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Aucklanders have been reassured that a big earthquake is highly unlikely, although a geologist says the rare pair that struck yesterday might be a sign of more to come.
The two quakes measuring 3.1 and 3.9 centred near and under Motutapu Island in the Hauraki Gulf, that struck the region just after 4pm, were felt from south Auckland to Northland.
More than 10,000 people reported to the GeoNet site that they felt the 3.9 tremor and emergency services received about 50 calls after the quake, but none for damage or injuries.
GeoNet seismologist Caroline Holden said earthquakes strong enough to be felt were rare in Auckland - on average fewer than 10 earthquakes were detected in the region each year.
"There are a lot of faultlines in Auckland because of all the volcano fields in the region, but the faultlines are really, really small and can only generally generate quite small earthquakes."
Ms Holden said last night there had not yet been any aftershocks, and if there were they were unlikely to be large enough to be felt.
She reassured Aucklanders that earthquakes on the scale that had rocked Christchurch were highly unlikely in the region.
Small tremors were also not capable of causing volcanic activity, only earthquakes that reached 8 or more on the Richter scale could do that.
"[Yesterday's quakes] really were very small earthquakes in the grand scheme of earthquakes ... very shallow and very close to populated centres. You have to remember Christchurch has been through about 10,000 of those earthquakes."
Ms Holden said scientists didn't yet know whether the earthquake was caused by volcanic activity or tectonic plates moving.
"Maybe this is the beginning of something long-term, but at the moment nothing indicates that this is leading to any volcanic eruptions."
Auckland has two active faults: the Drury Fault and the Wairoa North Fault. Both of these faults are located in the southern part of the region and are thought to be capable of producing earthquakes of magnitudes greater than 6.
Movement on these faults occurs about every 13,000 to 43,000 years.
Meanwhile, the Government has a secret list of 200 of the country's most earthquake-prone buildings - and it's growing.
But it refuses to reveal details of the structures, which carry a risk of collapsing like the CTV building, if there was a similar-sized quake to the fatal shakes in Christchurch in 2011. The buildings have what are known as non-ductile columns, which do not have much flexibility.
The CTV building collapse, which killed 115 people, prompted a Government review of other buildings around the country.
The Herald asked the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment for a list of the buildings.
Adrian Regnault, general manager of the building system performance branch, confirmed there were 200 buildings on the list but refused to say where they were.
Auckland Council is assessing the city's most earthquake-prone buildings.
A spokesperson said buildings to be assessed had been identified, and more than 4000 buildings could be on its list, but it had not finished the work.
Fear at top of North Shore Hospital
Many Aucklanders felt the earth move, including patients on the top floor of the tower block at North Shore Hospital and a group at the epicentre of the biggest quake, on Motutapu Island.
Herald social media editor Troy Rawhiti-Forbes was visiting his wife in the hospital when the quakes hit.
"She is situated in Ward 10, a general medical ward on the top floor of the hospital's tower block. The general resident population up here consists of elderly and long-term patients.
"We felt both shakes. The first wasn't readily identifiable as an earthquake, though it couldn't have been anything else. I felt some of the bigger aftershocks that were common in Christchurch after the February 2011 quake and this felt similar to those."
Rawhiti-Forbes said his wife was sharing a room with two elderly patients, who "expressed some fear" after the initial quake.
"The youngest one had her smartphone out and was getting whatever information she could. Then the phone calls started: 'are you okay?'
"A few minutes later, the bigger quake hit and it was greeted with further disbelief.
"People with smartphones, checking the GNS updates, were the first to get information from outside the building. A few people spilled out from their rooms into the corridors."
Ken Samson, from the Motutapu Restoration Trust, was on the island with about 30 people.
The group had gathered in the visitor centre and were about to head down to the ferry when the first quake struck.
"It sounded like someone had really slammed the front door. I went out to remonstrate with the person and there was no one there," Mr Samson said.
"Then at 4.10pm we were walking towards the jetty when the second one struck. It was a major shake, but everyone was fine and there was no damage."
Aucklanders also took to social media sites.
"I've lived here 40 years and that's the first one I've felt - even then I mistook it for the washing machine," Claire Wilkins wrote on Twitter.


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CJ through the years has had a transformation in hair styles.
But, I have been asked many times about CJ's orginal hair style and if it's actually possible to do. Yes, yes it is. I actually used to wear my hair like that every day. There is a trick to it though. (as one reader wrote to me, that they couldn't get it to stay like that all day.)
So I offer those, who have asked me over the years, A small tutorial on how to do it
First you need some supplies:
First take your bandana and fold it in half so it's a triangle shape and then fold the point up.
Now fold the top down once
Then twice and then flip over.
next, brush out all the tangles that might be in your hair
Part your hair in the middle
Then part your hair in a T shape, seperating your bangs/fringe/ anything you want in front of the bandana from the area that will be lifted under the headband.
Take the Spikey head band of doom and connect it together around your neck.
Carefully move it past the bang/fringe area you parted earlier, making sure none of it gets caught on the spikes.
Now pull back the hair with your spikey headband of doom
Carefully take your finetooth comb and rat small sections of your hair that's closest to the spikey head band of doom (ratting is combing towards your head, instead of away) Don't over do the rat process or you'll have hell trying to brush it out later.
This not only creates a lift, but it helps keep the spikey head band of doom and your bandana in place.
Next, tie your bandana exactly over the spikey head band of doom, so that you can no longer see that it's there at all.
Pull your hair back over the bandana towards your face
Brush out any ratting that is visible after the bandana is on tied one
Now you have a raised "big hair" look behind the banada that should hold all day. If your ratting doesn't want to stay in, use a little hair spray. The thicker your hair is, the less likely you'll ever need hairspray to do this.


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American figure skater Evan Lysacek just won a gold medal in singles in Vancouver, but he's had something a lot prettier hanging around his neck lately–Olympic gymnast Nastia Liukin. Liukin follwed Lysacek to BC for the games, and the two have finally confirmed that they are a couple. Finally, I can now move on with my life.
"We became good friends and have become really close since then," says Lysacek. The two attended the ESPYs together last July and the relationship picked up steam after that, they say.
In August, Lysacek went to Dallas to cheer on Liukin during her gymnastics comeback at the U.S. Nationals. "It was cool but nerve-racking watching her compete – to be on the balance beam like that? For me, it's easier to do it then watch it," says Lysacek, 24. –People.
I can't imagine that dating an Olympic gymnast would be the worst thing in the world. No, that would have to be wearing a unitard with feathered sleeves. There's no place to blow your nose! I guess you could actually use a tissue, you know, if you swing that way.


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While he is quite young (five or six), he should begin to illustrate his notes freely with brush drawings; he should have a little help at first in mixing colours, in the way of principles, not directions. He should not be told to use now this and now that, but, 'we get purple by mixing and so,' and then he should be left to himself to get the right
tint.Charlotte Mason Volume 1 Page 55
For tutorial #1 you will need:
- Cup of water
How to make a flat wash:
1. Dip your brush in the water and then load it with paint. 2. Paint a stripe across your paper (near the top). 3. DO NOT dip your brush in the water. Load it again with paint. 4. Paint a stripe directly under the stripe you last painted, overlapping slightly. Repeat until you have a large block of color.
How to make a graded wash:
1. Dip your brush in the water and then load it with paint. 2. Paint a stripe across your paper (near the top). 3. This time, dip your brush into the water and let some of the paint come off of the brush. (Don't swish your brush just dip it in.)
4. Paint a stripe directly under your first stripe. The darker color of the first stripe will blend with the lighter color of the second stripe.
5. Repeat steps three and four until there is no color left on your brush. 6. Experiment with different colors and brush sizes. My purple graded wash was made with a much smaller brush, so there are more intermediate shades of color.
If you and your children use my tutorial, I would love to see your paintings. Feel free to email me photos or leave links in the comments section.
Be sure to check back next week for another watercolor technique tutorial. You can also subscribe to my blog in a reader or by email using the links in my sidebar.
And if you haven't already heard, I am now accepting pre-ordrs for the Hearts and Trees summer kit. It is just what you are looking for to help you add art, nature study and handicrafts to your homeschool.


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It would be funny if it weren't so sad. When the topic was Fernando Martinez on Monday, GM Omar Minaya said the young centerfielder would not be on the Opening Day roster, specifying the importance of consistent at-bats in the minor leagues over sporadic playing time as the fourth outfielder in the major leagues.
However, when posed with the same question, Jerry Manuel said Martinez could be the Opening Day center fielder.
It's not the first time these two haven't been on the same page. There's been different sentiments on Jenrry Mejia, also.
There doesn't always seem to be a united front with the general manager and manager, and that can't be described as a good thing.
Angel Pagan deserves the opportunity and with Gary Matthews, there's a capable back-up. And, it should stay that way until Carlos Beltran returns, presumably in May.


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Chloe Moretz's Close Relationship with Her Family Helped With Her 'If I Stay' Character
Chloe Moretz keeps it cool and comfortable while exiting her hotel and heading to the airport with her brother Trevor on early Tuesday morning (August 19) in New York City.
The 17-year-old actress recently opened up about how she got into character for her latest film If I Stay.
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"The only way that I could really get into the psyche of that emotional loss, is through the fact that I'm really close to my family personally," Chloe said. "Just the idea of losing all of them like that would be horrific and terrifying, and it wasn't hard to kind of emotionally go to that place."
The night before, Chloe hit the carpet at the premiere of the movie at Landmark's Sunshine Cinema.


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When i said repair, i meant replace the solenoid inside of the nelson solorain or something like that. But i can't find a way to open it.
I don't have another solenoid to test so if i'll buy another one i have to be sure that it will work on it.
The dig actuator is on the same price range of the nelson/signature one's. Isn't any other less expensive solution ?
Cheers and thanks for the quick reply.
You can't repair a solo rain. Maybe the valve the solo rain is screwed into needs repair. You could screw in a regular solenoid and attach two 9 volt batteries to it and see if it works.
I don't have tons of experience with battery operated valves but I do have some. I've had good luck with the DIG product. The battery operated valve adapter/actuator. I have 6 of them installed on a property for about 8 years now. Only 1 has gone bad. You can find them at the Home Depot or an Irrigation supply house. I didn't see one on the SprinkerWarehouse site.
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In the last couple of weeks I have received two eQSLs for contacts that never happened. The QSLs were from made-up callsigns that are clearly SWLs, e.g. UA-123456. But the message with the card says simply: TNX For QSO TU 73! Curiously, both QSLs contained exactly the same wording.
Now I have nothing against SWLs. I started in this hobby as a broadcast SWL and I feel that all hams should have had experience as an SWL to get familiar with procedures, propagation and so on. But I am uncomfortable with receiving eQSLs from listeners as the eQSL system has no way to distinguish a listener report from an actual contact so their presence messes up my totals.
In practice it isn't a big mess-up as I have never received an SWL card from a country I haven't had a proper QSO with. So I do accept eQSLs that make it clear they are for reception of a contact I made. But TNX FOR QSO? Who do they think they are kidding, and what do they hope to gain from it?


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Sunday, 17 February 2008
All-Star Vanilla Custards
One of the many things I love about weekends is that for me it is the perfect time to make some type of dessert or pudding for the family, when time is on your side and the hectic schedule of the week is behind you (at least for 2 days). So this weekend I decided to try a new recipe, All-Star Vanilla Custards, from The Weekend Baker (did I mention how good this book is?). These custards are different from a crème brulee; they are firmer in texture and less rich. The flavors and sweetness are gentle and soft and it soothes and satisfies you with every spoonful.
♥Posted by the goddess Maria♥ at 16:41
Labels: Pudding, The Weekend Baker
7 comments:
- Anamika:The Sugarcrafter said...
Visual appeal makes me look forward to pick up a spoon and relish the good all-star vanilla custard !
- 18 February 2008 at 10:21
- Rosie said...
Beautiful dessert Maria and great photo's too sweetie! Pleased you are enjoying your new book :D Erm where did I put my spoon .........
Rosie x
- 18 February 2008 at 11:24
- Maria said...
Hi Anamika
Thanks for the lovely comment. I can say these were very delish.
Hi Rosie
Again, thanks for the lovely comment. I know you have this book too and you "must" try these custards soon ;o)
- 18 February 2008 at 16:59
- Pixie said...
My brownies are all gone and I'm in the mood for another dessert. Pass one my way please!
- 18 February 2008 at 18:54
- Maria said...
Hi Pixie
Thanks for dropping by and I'm passing you one over, hehehe.
- 18 February 2008 at 20:35
- Cooking and the City said...
Maria these custards look great, your presentation is lovely :-)
- 19 February 2008 at 17:46
- Maria said...
Dell thanks for the kind comments ;o)
- 19 February 2008 at 18:25
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Building Intuition for In-water Optics and Ocean Color Remote Sensing: Spectrophotometer Activity with littleBits™
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Chris Young Dishes on Touring With Miranda Lambert… and Her Dogs
For the past few months, Chris Young has been traveling with Miranda Lambert as the opener for her On Fire Tour. Of course, Young was excited to kick off shows for the firecracker country songstress — but he didn't really think about how many dogs would travel alongside her ahead of time. Fortunately, he admires the way Lambert treats her four-legged friends.
Of course, anyone who follows the latest on Lambert via Taste of Country knows that she has a deep, abiding love for her pets. She's frequently picking up stray cats and dogs, and she publicly mourned the loss of her childhood pet and one of her runaway pups. Naturally, she would have dogs accompanying her on the road at all times.
"They rotate in and out," Chris tells the Boot. "She has her two dogs, Delta and Cher, that are on the road all the time, but every couple of weeks, we'll have another dog out that will be hanging out. She has great animals, too, she's definitely an animal person."
Fans of Chris Young know that he's had his own string of success, with five No. 1 hits under his belt in the past few years. Most recently, 'Neon,' the title track from his current album, has started climbing the charts, but the singer isn't stressing about whether or not it will grab the top slot.
"If you think like that, it's just too much stress," he admits. "I'm glad we've got 'Neon' out as a single. I'm just fired up to have another song on the radio and have the title track of the album out there."
Touring with Lambert certainly won't hurt Young's chances of scoring another No. 1 hit. He's sure to gain more fans — canine and human — as he performs all over the country. Next, the On Fire Tour will stop in Omaha, Nebraska on May 10.


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Ten years ago, students at Appalachian State University (ASU) voted to enact a new student fee with the sole purpose of funding renewable energy installations on campus. In 2009, the student-led ASU Renewable Energy Initiate (REI) commissioned its flagship wind installation on the highest and windiest spot on campus. Poised in the background of the football stadium, the highly visible Northwind 100 turbine brought wind energy back to Boone, North Carolina—a town that hosted the experimental 2 megawatt MOD-1 wind turbine in the late 1970s.
At a tower height of 121 feet and a rotor diameter of 69 feet, the 100 kW turbine is the largest wind installation in North Carolina. The turbine feeds into the ASU grid and produces between 100,000 to 115,000 kWh per year. The Northwind was installed by Alteris Renewables, with assistance from ASU electricians and physical plant staff. A local RE installer, Blue Ridge Energy Works, was trained and contracted to perform service and maintenance on the turbine. Student fees contributed $319,800 to the project and the university-owned utility, New River Light and Power, provided the remaining $213,200.
"This is very much a student-led achievement," says Crystal Simmons, student project manager for the turbine installation, "from the funds raised by the student body to the conversations by REI members about the turbine project." ASU is home to the 30-year-old Appropriate Technology (AT) program—and students in the program performed the site assessment for the project, and modeled the turbine performance, aesthetic, sound, shadow flicker, and avian impacts.
Installing a real-world project on campus was a learning experience. Annual energy production estimates were based on a wind resource map; on-site measurements were not taken. The result was that annual production was overestimated at 147,000 kWh—nearly 40,000 kWh higher than actual output. The turbine is located in complex terrain, so the impact of turbulence along with an overestimated wind resource are likely factors in the difference. Local contractors respond promptly to issues such as resetting controller faults and maintaining the yaw brakes, which sometimes "squeak" due to the turbulent in-flow conditions on the rotor.
The Northwind 100 is green energy in action, a visual indicator that ASU students, staff, and administration are committed to producing clean, local, RE on campus. ASU continues to collect the $10-per-year student fee earmarked for RE, and the REI continues working at a steady stream of campus projects, including a biodiesel distribution facility to provide fuel for the town's bus fleet; PV arrays; solar thermal systems for dormitories; solar-powered trash compactors; and an EV charging station.
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Why are out-of-town capitalist magnates allowed to manipulate our community like this?
From my understanding, the OB Surf and Skate was vacated to make room for the Apple Tree group to open a smaller specialty market, but they backed out due to insanely high rents and the prospect of a Whole Foods-type market opening in their old location, making their business model fragile.
Add to that the "property" owner where the old market was is asking an exorbitant rent (I heard $20,000 a month) for the space — and no one wants to pay that. Not even the big guys.
This is another example of the "free market" private sector, so lauded and revered, miserably failing with no regard for the community. They will put their greed and profits over everything else.
At a point, property rights become extortion. If they can't [redevelop] it, let's take it back and do SOMETHING with it. Have a democratic decision. With all the bright minds in Ocean Beach I'm sure we can do better than just let it rot and be a moldy eyesore.


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MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (Feb. 25, 2011) – A goal and assist from captain Marc Pelosi paced the U.S. to a 2-0 victory against hosts Jamaica in the semifinal of the 2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. Andrew Oliver added his third of the tournament and the United States posted their second shutout in advancing to the final.
The U.S. will face Canada in the championship match on Sunday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. ET at Catherine Hall Stadium. The match will be broadcast live on ESPN Deportes and ESPN3, and fans can follow along on ussoccer.com's MatchTracker and on Twitter @ussoccer_ynt. Canada advanced to the final with a 1-0 victory against Panama earlier in the day.
"This was one of our better games in this championship," said U.S. head coach Wilmer Cabrera. "The crowd was fantastic and the atmosphere was perfect. This was the first time for some of our players to play in this environment and it's a wonderful experience. Jamaica was a tough team but we were able to deal with a lot of things for 90 minutes tonight."
A large and enthusiastic crowd came out to support the home team, who qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup for the first time since 1999. The U.S. made five changes to the starting lineup from the quarterfinal victory against El Salvador, deploying their fourth different starting group in as many matches. Kendall McIntosh started in goal in place of Fernando Piña, who was shown a red card in the last match. Three other U.S. players were unavailable, as Kellyn Acosta picked up two yellows against El Salvador while Matt Dunn and Mario Rodriguez were shown their second cautions of the tournament.
The U.S. team showed industry early in the half, maintaining much of the possession. Nonetheless, it was Jamaica who got the first sniff in the ninth minute. A good combination freed the Jamaicans wide on the right flank, but the cross proved a little heavy and the time it took Jevani Brown to control the ball extinguished the chance.
One minute later, the U.S. pulled ahead off a strike from Pelosi. Alejandro Guido delivered a low driven corner kick across the box, and the Jamaican attempt to clear resulted in a pop up inside the box. Alfred Koroma won the air battle and powered a header towards goal, and an unmarked Pelosi wheeled and left footed a rifle off the underside of the crossbar. The goal was his second of the tournament, following the game-winner in the 112th minute against El Salvador that clinched the USA's spot in the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Jamaica began applying pressure in the final quarter hour of the first half, pinning the U.S. in their own end and earning several corner kicks and long throw opportunities. In the 37th minute, Mobi Fehr was called into action to clear a loose ball out of the six-yard box, and two minutes later Brown got a good look at a volley from 15 yards that he couldn't keep on frame.
The Jamaicans tried to take the initiative at the sound of the second-half whistle, and despite some individual flair they couldn't find their way through the U.S. defense.
A misplayed ball in the back gave Jamaica a golden opportunity in the 52nd minute. A pass across the top of the USA area hopped over the foot of Carroll, rolling perfectly for Andre Lewis to tee up. His shot had power but lacked accuracy and skidded wide right.
Back and forth action ensued for the next several minutes as the game opened up, both sides using their pace to venture into the attack. The U.S. defense continued to be effective in dealing with numerous restarts.
The U.S. got a good look in the 67th minute when LA Galaxy midfielder Jack McBean found space on the left flank and whipped a cross to the near post, where Esteban Rodriguez connected on a header that missed the mark.
Assuming control of possession for long stretches beginning around the 70-minute mark, the U.S. appeared to have doubled the lead with 13 minutes remaining. A poor clearance from Jamaica gave Koroma a clear shot at goal from the top of the area, his shot spilling of the chest of goalkeeper Richard Trench. McBean pounced and tucked home the rebound, but the offside flag had already been raised.
Back to the other end came the Jamaicans, earning a free kick just outside the right corner of the 18 yard box. Team captain Omar Holness lined up over the ball and tried to catch McIntosh cheating, but his curling shot skimmed off the top of the crossbar and out of danger.
A botched free kick in the U.S. defensive end led to a quick counter for the USA, and in moments Oliver was racing past the Jamaican defense. In desperation, Alvas Powell knocked Oliver to the ground and the referee immediately reached for the red card. On the ensuing free kick, Guido got his effort up and down and the 'keeper stood by as the crossbar saved him.
Oliver ended all doubt in the second minute of stoppage time, burying a pass from Pelosi who had beaten his marker to the endline and cut the ball back towards the six-yard box. Oliver's calm finish was his third in four matches in the tournament.
The U.S. has qualified for 14 consecutive FIFA U-17 World Cups, continuing the record of being the only nation to qualify for every edition of the event. The 2011 tournament will be held in Mexico from June 18 - July 10.
-- U.S. U-17 Men's National Team Game Report --
Match-up: U.S. U-17 MNT vs. Jamaica
Date: Feb. 25, 2011
Competition: CONCACAF Under-17 Championship
Venue: Catherine Hall Stadium; Montego Bay, Jamaica
Kickoff: 7 p.m. ET
Attendance: TBA
Weather: 80 degrees, partly cloudy
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
USA – Marc Pelosi (Alfred Koroma) 10th minute
USA – Andrew Oliver (Marc Pelosi) 90+2
USA: 18-Kendall McIntosh; 12-Joe Amon, 17-Zach Carroll, 6-Mobi Fehr, 4-Nathan Smith; 8-Esteban Rodriguez, 10-Alejandro Guido, 14-Tarik Salkicic, 11-Marc Pelosi; 7-Alfred Koroma (16-Andrew Oliver, 81), 19-Jack McBean;
Subs Not Used: 2-Andrew Souders, 13-Dillon Serna, 15-Jordan Allen, 20-Paul Arriola
Subs not available: 1-Fernando Pina, 3-Kellyn Acosta, 5-Matt Dunn, 9-Mario Rodriguez
Head Coach: Wilmer Cabrera
JAM: 1-Richard Trench; 2-Oshane Jenkins, 6-Quante Smith, 5-Alvas Powell, 3-Kemo Wallace; 12-Patrick Palmer, 7-Romario Williams, 9-Omar Holness, 11-Andre Lewis (19-Cardell Benbow, 65), 10-Jason Wright, 14-Jevani Brown (8-Romario Jones, 74)
Subs Not Used: 4-Junior Flemmings, 13-Odean Clarke, 15-Troy Moo Penn, 16-Ramone Brown, 20-Shawn-Claud Lawson
Subs Not available: 17-Javia Roberts, 18-King Kaya Beckford
Head Coach: Wendell Downswell
Statistical Summary:
Shots 8 / 8
Shots on goal 4 / 0
Saves 0 / 0
Corner Kicks 4 / 4
Fouls 19 / 8
Offsides 4 / 1
Misconduct Summary:
USA Alfred Koroma (caution) 30th minute
JAM Alvas Powell (caution) 50th
USA Alejandro Guido (caution) 63rd
JAM Alvas Powell (sent off) 88th


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Why you should care about the Cubs, even if you don't like them
The Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum is not a place where people generally talk about baseball, until today.
Wednesday night, the Cubs broke the longest streak in baseball -- 108 years without a World Series.
On Thursday, a Cubs jersey was left on one of the chairs at the Memorial.
"Sara Sweet left this shirt on her father Stephen Williams' chair to celebrate the Cubs winning the World Series," the Memorial Museum posted on Instagram.
Stephen was killed in the bombing in 1995.
"He was a lifelong fan who collected baseball cards, and one of Sara's best memories of him was when the family would watch Cubs games together," the post said.
We think it's safe to say Williams is celebrating the W in Heaven.


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The South Dakota Department of Education has called together teachers, administrators and other experts to help study growth models for use in the states new accountability system.
Dakota STEP testing window opens April 1
Dakota STEP-A testing is underway and administration of the Dakota STEP will begin soon. The 2012 Dakota STEP testing window beings on April 1 and will end April 19.
Board of Education members reappointed
Kelly Duncan of Vermillion, Stacy Phelps of Rapid City and Julie Mathiesen of Sturgis were reappointed to the nine-member board for another four years.
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2010-11: Made season debut against ACC opponent Boston College in the Bahamas at the 2010 Junkanoo Jam...Grabbed her first rebound of the season in a 72-33 win over Siena...Tied a career high by grabbing four rebounds in just three minutes of action in the Pioneers 76-51 victory over Mount St. Mary's.
2009-10: Made season debut against Manhattan.
2008-09: Played in nine games as a sophomore...Registered 32 minutes (3.6 pg) on the year...Scored seven points (0.8) with eight rebounds (0.9)...Posted seven blocked shots on the season...Came away with a career-high three blocks with three rebounds in a win over Stony Brook (12/3/08)...Finished with a bucket, a career-high four rebounds with two blocks and two steals against Fairleigh Dickinson (12/6/08)...Hit her first career three against St. Francis-NY (2/2/09) adding a rebound, a block and a steal to her totals.
2007-08: Appeared in 10 games as a freshman...Scored six points (0.6 ppg) and had eight rebounds (0.8 rpg) with two assists and two steals...Scored a bucket with a pair of rebounds at Central Connecticut (12/10/07)...Two rebounds in a home win over Princeton (12/22/07).
High School: Graduated from Elkhorn Area High School...Played basketball and ran cross country and track...Captain of the basketball team her senior year for head coach Jim Henriott...Named first team All-State as a senior...An all-conference player in 2006 and 2007...Played in the WBCA D2 All-Star Game...Named team MVP of the cross country and track teams all four years...A state qualifier in cross country her sophomore through senior seasons...Named all-conference in both cross country and track all four years...On the track, she was All-State in the 800 meters...A High Honor Roll student all four years...Winner of the WIAA Scholar Athlete Award.
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Acceptances, Denials, and Waitlists / Re: CARDOZO WAITLIST!!« on: July 10, 2007, 10:37:30 AM »
i got the very same letter yesterday. pretty ridiculous that they would even send it out in the first place. i mean, i sent in my application in the very beginning of february...and now 5 months later when pretty much everyone has decided, they waitlist me? please. i wouldve been fine with the waitlist if it was like 2 months ago, but july is a bit late.


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Astros owner Jim Crane on Sunday made clear that he believes the Astros have to be better in 2014 than they were a year ago, when they went 51-111. They've lost 100 games for three straight seasons.
"We do not want to lose 100 games," Crane said Sunday. "That would not be good. We think the team's good enough to be very competitive and give some people some fits. And hopefully, my expectation is, I'd love to see us — (general manager Jeff Luhnow) probably won't go on a number — but I'd love to see us get to .500. Would be a big step for us, or somewhere close to that. And then next year, I think — not that I want to get past this year, because we haven't even started — we'll continue."
When the Astros sent down six of their top prospects en masse on Thursday — including pitchers Mark Appel and Mike Foltynewicz and outfielder George Springer — the Chronicle ran the headline, "Not even April, and Astros are in wait-till-next-year mode."
Crane played off the sentiment on Sunday.
"I'd like to see .500 this year," he said. "Somebody wrote an article that, 'It's not even April and we're talking about next year.' I'm talking about this year right now. So yeah, we think this team's much better. We think we've got the bullpen shored up. We've had a couple guys that have shown some good promise. The starting pitching should be better, and we should get deeper into games and win a lot of those games we gave away last year."
Finishing at .500 would mean the Astros improved their record by 30 games, at 81-81.
Teams can, occasionally, pull off the feat. The 2008 Rays improved their record by 31 games from 2007-08, going to the World Series in '08 with 97 regular-season wins.
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|2012-08-20, 11:47
|Link #121
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And he can when his enemy = general.
Do you know how many soldiers and civilians will die because Kio stop him?
It's just like Blue cosmos leader >>> he run away >>> than he use requiem on Planet.
If Lunamaria manage to killed him while before he run away (aiming at his back like Flit aim at Zeheart back) than 200+ civilians will not die and yeah it's coward act to fire at running away enemy but it's war you know... you don't let general rank to run to killed you another day... nah that solider >>general orders kill many people not just you .
|2012-08-20, 13:14
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|2012-08-20, 14:39
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|2012-08-20, 15:52
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In the chain of Command Zeheart is suppose to be the "supreme commander"
Perhaps I missed it and if I did perhaps someone could correct me but even though the EF traitor gave command to that Vagan guy the terms of the ceasefire should've gone through Zeheart to begin with.
The fact that it took his subordinate on the field to relay that message was pretty silly since it should've gone to him first.
|2012-08-20, 17:30
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Let me make myself clear since you end up ignoring my main point:
You let your enemy commander flee >>> And not just you but your whole nation end up in big shit.
Simple right?
-Kill Zeheart their best commander and they will end up with useless commander like Zanald who only know how to smash to control their whole fleet > easy pray> war will end up faster.
-You let him live and he will come back with more destruction power which will cause a lot more death and agony...
|2012-08-20, 17:35
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We don't know if Zanald's a worse commander. I mean, hell--the whole pincer attack on the Diva was his plan and you know what? It ultimately resulted in the capture of the Gundam. Something that many others, including Zeheart, had tried and ultimately failed to accomplish. He might be a brute in combat but I don't think he got to his position by being an idiot.
|2012-08-20, 18:44
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|2012-08-20, 19:53
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Regardless, Zanald hasn't exactly hidden his discontent at things to this point in the series. So I'm looking forward to him flipping out over Zeheart getting yet more special treatment.
Do wonder if fighting Sid is a sharp move by Zeheart. His record isn't exactly stellar aside from wins over pre-super pilot Asemu.
|2012-08-20, 23:05
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But regardless, bad writing or not, Zeheart's capture was not a priority at the time.
And you're still ignoring the fact that firing at Zeheart could've restarted the battle. It's an unnecessary sacrifice when the Federation has already achieved its objective.
|2012-08-21, 11:43
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Finally watched the episode.
They really seem to be going overboard with Flit and Kio being one extreme and the other to the point that Asemu is really the only sensible one here.
Flit, "exterminate all Vagans, blah blah blah" which is a lot more extreme than what he was before though people are still able to rein him in. Also throws all the things that he went through out the door.
Kio, "We should understand each other...." I still don't see how the hell he came down to that conclusion since that's not the war is about. It's so forced even Kira's mentality made a lot more sense (and he was an independent fighter by that point).
Asemu, 'Dude, your being lied to..." the only sensible one here where he tries to reveal the truth. Yet even though Zeheart confronted Ezcelant he still goes along with the plan in the end.
Ezcelant's argument that humanity is full of strife kinda baffles me. Yes humanity went through brutal wars but one can point out the Silver Chalice Treaty which sealed all of the tech away. This resulted in a very long peace for the Earth sphere which was ruined when Ezcelant came to Earth with his plans.
One can argue CB was the same in 00 but in that case they were aiming to change the political system and to prepare humanity for an actual alien invasion.
|2012-08-21, 12:09
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Age: 31
The signs were always there for Flit. Not our fault you chose not to see it until now. As one person explained it before in a previous thread, Flit's getting old. His son and grandson are no longer willing to follow him down the path of wiping out their enemy, and his facing the twilight years of his lifespan soon. So chances are he's now going to do what he feels should be done himself, hence his more extreme views now. Finding out the truth behind Project Eden certainly didn't help the Vagans' cause in his eyes.
As for Kio... harder to explain. There's a lot of naivety going on there, of course, but my theory is that the whole understanding "trigger" came from Ezelcant himself, during his battle against Kio and the Gundam AGE-3. "Why do you not understand?! If you've been reborn... and appeared before me like this... Why do you not understand?!"
Kio couldn't understand. But I get the feeling because of words like this, he's now trying to not make that kind of mistake again, to try and understand his opponents so the fighting isn't necessary. Ezelcant was hyped up to him to be a horrible monster hellbent on the destruction of the people... and when Kio finally meets him face to face, and (from his viewpoint at the time) he's... not. He appears to be for all intents and purposes an old man who wants the best for his people and has to make the hard decision of going to war to make sure his people survive. Plus the kindness Ezelcant showed to Kio, allowing him to ease Lu's suffering, to stay in an actual room instead of a prison cell, etc.
Sure, Ezelcant really has gone off the deep end and showed himself to be far worse than he was on the surface, but Kio had the better-than-expected first impression of him. After learning the truth behind Project Eden, Kio likely sees Ezelcant not as some monster that lied to his face, etc, but as an old man driven mad over the loss of his son and the suffering of his people (which I suppose is somewhat reinforced by the history included in the EXA-DB fragment, I imagine an account of constant warfare the like would make a person lose faith in humanity as it stands). So I think this, combined with those last statements of him demanding to know why Kio couldn't understand Ezelcant is what drives Kio to find understanding with enemy Vagan pilots, so he doesn't make a perceived mistake like before.
As for Zeheart, I think we can thank the Mars Rays for him choosing to side with Ezelcant on Project Eden--namely, how Ezelcant says he doesn't want to be a dictator or a god to humanity, because hell, the Mars Rays are going to ensure that he can't before it comes to fruition and Ezelcant boths understands that and has accepted that (keep in mind that this is what I theorize Zeheart to be perceiving of the encounter). Add to Zeheart's previous ideals concerning Ezelcant, and Ezelcant telling him not to become a god but a guide for the people (similar to how Aeolia wanted the first Innovator to be, I suppose), Ezelcant convinced Zeheart that what he's doing, while a hard decision and one not to be taken lightly, is the right choice in the end.
If nothing else, Ezelcant is a master at manipulation via emotions. His ideals may not be right, but he's certainly able to make people think they are like he believes they are.
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|2012-08-21, 14:03
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|2012-08-21, 14:36
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The fact that Zeheart is going with it is just another nail in the coffin on whether or not they can be saved.
|2012-08-21, 14:46
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|2012-08-22, 19:40
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Oh you can shoot a retreating enemy, even turn it to a rout.
Retreat does not mean surrender. In war you kill as much of planes, warships and tanks as much as possible to reduce/break the enemy's military power.
But as said a ceasefire was called.
This was an episode ago!
On to the episode itself.
Anyway Flit is still a grumpy old man. "Do as you like! hmph!" Kio still in lala land not recognizing to stop Project Eden the Vegans must not win. Putting your head in sand wont change a thing. If you can't change the way you are thinking how can you change Flit's way of thinking.
Zeheart... Dammit man you know Ezelcant is insane. Him dying of Mars Ray which his life is extended by cold sleep while ruining billions of lives does not absolve the crimes he has done.
Oh if you don't fulfill Fram's expectations she'll kill you, even if she loves you. Your reason and her reason for fighting are different.
|2012-08-23, 03:49
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I don't think Kio's way of thinking is wrong. It's just that 'talking to his enemy in the middle of a battle' obviously isn't gonna work. I'm hoping he'll figure something out.
As for Zeheart, he's only doing what he believes is right.
|2012-08-23, 20:28
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Age: 29
Was an alright episode. We confirmed a lot about flit and his ideas. We now know for sure he wants to "exterminate" the vagan. We also, as before, see the differences between flit, his son, and Kio.
On the down side, which is why I gave it a 7, is that there wasn't a whole lot of action. Actually, almost none at all. Also yes, Kio seems like an ULTRA kira. It's almost a turnoff to the character, but it's understandable after the time Kio spent in the Vagan city.
Overall, agreed about Asemu. He is the most sensible character thus far. A good middle character compared to Flit and Kio.
|2012-08-23, 23:15
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Ezelcant dying so soon just made it seem like he was really doing project eden for the greater good, otherwise Zeheart would just condemned him for wanting a dictatorship after eden was created. him handing over his power however won Zeheart over.
I'm sure Zeheart might make changes to project eden by the end since Ezelcant told him to do whatever he wanted from now on but only time will tell.
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I raised a safeguarding issue with children's services in March surrounding my daughters drug usage. My grandaughter was placed in my care by social services 2 months after she came to live with me under children's services knowledge. A viability assessment was undertaken then, coincidentally 1 day after she broke her arm at school. There have been numerous issues with communication and there has been nothing tangible done by children's services to help my daughter. She has self referred with my help to mental health services ( she was attacked very badly aged 16) but was given a clean bill of health. We have self referred to a drugs councelling service ...but at every meeting with social services have asked for further help. No help has been offered and it seems to me they are only interested in gathering retrospective evidence via drugs testing and further psychological assessment. It is now at PLO stage after 3 months although my daughter has actively tried to get help ....I am being assessed as foster carer..and it feels tgey are actively trying to push for an sgo instead of support and reunite tge family. Please help ...this is not in the best interests of the child at all. It would severely damage ger to be removed from her mom forever . Thank you
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I feel for you.. I too have been let down by social services when I went to them to help protect my daughters... I can't understand how these things happen... I hope you have gotten some help...
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Something new is happening in Chad and Haiti—actually something quite miraculous—and third-world Francophone educators are beginning to take notice. Jesuits in Mongo, Chad and Port-au-Prince, Haiti, have recently started Foi et Joie schools, after having formally affiliated themselves with Fe y Alegría, an international system of education emanating from Caracas, Venezuela. Both terms, one French and the other Spanish, mean the same: faith and joy.
Just before 7 a.m. on any weekday school morning in Mongo, a town of 20,000 inhabitants located in central Chad, small bands of students—boys casually dressed in black pants and white shirts and girls in long white laffafi and black headscarves—make their way slowly to the local lycée. As they cross one or more of the town's main roads, they all but disappear from sight as swirling clouds of dust envelope them. They accept this environment as normal. In this part of Chad during the dry season, which lasts from November to June, water is extremely scarce. In particularly dry times, bleached-white cattle skeletons lie about the desiccated fields. The omnipresent whirlwinds of dust, tossed 20 feet into the air, are caused mainly by speeding passenger buses and overburdened cargo trucks.
If students in Mongo learn to survive in the forbidding environment of the sub-Saharan regions, those in Port-au-Prince have the equally daunting task of coping with life after the earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010. In those few minutes the lives of some three million Haitians changed, and the architectonics of the city would never be the same. The landmark presidential palace and both the Anglican and Catholic cathedrals still lie in ruins, as if nothing has been done in the last two years. The Jesuit-built Villa Manrèse, an imposing retreat house that the former-dictator François ("Papa Doc") Duvalier took over when he expelled 18 Jesuits in 1964 for promoting issues of faith and justice, now resembles nothing more than an empty parking lot—with not one tiny stone on another!
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As Paul Farmer, a physician and the chairman of Harvard Medical School's Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, notes in his book Haiti After the Earthquake (2011), "Human capital had long been Haiti's chief asset, and getting children and young people into safe schools that offered modern pedagogy was a top priority."
There is no need to remind the children of Haiti of the importance of education. Yet, for those who do attend school, the days are filled with a simple, robot-like task: assiduously copying sentences and numbers from the blackboard into their notebooks. They will later memorize what they have written while daylight is still available. In both Haiti and Chad, educational pedagogy has remained the same for decades, part of a way of life deeply entrenched in all too many schools. Students show up for class; teachers write their lessons on the blackboards; and then students twist and angle about to see what has been written. Creativity is rarely expected or demanded. Meticulous penmanship and full notebooks pass as signs of academic achievement.
What is often forgotten is that Haitian and Chadian students have names, come from specific families and aspire to acquire the best of what their cultures and societies can offer—particularly an education that makes such students competitive locally, nationally and, God willing, internationally. Some religiously sponsored schools, like the exemplary Saint Louis de Gonzague school, run by the Brothers of Christian Instruction in Port-au-Prince, and the Chadian, Jesuit-sponsored Charles Lwanga School in Sarh, have been innovative on many fronts. But these are the exception. Overall the educational system in both countries has long needed innovative forms of pedagogy. That task poses linguistic obstacles for populations that officially speak myriad local languages in addition to Arabic/French in Chad, or Creole/French in Haiti.
Chadian and Haitian Jesuits and their lay counterparts are convinced that seeds planted in 1955 by José María Vélaz, S.J., a professor at the Andres Bello Catholic University, and his friend, Abraham Reyes, who turned his own home into a school for the poor, have had remarkable results in Latin America, Spain and now Chad and Haiti. Father Vélaz and Señor Reyes, after touring the shantytown of Gato Negro in Catia, near Caracas, saw that there is a fundamental link between poverty and a lack of education, and they determined to do something about it. Inspired by the 17th-century Jesuit villages in Paraguay, called in Spanish reducciones, and by the dedicated efforts of his own university students, Father Vélaz moved forward with audacious speed. During the 1960s, Fe y Alegría opened schools in Ecuador, Panama, Peru and Bolivia before spreading out to other countries.
Today Fe y Alegría includes at least 1,200 schools, 2,400 outreach educational centers, 33,000 teachers and 946,600 students in 19 countries. The Fe y Alegría credo is based on sound philosophical and educational pedagogy: Construct an educated society by allowing those involved to be active partners in building up the academic program, accounting both for faith in God's desire to help people and the faith we all need to have in one another to bring about God's kingdom on earth.
Fe y Alegría/Foi et Joie is rooted in the realization that a Christian educational system, which confronts innumerable social and political injustices, can be an important part of the church's efforts to build a more just and peaceful world. The vision of St. Ignatius Loyola—especially the care for each student (in Latin, cura personalis)—informs all dimensions of this program.
Applying the Vision
Although organized and chartered as private, independent educational systems, Foi et Joie in Chad and Haiti have the legal recognition and encouragement of the local departments of education where they work. After a few short years, there are already 25 Foi et Joie primary schools in rural areas surrounding Mongo and neighboring Bitkine. Each school, designed to educate approximately 180 students, has several buildings, including classroom buildings, a library, a kitchen run by parents of the students and a building to store school materials and grains, as well as free-standing buildings containing toilets and washstands. In all cases, students have access to water. The Chadian government simply cannot provide this type of personalized education for the 80,000 primary schoolchildren in the larger Mongo area. It is hoped, however, that the government will see that Foi et Joie's careful planning and innovations can be applied to their schools as well.
Teachers in Foi et Joie schools routinely undergo supervised training sessions, sometimes by personnel who come from outside the country. In November and December 2010, for example, Señora Beatriz Borjas, a leading Fe y Alegría educator in Venezuela, spent two months advising the Chadian Foi et Joie staff and meeting with teachers in plenary sessions, as well as visiting the individual Foi et Joie schools. Likewise, Sr. Anne Minguet, R.C.E., has visited Mongo three times since 2007. The long experience in education of these two dedicated religious women working with Fe y Alegría gives the necessary assurance that Chadian Foi et Joie schools meet international standards.
One major reason that Foi et Joie is taking hold so rapidly is that the parents of the students are involved in important aspects of running the school. In Chad, not only have parents quarried and carried stone to six building sites, but under supervision they cut the individual stones into appropriate sizes. Parents then helped do the construction work for each building. In Haiti, especially at the new Foi et Joie school at Balan, not far from Port-au-Prince near the Dominican border, parents have been involved in constructing and maintaining a series of pools at Babaco. A two-mile system of underground pipes makes it possible for students to drink from a bacteria-free water source. Although many of these parents have never attended a school of any sort, they recognize the value of the work they willingly undertake.
The innovative forms of participation have another definite effect: Students clearly see the results of their parents' hard work—sometimes done under an unforgiving sun—and know that their school communicates the values they need to succeed in life. With such empowering involvement, parents and students cannot but be proud of their local Foi et Joie schools. It does not take long to realize that Foi et Joie is more than a community educational project, since its influence reaches thousands of individuals each year. As these schools become more mature and develop sustainable programs, they can communicate with other schools in need of direction and pedagogical guidance.
A group of faculty members, administrators and other personnel at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, calling themselves SJU Project Haiti: Learning and Growing Together, has entered into a partnership with Foi et Joie: Haiti. Four members of this group, under the leadership of Terrance Furin of the education department, visited Port-au-Prince for several days in October 2011. Their mission was simple: to listen to the needs of the five-member Foi et Joie leadership team, ably directed by Ambroise Gabriel, S.J., and to visit a number of the schools in the area. Two schools, the first in Balan and the second in Ouanaminthe, started by James Boynton, a Jesuit brother, in the northeastern part of the country, are already fully functioning; 26 more are in various stages of construction. Furthermore, SJU Project Haiti invited this leadership team to come to Saint Joseph's University for a week in March 2012. There they visited local schools, like the Gesu School, the French International School, Archmere Academy and Waldron Mercy Academy, and discussed those American forms of pedagogy that might be suitable for their schools.
Yes, change is in the air. And in the years to come, those Chadian or Haitian students who trek to their local lycées each weekday might just become catalysts for more change if they have experienced what Foi et Joie elementary schools have to offer. These students will have been given a challenge, based on very positive educational experiences, to assume leadership roles in all sectors of their societies. Few doubt that positive, constructive education, which involves an entire village or town, is the key to a society's success. Foi et Joie knows this and is doing something about it.
As Father Gabriel is fond saying, in Creole, "Yon timoun ki lekòl se benefis tout moun"("A child in school helps everyone").


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Evan Rachel Wood and Jamie Bell have decided to separate after being married for almost two years, her rep confirms to JustJared.com.
"Evan Rachel Wood and Jamie Bell have decided to separate," a rep said in a statement. "They both love and respect one another and will of course remain committed to co-parenting their son. This is a mutual decision and the two remain close friends."
The 26-year-old actor and 28-year-old actress met back in 2004 on the set of Green Day's music video for "Wake Me Up When September Ends."
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Borgo's Six Point Night Leads Attack
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – On a night where the Yale attack racked up five goals and out shot Sacred Heart 25-4, the biggest story wound up being the Bulldogs' goalkeeper. Yale started its "Get a Grip" campaign against myotonic dystrophy in honor of sophomore goalie Ona McConnell, who has been diagnosed with the disease. Friday night at Johnson Field -- as the campaign got underway with the team wearing special jerseys and collecting donations for the Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation -- McConnell made her varsity debut and finished off a 5-0 shutout.
Myotonic dystrophy, the most common form of muscular dystrophy, has left McConnell dealing with a series of muscle problems and other issues. But she has not let it keep her from playing the game she loves, and her hard work paid off when she came on in relief of senior Katie Bolling with 10:12 left Friday night.
"We see what Ona has to deal with just to get on the field to practice," said head coach Pam Stuper. "It's tough, dealing with the symptoms, the pain, the muscle cramping. For her to be able to step into a game and play despite the disease is tremendous."
McConnell got a nice round of applause from the crowd as she trotted out to the goal following a Yale timeout. In addition to the special jerseys the Bulldogs wore, "Get a Grip" t-shirts were also available and wound up selling out (they will be re-ordered). Donations were accepted at the main entrance, and anyone who gave money received a blue Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation wristband.
"Having the crowd we did to support our efforts is really exciting," said Stuper. "From the opening whistle to the end of the game, they stayed to support Ona and to support what we're doing."
The Bulldogs' fundraising efforts had them in the "win" column before the game even started. Lisa Vittek, executive director of the Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation, was at the game and said that more than $30,000 had already been raised through on-line donations since the campaign began earlier this summer.
That number figures to grow exponentially if the Bulldogs can keep up the attack they showed Friday, because many donations will come at the end of the season based on "Goal-a-thon" pledges for each goal Yale scores. Sophomore forward Maddy Sharp got the contributions started, driving along the baseline and depositing the first goal of the year at 13:41.
Freshman forward Erica Borgo emerged as an early contributor for the Bulldogs, scoring a pair of goals and adding a pair of assists. Her first came at 16:49 of the first, as she knocked in the rebound of her own shot after a nice save by Pioneer keeper Kim Stow.
Borgo also scored the final goal of the game, assisted by freshman midfielder/back Georgia Holland, with 3:38 to play. That was after a pair of goals on penalty corners by junior midfielder/back Taylor Sankovich.
"Taylor has worked very hard the last couple years on her hits, and it has paid off," said Stuper. "I anticipate her being a scoring threat all season long."
With Borgo excelling as inserter and Sankovich showing the scoring touch, the other key element to Yale's re-configured penalty corner unit was junior midfielder Dinah Landshut, who has taken over as stick stopper. She had a pair of assists on corner goals Friday night.
With all of Yale's field players seeing action, the season opener showcased the Bulldogs' depth. It also gave reason to believe that the team can follow up on the successes of 2009, when the Bulldogs went 12-5, earned votes in the national poll, and set the school record for wins in Ivy League play.
"You always anticipate the first game as a chance to build on last year while also incorporating the freshmen," said Stuper. "Our returning players have definitely stepped up, and the freshmen have added something as well."
For further information on the Get a Grip campaign, visit http://www.yalebulldogs.com/getagrip
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Ionia and Barry Conservation Districts host visit to Hop Head Farms, located in Barry County on 30 acres.
The public is invited to tour Hop Head Farms, Michigan's largest contiguous hops farm, with the Ionia and Barry Conservation Districts from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14.
Hop Head Farms, located in Barry County on 30 acres, provides hops to commercial breweries, brew pubs and home brewers. The farm is Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP)-verified in both cropping and farmstead systems. That means it has gone through a three-step process to ensure the farmers have implemented environmentally sound practices.
"It's an interesting farm. They've only been on the site for two and a half years and they designed it with MAEAP in mind, knowing they were going to go for certification," said MAEAP Water Stewardship Technician Rachel Koleda. "It's pretty fun, because most farms don't have that opportunity."
In designing the farm's layout, Hop Head Farms owners made environmentally conscious decisions about things like isolation distances, including where to dig the well, how to manage chemigation and irrigation, and where to place buildings to keep groundwater safe, said Koleda.
A Hop Head Farms representative and Koleda will discuss MAEAP verification, so people interested in setting up a hops farm using safe environmental practices can learn about that.
"Most people have 1 to 5 acres, but some of the things they did for MAEAP you can still look at for the smaller guys — the same practices to be sure they are doing it in an environmental way," said Koleda.
A farm representative will describe soil characteristics needed for hops production; discuss common hop pests, diseases and common treatments; and review the investment needed to establish a hop yard.
There also will be a chance to walk around the hop yards, where vines are growing, and through the processing room and drying rooms as well. Farm staff will describe the equipment used to process the hops and package them for sale to buyers.
"They process all of their own hops and purchase them from other individuals. For people growing hops, knowing who to sell to is the hardest part, so we'll talk about that," said Koleda.
There will be time to ask questions. The one that Koleda hears most frequently is, "How much money does it cost to start a hops farm?"
"There's quite a bit of infrastructure, and it can be fairly expensive to set up the process, and plants cost," she said. "But we have so many people interested in it, this will give an opportunity to see one of these bigger facilities and a way to showcase MAEAP best management practices."
Hop Head Farms is at 4630 W. Hickory Road. This is a free event, but RSVPs are required so Koleda knows how many people to expect. To RSVP or for more information, call Koleda by Aug. 13 at 616-527-2620, ext. 113. She will email driving directions to the farm.
To learn more about Hop Head Farms, visit www.hopheadfarms.com. To learn more about the Ionia Conservation District, visit www.ioniacd.org.
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A blog by one of the volunteer reviewers for Geocaching.com. It's about geocaching and the review process -- what it takes to get your new caches listed on the world's most popular geocaching web site. ©Copyright 2012 by K.Braband. All rights reserved
Friday, March 25, 2011
The Lexicon of Geocaching
Whether you're a newbie or an old hand at geocaching, here's a nice resource to look up terms that may be unfamiliar. As I looked at the list, a few were new to me. For example, DPM -- really? Never heard of that. Also, the whole "ringbone" thing, that was news to me. It's fun and fascinating to read these entries and learn more about the game.
Posted by IowaAdmin at 6:30 PM
3 comments:
This looks like something that would be awesome to get into with the kids!!! Wonder what is available here in the Sacramento area?
- 6:00 PM, April 06, 2011
- IowaAdmin said...
Yes, it's a great family activity. Kids love the excitement of the "treasure hunt."
- 8:29 PM, April 06, 2011
- Colorado Adventurer said...
I wrote a similar post on my blog, geocaching definitions: http://adventurecolorado.blogspot.com/2011/02/geocaching-definitions.html
I know it took me a little while to catch up with all the lingo, especially the acronyms.
- 12:58 AM, June 08, 2011
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