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The NRA was mocked when they recommended that school resource officers be armed in order to stop mass shootings from occurring. But the staff at a Troudale, Oregon high school are giving school resource officers credit for springing into action and stopping a lone gunman from carrying out a mass shooting today.
The shooter was carrying a semi-automatic rifle and reportedly died of a self-inflicted gunshot in a school bathroom. Just as the Newton, CT shooter killed himself as soon as he realized someone with a gun was close to him, presumably the shooter in this case may have done the same thing once resource officers were quickly on the scene.
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Xiayuanchen (Jackie) Jin, intern for Triangle Associates in conjunction with the University of Washington's Evan's School, helped with organizing this event.
Xiayuanchen, who also goes by Jackie, was 17 years old when she made the decision to enroll as an international student at the University of California, Irvine. At the time, she was living with her family in Luoyang, China. Jackie described how her family didn't want her to enroll in college in the United States, urging her to finish her studies in China. True to her self-determined nature, which shines when Jackie speaks, she enrolled anyhow and arrived in the States for the first time, by herself, carrying a suitcase. She hailed a cab and arrived at her host family's home.
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With shades of Richard Nixon's head opening his speeches with "my fellow Earthicans" on Futurama, the planet now has a new flag we can pledge allegiance to.
In a new project by soon-to-be graduate Oskar Pernefeldt from Beckmans College of Design, we see an interesting minimalist design of seven intertwining wings on a deep blue background. This is to show the natural beauty of Earth, through it's mostly ocean-covered surface and if you're wondering what it would look like, he's sorted you out with some shots in situ.
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VortexHealing energetic therapy (sometimes Vortex Healing) is a type of energy work that is used to help treat those stuck in unproductive or even damaging behavior. It is an alternative therapy that utilizes a practitioner, or Merlin to channel divine light and divine consciousness to the client to help ground and center the client, releasing internal blockages and helping to resolve deeply rooted emotional behavior. Some patients that experience VortexHealing energetic therapy report that they have learned how to better control their emotions and move forward in life in a way that they had previously been unable to do.
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When I was in Houston a group of militant Christian activists who went by the moniker "Bulldog Ministries" showed up at the annual Gay Pride parade on Montrose Blvd–right next to our church. They held signs with nasty messages like, "Gay's are an abomination!" and "Hell awaits you!" As you can imagine, the participants in the parade did not react well to this. The situation escalated quickly as an angry mob surrounded the street preachers in protestation. Soon, around six or seven police officers entered the scene–forming a wall between the two opposing forces. Just when we thought things couldn't get worse, someone from the crowd threw a punch at one of the sign holders. Like any good Christian would do, the man with the sign punched his attacker back, yelled at him, and ran off. The police reacted quickly, pushing both sides (who were working their way into a frenzy) away from each other. Eventually the Bulldog Bullies called it a day, packed up there signs, rubbed their bruises, and headed home (it was never clear whether the police told them to leave or they simply left voluntarily).
The effect of this exercise in hate–done in the name of the gospel–was tragic. That night, hundreds of people learned two things extremely well: (1) that God and his followers hated them and (2) that Christians were pretty much no different from the rest of the world. We knew that something had to be done to rectify this horrible situation.
So, after Bulldog Ministries had cleared out and things calmed down we moved forward with our plan. It was July, one of the hottest months in Texas, and everyone was dying from heat exhaustion. Our plan was simple: to hand out hundreds of bottles of free ice cold water as an act of love. When people would ask us why we were handing out free bottles of water, our response was simple: "because Jesus loves you and doesn't want you to get overheated." Armed with several large containers of iced water bottles, we embarked on our plan to reverse the damage caused by the Bulldog Bullies.
As people began to notice our motley crew handing out ice cold water we were quickly surrounded by hundreds of thirsty paraders–that's when the miracles began to take place. A lesbian couple, incredibly grateful for the rehydration, asked me: "Why are you giving this away for free?" I responded with a simple statement about Jesus loving her and not wanting her to pass out with heat exhaustion. After saying this, one of the young girls looked straight into my eyes and began to cry: "is that really why you are doing this?" she asked. I nodded my head in affirmation and this young girl embraced me like I was her long lost brother. "Thank you so much," she said as tears rolled down her cheeks.
This reaction was duplicated over and over again as we continued handing out water. A tall muscular gay man bent down and gave my friend Pastor Rollyvic a huge hug and kissed him on the cheek saying: "thank you so much." I spoke for an hour with a young man wearing a rather beautiful dress–we spoke about Jesus, the Church, and true Religion. He shared with me about his families distaste with his cross-dressing and I was probably the first Christian he had ever encountered who just listened. Before long, people in the crowd began to say to others passing by: "these Christians are not like those other ones – they actually love people!"
That night hundreds of people learned one important thing: that Jesus loved them and cared about their well being in spite of the fact that they were living a lifestyle contrary to his design and purpose . . .
"Jesus said to her, 'Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that i will give him will never be thirsty again. That water that I will give him will become in him a spring ow water welling up to eternal life.' The woman said to him, Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw water" (John 4:13-15)


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There was a day when the church was known for its artists. Da Vinci famously painted the Last Supper, Michaelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel, and J.S. Bach wrote music influenced by his Christian faith. In not quite as distant history, C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien wrote classic works influenced by their Christian faith. Unfortunately, when we think of the church in today's culture, we do not likely think of art. And this is not about the buildings; because although our building may no longer be painted or built the same way, our churches are still full of music, design, film, performance art, and writing.
In the 21st century, art in the church tends to get associated with mediocre music, preachy films, or copycat designs.
This shouldn't be. Our life-changing theology should lead to art that is not simply "Good for Christian art" but instead just "Good, period." Christians should be making the best art, because we have the most compelling story to tell. Our theology clings to the divine story of redemption and that should inspire the best art.
The stories we tell.
Academia likes information and speaks to the mind. Art prefers a compelling story and speaks to the heart. And both of these are important. It is important that we are able to have a systematic theology and understand the complexities of our doctrine, but it is also important that our doctrines are interwined with the divine story.
A friend of mine said, "Stories are equipment for living."
Stories help give words and life to the theology that we carry with us into everyday life. And since good theology is interested not simply in our Sunday mornings, but our Monday through Friday too, stories become deeply important. Good theology always has a story to tell.
The theologian C.F.W. Walther spoke of the doctrine of Law and Gospel as an artist when he said, "Rightly distinguishing the Law and the Gospel is the most difficult and the highest art of Christians in general and of theologians in particular. It is taught only by the Holy Spirit in the school of experience."
This is fascinating, because Walther describes something that I'd never consider art as an art form. He somehow sees his pastoring as an art. Just as an artist decides which colors to use, which words to write, and which scenes to cut, so also the theologian has to determine which stories to tell, which words to say, and which scriptures to teach. The theologian will always be an artist because the theologian must be a story-teller.
So the question then becomes, is he a good one?
Is the theologian telling a compelling story when he re-tells the divine story? Is he showcasing this story with beautiful art? Is the preaching, writing, music, design, and film showcasing this same divine story? We are all theologians, we are all story-tellers, and the story we tell should inspire beautiful art.
And whether or not we see ourselves as artistic, our theology should absolutely inspire our desire to share the compelling story to those around us. And if we are sharing this story with those around us, we are artists. Because as artists, as we decide what to share from our own story and from the divine story, we are deciding what colors will go on the canvas and what colors will be left out in order to paint a picture of the God we know and love.
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Parking throughout the District of Columbia is restricted generally (see individual area signs for site specific closures/restrictions) from 12:00 A.M. to 6:00 A.M. to facilitate cleaning and maintenance.
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The Courts of Criminal Appeals are composed of military judges who work in groups of threes to review cases for legal error, factual sufficiency, and sentence appropriateness. A court in a particular case may set aside the findings and sentence or reduce the sentence, but cannot increase the severity of the punishment.
If a service member has appealed the court-martial conviction to a Court of Criminal Appeals and lost, he or she can appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF). The CAAF, is composed of five civilian judges appointed by the president to fifteen year terms. The judges hear appeals from all the branches of the military in "all cases in which the sentence, as affirmed by a Court of Criminal Appeals, extends to death; all cases reviewed by a Court of Criminal Appeals which The Judge Advocate General orders sent to the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces for review; and all cases reviewed by a Court of Criminal Appeals in which, upon petition of the accused and on good cause shown, the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces has granted a review." This means that the court does not have to hear a case appealed to it unless the sentence is death or TJAG requests review.
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Alright, winter is here, so we finally have time to share some of the projects we worked on over the 2015 season. Starting from the beginning: we kicked off our 2015 season with this very fun little project! This design involved an interlocking stone patio, two custom cedar privacy screens, and the recovering of the existing deck & steps. We also built a new fence along the south side of the property which is shared with the neighbour, along with a couple matching gates to tie it all together.
We also ran electricity to the back of the property, and added gas lines around the perimeter of the project for future upgrades to lanterns and a fire table. We installed a simple drip irrigation system in each of the planter beds. We also installed low voltage lighting under the trees, on the privacy screen and embedded in the steps for ambient light and a perfect ambience in the evenings. For an added upgrade, the shed was painted and re-shingled to match the modern look of the project.
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Carpentry Materials: Western Red Cedar
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To create a more functional and visual backyard space with a surface that the kids could play on, that can grow with the family and function as an adult living space in the coming years.
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Tonight, though, Jess and I moved a batch of Malbec from the primary to a carboy and started chatting ("keep stirring!") about the garden for next year. Santa brought Jess some seeds for her stocking and she has some ideas of her own.
In the "more" category are carrots, golden beets and tomatoes. The tomato mill I got for my birthday made making pizza sauce a snap and we're almost out. We're also hopeful to get a decent crop of zucchini this year and I'm hopeful for some pumpkins out front. I'd also like to grow a few more green beans and more shell peas--although we may freshen our seed stock here.
In the "less" category, fall Russian blue potatoes, swiss chard and white onions. We'll replace them with more yellow storage onions and another batch of walla-walla onions (which were amazing while they lasted). Also, slightly fewer scarlet runner beans are the plan.
We still have a few onions, lots of garlic and a bunch of potatoes so I think we're in good shape. I also seem to have over-estinated the amount of apple sauce and crab apple jelly we're using--although we're a long we from new preserves so I guess we'll see!
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Gilbert's Theorem
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Using Gilbert's W = A/B Theorem: Describe an activity in your work, in terms of worthy performance. What do you accomplish, in terms of measurable, valuable results? What is the cost of the behavior you put into this activity (the amount of pay you receive, as you carry out the behaviors needed to accomplish the results, as well as other costs)?
Describe another activity in your work, in the same terms. This time, find an activity that may have more or less worth—an activity that costs more to produce results, or an activity that produces less valuable results than the first activity.
Compare these two activities.
What did you learn by calculating the worth of these two activities?
How can these lessons and ideas be applied to whole organizations?
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Using Gilbert's W = A/B Theorem
1. Using Gilbert's W = A/B Theorem: Provide an overview (or description) of Gilbert and the meaning of his W=A/B Theorem.
According to Clearworth Ltd. (2005), Thomas F. Gilbert describes himself as an engineer, behaviorist and philosophy. When he published "Human Competence: Engineering Worthy Performance" in 1978, his intent was to correct a deficiency in the workplace. Numerous books had been written on human competence but none targeted the issue in a comprehensive and systematic manner.
Gilbert's intention was to explain human competence and translate theory into practical step-by-step procedures that managers and other "performance engineers" could use to banish incompetence from the workplace" (2005). His approach appears to follow an engineering path, rather than a psychological path to improve performance.
The term "worthy performance" comes from Gilbert's first theorem, and is written as:
W=f (A/B) W - Worthy performance
f - function sign
A - Accomplishment
B - Behavior
or Worthy Performance = Value of accomplishments
Costs of behavior
Gilbert suggests that "worthy" refers to humans who consistently perform because the work is valuable to them. He "suggested that we all should aim for more leisure. This was not a proposal to be lazy or ...
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ASHEVILLE NC – Adventure enthusiasts and climbing junkies will not want to miss the Asheville premiere of REEL ROCK 8 on Thursday, Oct 3 at Asheville Pizza and Brewing Company at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 and available online.
The World Premiere in Boulder, Colo. last week sold-out two nights in a row, followed closely by more sold out shows from Anchorage to Atlanta.
REEL ROCK 8 features its most controversial film to date. High Tension focuses on the violent incident on Mt. Everest involving Sherpas and professional climbers Ueli Steck and Simone Moro that became a mainstream news story earlier this year. The documentary goes beyond the headlines with never-before-seen footage of the fight and an exploration of long-standing conflicts on the most famous summit on Earth.
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In 2012, REEL ROCK screened in over 400 locations world-wide, drew over 100,000 audience members, raised over $20,000 for non-profits, partnered with hundreds of retailers, university outing clubs and climbing gyms, and won copious media coverage and critical praise. For more information to go: http://reelrocktour.com/
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Forty-three-year-old Yuji Hirayama is one of the great legends of modern climbing. Near retirement, he plans one big swan-song mission to complete a project, one of his hardest ever, at the spectacular summit of Mount Kinabalu, on the island of Borneo. But first he must find the right partner. Enter Daniel Woods, the young American boulderer who is one of the strongest humans in the climbing world, but lacks mountain experience. Daniel-San travels to Japan to prove himself worthy of Hirayama's mentorship, and the unlikely duo team up for the expedition of a lifetime.
Spice Girl
The UK climbing scene is known for its strict traditional ethic, yielding dangerous routes and a competitive machismo among the driven young climbers risking it all to prove their boldness. It's the last place you'd expect to find a nice little blonde girl putting all the lads to shame, but Hazel Findlay is doing just that. The first woman to climb the British grade of E9 (super hard, super sketchy), Hazel is a connoseur of loose rock, dodgy gear, and big runouts. Having mastered the scrappy seacliffs at home she teams up with Emily Harrington to tackle the massive, untamed bigwalls of Taghia Gorge, Morocco.
High Tension: Ueli Steck and the Clash on Everest
Mount Everest made headlines around the world this year when it was reported that Ueli Steck and Simone Moro, the strongest duo in alpinism, were attacked by a crowd of angry sherpas at Camp 2 while attempting a cutting edge new route on the highest — and most crowded — mountain in the world. Fearing for their lives, the climbers fled the mountain, and the incident sparked a flurry of gasps and angry recrimination: sherpas, western climbers, guiding companies, even the legendary mountain itself were pounded with criticism from all sides. Amidst the bizarre event, REEL ROCK was embedded with the climbing team and given an exclusive look at what happened that day, and why.
The Stone Masters
A feature documentary about the counterculture climbing scene in Yosemite over the last 50 years. Provisionally titled "Valley Uprising," the film brings all the legends to life: from Royal Robbins' epic battle with Warren Harding to the fabled drug plane crash of 1977 and the escalating tensions between climbers and national park rangers.


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American, b. 1946, Dayton, Ohio
Lives and works in Venice, California
Charles Arnoldi has become a popular California artist best known for his brightly-colored, abstract paintings that incorporate the use of wood as an expressive medium, often using tree branches and twigs. He lives in Malibu and has had considerable financial success and celebrity attention.
He was born in 1946 in Dayton, Ohio and never imagined himself having a career in art. By the age of eighteen, Arnoldi had turned his back on a destructive and abusive childhood and moved to Los Angeles, California. He arrived in Southern California in 1965 and spent two years at Ventura Junior College before receiving a full scholarship to the Art Center School in Los Angeles. He only lasted two weeks at his new school before becoming frustrated with limitations imposed upon him as an illustrator. He soon enrolled in the Chouinard Art Institute and gained immediate recognition for his skill when he received a Los Angeles County Museum of Art talent award. When the funding for his tuition ran out, Arnoldi was suddenly faced with having to establish himself as an artist outside of an academic environment.
He experimented with various painting techniques and struggled to find a solid interpretation of his artistic vision. One day he collected some tree branches with a friend from a nearby area, brought them home and positioned them against the wall inside his studio. He observed the pieces and found that they resembled hand-drawn lines. He began to use branches and twigs to make up the lines within his paintings, "building" a painting with them. His earliest works were almost primitive in their simplicity and shape, resembling woven stick baskets delicately balanced. Arnoldi concentrated on his twig painting for eight years constructing many different forms, freestanding structures, sticks and string, twigs taped together densely or openly.
In 1977, he had one of his small stick structures created in bronze. It was his first metal sculpture and he found that the metal gave permanence to his wooden structures. He continued to use sculpt with metal, often collecting scraps from the foundry, and appreciating their natural form.
In the 1980's color started to become more important to him and he used bright pigments to give even more definition to his three-dimensional pieces. He also started to paint on canvas, always reflecting the elements of his wood paintings. In 1980 he painted his interpretation of the logjam that occurred as a result of the Mt. St. Helens volcano eruption. He juxtaposed his earth-toned canvas against a similar painting created entirely of sticks, mimicking the image on the painted canvas.
He was constantly redefining his artistic approaches, and in the late 1980's started working with large plywood sheets. He glued the layered sheets together, deconstructed the piece using a chainsaw to cut jagged scars into the wood, and then painted it. The work that emerged during this period was fueled by emotional energy that developed from both personal tragedy and personal joy. His mother and brother had both died, but Arnoldi had also experienced the birth of his first child, a son. He was able to direct his intense feelings into his art, often with dynamic results. He was now involved in a new process of building up and tearing down. His ever-evolving style took yet another direction when he started using heavy blocks of wood brightly painted and mounted on the wall. He made a point of preserving the integrity of wood by not sanding away any exposed grain.
In the 1990's Arnoldi departed from the rigidity of his wood creations by painting on canvas. His paintings from this period are predominantly black and white and display free-flowing organic shapes like twists and loops with a sense of motion not seen before in his work. Arnoldi's work has been exhibited throughout his career in many solo and group shows. His first one-man show was at the Riko Mizuno Gallery in Los Angeles in 1971 and subsequent solo exhibitions followed at the James Corcoran Gallery in Los Angeles, (1980-1985), and the Arts Club of Chicago, Illinois (1986). His group exhibitions include the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (1983), the Brooklyn Museum (1986) and the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles (1992).
Charles Arnoldi resides in Venice, California.


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Why oil prices are falling in India? What is the impact of declining oil price on you? Is there any chance of oil price going down further?
As you are aware, the price of any commodity is decided based on the demand-supply situation. In the past decade, there were lots of geo-political issues in the leading oil producing countries like Iraq. This has resulted in the reduced oil production by such countries. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was using limited production as a means to create an artificial demand for oil to demand high prices. The huge demand for oil from countries like China, India and US was another reason for the prices to stay above $100 per barrel.
Shale Oil – the game changer
When the price of oil was maintained at these high levels, countries like US and Canada went ahead with the oil exploration activities. They were successful in drilling oil from shale formations. This has helped countries like US and Canada in reaching self-sufficiency in oil to some extent. As the demand from US and Canada is reduced, there is a surplus in the market which forced the oil prices to correct. The demand for oil from China and European countries has also reduced due to the economic slowdown in those areas. OPEC used to cut production to offset the reduction in demand, but this time they are not doing it. Oil prices have corrected by almost 60% this year and are trading at around $50 per barrel now.
But, if the oil price is stabilising at around $50 per barrel, it will force many shale oil companies in the US to close down their operations as the cost of production of shale oil is much above $50 per barrel. This is also one of the reasons why OPEC is not reducing the production. They want to wipe out the shale oil companies from producing and to retain the monopoly in oil production. With a huge foreign exchange reserves, countries like Saudi Arabia can afford to do this.
How the low oil price will benefit India?
India being one of the largest importers of oil will benefit from the fall in oil prices. We have seen many price cuts and another cut on 15th January. The price fall will help in reducing the import bill and result in savings of foreign exchange, which in turn will help in reducing the current account deficit (CAD) of the country. Lower oil prices will help in reducing the high inflation in the country. This has prompted the Reserve Bank of India to reduce the Repo rate by 25 basis points on 15th January, 2015 in a surprise move much ahead of the expectation of the market. This will help the Indian economy in a big way.
The falling oil prices will boost many sectors which are benefited directly or indirectly. The sectors like automobiles, plastics, chemicals and paints will be the major beneficiaries. There will be some sectors which will be affected due to the lower prices. They are the upstream oil and gas companies. Companies which are vendors for the oil and gas sector also will be impacted due to the slowdown. Oil drilling and exploration companies also will be negatively impacted due to low oil prices.
But too low a price like $50 per barrel is not good for a country like India. This has some adverse impact on the export business. This is because we have a good share of trading relations with the countries in the Middle East which are the leading oil producers in the world. The lower oil prices will affect their economies in a huge way and this will affect their buying capacity. India is getting huge inward remittance from the overseas Indians who are predominantly working in these oil producing countries. This can be affected if the lower level persists for long.
A price in the range of $70-$75 per barrel will be an ideal price for a country like India.
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Cops: Man drove bus full of drunken teens
A party bus trip that started in Garden City with dozens of high schoolers and gallons of alcohol ended in Southampton with several teens intoxicated and the driver arrested for child endangerment, police said.
Luis A. Guevara-Henriquz, 26, of Hempstead, was charged after police approached the parked bus late Monday night and found some of his 42 passengers -- all between 16 and 17 years old -- intoxicated inside, State Police said Tuesday.
Guevara-Henriquz, a driver for Coachman Luxury Transport of Farmingdale and Woodbury, was issued a desk appearance ticket and is due back in Southampton Town Justice Court on April 23, troopers said.
Most of the students were from the Sewanhaka Central High School District in Floral Park but the trip was not a school-sponsored function, said Cheryl Champ, a district assistant superintendent whose office oversees student trips.
"It is completely private, separate and apart from the school district," Camp said, adding that schools in the district are closed this week for spring break.
Guevara-Henriquz was arrested after he stopped the bus at about 9:30 p.m. in Southampton at a rest area between exits 65 and 66 off Sunrise Highway, said bus company owner Matt Delaney, who insisted his driver did not know his passengers had alcohol on the bus, one of 15 in the fleet.
Police said Tuesday they were still trying to determine who bought the alcohol.
The driver stopped when he heard a big "bang" in the bus, Delaney said. It was then -- parked at the rest stop -- that Guevara-Henriquz pulled back a curtain to see beer cans, liquor bottles and drunken teenagers splayed out amid flashing colored lights and comfortable seats.
"It's really a shame that this is happening," said Delaney, who has owned the company for 25 years. "He's been a good driver. He did the right thing."
Guevara-Henriquz has worked for the company for two years, Delaney said.
Police said they responded soon after the bus had parked and a call had come in about a report of a girl screaming at the rest area, although Delaney said there was no 911 call.
When troopers arrived they saw teenagers -- many obviously intoxicated -- and at least 100 beer cans and "several gallons" of opened and empty bottles of whiskey and rum, police said.
Guevara-Henriquz was arrested and charged "due to the intoxication of the youths," police said Tuesday in a statement.
There were no adult chaperones on the trip, police said, and it remained unclear how so much alcohol made it onto the bus undetected. None of the passengers face charges, said State Police spokesman Frank Bandiero.
It's unlawful in Suffolk County for adults to allow minors in their care in a residential setting to consume alcohol under the terms of the social host law.
Bandiero said the bus was on a journey "with no destination" and the 42 passengers had no plans to get off the bus.
Police said the teens were picked up in Garden City and the bus was "en route to Montauk."
The bus was rented by one of the passenger's parents for a junior prom on March 28. However, Delaney said, there were mechanical problems with the vehicle on the outbound journey to the prom, so the bus company gave the group a credit for another trip.
The company provides chaperones for a fee but it is the responsibility of an adult to ask for the service, according to a company employee.
Delaney said he regrets giving the complimentary bus ride.
"These kids sneak stuff in and how are you to know?" he said. "It's really the parents' responsibility at this point."
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Reviews of Kwara Camp
They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa.
Keara Camp-great Memories, Great Sightings
We feel most fortunate to have launched our Safari experience at Kwara.
The staff was excellent. Our Guide Bate and Tracker KP were quite a team. Our Safari drives covered various areas. We had a lagoon boat ride to the Godikwe herony and got great pictures. We traveled in a mokoro to an Island walk. We even saw the seldom seen Sitatunga.
On our last day we were treated to a brunch by a Hippo pond. Unbelievable. Such memories!
Kwara is the oldest camp we visited and it shows it's age in places but we still enjoyed it very much. Which may explain why it was also the busiest camp we visited being fully occupied while we were there.
Our tracker KP and our guide TJ did a great job finding the animals we most wanted to see, big cats and wild dogs. The highlight was the wild dog hunt which was excellent! We missed the moment of the kill but it was still exciting and amazing. The mokoro ride and nature walk were also very interesting with TJ teaching us about the termites and also the animals in the area.
Our favorite spot in camp was the sofa overlooking the lagoon where we sat and watched the birds and animals that passed by. It was a perfect place to complete our African adventure.
Great wildlife
Kwara was a seamless continuation of our bush camp experience. The camp was more rustic than Lebala but for the most part very comfortable. My one criticism was the tents, which were canvas, got uncomfortably hot during the middle of the day, when we were in camp. They need either overhead fans or easily accessible flaps to open. The staff was very professional, courteous, anxious to make our stay as enjoyable as possible. The wildlife viewing was fantastic.
Our guide, TJ, was very knowledgeable and a good communicator, but he either did not like me or didn't like the clients in general. He reprimanded me 3 times during our first drive not in a tactful or caring way at all. I was angry and offended. Our last night drive was miserable. He wanted to find the wilddogs, which we had already seen, for a new couple that had joined us in the jeep. So we spent two hours tearing around at a very uncomfortable speed, getting thrown around. I was exhausted when we got back to camp. I think he showed poor judgement in his decision to favor the new couple over the two others who were leaving the next day. You also did not question his decisions on what we were doing. The simple thing to have done was to give us a choice.
On the other hand, our tracker, KP, was a delight.
Kwara Camp review
We spent the longest time here (4 nights versus 2 nights at each of the other two camps). This camp is probably a bit older and it shows particularly against Lagoon. I think if we hadn't seen the others we may have thought this was excellent too!
The staff were extremely friendly and not put out by elephants constantly damaging the camp in the night.
Guide and tracker probably also the best, but that may be because we spent most time with them and forged the strongest relationship. All the guides asked what we wanted to get out of the game drives.
Excellent adventures in Kwara
Although perhaps not as luxurious as the previous camp we had been in (Lagoon), Kwara sure did not lack for hospitality or service! This time our guide was T.J. and tracker (H?)Orace. I must admit that we were worried we might be disappointed after having such a fantastic time at Lagoon, but we quickly realized that although very different, Kwara camp had just as much to offer.
The tents were smaller but warm and clean and comfortable, and this also went for the main buildings. None of really mattered though because it was the staff who worked there that made it an experience not to be forgotten. As I mentioned with Lagoon, it was my boyfriend's birthday on the day we switched camps, so our first night at dinner he was treated to a birthday cake and both the English birthday song and a very enthusiastic traditional song of celebration. This really set the tone for the rest of our stay.
I can't say enough about the knowledge of our guide! While Spencer in lagoon camp satisfied our thirst for action, T.J. satisfied our thirst for knowledge. Although still very willing to follow the excitement, T.J. was able to point out smaller things that we might not have otherwise have noticed. Examples include: a missing tail on a giraffe due to lion attack, and one with an injured eye from a dispute with another giraffe, as well as a baby elephant with a missing trunk. He was also able to spot and identify many birds, and if he didn't know something, he'd find out. Since we were a crowd just as interested in the small things as the big game, T.J. made for an excellent guide! Not to mention (H)Orace, our tracker who was also fantastic. I jokingly asked him to find a leopard for us while he was waiting for us to return from our evening boat ride, and when we had returned, he lead us to a baby leopard up in a tree. It was a really memorable moment on our last night at Kwara. We were quite late for dinner that night from enjoying the leopard, which seemed to be quite alright with the staff as well. They are really very accommodating when it comes to meal times!
Overall we had such an excellent stay, I don't have enough words. As someone who had never been to Africa before, both Kwara and Lagoon camps absolutely exceeded my expectations in every way!
Not the optimal
My husband and I stayed at Kwara for four nights and were a bit disappointed. We realize Botswana is an expensive destination so we expected nicer facilities and better service than in Zambian camps but it was not the case. The toilet & sink were outdated, there was a recurring problem with hot water supply to our tent. We complained to the staff once & they tried fixing it but unsuccessfully so we just had to make do. Then another couple from another tent who were a bit more demanding complained so the staff took it more seriously and on the last day of our stay it was fixed. We understand that we are in the bush and getting hot water can be difficult but they advertise that their heating system supplies hot water at any time of day except it didin't work.
Secondly, both my husband and I found that quantity of food was a little scarce, particularly at lunch time. A few times we would have to limit our portions seeing that if we took the food in quantities we wanted, there would be very little left for others (i.e. taking the last sausage on the grill without knowing if they have extra). As a side note, my appetite is not gargantuan but rather moderate. Breakfast options were rather limited too.
The most disappointing experience were the activities. We were hoping that we could have at least a couple boat rides (the reason we went to Okavango was that we wanted to see the area being on the water). Well, as it turned out, we could not choose the activities: we were told what we would be doing each day. We only had one boat ride & by the time we go back all five of us (including three fellow tourists from UK) were rather glad it was over. The guide (Hobbs) was assigned to take us for a boat tour but we understand he normally works at Little Kwara so I guess he didn't really care. He showed up late. There was another guide (Wilson) who was driving the boat and he was obviously on a learning curve which is totally ok as long as you don't practice with tourists on board. We crashed into a dead tree one our way back. Luckily, nobody was injured but I had to assume "brace position" as airlines call it which saved me from scratches and bruises. We laugh at it now in hindsight but strictly speaking, it shows lack of operational skills on management's side, it's not just the guide's fault.
We had one short mokoro trip on the morning before we departed - better than nothing... The morning safaris were good. There was one guide, Master, whom we only had for one day, and he did great job tracking cheetahs on our first morning at Kwara. Then he had a death in the family and we were reassigned to another guide, George. He was good too but something tells us our experience with Master would've been better.
The night drives were totally useless. As soon as the sun would go down and it would get dark, both the guide and the spotter would head back to camp without any serious attempts to make it a memorable experience for their guests. I understand that wild life is called wild for a reason & not one guide will guarantee anything... However, it seemed our guides were slacking off during night drives but again, we picked up on it only because we had good night drives in Zambia before (good not only in terms of what we saw at night but mostly in terms of effort which went into finding the creatures of the night). Other guests at Kwara would probably be ok with night drives there thinking that it's normal not to see any nocturnal creatures except the usual game which you see during the daylight (i.e. Impalas, zebras, hippos, elephants etc).
Expert Africa comments
Kwara Camp was sorry to receive the feedback from these guests and understood that their experience fell below their expectations. The camp has taken this feedback very seriously and is now doing what they can to learn from it.
The general managers of Kwando Safaris visited their camps, including Kwara Camp, soon afterward receiving this feedback to work through things with the teams and to do any training/updating where it would be useful. One of the things they planned to work on is their communication, both amongst the team and with the guests. For example, the camp managers at Kwara explained that for meals they cook two of each dish, but only bring out one to the table at a time. Therefore there would be enough food for all guests to have their fill, but currently the guests are not being made aware of that and so they may be holding back on their servings.
Another point raised that both the camp and Expert Africa have learnt from is that if the camp is fully booked, flexibility over the daily choice of activities may not be possible as there might not be enough guides/vehicles available. However, Kwando Safaris assures us that if the management team are aware of the guests interests either before they travel, or once they arrive into camp, then they will be able to ensure that the guests are able to do each activity that interests them at least once during their stay.
The camp agreed that on one occasion they unfortunately had to put 7 passengers on a vehicle this was due to them being a guide short because Master had to return to Maun unexpectedly. This is not their usual practice, and they do try to keep to a maximum of 6 passengers per vehicle wherever possible. The Kwando Safaris team will also be working on their night drive and boating experiences.
Kwara Camp review
Kwara is one of the more established camps in the delta. The location is in a prime spot with access to water. Kwara is more rustic in it's accommodations with a more camping feeling.
With the ability to off road the guides are able to track game and offer the best photo opportunities. The highlight of the camp was our chance to see three cheetah brothers beginning there sunset hunt.
An amazing introduction to Africa
Kwara was our first camp. We loved our whole experience there. The staff were so friendly and happy and obviously enjoyed their work. They really couldn't do enough for us. As for the food, delicious!
We saw so much wildlife, elephants in camp, at night munching right next to our tent and then watching it amble off with the moonlight providing a backdrop of the grass plains stretching out behind him. Our first night drive we encountered a big male leopard, precious seconds viewing before he slinked mysteriously away. Another highlight was the den of wild dogs and we got some great sightings. Our guide and tracker, Bate and Master, were two of the best. They were brilliant and actively tracked the wildlife with a passion, providing us details and information that enhanced our appreciation for these experiences.
Yes the accommodation was slightly tired and probably ready for renovation but we liked the rustic aspect of it and in no way did that detract from our experience at Kwara. Thank you.
Authentic Feeling Bush Camp
Kwara was our favorite camp for a true "Bush" atmosphere without actually having to pitch a tent! The tents are not luxurious but we weren't looking for that, they have a great real bush feel but the beds are very large and very comfortable and bathroom facilities are fine. I enjoyed the outside shower.
Sleeping with the storm flaps up across the front of the tent was a great experience (there is a gauze sliding panel so no worries about insects etc). We could see silhouettes of Elephant and Hippo and heard Impala grazing just outside our tent it was magical!!! Kwando camps are all staffed by local people, Kwara's Manager was Hilda who has risen through the ranks from Waitress and is doing a fine job, a lovely lady. Food and drinks are excellent at Kwara all home cooking not Gourmet but very tasty and 4 meals a day you won't be hungry! Sundowners out in the bush are great fun.
Our personal team of guide, Tom and tracker, Justice were fabulous. Their combined skills of tracking and knowledge of wildlife was at times astonishing. They successfully tracked Lion (several times), Cheetah and Wild Dogs (twice) the tracking was a fascinating experience and thrilling, speeding across wild country in hot pursuit of our goals. We saw many other animals including, Porcupine, Sitatunga, Red Lechwe, Steenbok amongst all the usual animals you might expect to see. Tom has a particularly good knowledge of birds and in 3 days we saw 76 different types.
We were sad to leave Kwara we really got into the rhythm of an African Safari here and could have done everything we did again and again. Thanks to everyone at Kwara,
Kwara Camp review
We had a great guide (Dutch) and tracker (KB) and that's all we needed. The area is great for game as there is always something going on.
The atmosphere in camp was very relaxed and friendly and even though the tents are a little dated the camp serves it's purpose just fine. We actually quite like the fact that you're still staying in something that looks like a tent as opposed to some of the other 'tented' camps.


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Our Airbnb Treehouse Experience/
When we were in Petaluma, California for our honeymoon, we stayed at an amazing Airbnb for my birthday!
When I found out that we would be in Petaluma on my birthday, while we were on our honeymoon, I knew I had found the perfect place to stay. We found Bill and Michelle's Airbnb listing for the Treehouse at Swallowtail Studios and I was immediately sold. The pictures were so soft and romantic and I knew this would be such a wonderful experience for our honeymoon.
Look at this place, though! This gorgeous treehouse was hidden perfectly in this amazing tree. It felt like something out of a sleepy Southern novel I read as a kid. We arrived on the grounds around golden hour. It was magical. They own a gorgeous red barn, where the main bathroom and shower is located. Their grounds are nestled in the hills of Petaluma and it truly was the best little getaway from the world.
We walked up the wooden staircases, leading to the treehouse, and instantly felt like a little kid. I felt small and full of wonder and nostalgia. The golden sunlight shimmered through the leaves and I was instantly whisked away to a different world.
The treehouse was complete with a tree swing. I walked backwards, on my tip toes, and propelled myself in the air, as my new husband messed around with our camera. We laughed and I giggled and screamed as I went so high, my stomach flipped. I could see cows munching on the hills as I flew up higher.
As the sun went down, the wind grew cold and we walked the steps up to our home for the evening. We munched on snacks and drank Californian wine straight out of the bottle. We cuddled and told stories and laughed and wondered when the last time was when we went without any electricity or outlets to charge our phones.
he wind was strong that night and it shook the tree and our treehouse. But we stayed warm and cozy in our little abode. The next morning, we joined Michelle and Bill for coffee before heading out of town. They were such a cute, artsy couple and we enjoyed their hospitality immensely.
We hid from the world that night in our cozy tree apartment. Looking back at those moments, I will treasure them forever. It was the perfect way to start our marriage and begin another year of life.