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"Dinah, you tower of a cow! Wake! Up!”
“Whazzat?” The minotaur jerked awake as the sofa she had passed out on began to shake. Squinting through bleary eyes she realized her half-human roommate was standing at the other end of the couch. “Gina? Izzat you? Why’re you yelling?”
“Oh no,” the young electromancer replied, stomping her feet. “I’m the one asking questions here.”
Dinah blinked a couple times until her roommate’s face came into focus. Gina was very pretty, even when angry. Her black eyes were shot with green, likely from her energy escaping through the gaps in her control caused by her anger. Her barely pointed ears seemed to quiver. Her hair was a pink so bright it glowed as her energy flowed into it.
“Okay,” she said, throwing aside the blanket which had been draped over her. Her startled brain did not quite process that she was only wearing a pair of terry cloth shorts. “I’m listening.”
“Is this some sick joke? Why in the Nine Hells is there bright orange goop dripping from the ceiling and sticking to the walls of the living room? Well?”
“‘Cause Marra came over and things got a little crazy,” she said, as if that explained everything. Dinah forgot that Gina and Marra had not met yet. It was likely the perpetually energized mage probably did not even remember hearing the conversation about having her girlfriend over. “Look, I’m sorry. I’ll clean it up in a bit, but can you keep it down for now? I have a headache...”
“Oh, I think you have more than a headache to worry about.” Gina still sounded pissed, but she did lower her volume.
“Besides the mess, you seem bigger than usual,” she said circling the gentle curve of her own bust. “Much bigger...and when’d you get piercings? They’re huge.”
Dinah’s gaze drifted down to her fur covered chest. Her boobs were still noticeably enlarged from Marra seeping bits of herself into them to help with the gauging process. Thinking about it, she sort of looked like her constantly lactating mother from how the firm they were. Her measurements had probably doubled, but her dark pink nipples in particular were much larger than they had been. Both them and her areolae rose above her fur after being stretched to accommodate her new, thicker rings.
With a moo-like gasp, she wrapped her arms around her chest. The heavy steel loops were warm against her, even through her fur. Much to her surprise, her bust squished in a way that was far more natural feeling than she expected. Dinah was unsure how to feel or even what to say about the situation. “I...um…”
“We did them more than two months ago,” came Marra’s voice. Her head snaked into view from the kitchen. Her dark brown skin seemed to shimmer. Her expression was one of amusement. “Didn’t she tell you?”
Marra’s face very angular. Her pointed chin was matched with a wide jaw line which rose abruptly into long pointed ears that were pierced several times. Her golden eyes were tilted ever so slightly under her expressive eyebrows, a look her eye shadow accentuated. Contrasting to all of this was her button nose. Down her neck, brown faded to a translucent orange from being stretched out. A lock of her short blue hair fell in her face and she puffed it at, before letting it melt and roll down her face to hit the polished wood floor with a splat.
Gina screamed and backed away.
Lightning crackled to life around her. Her irises went green and the light began to bleed into the whites of her eyes, she looked very panicked. “What the fucking hell is that...that thing doing in our apartment?”
“For your information, that thing is Marra, my girlfriend,” Dinah said as she got up to stand between her roommate and her partner, hoping her great stature would prevent an altercation. “I know I’ve mentioned her before…”
“Sure, but, by the Goddess, you conveniently forgot to tell me you were dating a damned slime!” Her eyes were solid green now, their glow flickering like embers as her frazzled mental state let the magic pour out of her. Green energy arched along her hair making it stand up and wave like wheat in a field.
Still, she barely came up to Dinah’s chest and she backed away. After many sparring sessions they had both learned that, at this distance, Dinah could send her flying before she even finished her spell.
“I was...trying to figure out when to tell you,” Dinah said as she picked up the blanket and tied it around her chest in a hurry. She spun it around so her front was covered. Even so, her nipples and their rings were very obvious. Maybe going up another size had been a mistake. “But there was never really a good time to bring it up…”
“Is there a problem?” Marra asked as more of her body came into view. For Dinah, seeing her girlfriend’s broad shoulders and huge boobs congeal into shiny brown skin under a woefully undersized bikini top was every bit as wonderful as the first time she had seen it. Even in this tense situation, she could not help but bite her lip.
The top’s black triangles were just enough to keep Marra’s plush areolae covered, but even then there were hints on every side of skin so dark it was almost black. As more and more mass pushed against her created clothing, swelling her boobs each to a size that rivaled her head, very solid straps rose out of her skin and snapped tight.
Now it was Gina’s turn to be at a loss for words. Face and ears red, she stammered as she continued to back away towards her room...and her spellbook. Things had the potential to go to shit very quickly.
“Gina had a rather traumatic experience in one of her first dungeon crawls,” Dinah began as she watched the little puddle of orange from earlier began to jiggle. A miniature version of Marra took shape and she was surprised how similar the tiny copy was to the real thing. Like her girlfriend, the little slime was generally shaped like an eight, its rump and breasts each protruding a considerable distance from its torso. It squirmed away, back towards the kitchen and the majority of Marra’s body.
“I’m not sure how that involves me…” Marra said with an edge in her voice.
“It’s a tangential thing. She was enveloped by a feral slime and nearly drowned before she could be rescued. It’s uh...kind of why she worked to become an electricity user, so that she could never be swallowed again.
“Oh, I see...um... One sec, let me pull these last pancakes off the griddle.”
She vanished back around the corner. A moment later, a Marra who was less obviously a slime joined them. She was carrying three plates of pancakes on one arm as well as a bottle of syrup and a tray of butter on the other side.
Aside from her hips being much wider than her shoulders and her thighs each being about as thick as Gina’s waist and the fact that her skin was mottled mix of brown and orange, she looked much the same as any short, chubby human. Her bountiful bust balanced on a wide, fat tummy which flowed over a small pair of shorts worn on top of leggings pulled so tight they were sheer.
“Okay,” she said, setting the plates on the coffee table. “Let’s see if this works without Thek’s help.”
She chanted something quickly and runes flared to life on her thighs, tummy and arms. Having seen them before, Dinah knew their purpose was to create a layer of magic to which kept the slime woman’s form compressed so that she did not revert to gel when she stopped paying attention. In short order, her skin was purely a dark brown and the runes had faded into glimmering tattoos that coiled around her limbs.
Knowing it would be better to let Gina and Marra work things out, Dinah scooped up a plate and smothered the five pancakes in butter and syrup. They were so very soft and fluffy, with a kiss of vanilla in the batter.
“Wait, what’s going on?” Gina asked, looking at Marra with an expression that wavered between curiosity, panic, and revulsion. “Why do you look so human now?”
“Because I was not always a slime,” Marra said, picking up another one of the plates and pouring a little syrup over the stack. She took a bite and chewed before continuing. “Like you, I had a bad encounter...only I wasn’t rescued. I was consumed by the slime which enveloped me.”
“That’s awful…” Gina seemed to relax, the crackle of her energy becoming a soft chirp. She reached for the last plate but hesitated to dig in. “How did you manage to survive that?”
“I was lucky, if you can call it that. Somehow my mind lingered and grew stronger until I was in control of the slime. It took a long time, but I was eventually able to reform my upper body and that allowed me to communicate with a party who brought me back to town.”
“Which is when you met Dinah?”
“No,” Dinah said. “She and I met as members of a party about six months ago. She’s been a slime much longer than that.”
“Yeah...I sent nearly two years doing jobs only a slime could do, primarily garbage collection. As you can imagine, the longer I did the latter the more my body grew,” Marra took another bite and chewed. As she did so he globs of slime around the room slowly faded from opaque to translucent.
“With each month that passed, my mass swelled. Eventually I met someone who managed to transform me into the body you see now. So long as I focused, I could stay mostly human and I returned to adventuring to look for a way to turn back permanently.”
“The runes are a recent development,” Dinah added. “Sort of a compromise.”
Gina finally looked like she was comfortable with the situation when the slime on the ceiling began to fall down, the globs hitting the floor one after another. With each wet squelch, the electromancer blanched. The bits which were stuck on the walls slid down to join the other puddles. Oddly, there was no residue from the material being affixed to the off-white walls. Once what looked like a gallon or more of the gelatinous material was jiggling on the floor, the electromancer started to look panicked again.
“I’m simply cleaning up, Gina,” Marra said in a soothing voice. “I promise that’s all I’m doing.”
“Yes, cleaning. I’ll admit it was rude of me not to, so I apologize for that. I should have done it when I got up, but I just wanted to get breakfast made. Had I known you were slime averse, I would have made it a priority.” She shot Dinah a look that dripped of admonishment, her golden eyes narrow under her drawn brow.
“It seems like I dropped the ball all around, didn’t I?” Dinah said with a sigh. She turned to her roommate. “I’ll be honest, I didn’t expect her being over last night to turn into a thing…I probably would have told you to wait until later to come home had I known.”
“It’s okay...I can deal,” Gina said finally. “Now that I know, I can deal. I will be okay so long as Marra is human looking until I get a handle on my phobia.”
“I can do...that…” As Marra spoke, each wiggling puddle formed into a copy of her and began to glide over the floor towards her. They were all different sizes, but every one was the same extreme hourglass as she was. She stood up and coughed. “Excuse me for a moment.”
Gina shuddered and looked like she was going to be sick, Dinah helped her to the bathroom.
As her roommate sat on the lid of the toilet and mumbled, she glanced at herself in the mirror and took a moment to consider her new look. The thick metal pushed against the blanket, forming two wide, raised rings. Moving her makeshift cape aside, she circled her nipples. Her fingertips barely went past each other.
At the same time, there was enough length to them now that even after the ring and her fingers there was at least another inch of nip beyond that. Never mind how plump her areolae were as they pressed against her rings. Just how much had Marra stretched her out? As she lingered, a thought crossed her mind. Maybe if she was just slightly more busty the rings and her enlarged nipples would not look so out of place?
When the tauren got back to the living room, Marra’s eyes were closed and she looked like she was meditating. Her lower half was a mound of bright orange. She was absorbing the scattered parts of herself, each vaguely human shaped glob causing her to swell just a little more. The tauren could not help but notice that she felt no movement from the slime inside her bust.
“Marra dear,” she put her hand to her chest. “Do you want this amount back too?”
“I do, but...well, I did warn you.”
“I guess you did.” So her new size was permanent. The confirmation of that made her oddly giddy. She looked around at the last few stragglers and wondered how much bigger they could make her.
For her part, Marra had already grown tremendously. How much was hard to estimate while she was half-slime, but she had probably gained another foot or more in height and her hips would likely be three time as wide as her shoulders.
“Actually, I was wondering if maybe I could get a little more?”
“Oh?” Marra purred. “A little more you say?”
“Yeah I...I think if I was a bit bigger things would look proportionate again.” She Ginaly grabbed her nipples. “As it is, these are so much bigger than they should be.”
“You were the one who wanted to go up another gauge, remember?” Marra opened her eyes and her lower half began to reshape. Big, powerful feet transitioned into calves that were both plump and bulging with muscle. Her thighs were massive now, each half as wide as her hips which were impossibly broad. From the top of their dramatic slope to their curved peak, each side was as wide as her shoulders.
An equally plush tummy was visible under tits that hung to her navel. The triangle bikini, shorts, and leggings had been replaced by a very strained sling bikini and a sarong. The wide straps only half hid her areolae as nipples even bigger than Dinah’s poked through the fabric. Her short hair had grown into long, flowing locks that hung around her rotund body like a faintly glowing cape.
“I just didn’t think the jump would be so extreme. The last few had only been tiny differences.”
“Well I think they look great,” Marra said as she closed the distance between them.
Despite all the growth, she was still looked up to Dinah. Cupped Dinah’s boob under the blanket, she hefted it, her fingertips dragging over the soft fur. “These are what now? Like the size of a grapefruit?”
Dinah moaned at the touch. “Something like that, yeah.”
“Do you know how big you want to be?”
“Not...really? When they look balanced again I suppose?”
Marra made a cute noise and her whole body shuddered. “I’d be happy to do something about that later. For now, help me with the dishes?”
“Maybe change first? As much as I love every inch of you being on display…”
“I suppose you’re right...as for later then.” Tendrils peeled off either side of the sling and met in the middle over her vast cleavage. Bit by bit the material of the created clothing spread. Like a shirt bursting in reverse, domes of boob were slowly sunk into fabric. After a moment which left Dinah moaning, Marra was wearing a sleeveless top that shimmered like it was made from silk and fit like it had been painted on over the bikini top from earlier. Marra had even made the shirt strain over the taut straps. “How’s this look?”
She was still wearing just the sarong, but Dinah figured that even creating pants big enough for her lower half was probably impossible. As if reading her mind, Marra swept the draping garment to the side to reveal that she was indeed in a pair of underwear. Granted, even in the pair of very strained shorts her very fat pussy was plainly evident. Small victories.
“Yeah, looks great!”
They turned their attention to the dishes and by time they had finished, Gina had recovered. She was sitting at the table chatting with them as they dried things.
“I’m sure this is rude, but I have to know. How do you fit through doors like that? Your ass has to be three times the width of our front door.”
“I just relocate the mass. It’s easiest to leave in all in my lower half, but I can do things like this for example.” Marra closed her eyes and after a couple seconds got noticeably less wide as she sprouted upwards at the same time. Once she would fit through the door, she was standing even with Dinah around eight feet tall.
“Having someone the same height as me is weird, but kind of nice.”
Gina just nodded. “Um...I’m sure. I wish there was a way for me to be around a slime like you more often.”
“I could move in…” she said cheerily as her body shifted back to her impossible width.
Dinah cleared her throat. “I don’t think I’m ready for that just yet…”
“What? Think that I’d keep you up all night?”
“That’s not something I wanted to hear,” Gina said, though she laughed. Her phone buzzed and she swore. “I’ve got a raid, so you two be good and don’t a leave mess this time.”
By time Gina was out the door, Marra had made herself comfortable in Dinah’s room. She found her lying on her back, legs spread open. Her body was slime-like, her flesh orange and tacky, but she was still the same plush shape.
“Well, you wanted to get bigger so…”
Dinah crawled onto the bed, the mattress protesting the sheer mass it was now holding up. She pushed her snout against Marra’s center, ran her long tongue along the whole puffy length. “Mmm, citrusy.”
“Oh stop!” Marra said playfully with a slap on the shoulder.
Pushing on, Dinah put her tongue to good use probing Marra’s depths as she sucked on her clit at the same time.
“Mmm, I love your tongue…” Marra grabbed her horns, holding her close as she began to rock her hips.
Dinah pressed her fingers into Marra’s impossible ass. The pressure broke through the barrier, letting her digits sink into that veritable ocean of gelatinous fluid. “Yes! AH!”
Working her fingers and tongue together she stroked Marra’s essence until her girlfriend was moaning and panting.
As Marra arched up into her, Dinah could feel slime filling her mouth. It rolled down her throat and then faded away. At the same time, her tits throbbed. With each gulp of her girlfriend’s rather unique release, they swelled, growing until they pressed against the bed and Marra’s ass. All the while she kept eating Marra out, never letting go of her suction while the grip on her horns remained firm.
Finally, Marra released and dropped to the bed. Dinah laid down around her, pulling her close and kissing her neck. “You know the best thing about sleeping with you?”
“Besides the awesome sex?” Marra said back as her fingers ran through Dinah’s fur.
“My arm never falls asleep since you meld around it.”
Marra giggled. “Oh, you silly cow. Only you would think of that.”
“Really? It seemed apparent after that first time we took a nap together.”
“Oh.” Marra snuggled closer. “I love you.”
“And I you, gumdrop.” (3397)
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Boozy motorist claimed she is usually tea-total
A Belper drink-driver with health issues claimed she is normally tea-total but had become badly affected by alcohol due to medication she had been taking.
Derby magistrates’ court heard how Jessica Ball, 36, of Parkside, Belper, had been spotted swerving on the A61 in Derby and a marked police car was alerted before she was pulled over in Belper.
Peter Bettany, prosecuting, said: “The marked police car went on to catch up with the vehicle and put its lights on to pull her over but she didn’t slow down and continued at a normal speed. This officer got behind and she still did not move over and he had to gesture but it is not suggested it was a deliberate attempt to avoid the police.”
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Ball said she is normally tea-total because she is bi-polar and she can be badly affected by alcohol. She added she had also been taking medicine after dental treatment and described this a “trigger-drug” and after drinking she became sad and decided to drive to her son who was with his dad.
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By Sarah Harding
SARAH HARDING is feeling very positive
There has definitely been a better time to be a young person. Youth unemployment stands at over a million, apprenticeships and internships are not given enough credit on the national stage, and far too many young people are not in employment, education or training (NEETs). But there is hope.
Liberal Democrats in government are ensuring the prospects of young people from primary school right through to the workplace. By living up to our manifesto commitment of a fair start for every child, we are instigating policies which will make a profound difference to children and young people across the country.
From just 18 months old, underprivileged children can begin falling behind educationally. The Liberal Democrat Pupil Premium- a total of £1.25bn pounds in 2012/13- will be targeted at these disadvantaged young people. Schools will be able to choose how to spend their share to improve the education of these children.
To help NEETs, Nick Clegg’s £1bn Youth Contract is going a long way to breaking the disillusionment cycle. It will support businesses to create long-term sustainable new jobs for young people, improve the quantity and quality of apprenticeships and ensure young people have as many opportunities for work as possible.
For instance, in the Greater Manchester area alone, £9.2m will be spent on up to 7,200 new jobs for 16- and 17-year-olds. By increasing the amount of structured and worthwhile work experience and apprenticeships, the Youth Contract aims to provide at least 410,000 new work places for 18- to 24- year-olds over three years.
For those planning on attending university, the Office for Fair Access (OFFA) will finally have the leadership to ensure fairer access for non-traditional students. Vince Cable’s appointment of reformer Les Ebdon, against the wishes of Conservative Select Committee members, will see students getting value for money, an improved student experience and Universities reaching out to those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
OFFA will hold universities to account over their admissions policies, ensuring they invest in both recruitment and bursaries, or face severe penalities. OFFA is finally getting tough on the universities who do not attempt to open their doors to non-traditional students.
Finance and advice
By focusing certain resources on entrepreneurial spirit, this government is ensuring finance and advice is available to young people to set up their own business and create sustainable work.
At our Spring Conference we will debate our Youth Unemployment Paper. It calls for structured and appropriate work experience, access to careers advice and mentoring schemes. Young people will be able to make factual decisions about their future. Moving focus from university as the only means of post-18 education, this new policy will ensure a generation of better informed school-leavers.
Nick Clegg and our MPs are hoping to extend the Youth Contract into the next spending review and retain the guarantee for 18-year-olds permanently so that no young person leaves school at 18 without the opportunity to take up training, education or work within one year.
By giving young people more opportunities across the board for training, learning and entrepreneurship, we should see an increase in young people entering the world of work with the skills and experience employers want and need. The Liberal Democrats are giving hope to young people again.
We can and must do much more to improve the prospects of young people but the start we’ve made is a positive and permanent one for the future.
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Our studio, JoVic Pottery, is open pretty much all year. During the cold post-Christmas month, we do slow down, and that was especially true this past winter when we were walloped by snow storm after snow storm and cold temperatures we haven’t seen here in many decades.
But today I can tell you that production is back up, and there are lots of wonderful mugs, bowls, vases, dinnerware items, wine cups, tea pots, lidded vessels and of course Acrylic Abstract paintings practically singing in the sunshine.
Vic got into the studio even during that cold weather (despite our involvement with the Ladysmith Little Theatre and our roles in Absolutely (perhaps), he managed three dinnerware orders.
He’s also developed some exciting new ideas for dinnerware which uses the fantastic crawl glaze approach relying on multiple firings to make the glazes beautiful and durable while providing exciting texture and stunning beauty.
The sample images were taken with my cellphone and may not be as beautiful as the work itself. We hope visitors to our studio will take the time to see, touch and enjoy our exceptional stoneware dinnerware and artistic as well as functional pottery. There are also some amazing abstract paintings by Josee Duffhues on display.
The Ladysmith Spring Art Tour is set to start on April 24, 2015. It will run from 10 – 4 pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Our own studio, JoVic Pottery, is open until 5:00 pm. Use this wonderful opportunity by taking the self-guided tour to meet the artists in your neighborhood. Pottery, Glass, Printmaking, Painting, Hand hooked rugs, and so much more. You can also head to the tour Facebook page for more information and some images of the kind of work you’ll be seeing on the tour.
There are loads of beautiful new pots at our studio here in Ladysmith on Vancouver Island, including the always collectible Mocha and Crawl or Alligator glazed mugs.
There are wonderful vases, lidded vessels, teapots, and so much more freshly coming from the kiln today and tomorrow. Be sure to stop by, making it a special weekend, checking out the lovely gardens filled with beautiful rhododendron blooms, apple blossom, dogwood blossom, azaleas and more. Yes, come celebrate spring with us.
Feel free to wander the garden, the studio and our showroom. Meanwhile, we’ll do our best to ask for sunny days while you travel our beautiful area.
Vic Duffhues (JoVic Pottery, Ladysmith BC) has added a few more spray guns to his collection, making the options for creating greater depth and color on his final work much more fun, and definitely more interesting.
Each application is allowed to dry carefully before another application takes place, but in this particular approach, with less glaze being applied in the way it is sprayed, the waiting time is not extreme as it is with multiple dipped applications.
He’s clearly enjoying the work with this series of teapots and vases on the previously bisqued ware.
It will be fun to see the final results and I’ll be sure to post more pictures.
The Wonderful Annual Cedar and Yellow Point Artisan Christmas Tour is just a couple of days away. The studio is buzzing with activity. Some of the work that will be out on the shelves is cooling now and will be out of the kiln today. Vic’s amazing alligator-glazed functional and decorative stoneware will fill our showroom with everything from mugs and vases to casseroles.
Jo’s new series, “Quilting on Clay” is truly exciting. Using under glazes on stoneware clay when it’s bone dry can be a little nerve-wracking. As long as clay has not been contaminated or fired, it can usually be re-claimed. However, once I start adding those under glazes, I’m committed to getting it right or tossing it out.
If the work only took an hour or so, that would not be a real problem. But these pieces can take up to two full days to paint.
It’s my love of quilting and needlepoint, both former hobbies that I no longer have time for, that inspire this creative line. I can remember spending time years ago searching fabrics that complimented my choices for making a quilt. When I do this work with clay, I don’t have to choose the fabric designed by others, I get to create the look of my own fabrics while I design the quilt I have in mind.
The work is moving from forms with folk-art painterly fabric approaches to more traditional quilt backgrounds and even to backgrounds with the feel of a final applique design. It’s truly fun.
While not all the work has come out of the kiln yet, I’m delighted with the final results I’m seeing on some of the finished trays now.
I’m sure the tour visitors will enjoy the splashes of color from the truly exciting new pieces. There will also be a great selection of the award-winning modern art stoneware with goblets and trays and more available for people wanting to select really special hand-made gifts that will become treasured favorites this Christmas.
The Cedar and Yellow Point Tour starts on Thursday, November 21st and ends at 4:00 pm on Sunday, November 24th. We’ll be open from 10 – 5 throughout the tour and will have Carol’s Wreathes for Haven House as well as our usual refreshments.
We’re truly looking forward to seeing lots of visitors at our Ladysmith, Vancouver Island Studio. We’re offering 20% off the ticketed price of our gorgeous raku vessels for this Holiday Season. We also have a great selection of clearance pottery and that will be marked down by 50%. It’s a chance for our customers to get a truly great deal on some of the work and will make some room in the studio for the new ideas and creations we’ll want to pursue next year. It’s the 25th year of this remarkable tour and we’ll have maps to guide our visitors to some of the fine local artists in our beautiful area.
The Ladysmith Waterfront Art Gallery recently set up a special show in conjunction with the Crafts Council of British Columbia. It celebrates the 40th anniversary of the council. The show was by invitation only. Vic decided to create a truly amazing dinnerware set. The show is wonderful, with quilts and paintings and delightful furniture. The dinnerware set stands out as exceptional in this lovely creative environment, and I hope Ladysmith and area residents make sure they visit the gallery before this special show closes on August 25th.
The pieces are stoneware, wheel-thrown, and have received multiple glaze applications and added firings to allow for the texture on the rims of the plates and create the delicious depth and coloring of the work. He rounded out the display with several other fabulous pieces, including a gorgeous ginger jar and a teapot. However, I think whoever ends up owning this remarkable dinnerware will be able to gloat that they are serving their food on functional art!
To aid the display, we took our oak harvest table, made for us by Mennonites in Waterloo County about 30 years ago, and refinished the table top. The table legs and drawer details still need to be refinished, but time was short, so only the top got done. But this table has seen so much use and dare I say abuse over the years, and it’s great to see how beautiful the top looks following some TLC.
This dinnerware is a one-of-a-kind set. The work involved is truly labor-intensive. The plates not only received multiple glaze applications requiring extra firings, but the final “alligator” glaze on the rims also meant having to wax the interiors of the plates and carefully sponge away any excess of the alligator glaze. Vic’s love of functional stoneware is apparent in this gorgeous set, and he’s now determined to create one special set per year.


A trial has been delayed for a man charged with murder in south-central Nebraska’s Dawson County.
42-year-old Jose Regalado-Mendez had sought the delay, which was granted Friday. His new trial starting date: March 5. His trial had been set to begin Dec. 11 .
Regalado-Mendez, of Lexington, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the October 2016 slaying of 37-year-old Jose Hernandez. Prosecutors say Regalado-Mendez shot Hernandez and hid the body near a farmhouse north of Lexington. The remains were found Dec. 12, 2016.
The records say Regalado-Mendez has filed notice that he intends to rely on an insanity defense . He’s been found competent to stand trial.


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If you’re going to get MMBN, just get MMBN3 because they all play exactly the same, and the story’s not so great in any of them. Each of them just has new features and chips added, so you might as well get the most recent installment. 2 added style changes (special armor based on your fighting style) and 3 added a navi customizer.
Metroid Zero Mission is a cool remake of the original Metroid, but it gives it some abilities that weren’t in the original and adds about 15% more to the game in length.
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow’s really cool. It’s the most similar of the 3 to SotN.
Fire Emblem’s a fun strategy game, too. But one of TD’s avatars was in it, so it loses some points.
Edit: Bokati pissed me off when I tried it. You have to be in direct sunlight for it to work, and nobody likes sitting outside in 90 degree weather while playing a game on a screen with glare.
Seriously, Dai’s right though, all the games have a sucky plot and the exact same mechanics. It’s almost exactly like Pokemon, Start with crappy chips > Defeat enemies > Get better chips > Kill occassional <strike>Gym</strike> Robot Master > Get better chips > Kill more shit. Where it comes into it’s own is the amount of stuff there is to do once you’ve finished the main task. It’s still very much a collect-'em-all mindset for playing you’ll need once you’ve completed it though. Be warned.
EDIT, oh, other games, okay.
Wait for Megaman Zero 3 if you haven’t played it already. Only series of Megaman so far to have a decent plot. Standard side-scrolling shooter/slasher, but a lot of fun.
I don’t play many GBA games, so that’s all I can think of right now. :\
It’s good old genuine fun, fully customizable, and you get to beat up Piro and Largo (figuratively).
Plus, it’s linkable with another player, and, it’s simple and addicting when you go 2-player. You’ll most likely never see completely what the game has to offer due to the reputation meter (which you can’t see, which’s one of my main bugs about the game), but all in all, it’s good clean fun.
Castlevania:Aria of Sorrow. It’s the best since Symphony of the Night.
Also Metroid Zero Mission fucking ROCKS. Its all the goodness that is Super Metroid mixed up with the original Metroid and thrown on a GBA.
Uh the remake of SMB 3 is really good too.
Thats about all the really good sidescrollers I can think of right this second, I might remember some more later.

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Objective To compare the performance of different anthropometric indices including body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and a body shape index to predict high blood pressure (BP) in adolescents using the 90th and 95th percentiles as two different thresholds.
Design Cross-sectional study.
Setting Probability proportionate to size was used to randomly select two schools in Selangor state, Malaysia.
Participants A total of 513 adolescents (58.9% women and 41.1% men) aged 12–16 years were recruited.
Primary and secondary outcome measures Weight, height, WC and BP of the adolescents were measured. The predictive power of anthropometric indices was analysed by sex using the receiver operating characteristic curve.
Results BMI and WHtR were the indices with higher areas under the curve (AUCs), yet the optimal cut-offs to predict high BP using the 95th percentile were higher than the threshold for overweight/obesity. Most indices showed poor sensitivity under the suggested cut-offs. In contrast, the optimal BMI and WHtR cut-offs to predict high BP using the 90th percentile were lower (men: BMI-for-age=0.79, WHtR=0.46; women: BMI-for-age=0.92, WHtR=0.45). BMI showed the highest AUC in both sexes but had poor sensitivity among women. WHtR presented good sensitivity and specificity in both sexes.
Conclusions These findings suggested that WHtR might be a useful indicator for screening high blood pressure risk in the routine primary-level health services for adolescents. Future studies are warranted to involve a larger sample size to confirm these findings.
- body mass index
- waist circumference
- waist-to-height ratio
- Malaysian adolescents
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Contributors All authors contributed to the study design, revising and improving the manuscript. JYHT carried out data collection, data analysis, data interpretation and drafted the manuscript. WYG and PYL contributed to data interpretation and provided a critical review of the manuscript.
Funding This study was supported by Putra Grant—Postgraduate Initiative (GP-IPS) from the Universiti Putra Malaysia, grant number GP/IPS/2017/9519900.
Competing interests None declared.
Patient consent for publication Obtained.
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The Trussell Trust charity recently revealed that they had distributed 128,490 emergency food parcels in Scotland between April and September this year. This is more than ever before for this six-month period and a nine percent increase compared to the same period last year. Of this number, 59 percent went to families with children.
Some of the reasons cited for this need included ‘low incomes, especially from social security, debt, health conditions, and issues with social security payments such as delays or sanctions’. Many people are using a food bank for the first time as they find themselves unable to afford essentials. The trust predict that things will continue to get worse over winter.
“A generation is growing up believing that it’s normal to see a food bank in every community. This is not right.
“Rising hunger and hardship have devastating consequences for individuals and our communities, damage the nation’s health and hold back our economy. People in work, as well as people who cannot work, are increasingly being pushed into debt and forced to turn to a food bank to survive.
“Despite this, there are some positives in Scotland. The Trussell Trust recently welcomed the Scottish Government’s support for an Essentials Guarantee, the publication of its plan, Cash First: Towards Ending the need for food banks, and the launch of its Cash First Fund. These are significant steps towards a future where no one needs to use a food bank.
“However, at a time when need for emergency support is greater than ever, the scale of the hunger and hardship faced by thousands in Scotland must be met with significantly scaled up action this winter and beyond.”Polly Jones, head of the Trussell Trust in Scotland
Here are The Scottish Beacon, we are in the unique position of being able to share what’s happening in communities across the country by bringing together stories from some of the 22 independently owned-community based publications that make up our partners.
Free food provision in communities around Scotland
In our most northerly region, Shetland News heard that as the demand for emergency food parcels during the ongoing cost of living crisis rises, thanks to the generosity of local people the shelves at its St Magnus Street base continue to be well stocked, so that the volunteers can distribute over 1000 emergency food parcels to local people annually.
The Edinburgh Reporter spoke to the Association of Ukrainians Great Britain in Edinburgh who have been supporting Ukrainians displaced by the war to connect through food, whether in communal meals or through fruit picking outings. They also partner with Edinburgh Community Food to provide culturally appropriate food parcels and signposting to services.
Also in the capital, The Broughton Spurtle found out how the Edinburgh Food Project hands out around 2000 food parcels each month and has seen use more than double in 2023 compared to the previous year.
In Glasgow, Greater Govanhill spoke with a religious institutions and faith-based emergency relief charity Al-Khair Foundation, Queen’s Park Govanhill Parish Church and Glasgow South East Foodbank, to understand how they are providing much needed food parcels to those in need around the Southside of the city and the how the cost of living means they are receiving fewer donations whilst service users increase.
Also in Glasgow, Migrant Women Press went along to the Garnethill Multicultural Centre, which extends a warm invitation to its diverse community with three weekly free vegetarian community meals where New Scots, those seeking asylum and the local community converge.
Food banks are not the only means of free food provision. Food larders offer a community solution, and do not require referrals, but instead aim to serve the whole community – no matter what the personal circumstances are – and reduce food going to landfill. The Kyle Chronicle reports how, in Sutherland, a number of food larders are set up to serve rural communities.
Crail Matters reported how residents must travel three miles to reach the nearest food bank. However lunch clubs an community groups provide a much needed service that helps to counter isolation and provide hot meals to those in need.
Charities providing emergency food aid in West Dunbartonshire, have seen an increase in pensioners and working families accessing their services. The Clydesider spoke to Maureen Cummings, founder of Old Kilpatrick Food Parcels and Chatty Café, who said: “Twelve months ago we had very few working families coming to us; now 25 percent of those coming in are employed. We’ve also seen a 10 percent increase in the number of pensioner households using the service.”
Many of these local community organisations rely on the support of donations and volunteers. C&B News included a story from the Currie and Balerno District Round Table have supported their local food project with a donation of £3000.
In Argyll, The Lochside Press shared how firefighters in Arrochar who have their own beehive have donated 12 jars of honey to Helensburgh Foodbank. The team at the community fire station have also been producing homemade lip balm from the beeswax, selling it together with honey to raise money for local charities.
Meanwhile in Orkney, recognising the impact that it’s not just people who are affected by rising food prices, Orkney News spoke to a woman who set up a pet foodbank, to ensure our four legged friends don’t suffer as people are increasingly forced to choose between heating and eating.
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We just adore them!
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Gambling is an activity people indulge in for several reasons. Some play to make money, while others play simply for fun. With the introduction of online gambling, gambling has continued to increase. More people are beginning to prefer online casinos to traditional casinos.
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Several reasons are behind why online gambling is becoming popular. We will highlight some of them.
Reasons why people drift towards online gambling
Here are some reasons why people drift towards online gambling:
Convenience and Accessibility
In this information age, online gambling offers convenience to players. Gone are the days your physical presence was required in a casino before you could gamble. These days, all you need to do is log in to your favorite site. Since you’re in the comfort of your home, you can play for longer without worrying about the time.
In addition to being more convenient, online gambling is equally more accessible. In some places, finding a physical casino is not easy. With online casinos, you can always gamble no matter where you are. All you need is your device and an internet connection.
To gain more customers, many online casinos offer bonuses and promotions. These promotions can be free spins or bonuses on deposits. Some online casinos even provide demos. These demos allow beginners to familiarize themselves with a game before betting with real money.
Online casinos also usually have bigger jackpot prizes than traditional casinos. Bigger is always better. Loyalty reward programs and referral bonuses are other incentives that online casino sites offer members. So it’s no surprise that people are falling in love with online gambling.
Online casinos often have various games that you may not find in traditional casinos. You can discover new games with just the click of a button.
The versatility of online casinos doesn’t stop at the number of games available. It extends to payment options too. In a traditional casino, your payment options are limited. Most times, you’ll require cash to play.
The story is different with online casinos. There are usually a lot of options available to players. And players from different countries can easily pay in their local currency. Players can also pay through cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin with no stress. This is one of the primary reasons online gambling is rapidly gaining popularity.
In many societies worldwide, gambling is still considered a “bad habit.” And this posed a problem for people who want to gamble yet maintain a spotless public image. Luckily, online casinos solve this challenge.
Gamblers can now gamble in private. No more looking over your shoulder while heading to the casino.
People were skeptical of entering their personal data and card details on websites in the past. This fear is justified. Because there have been cases where people’s details ended up in the wrong hands. However, this fear is fast becoming a thing of the past. Security is now the topmost priority of most sites, especially online casinos.
Many online casinos invest heavily in the protection of their members’ data. Also, since most online casinos are monitored by regulatory bodies, they have to adhere to high standards of data privacy and security protocol.
In a traditional casino, the company of other people is imposed on you. Whether you want it or not. Some players may not mind the noise, while some do. For those who prefer to play in a quiet environment with fewer distractions, an online casino offers them just that.
With clean and intuitive interfaces, most if not all online casinos are easy to navigate. Many online casinos offer tutorial videos for each game to help beginners understand the basics quickly.
Online casinos offer virtually everything a traditional casino offers and more. This explains its increasing popularity. There’s absolutely no doubt that online gambling will only continue to get bigger. Soon, more gamblers will ditch traditional casinos in favor of online ones. The development of technologies such as AI technology, 5G network, and Virtual Reality will only enhance the gaming experience of online casinos.
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The MCC Archives and the Leroy V. Good Library are pleased to unveil an exhibit dedicated to Dr. Samuel Stabins and the significant role he played in the founding of MCC. The exhibit, made possible through a grant from the MCC Foundation’s annual grants program, is located in the Bausch & Lomb Lobby of the Flynn Center.
Dr. Stabins was a pivotal figure in the early efforts to found this institution. He served as board chair during both the inauguration of the college on Alexander Street and oversaw the establishment of the Brighton campus. His service both to the college and the community is legendary. His spirit of service is truly a foundational value that still shapes our institution. A formal dedication is scheduled for June 17, 2004.
ETS Libraries; Archives and Records Management

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The chips from the PICOCAPÂ® series are well suited for capacitive-based MEMS devices. This is mainly because of the outstanding versatility the chips provide and the fact that they are programmable. The first refers to a great flexibility in regards of the capacitance range (a few pF up to hundreds of nF), the wide range of possible sensor connections and wide parameter set which provides a high level of adjustability (e.g. optimization of configuration for low-current, high update rate or high resolution). The programmability refers to the powerful internal 48-bit DSP with integrated memory space to accommodate user programs. This allows for easy and convenient product adaption to your needs, examples of how to use the DSP are given below.
The PICOCAPÂ® chips are â€œintelligent IC solutionsâ€ which basically means that the ASICs or ASSPs provide high-end measurement quality combined with on-board processing capability. We distinguish the ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) from the ASSPs (Application Specific Standard Product) on the degree of customization. An ASSP is a proven component open to a wide audience, but still programmable by the user. Meanwhile the ASIC is usually tailored to one specific application and one (or several) customers exclusively. The internal standard DSP, is a programmable 48-bit DSP, which allows for convenient realization of complex tasks such as doing sensor linearization (for e.g. pressure, humidity or fill-level sensors) or mathematical calculations like for example the calculation of the dewpoint with humidity sensors. Acam provides for some applications a base firmware which is ready-to-use and can be easily adapted for the own application. For a convenient development process there is a development platform available which allows for fast evaluation and prototyping with the own sensor.
The development platform is a complete hardware/software kit for fast and convenient evaluation of the PICOCAP chips in combination with your MEMS sensor. The kitâ€™s hardware consists of a base board (power supply and interfacing) and a plug-in module which hosts the PCap-chip. It can be connected by an included programmer device called PICOPROG to a computer via USB. On the software side there are two main tools available; the front-panel software for quick and easy direct evaluation and the assembler software which allows making modifications to the firmware. In the following some screenshots of the kitâ€™s hard- and software (click to enlarge):
Capacitive pressure sensors in the range from 0.05 to 25 bar are widespread in industrial, automotive and consumer applications. The advantages lie in the high overload capability and the lower temperature sensitivity compared with piezoresistive pressure sensors. To increase the overall accuracy, linearization of the sensor is in the focus of many sensor manufacturers. Traditionally the linearization is done by means of an external circuitry, e.g. an operation amplifier combined with a resistor network and by using look-up tables. Today, calibration algorithms for linearization and also temperature compensation is becoming more and more common in ASICs; however often limited to given algorithms and a fixed set of calibration/temperature points. This is different with the PCap series.
By using the fully-programmable DSP application specific firmware can be developed to meet the requirements of the particular sensor. More than that, the process can be fully automated. A non-linear function, such as the output of a pressure sensor can be described by mathematical equations, which approximate the characteristic of the curve. Thereby, the description of the non-linearity under consideration gets better the higher the order of the polynomial. The plot in the next figure illustrates the â€œbest-fitâ€ â€“ curves ranging from a straight line to a 3rd order polynomial.
- Pressure sensor non-linearity
- Polynomial curve fit
The bold red-curve is the assumed non-linearity of a sensor which is then first approximated by a straight-line (orange), 2nd order polynomial (green) and 3rd order polynomial (blue/gray). Obviously the approximation is the better the higher the order of the polynomial â€“ especially if the non-linear curve bends several times and/or has a turning point. For the linearization with PCap01 a 3rd order polynomial was laid at the bottom of the DSPâ€™s firmware. This means to have an optimal approach to do the sensor linearization. To get rid of the overlaid dependency on temperature, a 2nd order polynomial is furthermore implemented for each coefficient of the pressure linearization polynomial. The result of the pressure linearization (3rd order) with a sample sensor is displayed in the next figure along with the calculated error deviation.
- Linearized pressure sensor output
- Measurement error
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We find that while the jalapenos created quite a spicy salsa right off the bat, it mellows considerably by the next summer. So, if you plan to make your salsa last through the year, you might want to make it a bit spicier than you prefer to allow for the peppers to mellow. Tasting (with a clean spoon) is key when you are adding your peppers to the vegetable mixture; so that you find a heat level you are comfortable with.
I made the salsa this last weekend with tomatoes from the garden about half slicers and half roma. I followed your easy method which works great for a working mom. But for some reason it turned out not very tomatoey, good spice, thickness, beautiful. I went ahead and canned it because I thought it might get better with time, and was scared to add tomato paste putting everything off balance. Were my tomatoes not ripe enough?
So pregnant me hears a Mexican song on the radio and immediately envision myself eating dinner at Mexico Restaurant. I decide it’s the chips and salsa I really want and since I’m headed to the grocery store anyway, I decide to try my hand at restaurant style salsa. Found your recipe while in the store, and made it asap when I got home. uncouldnt believe how easy it was! My mind was a bit blown that canned tomatoes are the base ingredient. My only critique would be to leave off the cumin or at least try it in a small bowl to make sure you like it before adding to the whole mixture.
Tear all the chiles into large pieces and toast them in a large dry skillet over medium heat until they change color a bit, about 2 minutes. Add the spices and continue to toast for 2 to 3 minutes until everything is fragrant. Remove from heat and carefully add about 1 cup of hot water to just cover the chiles. Turn the heat to low and simmer for about 15 minutes.
Oh it definitely counts as one of the five 😉 Thank you so much! Hmmm, no raw onions is a tough one but here is my suggestion: I’d try sautéing them a little, almost until they brown but not completely. Then for the tomatoes try roasting some yourself in the oven. That way you still get both the fresh and roasted feel. You can roast them with the garlic if you’re using the roasted garlic instead of the fresh. Let me know how it turns out! It’ll be a new trial!
1 Sterilize jars and lids in water bath: Place steamer rack in the bottom of a large (16-qt) stock pot or canning pot. Place new or clean mason jars on the rack. Fill the jars with water and fill the pot with just enough water to come to the top of the jars. Heat water to a simmer. Simmer for 10 minutes. (Keep the jars warm while preparing the salsa.)
Would you know how long it keeps in fridge when opened? I made this recipe yesterday and it is sooooo goood i had to restrain myself. I made the recipe before cooking supper, go figure! haha. Definitely a keeper, I will also teach my daughters to make it so it stays in the family! It was my first time canning with a bath, and it was a success. Thank you for your guide, sincerely.
This actually is the exact recipe I received from the friend. I wouldn’t change processing times without mentioning it. The other recipe I used processed for 30 minutes. ??? The salsa was great last year, not overcooked at all! Strange. I’ll have to look up some other recipes to decide if I want to shorten the time. I’m all nervous about some aspects of canning now! Thanks for the note, and the resources. 🙂 Katie
Spread a kitchen towel on the counter. Use your jar lifter to remove warm jars from canner, drain, and line up on the towel. Use your canning ladle and funnel and add the salsa to the warm jars leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Wipe the rims. Use your magnetic lid lifter to lift lids out of the warm water, center lid on the jar, and screw on band until it is fingertip tight.
I think that garlic will work fine. You can use a water bath canner or a steam bath canner – but you need either one of those to properly seal the jars. Sorry for the incorrect link. I’ve fixed it: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000DDVMH/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=melskitcaf0b-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B0000DDVMH&linkId=2b53645dcd7f209be06b0641dbb4edab
I just made this. It’s great. The prep time and cooking time combined took me 6 hours. I did it all by hand. Also, I used only 6 garlic and will probably go down to 5 next time. I only used half the tomato paste and it’s still too thick, so next time I may sub half the paste with another can of sauce if that’s ok. Otherwise, the taste is great. Is there a faster way to cut and chop everything and remove all the seeds? The tomatoes took the longest by far. It tool about 3 hours just to core, cut, seed and strain them. I used to make tomatoes and I used about 12-15 pounds.
I fell in love with Mexican food during a 2003 trip to California. Head over heels in love. I’m not talking your Chipotle Mexican Grill nonsense or your Taco Bell Tex Mex disgrace, I’m talking the sight and sounds of your host family’s Latin American sister-in-law chopping up wine-ripened tomatoes and fresh Jalapeños for Pico de Gallo on Thanksgiving. I’m talking pounding Coronas with Rudy all day and talking cultural differences, dreams and life in general. I’m talking the sound of Mariachi bands playing tableside in a side alley eatery near LA’s historic Olvera Street. The banging of pots from the stuffed taqueria kitchen. The smell of the spices hitting the heat of the stove… I love Mexican food. The authentic kind of Mexican food that few of us get to experience and shockingly many of us never knew existed… THIS, the authentic and the real, I love it!

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Duluth Grill features a Solar Thermal System which UMD students installed
UMD Rocketry Team Soars Above Competition
The UMD High Power Rocketeers:
Chase Warneke, Eric Klevar, Cody Graupmann, Joel Stomberg, Jordan Gaytan, Curt Meyers, Jade Lecocq, Tessa Bakken.
When was the last time a team from UMD defeated teams from Ohio State, Illinois, Virginia Tech, Iowa, Minnesota (Twin Cities), Alabama-Huntsville, Wichita State, and five other regional universities? That is exactly what happened on May 20th when the UMD High Power Rocketeers won first place overall in the 2015 Midwest High-Power Rocket Competition held in North Branch, MN. Teams from universities across the United States designed, built, and flew high-powered "boosted dart" rockets. A boosted dart is a two stage rocket with a powered first stage that provides the thrust, and an unpowered second stage (the dart) that separates after motor burnout and coasts to a high altitude. The objectives of the competition were to achieve the highest possible dart altitude and to get the greatest separation between the booster and dart. Teams were also required to record downward-looking video from the rocket and to collect real-time data on dart rotation during the flight.
Once the launches started it was all UMD. The High Power Rocketeers achieved the highest dart altitude of the competition (5315 ft.)and the greatest separation between the booster and the dart (2863 ft.). The video collected during their flight was also voted "Best On-board Video" at the post-competition banquet, and they collected high-quality data on rotation during the flight. In addition, both the booster and the dart were recovered safely on parachutes with no significant damage. The UMD team participated in the competition as part of the mechaical engineering course ME 4495: High Power Rocketry taught by Associate Professor Ryan Rosandich. The competition was sponsored by the Minnesota Space Grant Consortium and the Tripoli Rocket Association of Minnesota.
Brian Fretschel, 2010 MIE graduate writes:
Not sure if you remember me or not but I went through the ME program at Duluth and graduated in December of 2010. I just wanted to extend a big Thank You for everything you did for us going through the program. Your work and attention to your students definitely paid off and made all of our experiences at UMD great and helped prepare us for the working world. It is definitely an ever-changing industry out there and the broad skill set we developed at UMD could not have helped more.
The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering proudly prepares graduates to succeed in industrial careers. The department offers four degrees, the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME), Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering (BSIE), the Master of Science in Engineering Management (MSEM), and the Master of Environmental Health & Safety (MEHS). Check the Program Educational Objectives and Student Outcomes for the BSME program here or the BSIE program here. You also check enrollment and degree statistics here.
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PRIVATE PRACTICE: THE COMPLETE SIXTH AND FINAL SEASON
MOVIE: * (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: *1/2 (out of 5)
Kate Walsh as ADDISON MONTGOMERY
Taye Diggs as SAM BENNETT
Amy Brenneman as VIOLET TURNER
Paul Adelstein as COOPER FREEDMAN
KaDee Strickland as CHARLOTTE KING
Brian Benben as SHELDON WALLACE
Caterina Scorsone as AMELIA SHEPHERD
Benjamin Bratt as JAKE REILLY
Created by: Shonda Rimes
Studio: ABC Studios
BY KEVIN CARR
Well, we made it through the entire series of “Private Practice” without the end of the world coming. That still doesn’t make this show great… or even good. But there is a sense of completion about coming to the end of a series, no matter how terrible I thought it was.
“Private Practice” took the most interesting character on “Grey’s Anatomy” and spun her off into a pretentious, preachy, out-of-touch and morally reprehensible prime time soap opera. That’s not to say that soap operas have ever been the standard by which we judge our morals (unless we were using inverse measurements). However, like Rimes other medical show, these characters are portrayed as heroes… yet they are as emotionally crippled, unfaithful, dishonest and downright awful as they come.
Season Six continues the trend of the most ridiculous and out-of-control medical issues hitting a small group of entitled, overly-wealthy people in Los Angeles who have no idea how to manage in the daily mundane world. Things kick off with the death of a main character, which seems to be the go-to position of a show like this.
Things complicate with the already complicated personal life of Cooper (Paul Adelstein) and Charlotte (KaDee Strickland), who are raising the orphaned child of Cooper’s one-night stand (who died last year, if you might recall). The child is written terribly, offering mild rebellion in threats only when this kid would be majorly screwed up from before he was thrust into their lives.
But the unrealistic and insulting developments in family lives pale in comparison to the borderline amoral love lives of these people. Addison (Kate Walsh) continues to waffle around with relationship, unable to put on her pants in the morning without a man in her life. Her on-again-off-again, taboo relatinoship with Sam (Taye Diggs) continues to go nowhere while Sam struggles to find his own love life. (Spoiler alert: he becomes an asshole in the process.)
As with previous seasons (including the overly rapey seasons three and four), social issues are ham-fisted into the story line. This year, we’re dealt a hand of cancer, heart disease and more death from the sister show “Grey’s Anatomy.” Painful spotlights on reality TV and bullying are thrown in. Oh, and there’s a cheerful story about a child molestor kidnapping a young teenage girl to be a sex slave, which seems overly crass and offensive as a ratings grab in the wake of stories like Elizabeth Smart and the more recent discovery of such a ring in Cleveland.
“Private Practice” was scraping the bottom of the misery barrel in this season, spreading it around to everyone involved. It’s a terrible show with a terrible ending, and I’m thrilled to see it gone.
The DVD set comes with all 13 episodes of season six on three discs. Bonus features include deleted scenes and bloopers.


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U.S. internationals Edgar Castillo, Joe Corona plow into Copa Libertadores action for Club Tijuana
We make a big deal when talented American players get into the UEFA Champions League because … well, because UCL is a big deal.
But Copa Libertadores is a pretty big deal, too.
So we should pay some attention as a couple of Americans make a long trip to Colombia to open group play in South America’s prestigious club tournament.
U.S. international defender Edgar Castillo and promising young attacker Joe Corona (pictured, playing for U.S. national team) play for newly crowned Liga MX champion Club Tijuana. They meet Colombian champion Millonarios tonight in Bogota (7:30 p.m. ET tonight on FOX Deportes) in a huge match for the once-obscure club with increasingly big ambition.
The Mexican club’s opposition in Copa Libertadores group play includes Millonarios, reigning South American and Club World Cup champion Corinthians and Bolivian runner-up San Jose.


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State of the Union worth hearing, despite the politics
A tax increase on top earners and a new fee on large financial firms would bring in $320 billion and pay for tax credits for low- and middle-class families under a plan President Barack Obama is expected to propose in tonight’s State of the Union address.
The president will deliver his seventh, and next to last, annual speech. The U.S. Constitution says the president “shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.”
Obama is expected to emphasize income inequality, and talk about his community college plan and his paid sick leave proposal, among other proposals.
The question is, will it matter?
The likelihood of some, or any, of these measures getting approved and landing on Obama’s desk seems unlikely with Republicans controlling both chambers in Congress.
When one party controls both Congress and the Oval Office, you have a pretty good idea that the agenda laid out by the president in the State of the Union will become law, in some way or shape.
But when the two are split like they are now and you have the hyper-partisanship of the last four years, the chances are extremely slim.
What’s the point of the speech, then? Other than tradition, it will likely lay the groundwork for future elections.
Speeches such as last week’s State of the State and tonight’s State of the Union should be about a vision for our state and country, but they seem to be increasingly political.
If Obama’s proposals are unlikely to go anywhere, despite whatever merit they may possess, with a Congress united against him, then it’s likely they will be used to highlight the differences between Democrats and Republicans ahead of the 2016 primaries and elections. It will ideological speech done for political purposes.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the number of people watching last year’s State of the Union was the lowest since President Clinton’s 2000 address, which was his last.
There are lots of things competing for our attention, from grown-up and children activities to the ability to watch anything, and everything, else thanks to cable television and online streaming services. Your TV viewing is no longer held hostage when the major networks air a presidential address.
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New year, new kitchen. The kitchen is one of the biggest investments you can make in your home, so doing it properly, as well as choosing the right materials, is paramount.
This year, we'll see a burst of new colours in the kitchen, as well as contrasting materials and textures, thinner and sleeker benchtops, innovative sinks, and smarter, harder working tapware.
Here's what in and out for kitchen design in 2018.
1. NEUTRAL AND NATURAL SURFACES
Neutrals are back this year, alongside timber and contrasting colours, such as dark benchtops against light, creamy walls and statement splashbacks.
Similarly, bright colours are taking centre stage. Move over monochrome, there's an influx of blue, green and sea-inspired colours coming in.
Remember Pantone's 2018 colour of the year, ultraviolet?
Get ready to see more of this luxurious and elegant hue in the home this year.
Dark-coloured countertops like black, dark green and multi-coloured rust tones will be having their moment in the kitchen this year, too.
3. MOVE OVER MINIMALISM
2018 will be all about emphasising character and personality - drifting away from the minimalist, Scandi aesthetic we're all used to.
If in doubt about which colours to use, think big and bold: black, the ultimate tone that never goes out of style, will be a safe and popular choice, but if you're keen to stick to neutrals, consider two-toned colours mixing warmer tones with softer ones, or contrasting materials like wood and tiling.
4. SLEEK BENCHTOPS
Get ready to see smaller, thinner benchtops with straight edges, creating a sleek and clean look in your cooking zones.
Natural oak timbers are coming back to grace kitchen benches too, but laminate still remains the most versatile material for cabinets and benches alike.
Similarly, quartz is a great choice for benchtops, requiring less maintenance than other materials like granite. For handles, consider a shark fin finish sans handle for a no-fuss, simplistic look.
5. SMART STORAGE
It's bodes well to remember that bigger doesn't always mean better with kitchens.
In 2018, smarter, not larger storage, is the way to go. Deep drawers make storage for cooking a breeze, allowing you to store large items like saucepans and appliances without cluttering bench space, plus add-ons like drawer organisers and pegboards help to keep kitchen items separate and in the right space.
Of course, there are many different ways to add smart storage to your kitchen without needing to undergo a full-blown renovation.
Repurpose any unused spaces, like converting a tiny cabinet to a drawer with utensil holders, or utilise a free door space with hooks and hangers for cups, lids or food storage essentials like cling wrap and aluminium foil.
Walls have great storage potential, too - use any empty space for hanging fruit baskets, kitchen knives, spice racks or extra shelves.
6. STATEMENT TAPWARE
Sink or swim? Flashy, innovative choices in tapware have arrived, like taps with a motion sensor capabilities and even tapware with moving hinges.
These innovative designs mean no more awkwardly trying to squeeze a pot into the sink!
Tapware aside, there are some gorgeous finishes to admire too, like rose gold, copper and classy brass taps for maximum style statement.
We'll also see a resurgence of earthy tones via materials like marble or stone with matching splashbacks.
For sinks and tapware, 2018 beckons us to break away from tradition - sure, they're a functional part of our cooking zones, but we can amp up the style factor, too.
7. KITCHEN LIGHTING DESIGN
Overhead task lighting is important to consider when designing any kitchen space, but remember to extend this focus to hidden areas, like under-cupboard space.
Task lighting can be used in trouble spots to make them easier to work with.
LED lights remain a popular choice, using less energy and keeping your electricity bill lower. Sure, the bulbs may cost a bit more at first, but they'll last longer, making actually cheaper in the long run.
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Lucienne and the Leopard Boy
Lucienne and the Leopard Boy - Grileglas Realm Mermaid Book 1Lucienne gets a thrill out of seal racing with the Leopard Boy - until the fun puts her Sea Buddy in great danger. Will she be able to save her friend? Lucienne is an adventurous mermaid who often forgets that she's a Royal Daughter. She's always going on escapades - and usually gets in trouble for them.
Size: 5"x7" PaperbackPages: Approximately 88-100 Black & White with Illustrations
Reading Level: 4th GradeContent: Appropriate for Ages 4 & Up


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Pleasance Dome (King Dome)
31st July – 26th August (not 13th)
16.00 (60 mins)
Benedict’s dad loved wine. He loved collecting it and drinking it. He loved talking about it, and sharing it with friends and family was an act of love and celebration. A glass of Châteauneuf-du-Pape – or several – marked the sweet spot when the working day gently eased into a relaxing evening.
Benedict loves wine too. Benedict is an alcoholic. Sober now for 25 years, on the day of his father’s funeral Benedict receives an unsettling final bequest, a bottle of exceptionally fine red wine. Will he drink one final toast to his father?
In this his stage directorial debut, originally commissioned for BBC Radio 4, Marcus Brigstocke writes and directs a bittersweet drama of family and addiction, based on his own recovery.
Of the play Marcus says: “This is the most personal piece of writing I’ve ever created. I am hugely proud and very excited to be able to tell this particular story, but mostly I am grateful. I’ve had a lot of help and I’m very lucky to be able to finally see ‘The Red’ on stage.
My 29-year recovery from Alcoholism (and other addictions) has been the result of a huge amount of help. I like wine. I don’t drink it (I would if I could) but I like the role it can play in a social situation. It is complex and sophisticated, wine is nuanced and subtle. Like my Dad.
I would have liked to share evenings over a bottle of wine with friends and family. I’m glad to have been able to choose not to.”
Cast-wise, Marcus is happy to announce that the parts of Benedict and his father will be played by real-life father and son Bruce and Sam Alexander. Bruce (Benedict’s father) is most known for his role as Supt. Norman Mullett in A Touch of Frost, but has an esteemed theatrical career (performing with the Royal Shakespeare Company, among others) and has starred in films including The Long Good Friday and Churchill at War. Son Sam (Benedict) has followed his father’s lead in treading the boards at the RSC, having lead roles in plays including Love’s Labour’s Lost and Much Ado About Nothing. He has also graced the big screen, in films such as 45 Years and An American Haunting.

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The Downers Grove Police Department is scheduled for a virtual On-Site Assessment as part of a nationally recognized program to achieve accreditation by verifying that it meets professional standards. Administered by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), the accreditation program requires agencies to comply with state-of-the-art standards in four basic areas: policy and procedures, administration, operations, and support services.
As part of the virtual on-site assessment, agency employees and members of the Downers Grove community are invited to offer their comments in the following ways:
- Public Information Session, Monday, November 1, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. The session will be conducted in the Downers Grove Police Department Community Room, at 825 Burlington Ave, Downers Grove, IL 60515.
- Phone-in Comments by calling (630) 434-5641 on Monday, November 1, 2021, between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Comments will be taken by the CALEA Assessment Team.
Telephone comments, as well as appearances at the public information session, are limited to 10 minutes and must address the police department's ability to comply with CALEA's standards. A copy of the standards is available at the Downers Grove Police Department. The local contact is Stacy Blaskovich at 630-434-5641 or firstname.lastname@example.org.
Anyone wishing to offer written comments about the Downers Grove Police Department's ability to comply with the standards for accreditation may send them to:
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I don't have to tell you that students aren't the only ones who are broke these days. But being broke doesn't mean we have to eat Ramen every night. Here's a possible line up for just one day.
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Breakfast: Fridge Leftover Frittata
Lunch: Monte Cristo Sandwich
Supper: Lemon Herb Roasted Chicken with Green Beans Amandine and One Step Brownies for
Of course if you LIKE Ramen, you can find recipes in the list's Ramen section that put a new spin on the college staple. To see the entire list of 100 recipes--with links to each--visit onlinecollege.org.


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Itanagar, Jul 12 (PTI) The Arunachal Pradesh government is all geared up to have its first Software Technology Park of India (STPI) here soon. "Through STPI, we hope to provide skill training to the youth, while empowering them digitally and economically," said Chief Minister Kalikho Pul in a meeting here yesterday. He said the project would generate employment opportunities for educated youths. STPI is under the administrative control of union Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and set up with a mandate to promote software exports from the country. Four software technology parks are already operational in the NE regions at Guwahati, Imphal, Gangtok and Aizawl, the release added. PTI UPL PR PR
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