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I can't believe we're onto the last week of October. It goes so fast, doesn't it? This week has been good so far though! Monday night, Eric and I headed to a Halloween store to pick up everything for our costumes. My girlfriends and I are going as party animals, so I'm being a leopard! I still need to go and find a leopard print dress (last-minute, I know) but I have the ears, tail, makeup, gold tutu, gold boa, and gold glitter tights. I'm going to look absolutely ridiculous, and I just cannot wait. My favorite Halloween party is back (after two years!) so I'm a little more than excited to go. It's going to be such a fun weekend!
Yesterday, we headed to Ada to take a few photos for a friend and her adorable daughter, and they turned out so good! We were going to head to dinner on the west side, but I ended up feeling super weirdly dizzy, so we ordered Thai food, came home and watched This Is Us. Anyone else just totally obsessed with that show? I love it. It's my new favorite show... and maybe my favorite show of all time. I'm not a huge T.V. watcher (more inclined to watch a movie), but I'm also obsessed with New Girl, Parenthood, and Hart of Dixie. Plus, Eric and I love Lost, The Leftovers, and The Walking Dead. Anyone else crushed after that last episode? Ugh.
Tonight, I had my hair trimmed (after six months, finally!) and caught up on some major photo editing/blogging. Lots of fun collaborations coming up, but phew, this season of life is busy right now! Tomorrow, we have a bunch of last minute things to do before the weekend, and Friday begins the Halloween celebrations! We have friends staying the night, we're going to our party, Eric is playing a Halloween show on Saturday downtown, and Sunday we have dinner with family. And then, next week, we're off to Nashville! If you're from the area and have any fun recommendations, let me know! We've visited a couple of times before, but are always looking for new things to try.
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Border Patrol Agent and National Border Patrol Council #3307 Vice President Chris Cabrera said that "nothing" has been done to secure the border in the event the Ebola virus spreads to Central America, and that the apprehension rate on the border was down to about 30% on Thursday's "Your World with Neil Cavuto" on the Fox News Channel.
Cabrera said, "I agree with that 100 percent," when asked whether he agreed with Marine Corps General John Kelly that there would be a "mass migration" to the US if the Ebola virus spread to Central America.
Then when asked if any steps had been taken to secure the border if such a migration occurred, he stated, "You know, actually, nothing has."
Cabrera also reported, "We caught an individual last night from East Africa, which obviously, is not from the zone where it's concentrated, but there is still some type of threat there."
He criticized Border Patrol management's handling of this individual because "the quarantined area set up has just consisted of four traffic cones and some yellow caution tape, and for them, they thought, border patrol management thought that was sufficient."
"We're looking at probably a 30 percent apprehension rate, and we need to get in front of this one where we're unfortunately, we're more reactive than proactive. And until that changes we'll be behind the curve on this one," he stated.
Cabrera continued his criticism of the upper management of the Border Patrol, saying, "What needs to be done is we need to have our agents in the field where they belong, we need to stop cutting our manpower and stop cutting our hours and get our guys out there on the front line so that we can secure this border." And "at least from what we heard they don't seem too concerned about it. They think, they don't think anything's going to happen down here, and I hope they're right. However, I don't think they are. I think it's just a matter of time before we see the first one."
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I have a real website now rather than a blog. Though I will keep this one open for a while, I will no longer keep this one up. My new site, "USA Spiders" is not fully completed but getting close. I made sure to get the Michigan page finished first. :o) Please use USA Spiders in the future and if you find any problems with the site, please let me know so I can fix them.
Spiders verified to be here in Michigan are listed on the left sidebar. On the right sidebar, are the spiders of which pictures have been sent in to me.
The BROWN RECLUSE SPIDER! - Rick Vetter, the worlds top expert on the Brown recluse has published a book on the infamous Brown recluse spider. Learn the truth behind the worlds most misunderstood spider. (BUY IT HERE!)
My Knowledge and Why I am Not an Expert
Spider Questions and IDENTIFICATION Requests
My EMAIL can be found in the above link. I am always happy to help identify a spider, but please do us both a favor and read this before emailing me. Thanks.
Describing your Spider ..... Photographing your Spider
Your Fear of Spiders ........... Spiders in your Home?
Beyond Spider Dome - Where two spiders enter and one comes out.
Spiders and Drugs - Documentary video about the effects different drugs have on spiders.
Play with a computerized spider - (flash)
Spider Diagram. - Basic anatomy of a spider.
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Abdomen - Large (more than double the cephalothorax) and oblong shaped. Usually black with white and yellow patterns. The pattern for the Banded Argiope has multiple stripes running across the abdomen. Males have a much more nondescript abdomen and the entire spider has more of a shiny fuzzy brownish look to it.
Cephalothorax - White (or light Gray) and slightly dull and fuzzy looking.
Female Size - Full grown they are typically around 1 Inch
Male Size - Much smaller than the female, these are typically only 1/4 inches.
Bite Info - The venom of the Argiope is not considered dangerous to humans.
Other Notes - The Argiopes are Orb Weavers and will spin webs in a circular pattern that is supported in a vertical manner to catch flying insects. Unlike most other Orb Weavers, the Argiope's web will usually have a long and thick zigzag pattern in the center.
Another name for them is the Saint Andrews Cross for the way they pair their legs up and stretch them out together to create a cross look.
Genus - Argiope aurantia (Black and Yellow Argiope) / Argiope trifasciata (Banded Argiope)
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- AnonymousApril 18, 2012 at 7:03 PM
I've definitely seen a female one of these in the Midland Township area. If I wasn't an arachnophobe, I would have been fascinated.ReplyDelete
Had a couple in my yard last year. They're pretty.ReplyDelete
Argiope is the most wonderful colored spider!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 29, 2012 at 1:00 PM
Fairly common find in local willow trees. I tend to find 2 or 3 in a looking day. Adrian, MI.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 4, 2012 at 7:17 PM
I used to have a ton of these where I lived in Lennon, MI as a kidReplyDelete
I saw one of these gals last Summer. I thought I even spotted a male on the web at one point too. But that could easily be some error on my part.ReplyDelete
If I see her (or at least another one) again this year. I can try to catch a 3D pick with my DS. Each snapshot takes two pictures. When you place them next to each other, you can get a stereoscopic 3D effect, even on regular computer screens.
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- AnonymousJuly 17, 2012 at 2:51 PM
I had one in my back porch about 2 years ago. My hubby wouldnt walk through there to go outside until the spider finally went away in the fall. We're in Kalamazoo, MI.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 18, 2012 at 12:59 PM
Okay, I found a spider that I didn't think lived in Michigan. I found a Spitting spider on my door handle, and I have been looking to see if they live here but I can't find an answer. Do they live in Michigan?ReplyDelete
To be completely honest, I cannot say if they do or not. I have not been sent even one picture of a Spitting Spider. I would love it if you could get a pic and email it to me. Even so, it takes many more than one picture of a spider to prove to me they live here. But it would definitely be a start. lolReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 28, 2012 at 11:16 AM
Found some females at a river my son an I fish, thought at first it might be a relative ,or mixed species of the Florida banana spider. caught three an put them in a fish tank to observe, one made a egg sack the size of a large grape. prettty cool, waiting to show my older son when he gets Here. then letting them go.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 29, 2012 at 9:25 PM
I've been catching those spiders for over 20 years in Hamilton, MI.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 31, 2012 at 6:13 PM
I found one in my blackberry patch in St.Clare that was at least 3 inches in diameter. I thought it might be poisonous and it scared me to death! Now that i know they arn't I must admit they are very pretty.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 31, 2012 at 8:14 PM
I think we have the banded argiope on our back porch in Byron Michigan (about 20 miles or so from Howell). She only brings her web out at night though to catch the bugs and brings it in before I get up in the morning. Scared the crap out of me last night until my mother told me she's been there for the last week or so... If I feel exceptionally brave tonight I will get a picture, but I have always had a thing with spiders that I don't bother them if they don't bother me.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 5, 2012 at 9:23 PM
I have these often near Higgins Lake. One a couple years ago spent the entire summer in the corner of my sliding glass door, she was beautiful and only got to be about an inch.ReplyDelete
I also saw one several years ago that was approximately 3 inches. I seriously thought I was hallucinating, and ran into the house screaming. She was long gone before my husband came home, and he still swears I was making it up.
- AnonymousAugust 8, 2012 at 9:21 PM
my kids and I saw 1 of these in 1 of our flower patches today - glad to hear they are not dangerousReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 19, 2012 at 5:49 PM
We just two of these at Hudson Mills Metro park. there webs were in tall grass about 3-4 feet high aong a small creek. They were about 3 feet apart, both in the center of their webs. One was at least 3 inches in length, the other maybe two inches, very attractive looking.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 4, 2012 at 4:31 AM
Hi, my name is Brad Milot. I live in Taylor, MI. I was cutting my grass when I discovered what I believe is known as Argiope Argentata better known as the Silver Argiope. It was rather large, about the size of a fifty cent piece. I captured it and showed my family, photographed it, and later released it. I later found out its a species not common to Michigan. I need to learn more about this spider if anyone has some input on it.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 6, 2012 at 12:41 PM
Seen these spiders 30 years ago. They lived on the skirting of our trailer. I believe there were 3 or 4 along the side. I just remember that beautiful yellow color and those gorgeous webs. I have always wondered growing up what they were. Thanks, now I know.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 8, 2012 at 5:18 PM
I believe we have one living in our lilac bush - Grand Blanc, MIReplyDelete
About 5 or 6 years ago we found one that looked similar to the black and yellow one above, but maybe a little smaller. We took it to the local DNR but they had no idea what kind of spider it was. Now i know. We let it go once we got home, and never saw it since. This was in Martin, MIReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 18, 2012 at 11:17 AM
I saw one of these in my yard earlier this fall in a plant. I took a picture and can send it if you want. firstname.lastname@example.com
- AnonymousDecember 17, 2012 at 1:57 AM
For the last three years i get one that sets up camp outside my back door between two plant holders. I have heard them called writig spiders as well due to the fact they make little z's and x's in the middle of thier web. They are beautiful spiders and will keep your bee and wasp population at a minimum. I read they love to eat those, and they are totally harmless.ReplyDelete
It was years ago, but I found a 1.5 to 2.5 inch Banded argiopes in Gallup Park Ann Arbor once, it was huge! Comparable to the 3.5-4 inch Fishing Spider and 2.5-3 inch Nursery Web Spiders I've seen scurry around.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 25, 2013 at 7:37 PM
My mother had two of the yellow spiders living on her hosta plants and made amazing zipper type webs! Beautiful!ReplyDelete
I see the yellow ones often around here, I'll try to get pics, difficult tho as I usually only spot them at night, jmp - Traverse CityReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 11, 2013 at 1:43 AM
I have one currently living in my garden, building a web near my ghost peppers - Walled Lake, MI.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 21, 2013 at 5:39 PM
Found huge one on rose of Sharon building web. Light green matched the leaves on the plant.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 28, 2013 at 12:39 PM
Had a female in her web on one of my yew shrubs in Ann Arbor. What a gorgeous girl! A male built his web just two feet away from hers. He was much smaller, but obviously in love!ReplyDelete
Now that we know what this is, we seen both a male and female in Ray Township around a pond. I thought it was the male that was so large but I guess its the female. Either way, they give me goosebumps!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 12, 2013 at 3:11 PM
We live just north of Lansing, Michigan. On any given morning with a heavy dew it is easy to find countless argiope spider webs in the 5 acre field behind our house. They usually have a yellow/black spider sitting dead center in the web waiting for breakfast to arrive.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 10, 2014 at 2:23 AM
I found one of these 2 years ago in my garden in Ecorse Mi. I was weeding, turned around and found this huge spider in a very large web and screamed. lol. Every couple days, she would move her home to a new location. I had hoped she would have babies to take up residence in my yard but I have not seen any more. I keep looking and hoping. They are supposedly attracted to roses and I have several different species. I am not a spider fan, but they eat aphids and other bugs. As long as they cannot harm me or my kitties and eat the bad bugs they can stay.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 24, 2014 at 2:13 PM
Mine made a fabulous web on the deck rails. I loved going out every morning to check her out. She disappeared in fall.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 21, 2014 at 1:27 PM
Rockwood, MI...35 years ago...when I was a kid, I called it my Banana Spider!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 10, 2015 at 6:00 PM
can you keep a black and yellow argiope in some kind of tank in the house as a pet just wondering???????.....lelia.ReplyDelete
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Anyone who has a CostCo membership is familiar with the value the big box wholesaler offers on all sorts of merchandise and food. But, does the value translate to credit card processing? The answer may surprise you.
First of all it is important to understand that CostCo in not providing credit card processing. They are partnered with a company called Elavon who is a subsidiary of USBancorp. It is Evalon who is setting the terms and rates for the credit card processing account. Current at the time of this blog post the advertised rates for a CostCo credit card processing account are as follows:
- Retail Merchants: 1.48% for card-swiped transaction plus $.20 per transaction
- Internet and Mail Order / Telephone Order Merchants: 1.99% plus $.27 per transaction
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St. Clement's Island Museum and Piney Point Lighthouse Museum and Historic Park Join Smithsonian Magazine's 14th Annual Museum Day
Free Admission on September 22 with a downloadable Museum Day ticket
St. Clement's Island Museum and Piney Point Lighthouse Museum and Historic Park will open their doors free of charge to all Museum Day ticketholders on Saturday, September 22, as part of Smithsonian Magazine's 14th annual Museum Day. The event is a national celebration of boundless curiosity in which participating museums follow the free admission policy of the Smithsonian Institution's Washington DC-based museums.
Museum Day represents a nationwide commitment to access, equity and inclusion. Over 250,000 people downloaded tickets for last year's event and Museum Day 2018 is expected to attract even more museumgoers.
The theme of this year's Museum Day is Women Making History, honoring women in society who are trailblazers in the arts, sciences, innovation and culture and emboldening others to be pioneers as well.
"Our museums have such a unique story to tell and being part of Smithsonian Magazine's Museum Day helps us to reach new audiences that may never have experienced our sites before due to a variety of circumstances." said Karen Stone, St. Mary's County Museum Manager.
The St. Mary's County Museum Division was established by the Commissioners of St. Mary's County to collect, preserve, research and interpret the historic sites and artifacts which illustrate the natural and cultural histories of St. Mary's County and the Potomac River. With this as its charter, the Museum Division serves as a resource, liaison and community advocate for all St. Mary's County public and private cultural assets.
The St. Mary's County Museum Division manages 94 acres of property and 4 historic sites, including the St. Clement's Island Museum; the Little Red Schoolhouse; the Piney Point Lighthouse, Museum and Historic Park; the Drayden African-American Schoolhouse; and the U-1105 Black Panther Shipwreck Preserve. The division also assists with the monitoring and maintenance of St. Clement's Island State Park and the U.S. Colored Troops Interpretive Center.
Museum Day tickets are available for download at Smithsonian.com/MuseumDay. Visitors who present a Museum Day ticket will gain free admission for two at participating venues on September 22. One ticket is permitted per email address. A list of participating museums, which is continually updated as more museums continue to register, can be found at Smithsonian.com/MuseumDay/Search.
More information about the event can be found at Smithsonian.com/MuseumDay.
Entries for 2018 Veterans Day Parade Now Being Accepted
Registration is now open for those wishing to participate in the 43rd Annual Veterans Day Parade in Leonardtown. Floats, bands, schools, scouts, clubs, cheerleaders, bikes, vintage cars and horses are some of the entries which will be allowed to take part.
The parade steps off at 10 a.m. on Sunday, November 11, from Ryken High School. The line of march then proceeds along Fenwick Street to the Leonardtown Town Square. The event provides an opportunity to honor our Veterans, take part in a proud tradition and promote your group.
For more information or to request a 2018 Veterans Day Parade Entry Form, visit the Town of Leonardtown's website at leonardtown.somd.com/events/VetDay.pdf. Information regarding Parade guidelines are included with the form.
Entries should be returned to Connie Pennington, Parade Organizer, by Friday, October 19. Entries received after October 19 will not be accepted.
The Leonardtown Veterans Day Parade is sponsored by the Commissioners of St. Mary's County and the Commissioners of Leonardtown.
Ratings Agencies Provide Financial Update for St. Mary's County
Fitch and S & P rate county at AA+, Moody's Aa1
Leonardtown, MD—Moody's Investors Service, Fitch Ratings and S & P Global Ratings' have issued their credit opinions regarding the financial health of St. Mary's County Government.
The reports note the county's "strong" financial position with respect to wealth and income levels. The review follows a visit by representatives of the rating agency where they met with county, business and community leaders. The visit allowed them to gain a better perspective on economic and business activities taking place in the county.
The reviews come ahead of a planned bond sale of $30 million in General Obligation (GO) Consolidated Public Improvement Bonds, series 2018, scheduled for September 18, with closing scheduled for October 2.
County financial strengths noted in the reports include:
• Stable tax base and strong economy
• Above average wealth and income levels
• Low debt and pension burdens
• Strong fiscal policies and budget flexibility
• Strong general fund balance reserves
"The reports come as good news for the county as we prepare to sell bonds in September," said Commissioner President Randy Guy. "Low debt and strong financial management has allowed us to enjoy high credit ratings. Our mission will be to continue our strong fiscal management as we look toward an even brighter financial picture in the coming years."
To view the Moody's report, go to: www.stmarysmd.com/docs/Moody's%20St.%20Marys%20County_Final%20Report%20(2).pdf
The S&P report can be accessed at: www.stmarysmd.com/docs/S%20&%20P%20St%20Mary's%20County%20MD%20Published%20Rationale%208-29-18%20(3).pdf
The Fitch report is available at: www.co.saint-marys.md.us/docs/2018%20Fitch.pdf
Emergency Services Board to Hold First Meeting
The St. Mary's County Emergency Services Board will hold its inaugural meeting on Wednesday, September 5, from 7—9 p.m.
The meeting will take place in the commissioners meeting room inside the Chesapeake Building. The address is 41770 Baldridge Street, first floor, in Leonardtown. The meeting is open to the public.
Former St. Mary's County Recreation and Parks Gymnast Receives NCAA Acrobatics and Tumbling Scholarship
Former St. Mary's Gymnastics Academy (SMGA) USAG Level 9 gymnast Kandyce Blocker of Lexington Park, Maryland, will be the first Recreation and Parks collegiate gymnast. After two years with the Academy's competitive team, Kandyce has continued to hone and perfect her tumbling skills through private lessons with SMGA's coach Diane Picolo.
While competing with SMGA, Kandyce's highest all-around score was a 35.00 at Maryland states. Her other achievements include a first place finish on floor at Maryland States, first place all-around at the Gingerbread Invitational and second place all-around at the Nation's Capital Cup.
The Academy was excited to hear Kandyce will attend Fairmount University in West Virginia on an NCAA acrobatics and tumbling scholarship. She begins her collegiate competition schedule in February 2019. She will be missed by her teammates and coaches at the Gymnastics Academy.
Alexis Zoss Selected to Lead Department of Social Services
Alexis Zoss, LCSW-C, has been selected as the new Director of Social Services for St. Mary's County.
Ms. Zoss is no stranger to St. Mary's County. In June 2017, she rejoined the Social Services team as Assistant Director for Operations and CQI. From 1999—2007, she was Executive Director of the Mental Health Authority of St. Mary's County, Inc. She has also served as Assistant Director for Services from 1995—1999.
Ms. Zoss has also served as Chief Assistant Director of Health and Human Services for El Dorado County as well as Deputy Director and Mental Health Substance Abuse Services Division Director for the City of Virginia Beach.
Ms. Zoss has been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker since 1996 in the State of Maryland and Commonwealth of Virginia.
"St. Mary's County is fortunate to have Alexis Zoss lead the Department of Social Services." said Commissioner President Randy Guy. "Her familiarity with the county and her vast experience will help lead the agency to future success. We welcome her and wish her the best of luck."
Ms. Zoss received her Bachelor in Social Work from Radford College; Master of Science in Social Work from Norfolk State University and has completed Post-Graduate work in Social Policy at Virginia Commonwealth University.
St. Mary's County Operated Museums Receive National Recognition
American Alliance of Museums awards re-accreditation
The St. Mary's County Museum Division has once again achieved accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the highest national recognition afforded the nation's museums, for all county-run historic sites. These include the St. Clement's Island Museum in Colton's Point, MD, the Piney Point Lighthouse Museum & Historic Park in Piney Point, MD, the Drayden African American Schoolhouse in Drayden, MD and the U-1105 Black Panther Historic Shipwreck Preserve in the Potomac off of Piney Point, MD.
Accreditation signifies excellence to the museum community, governments, funders, outside agencies and museum patrons. St. Mary's County Museum Division sites were initially accredited in 1992. Museums must undergo a re accreditation review at least every 10 years to maintain accreditation status. The next review is slated for 2027.
Alliance Accreditation brings national recognition to a museum for its commitment to excellence, accountability, high professional standards and continued institutional improvement. Developed and sustained by museum professionals for over 45 years, the Alliance's museum accreditation program is the field's primary vehicle for quality assurance, self-regulation and public accountability. It strengthens the museum profession by promoting practices which enable leaders to make informed decisions, allocate resources wisely and remain financially and ethically accountable to provide the best possible service to the public.
"Being accredited by the American Alliance of Museums is like getting the 'Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval,'" says Karen Stone, St. Mary's County Museum Division Manager. "It demonstrates to the world we are doing things properly in caring for the collections and buildings entrusted to us by the public and shows other museums we will treat loaned objects with care. This accreditation proves the division to be worthy of that trust. I am very proud of this achievement, which took the help of many staff members and volunteers alike."
Of the nation's estimated 33,000 museums, over 1,070 are currently accredited. The sites cared for by the St. Mary's County Museum Division (including the division itself) represent five of
seven currently accredited in Southern Maryland (Historic St. Mary's City and the Calvert Marine Museum being the others). There are only 23 total accredited sites in Maryland.
Accreditation is a very rigorous but highly rewarding process which examines all aspects of a museum's operations. To earn accreditation a museum first must conduct a year of self-study and then undergo a site visit by a team of peer reviewers. AAM's Accreditation Commission, an independent and autonomous body of museum professionals, considers the self-study and visiting committee report to determine whether a museum should receive accreditation.
"Accredited museums are a community of institutions that have chosen to hold themselves publicly accountable to excellence," said Laura L. Lott, Alliance president and CEO. "Accreditation is clearly a significant achievement, of which both the institutions and the communities they serve can be extremely proud."
The St. Mary's County Museum Division was established by the St. Mary's County Board of County Commissioners to collect, preserve, research and interpret the historic sites and artifacts that illustrate the natural and cultural histories of St. Mary's County and the Potomac River. With this as its charter, the Museum Division serves as a resource, liaison and community advocate for all St. Mary's County public and private cultural assets.
The St. Mary's County Museum Division manages 94 acres of property and 4 historic sites, including: St. Clement's Island Museum; the Little Red Schoolhouse; the Piney Point Lighthouse, Museum and Historic Park; the Drayden African-American Schoolhouse; and the U-1105 Black Panther Shipwreck Preserve. The Museum Division also assists with the monitoring and maintenance of St. Clement's Island State Park and the U.S. Colored Troops Interpretive Center.


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The Department for Education has uploaded a video of Michael Gove's recent speech on child protection. I thought I would put it here, for those who haven't already read it (the DfE ask you to note that the text of the speech may not reflect the exact words given by the speaker (whatever that means), and apologise for the sound quality). No booing at the back, please!
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Michael Gove speech on child protection
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The Benefits of Saunas
Most of us have tried a sauna at one time or another in our lives. We have sat in the hot environment sweating profusely for as long as we felt we could and then jumped into a cold shower or bath.
And then repeat the sauna/cold shower routine again (and again maybe).
The physiological responses we experienced from the sauna can vary, some people feel invigorated and energised whereas others can be drained and lethargic. Regular sauna users comment that "good sweating" offers them the opportunity and the space to think, to be creative and to escape from their everyday lives.
But what are the benefits of saunas?We will begin by dispelling a myth associated with saunas that it detoxifies the body. There are claims made that the action of heat and sweating in the sauna releases toxins and poisons that may be present beneath the skin. Every day we are exposed to various chemicals either from the atmosphere, physical contact or through the food we eat. Our bodies are actually pretty effective at getting rid of the things that it does not require and the 'toxins' are broken down by the liver into the blood or bile before being filtered by the kidneys (or the intestines). They are then excreted in the urine or feces, but not sweated out of the body.
Sweating is an automatic response of the body to overheating and the primary objective of sweating is to cool the body. The content of sweat is primarily water with some trace of minerals, which does not warrant the use of the phrase detoxification when it comes to using a sauna.
Psychological Advantages of SaunasMany of the real benefits of saunas stem from the psychological rather than the physiological systems of the body. For example, there are many claims made that saunas relieve stress. By frequenting a sauna on a regular basis then you are allowing yourself the time to be in a quiet space without any external distractions. There are no mobile phones or laptops in saunas so you can cut yourself off from the perennial blasts of electronic communication many of us are constantly faced with. In addition, although saunas are often a private place for contemplation, often they can be quite sociable places to catch up with friends and acquaintances.
A common finding from those who use saunas is that the quality of their sleep can be improved. Studies have indicated that sauna use can lead to more relaxed and effective sleep.
Regardless of your reasons for being in a steam room or the like, one positive aspect is that people just find that they make them feel good. Whether it is the heat of the room, the socialisation or the mental and physical downtime, taking a sauna lifts ones mood.
Physiological AdvantagesIf you are feeling stiff and sore or tired and lethargic then taking a sauna can help relax and loosen tight muscles. The moist heat feels as though it penetrates the deeper layers of the soft tissues in a similar way to an effective deep tissue massage. Some people believe that it helps them recover from intense exercise so that it may improve the quality of their training.
The superficial blood vessels may dilate which probably leads to an increase in circulation which in itself may aid the natural healing processes of the body.
Another potential physiological reason that some people visit saunas is to improve the quality of their skin. The intensity of the heat and the sweating feels cleansing to the skin (particularly if combined with some kind of skin brushing). Dead skin cells may be replaced and clogged pores or sweat ducts may become unblocked.
Despite the potential advantages of using saunas, there are some precautions and recommendations about the use of saunas and it is advisable to investigate whether there are reasons why you should not use them (or how long you should stay in them). If you are in doubt then it is a good idea to consult your doctor.


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IT DIDN'T RAIN!! ok maybe a few drops here and there, but overall the weather was *perfect* for our races today. 55-ish and overcast, no wind, and most importantly , no rain.
So, I ran at my happy little pace, walked when i needed to , and finished in 29:17. a 9:25 pace (including the walk breaks) Not even close to my better races, but you know, it's a time and that's better than sitting on the couch. Right? Right. This is a good starting point, I'll just look at it that way.
Rowen's tot trot went as to be expected. He refused to put his number on (GJ snuck it on his back, haha) and was very reluctant at the start line. But GJ ran with him, and once they took off he was all smiles…until the girl at the finish line tried to put a medal around his neck! He was NOT having it! Oh well, someday he will learn to covet the hardware 🙂
Mommy & Rowen, and Ro's medal
So, post race…legs feel great, but I've got a nagging headache. I know for a FACT I don't hydrate enough to be running and nursing an 18 lb 5 month old. I need to work on that. The other half of this training battle will be, without a doubt, my nutrition. Healthy eating pretty much went out the window since Kain was born. Tomorrow is day #1 of my 30 week training plan for the marathon . I have each week written out detailed to the day. I'm super excited 🙂


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Thanksgiving is a little over a week away! According to the National Turkey Federation, nearly 88 percent of Americans surveyed eat turkey at Thanksgiving! The federation estimates that more than 46 million turkeys are eaten at Thanksgiving (according to 2011 stats). If you are preparing your home for entertaining next week, here are some fun Thanksgiving centerpiece ideas that we have pulled together from our friends at Better Homes and Gardens, Martha Stewart, HGTV and our local flower shop – McArdles.
First, what fun would it be to have your kids help gather and paint acorns from your yard? Hang them from twigs you gather together and place them in a colorful vase on the table or a sideboard:
If you have tiered serving platters or cake stands, bring them out and fill them with flowers, fruit and vegetables for a colorful display:
Don't forget your serving tables! Decorate those, too! Add in some artichokes, lettuce and pomegranates for an elegant look:
If you want to go the simple route, and still have some leaves on your trees — grab the scissors, run outside and cut a few branches. Throw them in a tall vase and you are all set!
We love this thankful tree idea! Trace some leaves using cookie cutters or draw them free hand and write what you are thankful to. It's a fun family activity!
If you have a favorite family heirloom bowl or soup toureen in a gorgeous china pattern, arrange some fresh cabbage and artichokes mixed in with ranunculus and roses. It makes a rich, luxurious arrangement that is sure to please your dinner guests!
If you want to repurpose existing glass vases that you have — run out to the Container Store or your local Michaels and look for some faux bois or wood inspired wrapping paper. Wrap the bases of the vases and fill them with fresh flowers and nuts for a woodland look:
As seen on HGTV, designer Layla Palmer mixed pheasant feathers with nuts:
Stack pumpkins and gourds to get some height! Surround with greens for richness. From HGTV:
See here how to make an apple topiary for the holidays:
This pumpkin-as-vase idea is great from Martha Stewart. Carve out a pumpkin and fill it with flowers:
Our local flower shop here in Greenwich, McArdles, does some elegant long and low centerpieces great for Thanksgiving table conversations. They have a fabulous Fall Harvest collection of Thanksgiving selections. One favorite is arrangement of orange, cream brown and green blooms in a driftwood vase. It is so festive! I have ordered from them in the past – they are great!
Let us know what you are planning as your Thanksgiving centerpiece and enjoy some of the photos above that we have curated from our favorite shelter and magazines and networks!


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Sports Illustrated looks back at Darrent Williams tragedy
Some stories are fascinating no matter how many times they are retold. Others involve so many disturbing details that it's difficult to go there again.
But for those who are willing to carry around another day or so of profound sadness, Sports Illustrated's comprehensive look back at the people and events that led up to death of Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams on Jan. 1, 2007 is difficult to resist.
The long-form narrative is authored by Thomas Lake, who has been favorably compared to Gary Smith and S.L. Price. The piece is well-reported, well-written.
Most of the details in the story came out during last year's trial of Willie Clark, who was convicted of Williams' murder and sentenced to life in prison. But there was fresh background information on Williams and Javon Walker. The sympathetic slant given to the complex Walker was stunning.
Ultimately, SI's piece is a grim reminder that Brandon Marshall, a Broncos receiver who was not yet a 'star', and his cousin Blair Clark, were the likely targets of Willie Clark's wrath. My guess is Marshall can be counted among those who wish the last story on Williams' murder was written months ago.
The Sports Illustrated story will hit newsstands in the next day or so.


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Along with the unjustified and unscientific saturated fat and cholesterol scares of the past several decades has come the notion that vegetarianism is a healthier dietary option for people. It seems as if every health expert and government health agency is urging people to eat fewer animal products and consume more vegetables, grains, fruits and legumes. Along with these exhortations have come assertions and studies supposedly proving that vegetarianism is healthier for people and that meat consumption is associated with sickness and death. Several authorities, however, have questioned these data, but their objections have been largely ignored.
As we shall see, many of the vegetarian claims cannot be substantiated and some are simply false and dangerous. There are benefits to vegetarian diets for certain health conditions, and some people function better on less fat and protein, but, as a practitioner who has dealt with several former vegetarians and vegans (total vegetarians), I know full well the dangerous effects of a diet devoid of healthful animal products. It is my hope that all readers will more carefully evaluate their position on vegetarianism after reading this paper.
Some vegetarians have claimed that livestock require pasturage that could be used to farm grains to feed starving people in Third World countries. It is also claimed that feeding animals contributes to world hunger because livestock are eating foods that could go to feed humans. The solution to world hunger, therefore, is for people to become vegetarians. These arguments are illogical and simplistic.
The Myths of Vegetarianism


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Judge rules against NCAA on compensation
(CNN) -- A federal judge Friday ruled in favor of a former UCLA college basketball star who sued to end the NCAA's control over the rights to college athletes' names, images and likenesses.
In a landmark decision, U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken sided with Ed O'Bannon in his lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association. O'Bannon argued athletes in the top tier of college basketball and football should be allowed to profit from their schools' use of their likenesses.
In a 99-page ruling, Wilken wrote that current NCAA rules \"unreasonably restrain trade in the market for certain educational and athletic opportunities offered by NCAA Division I schools.\"
Wilken issued an injunction to block the NCAA from prohibiting its member schools and conferences from offering their Football Bowl Subdivision or Division I basketball recruits a limited share of the revenues generated from the use of their names, images, and likenesses.
She did rule, however, that the NCAA could set a cap on the money paid to athletes, as long as it allows at least $5,000 per athlete per year.
\"The NCAA's witnesses stated that their concerns about student-athlete compensation would be minimized or negated if compensation was capped at a few thousand dollars per year,\" the judge wrote.
O'Bannon's suit alleged the waivers the athletes are required to sign are illegal and asked that players be able to collectively negotiate the terms of their likenesses in order to keep a share of those profits.
\"Before the court in this case is only whether the NCAA violates antitrust law by agreeing with its member schools to restrain their ability to compensate Division I men's basketball and FBS football players any more than the current association rules allow,\" Wilken wrote. \"For the reasons set forth above, the court finds that this restraint does violate antitrust law.\"
The ruling could potentially change college sports drastically, eventually forcing the NCAA to restructure its amateur model and allow college athletes to be paid.
NCAA chief legal officer Donald Remy said: \"We disagree with the court's decision that NCAA rules violate antitrust laws. We note that the court's decision sets limits on compensation, but are reviewing the full decision and will provide further comment later.\"
William Isaacson, an attorney for the plaintiffs, called the ruling \"a big step forward for common decency.\"
\"One of the things the judge is saying here ... is some sharing is OK,\" he said. \"It won't affect amateurism, won't affect the popularity of the sport. She made a very reasonable and significant and measured decision.\"
The judge wrote that the injunction shall not affect student-athletes who enroll in college before July 1, 2016.
When athletes commit to a university, players are required to sign a waiver that relinquishes their right to their own likenesses in every form.
That means they can't make money off their television appearances, their jerseys, or in any other way.
The universities get any revenues from selling sports paraphernalia or other material related to the players.
The trial began June 9 in federal court in Oakland, California. The plaintiffs were 20 current and former student athletes who play or played for an FBS football or Division I men's basketball team starting in 1956.
Legal appeals could delay a final outcome for years but the decision is in a position to be the first major NCAA reform effort to take hold.
Already the issues brought up in the case have had an effect, even before the ruling was made.
Texas A&M, Arizona and Northwestern universities have decided to stop selling jerseys with the numbers of specific players.
Instead, Texas A&M will sell the number 12 jersey, in keeping with its 12th man tradition; and Arizona will sell jerseys with numbers that correspond to the year of competition -- 14 for this year, according to a school spokesman. Northwestern will sell only jersey number 51, in honor of its head coach, Pat Fitzgerald, and legendary Chicago linebacker Dick Butkus.
The NCAA's argument in both the ongoing O'Bannon suit and another one filed by former quarterback Sam Keller, also in federal court in Oakland, is that it is trying to protect the amateur model of college sports.


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After being arrested a couple of months ago for attempting to steal a couple of iPhone 7s from Computer Village in Lagos, actor Seun Egbegbe has again been arrested by the Lagos State Police, this time for attempting to swindle $9000 and £3,000 from a Bureau de Change Mallam.
The Lagos State Police has released an official statement about the case:
"Today at about 1300hrs one Seun Karim aka Egbegbe and one Ayo Oyekan disguise as the MD of Gbagada general hospital and the other as a patient. They lured one Alhaji Isa Adamu and Abdullahi Haruna both bureau de change members, from different location that they needed $9,000 and £3000. The unsuspecting victims brought same to the suspects at the hospital where they collected the said amount and attempted to escape with the money. The victims raised alarm and subsequently the suspect was arrested by the policemen attached to the hospital. Further to the arrest of the fraudsters, many members of bureau de change are trooping to the office with similar complaint against the suspects .Case is under investigation."
This comes just six days before his expected appearance before an Ikeja Magistrate's Court over his iPhone theft case.
According to reports and a video being shared online at this moment, Egbegbe was caught trying to rip off an unsuspecting mallam of the sum of 10 million naira today, while pretending to be a medical doctor at Gbagada General hospital.


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Hi Everyone!
I hope you all had a #GRANDE week! 😀 Despite having a pretty bad cold, I have some fun highlights to share:
On Friday evening I caught up with one of my amazing friends here in Rome, chef Rodelio, also known as The Food Buddha. This dinner was filled with amazing food and conversations all about life journeys and what we hope to accomplish in 2018. I am so grateful for all of my friends here in Rome, as I feel a sense of family now – family who all share the same love for Rome. Fun coincidence: Rodelio has taken the same self-improvement course I am enrolled in in London in a couple of weeks!
The Tangerine Lining
I had had been battling a cough and cold from back in Canada and this week it finally caught up with me. Unfortunately this put a few things in my life on hold, but on the positive side it is citrus season in Italy! I have enjoyed spoiling myself with nature's candy 🍊 Have you ever tried an Italian orange? Or a glass of freshly squeezed Italian orange juice? If you haven't yet, you MUST put it on your bucket list! Italian oranges taste like sunshine ☀ – that's the only way I can give any kind of justice to their description. There is always a silver lining in every unpleasant situation, in this case it is tangerine in colour.
Back to School!
Back to school! I never thought I would ever say that… Life surprises you sometimes doesn't it? I've actually been more excited to attend school this week than I ever have in my entire life. I am loving learning more about my favourite language. Italian is so beautiful it feels like I am studying art, I suppose I am. 😊
The Universe's Gym
I took a few days off of the gym because I was sick. When I was ready to go back I decided to attend a 15 minute spin class followed by a 15 minute stretching class to ease myself back into it… or so I thought. I raced to the gym from school on Wednesday to make it to spin on time. I was parched when I arrived, but thought I would be fine for 15 minutes. It turns out there was actually a typo on the class schedule and the 15 minute spin class (I thought I was in for) was actually a 55 minute INTENSIVE class! Here's to jumping back in head first! 🤣 "The Universe always has a plan much greater than yours," and in this case the Universe did not want me cutting corners on my goal of hitting a minimum of 3 classes per week. 😉
My Italian Little Brothers
Yesterday evening I went to visit my Italian family! 😊 This is the family that I au-paired for when I first arrived in Roma. I brought my Italian little brothers these little Kinder Sorpresa (as they are their favourite) and they showed me all of their new toys from the holidays! We played Best Fiends and watched one of their favourite movies right now: The Emoji Movie 😋 …Oh to be a kid again! These trilingual little ones continue to inspire me, and I'm looking forward to spending more time with them while I am here. Hopefully soon, I will be able to speak Italian with them!


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Apple Pulls Legal Crosshairs Off Galaxy S III Mini
Riddle us this: Why file a patent claim against a device that isn't actually going to be sold in the region where you're filing the claim?
Such has been the peculiarity presented to Apple, which announced on Friday that it's no longer pursuing patent claims against Samsung's Galaxy S III Mini smartphone, according to Reuters.
Samsung said it is not "making, using, selling, offering to sell or importing" the Galaxy S III Mini in the U.S., and has maintained this stance ever since Apple asked a California court last month to add the device to its latest complaint.
Apple initially argued that its ability to purchase an unlocked Galaxy S III Mini smartphone from Amazon, and have it billed and shipped to a U.S. address, was enough to qualify that the device was being sold in the U.S. As such, Apple argued that it should be allowed to include the smartphone as part of the list of current devices that Apple claims infringe its patents.
As part of Apple's withdrawal, the company indicated that it would do so, "so long as the current withdrawal will not prejudice Apple's ability later to accuse the Galaxy S III Mini if the factual circumstances change," Reuters said.
Apple won its first round of patent litigation against Samsung this past August - and $1.05 billion in damages - but that hardly put an end to the two companies' legal squabbles.
The Galaxy S III mini case is separate from the case that was tried in August, though it is moving through the same court. It dates back to Feb. 2012, when Apple sued Samsung (again) over eight patents; Samsung countersued over eight patents of its own. The case is not expected to go to trial until March 2014.
In other words, Apple's second patent infringement lawsuit includes devices (and claims) that the company didn't address in the first case. Apple has been zealous about amending its filing to include more Samsung devices as warranted. Samsung, in turn, has been granted permission to add Apple's iPhone 5 to its own patent infringement claims.
Samsung launched the 4-inch Galaxy S III Mini in Europe in November, which numerous pundits saw as a direct assault against Apple's similarly sized iPhone 5 .
For more, see PCMag's year in review for Samsung and Apple.
For more tech tidbits from David Murphy, follow him on Facebook or Twitter (@thedavidmurphy).


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It's one of my favorite things every year since moving to Boise. Man Camp. Or in other words…men's retreat. I have been going now for about 6 years. I remember the first year. I had just moved to Boise and didn't really know anyone. There was group of about 30 of us camping out next to Warm Lake outside of Cascade, Idaho. I was definitely the youngest guy there. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I wondered where all the "younger men" were. It's no secret that there is an exodus of Millennials in our churches today. And what I've observed is it's a lot of younger men. They're nowhere to be found. Why is that?
This year was different. We had again about 30 dudes. But most of them were under 30 years old. And as we got to talking over the weekend together, there was one singular theme that seemed to saturate every conversation: "Mentorship" These young men wanted to be mentored and to mentor. To impart wisdom and to gain wisdom. But as I looked around, there were not many "grey hairs" to be found. You know those men, the champions of faith. The men who have seen a lot of life. They're humble, curious and passionate. I know they exist.
So what does mentorship look like? Well, its pretty simple if you look at the model of Paul and Timothy. They shared a common mission. Ate food together and served the community together. They did life together. Mentorship doesn't just consist of one person pouring all their energy, insight and knowledge into the other. Mentorship is co-creating, co-living, co-learning between the older and the younger generations.
So my challenge for you men is this…For the older men…Don't wait for a millennial to come to you and ask to be mentored, go after them. They are hungry for deeper relationships and are looking for older generations to stop dismissing and to start empowering them. Paul recognized the importance of equipping a successor to carry on the gospel message after his life and ministry was over. He spent time pouring into Timothy. Loving him as his son. Acts 16:3 clearly states that "Paul wanted to take him along on the journey." We need men like that. For the younger men…Get a mentor. Someone to do life with. Someone who has "been there" "done that". You don't have all the answers, so become a learner from these "heroes of faith". One of the most gratifying things in Paul's life had to be watching Timothy develop into a "man of God" (1 Tim. 6:11). His letters seem clearly to expect Timothy to make progress, not just by listening to Paul, but by being diligent and self-disciplined.
For more information on mentorship check out some of these links:


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(719) 539-8600 * http://wildhorsessalida.com/
Check out how you can get involved!


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It's Day 15 and also Fashion Blog's 1 Year Anniversary! I started this blog as a creative outlet for my adoration of style and fashion and that remains the same up to this day. Every time I'm feeling inspired or find, see, or read something wonderful and worth sharing, writing a blog post is always my first instinctual move. I mean, it's what this multi-billion dollar industry is about anyway, right? Sharing to the world the beauty and art that is fashion. I've been incredibly blessed at the the kind of positive feedback and support that I've received through this blog. One year later and thousands and thousands of readers from different parts of the world, I can't help but feel so small, yet so connected to people most to which I've never even met. I once read in a fashion book (can't recall which one, I've read so many) that the business of fashion is definitely not as important as curing cancer, but at least it makes this world we live in a little more beautiful.
p.s. I feel like anniversaries like this one needs balloons which reminds me of that scene with Audrey Hepburn in the movie Funny Face as Jo Stockton in front of the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel in Paris!
And since I'm in such a celebratory mood this morning, I think this occasion calls for a little sparkle and what better way to do just that than sequins! There's a common misconception that sequined frocks or anything that sparkles is reserved for the holidays (like New Years Eve and Christmas) but it's also great for fun instances like birthdays or any celebratory occasions where the music is hopping and the champagne is flowing (did I just say hopping?) Today's ensemble is the quintessential day to night transitional outfit with the base of the look revolving around this sequined dress by Free People.
First of all, it may not seem like it at first glance but this dress is very sheer. So even if I do layer other clothing on top of it, I have to make sure that my derriere is covered (pun intended.) This problem can be easily solved by wearing a slip either with a similar or shorter length, preferably in a dark or neutral color. Which brings me to a very important fashion offense that needs to stop – camera exposed intimates. I can't tell you how many times I've seen pictures of my friends on Facebook with their intimates blatantly exposed because of a camera's flash. (It's usually the girl wearing a black jersey knit dress or top and a white bra underneath. Yikes!) If you're wearing something sheer and to top it off, light undergarments underneath, it's going to say hello to everyone on your Facebook friends list as soon as you upload those pictures. I'm glad that everyone is at least wearing them, but please, exercise some caution and either wear black intimates or a slip. Black is your best bet when it comes to protecting against those pesky paparazzi flashes (okay, maybe not paparazzi, but you get the idea.)
I actually bought this dress online for my twenty-third birthday and was as equally surprised at how sheer it was. But nothing a slip can't solve and a layer of garment or two. And since the dress is too party-party on its own to wear during the day (it looks like a disco ball for goodness sake) I wore a chambray shirt over it along with a long and black tuxedo blazer. So when the sun sets, you can easily just take off the chambray shirt and blazer, switch your daytime bag for a clutch (that has been cleverly stored inside the daytime tote) put your hair up in a top knot bun, add a jewelry or two, spruce up your make-up and you're ready for after-work drinks! And bonus points -- the blazer can double as a coat as the temperature drops at night. Someone once told me that a lady, and a stylish one at that, never changes more than once during a day. And besides, who has that kind of time in this fast paced world that we live in anyway?
p.s. I feel like anniversaries like this one needs balloons which reminds me of that scene with Audrey Hepburn in the movie Funny Face as Jo Stockton in front of the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel in Paris!
Love, KB
sequin dress by Free People
chambray shirt by Banana Republic
black tuxedo blazer by BCBGeneration
black opaque tights by Express
black suede pumps by Steve Madden


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Artsonia News!
MHS Senior, Austin Swaney was the winning artist of the Artsonia Artist of the Week competition in the 10-12 age group! Artsonia selects 12 pieces from the website that will be voted on by the public throughout the week and Austin's pencil drawing of a truck was chosen by popular vote. Austin will win a $50 gift card to Blick Art Materials and the MHS Art classroom will also win a $100 gift card to Blick Art Materials. You can check out the MHS artwork on artsonia.com, type in Moorcroft High School and enjoy! Austin's winning artwork is up on the site with the other winners if you scroll to the bottom of the homepage there is a link button that will take you to the Artists of the Week.
Thank you to all who voted in support of Austin and our art program here at MHS!


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Bitter cold ahead for New Year's Eve celebrations in DFW
Better break out the big coat along with the champagne in North Texas tonight.
The forecast called for a 40 percent chance of rain this afternoon, with temperatures falling from a high of 45 to around 20. The National Weather Service in Fort Worth says Dallas-Fort Worth could see a few snow flurries.
The real problem will be the wind. A north-northeast wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts to 25 mph, will send the wind chill down into the teens just in time for New Year's Eve revelry.
At 5:30 p.m. a light rain was falling at DFW Airport, and a fog had rolled into North Texas. Snow was reported in Wichita Falls.
Radar showed rain surrounding Tarrant and Dallas counties, but most of it was to the north and east.
DFW Airport and Alliance Airport in Fort Worth were hovering around 38 degrees at 5 p.m., according to the weather service office.
The overnight low will be around 26, after some gradual clearing later in the evening.
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The Southern Colonies of Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina and South Carolina were largely populated by agricultural workers, many of whom were of Scottish, Irish and German descent. They were accompanied by African slaves.
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Puritanism was less of a driving influence in the southern colonies, and in Maryland especially, which was established as a refuge for Catholics.


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- Wedding Shuttles: include an option for transportation on your invitation RSVP for invitees. This will help you estimate transportation needs.
- Separate vehicles for family members and those in the wedding party
- A possible limo for the bride and groom
- Valet + Transportation if you are looking into both (using the same company is recommended)
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Transportation should be an integral part of your planning, which means looping in your wedding planner. Your wedding planner, who's most likely in contact with your other providers, should have Swoop (or your other transportation provider) on their speed dial. When the wedding planner is working with your transportation provider, they can help with "day of" logistics including managing guest expectations and assisting drivers with any changes.
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Transportation should be part of the celebration; whether you're taking a limo, shuttle services or a fancy trolley, sharing the experience with friends and family can be a ton of fun! Planning ahead will just increase the enjoyment.
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I am the scientific director ("scienturg") for an exciting art-science theatre project which has a run Wednesday 26 - Sunday 30 August at Summerhall at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Why are young people in the UK unhappy? This question led to the creation of The Happiness Project, a piece of theatre that explores what happiness is in the hope of understanding ourselves a little bit better.
The company consists of 12 young artists and 6 academics. Directors Emma Higham and Tashi Gore introduced the project in a blog post and I wrote a blog post about the project and the science of happiness.
We will also have a run at the Roundhouse in London from Tuesday 3 – Saturday 14 November. The project is supported by a Small Arts Award from the Wellcome Trust.


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Discover my school
It's the open house // Journée porte ouvertes at ECV Aquitaine! (shy) Imma skip all my lateness excuse and jump into the real topic! So it's the time of the year again. I haven't been visiting for a while. Since my classmates called me up at the very last minute about unsubmitted work, I thought I'd go and take a look at how my works have been show cased (yes)
It seems like they have changed systems about having open house inviting people to visit and explore works from students. I think there's an open house event every 2 to 3 months, which i'm not quite well informed off.
One of the gadgets that my school is most proud off, motion-sensor device. Apparently ECV Aquitaine is the first design and animation school to be equipped with such high tech materials for students to explore around throughout France. Congratulations students of ECV (yes)
On the second floor, works from Master Two students, meaning ME (gangnam) HAHA it's one critical point to understand that having your works selected for exposition is a highly anticipated way to show that you've done well in school :D Spot my Taiwan Edition Travelogue magazine on the top // as well as my music direction poster of Sophie *_*
I didn't expect this, but our work from the week of Type creation's magazine got exhibited too. Oh yes, the very first one is done by me and my perfect teammate // Typeface labelled Ace of Spade (drughappy)
One of a mise en situation for nude drawing, but obviously not nude to scare off some visitors. Just look at that 24" Cintiq!! It's my dream *_* Future ECV students, sorry to break your dream, but there's only ONE ever 24" Cintiq available in school where only top students are allowed to use, especially my awesome buddy Isabelle. But who knows, maybe they will decide to add more to the ECV gadget collection! But i won't have my hopes too high!
Typography with materials! I'm jealous, I mean why didn't I get to do that when I was younger? LOL
Oh yes, huge bias spotlight on my perfect teammate's solo work on an innovative tee shirt packaging! Mind you, it may look like a simple tube, but the way you open the tube is highly intriguing that it doesn't only make it a tube. Plus after destroying the whole thing, it becomes a garland for decorations :D
Last stop, the multimedia classroom. Oh I do miss this class =3 Thou you are small and hot, after being inside for 2hours, it gets all stinky but lessons were fun chatting with our logic-says-it-all teacher ;)
Voila, that's it. ECV Chartrons. Future ECV Students, if ever you're reading this. If you decide to embark on an ECV journey, it's a contract signed with blood. You'd lose your social life, sleeping hours and maybe even eating hours and pee times. Maybe that's too much but you get the idea, especially first years, they'd drill you like mad for constant submissions. And I made it through! Plus, attending ECV, i'm only living 21hrs everyday because the remaining of the time is used up for travelling from home to school! And I made through, I'm in the LAST and final MASTER TWO! So good luck to future ECV students =3 If ever there's any questions, feel free to ask me! I'd definitely tell you everything and anything!
A little side note. I bought a cheap polarizing filter on ebay to play. Somehow, some of my photos ended up with 4 darkened corners. My bad (whyu) so opps, I'm still playing around! :D


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The Nutcracker
Catch the final 2016 performances of Nevada Ballet Theatre's annual holiday production, featuring the classic Tchaikovsky score and choreography by NBT director James Canfield. A ticket also gets you admission to the Nutcracker Wonderland in Troesh Theatre an hour before the play, complete with holiday scenery for selfies and a live reading of The Nutcracker.
When: Friday, Dec. 16, 2016
Where: Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 4104 Cathedral Falls Ave, North Las Vegas
Cost: $29 - $179
Age limit: 5+
Categories: Activities-Christmas, Theater, Ballet & Dance, Holiday Event
Event posted Dec. 7, 2016
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Chloe is Well
By Friday afternoon, Chloe was cleared for discharge from the hospital. Thank God for that! We still continued her medication and I am just too happy to see her alert and enthusiastic again. I'd rather that she was restless and noisy at home all the time than to see her so weak and lying down on the bed most of the time. I'm thankful also for my family and for all those people who included Chloe in their prayers. I thank God, too, because we only paid a very minimal amount in hospital bills. Insurance and Philhealth really helped a lot :) But more than that, I thank God that we're home after only 2 days of confinement at the hospital...Indeed, there is no place like home!


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Potential predatory scholarly open-access journals
Instructions: simply enter the journal's name or its URL in the search box above. If the journal has a publisher that was assessed to be predatory, then it is included on the Publishers list.
This is an archived version of the Beall's list - a list of potential predatory journals created by a librarian Jeffrey Beall. We will only update links and add notes to this list.
Here we include journals that were not originally on the Beall's list, but may be predatory.
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We recommend that scholars read the available reviews, assessments and descriptions provided here, and then decide for themselves whether they want to submit articles, serve as editors or on editorial boards. In a few cases, non-open access journals whose practices match those of predatory journals have been added to the list. The criteria for determining predatory journals are here.
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Are you lead to believe there are only two points of view? Many current questions, problems, dilemmas, and challenges tend to be presented in a limited format (e.g., for or against, pro or con, black or white, fact or fiction).
This easy and limited form of presentation can not be further from our current reality. Most relevant issues, conflicts, and disputes are in fact very complex involving multiple players and interests and including a wide range of opinions, experts, and available research.
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Various Artists - Misfit Heartbeat
Pop-punk 7" vinyl (with booklet)
Iteration / Take a Day (1993)
I paid $5.99 for this record.
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Thomas, Sidney Gilchrist
Thomas, Sidney Gilchrist
Born Apr. 16, 1850, in Canonbury, near London; died Feb. 1,1885, in Paris. English metallurgist.
Thomas studied the humanities in college. While working as a clerk in a London court, he attended evening courses at the Royal School of Mines. In 1878, together with his cousin P. Gilchrist, he solved the problem of dephosphorizing high-phosphorus pig iron in the Bessemer converter by developing the Thomas-Gilchrist process. Between 1877 and 1882, Thomas took out a number of patents for making steel by this method. He proposed that the high-phosphorus slag produced by his process be used as fertilizer.
REFERENCESPokrovskii, Iu. M. "Sidni Dzhilkrist Tomas (1850–1885 gg.) i znachenie tomasovskogo protsessa dlia metallurgii." Voprosy istorii estestvoznaniia i tekhniki, 1960, issue 10.
Mezenin, N. A. Povest' o masterakh zheleznogo dela. Moscow, 1973.


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