flew around state — stopping in Rochester, Mankato, Duluth and St. Paul for press conferences. Why? To announce that 60 state transportation projects will start this year, due to funding available from the federal stimulus package and Minnesota's 2008 transportation package.
We asked the governor's office Friday what the plane cost for Wednesday's trip was. Though we asked three times, his office did not tell us what the cost was. However, a spokesperson did state, "The governor takes serious the responsibility to be available to the whole state, not just the people inside the Capitol building." Sounds like a good PR answer, right?
We then asked the governor's office specifically what value Minnesota citizens gained from his PR trip around the state announcing the transportation projects. His office did not answer this question either.
Now, the governor does fly in a state turbo prop, which is not as costly as a business jet. Yet it still costs significant money plus the salaries of the crew, etc.
However, did Pawlenty's PR plane trip around around the state benefit Minnesota citizens?
In the age of video conferencing, we question the appropriateness of flying around the state to announce these transportation projects. This trip appears to be more of a PR trip to polish the governor's image. This PR trip is even more ironic considering that the state's 2008 transportation package, which helped fund the projects announced Wednesday, was passed over the governor's veto.
Pawlenty appears to be not following his critique, calling on state government entities to control their spending, become more efficient and make sure it is really needed.
The governor's PR trip this week reminds one of the big bank and auto company presidents flying private jets to Washington to lobby for bailout funding. They just do not get reality some days.
We agree that all government entities need to review their spending and operations in light of the state deficit. However, that applies to the governor as well.
Flying around the state for a PR trip to announce transportation projects does not pass the simple test — Is this necessary for the betterment of the state's citizens? The answer is no.
It also strains credulity that Pawlenty – or any governor, for that matter – would not have ever combined an official trip with a campaign one. Whether we like it or not, it happens all the time. You fly out for an official event during the day, then a local supporter hosts a fundraiser for you in the evening. Whatever you think of it, it happens. Governor Pawlenty's office was notoriously sparse in detailing his schedule to the public, but as the above incident shows, he was not shy about mixing official business with campaigning.
So why did McClung need to reach for the smelling salts while discussing his outrage over Governor Dayton's use of the state airplane?
To be clear, I believe – and the Governor's office agrees – that having the campaign staffer on the plane crossed a line. But the line is, as the auditor stated, murky, and the Republican outrage is, well, silly. Manufactured and selective, if you will.
Three years into Mr. Walker's term, Wisconsin lags behind Minnesota in job creation and economic growth. As a candidate, Mr. Walker promised to produce 250,000 private-sector jobs in his first term, but a year before the next election that number is less than 90,000. Wisconsin ranks 34th for job growth….
Along with California, Minnesota is the fifth fastest growing state economy, with private-sector job growth exceeding pre-recession levels. Forbes rates Minnesota as the eighth best state for business….
In Wisconsin — which, like Minnesota, has historically been known for broad health care benefits for the poor — the authorities this spring are ending coverage for tens of thousands of parents like Ms. Gradine who earn more than 100 percent of the poverty level and pay modest monthly premiums, a cost Ms. Gradine's employer had covered. Meanwhile, the state is allowing tens of thousands of people without children who make even less to receive Medicaid coverage for the first time.
For Ms. Gradine — a 41-year-old mother of three children under 20 earning $32,557 a year and receiving some child support — the Wisconsin-Minnesota divide is stark. If she lived in Minnesota, officials there say, she would be eligible for that state's newly expanded coverage for the working poor, which would require her to pay a $21 premium each month. As a resident of Wisconsin, however, Ms. Gradine will need to buy private insurance, though experts say she may qualify for federal subsidies that will reduce her monthly premiums.
Ms. Gradine, who describes herself as a Republican and whose refrigerator bears a snapshot of her wearing a "Scott Walker" sticker, so far has not signed up for insurance. She knows she needs it — she has tendinitis in her right arm and abdominal adhesions — but she also says the federal online insurance marketplace seems confusing and time-consuming.
That's from "Twinned Cities Now Following Different Paths," in the New York Times.
Many, many thanks to my Fairy Blogmother Sally Jo Sorensen of Bluestem Prairie, whose thorough research always helps me gear up for battle. I'll add the "At Issue" link when it's available online.
Here is the link to the video of At Issue. Face Off begins about 8 minutes from the end of the show.


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Ozyptila praticola es una especie de araña cangrejo del género Ozyptila, familia Thomisidae.

Distribución
Esta especie se encuentra en Europa, Turquía, Cáucaso, Rusia (Europa hasta el sur de Siberia), Kazajistán, Irán, Asia central. Introducido a Canadá, Estados Unidos y Argentina.

Referencias

praticola
Arácnidos descritos en 1837
Arácnidos de América del Norte
Arácnidos de Asia
Arácnidos de Europa
Fauna de Eurasia
Fauna de América del Norte

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matter how much tinsel we throw to it.
Laurinda Lind's poems are in Another Chicago Magazine, Blue Earth Review, Blueline, Comstock Review, Constellations, Main Street Rag, and Paterson Literary Review; also anthologies Visiting Bob [Dylan] (New Rivers) and AFTERMATH (Radix). In 2018, she won the Keats-Shelley Prize for adult poetry and the New York State Fair poetry competition.
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I must believe not to move is to be more easily found.
and the ringing did not stop.
the bowl's opalescent sheen in the air, seizure-white.
the ghost fennel from the keyhole.
its empty mouth a strobe-drone, leaping like halogen.
I must sweep the St. John's wort from the linens.
Erinn Batykefer earned her MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is the author of Allegheny, Monongahela (Red Hen Press) and The Artist's Library: A Field Guide (Coffee House Press). Her work has appeared recently in Blackbird, Lockjaw Magazine, Cincinnati Review, and FIELD, among others. She works as a librarian in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Kiwi coaches ignore social skills, resilience in school rugby, study finds
30 Sep, 2016 9:46am
Canterbury University research finds New Zealand high-school rugby coaching has no clear social aims, unlike in Japan. Photo / Duncan Brown
By: Martin Johnston
Senior journalist, NZ Herald
martin.johnston@nzherald.co.nz @MartinJohnston6
New Zealand secondary school rugby coaching focuses only on technical skills rather than also developing social skills and resilience, says a researcher.
Dr Blake Bennett, of Canterbury University, studied high school rugby in New Zealand and Japan for his doctoral degree, interviewing coaches to detect their influences and intentions.
"With New Zealand coaches, their focus appeared to be placed on skill development and discipline with no overt mention of the types of social and cultural learning that, historically, has been used to justify rugby as a sport offered in secondary schools," said Bennett, of the university's College of Education, Health and Human Development.
Our view is that the core of secondary school sport is that it's fun with your mates and enjoying it
"In contrast, the Japanese coaches suggested that character development, tenacity and a range of social benefits were the primary focus of their coaching approaches.
"The potential for participation in such sports could offer more social and cultural development of New Zealand's young males.
"For instance, learning could focus more on leadership, cultural awareness, social interaction, coping skills under pressure and in the face of defeat and so on. However, without explicit mention of these potential learning outcomes, the literature strongly suggests that such learning will not be naturally transferred to players. Instead, the notion of sport participation becomes limited to technical ability."
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College Sport Auckland chief executive Dave Currie said, "Our view is that the core of secondary school sport is that it's fun with your mates and enjoying it.
"The most important thing about sport, particularly school sport, is that you experience a whole range of sports and find something you are passionate about and you have got some sporting activity for life."
Sport probably helped develop resilience and character and other positive things, he said, but it was hard to tell, and there was a risk of over-thinking the purpose of sport.
"I look back and think where did I develop close friendships and relationships I have got, with males particularly, and it was in that sporting environment."
Bennett said Japanese coaches employed the ideology of "seishin", which emphasises holistic education and the cultivation of the mind through harsh physical practices.
It was suggested seishin was a way to encourage vigour, positive attitudes towards hard work, and overall vitality in young men playing rugby.
They suggested the rugby experience at secondary school age would fulfil the objective of "ningen keisei" - character development - that would in turn lead to socially balanced and tenacious young men, ready to contribute to society.
Conversely, Blake said, the New Zealand data revealed a strong focus on developing correct technique and skills. Many coaches tried to maintain control of their sessions, and few were willing to break away from traditional coaching approaches to allow more player empowerment.
This was significant, as many initiatives in New Zealand sport coaching and rugby emphasised athlete-centred approaches that aimed to empower players to make their own decisions about their training and learning.
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New Zealand coaches spoke much less frequently of development beyond the physical or technical, which they developed for safety and strategic ability.
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All Flash Arrays are fast but still suffer from traditional virtualization challenges around Noisy Neighbors and latency inducing workloads.
It validates Tintri's approach of having an analytic engine built into VMstore that doesn't require movement of VMs instead it ensures elimination of noisy neighbors and berserker VMs through use of dedicated IO lanes and Performance Reserves per vDisk.
The industry recognizes the problem with virtualized workloads (Performance, Management and Cost) and some vendors have approached it with All Flash arrays that address only the performance, some of the others like VMTurbo have approached it with a great software that addresses manageability to an extent and there are some who have approached it with Software Defined Storage that uses commodity hardware and addresses Cost to an extent. All of these approaches give only a few % of benefit over existing environments. Tintri is the only product that combines Flash (99-100% of IO from Flash), Analytics and Software based innovation implemented on Commodity hardware to bring order of magnitude improvements in Performance (50x), Cost (10x) and Manageability (60x).
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I have an overly verbose review today, I hope you don't mind. It's my Soho London/New York (what's with multiple cities?) Beauty Sponge that I picked up when it was on sale at Walgreens a while back. I've really enjoyed using it the last few months and wanted to share my thoughts on it with you.
First, the elephant in the room. Hey, this sponge looks awfully like another pink sponge that is well loved in the beauty community! Yeah, it's like a knock off of the Beautyblender. Just like that famous pink sponge, it should be used damp. It expands quite a bit when wet, I use a towel to squeeze out the excess water.
I use the "bouncing" method along with my fingers or brush to apply my foundation. I found that using just the sponge was wasting a lot of my foundation, I'd have to use twice the amount of foundation because it was soaking it up. With roughly one pump of foundation, I use my fingers/ brush to apply the first 3/4 of my foundation using small down and outward strokes from the center of my face. With the remaining portion of foundation, I pick it up with the rounded end of the Beauty Sponge and bounce it around my skin to create a really nice as-flawless-as-my-skin-can-possibly-look finish. Another perk is that the bouncing sort of creates layers, and it's really helped my makeup last longer in the summer heat.
Cheek, no makeup. Been breaking out lately because I will not leave cheese alone. Note the scarring and redness.
Same cheek with foundation applied with a flat top brush, stipple method.
Finally, the cheek with some more foundation bounced on top. My skin looks as good as it's ever going to. With my addiction to dairy, that is.
Even if you've already found the "perfect" foundation brush, I still say that you give this sponge a try. It doesn't have to be one or the other! I've found that when I need heavier coverage, I can stipple using a flat top (say like the e.l.f. flat top brush, the Shisiedo Perfect Foundation brush, etc) brush, but use the Beauty Sponge to finish the application for a really great looking finish. This sponge compliments instead of competing with my exisiting brushes.
Now, regarding cleaning this thing- be careful! The first few times I used this sponge, I was obessed with getting it squeeky clean and tore the surface a little in my efforts to scrub all the foundation out of it. Now I know that I need to be gentle- completely saturating with water, a few squirts of liquid soap and some light squeezing. I usually have to repeat a few times, but cleaning it slowly is the key to making it last. However, I don't seem to be able to get 100% of the foundation stains out, but I'm ok with a little bit of staining. I've had this sponge for two months now, and other than the damage that I did in the first week, it hasn't worn down much.
Now I don't have the original, authentic Beautyblender so I can't compare the two. However, do I feel like I've achieved more than adequate results, given that my sponge was $6(normally $7.99 I believe, but it was on sale). According to the Beautyblender's instructions, it should be replaced every three months. $20 every three months? For that much, I could replace my Soho Beauty Sponge every single month, not that it needs it. The funny thing is that reading through the reviews and questions on Sephora for the Beautyblender, it comes across having the exact same set of concerns ("I washed it too hard, it's starting to rip", "it's hard to get all of the foundation out of the sponge").
I'll go ahead and slap my seal of approval on this sponge. It's a good value and applies foundation exceedingly well. Throw in a sale or some Walgreens rewards dollars, and it becomes an even better deal, next to the $20 Beautyblender. Yeah, it's a blatant knock off. But unlike a pair of sketchy "Loobutins" that one might find for sale in an darkened alley, there's no shame in saving some dough with this cheaper sponge because it works well. I don't have any desire to try the real thing, I'm very satisfied with this more frugal alternative (money saved for said pair of Louboutins, perhaps? I want the classic 120mm Pigalles. Not that you asked or anything). In short, I highly recommend it!
One last thing- there's two versions of this Soho Beauty Sponge out there. One that looks like a fat rain drop like mine, while the other one (newer one, I think) has two pointed ends. I'm not sure how they differ, but my experience is based on the one with a rounded side.
Have you tried any of these makeup sponges? Like the Sonia Kashuk, this Soho one or the original Beautyblender? How did you like it?


I've been receiving requests for more Aussie lacquers so here we go! BYS is one of my favourite Aussie brands - they are super affordable, the quality is excellent and they are very readily available. You can pick them up at Kmart hello! It can't get more convenient than that seriously. Today I have two polishes from their new Platinum Nail Enamel range for Autumn/Winter - Buried Treasure and Golden Lustre.
"This Autumn/Winter you'll be sparkling all the way to the tips of your fingers as BYS releases their Platinum Nail Enamel range. It's never been easier to add a touch of glamour to your look!
With four lustrous colours, Metallic Silver, Antique Gold, Buried Treasure and Golden Lustre, your nails are sure to look like you've been gold diggin'. The Platinum Nail Enamel range allows you to add as much or as little bling as you desire. Try Golden Lustre for a subtle sheen or hit the high notes with full coverage Buried Treasure!"
Buried Treasure is a gorgeous sparkly cool gold foil. I LOVE FOIL POLISHES!! One can never have enough in their collection and Buried Treasure is gorgeous. 2 coats is pictured.
Golden Lustre is a sheer warm bronze with bronze and blue microshimmer through it. It's hard to see the microshimmer in my pics as it's quite subtle. 3 coats is pictured.
Overall: Buried Treasure and Golden Lustre are great additions to the BYS range and perfect for the cooler months! I really enjoy wearing foils and shimmers at this time of year. They applied wonderfully - the formula was excellent and dry time was very quick. The finish of Buried Treasure was somewhat rough so I'd recommend a coat of top coat. I would have liked to see more colours in the collection as they aren't entirely earth shattering - most brands seem to release similar colours like this at this time of year but these are very well done!
Details: The BYS Platinum Nail Enamels are available now from Kmart, Gloss Accessories, Cosmetics Plus, Ice Accessories, selected pharmacies, specialty stores and online from www.fashionaddict.com.au for $4.95. You can see the full list of Australian stockists here.
For international ladies, www.fashionaddict.com.au ships internationally so you don't miss out!
You can get BYS at The Reject Shop for about $2. I haven't found a polish by BYS that I love yet.
The details on where to buy this collection are directly from the press release. From experience, the Reject Shop seems to only stock older colours and for $3 - $4. You're lucky to find ones for $2!
That's disappointing to hear you haven't found a BYS polish you love Jaci. I have many favourites from BYS. I've featured quite a few on my blog in the past.
I spied these polishes in a local dlscount store the other day and wondered about them. Thanks for the great swatches 'chelle!
you've just sold me on Buried Treasure, I will be going to Gloss tomorrow to see if they have it!
I have a similar silver one by Kiko Make up.
I like to use a black crackl on top of it. The result is quite "rock".
just tried this shade again in different lighting and have a new found love for it, it's a pretty neutral gold and looks great with black stamped over it.


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Buzzer-beaters and blow-outs. Record-breakers and brain sprains. Cinderellas and powerhouses. Upsets and comebacks. No sporting event captivates hoops fans more than the NCAA Division 1 men's basketball tournament. Early every March, sixty-five teams are invited to the Big Dance. They all share the same goal—to win the national championship. They sweat, scrap and clash in a quest to be the last team standing in the do-or-die tourney.
March to Madness presents a lineup of fascinating stories, remarkable records and offbeat quotes from the stars, coaches, heroes and goats of the tumultuous, three-week playoffs. Inside this book you will relive some of those lump-in-your-throat, pull-out-your-hair, leap-from-your-chair moments, from 1939 when the first champions, the Oregon Ducks, were handed a broken trophy to 2006 when underdog George Mason University made its magical run to the Final Four. This book is packed with stories of the triumphs and heartbreak, the weird and the wacky on and off the court such as:
North Carolina's zany attempt to psyche out opposing center Wilt Chamberlain
Michigan's winless coach who led his team to the 1989 title
Louisville starter Wiley Brown's frantic search for his missing artificial thumb
Bill Walton's nearly flawless 21-of-22 shooting in UCLA's 1973 title-winning game
Yes, March is the showcase month for college basketball. All that's needed to make watching the next tournament even better is to have March to Madness by your side.
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Among the reasons why Princeton lost to Michigan in the semifinals of the 1965 NCAA Tournament was the sleeping arrangements at the team's hotel.
At least that's what Princeton star Bill Bradley said. The night before the Michigan game, the Princeton squad flew from New Jersey to College Park, Maryland, site of the Final Four. "When we checked into a motel—I think it was a Howard Johnson—my roommate and I discovered there were no beds," Bradley recalled. "All we had were pull-out sofas. That's what they had us sleeping on. We thought, 'Here we are in the finals, and they can't even give us a reasonable bed.'"
Despite a restless night, Bradley scored 29 points the next day, but his bleary-eyed teammates couldn't keep up with the Michigan Wolverines and lost, 93-76.
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Nicolet Players to present 'Harvey' May 4-6, 10-13
Updated Tuesday, 5/1 – The Nicolet Players are deep into rehearsals for a full-scale production of one of Broadway's most beloved plays. Harvey, the Pulitzer-winning play by Mary Chase, is slated for seven performances in the Nicolet College Theatre, starting Friday, May 4.
Harvey opened on Broadway in 1944 at the height of World War II. It was an instant hit, running for five years and 1,775 performances. At any given time the play usually is in production somewhere around the country. In June, a new revival will open on Broadway. The 1950 movie, likewise a huge success, linked forever in audiences' minds Jimmy Stewart's powerful performance with the eccentric Elwood P. Dowd.
"I've asked the cast not to look at the movie," said Nicolet Theatre Director Jim Nuttall. "We're taking the script and making it our own. The production will be an entirely fresh experience for the audience."
For several generations, Nuttall noted, stage productions of Harvey have delighted audiences of all ages. "It has all the elements of a screwball comedy," he said, "with lovable, strong personalities that make up the story, and it has an interesting plot twist. There's a cleverness in the writing that makes it an extremely funny play."
Nuttall added that the Nicolet Players' cast of 12 has clicked "exceedingly well as an ensemble during rehearsals. We're ahead of the game in learning our roles. We're now fine-tuning the quick-fire pacing of the play."
The storyline features a six-foot three-inch rabbit named Harvey, visible only to gentle, affable Elwood, who lives with his sister Veta and niece Myrtle Mae. To the dismay of his social-climbing sister, Elwood introduces his rabbit friend to everyone he meets. In an effort to protect her daughter from family embarrassment, Veta tries to have her brother committed to a sanitarium. A comedy of errors follows. Veta gets committed instead and Elwood wanders off. Later, when Elwood shows up looking for his invisible friend, the doctors, staff and Veta herself come to view mild-mannered Elwood's delusion as maybe not the worst thing in the world.
"Elwood P. Dowd just sees life a little differently," said Dave Daniels, who has been cast in the lead role. "The challenge for me is to step fully into his fantasy life and see Harvey the way Elwood does. This giant rabbit is his companion. The communication between them often isn't verbal. Sometimes, I'll realize that Harvey is smiling, so I smile back at him – looking up, of course, because Harvey is a lot taller than me."
Daniels is a veteran Nicolet Players actor who's had roles in Romeo and Juliet,A Christmas Carol and other productions. His new role, he pointed out, requires him to pal around on stage with a six-foot invisible rabbit, which he calls an exercise in empathy.
"It's about recognizing that we all have a little of Harvey in us," he said. "Elwood is someone who lives with women who don't understand him. For him, Harvey is a kind of idealized older brother, or father figure who listens and cares. In the play's last line, as he escorts Harvey off-stage, Elwood says, 'I've known for years what my family thinks of Harvey, but I've also wondered what Harvey thinks of my family.' There's a lot of wisdom in this play."
For Daniels, the fun of rehearsing has been to witness how each of his fellow actors has learned and grown into his or her part. "That's the great thing about Nicolet Players and the way in which Jim Nuttall directs," he said. "We're all citizen actors who have been given the chance to stretch ourselves."
Also in the cast are Elizabeth Dickinsen, Casey Roesinger, Shannon Reinke, Lisa R. Johnson, Anna Schwartz, Kurt Krause, Josh Gustafson, Gary Liddle, Linda DeMill, Rich Uspel and Chris Nehlsen.
Performances are scheduled for Friday and Saturday, May 4 and 5, at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, May 6, at 2 p.m.; Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 10, 11 and 12, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, May 13, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $8 general and $6 for students and seniors.
Tickets may be purchased online at nicoletlive.com, or by calling the box office at (715) 365-4646.
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Because this one small, blue, planet is our home, it is our responsibility to care for it. Our population is growing and our demands on Earth's resources are increasing. There are approximately 7,077,000,000 people living on the Earth currently and our population is increasing yearly.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_population. 78% of the planet is covered in water with only 2.5% of that fresh water to support all of us. 22% of the earth's surface is land however only 4% of that land can support growing crops to feed our population.
As stewards of the environment, there are many things we can do to help promote planet health. Here are 5 tasks to begin your journey as a planetary overseer.
Our small blue planet project is a green project. All papers are worked on, stored, and submitted electronically, so no paper is used except for the initial worksheet to help you keep assignments organized.
This project is the only project where you can earn more points working with your family. The more proof you bring in or forward to me via email, of projects accomplished together with your family, the more points each task is worth.
Send all assignments electronically via email to christina_tweed@sarasota.k12.fl.us or submit them to me via a thumb or flash drive.
Assemble an energy report for your family and your home.
You will need an adult to help you fill out these reports. Please e-print ( not on paper) the results of one of these reports for your portfolio.
C. Investigate what Florida Power and Light has to say about Clean Energy and the Energy Star program.
Visit the Environmental Protection Agency's site to learn more about reusing, reducing, and recycling. Write a detailed report on what you and your family currently do to reuse, reduce, and recycle. Please use those key words along with repair, exchange or borrow, compost and green scape and use of electronics as subheadings for each section of your report. http://www.epa.gov/recycle/In class, we will watch KilowattOurs to learn more about how we can do our part.
1. Watch these two short videos "World Population" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_9SutNmfFk and Earth's Energy TED Talk video with your family and think about the historical timeline we have discussed in class. Discuss this video with someone at home.
2. Make the commitment to do your part. Very few of us do all we can to be good caretakers of our small blue planet. Visit http://energyquest.ca.gov/index.html to help you learn more about energy sources. Write a description of steps you will take to improve your carbon footprint now and tell me how you will run your "ideal" household when you are an adult with your own home.
Schedule an energy report with FPL . They will visit your home and draw up a personal report for you. Bring in some kind of proof of their visit.
Extra Credit: Please visit all the links on this page and have a family member write about your experience.
GET INVOLVED Here are some links to resources Sarasota County has available to its residence. The first link is an excellent resource for classes sponcerd by the county to help you raise chickens, grow a garden, and many other things.


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Lenovo announces IdeaPad U310 and U410 Ultrabooks with Ivy Bridge
Michael Crider | Jun 4, 2012
The avalanche of news for Intel's newest Core series of processors has truly begun, and Ultrabooks are up next. Lenovo has announced updates for their consumer IdeaPad line with the 13-inch U310 and 14-inch U410, both scheduled to go on sale today in worldwide markets and later this month in the U.S. and U.K. both notebooks keep the, well, "notebook" style of the previous high-end entries in the IdeaPad line, but bring the prices down considerably lower than other Ultrabooks.
Microsoft .NET 4.5 and Visual Studio 2012 release candidates ready
Listen up, developers: it's time for a new round of Windows programs. In addition to sending out the release preview for Windows 8, Microsoft has published release candidates for Visual Studio 2012 and .NET 4.5. Both are available free, presumably until the completed programs are shipped, and can be used to create working applications under a Go Live licence. Click here to download Visual Studio, and here for .NET.
Microsoft details Windows 8 Release Preview and $15 upgrades
Michael Crider | May 31, 2012
Assuming that they don't want it in Chinese, Windows fans are chomping at the bit to download the Windows 8 Release Preview starting tomorrow. Microsoft has provided an outline of the changes and additions in what's likely to be the last update before Windows 8 goes gold, but what's going to be more interesting for regular consumers is the Windows 8 Upgrade Offer. Buy a new computer between now and Windows 8's release, and you might qualify to buy it for a song.
Lenovo ThinkPad X230 Review
The ThinkPad family of laptops has had a reputation for reliability since long before Lenovo started making them, and the fervency of their fans is perhaps the only thing that reaches the same level as Apple hardware these days. The X series, Lenovo's road warrior class of thin and light laptops, remains among the most popular, and it's not hard to see why. But with Ultrabooks increasingly stealing the limelight, can the ThinkPad X230 keep the same amount of acclaim as its X200-series predecessors? Let's find out.
GSM Galaxy Nexus gets docks in the Google Play Store
When Google released the Galaxy Nexus on the Play Store for a wallet-tempting $399, it seemed like they were tired of waiting for the likes of AT&T and T-Mobile to get their own versions of the developer phone out the door. Similarly, Verizon customers have been waiting about six months for first-party accessories for the popular phone. Verizon owners will have to keep waiting, but those who bought the GSM phone in the US can now deck it out with various docks.
Dell shows off its first ARM-based servers
Need a server for your small business, but don't want the huge, expensive and power-hungry x86 models that have been all the rage for decades? Then Dell would like a word. Today they've introduced their first server blades built on the ubiquitous ARM platform, better known for smartphones and tablets than enterprise hardware. The Copper-class C500 3U units can fit a dozen into a chassis, and only draw 15 watts of power each.
RAMRod Powerbox gaming PC with RAMDisk review
There are a lot of companies out there that will build you the gaming desktop of your dreams for a pretty penny. You could go pedestrian and buy from Alienware, or perhaps a little more custom and try iBuyPower. But one competitor has an edge that they hope will put them in a performance class above the rest. DV Nation specializes in blazing fast storage and memory, and puts every ounce of their experience into their RAMRod line of gaming PCs. The company was kind enough to let us try out the Powerbox, its compact model, to see the best in gaming excess.
Google grabs six new Project Glass patents
Google seems to have taken the litigious lessons it's learned from Android to heart, because the company is grabbing as many patents related to the new Project Glass as it can. The latest batch of six patents covers everything from helping the hearing impaired with visual cues to sensors designed to interpret the electrical pulses from the skin on a user's nose. None of them are officially associated with Project Glass, but the patent artwork speaks for itself.
Lenovo ThinkPad X230 hands-on
Lenovo's ThinkPad line has always had a reputation for business-class durability, and the X series has added small size and light weight to it. The latest in the X2xx series is the X230, the upgrade to to last year's 12.5-inch X220 model. It brings with it some small but significant changes to the chassis as well as more options on the processor front, which we'll dive into in our upcoming review. For now, we'll focus on the outward changes to this most favored road warrior model.
Samsung Focus 2 Review
AT&T has no shortage of value-priced phones, and just lately, a pretty good selection of 4G LTE devices as well. But the two haven't crossed over much yet, and the ranks of Windows Phone 7 devices are a little slim as well. Happily, all three of these categories can add the Samsung Focus 2, which goes on sale starting today for $49.99 with a two-year contract. Is it worth your hard-earned greenbacks? Let's find out.
HP Z420 Workstation review
Workstation computers are strange beasts: it's rare that someone more used to a traditional laptop or desktop will need them, or indeed, will be able to justify the extra expense. But for those who need massive amounts of performance for specific tasks, there's no way to beat them. In contrast with their consumer products, HP's workstations have earned a reputation as some of the best in the business, and we were thrilled to put the new Z420 Workstation through its paces.
Apple and HTC ordered to discuss patent settlement in August
The fight between Apple and HTC is heating up: earlier this week the US International Trade Commission impounded HTC's shipments of high-end phones, presumably due to the December patent decision in Apple's favor. It looks like the Delaware District Court has had enough (not unlike some other people) and has ordered the two companies to enter settlement talks starting on August 28th. A similar order was issued in Apple's litigation against Samsung earlier this year.


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Deep brain stimulation is a technique in which an electrode is placed directly into the brain. The electrode and battery are all implanted beneath the skin and are barely visible. The system delivers electricity to certain specific deep parts of the brain to help regulate movement and coordinate muscle movement.
Deep brain stimulation is also used to modulate pain. Electrodes are placed in deep structures of the brain and connected to a battery which deliver electricity to these areas to help reduce or eliminate pain.
Who needs deep brain stimulation?
Deep brain stimulation is used for treatment of movement disorders in which medications and other forms of treatment are no longer helpful. Examples of movement disorders are Parkinson's disease and Essential tremor. in Parkinson's disease specific brain cells are depleted of a neurotransmitter called dopamine. One of dopamine's functions is to help coordinate movement. If the amount of dopamine falls below optimal levels, then muscular coordination can be disrupted. This can result in the following symptoms:
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The surgical team identifies and locates the target desired to treat the movement disorder. This is done through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) scans.
The deep brain stimulation system has three components: (1) the electrode, (2) the extension, (3) the neurostimulator. A small hole is made in the skull and the electrode is placed into the brain. The tip of the electrode is placed within the target area which varies in location depending on the disease process.
Next, the extension is implanted. This is a wire that connects the electrode and neurostimulator. It passes underneath the skin of patient's head, neck and the shoulder.
After this, the neurostimulator (battery) is implanted beneath the collarbone. However, it can also be implanted in the chest or beneath the skin of the abdomen. The neurostimulator is a battery that provides electrical charges to the electrode.
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Once all three components of the system are in place, the neurostimulator sends electrical impulses through the extension and electrode into the target area of the brain. These impulses modulate the cells of the target location improving the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
What happens after the deep brain stimulation procedure?
The patient will need to remain hospitalized for one or two days after the surgical procedure. Then, a few days following the procedure, the patient will have a follow-up visit with the surgeon so that they can examine the incision site. Typically, the surgeon will recommend the patient restrict themselves to light activity for a few weeks; most patients will be able to return to normal activities in approximately six to eight weeks. At about six weeks the neurostimulator programming begins with the help of the neurologists.
The deep brain stimulation system can significantly reduce the symptoms of Parkinson's disease. The amount of reduction in symptoms varies from patient to patient but in most of the cases the reduction is significant.
Although the deep brain stimulation system reduces the symptoms, it does not remove them entirely. Therefore, patients still have to take medication (typically at a reduced dosage). The reduction in the dosage can then improve the side effects of the medication.
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After outstanding 2020 Eko Roni Saputra is ready to face anyone
By: Andrew Whitelaw | January 11, 2021 12:38 am
Eko Roni Saputra won three fights out of three in 2020 with every victory coming courtesy of a submission in the opening round. The Indonesian has a lot of momentum behind him but he definitely isn't getting carried away.
He is not currently in the top five at flyweight despite winning four ONE Championship bouts on the trot. Saputra is eager to move up the rankings but says he doesn't have a particular opponent in mind,
"This question has been asked many times, but I couldn't provide an appropriate answer yet. To be able to answer that, I need to know where my current place is in the flyweight division so we can analyze and guess who I could face next."
Upper echelons
Saputra wants to emphasize that this is due to a lack of arrogance rather than an absence of ambition. He wants to face the top flyweights but doesn't want to come across as being overly confident or cocky,
"It's not that I don't want to face the top-level guys. I just don't want people to get the wrong idea and think that I don't know my place. Honestly, I am ready against anyone."
The Indonesia hinted that his team at Evolve MMA had recently turned a fight down as they do not feel the timing was right,
"There was an offer. However my coach wanted to make sure that I am in my best shape, considering that I have scored consecutive wins. My upcoming opponents must be someone in the higher echelon of the division, and I can't afford to lose my momentum, so I needed more time because my last fight was in November."
Unorthodox submission
The modified keylock that secured Saputra a win over Murugan Silvarajoo at ONE: 'Reign of Dynasties' was named 'Submission of the Year' at the 2020 Asian MMA Awards. It as a technique that had seldom been seen before but the Indonesian says it is now proving popular with his students,
"People started to call it the 'Eko Lock' and it became somewhat popular among my closest circle. My students at Evolve also praised that, and said they wanted to learn and try the technique."
He thinks the finish would not have been possible in a traditional grappling match,
"I was proud and honestly surprised. I think the fact that we wore mixed martial arts gloves made it possible for me to force and trap his arm behind my calf and craft that unorthodox submission."
But he is quick to point out that the submission didn't exactly come from nowhere and was something he had experimented with in training,
"It's not entirely impromptu, though, because I had worked on my ground game before the match and tried various locks in several positions. I am happy to have read the situation well and managed to pull it off."
Quick victory
It is testament to what a successful year Saputra had that the award winning submission of Silvarajoo does not even rank as his favourite win. Instead he picks out the victory over Ramon Gonzalez at ONE: 'Inside the Matrix' Part II,
"Ramon Gonzales is the most experienced opponent I have faced, far more experienced than me in mixed martial arts because he has faced some top fighters in ONE Championship. I could see that he was very motivated to defeat me. Before the fight, my coaches repeatedly reminded me of the dangers he possessed and how important that match was."
This was what made the first round submission win against the Filipino such a standout moment for Saputra,
"I was just executing the game plan to attack him with my elbows until I got the opening to finish him via rear-naked choke. That win is my favorite from 2020. I was glad to earn another quick victory, and it would only mean that the next challenges will be far greater."
Despite coming off such a successful year Saputra is staying humble. But he is not lacking in confidence and wants to make it clear that, while he isn't calling any flyweights out he is ready to face absolutely anyone,
"I will fight anyone. I am not afraid, but I can't mention names."
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Germany's top court upholds ban on anti-lockdown protest
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Protesters take part in a demonstration against the measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), in Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany, Nov. 28, 2020. (AFP Photo)
Germany's highest court on Saturday upheld a ban on a demonstration in the northern city of Bremen planned by opponents of lockdown measures aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus.
Lower courts had already denied permission for the protest, planned for Saturday afternoon, at which 20,000 demonstrators were due to convene in the city center of Bremen.
Last month, German police unleashed water cannons and pepper spray in an effort to scatter thousands of protesters in Berlin angry about COVID-19 restrictions.
Although most Germans accept the latest "lockdown light" to curb the spread of the coronavirus's second wave, critics say the amendment endangers citizens' civil rights.
The head of Germany's public health agency said on Thursday that the country's success in dealing with the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic in March and April had led many people to doubt the virus's severity or even its existence.
Lothar Wieler, head of the Robert Koch Institute for Infectious Diseases (RKI), said this meant many were now failing to take social distancing and quarantine rules seriously enough, leading to the high level of cases Germany is now seeing.
While daily infection numbers are no longer rising as sharply as previously, case numbers have stagnated at a high level, and Germany reported its highest single-day death toll since the start of the pandemic on Wednesday.
On Saturday, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 23,318 to 1,153,556, RKI data showed, while the reported death toll rose by 483 to 18,517.
Chancellor Angel Merkel and state leaders agreed on Wednesday to extend restrictive measures, which include keeping restaurants and hotels shut and limiting private gatherings to five people from two households, until Jan. 10.