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When looking at gig-worthy amplifiers things start to get a little difficult to choose, there are just a lot of choices out there that come in different powers and features. On top of all that most of these amplifiers are pretty expensive to buy upfront, so guitarists look to get the most for their money. While there are a lot of options out there, one of the most notable has always been the Fender Blues Junior IV, an amp that has risen to prominence in the middle of the 90s and its fourth iteration seems to be one of the best in the market.
Fender has released some legendary electric guitars, and to accompany them they delivered some excellent amplifiers, such as the tweed and blackface amps in the 50s and 60s. They delivered some great classic tones which are relevant even today, however, in 1993 Fender released the Blues series, and the Bluest Junior IV seems to be one of the most trustworthy gig amps out there. I have had some experience with Fender Blues amps, and I wanted to see whether the Blues Junior IV can really be enough for a gig. Let's take a deeper look.
With the release of the Blues Junior IV, Fender released two more amps, the Hot Rod IV, and the Pro JR IV LTD. The Fender Blues Junior IV comes as the most simplistic in the series and it has always been about that. It has preached to be a simple package that is reliable and will get the job done a gig in and gig out. The feature set is pretty exemplary though, as we will see in a moment.
The main premise of the Fender Blues Junior IV is that it is an all-tube combo amplifier. As we all know tube amplifiers are not really a jack of all trades tools, however, this one promises to be such a device. The reviews have stated that this amplifier can deliver perfect cleans and amazing drives, all thanks to the EL84 power section. The EL84 power section has proved itself as one of the most versatile ones out there and it has fit into any rig without any problem. What impressed me the most is that it is powerful enough to handle dozens of pedals without a hassle.
Like I said the Fender Blues Junior IV is a pretty simple package that gets the job done. You will see that this amp has just 15-watts of power in total and it has just one 12-inch Celestion A-type speaker. This might look like its not enough for gigging, but the tube nature of this amp is more than enough for live performances and it can be combined with multiple speakers seamlessly. The aforementioned Celestion A-type speaker in my experience has delivered some perfect tones that are driven and clean with high headroom.
It has three 12AX7 preamp tubes. The preamp is specifically modified to provide a rich sound which you wouldn't expect from a compact amplifier like this one, but then again further testing will prove or disprove this. It also has a reverb spring that is common in this series but nice to have nevertheless. In the controls department, you will not see a lot but, it is just enough to modify the tone properly. The controls include the volume, treble, bass, mid, master, and reverb knobs, without forgetting the on/off switch.
Like I said I have had some experience with the Fender's Blues series, and the Fender Blues Junior IV doesn't look much different than its predecessors. It is a pretty compact gig definitely, at least for gigging standards, measuring about 16x18x9.18-inches in total and a weight of just 31.5 pounds. This means that you can take this beast on the road without thinking much about transport. With the package, you will find a 1-button footswitch that will make your job easier.
On the top, this amp has a handle like most Fender amps of this size. The design though is what impresses me the most, despite being one that was used a lot by now. It takes inspiration from the tweed amps that I mentioned in the beginning, with its black vinyl that looks pretty retro and the silver sparkle grille cloth that is yellowed out to look like the blackface combo amps of the 60s. The amps are pretty durable overall, rocking great build quality, but then again nothing less is expected from Fender. It will definitely last for a long time.
When I received the Fender Blues Junior IV I expected to get the same performance as its predecessor with some tiny tweaks. However, this one proved to be different, it is a brand new amplifier and a mighty one at that. The preamp modifications that I mentioned earlier definitely paid off here. For example, the past models sounded a little harsh, but this one sounds bold and mighty, with plenty of character at that. I noticed that there is a lot of headroom here which is nice to have. This is a perfectly balanced amp as the mids soar properly, the lows don't blend and bleed and the highs are bright enough to be tasteful. The tonal nature is perfect overall allowing you to express yourself properly, and with the right pedals, you will have plenty of fun with this one.
I have always relied on bigger larger tube amps or modeling amps for gigging, however, the Fender Blues Junior IV proved that it is more than enough. If you learn to appreciate its simplicity it will work wonders for you regardless of your style or guitar. I found out that it gives an extra twang to single-coils and flatters humbuckers in a different way. For the price that it comes at I really can't find any flaws to this iteration of Blues Junior. Take its tiny dimensions, lightweight body, new speaker, and modified preamp, and you got yourself a winner.
Fender Blues Junior IV
Performance worthy power
Compact dimensions
None for the price


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This week has been really telling on Big Brother and Nikki weathered the storm brilliantly. Her time was up and she came out to a reception fitting of a Rock Star! This years Big Brother saw the Timewarp twist which saw absolute Legends Nikki Grahame and Brian Belo enter a secret Bunker with a fake eviction of Marc. A repeat of the Big Brother 7 fake eviction of Aisleyne Horgan Wallace, thats what I first thought as that would be a real timewarp twist. Instead they gave us Helen last years winner who had a free pass to the final and never had to face a vote to evict otherwise she would have been gone! For some reason she won narrowly over Ashley Cole in a vote to win in 2015 for being vile to other housemates the entire season.
This season has been blessed with Nikki entering the house and she hadn't changed a bit she was a trooper and never disappointed her fans. Nikki hasn't changed since BB7 except she is in a much better frame of mind and has conquered her demons of anorexia, she looked amazing!
Nikki got a great reception from the crowd, reminiscent of when she was evicted in BB7 for the first time and got a chant Nikki..Nikki..Nikki and came out to cheers. This being her 4th time evicted from the Big Brother house and her 5th appearance on the show and has had more the 100 days in Big Brother house more then any #BBUK housemate ever!
What I really loved about this eviction at the top of the stairs Nikki gave the click. And if you don't know what that is well you haven't watched Ultimate Big Brother which all the housemates in the final did. Nikki did it as a tribute to all the great housemates in that series.
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Donald Hall served as Poet Laureate from 2006 to 2007. His poetry has been set to music by William Bolcom in his work Simple Stories, for soprano solo and chorus, as well as his song cycle Three Donald Hall Songs for voice and small ensemble.
Photo: Donald Hall, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
"Hall, who was born in New Haven, Conn., received his bachelor's degree from Harvard College and a bachelor's in literature from Oxford University. He has published 15 books of poetry, including his latest, White Apples and the Taste of Stone: Selected Poems 1946-2006. He has also written 20 books of prose, children's books and plays. He received the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Award for his poetry book The One Day (1988). He lives in New Hampshire."
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Kevin Reitz
James Annenberg La Vea Land Grant Chair in Criminal Procedure Law
Dartmouth College, B.A.
University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D.
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Professor Kevin R. Reitz joined the University of Minnesota law faculty in 2005. He teaches criminal law, criminal procedure, and professional responsibility. His scholarship is focused on criminal justice policy, including law and criminology. His recent book with Henry Ruth, The Challenge of Crime: Rethinking Our Response (Harvard University Press, 2003), considers issues of crime and punishment in American history, drug control policy, policing, gun control, and juvenile justice. Much of his writing has been in the field of sentencing law and policy, including 2005 articles in the Columbia and Stanford Law Reviews.
In addition to his research, Professor Reitz serves the criminal bar and the criminal justice community. In 1993, he organized the pilot meeting of the National Association of Sentencing Commissions, which has gone on to become a nationwide resource for states contemplating or undertaking the process of sentencing reform. He continues to work with NASC and with individual sentencing commissions nationwide. From 1989 to 1994, he served as Co-Reporter for the new edition of the ABA's Criminal Justice Standards for Sentencing. In June 2001, he was appointed by the American Law Institute to be Reporter for the first-ever revision of the Model Penal Code, limited to the Code's provisions on sentencing and corrections. This ambitious project has drawn wide attention from policy makers and scholars, including a full symposium issue of the Buffalo Criminal Law Review in 2003.
Professor Reitz graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1982, where he served as Comment Editor of the Law Review. Following graduation, he clerked for one year for Justice Jay A. Rabinowitz of the Supreme Court of Alaska in Fairbanks. From 1983 to 1988 he was an associate in the litigation department of Saul, Ewing, Remick, and Saul, in Philadelphia, where he handled criminal and civil cases. From 1988 to 2005 he taught at the University of Colorado School of Law in Boulder. In 2002 he was visiting fellow at the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge, where he taught a seminar in sentencing policy and research.
Criminal Punishment
American Exceptionalism in Crime and Punishment (Oxford University Press, 2018) (editor)
The Oxford Handbook of Sentencing and Corrections (Oxford University Press, 2012) (co-editor) Joan Petersilia
The Challenge of Crime: Rethinking our Response (Harvard University Press, 2003) Henry Ruth
Measuring Changes in Incarceration Rates: Shifts in Carceral Intensity As Felt by Communities, 24 Berkeley Journal of Criminal Law 1 (2019)
Model Penal Code: Sentencing—Workable Limits on Mass Punishment, 48 Crime and Justice 255 (2019) Cecelia M. Klingele
The Future of Parole Release, 46 Crime and Justice 279 (2017) Edward E. Rhine & Joan Petersilia
Improving Parole Release in America, 28 Federal Sentencing Reporter 96 (2015) Edward E. Rhine & Joan Petersilia
The Economic Rehabilitation of Offenders: Recommendations of the Model Penal Code (Second), 99 Minnesota Law Review 1735 (2015)
Demographic Impact Statements, O'Connor's Warning, and the Mysteries of Prison Release: Topics from a Sentencing Reform Agenda, 61 Florida Law Review 683 (2009)
Don't Blame Determinacy: U.S. Incarceration Growth Has Been Driven by Other Forces, 84 Texas Law Review 1787 (2006)
The Enforceability of Sentencing Guidelines, 58 Stanford Law Review 155 (2005)
The New Sentencing Conundrum: Policy and Constitutional Law at Cross-Purposes, 105 Columbia Law Review 1082 (2005)
American Law Institute, Model Penal Code: Sentencing, Plan for Revision, 6 Buffalo Criminal Law Review 525 (2002)
Lethal Violence in America: An Overview of the Colorado Law Review Symposium, 69 University of Colorado Law Review 891 (1998)
Modeling Discretion in American Sentencing Systems, 20 Law & Policy 389 (1998)
The Reactions of Criminal Justice Professionals to a Law Review Symposium, 69 University of Colorado Law Review 1217 (1998) Alice Donnelly Madden
Sentencing Guideline Systems and Sentence Appeals: A Comparison of Federal and State Experiences, 91 Northwestern University Law Review 1441 (1997)
Zimring, Hawkins, and the Macro Problems of Imprisonment, 87 Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology 604 (1997) (reviewing Franklin Zimring & Gordon Hawkins, The Scale of Imprisonment (University of Chicago Press, 1991))
The American Experiment: Crime Reduction through Prison Growth, 4:3 European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research 74 (Sept. 1996)
Michael Tonry and the Structure of Sentencing Laws, 86 Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology 1585 (1996) (reviewing Michael Tonry, Sentencing Matters (Oxford University Press, 1996))
Testilying as a Problem of Crime Control: A Reply to Professor Slobogin, 67 University of Colorado Law Review 1061 (1996)
The Federal Role in Sentencing Law and Policy, 543 Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 116 (1996)
Building a Sentencing Reform Agenda: The ABA's New Sentencing Standards, 78 Judicature 189 (1995) Curtis Reitz
The Cutting Edge of Sentencing Reform, 8 Federal Sentencing Reporter 64 (1995)
Epilogue: A Gathering of State Sentencing Commissions, 64 University of Colorado Law Review 837 (1993) Leonard Orland
Sentencing Facts: Travesties of Real-Offense Sentencing, 45 Stanford Law Review 523 (1993)
Sentencing Reform in the States: An Overview of the Colorado Law Review Symposium, 64 University of Colorado Law Review 645 (1993)
The American Bar Association's New Sentencing Standards, 6 Federal Sentencing Reporter 169 (1993) Curtis Reitz
Clients, Lawyers and the Fifth Amendment: The Need for a Projected Privilege, 41 Duke Law Journal 572 (1991)
American Exceptionalism in Crime and Punishment: Broadly Defined, in American Exceptionalism in Crime and Punishment (Kevin R. Reitz, ed., Oxford University Press, 2018)
Dominant Discretionary Decision-making. Discretionary Prison Release Systems in the U.S.: A Comparative Framework, in Offender Release and Supervision: The Role of Courts and the Use of Discretion (Martine Herzog-Evans, ed., Wolf Legal Publishers, 2014)
Comparing Sentencing Guidelines: Do US Systems Have Anything Worthwhile To Offer England and Wales?, in Sentencing Guidelines: Exploring the English Model (Andrew Ashworth & Julian V. Roberts, eds., Oxford University Press, 2013)
Proof of Aggravating and Mitigating Facts at Sentencing, in Mitigation and Aggravation at Sentencing (Julian V. Roberts, ed., Cambridge University Press, 2011)
Sentencing, in Crime and Public Policy (James Q. Wilson & Joan Petersilia, eds., Oxford University Press, 2d ed., 2011)
The "Traditional" Indeterminate Sentencing Model, in The Oxford Handbook of Sentencing and Corrections (Joan Petersilia & Kevin Reitz, eds., Oxford University Press, 2011)
The Illusion of Proportionality: Desert and Repeat Offenders, in Previous Convictions at Sentencing: Theoretical and Applied Perspectives (Julian V. Roberts & Andrew von Hirsch, eds., Hart Pub., 2010)
Questioning the Conventional Wisdom of Parole Release Authority, in The Future of Imprisonment (Michael Tonry, ed., Oxford University Press, 2004)
The Disassembly and Reassembly of U.S. Sentencing Practices, in Sentencing and Sanctions in Western Countries (Richard Frase & Michael Tonry, eds., Oxford University Press, 2001)
Criminal Appeals in the United States, in Rechtsmittel Im Strafrecht: Eine International Vergleichende Untersuchung Zur Rechts-Wirklichkeit Und Effizienz Von Rechtsmitteln (Monika Becker & Jorg Kinzig, eds., Edition Iuscrim, 2000) (translated by Bettina Schutz-Garden)
Sentencing, in The Handbook of Crime and Punishment (Michael Tonry, ed., Oxford University Press USA, 1998)
Model Penal Code: Sentencing: Report (American Law Institute, 2003) (Reporter)
Entries in Reference Works
Sentencing: Allocation of Authority, in Encyclopedia of Crime & Justice (Joshua Dressler, editor in chief, 2d ed., Macmillan Reference USA, 2002)
"Risk Discretion" at Sentencing, 30 Federal Sentencing Reporter 68 (2017) (Kern Keynote delivered Aug. 5, 2013, Minneapolis, MN)
The Status of Sentencing Guideline Reforms in the U.S., 10:6 Overcrowded Times 1, 8-14 (Dec. 1999), reprinted in Penal Reform in Overcrowded Times 31 (Michael Tonry, ed., Oxford University Press, 2001)
American Bar Association to Publish New Sentencing Standards, 5:3 Overcrowded Times 5-6 (June 1994), reprinted in Sentencing Reform in Overcrowded Times: A Comparative Perspective 17 (Michael Tonry & Kathleen Hatlestad, eds., Oxford University Press, 1997) Curtis Reitz
Prof. Kevin Reitz, Robina Institute to Help Lead University Grand Challenges Research
Prof. Kevin R. Reitz Leads Massive 15-Year American Law Institute Sentencing Project
Prof. Reitz Interviewed on WVTF Public Radio


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Volunteer drivers who would be on call one day a week ~ all day, mornings, afternoons or evenings ~ whatever schedule you can offer. On Sundays, the young women and their children need a ride to and from Blue Ridge Community Church.
There are plenty of opportunities for individuals and groups alike to help around the Patrick Henry Family Services' campuses. Below we've listed some of the more common ways volunteers can get involved, and we're always looking for new and unique talents. If you don't see what you're looking for here, please contact us and let us know what special way you'd like to be part of our ministry.
Office Assistance – There are needs for volunteers to file, assist with research, and answer phones.
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They Can't Vote Frequently Enough For Obama
A man without a vote is man without protection. ~ Lyndon B. Johnson
From Daily Caller: "…Kierra Fontae Leache, Shelia Romona Hodges and Brandon Earl Mclean each admitted to casting two ballots in recent elections. Local reports indicate all three voted for President Barack Obama twice in 2008.
According to ABC News Channel 11 in Raleigh-Durham, authorities have placed the three on $10,000 bonds.
The North Carolina Republican Party says this kind of fraudulent voter behavior is why the state needs a voter ID law. In July, Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue vetoed state Republicans' latest attempt at instituting such a law, calling it an "obstacle" to constitutional principles…" Read here: Voting not just once, but twice for Obama is really dumb and not asking for ID is even dumber.
Not to worry, there's no voter fraud according to the Democratic Party.
When Arizona passed their Proposition 200 requiring people present identification before registering to vote, the 9th Circuit struck it down though they did agree to an ID requirement before voting. Given the high number of illegals in Arizona, my guess is illegals are voting.
Some would have us believe it's bigotry to keep illegals from voting or insinuate a minority is illegal. That attitude is an attack on our freedoms. It's an abuse of the rights of the individual. Ayn Rand said it well, "Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the individual)."
A number of Republican states have passed laws requiring (photo) voter ID's when registering to vote. The DNC feels it's the return of Jim Crow laws. Really? Really? Is it that difficult to get a photo ID? It's too much to ask? My mother didn't drive and she managed to get herself down to Motor Vehicle and get a photo ID at age 80 without help from anyone.
How are minorities and poor people prejudiced against if they have to get a photo ID? They can't get down to the Motor Vehicle Department? This is a straw man argument.
On the matter of voter ID's, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz said: "The assistant attorney general for civil rights, Tom Perez, has assured Americans and members of Congress that the "Voting Section" is looking very closely at the laws that have recently passed. They've acknowledged the concern that both I and others have expressed about the potential for these laws to have an undue and disproportionate impact on racial minorities and the poor. I trust that Tom Perez and Attorney General Eric Holder are reviewing these laws very seriously."
Debbie is either ignorant or she's very ignorant.
Jim Crow laws, which existed between 1876-1965, were horrendous and racially segregated people in public facilities, calling it "separate but equal." Behind those laws were far more Democrats than Republicans. Please read a brief history here.
Asking that voters be citizens and vote once is not segregation. Jim Crow laws and requiring legal voter registration are two separate issues which have nothing to do with each other.
If we lose our vote, we lose our freedom. That's bad for all races of people within our boundaries.
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Cardinal Dolan quarantining after contact with COVID-positive individual
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CNA Staff, Jan 29, 2021 / 18:27 pm
The Archdiocese of New York announced Thursday that Cardinal Timothy Dolan is quarantining after "close contact" with someone who tested positive for COVID-19. The cardinal does not currently have symptoms.
"Cardinal Timothy Dolan has cancelled all public appearances, including celebrating 10:15 a.m. Sunday Mass at Saint Patrick's Cathedral, to remain in quarantine after last week having been in close contact with an individual who has tested positive for COVID," the brief statement said.
The 70-year-old cardinal "has not tested positive, feels fine, and has no symptoms," it added.
The archdiocese indicated that "others on his staff who also had close contact with this individual" will similarly follow "health and safety protocols as instructed by medical professionals." The statement did not specify who or how many members of his staff will be under quarantine.
Since 2009, Cardinal Dolan has led more than 2.8 million Catholics in Manhattan, the Bronx, Staten Island, and six counties north of the city.
New York has reached a new peak of COVID-19 cases this month, with more than 10,000 infected per day during January 2021.
Last Thursday, New York Attorney General Letitia James released a 76-page report accusing the administration of Governor Andrew Cuomo of undercounting the number of elderly who died in nursing homes by as much as 50%.
According to the Health Department's data, there were 8,671 reported COVID-19 deaths in long-term care facilities as of January 18. The report from the Attorney General suggests that many nursing home residents died from COVID in the hospital, resulting in their deaths being reported as hospital deaths.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan,


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4,000-Year-Old Burial with Chariots Discovered in South Caucasus
By Owen Jarus 2014-06-25T11:07:31Z
Here, the roof of a 4,000-year-old burial chamber buried in a Kurgan (mound) in the country of Georgia.
(Image: © Photo courtesy Zurab Makharadze)
An ancient burial containing chariots, gold artifacts and possible human sacrifices has been discovered by archaeologists in the country of Georgia, in the south Caucasus.
The burial site, which would've been intended for a chief, dates back over 4,000 years to a time archaeologists call the Early Bronze Age, said Zurab Makharadze, head of the Centre of Archaeology at the Georgian National Museum.
Archaeologists discoveredthe timber burial chamber within a 39-foot-high (12 meters) mound called a kurgan. When the archaeologists reached the chamber they found an assortment of treasures, including two chariots, each with four wooden wheels. [See Images of the Burial Chamber & Chariots]
The team discovered ornamented clay and wooden vessels, flint and obsidian arrowheads, leather and textile artifacts, a unique wooden armchair, carnelian and amber beads and 23 golden artifacts, including rare and artistic crafted jewelry, wrote Makharadze in the summary of a presentation he gave recently at the International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, held at the University of Basel in Switzerland.
"In the burial chamber were placed two four-wheeled chariots, both in good condition, [the] design of which represents fine ornamental details of various styles," Makharadze wrote. Thechamber also contained wild fruits, he added.
While the human remains had been disturbed by a robbery, which probably occurred in ancient times, and were in a disordered position, the archaeologists found that seven people were buried in the chamber. "One of them was a chief and others should be the members of his family, sacrificed slaves or servants," Makharadze told Live Science in an email.
A time before the horse
The burial dates back to a time before domesticated horses appeared in the area, Makharadze said. While no animals were found buried with the chariots, he said, oxen would have pulled them.
(Image credit: Photo courtesy Zurab Makharadze, cropped by Owen Jarus)
Other rich kurgan burials dating to the second half of the third millennium B.C. have also been found in the south Caucasus,said Makharadze in another paper he presented in February at the College de France in Paris. The appearance of these rich burials appears to be connected to interactions that occurred between nomadic people from the Eurasian steppes and farming communities within and near the south Caucasus, Makharadze said.
These interactions appear to have led to some individuals, like this chief, getting elaborate burials. The newly discovered armchair symbolizes the power that individuals like the chief had. "The purpose of the wooden armchair was the indication to power, and it was put in the kurgan as a symbol of power," Makharadze said in the email.
The kurgan was found in eastern Georgia near the municipality of Lagodekhi and was excavated in 2012.
Follow us @livescience, Facebook& Google+. Original article on Live Science.


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I have used Windows for 4 years, I have used nearly all of its versions, Windows 95, 98, 2000 Professional, Server & Advanced Server, Windows XP Home & Professional etc. Windows is a desktop based Operating System. I remained quite happy with it and 2003 Server & 2000 Advanced Server remained my favorites. In year 2006, I decided to throw Windows XP because I was getting pretty much frustrating, mysterious and unsolvable problems.
I always took pride in "Point & Click", "Add/Remove Programs" and setting Page Memory in Windows and installing Windows 98 and XP from hard-disk made me more egotistic and I thought I am the intelligent, unbeatable man (Exactly what most Windows-Users, a.k.a. Fools, think). I was an eye candy lover, always designing my Desktop to be as attractive as possible to a human-eye, by putting new themes, mouse pointers and Desktop- Backgrounds. One day after getting too much frustrated with Windows, I requested my Father to buy a new computer for me. I went to nearby city named Chandigarh and met my friend Dinesh and we have a good story to tell.


There is nothing that makes us feel more loved than when a friend truly knows us—when she can give us a squeeze and say "I know," and she really means it. But not all our friends operate the same way, and some are more difficult to relate to than others. This is why knowing how each other ticks can really help build strong relationships.
Dating back more than two millenniums, the concept of temperament types describes four distinct personality types: melancholic (idealistic and analytical), phlegmatic (calm and easygoing), sanguine (enthusiastic and social), and choleric (quick-thinking and determined). Originally applied in medical theory in ancient Greece, the four temperaments are now predominantly used in personality theory.
Reading about personality theory has helped me to better understand why some of my friends revel in a busy social life or crave alone time; why they are perfectly punctual or forever fashionably late; why they like to take charge or go with the flow. But beyond the ins and outs of behavior, the temperament types theory has taught me how to care for others in a way that is unique to their personality.
Take for example, your sensitive, serious friend. She hesitates before making any decision and is easy to offend when you are speaking off the cuff. On the other hand, she cares very deeply and truly invests herself in others. Sound like someone you know?
This friend is likely a melancholic, or more commonly, a mix of melancholic and a little of something else. This is one of the harder types to relate to if you don't really understand her inner workings. Because we all probably know a melancholic and want to be a good friend to her, let's get to know her a little better.
With her heart set on nothing less than a perfect world (beginning with herself), your melancholic friend holds high ideals and principles. She analyzes before taking action, as her projects typically begin with a bout of hesitation and self-doubt. Once she gets started, the detail-oriented melancholic pursues her starry-eyed ambitions from start to finish, leaving no project unfinished and no surface untouched. On weekends, you'll likely find your melancholic friend gripped by a good novel or elbows-deep in paint, revamping her bedside table for the third time (this month).
Your melancholic friend savors alone time and has stayed home on more Friday nights than she cares to admit. In spite of that, she treasures close friendships. Need a shoulder to cry on? The loyal melancholic takes pride in counseling her friends. She believes in your potential, and, whether you agree with her or not, she thinks she knows what's best for you. You can count on your melancholic friend to be supportive and genuinely sympathetic.
01. When she needs affirmation: Melancholics shine when they feel supported and encouraged. Whether she's thriving or barely surviving, your melancholic friend longs for affirmation. When a melancholic falls short of her own high expectations, she gets bogged down in self-doubt.
To care for your melancholic friend, remind her that she has a lot to contribute. Tell her that you're proud of her latest promotion, for example, or reassure her that she's a rock star mom when she's struggling after another sleepless night. She's not one to ask for praise, and she may even shrug off compliments; nevertheless, melancholics take words of affirmation to heart. Consider writing your melancholic friend an affirming note. This tactic lets her savor the compliment while sparing her from the awkwardness of spoken affirmation.
Telling her "It's not that big of a deal" or "Don't freak out!" will not make her feel better, as these statements do not communicate understanding. Empathetic listening, the Bennetts say, means repeating back to her what you hear her saying but in your own words. Once you establish empathy, you can offer a possible solution.
03. When she needs a push: Once they take that first step, melancholics persevere. Still, they doubt their abilities and overanalyze before they act. For this reason, melancholics often need an encouraging kick start from someone else. "To build confidence, you might try brainstorming possible solutions, reminding the melancholic of [her] past successes, and eliciting willingness to take the first step," the Bennetts write.
Motivate her to take small steps, focusing on one small detail at a time in order to tackle a larger task. An orderly to-do list will be her saving grace, so long as she keeps realistic expectations and takes each day as it comes. Melancholics should focus on "the most important goals, and allow other things to slide," the Bennetts say. Remind her of the big picture if she cannot see it herself.
If a melancholic friend is anxious about taking a risk, try asking her what is the worst that could happen, the Bennetts suggest. "This breaks through the barrier of inaction or indecision." Is this situation actually as dire as she thinks? Is she overestimating its importance? Considering these questions may minimize her worries.
Finally, you can help a melancholic friend over hurdles by showing your confidence in her. If she has little confidence in herself, reassure her that you have faith in her abilities. Placing trust in a higher power, as the Bennetts suggest, can remind a melancholic that the world does not depend on her efforts alone.
As you can see here, a melancholic brings complexity to any relationship. If you're lucky enough to have a good friend with this temperament, you'll no doubt have a great source of deep companionship in your life. And that's something to treasure. The proper caring and feeding of our friends starts with understanding—not only why we all act in certain ways but also how to best appreciate our nearest and dearest. When we take the time to truly appreciate our friends, they'll appreciate us for it.


We consider it positive that the Health education curriculum offers guidelines for a healthy and balanced diet and advises students to care for their health. With this letter we want to suggest a way to improve certain parts of the Curriculum to include correct and comprehensive information on existing diets. In the module Living healthy from the Health education curriculum, in the section which refers to proper diet, it is suggested to children that they should eat fish and other meat, and there is no information that, besides the standard diet, there are other diets like the vegetarian and vegan diets. This information is important since some children have been on some of the abovementioned diets since kindergarten age, and so it is an everyday, regular diet for them. Also, it is important that all children know that, besides a diet which includes animal based ingredients, there are other, nutritionally healthy and balanced diets, and that among their peers there are those who do not eat meat, fish and/or other animal based foods.
We should not ignore the fact that there are children and adults who cannot consume some or all animal based ingredients for health reasons, such as allergies. The number of people is increasing whose diet is largely vegetarian or vegan, and who rarely consume animal based ingredients, and children should be informed about these facts.
According to the latest public opinion research, as many as 86 per cent of Croatian citizens support vegetarianism, and almost 30 per cent stated that they could become vegetarians themselves. More than 160,000 Croatian citizens already practice a vegetarian diet, so the Health education curriculum should not ignore and discriminate children and adults who are vegetarians and vegans. In their education, children should have the right to information on all forms of diet, whereby it is an important fact that other diets are not alternative, but a usual, everyday and lifelong diet for a big number of people, a number which is increasing daily.
Healthy and balanced vegetarian and vegan diets for children and adults are supported by scientifically based information. The American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada have made a very detailed and comprehensive study (last update was in July 2009), which has the position that "well-planned vegetarian diets are appropriate for individuals during all stages of the life cycle, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, and adolescence." Furthermore, the study states that "appropriately planned vegetarian diets, including total vegetarian or vegan diets, are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases." World renowned pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Spock in his book Baby and Child Care recommends vegan diets as completely acceptable for the health of a child.
Elementary school (5th grade) – page 16: in content B (Proper nutrition) add to Outcomes: "explain that some people do not eat fish and other meat"
Elementary school (6th grade) – page 19: in content B (Proper nutrition) add to Outcomes: "explain that some people do not eat fish and other meat"
Elementary school (8th grade) – page 24: in content A (Proper nutrition) add to Outcomes: "give explanation and examples of a balanced vegetarian and vegan diet"
Secondary school (1st grade) – page 28: in content A (Proper nutrition) add to Outcomes: "give explanation and examples of a balanced vegetarian and vegan diet"
Secondary school (2nd grade) – page 31: in content A (Proper nutrition) add to Outcomes: "give explanation and examples of a balanced vegetarian and vegan diet"
Secondary school (3rd grade) – page 34: in content A (Proper nutrition) add to Outcomes: "list health benefits of a balanced vegetarian and vegan diet"
- for 1st grade of elementary school ("Proper nutrition pyramid and food hygiene") the proper nutrition pyramid is presented in which meat is represented, and teachers ask the children "Do you eat meat and fish? (Recommendation: at least one a week a fish meal.)" In this way eating fish and meat as mandatory and unavoidable components of a healthy diet are imposed on children who eat a vegetarian or vegan diet at home. We think that the question should be omitted or paraphrased to say: "If you eat meat and fish, do you eat a fish meal at least once a week?"
- for 2nd grade of elementary school ("Importance of the first morning meal and snack") among recommendations for proper morning meals are meals which include cow's milk and dairy, eggs, honey and meat, but there are no examples for children on a vegan diet. We think that this could be corrected by adding information that children who do not eat milk and dairy can have cereals for breakfast and drink cocoa with plant milk (oat, rice, soy, almond milk, etc.).
- for 5th grade of elementary school ("Independent preparation of simple snacks/meals for the young") in examples of properly selected ingredients for the first morning meal students should be informed that, besides cow's milk, children can also use plant milks and yoghurts (oat, rice, soy, almond milk, etc.).
- for 6th grade of elementary school ("Making a menu according to seasons – proper nutrition and seasonal foods of the region") in Annex 2 (Example of a spring menu for the continental region and Example of a summer menu for Mediterranean diet) meals made with fish, meat and other animal based ingredients are listed. We think that examples of plant based ingredients which can be used in those menus should be listed, for students who do not consume animal based ingredients.
- for 3rd grade of secondary school ("Proper diet for intensified mind and body efforts") a proper nutrition pyramid is quoted, and in table 1 ("Frequency of consumption of individual food groups") food groups and the frequency of their consumption are listed – whereby it is suggested to students that e.g. fish should be consumed 1-2 times a week, and milk and dairy every day. In this statement students on a vegan diet are discriminated, others are informed that it is necessary to consume fish and dairy for a healthy diet, which is not correct. We think that in those recommendations the remark "except for students on vegetarian and vegan diet" should be added to give students the correct information.
In the presentation "Nutrition styles and habits" we also consider it necessary to mention that some people eat a healthy diet, and they do not eat fish and other meat and animal based ingredients, and it is necessary to mention the position of the American Dietetic Association that a "well-planned vegetarian diets are appropriate for individuals during all stages of the life cycle, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, and adolescence."
In the work sheets "My nutrition styles and habits" in work sheet 5 "colorful sandwiches," "healthy pancakes" and "yellow soup" with meat and other animal based ingredients are recommended. We think that in the abovementioned meals plant based ingredients should be listed, which could be used by students who are on a vegetarian or vegan diet.


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import os
import signal
import subprocess
from unittest import mock

from django.db.backends.postgresql.client import DatabaseClient
from django.test import SimpleTestCase

class PostgreSqlDbshellCommandTestCase(SimpleTestCase):

    def _run_it(self, dbinfo):
        """
        That function invokes the runshell command, while mocking
        subprocess.run(). It returns a 2-tuple with:
        - The command line list
        - The the value of the PGPASSWORD environment variable, or None.
        """
        def _mock_subprocess_run(*args, env=os.environ, **kwargs):
            self.subprocess_args = list(*args)
            self.pgpassword = env.get('PGPASSWORD')
            return subprocess.CompletedProcess(self.subprocess_args, 0)
        with mock.patch('subprocess.run', new=_mock_subprocess_run):
            DatabaseClient.runshell_db(dbinfo)
        return self.subprocess_args, self.pgpassword

    def test_basic(self):
        self.assertEqual(
            self._run_it({
                'database': 'dbname',
                'user': 'someuser',
                'password': 'somepassword',
                'host': 'somehost',
                'port': '444',
            }), (
                ['psql', '-U', 'someuser', '-h', 'somehost', '-p', '444', 'dbname'],
                'somepassword',
            )
        )

    def test_nopass(self):
        self.assertEqual(
            self._run_it({
                'database': 'dbname',
                'user': 'someuser',
                'host': 'somehost',
                'port': '444',
            }), (
                ['psql', '-U', 'someuser', '-h', 'somehost', '-p', '444', 'dbname'],
                None,
            )
        )

    def test_column(self):
        self.assertEqual(
            self._run_it({
                'database': 'dbname',
                'user': 'some:user',
                'password': 'some:password',
                'host': '::1',
                'port': '444',
            }), (
                ['psql', '-U', 'some:user', '-h', '::1', '-p', '444', 'dbname'],
                'some:password',
            )
        )

    def test_accent(self):
        username = 'rôle'
        password = 'sésame'
        self.assertEqual(
            self._run_it({
                'database': 'dbname',
                'user': username,
                'password': password,
                'host': 'somehost',
                'port': '444',
            }), (
                ['psql', '-U', username, '-h', 'somehost', '-p', '444', 'dbname'],
                password,
            )
        )

    def test_sigint_handler(self):
        """SIGINT is ignored in Python and passed to psql to abort quries."""
        def _mock_subprocess_run(*args, **kwargs):
            handler = signal.getsignal(signal.SIGINT)
            self.assertEqual(handler, signal.SIG_IGN)

        sigint_handler = signal.getsignal(signal.SIGINT)
        # The default handler isn't SIG_IGN.
        self.assertNotEqual(sigint_handler, signal.SIG_IGN)
        with mock.patch('subprocess.run', new=_mock_subprocess_run):
            DatabaseClient.runshell_db({})
        # dbshell restores the original handler.
        self.assertEqual(sigint_handler, signal.getsignal(signal.SIGINT))

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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How Hollywood embraced Hinduism (without you even noticing)
Dil Bert
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How Hollywood embraced Hinduism (without you even noticing) Dec 28, 2014 11:34:09 GMT dancelover likes this
Post by Dil Bert on Dec 28, 2014 11:34:09 GMT
How movies embraced Hinduism (without you even noticing)
From Interstellar to Batman and Star Wars the venerable religion has been the driving philosophy behind many hit movies. Why?
www.theguardian.com/film/2014/dec/25/movies-embraced-hinduism
(not saying I agree with the article, but interesting enough to post)
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How Hollywood embraced Hinduism (without you even noticing) Jan 5, 2015 23:25:16 GMT via mobile dancelover likes this
Post by dariya on Jan 5, 2015 23:25:16 GMT
What an interesting article, thanks for sharing! I don't know the extent to which I agree with the general argument, but hopefully writers and directors aren't knowingly passing off ancient established concepts as their own ideas... I think it's great to be inspired but they could also discuss the source of their inspiration more openly to help their fans broaden their horizons. But again, I wouldn't assume that every film discussing metaphysics is directly getting its ideas from Hinduism.
Also I can't help but roll my eyes at white people who convert to hinduism.
Last Edit: Jan 5, 2015 23:26:48 GMT by dariya
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How Hollywood embraced Hinduism (without you even noticing) Jan 5, 2015 23:32:33 GMT dancelover likes this
Post by emily on Jan 5, 2015 23:32:33 GMT
Nice article. I always thought Star Wars felt more Taoist though...a life force running through everything and all that.
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Post by Prem Rogue on Jan 6, 2015 19:17:18 GMT
I think the links to Eastern philosophy in Hollywood blockbusters are tenuous at best, mostly using pop versions of spirituality (and science) as a way to make something kind of exotic. To say that Hollywood has "embraced Hinduism" is a bit much.
"Groundhog Day" has a pretty strong link to Buddhism.
"The Legend of Bagger Vance" was directly inspired by the Bhagavad Gita. I haven't seen the movie in a long time so I don't remember particulars, except that Baggar Vance (Bhagavan, or God) is a caddy to golfer R. Junuh (Arjuna).
Last Edit: Jan 6, 2015 19:18:21 GMT by Prem Rogue
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How Hollywood embraced Hinduism (without you even noticing) Jan 8, 2015 9:45:47 GMT dancelover likes this
Post by realist on Jan 8, 2015 9:45:47 GMT
Jan 5, 2015 23:25:16 GMT dariya said:
May 19, 2014 1:06:04 GMT -8 dariya said:
Apparently my grandfather has friends around the South [of India] from back when he went as a missionary (-_-).
Jan 5, 2015 15:25:16 GMT -8 dariya said:
The above comment seems rather inappropriate. So it's okay for Indians to convert to Christianity, but if white people convert to Hinduism it's something to roll your eyes at? Sounds hypocritical to me!
Anyway, the article was good but more interviews with stars and film makers would've been nice.
Last Edit: Jan 8, 2015 9:52:25 GMT by realist
Post by dariya on Jan 9, 2015 1:09:41 GMT
Jan 8, 2015 9:45:47 GMT realist said:
Realist, I didn't mean for my comment to offend. I'm not against conversion in general (anyone converting to Buddhism, for example, doesn't make my "eyes roll" although that's also an Eastern religion). My issue lies more in the fact that Hinduism in particular is very much tied up with the indigenous culture from which it arose. It begs the sudden embrace of a host of deities with very specific attributes that converts have presumably not grown up with - that never quite sat well with me, as I feel that unlike other major world religions which attract converts, one absolutely needs to be schooled in the philosophy and the stories of the various gods and goddesses from childhood in order to truly form a connection with them. Anything less seems, to me, a shallow grab at Eastern cure-all spirituality. This could very well be a product of my own ignorance - I don't claim to be an expert on any religion, and certainly Hinduism doesn't discourage conversion (although a few of my Hindu friends maintain that one can only be born a Hindu*).
Seeing as my comment struck a nerve with you, I'll try to keep my judgments out of forum posts, or at least explain them better in the future!
*ETA: I'm only speaking for myself and what a small number of friends have said. The general consensus among Hindus seems to be that one's religion is one's own business.
Last Edit: Jan 9, 2015 1:19:24 GMT by dariya
Jan 9, 2015 1:09:41 GMT dariya said:
Any religion may seem "foreign" or "alien" or tied up in a different culture to potential converts before they learn about it and embrace it. Those converting to Hinduism have studied the religion and like its features, and that's the process a convert to any religion goes through. So I disagree with your assessment that one absolutely needs to be schooled in the philosophy and stories of Hinduism more so than the converts to other religions. The same criteria applies to everyone. Hinduism is not restricted to just one culture. I also disagree with your friends who state that one can only be born a Hindu. There are many examples to prove them wrong. As you noted, Hinduism doesn't discourage conversions.
I appreciate that you're willing to take those steps for the future.
How Hollywood embraced Hinduism (without you even noticing) Feb 12, 2015 18:57:06 GMT
Post by corbie on Feb 12, 2015 18:57:06 GMT
I just noticed the ETA at the bottom. As a Pagan/Wiccan and raised Christian, and at 11 wanted nothing to do with it anymore due to a LOT of reasons, who says we have to stay with the religion we were born with? The only thing I am judgmental about is someone being judgmental.
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How Hollywood embraced Hinduism (without you even noticing) Apr 1, 2015 0:39:29 GMT
Post by sunset on Apr 1, 2015 0:39:29 GMT
Also (Star Wars geek here) the prequel trilogy's Episode 1: The Phantom Menace has theme music called The Duel of Fates. According to a behind the scenes feature I saw, John Williams used Sanskrit for the lyrics thus it's sung that way.


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Time to Leave the Southern Baptist Convention!
The "leadership" of the Southern Baptist Convention has become a disgrace, not only to the member churches of the convention, but to the Body of Christ and our Lord Himself, also.
If your church doesn't move to disassociate with the convention, then you should look at moving to another church outside the convention.


Within broad limits, the structure of each Senior Assignment is owned by the individual department, which announces the goals for its students, sets the standards and expectations, and then openly presents and assesses the resulting SRAs. The "broad limits" across all departments are these: (a) each student must demonstrate a grasp of general education as well as of the major discipline itself, (b) the assessment must be "high stakes" to assure motivation, with a grade or even graduation itself hanging in the balance, and (c) the departmental faculty as a whole must view and assess the results.
Funding is available from the Office of Academic Innovation and Effectiveness to support continuous refinement and improvement in the Senior Assignment. Proposals for Senior Assignment funding are due in the spring for the funding in the following fiscal year. The Committee on Assessment evaluates proposals and awards funding to departments and programs.
The Senior Assignment (SRA) Travel Fund provides funding to support student travel for presentations at professional conferences related to dissemination of SRA research, SRA performances, and competition of SRA project in national competitions. This funding is available to all SIUE undergraduate students in good academic standing who are currently enrolled, making satisfactory progress toward their degrees, and completing Senior Assignment. The SRA Travel Fund Application must be completed and submitted to Dr. Jessica Harris (Box 1021).
The Office of Academic Innovation and Effectiveness also sponsors the Undergraduate Scholars Showcase each April. The next event will be from 2 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, 2019, in the Morris University Center. For more information, visit the Undergraduate Scholars Showcase web page: Undergraduate Scholars Showcase.


up.  So for now, just show everything.
useful with non-square icons and those aren't common.
or we get a duplicate System Tray item for this one.
not to create an infinite loop between the application and the item.
popup the applet's popup as it has a handle on the side.
The meat of the implementation is taken from gnome-flashback, thanks!
complex for a subclass with more than one child to do that.
This is kind of ugly, but well.
own, let alone work with MATE.


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Arles Hanna (L) and Pete Hanna (R) on a trip to Isle of Palms with friend Walter Eaddy.
Lillian and Bubba Hanna plowing the fields on the Hanna farm.
"The Old House" as our family has referred to it in recent memory refers to the home built by Thomas Franklin and Nekoda Laharp Altman Hanna down the dirt road now known as Arles Lane in Johnsonville, SC. Thomas was the son of Franklin Evander "Vander" Hanna and Julia Ann Grier. Nekoda was the daughter of Daniel Webster Altman and Margaret Elizabeth "Maggie" Stone.
The Hanna farm was part of an original land grant to Hugh Hanna, great grandfather of Thomas Hanna and the first Hanna to settle in the Johnsonville area.
The old house was Thomas and Nekoda's original homestead. Thomas carved his and Nekoda's initials into at least one of the timbers under the house to mark the original home. There was also a family rumor that some of the bricks used as the foundation for the house were used as ballast for ships arriving in America. Some time later, presumably as their family grew, Thomas and Nekoda build a new home just across the field from the original home. This house was a 2-story home on the dirt road now called Bubba Lane. Their oldest son James Franklin Hanna, known as Bubba, was born by 1900. Presumably the original home was built by this time and the new larger home some time after.
This newer home became notorious in the lore of the Hanna family for the presence of a supposed ghost. The spirit became known affectionately as The Walking Boss because it walked with heavy thudding footsteps throughout both floors of the house. If a family member was at home alone downstairs, the footsteps would be heard above. Sometimes different members of the family would chase the sound from room to room, but the specter was never seen or caught. Vonnie Hanna Dukes (daughter of Arles Hanna) tells the story of one bedroom upstairs with a door that would not remain latched. It didn't matter what methods were taken to fully close the door, it would eventually swing free and open again.
Some time before 1936, the new home burnt nearly to the ground and was unrecoverable. The family moved back into the original home, and Uncle Bubba moved in with Thomas and Nekoda. He stayed until another house could be built on the site of the burnt out home. This new house was home to Bubba and his wife, Lillian Newell Hanna. Bubba and Lillian didn't have children of their own, but relished the time they spent with nieces and nephews and were always visiting family and taking the children to church. At Christmastime, Lillian would shoot fireworks across the field toward the old homestead where Arles's family lived. Arles's oldest son Vander would have bottle rocket wars with her and they'd launch at each other all evening. Bubba and Lillian's house fell into disrepare after they passed away and was torn down in the early 2000s after the roof fell in.
Pete Hanna build a home across the Vox Highway from the original homestead. He lived here with his wife Ruby Powell Hanna and his children until his death in 1967. Pete ran a small store for a period which was located next door to his house on the highway.
Lucille Hanna Eaddy built a home in the other direction, across the back of the farm on the Lake City Highway. This back side of the farm was originally the front, as the access road to the homes began on the Lake City Highway and worked its way around the property, ending at the old homestead. Some time in the early 20th century, roads were plowed to the Vox Highway and the "front" of the farm was reoriented to the South. Lucille, affectionally known as "Auntie" by the family, referred to the portion of the farm toward the Vox Highway as "Highland Park." She married Theron Eaddy and had 3 children: Veda, Billy Joe, and Laura Jean. Auntie died in 1970.
The Old House remained on Arles Lane for years, and was the home of Thomas and Nekoda's second son, Arles Timmons Hanna and his wife Violet Carter Hanna. Violet was the daughter of Morgan Ham Carter and Octavia Elizabeth Stone from the Vox Community. Arles and Violet married in 1927. Their 3 children, Evander Franklin, Yvonner Leta "Vonnie," and Jimmy Earl each grew up on the farm. Arles and Violet built a new home closer to the Vox Highway around 1950. Violet died in 1984, Arles in 1986.
Because the old home was vacant after Arles and Violet moved, Vonnie and her husband Joe Dukes moved in when they were first married in 1954, and their son Joseph Stevens Dukes came home from the hospital to this home. Even as late as 1956, the house did not have an indoor bathroom and the family had to brave the weather when using the old outhouse on property. The family jokingly referred to how easy it was to see chickens walking around under the house because the gaps in the floorboards were so wide. Joe, Vonnie, and Steve moved to their new home complete with 2 indoor bathrooms across the Vox Highway by 1962.
The site around the old house was a popular spot for family activities. Vander, Vonnie, and Jimmy's children and grandchildren often camped out and shot fireworks on the property for Thanksgiving and New Year through the 1980s and 1990s.
The Old House remained vacant and deteriorated over the years until it was bulldozed and burnt in the early 1990s to make way for a new home built by Timmy Hanna. This home also burned in the early 2000s and the original homestead spot remains empty today. Only the 2 ancient live oaks guard over the site and the family memories of this place.


Statistical anomaly or magic cat sense?
I find it interesting that when presented with an unusual event, like a cat that appears able to predict imminent death at a nursing home, the first assumption is the cat has some sort of magical powers, not that it's a statistical anomaly.
Maybe the cat is magic. But I don't think I'd assume that until I got a chance to crunch some numbers to verify the probability of a cat randomly selecting people about to die in a nursing home.
Jumping to this conclusion tells us a lot about ourselves, and our lack of critical thinking skills. Develop and use those skills instead of assuming you've found a magic cat.
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Ten days later, July 28, 1921, Armatage inaugurated a campaign to reduce litter in Minneapolis parks. She pointed out that the city spent nearly $8,000 a year cleaning up park litter, mostly on Mondays after huge park attendance on Sundays, although at popular Loring Park the cleanup often extended into Tuesday. This event also dealt with litter, but much more with the perception of capabilities, roles and rights. It was another first, another start. It was the first action by a woman as a park commissioner. It was Maude Armatage sticking her toes in the water after her swearing-in as a park commissioner on July 6, finding her place as the first female commissioner in the park board's 38-year history. She would also be the only woman on the park board during her 30 years of service as an elected park commissioner.
She was well-placed to call on other "housekeepers like Mrs. Armatage," as the newspaper put it, to help the men solve problems. In addition to being a "housekeeper" Armatage had been a director of the Woman's Club, chair of the recreation committee of the Women's Welfare League, which put her in charge of operating the Washburn Fair Oaks mansion under an agreement with the park board, and founder of Camp Fire Girls (similar to Girl Scouts) in Minneapolis and a national board member of that organization. She had been a delegate to the National Council of Social Work and was an active fundraiser for many organizations and causes, from the Minneapolis YWCA to national womans suffrage campaigns to a group that supported the children of French aviators who had died in World War I. And she had taught Sunday School at Hennepin Avenue Methodist Church and had been active in the church's Christian Endeavor Society.
I don't know how the park "housecleaning" turned out that year, but I do know that during her thirty years as an elected park commissioner litter was not the only problem Armatage "could help the men to solve." From 1926, when Minneapolis grew significantly by annexing part of Richfield, she became a leading advocate for cooperation between the park board and school board to develop new facilities. Her objective was to avoid duplication of costs and efforts. After the interruptions of the Great Depression and World War II, when very few new park or school projects were attempted, Armatage succeeded in getting the park and school boards to adopt a joint resolution in 1948 to develop new facilities together. The results were Waite Park and School, Armatage Park and School, Kenny Park and School and others.
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, other women finally followed Armatage as park commissioners. Lorna Phillips, Inez Crimmins and Beverly Smerling all became park commissioners from 1957 to 1963. And the world got more serious about litter, pollution and the environment, too. It's not a subject I've looked into, but I wonder if there are connections between an increasing awareness of the stewardship of our planet and the increasing roles of women in many parts of our society. Maybe it's not a coincidence that two groundbreaking books, Rachel Carson's Silent Spring (1962) and Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique (1963), were published only a year apart.
At a family gathering a week ago we were talking about change — social, political, technological, economic — and my Dad, now in his eighties, noted that his mother was 36 before she was able to vote. For some reason, a short time later while reflecting on that conversation, I flashed back to an image a few years old. After the collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, the Mississippi River above the Ford Dam was lowered to facilitate recovery of vehicles and debris from the water. An e-mail from Friends of the Mississippi River suggested that with the river a few feet below normal it was an ideal time to pick up litter along the river — and also get a better view of the remains of the Meeker Island Dam. My Dad and I grabbed a handful of heavy-duty trash bags and headed for the east river bank near the old dam. We collected a few bags of litter, glad we had worn gloves, and imagined ourselves as Tom, Huck, Jim and Joe. We were awed by the river, as most people are. We tried to envision the river before the dams, the way Horace Cleveland first saw it and pleaded for the preservation of those wild banks soaring above us.
A week from tomorrow is Earth Day and the park board, its many business partners and volunteers will participate in cleaning up our parks. That's probably a good time to remember Patrolman Hollison, Maude Armatage, Horace Cleveland and a lot of other people who have promoted parks, tidiness, or both together. It's also a good time to remember Emma Smith, my grandmother who couldn't vote until she was 36.
We've made some progress. There's more to do.
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PERIPHERY Recording New Album
PERIPHERY, the Washington D.C.-based technical metal band whose double album, "Juggernaut: Alpha" and "Juggernaut: Omega", debuted at No. 15 and No. 16 on Billboard's Top Albums' chart, have returned to the studio to record their fourth full-length CD.
"I'm really stoked to be back writing and recording new material with the band," said bass player/production wizard Adam "Nolly" Getgood. "It feels like everyone is really on the same wavelength. I can't wait for people to hear the new songs — we're exploring a lot of new territory for PERIPHERY, I'm very excited to hear the results once the whole process is finished."
The as-yet-untitled album will arrive in early summer via Sumerian.
PERIPHERY recently announced the "Periphery Summer Jam", a four-day immersive experience (July 25 to 29) featuring instrument and production clinics, songwriting tutorials and exclusive live performances set amidst the mountains off the Hudson Valley at the Full Moon Resort in Big Indian, New York.
"We're going to give you an in-depth look at our songwriting process, what we do in the studio and on tour," said guitarist and Guitar Player columnist Mark Holcomb. "We also just kind of wanted to hang out with our fans."
Photo credit: Alex "Pressplay" Wohleber
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How do bowls view UGA without Mark Richt as coach?
Marc Weiszer
mweiszer@onlineathens.com
At about the same time Rick Catlett landed at the Atlanta airport Thursday afternoon, the University of Miami announced it was poised to introduce its new football coach the next day.
As president and CEO of the TaxSlayer Bowl in Jacksonville, Catlett and others bowl directors with Southeastern Conference tie-ins had a chance to have Mark Richt coach his last game at Georgia in their city.
But now that's not happening. Georgia announced later Thursday Richt won't coach in the bowl game - he's Miami's new coach after being fired by Georgia Sunday after 15 seasons.
"I told Greg McGarity, 'OK, if Mark's not going to coach the team, why don't we let Coach (Vince) Dooley coach?' " Catlett said of a conversation he had with the UGA athletic director. "He laughed."
Wide receivers coach Bryan McClendon is Georgia's interim coach for the bowl.
Catlett and other bowl directors on Sunday will resubmit a list of team preferences to the SEC after submitting an initial list this week. The schools also submit a list to the SEC, which under the current arrangement assigns the teams to the bowls.
Music City Bowl executive director Scott Ramsey, among other bowls that Georgia could go to, spoke to a Nashville radio station on Wednesday about the scenario of having a team in a bowl game with an interim coach.
"That makes it hard because the staff is uncertain on their job future, they're looking around," he told 104.5 The Zone. "It just kind of seems to make it a difficult three weeks of planning, execution, implementation, decision-making and energy in the program. They seem to have already kind of flipped the page."
Ramsey said if a bowl could have Richt or retiring Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer "a lot of cities would like to host their final games."
In Jacksonville, Georgia would still be welcomed without Richt, Catlett said.
"For us, Georgia is still our neighbor," Catlett said before the announcement that Richt won't coach. "They finished 9-3. They had a really good year. I still think we can look favorably at Georgia, but whether we do that or not, I don't know the answer to that."
The other bowls in play for Georgia are the Outback in Tampa, Liberty in Memphis and Texas in Houston.
The TaxSlayer Bowl's Twitter account on Wednesday posted this: "Georgia Fans! Does the possibility of @MarkRicht not coaching UGA's bowl game affect whether you travel to the game?"
That tweet was quickly deleted, but a Twitter survey by the bowl found 65 percent of 1,471 respondents favored a Georgia-Penn State matchup and 35 percent wanted LSU-Penn State.
"We're doing a lot of that social media stuff," Catlett said. "I don't understand it, but I've got a whole bunch of young people that do."
LSU has always shown interest in playing in the game and the bowl is interested in the Tigers. Catlett said also "we've shown a great deal of interest in Georgia."
Catlett said the Jacksonville area has a big Georgia fan base with a large Bulldog Club.
"Georgia's always good for us," he said.


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Margaret has been working on Tank Storage Magazine for 10 years after achieving a first class degree in English from Durham University. After working as editor on the magazine for eight years, she was promoted to publisher in 2015. Before moving to Easyfairs and working exclusively on Tank Storage Magazine, Margaret launched and edited several other industry publications including Biofuels International magazine, Fluid Handling magazine, Fuelhandler magazine, Tank Cleaning magazine and Bioenergy Insight magazine.
For the past five years Margaret has also worked as conference producer across the portfolio of Tank Storage events including StocExpo Europe, Tank Storage Germany, Tank Storage Asia, Tank Storage Middle East, StocExpo Middle East Africa and Tank Storage Canada.
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Business Objectives: Good Sports Outdoor Outfitters is a family owned specialty retail store operating in San Antonio, Texas for over 25 years. During 2010, Good Sports expanded its business by opening an outlet store and was developing plans for an online shopping website.
Thanks. Nice to read about the direct marketing campaign results for Good Sports Outdoor Outfitters. It has proved again that Direct marketing is not dead but still effective. Results are quick and measurable.


Do you get the idea that someone you're following on Instagram? That he or she is dealing with some kind of mental issues? Then you can soon report it to the new online "psychologist" Instagram.
It's not the first time that the social media relates to mental problems. The developers already made an algorithm to recognize depression on the people that post pictures of themselves.
Instagram is especially a platform where we show the beautiful things of life, but some of us might focus too much on what other people think, and start basing the self-esteem on the reaction we receive.
This of course means negative consequences for their mental health. People's lives might seem so perfect, but not everything is what it seems. The new feature allows everyone to anonymously report a problem or a situation in which someone can use some support. The person you reported then receives a messages saying "Someone saw one of your posts and thinks you might be going through a difficult time. If you need support, we'd like to help.". This person then has the option to start a conversation with a friend or to contact a local help line.
Besides, Instagram will also give out information in case of eating disorders, help with suicidal thoughts and other problems.
The social media wants to show users that they are surrounded by people. Currently it's only available in the states, but soon it will be expanded throughout the world.