Music October 12, 2019

Bob Mayer

• Who were the ENIAC Six? Why were these woman critical to computing? February 28, 2021
   ‘Wanted: Women With Degrees in Mathematics . . . Women are being offered scientific and engineering jobs where formerly men were preferred. Now is the time to consider your job in science and engineering… You will find that the slogan here as elsewhere is ‘WOMEN WANTED!’ Recruitment ad for ENIAC, 1945. ENIAC was formally introduced […]
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Legislative Drafting Institute for Child Protection (LDICP)

• Recent Research Spreadsheets November 30, 2016
  Our students have compiled research in three topic areas. Below are the links to their research tables that can be downloaded for searching and viewing.   For a state-by-state review of Mandatory Reporter laws, click here.   For a state-by-state review of Background Check laws, click...
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• 2016 Legislative Drafting Students November 15, 2016
  Our students spent the summer working on the inaugural project of the LDICP. Through their extensive research, massive databases of information on state statutes regarding the abuse of children ave been created and will be posted here as their work is finalized.   Here are...
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Chris The Story Reading Ape’s Blog

• 4 Mistakes that Doom the First Page of Your Manuscript – by Janice Hardy… March 1, 2021
  on Fiction University: Your novel’s first page is the last chance you get to hook your reader. Writing your first page might be one of the scariest moments in writing a novel. So much is riding on it, and that’s a lot of pressure to deal with while you’re trying to craft the perfect opening […]
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I didn’t have my glasses on…

• march. March 1, 2021
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Indian Country Media Network

• Navajo Nation reports 3 more COVID-19 deaths February 28, 2021
  Associated Press WINDOW ROCK, Ariz.  — The Navajo Nation is continuing on a downward trend in the number of daily coronavirus cases. Tribal health officials on Saturday evening reported seven new cases of COVID-19, down significantly from around the holidays. The latest numbers bring the total ...
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Legends of Windemere

• War of Nytefall: Savagery On the Horizon! March 1, 2021
  Feels like it’s been a long time since I prepared for a new release.  Actually, it was early September and that had to be a decade ago.  Now, I’m preparing to release War of Nytefall: Savagery in about a month.  So begins … Continue reading →
  Charles Yallowitz

Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life

Bluebird of Bitterness

• Monday chuckles March 1, 2021
   
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Elle Knowles: Finding Myself Through Writing

• It’s Too Peopley Out There July 3, 2020
  We live in the most perfect area to have a staycation. The gulf with its white sand beaches are only five minutes away. We have the best restaurants with fresh seafood and seats with the best views. The charter fishing experience is top notch. Evidently, this is not a best kept secret anymore. The only […]
  Elle Knowles

KarmaTube

• Instituto Terra: Restoring a Forest February 25, 2021
  Brazil, which was once a leader in climate action, is now most often mentioned with worry in discussions about climate change, desertification and deforestation. But there are lights in the darkness. Watch the seemingly miraculous results grounded in the simple acts of planting trees and a desire to improve the lives of both the animal […]

Positively Present

• The 10th Annual Gratitude Challenge! October 13, 2020
  It's hard to believe, but this is the TENTH year of the Positively Present Gratitude Challenge! I've been doing this for a decade (and I know many of you have too!), and I'm so excited to begin this year's challenge on November 1. There's always something special about celebrating gratitude during the month of November […]
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The Diesel-Electric Elephant Company, England.

• Surveillance, Saraharan Sand, and Pyornkrachzark’s roller February 27, 2021
  It’s been a funny old week. The planet that I am currently living on (‘Earth’, according to the locals) has … More
  Ian Hutson

Joan Reeves: Slingwords

• 5 Random Thoughts on a Gray Day March 1, 2021
  I'm sitting here, looking at another gray day, and wishing it were mid-March with spring doing its magical rebirth thing.Here are some random thoughts flitting through my mind.1. Why is it when we need rain, we suddenly have 2 weeks of solid rain flooding freeways, ruining homes, and drowning people?2. Why do they say, nice […]
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World United Music

• Prog Rock and Progressive Activism May 24, 2020
  Progressive Rock Through the AgesBy: Stewart BrennanProgressive Rock is one of several experimental genres that evolved out of Rock n Roll in mid 1960’s. It was a purely creative genre that carried at its initial core, reflections of morality, philosophies, political views and the social economic conditions of the times.The genre had a wide range […]
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WASP Final Flight

• Lucile Doll Wise, 43-7 | August 2, 2018 August 17, 2018
  "Jacqueline Cochran was looking for WASP.  They told me I would have to be interviewed and they would contact me when they came to the Wichita area.  But I didn’t wait for that.  I went down to Houston for my interview, to speed things up.  And I think that’s one of the smartest things I […]
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• Jean McCreery, 44-W-10. |. May 10, 2018 July 20, 2018
  "My first flight was with a barnstormer at the age of five.  I loved it!  I also tried to 'fly' out of the barn loft with an umbrella.  This was less than successful..."  WASP Jean Terrell McCreery, 44-10 The indomitable Marguerite Jean Terrell Moreo McCreery has "...slipped the surly bonds of Earth. And danced the skies on […]
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The Old Motor

• Comment on Four Fun Friday Kodachrome Car Photographs No. 290 by David Greenlees March 1, 2021
  In reply to Joel True. Joel, Thanks for your thoughts and everyone else's on the matter, I've got a number of things to think about on how to proceed with funding the website, and reader's thoughts have been helpful. Thanks everyone!
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• Comment on Four Fun Friday Kodachrome Car Photographs No. 290 by Howard Arbiture March 1, 2021
  In reply to David Greenlees. Meh, I'm not really a " look at my t-shirt" kind of guy, but whatever you decide, I'm in. Other sites offer a membership package, but offer some kind of promotion, that wouldn't apply here. Maintaining a membership would, as Jay says, involve a lot of time just hounding the […]
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SassyZenGirl

• Earn $6,000/mo Passive Income with Stock Footage (no prior experience!) May 23, 2020
  Stock footage might not sound too sexy or fun, but this is an easy one to start and doesn’t require any start up funding. In fact, you can start with your smartphone camera. Ready? You Ready Are You Ready GIF from Youready GIFs   What is stock footage and how does it work? Stock footage […]
  Gundi Gabrielle

Stump the Bookseller

• 353M: Circus Boy Rescues Chinese Girl, Witch Heals Her Bound Feet February 26, 2021
  Looking for a children's fantasy novel about a poor boy working at a circus who rescues a Chinese girl with bound feet who's a prisoner in one of the attractions. Takes place in medieval Europe, I think. They're on the … Continue reading →
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Ana’s Attic

• Imperfect Match by Melanie Harlow and Corinne Michaels February 12, 2021
  Imperfect Match by Melanie Harlow and Corinne Michaels | Audiobook Review Narrated by Andi Arndt and Jason Clarke Contemporary Romance/RomCom Standalone I was having such a hard time focusing on books, so I grabbed one by two authors who I know never disappoint. And I was right! Melanie Harlow and Corinne Michaels brought their A-Game […]
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Shorpy

• Dos Hermanos: 1964 March 1, 2021
  July 1964. "Two boys in street, one riding inside hand truck." First selection from the epic oeuvre of New York street photographer Angelo Rizzuto (1906-1967), a "troubled recluse" whose work remained unknown and unappreciated until long after his death. View full size.
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• The Drakemobile: 1942 February 27, 2021
  February 1942. "Weslaco, Texas. Farm Security Administration camp (Mercer G. Evans farm workers' community). Return from Saturday shopping. FSA client Nathan Drake at right." Medium format acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein. View full size.
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Shorpy Reader Shared Photo’s

• Butler Family Buick: 1957 February 19, 2021
  Edward and Gwen Butler, my grandparents, lived in this trailer in Connecticut. It's rather dwarfed by the massive '55 Buick and the 15-foot TV antenna. They had just returned from a trip to England, hence the luggage at the door. Photo by Edward Butler circa 1957 on a 35mm Kodachrome slide, scanned February 2021. View […]
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• Over the Boardwalk: 1984 February 17, 2021
  Atlantic City isn't the only place with a Boardwalk, ya know. Out here in California we've had the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk since 1907. Its Giant Dipper wooden roller coaster is a National Historic Landmark. In another kind of history, back in 2008 its late, lamented Fun House was the location in one of my […]
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Shorpy Reader Comments

• 93 Stanton Street, between Orchard and Ludlow March 1, 2021
  In reply to Dos Hermanos: 1964: Still there, although the storefronts have become the back of a bar.
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• 1960 Flat-top March 1, 2021
  In reply to Dos Hermanos: 1964: Pontiac Bonneville 4 door hardtop, my older brother's wedding chariot in June 1960. Huge trunk area, but rather sedate, finless rear-end treatment compared to most GM offerings that year. Boyhood chums, hope their friendship is an ongoing one.
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Kim’s Shopping

• Buy Fitness Equipment Now, Pay Later February 20, 2021
  Ready to build your own home gym and need help figuring out how to buy the equipment? Buy Fitness Equipment Now, Pay Later We’ve rounded up the best fitness equipment brands and online stores that offer Buy Now Pay Later financing options that allow you to  buy fitness equipment now and make payments over time […]
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Thoroughly Reviewed

• Best Travel Makeup Bag May 23, 2020
  Travel Makeup Bag Comparison habe ROWNYEON HaloVa Relavel Rownyeon Pro MelodySusie Ac.y.c Mossio B & C Chomeiu Material Nylon OxfordFabric Nylon Oxford Fabric PU... The post Best Travel Makeup Bag first appeared on ThoroughlyReviewed.com.
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Whimpulsive

• Wordless Wednesday #539 February 12, 2020
  Signs of Spring For more Wordless Wednesday, Click here.
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Debra Lynn Dadd

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BloominThyme

• Sun Hemp Cover Crop August 12, 2020
  Sun hemp is a perfect cover crop for building the quality of your soil. And soil is everything when it comes to the garden. Soil provides nutrients for plants to be absorbed via their roots and retains moisture for the plant. Well-aerated soil is important and can be achieved by adding compost to your soil. […]
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• Successful Pineapple Harvest July 31, 2020
  At last, I have achieved a successful pineapple harvest from my backyard garden. It didn’t require much effort, but it did require patience. Years of patience. Generally pineapples take about two and a half years to harvest. On the advice of a friend, I planted these pineapple four and five years ago. He said it […]
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Word of the day

• gazette March 1, 2021
  Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 1, 2021 is: gazette • \guh-ZET\  • noun 1 : a paper that is printed and distributed usually daily or weekly and that contains news, articles of opinion, features, and advertising : newspaper 2 : an official journal 3 British : an announcement in an official gazette Examples: […]
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AV Club Wiki Wormhole

• Consider, if you will, the aerodynamics of a cow March 1, 2021
  Several years ago, Reddit discovered an image that showed the aerodynamics of a cow. There’s nothing much for the average person to take from this picture, though we imagine it may be of note to a very specific subset of engineers and farmers. Still, bovine aerodynamics have somehow remained a fascinating subject to…Read more...
  Reid McCarter on AUX, shared by Reid McCarter to The A.V. Club
• The Big Loop creates a heard-and-not-seen designer experience for London Fashion Week March 1, 2021
  Dumb Gay Politics, hosted by Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard, takes a look at the current state of politics from the point of view of folks who might not know much about politics aside from how absurd they are. Howard and Goldman got started as fixtures on the Bravo network and have been writing partners […]
  Marnie Shure, Elena Fernández Collins, and Jose Nateras on AUX, shared by Marnie Shure to The A.V. Club
• Netflix recreates the college admissions scandal in the Operation Varsity Blues trailer March 1, 2021
  The fun thing about the pandemic’s complete shattering of the illusion of time is that there is no longer such a thing as “too soon,” which is how we wind up with a documentary about the college admissions scandal—a thing that simultaneously happened very recently and an entire lifetime of news cycles ago. Debuting…Read more...
  Britt Hayes on News, shared by Britt Hayes to The A.V. Club
• We challenge the cast of SpongeBob Squarepants to a round of "Is that a real fish?" March 1, 2021
  Since premiering over 20 years ago, SpongeBob SquarePants has morphed into a certified juggernaut. Its 265 episodes over 13 seasons make it the fifth longest running television series of all time, and the property has been spun off into multiple iterations, including comic books, theme park rides, video games, and…Read more...
  Marah Eakin on Film, shared by Marah Eakin to The A.V. Club

DamnDelicious

• Slow Cooker Beef Barbacoa February 25, 2021
  So easy and so flavorful! Cooked low + slow in the crockpot. Perfect for tacos, burritos, quesadillas, and more! Traditionally made in an underground oven (just saw this on 911 Lone Star), barbacoa meat (usually beef, sheep or goat) is a classic Mexican dish left to cook undisturbed overnight until the meat is very tender. […]
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• Garlic Butter Clams with White Wine Cream Sauce February 16, 2021
  The BEST steamed clams ever! So garlicky and buttery, served with a heavenly cream sauce! I have made this so many times I have officially lost count. It first started as a test recipe for Valentine’s Day, but it has now been a favorite for date night! It’s restaurant-quality clams with the most heavenly white […]
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The Authors’ Billboard

• The Joy of Family and Friends February 28, 2021
  This past year I’ve craved the company of my family and friends more than ever – a testament to our needs as a social, loving society. Although I have a strong connection with my family, during the era we used to term as normal, our lives seemed to meander in and out of each other’s […]
  Susan Jean Ricci
• Revenge Makes the World Go Round February 27, 2021
  Revenge is without a doubt the greatest motivator of all times. People will commit unspeakable deeds in the name of revenge, and why? Because when we perceive that we’ve been wronged, most of us simply can’t walk away. Wars have been waged, blood feuds created, all because one person didn’t find the retribution they wanted, […]
  Susanne Matthews

ezvid

• 7 Best Electric Meat Grinders 2021 February 27, 2021
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Task & Purpose