Last week, we celebrated the end of school by visiting Hersheypark and staying at the Hershey Lodge for three days! It was a vacation that we really needed and we soaked up every minute.
During our stay, we really came to realize all the benefits of staying at Hershey resort while visiting the park. We only live about 2 hours from Hershey and can easily the do the trip in a day but there are some real benefits for staying on property.
Resort Amenities. Each resort has their own amenities that are exclusive to the resort. When staying at the Hershey Lodge, you have access to Water Works (indoor waterpark), an outdoor pool and miniture golf. They also offer kid and family activities each and every day, from bingo to S'mores Roasts!
More time at the parks! If you are not a current season pass holder, you can still get extra time at Hersheypark. Enjoy up to 3.5 FREE extra hours at Hersheypark (Memorial Day – Labor Day) with Preview Plan. Just present your ticket for the following day to enjoy the park the night before.
And if that wasn't a bonus, you can get in one hour early access with Sweet Start! With Hersheypark Sweet Start, you can start your day before the gates officially open with up to one-hour early admittance on select rides in Founder's Way, The Hollow, and Kissing Tower Hill.
Explore Hershey. When you check in, you will not only receive your hotel key cards and complimentary chocolate bars (always a bonus in my book), you will also receive tickets to Hershey Gardens featuring the new Butterfly Atrium and The Hershey Story's Museum Experience!


The 2015 film The Big Short ends with a chilling line: "Michael Burry is focusing all of his trading on one commodity: Water." Taken in isolation, this means nothing, but in the context of the movie, it's both a grave warning as well as a sign of hope.
Burry is the eccentric hedge fund manager who, along with his associates, predicted and profited from the collapse of the world economy in 2008.
When the movie was released, many were perplexed by his focus on water – a strange bet when compared to commonly traded commodities such as gold. There is no market to trade water.
Recent events, however, have again vindicated Burry and his contrarian views.
The biggest such event, of course, is the water crisis in Cape Town, South Africa. Day Zero, when most of the city's taps will be turned off, has been pushed back to July 9 but there is little cause for celebration. Strict water conservation measures are still in place in Cape Town. The recommended daily water usage is 50 litres per person (in Hong Kong, the figure is around 130 litres per person per day), and businesses and tourists have been asked to use less water.
If there is a Day Zero, Cape Town will be the world's first large city in the 21st century to run out of water.
However, with the United Nations predicting that the global demand for water will outstrip supply by 40 per cent in 2030, other cities could join Cape Town with their own Day Zero in future. These include Brazil's Sao Paulo, which faced a water crisis in 2015, India's Bangalore, a city grappling with high levels of pollution, and Beijing, whose inhabitants, as of 2014, had to make do with an annual supply of just 145,000 litres of fresh water per person, far below the World Bank's threshold for water scarcity, which is set at one million litres per person.
So, what can we do to tackle this problem before it reaches catastrophic levels? The answer is again provided by Burry, who is investing in farmland, especially land used to make water-intensive food, such as almonds and wine. It's clear, then, that the solution lies in our food. While we personally may not have the resources that Burry has at his disposal to pour into almond farms, what we can do is change the way we eat – this means cutting down on meat, which has a much higher water footprint (for example, bovine meat consumes 15,415 litres of water per kilogram compared to vegetables, which use up 322 litres per kilogram).
While companies like Impossible Foods, which are working on realistic plant-based meat, may make this transition easier, we have to take the first steps, or risk creating water shortages in more cities around the world.


Benefit Cosmetics is offering free US shipping with any purchase on their site from June 27th to June 30th. This is a good way to ring in the 4th of July, with a new beauty product haul. Just enter in the word FIREWORK at check out to take advantage of the offer.
While you're over there, check out their new products like California Kissing (freshens breath and makes your teeth look whiter!), D'Finer D'Liner or Gee… That Was Quick. Don't you love these product names? My personal favorites are LemonAid and High Beams.


Hey Washingtonians - looking for an East Coast quality yet casual seafood shanty? Have you tried Tackle Box? The picnic tables and decor are quite fun, and the clam strips are pretty legit. Get your fish grilled or fried, simplicity at its finest.
The clam chowder is not too thick, not too thin, but just the right consistency and flavor.
Really cool... you can get a Lobster Pot to go! They will put it all together for you - clams, mussels, chorizo, corn, potatoes, seaweed, spices, and of course, lobster - and then you take 'er home to get to cookin'. Just add a bottle of cheap white vino and presto - fresh lobster in the comfort of your own home.


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After visiting the office for the assessment day, I was impressed with the working culture and the environment of the office. There was a positive energy, the recruiters and organizers were inviting, and so was anyone else. It felt like the firm was not extremely top down, and allowed for individuals to express their opinions and have them be considered regardless of their position. Through interactions with the trainees guiding us and the employees interviewing us, it became clear that this characteristic was very much part of the company's DNA.
This traineeship helped me to make the transition from a student to a professional. Seasoned line managers gave me tons of advice on my approach, my actions and my results. Their questions and suggestions result in thought provoking insights that pave way for further action. Whether you are stuck in the project, unable to win over a stakeholder, or simply having troubles in your personal life, the line managers are there to support you and guide you.
Joining the company together as a group of trainees creates a great support channel. You can converse with one another regarding any topic and get valuable feedback. This does not only limit to professional problems, but acts more like a network of friends.


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') SSchwartz's Articles at Contemporary Poetry Review
Author: SSchwartz
Stephen Schwartz is a poet, critic, and cultural historian currently living in Washington, D.C. He is best known for his volume The Two Faces of Islam: Saudi Fundamentalism and Its Role in Terrorism (Doubleday). He previously published nine books on political history, including From West to East: California and the Making of the American Mind (1998) and Intellectuals and Assassins (2000). His poetical works, including translations, comprise Antinarcissus (1969), A Sleepwalker's Guide to San Francisco (1983), Heaven's Descent (1990), and Dreaming in Albanian (2003). He is a frequent contributor to The Weekly Standard and other leading periodicals in the U.S. and Canada, as well as the largest Mexican daily, Reforma. He first visited the former Yugoslavia in 1990, and resided in Sarajevo in 1999-2001.
On Kalmi Baruh Street
By SSchwartz July 21, 2010 July 21, 2010 Essays
By: Stephen Schwartz
This is an intensely personal, and elliptical, and non-Aristotelian story.
As a young man I looked for a poem, afraid I could not find it. … continue reading...
In Memoriam: Philip Lamantia (1927-2005)
By SSchwartz July 21, 2010 October 25, 2010 Essays
On March 7, the North American poet Philip Lamantia, the only successful English-language versifier in the French surrealist style to appear in this hemisphere, died of heart failure in San Francisco, his native city, at 77.… continue reading...
"Under Empty Skies Falconers Weep"
By SSchwartz July 21, 2010 July 21, 2010 Essays, Reviews
A Personal Survey of Modern Verse in Ex-Yugoslavia and Albania (Part II)
As Reviewed By: Stephen Schwartz
Modern Bosnian literature
As should be seen throughout the present essay, translation is a difficult art, especially when dealing with poets from a cultural context so different from ours, as North Americans. … continue reading...
A Personal Survey of Modern Verse in Ex-Yugoslavia and Albania
I will begin this highly selective and idiosyncratic discussion of modern Slovene, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, and Albanian poetry with an anecdote. … continue reading...

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Wondering what are the new features of Android 4.4.2? Well, one of them is removing the very useful App Ops feature. App Ops enables you to revoke permissions for each installed app separately, and you can decide whether an application should access your location or personal information, or not.
Google stated that App Ops was enabled on Android 4.3 by mistake, and since this experimental feature needs more improvement to be accessed by all the users, we have removed it on Android 4.4.2.
If you are running Android 4.3 or 4.4, then learn How to Rev oke and Manage Permissions on Android.
HTC rolled out the Android 4.3 update with Sense 5.5 for HTC One Mini, and the 530MP update bring lots of system improvement to your device, which some of them are: BlinkFeed improvements, Video Highlight improvements, Music improvements, and of course System improvements which are Android 4.3 and HTC Sense 5.5 update.
Since the update is being rolled out gradually, it may take a while to cover all the One Mini devices.
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Oxford 10k 2023
Oxford 10k
£11.00 Children | £17.49 Adults | £17.49 Young Adults
Venue: University Parks, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RF View map
The Oxford 10k route is a double lap which starts around the park and then around the City Centre's historic landmarks.
The start and finish area is in University Parks next to the cricket pavillion.
If using what3words, enter ///rocket.maps.lanes in the free app, to find the exact starting point.
https://www.what3words.com/rocket.maps.lanes?partner=RaceForLife
There is no parking available at University Parks, except for blue badge holders (access via South Parks Road), and parking in the city centre is limited. Therefore, we suggest using the city's Park & Ride network, details of which can be found on the Oxford Bus Company website. They are kindly putting on additional services on the day of the event. The 300 and 500 services pass closest to University Parks, but you can also use the 400 service and walk from the High Street.
Numerous other bus routes service the city centre and you can find more information (including maps and timetables) here.
Road closures for the event will be in place from 9am, so please ensure that you leave plenty of time for your journey.
The route is suitable for wheelchair users with assistance. The course is entirely on paths and closed roads but the event site is on grass, which can become boggy in poor weather conditions. There is a limited amount of blue badge parking available at University Park's South Lodge on South Parks Road.


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Q: Will purchasing the 'Elite Dangerous: Horizons' DLC from Steam cause conflicts? Background:
So back when Elite Dangerous first came out, I purchased the main game from the Frontier store.
Present Day:
I now wish to purchase the Elite Dangerous: Horizons DLC from Steam.
I have seem that on the Frontier store you can generate a key to add the Elite Dangerous game to your Steam library.
See:
Can I get a Steam library product code? &
Elite: Dangerous Steam Keys.
Question:
So now I was wondering, will getting a steam key from the Frontier store allow me to to purchase the  Elite Dangerous: Horizons DLC from steam without any conflicts?
Or am I better purchasing from the Frontier store again and then porting across to steam after, using the before mentioned keys?

Side Note:
I am aware that the current price from both the
Frontier store (£10)
and Steam (£9.99)
in the UK is practically the same. However I have been recently given Steam credit which is what I wish to use for this purchase.

A: No, there is no conflict. On Steam, the actual "Elite: Dangerous" title consists of a launcher that is tied to your Frontier account. The launcher and Frontier account is what gives you access to the DLC, not Steam. Steam is effectively optional here, since the launcher is where all the magic happens.
The base game you download from Steam includes the Horizons content already, inputting the key you get from Frontier or the Steam store merely unlocks it.
Regardless of where you purchase your key, as long as it's tied to the same Frontier account at the end of the day, it will work in Steam.

A: Generally, when you redeem a key on Steam, Steam treats it is as if you had purchased that game on Steam with money. When another store offers you a steam key, and taking that offer doesn't invalidate your ownership on that store, then you will own the game twice. Once on the original store and once on Steam.
Also note Steam's refund policy. When you bought a DLC package which doesn't work, you can refund it within 14 days, unless you played the base game for more than 2 hours after purchase.

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In August of this year, CooperVision, very quietly, issued a voluntary recall of a "limited lot" of their Avaira Toric contact lenses. According to their website announcement, "…a small number of unexpected wearer reports of hazy vision and discomfort. The wearer symptoms were temporary in many cases." Now, with growing reports of eye problems, federal health officials are threatening to issue a public warning about the recalled lenses.
The lenses, manufactured by CooperVision Inc. and sold at stores such as Costco, Wal-Mart, and LensCrafters, have led to complaints ranging from blurry vision, all the way to agonizing pain requiring emergency room visits in some cases. Approximately one dozen customers have come forward so far to report their concerns… and their pain.
On Virginia man said his 15-year-old daughter was in so much pain after wearing her Avaira Torics—from a newly opened box he purchased at Wal-Mart—she was rushed to the hospital." I noticed what first looked like a torn piece of contact on her eye…. " The girl was diagnosed with a severe corneal tear and was treated with pain and antibiotic medications; her parents only learned of the recall after the girl suffered eye injury.
Critics say that CooperVision has downplayed the recall of hundreds of lots of contact lenses in the United States, exposing vulnerable consumers to ongoing injury. Why not issue the wider notification, what are they waiting for? Perhaps their reasoning is as clouded as the view their consumers are getting.
You can find the MSNBC article on this debacle here.


NEW ORLEANS — Police say a man broke into a business in Algiers and crawled on the floor to avoid setting off the alarm.
It happened at a business in the 4000 block of General De Gaulle Drive just before 3 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 22.
Police say the suspect smashed a glass door and crawled throughout the location on his knees.
He tried to get into the manager's office through the ceiling but wasn't able to do so.
Anyone with information is asked to call Fourth District Detectives at (504) 658-6040 or (504) 658-6045 or Crimestoppers at (504) 822-1111.


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How to Make a Great Cup of Coffee
Ivan Davenny
Ah, the coffee bean. Powerful. Majestic. Brown. But for something so essential to the lives of so many, it is truly a misunderstood entity. For instance, a coffee bean isn't even a bean; it's the seed of a fruit that's called a "cherry," even though it isn't technically a cherry, but a berry. And, as though to illustrate nature's keen sense of irony, that caffeine we're so eager to consume is thought to have originally been a defense mechanism.
Not only is coffee delicious, it's quite pretty.
Coffee beans can be just as confusing to actually work with; just think of how many bad cups of coffee you've had in your life. But don't worry. I have studied with them and I have learned their secrets. Here are a few principles essential to understanding how to brew a good cup of coffee.
Basically, there are four variables to keep in mind: Temperature, Ratio, Size, Time.
Temperature - This one is pretty simple. The higher the water temperature, the more flavor that's extracted more quickly (this is why cold brew needs to steep for 12-24 hours). But, if the water is too hot, it burns the beans. The ideal temperature is somewhere around 200 degrees F, so after you boil your water, let it sit for a minute or two to cool before you use it.
Ratio of coffee particles to water - I'm not going to go into exact ratios because, again, this is pretty intuitive. The higher the ratio of coffee to water, sometimes referred to as "the dose," the stronger the end product will be. Boom. But don't go too crazy; there's a threshold to how much coffee water can absorb, so after a certain point you're just wasting precious beans. I would start with something like 20 grams of coffee for every 10 ounces of water, and go up or down from there.
Size of particle - The finer the grind, the stronger the cup of coffee. But why? The coffee you drink is the result of water coming into contact with coffee grounds and absorbing oils and particulates from them. A finer grind creates smaller particles, and more of them, meaning there's more surface area exposed to the water. And the more surface area the water comes into contact with, the more flavor it can extract from the grounds.
Amount of time water is in contact with grinds - The longer the water spends in contact with the beans, the more it can absorb. This is pretty easy if you're brewing with a french press - you just plunge after about 4 minutes. Pour over methods, like a Chemex, are a little trickier because you have less control over how long the water remains in contact with the grounds. Stupid gravity!
This last one ties together all of these tenets. For example, the finer the grind, the less time the water needs to be in contact to extract the flavors, because you've made it so easy for the water to get at the grounds. But, making the particulates smaller will also make the water fall through them slower, so you may find that you need to lower the dose. It's a balancing act, but if you can identify the flavors in your cup, you can identify what went wrong in the brewing process.
A Note on Notes
Generally, the bright fruity flavors are among the first to be absorbed, and the sweet chocolatey flavors need a little more time. Bad cups of coffee are exaggerated results of this basic principle. So if your coffee is coming out tasting sour and watery, it's probably under-extracted, meaning the water has only been able to absorb those first notes. This is usually because the dosage is too low or the grind is too coarse. But stronger doesn't always mean better. Over-extraction, as I'm sure you can infer, occurs on the opposite end of the spectrum and results in a flat, bitter taste and a lingering astringency. This is because the water has had enough time with the grounds to absorb more of the bitter compounds from the grounds. This usually results from too fine a grind.
An expert artist's rendition of extraction. The coffee grounds on the right are finer, exposing more surface area for the water to interact with.
Beans, Beans, They're Good for Your Heart
Okay, but what beans should you buy in the first place? Blends tend to be more basic and are designed to be reliable. Single origins (beans from a single country and ideally from the same farm) can be a little pricier but are often more complex. For instance, some farms allow the fruit to dry out on the seed after harvesting, which imparts those fruity berry flavors into the coffee. (This is called "dry process" or "natural coffee" and is popular with African coffee growers.)
So different beans will certainly have inherently different profiles, but the actual roasting of the beans is what creates the most dramatic flavors. The same chemical reaction responsible for the flavor of a seared steak or a loaf of bread, called the Maillard reaction, is what produces the sweet, almost caramelized, coffee flavor. But the longer you roast it, the more bitter and burnt-tasting the beans will be. Recently there has been a trend toward shorter roast times and single origin beans, eschewing the practice of homogenized blends and overroasted "dark-roasts" and instead trying to highlight the varying delicate flavors. Overroasting also has the unfortunate side-effect of burning off some of the caffeine, so that pour over you spent $5 on at the hipster coffee shop does, in fact, pack more of a punch. If you're into that.
The roasting process creates over a thousand volatile compounds, and these are responsible for the flavors and aromas of a cup of coffee. But because these delicious compounds are so unstable, they begin to oxidize almost immediately, breaking down when exposed to oxygen. While grinding the beans allows the water to interact with more particles, it also allows oxygen to degrade the chemical compounds more quickly. If you are brewing with freshly ground beans, you may notice that the grounds will froth and rise when you pour water over them. This is called "the bloom," and it is caused by this degradation - those bubbles indicate that the beans are still full of these aromatic compounds. Older coffee has had more time to oxidize, so the bloom will be far less noticeable, and you may even need to raise the dosage to achieve the same flavors.
Long story short: Buy fresh beans (preferably beans that were roasted under a month ago), and don't grind them until just before you are going to brew. And drink it fast! Because these chemicals are so volatile, they actually continue to develop after you've brewed it. This is why an old pot of coffee doesn't taste as good as the fresh stuff - the sweet buttery lipids break down into acids and make it sour.
Which grinder is right for you? Probably the burr grinder.
Keep Your Nose to the Grindstone
Okay, so let's talk about equipment. Whatever method you use, I would highly suggest investing in a burr-grinder for your beans. The alternative, a blade-grinder, is basically just a blender you put coffee in. The grinds it produces may seem mostly the right size, but it will always be a little uneven, and this variance means you lose a lot of control. Burr grinders ensure a uniform particle size with settings that allow only particles of a certain size to slip through their teeth. They're a little pricier, but the rising interest in home coffee systems means you can get one for about 40 bucks. (You can also get hand operated ones for even less, which are great for trips.) You might also consider a food scale to have precise control over the dosage. It may seem pretty extra, but you can pick one up for 10 bucks. If you don't mind being a little less precise, you can always measure by scoop, about 2 tablespoons for every 10 ounces of water, and I promise I won't judge.
Just look at that beautiful bloom.
Look to Heaven, While it Goes the Other Way
Though these principles will always apply, the brewing method can have a dramatic effect on the end result. For instance, paper filters absorb some of the oils, so brewing methods that use metal filters, like espresso and french press, tend to be a little richer. I, myself, like to use an aeropress because of its versatility; I can make a pour-over or a french press style cup depending on my mood. It's also basically a modified turkey baster, so that's fun.
The final caveat is this: Brew what tastes good to you! If you like a light and fruity balance, try a slightly larger dose of coarsely ground natural beans. If you want that dark sludgy punch, grind that Columbian coffee a little finer. Keep in mind that single origin beans go in and out of season and that the blend you usually buy could be made up of entirely different beans from month to month. And while the roasters try to keep the same flavor profile, sometimes, for better or for worse, you may need to tweak your recipe. Just try to only change one variable at a time, so you can isolate its effects. Happy brewing!
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Springfield filmmaker embraces the unknowns with 'Emily'
Steven Spearie Staff Writer @stevenspearie
Nov 8, 2018 at 11:56 AM Nov 8, 2018 at 11:56 AM
For his latest short, "Emily," which premieres at The Studio Friday night, Springfield filmmaker Dave Heinzel admitted he was working without a net.
The 15-minute film, in which the teenaged Emily (Stella Cole) comes to grips with the sudden death of her mother (Mary Young), didn't have a script, a fixed set of filming locations or a solid production schedule.
It put Heinzel, who made his mark locally with the popular web series "The Studio Show," out of his comfort zone, something he ended up embracing.
"A script gives a plan through the entire process," explained Heinzel, 41, a Springfield native who is a creative technology consultant at the Lombard, Ill.-based Consortium for Educational Change. "With it, you can plan every shoot. You can figure out how long you want to be at each location. You can visualize it, draw storyboards, do all that stuff ahead of time.
"I couldn't do any of that (for "Emily"). I had to trust my instinct a lot.
"I enjoyed making this one and I think it comes from throwing out all the stuff I got comfortable with and forcing myself to look at things differently. There are a lot of strengths (of not being tied to a script)."
Although the idea for "Emily," which Heinzel described as an "experimental nonlinear drama," had been percolating, it didn't become a reality until Cole, a Springfield High School graduate now attending Northwestern University, committed to the project in March.
Heinzel had an outline for the story, which underwent several major revisions, and each scene had a starting point and ending point, though it was largely up to Cole and Young especially to improvise their paths through each take.
"It can only work with a trusting relationship with the cast, the director and writer and the crew," said Cole, who has worked with Heinzel on his other short films, "Sarah" and "15 to Curtain."
"This was a challenge for me, but a really fun challenge."
A veteran stage actress, Young has performed comedy improv the last several years with The Portuguese Rodeo Clown Company.
"When I do improv, there's always been some amount of terror because you're just making it up as you go," said Young. "There was a similar trepidation (here), but there wasn't as much pressure because there wasn't a live audience and it was being recorded, so we knew we could go back and try again.
"Dave was the guiding light through all of this and he would pick up on the things that worked. We were in it for the ride, no matter how bumpy it was or smooth. It was this willingness to completely hand yourself over to the experience and let it take you wherever it took you."
"You need to know where your character is coming from," added Heinzel. "You need to have some commonality there, but I left it to Stella and Mary (mostly)."
Central to the film is a heated verbal confrontation between mother and daughter.
"It was a difficult argument, but in a way it was easier than having a script," said Cole, who is majoring in theater and international studies. "I could say whatever felt natural. (In the course of the argument), I told her I hated her.
"I don't know if I felt rage like this before (in a character)."
"I remember the first take was really intense," recalled Young. "Our hearts were pounding and we were sweaty and it was, 'OK, let's do it 10 more times.' The more you did it, the more you sort of got a feel for what your character was thinking and doing.
"The scene was filmed in my house, so I was already feeling really grounded. It created this dominance, in a way. If I wanted to slam something, it was mine."
"The thing I find most compelling about (Stella and Mary)," added Heinzel, "is that they're interesting on film. They're interesting to edit."
The short form, he said, "gives you a fun playground to play in as a filmmaker when you haven't exactly discovered what you want to do with a longer project or you want to test out some stuff."
Heinzel, who is readying new episodes of "The Studio Show," said he hopes to shop "Emily" to film festivals. He added that the experience has energized him as a filmmaker.
"It gives me a lot of excitement for whatever is next," he said. "It'll let me be picky."
Contact Steven Spearie: spearie@hotmail.com or follow on Facebook or Twitter (@StevenSpearie).
Premiere of "Emily," directed by Dave Heinzel and starring Stella Cole and Mary Young
When: Friday, Nov. 9, 8 p.m. (music, Arlin Peebles), 9 p.m. (film)
Where: The Studio, 401 South Grand Ave West
Cost: $15, includes Arlin Peebles' new CD "When You Need Me"
For tickets, visit www.eventbrite.com.


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Blankenship Family
also spelled Blankinship, Blenkinship
Ralph Blankenship was born about 1660 in England.
He arrived in Virginia about 1687 as a headright of Richard Kennon.
He wife may have been Martha Clay.
His children may have included:
William Blankenship (169o, married Mary Riggins),
Richard Blankenship (1691, married Elizabeth Lodewich),
Joseph Blankenship (1694),
Anne Blankenship (1695),
John Blankenship (1697, married Elizabeth Hudson),
James Blankenship (1698), and
Ralph Blankenship, Jr. (1700).
They lived in a part of Henrico County, Virginia that became Chesterfield County in 1749.
Henrico County was established in 1634 as one Virginia's eight original shires. Its boundaries incorporated an area from which ten Virginia counties were later formed.
from Henrico County, Virginia Wills
Will of Edward Stanley
To daughter Hannah Thweat, 1 shilling
To wife Martha, items and 1./2 of my land for life
to Grandaughter, Frances Thweatt, my two plantations in Henrico County, the one whereon I live, the other where Richard Dickason lately dwelt, to her and her femal heirs forever; also slaves and items
to grandaughter Mary Thweatt, items
To grandaughter Hannah Thweatt, items
To Ralph Blankenship, John Blankenship, and James Blankenship, my three plantations at Coldwater Run, 230 acres
Wife Martha to be executor
Dated 21 May 1726
Witness Henry Clay, Allason Clark, Samuel Scane
Recorded July 4, 1726
John Blankenship was born about 1695 in Henrico County, Virginia. John's father was Ralph Blankenship.
He married Elizabeth Hudson.
They lived in Chesterfield County, Virginia .
On August 28, 1746, John Blankenship bought 227 acres in Henrico County, adjoining Thomas Moore and Gilbert Elam for 25 shillings.
On December 1, 1748 he bought 372 acres in Henrico County, adjoining Gilbert Elam, Henry Clay, Richard Belcher, and John Nunnally on Deep Creek for 40 shillings.
Elizabeth Blankenship (married Jean Morissette),
Hudson Blankenship (1729, married Edith Wilkinson),
William Blankenship (1730),
Henry Blankenship (1735),
Isham Blankenship (1734, married Sarah Wilkinson),
Joseph Blankenship (1738, married Phoebe Summerfield),
Amy Blankenship (1743, married William Turner),
Norvell Blankenship (1746),
Matthew Blankenship (1748),
and Elisha Blankenship.
Chesterfield County, Virginia was organized in 1749 when the territory south of the James River was separated from Henrico County.
Norvell Blankenship was born about 1746 in a part of Henrico County, Virginia that became Chesterfield County. He was the son of John Blankenship.
Noel Blankenship (1765, married Anna Warren),
Abel Blankenship (1765)
Arthur M. Blankenship (1772)
Noel Blankenship was born about 1765 in Chesterfield County, Vriginia. He was the son of Norvell Blankenship.
He married Anna Warren on February 8, 1802 in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
Flora Blankenship (1804)
John Blankenship (1804, married Elizabeth Hinds and Elizabeth Ricketts Larew)
Noah Blankenship (1804)
Mary Blankenship (1806)
James Blankenship (1806)
Henry B. Blankenship (1810)
Joel Blankenship (1810)
Nancy Annie Blankenship (1811)
Maldon Blankenship (1812)
At the time of the 1810 census the family was in Lincoln, Lincoln County, Kentucky. The household consisted of:
a man and a woman between 26 & 44
3 boys under 10
2 girls under 10
a man over 45
In 1820 the family was in Paoli, Cumberland, Kentucky
Kentucky was originally a Virginia county and included the lands west of the Appalachians. In 1780, it was divided into Fayette, Jefferson, and Lincoln counties. Kentucky officially became a state on June 1, 1792.


One of the smartest things Jim Gray did after being elected mayor was create diverse transition teams of local citizens to study and make recommendations on key issues facing Lexington.
The team reports, which started coming out late last week, offer the new mayor a great source of free advice. They also could help generate buy-in for initiatives Gray chooses to pursue.
The first reports I wanted to read dealt with economic development and job creation. Those are two of the biggest issues facing Lexington, and they were central themes of Gray's campaign.
Gray appointed two groups to study economic development. Both were diverse, ranging from economic development professionals and corporate executives to small-business owners and interested citizens.


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I served these light & yummy parfaits yesterday at our family's Memorial Day celebration. The colors from the fresh strawberries & blueberries give it that patriotic flair. They were such a huge hit & so easy to make, that I decided that I had to share them with you. Prepare ahead of time or set out ingredients & let guests create their own layers.
1) In a tall clear glass, so that all of your layers are visible, (we used stemless wine glasses), layer ingredients in this order: angel food cake pieces, vanilla pudding, cool whip, strawberries & blueberries & repeat.


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Piyesta para sa diktador! Winnie Monsod: Holiday for Ferdinand Marcos like pissing on face of Ninoy, Filipinos
Former socioeconomic planning secretary Winnie Monsod strongly opposes the bill declaring September 11 a holiday in Ilocos Norte to celebrate the birthday of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
In her September 5 column for the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Monsod said the Philippines will become the "laughingstock of the world" if House Bill 7137 becomes a law. The bill was already passed on third reading in the House of Representatives.
"We not only will be the laughingstock of the world, which held us in the highest respect when we overthrew the dictator peacefully and became a role model for all other similar movements to follow, including the fall of the Berlin Wall, but we will also have pissed on the face of Ninoy Aquino and all the victims of martial law, as well as on our faces—the victims of Marcos' plunder—for which we had to suffer for almost 16 years before we could regain our former per capita income," Monsod said.
An economics professor at the University of the Philippines, Monsod said a holiday for Marcos is also "an insult to Ilocanos."
"So, the dictator Marcos did a lot for Ilocos while he was president. Does that more than compensate for what evil he wreaked on the Filipino people? The Ilocanos are not dumb. And I am sure they are Filipinos first," she said.
Monsod said the bill cannot be treated solely as a bill of local application– as argued by Senate President Vicente Sotto III– because it has national consequences.
"He (Marcos) did much more harm to the Philippines than the good he may have accomplished," she said.
Ferdinand MarcosFormer Socioeconomic PlanningIlocos NorteSecretary Winnie Monsod
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What do you think about a "Blockchain Court"? And what about a blockchain application in the medical field?
Welcome to the weekly Blockchain updates, where we inform our community about crypto news and blockchain updates of the Week.
TechHives is an infotainment YouTube channel where tech-savvy people explains technology to non-tech people.
The novelty is that TechHives founders have decided to place their YouTube account on a blockchain and tokenize the activity.
The tokens have already been issued and are available for purchase: profits coming from investors and advertising will be used to reinforce the channel itself and find new ideas of development. Everything without banks and intermediaries.
It will be the result of a collaboration between the Court of Dubai International Financial Center and Smart Dubai.
Their first goal is to find the best way to verify all the legal judgments related to blockchain-based projects, but this is just the first step towards the creation of a more efficient judicial system based on blockchain: simplified trials and no more duplicated documents or slow procedures.
The research will also focus on how to use smart contract for an easier management of disputes over public and private blockchain issues.
A new blockchain-based platform for the managing of clinical data has been launched thanks to the collaboration between 3 partner: Grapevine World, the Southampton University and Tiani Spirit.
The purpose of the project is to eliminate the possibility of critical errors and safety problems when it comes to sensitive medical data recording, tracking and sharing.
The need is to make the platform fully compatible with the Interoperability Standard in force.
Electronic Node and Method for Maintaining a Distributed Ledger and Device and System: these are the two filings titles. The first application provides for a hardware node and a method for maintaining the blockchain, a method described as a mining process.
In the second application, Sony focuses on the security risks in a small network: they basically propose to increase the number of nodes through the use of virtual ones.
Does it mean that Sony is launching its own cryptocurrency? There is no way of knowing, for now.
Iran is experiencing a crisis especially due to the sanctions imposed by the West of the world: the IRR value is collapsing and there are no signs of recovery. Compared to a year ago, the value of Rial has decreased by 25%.
For this reason, Iranians are desperately looking for alternative currencies: as US dollar hardly circulates in Iran, the final choice is Bitcoin.
During the last 2 weeks, we have assisted a rapid increase in the volume of exchange Rial-Bitcoin and according to predictions Iran could find itself in a situation very similar to that of Venezuela.


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Receptory rozpoznające wzorce, inaczej receptory rozpoznające patogeny, w skrócie PRR (z ang. pattern recognition receptors, pathogen recognition receptors) – rodzaj komórkowych receptorów, które mogą być wydzielane lub występują na powierzchni oraz w cytoplazmie komórek. Odgrywają one niezwykle ważną rolę w nieswoistym układzie immunologicznym organizmu. Dzięki tym receptorom organizm jest wyposażony w uniwersalny "system alarmowy" wykrywający bardzo odmienne drobnoustroje chorobotwórcze (bakterie G+, G-, wirusy, grzyby, pierwotniaki), wnikające do organizmu po przebyciu jego barier ochronnych. PRR uruchamiają sygnał prowadzący do zainicjowania reakcji odpornościowej, po wykryciu obecności "obcych" molekularnych wzorców charakterystycznych wyłącznie dla czynników chorobotwórczych.

Do specyficznych strukturalnych motywów w budowie określonych drobnoustrojów, które wykrywają receptory rozpoznające wzorce należą m.in.:
 na powierzchni wielu bakterii występują określone polisacharydy, np. mannany, które nie występują w organizmie gospodarza
 peptydoglikany wchodzą w skład ściany komórkowej bakterii, a nigdy nie występują w organizmach kręgowców
 kwasy nukleinowe – bakteryjne DNA zawiera specyficzne niemetylowane sekwencje CpG, które są obce kręgowcom; wirusowe dsRNA jest sygnałem do powstawania interferonów typu I
 białka (peptydami), w N-końcowej pozycji bakteryjnych białek występuje zwykle aminokwas N-formylometionina
 LPS, G- bakterie mają w swojej budowie endotoksynę lipopolisacharyd
 lipoproteinami, bakteryjne lipoproteiny
 glukany
 i chityna

Ekspresja PRR zachodzi zarówno w komórkach układu immunologicznego (komórkach dendrytycznych, makrofagach, monocytach, neutrofilach), jak i w komórkach nabłonkowych, komórkach śródbłonka i fibroblastach, a ich zadaniem jest wykrywanie dwóch rodzajów cząsteczek:
 pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMP), związanych z elementami licznych drobnoustrojów chorobotwórczych
 i damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMP), związanych z elementami komórek organizmu, które są uwalniane podczas uszkodzenia lub śmierci komórki

Receptory rozpoznające wzorce można podzielić na 3 podstawowe klasy:
 receptory wydzielane, do krwiobiegu i płynów tkankowych
 receptory powierzchniowe
 i receptory aktywujące komórki

Do receptorów wydzielanych należą przede wszystkim opsoniny, które wiążą się z antygenami i ułatwiają fagocytozę (np. białko wiążące mannozę i białka surfaktantu A i D, niektóre składniki układu dopełniacza).

Do receptorów uczestniczących w fagocytozie należą receptory zmiatacze (scavenger receptors) i receptory dla mannozy. Znajdują się na powierzchni komórek zdolnych do prezentacji antygenów (np. komórki dendrytyczne i makrofagi) i mają zdolność do bezpośredniego wiązania PAMP. Tam następuje ich pochłonięcie, proteoliza wewnątrzkomórkowa w endosomach, skąd trafiają na powierzchnię komórki APC (prezentującej antygen) wraz z cząsteczkami MHC II.

Trzeci rodzaj receptorów rozpoznających wzorce jest najbardziej powszechny, ponieważ znajdują się one również na wielu innych rodzajach komórek, np. komórki nabłonka jamy ustnej, przewodu pokarmowego i innych. Mają bardzo rozproszoną lokalizację i z reguły jako pierwsze alarmują organizm o zaistniałej infekcji. Mają zdolność do wydzielania β-defenzyn, mogą przez to samodzielnie wyeliminować niektóre drobnoustroje przez swoje silne właściwości bakteriobójcze i chemotaktyczne w stosunku do pozostałych komórek układu odpornościowego.

Z receptorami PRR wiążą się również endogenne ligandy (np. HSP60 – białko szoku cieplnego), ale uwalniane są one np. wskutek apoptozy (śmierci zaprogramowanej) komórek. Dzieje się tak np. po zmiażdżeniu/zranieniu tkanki → wstępna aktywacja i przygotowanie na ewentualne zakażenie, lub gdy zakażenie wywołuje drobnoustrój niemający PAMP, ale wywołujący martwicę tkanek.

Wśród PRR (receptorów rozpoznających wzorce) wyróżnia się kilka ich klas:
 receptory toll-podobne (TLR, od ang. toll-like receptors)
 receptory NOD-podobne (NLR, od ang. NOD-like receptors)
 receptory RIG-I-podobne (RLR, od ang. RIG-I-like receptors)
 receptory lektynowe typu C (CLC, od ang. C-type lectin receptors)

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Covid message from Adam B 09.10.20
YOUTUBER and Blue Peter presenter Adam Beales has joined with Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Cllr Brian Tierney, in issuing a social media video appeal to the young people of North West to do everything they can to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Known as Adam B online, the 20-year-old has almost three million subscribers on his YouTube channel and recently made his debut as Blue Peter's 40th presenter in the show's illustrious history.
Mayor Tierney said that he was delighted to have the support of such an inspiring and positive role model for the young people within the district and around the world, and added that he was hopeful that they would heed Adam's message to protect their family and friends by following the guidelines and doing their best to flatten the curve.
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As a 5th generation Riverside County Resident who was raised in a farming family, it is a privilege to serve our community, our businesses, and the county we call home.
Prior to my time in the Treasurer – Tax Collector's office, I honorably served in the Army and National Guard for over eight years. Combined with my 26 years in the financial sector, both public and private, I gained the knowledge, experience and fortitude to serve as the Riverside Treasurer-Tax Collector.
Having served in the Treasurer-Tax Collector's Office before, during and after the Great Recession, I have a proven record showing I can manage our finances and successfully lead the department, all while making sure the office continues its necessary functions to keep Riverside County finances running efficiently.
During my 16 years of service with the office, I have actively managed our county's $7 billion investment pool and attained the highest possible rating of AAA by Fitch and Moody's.We have increased the number of taxpayers that pay their county tax bills on time and have the lowest delinquency rate in modern county history.
Under my watch, the Treasurer-Tax Collector's office has been working with the County Assessor-Clerk-Recorder and the County Auditor-Controller to reform our 45 year old property tax management platform to create a more efficient, modern, integrated system that will serve us for years to come.
During my tenure in office, I have worked diligently to fairly and efficiently collect property taxes and safeguard the county's investments to ensure the efficient flow of funds through the county treasury. All of these functions are vital to the fiscal viability of the county, schools and special districts that make up the Treasurer's Pooled Investment Fund. With your support, I will continue to make Riverside County a great place to live.


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Aiken students get glimpse into becoming a Soldier
By Alexandra SheaAugust 10, 2022
1 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from South Aiken High School, S.C., tour the Fort Jackson Basic Combat Training Museum Aug. 4 as part of their cadet orientation for students who recently joined the program. They learned about the evolution of Army uniforms, weaponry, fighting vehicles, technology, and how they train Soldiers during the tour. (Photo Credit: Alexandra Shea) VIEW ORIGINAL
2 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from South Aiken High School, S.C., view a scales model of Fort Jackson when it was originally called Camp Jackson while touring the Basic Combat Training Museum Aug.4. The cadets toured the installation to get a feel for how the Army transforms civilians into Soldiers. (Photo Credit: Alexandra Shea) VIEW ORIGINAL
3 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Michael Vork, a drill sergeant assigned to 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment, demonstrates how to navigate an obstacle on the Fit to Win II Course Aug. 4. Vork escorted 38 Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from South Aiken High School, S.C., across the installation to show them how Fort Jackson transforms civilians into Soldiers. (Photo Credit: Alexandra Shea) VIEW ORIGINAL
4 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Michael Vork, a drill sergeant assigned to 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment, demonstrates how to navigate the cargo net obstacle on the Fit to Win II Course Aug. 4. Vork escorted 38 Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from South Aiken High School, S.C., across the installation to show them how Fort Jackson transforms civilians into Soldiers. (Photo Credit: Alexandra Shea) VIEW ORIGINAL
5 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from South Aiken High School, S.C., enjoyed lunch basic combat trainee style Aug. 4 at the 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment Dining Facility. The DFAC lunch was a part of the South Aiken High School, S.C., Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet orientation tour of Fort Jackson. The cadets witnessed the transformation process from civilian to Soldier and learning about military service options. (Photo Credit: Alexandra Shea) VIEW ORIGINAL
Students from South Aiken High School got a glimpse of how civilians are transformed into Soldiers during a Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet orientation tour at Fort Jackson Aug. 4.
"Really, we wanted to expose these youngsters to a military base. For the majority of these youngsters this is the first time they have been on any kind of military installation," said Claude Davis, senior Naval Science Instructor at South Aiken High School. "It opens their eye to the other opportunities that are open to them."
The students started their tour witnessing the graduation of 1st Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment at Hilton Field. The tour followed with a stop at the Basic Combat Training Museum where they saw the evolution of the Army's uniforms, weapons, fighting vehicles and how Soldiers are trained.
"I want to go into (the Army) so being here I wanted to see what it's like," said Emma Stone, sophomore. "I love it."
"Fort Jackson is huge," said Sarah Rice, junior. "You can look up video of basic training, but they only show so much. Here you can see everything, see the people going through basic and working here and how they are when they aren't in front of a camera."
Stone comes from a Navy family and is interested in enlisting in the Army after completing high school while Stone is interested in becoming a teacher and possibly working for the Department of Defense Education Activity.
Staff Sgt. Michael Vork, a drill sergeant assigned to 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment, led the group through the museum and onto the Fit to Win II Course where the students walked through the course getting a demonstration of how to tackle the obstacles. They also witnessed trainees completing part of an adjoining course.
He also showed the students how trainees live by stopping by the barracks his trainees currently live in as they complete their cycle of training before having lunch trainee style at the dining facility.
"I think this (tour) helps the younger generations with the thoughts of, 'Do I want to go to college? Do I want to stay at home? Do I want to become an entrepreneur? What do I want to do with my life?'" Vork said. "I think this is a great way to open their eyes to a bigger horizon then what is shown on Facebook, Instagram, the media and TV."
While high school students face completing their final years of primary schooling, they are also faced with decisions that will impact their future success. While many students will continue on to colleges and universities, many can face financial hardships or may not want to pursue college.
Some may wish to enter into a trade or may chose to enlist for the many benefits that military service can offer such as tuition assistance, Post 9/11 G.I. Bill and full medical, dental and vision benefits in addition to stable income.
Davis said, "it's an option." Davis knows a thing or two about military service as he is a retired Marine Corp colonel. He also has children of his own and affords his students the same father advice he gives his own children.
"I tell them that we are a family, and I will be their NJROTC dad. Just like my kids, I will help them, advise them and whatever I can except buy them their first car," Davis said. "This is our first tour here at Fort Jackson and I think it was successful for everyone. So, thank you to Fort Jackson for allowing us to bring our youngsters in and get a glimpse of what goes on here."
February 26, 2019Army senior leaders continue to examine homes, meet with families
April 15, 2015U.S. Army STAND-TO! | Army Guard and Reserve Component Training Mission at Tobyhanna Army Depot


LobbyAPI was created to manage multiple worlds and allow players to teleport to those worlds using user friendly menu, while being able to be fully configurable.Just by using the commands /lobby or /hub, the player has access to all worlds specified in the menu, where when they click on the block the represents a world they are teleported to location given to that world. LobbyAPI has tons of configurable methods to change the color of the block in the menu, the amount of that block, what spot it is located, and the description of the world, who can see or go to a world, along with the methods for how the world will interact with other worlds.
Allows players to teleport from world to world.
Allows players to teleport from Server to Server (for bungee servers only).
Allows other plugins to access when a player teleports to a new world or clicks on a new world in the menu.
Plugin support LobbyAPI is just the back-bone for the plugins that will add the worlds. All that is needed to add a world to the menu will be under Developer Information.
Now you can easily customize the materials, description, and other attributes for each world registered!
/LobbyApi addJoiningCommand [world] [command] Adds a command that should be sent when a player joins that world.
/LobbyApi removeJoiningCommand [world] [command id] Removes a command that should be sent when a player joins that world.
/LobbyApi listJoiningCommands [world] Lists all the commands that are sent when a player joins that world.
/LobbyAPI generateNetherAndEndFor", "Generates a nether and end world for the world"
/LobbyAPI setMainLobby", "Changes the default spawn world"
/LobbyAPI removeMainLobby", "Removes default spawn world"
/LobbyAPI setMaterial", "Sets the material icon for a world"
/LobbyAPI setDisplayName", "Changes a display name for a world."
/LobbyAPI setDescription", "Sets the description for a world"
/LobbyAPI hideWorld", "Hides a world from the menu."
/LobbyAPI showWorld", "Shows the world from the menu, if previously hidden"
/LobbyAPI setWorldSelector", "Sets the word selector to be the item in the sender's hand"
/LobbyAPI removeWorldSelector", "removes word selector"
/LobbyAPI setGamemode", "Sets the description for a world"
/LobbyAPI changeSpawn", "Changes the spawn location for a world"
/LobbyAPI version", "Gets the version of the plugin"
/LobbyAPI setvoidlooping", "Enables or disables teleporting players to spawn if they are in the void"
/LobbyAPI setdisablehealthandhunger", "Enables or disables health or hunger changes for worlds"
/LobbyAPI setlocationsaving", "Enables or disables location saving when a player leaves the world"
/LobbyAPI setcanuseportals", "Enables or disables portals for certain worlds."
/LobbyAPI addDefaultItem", "Adds the item in your hand to the list of default items."
/LobbyAPI removeDefaultItem", "Adds the item in your hand to the list of default items."
/LobbyAPI listDefaultItems", "Adds the item in your hand to the list of default items."
/LobbyAPI addDecor", "Adds a decor item to the hub menu"
/LobbyAPI removeDecor", "Removes a decor item."
/LobbyAPI toggleWhitelist", "Toggles whether the world is restricted to only certain players"
/LobbyAPI addToWhitelist", "Adds a player to a world's whitelist"
/LobbyAPI removeFromWhitelist", "Adds a player to a world's whitelist"
/LobbyAPI listWhitelist", "Adds a player to a world's whitelist"
/LobbyAPI goto", "Teleports the player to the spawn of a world"
--Gives all commands that users should have. If you do not know what permissions to give to your players, just give them this.
--Gives access to the /hub commands.
LobbyAPI does not depend on any other plugin, and should work with all other plugins. If you receive any errors from my plugin or features or not enabled for you, please make a comment or ticket of this page.
If you want to register a world through a plugin, use the guide HERE . Call this method in onEnable method to register worlds when the plugin loads.
Do i need a Second Plugin like Multiverse etc ? to make it work ?
Sorry, to use google translator.


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Prom is coming up soon for many students, and it can be a little nerve-wracking to think about how the big night is going to go. You've got your amazing outfit, your appointments are all made, your plans are set, and you even have a date lined up — you're basically ready for the best prom night ever. Now the only thing left to think about is how to be a good prom date…no, a great prom date.
You want to have a good time at prom, and you should also want your date to have a good time too. After all, if they're miserable, how can you really have party without a care in the world? Whether you're going with a friend, a serious boyfriend or girlfriend, your crush, or someone kind of random, you should be focusing on how you're affecting their night. You probably wouldn't appreciate having a date who kind of manages to ruin prom night with their behavior, so you also want to make sure you're not doing that to them.
Of course, you should focus on your own fun during prom night, but it's always better to be considerate than to be totally selfish. There are a few easy ways you can come off as the best date ever — and maybe even score a few more dates after the night is over.
1. Don't let your expectations get the best of you.
More often than not, prom comes with some seriously big expectations. It's supposed to be the most important night in your high school career, and some will even say one of the best nights of your life. That can come with a lot of pressure, but you can't let it get to you. If you focus on just those expectations, you'll miss all of the little stuff and you'll probably also be a ball of anxiety…which no one really wants as their prom date. Try to relax and have a good time without letting anything ruin that.
2. Communicate a lot before the big day.
Part of being a great date is knowing what your date wants out of the big night too. Don't just agree to go together and then never discuss prom until the night before. You also shouldn't assume they want to go along with whatever you want to do. Discuss all of your plans together beforehand, before deciding on anything, and make sure that you're compromising if needed. This will help eliminate nasty surprises and keep you guys on the same wavelength.
It's always a good idea to go into prom night with a basic plan of how you want things to go. This is especially true when it comes to the logistics of the night, like transportation, what you're doing after the prom, who you're going with, what colors you're both going to be wearing. You should definitely have an idea of how you want the night to go down, and you should try to follow it as much as possible to keep things less hectic than they should be.
4. …but don't freak out if things don't go exactly the way you want them to.
That said, it's important to remember that things don't always go as planned, and prom is sometimes no exception. If you're a Type A person who likes when things go exactly the way they want them to, this might be hard to accept. However, if you freak out if one small thing goes wrong, you're going to freak your date out too. Make the best of any mishaps and try to maintain a positive attitude. Your date will appreciate it and, later on, so will you.
5. Remember to spend time with your friends and your date's friends.
If your date is another student at your school in your graduating class, then remember: this isn't just your night, it's theirs too. As much as you may want to spend the entire time with your friend group, they want to be with their friends too. If you guys aren't in the same group, you'll need to make some compromises. You can do this without splitting up, and while making sure you both have a great time with all of your friends. You just need to work it out!
Listen, we don't encourage underage drinking, but sometimes it happens at prom. If it does and you're drinking, please drink responsibly. First of all, you don't want to get sick or hurt. Second, you don't want to make the night all about your date helping you while you're getting sick or doing something totally ridiculous. No one enjoys that!
7. Get some one-on-one time with your date.
You wanted to go to prom with this person for a reason, so remember to set aside some time for just the two of you. Yes, it's a night to be with all of your friends from school too, so you definitely shouldn't make this your own romantic evening, but remember to have some dances together, or just to chat and catch up with each other in a quiet corner for a few moments.
8. Tell them they look nice.
Getting ready for prom is a process for both guys and girls — you spend time looking for a great outfit, and then you put effort into your appearance. So needless to say, everyone wants to be told their work paid off. It doesn't matter if your date is a guy or a girl — make sure to tell them they look amazing. Complimenting their dance skills isn't a bad idea either!


I have three more Angel sets to share with you.... Here they are. I have been stitching all of them using white silk with white and baby blue and pinks embellishments. Should you require any further information please email me. I will be updating my website before Christmas - I hope ! There is so much to do. Mind you I have another 20 cotton cut out and waiting to be made. I have donated twenty burial pouches and six cotton gowns with matching bonnets to be used by our local Bonnie Babes grief counsellor . She will be passing them directly to the Angels parents on her call outs to our local Werribee Mercy Hospital. I know this subject is very touchy for some - but this is a real world for a lot of parents ! I am so glad I have come across this unfortunately painful need in our community. Let's change it !
wings for a Angel. sweet.


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Our newly elected president of the MEA, Danette Whelan, was recently interviewed by Board members Bertha Mandel and Beverly Shea. In the interview, she shared these interesting facts about her background and musical career.
Danette joined the MEA years ago at the recommendation of her teacher Carmela Cecere. She enjoyed the MEA general meeting presentations, which widened her scope and her way of teaching. "I encourage my students to compose and improvise," she said. Danette became very interested in the Eric Steiner Original Composition Competition; the ESOCC evaluations of her students' original compositions were comprehensive and rewarding, and helped her students "learn, grow and expand." In 2022, Danette served as chair of the Eric Steiner Original Composition Competition. A composer herself, Danette was invited by Nancy Modell to participate in the MEA's 90th Anniversary celebration in 2018 during which Danette performed four of her own compositions. In the past few years Danette has been deeply involved in the Composers' Corner."It's very dear to me."
Danette began piano lessons at age 7 with the late MEA member Carmela Cecere. She encouraged Danette to play a solo recital at age 14 and at ages 16 and 18 to perform concertos with the Livingston Symphony. Carmela also jump-started the young Danette's teaching. "Under Carmela's tutelage, I competed in state competitions and frequently performed in winners' recitals at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. I performed many times during my school years and beyond, but with every performance I experienced extreme anxiety." Danette observed that when she would perform improvisations before an audience, she did not have that anxiety: improvisation was her element.
Exploring the reasons and the remedies for performance anxiety, Danette realized that she was not fully concentrating — not bringing her attention entirely to the music. She began to study meditation and mindfulness and learned to let go of negative thought patterns and replace them with positive thoughts. MNDFL and the Sri Amit Ray Meditation Center have certified Danette as an instructor in mindfulness and meditation respectively. Along with two other mindfulness piano instructors, Danette will present "From Heart to Hands: How Mindfulness can Revitalize Your Teaching" at the MEA general meeting on January 19, 2023.
To augment her earnings as a young piano teacher, Danette played and sang in jazz bands, and composed and arranged "contemporary music." Of her own music for students, Danette said, "My compositions are in a variety of styles and genres, and at a wide range of difficulty." She wrote classically influenced compositions such as the bestseller "The Teacher" (published in MEA's recent Notes From the Heart) and lots of easier pieces for piano students.
In her own teaching practice, Danette and her students study other composers' works to see how they are using chord progressions, modulations and transitions. Then when working on a transition with a student, for example, she might ask, "how would Debussy do this?" Many of her composing students use MuseScore, a free notation software, to write their music. Danette stated, "Music should be a personal experience. Inspiration can be found within you and in your environment." Sometimes she asks her students to look into nature - "birds or water, ambient sounds; listen for volume, timbre." Danette prefers to begin students no earlier than age 6 and can teach initially by rote how to improvise on the black keys and in A minor to which Danette may also improvise an accompaniment. She brings mindfulness into play.
Outgoing President Yudit Terry hands over the gavel to Danette Whelan. Photo by Nancy Modell.
What are her hopes for the MEA under her presidency? Danette replied, "First, I would like to say that Yudit did a fabulous job keeping the MEA functioning during these difficult years. The board worked hard too. We are not through with the pandemic, but learning from Yudit, I will keep the MEA thriving."
She added that she wants to explore social media in order to attract younger members to MEA; to set up an MEA Facebook account and using technology explore different avenues. After the first meeting in September, Danette would like to create a fall "meet and greet" or "fireside chat" to gather MEA members (actually or virtually) and get advice on a way to attract more musicians to come to our monthly general meetings. She wants to reach out to members at two or three different hours: morning, afternoon, or evening. Perhaps we could send out a short one-minute survey to answer the question, "What are you interested in?" Could we offer some type of incentive, such as the previous sale table of donated music or the "lotto" prize of new music once donated by the Plainfield Music Store?
Learn more about Danette on her website.
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The 1935 Chicago Cubs season was the 64th season for the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 60th in the National League and the 20th at Wrigley Field. The season saw the Cubs finish with 100 wins for the first time in 25 years (they have not won 100 games since.) The Cubs won their 14th National League pennant in team history and faced the Detroit Tigers in the World Series, but lost in six games.
The 1935 season is largely remembered for the Cubs' 21-game winning streak. The streak began on September 4 with the Cubs 2.5 games out of first place. They would not lose again until September 28. The streak propelled the Cubs to the National League pennant. The 21-game winning streak tied the franchise and major league record set in 1880 when they were known as the Chicago White Stockings.
Gabby Hartnett was the first National League catcher to win the MVP Award.
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Universal Pictures hosted my family for dinner and a screening of Despicable Me 3. The downloadable Despicable Me 3 Coloring Pages were provided by sponsor. Affiliate links are used in this post.
Balthazar Bratt is the malevolent villain in this movie. This character is so fun those of us over 40 😉 80s-themed from top to bottom, Bratt takes villainy to a whole new level with bubble gum and his Sonic Keytar along with his robot sidekick Clive.
But a new brother and uncle aren't the only family dynamics that are new. Lucy and 'the girls' are also working through their own relationship as mother and daughters.
For us the Minions are always the highlight. Unlike the purple counterparts in Despicable Me 2, they are back in their full yellow, banana loving glory, and slapstick comedy in Despicable Me 3.
We have enjoyed all the movies in the Despicable Me/Minions franchise and we as adults were entertained by Despicable Me 3 and if the laughter was any indication in the theater those young tots in the audience were entertained as well.
When it's too hot to be outside – here are some DESPICABLE ME 3 COLORING PAGES for your kids!
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This is such a cute fun movie that my kids love. The download of the activity sheets is amazing and I would love to get these for the kids to do.


September 16- What makes you feel Alive? Not just like you're functioning, not just surviving, but really, truly Alive? (My inner surfer might call this "stoked.") Describe a moment that you conquered a fear, did something that made you feel triumphant, or experienced anything else that shocked you into a feeling of being totally Alive. It can be as simple as the hot water shutting off or realizing you walked into a room for something and totally forgetting why.
September 14- Make a plan. What will you do in this class over the next grading period? What's your goal?
September 13- What did you learn from completing your brag sheet over the weekend? How did it feel to look back on your accomplishments?
September 12- Describe your understanding and experience of time. Is there ever enough? When does it go faster or slower? Do you have the sense you use it well? Why/ why not?
September 8- Last week we talked about how we see reality and distinguish it from dreaming. As you think about characters in stories and people you know, what gives you the sense that someone is real? Why do you think the phrase "keeping it real" became popular? What does the word "real" mean when we use it to describe how people act in their communication/ relationships with others?
September 7- Describe a time you figured something out. Did you learn or do anything that you can use or repeat the next time you're confronted with a mystery/ challenge? Why does figuring something out make you happy?
September 6- Where do smiles come from?
September 2- How well do you expect to do on today's vocabulary quiz? Why? Are you happy with your performance on the satire and the first literature analysis? Why/ why not?
September 1- Adults say it to toddlers all the time: "Use your words." What do you mean, my words? We know that fiction authors use dialogue for the purpose of indirect characterization—as you write the story of your life each day, how do the words you choose create an impression of who you are?
August 31- "All that I see or seem/ Is but a dream within a dream." Can you prove you're not dreaming right now? How?
August 30- Does language merely describe reality or does it create a sense of reality? Do speakers of different languages just use different words to describe the same things, or do they actually think and see the world differently because of the language they use? Explain your answer.
August 29- What song do you sing when there's nothing on the radio? What thoughts do you think when it's quiet and you have the chance to think about whatever you want?
August 26- On your walk home a dog starts talking to you. As soon as someone else walks by, the dog stops. He only talks when you're alone. And he tells you a secret that can save the world. But to share it, you'll have to divulge your source, and that might make you sound crazy. What will you do?
August 24- A Native American elder described his conflicting emotions as two dogs, one good and one evil, fighting all the time. When someone asked which dog wins, the elder replied, "The one I feed the most." Describe a time you were ambivalent and explain which dog you fed.
August 23- What do you need to do in order to catch up and/or get ahead? What will you do first and why? What's better to do in class with your colleagues, and what do you feel better about doing at home?
August 22- When we read we make connections between the text and what we already know. Sometimes we find ourselves surprised when a book calls to mind an old memory we haven't thought about in a long time. What are your earliest memories? What makes some things impossible to remember and other things impossible to forget?
August 19- Please reflect on your independent work process. Are you getting stuff done? What about your working environment is helping you achieve? What's holding you back? What are you going to do next in order to succeed?
August 18- So many phrases say the same thing: Talk is cheap. A picture's worth a thousand words. It's not what you said, it's how you said it. Since words are so easy to create we tend to mistrust them. We use our intuition to "read between the lines" and determine what someone really means. Describe how we listen, read, and learn without depending on words.
August 17- Why do people argue? What factors should determine who wins an argument? Describe a time when you won or lost an argument. Did the experience change your mind? If it did, why? If it didn't, what would have? ALSO: What role/s can humor play in persuasive argument? When do you think it's appropriate and effective?
August 16- We use phrases like "pay attention" and "make a decision" all the time-- what do they mean to you? How would you teach a child to do either? How might you improve your own abilities in these areas?
August 15- What did you learn in this class last week?
August 12- According to author Salman Rushdie, "A poet's work is to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world, and stop it from going to sleep." Do you agree? To what extent does Bukowski accomplish these goals in "The Laughing Heart"?
August 11- Describe the most memorable moment from yesterday's class.
What are your priorities? Specifically, what are you doing here? Why are you enrolled in this course? What actions can your colleagues and I expect from you this year that will show us what's important to you? What does success look like to you? How will you know -- and how will we know -- when you've "made it"?


Life with allergies or asthma doesn't have to be miserable. Whether the source of your misery is pollen, dust, cosmetics or even exercise, there are plenty of practical suggestions for declaring a truce with your designated trigger or allergen.
Having outdoor allergies doesn't mean you have to become a prisoner of pollen counts. Take our quiz to find out how much you know and to get some practical tips on staying more comfortable during allergy season.
Even those with seasonal allergies can exercise their green thumb as long as they take some precautions. Below are some tips to help make gardening a sneeze-and-wheeze-free experience.
Avoid gardening on warm or windy days. This is when pollen counts are likely to be highest.
Garden after a rain, when pollen has been washed from the air.
Wear a mask while you work in your garden, rake leaves or mow your lawn.
Keep your gardening tools outside.
When you take a break, wash your face to remove accumulated pollen.
Have special gardening clothes and keep gardening shoes outside. Shower when you finish gardening and change your clothing.
Grow plants that are less likely to induce allergic reactions. Talk to a knowledgeable florist or your doctor about which trees, shrubs and flowers will be less likely to irritate your allergies.
When cutting flowers for inside, don't include decorative grasses in your arrangement because they can release their pollen throughout your house.
Asthma doesn't have to keep you out of athletics. In fact, one study found that one in six American athletes in the 1996 Olympics had a history of asthma. Famous athletes with asthma include NBA star Dennis Rodman, Olympic swimmer Amy Van Dyken and Baseball Hall of Famer Jim "Catfish" Hunter.
The source of your allergies could be as plain as the nose on your face. Studies indicate that up to 10 percent of the population may have a reaction to a cosmetic during their lifetime. The average adult uses at least seven different skin-care products in a day, including fragrances, moisturizers, skin cleansers, hair-care items, deodorants, antiperspirants, and cosmetics.
Fragrances are the greatest offenders. There are more than 5,000 basic fragrances, encompassing far more than cologne or perfume. Countless skin care products, soaps, shampoos, lipsticks, sunscreens and lotions contain fragrance. Some people are sensitive to the fragrance chemical used in these various products. Others are sensitive to chemical preservatives in cosmetics (to keep skin care products from spoiling) as well as antioxidants, sunscreen ingredients and other inactive ingredients.
Fragrance-free products can be safely used by those with a fragrance allergy, but even products labeled "unscented" may not be allergen-free as they may contain a masking fragrance added to cover up the chemical smell. "There are very few truly preservative-free products," warns dermatologist Anthony F. Fransway, M.D., of Fort Myers, Fla. "Most cosmetic items have an aqueous base or compartment in which bacterial and fungal overgrowth and spoilage may occur. Once a preservative allergy is identified through specific testing, cosmetics free of the offending agent may be identified and used safely."
The face, lips, eyes, ears, and neck are the most common locations for cosmetic allergy. Additionally, hands can be affected by moisturizers or nail products. Adverse reactions include irritant contact dermatitis, which produces burning, stinging, itching and redness. The most common skin irritants are bath soaps, detergents, antiperspirants, astringents, eye makeup, moisturizers, permanent hair solutions and shampoos.
For clothing care, double rinse all detergents and avoid all fabric softeners.
Try to wear pure, untreated cotton.
Avoid permanent press or cotton blends. Silk and polyester are acceptable.
Wash all new clothing items five times before wearing.
Use only fragrance-free soaps, body cleansers, shampoos and conditioners.
Avoid all perfumes, colognes, and after-shaves.
Do not use any fingernail care products or hair spray.


We are starting a new series here on We Talk Fantasy Sports, and it's called DraftKings Wednesdays. I've been joining daily games (free entries) on DraftKings over the past few weeks, and found myself doing fairly well. I figured I would throw some cash into my account and see if I can win some real money. So every Wednesday I will be write about that days most valuable options, players to fade and teams to stack. I will update the post every Thursday to let you know how my team did and if I won any cash prizes.
Today there are a ton of day games, 11 in total with only 4 night games. I'm not a big fan of day games, especially on a travel day, as players seem to just want to have the game end quickly.
For this reason I joined a $5 game where the top 1,200 players win $10. I feel confident I can finish in the top 1,200 and turn my $5 into $10.
We've seen Michael Pineda look like Cy Young this year and we've seen him look like a total bum. He made a start against the Royals back on May 15th and he only lasted 5.1 innings as he allowed 10 hits and 5 runs while striking out 1. This was the very next start after striking out 16 batters. I'm just hoping his pitches are moving today and gets a ton of swing and misses against the Royals offense.
This is the first of many starts for Syndergaard against the Philadelphia Phillies and I think the offense will struggle against him. He's a power pitcher and as long as he keeps Chase Utley and Ryan Howard in the park, he should have a great game.
Martin has had 19 at-bats against Jeff Samardzija in his career and has hit him pretty hard. Of his 6 hits, Martin has 3 doubles and a home run. His OBP against Samardzija is .409.
Is there a hotter hitter in the game than Prince Fielder? Over his last 5 games Fielder is 14/24 with 3 doubles, 5 home runs, and 15 RBI. Oh yeah, he's also 5/9 off of Carlos Carrasco with a double, home run and 5 RBI.
In 35 career at-bats against Phil Hughes, Dustin Pedroia is hitting .314 with 3 doubles, 3 home runs and 10 RBI.
This is simply just a case of riding a hot hitter. Josh Donaldson has never faced Jeff Samardzija in his career but he is 6 for his last 7 with 2 walks, 3 home runs, 5 RBI and 8 runs scored.
Chris Archer is a good pitcher, but I wanted a cheap shortstop to save money for the rest of my team. Brad Miller has two hits off of Archer is 6 career at-bats and they both were home runs.
Carlos Gomez is struggling but I love the combination of speed and power he brings to the plate. Of his 3 hits off of Ryan Vogelsong, he has a triple and a home run.
Andrew McCutchen has never faced Brad Hand in his career, but he's starting to get hot with 4 home runs in his last 10 games. He's also increased his batting average from .230 to .255 over that span. Over the last 3 years McCutchen has hit .357 off of lefties and he happens to face one today.
I normally would never recommend ever drafting Curtis Granderson, but he's cheap and has 3 home runs off of Sean O'Sullivan in just 10 at-bats.


can you use this in a 4G modem or do you put into your mobile and hotspot?
can you use Telstra Air with this?
you're paying a premium for well... 'straya designed and developed (manufactured in shenzhen).
wonder how this stacks up against the latest TCL 75" which is also at Costco (and others).
is this part of the new AirNZ trans tasman deal or is it Qantas metal?
weighs 2kg.. perfect for blow drying a car?
nice, i just bought an item and it had 5% off + able to use 10% coupon... $305 saving, unexpected but welcomed!
it's not a company, they're an individual (sole trader) based in Brisbane's Northside. ABN 69264683743.
clearly a winner, we'll need another promo.
any discount on britax sns millenia?


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Here we will calculate how many days since August 25, 1923. We do so by counting EVERY day between today which is and August 25, 1923.


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Richard Engel is widely regarded as one of America's leading foreign correspondents for his coverage of wars, revolutions, and political transitions around the world for over twenty years. He is recognized for his outstanding reporting on the Syrian civil war, the 2011 revolution in Egypt, the conflict in Libya, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and overall unrest throughout the Arab world.
Engel was named chief foreign correspondent of NBC News in April 2008. His reports appear across all NBC News and MSNBC platforms, including "NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt," "TODAY," "Meet the Press," "Dateline" and NBCNews.com.
Engel also hosts the special ongoing award-winning series "On Assignment with Richard Engel" on MSNBC, which draws on his over twenty years of experience of award-winning original reporting in the field and combines in-depth reporting with interviews in key locations across the world.
Engel's work has received numerous awards, including eight News & Documentary Emmy Awards. Most recently, "On Assignment" won the prestigious Peabody Award for "American Betrayal," as well as the Sigma Delta Chi Award and the National Headliner Award for the same episode. "On Assignment" also won the Edward R. Murrow Awards' Continuing Coverage category for its series of investigative reports on Vladimir Putin and Russia, as well as the prestigious Scripps Howard Award for outstanding reporting on this subject.
Additionally, Engel was honored with two Peabody Award for his coverage of the rise of ISIS (2014) and for his reporting on the Viper Company, a remote U.S. Army unit in Afghanistan (2008), and the National Headliner Award for his continuing coverage of Syria (2020). In 2013, Engel was the recipient of the John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism and was also honored with the "Tex" McCrary Award for Journalism Excellence by the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Richard also received two Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards for his coverage of the Arab uprisings (2012) and for his report "War Zone Diary" (2008) – The one-hour documentary, compiled from his personal video journal, gave a rare and intimate account of the everyday realties covering the war in Iraq. In 2007, Engel received the Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism, the first ever given to a broadcast journalist, for "War Zone Diary."
Engel is the author of three books, "A Fist in the Hornet's Nest", "War Journal: My Five Years in Iraq," and "And Then All Hell Broke Loose: Two Decades in the Middle East."
Engel lived in the Middle East after graduating from Stanford University in 1996 with a B.A. in international relations. He speaks and reads fluent Arabic, which he learned while living in Cairo. He has also traveled extensively in the Middle East and can comfortably transition between several Arabic dialects spoken across the Arab world. He is also fluent in Italian and Spanish.
Engel and "On Assignment with Richard Engel" are on Twitter at @RichardEngel and @OARichardEngel.


Economic Development Queensland's vision for The Village is to create a sustainable residential community that responds to the existing mature landscape, embraces the adjoining Ross River and captures an impressive vista of Castle Hill.
The 70ha neighbourhood will comprise more than 800 residential lots, providing a range of housing choices to cater for the diverse needs of the Townsville community through a mix of housing types, densities, pricing and home ownership/rental options.
The new community will include an interconnected network of parks amongst the retained mature rain trees and pedestrian-friendly avenues that will link the community to the river and beyond.
Lat27 assisted EDQ with master planning solutions, landscape design input and urban design advice in support of EDQ's objectives for delivering affordable housing and demonstrating best practice urban development throughout Queensland.


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Q: Installing R packages in RStudio I am new to working in a Linux environment full-time and am running Ubuntu 18.04. I have installed R and RStudio and am now trying to install all of my packages. I set the CRAN mirror when initially configuring R. I am unable to install packages as I did on Windows (e.g. install packages ('devtools') from the console) and have found some resources to help me install certain packages however I am looking for help (links to helpful resources would be great!) on understanding why the install process is different with Ubuntu and also for installing packages so I can get to work as soon as possible!
Also when I try to use the following to install devtools:
sudo apt-get -y install libcurl4-gnutls-dev libxml2-dev libssl-dev

I get the following error message:
Err:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 libcurl4-gnutls-dev amd64 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.1
  404  Not Found [IP: 2001:67c:1562::16 80]
E: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/c/curl/libcurl4-gnutls-dev_7.58.0-2ubuntu3.1_amd64.deb
  404 Not Found [IP: 2001:67c:1562::16 80]
E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?

And when I run with --fix-missing, I get the Failed to fetch error again.

A: @steeldriver Thank you! That helped!
Also, I have come across 2 resources that have been particularly helpful: the CRAN-supported Ubuntu package install page and this other post on AskUbuntu.
Thank you for your help!