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Ridgewood all but destroyed
In the dark and cluttered lobby of The Ridgewood Retirement Community, pictures of former residents and their families lay strewn across a dirty, trash-ridden floor.
Some are snapshots at least 20 years old while others are newer, but all are representative of a once-beautiful facility filled with residents enjoying joyous holidays, lively dances and the crystal clear water of Ridgewood's once pristine pool.
But after a fire ravaged much of the facility Saturday, April 5, and maybe well before that, when unsanitary and unsafe living conditions effectively forced the closing of Ridgewood in October, Ridgewood has become but a shell of its former self.
"It's like a tornado or hurricane went through there," said Boyd Meier, the city's lead building code inspector. "It's just a mess."
Tenants in nearby buildings said that after the October 2013 closure, when it had became clear improvements to bring Ridgewood up to code would be too expensive, vagrants wasted little time in gutting the facility of its copper and other valuable metals, some of which was brand new electric recently added by the owner, Samuel Pinter of New York.
An Examiner investigation in May 2013 revealed Pinter is no stranger to controversial properties. Numerous publications around the U.S. have reported on Pinter's property problems. The Houston Chronicle reported Pinter was fined at least $100,000 for a property later condemned by the City of Houston after children were severely burned by a loose power line while at play. Pinter was also charged and convicted of mortgage fraud and fined $44.8 million in July 2010.
But now it seems Ridgewood's leaky roof and moldy rooms are the least of the building's problems.
"We sent the police there countless times," said Charles Pinter, Samuel Pinter's son, who runs Royale Property Management of New York and who, until recently, said he owned Ridgewood. "They did arrest two people for stealing copper and metal and they did put them in jail. This was three or four weeks ago. Then I got a complaint regarding the people staying there and I told the guy to call the police."
A press release from the Beaumont Fire Department said several vagrants were in the area when the fire started Saturday, but no official report as to the cause of the fire has been released.
"It's between the destruction by all of the vagrants and the illegal activity over there," Meier said. "I can't elaborate too much until we finalize all our inspections and everything with the Fire Department. I'm working with (fire investigators) right now. We're still waiting to get a report back from the fire department before we compile all our information and finish our inspection of the rest of the structure because there is more destruction that's gone on inside the building — more theft and damage — since our last inspection."
Indeed, a visual inspection of Ridgewood's open, unsecured lobby reveals extensive damage. It would be impossible to walk through the facility without feeling swallowed by trash, clutter and debris.
"It would be different if it were secured and there were signs up everywhere, but he kind of just let the place go," Meier said.
Samuel Pinter owned Ridgewood and paid his son's management company to manage the property. The Pinters now say they neither own nor manage the property. Meier, on the other hand, said the city is unaware of any change in ownership.
"It's out of my hands. We don't manage that property anymore," Charles Pinter said. "We have nothing to do with it. The owner sold it off and is planning on either leveling it or rebuilding it."
Both Pinter and Meier said a few buyers have shown interest in Ridgewood, but both are unsure if Ridgewood will be torn down or refurbished.
"We've had a few interested buyers come up here asking questions about it, but I told them make sure and go look at it thoroughly before you make a decision because it has been vandalized and it is in bad condition now," Meier said.
"At this point in time, whoever goes in there is going to have to do something extravagant to make something work," Pinter said.


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Croatian label Envy Room's latest lookbook puts edgy bridal fashions on display. In addition to vintage-inspired gowns with a feminine flair, this catalog also highlights edgier staples like "Just Married" logo tees, floor-length skirts and exaggerated shoulder gowns that pay homage to an 80s aesthetic.
Model Anastasia Djuric stars in the lookbook and channels a bride who isn't afraid to make a statement. Envy Room's edgy bridal fashions blend together vintage and contemporary elements and feature something for everyone. Whether you're a traditional or unconventional bride, the label's latest collection satisfies a variety of tastes. The catalog proves that non-conformist wedding apparel is becoming increasingly popular among millennial brides who are rejecting tradition on their big day.
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A, B, SEE COLORADO An Alphabet Book of the Centennial State View the book trailer
Resource material for this book provides interesting facts about some of Colorado's picturesque and unusual sites including:
THE CHRISTMAS TREE CRIED the story of the White House Christmas Tree
Want to learn how the Christmas Tree for the Blue Room in the White House is chosen each year? Do you wonder how big the tree has to be? Curious about how long it takes to decorate it? Interested in a history of Christmas trees in the White House? Can you guess which President didn't want a Christmas tree in the White House . . . until his children snuck one in?
In addition to this resource material for The Christmas Tree Cried, there is also a Discussion and Activities Guide.
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There are FREE resources available for each of the books listed here. To request any of this resource material, go to the "Contact" page and drop me an email, indicating what resources you'd like me to send you via PDFs.
THE MERMAID'S GIFT View the book trailer
A Discussion and Activities Guide for The Mermaid's Gift is available for use at home or at school. You'll find in-depth questions about the story and about the cardinal virtues as well as thought-provoking prompts for discussion or writing projects.
There's also a maze, a word search, a vocabulary list, a craft and much more. To request the resource, specify that you would like either the secular version or the Christian educators' version of the guide.
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KRISTOPH AND THE FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE View the book trailer
A Discussion and Activities Guide for Kristoph and the First Christmas Tree is available for use at school or home. It contains questions about the story, writing prompts, vocabulary, a craft, a word search, and more. Includes material relevant to discussion of the cardinal virtues and the theological virtues.
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If you are an educator using the chapter exams for Awakening, the answer key is available by request. Also, in conjunction with this book, I make author appearances (at no charge) to students or book club participants either in person or via Skype. Request more information by sending an email from the "Contact" page.


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Congrats on your raise; don't go wild
Dear Dave: I just accepted a new job that will pay me $30,000 a year more than my old position. I've got about $55,000 in debt I've been working hard to pay off, and I know now I need to adjust my budget. Do you have any advice?
Dear Mitch: The first thing I'd say is don't go crazy on any big-ticket items while you're paying off debt. Keep it simple, and go out to celebrate with a nice dinner after you get your first paycheck. Remember, the more you put toward debt, the faster it goes away.
For the time being, I want you to remain passionate about getting out of debt. Your thought process needs to be, "Wow, I got a new job making more money. I can get out of debt even quicker!"
Again, I'm OK with you adjusting a bit that first month and having a little fun to celebrate your good fortune. But after that, I want you to turn around and attack that debt with even more intensity than before. Then, once you're out of debt, you can celebrate that with something a lot nicer.
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This is Emma and Katrina, we're Fine Arts students from Auckland, New Zealand. We get stressed, we drink, we run a lot, and we have a spare couch for guests who share our passion for the creation (and consumption) of Decadent Food and alcoholic beverages.
Elvis Breakfast exists as a means through which us two diversely different yet exceptionally enthusiastic foodlings will document and share our collective culinary adventures.
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The SBI has deployed proactive security governance that includes security coding practices, master-data management policy, data dictionary and log maintenance policy.
"The moment you have a non-standard infrastructure, non-standard protocols and non-standard coding practices, cracks are visible. Also in the Cloud, the first thing that is enforced is discipline," Mrutyunjay Mahapatra, Chief Information Officer (CIO), SBI, told IANS.
He stressed on the need for an infrastructure where cyber threats can be detected and the need for deployment of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) when a system breach happens to mitigate it.
"No matter how hard you are prepared, security incidents will happen because hackers have the element of surprise and they will perpetrate risk," Mahapatra added.
To achieve these goals, SBI has deployed Oracle solutions across its services. Oracle has been SBI's primary partner for a long time, with the bank claiming to be the first one to deploy the "Oracle Cloud Machine".
SBI has also been using "Oracle Social Cloud" to support its customer service for the last two years and has been taking help from the Cloud major for database integration and tuning.
"Oracle has transformed itself with its clients. Oracle is no more a static company which is centred around heavy-duty products. They are seamlessly working with us across services," the SBI CIO noted, adding that Oracle, with its knowledge transfer culture, has been helping SBI for years.
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Looking for a festive dessert that will impress your guests at your holiday dinner? Look no further.
Our Buche de Noels and Yule Logs are the perfect centerpieces to your dinner table. Edible art, even. And only made this time of year.
Completely hand crafted and made from scratch, these fun desserts are available in two sizes (small serving 6-8, large 14-16) and nine flavors. For those of us who can't get enough chocolate, I recommend ordering the Buche de Noel. Slightly higher in price but definitely more authentic looking if we're going to replicate a log. However, if you're not so big on chocolate or want to go with a cheaper option, the Yule Log is the exact same on the inside and decorated with whipped cream on the outside.
See behind-the-scenes and the step-by-step process we take to create these beauties here.
Like all of our cakes, both of these holiday desserts are made fresh and never frozen. Because their labor-intensive, several others bakeries bake these cakes ahead of time to meet demands. For us, freshness is not something we are willing to compromise even if that means we can't meet our demand and potential orders turned away. This means two things for you. 1) Quantities are limited. We are only able to take a certain amount of orders to keep all of them fresh, so once we hit that number, we are sold out. If you know you need one, place the order ASAP! And 2) Pick-ups on Christmas Eve must be made after 2pm. This is simply because we will still be baking and assembling on the morning of the 24th.
More information, including what flavors are avaiable, can be found on our website. Feel free to call or walk-in to place your orders. Hope to see you on Christmas Eve and Happy Holidays!
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A two day session covering the silk wrapping on a Japanese sword handle. The course will cover preparation of the handle before wrapping, folding the papers (hishigami), measuring the tape, wrapping and tying the knot.
Students should bring their own handles with ray skin already wrapped or inlaid.
Silk for the wrap can be purchased from the school at $5 per foot. All tools are included.
The price of the course is $580 and is limited to four students. A deposit of $180 is requested, refundable up to 60 days before session begins.
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2018 Honda Odyssey Specs - With vehicles like the all brand-new Pacifica and Sedona, the existing design of the Odyssey is not exactly up to date. Even though Honda did not say much about it, rumors suggest that the vehicle is closer to launch than we thought. We anticipate the upcoming 2018 Honda Odyssey to be introduced by the end of the year and go into production at some point in the mid of 2017.
2018 Honda Odyssey Specs, Release date, Design, Price, Rumors
The present generation Odyssey has actually gotten a small upgrade back in 2014, and in the in 2015 there have manied rumors about the look of a totally new generation of the shuttle household-- 2018 Honda Odyssey.
And this is no mishap-- on public roadways models of the new minivan is completely checked. Recent spy photos shed light on the future design of the vehicle, while the fact that under the hood, we can only think.
2018 Honda Odyssey Platform
The new Odyssey is going to use the very same platform that underpins the brand-new Pilot or Ridgeline. Presently utilized one is made out of high-strength steel while the new Odyssey is likewise going to utilize a lot more aluminum.
Related: 2017 Honda Odyssey Minivan Redesign
It was presumed that the new generation Odyssey will debut as a 2017 model release, however this seems not likely. This is because of the fact that car manufacturers are normally pre-announce the development of a new model, a few months before the start of production. The new Odyssey is anticipated to be revealed either at the start of 2017, or close to the middle of the very same year, as 2018 mdoel year Honda Odyssey.
2018 Honda Odyssey outside
Evaluating by the spy photos, the present Odyssey platform and 2018 one will stay the same in regards to size. But the appearance will be considerably modified. The minivan will have brand-new front and rear lights that will remind those that are set up on the current-generation Accord. Radiator grille and bumper with fog lamps likewise undergo significant modifications. In its idea Odyssey will stay the same household minivan with three rows of seats and moving doors. In the top-end trim levels there will be complete LED headlights and rear lights.
2018 Honda Odyssey interior
Get a brand-new front panel, steering wheel, seats, center tunnel and advanced infotainment system. the principle hope that the indoors may be no less successful than the prevailing technology.
The design that has been spied a while ago is a Honda and not an Acura. Why are we stating this? Well, it includes a brand-new interior with a great deal of Honda badges and on top of that, it looks like a minivan. The car appears to be a little longer than before and also larger. Nevertheless, it does not seem any taller. The brand-new platform which it will show the Pilot also indicates that the automobile may get a lower floor. This will enable more passenger space, a larger trunk and likely a better design of the interior.
Related: 2017 Honda Odyssey Release Date
As we said above, the car's interior is going to change and enhance rather dramatically. The upcoming 2018 Honda Odyssey is going to feature a brand new design. The control panel will get rid of the rather old looking instead and center stack, it will now look a lot more like a premium sedan. This will include a somewhat narrower center stack with less buttons. Furthermore, the gear selector appears to have been moved from the center stack, replaced by Honda with either a push-button selector and even a column installed one in which case it would make it simpler to utilize. The trunk-mounted vacuum which everybody enjoyed is going to make a return.
2018 Honda Odyssey Engine
The rumored 2018 Honda Odyssey is stated to include still a 3.5-liter naturally aspirated V6. This is a bit more different than exactly what many individuals stated that Honda would opt for a turbocharged engine. The brand-new V6 would be the exact same system that can be discovered in the Pilot or the new Ridgeline. it is predicted to be tweaked to be used in the minivan that may to be slightly less powerful, and typically, it has to tow less. We do anticipate the engine to make around 255 lb-ft of torque in and 290 horsepower the brand-new Odyssey. This would be considerably more than in the past and with the help of direct injection and also a brand-new transmission it must provide far much better outcomes.
Related: 2016 Honda Odyssey Review
This would certainly appeal to some individuals, and it would make the Odyssey excellent for any environment and road condition. Some said that a CVT transmission might be set up in the vehicle. In any case, we do desire that an all-wheel-drive version of the automobile is going to be launched 2018
2018 Honda Odyssey Price
It is not likely that the price of upcoming minivan will alter substantially. However, it must be remembered that Honda may introduce a brand-new, more easy adjustments of the Odyssey, which will offer the car for less than $30,000. The appearance of a simple turbo engine rather of the V6 in the base trim level can supply a cost decrease.
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Elizabeth Arden Red Door EDP
The Elizabeth Arden Red Door Eau de Parfum is a classic perfume that was created in 1989. Since then, it has been a cult favorite around the world and has remained unchanged for the past 23 years. That's not hard to fathom because it is a memorable scent. Once you smell it, it will remain engraved on your brain.
Women my age would find it hard-pressed to appreciate the Elizabeth Arden Red Door Eau de Parfum because it smells, well, middle-aged. It's something your tita or mom would probably wear - heavily floral with a woodsy base, Red Door is a commanding scent that would suit nothing else but a strong personality. I find that older women have more of that secure sense of identity compared to younger ones. Agree or disagree?
I wasn't taken by Red Door the first time I smelled it, but it grew on me after a few more times of wearing it out. Why? Because once you get over the initial floral assault, it immediately softens into more definable smells of ylang-ylang, rose, and jasmine. It dries down to a woodsy honey accord that just stays with me the whole, and I mean the whole day. It envelopes my clothes, me, into this really warm scent that's not aggressive but you know it's there.
That's why I love it. :) It's the kind of scent that makes a statement without being too loud. Classy, really. I like wearing it to formal meetings and cocktail events. I recommend you try it on if you ever pass by a Rustan's counter, if only to educate your nose!


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I've been using the WordPress Docker image as a means to safely experiment with plugins and themes for my blog. I use Let's Encrypt issued certificates for the online site but I wanted to also use HTTPS for my local dev environment. So finding little guidance on how to do this online, I hacked away at the problem until I got it to work. So for your convenience follow these steps to get HTTPS to work on the stock WordPress Docker with Apache image (4.7.5-apache , ID ca96afcfa242).
I'm using Docker Compose to bring this all together. If you don't use Compose you should still be able to adapt this guide to get it to work on your system.
- Spin up a default instance of WordPress
If you don't have an existing WordPress container ready to go follow these instructions from the Docker site. If you have an existing container setup then simply launch it. Your docker-compose.yml file should look something like this:
version: '2' services: db: image: mysql:5.7 volumes: - db_data:/var/lib/mysql restart: always environment: MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: somewordpress MYSQL_DATABASE: wordpress MYSQL_USER: wordpress MYSQL_PASSWORD: wordpress wordpress: depends_on: - db image: wordpress:latest ports: - "80:80" restart: always environment: WORDPRESS_DB_HOST: db:3306 WORDPRESS_DB_USER: wordpress WORDPRESS_DB_PASSWORD: wordpress volumes: db_data:
- Get a copy of the Apache configuration files
Assuming you haven't mounted the Apache configuration directories to a local volume, we need to make a copy so we can modify it. To do this you need to get the container name. Use the command "docker ps"
$ docker ps CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES 2ea00fea6076 wordpress:latest "docker-entrypoint..." 19 minutes ago Up 19 minutes 0.0.0.0:80->80/tcp, 0.0.0.0:443->443/tcp blog_wordpress_1 f7adb843228d mysql:5.7 "docker-entrypoint..." 19 minutes ago Up 19 minutes 3306/tcp blog_db_1
You will need the container name which in this example is blog_wordpress_1. Then copy the contents of the Apache configuration directory to a local volume.
$ sudo docker cp blog_wordpress_1:/etc/apache2 ~/blog/etc/apache2
You can now shutdown the containers.
- Configure Apache to use SSL/HTTPS
OK so this step has lots of parts to it so bear with me. First, enable the SSL config by making a symbolic link to the default-ssl.conf.
$ cd ~/blog/etc/apache2/sites-enabled $ ln -s ../sites-available/default-ssl.conf ./
At this point we will edit this default-ssl.conf file to point it to your digital certificates. In my case I was lazy and put my certificates in to the sites-available directory.
SSLCertificateFile /etc/apache2/sites-available/blog.crt SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/apache2/sites-available/blog.key
Now you need to enable the shmcb module.
$ cd ~/blog/etc/apache2/mods-enabled $ ln -s ../mods-available/socache_shmcb.load ./
We're nearly there. One more step
- Get the container to use this modified volume
We now need get the container to use the modified configs and we do this by mounting the volume in the docker-compose.yml file. If you're not using Compose then you will need to follow these instructions. Modify your docker-compose.yml to look something like this:
version: '2' services: db: image: mysql:5.7 volumes: - db_data:/var/lib/mysql restart: always environment: MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: somewordpress MYSQL_DATABASE: wordpress MYSQL_USER: wordpress MYSQL_PASSWORD: wordpress wordpress: depends_on: - db image: wordpress:latest volumes: - ~/blog/etc/apache2:/etc/apache2 ports: - "80:80" - "443:443" restart: always environment: WORDPRESS_DB_HOST: db:3306 WORDPRESS_DB_USER: wordpress WORDPRESS_DB_PASSWORD: wordpress volumes: db_data:
Some people have reported issues with relative paths so if Apache does not appear to be working at all (since the config files are "missing") change the paths to absolute ones.
- Finishing touches, HTTPS redirect
There are several ways to do HTTPS redirect. The most flexible way is to use URL rewrite in the Apache config files. Edit your 000-default.conf to look like:
ServerAdmin webmaster@ DocumentRoot /var/www/html <Directory "/var/www/html"> RewriteEngine on RewriteBase / # FORCE HTTPS RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on RewriteRule ^/?(.*) https://%{SERVER_NAME}/$1 [R,L] </Directory>
Now you're ready to go!
If you've followed these steps you should now have a containerised WordPress instance running with HTTPS. Since you've got self signed certificates your browser will complain about issues with the certificate. These can be safely ignored or certificate exceptions enabled.
A word of warning. These steps should not be used for production systems. What I've done here is sub-optimal in many ways. All it is, is the smallest number of changes that are needed to be made to get HTTPS working.
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Summit Cove solar flare-up: Residents speak against panels at school board meeting
It wasn't an agenda item, but that didn't prevent the sparking of a brief conversation about the controversial solar array project at Summit Cove Elementary School during Tuesday's Summit School District Board of Education meeting.
Sensing the larger-than-usual audience attending Tuesday's meeting hoping for an update, board President Margaret Carlson said the project was omitted from Tuesday's agenda because, for now, the fate of the solar arrays is out of the school district's hands.
"We are committed to finding a solution, which will be favorable to the community, and are actively pursuing all options which would allow for the removal of the south array," Carlson said, reading from an email recently sent to Summit Cove residents.
To that end, Carlson outlined several steps the school district and the county have taken since last month when Syndicated Solar first broke ground on the south array.
Among those steps is a stop-work order issued by Summit County officials to Syndicated Solar until the appropriate building permits are acquired. Initially, Syndicated Solar went through the state's permit application process and has since reapplied with the county's planning department.
Two exceptions apply to the county's stop-work order, Carlson said. Syndicated Solar is permitted to remove support stakes where the north array was originally slated for construction and may also backfill a trench that would have connected the south array to Summit Cove Elementary.
Although a decision about whether the south array will be removed is still to be determined by the county's building permit process, the proposed plan for the north array is to relocate its solar panels to the roof of Summit Cove Elementary. That plan must first be approved by Xcel Energy, Carlson said.
Lastly, Carlson said she and Mark Rydberg, director of business services for the Summit School District, have formed a committee with concerned Summit Cove citizens, including Steve Wilcox, Peggy Hiller, Mary Elaine Moore and Lee Wasson, to provide a mode of communication to Summit Cove residents as the school district continues to navigate toward an acceptable resolution.
Steve Wilcox attended Tuesday's meeting as one of four residents who addressed the board during the public comment period.
In addition to cautioning school board members from relying on the county or Xcel to resolve the issue, Wilcox asked about the enforceability of the contract between the school district and Syndicated Solar since Monday's announcement that the Denver-based solar energy company was acquired by Real Goods Solar Inc., headquartered in Louisville.
Walter Rumpf, marketing manager for Syndicated Solar, said Wednesday the company was in the process of drafting a statement about the deal, but added the contract wouldn't be rendered void simply because of this week's acquisition. A special purpose entity, Summit Spear Point Solar, LLC, was created to protect the school against any company defaulting, Rumpf said.
Although little was said about the future of the solar arrays behind Summit Cove Elementary, Heidi Pace, Summit School District superintendent, said board and school administration officials have learned a lot about proper communication with the community.
School district officials are drafting a policy change that would require them to work with local homeowner associations and to pull the addresses of registered voters to inform residents who may be affected by large-scale projects in the future, Pace said.
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Chocoholics dream experience - Chocolate is one of the few thngs people cant resist - Take this opportunity to learn why! Whether you prefer dark, milk or white, for a true chocohlic even thinking about it can bring a smile to your face.
This experience will let you in on some of the ancient knowledge and will give you an idea on how the process of chocolate making works. You will savour the suble yet differnt tastes of chocolate made from cacoa beans from Africa, Asia and Europe. This is a fun interactive experience that will help open your senses of tate, smell and feeling to what makes a truly superior chocolate.
To round off you will get the opportunity to select your own truffles to take home and enjoy.
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"The only reality is now, everything else is a projection or a fantasy."
I've been pondering a lot about being present. Living in the moment. Insert another corny phrase meaning the same thing.
So much of our time is spent either projecting the past...
..."Ugh, why did I eat a whole pizza last night?"
..."I miss my life in Houston"
..."Why did I major in education? My career field is so limited"
..."We should have gone with other renters."
..."I really regret..."
...or, our thoughts are spent fantasizing the future. Some excitement, some worries.
..."What am I going to do when we move back to Houston? Will I find a job? How long can we afford me not working in Houston? When will we move back?"
..."What am I cooking this week?"
..."I need to get home and do laundry, clean the bathroom, and then I need to catch the bus to go babysit."
Now, don't get me wrong. It is great to reflect on the past. Hopefully, it gives you a thankful heart and helps you grow as a person. Also, a little excitement and planning for the future is not bad. But, how many moments are missed because we are so busy projecting the past or fantasizing about the future?
Yesterday, it looked like this for me.
I was worried. My phone wasn't working. What if the family I'm babysitting for calls me and reschedules? What if Daniel needs me and I'm not there? What if, what if, what if?
I made the choice to stop the worrying. I would call the company and see, but before that, I needed to just be there, present.
I was walking outside. I asked myself, "How do I feel?" Yes, I felt worried. But I also feel the breeze. I feel the warm sun on my bare arms. I'm safe. In this moment, this very moment, I. am. fine. I'm alive, I'm still a part of reality, and that is all that I need.
"What do I see?" I see people that are in my moment, my reality. I can choose to fantasize about what could never happen in my own little world, or I can extent a kind smile and hopefully make someone else's moment a happy one. So I did, I smiled at every passerbyer, and some smiled back, and some were so consumed in their own thoughts that they didn't notice me.
"What am I thankful for, in this moment? Not what has happened, not what might happen, but what IS happening right now?" Other than the glorious weather and warm smiles from others, I'm thankful for love. I constantly feel loved, by God, by Daniel, by my friends and family. Even though they aren't a part of that moment in time, I always feel their love. I'm thankful that I can walk the streets of London by myself and be safe. I feel love, I feel safe.
And I feel this overwhelming sense of joy, peace, and freedom when I take time to experience the very moment that I am living in. That is the only reality, the only thing that is real and present.


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13 Day Itinerary (Backpacking Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia)
Day 1-3 Salzburg, Austria - Local currency Euros
- Fly into Salzburg, Austria airport
- City bus from airport to city centre - €2.40/ea
- Walk along the pedestiran roads
- Stroll through Getreidegasse (Streets of old town)
- Head to Festung Hohensalzburg (Fortress) - for an amazing view of the mountains and the city
- Grab something to eat at Gustav €€ - open until 6pm
- Take the Flixbus to Munich - €8-10/ea
- Walk around the city centre taking in the sights: Marienplatz, Residenz, New Town Hall, Frauenkirche.
- Spend a couple hours exploring the Olympia Park and the Olympiaturm
- Take a drive/train to Starnberg Lake
- Eat at Bodhi for delicious vegan German food. €€€
- Take the Flixbus to Innsbruck - €8-10/ea
- Wander around the Old Town
- Check out the Christmas Market (If you are here Nov 15-Dec 25)
- Climb up Stadtturm (tower) for a view of the city. €3.50/ea
- Grab a bite at Go Vegan Innsbruck €€
- Take the train to Bad Hofgastein - €14-20/ea
- Stoll around the town centre
- Sit on a bench at the park and take in the beautiful scenery
- Take the train to Ljubljana - €35-40/ea
- Tour around Ljubljana Castle
- Take a stroll though old town and along the river
- Grab a bite to eat at Loving Hut €
- Take the Flixbus to Zagreb - €8-10/ea
- Tram to city centre - 10kn/ea
- Ride the world's smallest funicular
- Walk to Old town and visit St. Mark's Square
- Have a picnic in the art park (Must visit during the summer)
- Get a picture with the statue at Trg bana Jelačića
- Visit the vegan friendly establishment 'Potato House' €
- Airport transfer from coach station to airport - 30kn/ea
Following this itinerary you'll get a nice taste of Germany, Austria, Slovenia and Croatia. Depending on the time of year you could go hiking in the mountains or snowboarding and skiing. There is a lot of potential to make your trip even more full of activities. Just add some more time in each place as needed to fit in the things you'd enjoy. Any time of year is a great time to see these places but keep in mind in the off season some of the sights might be closed. For example, in November when the season changes from Summer to Winter the lifts to the mountains are shut down.
We found that everything went really smoothly and we were happy with all of the places we choose to stop. We were definitely a bit worn out by the time we got to Zagreb but overall the travelling wasn't too much to handle. We tried to give ourselves time to rest and not be too rushed in each place while making the most of our time everywhere.
This really was a trip of a lifetime for us and we will look back with fond memories of our backpacking/flashpacking trip around this part of Europe.
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This week we finish our novel The Kid in the Red Jacket about a 10-year-old boy struggling to adapt to a cross-country move. To explore this theme students analyzed the first ten minutes of the 2010 movie The Karate Kid which also involves a boy coping with a long move, this time from the U.S. to China. Before watching the clip students learned some tips about analyzing a movie:
- Costumes and Props: Do they tell us anything about the character? Do they fit the mood?
- Sets: Why is the scene taking place in this setting? Does the set fit the scene?
- Acting: What does each character want? Are they believable?
- Camera Techniques: What shots are used and why--close-ups, long shots, zooms, etc. Is the camera ever acting as the eyes of the character, and if so why?
- Mise-en-Scene (Visual storytelling): What does the director want us to see and why? How is the scene lit? What are the dominant colors? How are the actors placed in the scene?
- Music & Sounds: Do they help move the scene along? Do they fit the scene? Are there layers of sound?
- Flow: Does the scene move along well? Is it in sequence or not? Does the story make sense?
- Writing: Does the plot keep you interested? Does the dialogue help the story?
Students then watched the clip and afterwards used the tips to dissect the scene. They were extremely perceptive, noting many ways the director wanted us to feel the boy's sadness: by making the first scene happen on a dark, rainy day, by zooming in on some writing that showed his father had died, by having us look out the window of the car through raindrops, by having him in a plane surrounded by darkness, etc. Even though this involved analyzing a movie, it builds critical thinking skills--the kind of strategic thinking they need to be successful readers and writers.
As in previous weeks, students used tableau to improve their comprehension of the novel. Teams created a tableau to visually represent and interpret important scenes from the chapters we read each day. They were ready with a line of dialogue if I tapped them on their shoulder during the freeze.
As I mentioned before, I use tableau as a form of arts integration, which is an effective tool to use in reading class. In this case tableau teaches academic skills (inferencing, summarizing, identifying plot elements), social skills (collaboration, concentration), and arts-specific skills (using body/voice/mind to create a character, how to be a respectful audience member). And tableau is quick--teams plan and practice in 5 to 10 minutes, and perform in 30 seconds. I can immediately determine if students comprehended the text that day.
In the week ahead we will complete the novel, but not before analyzing one more "new kid at school" poem and analyzing a children's book with a similar theme: Alexander Who's Not (Do You Hear Me?) Going to Move. We will also begin our culminating project involving the creation of a short film about coping with a move.
How You Can Help with Reading at Home
Ask your child:
- How did the audience score your team's last tableau scene? Why did they score it this way? Do you agree? What would change about your tableau scene if you could do it again?
- Why is Howard Jeeter embarrassed to be seen with Molly?
- What are the reasons that Dray, the main character of The Karate Kid movie, was upset about moving to China? How did the director show us Dray's emotions?
- Explain the plot of The Kid in the Red Jacket so far.
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Grade 4: In math this past week, Grade 4 students:
- explored estimating vs. being exact
- took a "Check Your Progress" quiz
- looked at subtraction patterns
- explored subtracting whole numbers and money
In the coming week Grade 4 students will explore problem solving by writing a number sentence, subtract using mental math, estimate the answers to subtraction problems, engage in a problem solving exercise that requires them to make logical decisions, and take a "Check Your Progress" quiz.
Grade 5: In math this past week, Grade 5 students:
- multiplied more whole numbers
- looked at the properties of multiplication
- estimated the products of whole numbers and decimals
- participated in a problem solving activity to determine if they should estimate or provide an exact answer
- took a Check Your Progress quiz
In the coming week Grade 5 students will multiply whole numbers by decimals, explore multiplying decimals by decimals, and will engage in a problem solving exercise that requires them to guess and check.
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How You Can Help with Math at Home
Grade 4: Encourage your child to use the following resources to practice the math skills learned last week:
- Bowling Pin Math (to practice math facts): http://mrnussbaum.com/bowling-1
- Defeat the Mayan Math Monster (choose 'medium" or 'hard"): http://mrnussbaum.com/mayan-math/
Grade 5: Encourage your child to use the following resources to practice the math skills learned last week:
- Bowling Pin Math (to practice math facts): http://mrnussbaum.com/bowling-1
- Around the World (multiplication facts): http://mrnussbaum.com/aroundtheworld-1/
Social Studies
This week teams of students will create a conceptual site plan that makes space for all of the elements their theme park will include: country-specific rides, restaurants, markets, theatres, and landscapes. Once they have successfully planned for all of the required elements in their theme park, they will begin the final design.
How You Can Support Social Studies at Home This Week:
Ask your child:
- What have you discovered in your research on the African countries you chose?
- What ideas do you have for your team's theme park?
- How does xMind help you with this social studies project?
Last week students learned how to write engaging beginnings (leads) and endings, and revised their drafts by writing stronger leads and endings. Based on their drafts that I read, we did some exercises on comma use--ways to use commas to make their writing flow better and to make it easier to understand.
Our simile poster.
This week they continue writing their personal narrative draft. They will discover that these narratives really are about reliving a moment in time, and that they need to make that moment real for the reader. This requires using imagery and sensory language--descriptions related to the five senses that make us visualize the scene. We will read a few passages from books that use sensory details, and the students will practice writing sentences rich with imagery. They will see "rich" and "poor" examples like this:
poor: The insect flew away.
rich: The butterfly was as vividly scarlet as a sunset. She fluttered into the horizon, looking more like like the petals of a rose drifting on a soft wind.
How You Can Support Writing at Home This Week:
Ask your child:
- How does your story grab the reader's attention right at the beginning?
- How did you change your ending to be stronger?
Character Trait Portraits
Since we closely analyze the traits of each character in the novels we read, I turned the tables a bit last week by asking students to list their own character traits--at least 40 if they could think of that many. Then one-by-one I projected a photo of their face onto the wall where they lightly traced it onto tag board. Finally they wrote their character traits over the light lines they had drawn, creating a portrait of meaningful words about themselves. I think the results are fantastic!
Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)
Students completed the reading and math MAP tests last week. On Tuesday 24 September they take their third and final MAP test--language usage--until May. I was pleased to see that most students seemed to take their time and think through the questions during the test.
The results of these three tests will be shared with students and parents. Last week a number of parents expressed concern over their child's scores on the DRA and the writing test. So before the MAP tests scores are released I just want to reiterate that these tests only give us a snapshot of how your child is performing on a given day. A single test cannot accurately determine if your child is below, on, or above grade level. Researchers agree that multiple measures should be used to assess a child's academic levels, and as such I use various data to inform my instruction, including:
- MAP scores
- DRA scores
- essay scores
- results from activities done in class
- scores on teacher-created tests in each subject area
- scores on projects for each subject area
- participation in class discussions
- performance on homework activities
- student reflections written in their personal blog
- information from one-on-one conferences
- review of their reading, writing, math, and social studies/science notebooks
Only by looking at all of these pieces of information can I begin to get a picture of your child's strengths and challenges. This monitoring process is ongoing since student performance varies from day to day, so I have to constantly be aware if a child is improving or slipping in any area in order to meet his/her needs.
So in a nutshell, don't be overly concerned about the results of a single test your child took--particularly a test given near the beginning of the school year, after a long relaxing summer without school.
Personal Hygiene
I'm reposting this tip as the weather gets hotter: On these hot days when students are playing outside for long stretches of time, it's a good time to reiterate the importance of personal hygiene. A daily shower/bath and the use of deodorant can make our classroom a much more pleasant place to learn! Your assistance in this matter will be greatly appreciated.
There are still several students without hats during recess and PE. Please make sure that your child has a hat to keep at school, with their name written in permanent marker somewhere on the inside. We are trying to promote healthy and safe ways to play outside, and your support is appreciated.
Lunch & Snack Tickets
Thank you for continuing to make sure that your child has lunch tickets if he/she intends to eat school lunch. A five-pack of tickets for a small lunch is 7500 cfa and 10,000 cfa for a large lunch.
Snack tickets are also available for those students who want to buy a snack from Fanta during our morning recess. Those snacks include fruit, peanuts, popcorn, cookies, muffins, and cold lemonade. A ten-pack of snack tickets is 2500.
At the beginning of each week please check to see that your child has 4 or 5 pencils ready to use at school.
Coming Soon
Monday 23 September: No school (Malian Independence Day)
Tuesday 24 September, 12:30 - 1:30 PM: Grade 4 and 5 students take the language usage portion of the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP). Please make sure your child has a good night's sleep on Monday and eats a healthy breakfast Tuesday morning.
Wednesday 25 September, 7:30 - 7:50 AM: Elementary School Assembly featuring Mr. Berry's Advanced French students. (usually held on Tuesdays, but moved due to the Monday holiday)
Wednesday 25 September: First quarter Progress Reports sent home.
Thursday 26 September, 6:30 - 7:30: AISB Board meeting
Tuesday 15 October: No school (Tabaski holiday)
Friday 18 October: End of 1st Quarter
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I am a dancing show addict, and SYTYCD feeds my soul.
So, I'm loving tonight.
Kherington and Twitch were great in hip-hop. Although, I barely saw Kherington, since Twitch was on fire (in his element). Busta Rhymes, Tabitha & Napoleon, and Twitch. Perfect combo.
Courtney and Gev made the rumba look like hot sex on a platter. Seriously. The slide down Gev's leg started out so lovely – then it got a little awkward. It was a beautiful piece, though, and frankly amazing that Courtney could dance with only half a dress on (beautiful tho it was). All in all, I think the choreography allowed them to shine, because the steps didn't demand too much.
Comfort and Chris and jazz…to 'Beautiful People' by Marilyn Manson? Weird me out. Weird me out like crazy. The judges should've talked about the disconnect between the choreography and the music, but I think they went easy on Tyce cuz he was there.
Will and Jessica's disco. Seemed a bit sloppy actually. There were long portions of this routine that fell flat, in my opinion. There were moments that Will stole the shine in a big way, and I just didn't think Jess could hold a candle to him. I wonder who would partner him better…I dunno
Kourtni and Matt do their own genre: contemporary. Sometimes I don't get contemporary. I was looking for the 'freeze frames' for the comic book story, but I didn't quite see them. The synchrony was lovely, and I like these guys, but I wouldn't be surprised if they're in the bottom 3 couples tomorrow night.
Chelsea T. and Thayne meet the quickstep. Oh scary. Not too bad, though. It seemed slow in places, but the footwork was cooler to watch in the 2nd half than the first. Quickstep is not my cuppa, so eh. 'Nother bottom 3 couple.
Chelsea H. and Mark. (Mark really looks like this guy that I know who's in the Navy. Apropos of nothing, but whatev.) Woo. Hip-hop. I like Napoleon and Tabitha's routines. Wow. They really did it. And the song choice was su-perb.
This is something I think more of the choreographers need to consider – song choice. Choosing some obscure song no one's ever heard, or a song that people do not associate with the emotion supposedly coming from the choreography only hurts the performers. (I'm lookin at YOU Tyce.)
Katee and Josh do the samba. Very well. I'm no ballroom judge, but I thought this was awesome! Katee and Josh's personalities mesh so well, they just look beautiful on the floor. These guys are the couple to beat, IMO. No one delivers like they do. NO ONE. [PS – Nigel asking if Josh got his butt from his father? TMI. And a tad uncomfortable. For me, anyway.]
I dunno how things are gonna turn out tomorrow night, but I think there should be an elimination of choreographers who choose awful music, along with dancers who don't make the cut. We'll see.


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Oct. 27, 2001
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The 19th-ranked Santa Clara University volleyball defeated San Diego in four games in West Coast Conference action tonight at the Leavey Center. Game scores were 30-28, 30-26, 17-30, 31-29.
With the victory, the Broncos claim sole possession of second place in the league standings, with a 15-7 overall mark and a 7-2 record in the WCC. San Diego falls to 15-7, 6-3.
Sophomore Becky Potter led the Broncos with 19 kills, followed closely by freshman Toni Muratore's 18. Senior Jami Bari led all defensive efforts with 19 digs while Potter and senior Merrin Thompson combined for three of the team's eight blocks.
The Broncos started off slowly, falling down 6-1 early. San Diego kept the lead through 21-13, when the Broncos returned from a timeout with kills by Muratore, Potter and sophomore Jessie Mechem, as well as a service ace by junior Chrissy Hirsch for four straight points, forcing USD to take a time out itself.
The Broncos kept the rally going and tied it up at 23 behind two more kills each by Potter and Mechem. The teams traded leads through 28 all. Two USD hitting errors ended the frame, the last caused by a block by Muratore and Thompson.
The Broncos jumped out to the early lead in the second frame and earned the 2-0 lead at intermission off a service error by the visitors. San Diego returned from the break and started game three eerily similar to game one, jumping out to a 6-1 lead and forcing a Bronco timeout. Santa Clara was unable to overcome USD's five blocks and .421 hitting percentage.
Game four saw the Broncos up 23-15 before a San Diego rally tied it at 24. Just like the first frame, the lead went back and forth through a 28-28 tie. San Diego had game point at 29-28, but Mechem kept the Broncos alive in the frame with her 15th kill of the night. Hirsch followed with another service ace to set up SCU's match point and allowed a USD hitting error to secure the SCU victory.
The Broncos continue West Coast Conference action next weekend in the Northwest, visiting Portland on November 2 for a 7 p.m. match and Gonzaga on November 3 for a 5 p.m. contest. The Broncos defeated both teams in the first match up earlier this season.


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Vazul started learning the harmonica at the age of 15 from Gyorgy Ferenczi - one of those great harp players that made this special instrument popular in Hungary - and a year after he was already playing in Hungarian music bands like Blues Radio Budapest, Doors Memorial, Blues Project, etc. He gave concerts in a dozen of European countries as well as in the USA.
After his stay in London, he moved to Italy and on his "holidays" in Reggio Calabria he set up the Vazul Blues Band. He has been living in Rome since 2007 where he started working on his music with great guitarist and friend, Davide Papaleo, forming together the band Parafusions. "With the Parafusions we decided to shatter the confines of the ancient black genre and we easily turn to Balkan rhythms, flamenco melodies, Arabic scales, Django gypsy-style and any kind of ethno roots. Certainly David tints the music with the Mediterranean colors of Italy while I added the melancholic tones of traditional Hungarian music. "
In the band he also plays the flute and santur.
Being a passionate lover of world-, authentic-, ethnic and folk music he has been adapting harmonica in various music genres. This approach has become much more intense since he started working at Amiata Records, a Grammy Award winner world-, classical- and jazz music independent record label.
In 2010 he started to experiment with loop station, various pedals and effects that he also adapted in his music. He either makes his harmonica sound like other instruments (such as cello, Hammond organ and a whole string orchestra) or successfully imitates electronic music and futuristic "UFO" sounds too.
"I first played Seydel harmonica on the 10th Seydel Harmonica Festival and immediately fell in love with the sound. Playing funky blues, various folk genres and using several sound effects require a sophisticated clean sound as well as harmonicas that last much longer. Seydel harmonicas with Stainless Steel Reeds perfectly meet these requirements! They are seriously unbeatable!"
Main collaborations: Blues Brothers Band (USA), Sugar Blue (USA), Andy Newmark (USA), Abi Tucker (AUS), Mickey Morphingaz (AUS), Dott Reed (AUS), etc.
Prizes: Winner of SEYDEL open Harmonica Contest 2010 (Germany), 2nd place NHL - National Harmonica League 2010 (UK)
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Trailing at the break, the Dukes outscored Bergen CC by twenty points in the second half on their way to a 73-59 win. Keying the second half surge was an unprecedented 28-3 run from visiting Cumberland.
The impressive stretch started after back to back three-point buckets from the Bulldogs' Doug Palmadessa put the Dukes in a 41-29 hole with just one minute gone in the second half.
The run covered ten and a half minutes of game play, starting with a Taj Berry-Ford free-throw and capped off by a Shaheed Black jump shot and a 57-44 Cumberland lead with just under nine minutes remaining. During that span, the Dukes held Bergen scoreless for two separate stints of 5:07 and 5:19.
Freshman Shaheed Black led the way for Cumberland with 24 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. The two sophomores from Millville, Khaliq Ford and Terron Mitchell, chipped in with 16 and 13 points respectively. Mitchell added 6 rebounds and Ford dished out 6 assists.
After falling to Ocean CC Thursday night, the Dukes bounced back to claim their tenth victory of the season, improving their overall record to 10-7. Cumberland has won five out of their last six contests and will look to make it six of seven when they host Camden County College next Tuesday night.


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Rags to Riches - Episode 9
In Episode 9 of the Brew Theology Podcast, Ryan, Andy, Amanda, Vlad & Kyle hash out liberation theology. What do you think about the phrase "Preferential Option for the Poor"?
Although many people in the United States experienced the 1960s and 70s as a time of peace and prosperity, the same cannot be said for the global community. With the Cold War ramping up, leaders in the east and west both vied for resources, forged unstable alliances, deposed leaders, and fought proxy wars around the globe in order to secure their seat at the top. Unsurprisingly, those hit hardest were the economically and politically disenfranchised. As a result, Liberation Theology was birthed & has had significant rippling effects giving birth to black liberation theology, etc.; it spread to other religious groups and there are now Jewish, Hindu, Muslim, and many other liberation theologies that have taken root around the globe. Put in your ear buds, grab a pint or two & liberate you minds with good convo in eclectic & respectful community.
Link to Intro to Liberation Theology book that Kyle mentioned on the show: https://www.amazon.com/Introducing-Liberation-Theology-Leonardo-Boff/dp/0883445506/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1476244513&sr=1-1&keywords=introduction+to+liberation+theology


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Saint Joseph Community remembers Brother Anselm Hollingsworth, O.S.B.
Brother Anselm Hollingsworth, O.S.B., died on 11 December at Our Lady of Wisdom Healthcare Center in Algiers. He was born on 6 July 1933, the only son of William R. Hollingsworth, Jr., and Jane Oakley Hollingsworth. He grew up in Jackson, MS, where his father was a noted painter, watercolorist and illustrator. He inherited his father's name and his talent as a cartoonist. His major talent was as a self-taught pianist with a gift for jazz improvisation, who, as a young man, headed his own dance band.
He grew up in a Baptist household, but as a youth he became an Episcopalian and was received into the full communion of the Roman Catholic Church at the age of 24. He entered Saint Joseph Abbey and made profession as a monk on 29 August 1960. He was well known to visitors during his many years as the Abbey's principal porter; he was known to a much broader circle as an amateur radio operator who kept in touch with other operators throughout the world. He also served in various capacities in the business offices of the Abbey and Seminary College. For almost 40 years, he was the local climatological observer, regularly reporting to the National Weather Service as well as to local news outlets. He served as secretary to two abbots.
He was one of the community's regular accompanists at liturgy, and he wrote a sizable body of music that is a part of the Abbey's musical patrimony. He was an avid naturist and, as long as his health permitted it, he took several long walks on the Abbey grounds every week, becoming closely acquainted with the wildlife of field and forest. He was especially influenced by the writings of Thomas Merton, and he died during the centennial year of Merton's birth.
He was a model of monastic observance to his brothers, and he was noted for his ready humor. The community will receive his body at Vespers on Wednesday 16 December at 5:30 p.m. A Funeral Vigil will be held at 7:15 that evening, and the Mass of Christian Burial will follow on Thursday 17 December at 11:15 am.


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The shelling of a Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus left 21 people dead, activists reported on Friday, as fighting between rebels and regime forces continued. It was not clear which side was responsible for the deadly bombardment.
AP - Mortars rained down on a crowded marketplace in a Palestinian refugee camp in the Syrian capital, killing 21 people as regime forces and rebels clashed on the southern outskirts of Damascus, activists said Friday.
The Britain-based Syria Observatory for Human Rights, which reported the deaths, said the shells hit Yarmouk camp Thursday as shoppers were buying food for the evening meal. The activists would not speculate on who was firing.
"We don't know where the mortars came from, whether they were from the Syrian regime or not the Syrian regime," said Rami Abdul Rahman, director of the Observatory. He added they could also have been strays from the fighting in nearby Tadamon neighborhood.
The state news agency blamed the bombardment on "terrorist mercenaries" – a term the government uses for rebel fighters – and said they had been chased away by security forces.
Government troops, however, have in the past attacked the camp, home to nearly 150,000 Palestinians and their descendants driven from their homes by the war surrounding Israel's 1948 creation.
Palestinian refugees in Syria have tried to stay out of the 17-month old uprising but with Yarmouk nestled among neighborhoods sympathetic to the rebels, its residents were eventually drawn into the fighting.
Yarmouk's younger inhabitants have also been moved by the Arab Spring's calls for greater freedoms and have joined protests against President Bashar Assad's regime and have died during demonstrations when Syrian troops fired on them.
With the civil war in Syria getting increasingly vicious, chances for a diplomatic solution to the conflict were fading after the resignation Thursday of Kofi Annan, the U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria. Annan cited divisions within the Security Council preventing a united approach to stop the fighting.
The U.N. General Assembly was preparing to vote Friday on a new Arab-sponsored resolution condemning Syria's use of heavy weapons to crush the uprising that has killed an estimated 19,000 people since it began on March 2011.
Amateur video footage recently posted on the Internet appears to show Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters carrying out summary executions of pro-regime militiamen, or Shabbiha, in and around Aleppo.
The videos, which could not be independently verified, appear to show the rebels mistreating their opponents in the same way as government forces have been accused of doing during the uprising.
One video shows four men identified as Shabbiha lined up against a wall and executed in a volley of gunfire that lasts more than a minute as onlookers shout, "Allahu akbar (God is greatest)".
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The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has condemned the killings.
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The attack on the Palestinian camp came as clashes raged overnight between rebels and government forces in the nearby Damascus suburb of Tadamon, which was also bombed by army Thursday, sending plumes of black smoke over the city.
The Observatory also reported shelling of the southwestern suburb of Jdaidat Artouz, where dozens of bodies were found after government forces swept through on Wednesday.
Syria's civil war, which had raged across much of the country, came to the capital and northeastern city of Aleppo, Syria's main commercial hub in July.
A rebel assault and revolt in Damascus two weeks ago was vigorously crushed by government forces, but pockets of resistance and sympathetic neighborhoods remain. Sporadic clashes and shelling also continue in Aleppo, especially the rebel bastion of Salaheddine as rebels and government forces hold different parts of that city.
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"The focus is now on Aleppo, where there has been a considerable build-up of military means, and where we have reason to believe that the main battle is about to start," he told reporters in New York late Thursday after briefing the Security Council on his trip to Syria.


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As men's jobs in traditional rural industries, such as agriculture, natural resource extraction, and manufacturing disappear due to restructuring of rural labor markets, the survival of the family increasingly depends on women's waged labor. Rural mothers with children under age 6 have higher employment rates than their urban counterparts but have higher poverty rates, lower wages, and lower family income, placing rural mothers and their children in a more economically vulnerable situation than urban mothers.
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Performed by Bolshoi Ballet at the newly restored Bolshoi Theatre of Russia
Choreography and direction: Yuri Grigorovich with original scenes choreographed by Marius Petipa and Alexander Gorsky Music: Alexander Glazunov Set design: Simon Virsaladze Lighting: Mikhail Sorokin With the Orchestra of the Bolshoi State Theatre With the Bolshoi soloists and the Bolshoi Corps de Ballet
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Founded in 1898 at the Mariinsky Theatre, the last 'grand ballet of the 19th century, Raymonda is a masterpiece which is symbolic of a key period for classical ballet. Although the collaboration between Marius Petipa and Alexander Glazunov was difficult (Petipa was by then an experienced choreographer whilst Glazunov was a novice at creating music for ballet), Raymonda became an overnight success in Russia. This new choreographic version from Yuri Grigorovich dates back from 2003.
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Fr John Hunwicke – as out of respect I have not ceased to address him, in regard to his renowned wisdom as a spiritual elder, disseminated via his far-famed blog of old – having come into full communion with the Holy Father last year on Wednesday of Holy Week, as part of the English Ordinariate, and having endured a bitter test by having his ordination deferred for a year (owing to the machinations of certain... persons), is – rejoice! – to be deaconed on the 26th of May, the feast of good St Philip Neri (whose sons the Oratorians have, I trust, been faithful supports to Fr H.); and one hopes in Christ that He will have very soon thereafter "a wise and faithful priest, who in his days pleased God" standing at the altar to sacrifice in the beauty of holiness.
May I invite one and all to join in a Novena to St Philip Neri this year, with the special intention of praying a double portion of grace for this faithful man?
While on the 26th I'll be in Europe – hurrah! – I'll be in France, not England, and walking the pilgrim way to Chartres from Paris; together with prayers for Fr H., I also plan to ask graces for another cleric, himself resident in France, recommending them to Our Lady (and of course, begging her to cast a pitying eye on me a sinner, on all those near and dear to me, and on all poor sinners).
The Novena to St Philip begins, of course, this Thursday the 17th of May: I will post daily texts for it.


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While the course of English political History is such that there was no revolution of the sort which took place in France, or indeed in America, all was not a sweet and light in Britain for the laboring poor. The feudal system still in place in France had long gone, the power of the monarchy being severely limited by Parliament after Cromwell's time and that followed on from the Magna Carta.
There were several periods of general unrest and small uprisings. One such was the Pentrich Rebellion in 1817.
The men of the Derbyshire village of Pentrich formed themselves into a small army and on the night of June 9th 1817 and marched towards Nottingham led by Jeremiah Brandreth, a stocking maker (pictured here). They expected to meet up with many thousands coming from the North of England and join with them in a great march towards London, where they expected to see the overthrow of the government and the establishment of a republic.
Unfortunately, no one else showed up and the men were either executed or exported to Australia. I decided not to used the pictures of the hanging, and beheading of which there are several. Suffice it to say, it was brutal and it was public.
The reasons for this uprising were many and would take a whole history book to outline, but in summary, there were laws introduced by Parliament which made bread, a staple food, very expensive, soldiers returned from the war to find themselves with no work, except badly paid factory work in the cities, and the lack of representational government. On this latter for example: Of the 558 members of parliament, most of them represented electorates of under 500 people. Major industrial towns such as Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds had no MPs at all. The government argued that an MP was not "the agent of the place that chose him, but of the whole community." The unpopularity of the Prince Regent and his extravagant lifestyle was also a factor in disgruntlement.
There is also evidence that the actual march was incited by the Government agent William Oliver.
On that cheerful note, I will wish you Happy Rambles until next time.


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Do you struggle with overwhelming emotions? When you get angry, sad or scared, does the emotion come at you with the force of a tsunami? Does it crush the good feelings you had just a short time ago? Does it overpower your ability to think straight? Does it engulf the positive feelings you have for a loved one? You need some tools to help you calm yourself down.
If you're emotionally volatile, it's hard to "get a grip" or "take it easy" like others tell you to do. Sure, you try to suppress your emotions but it doesn't work. Indeed, the more you try to ignore them, the more powerful they become.
What can you do to regulate your emotions so that they don't overwhelm you? Here are some suggestions:
- Do not try to ignore your emotions. It's like trying to ignore a screaming baby. The more you ignore him, the louder he screams.
- It's a good idea, however, to work at reducing the intensity of your emotions. Instead of getting enraged, see if you can think of yourself as "angry." Or "annoyed." Or "miffed." The problem is not that you are feeling the emotion, it's that you are feeling it so intensely.
- Taking deep breaths is a good way to calm yourself down wherever you are. Don't just take a quick deep breath and say, "this doesn't work."
- Instead, close your eyes. Take three deep breaths, inhaling s-l-o-w-l-y through your nose, exhaling s-l-o-w-l-y through your mouth. On your third exhale, say something calming to yourself like, "It will be ok" or "I can deal with this" or "This too shall pass."
- Instead of revving your emotions up ("I'd love to strangle him"), walk away from the person you're angry with and get on with what you need or want to do with your day.
- Distract yourself from what you are feeling by doing something nice for yourself. Or for somebody you care about.
- If it's fear that's overwhelming you, calm down by telling yourself that right now you don't have to do what you're afraid of doing. If it's something important to you, you will have time to summon up the courage to do whatever is frightening you.
- If it's sadness that's overwhelming you, take a break from obsessing over what hasn't gone right. Push yourself to do an activity that you've always enjoyed doing, even if you're not into it right now. Start with simple things that don't require a lot of energy, like going to a light-hearted movie.
- Experience your emotion not as "you," but as a "feeling" that comes and goes. Remember a time when you were in a better mood. Know that you will feel that way again. Do what you can to make a better time arrive sooner rather than later.
- Listen to music that you enjoy. Music can get you into a better mood without your working hard to "make" it happen.
- Be aware of other ways, besides music, that can calm you down and enhance your outlook. Indulge in a good meal. Get involved in an enjoyable activity. Call an upbeat, fun friend. Treat yourself to a massage. Enjoy the beauty of nature that surrounds you.
When our emotions are under control, they make our lives richer, brighter, more vibrant. When our emotions are out of control, they make our lives heavier, harder, more harried. Keeping calm during the ups and downs of life is not easy. Hopefully, the methods I've described above will be helpful to you. If, however, after trying to utilize them, you still feel as overwhelmed as ever, it's time to seek professional help.
Linda Sapadin, Ph.D. is a psychologist and success coach in private practice who specializes in helping people enrich their lives, enhance their relationships and overcome self-defeating patterns of behavior.
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