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National information & communication infrastructure (NICI) policy and plans for The Gambia.
K. M. Baharul Islam
Published 2005 by Republic of The Gambia, Dept. of State for Communication, Information & Technology, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa in [Gambia], [S.l.] .
Communication policy -- Gambia,
Information policy -- Gambia,
Gambia -- Politics and government -- 1965-
Other titles National information and communication infrastructure (NICI) policy and plans for The Gambia
Contributions Gambia. Dept. of State for Communication, Information and Technology., United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa., African Information Society Initiative.
LC Classifications P95.82.G25 B34 2005
Pagination 65 leaves :
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Sea to Sky Premier Properties real estate company is planning to open an office in Hong Kong this spring.
While the idea has been percolating in owner Ann Chiasson's mind for some time a trip to Shanghai in November for a luxury trade show has put the plan in motion.
There she came into contact with several high-powered Chinese businessmen who travel overseas and other international real estate agents who deal in luxury properties.
The idea is to place the "office" in the China Bank Building in Hong Kong where a wealth management company already exists. Synergy between the two will flourish and Chinese investors will have a chance to learn not just about Whistler but also other international real estate opportunities.
"My idea there too is that it will be a little bit more than just our office," said Chiasson, who has spearheaded the sale of luxury properties in Whistler since the late 1990s.
"We might be more of a clearing house for a lot of the properties that my (international real estate) friends have around the world.
Whistler properties will of course be promoted but so will real estate in Miami, Phuket, Hanoi, Lake Tahoe, Texas, New York and many other destinations.
"There are so many people in China with so much money," said Chiasson, adding that the first step to understanding how they might invest it is to make contact and offer information.
At the trade-show in Shanghai Chiasson saw two Rolls Royce cars sell for almost twice what they sell for here. The show also offered information on luxury real estate around the world.
"(The Chinese) are just starting to emerge as a buying public, though they are not there yet," she said.
But Chiasson is realistic about the challenges ahead. It is well known that China has many restrictions in place on overseas investment.
"There are going to be some hurdles, of course," she said. "But the first thing you have to do is educate, so that is the role we are taking on.
That educational role is very important, said Chiasson, because you have to form relationships with Chinese investors if deals are to be successful.
Getting the message out there that Whistler has outstanding luxury homes for sale can only boost sales here in the long term.
Chiasson pointed to a recent article by Forbes Magazine, which highlighted a Vision Pacific home in Whistler, The Grove ($12.7 million), as one of the top places in the world to buy.
Tim Reagan of Vision Pacific said it was thrilling to find out that The Grove was listed on Forbes and reinforced the idea that Whistler was top-of-mind for those looking for real estate investment or a luxury property to enjoy.
"I am in the business of getting noticed and the more I get noticed the better I feel about it," he said.
The Grove is Regan's only high end home on the market at the moment as all the others have sold in the last year or so.
Reagan, who also attended the Shanghai trade-show, supports Chiasson's move into the Chinese market.
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"A poster presentation is a very common technique, and also a critical mechanism for sharing your research with other scientists. Similar poster presentations happen at science conferences all over the world and it's wonderful to be able to give our students the chance to see a variety of final products and what information is included," Crystal Buckley '03, who spearheaded the student trip along with colleague Jeannine Wilson.
New ideas for research can be sparked by interactions with UVI students and professors about their ongoing work, and new tips passed along that can be applied in the classroom, Ms. Buckley shared.
An end-of-the-quarter research paper gave Middle Schoolers the chance to explore the more technical side of writing, while stretching across the curriculum to tie together several different subjects and themes. Seventh grade, for example, researched inventions and innovations from the Muslim Empire, a topic that allowed them to draw on what they've been learning in Math, Spanish, and World History.
Bringing together the different subjects also allowed students to receive support from multiple teachers as they gathered their resources, organized and analyzed their information, and figured out how to present it.
"Since we covered a lot of the subject matter already, it was interesting to learn more about the work side of things. Writing a bibliography, for example, and learning how to properly include a citation, was part of that. Writing a longer paper also means learning how to put everything together in a way that makes sense, and I liked being able to see at the end how it all came together," Colton Coffelt '24 said.
Researching reptiles and reefs gives our kindergartners each year the time to practice their reading and writing skills, but more than that, it helps them to master the dynamics of working both in a group and individually.
Reefs come first, and during the unit, what's highlighted most is the way the many plants and animals living within the larger ecosystem work together and depend on one another. Mirroring that structure, our students work together to research sea creatures, create board games that they can play as a group, and build a large seascape (see photo) that emphasizes the harmony and role each creature in the reef plays.
Moving on to reptiles, each student then has the chance to learn more about creatures that often function more independently within nature. Individually, the students will pick a reptile to research, create a life-sized image of that animal, then present to the class what they've learned. Using creatures throughout both units that students see everyday also helps them connect with and visualize the projects, teachers Thames Shaw and Ellie Qualls shared.
What can you make out of bottles, apple sauce cups, and general plastic items?
Our Pre-kindergarten classes researched ways of transforming their trash into treasure this week, making everything from garden planters to home made rat traps. The class was inspired by the book Awesome Dawson, which highlights the importance of recycling.
"In the book, 'Awesome Dawson' makes a robot from spare parts to help him complete his chores, and after reading that, our students were fascinated by the thought of being able to solve a problem by taking something old and turning it into something new. We loved seeing how each group, as they worked out what they wanted to make and what materials they needed, also fully connected to that idea of not letting something just go to waste," teacher Brittanie Sibilly shared.
As 'Awesome Dawson' says, "Everything can be used again!" If you're game to try at home, here are some easy, kid-friendly projects just in time for Earth Day.
We were excited to wrap up our VI History Month activities with a weekend tour of historic Charlotte Amalie, hosted by our Parent Association and organized by Lorraine Richardson P'26. Along with understanding more about the structure of our town, we also learned how our buildings -- such as Blackbeard's Castle and Fort Christian -- were set up to protect it. The political evolution of our islands, and its people, were also brought to life by guide Garfield Marshall, who spoke about everything from the Danish occupation to the 1878 Fireburn and the figures who fought for laborers' rights.
A special thank you to Senator Myron Jackson for also stopping in today to share a little more about the significance of Transfer Day, and his family's story. The 1917 ceremony and official transfer of the Danish West Indies signaled the birth of the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Senator shared, and opened up the door for our community to determine its overall identity and status.
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Tiffany Fritz's Upper School Spanish students take advantage of Flex Time with another jam-packed study session. Way to start the quarter strong, guys!
The Class of 2019 took some time to share, celebrate, and connect over lunch Monday. Our seniors are in the process of making their final college decisions and we're excited to start spotlighting them over the next few weeks!
A shout-out to Jamie Hartzell for photographing all of our school teams, clubs, and organizations for Yearbook this week. The 2019 edition of Horizon comes out in June - place your order today!
Upper School Theatre students on a field trip this week to Springline Architects to explore how architecture supports the arts in set building and design.
Elin Hilderbrand, author of Winter's Paradise, visited campus Tuesday and caught up with high school classmate Karen Coffelt! Although Elin now lives in Nantucket, she spends five weeks every year on St. John writing her novels and is presently working on the second in a trilogy that takes place on St. John. Congrats to Thames Shaw, who is the winner of the book package Elin donated to this year's gala.
Yearbook news! Our hard-working Horizons team is now taking orders for the 2019 yearbook! Order forms are now online on our website - please submit your forms with payment to Jamie Aubain in the Main Office or Don Hancock in the Business Office. Yearbooks are scheduled to arrive in June, and can be picked up in the Main Office.


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Hardware Was So Last Year: Sony Focuses On Software In 2017
Say a lot of things about 2016 (and people have) but we can find a silver lining between the stacked election and endless list of celebrities who croaked it last year. Sony had a phenomenal 12 months, during which they released not one, not two, but three hardware updates. Now, the gaming giant has shifted its focus, with its energies concentrated on putting out as many quality games in 2017 as possible.
Let's all breathe a collective sigh of relief. Don't get us wrong; many of the hardware updates indicate an exciting shift in gaming. PSVR is the future we've all dreamt of. Its totally immersive experience lets you be the character rather than simply control one, and we expect it will one day be as revolutionary to the gaming world as Doom's FPS was over 20 years ago. The Pro, with 4K Ultra HD gaming and a monster 4.20 teraflop GPU, signifies the switch to even more realistic graphics and smoother physics.
That's not to say they aren't without their glitches. As with any trial run at ambitious tech, both the PSVR and the Pro have their downsides. The PSVR is an investment that most casual gamers can't justify, and there have been reports of the system causing nausea in its players. Meanwhile, the Pro fails to meet our expectations. Ignoring the fact that most of us don't have TVs capable of displaying 4K, the console scales up lower resolutions instead of outputting games at a full 4K capacity.
And let's not get started on the Slim, which, for all intents and purposes, is just the original PlayStation on a diet. Even the newly announced option of Glacier White doesn't do much when you could just buy a PlayStation 4 skin in white leather, white carbon fiber, or any other color you please. A customized PS4 skin certainly costs a lot less than an entire new console.
Sony's hardware updates are out of reach for the average gamer. We're not salty, we swear, but we are happy that PlayStation has refocused its attention on the games — something every gamer can experience. It was a relief to learn at last year's PSX that great games are on the horizon.
Many of these new titles are actually sequels or expansions of existing games. Take, for example, Full Throttle Remastered, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Wipeout: Omega Collection, The Last of Us Part II, Ace Combat 7, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, and Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. These titles don't even scratch the surface of games acting as sequels or remasters of our favorite worlds.
Perhaps the most renowned original game set for release sometime this year is Death Stranding. Hideo Kojima's creepy pet project has only managed to raise rather than answer questions about its plot, despite two trailers hitting the web. Mads Mikkelsen, star of Star Wars: Rogue One, and Guillermo Del Toro, director of Pan's Labyrinth, are the most recent A-list additions to the mysterious, oil-slicked game.
Days Gone is another original title set for an undetermined release in 2017. Early accounts of this post-apocalyptic third-person shooter say it's anything but a tired rehashing of a clichéd genre. Sony Bend has created an open environment action-adventure game that's reminiscent of other survival horror but it will have a clarity of details we haven't seen before. (You can actually see stitching in character's clothing). Gameplay will rely on exploration, puzzle solving, and straight-up combat in order to evade, defeat, and maybe even cure the infected.
The interactive Dreams is set to take advantage of the growing community-driven experience seen in games like Overwatch and platforms like Twitch. Playing as an imp with the ability to manipulate objects and surrounding environments, you'll be able to customize both gameplay and game setting, and a cooperative multiplayer option will let players create their dreams together.
As you can tell, the upcoming 12 months are set to be an exciting time for fans of PlayStation. We're looking forward to Death Stranding the most, but there are tons of other titles we can't wait to get our hands on. Let us know which ones are on your most wanted list.
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Revising Once, Revising Twice…Going, Going…Keep Going! It's Worth it
On September 10, 2018 September 13, 2018 By dotluvs2writeIn blogging, Fiction Writing, Writing Techniques
How many times have you revised your novel before you think it's in pristine shape for the publishing process? A dozen times? Fifty times? A hundred times? There's no end, right? It feels that way often.
Author, Roald Dahl, says of this subject, "By the time I am nearing the end of a story, the first part will have been reread and altered and corrected at least one hundred and fifty times. I am suspicious of both facility and speed. Good writing is essentially rewriting. I am positive of this."
So, how many times have I revised my stories? I'm not really sure. Perhaps a dozen times total? Teetering on the barely-broken-in writing scale. But it's all good. Some writers may not need to revise their work dozens or hundreds of times.
With that said, I'm back to revising my novel, Passage of Promise. Yes, my first novel I wrote back in 2015. I'm back at it after the last editing, proofing, and editorial suggestions from my editor (second round?).
Since reading through half of the Understanding Show, Don't Tell (And Really Getting It) book so far…and I will finish it soon…I truly do understand it for the most part and can see the difference in my sentences and wording through my latest revisions. I'm strengthening my scenes, character traits, and dialogue.
But I must admit. A part of me has this urge to turn the story on its head, change it up drastically. Yet, another part of me says don't jump in the deep, murky water. You'll get pulled into the endless, bottomless sea.
I've got to resist the waves of temptation and focus on making the story sharper, deeper, and stronger with the plot, characters, and scenes posing in proud, unique form on the stage of my make-believe world.
I may have to run it through the critiquing group again, which means my thirty-nine chapters will travel through the queue for the next few months, but it's worth it.
My editor said it wouldn't hurt. People's feedback may give me a different direction or new ideas, and of course, in the critique realm, I take some of the suggestions that work and discard others that don't.
I heard some authors have spent five to ten years on one book. That's a huge chunk of time, but when you want your work to be its best, three, five, or even ten years may be in order. J.R.R. Tolkien labored twelve years on his book, Lord of the Rings, before it was published.
I don't think it'll take ten or twelve years to finish my novel, especially since my novel has considerably less words than Tolkien's sequel to The Hobbit. Also, in my case, a stressful deadline doesn't exist, whereas it does for some others.
This fresh return to my novel fell on the heels of my novella's (Mourning Dove) feedback journey through my critique group the past several weeks, counting this one and next week. I'll then collect all the comments, remarks, suggestions and work on revising it.
What made me delve back into the revision process of my stories? I am presently reading a book by my muse, Jodi Picoult. THANK YOU, JODI! Keep writing! 🙂
What are you working on, how long have you been working on it, and what's your average number of revisions?
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The Dordogne was very lovely and we were blessed with a continuation of the fabulous sunny weather we had had all through October but the nights were chilly and we ended up not camping but instead staying in 'chambre d'hotes' (the French bed and breakfast) and also a couple of 'auberge'. I am not really sure what the difference is between these two as both accommodations seemed to offer the same service. Anyway, at the end of the week we hopped on a couple of trains to Tours and then cycled to our little 'gîte' (French holiday home) in Semblancay. The village is very gorgeous and has all the essentials – a fabulous boulangerie (bakery), boucherie (butchers), épicerie (little supermarket), salon de coiffure (hairdressers – every village has one!), pharmacie (pharmacy – again a French essential) and la poste (the post office). We have spent the last week cycling around the area and checking out all the local markets and a few of the local brews. We have also been into Tours a few times by various routes and have settled on a very picturesque route that winds through the country lanes and past a few chateaux. It's about 18km each way so just enough to keep us in good shape and our legs in full working order. In fact we've been doing about 30-40kms every day without really noticing it so will have topped 6000kms in the next couple of days.
The weather has at last turned and it is now cold blustery and frequently wet … good old Europe! Unfortunately we have discovered that our little gîte isn't as warm as it might be, and is only managing to maintain 15 degrees with the heaters on full blast. It has a lovely open fire but we have found that it smokes a good deal so have spent most evenings staying close to the floor where the air is clearest. We then spend the day smelling like a bonfire … it's very autumnal but perhaps not the best for our health. The Husband prides himself on never feeling the cold but even he admits that 15 degrees is not a good 'sitting' temperature … and then there's the smoke inhalation … perhaps we're just not 'country' enough. Perhaps a good scratchy wool jumper and a piece of straw to chew on would get us more in tune with the whole stone cottage idyll? or, option B, we could just give up and go find somewhere with heating. Luckily we only booked the place for one month and planned to extend it to the full two months when we got here, but we have now decided plan B is a better idea!
The big news is that we have had haircuts and polished our shoes. With the addition of our freshly ironed clothes, we now almost fit in. At least we are now SLIGHTLY better turned out than the beggars on the streets. You might think that's an odd thing to say but I have never seen such well dressed homeless people … most wear tailored jackets and are better turned out than your average New Zealander. We even saw someone holding up a sign asking for money to fund an Armani jacket the other day … I think it was a joke.
We have also taken up yoga with the help of YouTube and now spend most mornings grappling with a downward dog and various warrior poses. These sessions generally end in one of us giggling and/or falling over … but it's good indoor fun that, if nothing else, helps us keep warm. I have also bought some new knitting wool and have taken up sock knitting. It has the advantage of being small and easily transportable … and my feet are cold … so it's win win all round!
We are now also starting to look round for a flight home so at least we can make sure we have enough money left to get back again 🙂 I think it would be poor form to have to ask the children to bail us out and send us the fare … although, I understand that many a gap year ends like this … granted, it's perhaps the other way around.
the Husband 'mislaid' YET ANOTHER e-reader. This is e-reader number three … within 8 months!
He was valiantly attempting to make a case for the purchase of e-reader number four (it was falling of very deaf ears, I can tell you!) when the gods smiled on him and we received an email from a lovely lady who had found e-reader No.3 and was willing to post it to us! I am now seriously considering for an impact resistant case for said e-reader that I will superglue to his forehead!
After a long run of no punctures, we have been positively beset by the beastly things recently. The last one was on the way to a local market and as such we didn't have a repair kit with us so we had a very pleasant 6.5km walk back to the gîte. Upon inspection we decided that the tyres have really had their day so we have bought a full set of brand new tyres, which the Husband is currently, and painfully, changing over one by one. The small tyres are very stiff when new and even more so in the freezing cold when squatted on the front step … or so I'm told. I have kept well out of the way as he seems to be using anger and swearing to assist in the process. There is no mention of this technique on the Brompton website but if it works for him ….
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On 19 October 2016 the South African government submitted its Instrument of Withdrawal to the United Nations Secretary General, stating that it had "the honour to notify that the government of the Republic of South Africa has decided to withdraw from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court".
This is the latest legally questionable and deplorable instalment in what seems to be a string of legally questionable actions taken by the state since the unfortunate arrival of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir in June 2015. Procedurally and substantively, serious concerns have been raised about the government's conduct in this ongoing and bitter South Africa-ICC saga. By ANGELA MUDUKUTI.
South Africa, post 1994, was understood to be a nation that would prioritise human rights and justice. The nation signed and ratified the Rome Statute and took its commitment one step further by domesticating it, making it an integral part of the domestic legislative framework. The domestic legislation, the Implementation Act, has been an integral part of South African law since 2002 and all was well until the arrival of Bashir. This was 'Part One' of the saga.
Bashir, who is wanted for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity arrived in June 2015 for the 25th African Union Summit despite the existence of local and international arrest warrants.
Bashir was not arrested on arrival and thus the Southern Africa Litigation Centre was forced to approach the courts on an urgent basis seeking the arrest of Bashir. Unfortunately, the state allowed Bashir to escape despite a court order issued to prevent his departure. The High Court and the Supreme Court of Appeal both ruled that failure to arrest Bashir was unlawful. Adamant that both courts had erred, and that another court would rule differently, the state persisted with the matter and took it on appeal to the Constitutional Court.
The matter is scheduled to be heard on 22 November, and yet on 21 October the next curious and questionable announcement from government hit the headlines, constituting 'Part Two' of the saga. Justice Minister Michael Masutha announced to the media that the state intends to withdraw the case. What is most interesting about such an announcement is that the state cannot unilaterally withdraw from a case. The Constitutional Court rules indicate that "[w]henever all parties, at any stage of the proceedings, lodge with the Registrar an agreement in writing that a case be withdrawn… the Registrar shall, if the Chief Justice so directs, enter such withdrawal, whereupon the Court shall no longer be seized of the matter". By the time Minister Masutha made this announcement, none of the above procedures had been followed.
Now we find ourselves at 'Part Three' of the saga – the state's attempt to withdraw from the Rome Statute. By announcing that the executive has the prerogative to effect withdrawal, the executive is attempting to sidestep parliament. This procedurally questionable move has received fully warranted outrage from civil society and parliamentarians. In order for South Africa to withdraw from the Rome Statute, the Implementation Act must be repealed first as it binds the nation to cooperate with the ICC.
To repeal this Act necessary parliamentary procedures must be followed including introducing a bill before Parliament, the organ vested with legislative authority in terms of the Constitution. Both houses of parliament are constitutionally bound in terms of section 59 and 72 respectively to "facilitate public involvement in the legislative and other processes" of the Council and Assembly.
Withdrawing from the only permanent International Criminal Court (imperfect as the Court may be) without consulting parliament or the people of this country hardly reflects actions that are reconcilable with the spirit, object and purport of the Constitution.The Constitution is designed to provide a solid foundation for a democratic and open society, yet the state continues to act in a way that jeopardises these important values. The will of the people, respect for human rights, an appreciation for justice and accountability are all missing from this disturbing turn of events.
The implications of withdrawing from the Rome Statute and repealing the Implementation Act are serious. Victims of international crimes will have no international access to justice and will find themselves before domestic courts that have no domestic framework governing the prosecution of these crimes, given that the Act could be obliterated. It is the ordinary citizens who will continue to pay the price for this brazen disregard for international criminal justice and human rights.


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"With limited resources, we are doing very well to be where we are."
Date: 22nd December 2018 at 10:26am
During their first season back in the Football League, The Imps picked up four points against Newport County. The first tie, which was played at Rodney Parade on 23rd December in front of a crowd of 3,514. Newport finished the match with 10 men after Mark O'Brien was sent off in the 53rd minute for a foul on Matt Green. After the match, Michael Flynn, the Newport County Manager, said: "I'm happy with a point. I thought that was our best performance of the season."
The home match against today's opponents finished 3-1 to The Imps in front of a crowd of 7,567. Matt Rhead put The Imps ahead in the 13th minute, but the sides went in level at halftime after Padraig Amond equalised in the 32nd minute. Second half goals from Matt Green (51′) and Ollie Palmer (73′) helped secure all three points.
Anyway, time for the Q&As!
Thank you to Newport County supporters Craig, Richard and James for answering our questions! The answers are on three pages. To get to the next set of answers, simply press "Click here for the next set of answers!" at the bottom of the page!
First up, the answers provided by Craig:
How long have you supported Newport County?
Since I could breathe. 43 long years ago. My first match was in 1980 when I was 5.
Where did you finish last season?
A very satisfying 11th following on from the last minute great escape the previous season.
What do you think of your Manager?
He's Newport through & through, so what's not to like? He's young, hungry, been through the FA Wales coaching system so has all of the attributes in place to have a long successful managerial career AFTER getting us promoted this season.
What are your hopes and expectations for this season?
Right now I would snap your hand off for a playoff spot, with limited resources we are doing very well to be where we are, saying that our best 11 will beat any team in League Two.
One(s) to watch?
Padraig Amond or Podge, a real fans favourite who gives his all every game & knows where the goal is, Robbie Willmot supplies most of his assists and is another who would not look out of place in the Championship.
Who do you think will finish in the top 7?
Lincoln City, Milton Keynes Dons, Colchester United, Newport County, Tranmere Rovers, Mansfield Town and Stevenage.
Who do you think will finish in the bottom 2?
Macclesfield Town & Morecambe.
What are your thoughts on Lincoln City?
Lincoln are a powerful side with dangerous strikers who with their resources should do well once promoted to League One.
What do you think the score will be?
What will your likely default formation and style of play be for this season?
3 centre backs with wing-backs, 3 central midfielders, then the strikers.
Random fact about your Club?
In the same season we lost by a record margin 13 nil to Newcastle United away in 1946 (division 2) we actually won the return home fixture 4-2, not many know that.
If you could steal one Lincoln City player for your own team, who would it be and why?
Matt Green (haha). From your current squad, big John Akinde, he has always caused up problems with his physical style of play and he scores penalties which we cannot at the moment.
What are your proudest and most embarrassing moments as a Newport County Supporter?
I completed a sponsored walk in Bob Latchford's County shirt from Bristol Parkway to our old ground Somerton Park to raise much-needed funds before we went bust in 1992, my most embarrassing moment is being plastered across sky sports news for throwing a plastic cup at Yeovil's goalkeeper in a moment of madness. Don't throw cups kids!!
Who would you say is your most underrated player?
Dan Butler, a managers dream, always gives 100 per cent and can chip in with the odd goal as seen last week against our old chums Wrexham.
Do you have a Supporters Trust and what role do they play at the Club?
We are a fan-owned club so the Trust run everything, it has not been plain sailing, to be honest, I am in favour of changing to a hybrid model which works well at other clubs, we have been lucky to have some good cup runs to help with income including this season, one excellent move was for the Trust to take over a local bar "Bar Amber" which is now run by Ryan Courtney a County Director, all profits are invested back into the club so it's a great initiative.
Which was your favourite match involving Newport County?
There's 2. Beating Cardiff City at Ninian Park on penalties in the FAW Cup and then securing our return to the League football after 25 years in exile by beating Wrexham 2 nil at Wembley both amazing experiences.
Which was your least favourite match involving Newport County?
Losing to non-league Merthyr Tydfil in the Welsh Cup final replay in 1987, the referee from that day still has the freedom of Gurnoss…(a suburb of Merthyr…) an awful day…
What's the best thing about Newport?
Shippa TV & the people.
Do you have a Former Players Association at Newport County?
Yes, it is very active, they are regular visitors to Rodney Parade which is great to tell our younger fans about our footballing history and our "golden generation" group of players.
What's the situation now with the rugby being, or not being, played at Rodney Parade?
Well, there are 3 teams sharing 1 ground/pitch which is not ideal, the situation has eased since the new pitch being installed but the long-term feasibility of the situation will soon be up for debate when our lease comes up for renewal.
Similar to us, you've had a couple of good FA Cup draws recently – Tottenham and now Leicester. How has this money been spent? Debt reduction, facilities or the squad?
All 3, the funds have been spent on developing the club in all areas including training facilities, the academy has benefited as have the 1st team squad, we have also had to pay off ex-directors etc.
Given that you now have free access in and out of our country over the Severn Bridge, will you be bringing more support Saturday?
I doubt it will have a difference in our consistently healthy away attendances but we should see an increase in away fans at Rodney Parade, tell Morecambe their tandem can now come into Wales for free…
Have you still got the same radio commentary team covering your games and if so do they know the difference between rugby and football now?
We have club legend Tim Thraves on MIC duties then commentators from BBC Wales, they are all Football people so do know the difference between the 2 Sports.
As I sign off I want to say a big thank you to our club legend David Pipe who along with the County players visited my Dad Ronald Shipley (County fan for 62 years) at our local hospital this week, he has been unwell recently but that visit made his year, thanks all you a credit to our club UTC!!
"With limited resources, we are doing very well to be where we are.":https://t.co/B9OnhY3fKK#ImpsAsOne #NCAFC #Newport
— Vital Lincoln City (@VitalLincoln) December 22, 2018
Posted by Vital Lincoln City on Saturday, 22 December 2018
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Reinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science (Princeton Science Library #91) (Paperback)
By Michael Nielsen
This is book number 91 in the Princeton Science Library series.
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How the internet and powerful online tools are democratizing and accelerating scientific discovery
In Reinventing Discovery, Michael Nielsen argues that we are living at the dawn of the most dramatic change in science in more than 300 years. This change is being driven by powerful new cognitive tools, enabled by the internet, which are greatly accelerating scientific discovery. There are many books about how the internet is changing business or the workplace or government. But this is the first book about something much more fundamental: how the internet is transforming the nature of our collective intelligence and how we understand the world.
Reinventing Discovery tells the exciting story of an unprecedented new era of networked science. We learn, for example, how mathematicians in the Polymath Project are spontaneously coming together to collaborate online, tackling and rapidly demolishing previously unsolved problems. We learn how 250,000 amateur astronomers are working together in a project called Galaxy Zoo to understand the large-scale structure of the Universe, and how they are making astonishing discoveries, including an entirely new kind of galaxy. These efforts are just a small part of the larger story told in this book--the story of how scientists are using the internet to dramatically expand our problem-solving ability and increase our combined brainpower.
This is a book for anyone who wants to understand how the online world is revolutionizing scientific discovery today--and why the revolution is just beginning.
Michael Nielsen is one of the pioneers of quantum computing. He is an essayist, speaker, and advocate of open science. He lives in Toronto.
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Kicking off December with a massively busy week but I love being busy so this week is super exciting for me. As it is the festive month of the year I have promised lots of Christmassy posts to get you all feeling more in the spirit of Christmas with present ideas, stocking fillers and pretty party outfits...which brings me to my first one of the month!
When I was younger I hated getting socks for christmas, it was always a stocking filler that I overlooked and didn't care for...I am only 22 but now I LOVE socks. Cute socks, warm socks, over sized knee high socks; warm feet are happy feet in my opinion. The phase of the frill is passing and something needs to fill that gap.
The wonderful brand Stance UK have teamed up with Roo's Beach shop in Porth and embraced this notion of socks for Christmas by creating a range especially for that. These stag socks are my favourite from their christmas range and I cannot express how warm they are. When I'm blogging or having an afternoon in my flat I tend to just wear socks to pad around in and these are ideal to keep my toes warm and feet snug.
All of the socks for christmas range are so snuggly with lovely quirky patterns which are perfect for any stocking filler. With shorts socks to over the knee socks there is no chance the winter is going to freeze your tootsies. So if you're wondering what to get the awkward Uncle, your Mum who has everything or your Dad who never says what he wants, give their feet some love and wrap them up in some Stance festiveness.
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US Carries Out ICBM Test It Delayed Over China Drills
The US launched the ICBM 4,200 miles from California to the Marshall Islands
by Dave DeCamp Posted on August 16, 2022 August 16, 2022 Categories NewsTags Marshall Islands
On Tuesday, the US military carried out a test of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) after the launch was delayed over China's drills around Taiwan that came in the wake of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the island.
US Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) said the ICBM was launched from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. It was unarmed and equipped with a test reentry vehicle, which traveled 4,200 miles and splashed down near the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
An unarmed Minuteman III ICBM launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base (US Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Quijas)
The nuclear-capable Minuteman III is produced by Boeing and has a range of over 6,000 miles.
The AFGSC said the test launches "verify the accuracy and reliability of the ICBM weapon system, providing valuable data to ensure a continued safe, secure and effective nuclear deterrent."
The command downplayed the idea that the test had anything to do with current global tensions. "Such tests have occurred more than 300 times before, and this test is not the result of current world events," AFGSC said.
The Pentagon previously delayed the test because it did not want to ratchet up tensions further with China, although the US is planning to send warships and warplanes into the Taiwan Strait in the coming weeks.
The US has a dark history of weapons testing in the Marshall Islands, where from 1946 to 1958, 67 nuclear tests were conducted. To this day, many areas are still uninhabitable due to high radiation levels. The US has refused to properly compensate the people of the Marshall Islands for the health problems and environmental damage the testing caused.
Author: Dave DeCamp
Dave DeCamp is the news editor of Antiwar.com, follow him on Twitter @decampdave. View all posts by Dave DeCamp
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Duane Angell says:
North Korea recognized long ago that the US can eradicate their country. This test was unnecessary, and it does not change the fact that retaliation would be too costly to bear.
Could the US navy defeat China's navy? I'm going to say "probably". But that too would be too costly to bear. Moreover, it would not save Taiwan if the mainland becomes determined to take it back.
We need to get rid of the warmongers in D.C. They squander our wealth, threaten the planet, and are doing everything in their power to create a world where "nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom".
Precisely. We've always been like this. Belligerent assholes.
Rightstermeister says:
How come all the hullabaloo when N. Korea or Iran carries out tests, but we do it all the time?
AGPhillbin says:
Why, because we're us and they're not.
Donna Volatile says:
LOL!!!
Jackie Chiles 4 President says:
Because we rule the world, and they live in it.
On it, not in a subterranean cave "in it". lol
The Pentagon previously delayed the test because it did not want to ratchet up tensions further with China
Absolute Lie…!
Over which part of China did they carry it out? The Mainland or Taiwan?
It wasn't over China or Taiwan. The original delay of the ICBM test was allegedly over the China military drills off of Taiwan. The homepage headline cut out the word "drills" which is in the article headline, leading a lot of readers (like you and myself) to initially think it was literally fired over China. Accident 0r clickbait — you be the judge.
That was sarcasm over the headline.
Is Nancy planning any more trips anywhere?… She might accidentally start a war…
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Etta James (1938-2012): 'The Blues Is My Business, & Business Is Good'
Talk about "born to sing the blues."
She was named Jamesetta Hawkins. Her mother was 14 and completely uninterested in the parenting grind. She never knew who her father was (although, decades later, she was semi-reliably informed he was Minnesota Fats, the legendary pool hustler). Her childhood, she said, was like a series of one-night stands; she was passed from relative to relative. The one constant was singing. At five, she joined a gospel choir in Los Angeles -- and was soon proclaimed a prodigy. At 15, she and two friends formed a vocal trio. They got noticed -- their recording of "Roll With Me, Henry" (a title so sexy it had to be renamed: "The Wallflower") went to #2 on the R&B charts. Etta was, at 16, touring with Little Richard.
Her follow-up single, "Good Rockin' Daddy," was another hit. It took her only a few more years to get to Chess Records, the Chicago-based label that knew how to get great records out of blues artists. At 22, Etta James had a big voice --- and a big, brassy personality. And she had History; she'd been a professional musician for six years, she'd been around. Leonard Chess liked "triangle" songs, and he found a great one for Etta's Chess debut: "All I Could Do Was Cry." The set-up: Etta watching her lover marry another woman. The refrain: "I was losing the man that I loved, and all I could do was cry." Etta needed only one take. When she was finished, she was crying --- and so were some of the engineers.
Success can be harder than failure, especially for musicians. Etta's response to busted romance was to take drugs. "Some people can't work high, but I can," she boasted. "I may be one of those singers who has enough power to overcome the fog and filters of drugs." She couldn't overcome the cost of drugs, however; she was arrested for writing bad checks. But she kept pumping out the hits: "I'd Rather Go Blind" and "Tell Mama." After a few lost years, Etta re-connected with Chess Records. By 1978, she was the opening act for the Rolling Stones.
I own most of the Etta James catalog. I sample it often, for a woman who lived this hard -- who loved and lost and paid the price for everything she got and a lot she didn't -- oozes the kind of wisdom you don't find in books. That was the thing about Etta: She had total credibility. She lived the blues, and you'd best believe she was going to tell you about them, and in the bluntest (and thus, most poetic) way possible. (If you ever saw Etta live, you know that she was a great deal raunchier than the new kids).
"The blues is my business, and business is good," she sings, and that's true of all the CDs she released since 1989. For me, the best is Seven Year Itch. [It's a fortune on CD. [To buy the MP3, click here.] After that, it's a coin toss. Life, Love and the Blues is pretty great. [To buy the CD from Amazon, click here. For the MP3 download, click here.] Of equal merit, Love's Been Rough on Me. [To buy the CD from Amazon, click here. For the MP3 download, click here.]
Jealousy, anger, revenge ("feel like breakin' up somebody's home"), lust -- this is Shakespearean stuff. So lower the lights. Stop all conversation. Etta James was a presence. To hear her is be shaken, stroked and -- not least -- schooled.
[Cross-posted from HeadButler.com]
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Q: Radius of the circumscribed circle We have a triangle with $a=b$. I want to calculate the radius of the circumscribed circle in respect to $a$ and $c$.
We have that the center is the point where the perpendicular bisectors intersect, and the radius is the length to any of the three vertices.
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From the sinus law we have that $$\frac{a}{\sin\alpha}=\frac{b}{\sin\beta}=\frac{c}{\sin\gamma}=2R$$ where $R$ is the radius of the circumscribed circle.
So, we have that $2r=\frac{a}{\sin\alpha}$. Do we have to write $\sin\alpha$ in respect to $c$ ?

A: Do you fear drawing diagrams? They might help. Quite a lot.

By considering the midpoint of $AB$ and applying the Pythagoran theorem we have
$$ R+\sqrt{R^2-\frac{c^2}{4}} = \sqrt{a^2-\frac{c^2}{4}} $$
That is simple to turn into a quadratic equation, leading to $R=\frac{a^2}{\sqrt{4a^2-c^2}}$.

A: Using the symmetry of the isosceles triangle, you have $$\cos\frac{C}{2}=\frac{a}{2R}\implies\cos C=\frac{a^2}{2R^2}-1$$
Also, from the sine rule, you have $\sin C=\frac{c}{2R}$, so combining these gives $$\frac{c^2}{4R^2}+\left(\frac{a^2}{2R^2}-1\right)^2=1$$
This can be rearranged to give $$R^2=\frac{a^4}{4a^2-c^2}$$ and hence $R$ in terms of $a$ and $c$

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The Relay for Life event for 2017 takes place May 13 and organizers are seeking all types of assistance while preparing for the big day.
KINGMAN – Mardi Gras is a day of feast and celebration prior to the fasting period of Lent. Traditionally, it was a day to use up all meat products that would not be eaten during Lent. This year, the Relay for Life Team of Kingman has chosen it as the theme for our event take takes place from noon until midnight May 13 at Kingman High School.
There will be continuing entertainment during the event. The Briana Payne Band, The Swillers, Chris Commisso, Monkey Biznezz, Angel & The Hit Men, KP&R Dance Divas, and DJ Jeremiah plan to perform, as well presentations by the Beale Street Theater and possibly the Kingman High School Band. If you have suggestions for additional entertainment, contact Dave Morphew at 928-757-0204.
Last year, the American Cancer Society provided services to 247 Mohave County residents. The American Cancer Society provided general information, health insurance assistance, transportation assistance, lodging for the patients and caregivers when traveling for treatment, wigs and/or non-wig head coverings, and more.
At, as well as leading up to, each Relay for Life event, fundraising is conducted by our teams. Each team has a booth/campsite at which their fundraising continues. The teams decorate their booths to reflect the theme.
Teams are composed of volunteers who are dedicated to raising money to help in the fight against cancer. Anyone can start a team. Contact Dannie Winget at 928-279-3354 or Cecelia Clouser at 928-530-7718, or come to our next team captains meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday at KRMC Hualapai Campus.
We look forward to meeting you and having you join the Relay for Life team.
The teams are hosting a yard sale from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday in the parking lot of Cerbat Lanes, 3631 Stockton Hill Road.
Everyone is invited to come browse, shop, meet and greet to your hearts content.


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Pall Mall, number 34 (later 25), London: executed designs for the house, for Andrew Millar, 1765-66 (11)
Andrew Millar (1705-68), a subscriber to Adam's Ruins in 1767, was a bookseller. He first had a shop near St Clement's Church on the Strand, and later opposite Katherine Street. His business was established in 1728, and he is known to have published the work of Henry Fielding, Samuel Johnson's dictionary, James Thomson's Seasons, David Hume and William Robertson's volumes on the history of England, and Adam's print of the Admiralty Screen. Moreover, with the assistance of Patrick Murdock, Millar organised the publication of James Thomson's collected works in order to fund a monument to Thomson, designed by Adam for Poet's Corner in Westminster Abbey.
The bookshop was turned over to one of Millar's three apprentices, Thomas Caldwell, in 1764. During his retirement Millar rebuilt his house at 34 Pall Mall to designs by Robert Adam. The house was built in accordance with the extant drawings. Millar moved into the house in December 1766, remaining there until his death in 1768. As none of his three children had survived infancy, on his death Millar's house and £60,000 fortune were inherited by his wife Jane Johnson (1710-88), the daughter of a Westminster printseller, whom he had married in 1730. Jane went on to marry Sir Archibald Grant in 1780.
According to the Survey of London, during the 1820s 34 Pall Mall was occupied by John Gibson Lockhart, the son-in-law of Sir Walter Scott, and in the 1830s by John Macdonald, the Adjutant General of Horse Guards. The house was demolished at an unknown date.
See also: The Admiralty Screen, Whitehall; Westminster Abbey, London: Monument to James Thomson
A.T. Bolton, The architecture of Robert and James Adam, 1922, Volume II, Index pp. 43, 80; Survey of London, Volume 29, 1960, pp. 325-26; D. King, The complete works of Robert & James Adam and unbuilt Adam, 2001, Volume I, p. 264
Frances Sands, 2012
Architectural & Other Drawings results view
Finished drawings for the house, 1765-66, executed with minor alterations (7)
[1] Finished drawing for the house, 1765-66, executed with minor alterations
datable to c1765-66
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Nasmith or William Hamilton
[6] Finished drawing for the house, 1765, executed with minor alterations
Robt Adam Archt 1765 (on a small separate sheet affixed to the drawing)
Finished drawing for a ceiling for the front drawing room, 1766 (1)
[8] Finished drawing for a ceiling for the front drawing room, 1766
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JONATHAN BINET at Berthold Pott / Cologne
JONATHAN BINET / Distance
10 March - 8 April 2017
Berthold Pott - An der Schanz 1a - 50735 Cologne
Jonathan Binet's works are multifaceted and thus not easy to categorize right away. However, his works can be attributed to the realm of painting, which does not necessarily seem obvious at first glance. This has to do, on the one hand, with the fact that he rarely uses the classical stretched canvas-rectangle, but rather works with 'shapes'; and, on the other hand, he generally does without colour (or uses exclusively black) – or he does without the canvas altogether and sketches his forms and images solely with the help of outlines welded from raw steel runners, which results in silhouettes or forms, which 'stand' on the wall like line drawings.
In his first solo exhibition at Berthold Pott Gallery, titled Distance, he presents a series of recent works, which predominantly comprise silhouettes welded from flat metal runners, complemented by canvas works partially stretched over plywood.
Included in the exhibition is, for example, a small-format work composed of metal bands that unite two overlapping angles with an organic curve that, in turn, frame a white-beige shaped linen canvas. Binet juxtaposes this delicate work with a powerful, 3.5-metre-long and 1.7-metre-high canvas surface, likewise outlined by a rectangular metal frame, the jagged left side of which 'turns toward' the smaller work. Forms of closeness and compactness are juxtaposed with and stand in contrast to forms of incompleteness and rawness. Equally rich in contrast is Binet's arrangement of the works in the gallery space:
At the end of a long wall, for example, Binet positions a circa 1.3-metre-high and extremely thin, sickle-like metal outline. As though carved into the wall with a knife, the sharp, narrow, and nearly black metal form seems to emerge out of the white 'void' of the wall.
Binet always thinks beyond the individual work. His works always reveal strong connections to each other. It is either line connections, interrelated proportions and disproportions, repetitions of forms, variations, or form complementarities, which connect the works with each other. The choice of materials and the predominant renunciation of colour, however, also serve to link the works visually.
Binet unites and strongly interrelates his works not only with each other, but also with the exhibition space. His works are thus always placed on, with, around, and against elements of the architecture: windows, doors, gratings, radiators, columns, and other elements are taken up and serve as interaction platforms for his works – the exhibition space and its specific characteristics thus define the placing of the works. Seemingly unpretentious situations, such as corners, staircases, and exits, can become central locations when the artist reassess and reconditions them through the placement of his works.
Also of great importance to Binet is the constant development and modification of works throughout the entire process. The unintended, the accidental, and the coincidental are 'allowed', accepted as inspiration and modification, and accompany the works' process of formation even after they leave the studio.
It can thus be the case that a work is unmounted during installation and remounted in a new form, for example when the artist recognises new compositional focal points and connections while breaking the form down, picking up on these and allowing them to flow directly into the work. A dynamism that appears to know no bounds. A work that is always open for everything that takes place around it.
Born in 1984, lives in Paris. Studied at ENSBA Paris and Beaux-Arts Saint-Etienne.
Main solo exhibitions:
Balice Hertling, Paris (2016), Carl Kostyal, London (2015), Bonner Kunstverein
(2015), Kunsthalle Sankt Gallen (2015), Centre D´Art Neuchatel (2014), Gaudel de
Stampa, Paris (2014), Art Basel Statements, Basel (2013), Liste Basel (2014 +
2015), Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2012), CAPC, Bordeaux (2012)
Main group exhibitions:
Berthold Pott, Cologne (2016), Occidential Temporary, Paris (2015), Carlier /
Gebauer, Berlin (2014), Foundation D´Enterprise Richard, Paris (2014), Standard
Oslo, Oslo, Norway (2014)
Tags berthold pott, Cologne, JONATHAN BINET, Lazy exhibitions


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Making the Most of Your Talents on Social Sites
By Cynthia Rodriguez
Posted on... 4:18 pm January 19, 2012
Written By Cynthia Rodriguez
Creating a social media site showcasing your creative talents is easy, but making that site worthy enough for people to follow and like is a different story. Creativity, individualism and a demand for the service you are putting out for the world to love, are key ingredients to becoming the go to source for your specific niche, bringing a constant flow of traffic and hits.
Dark Lamb's Tumblr keeps her lines clean with a pop of color shown through photos she posts and the occasional neon labels highlighting her date of post.
On her "About" tab, she mentions that her blog "was one of the first fashion blogs to be featured in the original Tumblr Directory" and is an expert in "luxury menswear, floral design and wardrobe/prop styling for photography," so her blog consists of just that.
She posts editorial photos, photos of male models on runway shows and some personal photos, because this is what she knows and can provide comments on.
Her credibility is what brings audiences to her Tumblr blog, while her snarky comments on what designers are doing can bring just a hint of drama to her viewers.
She makes her Tumblr her own, by bringing her day to day creativity into her posts to make them stand out from the other fashion blogs on the social site.
If you're in expert in picking the ripest fruit or pruning rose bushes just so, take that uniqueness and transform it into videos of how-tos or before and after photos with text added to explain difficulties or tips.
With more than 5.8 million users, Facebook is a great launching pad for individuals to help get word out of your blogs, music or artwork.
Kathryn Morgan, ballerina for the New York City Ballet, created a Page where she posts photos of her in recitals, offers tips on how to soothe aching feet and promotes her book.
As a soloist ballerina, she offers advice to fellow dancers and explains how to do steps seen on photos she shares with her fans.
Again, it is her credibility that makes people flock to her site. Her conversational posts makes her approachable and that is what fans want to see.
If you come across as interested in your fans and easy going, the more frequently they will want to visit your social site to see what you have to say.
How-to videos are a growing trend on YouTube, but you can take it one step further like Promise Tamang Phan did on her channel.
Phan took her makeup skills to a whole new level, not just recording tutorials on how to do your makeup for a night out, but how to completely transform yourself into someone else.
She has contoured and shaded her face to look like the doppelgangers of Johnny Depp, Kim Kardashian and even Neytiri from Avatar.
Take your very mainstream talent and think of unconventional ways it can be featured. Is gardening a hobby? Make a time sequence video of you arranging flowers and shrubs in a way that creates a portrait of some sort that can be seen in an aerial view.
Being an individual will set you apart from the other gardeners who create videos of how to plant or which plant is named what.
Whether you choose all or just a couple of these sites to show off your creativeness, the bottom line is to let people view how you can make something so simple into something genius.
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Carley Dodd and his son Matthew Dodd hope customers taste the creamy difference at the new 2 Profs Gourmet Ice Cream in Abilene.
School is in session at the new Two Profs Gourmet Ice Cream, and the lesson is that all ice creams are not created alike.
"We do craft ice cream. It's a premium," said Carley Dodd, who co-owns the shop with his son, Matthew.
Dodd doesn't expect customers to understand the science to appreciate the taste at the new venture at 1989 State Highway 351, north of Walmart. The business opened Dec. 11 in the former home for Golden Chick.
Those ingredients include Ghirardelli white chocolate, Oreos, Andes mints, Madagascar vanilla extract and Nestle's La Lechera Dulce De Leche in the caramel ice creams. Fredericksburg peaches will be used when in season.
The standing menu offers 14 flavors, such as chocolate, vanilla, strawberry cheesecake, key lime, caramel crunch and mocha chip. There also are four dairy-free Italian ice options, such as black raspberry and orange cream.
Italian ice has about one-third the sugar of ice cream and no butterfat. The flavors are built on a sorbet base.
"It's richer than sherbets," Dodd said.
One scoop is $2.49, while three scoops runs $4.49. Hours are noon to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, noon to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday.
Dodd can expound on the molecular synergy that happens when cream and choice flavors whirl together at a chilly temperature in the Emery Thompson batch freezer. But, the appeal of ice cream is obvious in terms even a child can understand, he said. A recent example was a regular customer who brought her son for a scoop after he got a bump on his head.
"He came in with a frown. He walked out with a smile," Dodd said.
Carley Dodd retired in January 2018 after 38 years as a communications and sociology professor at Abilene Christian University. He also was ACU's graduate school dean for several years.
Matthew Dodd has a doctorate in family studies from Texas Woman's University and a bachelor's and two master's degrees from ACU, where he formerly worked as an assistant professor in the Department of Conflict Resolution.
He also taught at McMurry University.
The two pivoted into the ice cream business in December 2017, when they bought Terry's Ice Cream at 109 Locust St. in Sweetwater. The deal included the building near downtown, equipment and recipes that former owner Terry Frye and his wife created.
"The reputation of his ice cream is it's creamy, it's dense. It doesn't have that crunchy ice," Dodd said.
With a son and his family in Sweetwater, the commute 45 miles west of Abilene had fringe benefits, Dodd said. He has four grown children.
Dodd's first taste of Terry's vanilla — his favorite flavor — took him back to his childhood tagging along with his father on deliveries for Borden Dairy in San Antonio.
"It was good father and son time," Dodd said.
He now relishes having a work experience with Matthew.
One of Matthew's top flavors is white chocolate almond. Several customers gravitate to chocolate peanut butter and Oreo. The latter is made with so many crushed cookies that it turns the vanilla base to a chocolate color, Matthew said.
The ice cream is now mixed in Abilene and transported to Sweetwater.
The entrepreneurs also have long-term plans to secure state manufacturing licensing for stocking the ice cream in grocery stores and other businesses.
With 2 Profs, Dodd is dishing his childhood memories on a spoon. He hopes each scoop is a memory-making catalyst for his customers.
Those conversations are bound to occur at Two Profs' outdoor patio as warmer weather arrives. A cup, cone or float also can be enjoyed dine-in or picked up at the drive-through window.


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After cat.4 storm also known as Hurricane Maria swept through Puerto Rico on Wednesday destroying almost everything in its path, the tiny island was blown back to the dark ages, as one hundred percent of its power was knocked out by the horror-movie-like 155 miles per hour winds, while the 2 ft of rain transformed its roads into rivers of mud.
Puerto Rico's governor Ricardo Rosello has said in an interview for the Associated Press that some of the island's customers could stay without power for months, as its fragile power grid was totally obliterated by the hurricane, not to mention the damage provoked by Irma not two weeks ago.
More than 11,000 Puerto Ricans and almost 600 pets are still in government run shelters. Over eighty percent of homes were destroyed in one neighborhood (Juana Matos) in Catano as per initial estimates. Hurricane Maria was the strongest storm to hit Puerto Rico since 1928's San Felipe Segundo, when more than 300 people died. Puerto Rico's governor asked President Trump to declare Puerto Rico a disaster zone and according to early estimates, the hurricane caused more than thirty billion dollars in damage to the tiny island.