Leicester's Haymarket Theatre could once again be on the map for its musicals, if Sandi Toksvig has anything to do with it.
The theatre, before it closed, was once known as a home of British musical theatre.
And now that it has re-opened, the first home-grown show could help spark a revival, according to Toksvig.
A new version of Treasure Island will soon be hitting the theatre's stage, penned by the writer, comedian, and presenter of shows including QI and The Great British Bake Off.
Rehearsals are now underway for the production, which opens at the revamped theatre in time for Christmas this December - but it came about as a bit of a surprise for Toksvig.
Toksvig said the idea for the show came during a summer barbecue at her house, where she was chatting to her friend, actor and director Matthew Forbes.
The pair discussed his role in reviving the Haymarket Theatre, and how he planned to reopen it with Treasure Island.
There was just one issue - he couldn't find a version he liked. So, Toksvig said that she would write one for him.
Speaking to Leicestershire Live, Toksvig said: "Honestly, I must have had a beer too many I think.
"The next day Matt phoned me up and he said, 'were you serious?'
"I didn’t have time, but I just loved the idea of helping to reopen the theatre. So despite not having time, I’ve done it, and it’s been one of the most enjoyable things I’ve ever done."
Toksvig said the theatre - which has the largest stage in the UK - is the perfect setting for telling the swashbuckling tale.
"I don’t know if many people know, but the way a theatre is set up – the ropes, and so on – is the same as a stationary sailing ship.
"So Treasure Island is perfect for a theatre, because it’s all about ropes and sailing – and weirdly so, is the theatre."
For those familiar with the classic story, expect a few surprises in the Haymarket version.
Toksvig said: "There’s an island, with treasure on it. There are pirates, there’s a boy called Jim Hawkins, and a man called Long John Silver with a parrot. So all of the characters you know from Treasure Island are there.
"But there’s also some interaction with the audience, and we make it very clear that we’re doing a theatre show, and that we’re reopening a theatre so the rebirth of the Haymarket is also part of the story.
A special guest appearance will also come from Gary Lineker, who Toksvig recruited to play the ghost of Captain Flint in the production.
“He’s a famous son of Leicester, and I knew he would be passionate about what’s happening here. It’s all about giving even more of a heart to a wonderful community", she said.
“He wrote back immediately and said yes, of course.
“There’s a few more tiny homages to Leicester. But honestly, anybody could come to see it, it doesn’t matter what age you are, I think you’ll find something in it that’s enjoyable."
As the theatre's first home-grown production since before its 10-year long closure, the show is very much a passion project for Toksvig and many of those involved.
Director Matthew Forbes was puppetry director in War Horse, while lyricist Jenifer Toksvig (Sandi's sister) has many years' experience in musical theatre.
“You have to understand how much of this show is being done for love. Nobody here is doing it for the money", Toksvig said.
“I’m thrilled about the passion that everyone involved in the project has shown. We care about getting this place back to what it used to be.
"We have a cast of nine, and a community chorus of 20, so there are three teams of 20 from the local community.
"When you hear that many people singing in harmony on the stage – I don’t care who you are, I don’t care what kind of a grump you are, what kind of a scrooge you are, it will put a smile on your face."
Treasure Island will show at Leicester's Haymarket Theatre from Thursday, 13 December, until Sunday, 6 January.
Tickets start from £16 for adults, or £13.50 for children and over 65's, and can be bought from www.haytheatre.com/whats-on/treasure-island


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I don't really plan for things, like me going to college. It might happen, but I'm not planning for it because you never know what's going to happen the next day. Tomorrow I could wake up dead. Tomorrow I could wake up a millionaire. You never know. Life is just chance. (Susan)
* Of all the things that form lifestyle, career may be most important. It provides economic support while affecting social status (Farmer, 1995; Lankard, 1994; Roe & Lunneborg, 1990), and self-concept (Super, 1994). Unfortunately, people with disabilities have dramatically high rates of unemployment and these rates are higher still for women with behavioral disorders (BD) (Blackorby & Wagner, 1996; Women and Disability Awareness Project, 1989). Furthermore, vocational education programs are often gender segregated and prepare young women to enter low-wage, traditionally female occupations (American Association of University Women, 1998).
Several studies provide a variety of research contributions about the educational needs and postschool outcomes for students with disabilities and for girls in general (Blackorby & Wagner, 1996; Lindstrom & Benz, 2002; Phelps & Hanley-Maxwell, 1997; Silverman & Pritchard, 1994). None, however, offer specific insight into the career development needs of girls with BD. This study investigated the career development process through methodology that allowed participants to have control and power in both the information they gave and the conclusions that were drawn from that information.
Qualitative research is a multimethod approach to studying phenomena in their natural settings. To do this, the qualitative researcher uses interpretive and naturalistic methods. The purpose of a qualitative study is to interpret the meaning individuals bring to the phenomenon under study (Denzin & Lincoln, 1994). According to Strauss and Corbin (1990), a researcher should use grounded theory when "you want to explain phenomena in light of a theoretical framework that evolves during the research itself land not a] previously developed theory that may or may not apply" (pp. 49-50). I chose a grounded theory framework because the research question "What are the factors that affect the career aspirations of female adolescents with behavioral disorders?" could not be answered sufficiently with response surveys. It was imperative to learn from participants themselves which areas of career development need further research in relation to their needs.
Fifteen female secondary education students identified with BD from an urban mid-western school district participated in this study (see Table 1). Their ages ranged from 14 to 19 years. Eight of the students identified themselves as White, five as African American, and two as Latina. The school district identified each participant as having a low socioeconomic background based on her qualification for the free or reduced-price lunch program. Three of the participants also were identified as having learning disabilities, and one participant was identified as having a speech and language impairment. The district serves 25,327 students. The student population is 68.9% White, 17.2% African American, and 4.2% Hispanic. A total of 8% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Data were collected over a 12-month period, primarily through the use of in-depth, semistructured interviews (Bogdan & Biklen, 1992). Data collection began through focus group interviews conducted twice at each of the district's four high schools. These eight sessions not only helped to build rapport, but also established topics pertinent to participants regarding career development. Following the initial analysis of focus group data, a follow-up protocol was developed. Focus groups were audiotaped, transcribed, and followed up on during in-depth individual interviews.
As in the focus group sessions, the format of the individual interviews was determined by the girls' responses to initial questions. …

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HDRi of the Wasatch Front Mountain Range from a point which offers a great perspective and view of the valley below. The scenery makes for interesting reflections and varied contrast among objects.
This shot was taken right before a heavy snow storm hit the valley, because of the heavy cloud cover I waited till the sun broke through into blue sky to capture the brightness of the scene as well as the deep shadows within the clouds.
Images were taken using Canon camera setup with 360 degree panohead / tripod for full 360 degree range.
What you get with this purchase:
- .EXR file 84.7 megs
- .HDR file 96.0 megs
- Tonemapped spherical image 8000×4000 pixels
- VRay workflow files as listed below
Great adjustable exposure range from very bright to darker using your 3D software controls and exposure settings within your 3D application of choice. Use either as an environment map or skydome for great detail and lighting within your scene.
Included in the zip file is the readme file along with a VRay maps folder for those using that renderer within their workflow and instructions for use. if you do not have VRay- no problem. Simply use the .HDR or .EXR file as a skydome or spherical environment map.
Within the VRay folder are the following (3) additional files:
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BOSTON (CBS) – City officials are searching for the person who abandoned Matt, a helpless dog in poor condition, in a bucket in South Boston.
The older Poodle mix was found at the Court Square Press Building on West Broadway late Tuesday night, around 11:30 p.m.
An animal control officer took the dog to the City of Boston Animal Care facility in Roslindale for treatment, according to the city’s Inspectional Services Department, which enforces building, housing, health, sanitation, and safety regulations for Boston.
The dog, later named Matt by those caring for him, “came in severely matted, suffering from wounds related to the condition of the coat,” the department said in a statement.
“He was infested with fleas and maggots were found, indicating that the dog has been in this horrific state for some time,” the statement said.
Investigators will review surveillance video from nearby properties to try and catch the person who abandoned Matt.
Anyone with information on this case or who may have seen anything around the time Matt was abandoned is asked to call Animal Care and Control at 617-635-5348.
City officials urged residents to call 311 if they can no longer care for a pet, as abandoning an animal is illegal.

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Increasingly Bitter Personal Rivalry Between Azar And Verma Threatens To Derail Administration’s Health Goals
Politico reports on the escalating feud between HHS Secretary Alex Azar and CMS Administrator Seema Verma and the disruptions people close to the situation say it has caused. Privately, Azar's and Verma's camps are pointing the finger at one another, and disclosures about Verma’s use of highly paid consultants to raise her personal profile exacerbated the tensions.
Clashes Among Top HHS Officials Undermine Trump Agenda
President Donald Trump’s health secretary, Alex Azar, and his Medicare chief, Seema Verma, are increasingly at odds, and their feuding has delayed the president’s long-promised replacement proposal for Obamacare and disrupted other health care initiatives central to Trump's reelection campaign, according to administration officials. Verma spent about six months developing a Trump administration alternative to the Affordable Care Act, only to have Azar nix the proposal before it could be presented to Trump this summer, sending the administration back to the drawing board, senior officials told POLITICO. Azar believed Verma’s plan would actually strengthen Obamacare, not kill it. (Pradhan, Cancryn and Diamond, 11/26)
In other news on CMS, health insurance and enrollment —
Risky Business: Buying Health Insurance In The New Age Of Deregulation
While the full impact of dismantling prior rules is unknown, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid predicted the number of people buying just one type of newly deregulated plans will rise from 86,000 last year to 1.6 million by 2022. Regulators and consumer advocates worry that unsuspecting buyers could be vulnerable to staggering medical bills because the coverage they were sold is insufficient. (Deam, 11/27)
Kaiser Health News:
KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: How’s That Open Enrollment Going?
Open enrollment for 2020 health coverage under the Affordable Care Act is halfway over. So far, sign-ups appear to be lagging behind last year’s, but not dramatically. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump and Congress still say they want to do something about the teen vaping epidemic, the high cost of prescription drugs and “surprise” medical bills. But it’s Thanksgiving week, and official Washington has not much to show for any of those issues. (11/26)
Medicare Wants Primary-Care Docs To Take On Financial Risk
The CMS on Monday announced that it's accepting applications for its Primary Care First alternative payment model. The pilot will allow providers that deliver primary-care services to take on financial risk for original, fee-for-service Medicare patients in exchange for less federal oversight and the opportunity to earn financial rewards. Under the new payment model, small primary-care practices can volunteer to accept full or partial risk for managing the care of beneficiaries of traditional Medicare who are seriously ill or have a chronic illness. The CMS will pay them a fixed monthly fee for each participating enrollee. (Brady, 11/25)


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Lambda Sensor Remover
Lambda Sensor Remover / Installer - 22mm
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But wait, I just thought the CBO was reporting the annual deficit had hit $889 billion in August, so isn’t the fact that it only came in at $782 billion relatively good news?
Not really. If you dig into the actual CBO report, you’ll see that the relatively good budget numbers for September that cut the deficit had as much to do with Sept. 1 being on Labor Day weekend and Sept. 30 falling on a Sunday in 2018, as it did any kind of economic growth.
In September, the government receives substantial revenues from payments of estimated individual and corporate income taxes. As a result, CBO estimates, the federal government realized a surplus of $116 billion in September 2018—$108 billion more than the surplus in September 2017. Outlays in September of both years were affected by shifts in the timing of certain federal payments that otherwise would have been due on a weekend or a holiday; those shifts reduced outlays in September 2018 by $71 billion but increased them in September 2017 by $44 billion. If not for those shifts, the surplus in September 2018 would have been just $44 billion—$7 billion less than the surplus in September 2017.And note that decline in corporate tax revenues, which is a direct result of the GOP’s Tax Scam. A sizable part of the increase in the deficit for 2018 was because of a corporate tax cut which has done little for everyday workers, but has done a lot for CEOs in the form of stock buybacks and inflated earnings.
CBO estimates that receipts in September 2018 totaled $343 billion—$6 billion (or 2 percent) less than those in the same month last year. Revenues from corporate taxes declined by $21 billion. That decrease was partially offset by an increase of $9 billion in miscellaneous fees and fines and an increase of $5 billion in excise taxes. Revenues from income and payroll taxes were about the same as they were last September….
Total spending in September 2018 was $227 billion, CBO estimates—$114 billion less than the sum in September 2017. If not for timing shifts, outlays in September would have been $1 billion more than they were in the same month last year.
Corporate income tax receipts fell by $92 billion (or 31 percent), reflecting payments for both the 2017 and the 2018 tax years. About half of the decline has occurred since June. Collections in June and September were mostly estimated payments for tax year 2018, when several provisions of P.L. 115-97 took effect, including the new lower corporate tax rate and the expanded ability to immediately deduct the full value of equipment purchases.Also recall that Fiscal Year 2018 only had 9 months of the GOP’s Tax Scam in place on the corporate side, and only had lower withholdings since the end of January. If you look at those figures, you’ll see where the drop in tax revenues hits.
US Indiv. Income Taxes Feb-Sept- 2018 vs 2017
UP $59 BILLION (+6.1%) , but….
MINUS April payments for previous tax year.
UP $700 MILLION (+0.08%)
US Corporate Taxes Jan-Sept 2018 vs 2017
DOWN $78 BILLION (-35.4%)
As "Budget Guy" Stan Collender notes, these limited revenues are the reason the deficit has ballooned, as spending ended up pretty much as expected for the recently-completed Federal Fiscal Year.
In June 2017, CBO issued its updated “Budget and Economic Outlook: 2017-2027″ report that showed federal revenues rising in 2018 under current law to $3.5 trillion (Take a look at Table 13). That means the tax bill reduced revenues this past year by about $200 billion compared to what they would have been had it not been enacted.As a result of the reduced tax revenues and slightly increased spending the high amount of debt isn’t going away any time soon, and neither will the higher interest rates that have come with the increased supply of bonds.
In that same report, outlays in 2018 were projected to be $16 billion less under current law than the amount CBO now says was actually spent last year.
In other words, the real reason the budget deficit grew from 2017 to 2018 was because revenues were substantially less than what they would have been without the tax bill. Had it not been enacted, the deficit would have dropped below $600 billion instead of rising to close to $800 billion.
A deluge of debt supply is set to inundate the $15.3 trillion Treasury market, just as borrowing costs rise. Not only is the U.S. budget deficit primed to swell to roughly $1 trillion by fiscal 2019 and past that in subsequent years, but the interest owed by the government is also forecast to triple in the coming decade to nearly a trillion dollars a year, according to the Congressional Budget Office.Those rising interest rates are about the only thing going up in the financial markets in recent days, and were a main reason behind today's drop of more than 800 points in the DOW Jones Industrial Average.
“The current debt trajectory is already quite onerous,” said Subadra Rajappa, an interest-rate strategist at Societe Generale. “If you keep increasing supply and auction sizes, there is a point where the bond market is going to say, ‘Thanks, but no thanks.’”
The consequences could be far-ranging. With Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin set to double new issuance this year and the Federal Reserve scaling back its debt purchases, any dropoff in investor demand for the burgeoning supply of U.S. Treasuries could mean tens of billions of dollars in additional interest -- all of which taxpayers would ultimately have to pay. Starting today, the Treasury Department will auction $230 billion of debt, ranging from one-month bills to 30-year bonds this week.
Signs of pushback have already started to appear. At varying times this year, a strong economy, a hawkish Federal Reserve and worries about the deficit and inflation have all conspired to sour investors on Treasuries.
In recent weeks, the yearlong selloff in Treasuries has accelerated, pushing yields -- the effective cost for the U.S. government to borrow money -- to multiyear highs. Last week, the 10-year note soared above 3.2 percent for the first time since 2011. Demand at a recent Treasury debt auction (where the U.S. actually borrows the money it needs) also fell to a decade low.
So what does our "businessman President" say about this situation?
"The Fed has gone crazy," President Trump tells reporters on Air Force One. Another moment that is unprecedented in the White House.— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) October 10, 2018
Well Donny, there is something you could do about it. Dump the Tax Scam that you signed into law, which will reduce the deficit and reduce the massive amount of US debt hitting the market. Which could prevent the Fed from having to raise short-term rates to control inflation resukting from too much debt and an over-sugared and unequal economy.


Originally Posted by hattitude
"638 MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE
Change Engine Oil
The oil change indicator system will remind you that it is time to take your vehicle in for scheduled maintenance. Refer to the “Maintenance Schedule” for further information.
NOTE:Under no circumstances should oil change intervals exceed 10,000 miles (16,000 km) or twelve months, whichever occurs first."
This is page 638 of the 720 page owner's manual, not in the 200 page user's guide.
I've seen this but it still concerns me that all they say is to wait for the oil change indicator. No mention of how many miles you should have at that time or how much time has passed from purchase or last oil change.
Another issue I have is, what the heck kind of oil is in the engine from the factory? Synthetic? Fossil? Break-in oil? 5W-20? 20W-50? 5W-20W-50W-100!!!


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Chiku(Sapota) is a common fruit in India that you will find at every store. Chikoo(Sapota) is sweet in taste. Chikoo(Sapota) is found in many countries. Apart from this, Chikoo(Sapota) is also used in making chewing gum. Chikoo(Sapota) seeds are like beans. Chikoo(Sapota) takes at least 5 to 8 years to become a Chikoo(Sapota) plant. Advantages & Disadvantages of Using Chikoo(Sapota)
Chikoo(Sapota) fruit is like the fruit of Kiwi. Chikoo(Sapota) tree has two times the effect of cucumber in the year. It is also used in making many types of medicines. Today in this article we will tell you about the advantages and disadvantages of eating different types of Chikoo(Sapota).
Chikoo(Sapota) Nutritional Information
|Vitamin A||60 IU|
|Vitamin C||14.7 mg|
|Niacin (B3)||0.2 g|
|Thiamin (B1)||0.058 g|
|Riboflavin (B2)||0.02 g|
|Pantothenic acid (B5)||0.252 g|
|Pyridoxine (B6)||0.037 g|
|Saturated fatty acid||0.33 g|
|Monounsaturated fatty acids||0.89 g|
|Polyunsaturated fatty acids||0.02 g|
Advantages & Disadvantages of Using Chikoo(Sapota)
Advantages Of Eating Chikoo(Sapota)
- There is a lot of fiber in the Chikoo(Sapota) which has a laxative effect. By eating Chikoo(Sapota), your constipation complaint will be removed and your digestion system will also be good. For this, you put a little salt on it. This will help you to relieve constipation, as well as help in reducing your weight and obesity.
- Chikoo(Sapota) helps in preventing diseases such as colon cancer, oral cavity, and lung cancer. Fiber present in the Chikoo(Sapota) keeps our brains away from cancer-like diseases.
- Chikoo(Sapota) contains things like Vitamins Minerals and Sugar such as sucrose and Fructose, which works to give us energy and protects our bodies from some things like free radicals. Vitamin A is rich in Chikoo(Sapota), which is very good for our eyes and skin health.
- Chikoo(Sapota) having Tanning, which works like a medicine and it is a very good fruit for hemorrhoids.
- It also helps in removing inflammation, for this you heat the leaves of Chikoo(Sapota) plant in water and then remove the leaves and drink this water.
- Chikoo(Sapota) has haemostatic quality which eliminates the loss of blood due to hemorrhoid and lack of blood due to injection.
- There are many other advantages of eating Chikoo(Sapota). By eating Chikoo(Sapota), it helps in removing viral infections and bacteria in our body. Apart from this, it also removes tightness in our body and muscle pain.
- It is also very good for cough and cold and it works like a medicine. With its help, you get help in opening a closed nose.
- Chikoo(Sapota) works like a sedative medicine which means that it helps in relieving your body and helps you to cure insomnia, anxiety and panic disorders. It also improves your mental health.
- There is a good amount of latex in the Chikoo(Sapota), which helps you to increase the help of dental.
- Folic acid is very good in Chikoo(Sapota), which helps in increasing our red blood cells, and in addition it is also very beneficial in pregnancy.
- The paste of Chikoo(Sapota) prevents fruits and plants from molding.
- It is a fruit that you can eat with its skin, and its skin helps you to keep healthy.
- Chikoo(Sapota) has good amounts of Potassium, which regulates your blood pressure and blood circulation.
- With this help, water retention is not made in your body and the amount of water in your body is correct.
- It helps in extracting toxins from our body and also helps in removing the kidneys and bladder stones by eating Chikoo(Sapota).
- By making a paste of Chikoo(Sapota) seed, you can put it in a bee cut place, it is a very good home remedy.
- Chikoo(Sapota) can be used for hair and skin.
- To keep your hair healthy.
- Dandruff is cured by applying the paste made from the seeds of the Chikoo(Sapota) in the head.
- Vitamins found in Chikoo(Sapota) keeps your skin moisturizer
- Antioxidants found in the Chikoo(Sapota) help you reduce aging and wrinkles before age.
- Regular eating Chikoo(Sapota) helps prevent you from viral infection and fungal infections.
Chikoo(Sapota) For Children
It is very beneficial for children. If you have a child aged 6 to 8 months you can give them a Chikoo(Sapota). There is no allergy reaction in it. It is safe for all children. Vitamin and Minerals found in it are very good for the eyes of children and to strengthen the children’s hemoglobin and their immune system.
Apart from this, it also strengthens the bones of the children and helps in keeping the body’s many functions. It protects children from winter cold, besides it also helps to cure diseases such as diarrhea.
Side Effects of Chikoo(Sapota)
There are very good nutrients in the Chikoo(Sapota), but it is important to know about its disadvantages and side effects before eating it. According to your weight, you can consume 100 to 120 grams of Chikoo(Sapota) in a day, and its also depending on your age.
- Due to eating more Chikoo(Sapota), your weight can increase because it contains calories too much.
- You may have problems in the stomach due to excessive eating of Chikoo(Sapota) and may also cause pain.
- Due to eating more raw Chikoo(Sapota), children may have sore throat, difficulty in breathing and such problems.
We told you about how many different types of Chikoo(Sapota)? What are the benefits & advantage of eating Chikoo(Sapota)? Should children can eat Chikoo(Sapota) or not? What can be the side effects and disadvantage of eating Chikoo(Sapota)? if you like our information, then definitely tell us by commenting below.

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Data analytics is a technique used to discover and communicate patterns and trends in data. It involves the systematic computational analysis of data and statistics. This technique can help in decision-making processes, especially for companies. The benefits of using analytics are diverse. They range from making the decision-making process simpler and more accurate to determine how to improve productivity. However, the main goal of analytics is to improve the quality of decisions and increase the profits of organizations.
Companies can improve their knowledge of customers and improve the results of campaigns through data analytics. Businesses can enhance their budgets and customer service by using the information from data. They can even use data from other sources to make recommendations. Besides improving marketing campaigns, data analytics can help a company improve its efficiency and reduce costs. With a better understanding of audience preferences, analytics can help to optimize budgets and enhance the performance of sales and marketing teams.
Data analytics is an essential tool for business. It helps organizations make better decisions by tailoring their services and products to the needs of individual customers. With this technology, companies can build stronger relationships with their customers. They can identify concerns and find ways to solve them. With the help of data, they can better predict what customers want and what they need. With better insights, businesses can customize their services and products based on the needs of their customers. They can even customize the customer’s experience.
Regardless of what industry you are in, data analytics can help you improve your business processes. Not only will you be able to improve customer relations, but you’ll also be able to segment customers for marketing campaigns and boost your customer relationship management efforts. With data analytics, you can improve your business by making better decisions. You’ll be amazed by how much information you can find out through this process. If you want to understand how to improve your business processes, you need to use data analysis.
The data analytics field can be complicated. For starters, it’s difficult to determine what KPIs and metrics are from the data. It’s not only difficult to decide on what you need to know about your customers, but it’s also challenging to determine how to use data analytics for your specific business. It can be not very clear to sort through a sea of data and make the best decisions. You need to gather the right information to create the best decisions possible.
Data analytics is a powerful tool for companies and organizations. It can make it easier to make decisions by using data. For example, a bakery’s data can help it determine when it needs to discount its bread bowls during winter. This type of information can help businesses make decisions and improve their processes. In addition, it can help you understand how your customers interact with your business. You can also use a variety of tools to perform these tasks.
In addition to retail, the data analytics field is also used in many other industries. It helps retailers understand their customers’ preferences and make smarter products. The healthcare industry uses data to predict market trends. Similarly, banking industries use data to detect fraudulent transactions. The field of data analysis is rapidly evolving. It will help if you stay up-to-date to remain competitive. It’s essential to understand the different applications and types of technology. Its value is in every sector.
The data preparation process is important for all kinds of industries. In the hospitality industry, it helps the organization to understand what customers want and makes decisions accordingly. Moreover, the various functions of the data can be mapped into specific algorithms. For example, the information collected can be used to develop strategies for an improved product in the healthcare industry. The healthcare sector can benefit from the research and development of products. The hospitality industry can also use the information generated by data analytics.
The life cycle of data analytics is an ongoing process that starts with data acquisition. This process includes several steps, including the analysis of historical data, validation, and classification. The study of raw data involves the identification of data, cleansing it, aggregation, and inference. The results of the analytics include prediction, deduction, and speculation. Usually, the predictive phase is followed by the descriptive one. There are some common types of analytical methods in the IT industry.


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ERIC Number: EJ595017
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1999
Reference Count: N/A
Wilbert Snow School, Middletown, Connecticut.
Weathersby, William, Jr.
Architectural Record, p118-121 Nov 1999
Describes a Connecticut elementary school design that integrates the natural outdoor environment with the school, unites several buildings into a unified whole, and preserves forest pathways for public use. Photos and a floor plan are included. (GR)
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Connecticut

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Hidden amongst mother earth’s beauty lives the Flower Child. Maureen welcomes you to a world filled with lush meadows, beautiful wild bouquets, and the spirit of the flower child painted with fuchsia, blush pink, and teal.
Sisterhood in Bloom
- 100% quilting weight cotton
- 44" / 45" wide
- horizontal repeat: 18.75" / vertical repeat: 12.25"
- girls are approximately 4.75" tall
Available by the yard:
Or in Fat Quarters:

domain: artistic


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Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
August 13, 2010
2010 (United States)
Enter the world of a little girl who life is changed forever once she meets TinkerBell and captures her. Now TinkerBell?s friends and enemies must join forces to save her and bring her safely home while avoiding the many dangers that arise along the way.
Mae Whitman, Michael Sheen, Lucy Liu, Kristin Chenoweth, Jesse McCartney
Walt Disney UK


"When I think of home recording, I remember all kinds of experiments I did with cassette tapes in my teens. On bootlegs by Lou Reed and John Lennon they would push the record button of their reel-to-reel tape machines. I used to make demo tracks for albums with them in mind, playing the acoustic guitar in the kitchen or somewhere. It's a good old, tasty sound.
On the other hand, although I recently got some new recording equipment, I didn't feel like making a demo with them because they were too gorgeous for me to use. The sound was too good. I also played around with a small old cassette recorder, but it also didn't work.
Instead, I was listening back to the live recording archives which I had left unattended for more than a decade, and found out that the sound quality and content of the live concert source in Brazil about 13 years ago was quite like a home recording (there's the applause in the end, though). It's a bit sloppy, but for this release, I proposed this material to Takuroku as a response to their kind offer.
Although the organizer, Peter, recorded it on a reel-to-reel, the sound was twisted in some places, and it was a bit like a lo-fi cassette. It's pretty good.
Like the demo tapes, there are some tunes that haven't been officially released as studio recording yet (I will include one of them in the near future coming album dedicated to three hippies of turbulent Shinjuku in the 60’s). On the release I also play three tunes which are in my solo album “Thaumaturgy”, which was released last year.
It means so much to me that I can let them go after such a long time. Well, now that I've made a series of excuses, please overlook mistakes here and there. Here you go."
- Tetuzi Akiyama, May 2021
Composed and performed by Tetuzi Akiyama (acoustic guitar)
Recorded on a reel-to-reel tape recorder by Peter Gossweiler on 6th October, 2008 at Sol da Terra / 13o Festival de Música Livre, Florianópolis, Brazil
Mastered by Toshimaru Nakamura in 2021
Thanks to Peter Gossweiler, Toshimaru Nakamura and Japan Foundation
"One of the more accessible of avant-garde guitarists, Akiyama eschews linearity in extreme degrees, and when removed from familiar progressions, his playing evokes a distinct sense of discomfort. Melody and rhythm are left begging here, unrequited in the face of such slurred dynamics… Sometimes delicately and sometimes boldly, he controls sound volumes ranging from micro to macro, in an attempt to convert the body into an electronic entity.". - Michael Crumsho


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His breath suddenly changed to short bursts.
Still we live meanly, like ants; though the fable tells us that we were long ago changed into men; like pygmies we fight with cranes; it is error upon error, and clout upon clout, and our best virtue has for its occasion a superfluous and evitable wretchedness.
Finally she changed the subject.
She changed the decorating tip and wrote "Happy Birthday Dad!" on the top of the cake.
Then he turned quickly and said, Mother, I have changed my mind.
He hadn't changed a thing, as if expecting Papa to come home at any minute.
I used to say I did not like arithmetic very well, but now I have changed my mind.
Or have you changed your mind about leaving tomorrow?
She showered and changed into her new nightgown, but Alex was still downstairs when she crawled into bed.
They changed the antibiotic again.
Each day they changed positions in line so that no one ate the dust from all the wagons every day.
Had he changed his mind about marriage?
What if he had changed his mind?
When had he changed from the unattractive older man she met in the diner to the good looking young man who now lay beside her?
She changed clothes, ravenous.
Now he remembered Denisov with his changed expression, his submission, and the whole hospital, with arms and legs torn off and its dirt and disease.
For a moment she struggled with him until something changed in his eyes.
Some people changed together and others went in different directions.
After adding a bottom border, she changed to the red icing.
Five years hadn't changed the wild hills of Madison County, but she had forgotten how truly remote the area was.
She changed into a sleeveless blouse and shorts, wondering as she did so if he would object to the shorts.
When Lisa questioned Sarah about the car, she passed it off as a friend of Giddon's, and quickly changed the subject.
At his affirmative nod, she hurried to her room and changed into jeans and sneakers before he could change his mind.
There she changed into jeans, a T-shirt and sneakers.
Once inside, she raced to her room and changed her shirt.
But then, a lot of things had changed since that day.
Almost immediately his breathing changed and she knew he was asleep.
Together they had redecorated the room and changed it into a nursery.
Quinn, sensing his wife's discomfort, changed the subject back to the game.
A roll of the dice changed the lives of all of us and hundreds of others forever.
Howie started to say something but changed his mind, interested to hear everyone's opinion.
We assumed our now familiar positions with Howie changed into pajamas and robe.
It's changed a lot; almost completely, but I'm a hundred percent certain I visited Brockville.
I changed the subject and opened one of the bottles of wine we'd brought from New York.
In less than a month in early spring our lives were totally changed and we loved it.
"Sounds like scads of fun," she dead panned and immediately changed the subject as she gazed out the window.
She changed the subject.
I changed the subject.
I wasn't ready to dwell on motives or feelings so I changed the subject.
Maybe he's grown up and changed; God knows I have but back in the day, he was a little piss head, always getting in fights, picking on little kids.
Satisfied, the nurse swept up the linens she'd changed and left.
We don't usually have a problem tracking him, but this changed about two weeks ago.
She changed and took the shears, hiding them against her body as she approached the door.
He'd changed into a sweater and dark jeans and gazed down at her, disapproval in his hard features.
Those around him moved away, and those on a path towards his side of the hall changed their minds and turned around.
He'd changed since she last saw him.
He touched it with some trepidation, fearing it'd changed back into the scarred maze that was him for so long.
The memory-- fuzzy for fifteen years-- grew crisp, and surprise and hope went through her as she recalled the night that'd changed everything.
After a quick stop at a clothier to pick up a long wool skirt and sweater, she changed in her car and drove home.
She changed quickly out of her sleepwear and loaded her body down with weapons then drew a knife and her gun.
She paused to listen, looked at the ground, and changed directions three times before she heard the sound of water flowing.
She wore a soft nightgown and changed into the clothing left for her.
Something had changed with him, too, and she sensed the subtle power that hadn't been there at the monument.
He changed into all black and strapped a sword to his back before closing his eyes and envisioning the interior of NOVA Sector.
Just above them, and almost on a level with their platform, were banks of rolling clouds which constantly shifted position and changed color.
But here comes Ozma; so I'd better hush up, for the Princess doesn't like me to chatter since she changed her name from Tip to Ozma.
Send word to the captain not to wait for me, for I have changed my mind.
But lately everything had changed for him.
Now my expectations have changed so much that I'm annoyed everything isn't already connected to the Internet.
Smallpox affected the rich and the poor and it changed the course of history: It killed Queen Mary II of England in 1694, King Louis I of Spain in 1724, Emperor Peter II of Russia in 1730, and King Louis XV of France in 1774, and changed the succession to the thrones of nations a dozen more times.
He later recalled, I saw how food changed them ...
By the time Eisenhower left office, this had changed, and a dedicated military industry existed.
Yet laws and culture changed dramatically.
These changes occurred in a single lifetime, which meant people changed their minds.
However, if it were stigmatized, and public opinion dramatically and pervasively changed, that would force policy change.
In both those cases, a technology or technique came along that actually changed the way people think.
And because it changed for the better, wondrously better, we can proudly claim our part in its forming.
I was beginning to overcome these difficulties when an event occurred which changed everything.
After that he asked me if the strings were all right and changed them at once when I answered in the negative.
After thinking a moment she said, "My eyes are bad!" then she changed it into "My eyes are sick!"
The nearest that I came to actual possession was when I bought the Hollowell place, and had begun to sort my seeds, and collected materials with which to make a wheelbarrow to carry it on or off with; but before the owner gave me a deed of it, his wife--every man has such a wife--changed her mind and wished to keep it, and he offered me ten dollars to release him.
Both place and time were changed, and I dwelt nearer to those parts of the universe and to those eras in history which had most attracted me.
But he, poor man, disturbed only a couple of fins while I was catching a fair string, and he said it was his luck; but when we changed seats in the boat luck changed seats too.
And sighing disdainfully, he again changed his position.
Pierre looked over his spectacles with naive surprise, now at him and now at her, moved as if about to rise too, but changed his mind.
Suddenly the angry, squirrel-like expression of the princess' pretty face changed into a winning and piteous look of fear.
Natasha was about to call him but changed her mind.
But Anna Mikhaylovna went forward a step or two to keep her hold on the portfolio, and changed her grip.
Prince Andrew apparently knew this as well as Tikhon; he looked at his watch as if to ascertain whether his father's habits had changed since he was at home last, and, having assured himself that they had not, he turned to his wife.
You have changed so, Andrusha, she added, as if to explain such a question.
Dolokhov, who had already changed into a soldier's gray greatcoat, did not wait to be called.
Though not much time had passed since Prince Andrew had left Russia, he had changed greatly during that period.
He had an intellectual and distinctive head, but the instant he turned to Prince Andrew the firm, intelligent expression on his face changed in a way evidently deliberate and habitual to him.
The whole tenor of his thoughts instantaneously changed; the battle seemed the memory of a remote event long past.
Prince Andrew was struck by the changed expression on Prince Bagration's face at this moment.
The French had fallen behind, and just as he looked round the first man changed his run to a walk and, turning, shouted something loudly to a comrade farther back.
Their spirits once roused were, however, not diminished, but only changed character.
From that day the eldest princess quite changed toward Pierre and began knitting a striped scarf for him.
But then the expression of severity changed, and he drew Pierre's hand downwards, made him sit down, and smiled affectionately.
And now, from the hints contained in his letter and given by the little princess, he saw which way the wind was blowing, and his low opinion changed into a feeling of contemptuous ill will.
Both had changed greatly since they last met and both were in a hurry to show the changes that had taken place in them.
But Boris noticed that he was preparing to make fun of Berg, and skillfully changed the subject.
None of these gentlemen changed his position on seeing Boris.
The expression on all their faces suddenly changed to one of horror.
He looked up at the opening door and his expression of sleepy indifference suddenly changed to one of delighted amazement.
Evidently just before coming to the dinner he had had his hair and whiskers trimmed, which changed his appearance for the worse.
She was already pale, but on hearing these words her face changed and something brightened in her beautiful, radiant eyes.
Yes, it was he, pale, thin, with a changed and strangely softened but agitated expression on his face.
He wrote "800 rubles" on a card, but while the waiter filled his glass he changed his mind and altered it to his usual stake of twenty rubles.
The meeting was at an end, and on reaching home Pierre felt as if he had returned from a long journey on which he had spent dozens of years, had become completely changed, and had quite left behind his former habits and way of life.
The life of old Prince Bolkonski, Prince Andrew, and Princess Mary had greatly changed since 1805.
The old prince and his son seemed to have changed roles since the campaign of 1805.
One morning, between seven and eight, returning after a sleepless night, he sent for embers, changed his rain-soaked underclothes, said his prayers, drank tea, got warm, then tidied up the things on the table and in his own corner, and, his face glowing from exposure to the wind and with nothing on but his shirt, lay down on his back, putting his arms under his head.
But as soon as I drew near I saw that his face had changed and grown young, and he was quietly telling me something about the teaching of our order, but so softly that I could not hear it.
Well, you will be coming," he was going to say, "to dine," but changed his mind and said "to take tea with us," and quickly doubling up his tongue he blew a small round ring of tobacco smoke, perfectly embodying his dream of happiness.
Pierre changed places several times during the game, sitting now with his back to Natasha and now facing her, but during the whole of the six rubbers he watched her and his friend.
But a fortnight after his departure, to the surprise of those around her, she recovered from her mental sickness just as suddenly and became her old self again, but with a change in her moral physiognomy, as a child gets up after a long illness with a changed expression of face.
He, as I wrote you before, has changed very much of late.
The hares had already half changed their summer coats, the fox cubs were beginning to scatter, and the young wolves were bigger than dogs.
The whippers-in no longer set on the hounds, but changed to the cry of ulyulyu, and above the others rose Daniel's voice, now a deep bass, now piercingly shrill.
Suddenly the wolf's whole physiognomy changed: she shuddered, seeing what she had probably never seen before--human eyes fixed upon her--and turning her head a little toward Rostov, she paused.
"Uncle" continued to play correctly, carefully, with energetic firmness, looking with a changed and inspired expression at the spot where Anisya Fedorovna had just stood.
Prince Bolkonski glanced at the young man as if about to say something in reply, but changed his mind, evidently considering him too young.
All that has happened, and now all is changed, she thought as she sat with the letter she had begun before her.
Their king was insane and they changed him for another-- Bernadotte, who promptly went mad--for no Swede would ally himself with Russia unless he were mad.
But though externally all remained as of old, the inner relations of all these people had changed since Prince Andrew had seen them last.
The household was divided into two alien and hostile camps, who changed their habits for his sake and only met because he was there.
Rostov remembered Sventsyani, because on the first day of their arrival at that small town he changed his sergeant major and was unable to manage all the drunken men of his squadron who, unknown to him, had appropriated five barrels of old beer.
Mary Hendrikhovna obliged them with the loan of a petticoat to be used as a curtain, and behind that screen Rostov and Ilyin, helped by Lavrushka who had brought their kits, changed their wet things for dry ones.
Hardly had they reached the bottom of the hill before their pace instinctively changed to a gallop, which grew faster and faster as they drew nearer to our uhlans and the French dragoons who galloped after them.
The only thing that made Princess Mary anxious about him was that he slept very little and, instead of sleeping in his study as usual, changed his sleeping place every day.
When she changed her position so that his left eye could see her face he calmed down, not taking his eyes off her for some seconds.
But she remembered too how he had changed of late toward Mademoiselle Bourienne and could not bear to see her, thereby showing how unjust were the reproaches Princess Mary had mentally addressed to her.
"Qui s'excuse s'accuse," * said Julie, smiling and waving the lint triumphantly, and to have the last word she promptly changed the subject.
And the birches with their light and shade, the curly clouds, the smoke of the campfires, and all that was around him changed and seemed terrible and menacing.
(At the mention of the chiffonier and dressing table Berg involuntarily changed his tone to one of pleasure at his admirable domestic arrangements.)
Only when the victim ceased to struggle and his cries changed to a long- drawn, measured death rattle did the crowd around his prostrate, bleeding corpse begin rapidly to change places.
When he had changed, poured water over his head, and scented himself, Nicholas arrived at the governor's rather late, but with the phrase "better late than never" on his lips.
He had changed very much since Princess Mary had last seen him.
Physically he had changed much during this time.
The corporal and soldiers were in marching kit with knapsacks and shakos that had metal straps, and these changed their familiar faces.
In the corporal's changed face, in the sound of his voice, in the stirring and deafening noise of the drums, he recognized that mysterious, callous force which compelled people against their will to kill their fellow men--that force the effect of which he had witnessed during the executions.
Having changed horses twice and galloped twenty miles in an hour and a half over a sticky, muddy road, Bolkhovitinov reached Litashevka after one o'clock at night.
The road along which they moved was bordered on both sides by dead horses; ragged men who had fallen behind from various regiments continually changed about, now joining the moving column, now again lagging behind it.
Its whole surface consisted of drops closely pressed together, and all these drops moved and changed places, sometimes several of them merging into one, sometimes one dividing into many.
As soon as anyone entered she got up quickly, changed her position and expression, and picked up a book or some sewing, evidently waiting impatiently for the intruder to go.
In external ways Pierre had hardly changed at all.
During that twenty-year period an immense number of fields were left untilled, houses were burned, trade changed its direction, millions of men migrated, were impoverished, or were enriched, and millions of Christian men professing the law of love of their fellows slew one another.
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Their menu is highly seasonal and is frequently changed, so it is best to visit their website to see what they will be serving.
Ownership changed in the early 1970s, and the restaurant has been Tommaso's ever since.
The decor has scarcely changed in recent decades, but the food has---the crab linguine is a popular dish.
He must have changed clothes during the night.
She went upstairs and changed into Jeans and a fitted blouse.
Back at the house she showered and changed before starting lunch.
She hung the last garment and changed into jeans and tennis shoes before leaving the house.
She had changed into respectable clothes and looked painfully beautiful.
We've changed the world together, for lots of people and now we can't even talk about what we did.
This time her countenance changed whenever she was spoken to, but there was not such a decided lighting up of the features as when I had held her hand.
She had changed her gown for a house dress as fresh and elegant as the other.
I have long wanted to ask you, Andrew, why you have changed so to me?
She fluffed the pillow and changed position, unable to sleep.
I changed the subject.
This will be extremely useful, because the game, as they say, has just changed completely.

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The residents of Delhi – recently pronounced the world's most polluted city - continue to grapple with a high level of particulate matter in the air, with pockets of the city recording a "very unhealthy" level of pollution, putting the elderly and children particularly at risk.
While PM 2.5 (fine particulate matter than can penetrate deep into the lungs) was recorded at around 170, 2.5 times higher than the permissible limit of 60, the average of PM 10 was 280, 2.8 times higher than the prescribed limit of 100.
Delhi has remained shrouded in a blanket of smog since the night of 30 October due to a host of factors including lack of wind movement and moisture, and has been dealt an added blow in the form of burning of paddy in the fields of neighbouring Punjab and Haryana.
The air quality will remain poor for the coming few days till there is adequate wind movement or rainfall. Paddy burning has only contributed to the haze which affects children and elderly suffering from asthma the most," a senior India Meteorological Department official said.
Cloudy skies will ensure that the situation sees little no improvement in the course of the next few days, the official added. Going by the level of pollutants, the situation is inching towards the "very poor" category with the onset of winter.
The World Air Quality Index by aquicn.org gave the capital's Anand Vihar area a rating of 233 at 2 pm on Monday, which falls under the "very unhealthy" category.
"Health warnings of emergency conditions. The entire population is likely to be affected," the report said.
PM 10 level at Anand Vihar, which houses an inter-state bus terminal, was as high as 364 at around 4 pm, 3.6 times higher than the safe limit as per the Delhi Pollution Control Committee.
The other places which recorded alarming levels of air pollutants include Pusa Road, Mathura Road, Pitampura and RK Puram, areas situated across the city, showing that pollution is not limited to any particular zone.
In northwest Delhi's Pitampura PM 2.5 and PM 10 levels were recorded at 281 and 269 respectively in the afternoon, according to SAFAR's (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research) air quality status.
(See: Toxic mix making Delhi a gas chamber: study).


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The Carolina Hurricanes needed a top-to-bottom effort to split their home-and-home series with the Florida Panthers. That's exactly what they got. After surging to a three-goal lead, the Canes survived a fluke goal and a 5-on-3 tally from the Panthers to hold on for a 3-2 win at the RBC Center and avenge Friday night's 6-3 loss in South Florida.
The combination of Matt Cullen and Patrick Dwyer led the way for Carolina, while Cam Ward played perhaps his best game in net since returning from injury. Cullen had a shorthanded goal and an assisted on Dwyer's second goal in as many games. But the duo — specifically Dwyer — were dangerous throughout the evening.
"We're going to work on the empty nets with him," Maurice said, referring to Dwyer's failed pass to Ray Whitney with Florida goaltender Scott Clemmensen pulled for an extra attacker late in the game. "But you're seeing what he's been doing in the American league, almost a point a game, now he's starting to get comfortable. I think you're starting to see what he's capable of doing every night. But he's certainly generating some chances."
Dwyer — playing his 11th game with the Canes this season — absorbed a board-rattling hit behind the Panthers net from Keith Ballard, scooted back to Clemmensen’s right and banged in Cullen's centering feed to open the scoring at 12:28 of the first. It was Dwyer's third career NHL goal.
Cullen would score next. After Stephane Yelle took a tripping penalty on an odd collision with Florida's Victor Oreskovich, Cullen raced past ex-Hurricane Dennis Seidenberg as he failed to hold the zone. Cullen skated down right side shorthanded on a 2-on-1, faking a pass to Dwyer and beating Clemmensen on the short side at 14:47 for an unassisted goal — his eighth tally and second shorthanded marker of the season — to make the score 2-0.
Sergei Samsonov then pushed the Canes to a 3-0 lead at 8:27 of the second after converting a cross-ice feed from Tom Kostopoulos. Kostopoulos first accepted a long blueline-to-blueline pass from defenseman Jay Harrison from the opposite side of the ice, raced up the right wing and zipped the pass across to Samsanov, who notched his fifth goal of the season.
With memories of past third-period leads blown fresh in everyone's mind, Carolina had a bad bounce lead to Florida's first goal. Shawn Matthias scored at 2:17 of the third when an odd carom off the glass left goalie Cam Ward stranded behind the net. Matthias fired the puck into the wide open goal to make the score 3-1.
Then with Ray Whitney and Stephane Yelle in the box on separate hooking calls, red-hot Stephen Weiss — who was otherwise quiet all evening — made it a one-goal game at 12:39 of the third when he shot in a loose puck with the Canes scrambling while down two men.
But the Hurricanes were able to shut the door as Ward — 28 saves on 30 shots — stifled the Panthers down the stretch to give Carolina its second win in three games and third consecutive home victory.
- Outside of looking silly courtesy the bad bounce on the Matthias goal, Ward looked like the goalie that led the team to the Eastern Conference Finals last season. Although he wasn't tested much the first two periods, Ward made several acrobatic — a few of them stylish — stops at opportune times to keep the momentum out of Florida's hands.
- Kostopoulous looked to spark Carolina early, squaring off with the Panthers' Gregory Campbell just 1:16 into the game. There were more spins and twirls than landed punches, but the message was delivered that the Canes were prepared to avenge their loss Friday night.
- Whitney was credited with the secondary assist on Dwyer's goal, his 300th point as a Cane.
- Dwyer tied Eric Staal with a team-high four shots, while Tuomo Ruutu was credited six hits.
- The Carolina defense played one of its best games of the season. Aaron Ward had a particularly good outing, going plus-2 and blocking a key shot when Ward was hung out to dry.
- Tim Gleason and Niclas Wallin were healthy scratches again, but Albany call-ups Bryan Rodney, Brett Carson and Harrison all played well. Joni Pitkanen had the hit of the night, flattening Florida's Radek Dvorak. Andrew Alberts led all blueliners with four hits.


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Posted on September 7, 2014 by Suzanne Hutt
A cistern that has been converted into a multi-level, modern apartment, but a cistern nonetheless. Sometimes I sit on the couch and gaze up at the skylight, musing to myself that not so long ago, this whole thing would have been filled with rain water; I imagine buckets being carefully lowered through that hole to gather water for a number of practical uses.
I arrived here in Jerusalem less than two weeks ago and have already been swept up in the whirlwind that is adjusting and adapting to life in a new place. Stripped of my familiar, local Chicago haunts, I am now faced with the task of finding new supermarkets, cafés, drug stores, book stores, and so on. And while everything seems to be unfamiliar and new, there is also a special kind of familiarity that comes with being in Israel, in Jerusalem, in the land of my forefathers.
With one week at Pardes under my belt, I feel that the whirlwind visual still very much applies. Every day I am encountering so much newness, not just on the streets of Jerusalem, but in the Hebrew texts and insights we are exploring in each class in the Beit Midrash. I am diving in headfirst and it feels amazing.
Amazing, but also incredibly daunting. After our first full day of classes last Sunday (classes here start on Sundays – how preposterous!), my roommate, Elana, said something so relatable. She said, “I feel like I am preparing how to learn how to begin,” and I couldn’t agree more. Every question that arises contains within it ten more questions that I didn’t even know I had. There is an overwhelming feeling that no matter how much I study – in the realm of Torah, Talmud, Tanakh, Rambam, and so many more terms that are swimming around in my head – and no matter how many hours and brain cells I devote to that study, I will only be scratching the surface. In the Beit Midrash, when the teachers at Pardes wave their hands across the shelves and shelves of books, indicating that all of these are at my fingertips, and that I can take personal ownership over any one of those holy volumes, my eyes well up with tears. It’s an instantaneous response. I feel like Belle in Beauty and the Beast, marveling at the realm of possibility contained in one magical room and the wealth of knowledge suddenly available to me. But it’s more than that, because while I am filled with awe and respect and excitement, I am also filled with the undeniable awareness of my own limitations. A reminder that I, like all humans, will someday die, and chances are that I will die before being able to read and understand all that is contained in this one room of books.
When I snap out of this existential crisis, I remind myself that the point of my studying at Pardes and my coming to Israel was not to read every book in the Beit Midrash. Rather, it is to fill myself up with knowledge that wasn’t there before. It cannot be a coincidence, then, that I live in a cistern. Like this cavernous space that once served as a container of water, so too do I hope to fill myself to the brink with as much new knowledge and experience as possible, gathering the tools that will help me continue to answer more questions as they arise, and they most certainly will arise. By filling myself up in this way over the next five months, I will amass a collection of knowledge that I can draw upon in the future, like a bucket dipping into a cistern full of thirst-quenching water. As I embark on this very new experience, I feel hopeful that each day will bring new adventures, new books, and most importantly, new water metaphors.


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Gabe and Garrett is a channel on YouTube, which is part of the children’s segment of the English-speaking YouTube. The channel’s authors are two brothers, Gabe and Garrett, from California. The boys’ channel is quite “ancient” since they created the channel in the far-distant 2010! Then YouTube channel was like a diary about the life of brothers. Careful parents of bloggers recorded videos about significant events in the life of their sons. These videos show how Gabe played his first baseball game, or how the brothers celebrated a truly fabulous Christmas! Later, the bloggers independently began to develop their own channel. They began to write scripts for new videos, learned how to mount new video blogs etc. Thus, the boys received more than a million subscribers, and some video bloggers have received more than 300 million views! Over the years they have achieved real success and their formats were copied by other children-bloggers.
What does the content of bloggers consist of? All videos can be divided into main thematic blocks. The first block contains the series «Sidewalk cops». Boys play the role of policemen who are fighting for order in the country! For believability, boys dress up in real costumes of policemen, and as a vehicle, boys use a mini-copy of a police car! The second block contains videos of the format of unboxing. In similar videos, Gabe and Garrett unpack the most popular toys on the camera: children’s car from toy manufacturers «Power Wheels» and «Razor». By the way, the brothers have their own car park in the yard! They often arrange races on their cars. They demonstrate this in their videos in the genre of lifestyle. Usually the operator is the father of boys, and the fair judge of the race is mom. For races, boys are reincarnated in various movie heroes who confront each other.


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The 2023/2024 regular season of the Kontinental Hockey League rolls on. The first match of the game day continues its playoff scrap. Amur, located in Khabarovsk, aims to climb to the eighth spot of the Eastern conference not only by lost points, while Siberia from Novosibirsk, on the contrary, strives to avoid dropping out from the playoff zone.
The club from Khabarovsk has been faring really well recently, at one point it seemed that Amur had dropped out of the playoff chase, but everything changed in December, when Amur had a plethora of home matches and they executed them beautifully, clinching almost a maximum of points. At least, it's worth drawing attention to the last five matches, in which Amur has four victories. Currently, with lost points considered, Amur is already in the playoff zone and even leads its opponent for this match by two points. However, Amur still needs to secure these lost points, but even without them, if Amur wins this match, it will enter the top eight not just by lost points.
As of now, Amur is in the ninth position in the tournament table, after 47 matches it has racked up 50 points. Amur's points have been accumulated due to 17 victories within the regular time limit, four beyond it, and another eight defeats with one point. The remaining 18 matches were lost by Amur without any additional points. Amur isn't scoring well, only being the second from last with 109 pucks. But the defensive situation is much better – the fifth place in the conference and 117 scored on them.
And if Amur has been doing well in the recent matches, Sibir is the complete opposite. Out of the last five matches, the team from Novosibirsk has won only one match. In the remaining four games, Sibir has only two points meaning from ten possible points, Sibir scored only three, causing their competitors, namely Amur and Neftekhimik, to closely catch up in the playoff chase. If earlier Sibir claimed even higher spots, now they seem to be the outsiders in the playoff chase.
As of now, Sibir is in the eighth position in the conference. After 49 matches, they amassed 51 points. These points were accumulated due to 14 victories in regular time, seven beyond it and nine defeats each earning one point. The remaining 19 matches were lost by Sibir without any additional points. Meanwhile, Sibir is the third from last concerning scored pucks – 112. The situation is not much better in terms of goals against, also third from last place with 134 pucks.
Amur and Sibir have had 50 matches against each other. In this opposition, Amur has 15 victories to their tally, while Sibir has won 35 encounters. This season, both matches were won by Amur – 2:1 by shootout and 4:0 in the last Monday match.
We will continue to back an Amur's victory as currently, the teams are simply in different form.
Once again, if you do not want to back a victory for one of the teams, you can opt for TO (4.5) at 2.00. Yes, the teams have not topped this total this season but should finally do so at the third attempt.

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Richard I. Prescott is an author with an unhealthy obsession with the horrific, the disturbing, the fantastical, the grotesque, and the cracks in the wall. From his pen drips tales of fantastical terror populated with intriguing characters that usually exist upon the fringe of society.
A young author from England, Richard I. Prescott currently lives in a little town comprised of pubs and much greenery. You can usually find him running from the town-folk as they chase him with pitchforks and lit torches. Richard enjoys nothing more than disturbing his friends and family with nasty stories, having heated arguments with his reflection, manically laughing at absolutely nothing, replacing horror movie soundtracks with the benny hill music, watching footage of “real” exorcisms while eating popcorn, slaying goblins, dressing as a Greek God and riding around town upon the back of a unicorn, and performing black magic by chanting the lyrics to ’Barbie Girl’ as he dances nude around a cauldron in the local supermarket car park.
After spending three years writing short stories, Richard has recently began working on his first novel, ‘Smoke.’ He promises that it shall be one of the most entertaining, and wonderfully weird books that you shall ever read.
Richard I. Prescott delights in exploring darker themes, and dancing in the playground of the damned. Won't you dance with him?
Jennifer Malone Wright
on June 15, 2011 :
The Dragon Whore by Richard I. Prescott was a great read for a short story. It isn’t horribly graphic so you can’t judge a book by its title. In this short story Richard I. Prescott takes us into Amsterdam and Thorne House, where the whores aren’t merely prostitutes, they are artists. Sir Fredrick Lurmack becomes drawn to Jeanski, who is kind to him, but does not choose him for her companion each night. In the midst of Lurmack trying to get a night with Jeanski his assistant disappears without a trace.
I found this story intriguing because I don’t normally read short stories that sit well with me; I’m really sort of a novel length kind of girl. The end was good enough to leave me wondering, but not so much that I was angry it ended because I wanted more.
The other two stories, The Witch of Snowdonia and A Cold Heart were good too. My favorite of all three was The Dragon Whore, but I did like The Witch of Snowdonia quite a bit because it gave an insight into the main character and the witch, I don’t really want to say a whole lot because the story is so short and I don’t want to give anything away. But it is good.
I’ll say, for the last story, A Cold Heart, that I totally love the idea of an entire town being unexpectedly iced over. That was an excellent concept, but A Cold Heart took a lot more to keep my attention than the other two did.
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If the Puppy Bowl is the highlight of Super Bowl Sunday for you, you're going to want to see this video.
Nine puppies were invited to "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" to help predict the winner of Super Bowl 50. Two bowls of kibble were labeled Panthers and Broncos. According to Jimmy Fallon, whichever bowl attracts more dogs represents the team that will win the Super Bowl.
"This works every year," Fallon said.
So which bowl did the pups favor: The Carolina Panthers or the Denver Broncos? See for yourself!


If we are going to see some an amendment to the Draft ST3 Plan we need you to write in and tell the Sound Transit leadership that we need a commitment to build the 130th Street Station!
I am not sitting around hoping there will be a change, I am out here pushing every button and looking for all the possible ways to get North Seattle what it needs. I met with Sound Transit Board Members, Sound Transit Director Peter Rogoff, other Seattle City Councilmembers, King County Councilmembers, our Legislative delegation in the 46th District, the Federal Transportation Administration WA liaison and even Senator Patty Murray’s Office. We have been meeting with community groups representing Haller Lake, Lake City, Pinehurst and Broadview. We have met with advocacy groups like Transportation Choices Coalition. We have discussed the need for a station at a 130th with major employers like the University of Washington, North Seattle College, Northwest Hospital, Northgate Mall and Thornton Place. I recently wrote an Op-ed that was published in the Seattle Times. And through all these meetings I have learned that what is really going to change the course of the ST3 draft plans depends on the demands of the community. They need to hear from us, and we need to be loud.
I want to thank the North District Council, Lake City Neighborhood Alliance, Olympic Hill Neighborhood Council, Pinehurst Community Council, 46th State Legislative delegation and all the individual neighbors that have sent in their survey and are sending in letters to Sound Transit.
Please consider attending the next Sound Transit Board meeting on April 28th at 2pm to testify in person about the importance of Sound Transit making a commitment to build the 130th Street Station. The meeting will be held at the Union Station building at 401 S Jackson St, Seattle, WA 98104.
We need to keep the pressure on. The public’s opinion really does matter, I need your voice! Fill out your survey and send in a letter of your own to: firstname.lastname@example.org, EmailTheBoard@soundtransit.org and cc: me at email@example.com
Write in as an individual, as a representative of your community council, as a business representative, as a person who uses public transit or as a person wants to! Feel free to use our sample letter below, and thank you for advocating with me!
To Sound Transit:
We need a commitment to build the NE 130th Street Station. North Seattle is a growing community, one which already lacks adequate transit service. We appreciate that the Sound Transit draft plan has included the recognition that the 130th Street Station could serve thousands of people. However, the current “provisional” designation for the 130th Street Station, with zero dedicated funding and no timeline, is unacceptable. We need a commitment to build. The ST3 draft is only half done. To get this draft ready for the ballot we need the 130th Street Station funded, as well as a timeline for station completion.
Not only will this station serve the immediate surrounding communities, like Pinehurst and Haller Lake, it will also act as the focal point of a powerful East-West connection, working in concert with buses to provide light rail service to Bitter Lake and Lake City, the fastest growing Urban Villages in North Seattle. North Seattle’s solution to light rail should not be to walk or drive to Shoreline’s station. The 130th Street Station is a common sense move for the Sound Transit Board as it requires no extra track and no new tunnel; we just need a platform for a stop. This is the most cost-effective possible addition in the entire ST3 proposal. We are calling on the Sound Transit Board to make a commitment to build the NE 130th Street Station.
Other key issues to mention:
Station Spacing – Best practice for high capacity rail lines in other cities have stations averaging every 0.4 mile. North of the ship canal we will be looking at an average of 2 mile spacing getting as high as 2.5 miles between the Northgate and 145th stations. This is unacceptable.
Seattle’s Race and Social Justice Initiative – Bitter Lake Hub Urban Village and Lake City Hub Urban Village are the fastest growing urban villages in North Seattle while remaining some of the most affordable places to live in Seattle. High numbers of low-income families and seniors live in these communities. They also represent the areas with the highest concentration of neighbors who are English language learners in North Seattle
130th is an ideal place to build out better pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure. In fact, some of that work has already started along this corridor. This station could prove to be the most accessible via bike above both Northgate and 145th street stations.
Car ownership is below the city wide average in these areas. This is a transit dependent community
Based on Seattle’s 2035 Growth Analysis, the Bitter Lake Hub Urban Village has new growth capacity of over 10,000 residential units and nearly 20,000 jobs. Lake City Hub Urban Village has new growth capacity of 4,000 residential units and 5,000 jobs. These growth numbers will only be attainable and successful with access to reliable transit like light rail. These estimations don’t even touch the untapped capacity that could be attained with a transit oriented development (TOD) plan directly around the station area. With our current housing crisis can we really say no to this kind of growth potential?


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You can spend $10 or $100 on a bottle of wine—one is cheap, one is expensive, but the question of value is entirely different. To get value in wine, you want to find where the highest quality meets the lowest price, and that convergence can work in any price range. The quality of the $10 wine may not be able to compete with the $100 bottle but if the $10 bottle of wine drinks like a $20 bottle of wine while the $100 bottle is not discernable from a $50 bottle, then it must be said that the $10 bottle show greater value.
So how does one get the best bang for his or her buck? Here are four insider tips that you can use regardless of your taste preference or budget:
1. Choose a non-estate wine. It is generally believed that estate wines are of superior quality because they control every aspect of the wine making process from growing to harvesting to producing. Estate wines, however, have the added cost of managing the estate. Property tax, machinery, utilities, labor, etc. are all costs that are passed on in the price of the bottle. There are many labels ranging from one-man operations to multi-million dollar companies that purchase grapes rather than manage their own vineyard. Most will have contracts with vineyard managers covering how the farming should proceed so they are not completely blind where the viticulture is concerned. If you see a region on the label such as “California” or even “Central Coast” on the label, chances are pretty good the wine is not estate.
2. Buy wine from less expensive regions. If you are a wine drinker, you know the big names like Napa Valley, Bordeaux, Borolo, and Rioja. Wines from these regions are known for their quality, so they are popular, thus they command higher prices in the market. By looking for wines from regions that aren’t in the spotlight, you can save big. Some of these regions might be long-producing but not in the public consciousness like the Eastern European country of Moldova, or the southern regions of Languedoc in France or it could be an up and coming region such as Uruguay.
3. Look for unusual varietals. Similar to the above advice, there are certain varietals that may offer similar profiles to wines you know (Zinfandel, Sauvignon Blanc) but are more suited to local climate and soil. Malbec experienced this story—nearly extinct in France, it found a home in Argentina and together, they were launched onto the international stage. As you explore lesser known regions, explore their lesser known varietals and you might find the next Malbec!
4. Pick a blend. Blended wines have been critical to the wine world for centuries if not from the very beginning of winemaking. Creating a blend allows the winemaker to showcase the best characteristics while shoring up faults. This can be particularly important when Mother Nature presents a less-than-ideal growing season. The Cabernet Sauvignon may have the acid and tannin while the Merlot has the ripe fruit characteristics. Put them together to get a better wine than each would create on their own. In this way, you can have less-than-perfect grapes but still make a quality wine. In the United States, many blends will carry a brand name on the label such as “The Prisoner”. In the Old World, blends are not only expected but regulated. The buyer has to know the grapes allowed, however, as these wines are most often labeled by the region they are from.
Sometimes finding a great-value wine means taking a chance on something you’ve never tried before so I would encourage you to take advantage of professional expertise, tastings or a restaurant’s flight choices, the chance to split a bottle among friends, or a by-the-glass option. Keep exploring and you just might find your next favorite!

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So, the Chumby came out awhile ago. It's this little box-like device that pulls information off the internet, like weather, news, and sports updates, and then displays them in Flash format in real-time. It was a pretty original idea, and while it may not have been the sharpest looking thing on the block, its functionality was close to making it worth it. Especially if you don't like alarm clocks, and can't afford the alternative. But, apparently the hardware wasn't the top of the pick for many, and so Chumby is moving over onto the software front, hoping to make a name for itself.
Marvell's SheevaPlug wall-wart Linux PC has finally come of age, with the company announcing mainstream retail partners including Buffalo, D-Link, LaCie and Seagate, together with beginning distribution of the Plug Computer development kit in Europe. The original SheevaPlug has a Marvell Kirkwood processor with a 1.2GHz Sheeva processor, 512MB of RAM and 512MB of flash storage; resembling a wall-wart, it plugs directly into a power socket and offers a single USB 2.0 port and a gigabit ethernet port. Suggested uses included a home server, NAS or other form of network-connected device.
After cellphones had their way with the headlines the previous week, the past seven days have been an opportunity for netbooks to race back into the spotlight. Rumors spread about ASUS' upcoming Eee PC "Shell" luxury follow-up to the S101, while we saw a slimline version of the Acer Aspire One. If you want a machine in the more immediate future, though, the Samsung NC20 was made official, and Dell finally launched their Inspiron Mini 10.
Marvell have been talking up their SheevaPlug reference design, a wall-wart power plug that actually hides an entire Linux PC. Priced at $99, inside the SheevaPlug there's an ARM-based 1.2GHz Sheeva embedded processor, 512MB of DDR2 memory, 512MB of flash storage, gigabit ethernet and USB 2.0; in fact the development kit is available now.


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As a self-funded retiree, Australia’s banks are important to me: directly and indirectly, a sizeable chunk of my superannuation is invested in their shares! Yet it seems to be accepted wisdom that there have been cultural issues with them. Is this changing?
The banks have recently spent a lot of money to tell us that it is (and also that we’ll get better “products” and improved services, too). Well, we’ll see. The issue, of course, is that they might get 99% of things right, but when they do, that’s just accepted as to be expected. But if there’s a lapse – the remaining 1% – the media and public will latch on to it, with the result that the credibility of the banks will be shattered.
In the meantime, noticeable by its omission from the recent advertising seems to have been any suggestion that the remuneration packages for senior executives in the banking sector might be reviewed – an aspect that seems to be raised every time a problem with the banks comes up.


They died for us, for their homes and families and friends, for a collection of traditions they cherished and a future they believed in; they died for Canada.
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Norfolk Southern's chilly response to CP
Canadian Pacific Railway's offer to buy U.S. rival Norfolk Southern is no sure thing, as the deal must meet numerous regulatory hurdles even if the management of both companies agree to go along.
Bombardier signs $1.5B deal with Quebec pension fund manager
Bombardier (TSX:BBD.B) said the deal concludes its review of options for the division, which sells subway cars and other mass transit systems. The company had considered spinning off the stake in a public offering and was rumoured to have been approached by Chinese railways.
BNSF engineer walks away from career over
“You’re never off-duty when you work at the railroad because you never know when you’re going to be called in,” he said. “After 10 hours of rest time, the phone can ring at anytime.”
Veterans join the initiative to aid the trucking industry
Teamsters' support for members of the Armed Forces does not end there. Teamsters Canada, along with the government of Alberta, are working to promote the Canadian Forces Liaison Council's mission to help roughly 26,000 Canadian Reservists reconcile their civilian and Armed Forces obligations.
Montreal railcars derail, hit home in east end
"At first I thought it was just an earthquake. But then there was the thud when it hit the building. We looked outside and there was a train car in our yard," Michael-Constantin Serbanescu said.
Canadians Choose Change
Rail Safety First and our goals are similar, explained Don Ashley. We’ve made representations to the Federal government and we’ve launched campaigns about rail safety to raise awareness in the population.
Help Us Make Mental Health Support In The
On Oct. 15 we will begin our journey to make mental health mandatory in the workplace and bring awareness to the stigma surrounding mental health issues across the country. We can’t do this alone – we need your help!
TPP: Taxpayers Will Once Again Bear the Cost
“Talks began ten years ago. The Prime Minister should have regularly reported on the negotiating process instead of keeping voters in the dark for years,” criticizes François Laporte, President of Teamsters Canada.
In Memory of Brother Mike Camara
Mike proudly served as President of TCRC Division 657 in Revelstoke and his efforts in that role helped make all of our lives better. The members Teamsters Canada Rail Conference wish to extend their deepest sympathies to the Camara family. We share your pain and loss.
ordered to correct alleged rail safety violation
Canada’s transport regulator has ordered Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. to address a new alleged safety violation after it found the company was not doing a mandatory brake safety test on some of its trains in Western Canada, according to a letter obtained by Reuters.
TCRC Information Bulletin - Harper Targets
This is another step in the concerted attack on labour and its political allies by the Harper government, which has used back-to-work legislation to prevent work stoppages after collective bargaining stalled at Air Canada, Canada Post and Canadian Pacific Railway.
CP dealing with coal train derailment near
A Canadian Pacific Railway freight train carrying coal has derailed near the south-eastern British Columbia community of Sparwood.
CIRB Decision - Union Leave At CP
Please see the attached award from the CIRB that we received today regarding Union Leave and our complaint following our legal work stoppage. As you will read, the CIRB found that the employer did breach section 94(1)(a) of the Code.