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Under U.S. self-management, Waze requests that Champs and US Champs self-manage such things as editor access, privileges, and editing standards. One part of that effort is to take corrective action for editors that are causing problems or issues for the map or the editing community. Taking corrective action protects the map but also protects the morale of the wider editor community. Rogue, aggressive, and discourteous behavior will alienate good editors that will leave the editing community. Therefore it is imperative that we not allow such behavior while at the same time take care not to create an overly oppressive or strict policing environment.
This approach guideline is intended to provide guidance to Champs and US Champs so that such action is applied in a consistent manner that promotes the growth and retention of Waze community editors.
Who Should Take Corrective Action?
Besides Waze staff themselves, generally only seasoned Global Champs or US Champs that can handle difficult situations without emotion should take corrective action.
Other editors may report issues as mentioned in Initial Steps below.
General Approach
Types of issues that are encountered on map quality range from benign but continuous mistakes, general and unreasonable disregard for the map editing standards, negligent editing motivated by collecting points without regard to map quality, through vandalism of the map. Damage to the Wiki is also an issue and may include not following editing guidelines, making changes without some consensus or outright vandalism . While these behaviors also affect morale of other editors, there are direct negative social behaviors that may occur as well. These include general rude behavior, harassment by constantly changing another editor's valid work, changing another editors work without prior notice or discussion via PM, etc. Both negative affects to the map and negative effects to the editing community morale should be corrected.
Because this is an issue of human nature, no standardized approach will cover all issues and circumstances. Therefore the Champ and US Champ (further referred to only as "Champ(s)") community should discuss specifics in the appropriate forum location and consult with Waze staff as needed.
In all cases, contact with the offending editor should be performed with compassion and professionalism. These situations can be frustrating and therefore it is important that the Champs attempt to eliminate emotion and ego in performing corrective action. A positive message of improvement should be made explaining the situation and negative effects the offending editor is causing. At no time should the tone of the Champ be negative, rude, or insulting.
Initial Steps
- Initial stages of making contact and discussion amongst regular editors and Champs should usually occur first before any formal progression of making contact or taking action. This might entail the following:
- Initial PM by a concerned editor or Champ to the offending editor. This may or may not include a response or dialog with the offending editor.
- A concerned editor or user may post a report about bad editing in the forum.
- Discussion about the offending editor on the Forum, particularly a Champs board. The intent it to understand if the issue is isolated, ongoing, and observed by others.
- If the initial stages are not successful, then the following more formalized actions would be taken.
Formal Progression of Making Contact
- Select and agree upon a primary point of contact for the interaction with the offending editor. It is important that a mixed message is not given and the offending editor not be allowed to turn one Champ against another or turn Waze against a Champ. Multiple points of contact can be copied on messages to keep everyone informed; however, the discussion should be driven by the primary point of contact. Attempts to contact others should generally be referred back to the primary point of contact unless a Champ is acting unreasonably.
- Contact the editor via PM and discuss the issue. Wait a week for the PM to be read. If the PM is read (no longer in your outbox), then only wait 24 hours additional past when you notice the email is read. People may read and then want to compose later or they may have read from a handheld device and wish to reply via a full keyboard/monitor, so don't expect an instant reply upon reading of the message.
- Request the Waze POC send a note to the offending editor requesting they contact the point of contact. Wait a few days to a week for a reply. The response time allowed is a case-by-case issue. For instance, If the offending editor is purposefully avoidant, just way a few days. If they have been fairly responsive or don't seem to request email/PM often, then wait a week.
- Request the Waze POC suspend editing privileges for the offending editor. Wait for a response.
Progression of Corrective Action
- Once response is received, the nature of the response could indicate an approach that is taken. A conciliatory tone from the offending effort would be viewed as positive. A negative response may result in request to Waze for suspension of account or termination of the editing or account, which is up to Waze. This should be discussed in the appropriate forum so some consensus is reached between Champs and Waze.
- If the editor does not respond, the editing privileges will remain suspended and the account may be terminated by Waze as they see fit.
- If contact is made and the offending editor is cooperative, negotiate with the editor to improve their approach.
- If the issue is minor and corrected, the Champ can request that editing privileges be reinstated. It is suggested that the primary point of contact check in at least once more at a later date with the offending editor.
- If the issue is significant, it is suggested that the offending editor be assigned a mentor, the original primary point of contact or another Champ that may be familiar with their home region. "Significance is a case-by-case decision that may include activities like damaging editing, harassment of others, poor conduct, and being contrary or unresponsive to attempts to resolve the issue. It is suggested that if the offending editor is a level-5, that their CM status be suspended and they be provided with an AM role that the mentor can oversee. If the offending editor is an AM, then it is suggested their area may be reduced in size or situated to a different location that may present less risk to the map. Once improvement is made, privileges can be increased slightly or completely based upon the improvement observed.
Modifying Approach – Severity of Issue
- Certain behavior of offending editors may be sufficiently severe that Waze chooses to terminate the account or take some other action. Generally Champs would only request action up through suspension of editing privilege for the map and the Wiki.
- Actions that present an immanent threat, such as map vandalism, may require immediate action that does not involve waiting for responses to PMs. Immediate suspension of editing privileges may be warranted. Champs will coordinate with Waze.
- Actions of harassment, threats, or aggressive behavior may require more immediate action. Because this situation may involve misunderstandings or disjoint points of view, some type of negotiation or contact should be made to understand the true nature of the issue.
- Issues of conflict between editors have been noted in the past. Editors may change another editor's work without courtesy of PMs, may take unwanted action in territory viewed as "home-turf," or any number of other social interaction conflicts. In such situations, a mediator Champ might be assigned to help work out differences between the editors or determine if one of the editors is really an offending editor that needs corrective action.


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Daniel Radcliffe has reacted to the news that his home from Harry Potter has been put up for sale.
Hogwarts fans started saving their pennies this week after news emerged that number four Privet Drive has been put on the market.
The home in Picket Post Close, Martins Heron, is up for sale for nearly half a million pounds.
After hearing the news during an interview, Harry actor Dan has reacted to seeing a piece of his childhood up for sale.
"I don't actually remember the house that well," he said. "I think of it as being the fake facade we had on the set of Potter."
But he went on to reveal a secret that Potter fans may previously of not realised, saying: "That was probably the very first day on filming ever.
"The first day of official shooting was on September 29, 2000. But the unofficial first day of filming happened a couple of weeks before, when we did shooting in that location," added the actor.
Back in 2001, the house was picked out of hundreds around the UK to be the Dursleys' home in the very first film, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone .
The actual house only ever featured in one of the films, but the street was faithfully recreated in a studio for later installments, including the finale - Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows.
At £475,000 it is not the cheapest digs on the market, but as well as a small piece of Hollywood history you also get a completely refurbished home.

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The Shard is a profit machine. That is why it is being built. That is its purpose. "So what?" you say, this is capitalism, suck it up. But this is a profit machine being built in a particular time and place. Who is it providing more office space for in these grim times? According to the FT in a piece titled London banks 'will need space of four Shards' it will be accommodating "a strong rise in demand among hedge funds and private equity firms in the West End, closely correlated to the stock market recovery." Expanding banks are also expected to be among the main occupiers. In other words, it is being built in anticipation of making the UK even more dependent on a financial sector that just screwed us.
Meanwhile who pays the price for a big concentration of new office space like that? It can surely only make property prices in Bermondsey and Southwark go even more stratospheric. This will be happening at the same time as the cap on benefits and increase in council house rents that is already expected to effect a sort of social cleansing of inner London. So the Shard will help to screw many nearby residents, possibly forcing the poorest out of London altogether. Great.
Oh well, at least it will help increase economic activity in a stalling economy. But for who? Since London is really a tax haven, and most of the money made there gets stored in tax havens, are we likely to see much in tax receipts from the companies working there? As for the profit from the building itself, the point is not that the investors in the Shard are Qatari and will therefore take their profit out of the country. It wouldn't make a blind bit of difference if the investors were British. That money is not for us. It would leave the country anyway.
Even if we were to reap something in taxes from the companies working there, would it really be worth it when we consider what the next financial crash might do to us? When we consider that not only is the government not interested in weaning us off the finance sector, but they are really, really not going to regulate them either? The Shard is a time-bomb. The Shard is great pointy cock shafting London.
It isn't an exciting and iconic building. It's a profit machine. And it isn't for the likes of you or I. So admire it on the horizon if you like. But to me it does look like the headquarters of our totalitarian overlords, and really, it isn't that futuristic. Remember, in this country there will be no imposed coup to put the banking regime in place like in Italy or Greece. It won't be necessary. The bankers are already in charge.


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Please provide an overview of the European social/cultural/economic/political climate and its impact on LNG activities as well as any new developments or trends for 2013 that will impact the European LNG markets.
JB: European gas markets are changing rapidly. In the past five years, European gas markets have absorbed the effects of market liberalization through the third package, the massive expansion of natural gas production in the United States (and corresponding effect on available LNG and cheap coal), the growth of LNG import capacity in a number of European countries and the negative effects of the European debt crises.
Also, as result of the Fukushima tragedy in Japan, a number of European countries have reconsidered their nuclear policies, but have tended to favor a switch to coal rather than gas. While Gazprom has attempted to maintain oil-linked prices that are higher than prices generally reflected on traded gas hub indices, gas customers in Europe are looking for cheaper alternatives during difficult economic times and have forced price reductions for those pipeline supplies. Prior to Fukushima, it appeared that LNG, which was in abundant supply, would provide a cheaper alternative to pipeline gas and would compete with coal effectively for replacing nuclear shutdowns and fulfilling demand. However, since Fukushima, Japan and other Asian countries have been purchasing LNG cargoes at much higher prices than in Europe. As a result, LNG is being re-directed from Europe to Asia and fewer LNG liquefaction projects in development are being targeted for Europe as a long-term baseload customer. This lack of committed long-term LNG supplies sows the seeds for future gas shortages when LNG is simply not available as demand picks up. 2013 looks to be much of the same, with gas companies in Europe showing little appetite for the high LNG prices needed to call cargoes away from Japan and Asia generally.
Please discuss the implications of strong LNG demand in Asia on Europe's LNG supply.
JB: The effect of strong Asian LNG demand and higher pricing combined with weak European demand and lower pricing has resulted in the short-term migration of a substantial number of Atlantic-basin cargoes to Asia rather than Europe, including both long-, medium- and short-term diversions of cargoes and the re-loading of a number of LNG cargoes originally delivered to European LNG receiving terminals and shipment of those cargoes to Asia.
More important than the short-term effects of significantly reduced deliveries of LNG to Europe is the long-term problem being created by LNG liquefaction projects, including those in the Atlantic-basin, committing long-term supplies to Asia rather than Europe. Due to the long-term nature of LNG sales agreements and Asia's willingness to accept a high degree of oil price linkage, Europe likely will face the prospect of having restricted access to LNG supplies in the future when demand recovers or when coal is no longer as viable an alternative for electricity generation. Additionally, due to the high cost of the development of LNG liquefaction projects, it is possible that a number of Atlantic-basin LNG liquefaction projects will be significantly delayed, as European prices will not support them, and such projects might struggle to be competitive with East African and Asian alternatives due to shipping costs.
What impact will new emissions regulations in Europe have on LNG demand?
JB: In theory, one would expect that tighter emissions regulations would have resulted in expanded gas demand in Europe and thus higher LNG demand, as coal becomes more expensive or simply not acceptable. However, the results of the European debt crisis, the availability of cheap U.S. coal and the collapse of the carbon trading market in Europe have conspired to limit the effect of tighter emissions controls on increasing overall gas demand. It is not clear when this situation might change, with 2013 being an unlikely candidate.
Also, due to higher Asian pricing, the effects of tighter emissions regulations might increase overall gas demand at the expense of coal and still might not result in gas prices that will call LNG cargoes from Asia to Europe. The gap between European LNG prices and Asian LNG prices is so large that it will take substantially higher prices in European to close that gap.
What do you think the LNG industry will look like 10 years from now?
JB: Over the last 10 years we have seen supply deficits and gluts, large changes in liquidity and un-expected market changes, with the U.S. exiting the LNG import market and entering the LNG export market. In the last 10 years, world LNG supply has doubled and regasification capacity has more than tripled, as has LNG shipping capacity. Change is the only constant and the results of rapid change make it difficult to predict what the next 10 years might look like.
Despite that view, the long-term nature of investments in LNG projects is such that I do not see massive changes in the European LNG market over the next ten years, except in a few areas. I would expect at least one Russian arctic LNG project to begin production in the next 10 years. I would also expect that the market for LNG as a fuel will blossom, increasing European LNG demand without significantly affecting the supply of natural gas. LNG break-bulk facilities currently being built and changes to truck and ship designs to allow them to run on LNG will change the LNG market tremendously over time. That being said, I do not expect to see a large number of new LNG import facilities in Europe, as existing capacity is sufficient to meet most demand scenarios for LNG and for regasified LNG.
Please provide any additional information pertinent to LNG in your region.
JB: The development of Mediterranean LNG projects could be a significant game-changer for Europe if the investments are made. These gas resources have significant cost advantages for delivery to premium Southern European markets when compared with other supply sources. The effect of such supplies would mitigate the long-term effect of Middle Eastern and African suppliers shifting cargoes to Asia.


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The Ashby Board of Assessors has completed a property revaluation for fiscal year 2019. Valuations which are pending Massachusetts Department of Revenue certifications are available for public inspection at the Assessors' Office until September 26, 2018. Taxpayers may obtain a property record card and discuss valuation issues during this time. Valuations are available online by clicking the link above, also available in the town hall in the Assessors' Office.
The Role of Assessors in Municipal Finance
The Board of Assessors is elected to three-year terms. State law requires that assessors value all real estate and personal property subject to taxation. Assessed valuations are based on "full and fair cash value" as of the January 1st preceding each fiscal year. See Valuation and Tax study for FY2019.
All of the assessors' activities are intended to insure that taxpayers pay an equitable tax. Every year assessors conduct market studies to determine what value adjustments are required to maintain property values at or near 100% of market value. The State Department of Revenue requires assessors to submit their valuations for review and certification every three years.
Assessors do not raise or lower taxes. That responsibility falls to those citizens who choose to be involved with Town Meeting and the budget preparation process. Assessors simply assess taxes in an amount sufficient to cover state and local appropriations.
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Property Tax Abatements
All taxpayers have the right to file for an abatement of their taxes if they believe that their property has not been fairly valued. Applicants should present compelling evidence to support their claim of overvaluation.
Applications for abatements are due on or before the due date for payment of the first actual bill.
Information regarding applications and deadlines to file for abatements is printed on tax bills, or can be obtained by calling the Assessors Office at (978) 386-2427 x15 during office hours. Application for Property Tax Abatement
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An Exemption releases an individual from the requirement to pay all or a fraction of their property tax obligations. Exemptions are available to those individuals that meet the various requirements in the following categories:
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Applications for personal exemptions are due on December 15th, or within three months of the mailing date of the first actual bill. More information about tax exemptions. Questions? Call the Assessor's Office at (978) 386-2427 x15.
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Chapter 61, 61A and 61B were created to give preferential tax treatment to those landowners who maintain their property as open space for the purposes of timber production, agriculture or recreation. These programs are designed for those who have a long term approach to land management.
If you are not satisfied with the action taken by the local Board of Assessors office regarding your request for abatement and/or exemption, you have the right to appeal to the State Appellate Tax Board, 100 Cambridge St. Boston, MA 02204 (617) 727-3100.


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Recipes: Italian Favorites from Scott Conant
Simple-to-make favorites from Scarpetta Chef Scott Conant
Aug. 29, 2008 -- Chef Scott Conant has spent his career working toward the balance between simplicity and sophistication. His Manhattan restaurant, Scarpetta, is named after the Italian word for bread soaked with whatever's left on the plate after a good meal. Famed for his Italian dishes, Conant shares a few favorites.
Spaghetti With Fresh Tomato Sauce and Basil
Recipe courtesy of Scott Conant's "Bold Italian"
This is a straightforward, traditional, fresh tomato sauce in which ripe tomatoes -- and little else -- get cooked quickly to retain their vibrant flavor. Why, then, is it such a hit? The key is in the finish. Here's how I put the dish together at the restaurant: I take a single portion of pasta cooked just shy of al dente and add it to a sauté pan that holds a single portion of hot, bubbling tomato sauce. To toss the pasta and sauce together, I use that pan-jerking method we chefs are so fond of. I do this to look cool. Just kidding. The real reason is that this technique not only coats the pasta evenly with the sauce, but it also introduces a little air into the proces,s making the dish feel lighter and brighter. To accomplish this aeration with larger portions and without fancy wrist work, cook the sauce in a pan with a lot of surface area. When you add the pasta to the sauce, gently toss the pasta with a couple of wooden spoons (tongs can bruise and break the strands), lifting the pasta high above the bottom of the pot. Finish the dish with some butter, some cheese and some basil.
Serves four
About 20 ripe plum tomatoes
About 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more to finish the dish
Pinch of crushed red pepper
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon unsalted butters
1 ounce freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano (about ½ cup)
6 to 8 fresh basil leaves, well washed and dried, stacked and rolled into a cylinder and cut thinly crosswise into a chiffonade
1 pound spaghetti,either high-quality dry or homemade
To peel the tomatoes: Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Have a large bowl of ice water nearby. Cut a small "X" on the bottom of each tomato. Ease about five tomatoes in the pot and cook, let boil for about 15 seconds and then promptly move them to the waiting ice water. (Do this with the remaining tomatoes.) Pull off the skin with the tip of a paring knife. If the skin sticks, try a vegetable peeler using a gentle sawing motion. Cut the tomatoes in half and use your finger to flick out the seeds.
To cook the tomatoes: In a wide pan, heat the 1/3 cup of olive oil over medium-high heat until quite hot. Add the tomatoes, red pepper flakes, and season lightly with the salt and pepper. (I always start with a light hand with the salt and pepper because as the tomatoes reduce, the salt will become concentrated.)
Let the tomatoes cook for a few minutes to soften. Then, using a potato masher, chop the tomatoes finely. Cook the tomatoes for 20 to 25 minutes, until the tomatoes are tender and the sauce has thickened. (You can make the sauce, which yields about 3 cups, ahead of time. Refrigerate it for up to 2 days or freeze it for longer storage.)
To serve: Bring a large pot of amply salted water to a boil. Cook the spaghetti until just shy of al dente. Reserve a little of the pasta cooking water. Add the pasta to the sauce and cook over medium-high heat, gently tossing the pasta and the sauce together with a couple of wooden spoons and a lot of exaggerated movement (you can even shake the pan) until the pasta is just tender and the sauce, if any oil had separated from it, now looks cohesive. (If the sauce seems too thick, add a little pasta cooking liquid to adjust it.)
Take the pan off of the heat and toss the butter, basil and cheese with the pasta in the same manner (the pasta should take on an orange hue) and serve immediately.
Halibut Filet
Recipe courtesy of Scott Conant
5 ounce halibut filet
2 baby Zucchini sliced thin
1 ounce olive oil
10 mussels, cooked. Reserve liquid and meat. Discard shells. 4 ounces chicken broth to taste
Crushed red pepper
2 Zucchini flowers
1/8 teaspoon chives
1 tablespoon peeled, seeded and chopped tomatoes
Heat the half of the mussel liquid and all of the chicken stock. Heat to 180 degrees or until it is just short of a simmer. Add the halibut and cover with a piece of parchment paper.
Cook in 250 degree oven for about 4 to 6 minutes.
In a separate pan while the halibut is cooking, heat some olive oil. Add the baby zucchini and saute for a moment to warm. Add the mussel broth and a touch of the chicken broth and cook. Add the tomatoes and the chives.
Plate the dish and finish with Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
Moist Roasted Baby Goat (Capretto) with Peas, Fingerling Potatoes and Shallots
Recipe courtesy of Scott Conant's "New Italian Cooking"
Serves four to six
For the goat
1 baby goat (also called kid, capretto and chevron) leg and shoulder, about 5 pounds
½ cup extra virgin olive oil
3 sprigs fresh rosemary
6 to 8 whole garlic cloves
Pinch of crushed red peppers
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 to 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, such as canola, corn or grapeseed oil
6 to 8 cups chicken broth
For the vegetables:
2 to 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, such as canola, corn or grapeseed oil
5 medium, fingerling potatoes, boiled until just tender and cut into medium dice
2 small shallots or 1 large, thinly sliced
½ cup fresh or frozen pease
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
To cook the goat:
Trim any fat off the goat and remove any silverskin. Combine the olive oil, rosemary, garlic, crushed red pepper, a teaspoon of salt and a teaspoon of pepper. Marinate the goat meat overnight in this mixture.
Heat the oven to 400 degrees F. In a large, heavy-based braising pan (a pan with sides about 4 inches high), heat a few tablespoons of vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Remove the goat from the marinade but reserve the marinade ingredients. Season the goat lightly all over with kosher salt. Sear the goat on all sides until golden brown; this should take 12 to 15 minutes. Add enough broth to cover the bottom of the pan by 1 inch, and add the reserved marinade ingredients to the pan as well. Roast the goat, basting it every 15 to 20 minutes, adding more broth as needed, until the meat is tender and falling off the bone, 2 to 2 ½ hours. Check on the shoulder earlier in the cooking time, as it will take a little less time to cook; take the shoulder out earlier if necessary.
Reserve the goat separately from the sauce. Strain the sauce and let the goat cool. When the goat is cool enough to work with, cut the meat off the bone and slice it into pieces that are a little larger than bite size.
If serving the goat right away, degrease the sauce by repeatedly dipping a large spoon or ladle just beneath its surface until the spoon fills with mostly clear fat; discard the fat. If you are cooking the goat ahead of serving it -- it can be prepared a day or two ahead up to this point -- refrigerate the goat and the strained sauce separately (moisten the meat with a little of the sauce). Before reheating, remove any hardened fat on top of the sauce.
Cook the degreased sauce at a rapid simmer until reduced by a third. (The sauce will be thin but very gelatinous. Too much reduction and the sauce will become sticky and unappealing.)
Reheat the meat in the sauce in a low (225 degree F) oven until heated through.
To cook the vegetables:
Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large saute pan over medium-heat. Cook the potatoes until crispy and lightly browned. A few minutes into the cooking, add the shallots and peas so that they cook together. Season with salt and pepper; sprinkle with the chopped parsley.
To serve:
Heap the potatoes and peas to one side of the plate. Lay the slices of goat near them and top with the sauce.


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Windermere Spring Fest 2015 is Central Florida's only Luxury Lakefront Lifestyle Festival. It will be held April 17th-19th at the Pines of Windermere (Camp Down), featuring an action-packed 3-day lineup of community events. Come check out the latest in luxury toys and join us as we celebrate: Culture, Competition and Compassion. This unique community-building event is organized by the Rotary Club of Windermere with the generous support of key local business and media leaders. Proceeds from Rotary events benefit important local Charity Partners.
Edgewood Children's Ranch is a nonprofit Christian childcare organization helping children, teens and their families address behavioral issues. Our live-in facility offers spiritual guidance, academic remediation, and behavioral training to children and teens ages 7-17.
Freedom Ride is dedicated to enriching the lives and experiences of children and adults with disabilities in the Central Florida area through therapeutic horseback riding and related activities. We are proud to announce we added an additional program in 2013 to assist our U.S. Veterans.
The mission of Home At Last is to build Mortgage free, accessible homes for combat wounded disabled veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan war in appreciation for his/her service and sacrifice to our Country.
Health Central Hospital's mission is to "improve the health of the community" by providing safe, quality healthcare services in an atmosphere of caring. We are excited to be supporting them with funding for the new Alzheimer's Wing at Health Central Park.
Shepherd's Hope is a faith-based organization of volunteers that provides compassionate health care to those in need by collaborating with community partners.
Nehrling Gardens is the Florida Heritage Landmark home of renowned horticulturist, botanist, ornithologist and writer, Dr. Henry Nehrling. The site is owned and operated by an all-volunteer non-profit that is rehabilitating the 1880's home and gardens as a community enrichment center. Here new generations are being inspired to a love of the growing world while immersed in a significant piece of Florida's cultural history.


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Layering Part One – Synths
(Click here for Part Two, Layering Drums)
Layering sounds made easy
If you've ever been frustrated that your sounds are too thin, or your song just seems to be missing something, maybe it's time you tried layering your synths. While some producers get scared at even the thought of layering, others go crazy and have tens of layers for just one sound!
In moderation, layering can make a massive difference in your songs. What was once a thin, boring sound, can be transformed into a full, wide, booming sound!
Commonly, layering is used to create basses or chords mostly. This technique can be used for any sound you want though. Simply create several layers that correspond to different frequency groups, and when combined, they create a much bigger and fuller sound.
Just three layers!
It's easiest to start with just 3 layers for reasons I'll explain in a minute. Label them 'low', 'mid', and 'high'.
Now go ahead and create three different sounds for each layer. Make sure your low layer is more focused on the lower frequencies, your high is focused on the higher frequencies, and the mid layer is somewhere in the middle.
Now throw on an EQ to each and cut out all but those frequencies. This is crucial, because if you don't, your sound will quickly become a giant mess. By cutting out those frequencies, you allow each layer to really shine through and mix with the other layers.
One thing that you might consider as well is changing the octave for some of the layers. For the low layer, drop it down an octave or two, and raise the high layer up an octave. This will depend greatly on your actual sounds, and what type of overall sound you're going for, so adjust this to taste.
Effects galore
One of the awesome things about layering is it allows you to put effects on just certain parts of your sound! You can add reverb or delay to the high end, but your low end will still be nice and clean sounding! This is the time to get creative and make each section stand out.
The next step to layering is to mix each of your layers together. This is one of the reasons I suggested you start with just three layers. It can get really tough to try and mix 20 layers together just for this one sound, let along the entire track!
Try to make sure each layer can be heard, and that no one layer is standing out too much. The idea is to get a cohesive sound here.
After you've mixed them all together, group them up and add a compressor. Ableton Live's Instrument Rack is a great tool for this. Go easy with the compression, you only want enough compression that the needle just barely starts to move. This will really help glue your sound together and make it sound like one sound.
Don't forget the real instruments
Another cool use of layering is to have a synth sound or a couple paired with a real instrument, like a piano or strings. This creates an interesting effect that lets the listener recognize the real instrument, but also brings the synthesized sound with it. This is a great way to combine classical music with newer, electronic music!
Now go give this a shot and let me know what you come up with! Watch the video above for more examples of how this process works. I'd love to hear your layers so send me a message or comment here with a link to what you've got!
Beginner – Start by making a simple three-layer sound. Make sure to follow all of the steps carefully so you don't end up with a muddy sounding mess! Try to have each layer be unique, and craft a sound that you normally couldn't create with just one synth.
Advanced – Create a few sounds (at least one bass and one chord sound) with three or more layers. How many you use is totally up to you and what you need from your sound. Be intentional with what kind of sound you want. Then incorporate it into a song. Notice how much of a difference it makes!
Question: What has held you back from trying to layer synths in the past? How would it improve your songs if you started layering now? Let me know!


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With Chelsea™ doll and her veggie garden playset, young foodies can grow their own playtime fun! The set includes a garden plot with veggie molds, an apple tree with apple molds, a farm stand with register and two colors of dough, green and orange. Additional accessories – a shovel, watering can and basket – help plant the seeds for storytelling. Everyone can have a green thumb with this easy-to-use set. Use the green dough to fill the apples molds in the tree to "plant" apples. Use both colors of dough to fill the garden mold, then press the greenhouse frame down to see carrots and lettuce sprout from the soil. Plant and harvest an entire crop to sell at the farm stand – there are shelves and a countertop to display the tasty-looking inventory. Chelsea™ doll is ready to tend the garden and mind the stand wearing a white top decorated with a fruit and veggie graphic, a removable skirt and white shoes. Young minds will reap so much fun letting their imaginations grow in this garden. Collect other Barbie® dolls and playsets in the cooking and baking line to perfect a recipe for fun! Includes Chelsea™ doll wearing fashion and shoes, veggie mold soil plot, apple tree mold, farm stand, register, shovel, watering can, basket and two dough colors. Colors and decorations may vary.


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This is dedicated to all who dare to venture, the hearts who sing praises of their wondrous bodies and to those who have yet to unravel their mystical powers, now is the time to step out and explore.
Test Drive
Prior to transatlantic flights, night after night, I would lose much sleep tossing and turning. My mind would work overtime weaving stories. Whether preoccupied and lost in thought, befuddled with calendar dates, no time to pack or passport left behind, I always managed to miss my flight. In an effort to thwart my anxiety, I made every effort to begin packing weeks ahead of time. These visions would NOT take on a life of their own…
At times even I am bewildered by the depth of my audacity. I can't for the life of me figure out how I had the courage to commit to a biking adventure of 300+ kilometers?! Could it be that this time around I tarried, packing at the last possible moment, in an attempt to deny the harsh reality awaiting me in a remote Canadian frontier?
This was a trip which I barely prepared for. Oh, I put aside energy bars and other biking aids but I only began packing in earnest hours before my flight.
Adventure, I love discovering new places, flavors and scenery. If because of Hubby's business we were destined to vacation yet again in North America, I was determined to try something new. As always, I harnessed the wisdom of the illustrious Dr Google and promptly discovered the worldwide biking trips led by Freewheeling Adventures. Amazingly enough, Hubby too was intrigued by the Nova Scotia Adventure I chose and undeterred by both the road bikes and the group.
Of course I had my misgivings. Oddly enough, more then I questioned whether or not I had the stamina to bike distances of 70-80 km/day, I wondered whether I would be able to find what to eat. My diet certainly is out of the ordinary. While I lean towards a whole food plant based diet, it is limited because of oxalate issues. Many of the popular "healthy" foods are very problematic for me. As part of the registration process we were given a number of questionnaires. When I got to the part asking about dietary restrictions/preferences I froze. Quite simply I just did not know where to begin. For starters, I wrote that my diet was problematic and would forward detailed information later on. In all honestly, I was embarrassed to begin to list all of the foods that I needed to avoid… Afterwards, when Jeanne, kitchen manager at Freewheeling Adventures, contacted me, I could not believe my good fortune.
So began an intense flurry of communications between us. I was blown away by her candid efforts to dig deep, asking many additional questions regarding certain ingredients. When I mentioned an excellent brand of Canadian pasta which I use, it immediately found its way onto her shopping list. Certainly the crème de la crème was the blender and the ice chest which led my way from hotel to hotel.
It was one thing to covertly jump ship and become a "roadie" (I usually mountain bike) for a spell, but to go without my daily green smoothie?
And so it was that the day before the beginning of our trek I found myself at the farmer's market in Halifax, Nova Scotia buying organic fruit and greens for my smoothies. I was game for action!
Hubby and I sat on the porch of our hotel awaiting our transfer to Cape Breton. We eyeballed another couple nearby, "roadies". Everything about them caught our attention: their attire, their bikes and their physique. Fearsome, suddenly we questioned our ability for the task ahead. Fortunately they were very down to earth and amiable and we settled into a cozy round of bike talk. When the van arrived we suddenly became aware of a couple of "grandmothers" hoovering nearby. Although they had been there on the hotel porch with us all along, never in a million years would we have guessed that they too were "Freewheeling" bound…
Five hours later we arrived at our first destination. After removing our gear and checking in we met our playmates for dinner and introductions. We first tasted the delights of the land which would become our home for the next six nights. One of the first (of many) pleasant surprises to greet us was a carte blanche invitation or free rein of the menu (with the exception of alcoholic beverages). I find it hard to believe that many of the bikers abuse or even take advantage of this munificent offer. True, the marginal cost to the company is minor but heck it sure is a powerful message. We were impressed by the generous gesture. Our guides told stories of teen aged boys who had taken advantage of this offer and ate more than one main course in a sitting, but I can surely verify the voracity of a teenage boy's appetite …). I did allow myself two deserts at one meal after I discovered a favorite desert masquerading under another an alias …
It was an unforgettable adventure. We were an eclectic group of 11 bikers with two terrific guides. Each rode at his own pace and a number of subgroups formed. After breakfast every morning there was a briefing regarding the day's route, a large detailed map and, of course, fruit, nuts, chocolate and energy bars (hip hip hooray for the delectable homemade ones) for packing. At lunchtime we would gather together for an amazing feast and every evening we would discover the next hotel/inn/bed and breakfast which was almost always "one up" on the previous day's. Memorable, sensational and indulgent times they were, even when the climbs went on and on and the odometer reached new unfamiliar heights.
The Older We Get the Better We Are
Once in our travels I bought a great baseball cap for hubby. It read: Old Guys Rule – The Older I Get the Better I was. Old guys rule? YES! But they got it all wrong. The older we get the better we are!
At summer camp we frequently awarded medals for the best of any number of activities and titles. I would like to officially award Myrna (73) and Fern (78) with a tie for the esteemed diamond medal: "You Rock!" Age is surely no barrier for these two superstars. Myrna and Fern worked together at the same school. When Fern retired from her job as principle she received (as per her unusual request) a mountain bike and a kayak. I spoke at length with Fern. She told me that in the near future when she turns 80 she plans on cutting down on her mountain biking and putting her main emphasis on kayaking. This is her plan to stay put near her home base and spend more time with her grandchildren. In the meantime Myrna and Fern, BFF, continue to bike frequently and adventure far and wide together.
Hail to the new generation of active young grandparents!!!
Heartfelt praise to Kaitlyn and Mike our guides, their constant support and attentiveness smoothed any question or problem along the way. There was always a healthy and low oxalate choice nearby. There were multiple nutritious options and all left a taste for more. Surprisingly, we had great fun parading as "roadies". There is something quite magical and intoxicating about speeding along a scenic roadway (at least with minimal traffic) against a breathtaking background.
While my first true love will remain mountain biking, I will definitely come back for more. I've already eyeballed a couple of trips which have perked my interest.
Who knows, perhaps next time around I will dress up and actually ride a bike which will look the part?!
Be Your Own Jeannie – 7 Ways to Stay Healthy on your Travels
1, Do your homework.
Call on your trusty pal Dr. Google and map out all of the health food stores along your route. Seek out the best salad bar in the area. Don't forget to frequent farmers' markets. They are a wonderful source for fresh local produce in all its splendor. It can also be a great spot to discover delightful homemade energy bars and snacks.
2. Take advantage of the mini bar.
Most lodging options come with a mini bar or a small refrigerator. Often if there is no mini bar one may be obtained through housekeeping or maintenance. It never hurts to ask…
3. Pack what you cannot do without.
Weigh carefully what can be purchased along the way and what must be packed with you. One can utilize small jars and bottles to pack liquids, supplements and smoothie add ins. Dry fruits and vegetables, energy bars and others can be purchased or prepared ahead of time. Find good substitutes for your regular "cannot go withouts" (for example substitute dried spirulina for frozen or protein powder for fresh fruit and vegetables).
4. Pack creatively.
I purchased a carry on bag which doubles as a cooler. It keeps my food colder than a "regular" one and it seems bottomless…
5. Tote.
Always carry a healthy snack with you. Don't allow yourself to be fair game temptations.
6. Ask!
Often the restaurant will not have any suitable choice. Request the waiter's help in preparing an alternate option using ingredients already listed on the menu; usually it is not a problem to add or to subtract. You will never know if you never ask…
7. Relax!
Does "orthorexia nervosa" ring a bell? Don't be obsessive about your food. Just do your best.
If you have not yet read about the rocky part of my journey, you can read it here.
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Police are looking for three suspects who attempted to rob a victim at a Bronx barbershop Sunday night and shot the victim after he resisted.
On Jan. 16 at 7:20 p.m. the suspects entered the Hair Pros Barber & Beauty Salon at 3563 Boston Rd. and approached the victim, demanding property, according to cops.
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The man resisted which led one of the suspects to punch him and another took out a firearm and shot him once in his right arm, police said.
Emergency personnel responded and transported the victim to a local hospital in stable condition.
Police have released surveillance video of the three suspects, who are each described to be light skin black men between 20 to 30 years old.
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According to authorities, one of the suspects has a thin build and was last seen wearing a white shirt, white pants, white sneakers and a red, white and blue ski cap with stars. This suspect can be seen in the video, taking out the gun from his pocket and examining it.
The second suspect was last seen wearing a dark green jacket with a fur-lined hood, blue jeans and black sneakers. The third suspect was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, gray sweatpants, and black and white sneakers.
Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS. Tipsters can text information via 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577, too.
The public can also submit tips online at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com.


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14th IFSB SUMMIT 2019
The IFSB is pleased to announce that the 14th IFSB Summit will be held from 12 to 14 November 2019 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Bank Indonesia will be the host for this year's Summit, now a biennial event for the IFSB.
Islamic Finance for Sustainable Development in the Era of Technological Innovations
The Islamic Financial Services Industry (IFSI) is currently worth about USD2.19 trillion, and operates in more than 60 countries. In 12 of these countries, the Islamic banking sector has attained systemic significance. The IFSI continues to explore new horizons, embrace emerging challenges and adapt to latest innovations.
The industry has untapped potential as an alternative financial platform to provide financial intermediation that is all-inclusive, to drive acquisition of sustainable livelihood capital, and one that is linked to the real economy.
In attaining the desired potential of the IFSI, intellectual discourse on both the "mechanics" and "spirit" of Islamic finance are equally important. The extent and proposed strategies / initiatives that emphasise operational efficiency and profitability are pertinent. In parallel, it is crucial for the industry to ensure it is anchored on values in its entire ramifications to all stakeholders with due cognition to the Sharī'ah principles that underlie Islamic finance.
In the face of significant financing gaps to achieve the global objectives of sustainable development, Islamic finance's untapped potential as a substantial source of financing has a crucial role to play. More than ever, there is an increased rationale to leverage on the potential of Islamic finance to provide an additional platform through which resources can be mobilised to promote shared prosperity, reduce poverty, and enhance socio-economic inclusivity anchored on the principles of the Sharī'ah.
Recent data from the Financial Inclusion Index (FINDEX) indicate that lack of financial inclusion remains a relatively significant issue in countries with significant presence of Islamic finance. On a global level, the financial inclusion agenda has attracted the interest of various international organisations, central banks, international standard setters and market players in the financial ecosystem. This is pertinent when viewed from the perspective of global sustainable development objectives.
Notwithstanding its remarkable growth, Islamic finance in the Muslim world provides a great opportunity to ensure inclusive financial development by bringing to the fore, the true value (fairness) and inherent principles (Maqasid Al-Sharī'ah) of Islamic finance. This may require mainstreaming Islamic finance globally through among other means, the use of technology to broaden access to various Islamic finance platforms. In some jurisdictions with a significant Islamic presence, there is much potential and ongoing efforts to tap into the synergy between Islamic finance and technological advancements through for instance, regulatory sandboxes, among others.
The relative plausibility of impossible is gradually diminishing since the inception of the fourth industrial revolution. The wave of technological innovation has hit the shores of financial services and has greatly driven the financial landscape to a new frontier. The biggest imprinted landscape i.e. Internet of Things (IoT) has given rise to the digital economy which has redefined technological innovation within the financial industry, manifest in Fintech, InsureTech, SupTech, Regtech and many others.
In addition, technological innovation has brought forward completely new propositions encompassing not only new and improved services, but also serves a more inclusive market segment at a faster pace to maintain relevance with a more dynamic financial services ecosystem. Therefore, the need to accelerate financial inclusion through mainstreaming Islamic finance has driven the IFSI to leave no stone unturned in riding high on this redefined wave. It is envisaged this would have meaningful impact on the real economy.
The IFSB Summit seeks to explore the essence in connecting the triad: inclusiveness, technological innovation and sustainability, as a significant medium through which the global sustainable development objectives can be achieved and to steer the global financial ecosystem towards a new frontier of mainstreaming Islamic finance services.
The Summit is an important platform that brings together esteemed delegates to explore current developments and the future outlook of the IFSI in charting the new frontier of Islamic finance and to address key challenges in order to be ahead of the curve in this digital era.


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GREENENERGY Services — THE SOLUTION FOR HIGH ENERGY COSTSYou've bought new higher efficiency equipment.
You've hired energy consultants.
You've switched electricity providers.
You've even installed an energy management system.
Now, are you ready to really lower your electric bill?
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Green Energy Services takes a "whole facility" approach to energy cost reduction and will custom engineer a project specifically for your operation. We treat the various electrical loads in your facility with several different IEEE recommended, passive technologies to maximize savings and payback. We can also implement green building and renewable energy strategies and resources such as solar, wind and geothermal.
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Green Energy Services not only identifies where and how your electricity is being used, we can solve many of the problems that contribute to inefficient electrical distribution systems and higher electricity bills.
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Nicotine is one of the most powerful addictions to overcome and is said to be more powerful than heroin or cocaine. Laser Therapy will help free you from the addiction to nicotine without drugs or side effects and a one hour appointment is all that is necessary to quit smoking forever.
Research has shown that stimulating specific energy points can curb the appetite, depress hunger cravings, reduce excess water, stimulate the metabolism to burn off extra calories and correct the internal body imbalances. Combined with a healthy diet and exercise it not only takes the pounds and excess body fat off, it can have lasting, permanent results, especially if you are diligent with your exercise.
Stress is recognized as one of the major factors affecting health in modern society. It upsets both mental and physical well-being and every one of us has felt its grasp at one time or another. Human beings have a wonderful natural system for maintaining balance, and the body is always striving to achieve a state of balance and inner harmony.
Here's a very good reason to quit smoking today!
Here are some of the awful chemicals that are in cigarette smoke. Inhaling these chemicals is NOT good for your health or the health of those around you.
Here is an ad that is on TV right now, telling people how big tobacco companies manipulate and add chemicals to cigarettes to make them more addictive and better tasting. They purposely change the chemical composition to make it more desirable to smoke, and harder to quit. The government of the United States has forced these tobacco companies to produce these ads under a court order.
This is another new commercial that has been paid for and produced by big tobacco companies, under a court order by the government of the United States.


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At the New Westminster Economic Development Forum on Thursday, Andrew Ramlo from the Urban Futures Institute presented some unsettling insights on upcoming demographic changes in the city, and shared some truly geeky statistics illustrating New West's economic strengths and weaknesses. A few pertinent highlights:
- New Westminster, while attracting large numbers of adults in the prime working years between 20-55, will face the same tsunami of grey as the rest of the region when the Baby Boomers retire. Because of advances in health care, the population will remain overweighted by seniors for a long time.
- New Westminster's biggest economic 'exports' are health care and education. Fraser Health and Douglas College are the two biggest employers in the city. Public sector employers (school board, city staff, other government organizations) are also a huge source of jobs in the city.
To me, this highlights the need to focus now on economic development in New Westminster because:
- Seniors pay lower property taxes while requiring more tax-funded services
- Hospitals and educational institutions are exempt from paying property tax, so expanding these institutions, while providing jobs does not provide more tax revenue to the City (note: other levels of government sometimes provide grants in lieu of taxes to offset some of the cost to cities, but it doesn't always make up for the lost revenue)
- City governments depend on property taxes to fund services and infrastructure improvements, and are restricted from demanding other forms of taxation
- New Westminster has one of the more dense concentrations of nonprofit organizations in the Lower Mainland, and most of those organizations don't pay property taxes either
- There is very little undeveloped land remaining in the city that could be built up in order to increase tax revenue
Tax-exempt nonprofits and institutions benefit from city services, yet don't put money back in the pot. The rationale for this is that these types of institutions provide a great social benefit to the city and its public, which justifies exempting them from paying tax. That's all well and good, but what happens when a city has more than its share of nonprofits within its borders, and then also suffers a drastic reduction in the size of the taxpaying population?
This makes me concerned about the long-term sustainability of the City's finances. The City's largest employers are not paying property tax, and ever-larger numbers of residents will be getting significant breaks on their tax bills as they reach retirement age. Meanwhile, there's a ton of city infrastructure that needs upgrading, and provincial and federal governments keep offloading responsibility for vulnerable populations such as the mentally ill and the homeless to cities. That leaves an ever-larger tax burden for those of us who are under 50.
This is the same story across North America to some extent, but I believe that when you look at New West, we are currently not as well equipped to balance out declining residential property tax revenues with business tax revenue. Because we do have such a high concentration of nonprofit, government, healthcare and educational employers, and because we have so little commercial property, I fear this makes our city more vulnerable than others unless we take action now to strengthen our economy.
The answer isn't just to attract younger people to pay the taxes the seniors are exempt from. There just aren't enough young bodies to balance out the immense impact of the Baby Boomers. As I see it, the City needs to act now to diversify its sources of revenue. As I mentioned, the City is limited in its ability to impose new taxes, but it does have other sources of revenue already, including Development Cost Compensation (DCC) from new development, as well as grants from other levels of government, various licenses, fees and fines. But a key missing link in New Westminster is economic development, not just continuing to add more tax-exempt government-funded and non-profit jobs, but attracting more new for-profit businesses to this city.
New Westminster is succeeding at attracting some new large employers. The TransLink offices, for example, will be opening soon at Sapperton's new Brewery District development, but as as I mentioned in my last post, we need to reach out to both large and small businesses. Currently I see a revolving door of small businesses in this town. We have some of the most affordable commercial rents in the Lower Mainland, and I think that attracts newbie entrepreneurs to jump in and invest without the financial cushion to soften the inevitable blows that every new business endures in the critical first few years. The City can't take away the risks of business ownership, but it can provide more leadership in identifying the types of businesses that we believe would thrive here, actively recruit more employers to set up shop in New Westminster, and provide support to our current businesses to stay in New West and grow their businesses.
This is also why I have come to believe that the City's decision to proceed with building the class A office space above the new Civic Centre was a risk it had to take. One of the reasons why it was so important to incorporate commercial uses into the Civic Centre project was the implications for tax revenues: had the City built only the Civic Centre (and not the office tower & commercial spaces) the cost to build would have been lower, but the City would lose the opportunity not only to boost the economic activity of downtown (through jobs and in-town spending by employees & businesses) but also lose out on the estimated $660,000 in annual tax revenues from the office space. It would be just one more parcel of prime New Westminster real estate that's a cost centre for the city, not a revenue-generator.
Today the economic development activities the city undertakes include offering information and statistics, help with site selection, providing business and community contacts and helping with government approvals. That's good work, and business licenses have grown at three times the regional rate in New West between 2009 and 2011. But it is not enough.
New Westminster needs to present a vision that inspires businesses to want to locate here. It has to provide incentives for residents to shop here, and support local business in getting the word out beyond our borders. The business community can also do more to support each other, through partnerships, mentorships and cooperation.
In short, although we've come a long way from the '90s decline, we still have a long way to go. Strengthening our economy is something that we can all play a part in by shopping locally, starting businesses here and spreading the gospel of New Westminster beyond our borders to let the world know how great this city is to live, work and play.


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By Eric Shackle
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.... Mention Christmas bells to Australians, and we think of beautiful red and yellow native flowers which were shown on a five-cent stamp back in 1967. But if you mention the Christmas bell to the good folk of the small English town of Dewsbury, in Yorkshire, they must think of the bell in their church, Dewsbury Minster, and wonder whether it will ever stop chiming. Every Christmas Eve it sounds the Devil's Knell for more than two hours.
Observing a 600-year-old custom, two or three sturdy bellringers sound the bell once for every year since Christ's birth, supposedly to mark the Devil's departure from Earth. That means that this year, the bell will chime exactly 2001 times.
"The Devil`s Knell will be tolled from approximately 9.45pm on Christmas Eve, to finish on the stroke of midnight," said Canon John Hawley, Team Rector of Dewsbury, in response to our e-mail inquiry.
"In the 15th century a local knight, Sir Thomas de Soothill, in a fit of rage murdered a servant boy by throwing him into a mill pond. To expiate his crime he gave the tenor bell, Black Tom, requiring it to be tolled at his own funeral. It is now rung on Christmas Eve to signifiy that the First Eucharist of Christmas proclaims the defeat of evil."
The Dewsbury bell, like the Australian Christmas bell, appeared on a postage stamp, in 1986.
When Americans hear about Christmas bells, they probably think of hundreds of ho-hoing white-bearded fat men dressed in red, waving handbells at passers-by, and seeking donations. And once again, stamps come into the picture (but no bell). The U.S. Postal Service has issued a particularly interesting block of four stamps for Christmas 2001. They are pictured HERE.
The USPS says "The Santas pictured upper left and lower right probably date from the 1880s. They may have been designed in England and printed in Germany. People may have purchased these images and placed them in keepsake scrapbooks. The Santas pictured upper right and lower left were printed in Germany and probably date between 1915 and 1920. Santas such as these may have been used to decorate lebkuchen, a traditional German cookie."
FINAL THOUGHT. Two types of bell are no longer heard: the fire bell, replaced long ago by the wailing siren, and the most-heard Christmas bell of all, that of the cash register All you hear now is a pitiful electronic beep.
Copyright © 2001 Eric Shackle Story first posted December 2001


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"Hospitality from a Simpler Time"
Nestled in the rolling hills of southern Indiana, A Summerhouse Inn is reminiscent of a simpler time when people were friendlier and a family vacation was just as much about being together as it was about getting away. Here at A Summerhouse Inn, we strive to maintain a clean and relaxing environment that will please families, business travelers, sports teams, wedding parties, and outdoor adventurers alike. Our lush courtyard invites you to socialize around the grill, roast marshmallows around the firepit, and unwind in our sparkling outdoor pool. You can relax in our comfortable rooms and know that our affordable rates won't bust your travel budget. Included with every stay is a free continental breakfast and unlimited use of our pool, fire pit, and community grill. Our friendly and knowledgeable front desk clerks will ensure your check-in goes smoothly and that you have everything you need while you stay with us. Our managers, Rebeca and Erika, are always happy to answer your questions and work hard to make sure your stay is the best it can be. Are you traveling with kids in tow? Enjoy all our options for family fun, like s'mores and ghost stories around the firepit, games like cornhole and outdoor Twister in our courtyard, and neat craft activities like making bracelets and weaving newspaper baskets that are available in our lobby. A Summerhouse Inn is located on the east side of town, just minutes from all the great things Bloomington has to offer. We are only a few miles from Lake Monroe, a popular fishing and water sports destination, and just a few minutes' drive from the downtown Bloomington Entertainment and Arts District. You can visit local boutiques and art galleries, see a locally produced play, and experience the food scene that makes Bloomington such a unique mix of big diverse city and small college town. Check out our Community Links or Events page to see more ideas for awesome things to do while you're visiting Bloomington! We hope to see you soon!
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So, I haven't been posting as much as I should here. It's very easy to get caught up in the day-to-day and forget to tell people where we're at.
There are some new items in the audio and video sample sections. As we dig up more, they will get posted. I believe the posted examples are great samples of our work though. We also have fully fleshed out the home page slide show as well. We expect that these images will change from time to time to reflect our most current work.
In other news:
We have a few video production jobs in the works, a possible commercial and a website that has its basic layout done and is now waiting for the client to get back to us on some website structure and content questions before proceeding (another Drupal site, I've become a Drupal geek).
Oh, and Feral Beagle just got a new toy, erhm, ah, I mean serious piece of equipment for audio recording which I need to go play...gah, I mean work on teaching myself to use to its fullest potential.


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I got 4 correct out of 10 :( I was really confused. Difficult for me to read and get information from news paper and magazine. But it is necessary for improving my English. Never give up :) Thank you for your interesting lesson, Rebecca :)
belligerent, and more. I also teach you two ways to discuss the news — depending on your level of English. So grab your baby or your boyfriend, and watch this fun English lesson ft. RebeccaESL! I am confident you'll enjoy it!
I got 4 correct out of 10 :( I was really confused. Difficult for me to read and get information from news paper and magazine. But it is necessary for improving my English. Never give up :) Thank you for your interesting lesson, Rebecca :)
I know what you mean Happy04. Reading newspapers or listening to the news is not that easy. It takes time to become familiar with newspaper jargon.
The piece of news was interesting, but the language used was too formal.
Stay cool and keep trying!!!
Thank you, Regino :)
I had 9 of 1o. I am very happy. :)) Thank you for your interesting lesson, Rebecca. :) But I have one question. My incorrect answer remains unknown for me. What is the difference between "accused of" and "charged with"? I thought that these two sentences are the same.
I was a bit confused on that question too.
(Got that one wrong);(
Me too.
Me too
So was I
How about the answer for this question guys?
What is the formal way to say that a man was let out of jail?
For me the following answer makes perfect sense. . .
An angel came by and took him to heaven (home)
Have a great weekend!!!
. . . the answer TO this question . . .
Me too
I think it is the same too. But in the question 8 I had the choice between "He was charged with drunken driving." and "He was arrested for drunken driving." which is similar but not the same.
'HE WAS ARRESTED' means that the police caught and put on him the handcuffs. And 'HE WAS CHARGED' means that he was blamed by the authorities.
Hi Lisa! Just like you said! :)
You're talking about 8th question? If so then look at this task more carefully: there're 'charged' and 'arrested' – not 'accused'! And 'accused' and 'charged' mean the same.
Yes, but 'accused' is not the term we're dealing with. So we have to make distinction between 'arrested' and 'charged' ;)
Hi, Rebeca! I enjoyed the lesson very much! I taught it very interesting and I could learn new words like belligerent and impounded. Thanks a lot. God bless!
Quite good lesson, please do more lessons with the news
Yep! I agree with you, it was quite A good lesson.
Rebecca, thanks for this lesson.
I got 6 correct out of 10 :( I'm gonna watch the lesson again.
I just got 9 out of 10……good for meeeee hehe
Good morning. How are you?.
Who hill is that
I tought anew teacher
Hi, I'm new here, so that was my first lesson and I got everything, ok a few mistakes but I was very well. Thanks for the lesson :)
Hi Rebecca,
I got 6 correct out of 10
alas! i got 9 out of 10.
I got 9 out of 10.
I love lessons that have something to do with interesting current news.
Thank you Rebecca!
I got full mark in this quiz.It is so useful.
What's a great way! to study.I really interesting in this quiz.
Thank you very much for this lesson. I prefer you with out subtitle.
Kind regards xxx
Learning vocabulary in context helps a lot, yet it makes the learning more meaningful and long lasting.
Reading current news is something we, as language studets, somehow can cope with; because we can look up words,read the text again,ask a friend, etc.
However, listening to the news is a completely different story since it demands more advanced language skills; not to mention the getting used to different accents.
Many thanks for this excellent lesson Rebecca.
Happy Eastern!!!
Thanks and I see that your English is quite advanced. Good for you. All the best in the future.
Thank you Rebeca.I got 8 out of 10.It's really a good lesson.I'll watch it again.
Great lesson!
really hard. I don't really understand whole news, I have to guess, I'll try my best
I got 9 out of 10
It is a very good lesson. Thank you dear Rebecca.
Could you give as more lessons like this? Learing new vokabulary i context is very felpful :-)
Reading newspapers or watching news at TV, no doubts, are a great way of english learning. By the way, in the past I used to think that guys like Justin Beeber were idiots, but today I'm sure that idiots really are those people who pay attention on this kind of artists… I hope Justin Beeber never return to Brazil. We have enough idiots here …
very helpfu.~ thanks!!
I got 8 out of 10
I"m gonna watch the resson again.
Thanks Rebecca!
Hi Rebecca
I really enjoyed this lesson not because of Him but because of the great vocabulary and a lovely teacher like you
I got 8 of 10. That's make me happy.thanks :-)
Hi Rebecca!
This method is really useful but it needs our determination to see a great improvement in English. I hope everyone can keep on going!
Yes, it does take time to become comfortable in another language but each step you take help you progress faster. My best wishes to you.
I mean: helps you progress faster!
Sorry, I was typing too fast.
nine out of ten ! thx for the vid
Thanks Rebecca,
this is a very useful lesson. Pronunciation of words is difficult but you speak clear and I have only to practise. :)
Hi Rebecca, The transcription that I found on YouTube of your lesson is also helpful to better understand and to repeat what is learned.
This women's dress looks good on Bieber! Thanks for a good mood!
And i got 9 out of 10 ^^
Thanks,Rebecca i got 8 out of 9.
Hello, Rebecca, I got 9 out of 10. I watched the lesson three times to understand those vocabularies meaning. Thank you, I got it now.
Good for you that you are so determined to improve your English. I am sure you will progress quickly. So much of our success in life is based on our attitudes, and not only our circumstances. Online learning gives us greater freedom and also responsibility to grow. My best wishes to you.
hello, rebecca, thank you for la lesson
thanks, it's a hot subject
Thanks Rebecca.
It's a very useful topic and vocabularies. Your teaching way is always clear explanation. I could be easy understanding.
Thank u that help me a lot
I love your lesson way,,, let me understand very well. keep going this way.
Thank you very much.
I got 9 out of 10 ..I am on cloud nine :))
You are really good teacher. I am trying to view all of your lessons. Take care Rebecca from Mongolia.
Thanks, and all the best with your English learning. You have a great attitude. Keep it up!
i got 8 out of 10,i'm very happy:),fisrt time i got 5 out of 10
What does "pulled him over" mean?
"Never say never" (hahaha…) Engvid teachers are funny! I just love them all!
It is when the police demand that you stop your car at the side of the road, usually because you have done something wrong and they want to talk to you, give you a ticket, or a fine or something else. No one likes to be "pulled over"!
Thanks for watching and all the best!
An excellent vocabulary lesson. Thanks Rebecca. :)
Great idea: Learn English with the news on ENGVID. I hope we have a lot of these lessons soon!
Yes, we are planning such lessons. Thanks for your feedback, Sally and all the best!
Hi Rebecca, first of all i would like to thank you for this great lesson i got 9 out 10, i don't know if you'll respond me i hope so! question 8 means the same thing???
Thanks…I hv more vocabs.
Thank you.
Rebecca, thanks for this lesson.
I got 10 correct out of 10 )))
Excellent @@
I just found out this website and I think is great. Thanks for the lesson, great professors.
i just got here and i can say that this is a good place to improve my english……thanks a lot
hello Rebeca.could you please make a video about tourism.i really need some tourism vocabulary
Thanks for the idea. Will pass it on to all the engvid teachers. My best to you.
Great Lesson… thank you very much!
thank you i got 100%
thank you very much Rebecca new vocabulary used in day to day life.I am from india im great fan of justin bieber song Baby… i have a doubt what is difference between chaffeur and driver both means same or different..some people say who drives Limosine is chaffeur. who drives normal car is driver…what is gridlock mean are we using this vocabulary related to traffic?…
Yes, a chauffeur is a kind of fancy driver employed by richer people who tend to have more expensive cars. Gridlock has a bit of a technical explanation so you could google it, but casually it is used to refer to a really bad traffic jam, where nothing is moving.
All the best, Deepak.
Great! I have 8! Im so happy, now I undertand more and more, special the news, I think those the more dificult for me, thank Rebeca, you are really good teacher! I love this page
Thanks, got 90%.
Thanks for your lesson. I got 9 . It's a good way to improve my English!
Thank you for a lesson, Rebecca! I've got 9)) And you have wonderfull pronunciation. I understood almost all words!!!
Very useful, thank you and please, more lessons with news :)
I got 9/10 and since English is not my mother tongue I'm pretty proud! I love your website and your lessons!
Thanks a lot.
I was pulled over before ^^ thanks
10 of 10. WOW!
Good going! All the best to you.
I got 9 of 10 :()
just because I didn´t read that correctly I thought It was the same thing but it wasn´t .
but really helpful this lesson.
thank you very much.
you are awesome :)
10 of 10 too. thnk you Rebecca
This lesson was perfect.
Thank you Rebecca.
I got 10 of 10 :)
I love this web site so much, I will spend time on it everyday!
dear Rebecca
many many thanks for your lessons. I would express my gratitude to you and appreciate you for everything. you are one of the best teacher in all over the world or I better say the best of the best.
I humbly beg your forgiveness for intruding by my mail.
could you plz do me a favor.
if it's feasible please kindly extract a lesson about :
court , advocate(obligation, sustain,…) testify against somebody , how to call a judge in courtroom , how to plead or complain , sentence or condemn and etc
thank you so much
Thanks for your kind words and suggestion. I recently recorded a lesson on legal vocabulary, but there is so much to cover I am sure we could have more such lessons. Thanks for watching and my best wishes to you, Ali.
Very happy to hear that so many of you enjoyed this news-based lesson. I will be making more along the same lines. I really admire all of you for watching and improving your English in this way. I know you can do it!
thank you very much
Thank you! The lesson was very interesting.
I watched this youtube many times because I couldnot understand it at once. It was interesting for me. So I got 100 point!
So many stranger vocabularies for me
Hi Rebecca! This method helps me a lot, one day I would like to be a lawyer. Thanks u !! ♥
Another great teacher here!! thanks for your great explanations! that's how we understand and get the whole Idea!
Hug for you rebeca!
I failed No.8. I have no idea about that, because both mean a drunk driving.
Thank you.:)
Thank you very much for your effort! You are skilled teacher. I appreciate your lesson. I wish you all the best.
Hay rebecca I am new here. I checked all of other teachers but I decided to start with you. Because your accent is very clear . I have been watching your videos everyday. I watched some videos five times for learning more . I want to improve my english especially my speaking English. All the the best to you (I learned it from you) thanks a lot for your teaching
I want to charged with studying english or
I want to be charged with studying englih. :)
I can say evacuated car?
Hi, good lesson, i liked
Very advanced, rich and useful vocabulary
hi rebecca, this video is really interesting.thanks for teaching
hello everyone. thanks Rebecca for sharing us your videos and obviously your knowledge. I understood that we can learn English from many resources such as newspapers not just for our English books.
Dear Rebecca,
With this lesson, you grab your students around the world.
Perhaps, You will be over the news with your admirable teaching work.
Best regards.
one day; I raced my bike too fast; I was in hurry;the police pulled me over; and because I didn't agnored them or acting in belligrent way; they didn't force me to do a sobriety test;in the end they released me without impounding my lovely bike.
please is this paragraph correct?
Thank you Rebecca,It is excellent.I found all your lessons very useful for me.
I can't resist myself of watshing your videous.
I got 7 correct out of 10, thank you Ms.Rebecca for helping us you're so kind.
I got 10! Thank you very much,teacher.
I got eigth out of ten..but it is only luck! I have to read more frequently newspapers an magazines in English..Thanks Miss. Rebecca
many thanks Rebecca
My God ! When the lesson starts, we can see Justin Beaber (an unknow person for me) instead of Rebecca on the screen. I was very surprised by the change. Fortunatly, you arrived quickly and I was reassured and happy.
Thanks for your goods lessons.
thanks, this video was very helpful although was a little difficult for me but was interesting.
I got 9/10 :)
Super cool lesson!!!!! I got one hundred!!!!
I liked the video!
Hi Rebecca, I appreciate you all engvid teachers are very passionate in your teaching technique always come up with real english lesson which are very useful for both native and non native in order to equip them with today today English and information..I hope for the more real lesson..Thanks and best regards
You got 10 correct out of 10.
thank you so much …
Thanks Rebecca I got 9, poor Justin…
i feel better than yesterday
I really enjoyed your lesson, teacher Rebecca! Thanks so much