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Sunday morning is another day in Birmingham. Attendees of the Vintage were blessed with perfect days of weather: degree temperatures with skies and low humidity. Barring our gridlock adventure on Saturday I was never uncomfortable.
The dread of north into cooler was starting to dawn on me.
I wake up to do my laundry and scribble down notes for the previous two days. had been such an intense, day that I never had the opportunity to and (literally) collect my thoughts, so I the time to put my experiences on paper they were still in my mind. It still felt and scarcely believable that I met so interesting people and experienced so in the course of a single day.
I believe it will remain one of the memorable days of my life. But I hope it isn't — things await in the future. a line of thought that become important over the few days.
Winslow invites me to with his friends at Waffle A fixture at offramps across the Waffle House is pretty what you'd expect: a greasy breakfast diner. It is the of place that is packed locals nursing hangovers on a morning, members of our group I order a gummy waffle the of my face with a side of greasy bacon, served corn syrup and artificial Not margarine — fake
I've never seen nonsense at a restaurant before. I lament the lack of legitimate syrup south of the border but the don't seem to get it. Spot the
I decide to skip the Festival and head straight for New Orleans, my Sunday ticket along to to dispose of as he saw fit. It was to be a 400-mile day on the and I find the prospect of riding dark disconcerting, especially in an city. I have terrible vision and the lights on a 916 are somewhere kerosene lantern and three with weak batteries together on the candlepower scale.
The beam is so worthless that it is invisible in daylight, so I ride the high beam on at all times to be somewhat visible to other I've never understood the propensity to drive with no lights at all, and then about mandatory lighting. rather be noticed as much as on the road to lessen the possibility of absent minded dolt into me.
Maybe that's the result of a bike in Montreal for 8 years, I'm constantly threatened by minded dolts who are also vehicular sociopaths.
I hit the road 11 am. Today's ride is boring. I through the remainder of Alabama and cut through Mississippi, stopping for a quick lunch and gas along the I will forever remember for having the single worst in the history of fast food, but not else.
The landscape has flattened out the mountains of Virginia and North having progressed into the of Georgia and Alabama and now the flat of the Gulf coast. The vegetation noticeably as well — dense, overgrown forest shrubby bayou as you near The progression of the landscape makes me just how far I have traveled.
I the Great White North in freezing temps a week ago and now sweating it out within spitting of the Gulf of Mexico.
The Interstates of are dull, with the least rest stops I encountered on my journey. It's long, rides like this allow me to formulate my ideas, out the themes of my writing in my mind. Or that's just how I console for enduring many hours of dull as … Interstate the course of this trip. "At I got lots of quiet contemplation Next time I do a trip this I'm going to allow more time to explore the along the way.
I enter and reach the coast of the Pontchartrain, an river connected to the Gulf of Suddenly I feel at home. is a setting I'm familiar with: and flat sandy beaches by cottages and fishing communities.
I up in rural New Brunswick, near the town of Shediac. I am immediately of the landscape of my youth, of time playing on beaches, of the sandy extending inland blanketed thick marsh grasses. My is Acadian, from the same lineage as the local Cajuns
I'm struck by how our common ancestors, to the winds par Le Grand Dérangement . up resettling in such similar at different ends of the continent. an eerie realization that is by a strong sense of deja vu . one is only disrupted by the presence of trees. We don't have in Shediac.
Driving along I-10 downtown New Orleans I spot boarded-up buildings and empty, parking lots. Dilapidated and properties dot the landscape. It is immediately that the scars of hurricane are still present, eight after the storm.
The modern rising above the city with the signs of destruction and that are visible from the above the city.
I roll off the and get lost in a rough looking that exhibits more of Katrina. Poverty is omnipresent and the scene. This is what we are unused to seeing when we south of the border. This is inspires those Mad Max nightmares of mugged and shot by roving of miscreants, just waiting for an Dudley or Deborah Do Right to into their trap.
cities are homogeneous and largely Poor areas might simpler architecture, a bit less done to the infrastructure, a couple Starbucks locations. But here it is the gaps between the wealthy and the areas are extreme and immediately The transitions between good and bad are stark and impossible to miss. hard to find the words to why this is apparent but upon it becomes immediately clear.
I was on riding through these areas, exhausted from a ride, desperately scanning for my I wasn't scared, but I did not want to be either.
I make my way into the Quarter, mere blocks from the rough area I through, and the difference is staggering. the span of a few hundred yards you go boarded up and collapsing buildings to colonial architecture and lush surrounding picturesque streets of eclectic bars and restaurants. minutes I begin to see the appeal of here in the French Quarter, and I to understand why JT is so fiercely proud of city.
But I can't shake the of seeing the two extremes laid out me within the span of a few blocks.
I the 916 in front of the Studio, a simple building on the edge of the French JT hasn't arrived yet. he had recommended I stop at Checkpoint down the street. I discover it to be a mercifully air-conditioned dive bar on the of Esplanade and Decatur, just the to sit down and cool off.
I am my shirt soaked with my hair matted into a helmet-head coif — I am in no to impress anyone so a dark, bar is just the ticket for me. I dump my at a table and order a beer. The are playing the Patriots on the TVs hung and the game dominates the attention of the A mix of interesting locals populates the all engaged in intense discussions of philosophy and football.
I learn pretty quickly it is easy to spot whom the were: they are the eclectic mix of bohemians who appear more or in control of their faculties. The are the fat, pasty Midwesterners sideways down the middle of the with plastic go-cup in
I settle in and start taking my for the day. I like bars these. No …. Cheap and food. Always populated by people.
They might seedy and intimidating to an outsider or a weaned on nouveau-riche trust-fund nightclubs, but they are often the friendly and welcoming joints out They lack the phony, pretenses of the haute-bar scene. I found the flash and trappings of wealthy haunts appealing, I got to know the people who frequented and began to see through the façade.
of working in the "Luxury" business taught me that brands, or people that cater/aspire to an of luxury are not authentic. Places Checkpoint Charlie's are.
It me realize how much I hate my day But that is a lament for another day and venue.
I spot JT wheeling the out of a trailer across the street. I up my gear and head over. JT in the Studios, which is an open that is more artist's than garage. Pass a glass façade and you'll a heavily modified Harley bobber, a Bimota SB8R, and the Special .
I had hoped the Special be here. It is a staggering accomplishment, a neoclassical car built from and powered by an alternative fuel JT drove across the United But he seems almost embarrassed I'm enamored by it. I'm here to talk why would I be interested in that I don't press any further.
I learn soon enough he is a man who is always looking forward, not at his previous work.
While all the and tools you'd expect in a shop are present, there are a few that distinguish Bienville Upstairs you'll find a area with a couple of bedrooms. The shop is dusty and chaotic but relatively well and filled with interesting at least compared to the places worked. One rack is piled spare parts and mockups the Legacy.
A lone Moto Guzzi sits on a stand in a corner. A loaded with design pictorial histories, and art compendiums in the corner. Not the typical objets expect in a run-of-the-mill garage.
of girlie posters the walls are with paintings, sketches and a few Several of the artworks show a pattern of interlocking circles and lines – this is JT's touchstone, his "circles and lines" A pair of antiquated looking hang from the rafters, more than heavy-framed
One has a tiny single-cylinder engine. are Simplexes, and they serve as of two things: local industry, and happens to those who fail to These are two important themes in work: he is fiercely loyal to New and he is always trying to innovate.
The is, however, exactly what you expect in a garage. I had been about that bathroom by one of friends. It couldn't be that bad I
It was that bad.
I was half to go to the corner store and buy a case of and disinfectant, just to lessen the … in store for the next soul who had to make use of the facilities. we had more pressing matters to to.
We head over to one of JT's haunts, Molly's At The Market on He buys me an unidentified JT-special, a drink that is definitely of the variety, and slaps a pack of onto the table in front of me. I'm an ex-smoker, free of the for just over a year.
is probably the last place in America you can still smoke in (Last bastion of freedom to JT), which makes it a bad to be for a reformed smoker like But I maintain my will, decline the and start drinking.
We discuss motorcycle, and OddBike. JT is an intense, individual — opinionated and not to express his views. He is very and extremely perceptive. He is idealistic and to compromise on his values, and has nothing but for those who do.
If you've read his outspoken commentaries you already an small indication of his intensity. It is not an routine that evaporates in encounters. He really is that and direct, and he is not afraid to call out on their ….
Chatting with him as the night I realize he has high hopes for my as well as where OddBike can go in the This intimidates me. As I sit here in and nurse my whiskey-somethingorother I suddenly that I won't live up to his I am a simple, young, freelance who has a dull day job and a passion for bikes. still green and I lack
He throws some intense philosophy at me and it sails clear my head, my comprehension dulled by the
By the end of my second drink my willpower has and I grab a cigarette. I immediately the decision, even in my tipsy I vow in my head that I would cheat for this night, in place, in this situation.
else will I have the to get drunk in New Orleans with one of the famous motorcycle designers of our Of course that calculated came later. At that my line of thinking was fuckit to I want a cigarette.
And goddamned if it the most magnificent, head-lightening, smoke I've had since I picked up the habit 9 years
I think JT was waiting for me to snap. more relaxed now. I most of the evening listening, in the ideas he is throwing my way.
I no attempts to pretend to understand he begins to lose me. As we both get more smashed I quickly that he is man of many facets, far than I had previously imagined. I note I am piecing together the after the fact, many having disappeared into the haze of a night of drinking, so to JT if I missed anything important.
I do that despite his purity of he appreciates and enjoys a wide of bikes in terms of performance and He isn't a snob — he good design wherever it may He adores the Yamaha R6, and would to own a first-generation Suzuki GSX-R He has a deep respect for old British and ran a Triumph dealership for two years.
He for Iron Horse magazine the editorship of David Snow, a man who he with nurturing modern culture (the legitimate, culture — not the phony OCC …). He has done a little bit of and he speaks of his experiences with and passion.
He exhibits nothing but contempt for Honda, a man who he deems a "destroyer". dominated the industry by crushing his in particular the British, when he have helped them and a relationship of mutual advancement. He to share technology or expertise and eliminated his competitors from the He asks why.
Would it not been better if both had side by side? Like of JT's thoughts it is perhaps an view, but it reveals a philosophy of as being something more digits on a spreadsheet.
At some in the evening he asks me what my OddBike article is. I pause and for a moment. Well it would be my first one, the Bimo- wrong answer. Try again." I I suppose I'm quite proud of the "No.
Do you want to know the He tells me how Alan Cathcart had Pierre Terblanche and Miguel what their favourite was during a charity dinner at the Museum on Friday. They too got it The best article (or the best design, such as the case may be) "is the one." You must always forward. It's a point he over and over.
You may look to the and you may respect it, but you must not be determined by it.
By time we are both properly We leave Molly's to seek out JT takes me to a nearby restaurant, where I have a fantastic and round out the evening with a of wine, which I am utterly to appreciate in my current state of It's now the halfway point of my in terms of mileage and time. I been on the road for a week and 2000 miles.
I significantly the length of the trip – I originally about 3000 miles, trip. So much for my Google estimate.
Tomorrow I will be my proper, not blind drunk of JT and spending another day in New Orleans I begin the long journey
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A woman is dead, an innocent bystander of gun violence in North St. Louis County.
Around 9:45pm Wednesday, St. Louis County Police responded to the 10400 block of Baron Drive. They found a 17-year-old boy, who was shot in the foot.
About 45 minutes later, police were called to a home just a few blocks away, on the 10400 block of Royal Drive. There was gunfire among a group of young men. A bullet went inside the home of Patricia Pendelton, 43.
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We (my wife and I, late 60s) have traveled in Europe a number of times but always on 1-2 week stays. We have stayed mostly in hotels with a few gasthauses or Zimmer Frei thrown in. Now we are contemplating a longer stay, maybe as long as 6 months. We don't want to be in one place the whole time but we might stay about 2 weeks then move to the next place.
We are looking for an economical way to do this. I looked at one website that offered apartments and they were more expensive on a per night basis than hotels. We are talking mostly about covering England, Germany, Austria, And Italy but we are still open to other locations.
I see comments here on Fodors of people who stay in all of the accomodations above. I will appreciate your thoughts on the best deal. We will need a car during that time and you can give me your advice on that too. Thank in advance for your advice.
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We (my wife and I, late 60s) have traveled in Europe a number of times but always on 1-2 week stays. We have stayed mostly in hotels with a few gasthauses or Zimmer Frei thrown in. Now we are contemplating a longer stay, maybe as long as 6 months. We don't want to be in one place the whole time but we might stay about 2 weeks then move to the next place.
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Before you find places you need to learn about Schengen which will limit your time in three of the countries you mention to a total of 90 days (ie not 90 days in each country) in the 180 days from entry to Schengen. This means that the remaining time needs to be spent in other countries like the UK and Ireland.
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The first thing to get nailed down, assuming you're American and don't already have one, is a long-term visa - unless you're planning on exiting the Schengen zone for the mandatory period(s) of time during that 6 months.
It has almost always been my experience that renting an apartment is a saving over hotel costs. You say you've only looked at one website; I recommend you look at lots and lots. There are also gîtes and cottages/villas for rent all over that would likely be cheaper than hotels. And Europe has some beautiful campsites that have cottage-like accommodations at very low cost (I'm only familiar with ones in France, though, so can't point you to specifics).
As for the car, a lease is what you want in all likelihood.
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Thanks. Which countries make up the Schengen zone? We are American.
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Apartments come in all prices and I find that apartments are more economical than hotels and you have more room and can eat in sometimes (or often). You don't have to cook as there are many markets and shops that sell read to eat foods, as at home this is less expensive than eating out all the time.
You can start with vrbo.com (vacation rental by owner) which lists thousands of apartments by area and price. I'm sure you can find something that is within your budget.
Something I recently learned about through a trip report is German apartments have a particular name. Check this trip report for the name of the apartment (self catering) facilities in Germany.
I agree about leasing a car. I've used Kemwell for leases but I'm sure there are other companies.
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Here are the countries of the Schengen area.http://www.axa-schengen.com/en/schengen-countries
You can stay a total in 90 days in the area. Leaving overnight or for a week does not count. I would check out what it takes to stay longer.
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>>>You can stay a total in 90 days in the area.<<<
A total of 90 days during a six month time frame. Leaving Schengen area does not reset the clock. UK and Ireland allow six month stays.
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As well as VRBO, two other suggestions for rental accommodations are Home Away http://www.holiday-rentals.co.uk/
and Owners Direct http://www.ownersdirect.co.uk/england.htm
. We have used both very successfully before.
You can also use google and find your way directly to individual sites. In Austria we stayed at St Gilgen at this place http://www.birkenstrand.at/fewo_eng.htm . It had some of the nicest, best value accommodation we have stayed at in Europe.
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For a week or two in Ireland I would suggest self-catering.
Kenmare makes a nice base for the Southwest. The Kenmare Bay Hotel offers self catering within very easy walking distance to the town. http://www.kenmarebayhotel.com/kenmare-self-catering/
We have not stayed in them but have peeked in.
You can search for Ireland self-catering or holiday homes.
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Thanks for the suggestions. The place in Kenmare looks lovely but the rates are about €900 - €1200/week. I am guessing that is at least as expensive as a hotel or a B&B. It is looking like we may have to change our plans to 3 months rather than 6 months because of the Schengen thing.
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"looking like we may have to change our plans to 3 months rather than 6 months because of the Schengen thing."
Not if you spend the extra time in Ireland/the UK.
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If you are looking at large apartment naturally they are going to cost more than a basic small hotel room. If you look at smaller apartments in less central locations the prices will be lower.
Apartments often make sense for families - since hotels charge significantly more for larger rooms.
Also in apartments you, presumably save on food, by having at least breakfast and snacks there - and possibly some other meals as well.
If you are going to rent a large apartment in a central location and go out for all meals it probably won;t save over a modest hotel.
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Friends of mine cam back from Berlin recently where they found a pleasant apartment not too far from the center for only $3000 for the month - obviously way more room than you would get in a hotel for $100 per night.
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There are lots of well priced self catering accommodation in Ireland and the UK without going down the road of Hotel attached lodges (silly money). We use either Shamrock cottages http://www.shamrockcottages.co.uk/ or Imagine Ireland http://www.imagineireland.com/ for longer stays then Daft do rentals from 3 months at a time http://www.daft.ie/searchrental.daft.
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Decide on where you want to go, then do a Google search for holiday homes in that area. They will be cheaper in the country than in cities obviously but you can get some real bargains if you are prepared to look, especially outside the main summer months of July and August. Many will do a deal on a longer rental of say 4 weeks. If you only want to stay 2 weeks in one place that shouldn't be a problem.
If you don't mind staying in Chain hotels then many offer great rates for advance bookings made a long time ahead (a bit like the cheapo airlines do). Of course then you still have to eat out or picnic in your room, so self catering will work out cheaper.
You could spend 90 days in Schengen and then go to the UK and Ireland for another three months or more. Or visit some of the other non Schengen countries in Europe.
Do not be tempted to overstay your 90 days though. You could be banned from returning if you do.
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We've done self catering in three places in Scotland, once recently in France. One time we found the cottage through a rental website (I think it was uniquescotland.com); the other times by googling a particular area and finding it directly. If you are willing to look around and forego the more luxurious accommodations you can find something at an attractive price. For example, I just googled "self catering Kenmare" out of curiousity and found a number of options that were substantially less expensive than the Kenmare Bay example.
The savings on food can be a big part of the equation. I have not been to Italy or Austria for many years but eating out in England and Germany gets expensive quickly. With a kitchen you can budget less for food (of course if you stock it the way you would at home, you will end up spending a lot on groceries!).
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Another, very important, thing to consider is health care. Do you have health insurance which will cover you for a 6 month trip abroad? Many travel insurances only cover 90 days so it is something else to think about.
And you will need health insurance. You may get away with not paying for emergency first aid, but any further treatment will need to be paid for. Probably not at US levels but if you end up in a private hospital in Italy or Spain the costs soon mount up.
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I have always found self-catering apts by zoning in on the region that you wish to stay, then choosing various towns. Research the towns and see how well-connected they are, depending upon your mode of transportaion. Once a town has been tentatively chosen, go to their website, ex anytowngermany.de
or anytownaustria.au or anytownswitzerland.ch
Accomodations are listed under Unterkuenfte, to include hotels, B&B's or Ferienwohnungen. You can type in dates of stay and see what comes up as available.
Most, but not all, individual sites will have a description of the apartment with photos. Then I contact the owner and book, ask questions or negotiate. Beware that many FeWo's have an endcleaning fee (Endreinigung) which can break the deal.
Many smaller towns may not have their own website, but will generally direct you to a regional listing of towns.
Happy hunting--even 'only' three months sounds like a dream!
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You are giving me lots of great advice. Obviously I have a lot of homework to do before we book our tickets. We have a couple of timeshares to swap for accomodations and we will probably try to use that resource if we can in addition to booking places. Mokka4, we like to stay in small villages and so that is good advice about finding places that are cheaper outside the metros.
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>ex anytowngermany.de
or anytownaustria.au or anytownswitzerland.ch
Just a small correction: anytownaustria.at rather than .au (which is Australia) . Great tips from mokka4!
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You might also try Airbnb to get the full range of accommodations. http://www.airbnb.com/
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OOPs, thanks Lav for the correction!
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On Friday, commissioners will hold the only required public hearing on the county's 2006 budget, which funds everything from police and dry trash pickup to the salaries of 1,600 county employees.
Commissioners also will consider a property tax increase Friday, when they must decide what tax rate to advertise before adopting the budget.
While that decision won't officially raise property taxes, it will indicate whether this new County Commission will pursue a tax increase at its July 8 meeting.
Commissioners cannot raise the tax rate more than what they choose to advertise.
"Commissioners set the ceiling, with the understanding they can go below that rate, but not above it," said County Manager Russ Abolt.
A series of three public hearings will be held, giving residents a chance to weigh in on a proposed tax increase.
Commissioners are considering a $372 million spending plan for 2006, which could grow or shrink depending on key spending decisions they make.
But the commission is only able to divvy up a third of that - the portion that comes mostly from property taxes. The rest, such as how to spend the voter-approved penny sales tax, is already accounted for.
As part of his proposal, Abolt is calling for a 0.67-mill increase for all taxpayers to shore up the county's general budget. For the owner of a $100,000 home, that translates into an extra $19 a year.
With increased costs passed down by the state, a $5 million gap left by the previous commission, and several pressing county infrastructure needs, the county manager says a tax increase is the only solution.
Abolt's budget proposal assumes taxable property values will grow by 4 percent this year, meaning the county's revenues would still fall short by about $3.9 million. Reserve funds would be used to close that gap, despite the fact that move would violate the commission's own financial planning policy.
If property values grow more than 4 percent, the amount of reserves funds needed would decrease, Abolt said.
Robust growth in property values also could eliminate Abolt's call to increase taxes by 0.25-mill in the unincorporated areas of the county. That budget, known as the special services district, funds things such as dry trash pickup and police patrols.
The owner of a $100,000 home would pay another $7 a year in taxes if that tax increase were approved.
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Has it really been almost 10 years since Jim Dent turned 50 and struck gold on the Senior PGA Tour?
The Augusta native, who turns 60 on May 9, is still going strong on the senior circuit, where he has won 12 times and earned $6.7 million. In contrast, he won just $565,245 in 18 years on the PGA Tour.
When he hits 60, Dent will have the opportunity to win even more money. He'll be eligible for what is known as the MasterCard Champions series. The 60-over set plays a tournament within a tournament during selected senior events (23 of them this year).
In a typical 54-hole senior event, the MasterCard Champion is determined after 36 holes and normally wins $20,000. Since they play the same tees as the rest of the field, they also earn checks for their finish after the 54-hole event.
"You don't want to get old, but getting old and moving into a category where you can compete to win week-in and week-out is going to be a lot of fun," said Dent, who lives in Tampa, Fla. "If I'm going to get old, at least it's going to be a new challenge and a lot of fun."
The king of 60s set among the seniors is Bob Charles, who turned 60 in 1996 and has won 16 MasterCard Champion titles. Other top players are Gary Player, Dale Douglass, Al Geiberger, Charles Coody, Don January, former Midland Valley Country Club owner Jim Ferree and Jimmy Powell.
Dent, who is 16th on the all-time Senior PGA Tour career money list, has a winning streak going. Only he and Isao Aoki have won at least one tournament in each of the last five years.
Dent hasn't won this year, but his favorite tournament, the Home Depot Invitational in Charlotte, N.C., is scheduled next week. Dent has won that tournament, played at the TPC at Piper Glen, two years in a row.
"A three-peat is something to make you try a little harder," Dent said. "You want to win every time you go out. I know I can win on that golf course, so in some ways it gets easier. I have won twice on that course, so I know just about how to play it. I have a lot of confidence in my game on that course."
APPLEWOOD: A Nite Lite golf tournament will be held May 1 at the course. The nine-hole event will begin at 8 p.m. Entry fee is $25. For more information, call Applewood at (706) 554-0028.
AUGUSTA CC: Dr. Steve Mulherin, age 75, shot a 2-over-par 74 recently.
REALTORS TOURNAMENT: The annual Greater Augusta Association of Realtors tournament is scheduled for May 6 at the Forest Hills Golf Club. There will be a 1:30 p.m. shotgun start for the lauderdale event. Entry fee is $30 per person and the deadline for entry is May 3. Applications can be picked up at Forest Hills.
FOREST HILLS: Michael Stevens aced the 205-yard seventh hole with a driver. His witnesses were Glen Miller, Matthew Miller, Jeff Miller and Jim Walton.
Don Jordan aced the 135-yard fourth hole with an 8-iron shot. His witnesses were Bob Occhi, Wilbur Dees and David Williams.
Mike Green also aced the fourth hole, with a 7-iron shot. His witnesses were Matt McKnight, L.J. Wilkins and Patrick Arthur.
MIDLAND VALLEY: Glen Hurt aced the 171-yard 13th hole with a 6-iron shot. His witnesses were Rex Goble and Chip Blease.
Lance Mooney also aced the 13th hole, with a 7-iron. His witnesses were Bread Eskierka and Kevin Mooney.
Jake Anthony aced the 172-yard eighth hole with a 4-iron shot. His witnesses were David Martin and Steve Smart.
Sharon Brewster-Given aced the 121-yard eighth hole with a 5-wood shot. Her witness was Ann Davis.
JONES CREEK: Paul Kinley aced the 167-yard 15th hole with a 5-wood shot. His witnesses were Marty Bryant, Laurie Moore and Tyler Moore.
PALMETTO: Ed Farmer aced the 149-yard 11th hole. His witnesses were Tom Farmer, Robert Keith and Chad Redwine.
Don Pipino aced the 125-yard seventh hole with a 9-iron shot. His witnesses were Odell Pearson, Jim Blaylock and Dick Sears.
AUGUSTA CC: Mary Ann Abbott aced the 119-yard 14th hole with a 7-wood. Her witness was Sybil Surrett.
Burt Garrett also aced the 140-yard 14th hole with a 7-iron shot. His witnesses were Swain McElmurray, David Harrison and Pete Verdery.
RIVER CLUB: Shawn Holland aced the 175-yard seventh hole with a 5-iron shot.
Scott Whickware aced the 135-yard fourth hole with an 8-iron shot. The witnesses were Bob Bolton, Randy Cooper and Lloyd Hayes.
Tami Capeletti also aced the fourth hole, with a 7-iron shot. The witnesses were Bob Bolton, Randy Cooper and Lloyd Hayes.
WEST LAKE: Bubba Climer aced the 165-yard 17th hole with a 7-iron shot. The witnesses were Trip Derryberry and Chuck Dickson,
Tommy Smith also aced the 17th hole, with a 5-iron shot. The witnesses were William Dunn and Mike Paul.
Bob Rollins scored the fourth ace of his golfing career recently. The latest one came on the 151-yard eighth hole with a 7-iron shot. The witnesses were Tom Hodge, Don Magee and Don Winchester.
GREEN MEADOWS: David Beaudreau aced the seventh hole with a 7-iron shot. The witnesses was Charles Crews.
Anthony Lewis aced the third hole. The witnesses were Vernon Lewis, James Aiken and Marty Scoggins.
David Crews aced the third hole with a pitching wedge shot. The witness was Charles Crews.
GOSHEN: Al Russo aced the 133-yard 14th hole with a pitching wedge shot. The witnesses were Mary Helen McElreath and Bill Bragen.
WOODSIDE: Shayne Farrell aced the 141-yard fourth hole at the Cupp Course. The witnesses were Troy Donahue and Sam Kelly.
Tripp Bryan aced the 152-yard 17th hole at the Jones Course.
ROCKY BRANCH: P.J. Rogers aced the 150-yard 17th hole with a 7-iron shot.
Charles Fuller aced the 120-yard eighth hole. The witnesses were Wyatt Fuller and Peggy Fuller.
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FOREST HILLS: Jim McLeod eagled the 370-yard first hole, knocking in a pitching wedge shot. RD FI 3driver, pw, No. 1, 370 yards. Tracy Atkinson, Walter Anderson, Earl Williams.
PINE RIDGE: Reggie Walling eagled the 360-yard sixth hole. His witnesses were Trent Pardue, Morgan Faulk, Ricky Regan.
THREE OAKS: Jim Slagle eagled the 312-yard 17th hole, knocking in a pitching wedge shot. The witness was Jon Slagle.
David Jones eagled the 330-yard third hole, knocking in a 7-iron shot. The witnesses were John Slade and Dennis Chavous.
Gary Hardy eagled the 320-yard second hole, knocking in a sand wedge shot. The witnesses were Jeff Wells and Ben Wells.
Jim Swanson eagled the 361-yard sixth hole, knocking in a sand wedge shot. The witnesses were Billy Bedgood and Jonathan Renew.
Ella Scott eagled the 308-yard sixth hole, knocking in a 7-iron shot. The witnesses were Steve Lane and Delbert Scott.
Lawrence Harris eagled the 381-yard fifth hole, knocking in an 8-iron shot. The witnesses were Jack Kicklighter, Earl Tingle and Craig Nichols.
David Westin covers golf for The Augusta Chronicle.
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100 Grams Bag of Natural Indigo Powder (wasma in Arabic and Urdu) Indigofera Tinctoria New Crop
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Community-based organizations, government agencies, local government units, NGOs, academics and other stakeholders in the field of disaster risk reduction met in Tagaytay City on October 7 for a National Conference on Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction.
The gathering, which happened one year after Typhoon Ondoy hit the capital Manila, was organized by the Citizens' Disaster Response Center through the MICRODIS Project, with support from the European Community's Sixth Framework Programme.
"This activity aims to bring together various stakeholders to discuss ways to improve disaster management in the country", CDRC Executive Director Lourdes Louella Escandor said.
On September 26, 2009, the country was caught by surprise when Typhoon Ondoy poured more than a month's worth of rain in just 24 hours, inundating several communities under flood waters. It affected 4 million people, and killed 298, in one of the worst disasters the country has ever experienced.
"Typhoon Ondoy served as a wake-up call to most Filipinos. It only revealed the glaring fact that our country is not prepared for any kind of disaster," Escandor said.
The Philippines also topped the list of countries most frequently hit by natural disasters in 2009, the records of the Belgium-based Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) showed.
Escandor stressed that "only through a multidisciplinary and multi-stakeholder approach can we adequately reduce the debilitating effects of disasters."
"This conference, which is part of the MICRODIS Project, has the overall goal to strengthen preparedness, mitigation and prevention strategies in order to reduce the health, social and economic impacts of extreme events on communities," she added.
"This conference also hopes to increase the sharing of information and building of capacities and collaborations amongst various stakeholders in the field of natural disasters and human impacts," Escandor said. #


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LA based music collective with the mission to push the envelope of good art.
Van Buren is an artist who doesn't believe in boundaries of any kind. Born in Southern Florida in 1993, he aims to break down the barriers between art forms and experiments with multiple mediums. When you experience a piece from him, he wants it to truly be an experience that appeals to multiple senses. He aims to mix the textures and tones of fashion with the sounds of multiple genres, the sights of film and photography and even the emotions evoked by modern architecture. Each piece will simply be art with no further designation needed.


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Pair of CMP M1 Garand Rifles - Ladera Ranch, CA
For sale are twin CMP M1 Garand Field Grade rifles. I purchased these on the same CMP invoice for my collection a little over 4 years ago and have not taken them out of the box except to originally inspect them 4 years ago, and now to photograph them for sale.
The first rifle is 5.512 million serial # range, with a 1+/2+ muzzle/throat rating, the second is 5.627 million serial # range with 1+/2. The crown & barrels themselves look excellent, much better than what you normally see. Both stocks have a "P" cartouche on the bottom of the grip, as well as what I understand as period correct DOD acceptance stamps on the left hand rear of the stock near the receiver (pictured). All externally visible parts are stamped HRA (I have not field stripped or disassembled these, please don't ask me to).
Overall these are pristine examples of authentic CMP rifles which are now sold out. Both come with the original CMP hard case and shipping box, serial tag, and sealed CMP info packet with target and ammo clip.
Will sell as a set or individually. Asking $1500 OBO per rifle. Please PM. Located in south OC and can PPT any south OC shops, or RifleGear/Ammo Bros in North OC during non-peak traffic hours. Cash only, no trades. Thanks for looking!
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PMO's recent influence on Senate Internal Economy Committee unprecedented, says former PC Senator Lowell Murray
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Temple Israel – Beauty and the Beast – A Purim Spiel
March 12 @ 10:45 AM - 12:30 PM
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Children's Purim Spiel
Tale as old as time, true as it can be. Have you read the book? Venture just a look, how could it be? Set in ancient times, characters that sing, Haman's web of lies, Mordechai is wise, Esther and the King. So be our guest, be our guest, see our spiel you'll be impressed, bring your groggers, smiles, and costumes and let us provide the rest!
Please bring a box of kosher pasta or kosher macaroni and cheese to shake as a grogger. All pasta will be donated to Yad Ezra to help feed the hungry in our community.
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Okay, so this is an easy post, but, what do you expect right after Thanksgiving day? After all, we spent much of the afternoon making dinner, so anything we can write up needs to be quick and easy. Hence, honey butter, which we made to go along with hot fresh Pain D'epi.
We're guessing that you already know what's in honey butter, but you might not know how much honey to how much butter. We're here to help: it's about 1 part honey to 8-10 parts butter. That's it. Now, you know that you just cream these two together — some more professional food writers will say to use a mixer, we say that's a waste of time — just set the butter in a bowl and allow it to warm to room temperature, add the honey, blend, and you're golden.
For just the two of us, we used about 3 tablespoons of unsalted butter, which is 9 teaspoons, so we added 1 teaspoon of honey (note, 1 part honey to 9 parts butter, right in the sweet spot), and creamed with a spatula. Done in five minutes.
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The Grindhouse Film Festival is having their annual screening of 1984's Christmas horror flick Silent Night, Deadly Night at the Hollywood Theatre this Sunday, December 21, at 9 pm. Want to win two free tickets?
OF COURSE YOU DO. So here's the deal: Email me no later than 5 pm today, and make sure your subject line reads "Christmas kills." Sometime tonight, I'll check my email, pick a random winner, and then I'll email 'em to let 'em know how and where to pick up their tickets tomorrow.
Yeah, that about covers things, I think. Get to it!


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TPLF and its sponsors shall see rather face how Ethiopians liberate themselves and the Eastern humanity from the new colonialism. Other Africans, the Arabs and beyond will say " that is also possible!" This is the beginning of the end of the New colonialism!
We ignited the end of slavery and colonialism and assured equality/dignity of all humans by then! We shall again vanquish the emerging masked colonialism (the new colonialism), scramble and aggression!


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The Importance of Preserving Florida's Ecosystems
Visitors to St. Johns River Country in Florida can't help but appreciate the many types of plants and animals that live in the area. In fact, the entire state has a diverse collection of plants, animals, and landscapes. Unfortunately, Florida's delicate ecosystem has been disrupted by deforestation, pollution, and radical changes in the environment. Learn about the value of Florida's ecosystems and why we need to preserve them.
The Importance of Florida's Ecosystems
The trees in Florida's ecosystems serve several purposes. For one, they provide a home to many types of small animals, such as possums, squirrels, raccoons, and dozens of varieties of birds. Trees are also home to beetles, spiders, and other types of insects. In addition, trees release oxygen into the air and absorb carbon dioxide. When Florida's trees and forests are cut down, this is harmful to the environment as a whole. The animals that lived in those trees are killed or have to find a different place to live, which causes overcrowding in another area. In addition, when trees are cut down, it increases the amount of soil erosion, which can carry harmful pesticides and other chemicals into rivers and lakes. This water pollution can kill fish that are an important source of food for other animals in the food chain. In short, a disruption in one ecosystem brings on a disruption in another and starts a chain reaction.
Preserving Florida's Ecosystems
Fortunately, there are things that can be done to preserve and restore Florida's ecosystems. For one, the government can pass laws to prevent certain areas of land in Florida from falling victim to deforestation. Also, endangered animals can receive federal protection. This gives them a chance to increase their population. And more regulations can be created to keep rivers and lakes free of pollutants.
What Can Visitors Do to Help Preserve Florida's Ecosystems?
There are some things that visitors to St. Johns River Country and other areas can do to protect Florida's ecosystems. For one, visitors can report any unlawful activity they see. For instance, a visitor who finds a trap used to catch an animal on the endangered species list can report it to park authorities. In addition, visitors who are camping can make it a point to thoroughly clean up their campsite so nothing is left behind that could harm the animals or plants living there. And both visitors to St. Johns River Country and others living around the world can donate to reputable organizations that work to protect Florida's ecosystems.


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Rooms, services Econo Lodge Fort Lee is offering 34 tastefully furnished rooms to those seeking accommodation in Fort Lee. You may taste delicious, fresh meals in the restaurant of the hotel every day. You can also bring your laptop for the holiday, for there is wireless Internet connection (WiFi) available at the hotel. The exact equipment and the exact list of available services of Econo Lodge Fort Lee can be read on the information sheet below.
Payment Depeding on the selected room, date and price, you may be asked to provide credit card guarantee or to pay by credit card in advance.
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Selling your Property
We strive to make your property sale experience easier and more enjoyable
At Ross-Hunt Real Estate we want to achieve the best possible results for you and your property by creating an environment that enables you to make confident choices and decisions. We encourage customers to talk to us on any aspect of their property interest from owners corporation to rental management. Our professional team is fully equipped to give specialist advice. Remember, Ross-Hunt Real Estate is a licensed real estate agent with the Real Estate Institute of Victoria and a member of The Business Brokers Association.
How we help you sell your property
Ross-Hunt Real Estate will assist you through the entire process of selling your property including:
- preparation of legal documents.
- consultation with owners corporation where necessary.
- preparation and detailed costing of a recommended advertising schedule.
- write and prepare advertising copy and layout.
- prepare necessary material for Auction or For Sale board.
- design and prepare colour brochures for distribution.
- arrange and schedule Open for Inspections for your approval.
- expose your property to our existing database of prospective purchasers.
- report frequently on the progress of your sale.
- arrange finance where necessary.
- achieve the best possible price for your property.
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When coordinating the sale of your property, we aim to achieve three important goals for you.
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Bite Beauty Lip Lab Limited Release Crème Deluxe Lipstick Shade 012 Sugar Plum review
It's a wrap! Shade 012, Sugar Plum, marks the end of my new favourite monthly tradition that is the Bite Beauty Lip Lab LR lipsticks. I really enjoyed grabbing a new deluxe lipstick every month in a shade I may or may not have gravitated towards. From reds to oranges to really light lilacs, it's been an adventure!
Shade 012 – Sugar Plum
Described as a festive pink-red.
And since Bite Beauty has re-released all of their limited lipsticks, here's a comparison of three in this shade range. Sugar Plum reminds me a lot of MAC Moxie, it's in between a hot pink and a fire engine red.
The formula is, like all the other Crème Deluxe Lipsticks, highly pigmented and extremely creamy. In fact, I'd say this was one of the best formulations of the lot!
The shine on this one is really intense, but there is little to no slippage. This didn't feather nor did it end up all over my morning coffee. After a few hours when I decided to wipe it off, it left a nice cool-toned red stain.
ALL of the Bite Beauty Lip Lab creations are available on Sephora now for a limited time! Check out all 12 shades reviewed on the blog.
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Clinique Pretty Easy Eyeshadow Palette
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Dior Powder Brow Pencil in Ash Blonde
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Christine and Matt's bright and beautiful wedding. Piedmont Community Hall.
One of the most difficult decisions that my clients often face when considering their color palette for wedding flowers is whether to feature color or not! Sometimes my lovely customers seem to put themselves into a tailspin over the choice of considering color versus a neutral white palette; it is most definitely one of the more challenging decisions to make. As you will see from this gorgeous wedding flowers concept featured below, color worked perfectly for Christine and Matt's bright and beautiful Piedmont Community Hall wedding day.


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SunEdison and Greenlight Capital Agree to Corporate Governance Initiatives
Jan 27, 2016, 06:50 ET
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. and NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE: SUNE), the largest global renewable energy development company, and Greenlight Capital, Inc., today announced two mutually agreed upon corporate governance initiatives.
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. and NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE: SUNE), the largest global renewable energy development company, and Greenlight Capital, Inc., today announced two mutually agreed upon corporate governance initiatives.
Under the arrangement, SunEdison's Board of Directors appointed Claire Gogel as an independent director, effective immediately. Ms. Gogel is a private investor and a former Partner at Greenlight Capital, with 20 years of experience in portfolio and hedge fund management. She will also be joining the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Finance and Investment Committee of SunEdison's Board of Directors.
Under the same arrangement, following the closing of its pending acquisition of Vivint Solar, SunEdison will amend its bylaws to provide that, for a period of two years, the Company will not be permitted to make equity issuances without a supermajority vote of the Board (which is not obtained if two or more directors vote against such issuances), except in limited circumstances. This bylaw amendment will not affect any of the Company's contractual commitments existing at the time it is adopted. Until the bylaw amendment is effective, the Company will consult with Greenlight Capital regarding issuances of equity securities, with certain exceptions.
Emmanuel T. Hernandez, Executive Chairman of the Board of SunEdison, said: "As we work to navigate current market conditions, we are very pleased that we will have the benefit of tapping the expertise of a highly-qualified director endorsed by a significant shareholder. We also believe that the new bylaw amendment makes clear our unequivocal commitment to SunEdison and its common shareholders."
Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal advisor to SunEdison on the arrangement, while Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP advised Greenlight Capital.
About SunEdison
SunEdison is the largest global renewable energy development company and is transforming the way energy is generated, distributed, and owned around the world. The company develops, finances, installs, owns and operates renewable power plants, delivering predictably priced electricity to its residential, commercial, government and utility customers. SunEdison is one of the world's largest renewable energy asset managers and provides customers with asset management, operations and maintenance, monitoring and reporting services. Corporate headquarters are in the United States with additional offices and technology manufacturing around the world. SunEdison's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "SUNE." To learn more visit www.sunedison.com.
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Line 6 Spider III 15
Line 6 Spider III 15 delivers detailed amp models based on some of the greatest guitar sounds ever created. To keep the Line 6 Spider III 15\'s sounds...
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"Line 6 Spider III 15"
Not the greatest amp, althought it does the job.I was sold this when I was shown it by a sales rep in my local music store. It seemed awesome at the time I was just wowed over by the guys skill more than anything.
Anyway got it home and was pretty happy with it. For a 15W amp its LOUD, really loud for its price and size and for that I give it credit.When I started to get a bit more into my guitar and I wanted to try get specific sounds out the amp it really didn't perform. The overdrive is reall electronic and unauthentic and the flange, phaser and tremolo effects are pretty poor. Sure it's nice for an amp this price and size to have all these effects, but they are not great.
The amp looks pretty good and is built durably I would say.All in all its a pretty good and loud amp for its price, but don't expect anything amazing from it.
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After spending much of the day in Family Restrooms… because that's what families with a 5 year old and a baby do, they hang out near or in public restrooms. Mostly in them.
We were in the city to shop for furniture after the 'Great Move'.
And of course, when I say 'Great', I mean terrible. But I also mean, epic. It was spectacular in it's chaotic characteristics. It wasn't even so much the fact that it went poorly… because it didn't. It went well. Many people showed up to help, worked very hard and we were so blessed by it. But we were still moving the following day. And the one of after that.
During our long moving career, we have gone from house to house… big, small, odd, old and now new. It has felt like watching a child try to inflate a balloon for the first time. You know when they exhale and the balloon inflates, but then they inhale the same air and it deflates again? Have you seen that? Yes, I don't doubt it. And so our stuff and ourselves have been packed into a small space, then suddenly inflated throughout a larger place only to once again be compressed back into a smaller one.
This time we thought we would outsmart the cycle. Our plan was to give away most of our mismatched belongings (like furniture) and then rebuild once in the new but smaller house, thus magically 'fitting' into the new place. Well, we got rid of many things, but somehow the other house had so much storage (and not at all in one centralized location) that we had managed to accumulate a plethora of belongings so great that… well, enter the 'Great Move'.
…and subsequent to that, we find ourselves in the city, still reeling, exhausted and shopping for 'stuff'.
We decided to finish up the meat grinder day at Costco, somehow managing to stay focused enough to load up the cart with our list items and we were starting for the tills… I was feeling plagued by this feeling that we were forgetting something. Then I saw it… The Vitamix roadshow demo.
'Allie, look over there!' I pointed, directing her gaze away from the warehouse sized bin of apples. 20 minutes of smoothie samples and grain grinding demos, we were again headed to the tills. This time with a Vitamix blender. Now, before you fault us for falling for costco roadshow demo sales, you need to understand that this particular blender has been on our 'to buy' list for years. In fact, I had donated Allie's old blender mere days earlier promising her..
'I'll buy you a food processor.'
If you're into eating healthy you probably can understand the value of a capable blender/juicer/processor. Salads are tremendous amounts of work, make you feel like a rabbit gnawing through vegetation and just generally take a long time. Smoothies on the other hand… sweet! We wasted no time in using it.
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Stressed About Reducing Stress?
Do articles about how to reduce stress give you stress?
At times, that's my reaction!
"But…but…but," we sputter, "that writer has no idea what's going on in my life…what I'm dealing with…what's at stake!"
And that's usually accurate – they don't. Their words can make us feel like we should be doing something beyond our ability to maintain our cool which only increases our frustration and anxiety. They can stir in us a sense of disconnect between the ideal and the real, and leave us wondering how to close the gap.
Sometimes a writer will throw in a few practical tips to help us reduce our stress — steps like planning ahead better, building more margin into our schedules, not procrastinating, and simplifying our lives. Certainly, those measures can be helpful.
But especially these days, life can come at us fast and hard, hitting us simultaneously from multiple directions like a perfect storm. We can end up feeling like we've fallen overboard from a ship, and that even the lifesaving buoy that's just been tossed to us bears on it the name "Titanic." (Not good.)
It's worth noting that stress is not a respecter of persons in the workplace. Everyone from the executive office to the loading dock can be vulnerable to it, whether through job demands, family circumstances, or other personal situations.
That's part of what makes the consistent, steady presence and care of our chaplains such a vital benefit in over 1,100 workplaces nationwide. They offer employees and their family members a listening ear, a prayer partner, and a source of helpful guidance, from a person committed to dealing with life's issues from the proven perspective of God's Word, the Bible.
Ultimately, beyond all the tips and how-to's about dealing with stress, it really is the Truth of God's Word that provides the solid-rock foundation for hope in, and victory over, debilitating stress.
It's God's Word that urges "commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established." (Proverbs 16:3)
It's God's Word that tells us we can go through the day "…casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully." (1 Peter 5:7)
It's God's Word that extends to us the promise of the Lord Jesus: "Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." (Matthew 11:28-30)
It's God's Word that tells us "…in Him all things [including us!] hold together." (Colossians 1:17)
So today, as you encounter stressors in your life, by all means practice whatever tips and steps truly help you to deal with them well. Bear in mind, though, that the real reason none of us needs to live in bondage to stress is that the Lord Jesus Christ – who shed His blood and died on the cross for our sins, then conquered the grave – offers us the precious gift of His peace:
"Peace I leave with you; My [own] peace I now give and bequeath to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid." (John 14:27)
Peace to you!


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Rhizome's Prix Net Art 2017 | Who is the future of digital art?
Rhizome, the New York nonprofit dedicated to the promotion and preservation of digital art, has announced the winners of the annual Prix Net Art.
The three winners — Porpentine Charity Heartscape, Bogosi Sekhukhuni, and Eva and Franco Mattes — will all receive a financial prize of $5,000, funded by Rhizome's partner, the Chronus Art Center in Shanghai.
The most high-profile of the three prize winners are Brooklyn-based duo Eva and Franco Mattes. Among the early pioneers of net art, one of the couple's most famous projects was their presentation at the 2001 Venice biennale of work by invented Serbian artist Darko Maver, whose oeuvre consisted of graphic images of death. The work was revealed to be a hoax after the biennale.
Eva and Franco Mattes, Reenactment of Marina Abramovic and Ulay's "Imponderabilia" - Synthetic performance in Second Life, 2007, HD video, 8:40 minutes
Described in Rhizome's announcement as a "writer, game designer, and dead swamp milf," Porpentine Charity Heartscape's work explores the tension between trauma and reality, and virtual reality. Her hypertext game With Those We Love Alive, part of the 2012-2015 series Eczema Angel Orifice, is a queer fable about isolation, abuse, and the relationship between art and power, which received much critical acclaim. Her work will feature in the upcoming 2017 Whitney Biennial.
Bogosi Sekhukhuni is a South African conceptual artist whose work looks at personal and national identity, and repressed African spirituality. Unlike the other winners, Sekhukhuni has not previously collaborated with Rhizome. His work featured in the 2015 exhibition "Co-Workers: Network as Artist" at Paris' Musée d'Art Moderne.
Zachary Kaplan, Rhizome's executive director, said of the winners: "The three exceptional artists/artist duo were awarded the prize for their ongoing excellence and represent the future of the form. They show the diversity and quality of art on the internet."
To find out more about Rhizome and the history of net art, read our article here.


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A New Church? – Some FAQs about The Parish
If you read my last post about the Parish, you know that we're beginning the process of launching a network of neighborhood churches in the Atlanta area. For more information, check out our website at parishanglican.org or stay connected with our mailing list.
For now, here are some of the most frequently asked questions about the Parish, and my best attempts at some clear answers…
Q: So are you done at North Point? Like, forever? A: Absolutely not! This is one the coolest parts of this whole process. North Point has been so open-handed and gracious as we have walked through this process, and they are really excited to see what happens with the Parish in our city. Andy, Bill, Joel, and a huge number of other North Point staff have been more encouraging to Danielle and I than we could have ever imagined. In fact, I'm still hoping to lead worship from time to time at North Point, and will still remain a North Point Music artist.
This probably goes without saying, but there aren't many churches in America that would be so gracious and helpful to a new church in their backyard. North Point (and Andy/Joel in particular) have continually amazed us with their integrity and purity of character. God has blessed that church for a reason, and I have been blessed to be a small part of the North Point story. So all that to say, you'll still see me around, even if I'm just roaming the hallways every once in a while!
Q: Is The Parish going to be a North Point Strategic Partner? A: No, it is not, but that doesn't mean we aren't "partners." In fact, because we love North Point so much, we are intentionally planting a very different church to reach a very different group of people. Our hope is that the Parish helps minister to the people who as of yet haven't found a church home that is helping them pursue God, and are unlikely to attend any of the existing churches in there area for one reason or another. In order to reach the city of Atlanta, it will take hundreds of churches of all shapes and sizes, and we can't wait to jump in and get to work!
Q: Does Atlanta really need another new church? A: Actually, yes! This may seem a bit strange in a city where it seems that there are new churches on every corner, but in fact studies have shown time and again that the best way to reach completely unchurched people is to plant new churches. The average new church gains 60-80% of its members from unchurched people, whereas churches over 10 years old gain 80-90% of their members from other congregations. This means the average new congregation will bring six to eight times more new people into the Body of Christ than an older congregation of the same size. New churches also are home to a disproportionate number of younger people, and if the church in Atlanta needs anything it is a fresh attempt to reach the Millenial generation in our city.
Q: Where will it be located? A: You can find out a lot more information on this by check out our WEBSITE, but the answer is actually a bit complicated. Our first plant will be in the Roswell/Alpharetta area, but our vision is to plant five of these churches in the first five years. So although Roswell is where we'll start, the hope is that in 2015 we will have a local Parish closer to downtown Atlanta. Remember, the goal is to reach the whole city one zip code at a time, not to gather the entire city into one zip code!
Q: When will you begin meeting? A: Our first public service will be held right before Christmas, on Saturday, December 21st. After that, we'll begin meeting more frequently in January, 2014 with a goal of officially launching in August, 2014. If you'd like to stay up to date on what's happening with the Parish so you don't miss it, please feel free to sign up for the email newsletter by clicking here.
Q: What the heck is an Anglican church? A: I've tried to answer this question pretty thoroughly on The Parish website, so check that out for more information and links for those who want to do some more research. Just know this, it's very old, very fresh, and extremely versatile. It's not just a bunch of old guys in robes and hats! And remember, the decision to plant an Anglican church is extremely intentional as we are trying to reach a different group of people. It's not for everyone, but that's what's so great about the diversity of the Body of Christ.
Q: How can I be involved? A: Awesome – we need your help! There are three big ways you can jump in, and we've laid them out at The Parish website. Please click the link and jump on over, we'd love to have you partner with us!


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There's a possibility that I am sick.
I never get sick. It's really rare, I'm pretty lucky that way. It's so rare that I think I miss the warning signs that other people might readily see as pending sickness. If I saw them, I might take steps to avoid sickness, but instead I blunder headlong into sick like Lloyd on wet tile. If only I had just slept a bit longer I might have avoided the whole thing. Dang.
Anyway, I now will leave work during the middle of the day (gasp!) and sleep the sleep of the billing guilt (shock!). That's what you do when you don't get paid sick days, every second of convalescence is spent measuring whether or not you are in fact well enough to get back to work and continue billing. It doesn't bother me that much, but mostly because I am never sick (remember?). If this is a problem for you, I strongly advise against contracting as a form of employment. The billing monkey never leaves, always watching, always screeching at you from the corner if you aren't billing on a weekday. Damn monkey. He's making me reconsider going home to sleep right now. "If you can write that blog post, how sick can you really be? You are able to just sit there and be sick and still bill, it's not like you are a trapeze artist for Pete's sake. Just tough it out for a few more hours to fill up your day and then go home and I will let you sleep in peace, really I will."; quoth the monkey. When monkeys speak, always use "quoth".
Still trying to decide if the blasted monkey is right. Maybe I should fling some poo at him sometime, instead of the other way around. See how he likes it.
You guys can see the monkey, right? Over there in the corner? The one gibbering? No, not that one, the other one.
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Safety Guy's IEP meeting is this Monday morning. I'm not sure how this is going to go, given SG's difficulties over the past four months. Since Christmas his behavior has been very erratic at school, very volatile, and he's begun acting out at the bullies using their own bullying tactics, as well as yelling at his teachers when they try to redirect him or mediate with his peers. He often says that the teachers don't do anything to help him, in spite of the fact that I know they really do. He just wants swift, public justice (obviously in his favor), and if he can't see the consequences for the other students, he thinks they just get away with their behavior toward him, and will do it again. (And they usually DO do it again, after whatever consequence they earn.) Then he acts out, using the same rude language, offensive words and trash talk, sometimes even toward his teachers. This gives his teachers no choice but to give HIM consequences, which he earns through his choices, but he doesn't necessarily understand why HE gets punished when someone else (may have) provoked him and (he thinks) deserves to be equally punished, if not more.
I am NOT HAPPY with these developments at all. This is an ugly cycle we somehow need to stop, NOW.
I get that he's frustrated with being picked on. I understand that he has low threshold for annoyance when it comes to auditory stimulation. I know that he overreacts to certain things. Heaven knows that I understand that no teacher can have eyes in the back of their head, x-ray vision and bionic hearing to catch every little interaction between all of their students every minute of the day. I understand the limitations of staffing and budgets, and balancing the needs of individual students against the needs of their entire classrooms. I really do understand.
None of that means a rat's patootie to me at the moment. I'm sick and tired of Safety Guy being bullied. The bullying hasn't stopped, it's just become more covert. He's angry and frustrated, sad and upset, anxious and stressed, and he's acting out because of it. Can I blame him? No. But we still have to deliver appropriate consequences for his choices even when he's acting out of frustration, or from over-stimulation related to his Aspergers. The key word is "appropriate."
There's the crux of the problem: How much of his recent behavior is related to his Aspergers? How much is typical junior high boy stuff? How much is related to the bullying? How can we tell? What can we do? And how can we break this negative cycle?
I've had some very good conversations with his teachers, psychologist, counselor, and both the principal and vice principal - all professionals that I highly respect and have enjoyed working with. We've tried a number of different approaches to helping Safety Guy, and for dealing with the bullies. We've had some success (peer mediation with one peer has been showing some good results) and some failure (the bullying continues covertly, often behavioral or bullying problems carry over from less structured classes to more structured classes [backlash], and SG sometimes provokes to get back at the bullies or just lashes out verbally in frustration). We're all frustrated up to the eyeballs with this situation.
Going into high school next year (aiyiyi, I can't believe he'll be in 9th grade), I'm very afraid this cycle will continue. I'm afraid that he'll continue to be bullied, continue to be grouped with the same students, and continue this downward spiral of acting out on his frustration. The options for separating him from some of the bullies are very limited, because of budget and staffing issues. Basically, staff has been cut back over the past handful of years so much that there not enough special ed resource teachers to divide up the students who need their help into two or more groups per grade. The same students with similar needs go in lockstep through most of their classes, together more often than not for junior high and all four years of high school.
This is a recipe for disaster for SG.
I've raised the idea of having a personal aide for SG, to assist him with navigating transitions between classes (where some of the bullying takes place), and to be a second set of eyes in the classroom. I'm ambivalent about the idea, truthfully - Safety Guy doesn't need an aide for daily living skills, navigating the halls, or even doing his own school work. The aide would essentially be a bodyguard, to run interference between him and the bullies, someone who would recognize when he's overstimulated or ready to blow his stack and encourage him to leave the room appropriately before he loses his cool, without chewing anyone out verbally.
But why should our son need a "bodyguard"? Why can't the school find another way to deal with this issue? Why should I have to rub their noses in the fact that they have cut the budget so far that they cannot divide up students between two groups per grade to get the best mix of personalities and abilities? Why should our son be essentially punished because the school doesn't have the space or staff it needs to do their best by him, or any other students with special needs?
This shouldn't be happening. And I have nothing against the individual teachers and administrators that I know, who have done such excellent work with SG over the past three years. They're also trapped by the system to some extent, especially the teachers. I know they would like to have the flexibility to move students around and arrange academic/behavioral groupings to get the best results for all of their students. I can't believe how hard this year has been for SG's main resource teacher, with a number of strong-willed, needy, and/or difficult kids in her class (and I include SG in that grouping). She's a saint. I'd have pulled my hair out months ago.
This ought to be an interesting meeting Monday. I'm not looking forward to it, but I also am in a weird sort of way. We need to air all of this out. We need this "all hands on deck" meeting, with Safety Guy present. It's his transitional meeting to high school, and we've already met with his guidance counselor to formulate a four-year plan for him, which will include vocational training of some sort through BOCES, and a NY Regents Diploma. Somehow we've got to get from here to there without Safety Guy becoming more anxious, more depressed, or acting out to the point that he takes a swing at someone who has been picking on him. And I'm very afraid that that's what will happen if we don't discuss all of our options - even a "bodyguard."


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