Wiemann Lamphere was hired by the City of South Burlington to develop a conceptual 3D model of what the proposed City Center could look like if developed using the Form Based Code zoning regulations. WLA teamed up with Lincoln Brown Illustration to develop an animated fly-over of the project. The goal of this project is to help provide a vision and a tool to educate the public about the possible changes within South Burlington and what Form Based Code planning could look like. The plans include a new municipal office building, community library, recreation center, city parks & playgrounds, a festival street for special events, and dozens of new buildings with space for retail, hospitality, office, and residential use.
Please follow the link below to view the animated fly-over of the project!


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Анджей Згутчинський (;  1 січня 1958, Елк, Польща) — польський футболіст, виступав на позиції нападника.

Клубна кар'єра
Народився в місті Елк, Вармінсько-Мазурське воєводство. Футбольну кар'єру розпочав у 1968 році в місцевому клубі «Мазур» (Елк). У 1976 році отримав запрошення від познанського «Леха», проте заграти в команді не зумів. Зігравши один поєдинок у Першій лізі по ходу сезону переходить до «Балтика» (Гдиня). У команді став гравцем основної обойми, регулярно забивав м'ячі. У 1978 році прийняв пропозицію від «Легії», проте як і впознанському клубі в команді з Варшави заграти не зумів. Не зігравши жодного офіційного поєдинку за столичний колектив наступного року повертається до «Балтика» (Гдиня). У команді провів чотири сезони, увесь час був ключовим гравцем команди. Допоміг команди вийти до Першої ліги. У 1983 році отримав свій третій шанс заграти на найвищому рівні польського футболу, прийнявши запрошення від «Гурніка» (Забже). У новій команді швидко став гравцем основної обойми. У 1985 та 1986 роках разом з командою ставав переможцем чемпіонату Польщі, при чому в сезоні 1986 року з 20-а забитими м'ячами став ще й найкращим бомбардиром Першої ліги. Разом з «Гурніком» виступав у Кубку європейських чемпіонів, в тому числі виходив на футбольне поле у двох поєдинках проти іменитої мюнхенської «Баварії», а також у матчі Кубку УЄФА проти «Осера».

Завдяки прекрасному сезону 1986 року на Анджея звернули увагу закордонні клуби. Й того ж року він переїхав до Франції, де підписав контракт з «Осером». У новій команді виходив на поле регулярно, але результативністю не вражав — у 36 матчах відзначився лише 1 голом. У 1987 році перейшов до іншого французького клубу — «Діжону». У новій команді також регулярно виходив на футбольне поле, проте й тут не відзначався результативністю (у 32 матчах забив лише 3 м'ячі). З 1989 по 1990 рік виступав у нижчоліговому «Мо». Потім виїхав до Швеції, де виступав за нижчоліговий «Фіннскога» (Сіссельбак). У сезоні 1993/94 років виступав в оренді в «Балтику», після знову виступав за шведський клуб.

По завершенні контракту з «Фіннскогою» повернувся до Польщі. Починаючи з сезону 1998/99 років виступав у нижчоліговій «Радуні» (Стенжиця). У 2000 році допоміг команді завоювати путівку до IV ліги польського чемпіонату. По завершенні сезону 2000/01 років завершив кар'єру футболіста, після чого ще протягом року тренував цю команду.

Кар'єра в збірній
У складі національної збірної Польщі дебютував 8 грудня 1985 року в переможному (1:0) виїзному товариському поєдинку проти Тунісу. Анджей відіграв у тому матчі перший тайм. У складі збірної брав участь у чемпіонаті світу 1986 року в Мексиці. На цьому турнірі поляки дійшли до 1/8 фіналу, де поступилися Бразилії. Згутчинський на чемпіонаті світу зіграв 1 поєдинок, проти Португалії. Анджей вийшов на поле на 75-й хвилині, замінивши Влодзімежа Смолярека. Загалом у футболці польської збірної провів 5 поєдинків.

Статистика

У збірній

Особисте життя
Анджей має брата, Даріуша Згутчинського, який більшу частину кар'єри відіграв у клубах «Мазур» (Елк) та «Балтик» (Гдиня)

Досягнення

Як гравця

Клубні
«Гурнік» (Забже)
  Перша ліга Польщі
  Чемпіон (2): 1984/85, 1985/86

  Кубок Польщі
  Фіналіст (1): 1986

«Балтик» (Гдиня)
  Друга ліга Польщі
  Чемпіон (1): 1980

Індивідуальні
  Найкращий бомбардир чемпіонату Польщі (1): 1986 (20 голів)

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Польські футболісти
Гравці збірної Польщі з футболу
Польські футбольні легіонери
Футбольні легіонери у Франції
Футбольні легіонери у Швеції
Гравці чемпіонату світу з футболу 1986
Футболісти «Леха»
Футболісти «Гурника» (Забже)
Футболісти «Осера»
Футболісти «Діжона»

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A shoplifting suspect in Florida did one of the most disgusting things a person can do in order to try and create a diversion, but in the end, she still got caught.
32-year-old Marisol Toribio was arrested in Coral Springs, Florida after a confrontation with employees at a local Macy's store. According to reports, Toribio was attempting to leave the store with stolen merchandise when some loss prevention employees confronted her. In an attempt to get away, Toribio reportedly reached into her pants, pulled out some poop, and smeared it on their faces.
Despite her best efforts, Toribio wasn't able to get away with the crime, and Coral Springs police arrested her on Tuesday. She has now been charged with theft as well as tampering with or fabricating physical evidence and appeared in bond court on those charges on Wednesday.


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William's connection to Belle Starr
Ruben W. Freeman Keith was born ( Bible, Nov. 17, 1872 )-(Tombstone, Sept. 14, 1871) he died March 4, 1942 (Bible & Tombstone). Even through Sam and Belle Starr lived close to Freeman Keith in 1880, Freeman was only 8 or 9 years old, even younger than Belle's daughter Pearl.
Pearl was born in September 1868. Pearl went to school for a while in Briartown, so Freeman may have been in school at the same time with Pearl. For that matter, both Alma and Anna Arnett could have been in school at the same time as Pearl. The only school was one small room, built of part log and part rough sawed lumber. The heating was done by a large "stick and mud" chimney, however they only had school in the summer. As the school was only one room, they all would have known one another.
The fact they knew each other may not have been significant at that time. Belle Starr did not become famous until after her death in 1889 and the novel The Legend of Belle Starr" was published in New York's National Police Gazette.
Freeman could not have kept the horses for Belle and the Jesse James gang. The James gang rode in the 1870s or early 80s. Freeman did not come to Oklahoma until 1880. Freeman was only 10 or 11 when Jesse James was shot by Bob Ford (an ex member of his gang) to collect a reward of $10,000 in St. Joseph, Missouri, April 3, 1882. The gang probably disbanded in July of 1881 after an Alton to Chicago express train was robbed of $30,000 in Jackson Co. Missouri, July 15, 1881.
Freeman didn't get married and start his own home until 1892. He would have only between 18 or 19 and not yet married, without a home of his own, when Belle Starr was killed in 1889.
I don't know where William Freeman grew up. He may have lived with his father, Joel M. Keith but most likely he lived with his grandfather, James McClure, as a boy before he married. His grandfather, James McClure was a cousin(?) of Tom Starr. Maybe it was in William Freeman's grandfather's barn that the horses were kept for Belle, Cole and Younger. Charley McClure (an Uncle of William Freeman) was shot as part of some revenge killings in his own home by an outlaw gang in 1911, With all of this happening in and around him there is not much doubt William grew up with crime figures all around him.
William Freeman may have been living with his grandfather, James McClure and at 13 through 19 and he could have kept his grandfather's horses for the so called Younger/Belle gang. Also he could have kept horses for other gangs after he got married and had his own home in 1892, but Belle Starr had been dead for three years when he got married.
However, Frank James and Cole Younger may have been still been active at that time. Belle's Son, Ed Reed's gangs and other gangs were still active then. Freeman was 22 or 23 and married during the train robberies of Bill Cook gang.

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Note: This species produces subterranean spikelets in addition to those on the inflorescence. See discussion in "Grass Biology" for more on this species.


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Buddhist monks serve iftar for Muslims in Bangladesh
by Mahmud Hossain Opu, Aljazeera, 25 Jun 2016
Monastery has been serving iftar meals to underprivileged Muslims during Ramadan for the past six years.
Dhaka, Bangladesh -- Every day during Ramadan, hundreds of Muslim men, women and children queue in front of a Buddhist monastery in the Bangladeshi capital to receive iftar, the food with which Muslims break their fast at sunset during the holy month.
The initiative by Dharmarajika Buddhist monastery to distribute food to poor and destitute Muslims is a rare example of social harmony between two groups from two different religions in a country that has witnessed a spate of fatal attacks against minorities and secular activists.
The Dharmarajika Buddhist monastery began this project six years ago, and monks say Ramadan is the best opportunity to help poor Muslims.
The high priest of the temple, Shuddhanando Mohathero, who initiated the project, believes that "humanity is the ultimate goal of humans".
Abul Basahr, a shopkeeper living in the area, told Al Jazeera that monks at the Buddhist temple engaged in several social welfare activities. "The best thing they are doing is the distribution of iftar food to the poor people," he said.
Established in 1951 in Basabo area of Dhaka, the monastery, monk Karuna Bhikkhu says, works for harmony in the society.
Karuna says it is an effort to build good relations with Muslim community, who form nearly 90 percent of the population. Buddhist comprise less than one percent of this nation of 160 million.
Harun Miah, the owner of a local restaurant, has been working with the monastery for past five years to cook iftar meals.
He says the iftar consisting of potato chops, peyaju (onion tempura), beguni (eggplant tempura), chhola-boot (lentils), khejur (dates), muri (puffed rice), and jilapi (a sweet made of sugar syrup) are served in a box.
Buddhapriya Mahathero, the second-high priest of the monastery, said at least 300 poor people are served daily.
"The people start making queues from 3pm onwards inside the monastery," he told Al Jazeera.
For people like Sakhina, who cannot afford an iftar, the free food at the monastery is a godsend gift.
"Here, we are granted respect that we were supposed to get from our co-religists," she told Al Jazeera.
Despite a recent spike in violence in the South Asian nation, the monks say they are not worried about their safety and have a very good relation with the Muslim community.
Mahathero, a firm believer in inter-religious harmony said: "Why should there be a conflict? We are all Bangladeshis. This land is for all of us. By helping each other, we can make this country great."


Teresa in her apartment studio with a stack of her one of a kind albumen prints.
Several months ago I crossed paths with an artist by the name of Teresa Flowers. I knew nearly nothing about her except that she had just moved to Los Angeles from Salt Lake City and I was going to take some photos of her and her work for a magazine article.
I had no idea I would be meeting someone whose artwork and attitude would inspire and motivate me to begin actualizing my own creative desires -- never mind becoming involved in hers too. But that is exactly what happened.
Over the last several weeks I have been assisting Teresa as she begins her artist residency at Maker City in Downtown Los Angeles. For the next three months I am dedicating twelve hours of my time each week to helping this artist I admire transform a blank space into a home for her multi-media art installation "Echoes".
Layering light, photography, drawings, and paint Echoes has been in process for nearly three years. An undertaking that began with shooting and developing 60 gorgeous 24x30 albumen prints (the largest of their kind) that will become the canvases for layers of ink, pencil, and paint. Teresa plans to showcase the various steps she has taken to reach this point in her endeavor as well as examples of what is to come.
She describes the Echoes project as an exploration and expression of her own spiritual development and as an examination of the multiple incarnations of the human soul in different dimensions of reality. Inspired by her deep relationship with her late mother as well as other artists like Alex Gray, Teresa's work is intrinsically personal and draws mostly on her own experience.
On October 15, Teresa will be hosting a preview of Echoes at her studio at Maker City. Until then, Teresa, myself and several other volunteers will be working like mad to realize her most recent vision. If you would like to be involved, learn more about Echoes or Teresa, or want to support the project in any way please visit the Echoes Indiegogo page, www.teresaflowers.com, or RSVP for the upcoming exhibit preview online.


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Code Camp is an organisation that teaches kids how to write code and build iPhone apps in their school holidays. Banter agency approached Andreas Zehntner and his team to conceptualise and deliver a cool and interesting brand experience at Westfield in Chatswood, NSW. The Az team delivered the end-to-end experience from concept and design through to production.
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Andreas Zehntner and his team were brought in by rhipe to develop a series of experiential event solutions to span each calendar year for their own internal events and sponsorship programs with key business partners such as Microsoft and VMWare.
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When DST decided to participate in the Super Expo at the 2016 ASFA Conference, they engaged AZ Brand & Design Dept. to bring their newly invigorated brand to life for the event. Andreas Zehntner worked closely with their Brand Marketing team to deliver a holistic event campaign all the way from creative concept through to production and delivery of the campaign touch-points which included: stand design, three Motion Graphics (where the Az team drove the creative concept, script, illustration and animation/voiceover production) and printed campaign collateral.
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The New York Knicks Reportedly Are Interested In Detroit's Sadiq Bey Ahead Of The Trade Deadline
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Sources: Spurs Hold Players-Only Meeting to Discuss Kawhi Leonard's Status
The San Antonio Spurs held a players-only meeting to implore All-NBA forward Kawhi Leonard to return to the lineup and help the team in its push for the playoffs, league sources told ESPN.
Spurs guard Tony Parker, a four-time NBA champion, quarterbacked the meeting after the team's victory over Minnesota on Saturday night. Non-players were asked to leave the locker room, a source told Michael C. Wright.
The conversation was described as tense and emotional at times. Several teammates spoke up, expressing frustration and confusion over a growing divide that has created significant tension between Leonard and the Spurs. Outside the Spurs locker room, players' voices could be heard through the door, sources said.
Leonard remained resolute in his response, insisting that he has good reason to continue sitting out because he still isn't fully healthy, sources said. Leonard told his teammates that he planned to return once he felt able to do so, sources said.
Source: Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN


There's loads happening in the city this weekend (6th – 9th of Feb) and we have a few to share!
This exhibition is currently on April 6th and 7th in Solomon Gallery on Balfe St next door to the Westbury Hotel.
This is an exhibition with a difference. Buyers are given the chance to buy postcard size artworks worth thousands of euro for just €50. Over 1,000 artists from around the world donated over 1,500 original miniature art pieces. Each of these original art pieces will be sold to the public on a first-come-first-served basis! The twist is that no one will know the identity of the artist until after they buy the piece. All the proceeds made from the event go to the Jack & Jill foundation.
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India calls for Security Council expansion
India has once again called for an expansion of the Security Council, saying that international structures designed seven decades ago have not succeeded in dealing with the complex challenges of today.
"A non-representative Council, designed many long years ago to maintain the balance of power among competing rivals is simply not equipped to handle the challenges that have changed beyond recognition in the intervening decades. An instrument that is no longer considered legitimate and has lost its credibility cannot be our hope for salvation. New realities cannot be addressed by using old paradigms," said India's Permanent Representative to the UN Syed Akbaruddin.
"To tackle contemporary challenges, we need to move beyond old moulds. Until then, 'Speech Acts' like today's debate will remain just that, having little impact on the billions of 'we the people', who are striving to live peacefully in a safe and secure manner," he said, participating in an open debate on 'Addressing complex contemporary challenges to International Peace and Security' on Wednesday.
Akbaruddin asked the Council to focus on the common challenge of peace and security arising out of the globalization of terror networks which operate across borders in terms of propagation of hateful ideologies, sometimes based in deep-rooted perceived grievances; raise finances; procure arms; and recruit operatives.


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Billy McKinney's lefty bat fits Cubs' mission
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Athletics' first round draft pick Billy McKinney. (Michael Zagaris, Getty Images)
MESA, Ariz. — Billy McKinney's shock of being traded in July wore off quickly thanks to warm greetings from Class A Daytona teammates like Albert Almora.
That welcome mat extended to the Cubs' front office, which has gradually addressed a need for more left-handed hitters in the last year and a half.
"That's what people had been telling me: They don't have too many left-handed hitters," McKinney said last week as his participation in the Cubs' Instructional League concluded. "I'm going to try my best, regardless. I know the Cubs are up and coming really quick too."
And their pursuit of adding left-handed hitters has accelerated. One month after drafting left-handed-hitting catcher Kyle Schwarber, the Cubs acquired McKinney, 20, a polished left-handed-hitting outfielder who was the Athletics' No. 2 prospect.
Until those acquisitions, the only top left-handed-hitting prospects were speedy outfielder Jacob Hannemann and first baseman Dan Vogelbach.
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"I love left-handed hitters, and I think you need them to have a dominant lineup," President Theo Epstein said last week after an Arizona Fall League game. "The more, the better. It was a real weakness for us. I think we've started to address it. We started to draft or acquire prospects that we think can really hit from the left side.
"(Anthony) Rizzo is becoming one of the better left-handed bats in the big leagues. It really helps as well with the job (Chris) Coghlan did stepping in. We're starting to get a little more balance, but I still think we have work to do in that area."
The Cubs ranked last in the National League with a .291 on-base percentage against right-handed pitchers, and their .233 batting average against right-handers ranked 14th.
The Cubs have remained patient about not rushing their top hitting prospects, as evidenced by their decision not to promote top slugger Kris Bryant to the majors in September.
But McKinney, who batted .301 with 36 RBIs and a .390 on-base percentage in 51 games with Daytona, said he welcomed the A's challenge of placing him at a higher level during his first and second full professional seasons.
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"I was extremely excited to get sent to high-A out of my first year of pro ball," McKinney said. "I was excited about that. That's what I really wanted to do. I want the challenge."
Before the trade, McKinney was batting only .241 in 75 games at Class A Stockton. "I knew everything I was hitting in California was getting caught," McKinney said. "They started dropping in Florida. It just depends. I've had some tough luck. A (change of) scenery changed my mindset."
McKinney also said he was delighted to join an organization that invests heavily in player development.
"They're really oriented on improving the minor league players and getting them to the big leagues," McKinney said. "They have great facilities here. You're given the best here with the Cubs.''
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Onion Talking: Austentatious Q&A
Posted on October 15, 2017 // 0 Comments
© Robert Viglasky / Austentatious
Hang on to your bonnets – Jane Austen themed improv show Austentatious is currently on tour across the UK, and to celebrate, TVO caught up with the team and decided to ask each of them just one question.
Imagine a cross between Russian Roulette and Smash Hits 'Oh No Not The Biscuit Tin', and you're not too far off the mark, except with much better Regency get-up and nobody dying. And sadly fewer biscuits. This is the result…
The Velvet Onion: Were you a fan of Jane Austen's work before getting involved in the show, and has all this improv on her themes changed your perception of her work?
Rachel Parris: Before starting Austentatious, I certainly liked her novels but had only read a couple. It was after creating the show that we all made an effort to get to know her work better – and having read her books, her letters and learned more about her world, I am a bigger fan now than I ever was. I think doing improv around her style makes me take notice of the less obvious sides of Austen – the moments of mournful feeling, the biting sarcasm, the fervent frustration. She's known for light witty conversation but doing this show reminds you she wrote much more than that, and we try to incorporate all that into what we do. It's a challenge!
TVO: What's the best bit of improv you've seen come out of the group so far?
Andrew Hunter Murray: 'Best' is tricky, but the most effective was probably at this year's Edinburgh Fringe, when Joseph took all his clothes off to play a nudist. This sounds relatively easy, but when you consider the amount of buttons involved in a Regency costume, it's actually extremely impressive.
TVO: You ask audiences to come up with titles for lost Austen works. What's the weirdest one you've seen?
Charlotte Gittins: After six years, you could be forgiven for thinking we must have heard every possible title suggestion, but our audiences continually come up with mind-blowing new gems. We'd need an entire novel to run through all the weirdest titles we've received, but 'Godzilla vs. Mega Darcy' was definitely up there with all the great literary classics. Who better than Jane Austen to tackle the fractious romance of reptilian monster vs. bionic man in all its scaly, homoerotic glory? Somebody pass the smelling salts…
TVO: Do you prefer improv to performing scripted comedy?
Amy Cooke-Hodgson: I don't think I can choose between them! There's something very satisfying about rehearsing and crafting a sketch or performing in a comedy play – you get the chance to tweak the timing.
I was lucky enough to play the Queen in the UK premier of a long lost Cole Porter comedy musical for a six week run. Because it had never been seen in the U.K. before, there were no expectations of how the role should be played, which was a gift. It was a real lesson in making it 'different every night'; the perfect opportunity to experiment with delivery.
L-R: Rachel Parris, Cariad Lloyd, Charlotte GIttins, Amy Cooke-Hodgson, Graham Dickson, Joseph Morpurgo, Daniel Nils Roberts, Andrew Hunter Murray. Photo © Robert Viglasky / Austentatious
TVO: You can only read one Jane Austen book ever again. Which one?
Cariad Lloyd: I know it's obvious, but Pride & Prejudice is still my absolute favourite. I think the cool kids like Persuasion, which I do also love. But for pure joy filled writing and to simply spend time with as excellent a character as Lizzie Bennet, it has to be P&P for me. I always think of it as a gateway book for Jane Austen – if you've never read or seen anything she's done, start here and you get exactly the style and why we're still going on about her 200 years later.
TVO: If you were an Austen era tavern, what would you be called?
Joseph Morpurgo: THE GROG ORIFICE.
TVO: How much fun was Crosstentatious, and are drag shows going to reoccur?
Daniel Nils Roberts: It was loads of fun! Just for anyone who doesn't know, Crosstentatious (as the name suggests) is an annual cross-dressing take on our show that we do for charity. Obviously it's tonnes of fun squeezing into chest-hair exposing dresses and daubing on daft beards, but it is also a chance to turn the restrictiveness of Austen's writing on its head. In many ways it's a bit of a relief as a performer to be able to throw off the templates of cossetted female characters, and sombre menfolk, and mix things up a bit. There's always quite a different atmosphere too – we do it late at night, so we get quite a different audience, and lots of returning fans, which means it turns into a baying hothouse of bawdy references and is all performed with a bit more abandon. And of course it's lovely to think that such silliness raises lots of money for amazing charities (always Waverley Care when in Edinburgh). We're sure we'll be back next year – XL stockings at the ready!
TVO: What's your favourite thing about going on tour, and what would you rather skip about the whole affair?
Graham Dixon: My favourite thing about touring is the games we come up with and play in our tour van. I wish I could say that we are doing something more rock and roll in our tour van, like sulkily recovering from apocalyptic hangovers and callously ignoring the desperate messages of spurned groupies, but the reality of the Austentatious tour bus is no doubt what anyone who has seen the show would expect. We are all massive nerds, so we spend our time playing adorable, esoteric word and guessing games. Every van journey turns into Boxing Day around the fire. The thing I could skip is actually doing the shows. Just get me back in the van so we can play "TV Commissioner" and "2.4 Children" (These are actual games we play).
TVO: Lastly, one for anyone and everyone… apart from Austentatious, what are you all doing next?
Many various projects! Joseph is doing his show Hammerhead at the Soho Theatre, Andrew is going on tour with his podcast, No Such Thing As A Fish. You can see Charlotte in Poland and Australia at various impro festivals, Cariad continues to host Griefcast, a podcast where she interviews comedians about death which is cheerier than it sounds! Rachel is gigging around the country and also performing in new improv troupe with Marcus Brigstocke, There will be Cake. Amy is also performing with improvised Enid Blyton, The Bumper Blyton Improvised Adventure, Graham is performing his Edinburgh show Graham Dickson is The Narcissist in London, and Daniel can be found in the long running improv comedy show Racing Minds. Basically we're busy!
Big thanks to team Austentatious for playing along. You can catch them on tour across the UK now, and in the West End for shows in the Winter.
Amy Cooke-Hodgson
Andrew Hunter Murray
Austentatious
Cariad Lloyd
Charlotte Gittins
Daniel Nils Roberts
Graham Dickson
Joseph Morpurgo


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I thought it may have been a bad photo but she doesn't look much better here..
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Maxwell Norton, emeritus fruit and nut adviser for Mariposa and Merced counties, will be presenting. Norton has over 40 years of experience working with fruit trees and grapes.
Topics covered will include a variety of fruit tree pests and how to prevent and/or manage them. Attendees are welcome to bring samples for the class to look at.
Registration is required. Register at cemariposa.ucanr.edu or call 209-966-2417.
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Dinner includes the Soroptomists' beans and cole slaw and desserts by Mountain Community Women.
The Mountain Amateur Radio Club is holding its annual "Field Day" event this weekend in the field behind True Value on Highway 49 in Oakhurst.
The event is open to the public to see a demonstration practice of emergency communication. The "hams" participate in this event for three reasons.
▪ It's a way to practice setting up equipment in a remote location which may not have regular PG&E power. Temporary antennas are set up and an electric generator is brought in for the radio gear.
▪ It's a contest between radio clubs and individuals country wide. Thousands of operators compete for points which are received for each contact with another station.
▪ It's a way to demonstrate to the public what amateur radio can do in an emergency.
The event begins at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 23, and runs continuously for 24 hours until 11 a.m. the following morning.
First 5 Madera County is hosting Toddler Summer Reading Story Time at the Oakhurst Library.
Each session is from 10:30-11:30 a.m. and includes a book followed by an activity, geared toward helping children to acquire pre-literacy skills needed for kindergarten.
Upcoming dates are Mondays June 25, July 9 and July 23 at the library, 49044 Civic Circle in Oakhurst.
The Madera County Sheriff's Office received $942,525 from the California Department of Justice Tobacco Law Enforcement Grant Program to hire school resource officers to conduct tobacco trainings and tobacco retailer license inspection and enforcement operations. It also will install vapor and smoke detection devices in schools.


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Q: Elegant retry on effectively arbitrary call I have a call to a remote resource, on this occasion it is a WCF one but I have a similar problem with a com call that might be useful.
I want to retry the call if certain exceptions are thrown and as there are a dozen or so calls I want to handle this more elegantly.
I thought of reflection but like a vampire I instinctively  shy away from it.
This what I have
void mycall(){

            for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
            {
                try
                {
                    return this.innerProxy.LoadMap2(MapName);
                }
                catch (ServerTooBusyException e)
                {
                    Logger.DebugFormat("Caught ServerTooBusyException for {0}th time but retrying [{1}]", i + 1, e.Message);

                    Thread.Sleep(50);
                }
            }

// final call will fail if ServerTooBusy is thorwn here.
                    return this.innerProxy.LoadMap2(MapName);
}

As I have several calls like this it seems that I ought to be able to pass in a method pointer and a parameter array into this 'pattern'.
Any suggestions?

A: This is indeed relatively easy in C# using a delegate. You can use a Func<T> without parameters, since you can specify an arbirary number of parameters using a lambda closure:
T Retry<T>(Func<T> method, int n) {
     for (int i = 0; i < n - 1; i++) {
        try {
           T value = method();
           return value;
        } catch (ServerTooBusyException e) {
           //...
        }
     }
     //final call
     return method();
}

And calling the method:
void mycall() {
   var result = Retry(() => this.innerProxy.LoadMap2(MapName), 5);
}

Note that your mycall returns void, but I don't think it actually does, since you seem to return values. If you want to return void instead, use Action instead of Func<T> as a parameter.

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Paul Mirocha Photography
Aboutphotographer2019-03-05T03:55:37+00:00
Tumamoc Hill
Home of The Desert Laboratory
TUMAMOC HILL is a unique mountain, a wild-land Sonoran Desert research preserve, historical landmark, and archaeological preserve surrounded by growing urban Tucson, Arizona. The Hill has a colorful history and has been called variously, "Tucson's Acropolis," "A Mecca for Botanists," and "the Jerusalem of Desert-Rats."
Tumamoc contains evidence of 2500 years of human habitation, was probably a cultural and religious landmark in prehistoric times, and remains a sacred site for historical indigenous people. In 1903, the Carnegie Institution of Washington established its Desert Botanical Laboratory here, the first field station dedicated to the study of deserts worldwide. Study plots created in 1906 are the world's oldest continuously monitored ecological research plots in the world.
Today, Tumamoc is still a community icon owned and managed by the University of Arizona in cooperation with Pima County. This highly protected 860-acre preserve is still off-limits for the public except for the single 1.5 mile road to the summit. Over 1000 people walk the route daily, for health, to socialize, the spectacular views, and the unique experience of an intact natural environment two miles from downtown.
Paul Mirocha
Artist in Residence 2012-
ALL THE PHOTOGRAPHS on this site are from Tumamoc Hill, a Sonoran Desert ecological preserve in Tucson, Arizona. The images are part of a creative assignment I gave myself—to limit my artistic work to one small, 860-acre place. By doing that, I am able to learn about the site in more depth, and form a unique relationship with it. I call this approach "place-based" or "site-based" work.
Early ecologists working at the Carnegie Desert Botanical Laboratory, established on Tumamoc in 1903, defined the landscape itself as their laboratory. Scientists have monitored the landscape here for over 100 years to study climate and vegetation change. I read the science and add to it by documenting the beauty of the place as well as the ecology.
I started this work in 2011, when I was given a studio on the Hill and unique access to the scientists and environment there. As artist-in-residence, I am sponsored by Tumamoc: People and Habitats, a division of the University of Arizona's College of Science. My project is to observe and document a wild landscape surrounded by a growing urban environment.
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China Poot is enhanced with sockeye salmon by the Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association, paid for by commercial fishers. Those that escape the commercial nets are available to harvest by personal use dipnetters.
Sockeye salmon generally return to China Poot Creek by July 1, with the typical peak of the run between July 18 and July 31.


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Is Innovation the Answer?
Innovation, derived from the Latin for new, is the current buzzword of global health. It is difficult to peruse the labyrinth of global health dialogue without noticing "innovation" peppered about like a golden stamp of approval. In order for a global health idea to garner merit in the present atmosphere, it must be christened as innovative, as something shiny, exciting and new. However, innovation is not always the answer; instead, we need a return to the aged basics of the tried and true.
Innovations in Healthcare at Home and Abroad
The past two decades were witness to the development of countless new companies as an entrepreneurial spirit swept across the United States. And luckily, the venture capitalists and innovators responsible for this spirit show no sign of slowing. New technologies are being constantly developed, and a new "next big thing" hits the market every day. Entrepreneur Magazine reports predictions of increased investments in business and healthcare IT for 2013, expecting more capital to flow into start-ups in these industries in the months ahead. A second—perhaps not unrelated—defining element of the past two decades is healthcare.
Health Consequences for Mothers and Children: The Feminzation of Migration in West Africa
In the summer of 2010, while interning at a migration health policy organization in Dakar, Senegal, I was speaking with my manager about the benefits and challenges of living in Senegal versus the United States. An educated and well-traveled Senegalese woman expressed that it was much easier to live in Africa than in the United States because domestic help was readily available and inexpensive. In addition to the comforts of familiarity in her home country, the availability of cheap domestic help was a main reason that she and her family planned to remain in Dakar…
From Jurassic Park to H5N1: Is There a Human Threat?
This past summer, Nature and Science published a pair of studies, identifying mutations and other biological modifications that significantly elevate the contagiousness of H5N1, or bird flu. The set of articles sparked a heated discussion regarding both public access to and the appropriateness of potentially dangerous research on infectious disease. Although much of the concern surrounding studies of this nature is warranted, scientists and public health officials should err on the side of scientific freedom when considering restrictions on research and its public access.
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The Cancer Dilemma
Map of China's "Cancer Villages" According to a study released by Washington National Institute for Wellness Solutions, cancer is the top health concern among Middle-income Americans—ranking higher than concern for heart disease, stroke, or Alzheimer's disease1. That cancer is a major health concern in the U.S. is not surprising, as age-related diseases are the […]
The Integration of Mental Health into Primary Care
Mental health is one of the biggest problems facing modern medicine today, yet it is often overlooked in terms of primary care. Not only do mental disorders have a heavy economic and social burden on society, but also few of those who need assistance with mental disorders actually receive the treatment they require. In order to close this gap in mental health treatment and increase access to mental healthcare, mental health services should be integrated into primary healthcare through health policy legislation and education of primary care workers.
Expert Contributions
Explaining the Health Effects of Women's Schooling in the Developing World
Global health research has long faced a paradox: That the school attainment of mothers is associated – strongly, independently and in most less-developed countries – with reduced child mortality and other beneficial health outcomes, but no consensus has emerged about why or how this happens. A new book from our Project on Maternal Schooling at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Literacy and Mothering, tackles this problem directly, not only with a detailed theoretical explanation but also with evidence from literacy assessments of mothers in four countries: Mexico, Nepal, Venezuela and Zambia.
Integration of Health Services: Theory and Practices
In Seattle we often are fortunate enough to have access to a good health clinic or physician, where we can go for regular check-ups and screening tests, get necessary immunizations, address our reproductive health needs, get assessed and treated for many illnesses or injuries, and obtain referrals when we need care that the clinic does not provide. This kind of accessible, integrated care, with its focus on prevention, standard treatment for common health problems, and monitoring of chronic conditions is good for individuals, families, and communities. Yet many people around the world face a much different health care picture.
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By Annie Ryu Annie Ryu is Co-founder and CSO of LifeGuard Games, a company building edugame apps to teach and motivate kids to manage chronic conditions. Prior to launching LifeGuard Games, she co-founded, directed, and implemented a maternal and child health SMS-based venture in rural southern India.
Innovations in Stem Cell Research: The Solution to Organ Trafficking?
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Recently, Harald Ott's laboratory at Massachusetts General Hospital was able to make a bio-engineered rat kidney.[1] In their experimental design, they exposed a mature rat kidney to detergents in order to wash away old parent cells, leaving only a web of proteins that constituted the original kidney. Then, by injecting endothelial and epithelial cells into […]
Change Domestic Taxation Policies to Increase Available Resources for Health
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The WHO document suggests that the implementation of Value Added Taxes (VAT) with a share of the revenue earmarked for the health sector, and health-specific taxes on large corporations could have medium to high fundraising potential and are likely pro-poor. Oxfam has suggested that if government leaders were to close tax loopholes that enable legal tax-dodging, some $189 billion could be raised in taxes internationally each year
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Several parishes across Louisiana are dealing with widespread flooding from this week's storms that passed through the state.The rising floodwaters have forced people and families out of their homes to seek shelter elsewhere. Here in southeast Louisiana, parishes on the Northshore have issued declarations of emergency to help with disaster relief.On Friday, the American Red Cross opened shelters in St. Tammany, Tangipahoa and Washington parishes to provide assistance to people affected by the flooding.Local and state authorities are also providing assistance to people affected. One of those agencies is the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.Related: Get information, updates from GOHSEP hereGOHSEP is working with local parishes to help provide assistance and relief. There is also information available to residents on GOHSEP's website.Residents can visit GOHSEP to find a list of phone numbers for their local parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, which can be useful in obtaining updated information on local response and relief efforts and road closures.Here's a list of numbers for local parish offices on the Northshore:St. Tammany Parish: 985-898-2359Tangipahoa Parish: 985-748-9602Washington Parish: 985-839-0434There are also links to their websites and email information. For residents in other parishes, GOSHEP has a full list of local office numbers across Louisiana.
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Several parishes across Louisiana are dealing with widespread flooding from this week's storms that passed through the state.
The rising floodwaters have forced people and families out of their homes to seek shelter elsewhere. Here in southeast Louisiana, parishes on the Northshore have issued declarations of emergency to help with disaster relief.
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On Friday, the American Red Cross opened shelters in St. Tammany, Tangipahoa and Washington parishes to provide assistance to people affected by the flooding.
Local and state authorities are also providing assistance to people affected. One of those agencies is the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.
Related: Get information, updates from GOHSEP here
GOHSEP is working with local parishes to help provide assistance and relief. There is also information available to residents on GOHSEP's website.
Residents can visit GOHSEP to find a list of phone numbers for their local parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, which can be useful in obtaining updated information on local response and relief efforts and road closures.
Here's a list of numbers for local parish offices on the Northshore:
St. Tammany Parish: 985-898-2359
Tangipahoa Parish: 985-748-9602
Washington Parish: 985-839-0434
There are also links to their websites and email information. For residents in other parishes, GOSHEP has a full list of local office numbers across Louisiana.
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Q: question about python code folder (lib/test) structure This is not a question specific to defaultdict but in general philosophy or logic behind placing  code in test files.
I would like to know reason behind placing the defaultdict class in cpython/Lib/test/test_descrtut.py. Github link (https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/master/Lib/test/test_descrtut.py)
The third subfolder is named test and also the file name has test in it, which indicates that its for test code. Also it has test code.
As this file is for test code the question is, why the defaultdict class in present in this file.
I tried going to documentation but could not easily figure out the reason. https://devguide.python.org/exploring/


The Carolina Recycling Association recognized New Hanover County's Environmental Management Department with the 2019 Annual Recycling Award for the food waste composting program during the organization's annual conference in March.
Since beginning its compost food waste program in November 2017, the county has generated more than 80 tons of compost, which is used in county parks and gardens and shared with area organic farmers.
All residents and businesses are encouraged to use the composting program. Unpackaged food waste can be brought at no charge to the county's composter at the landfill, 5210 U.S. 421 N., or to the mobile household hazardous waste unit, HazWagon. Food waste collection at homes and businesses also can be arranged.
The Carolina Recycling Association honors top performers each year that advance waste reduction and recycling in North and South Carolina. The awards are open to individuals, companies, governments, schools, organizations, nonprofits organizations and councils.
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Many Portland Chapter NSA members donated to and/or attended the 3rd annual fundraiser for Camp More, an overnight summer camp for kids and teens who stutter. The evenings was filled with great food, friends, drinks, auction items, inspirational speeches, community, and live music thanks to our very own member, Christopher Shotola-Hardt. Portland is an exciting place to be for kids, teens, and adults who stutter.


The other night my group of girlfriends got together to make dinner and decorate some gingerbread houses. We knew it would get hectic the closer we got to christmas so to make sure we didn't miss out, we did it early! That's actually my sister beside me (second from the right)...we actually all used to live together (well, 4 of us) and it was an awesome year. So glad we got to celebrate without the stress of exams or last-minute holiday stuff!
Lisa from Ameliorer la vie shared her three-day trip to Jo'burg last week, and she had some incredible photographs! Look at those beautiful Lions! Stunning. Thanks so much for sharing, Lisa!
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OSCE media freedom representative shocked by murder of journalist in Azerbaijan
File photo of Azerbaijani journalist Elmar Huseynov at the First OSCE South Caucasus Media Conference, October 2004. Huseynov, founder and editor of the independent weekly news magazine Monitor, was shot and killed outside his apartment on 2 March 2005. (OSCE) Photo details
VIENNA, 3 March 2005 - The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today he was appalled by the murder of journalist Elmar Huseynov and has asked the Azerbaijani authorities for a swift investigation into the case.
"I am shocked by the murder of Huseynov whom I knew personally," said Mr. Haraszti. "I met him last October at our First South Caucasus Media Conference where he contributed to a discussion on access to information with valuable ideas on legal solutions."
"The murder of this outspoken independent journalist is a serious loss for the Azerbaijani media. My thoughts are with his family and colleagues," he added.
Elmar Huseynov, the founder and editor of the independent weekly news magazine Monitor, was shot and killed outside his apartment on 2 March.
The magazine had been under constant pressure from authorities for the critical nature of some of the articles. It has had difficulties with printing and distribution and also has been faced with several defamation law suits.
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media will be closely following the investigation and will be in contact with the Azerbaijani authorities on this matter.
"The OSCE community expects the investigation to find out whether the murder is linked in any way with Mr. Huseynov's work, as his colleagues suspect, or with other recently reported cases of harassment of journalists in Azerbaijan," said Miklos Haraszti.


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Q: configuring mongodb-cross store in spring-boot-starter is there anyway to configure spring-data-mongodb-cross-store with spring-boot-starter-data-jpa without using xml ?
in my JPA entity i have
@RelatedDocument
private Image image;

and here's my Image class (Document)
@Document
public class CartoonImages implements Serializable{

private static final long serialVersionUID = 2297669065273705668L;

@Id
private ObjectId id;

private String filesize;

private String filetype;

private String filename;

private String base64;

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when i try to insert an image to my entity, com.mysql.jdbc.MysqlDataTruncation: Data truncation: Data too long for column 'image' exception is fired
since am using @SpringBootApplication , what can i do to configure the cross-store? :)
thanks in advance


Gary Bric's ramp has always been known for their great seafood and steaks.
However, at lunchtime, when your either on a budget or time restraints, your just looking for a good burger. Look no further then the I-5 at Hollywood Way.
Yes, technically not in Burbank, but less then a quarter mile from the city limits, Burbank people can travel here with little effort or time lost.
As soon as you walk in the door you are greeted and seating is quick and easy. Our waitress was quick to bring drinks and had a great attitude as well as great knowledge of the menu.
Upon ordering the cheeseburger, I heard the words that I always cherish, "How would you like that cooked?" That's your first hint your dealing with a real patty cooked by a real cook. Of course, medium rare is the selection. I also ordered avocado just because I was in the mood.
When the burger comes, it is a presentation on a plate. All of the condiments such as onions, lettuce and tomato are on the side along with a fresh pickle wedge. Ketchup and mustard are brought to the table but I asked for my number one choice in condiments, thousand island. Our waitress explained that it was made on the premises and you could tell by the smooth taste. The avocado was abundant and freshly cut that was placed over the cheddar cheese.
What was perfect about the burger patty was its imperfection. You can tell the patty had been hand made because it was not exactly round.
Of course it's still about the taste.
Once I had the well sized toasted buns loaded up, the first bite exploded with all the flavors that you would expect from a fine steak house. Every bite had flavor from the first to last, and the bun held up great. The burger was cooked exactly right, and the homemade thousand island with the avocado was just perfect.
Side Notes: Not only is the burger a great size, but it also comes with a side (I picked the fries, which were well done to my standards although I did crave some seasoning salt). Here is the kicker though, the whole thing is only $7.50. This is one of the best values in town for the quality of the meal. In a world that Gucci burgers now go for $10 to $15 with no sides, this is one of the best deals you will find not only in the Burbank area, but all of Los Angeles. Usually I don't get a dessert, but they have some salted caramel ice cream that is phenomenal.
Gary Bric's Ramp is located at 7730 North Hollywood Way – right next to the I-5 South on-ramp. 818 768-6499. Open Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday, 5 p.m.-10 p.m. and the bar is open until to 2 am every day.
This entry was posted in Burgers, Featured, News and tagged Burger Review, Gary Bric's Ramp on November 7, 2015 by Burger Dude.


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You might call Dan Casey one of baseball's original crafty lefties.
The pitcher, then just 21 years old, went 11-3 for the 1884 Quicksteps, including starting and winning the club's first-ever Major League game, a 4-3 victory over the Washington Nationals.
Casey came to Wilmington direct from his family's farm in Binghamton, N.Y., accompanied by his brother Dennis Casey. Dennis, an outfielder for the Quicksteps, was five years older than Dan and had had several years of pro experience.
Casey was a big man for his era, listed at 6 feet tall and 180 pounds. While that make him seem slight compared with pitchers of today, he towered over many of his contemporaries in the 1880s, as shown in this photo from 1887. That's Casey getting his valuable left arm rubbed down by a trainer for the Philadelphia Quakers (nee Phillies). Behind him is Charlie Bastian, the 5-foot-6 infielder who was Casey's teammate both with the '84 Quicksteps and the '87 Quakers.
Albert G. Spalding Collection, New York Public Library
Casey's stint with Wilmington ended as abruptly as it started. The very same day he beat Washington in the club's big-league debut, Dan's brother Dennis and their teammate and captain Oyster Burns jumped the club for a better offer with the Baltimore Orioles, depriving the Wilmington club of its two best hitters. While teammates grudgingly understood that Burns deserved the opportunity they were resentful of Dennis's departure, making for an especially uncomfortable situation for Dan. And after Dan mailed in his next effort, surrendering 14 runs on 14 hits to the same Washington club, he was swiftly and unceremoniously released.
Casey worked his way back to the majors the next season, advancing from the independent Indianapolis Hoosiers to the Detroit Wolverines of the NL, then spent the next five years in Philly highlighted by a 28-13 campiagn in 1887, when he led the National League with a 2.86 ERA. Casey was said to specialize in throwing a screwball, which may have been taught to him by his 1884 Wilmington teammate, Edward "The Only" Nolan. His big-league career lasted through 1890 but records show he spent several more seasons in the minors, most with his hometown Binghamton Bingos.
Casey's deceptive delivery however continued long after his baseball career was over. Working as a trolley conductor in Binghamton, Casey began telling friends that he was the inspiration for the tragic hero of Ernest L. Thayer's famous baseball poem, "Casey at the Bat," which was first published in 1887.
In the poem, the "Mudville Nine" trail 4-2 in the ninth with two outs before "Flynn" singles and "Blake" doubles to bring the tying runs to second and third before Casey disappoints them all by striking out.
Casey insisted the poem was based on a game between Philadelphia and the New York Giants in 1887 and in his version, Flynn is Charlie Bastian and Blake is teammate Joe Mulvey. Historians have little trouble shooting Casey's story down. The details don't exactly line up (the game ended in a tie, Bastian didn't play that day and Casey didn't actually strike out but drove in the game-tying run off Tim Keefe of the Mets) and it's very unlikely that Thayer, then living in San Francisco, would retain the details of that game. The poet himself said characters were a composite.
But in 1939, as baseball was celebrating another bogus legend — the 100th anniversary of its alleged founding by Abner Doubleday and the dedication of its Hall of Fame Museum where his invention supposedly had taken place, Cooperstown, N.Y. — Commissioner Ford Frick invited the 76-year-old Dan Casey along and had him recreate the event that inspired the famous poem with Rogers Hornsby pitching. Casey was then presented with a lifetime pass allowing him to attend any baseball game.
When Dan Casey died in 1943, at age 80, the myth persisted.
Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright,
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light;
And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout,
But there is no joy in Mudville—mighty Casey has struck out.
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