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Episode 36: The Resonating Dragons
Now that’s what I call a Wham Episode! Why does this anime series keep getting better and better with every episode?
Following off from last episode, Yuya joins the duel between Yuuto and Sora in accordance with Battle Royal rules, in an attempt to save the latter due to his injuries. And as both Yuya and Yuuto’s ace monsters – their dragons clash, they suddenly resonate with each other, resulting in a very unexpected outcome.
The above was what the audience was told in the preview prior to this episode’s airing, however the truth is that this episode delves much deeper than that. In my opinion, the preview does not do the episode justice at all (this is a compliment). Episode 36 is a very plot-heavy one, filled with twists and turns bound to keep one at the edge of his/her seat. While some are expected given the obvious foreshadowing in previous episodes, others lean more to the “Holy Cow!” territory. Unlike the character-focus approach of previous episodes, the writer in this episode chose to explore the background behind the characters that he has already set up quite well, intertwined within the really, really good dialogue as always. At this point of the series with 36 episodes already clocked in, I do agree that this is the correct time to do so.
That being said, the episode still introduces two seemingly important characters to the plot. The Professor, as many would have already guessed, is indeed related to Academia, the mysterious Fusion faction. I couldn’t really say much about him given that he only has about 2 lines in this episode. The other character is Yuugo, pictured above. The ending of this episode places him in the spotlight and I thought he does a fantastic job of making an appearance. While his voice actor, Takagi Shinpei, does suffer from the “first-time dubbing syndrome”, his voice fit that of Yuugo’s impression really well in my opinion. Imagine a mercenary in a classic Western movie becoming a Japanese all of a sudden. That’s Yuugo. Through only a couple of lines, you can tell that Yuugo has this hot-headed but somehow playful, mischievous personality.
The duel in this episode couldn’t really be called a “duel” since: it’s incomplete, and, each of the Duelists barely do anything. However, this “duel” still serve its two major purposes well: to illustrate the point of the two dragons resonating, as well as to show the “unexpected event” that happens to Sora at the “end” of it.
Despite the epic scale of the script this episode, it is not without any major flaws. The biggest letdown of this episode is perhaps the animation. With so many off-model shots and pretty bad transition between scenes, it really begs the question: why couldn’t – say, Episode 32 – and this episode switch animation directors? Such a plot-heavy episode do not really deserve this kind of art quality in my opinion.
However, ignoring the one major flaw it has, this episode still exceeds in terms of its script. This is an episode that we audience of ARC-V have been waiting for and it really bugs me that I have to wait another week for the next.
Duel Choreography: – (No score, reason above)
Episode 37: The Destiny that Starts Moving! Until then!

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Tonight is our fund drive episode! Join us to show your support and listen to some whimsical arrangements of classical favorites.
In celebration of our 50th anniversary, we explored music from Ether Game through six decades from 1971 to 2021.
This week, we quizzed on the most trivial of instrumental genres: the Bagatelle!
This week, we welcomed the month of March with a show about wild animals
This week on Ether Game, it's cake, streamers and a round of the Hallelujah Chorus for G. F. Handel. We celebrated his 336th birthday.
This week on Ether Game, we hob-nobbed with the rich and famous! Browse our playlist of classical music featuring celebrities.
This week we celebrated Black History Month with a show of music by Black composers and performers.
The Ether Game Brain Trust celebrates Groundhog Day and tries to discover if it is stuck in a time loop. Browse our playlist to celebrate the holiday.
We spun the color wheel again this month and landed on blue! Browse our Ether Game playlist for blue themed classical music.
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I found some oldies but goodies at a street fair this week
I just love the older fabric. And the colors will fit in anywhere in a quilt. The one on the left looks like a fabric Jen Kingwell would use in her quilts. I came of age quilting during the floral era, so I will always love them, but I am saving some of them for Bonnie Hunter's floribunda quilt
The sides of the wool bag have to be hand stitched with linen thread wrong sides together. I can only do this a little at a time or it hurts my hands. I do not want to have hurting hands sigh...If i finish that today, I have the handles to hand stitch to the bag. so exciting....
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Wow, you've done a great job at turning over your stash. Looking forward to seeing your finished bag. Have a very productive Sunday.ReplyDelete
I love finding fabric treasures!ReplyDelete

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Serbian and Albanian media have published reports about alleged illegal arms trafficking and smuggling originating from the Balkan region toward several countries, including Iraq and Lebanon.
The reports accused officials in both Lebanon and Iraq as well as Hezbollah of involvement.
Serbianna newspaper said Israeli intelligence monitored late in 2009 the sale of 6,000 Katyusha rockets type 107mm by the Albanian government to Chad and Iraq.
The Gazeta Tema, a pro-opposition Albanian daily, meanwhile, accused Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha and former Defense Minister Fatmir Mediu of involvement in buying a quantity of anti-aircraft missiles worth $4 million from the Ukraine.
According to the newspaper, anti-aircraft missile systems, including Igla-1 (SA-16-GIMLET) and Igla-2 (SA-18-GROUZE) land-to-air rockets reached Albanian stores before disappearing again after a Lebanese cargo company took charge of shipping them abroad.
These were Soviet-patented rockets of the end of the 1980s, which had also been made by other countries. Igla, with capabilities similar to those of the US Stinger rockets, are very effective against planes, helicopters, and UAV drones flying up to a 5,000-foot altitude.
Gazeta Tema quoted intelligence sources as saying Hezbollah is connected to the Lebanese cargo company which reportedly assists the militant group in the transfer of arms purchased from the former socialist countries, including Albania.
Gazeta Tema pointed out that a number of Bosnians are involved in these operations.
A report in Miami News Times had said the trial of Miami Beach arms dealer Efraim Diveroli, 21, came to raise further doubts about the likelihood of his involvement in the arms shipment to Hezbollah from Albania after it became clear that his partners in Albania were engaged in the same kind of work.
In a related development , at meeting with FYROM ‘s ( former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski last January, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said that the Balkan states were the new target of global jihad.
“Current reports clearly indicate that the region of the Balkans is the new target of global jihad, which intends to establish infrastructure and recruit activists there,” Lieberman said.
After this statement there came the first reaction from the Bosnian Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj, who phoned his counterpart Avigdor Lieberman to protest against his statement.
The Bosnian minister told his Israeli counterpart that statements of this kind were baseless and that they harmed his country’s international reputation. He added that Bosnia was engaged in a struggle against terrorism and that its intelligence services had no information or data about terrorists being active in their country.
On the other hand the Albanian side did not reacted to Lieberman’s statement.
Israeli minister stated also that Hezbollah was channeling money for the establishment of terrorist cells in Albanian-inhabited areas.
In the past years there were many reports in the Albanian media that alleged Ukrainian anti-missile systems were bought by Albania and then illegally re-exported to Hezbollah, via several front companies.
In 2000 and 2001 there were many reports about Al Qaeda activities in Albania . The general anarchy and upheaval in Albania following the collapse of communism had reportedly made it an easy target for wealthy Islamic terrorists, where weapons could be acquired with ease .
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Bejeweled is an addictive match-three puzzle board game, in which the player must exchange two adjacent gems to make horizontal or vertical lines of three or more gems of the same type. The first iteration of the game was on Windows PCs in 2000 and it quickly grew in popularity due to being a simple yet challenging game with very little rules that anyone could understand.
More recently, with its overwhelming success across digital platforms such as Steam, iPhone/Android stores and social networking services like Facebook; Bejeweled has spawned several spin-off sequels like BeJeweled Blitz, where gamers race against an AI or another player to score highest points. It also inspired similar games like Jewel Quest and Candy Crush Saga that have continued on the legacy set by the original classic version by developing new creative ways to play its basic principles while still maintaining the classic style that made it popular at first place.
In order to play Bejeweled board game, you need the following items: a Bejeweled board, 8 black and 8 white orbs, two colored base pieces for each of the two players and a 6-sided die. Many versions of the game are available, so depending on what variation you want to play you may need some specialized supplies such as a timer in the case of Speed Bejeweled.
If someone with disabilities wants to play Bejeweled, they can do so by purchasing or downloading an accessible version. This version has special large accessibility pieces that can easily be picked up and moved around by those with physical impairments or visual differences. Additionally, some online versions have adjustable timing speeds which can be set to longer intervals for people who respond more slowly to commands or need more time to strategize their next move.
Setting Up the Board
The Bejeweled Board Game is a classic strategy game that requires careful thought and skill to master. It is played between two individuals on a playing board with multicolored jewels placed in specific patterns. The object of the game is to create rows and columns of gem matches by swapping adjacent gems. To start, players must first place the game board on a sturdy surface such as a table for easy access.
The board should be divided into an 8×8 grid, with alternating black & white squares and eight rows of eight gems each (64 gems total), all multi-colored – two green, two pink, two yellow, one red, one orange. Additionally, each jewel contains a numerical value assigned to it according to its relative rarity; green and pink each score 1 point per match, yellow scores 2 points per match, red scores 3 points per match and orange scores 4 points per match.
Players can focus on four main areas when playing: strategic moves (matching nine or more tiles at once for bonus points), timing moves (waiting until the right move presents itself), tile placement (creating combos of colored tiles or higher valued tiles) and avoiding bottlenecks (avoiding creating blocks that aren’t easily able to move). By following these tips competing against friends in Bejeweled will become an invigorating experience!
How to Play
Making the First Move: To begin the game, simply roll two dice (or take turns rolling one die) to determine who goes first. The player with the higher number on their respective die will make the first move.
Swapping Gems and Making Combos: Now it’s time to move! On your turn, select any two gems that you would like to switch places by clicking on each gem. As you place your gems together in lines of three or more matching gems, those lines will become matches and instantly clear off the board. When these matched gems clear the screen new pieces will automatically drop down (sometimes unlocking bonuses).
The Scoring System: After each successful match up of three or more pieces, your score total will increase as long as there are additional matches cleared from the same move. Matching four pieces will give you a bigger bonus than three! If you can manage to line up five or more same-colored pieces in a row (called a “raid”), you’ll earn even larger bonuses for that round.
Effects of Power-Ups: Power ups can be earned by making combinations in specific areas of the board marked with four corner-pieces. When activated they have special effects such as randomly switching all adjacent gems, clearing all horizontal gem lines, clearing all vertical gem lines, rotating horizontally swapped gems back into their original stance or combining two gems into one oversized supergem which clears both immediately upon its activation.
How to Win: In order to win a game of Bejeweled Board Game you need to keep earning points by matching sets of jewels across multiple rounds until one person unanimously obtains 10 stars (10 points). Once someone reaches 10 stars or points then that player wins and scores an immediate victory.
Strategies & Tips
Bejeweled is a classic board game where players must match and line up jewels of the same colour in order to progress and gain points. The objective of the game is to score as many points as possible by matching three or more jew e ls, swapping adjacent tiles across a 7×7 grid. Bejeweled rewards players for matching jewels with bonus points for four of the same colour in a row, which combine to form larger gems that offer more valuable multipliers when matched.
It’s important to strategize when playing Bejeweled; look ahead at potential opportunities to create matches, line up multiple chains of four or more of the same color, and utilize special tiles such as hyper cubes and lightning bolts. It is also very beneficial to recognize on-board patterns with eyeshields, double zigzags, reversals and so on, which can result in massive points once completed. While most board patterns yield less points than long chains, at times they can obtain astonishing scores if matched correctly.
Moreover, it’s essential to look for hyper cubes and lightning bolts since these effectively grant players the power to clear out pieces or chain together several gems if placed correctly. Lightning bolts destroy entire lines while hyper cubes eliminate all nearby pieces if paired up or form 5-in-a rows when held next to each other. Executing moves this way instead of just creating single lines will give players a much better chance at getting higher scores and advancing further in each round.
Troubleshooting & FAQs
Bejeweled is a challenging, eye-catching board game that’s popular with gamers of all ages. However, playing the game can sometimes be frustrating due to common issues that players may encounter such as understanding the rules or dealing with opponent strategies. This article will answer some of the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) about playing Bejeweled and provide troubleshooting tips for addressing common issues.
One of the big problems players may face is misunderstanding how pieces move around the board. Each piece must either move forward, backward or sideways. Diagonal movement is not allowed and pieces cannot jump over other pieces. Knowing this rule will help ensure accuracy when making your moves. Additionally, players should keep in mind that their opponent’s moves can influence their choices and force them to think several steps ahead when deciding which piece to move and where it should go on the board.
Another issue players may encounter is tracking opponents’ future moves based upon their current piece placements and patterns on the board. Playing Bejeweled involves anticipating what your opponent is going to do so it’s important to pay attention to how they are setting up their pieces as well as what direction they are developing in on the board. Analysing these trends can help you anticipate your enemy’s next move before they make it so you can react accordingly.
Finally, one of the biggest dilemmas players come across is dealing with their own frustrations during gameplay such as getting stuck in a particular situation or misplacing a piece they had planned on moving somewhere else. These kinds of issues are often caused by poor strategy or overlooking subtle details like possible available avenues for attack by an opponent; so remember to double-check any potential threats before proceeding with your chosen plan of action! The most important thing is not to let your emotions get in the way when playing; take a breather if needed, review the situation from all angles, then devise a new plan based on whatever course of action seems best for winning at that point in time (or simply preserving any potential advantages).
In conclusion, Bejeweled is a fun and addictive game that can be enjoyed by players of all ages. The objective of the game is to clear the board by swapping gems and creating 3 or more matching rows horizontally or vertically. To do this, players must solve puzzles by either making one match at a time or creating bigger matches with special combos. Playing correctly and efficiently will eventually lead to victory.
Some advanced strategies are often used by experienced players that help make the game even easier for them. For example, using power-ups such as hammers and cogs can allow players to clear tiles away in a single turn resulting in big points. Additionally, strategic planning ahead of time involving setting up cascades can allow experienced players to create enormous chain reactions giving them an edge against their opponents. Finally, analyzing moves multiple turns ahead help experienced players identify which gems will help form matches most efficiently so they can set up their board accordingly for easier wins.
I love playing all kinds of games – from classics like Monopoly to modern favourites like Ticket to Ride.
I created this blog as a way to share my love of board games with others, and provide information on the latest releases and news in the industry.

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UPDATE (2/23/17 9:46 pm)- Oil City has confirmed with Natrona County Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson Sgt. Aaron Shatto, that Gwen Timm has been located and is in safe custody. Shatto thanks the people of the Oil City and Natrona County, saying that tips from the media audience led to Gwen Timm’s safe return.
On February 10, 2017 the Natrona County Sheriff’s Office received a Runaway Report regarding Gwen Timm, a 15 year old Hispanic female. Approximately 5’6″ with short brown hair, and a slender build.
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During "Mad Men" tonight an ad came on featuring Tesla (and showing the Model S) along with two other companies. The ad was for NASDAQ. Lookin' good!
Nasdaq has a whole series of commercials featuring CEO's of some pretty big and influential companies talking about various theme's like Inspiration, Possibilities and Visionaries.
Couldn't find the one with Tesla in it on Youtube yet. :-(
I would definately put Elon in the category Visionaries :-)


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I’m keeping a list of all the new (released in 2014) albums I listen to this year. I started keeping track to make the process of picking my year-end top 10 easier, but it’s turned into this great motivator — how many can I get to by December 31? It’s shallow to view someone else’s art as an opportunity to drive up a personal statistic, but I’d guess (this is the first time I’ve kept track like this, so I can’t be sure) that I’ve already surpassed the number of new albums I listened to last year, so this whole list-keeping thing can’t be all bad.
My biggest ally in this effort has been NPR’s First Listen series. A fresh handful of albums becomes available for streaming each Sunday night/Monday morning, which tends to make the transition out of the weekend a little more pleasant. And NPR’s been on a roll — First Aid Kit, Hamilton Leithauser, Conor Oberst, Sylvan Esso, Sturgill Simpson… it’s been a gold mine lately. It’s grown into a vital wellspring, and the fact that I’ve never made it all the way through a week’s offerings gives it a bottomless feel (as does the stylistic diversity).
I was excited to see that NPR posted PHOX’s self-titled debut this week. I heard a little about the band during a recent episode of Sound Opinions, but not much, and I dove into the First Listen without reading the accompanying write-up, which makes what happened next so remarkable.
As I was listening (and enjoying a great deal), I was thinking about what I’d say if I wrote about PHOX. I mulled over how calm and assured Monica Martin’s voice sounded throughout. How even the songs with busier arrangements seemed studied and strategic. I came away thinking that this is a band with poise — a trait I usually only spend time considering when watching awards show performances or national anthems sung before sports events. But PHOX’s brand of poise has more to do with creativity. It’s subtle, but I can almost feel it — the confidence in decisions, the connection between ideas and execution. It’s not something you’d expect from a debut effort, that’s for sure.
For whatever reason, when I was done, I decided to look at NPR’s write-up, which was penned by Stephen Thompson. What I found was uncanny — Thompson used language like “approachably stylish calm” and “dazzles with maximum gentility” — I couldn’t believe how close to home his words hit. This first paragraph really nailed it:
The word “charisma” is often used to imply a certain kind of attention-grabbing showiness, or even neediness. But it can also suggest subtle ease; a simple gravitational pull that draws people in by making them feel comfortable and at home.
I just love that idea, and I love even more that you can develop this fuzzy, abstract impression from listening to a piece of music and find out later that someone else had the same experience with it. That kind of connection strikes me as so powerful. Not only does it suggest that we’re not as alone as it feels sometimes, it also suggests that there are forces (just like gravity or magnetism) acting on all music fans equally — an invisible field of objective truth flowing through us as we have these wonderfully subjective reactions to the songs and albums we hear. (Sorry, I’ve been watching Cosmos quite a bit lately, and all I can think about is space and how awesome Neil deGrasse Tyson is.)
Maybe you’ll have a totally different reaction — in fact, the song I’m posting below is a bit of an outlier, sounding much poppier than most of the other tracks, so you may not hear the same poise I hear. But that’s OK! As they say on Sound Opinions, “Everyone’s a critic.” That’s part of the fun, and every interpretation is worthwhile.
PHOX — “Slow Motion” [Spotify/iTunes]

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New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday apprehended NHAI Chief General Manager (CGM) and Regional Officer, Patna, along with two employees of a private company, for allegedly accepting bribe of Rs 5 lakh.
A senior CBI official said that a case was registered against Sadre Alam, CGM, NHAI, Regional Office, Patna and others, including DGM, NHAI, Patna on the allegations of demanding bribe from the officials of Nashik based private firm for doing favour in clearing inflated bills, manipulation of Measurement Books.
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3 Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt and married his daughter. He brought her to the City of David until he finished building his palace and the temple of the Lord, and the wall around Jerusalem. 2 The people, however, were still sacrificing at the high places, because a temple had not yet been built for the Name of the Lord. 3 Solomon showed his love for the Lord by walking according to the instructions given him by his father David, except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places.
4 The king went to Gibeon to offer sacrifices, for that was the most important high place, and Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar. 5 At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.”
6 Solomon answered, “You have shown great kindness to your servant, my father David, because he was faithful to you and righteous and upright in heart. You have continued this great kindness to him and have given him a son to sit on his throne this very day.
7 “Now, Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties. 8 Your servant is here among the people you have chosen, a great people, too numerous to count or number. 9 So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?”
10 The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this. 11 So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice, 12 I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be. 13 Moreover, I will give you what you have not asked for—both wealth and honor—so that in your lifetime you will have no equal among kings. 14 And if you walk in obedience to me and keep my decrees and commands as David your father did, I will give you a long life.” 15 Then Solomon awoke—and he realized it had been a dream.
He returned to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the Lord’s covenant and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. Then he gave a feast for all his court.
16 Now two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him. 17 One of them said, “Pardon me, my lord. This woman and I live in the same house, and I had a baby while she was there with me. 18 The third day after my child was born, this woman also had a baby. We were alone; there was no one in the house but the two of us.
19 “During the night this woman’s son died because she lay on him. 20 So she got up in the middle of the night and took my son from my side while I your servant was asleep. She put him by her breast and put her dead son by my breast. 21 The next morning, I got up to nurse my son—and he was dead! But when I looked at him closely in the morning light, I saw that it wasn’t the son I had borne.”
22 The other woman said, “No! The living one is my son; the dead one is yours.”
But the first one insisted, “No! The dead one is yours; the living one is mine.” And so they argued before the king.
23 The king said, “This one says, ‘My son is alive and your son is dead,’ while that one says, ‘No! Your son is dead and mine is alive.’”
24 Then the king said, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought a sword for the king. 25 He then gave an order: “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.”
26 The woman whose son was alive was deeply moved out of love for her son and said to the king, “Please, my lord, give her the living baby! Don’t kill him!”
But the other said, “Neither I nor you shall have him. Cut him in two!”
27 Then the king gave his ruling: “Give the living baby to the first woman. Do not kill him; she is his mother.”
28 When all Israel heard the verdict the king had given, they held the king in awe, because they saw that he had wisdom from God to administer justice.
4 So King Solomon ruled over all Israel. 2 And these were his chief officials:
Azariah son of Zadok—the priest;
3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha—secretaries;
Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud—recorder;
4 Benaiah son of Jehoiada—commander in chief;
Zadok and Abiathar—priests;
5 Azariah son of Nathan—in charge of the district governors;
Zabud son of Nathan—a priest and adviser to the king;
6 Ahishar—palace administrator;
Adoniram son of Abda—in charge of forced labor.
7 Solomon had twelve district governors over all Israel, who supplied provisions for the king and the royal household. Each one had to provide supplies for one month in the year. 8 These are their names:
Ben-Hur—in the hill country of Ephraim;
9 Ben-Deker—in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh and Elon Bethhanan;
10 Ben-Hesed—in Arubboth (Sokoh and all the land of Hepher were his);
11 Ben-Abinadab—in Naphoth Dor (he was married to Taphath daughter of Solomon);
12 Baana son of Ahilud—in Taanach and Megiddo, and in all of Beth Shan next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah across to Jokmeam;
13 Ben-Geber—in Ramoth Gilead (the settlements of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead were his, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan and its sixty large walled cities with bronze gate bars);
14 Ahinadab son of Iddo—in Mahanaim;
15 Ahimaaz—in Naphtali (he had married Basemath daughter of Solomon);
16 Baana son of Hushai—in Asher and in Aloth;
17 Jehoshaphat son of Paruah—in Issachar;
18 Shimei son of Ela—in Benjamin;
19 Geber son of Uri—in Gilead (the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and the country of Og king of Bashan). He was the only governor over the district.
20 The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore; they ate, they drank and they were happy. 21 And Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These countries brought tribute and were Solomon’s subjects all his life.
22 Solomon’s daily provisions were thirty cors[a] of the finest flour and sixty cors[b] of meal, 23 ten head of stall-fed cattle, twenty of pasture-fed cattle and a hundred sheep and goats, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks and choice fowl. 24 For he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, and had peace on all sides. 25 During Solomon’s lifetime Judah and Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, lived in safety, everyone under their own vine and under their own fig tree.
27 The district governors, each in his month, supplied provisions for King Solomon and all who came to the king’s table. They saw to it that nothing was lacking. 28 They also brought to the proper place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and the other horses.
29 God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand on the seashore. 30 Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East, and greater than all the wisdom of Egypt. 31 He was wiser than anyone else, including Ethan the Ezrahite—wiser than Heman, Kalkol and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread to all the surrounding nations. 32 He spoke three thousand proverbs and his songs numbered a thousand and five. 33 He spoke about plant life, from the cedar of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of walls. He also spoke about animals and birds, reptiles and fish. 34 From all nations people came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all the kings of the world, who had heard of his wisdom.[e]
1 Solomon son of David established himself firmly over his kingdom, for the Lord his God was with him and made him exceedingly great.
2 Then Solomon spoke to all Israel—to the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, to the judges and to all the leaders in Israel, the heads of families— 3 and Solomon and the whole assembly went to the high place at Gibeon, for God’s tent of meeting was there, which Moses the Lord’s servant had made in the wilderness. 4 Now David had brought up the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim to the place he had prepared for it, because he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem. 5 But the bronze altar that Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made was in Gibeon in front of the tabernacle of the Lord; so Solomon and the assembly inquired of him there. 6 Solomon went up to the bronze altar before the Lord in the tent of meeting and offered a thousand burnt offerings on it.
7 That night God appeared to Solomon and said to him, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.”
8 Solomon answered God, “You have shown great kindness to David my father and have made me king in his place. 9 Now, Lord God, let your promise to my father David be confirmed, for you have made me king over a people who are as numerous as the dust of the earth. 10 Give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may lead this people, for who is able to govern this great people of yours?”
11 God said to Solomon, “Since this is your heart’s desire and you have not asked for wealth, possessions or honor, nor for the death of your enemies, and since you have not asked for a long life but for wisdom and knowledge to govern my people over whom I have made you king, 12 therefore wisdom and knowledge will be given you. And I will also give you wealth, possessions and honor, such as no king who was before you ever had and none after you will have.”
13 Then Solomon went to Jerusalem from the high place at Gibeon, from before the tent of meeting. And he reigned over Israel.
14 Solomon accumulated chariots and horses; he had fourteen hundred chariots and twelve thousand horses,[a] which he kept in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem. 15 The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the foothills. 16 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue[b]—the royal merchants purchased them from Kue at the current price. 17 They imported a chariot from Egypt for six hundred shekels[c] of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty.[d] They also exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and of the Arameans.
1 Endow the king with your justice, O God,
the royal son with your righteousness.
2 May he judge your people in righteousness,
your afflicted ones with justice.
3 May the mountains bring prosperity to the people,
the hills the fruit of righteousness.
4 May he defend the afflicted among the people
and save the children of the needy;
may he crush the oppressor.
5 May he endure[a] as long as the sun,
as long as the moon, through all generations.
6 May he be like rain falling on a mown field,
like showers watering the earth.
7 In his days may the righteous flourish
and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.
8 May he rule from sea to sea
and from the River[b] to the ends of the earth.
9 May the desert tribes bow before him
and his enemies lick the dust.
10 May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores
bring tribute to him.
May the kings of Sheba and Seba
present him gifts.
11 May all kings bow down to him
and all nations serve him.
12 For he will deliver the needy who cry out,
the afflicted who have no one to help.
13 He will take pity on the weak and the needy
and save the needy from death.
14 He will rescue them from oppression and violence,
for precious is their blood in his sight.
15 Long may he live!
May gold from Sheba be given him.
May people ever pray for him
and bless him all day long.
16 May grain abound throughout the land;
on the tops of the hills may it sway.
May the crops flourish like Lebanon
and thrive[c] like the grass of the field.
17 May his name endure forever;
may it continue as long as the sun.
Then all nations will be blessed through him,[d]
and they will call him blessed.
18 Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel,
who alone does marvelous deeds.
19 Praise be to his glorious name forever;
may the whole earth be filled with his glory.
Amen and Amen.
20 This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.

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Meek Mill drops the 3rd installment of his “Dream Chasers Never Sleep” Vlog, this episode features footage of Meek Mill enjoying Grammy Weekend in L.A. Enjoy.
Nicki Minaj debuted her new single “Roman Holiday” at the 54th Annual Grammys, off her upcoming sophomore album “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded”. Enjoy.
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Common talks to Fuse about his feud with Drake on the 54th Annuals Grammys red carpet and says that the beef with Drake is over. He also sends his prayers out to Whitney Houston’s family. Enjoy.
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Jennifer Hudson performed a tribute to Whitney Houston with a performance of her track “I Will Always Love You” at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards. Enjoy.
J.Cole interview at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, which he talked about his Grammy nomination, being on the red carpet with him mom, what he is wearing and more. Enjoy.
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Rihanna & Coldplay Perform “We Found Love”, “Princess Of China” & “Paradise” Live At 2012 Grammy Awards (Video)
Rihanna performs “We Found Love” then brings out Coldplay to perform “Princess Of China” & “Paradise” Live at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards. Enjoy.
Birdman talked with MTV on the Red Carpet at The 54th Annual Grammy Awards about YMCMB’s 17 Grammy Nominations and also gave congratulations to Kanye West on his Grammy Wins. Enjoy.
17, that ain’t like 1, you talking about 17 so it’s always an honor for us to get noticed for the hard work we do, the Grammys they show us love and support. It’s exciting us for us as a brand, and when we all get together it’s just priceless.
Rick Ross spoke with MTV on the Red Carpet at The 54th Annual Grammy Awards about his picks for MTV’s “Hottest MCs in the Game”. He also confirmed that he’s been working with Dr. Dre on his upcoming album “God Forgives, I Don’t” and Dre’s “Detox”. Enjoy.
Me being an executive, I fall on stats. I’m gonna look and see who really had the biggest year, who left the biggest footprint in the cement for the game. We had a lot of artists that did that, you know, Lil Wayne, of course Drizzy Drake. You know they both delivered the biggest albums of the year. Shout-out to Jay, shout out to ‘Ye. The Throne — I thought that was big for hip-hop, making that power move.
Alicia Keys and Bonnie Raitt pay tribute to Etta James by performing “A Sunday Kind Of Love” live at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards. Enjoy.
Chris Brown performs his new single “Turn Up The Music” and “Beautiful People” at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards. Enjoy.
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Melanie Fiona accepts a Grammy for “Fool For You” featuring Cee-Lo Green, during the pre-telecast. Enjoy.
FUSE’s Toure interviews Rick Ross on the red carpet at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards. Enjoy.

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Black Hills State University’s Friends of Music hosts “Music of Stage and Screen,” a concert featuring duet pianists, on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 2:30 p.m. in Clare and Josef Meier Hall on BHSU’s campus. A reception will follow the recital.
Black Hill State University assistant professor of art and St. Louis native Desy Schoenewies will present a lecture titled “Hands Up Don’t Shoot: Boiling Points of Tension in Ferguson, Missouri” Thursday, Feb. 12 at 4 p.m. in Jonas Hall 110 on the BHSU campus. The lecture is free and open to the public as part of the Geek Speak Lecture Series.
Anything is possible at Black Hills State University as illustrated by these recent faculty and staff headlines.
An ad created by Black Hills State University student Bryce Boser, mass communication major from Box Elder, won a University marketing contest and his ad will air regionally Sunday during the Super Bowl.
Boser was one of 12 finalists in the “Where Anything is Possible” marketing contest at BHSU.
BHSU commemorates Black History Month with a public lecture by Dr. Adam Gaffey on Thursday, Feb. 5 titled, “The Rhetoric of Equality: Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and Arguments on Civil Rights.” The lecture, part of the Geek Speak series, begins at 4 p.m. in Jonas Hall Room 110.
Black Hills State University will host an awards ceremony Friday, Jan. 30 at 2 p.m. in the Joy Center to honor the student finalists in the “Where Anything is Possible” tagline contest.
South Park, the animated sitcom known for adult humor and satirical content, uses the most progressive depiction of individuals with disabilities on television, according to Dr. Rickie-Ann Legleitner, instructor of English at Black Hills State University.
Students are being challenged to create marketing concepts using the University’s new tagline ‘Where Anything is Possible’ in a campus-wide contest. The winning entry has the possibility of being shown regionally during the Super Bowl or being placed on a billboard.
Black Hills State University, which has the largest teacher preparation program in the state and is recognized for its legacy of preparing teachers, recently released a campaign “All Inspired by Teachers” honoring teachers for their positive influence.
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Western Australia's Health Minister has criticised the Federal Government's decision to reduce funding to the state's hospitals by more than $300 million.
Dr Kim Hames has confirmed WA is set to lose $308 million over four years as a result of federal budget cuts.
The federal budget, released last week, revealed $1.8 billion in funding cuts to hospitals nationwide after it ceased funding guarantees made under the National Health Reform agreement 2011.
The Government also announced a change in the way hospital funding will be calculated from 2017.
Dr Hames told a budget estimates hearing today the Federal Government's decision to tear up the National Health Care agreement was unfair.
But Federal Health Minister Peter Dutton told the ABC the Government was trying to increase funding to health at a "sustainable rate".
Dr Hames told the hearing: "I don't think it's fair what they've done, to cut those funds in forward estimates.
"I understand the reasons for it, I understand the state of the national economy, but at the end of the day we had a commitment that now isn't proceeding."
The Federal Government plans to charge a $7 co-payment for patients visiting GPs, which states could extend to patients who present at emergency departments with minor problems.
Dr Hames said the state would only change legislation to introduce the emergency charge in hospitals as a "last resort."
He said he would wait to see whether the proposed GP co-payment becomes a reality before deciding how WA would respond.
Mr Dutton said under the changes, federal hospital funding would increase year on year by 9 per cent until 2017, when it would drop to 6.5 per cent.
"The reality is when Julia Gillard signed the states up to this agreement she had to throw an enormous amount of money completely uncosted to get the state premiers to sign up to the agreement," he said.
"We have said we want to increase funding each year, but reasonably.
"We want to do it at a sustainable rate."
Co-payment 'could encourage GPs to schedule unnecessary follow-ups'
Dr Hames also told the hearing that some doctors were already calling-back patients unnecessarily, in order to charge more money.
"Without being too disrespectful to GPs, those who struggle to have enough patients will get people to come back for repeat visits," he said.
The Opposition's Roger Cook seized on the comments, labelling them "extraordinary" and "arrogant."
"The Minister should apologise for those remarks," he said.
"They're quite frankly at odds with everyone's understanding of the good work that GPs do.
"The Minister needs to fix the problems in his own hospitals, not point to the GPs who are doing their best to make sure our patients get the care they need."
Dr Hames later released a statement seeking to clarify his comments, saying he was only referring to a very small number of GPs.
He said he was aware the vast majority of doctors are already too busy to see patients with frequent, follow-up appointments.


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About a year ago at this time, I decided to rank the 100 players listed on the The Top 100 Greatest Indians Roster. But after listing the bottom 10, I started to question my methodology. I had originally used OPS+ and ERA+ for the hitters and pitchers, respectively. Unfortunately, this left off defensive accomplishments, leaving defensive specialists like Jim Hegan and Omar Vizquel underrated. And so I stopped the list because I felt the ranking system was flawed.
Now I’m starting to rank the players again, and this time I’ve come across a ranking system that appears to be fair to all types of players. During my research, I’ve seen two measures that allows someone to compare both hitters and pitchers from different periods: Bill James’ Win Shares, and Baseball Prospectus’ WARP3. The former most of you have heard of, and it’s slowly becoming a mainstream statistic. The latter you probably don’t know about, so here’s a brief introduction. WARP is short for “Wins Above Replacement Player.” Essentially, it measures the marginal wins a player is responsible for over a replacement player (one that is easily obtainable). What sets WARP apart over other statistics is that it combines defense, hitting, and pitching, so that you can compare a hitter with a pitcher.
So why WARP3? Well, WARP1 only adjusts within a season, which is fine when comparing MVP or Cy Young candidates, but not too useful when comparing players from different eras. WARP2 adds league difficulty into the statistic, and WARP3 accounts for differences in season length. Because WARP is not a “rate” statistic, adjusting for the length of season is necessary to accurately compare players from the 154-game schedule and the 162-game schedule. As I said before, WARP takes into account both defense, pitching, and offense. That combined with its adjustments to league difficulty and season length makes it one of the better ranking systems for what I’m trying to do.
To further subdivide, I’m also going to rank position players by BRAR (Batting Runs Above Replacement) and FRAR (Fielding Runs Above Replacement), so you can see who was the better hitter or fielder at their position, as well as who was the better player overall.
Another question that popped up in my mind is whether there are players who belong on this list that weren’t selected. As much as we all remember Joe Charboneau, I can think of better players than him. And obviously since the list was released in 2001, there have been a couple players that may be eventually wind up replacing some players on the list. After I rank the players listed, I’ll start to look for players who deserve to be included. Obviously I can’t rank every player who’s played for the franchise, so your help would be appreciated in nominating overlooked players.
The methodolgy is pretty simple for this attempt; I’ll add up the WARP3 each player accumulated while playing for the Indians, along with their BRAR, FRAR, and PRAR (Pitching Runs Above Replacement) totals. I should post the results for the catchers tomorrow.
Oh yeah…all is quiet on the Millwood front, but I’ll be sure to cover it when anything happens.


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Parental Alienation is tied closely to mental illnesses such as Borderline Personality Disorder and Narcissistic Personality Disorder. In many cases perpetrators of the abuse are unaware or delusional about their behaviour. They often ‘present well’ to the outside world but are constantly driven by very real and uncontrollable urges to control and manipulate situations and people, including their children, in order to protect their insecurities and the image people have of them.
When marriages break down, people who suffer these conditions can start to use their children as the only available avenue to maintain levers of control and manipulation over their ex spouse. Their children become weapons of war. They intertwine themselves with their children presenting as the package. Meaning “if you want to have a relationship with your children then you must also accept my accusations, my criticism, my control and my abuse”. In the fateful words of one alienator – “this is not for negotiation”.
Alienators will constantly place themselves as an obstacle in the path between the other parent and their child. The child is quickly taught that the rules of engagement with their ‘rejected’ parent is that every word, every conversation, every idea, every offer, every gesture must be reported to their controlling parent. Nothing can be decided or approved without the alienators involvement. If the targeted parent tries to open up direct lines of communication with their children they are branded as being ‘disrespectful’ and ‘abusive’.
During any minor or major interaction between a parent and their child, the alienator will intervene as the child’s ‘spokesperson’ in order to re-engage in family violence against their ex. Every interaction is dom inated by their judgment and need for control. The children’s feelings and opinions are automatically canceled out by those of the alienator. Whilst the alienator claims to be ‘protecting’ their child by intervening on their behalf, in real terms the child’s welfare is completely dismissed and their well being is pushed to the background – an irrelevant sideshow to the main event….mummy proving that daddy is a bad guy.

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Italy has eclipsed other destinations as the top getaway for romantics celebrating a memorable honeymoon or special vacation. The country's exceptional food and wine, rich arts tradition, exquisite architecture, fascinating history, and affinity for amore all contribute to its incomparable charm.
Of all the cities in Italy, none is more romantic than Venice. Its scenic beauty, with vistas over water that have inspired some of the world's greatest artists, bring out the romantic in everyone. These pictures may have the same effect on you.
Kiss in San Marco Square
Don't be surprised if a moment of passion overtakes you in Venice's Piazza San Marco -- after all, this is the country that invented amore.
Check into a King-Size Lovenest
One of the newest hotels in Venice, the Hilton Molino Stucky on Giudecca Island features spacious guestrooms whose design echoes the magnificent surroundings.
Go for a Gondola Ride
Some couples believe a romantic trip to Venice wouldn't be complete without at least one ride along a scenic canal serenaded by a gondolier.
Pause in Piazza San Marco
The no. 1 destination for tourists in Venice, Piazza San Marco encompasses three iconic structures, shops, restaurants, and a vast, pigeon-filled plaza.
Torre dell'Orologio, the clock tower in Piazza San Marco, is its most recognizable landmark. The medieval Doge's Palace was where the business of Venice was conducted. And Saint Mark's Basilica is the religious heart of Venice.
All is not ancient in Piazza San Marco, however. In the streets surrounding her monuments visitors will find souvenir shops that sell exquisite Murano glass, handmade Venetian masks, and fine leather goods.
Italian brands known the world over, including Prada, Versace, Loro Piana, and Ermenegildo Zegna, have outposts here, as do international fashion and accessories brands such as Louis Vuitton, Hermès, and Chanel.
Note: The shopping area is also thick with sidewalk vendors selling imitation bags. The Italian authorities frown on visitors who patronize them.
Bask in the Basilica San Marco
Sunlight illuminates the golden majesty of the Byzantine basilica's western façade.
Parts of Venice's most famous and opulent church date back to the 11th century.
Dine Alfresco at a Waterfront Café
Pause at one of Venice's outdoor cafés. Whether overlooking the waterfront or street life, they provide a perch to marvel at the city's sights and sounds.
Cross the Accademia Bridge
Consisting of 317 small islands, Venice has 150 canals and 400-plus bridges. The wooden Accademia Bridge is among the few that span the wide Grand Canal.
Not only is the Accademia Bridge among the best spots to view an iconic Venetian scene of boats of all sizes plying the Grand Canal, it is also steps from the Gallerie dell'Accademia, a repository of priceless Venetian art, much of it Christian in nature.
Works in the Gallerie dell'Accademia date from the Byzantine, Renaissance, Baroque, and Rococo periods.
Visit the Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Once the home of the expatriate American heiress, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection offers lovers of modern art an exceptional place to explore.
The entire Peggy Guggenheim Collection is housed in a one-story, former 18th-century palace. While the rooms holding her collection of modern art -- which includes works by Picasso, Ernst, Giacometti, Pollock, and other greats of the 20th century -- are small and can be crowded, the outdoor space is magnificent.
The front of the palazzo features a sculpture garden. Behind the building is a terrace (pictured) overlooking the Grand Canal.
Find Beauty Everywhere
The beauty of Venice isn't limited to her museums.
Mysterious alleyways and enchanting canals, ancient buildings and lively squares where art reveals itself at every turn, and scenic vistas that elevate the spirit all contribute to the romance of Venice.
Shop for Murano Glass
Venice is famed for its colorful Murano glass, which is forged on the nearby island of Murano.
Couples needn't sail to Murano to find a huge selection of glass. Venice itself has countless shops that sell Murano glass lamps, jewelry, serving pieces, bottle stoppers, and hundreds of other items that can be magnificently rendered in glass.
Whether you're on a honeymoon in Venice (and have some wedding cash burning a hole in your pockets) or are on a romantic vacation together, an artful Murano glass object will bring back memories of your trip for years to come.
Savor a Meal at Cipriani
The Cipriani name is legendary in Venice. Its Harry's Bar is where Hemingway quenched his mighty thirst, and where the Bellini cocktail was invented.
Cipriani has three locations in Venice where it serves Northern Italian cuisine. The original spot is in Piazza San Marco, where the ambrosial Bellini cocktail is the signature drink. The rosy-hued beverage consists of fresh peach nectar and prosecco, which is Italian champagne.
Harry's Dolce, on Giudecca Island, originally featured only desserts; today it serves complete meals. Locanda Cipriani, on the island of Torcello an hour's boatride from Venice, is the most romantic setting of all.
After the boat drops you off at the Torcello jetty, you must walk alongside a canal -- sometimes in darkness -- until you reach the restaurant where Queen Elizabeth herself has dined.
Cocktails are served in a small garden, and then you are invited inside to partake of your meal. On the night we dined, the menu consisted of baby lobster salad, seafood risotto, mixed grilled fish with aromatic herbs, a small salad, and chocolate mousse served in a tulip-shaped biscuit.
Salute the Sunset
There is no more romantic time to be in Venice than sunset.
By sunset the crowds have dwindled, rays of the sun bounce off the water, and the fading light illuminates the world's most beautiful city to be in love.

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text: It was alright. A bit too depressing with Jazz trying to get some women's attention then suddenly she's a journalist and she traps him in this uncomfortable scenario but they're friends at the end? Never understood why Jazz left Cybertron after him killing a cop in the Costa run he should have stayed home. I feel like this comic really only had 3 plots, the first one with Junkions, then Onyx Prime, and then Unicron. Everything inbetween felt like it was an aftermath clean up or people just sitting down waiting for the next disaster. I never understood the Orion Pax and Decepticon Jetfire flashbacks I felt like they went nowhere. I do adore issue 9 however, Spoiler Sideswipe's death was very well presented and threw me off guard and certainly one of the highlights of IDW. I like the concept of what they did with Onyx Prime it was a fun idea I'm in the minority with that, but I was only reading Lost Light and Optimus Prime and nothing else so I was completely confused as to who the hell this Centurion character was in the middle of it. If a comic series needs me to read a bunch of crossovers to understand it I lose interest. I thought the Unicron comics were alright but the Optimus Prime issues that took place during Unicron I couldn't get interested in with various artists who weren't Zama not having appealing art. I loved Zama's art but not the art from the people who basically filled in for them. I got annoyed quickly with what was her name, Slide? The one who lost her other half and was hating Optimus Prime throughout the series for it. I'm afraid I got tired of her very quickly it was too angsty. You know what I really hate, each issue of Optimus Prime and Unicron had that silly caption telling us which character was which that's fine for human characters I don't care for but I don't need that for Soundwave, Thundercracker, Windblade and so on. Someone confirm for me did they remove those stupid captions in the tradebacks? Issue 25 I thought was an appropriate ending for the continuity however, even if Windblade was unbelievably pretentious in that final issue, but it ended Prime's character okay. I'm rambling. It was fine.

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This week is “theater week” for the Nutcracker production done by the Pioneer Valley Ballet. It’s been quite a long road – Alice has done ballet for more than half her life. Here’s a video that was shot from one of her early recitals. In many of these performances, I’ve been both an on-stage dad and a backstage dad. E has been a backstage mom, helping with costumes, make up, show running or wrangling.
Here’s a picture of me and Alice after a recital when she was 6.
In this recital, I was asked by the studio to dance alongside Alice to help her focus. That meant that I attended two rehearsals before the recital with Alice and the rest of the class to learn the routine. I’m dressed in black so as not to stand out quite so much.
I should interject here that I’m hardly a dancer. I can do a saucy cha-cha and a little bit of swing and I used to have a decent fox trot, but quite honestly, I’m not especially comfortable in my skin doing this. A lot of it has to do with how I relate to music. I am most assuredly a musician and I hear music in a way that is very structural. I can tell you quickly what the time signature is of a piece of music and I can find the down beat naturally, but move to the music? Not so much.
Alice has been in the Nutcracker every year since the picture above was taken and has been a reindeer, a gingerbread cookie, a holly tree and this year a petit gateau.
This year and for the last two years, we’ve done something different. Alice can be a challenge backstage. She has a lot of difficulty controlling her impulses to get into other people’s belongings and to get into their personal space. When she was younger, a lot of the girls had similar issues because developmentally, that’s where they’re at. Alice hasn’t changed in that regard, though. So rather than burden another parent too much, we’ve arranged things so that I play a part in the Nutcracker and on Alice’s day, I’m backstage with her making sure everything goes smoothly.
This year was an excellent year for her in terms of behavior and performance. She was in the second half of the show. I was in the first. When it was time for me to put on make up, I asked her if she wanted to help me and she did, so she sat next to me and held my makeup bag and pulled out each item when she was asked to and I didn’t need to intervene: foundation, blush, eye shadow, eye liner. Alice knew what each was and got them out.
I did my performance as a “Party Adult” and hoped that Alice wouldn’t get into too much trouble while I was on stage. When I came down, I found out that Alice had decided to put on her own makeup while I was on stage. To her credit, she put each element on where it belonged, just not with the coordination that one would expect from a typical 13 year old. And you know what – it’s just fine. I didn’t make a big deal of it, we just waited for her call and had the make up people “touch it up a bit”. Time was running short and we got the call from the stage manager to drop everything and get ready.
This was a bit of an “oh crap” moment because (1) Alice doesn’t deal with abrupt changes in expectation well and (2) she wasn’t in costume yet nor could I find her costume. Fortunately, a woman appeared out of nowhere with a costume for her and I helped her in it post-haste. This is not typical. Usually, I let Alice don and doff her own outfits because we want her independent and, trust me, Alice will do whatever she can to get other people to do things for her if she can get away with it.
To my chagrin, the pants were cut for a girl and not a young woman. Alice is most certainly developing the curves of a woman and I had to lift her of the ground to force the pants on. Alice got in line and was starting to lose it because she didn’t have lipstick on. Pro-tip: don’t make promises you can’t deliver. I told Alice that she would go on stage with lipstick, just get in line with the other girls and I would get the lipstick for her. I had just enough time to find it in her bag and put a couple dots on her lips, which satisfied Alice and the letter of my promise and off she went.
Alice was on stage for all of 3 minutes before coming back down, but I lavished her with praise and hugs and went through the process of getting her cleaned up and changed. She was very excited and very pleased with her performance.
For my part, theater is a mixed bag. At heart, I’m an introvert. I like people well enough, but I find social time to be a draining reward, whereas I find alone time to be recharging. This year (and last year), I started growing my “Nutcracker Beard” in September, which means I totally ignore my beard until theater week and then I hack it into a period appropriate style. Last year I was cast as the butler and I decided to be austere in the role and I chose mutton chops.
This year, while on a rare date with E, we browsed through some 18th and 19th century beard styles together and settled on this:
Once I cleaned it up, it passed pretty well for period. And because I like you all so much, I’m updating this to include a picture of me in full costume and make-up:
Both Alice and I enjoy theater. I’m not sure exactly what Alice likes about it. It could be the social aspect (she is very much a people person). It could be the magic of theater. It could be the joy of moving to music. I don’t know, really. For my part, I enjoy the loose frame of the show and the improvisational opportunities as well as the freedom to create a character who is not me.
When I was in high school, I admired the work that my peers did. My friend, Gary Schwartz, did several plays, including The Diary of Anne Frank. I was jealous of his willingness to put himself front and center. It took me years more of playing music to shed stage fright and anxiety, but now at the ripe age of 50, I care less about the fear of not attaining perfection in performance, but more for the opportunity of living in performance.
And it is a joy to see Alice getting that so much earlier and so naturally.


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Arteta gets involved in rondo as Arsenal prepare for Lens
Arsenal will only need to earn a point against Lens tonight to book their place in this season's Champions League knockout stages. The Gunners will be out for revenge after losing to their French opponents in the reverse fixture but Mikel Arteta will be without a number of injured players, while there are doubts hanging over a couple of selection choices ahead of kick-off.
Express Sport takes a look at how Arsenal could line up against Lens at the Emirates Stadium...
Goalkeeper - Raya
David Raya was ineligible to play against his parent club Brentford last weekend but will almost certainly go straight back in for Arsenal this evening. Aaron Ramsdale managed to keep a clean sheet against the Bees but was shaky throughout, with his performance doing little to swing proceedings back in his favour.
The Gunners will be hoping for another shutout against their next opponents, with Elye Wahi set to lead the line for Lens despite being suspended for domestic matches.
Defence - Tomiyasu, Gabriel, Saliba, Zinchenko
It would not be a surprise to see Arteta name an unchanged back four tonight, especially with Ben White still being nursed back from a troublesome knee issue. He replaced Bukayo Saka in the closing stages against Brentford and may be forced to settle for another bench role if Takehiro Tomiyasu keeps his place on the right-hand side.
There will be no shocks elsewhere at the back, with Gabriel Magalhaes, William Saliba and Oleksandr Zinchenko set to make up the rest of Arsenal's defensive unit.
Midfield - Rice, Odegaard, Havertz
Declan Rice will likely be trusted in his familiar holding role against Lens, while Martin Odegaard looks set to play alongside the former West Ham ace in the middle of the park. Kai Havertz is also well-placed to retain a starting spot after bagging a late winner against Brentford last time around.
Fabio Vieira, meanwhile, has been ruled out after undergoing groin surgery and joins the likes of Thomas Partey and Emile Smith Rowe on the treatment table.
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Attack - Saka, Trossard, Martinelli
Arteta will have another injury dilemma to solve when it comes to Gabriel Jesus, who has only just recovered from a hamstring problem. It will mark his third start in just seven days if he is given the nod, which could open the door for Leandro Trossard to play up front as he did against Sevilla.
Gabriel Martinelli is likely to occupy the left flank for the Gunners, while Eddie Nketiah will be ready to come on and make an impact if he is called upon in the closing stages of the match.
Possible Arsenal XI (4-3-3): Raya; Tomiyasu, Gabriel, Saliba, Zinchenko; Rice, Odegaard, Havertz; Saka, Trossard, Martinelli.


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India: Inflation records three-year low in December
January 15, 2013
In December, the wholesale price index (WPI) - India's headline inflation measure - fell 0.12% over the previous month, which contrasted the revised 0.18% increase tallied in November (previously reported: +0.06% month-on-month). Lower costs for primary articles and flat prices for manufactured goods were the main drivers behind the monthly decline.
Annual headline WPI inflation remained unchanged at November's 7.2%, which undershot market expectations on the downside, as analysts expected inflation to rise to 7.4%. The print represents the lowest reading in three years.
Meanwhile, the consumer price index rose 0.16% over the previous month in December, which was well below the 0.40% increase observed in November. Notwithstanding the weaker monthly increase, annual CPI inflation jumped from 9.9% in November to 10.6% in December, which marks the highest level since records began.
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