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FITREP or Eval Statement
Appeals: To the Chain of Command
March 26, 2018 February 27, 2019 evalwriter	0 Comments Eval Appeal, FITREP Appeal
BUPERS INST 1610.10 Chapter 17
Contact info: As appeals to the Chain of Command are handled internally through a Sailor chain of command, there is no external contact information.
Background: For the terms of this book appeals can be informal, which is a request that goes up to but not including your commanding officer. Or a formal appeal which is requested through a special request chit requesting mast from your commanding officer. Appeals are adjudicated within the "lifelines" of a sailors command. If a sailor does not agree with the decision after an appeal the sailor can submit a statement, request to correct the record or level a complaint against his commanding officer.
Examples of an appeal to the chain of command
Request for a change of your FITREP or EVAL
Request for a redress of unapproved leave
Request to switch duty sections
Request to address low command issues which have not become part of ones permanent record.
Timeline: There is no timeline associated with submitting an appeal to the chain of command; however there are a few things to keep in mind. First, you want to submit the appeal while the matter is still current and before your chain of command has transferred. If you are appealing an EVAL and the reporting senior has already transferred your options Second, become limited
Who May submit an appeal to the chain of command: While there is no published doctrine, instruction or reference regarding who may submit an appeal, it would be very unusual if someone other than the effected sailor submitted an appeal. Commanding Officers and the chain of command would be well within their rights rejecting any appeal which was not submitted by anyone other than the effected sailor.
Request process: For the purpose of this book chapter we will distinguish between formal appeals to the chain of command, which are adjudicated through a request for captains mast and informal appeals to the chain of command which can be adjudicated through the chain of command; and would go no higher than the Executive Officer.
Formal Appeals to the chain of command: There is only one way to submit a formal appeal. Sailors are to submit formal appeals requesting mast with their commanding officers via a special request.
Informal Appeals to the chain of command: Informal appeals can be requested in any manner that one normally communicates with their chain of command. This could include e-mail, voice, or a request chit.
Adjudication Process:
Formal Appeals to the chain of command: Once a formal appeal is submitted via a special request chit, the chit goes up the chain of command to the Commanding Officer. He then decides whether he will accept the mast deny the mast, or give the chain of command specific guidance in resolving the issue. If the Commanding Officer does accept the sailors mast the sailor will have an opportunity to make his argument directly to the CO and should expect an answer relatively quickly. An example script for Captains Mast is provided in the appendix.
Informal Appeals to the chain of command: Once requested an informal appeal is simply a chain of command discussion about the specific problem. Using the example of W.T. Door, he requested not to have duty on Sunday, a request that was then denied by his LPO. T. Door used the informal appeal process by notifying his LPO that he wished to speak to his Chief regarding this issue. He explained to his Chief that the Navy MILPERSMAN 1731-101 allows for a sailor to take a Sabbath day. Chief then resolved the appeal by modifying the watch bill to non-Sunday days. Had PO3 Doors Chief, and division officer been unwilling to assist he would be within his rights to submit a formal appeal to the chain of command and request mast.
Special Considerations: If both an informal appeal and formal appeal is unsuccessful, and the Sailor chooses to pursue the issue, his next step is to request a record correction through the Board of Correction of Naval Records or an article 138/1150 complaint
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Teacher salaries: These states paid the most in 2017
Teachers working in states that pay the least make nearly half of the teacher salaries for states that pay the most.
Teacher salaries: These states paid the most in 2017 Teachers working in states that pay the least make nearly half of the teacher salaries for states that pay the most. Check out this story on courierpostonline.com: https://on.app.com/2qtna4W
, @scervenka Published 5:00 a.m. ET April 12, 2018 | Updated 7:03 p.m. ET April 16, 2018
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Teachers in some of the highest paid states make nearly twice what their colleagues do in the states that pay the least, according to an Asbury Park Press analysis.
And in some cases, the gaps in average teacher pay can be as much as $25,000 for neighboring states.
Teacher salaries — as well as demands for increases in overall education funding — have fueled protests in West Virginia, Oklahoma, Arizona and Kentucky, which you can learn more about in the video at the top of the page.
The Asbury Park Press analyzed salary data for pre-K through 12 teachers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES and ranked the states by the average salary. The salaries are from May 2017, the most recent data available.
The Press compared those salaries to U.S News & World Report education and affordability rankings for states in 2018.
LAST YEAR'S RANKING: These states pay the teachers the most. Where does your state fall?
Here's a look at the best and the worst states for teacher pay. Check out all states in an interactive map at the bottom of the page.
Highest paid teachers
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10. Oregon, $63,074
Oregon is in the bottom 10 states in U.S. News' affordability ranking and the bottom half of the rankings for pre-K to 12 education.
9. Maryland, $63,268
Maryland, which has more than 80,000 teachers, is in the top half of the education rankings, but the bottom half of the affordability rankings.
More: US Postal Service Salaries: Who gets paid most? How much is it costing you? Find out on Data Universe
8. Rhode Island, $64,261
Rhode Island, which has about 13,000 teachers, come in the top 10 of the education rankings but is one of the bottom 10 states in terms of affordability.
7. Virginia, 66,389
Virginia is in the middle of the rankings for affordability but is in the top half of the states for its education ranking.
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6. New Jersey, $68,294
The Garden State fell one ranking in average salary from last year. It's still among the top 5 states for pre-K to 12 education — and near the bottom of the list of affordable states.
More: How much of your NJ property tax bill goes to schools?
5. Massachusetts, $69,219
Massachusetts edged out New Jersey to join the top 5 states for teacher pay. It's also the best state for pre-K to 12 education, according to U.S. News' rankings. It's also in the bottom 5 for affordability.
4. California, $71,666
California is one of the country's largest states and the largest pool of teachers with 422,000 pre-K to 12 teachers. It's also one of the most expensive places in the country to live, coming in behind Hawaii, the least affordable state. It's also in the bottom 10 of U.S. News' education ranking.
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3. Connecticut, $74,806
Connecticut does well in education rankings, coming in near the top of the U.S. News rankings. It's also near the bottom of the affordability rankings.
2. Alaska, $76,134
The average pay for Alaska's roughly 10,000 teachers is higher than most of the country, but that doesn't necessarily mean that money will go as far in the country's northernmost state. Alaska among of the most costly places to live. Alaska also falls among the bottom of U.S. News' education ranking.
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1. New York, $76,680
New York leapfrogged Alaska as the state with the highest paid teachers. It's also among the least affordable states and comes in the middle of the pack in education rankings, according to U.S. News rankings.
Lowest paid teachers
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41. Alabama, $48,523
Alabama, which has more than 54,000 teachers, falls in the bottom half of the list in terms of average teacher salaries but is in the top half of the rankings for affordability.
42. Arkansas, $47,858
Arkansas falls in the bottom half of states in U.S. News' education rankings but is in the top half for affordability.
43. Florida, $47,744
Florida, which is one of the states with the most teachers at more than 215,000, is in the bottom half of states for both education and affordability rankings.
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44. Idaho, $47,025
Idaho is in the middle of all states for education and affordability, coming in 25th in both rankings.
45. West Virginia, $44,470
West Virginia, which led the way for the teacher strikes across the country, was in the bottom 10 states for pre-K to 12 education and in the top 10 for affordability in U.S. News' rankings. These numbers do not include the 5 percent raise teachers gained during negotiations.
More: When teachers close the schools in protest, what happens to the kids?
46. Mississippi, $44,364
Mississippi ranks in the bottom 5 states in pre-K to 12 education — despite ranking high in the measure of the quality of its pre-K education. It's among top half of states for affordability.
Rear view of male professor teaching high school students in the classroom. (Photo: skynesher, Getty Images)
47. Arizona, $44,113
Arizona teachers, which hosted its own recent teacher protests, ranks in the bottom 5 states for pre-K to 12 education. It's in the middle of the rankings for affordability.
More: This Arizona teacher doubled his salary by getting a teaching job in California
48. North Carolina, $43,897
North Carolina is in the top half of states in both the education and state affordability rankings.
Group of primary school students are crowded round a computer with their teacher. They are all laughing and looking at the computer screen. (Photo: DGLimages, Getty Images/iStockphoto)
49. South Dakota, $40,790
South Dakota is among the top states for affordability and ranks in the top half of the education rankings.
50. Oklahoma, $40,201
Oklahoma teacher started their walkout on April 1, demanding both teacher raises and overall increases in education funding. The state ranks in the bottom 10 in pre-K to 12 education. It's among the top 10 states for affordability.
Here's a list of all states and their salaries based on the May 2017 BLS data.
7. Virginia, $66,389
11. Pennsylvania, $62,062
12. Minnesota, $61,389
13. Illinois, $61,132
14. Michigan, $60,264
15. Washington, $59,483
16. Vermont, $58,578
17. Ohio, $57,377
18. Hawaii, $57,053
19. Wyoming, $56,326
20. Delaware, $56,282
21. Nebraska, $56,061
22. Texas, $55,310
23. Nevada, $54,893
24. New Mexico, $54,690
25. New Hampshire, $54,642
26. Wisconsin, $53,408
27. Georgia, $53,115
28. Utah, $52,956
29. Kentucky, $52,806
30. Iowa, $51,916
31. Maine, $51,580
32. Colorado, $50,660
33. North Dakota, $50,572
34. Missouri, $50,533
35. South Carolina, $50,488
36. Montana, $49,751
37. Kansas, $49,571
38. Indiana, $49,382
39. Louisiana, $49,079
40. Tennessee, $48,845
Susanne Cervenka: @scervenka; 732-643-4229; scervenka@gannettnj.com
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California Passes Landmark Law Creating Broad Data Privacy Rights for California Residents
California has passed the United States' first comprehensive data privacy legislation providing significant privacy rights to consumers and related compliance obligations for businesses. The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the "CCPA"), AB 375,[1] was approved by the California legislature and signed by Governor Jerry Brown on June 28. The law, which goes into effect on January 1, 2020, seeks to create more transparency as to how the personal data of California residents is collected, while providing Californians with more control over how their data is used and sold.
Who Must Comply With The CCPA?
The CCPA will apply to more than just companies physically located in California. It will be enforceable against for-profit companies that do business in California, receive Californians' personal data, and satisfy one of three thresholds: (1) have $25 million or more in annual gross revenue; (2) receive the personal data of more than 50,000 "consumers, households, or devices;" or (3) earn more than half of annual revenues from selling the personal data of California residents. The law also applies to affiliated, co-branded entities of businesses that meet this criteria, even if the affiliates do not do business in the state.
An issue needing clarification is whether the definition of annual revenue includes global revenue or just California revenue. While it is unclear exactly how many companies in the United States will be impacted, a study[2] reported on July 2 by the International Association of Privacy Professionals using only the $25 million threshold estimated that over 500,000 companies will be affected. That estimate could increase as the CCPA and its impact are further studied.
Whose Data Is Protected?
The CCPA offers protection for "consumer" data. "Consumer" is defined as every individual who is in California for other than a temporary or transitory purpose and every individual who is domiciled in the state, but who is outside California for a temporary or transitory purpose. Thus, for example, the law will not apply to consumers who are passing through the state on their way to another state or are spending two or three weeks in the state on vacation; however, it will apply to consumers who are in the state for long (e.g., three or four months) or indefinite periods, as well as California residents who are outside the state for brief periods of time. For example, the law will protect consumer data for those individuals who are in the state for three to four months receiving medical treatment or on work assignment. Whether the law applies to a particular consumer will ultimately depend on the facts and circumstances of each particular case.
What Data Is Protected?
The CCPA protects "personal information," which is defined to include a much broader category of personal data than many other data protection laws in the United States. It includes both consumer and household data, as well as information that both directly and indirectly identifies, describes, or could be reasonably linked with the consumer or household. It also includes a non-exhaustive list of certain types of data (ranging from name and social security number to biometric information, internet usage activity, geolocation data, professional and employment-related data, and purchasing and consuming history and tendencies).
The CCPA does not apply to personal data already regulated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the Graham-Leach Bliley Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, or the Drivers' Privacy Protection Act. It will, however, apply to businesses that are regulated by these other data protection laws to the extent they collect and process other personal data about California consumers.
What Protections Are California Consumers Granted?
The CCPA gives the California consumer the right to request a record of the types of data a business holds about them, in addition to information about the business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling personal information. The law also gives consumers the right to request that a business delete any personal information upon receipt of a verified request, subject to certain exceptions.
Consumers are also granted the right to object to a business selling their data. By choosing to opt-out of commercial use of data containing their personal information, the consumer prevents a business from lawfully selling such data to third parties. Moreover, a business cannot solicit a consumer to opt back into a sale of their personal data for a 12-month period following that consumer's opt-out. The law provides additional protections for younger consumers, requiring an opt-in, by a parent or guardian for children under 13 and by individuals ages 13 through 16, prior to sale of data containing personal information.
Finally, businesses cannot "discriminate against a consumer" based on the consumer's choice to exercise any of the enumerated rights. A business cannot provide a differing quality or level of goods or services or pricing to a consumer based on the consumer's choice to take advantage of protections granted by the law; however, a business can charge a consumer a different price or provide a different level or quality of goods and services "if that difference is reasonably related to the value provided to the consumer by the consumer's data."
A business may offer financial incentives to consumers, including compensation payments, for the collection, sale, or deletion of personal data. A business that offers such incentives must first notify the consumer and obtain opt-in consent, which the consumer may revoke at any time.
What Are the Penalties For CCPA Violations And How Will The Act Be Enforced?
The CCPA entitles consumers to file suit if their nonencrypted or nonredacted information is accessed through unauthorized means as a result of a business's violation of the duty to implement and maintain reasonable security practices and procedures. In such cases, consumers can recover (1) damages in an amount not less than $100 and not greater than $750 per consumer per incident or (2) actual damages, whichever is greater, as well as injunctive, declaratory, and other relief a court may deem proper. The CCPA requires a consumer to notify the Attorney General prior to initiating suit in order to give that office the opportunity to prosecute the alleged violation.
The California Attorney General can also sue to recover civil penalties as high as $7,500 per violation for intentional violations and $2,500 per violation for unintentional violations.
The CCPA provides businesses with a critical 30-day opportunity to cure any alleged violations. Prior to initiating a lawsuit, whether on an individual or class-wide basis, a consumer or the Attorney General must provide the business with 30 days' written notice identifying the specific provisions the consumer alleges were violated. If the business cures the noticed violation and provides the consumer with an express written statement that the violation has been cured and that no further violations shall occur, consumers cannot initiate an action for individual or class-wide statutory damages; however, consumers will be permitted to sue for non-statutory, actual pecuniary damages suffered without having to give 30 days' notice.
What Should I Do Now To Prepare For CCPA Compliance?
January 1, 2020 will be here before you know it. Implementing the CCPA within your company will take time and effort. While the law may be subject to further clarifications and other changes before it goes into effect, you should start preparing now by putting together a data compliance team, which may include outside information technology and legal experts, to begin assessing the CCPA's impact on your company.
The first step is to assess whether the CCPA is likely to apply to your company given its location and/or interactions with California consumers. In doing so, consult your company's data mapping and system inventories to determine what personal data you collect and process from California consumers, households, and devices, as well as how that data is received, stored, shared, sold, and otherwise used.
Due to the broad scope of rights and obligations it creates, the CCPA is being compared to the European Union's new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that went into effect in May; however, companies should be aware that compliance with the GDPR's requirements does not necessarily equal compliance with the CCPA. While the laws are similarly comprehensive in scope, the CCPA creates additional rights and obligations, as well as exceptions, that are not addressed in the GDPR. For more information on GDPR compliance, see our July 2018 GDPR Update: Your Questions About GDPR – Answered.
[1] See https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB375 (last visited July 6, 2018).
[2] See https://iapp.org/news/a/new-california-privacy-law-to-affect-more-than-half-a-million-us-companies (last visited July 6, 2018).
This Client Alert has been prepared by Tucker Ellis LLP for the use of our clients. Although prepared by professionals, it should not be used as a substitute for legal counseling in specific situations. Readers should not act upon the information contained herein without professional guidance.
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The Next President Show 2022
by admin December 3, 2022 December 4, 2022 0291
The Management of SRTV is pleased to announce the second edition of THE NEXT PRESIDENT TV REALITY SHOW (TNP) tagged Building viable economic, social and political structures for a New Nigeria TNP is a yearly TV reality Show where youths between the ages of 18-35 years intellectually compete to be voted as president.
This year's edition promises to be exciting as we have candidates from the 36 states of the federation ready to hit Abuja in December to grab the seat of the most prestigious office of the president. Contestants for the next President are referred to as Governors, having won the initial contest to represent their various states.
The next stage is their convergence in Abuja to intellectually pitch themselves to the public, discuss issues of national importance and give their manifestos to the audience watching at home. Moments from the Next President show will be aired live on our YouTube channel and also on NTA and other partner station.
The Grand Finale which is matched with our Leadership Awards will be held at the Sheraton Hotel, ABUJA on the 17th of December, 2022. With partnership from NTA-TVE, Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports Development, Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, The Nigeria Youth Parliament and a host of other reputable Organisations.
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MPS in BMHI – Tuition and Scholarships
Tuition and Fees Schedule
Tuition and fees will depend on the number of credit hours that a student decides to enroll in any given semester.
The following schedule shows the tuition for both resident and online students per semester. FEES ARE NOT INCLUDED.
Per Credit Hour
Resident: $933.46
Non-resident: $1,949.68
Semester Full Load Max Rate
Resident: $8,401
Non-resident: $17,547
* The program can be pursued on a full time or a part time basis.
* For all UNC staff and for many employees of organizations in the RTP area, some or all courses can be paid for through employee training benefit programs (please check with your employer or check with us!).
(Last updated August, 2021)
For the most up to date information on tuition and fees check the University Cashier's website.
CHIP offers three types of scholarships for in-person applicants/students. Scholarships for online applicants/students are not available at this time.
Need-Based Scholarship: Aims to provide financial relief and will be used towards tuition in the first semester of the program.
Eligibility: open to all on-campus, spring 2022 applicants who face financial challenges in paying for their education. Summer and Fall 2022 scholarship applications will open by January 2022.
Deadline: August 31, 2022. Award recipients will be notified by mid-September via e-mail.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)Scholarship: Aims to support students from historically underrepresented groups to provide financial relief. The award will be used towards tuition in the first semester of the program.
Eligibility: open to all on-campus, spring 2022 applicants from historically underrepresented groups. Summer and Fall 2022 scholarship applications will open by January 2022.
Deadline: August 31, 2022. Award recipients will be notified by mid-September via email.
Academic Excellence Scholarship: Aims to support students with a competitive academic profile and demonstrated leadership skills. The award will be used towards tuition in the first semester of the program. All applicants will be considered for this scholarship by the Faculty Review Committee at the time of application reviews. There is no need to submit additional paperwork to be considered for this scholarship. Awardees will be notified via email.
*CHIP reserves the right to modify scholarships (i.e. amounts, deadlines, etc.)
Additional financial/funding information:
NC Residency: Residents of North Carolina may attend UNC at Chapel Hill at a significantly lower cost. Please refer to the Graduate School's Web site for North Carolina Residency for Tuition Purposes, which contains information about NC residency requirements and how to apply for resident status.
UNC Scholarships and Student Aid: handled by the Office of Scholarships and Student Aid. Application is made by completing the FAFSA form and requesting that financial information be sent to UNC at Chapel Hill. For questions regarding need-based aid, please consult OSSA directly.
UNC's Graduate Funding Information Center: GFIC supports current and prospective UNC-Chapel Hill graduate students seeking sources of funding for independent research, collaborative projects, fellowships, program development, and other scholarly activities.
Funding Information Portal, a collection of databases and other resources selected to help UNC graduate students, faculty, and staff identify and apply for funding opportunities.
Carolina Internal Funding Database, a small database of funding opportunities available specifically for UNC students.
The Grad School Funding Resources
Work opportunities: Numerous student assistant positions are available in on-campus and off-campus units. Students must apply directly to the individual departments or organizations for these positions. Students are encouraged to visit the Work and Project Opportunities on our website, as well as other resources on campus (for example: the Careers section of the SILS website).


This is the beginning, second hand of a 1dollar rebuy, 6max on Pokerstars.
The guy lost previous hand it all, calling with AJs someones all in that had KK.
I thought he was in tilt in second hand.
Preflop: UTG limps, i called from MP with 22.
Flop: 8,5,2. Limper opens. Should i raise cause there are 6,8 and 3,4 draws, or only call here?
If UTG limped, and you called, I guess the BB checked so it is a 3 way pot?
In that case I would bet for some value on that flop. The BB posotion can have any two cards so if he has an 8 or a 6 he is likely to call thinking he is ahead of AX hands that you might have. So basically, not betting is probably losing you some value, and if they would both fold then you probably wouldnt get any value on later streets either..


Working with people. Customers, employees and tons of wonderful people with simular interests.
HRIA , SEMA, NSRA, NHRA,YEN and am proud to be part of the team at Classic Instruments and we hit the Inc. 5000 in 2008 and part of the Team at Great Lakes Motor Works to have built numerous nationally recognized vehicles (Hot Rods and restorations). Select Committee member at HRIA. Being the owner of Classic Instruments is clearly one of my highest accomplishment, being part of the industry is an honor and the people in our industry is what makes it so special!
Thank you to membership at YEN, this really is a honor and I appricate the recognition. And thank you to my Family and the Team at Classic Instruments, none of this would be possible with them.


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I love Blizzard games, and have played pretty much everything from Lost Vikingsand the original Warcraft, to their most current game, Overwatch.
Bastion is a transforming assault robot who is looking for his place in the world a decade after the war he was created for is over. This sprite is based on the "8-bit spray" that is unlocked in a Loot Box for leveling up, and when I unlocked it, I knew I had to make and post this. It took about 6 hours to bead and iron, and I will be posting a video on YouTube of the masking tape prep and ironing.
Perched on his recon rifle is his bird friend Ganymede.
This entry was posted in Blizzard, Computer Games, Perler beads, Pop Culture, Post-Iron and tagged 16-Bit, 8-bit, bead sprite, beadsprite, beadsprites, blizzard, Computer Games, Fuse, How To, Iron, Ironing, Overwatcg, video game characters on June 15, 2016 by Danthol.
After all these months, I have still been playing Cookie Clicker. I had just gotten to producing 1.000.000.000.000 per second, and on Valentine's Day, a new patch was released with cookie producing prisms, conversation heart cookies, and new achievements and stuffs.
This is the Rainbow Grandma. She joins the cast of other grandmas in that bake cookies for you. Apparently, she works the prisms that can "convert light itself into cookies". This is by far the most colorful Perler creation I have made short of the Parrot.
This entry was posted in Computer Games, Perler beads, Pop Culture, Post-Iron and tagged bead sprite, beadsprite, beadsprites, Computer Games, cookie clicker, Perler, Perler Beads, pop-culture, video game characters on February 16, 2014 by Danthol.
The news stories about the Flappy Birds game being taken off the Google and iTunes stores. There are now phones on EBAY and Craigslist that are being sold for exorbitant amounts of money.
This entry was posted in Computer Games, Original Designs, Pop Culture, Post-Iron, Video Games and tagged 8-bit, bead sprite, beadsprite, beadsprites, Computer Games, Perler, Perler Beads, pop-culture on February 11, 2014 by Danthol.
I started playing Starbound last week, and I am hooked already! This Perler piece is of my main character whom I have simply named "Professor". I might make a few more of him with some of the armor and clothes I have made, and maybe even with one of the cooler weapons, but this is his simple "waiting" stance.
Starbound lends itself really well to this kind of artform. I'm betting more of it will show up on the blog. What race, character, or monster should I make next?
This entry was posted in Computer Games, Original Designs, Perler beads, Pop Culture, Starbound, Video Games and tagged bead sprite, beadsprite, beadsprites, Computer Games, Perler, Perler Beads, Starbound, video game characters on February 10, 2014 by Danthol.
Fix-it-Felix gets a medal and a pie.
I had an hour to kill, and just wanted to make something random, so I found this sprite: Fix-it-Felix gets his rewards". I do intend to make more of the Wreck-it-Ralph stuff; some of it really looks good in Perler Bead form.
This one would make a cute Christmas ornament for next year, holding a present. Maybe make him holding an easter egg if I decide to do more of the holiday themed stuff. I think maybe all 7 days before Valentine's Day, I will make a series of love themed Perler creations and post them. Still got some more final fantasy stuff coming, too. I think I am at about halfway through, but speeding back up on production.
This entry was posted in Arcade, Computer Games, Holidays, Pop Culture, Post-Iron, Video Games and tagged 8-bit, Arcade, bead sprite, beadsprite, beadsprites, Computer Games, Holidays, Perler, Perler Beads, pop-culture, video game characters on January 25, 2014 by Danthol.
One of my favorite indie computer games is a little computer game called "Dino Run" It is a free to play in browser game. You can click here to play it. It's a really cool concept of a small dinosaur that is running from certain doom when a large asteroid collides with the earth. There are several stages and if you get to the end of them all you can find a cave that allows you to avoid extinction. It's kinda like Sonic the Hedgehog, but more hectic.
They sponsored a fan art contest, and I thought that this collection of dinos would be perfect for it. I wanted to get some cool outdoors pictures of them, or mount them on canvas, but I ran out of time, and decided to submit them as they are. I will update if I place in the contest.
This entry was posted in Perler beads, Pop Culture, Post-Iron, Video Games and tagged 8-bit, bead sprite, beadsprite, beadsprites, Computer Games, Perler, Perler Beads, pop-culture, video game characters on November 26, 2013 by Danthol.
Luigi and Yoshi go for a ride.
I found this Luigi and Yoshi sprite on Spriter's Resource and thought it would be fun to make. This is from the computer game Mario is Missing. I've been told that this game was horrible, it looks like the same people who made the really really bad 3DO games, but most likely it was licenced by a different company.
This entry was posted in Nintendo, Perler beads, Post-Iron, Uncategorized and tagged 8-bit, bead sprite, beadsprite, beadsprites, Computer Games, Nintendo, Perler, Perler Beads, video game characters on November 6, 2013 by Danthol.


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GYMNASTICS: Silver lining for Jarman in Paris
Published: 5:51 PM September 16, 2019 Updated: 4:35 PM November 1, 2020
Jake Jarman shows off his silver medal at the Paris World Challenge. Picture: SUBMITTED - Credit: Archant
Huntingdon Gymnastics Club talent Jake Jarman continued his emergence with a major medal last weekend.
Jarman earned silver in the vault final at the Paris World Challenge event.
The 17 year-old hot property produced an average score of 14.375 from his two efforts to finish behind home gymnast Loris Frasca.
Jarman's coach Ben Howells said: "This performance is a step forward for Jake, who has decided to compete as a senior gymnast a year early. It is fantastically encouraging and we want to see him build on it in the future."
Jaman also competed in the qualifying rounds on the floor and the parallel bars but didn't manage to reach the finals of those events.
Jarman has signed to compete in the German Bundesliga - a professional gymnastics league - to continue his development.


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Around Burlington: Burlington reluctant to invest in fire protection
By Bob Hansen for The Hawk Eye
Tinder-dry buildings, open fires everywhere and public apathy were a deadly combination that threatened to turn young Burlington into a smoldering ash heap throughout much of the 19th century.
As early as 1837, fire ravaged the town, with the fledgling business district and the territorial capitol building going up in flames.
There was a second disastrous fire in 1839, after which the town attempted to form the volunteer Hook and Ladder Company. However, a concerted effort to raise funds for the protective organization to buy five hooks — handy for tearing down blazing buildings — was largely ignored by the public. And the effort dissolved in a wave of disinterest.
In 1841, there was a second try at forming a firefighting brigade. This resulted in a highly controversial city ordinance that established a volunteer fire fighting department with a chief and two engineers.
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The portion of the new law that made it so controversial was a requirement that each property owner keep two 12-quart leather buckets on hand. However, this was viewed as excessive and the provision was largely ignored.
By 1847, the town continued to merrily blaze away. The local packing plant was destroyed and the newspaper grumbled the building could have been saved if only anyone could have found the necessary buckets, hooks and ladders the city had earlier purchased.
Still, no one paid much attention to the town's fire protection and most fires continued to be fought by neighbors and concerned citizens. Then, in 1851, the candle factory burned down and the city fathers reluctantly authorized up $1,000 for a used firefighting engine from a Des Moines fire brigade.
The machine was wildly ineffective because it was pumped and pulled by hand, and required a well-trained crew for effective operation. But Burlington lacked anything that smacked of being "well trained" for any purpose. The volunteer company was somewhat of a well-dressed local joke.
A letter to The Hawk Eye implied the group was little more than a social club consisting of the "upper tens." The "lower fives" were not allowed to join. But they threw good parties and that was somewhat redeeming.
The letter writer went on to ask "where these self important men were now that a fire broke out and the property owners stand with their hands in their pocket looking on and saying 'hurry up boys and help. Put your shoulders to the wheel.' The company must be trained to put the right end of the hose on the machine."
The volunteer firefighters responded to this carping by pointing out that the used fire engine required 60 men to operate but the company only had 25 members and all could not be present on every occasion. The firemen accused the critic of being "one of the lazy lounges who stood on the corner and jeered the fire company rather than helping."
Finally, the city-sanctioned volunteer company was disbanded and a second company, the Eagle, was formed by area merchants. However, its pumper was usually in disrepair and the operation proved ineffective.
In 1861, long after surrounding communities had professionalized their fire protection, Burlington purchased a steam-powered pumper for its volunteers. It was a Sibley Fire Engine, costing $7,250 and had 1,000 feet if hose. However, the parsimonious town council refused to purchase the horses necessary to pull the pumper.
Alderman D.J. Sikes spoke for the council and a large segment of the town when he pronounced "the horses are a useless and expensive luxury."
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Although public opinion remained divided on the wisdom of purchasing horses, gradually the city warmed to its fire fighting company. It was a source of civic pride and the team driver, Jess Lester, became a famous town figure.
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The new steamer, the crew and its team were soon tested by fires that swept Washington Street, and later the Gilbert-Hedge fire that burned from Fifth and Valley to Eighth Street. Those volunteers were eventually able to convince the city that a professional department would be a wise investment.


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Scarlett Peckham's THE RAKESS
November 11, 2020 November 11, 2020 · 6 Comments ·
Scarlett Peckham's The Rakess is an interesting experiment in reversing the rake figure in historical romance. I'm not sure it succeeds. We're familiar with the rake-"anti"-hero, who remains "anti" until he meets the heroine: dissipated, carousing, given to sin and excess and focussed solely on pleasure, two of my favourites being Hoyt's Duke of Sin and Balogh's Notorious Rake. The rake is inevitably confronted by a good woman, a woman of purpose and substance who unearths his deeply-held desire for connection and an abandoning of his soul-destroying dissolute ways. Peckham's heroine, with the unfortunate name of Seraphina Arden, exhibits the trappings of rakedom: she uses sex as an anodyne, drinks, and gads about town with unsavory characters. When the novel opens, she's returned to her Cornish childhood home to write her memoirs, a much-anticipated double-volume of salacious deliciousness. There, she meets and has an affair with the upright, hard-working Scot architect, widower, and single father of two, Adam Anderson.
MINI-REVIEW: Beverly Jenkins's REBEL
June 17, 2019 June 18, 2019 · 3 Comments ·
Beverly Jenkins's Rebel is first in her Women Who Dare series and Jenkins, a new-to-me author. I was keen to try a new historical romance author. In truth, though, I slogged through it, taking two weeks to reach the end. Though its opening was compelling, I never warmed to the protagonists and found the persistently declarative prose, flat.
It opens in 1867 New Orleans as New-Yorker Valinda Lacy teaches her recently freedmen, women, and their children. We get a sense of a society, barely out of war, trying to adjust to new historical realities, some well, and others, clinging to their place as the dominant class and race. They pose a threat to the characters and Jenkins does a excellent job of conveying what it feels like to live under a constant edge of what ought to be a safe, going-about-business existence. For example, Valinda's school is soon destroyed. Her path then crosses with a powerful, wealthy family, the LeVeqs, who give her a home and protection and help her re-establish the school.
Mini-Review: Anne Mather's A FORBIDDEN TEMPTATION
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"Returning were as tedious as going o'er," says Macbeth, pondering whether to stop or continue his murdering path. Worry not, Miss Bates hasn't turned bloodthirsty murderess, but Macbeth's resigned despair echoed her feelings at the half-way point of reading Anne Mather's A Forbidden Temptation. Never had an HP showed so much promise, nor had such a fall as Mather's nutty Forbidden Temptation.
Hero Jack Connelly, of Kilpheny, Ireland, is settled in Rothburn on the Northumbrian coast. Two years have passed since his wife's death in a car crash. Jack is an architect whose money allowed him to renovate a house on this beautiful coastline and the leisure time to enjoy it and heal from Lisa's death. Except Lisa won't leave him alone. Reminiscent of a rueful, less emotionally-invested Truly, Madly, Deeply, Lisa's "pale ethereal figure" appears to Jack, chats with him, advises and provokes him. Wow, thought Miss Bates, this is unlike ANY HP ever. Always on the rom-reader look-out for new and original, MissB settled in to what she thought would be a fabulous read. Wait, where be our heroine? She arrives in the form of one sullen Grace Spencer, former London-based lawyer, now realtor and part-time bartender at her parents' pub. Sean Nesbitt, Jack's old university pal, arrives with Grace in his silver Mercedes. Sean is Grace's boyfriend; while visiting her, Sean thought he'd drop in on his old pal Jack. (more…)
Mini-Review: Theresa Romain's SEASON FOR DESIRE
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In keeping with Miss Bates' fa-la-la posting until the 25th of the month, she dipped, this time, into the e-ARC TBR and from therein pulled Theresa Romain's Season for Desire. The cover was pretty; out since October 7th, it deserved its spot on MBRR and Miss Bates had enjoyed To Charm A Naughty Countess. For brevity's sake, Season's blurb:
Like her four sisters, Lady Audrina Bradleigh is expected to marry a duke, lead fashion, and behave with propriety. Consequently, Audrina pursues mischief with gusto, attending scandalous parties, and indulging in illicit affairs. But when an erstwhile lover threatens to ruin her reputation, Audrina has no choice but to find a respectable husband at once. Who would guess that her search would lead her to Giles Rutherford, a blunt-spoken American on a treasure hunt of his own? When a Christmas snowstorm strands the pair at a country inn, more secrets are traded than gifts – along with kisses that require no mistletoe – and Audrina discovers even proper gentlemen have their wicked side.
Um, no … the novel is both more serious and yet less interesting than the blurb makes it out to be. The blurb's fun frivolity is no where to be found. The faux seriousness of the novel, in turn, makes it drag and fizzle. A convoluted plot, too many secondary characters, and a hero and heroine who barely interact left Miss Bates cold. Continue reading
REVIEW: Juliana Stone's THE DAY HE KISSED HER, Or "Down, Wanton, Down"
May 31, 2014 May 31, 2014 · 4 Comments ·
Miss Bates loved volume two of Stone's "Bad Boys of Crystal Lake" series, The Christmas He Loved Her. Indeed, it was one of her favourite 2013 reads. As a result, expectations were high for volume three, The Day He Kissed Her. Miss Bates's response to this romance novel was a reiteration of what she says about romantic heroes and heroines: a hard-to-like heroine, bring her on … a hard-to-like hero? Um, no. It's difficult to redeem the assholey hero. Though Stone weaves much back-story torment for hero Mackenzie Draper, his behaviour is such that there is hardly redemption for him … and, as a result, not much of one for the novel. The lovely writing and strong use of metaphor that Miss Bates found in The Christmas He Loved Her was, sadly, absent from The Day He Kissed Her. The richness of the former's relationship between the heroine and hero was not present, shared history and care and friendship, no … the sole link between heroine and hero in The Day He Kissed Her is a one-night stand. And once you get to know these two, there's not much to build on. It's a pale companion to the previous book in the series. And yet, when Miss Bates reached three-quarters of the way into the novel, she was affected, moved, by the narrative. Stone has that capacity: to touch and haul you in emotionally. It was too little, too late, but it was there. Continue reading


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Who celebrated National Rosé Day yesterday? I wish I did!! We we're travelling all day so by time we got home, it was no way Rosé!😴!! It was also world Gin Day🍸! Exciting things are happening at the Lake, the construction has started!!! Well, they poured the cement lol! Still so exciting!! We are hoping if everything goes as planned, The Lakehouse will be ready early August!! I'll keep you posted, stay tuned!!
So, who's ready for another easy healthy breakfast recipe, that you can prepare the night before? We're making easy overnight oats today and they are so good! Full of nutrient packed ingredients to keep your belly full all morning long!
I love making these for busy mornings, they are perfect to grab and go! I layer them with fruits, nut butter (especially Roasted Cashew Butter🤤), extra shredded coconut, cinnamon, so good. I love eating this as pre-workout fuel, all the healthy carbs will give you so much energy. If you eat this after a workout or just want to bump up the protein, try adding a few TBSP of vanilla protein powder to your oats(add the protein powder right before serving, not the night before).
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Old fashioned rolled oats are best rather than quick oats. I prefer fat free plain Greek yogurt but you could use full fat, even vanilla flavoured would be yummy! We don't drink a lot of dairy milk over here so I always use almond milk but you could totally swap that for dairy milk, soy milk, cashew milk, coconut milk would be really delicious too.
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Cover with lid or plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
In the morning, divide into 2-4 servings, add toppings or simply enjoy as is.
*Will keep for up to 3 days in the fridge.