Bank vaults served as shelters from the storm for some in Moore during Monday afternoon’s EF-5 tornado. And a couple of people with Kansas connections nearly crossed paths while seeking that shelter.
Caroline Anderson, who has lived in Wichita for five years, was in Moore to help her sister, Ruth Singers, and her family move from Florida.
The sisters are both married to Boeing aerospace engineers.
“I had been in the Midwest for almost five years and seen (no tornadoes) and she was just here for two days before they had one,” Anderson said.
The sisters, who had Singer’s 10-month-old baby with them, were trying to set up a post office box in Moore as the storm approached. They spotted a Freddy’s but were told at the drive-thru that the restaurant was no longer serving because of the storm. When it started hailing, they sought protection from golf-ball-size hail under the awning of a credit union branch near the interstate and the Warren Theatre.
The tellers told them to seek shelter inside. Looking out, they could see the tornado.
“It was huge,” Anderson said. “We were like ‘No wonder you wanted us in here!’ ”
Inside the vault, they unsuccessfully tried to distract the baby as the tornado went past.
“Even through 8 to 12 inches of steel, you could still hear it,” Anderson said. “It sounded like sirens with high-powered wind. Some people say it sounds like a freight train. I guess it does kind of sound like that.”
After about 20 minutes in the vault, they emerged.
“We were floored,” Anderson said. “We had no idea how bad it was. Everyone was just standing there with their mouths open.”
“What really struck me was how noisy it was when it was going on, with the storm, the weather radio, sirens, a baby crying and people praying. And then after we got out of the vault, it was just silent. … That added to the shock. It was just so quiet after two minutes of terror.”
After getting in touch with their husbands, and determining that the hotel they were staying at was without running water, the Singers came to visit Wichita from Tuesday to Thursday.
“I can’t even imagine if we weren’t out here (to help her move) what would have happened,” Anderson said. “(Ruth) didn’t know what to do at all for tornadoes and not knowing anyone in the city would have been terrifying.”
The vault shook
Rich Fosnight had finished mowing lawns on Monday afternoon when he and his 6-year-old son, Brakston, headed to the bank to cash some checks and go to the post office.
Fosnight, a Hutchinson native, still has family in Kansas. He moved to Moore in 2001, and his home was damaged by the tornado that hit Moore in 2003.
The two went into Tinker Federal Credit Union – just half a mile from Anderson and her sister – so Brakston could deposit $10 into his savings account.
The credit union employees urged everyone inside to get into the vault for safety.
“I kept telling him that if it hits, he’ll hear loud things, people screaming. I told him we will be OK,” Fosnight said of his son.
“If it was just me, I would stand and watch (the storm) until the end, but I had my son, so I put him in the back of the vault, the furthest wall, and it was maybe 10 minutes or so before it got to us and we started losing power.”
When the time came to lock the vault, it wouldn’t stay shut.
“They had to loop a belt through it to keep it closed. I was trying to keep my boy distracted by letting him play on my phone – I never do that. When it hit, the belt snapped and a police officer and branch manager were holding the door shut, shouting ‘Don’t let go!’ ”
The vault was shaking, Fosnight said, so he rolled on top of his son to protect him.
“You could hear stuff crashing into the building and shattering. We were in two feet of solid concrete but it started shaking,” he said. “I just had to make sure he was as safe as possible. … I was hoping and praying to God that the vault was going to hold up as well as our underground storm cellar the last time.”
After the storm finally passed, the vault door couldn’t be opened because debris was piled in front of it. The door opened a sliver, so light and fresh air entered the vault.
“I told him, when we go outside, you’re not going into the bank. You’re walking into the outside and there’s going to be a bunch of trash and you have to watch where you walk. He wasn’t scared at all. It was impressive to see how calm and collected he was out of the vault, with people digging people out and screaming.”
But Brakston did have one concern, Fosnight said.
“He asked me, ‘Daddy, how do I get my money now?’ In his mind, he just handed it to the teller and now the money is gone. I had to explain to him how it worked and that the money had insurance on it. He was OK with that but it was just a funny reaction. I was just glad for such a lighthearted response.”
Fosnight found his truck, but not in the condition he left it in. It was crumpled, and cash from checks that he had left in the center console was nearly gone.
“There was a single $20 bill in the floorboard. I thought it was pretty ironic.”
He later found out he was lucky that his home didn’t sustain any damage. His employer is providing him with a temporary vehicle.
“It was a blessing that they would provide a vehicle for me,” Fosnight said. “I’m also filling out a FEMA application to see what help we can get from there. It’s definitely a blessing to walk away with our lives.”


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District plans job reviews for all its educators
School District 51 will gear up for the 2013-14 implementation of new educator evaluations statewide by evaluating all district principals and teachers this year.
Senate Bill 191, passed by the Colorado legislature in 2010, requires all Colorado school districts to evaluate teachers and school administrators on an annual basis using a new set of standards, including student assessment data from the teacher’s classroom or the administrator’s school. The annual evaluation rule goes into effect in fall 2013 and overturns current guidelines that allow districts to trim evaluations to once every three years for educators who have achieved non-probationary status, which is similar to tenure.
District 51 will continue to use its current evaluation standards in 2012-13 but will begin to evaluate all of its educators on a yearly basis starting this year in order to prepare for the change. District 51 Executive Director of Academic Achievement and Growth Jody Mimmack said during a presentation to the School Board during a board meeting Tuesday evening that the district will work on formulating new evaluations to coincide with Senate Bill 191 guidelines during the coming school year. Mimmack said those evaluations should be complete by May 2013.
District 51 Superintendent Steve Schultz told the board the district will likely duplicate as many parts of the evaluations as possible based on forthcoming evaluation models from the state. Schultz said creating evaluation models from scratch in the district may cost money and the district would have to spend time proving to the state their model was as worthy as the state model.
“We’re not going to reinvent the wheel,” Schultz said.
The district received $250,000 from a Race to the Top grant to help Colorado schools switch to a new evaluation system. Mimmack said the money is being spent primarily on training and stipends for nine District 51 personnel from various schools and buildings who spent the summer working on the transition and building plans and time-lines for the changeover.
The district’s resulting four-year implementation plan designates 2012-13 as a year for building new evaluations and evaluating all teachers and principals, while 2013-14 will be focused on rolling out the new evaluations. In 2014-15, the district plans to start counting lackluster performance standards toward the possibility of a non-probationary teacher losing that tenure-like status. A teacher could lose non-probationary status in 2015-16.

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James Fleet, Rachel Griffiths and Art Malik have joined the cast
James Fleet, Rachel Griffiths and Art Malik are going to be joining the large ensemble cast of the period drama set in 1930s colonial India.
James, 61, is best known for his role as the bumbling Hugo Horton in the Vicar of Dibley and more recently as Reverend Wakefield in Outlander. He will be taking on the part of Lord Hawthorne, whose arrival is set to shake up of the bureaucratic administration process in Simla.
Meanwhile Art's role will be starring as Maharaja Maritpur, who makes a royal visit to the Simla Club. He will be joined by his enigmatic Australian mistress Sirene, played by Oscar-nominated actress Rachel.
The cast of Indian Summers
Rachel, 46, has previously starred in Muriel's Wedding, Six Feet Under, and Brother and Sisters.
"I'm absolutely thrilled to be joining the cast of Indian Summers," she told Digital Spy.
Before adding: "I have been bingeing on UK television for the last ten years and I'm very excited to be on board such a beautifully made and relevant show".
They are not the only new faces joining Indian Summers. Da Vinci’s Demons star Blake Ritson has come on board as Charlie Havistock, the estranged husband of Alice Whelan played by Jemima West.
Julie Walters as Cynthia Coffin in Indian Summers
Sugandha Garg and Arjun Mathur will be appearing as Kaira and Naresh, who are both going to be causing more tension as the movement for Indian independence gains pace.
All of the actors are in good company with a cast that already features Julie Walters and Bollywood film legends Roshan Seth and Lillete Dubey. Along with veteran stars, newcomers Henry Lloyd-Hughes and Nikesh Patel.
Art previously starred in the seminal TV series A Passage to India and The Far Pavillons, both of which drawn comparisons with Indian Summers due to intertwining British and Indian history and culture.
"It's wonderful and exciting to once again delve into this period in our history and of course to join such a fantastic cast is a delight," Art said.
Jemima West in Alice Whelan in Indian Summers
He continued: "Paul Rutman has created the most vivid and evocative world and I cannot wait to see the waves my Maharaja shall be making in Simla's society."
Indian Summers has been written by Paul, who did years of research into the end of British imperialist rule in India and the Indian independence movement.
The show follows two families at this turbulent period in Indian history as politics and culture collide.
Around 2.5 million people tuned in for the first episode of the first series, making it the most-watched drama launch for a Channel 4 programme since Elizabeth I in 2005.
Indian Summers will be returning next year with another 10-episode story and will be set in 1935, three years after the events of the first series.


INDIANAPOLIS — It's been a violent 12 hours across Indianapolis.
Four people have died, three of which were the result of gunfire.
The most recent shooting happened in the 4100 block of Brentwood Drive, near 42nd Street and Post Road on the city's northeast side.
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers found a man lying near a guardrail with gunshot wounds just before 2 a.m. on Thursday.
According to police, the victim may have had other injuries, as well. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Shawn E. Hicks Jr., 23, was killed in the incident, Marion County Chief Deputy Coroner Alfie McGinty said in an email.
Just after 10 p.m. on Wednesday night, IMPD was called to John Marshall Drive, near 38th Street and Mitthoeffer Road. Officers say a fight happened in a parking area of an apartment building.
Then, officers found a man in a wheelchair with a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital where he later died.
Police have not released any information on a suspect in this case.
The third deadly shooting happened on Indy's west side around 9:45 p.m. Wednesday.
According to IMPD, an altercation happened about four hours before the shooting occurred in the 5400 Block of Scarlet Drive, near West 34th Street and Moller Road. Police were called to the scene to investigate the disturbance.
The same people involved in the disturbance are believed to be involved in the shooting.
Officers on the scene said a person of interest had been taken into custody, and there is no threat to the public.
IMPD homicide detectives were also called to investigate a dead body found around 9 p.m. in the 600 Block of North Linwood Avenue, near East Michigan Street and Emerson Avenue.
Additional details regarding the investigation have not been released.


Russian occupation forces continue to bomb the territory of Ukraine. In particular, they never tire of terrorizing the Kherson region.
The Kherson Regional State Administration reports on a new shelling of the region on its Telegram page.
Today, on May 2, in the evening, Russian troops attacked Kozatske of the Novokakhovka community. The shelling killed a 66-year-old man, the regional state administration says.
"In the evening, Russian artillery also shelled Dniprovske of the Bilozerska community. A 78-year-old woman was wounded, she was hospitalized in serious condition, doctors are fighting for her life," the statement said.
The RSA also adds that only today the Russian army has taken the lives of four residents of Kherson region, and seven more people are wounded.
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These pictures capture bottlenose dolphins frolicking in the sea off Anglesey.
A group of between 20 to 30 were spotted by Peter Evans of the Sea Watch Foundation in Red Wharf Bay, off Moelfre.
The dolphins were keen to show off with several making great leaps into the sky.
A spokesman for the Sea Watch Foundation said: “We have had quite a few large sightings around North Wales at the moment, mainly around Anglesey but also towards north east Wales, around Penrhyn Bay and Rhyl.
“This is not unusual for this time of year.
“The animals are likely to be Cardigan Bay dolphins which move North in the winter months towards the Isle of Man and Liverpool Bay and usually return to Cardigan Bay around this time every year, often in large groups.
“We are still getting a lot of sightings from Anglesey at the moment and you don’t need to be on a boat to see them, there’s quite a few good vantage points on land, such as Point Lynas or South Stack where you have a chance of seeing them from land.
“We have a voluntary observer scheme called the Welsh Sea Watchers project that helps us by putting on organised watches and reporting sightings along the Welsh Coast, it’s a great way for the public to get involved and help us track the progress of our dolphins down the coast.”
The spokeswoman added: “Later this summer, we will also be asking the public to join us for National Whale and Dolphin Watch (on July 23-31) where members of the public are invited to take part in nationwide watches and family friendly public awareness events.”

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What does Gov. Dannel Malloy want? Some on the fringe would have you believe that some evil corporate wizard looking to magically transform Connecticut’s public schools into profit centers for hedge fund tricksters.
Malloy is a politician looking for a big victory. But he’s also the first governor in years willing to face up to the miserable state of our urban schools. Where are the state legislators ready to do the same? I don’t see many.
Sure, I’m biased — I want to see something spark some hope for our struggling school districts. With time running out for action by the General Assembly, here’s my view of what we ought to do:
1. Commissioner’s Network. Malloy and Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor want extraordinary powers to intervene in the two dozen or so lowest performing schools. This means changing the way these schools are run. Is it possible that we are still debating whether urgent action is needed when so many poor and minority children are failing? Give the commissioner new powers to find new models – and hand the Connecticut Education Association a couple of schools to run if they want.
2. Reading. The governor’s proposal failed to make reading enough of a priority. Legislators ought to embrace portions a bill proposed by the Black and Puerto Rican Caucus, which emphasizes reading instruction in the early grades.
3. Teacher evaluations with consequences. This one has been way, way overblown by both sides in the reform debate, mostly because of the suggestion that test scores ought to, in small part, be linked job evaluations. Malloy is willing to make his plan a pilot program for the first year. The governor over-played his hand here so this appears like a reasonable compromise from his initial, more far-reaching, plan.
4. Money for charter schools. A major sticking point for the teacher unions, who see non-unionized charters as a legitimate threat. These are also public schools (that are underfunded) that parents overwhelmingly support. The argument that there’s a secret plan to privatize public education is a red herring. Charters must remain public schools in Connecticut. School privatization efforts, by the way, have failed miserably here and around the country. Legislators ought to support an increase in funding for charters — as long as charters prove they are open to all students.


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Aquila Living Room
Aquila is a contemporary living room where earthly tones reign. From the covering of the walls in wood and marble to the furniture’ materials, the brown vibes of this decor give sobriety and calmness to those who visit it.
The highlight of this space is the two armchairs slightly facing each other covered in a smooth beige fabric. Although it has no armrests, the convex back provide all the comfort you need.
Next to the armchairs, an industrial-inspired coffee table adds simplicity to the decor while the round pouf with metallic studs provide a more rebellious touch.

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US robotic 'cheetah' breaks speed records
Washington - The Pentagon's main research agency has created the fastest-ever land robot, named "Cheetah," which can gallop at a speed of 29km/h, scientists said this week.
The headless robot looks about the size of a small dog and is shown running on a treadmill in pictures and video released Monday by the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa).
"The robot's movements are patterned after those of fast-running animals in nature," Darpa said in a statement.
"The robot increases its stride and running speed by flexing and un-flexing its back on each step, much as an actual cheetah does."
Cheetah's dash has set a "new land speed record for legged robots," besting the previous holder of 21km/h set in 1989, the agency added.
The robot was created with the help of Boston Dynamics in Waltham, Massachusetts as part of Darpa's Maximum Mobility and Manipulation (M3) programme which seeks to advance robotic technology.
Someday, such speedy robots could better help the US military with missions to dispose of roadside bombs and navigate other battlefield perils, the secretive agency said, declining an interview request for more information.
"The use of ground robots in military explosive-ordinance-disposal missions already saves many lives and prevents thousands of other casualties," the Darpa statement said.
"If the current limitations on mobility and manipulation capabilities of robots can be overcome, robots could much more effectively assist soldiers across a greater range of missions."


Panasonic Corporation and Octasic Inc. today announced the enhancement of their ongoing collaboration to develop shared ...
Arrow Electronics, Panasonic Industry, and STMicroelectronics (ST) have introduced a low-power wireless multi-sensor edge-intelligence solution for smart factory...
Panasonic Ecology Systems developed a new catalyst to coat diesel particulate filters (DPF) that clean diesel exhaust gas in 2010. The new catalyst compound does not use platinum and is energy efficient as it can decompose particulate matter at a lower temperature than typical catalysts.
The company has recently won the first order from an engine manufacturer in China, where the automotive emissions regulations are being tightened. Panasonic’s filters will be adopted by existing diesel vehicles and non-road diesel machinery, for which regulations will be strengthened in the future.
To quickly respond to the demand, the Suzhou plant will use the powdered catalyst made at Ecology Systems’ plant in Kasugai City, central Japan, to coat a DPF base material for the production of the filters.
With this new plant, Panasonic’s catalyst business for cleaning diesel exhaust will move into a higher gear. The company is targeting 10 billion yen in sales in the fiscal year ending March 2019.
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Miley Cyrus’ older sibling, Brandi Cyrus, is vying for the title of hottest Cyrus sister in her latest photo. On Sunday, the podcast host shared a new update to her Instagram story, and she looked smoking hot in the pic.
In the sexy snapshot, Brandi is seen climbing a long set of steps while visiting Valley of Fire State Park. She sported a pair of tiny black booty shorts that flaunted her long, lean legs, as well as a skimpy white T-shirt, which gave her fans a peek at her flat tummy and toned abs underneath.
Cyrus also showcased her curvy hips as she posed with her back to the camera and turned around to look back at the lens. She had her long, blond hair parted to the side and styled in straight strands, which fell down her back and over her shoulder. She accessorized the look with a pair of black ankle boots and a pair of dark, oversized sunglasses.
Brandi’s sexy new photo came just hours after she shared videos of herself and her family having a ball at the iHeartRadio festival in Las Vegas, where Miley performed her hits like “Wrecking Ball” and “Slide Away.”
Following Miley’s performance, the singer joined her family, which included Brandi, brother Trace, and mother Tish, as they spent some quality time together and were seen belting out the lyrics to “Pour Some Sugar On Me” during Def Leopard’s set.
As previously reported by The Inquisitr, Brandi is quite the traveler, and recently spent some time camping with her boyfriend, who lives in South Africa. The long distance relationship seems to be working for Cyrus, who opened up to her podcast partner, Wells Adams, on their show, Your Favorite Thing, about how she and her beau keep things spicy while apart.
“Things are great. He’s so cute. He’s coming in August. It’s his dream to go to Yellowstone, so I’m going to take him to Yellowstone and do some camping and things. I’m so excited,” Brandi told Wells of her plans to spend some quality time in nature with her man, per Us Weekly.
“We have Skype sex. Well, it’s WhatsApp sex. Skype sex is so old-school,” Brandi admitted of her love life.
Meanwhile, Brandi Cyrus has been spending a lot of time with her sister, Miley, as well and could be a shoulder for the singer to lean on after her splits with both husband Liam Hemsworth and girlfriend Kaitlynn Carter in recent weeks.

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Museums across Greece reopened on Monday after a three-month shutdown imposed by health authorities in the battle against against the coronavirus outbreak.
The Public National Health Organization (EODY) and the Ministry of Culture and Sports have collaborated to ensure that a 2-meter indoor and 1.5-meter outdoor distance among all visitors is observed at all times, alongside the mandatory use of protective face masks and an eight-people group tour maximum.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, accompanied by Culture and Sports Minister Lina Mendoni, visited the archaeological site and the museum of the Ancient Agora of Athens on the occasion of the reopening of the museums.
“We cannot think of Greece without open archaeological sites and museums. We are glad that all our museums are open today to all visitors, both Greeks and foreigners,” the Prime Minister stated.
The Greek leader pointed out that the country’s archaeological sites have been open for a month now (since May 18) and today our museums are also opening “so that they can safely welcome – above all – the visitors, who will visit our country this summer, but also those of our fellow citizens who want to rediscover the beauty, the magic of this special place, but also of all our archaeological sites.”
“Our first concern is safety”
Mitsotakis sent a clear message to prospective visitors, reassuring them that the primary concern of the government is not only the safety of visitors, but also the safety of employees.
“That is why all the necessary measures have been taken to ensure that this opening, in the post-coronavirus period, will be as safe as possible,” he said.
He reiterated that this summer will be different from any previous one, but – as he stated – “we want the experience of contact with the Greek culture to be as authentic as possible. And this is exactly what we are trying do, with the significant support and the great work of the Culture Ministry.”


In an interview on Wolf Blitzer's "Late Edition" on Sunday afternoon, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni emphasized that now was not the right time to start negotiations with Syria.
Responding to a question about whether Livni would meet with her Syrian counterpart at the UN General Assembly meeting later in the month, the Foreign Minister said that first Syria has to stop supporting terror.
"They are hosting Hamas officials and they are supporting Hizbullah," she said. "I think it's too early" for negotiations.
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Best Outdoor Adventure 2016
With the end of 2016 quickly approaching I’ve been looking back at our family’s best outdoor adventures we enjoyed. I realized pretty quickly that all of our great adventures of 2016 can be summed up into one great adventure – Traveling the National Park to Park Highway.
As most of you know 2016 was the 100th anniversary of the US National Park Service. To celebrate, my family traveled along the historic National Park to Park Highway visiting 23 National Parks and Monuments in the western US in seven weeks.
Mountains and Deserts
We camped, hiked, biked and swam through seven states on a 7,000 mile journey. During that time we lived out of our Ultimate Adventure Vehicle, eating, sleeping and adventuring out of 60 square feet of space everyday.
We saw mountains and deserts. Oceans and islands. Rain forests and glaciers. We got on each others’ nerves, but also grew closer as a family.
As any outdoor adventurer knows, getting out the door is half the battle. I feel a sense of accomplishment that my young family was able to do this great thing. Baby L couldn’t even walk yet. Little G didn’t know how to ride a bike. They learned. We learned. We did it together.
Great Experience, Hard Work
We didn’t give up even though washing dishes in a plastic tub where you haul your own water is hard. We stayed with it even though our beds back home were calling our names and the laundry seemed never ending.
It was a great experience. It was hard work.
Our National Park to Park Highway journey will be one I will remember for my entire life. Forget the title best outdoor adventure for 2016. It’s the best outdoor adventure I’ve ever had in my life.

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The 3-star Hassayampa Inn is set just 4.0km from The Phippen Museum and Fort Whipple. Built in 1927, the stylish hotel was renovated in 2009.
The property is notable for its prime location 10 minutes’ walk from Prescott city center, close to colleges, a sanctuary and museums as well as parks. It will take you 5 minutes to get to Downtown Historic Area, Sharlot Hall Museum and Prescott National Forest.
The hotel is surrounded by eateries and restaurants.
Hassayampa Inn lies within 15 minutes’ drive to Prescott airport.
Hassayampa Inn offers classic rooms with an unique décor featuring hi-fi, a living area, Wi-Fi, satellite TV and individual climate control. All bathrooms are appointed with bathrobes, free toiletries and a hairdryer.
Eat & Drink
Guests will taste special cuisine in the ideal on-site restaurant. The Adjacent Lobby bar features live music and free Wi-Fi.
All visitors are offered a american breakfast for a fee.
Business travelers can use a business center, fax/photocopying services and a photocopier available on site.
Hassayampa Inn offers a gym and fitness classes for guests to keep fit. Such sports activities as parasailing and windsurfing are provided on-site.
Wireless internet is available in the entire hotel for free.
Free public parking is possible on site.


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The Istanbul Agop Clap Stack is a uniquely shaped and tempered trio of cymbals designed to create a tactile, acoustic reproduction of 8 bit handclap samples that have been an integral part of music for generations. Decay can be adjusted by loosening or tightening your cymbal felts and wing nuts. Design with Agop artist Trevor Lawrence, Jr.
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New Music:- Need For Life-Vincentpower Afrowest
Vincentpower Afrowest, is a Nigerian music star, an entertainer and Christian singer; known for doing music that brings hope and healing to people all over the world.
His music transcend religion, colour and race, in 2019 he created his own music genre #Afrowest Afrowest is an interface of African and western music.
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But discounting political ad money, that figure becomes a 13% increase. Local media websites turn in a 20% revenue gain.
Media General 1Q TV Revenue Dips 2.6%
Media General Inc. today reported a $1.8 million drop in TV station revenue (2.6%) in the first quarter of 2011 that it attributed to the large difference in political ad revenue between this quarter and the same period a year earlier — political revenues of $188,000 this year compared with $980,000 last year.
“We were pleased that our broadcast television stations continued their strong performance,” said Marshall N. Morton, president-CEO. Total broadcast revenues decreased $1.8 million, or 2.6%, from last year, despite the absence of $7.6 million in Olympics revenues and nearly $1 million in Super Bowl revenues. Political revenues of $188,000 this year compared with $980,000 last year. Excluding those amounts, broadcast revenues increased 13% in the first quarter. This strong performance underscores the fundamental strength of television advertising as well as the outstanding efforts of our stations to generate new business,” Morton added.
“Our local media websites produced a 20% increase in revenues. Digital media revenues grew 26% in our Virginia/Tennessee market, 23% in the Mid-South, 20% in North Carolina, 18% in Ohio/Rhode Island, and 11% in Florida.
“Local online revenues continued their robust double-digit growth and increased 35%percent. Online classified revenues grew 7.1% and marked the fifth consecutive quarterly increase. Unique visitors to our websites increased 18%,” Morton said.
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4th Saturday Swing has been thriving in wait for a suitable venue, a place to match the energy and spirit of the rhythmic enthusiasts that frequent the event.
“We’ve been looking to change venues for a while now,” explained Alice Pye, 4th Saturday Swing’s main organizer. “We were in a dinky little studio before, Psalm 30:11 Dance on 4th and Atlantic, but we really wanted a place that would work for us to make this event happen as well as give it room to grow.”
Founded in November of 2011, a small group of attendees danced in a Signal Hill studio once a month, as well as other locations throughout the city. Over the last year, 4th Saturday Swing has gained enough momentum to fill the large, industrial, exposed brick wonder that is the M.A.D.haus space on Pacific Ave. Pye couldn’t be happier.
“M.A.D.haus is amazing because we are surrounded by the really cool historic and also up-and-coming neighborhoods of Long Beach,” said Pye. “There's lots of residential areas and lots of cool places to eat, drink and hang out before and after you go swing dancing.”
The upcoming 4th Saturday Swing on November 22 (not the 29) will be their 2nd Annual Thanksgiving Gypsy Jazz Jam featuring live music by a gypsy jazz band, Hedgehog Swing. A style of music that originated in Paris in the 1930s, Gypsy Jazz, also known as Hot Club Jazz heavily features the guitar, violin and clarinet. Django Reinhardt, who was born in a gypsy settlement outside of Paris, is known for starting the style with with his ensemble, The Quintette du Hot Club.
“It’s really a unique style of jazz that transports you back in time,” said Pye.
Events like swing dancing are all part of Pye’s ultimate goal to get people out of their houses, off of their computers and their cell phones and interacting with each other.
“I think getting people to interact with their neighbors and other people in their local community face to face is really the dream world we should all be working to achieve. Swing dancing is a great way to get people to do that,” Pye explained. “People are forced to introduce themselves, touch other human beings and move their body! It seems so weird and removed from what we all do every day now, but once you take that first step, once you hear that music, it’s kind of magical to see how quickly we can have fun without our phones.”
Pye plans to start hosting and teaching weekly classes in the near future “so we can start forming a really cool swing dancing community in Long Beach!”
The Thanksgiving Gypsy Jazz Jam will officially start at 9:00PM and run until 12:00AM. A beginner class from 8:00PM to 9:00PM is included with the $10 entry fee, no partner necessary.Guests are required to RSVP on Facebook to obtain the password which will be required to enter the building.
“One of my main goals in starting this event was to have it be a part of the Long Beach community and not just a part of the swing dance community,” Pye explained. “I really want to bring more local people in to learn swing dancing and experience the joy that it has given me.”
For those wishing to RSVP to tomorrow's event, click here. Guests who take a picture at the event can instagram it with #4thsaturdayswing as well as tag @4tsatswing. Whoevers’ picture garners the most “likes” will get a free pass to next month’s event. M.A.D.haus is located at 624 Pacific Ave.


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In Grounded, you draw your power from a few different places and creatures as you put together the mystery of how you ended up down in the dirt in the first place. While some of these status effects you can get from mutations, and power-ups that give you stat boosts and abilities, these can be found in all types of manner.
9/9 Block Stun
Adding the block stun into your arsenal can be the one tiny improvement that can make the difference between making it through to the next area and dying and having to start from the last checkpoint. As you are defending yourself and blocking attacks, a gauge fills, and you will be able to stun enemies once it’s full.
You won’t start with this ability, as with most of them in the game, and you will have to traverse into the Salt Burrows to get it. This isn’t as unpleasant as you would think – the area is infested with strong antlions though, so explore with caution.
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In real life, do you find that your day starts better if you have a full stomach before having to face things in your day? Well, that would depend on if you were a breakfast person or not. That changes very quickly when your survival is at risk. You can’t outrun mantises or build bases on an empty stomach, after all.
All it takes to activate comfy hunger is to get a good night’s sleep; it activates first thing in the morning as you wake up in bed. Bonus: it also slows the rate that your hunger and thirst meters drain for a full in-game day too. Always get a good night’s rest.
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A hot spring is a place of relaxation and rejuvenation no matter where you are in the world, and for good reason, too: the minerals in the water are believed to have healing properties, depending on where you are when you get in one. It’s time to catch a break.
In Grounded, it’s no different. Located west on the map, once you find it and sit in it for long enough, you’ll be able to slowly regenerate your health while you’re soaking. The longer you sit, the more HP you get back, making it a real lifesaver. Well, it can be, provided you get passed the wolf spiders and their larva living in the area.
6/9 Invincible Attack
Deteriorating weapons and shields are a thing in Grounded, and you must carefully keep track of how much durability you have left; otherwise, you’d be an open target to the next bug that walks by. You can repair, of course, but you can’t exactly do that mid-battle, right?
If you’re lucky enough to find either the left charm or the right charm, then your attack or shield will gain a chance to repair itself instead of taking damage. Even better, you can combine the two charms into Sarah’s Charm and gain the chance to repair both, depending on which you are using at the time.
In the wild, stealth is the best friend of both hunter and prey, providing a tactical advantage for one and protection for the other. And you, dear player, both. Sometimes, hiding behind rocks and blades of grass isn’t going to be enough to stop a horde of dust mites from chasing you down.
So, what do you do? You take an enemy and make them a friend. Who’s that enemy? It’s pollen, naturally. The item Shinobi Sneeze be exact. That yellow, powdery fluff that has terrorized humans since they could breathe can be your saving grace in a pinch. Throw it to create an itchy, sneezy cloud of dust to escape. If you can pass through without getting congested.
4/9 Life Steal
Adding this to your healer build would be a good idea. Its vampiric nature is thanks in part to your weapon choice: the mosquito needle, a rapier that heals a tiny bit of health, but at the cost of base strength (a fair trade-off, honestly), and the Tick Macuahuitl.
Getting the goods to get that ability isn’t going to be easy. Mosquitos are known as being deadly and hard to deal with if you are unfamiliar with their attack patterns, and even if you are familiar, you would still do well to take caution when farming needles.
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Control the poison, control the battle. This trinket gives your summons the ability to poison all enemies in your area. That’s what this game does well: take the things that are used to harm you and turn them back on them. Now you are the ruler of the poisoned kingdom.
Okay, maybe it’s not as grandiose as it’s being made out here, but you do have a chance to summon both spiderlings and mants to fight by your side for a little while. You’ll need all the man (er, bug) power you can get your hands on if you want to find out the truth.
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Having a snack that never runs out and can give you HP would be the dream. You’d never have to worry about being hungry or having to choose what to eat, and it never goes bad. If you spot a giant hot dog in the middle of an area, you need to bust it open.
The Everlasting Hogstopper is a rare drop, so the chances of finding one are kind of slim, but make sure you take care of any ants in the area. They will take the loot back to their bases right from under you if you aren’t careful.
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Two hundred and fifty models of fridges and freezers are dangerous in the event of a fire and should be withdrawn from sale, according to Which?
The consumer organisation said that the use of plastic backing on models by manufacturers including Smeg, Hotpoint and Zanussi made them an unacceptable fire risk because the backing catches fire when exposed to a flame for 30 seconds.
A Which? investigation of more than 500 fridges, freezers and fridge-freezers concluded that 45 per cent posed a fire risk and could accelerate the spread of flames once a fire had started. It listed 250 models on a “no buy” list, including 63 by Smeg, 37 by Hotpoint and 35 by Zanussi. The Grenfell Tower fire started in a Hotpoint fridge-freezer.


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Staged at the Haesley Nine Bridges Golf Club from October 4-7 with a total prize fund of US$750,000 on offer, the CJ Invitational is the first tournament to be hosted by an Asian player which is jointly sanctioned by the Asian Tour and Korean Golf Tour.
K.J. Choi, who started his career on the Asian Tour and is now an honorary member, joins the likes of Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Tiger Woods as players with their own tournaments.
In what is only his rookie season since topping the class at Qualifying School in January, Lipsky has broken through in a big way with his maiden win in Cambodia followed by four other top-10s including last week's tied-third finish in Taipei.
"My mum is from Korea and it's an excuse for her to come back to see her family and watch me play," said Lipsky.
"This is my second visit to Korea and I don't really have the opportunity to come here as often as I would like to as I'm always playing golf in the summer in the States," added Lipsky.
The 24-year-old, who is fifth on the Asian Tour Order of Merit, knows that he has to take advantage of his good form to cap a sensational season.
"I just want to take my good form, ride it out and see where it takes me. I've been hitting the ball a lot better since I won in Cambodia and my short game has been better. That has helped my consistency, allowed me to make five cuts in a row and secure a couple of top-fives finishes," said Lipsky.
It is a view that is echoed by Lipsky's mother, Na Yon-suk as she watched her son play during his practice round at the Haesley Nine Bridges Golf Club.
"I'm happy for David as he is playing well. He called me last week to tell me that the conditions were very tough in Taipei but I told him to believe in himself and try to finish six-under. Although he finished five-under, it was still good. I've never stopped believing that he can excel at what he does best," said Na.
Meanwhile American Berry Hension is determined to return to his winning ways having taken the week off in Hua Hin last week.
"It was a much-needed rest and I got some really good practice in. I feel ready for the next stretch," said Henson.
A rejuvenated Henson hopes to ace his week with another accomplished performance that has led him to one victory in the Philippines in 2011 and three top-10s this season.
"I can't control others but I can control my week. I'm starting to play well and getting into contention on Sunday like every other week," said Henson.
"This is an awesome golf course! It's also what you call a second-shot golf course where once you can get it onto the fairway, you have to be really precise on your second shot and get it into the right spot," added the American.
There will be no fewer than 30 Asian Tour winners ready for the challenge at the CJ Invitational which will feature 55 players each from the Asian Tour and Korean Golf Tour plus 10 sponsor's invitations, making it a 120-man field.
Thailand's Chinnarat Phadungsil is among the Tour winners ready to stake his place as the week's best golfer at the CJ Invitational.
The three-time Asian Tour winner first wrote his place into the history books as the youngest winner on Tour when he won his first title on home soil at the age of 17 years and five days.
It has been three years since Chinnarat last tasted success. While it has been a long wait, the Thai believes that he can turn his season around, especially after enjoyed two top-10 finishes this season.
"I've not been getting the results that I've wanted since the start of the season, having missed a couple of cuts. But I'm slowly getting back to my best and hopefully I can get a result this week," said Chinnarat.
CJ Group, Korea's food-to-entertainment conglomerate, has a three-year agreement to title sponsor the tournament which will be beamed live on the Asian Tour's global television platform which reaches over 200 countries and 650 million homes. It will also be broadcast on KBS and J-Golf channel.


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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
biomaterials;Biomedical;liquid crystalline;materials;Shape-Memory Polymers
The overall objective of this work was to expand on the previous efforts carried out by other researchers to develop series of "smart" or stimulus-responsive shape-memory polymers for biomaterials applications. For this purpose, novel shape-memory polymers were fabricated and their macrostructure and microstructure were studied to understand their effects on overall shape-memory characteristics and mechanical properties of these materials. The advent of shape-memory polymers has significantly influenced the development and rapid growth of various functional polymers. Shape-memory polymers are used where the dynamic functions of polymers under an applied stimulus are required, and they find applications as catheters, sutures, drug delivery systems, and scaffolds in tissue regeneration, as well as aerospace applications. Each of these applications demands materials with unique chemical, physical, and mechanical properties to provide efficient functions. Consequently, a wide range of shape-memory polymers have been developed and investigated for these applications, but more research is required to optimize the overall property and function of these polymers. Furthermore, recent advances in the field of polymer science and shape-memory polymers, coupled with the novel characterization methods, necessitate the development of novel functional polymers for specific applications. This dissertation highlights various polymeric materials currently investigated for use in applications requiring shape-memory polymers. Chapter 1 gives an overview of biomaterials along with a background on shape-memory polymers. In the first case described in Chapter 2, epoxy-based triple shape-memory composites (TSMCs) were investigated, and the poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) compositional effect on triple shape-memory behavior was explored using heat and water stimuli. The TSMCs were developed using PIPS to achieve particle/matrix morphology. In Chapter 3, two newly TSMCs, one featuring a semicrystalline epoxy and the other featuring an amorphous epoxy, were explored, and the relationships between the morphology of TSMCs and their shape-memory characteristics were studied. Chapter 4 focuses on studying the effect of morphology on shape-memory behavior. This study reveals the effect of particle/matrix and co-continuous fiber/matrix morphology on triple shape-memory behavior of polymers with similar compositions. The knowledge, which was built upon the results of Chapter 2 through 4, would help in optimization of design strategy used for fabrication of triple shape memory polymers with enhanced shape fixing and recovery. In Chapter 5, an innovative "smart" anisotropic polymeric hydrogel was introduced which can be activated using hydration. The developed anisotropic hydrogel forms helicoids in response to hydration; and the dependence of the radius of curvature and the pitch of the formed helicoids on fiber angle orientation and thickness of hydrogel composites was evident. In Chapters 6 and Chapter 7, another class of shape memory polymers was investigated: liquid crystalline elastomer. Chapter 6 focuses on a new design strategy for fabrication of a hydrogel-forming liquid crystalline elastomer that exhibited soft shape memory properties in response to thermal and water stimuli. This approach involved incorporating liquid crystalline mesogens into the polymer networks to fabricate unique materials. The effect of liquid crystalline mesogens on thermal, mechanical, and shape memory performance of these unique materials was studied. Chapter 7 focuses on epoxy based liquid crystalline elastomers. Similar to Chapter 6, it was confirmed that unique and responsive smart materials can be fabricated using liquid crystalline mesogens. In this study, a better route to synthesize LCEs, based on epoxy chemistry with amenability to open air and catalyst-free synthesis, was introduced. Finally in Chapter 8, another class of responsive smart polymers: near infrared fluorescence shape memory web containing indocyanine green dye, was investigated. This approach presents a new design strategy, for incorporate dyes uniformly without manipulating their properties, to fabricate polymers with unique imaging and shape memory characteristics. For this study, incorporation of ICG dye into PVAc polymer was achieved using the electrospinning technique, yielding near infrared fluorescence polymeric material with high fluorescence intensity and uniform dye incorporation. All the aforementioned polymeric materials have great potentials for different applications and can significantly influence the growth and development of new biomaterials and medical devices. Chapter 9 discusses the conclusions and provides recommendations for future research and development for each chapter of the dissertation.
Torbati, Amir Hossein, "Soft Shape-memory Polymers As A Platform For Biomedical Applications" (2014). Dissertations - ALL. 1824.


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I suggest either a reset button or at least some knowledge base information on how to manually reset the Bayesian filter. If you use the Bayesian filter you have probably reached, at some point, that time when almost EVERYTHING is now scored as spam. Typically this filter is used as an additional low score but if it flags everything then it might as well be turned off. Since we don't really have control over how the users influence this filter I think an easy reset would be nice.


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Daniel Sturridge continues to recover from calf surgery which has seen him miss 13 games, and has now revealed what's helping him get fit for the Reds.
Quinoa and bee pollen.
WATCH: Sturridge does his dance to Montell Jordan
The health-boosting ingredients are an important part of his regime to help repair muscle damage which he hopes will see him back in action in time for Crystal Palace.
Sturridge revealed to the Daily Mirror that quinoa – the seed alternative to rice and pasta – is part of his daily diet, while he sprinkles bee pollen into banana smoothies for an extra energy boost.
"It’s important that I eat the right things to give my muscles ammunition and I’m always ready to try something new if I think it will do me good," he said.
The 25-year-old has been signed as former England captain David Beckham’s replacement Active Kids ambassador for Sainsbury’s.
And the company have released an advertisement, with Sturridge performing the wriggly-arms dance to Montell Jordan's This Is How We Do It .
The Reds will be hoping for similar moves upon his return to the Anfield pitch.


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LISTEN UP! Miranda Lambert Drops Acoustic Version of ‘Blue Bird’
With Miranda Lambert's latest single "Blue Bird" cracking the Top 10 on country radio, it becomes her first solo Top 10 single since "Automatic" made it to No. 3 way back in 2014.
I know what you're thinking, "that can't be right?" But it is. One of country music's most popular female voices hasn't had a veritable radio hit on over half-of-a-decade. Yeah, she's had a couple of collaborations go Top 10. Her duet with Carrie Underwood "Somethin' Bad" peaked at No. 7 in 2014, and her Jason Aldean duet "Drowns the Whiskey" went to No. 1 a couple years ago.
But the fact that the Texas native has been shutout was shocking to me, shoot I work in country radio and didn't even realize it'd been that long since she's had a "radio hit." Anyway, last week Lambert released an acoustic version of her current hit and we are digging it. Check it out.
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text: I adored this book from beginning to end. It is a must read for any woman with close friends, wanting close friends, wanting to grow closer to her friends. The memories and poems flow seamlessly into one another, and ignite passion and excitment in the ordinary day to day scenarios of friendship. The idea of friendship as a sacrament to God is one that has been running over my mind for a while, so to stumble across this book encouraged and excited me. Friendship is such a precious gift from God, and the two authors of this book truely display the beauty and grace that friends can bring to your life.

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Grant Green recorded so much high-quality music for Blue Note during the first half of the '60s that a number of excellent sessions went unissued at the time. Even so, it's still hard to figure out why 1964's Matador was only released in Japan in 1979, prior to its U.S. CD reissue in 1990 – it's a classic and easily one of Green's finest albums. In contrast to the soul-jazz and jazz-funk for which Green is chiefly remembered, Matador is a cool-toned, straight-ahead modal workout that features some of Green's most advanced improvisation, and remains one of his greatest achievements. Allmusic*****Very rare Japan Promo only Bonus LP for who buy many copies from The Series "Blue Note 1993 4000 Series Ultra Collection Part 10 & 11
On the heels of Matador and Solid, two of his most advanced albums, Grant Green decided to continue the more modal direction he'd begun pursuing with the help of members of Coltrane's quartet. Accordingly, he hooked up with organist Larry Young, who was just beginning to come into his own as the first Hammond B-3 player to incorporate Coltrane's modal innovations into his own style. Talkin' About is the first of three albums the Green/Young team recorded together with Coltrane drummer Elvin Jones, and it's exceptional, one of the most underrated items in Green's discography.
Solid is a companion piece to the Grant Green classic Matador, recorded about a month later with the same rhythm section, and also not issued until 1979. Green is once again accompanied by the Coltrane supporting team of pianist McCoy Tyner and drummer Elvin Jones, plus bassist Bob Cranshaw; this time, however, Green is also joined on the front line by James Spaulding on alto sax and Joe Henderson on tenor. ~ AllMusic
The third of three sessions Grant Green co-led with modal organist Larry Young and Coltrane drummer Elvin Jones, I Want to Hold Your Hand continues in the soft, easy style of its predecessor, Street of Dreams. This time, however — as one might guess from the title and cover photo — the flavor is less reflective and more romantic and outwardly engaging. Part of the reason is tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, who takes Bobby Hutcherson’s place accompanying the core trio…
This release presnts all of Grant Green and Baby Face Willette's collaborative albums as leaders. Recorded in 1961-62, they consist of the LP "Grant's First Stand" (Blue Note BST-84064), issued under the guitarist's name, and “Baby Face” Willette's albums "Face to Face" (Blue Note BST-84068) and "Stop and Listen" (Blue Note BST-84084). Other than their three LPs as leaders, Green and Willette only recorded together on Lou Donaldson's album Here ‘Tis, from which it has been added the title song, a long blues, as a bonus.
Grant Green's star rose after his signing to Blue Note in 1960, though he appeared as a sideman on several releases during the 1950s. These previously unissued live recordings, made in 1959 and 1960 at the Holy Barbarian Coffee House in St. Louis, document some of his earliest work. Although the music wasn't taped professionally, the sound is quite good, with several extended performances. The St. Louis native is joined by tenor saxophonist Bob Graf (a former Woody Herman sideman who had returned to his hometown), the somewhat obscure organist Sam Lazar, and drummer Chauncey Williams, though none of the three have very large discographies.


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Today’s Question: With the Independence Day holiday approaching [in the US], could you provide some tips for photographing fireworks?
Tim’s Quick Answer: In my mind the most important consideration for great fireworks photography is the composition. Try to find a position where you can have something interesting in the foreground. That and proper exposure are the most important factors to keep in mind.
More Detail: To be sure, a “simple” fireworks photo that only includes the burst of fireworks in a nearly black sky can be interesting. But to me it is much more interesting to create a composition with a strong foreground subject. That could be an interesting architectural element such as a bridge or city skyline, or simply people in the foreground enjoying the show, for example.
Obviously you’ll need to ensure a proper exposure, but frankly this is generally somewhat straightforward with firework photography. I recommend that you start with the minimum ISO setting for your camera, a lens aperture of about f/8, and an exposure of around 5 to 10 seconds. Evaluate your initial results, and adjust your exposure settings from there.
Naturally a long exposure will produce streaks of light in your photos from the fireworks display. In addition, it will provide the potential for multiple bursts within the same exposure, creating a more dramatic result.
I often hear the advice to set the focus at infinity. However, that has the potential to result in a scene that is not in crisp focus. Even with a wide-angle lens, sometimes setting the focus at infinity may cause the overall scene (or at least the foreground) to be out of focus. Try using the live view display and zooming in on a foreground element to establish focus manually. It will likely be challenging under dark conditions, but it will help ensure the best photos.
Most of all have fun and try to think creatively. The more you can do to make your fireworks photos stand out from all the rest, the more interesting those photos will be.


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If you’ve ever tried to put a screw into a hole that’s too big, you know it can be a frustrating experience. But don’t despair – there is a way to fix it! With a little bit of ingenuity and some basic supplies, you can make that hole just the right size for your screw. Here’s how:
Using Matches or Toothpicks
If the screw hole is just slightly too big, you can try filling it with matches or toothpicks. First, break the matchsticks so that they will fit into the hole snugly. If using toothpicks, you may need to trim them down a bit so that they fit well. Fill the hole with the sticks, leaving a little bit sticking out so that you can grab hold of it. Once the hole is filled, take a hammer and tap the sticks until they are flush with the surface. You should then be able to screw in your screw and have it stay put.
Using Larger Anchors and Oversize Screws
Fixing a loose screw in a wall anchor is usually a simple matter of driving in a larger screw or using an anchor that’s slightly larger than the original. If the original anchor was properly installed and the plaster or drywall around it is sound, you shouldn’t have any trouble doing this.
Inserting rawl plugs
If the screw hole is too big, then you can use a rawl plug. Rawl plugs are used to secure screws in areas where the hole is too big. To insert a rawl plug, first, take the rawl plug and insert it into the hole. Next, use a hammer to tap the rawl plug into the hole until it is flush with the surface. Finally, screw the screw into the rawl plug.
Inserting wooden dowels
If the diameter of the new screw is smaller than the diameter of the old screw, you can simply insert a dowel into the hole, then re-screw. This will work with both wood and metal screws. If you’re using a wooden dowel, you may want to use some wood glue to help keep it in place. For a metal dowel, you can use a spot of welding adhesive.
Inserting golf tees
If the screws are bigger than the original holes, you can try inserting golf tees into the holes. First, use a hammer to tap the tees into the drywall until they’re flush with the surface. Then, use a drill to screw through the tees and into the studs.
Inserting nylon cable ties
If your screw hole is too big, try inserting nylon cable ties. Just cut off the end of the tie, insert it into the hole, and then use a hammer to tap it in until it’s flush with the surface. Then, simply screw your screw into the nylon cable tie. The nylon will create a tight fit and prevent the screw from pulling out.
Filling the hole with a mix of toilet paper and wood glue
If the hole is too big, you can try filling it with a mix of toilet paper and wood glue. Mix the toilet paper with the wood glue until it forms a thick paste. Then, use your finger to apply the paste into the hole. Once the hole is filled, use a putty knife to smooth out the surface. Allow the repair to dry for 24 hours before sanding it down and painting or staining it.
Using a drywall repair kit
If you have a screw hole that is too big, you can use a drywall repair kit to fix it. These kits come with a putty that you can use to fill in the hole and then sand down to create a smooth surface.
Filling the hole with an epoxy putty
Filling the hole with epoxy putty is one way to fix a screw hole that is too big. First, clean out the hole with a wire brush or sandpaper. Next, mix the epoxy putty according to the package directions. Once it is mixed, push it into the hole and smooth it out so that it is level with the surface around it. Allow the putty to dry completely before proceeding.
Relocating the hole
If your screw hole is too big, you may be able to fix it by relocating the hole. This means drilling a new, smaller hole next to the original one. You can then insert a screw into the new hole, which should be a tight fit.

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David Gilmour sang about an endless river on "High Hopes," the last song on what appeared to be the last Pink Floyd album, 1994's Division Bell. Twenty years later, the same phrase became the title of The Endless River, an album designed as Pink Floyd's last. Assembled largely from Division Bell outtakes initially intended as an ambient project dubbed The Big Spliff, the record was sculpted into shape in 2014 by Gilmour, Youth, Andy Jackson, and Roxy Music's Phil Manzanera by adding guitar and Nick Mason's drums to original tapes that were laden with keyboards from the late Rick Wright. He's not the only missing member of Floyd, of course. Roger Waters is absent, as is the long-gone Syd Barrett, but their ghosts are present throughout the primarily instrumental The Endless River. Mortality is on the mind of the two remaining Floyds, mentioned obliquely in "Louder Than Words," the only song with lyrics here, but felt through allusions to all their possible pasts. A song unfurls with washes of synth pulled from "Welcome to the Machine," the four sides are structured like an ongoing amorphous suite à la "Shine on You Crazy Diamond," snippets of Atom Heart Mother slide against guitars that beat to the rhythm from "Run Like Hell," creating an impression of a band in a state of repose: they're not indulging in their past so much as reflecting on it, watching a tide of memories repeatedly roll in and out. Although very little about The Endless River is risky by design -- it is one of the most popular bands of the 20th century returning to slowly pulsating aural waves that characterized their biggest albums -- the very shift away from vocals realigns the band with not only Wish You Were Here (which this often resembles) but their pre-Dark Side records for Harvest, undercutting the arena-pleasing aspirations of the Gilmour-led reunion while underscoring how Pink Floyd always were an arty band at their core. Instrumentals are also a savvy solution to the trouble of working with uncompleted tapes -- it's easier to turn them into an ever-shifting suite than to graft on melodies -- but the comforting sway of swelling synthesizers and the soaring Gilmour guitar are sometimes unexpectedly moving. Gilmour and Mason know this is their farewell, so they're saying goodbye not with a major statement but with a soft, bittersweet elegy that functions as a canny coda to their career.
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A candy bouquet is a creative way to present sweets as a gift, whether it’s Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, or a birthday. This article teaches you how to make a DIY candy bouquet from scratch.
A candy bouquet is a flower bouquet that uses all sorts of candies instead of regular flowers. It would be an eye-catching centerpiece or an interesting gift for someone with a sweet tooth. For example, many people use candy bouquets to celebrate special occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries, and graduations.
There are two ways to get hold of a candy bouquet: buy it from the store or make it your own. A store-bought candy bouquet looks professional, but a homemade version is more thoughtful, especially when looking for a gift for someone.
In this guide, you will find the necessary tools and materials for crafting a beautiful DIY candy bouquet, detailed instructions on assembling it, and extra tips and tricks for improving the bouquet.
- Individually-wrapped candies
- A polystyrene sphere to act as the candy bouquet’s base. Pick any sphere size; the bigger the sphere, the more candies you will need to decorate it. Avoid using a giant sphere since it would likely cause the candy bouquet to fall to the side.
- A pot to hold the candy bouquet.
- Green acrylic paint to paint the pot.
- A paintbrush to apply the paint.
- A glue gun and glue sticks to attach the various elements of the candy bouquet.
- A wooden dowel or a thick kebab skewer to serve as the bouquet’s stem.
- Silk ribbon to decorate the stem.
- Scissors to cut the ribbon and help make the hole for your wooden dowel.
- A few pieces of oasis sponge to anchor the candy bouquet inside the pot and keep it upright.
- Moss to decorate the pot and hide the oasis sponge; it gives the bouquet an authentic feel.
How do I craft a DIY candy bouquet?
Follow these step-by-step instructions to make a candy bouquet:
- Make the candy ball: Start by adding small droplets of hot glue to the polystyrene sphere and sticking candies to them. Ensure the candy wrappers are evenly spaced and facing outwards. Cover the entire sphere in candies, taking care to leave an opening at the bottom for attaching the stem.
- Add the stem: Use one of the sharp ends of your scissors to make a small hole at the bottom of the sphere. Then insert a wooden dowel or kebab skewer and secure it with glue. Next, cut a ribbon and wrap a nice bow around the stem under the candy ball.
- Prepare the pot: Apply a coat of paint and wait several hours until it dries out. Add a second layer and wait again.
- Place the bouquet inside the pot: Cut the oasis sponge into smaller pieces and place them inside the pot so they have a snug fit. Insert the candy bouquet into the pot by driving the stem into the oasis sponge. Gently but firmly push the bouquet downwards so that it stays in place and doesn’t topple over.
- Add the finishing touches: Take a handful of moss and spread it all around the pot, covering up the oasis sponge. Use hot glue to ensure that it stays in place. Your DIY candy bouquet is finished!
More tips and tricks
Check out additional tips and tricks for improving your DIY candy bouquet:
- Use matching colors: Depending on the color of the candy wrappers, use matching colors for the ribbon and paint to make the bouquet more aesthetically pleasing. For example, make a gold-themed candy bouquet for those who love Ferrero Rocher bonbons.
- Match the occasion: The candy bouquet is versatile since you can adjust it to match the occasion. For example, for a Christmas theme, use a polystyrene cone instead of a sphere and decorate it with Christmas tree candy.
- Pair the bouquet with a card: Write down your feelings, create a small poem, or draw something meaningful and attach it to the stem of the candy bouquet.
Crafting a candy bouquet is an easy yet meaningful way to show someone you care. It’s ideal for any occasion. Customize the bouquet to the recipient’s taste with colors, shapes, and decorations to make your gift even more special and unique. For more inspiration, check out more creative candy bouquet ideas.


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On my first consultation with Monique I was a mess. I was at my lowest, lacking energy, really down, thyroid issues, heavy and painful menstruation, stomach bloating, digestive issues and irritated bowel syndrome. So where do you start. Monique did a full and thorough assessment, looking at my whole body and mind and the relationship between all my issues, Monique then systematically worked on each aspect of my health and guided me to regaining my health. Two years later I am fit and healthy and feeling fabulous. I am also 13 kilos lighter. I recommend Monique to anyone who is willing to consider their health a priority.
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Right after news of a suicide bombing attack in Bulgaria that killed five Israeli tourists, Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu pointed the finger squarely at Iran. For media outlets that are supposed to evaluate claims based on evidence, this could have been a problem. But many outlets took these claims at face value–and in some cases actually bolstered his case. “Five Israelis Killed in Bulgaria; Netanyahu Blames Iranians,” read a New York Times headline (7/19/12). There was no evidence to support this, but look at how the Times‘ Nicholas Kulish and Matthew Brunwasser worked to shore up the claims: Iran had […]
With discussions of a military attack on Iran circulating among U.S. and Israeli political elites, CNN has added fuel to the fire with a series of alarmist reports about supposedly Iranian-linked terrorist operatives inside the United States who are ready to strike. On the March 21 broadcast of the Situation Room, anchor Wolf Blitzer announced that there could be “a terrifying new reason for all of us to be potentially very worried about U.S. tensions with Iran.” What’s the terrifying potential worry? Some U.S. officials apparently claim: Iran has a large terrorist-trained force right here in the United States right […]
Political campaign watchers seem to agree that the election will be about the economy, and that Republicans probably won’t have much to say about Obama’s foreign policy (partly because it doesn’t much differ from what a Republican president might be doing). The New York Times‘ Richard Oppel has a piece today headlined, “Republican Candidates Aim at Obama Foreign Policy.” So what exactly is the Republican case against Obama’s foreign policy? That it’s too soft on the Hezbollah menace on our southern border. Seriously. Oppel writes: A small but revealing episode unfolded in the closing minutes of the last Republican presidential […]
Anonymous Israeli officials are weighing in at the New York Times today. Let’s remember the Times has some rules regarding the use of anonymous sources: The use of unidentified sources is reserved for situations in which the newspaper could not otherwise print information it considers reliable and newsworthy. When we use such sources, we accept an obligation not only to convince a reader of their reliability but also to convey what we can learn of their motivation–as much as we can supply to let a reader know whether the sources have a clear point of view on the issue under […]
Asserting that “one positive aspect of the wreckage left by the Bush presidency is that many of the most sacred Beltway pieties stand exposed as intolerable failures, prominently including our self-destructively blind enabling of virtually all Israeli actions,” Salon.com‘s Glenn Greenwald (3/9/09, ad-viewing required) cites “the last three New York Times columns by Roger Cohen” as evidence of “a substantial–and very positive–change in the rules for discussing American policy towards Israel”: Two weeks ago, Cohen–writing from Iran–mocked the war-seeking cartoon caricature of Iran as The New Nazi Germany craving a Second Holocaust. To do so, Cohen reported on the relatively […]
Posting his letter to the New York Times on FAIR Blog, FAIR activist bpb points out that not only is Thomas Friedman claiming that terrorism works, he’s making up evidence to claim that terrorism works: There is no evidence for Thomas Friedman’s contention that after Israel’s 2006 war with Hizballah, “Lebanese civilians, in anguish, said to Hezbollah: ‘What were you thinking? Look what destruction you have visited on your own community! For what? For whom?’” In fact, in the month following the war, a public opinion poll conducted in Lebanon confirmed the opposite: that Lebanese public opinion strongly favored Hizballah. […]
Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer continues to support Israel’s assault on Gaza in today’s paper (1/9/09). He displays a remarkably odd notion of what a cease fire is for, citing the lessons of Lebanon as a cautionary tale: The U.N.-mandated disarmament of Hezbollah in Lebanon is a well-known farce. Not only have foreign forces not stopped Hezbollah’s massive rearmament, their very presence makes it impossible for Israel to take any preventive military action, lest it accidentally hit a blue-helmeted Belgian crossing guard. In other words, the Lebanese cease-fire is problematic because it is currently preventing an outbreak of violence.