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I left for Cape May on Friday morning, getting a ride from Carena Pooth (an adult leader of the club and one of our drivers for the big day). Already scouting for birds down there were two of our other drivers and adult coordinators, Herb Thompson and Mary Batcheller (who took all the photos in this post), and Nathaniel, who had good news- they had heard a Cape May Warbler at the campground we were staying at. Five minutes later, we were all at the spot, listening to the high-pitched monotone notes of the warbler's song. From there, Nathaniel heard a Bay-breasted Warbler singing, and within minutes we were looking at two male Bay-breasted Warblers, another very nice and unexpected bird.
|Planning out our route
With the birds seen, we began to plan our route for the next day. Planning and scouting are critical to any successful big day, because time is short, and it is a lot easier to stop quickly at a series of locations, quickly refind a bird you had seen while scouting, and leave, than it is to try to find new birds and string together locations on the run. Using a vast amount of scouting info gathered by Nathaniel, Herb, and Mary, as well as some given to us by other teams, and some from online listservs and ebird, we managed to lay down a rough route and schedule- Start at midnight at Jakes Landing for rails and other marsh birds calling in the night, then to Belleplain for owls and nightjars, then to Tuckahoe for more marsh birds. At dawn we wanted to be a Belleplain again for breeding songbirds, and after a series of stops for stakeout birds, including meadowlark, we would head to the beaches on the bayshore for shorebirds. After that we would go to the southern tip of the county, Cape May Island itself, for migrants, waterfowl, and other good birds. From there, we would work our way up the Atlantic coast of the county, stopping at Nummy Island for shorebirds and herons, and then a few more stakeout spots before finishing the day tracking down whatever night birds we had missed.
|Yellow-crowned Night-Heron!
After a brief rest, we woke up, packed the car, and departed on our mission- first stop, Jakes Landing. The World Series of Birding had begun!
|The Vagrants (Nathaniel, Lewis, Eamon) prepare to set off
12:00 A.M., Jakes Landing- As our watches and phones switched from 11:59 to 12:00 we tallied our first bird- Willets, calling in the distance. Virginia Rail, Marsh Wren, and Seaside Sparrow quickly followed suit, each sounding off from across the dark marsh. A Canada Goose honked. We still needed at least one bird here, and finally a Clapper Rail called, a series of harsh, unmelodious keks. We had what we needed, and left with our checklist at 6 species. Caffeine consumption begins.
12:50 A.M., Belleplain- In the distance, but still very loud came the unmistakable whistled song of a Chuck-will's Widow. High-fives were exchanged. Soon we found more chucks, plus 3 Barred Owls hooting and a handful of Whip-poor-wills, also loudly whistling their songs. Spirits were high as we headed north.
~2:20 A.M., Tuckahoe- A Virginia Rail and a few Swamp Sparrows were vocalizing as we arrived, driving on a narrow dirt road past the ominous silhouettes of huge ships grounded at a marina, at Mosquito Landing in Tuckahoe. Even better was the Eastern Screech-Owl calling from the woods behind us. We were off to an excellent start. In the category of "birds that got away" was a mystery bird that flew unseen overhead, giving a chuckling call. It wasn't until 30 seconds later that I realized, "Wait, I bet that was a Least Bittern," but at that point it was impossible to be sure enough to count it. An adventurous detour on dirt roads through the center of the marsh was very fun, but did not net us any new birds.
|A dark road in Tuckahoe- there was a Chuck-will's Widow calling very loudly here
~3:30 A.M., Jakes Landing- We decided to stop here again, because we had plenty of time before dawn. It was the last time the phrase "plenty of time" was used that day. A calling Great Horned Owl completed our sweep of all expected nocturnal birds, and made the stop very worthwhile.
5:00- 8:45 A.M., Belleplain- The dawn chorus at Belleplain was frustrating, and so was the lack of birds at many of our first few stops in the forest, but we eventually managed to nail down many of the necessary species- Yellow-throated Warbler, Acadian Flycatcher, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Pine Warbler, Wood Thrush, Prothonotary Warbler, Hooded Warbler, both tanagers, and finally Kentucky Warbler. Annoyingly, almost all of the birds were not visible, but I did see my lifer Acadian Flycatcher, and Yellow-throated Warbler and Summer Tanager added some color. Both waterthrushes were tough misses, though, and we had wasted a lot of time to get the birds we needed. Other locations in Belleplain were more sucessful, and we ticked Spotted Sandpiper, Eastern Phoebe, Kingbird and Orchard Oriole. We left Belleplain almost an hour behind schedule, but with less holes in the checklist than we had feared at first.
|Listening for Songbirds at Belleplain
9:00 A.M, Woodbine- We had a tip that a field in Woodbine, just outside of Belleplain, was a good spot for Eastern Meadowlark, so we went there next. It was extremely successful, and we quickly added many species, including Black Vulture, Prairie Warbler, Brown Thrasher, Indigo Bunting, Killdeer, and, yes, Meadowlark. While driving to our next stop, we found Bald Eagle and Blue Grosbeak by the side of the road, two more good birds, and the latter a lifer for me.
~9:45 A.M., Jakes Landing- A quick stop at Jakes Landing in daylight for harrier and Saltmarsh Sparrow got us the harrier but not the sparrow. Nice looks at singing Seaside Sparrows and Marsh Wren were had, which was cool too.
~10:10 A.M., Beaver Swamp- We searched unsuccessfully for White-faced Ibis, but this stop got us Wood Duck and Glossy Ibis. Now even further behind schedule, unfortunately.
~10:30 A.M., Goshen CMBO- Back at Belleplain, Lewis and Nathaniel had both seen a hummingbird zip by, but I missed it. According to World Series of Birding rules, only 5% of your total can be birds seen by less than the whole team, so we stopped at the Goshen Nature Center to try to find a hummer at the feeders there. We didn't. but we got something better- a Pine Siskin, an excellent bird, quite unusual in Cape May in Spring. House Finch and Chimney Swift were bonuses.
~11:00 A.M., Reeds Beach- This stop was intended to get us shorebirds, and it did. Feeding on the beach were thousands of Laughing Gulls, and interspersed and flying by were some very nice and colorful Red Knots, along with Sanderling, Dunlin, Oystercatcher, Ruddy Turnstone and Short-billed Dowitcher. On the way out, I spotted a Tricolored Heron, but the others couldn't get on it before it vanished into the distance, so the bird did not count for our list. We had all we needed at this stop by the time the no-see-ums chased us away.
|A tiny fraction of the thousands of Laughing Gulls present
12:00 P.M., "Secret" Campground Location- We stopped at our campground to pick up some stuff and to see if any of the birds from the day before were still around. They were. We quickly heard Cape May Warbler in the exact same spot, and then heard and found Bay-breasted too. Perhaps even better was the fly-by night-heron that Lewis relocated in a tree- a Yellow-crowned, and our 100th bird of the day. Our 101st bird? Pigeon. It felt like the end of a long day, but in reality we were only half finished. It was shaping up to be a very tiring day, but we expected that, and our spirits were high after getting such good birds.
12:30 P.M., Higbee Beach- Now almost two hours behind schedule, we arrived at Higbee at around noon. It was pretty dead, because the winds had been terrible for migrants the night before. We got Field Sparrow and Yellow Warbler, but resigned ourselves to missing such common migrants as Magnolia and Chestnut-sided Warblers. Michael Lolya, Lewis's father, met us here and brought sandwiches, the only real food we would eat all day- the rest was Dr. pepper (starting just after midnight), mountain dew (Starting at noon), wheat thins, twizzlers and double stuf oreos. On the way out, a Green Heron flew overhead.
~1:00 P.M., Cape May Point- A quick stop at the point brought us two new birds, both "least"- Least Sandpiper and Least Tern. Trying to make up time now, as we had to get to Nummy Island by 4 or so, so the tide would be in our favor. We cut out a few more planned stops on Cape Island.
~1:30 P.M., The Meadows- "The Meadows" was one stop we could not afford to cut, and it was very good that we didn't try. We nabbed Gadwall on the way out to the beach, and then, as we were climbing the dune, we had our most bizarre sighting of the day- a long-tailed bird flew by, and I thought "mockingbird," but we quickly realized that it was a Yellow-billed Cuckoo, flying inland from out over the beach. Where it came from we have no idea, but it seems like it had to have been flying out over the water before turning inland- there were no trees or anything remotely like cuckoo habitat in the direction from which it came. While overlooking the beach, we got Piping Plover in its nest and a fly-by Black Skimmer, both key birds. Walking back along the end of the trail, we picked up a lot of new birds in quick succession- Savannah Sparrow foraging on the edge of the marsh, Bank Swallow buzzing by with a group of other swallows, Lesser Yellowlegs taking off and calling, a Wilson's Snipe flying overhead, and, best of all, a distance Common Moorhen walking slowly through the reeds. We found a bird in with a group of short-billed dowitchers that looked like a good candidate for long-billed, but opted not to count it, as we could not be certain. We left the Meadows with our list quite a bit higher, and headed towards Nummy Island, now more or less on schedule because of the skipped stops and short time spent at Higbee.
|Cuckoo, Skimmer, and Piping Plover checked off, we pause for a photo with the Lighthouse
3:45 P.M., Wetlands Institute- We pulled up to this visitor center/museum, and quickly checked off the two "semipalmated" birds- plover and sandpiper. I also saw a Clapper Rail run across the marsh before disappearing, as is their habit to do. A tally of our list as we headed out came to 124, and we set a goal to try to get to at least 130 by the end of the day.
4:15 P.M., Nummy Island- We met my Dad here, and started scanning the extensive marsh, which was filled with birds, for ones we had not already seen, while pondering how a large suit of armor found itself perched on a hill across the marsh from us. Other teams found it too during scouting- this is what it looked like from where we were. Odd, right? If not for the fact that I had already seen that photo, I would have assumed I was hallucinating from lack of sleep. Brant, Black-bellied Plover, and Whimbrel were the first new birds we added. A Little Blue Heron flew by, our 128th bird. Then another team shouted "Black-crowned Night-Heron," and we simply looked in the direction they were looking- totally not cheating, it was their fault for being so loud (Thanks Chippers!). I then spotted a more distant Night-Heron without any inadvertent assistance from other teams, if the legitimacy of the previous bird was questioned. When a pair of Peregrine Falcons flew by a few seconds later, we were rather quiet about it, but inwardly we celebrated our 130th species of the day. A quick scan yielded another Clapper Rail and a Tricolored Heron that everyone saw, another new bird. Possibilities for new birds exhausted, and rather exhausted ourselves, we departed from Nummy Island with a new goal of 135 species.
~5:20 P.M., Random Parking Lot- We now had an extra car, so we left one in a parking lot. While a few people were in the bathroom, Nathaniel, Lewis, and I decided to scan the ocean for gannets, and were quickly successful, finding at least 5 of the large seabirds.
~6:00 P.M., East Shore Nursing Home- A stakeout spot for Cattle Egret, but we couldn't find any.
~6:30 P.M., Tamerlane Campgrounds- Another stakeout, this time for Red-headed Woodpecker. Similarly unsucessful. We were running out of daylight and new birds to shoot for.
|Seaducks were seen at Sea Isle
~7:00 P.M., Sea Isle City- A mixed flock of seaducks held Common Eider, Surf Scoter, and Black Scoter, the former two new birds for the day. A peregrine was fun to watch overhead, both hanging suspended in the wind, and then turning around and rocketing down the beach with the wind at its back. The surf was too rough to get Purple Sandpiper on the jetty. Light was fading, and there was a light rain. "Tired" or even "Exhausted" would be an understatement at this point. No chance for any new day birds, and our total stood at 134. We were going to try for night birds, but we didn't have high hopes- the only ones that we hadn't heard the night before were the extremely elusive Black Rail and Least Bittern.
|Peregrine overhead
~9:00P.M., Tuckahoe- We were falling asleep on our feet, quite literally beginning to hallucinate birds, and with the wind and rain the rail and bittern seemed impossible, so we decided to call it a day and head to the finish line. Our last bird was a Virginia Rail calling in the distance.
|Barely awake- notice the vacant stares.
12:00 A.M., Finish Line- Our final total was 134 species, which was quite good for a day with very few migrants. For comparative purposes, we were 2nd out of the four youth teams that did Cape May County (The team that beat us were the Chippers, whose night-heron we "stole" at Nummy Island), and 6th out of the the 13 total teams that did Cape May, including the very competitive adult teams. The winning team in Cape May was the Cornell Redheads, who found 163 species. The Razorbills found 193 species, taking home the gold in the Youth division, and putting them third overall, an excellent showing for a youth team. The overall competitive was won by the Lagerhead Shrikes, who found 221 species across the state to win the coveted Urner Stone Cup.The Siskin that we found was the first to be reported by any team in the state, which was cool.
|The Finish Line, obviously
|Looking over the list
All in all, it was a awesome, really fun day. We saw a lot of great birds, and came us with a respectable total for our first year competing. Just wait until next year...


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Sierra Club kills >>>>>>>>>
I just recieved this e-mail from the Sierra Club:
"The Bush Administration actions don't support its claims to support
rights and family planning. The current Administration has decided to
rescind U.S. support for the Cairo Program of Action, a model agreement
improving women's health and helping to slow population growth. This
agreement, formed in 1994 and supported by 179 countries, grants the
of all people to decide freely how many children to have and when to
them as well as the right of all individuals to reproductive health
The past six administrations have supported family planning programs
have requested other countries do the same. What caused this sudden
turnaround? We don't know.
The Cairo Program of Action has helped provide the model for
safe family planning programs around the world that in turn have helped
slow population growth. It provides an important service to women
the world through affordable family planning and reproductive health
programs that improve women's lives and support the environment."
If you don't think that the Cairo Program of Action is anti-human, read this
It seems like the Sierra Club condemns people who cut trees, but supports baby killers. Apparently, the Sierra Club believes that one way to save the environment is to kill the babies who may grow up to be loggers, fishermen, or ranchers. We need to put an end to these radical environmentalists who believe that human life is the least important form of life on this earth. I'd really like to see these Greenies live without the resources that they condemn us for using.
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PREVIOUSLY CALLED "Ashes and Dust" SPOILER WARNING!! DISCLAIMER WARNING (i only own the main character and her family...... mineminemine) A visitor comes to Forks. She's strange and not like the others, but what if something happened between her and Jacob, something that never should have. What if her past was entwined with Edward's? What if that gets between Bella's and Edward's relationship? And what if it starts a war between the vampires and werewolves so big that it might never end?
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The city quivered violently from the structures collapsing. Every group was engaged in battle, that is everyone but ours. We circled the tower and hid in the shadows to avoid detection. There were only the main ones left, Aro, Marcus, and Caius. They were the oldest; the strongest, how were we ever going to win.
" Asthe do you need help?" I heard Allen call. " Our group succeeded with out a single loss or a scratch for that matter. This squad was all newborns, dreadfully effortless."
"Thank you," I breathed.
" Anytime," I heard him from behind me.
" Why would Aro send a group of newborns alone? They have little to no experience and they make easy targets." I wondered aloud.
"Maybe a diversion, a decoy. What could they want?" Allen's voice mirrored my curiosity. " So what's the plan?" he continued.
" Well it's ten against about four or five. I don't think that the Volturi will be unprotected. A few guards must have stayed behind... we need to find a way to get in."
"I can help." Edward whispered.
" I'm open for ideas. Shoot."
" Last time I was here there was an underground channel through the sewers. It's cut off from sunlight. No one will notice if we travel through the dark. It is never guarded so it's a perfect route. Not to get off the subject but what did you exactly do to anger the Volturi so much." I knew sooner or later someone would ask.
The wing blew gently around my face. I squinted as I looked at the sun.
" I killed Erebus." As I said that, Allen closed his eyes and bowed his head. He knew the story, he heard it before.
" Who was Erebus?" Edward asked, not understanding the significance of the name.
" Aro's only son, his pride and joy. You know him as Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve apostles. His real name is Erebus," I answered calmly, " now show us the way." I added closing the subject.
From the corner of my eye I saw Edward freeze for a moment and stare at me. I should have kept my mouth shut instead I thought.
Edward led Allen, Alice, Carlisle, Aella, and me to a small alley near the tower. There we found a small opening, a passage to the tower.
" Are you sure this will lead us to their main room? It really doesn't look like much." Aella asked nervous.
" Positive." Edward assured her.
One by one we jumped through the small opening in the ground. Inside it was a spacious hallway made out of large cement bricks. It was very wet and hard to breathe. My lung felt like they were being crushed and my throat began to close up. I wasn't the only one. Aella stopped breathing all together but I knew that wont last for long. It's true that we can hold out breath for a long time but soon it will become very uncomfortable.
Outside of this wretched place I heard crashes and explosions. Something bad was happening.
We wasted no time and ran full speed towards our destination. At the end of the passage we reached an elevator. All the rooms we passed before were void of life - no pun intended. Not a single soul was present.
We entered the elevator and it slowly groaned to life. The cabin reached the top floor and stopped.
" Uh is this supposed to happen?" Allen asked nervously after the door didn't open.
" They know we're here." I answered. " They're on the other side of this door."
" But why bother locking it if they know we can get out?"" Buy time." As soon as I said that, the doors slowly opened and we came face to face with six wild vampires. One problem, none of them was the Volturi.
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6 medium onions, thinly sliced
2 TBS butter
2 TBS olive oil
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1 TBS sugar
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Melt the butter and olive oil over
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We got this beat up kitchen table from some friends, and I've been hating the fabric covering them for over a year. Today, I bought some new fabric, some new batting, and fired up the staple gun. From start to finish, this project took about 1.5 hours. Now I feel dumb for having hated these chairs for so long...
First, I removed the seats (which popped right out) and used a hammer to pull out the nails. Then I took off the nasty fabric and the even nastier foam and promptly threw them in the garbage.
I didn't exactly measure, but laid the now bare chair seat on fabric and new foam, cutting the foam to match the surface of the seat exactly, and the fabric a little bigger, since I would be stapling it to the bottom of the chair seat.
Staple, staple, staple, lay the seat back in the chair, and voila! Newly reupholstered chair cushions, and no more hating to sit in my kitchen!


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so running along last night, getting back into my stride I drop down onto the tow path before I loose the light.
10 mins in and the all too familiar uugghhh can't do this, what was I thinking of, might as well stop pack up and go home.....
NO that's not what Runners do Matthew. You're a runner so you had better run, now pull you socks up (they're very short) and RUN
Now for once I actually listened to my own words, head down grit through it and the next thing you know mmmmmmmmm smooth slick tarmac path - there you are - my best sections to just loose myself and feel the freedom of the run.
beeeeeep "4km in 26:30" .... now in my world & with my legs that was fast - could I - could I do it - come on kid dig deep and just run it.
so yes - I've run it a hundred times or more, but I have NEVER run 5k in under 33 mins before - but I did last night. My very first personal best.
What a feeling.
Happy Running all


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OPEN LETTRE Written in 1992
Senator Thelma Chalifoux
Métis Nation in Alberta
Albert Trail
Edmondton, Alberta.
Dear Senator Chalifoux,
OTIPEMISIWAK, the Confederacy government of the Métis people, the Métis Nation is not a territorial Nation. The Métis Nation is a Nation of Métis people all over Turtle Island. Today, it appears that the Métis people of the west represented by the Métis National Council do not recognize the Métis people of the east. The Métis people of the province of Québec and the other eastern provinces, have a long history of battles for their recognition even before the creation of Canada, the Red River Settlement and Louis Riel.
Today, the Federal government maintain that, Aboriginal peoples not recognized by the Indian Act and the Métis people are not their responsibility. As for the Métis people, the Provinces and the provincial aboriginal organizations and the Métis National Council has always and still denied the existence of the eastern Métis as being part of one distinct Nation of People.
In the eyes of the Métis people of the east, It also appears that AFN and their First Nations, CAP and their Provincial Territorial Offices are more concerned to negotiate self-government agreements that will provide services to Indian act defined Aboriginal people living on or off-reserve. Each one of these organizations claims a group of Indian act Aboriginal people to be their sole responsibility, creating different power base for each of these organisations. None of these organisation are seriously working on Nations building, denying the people they represent a sense of unity among each individual Nation.
As for the unification of the Métis people of the east with the west to build a very distinct Métis Nation in Canada, The Métis National Council is claiming that there is no Métis east of northern Ontario. For them, There is only indians and white in those provinces.
To many of these organization have great difficulty to make a distinction between being of mixed blood and being Métis, because most of the First Nation people of the east are of mixed blood, and that is a reality. they are scare to look at themselves. But who care about a blood quantum, that is not what make a Métis. Being Métis is in your heart and in your mind.
We do not define ourselves as physical entity separate from a spiritual definition. Métis recognize their spiritual duality more than their physical one which is irrelevant for being culturally, socially and psychologically a Métis. Métis are not people of Riel, Riel is from the Métis people, the Métis Nation, like you and me. Riel is not a territory, Riel is an inspiration to a vision, the reality of a prophecy.
We can see very clearly that many Aboriginal people organisations are getting caught up in their own game by playing the Government game. Time and time again during the hearing on the constitution the Métis people, members of the NCC stated very loudly that all treaty and aboriginal rights are not dependent on a card given from the canadian government under the Indian act or First Nation's own definition, or a postal address on or off reserve. It also includes all the Métis people.
Treaty and Aboriginal rights for the Métis people come from our original jurisdiction as Aboriginal people as well as from the council fire of all of our original Nations. In Québec for example, the Métis people are not recognized as a distinct Nation by the provincial government and the Indian act First Nations, because they see us as physical entity, as blood quantum and claim that we all belong to First Nation or that we are French.
Why, because of confusion and misunderstanding of their own cultural and spiritual structure and who the Metis people really are as Aboriginal people.The irony is, that the Metis people of the west are prepare now to do the same.
The Métis people of Quebec, and all the one of the east are not objects of financial trade or last minute trading cards for the survival of political Aboriginal organisations. In the province of Québec and in the other provinces, the Métis people are living Aboriginal people with dreams and aspirations. We are living treaties.
Yes we define ourselves as Métis people, and yes we are Aboriginal people, and the Métis Nation does not make no distinction if you are of mixed blood coming from a third, fourth or even the sevent generation. Do Indian act First Nations and the status Indians represented by AFN, NCC and now the MNC give us any other alternative under the present situation, than to voice our own concerns as Métis people as part of the Métis Nation? Who else will do it.
Yes legally under the present canadian constitution, we are recognized as what we are, Métis people, but no one is listening, but ourselves.
The Métis National Council who claims to represent all the Métis of Canada, could have lead one of the most beautiful and colourful Aboriginal Nations on Turtle Island if they where more visionary and had a greater knowledge of their own history , where they come from and who they are spiritually. The Métis where ever they live in Canada, are the material and spiritual product of the meeting of two worlds of two individual that joined themselves with loved, and did for the purpose of surviving, to constantly be on the move, because they where abused and rejected by each of the nations that they where part of all across Canada.
The Métis of the west, should never forget their own history and what make the Métis so unique, more so when it come to their claims as distinct people. They should never forget their spiritual ties to the claim of the Métis of lower Canada, Québec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edouard Island from which was created the Métis way of thinking and sustained the Métis political philosophy of the western provinces to which was promotes and defended by the Métis family residing and rooted in eastern Canada, families like the Riel, Dumont, Morin, Bohnet, Desmeules, Leclair, Rivard, Chalifoux, Fraser and many others to numerous to mentioned.
The departure of these families from lower Canada, already impregnated of their Métis identity to reach the promise land of Louis Riel, the promise land to be accessible by all the Métis, away from the political restrain that were imposed on the Métis of lower Canada.
Even today the Métis National Council and the National Métis Senate Constitution Commission is still pursuing to create the Otipemisiwak Government for the Métis people without the participation of the Métis people of the eastern provinces. Consultation is going on a territorial definition of the west to establish the Métis Nation Parliament and its constitution which would commit Ottawa and six western provincial territorial governments to negotiate the creation of limited Métis self-governing institutions and the securing of a limited Métis land base.
You stated during the hearings that the Métis Senate is independent of political bodies and is intended to address the Concerns of Canadian Métis community. Then why are'nt you doing hearing in all the Métis community of Ontario Québec, and all the eastern province? Why to refuse the people of the Métis Nations who live east of Manitoba a chance to speak of who we are and provide you recommendations to built our nation from coast to coast. Métis are born every day and what are we going to say to our children and grand children?
The Métis people of the east can only see the Métis National Council position as increasing frustration of being constantly denied treaty and aboriginal rights recognition by the Canadian government and now the Métis National Council and the Métis senate who refused to recognised the historical, cultural and spiritual background that is the foundation of the whole Métis Nation in Canada.
By not including all the Metis people of Canada that are part of the Metis Nation, it is most unfortunate that the Métis organisations of the west, would by the same process demonstrate their willingness to abdicated their original jurisdiction as a whole Aboriginal Nation in Canada, by lowering the Métis Nation to the status of a corporate government in order to negotiate with a selected provincial and territorial governments, a lower level of self-government limited to provincially funded institutions that will provide services on a shoe strings budget rather than implementing a truly national Métis government from coast to coast.
As Métis people of Québec, we are disappointed in the position of the Métis National Council to limit the Métis Government to the western Métis, and we hope it is not their only vision for the Métis Nation, the new Nation envisioned by Louis Riel. We expect from the Métis people to reconsidered the actions of the Métis National Council and the Métis Senate to empowered themselves as Métis to recognize the Métis Nation from coast to cost to become a great united Nation.
If the Otipemisiwak Government claims to be the sole agent for all Métis people of Canada, it must first be publicly recognized by all the Métis people of Canada. Otherwise all the Métis from all the other provinces not included in this government will have no other alternative than to retain their own basis to define their Aboriginal and Treaty rights under a true Métis Government, a true Otipemisiwak government for all the Métis for the whole of the Métis Nation in Canada.
The first choice of the Métis people of Québec and of the eastern provinces is to negotiate with another Nation with full power of one unified Métis Nation, to demonstrate the strength of the Métis Nation from Labrador to British Columbia.
We the Métis people of Québec are part of the Métis Nation in Canada and we believe that the Métis Nation is composed of all the Métis people without exception. We believe that the Métis Nation is inclusive rather than exclusive because we are sharing a communal sentiment and we are united through share history and cultural heritage within a political and spiritual system of our own.
The History of the Métis people is unique in the sense that all the Métis people experience sovereignty in practice. The Métis were never subjugated to human central government as such which determine the destiny of all the Métis people in Canada. However and for their survival, the Métis People always tried to maintained a common bond between themselves or other Nations through upholding the Creator laws.
The fundamental reality underlying our need for a charter for self-determination is that the Métis people are a unique Confederacy of people. Our people are join in a Confederacy of Métis people that form our Nation.
The Métis people, the Métis communities, the Métis Nation, the Confederacy of the Métis people is one sovereign entity which regulate its internal and territorial affairs. Our relationship with other peoples is therefore based on a Nation To Nation principle.
Therefore the Métis Nation being of one Nation of People must exercise its original jurisdiction with its corresponding obligations and responsibilities not only in the west but all over Canada. The Otipemisiwak government must be our vision of unity, respect, sharing and caring for all the Métis people of Canada.
I hope the National Métis Senate Constitution Commission will in equity for all the Métis people of Canada be fair and extend its consultation with all the grass root Métis citizens of Canada away from the restrictive vision of the National Métis Council and the Native Council of Canada to really let the Métis people at the grass root speak freely with their heart and share to the Métis Senate Constitution Commission what a great Nation the Métis Nation will become in a near future as the Otipemisiwak Confederacy government from coast to coast. We must have and share our spiritual and cultural vision to be a great Métis Nation.
We hope to see you soon in the eastern provinces, and if you no longer speak your Mishif language we will be honoured to provide you a translator to talk to the Métis people of Québec who only speak the Métis language .
Claude Aubin
Métis Nation in Québec


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U.S. Week Ahead: Don't bet big on Ben Bernanke
Aug 24 - Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is expected to announce more Fed support for the economy at Jackson Hole Friday, but he isn't the recovery's savior according to Reuters Breakingviews' Agnes Crane.
From -- in Jackson Hole Wyoming Ben Bernanke ride into town on Friday. But what message will he bringing investors are hoping the Fed Chairman says it's time to throw more money at the recovery to get it going. Expectations for more support hi Bernie you reassured congress earlier that the -- how. Extra firepower plus minutes from its last policy meeting suggest it could act fairly soon. Still not everybody at the and it printing more money like record breaking his comment Agnes crane. -- him anyway. Ben Bernanke. Stock markets are expecting more action from the fat and he has to deliver. But this is the problem I mean we've already seen many many instances of extraordinary imagination and -- hasn't had much of an impact. In many ways to market should be looking to things like fiscal -- the looming fiscal clip and what's going on in Europe for directional what's gonna happen the US economy. The one roadblock to more -- action has actually been better than expected numbers on the economy IFR says pay attention to the Fed's Beige Book on Wednesday. Third is an anecdotal take on how well retail manufacturing and jobs are doing across the country. I -- that conditions won't be adding up to justify any major policy news. Just goes to show that. Isn't always boring. In any case Ben Bernanke might not have to worry about the economy into me he gets his way. There can presidential candidate says he would bringing a third term if he won the November election we may hear more about that -- -- economic policies when he speaks at the GOP convention. I kicks off in Tampa on Monday Romney has trumpeted his -- credentials again and -- wall street journal editorial. But one expert that the Republicans aren't being aggressive and now. It's very difficult to understand why the Republicans don't just focus. On jobs and the economy that's the weakest point for Obama that's the strongest argument for the Republicans but instead. They're talking about Medicare reform we're now in a very nasty debate over abortion. And Monday through Thursday at 11:30 AM eastern will broadcast live with special gas from the Republican national convention on Reuters dot com. All of Mattel and other earnings Steven but there's still plenty of markets to get excited about we'll hear from Tiffany pandora Hines and they -- Focus will be on the world's largest ketchup maker Heinz will be a great barometer for how the brakes are faring in these volatile times. The company does about 20% of its business with countries like China and Brazil. And stay with Ritter's TV and insider for more expert announces on the big market mover I got -- YouTube at Reuters dot com blocked Reuters TV. And follow us on Twitter at Reuters Insider. I'm Heidi mom this is greater.


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I bring them gifts, things any six-year old would love.
This time it included a dead snake in a pickle jar. I'd had it for years in my art class, something I'd drag out every time a student asked, "How do you draw a snake?" or "Got anything cool in your back room?"
Unfortunately it didn't travel well. When we reached South Carolina and I took "Mr. Snake" out of the van, the jar was leaking. The liquid smelled like a rotting animal and now, so did my hands. I washed them three times trying to imaginine the odor was more interesting than repulsive. No one else thought so. You probably get used to it when you work in the back of a funeral home.
No one, not even a six-year-old, wanted the snake.
What could I do? You can't just toss something this special. I knew there was still "life" in this dead snake.
Our rented beach house is a block from a string of cheesy tourist shops. I suggested that I sneak it onto a shelf at "The Island Mermaid", next to the pickled eggs.
Francesca pointed out that the store would probably be shut down by the health department. Further, I'd be caught on camera and have to become some kind of low-county outlaw. Finally, she said, it was a dumb idea.
Francesca was probably right. I would make a terrible fugitive and would soon get caught, whimpering in some mosquito-festooned rice bog.
I thought it might be appreciated by local science museum but, on this island, there aren't any. There is an old fort where the imprisoned Osceola died and a garrison where a young Edgar Allen Poe was once stationed but no science collections where a smelly grey snake might be appreciated.
My wife pointed out that every living thing ends up in the ground. "Let's bury it", she suggested. Part of me thought this would be a waste of snake, but heck, my options were limited. The smell was getting worse. I went along with it thinking a proper funeral for Mr. Snake might would be the best thing, something a grown man might do.
Surrounded by family we did just that. Rest in peace, Mr. Snake. May you stink no more.


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I was very excited when this issue ended up being full of top-notch women from the fields of Olympic and professional racing.
I made an executive decision this time, after interviewing two amazing women who compete at the top of their fields to change my definition of endurance distances racing. Why? Because Lisa Buohler (Team USA duathlete) and Sarah Haskins (Olympian and nationally ranked sprint distance triathlete) are unique in their fields.
Lisa Buohler, for example, became a professional athlete when many of us are hanging up the towel. At 40, she became an elite masters runner and last year alone, competed in over 30 races competing against some of the best athletes in the country. She is also a Boston qualifier and has competed internationally. Further, she is racing on behalf of the USA in Spain this fall, and given Olympics this summer, I felt she would be an amazing addition to this magazine.
Sarah Haskins is an Olympic distance triathlete who competed in the Bejing Olympics and who is breaking course records. At the young age of 31, Haskins has been a professional athlete for the last 8 years….and she's not slowing down any time soon. You see, endurance sports of any kind, is really any race beyond a sprint. While many of the people in the pages of this magazine may run only one or two really long endurance races or challenges, folks who compete in dozens or more races a year, running half marathons, Iron-distance races, marathons, or sprint duathlons or triathlons are testing their endurance another way. They are competing week after week. That in and of itself requires a lot of discipline and endurance. It also requires sturdy and very focused mental training so that these athletes can continue to compete at the top of their game week after week, month after month.
So in that light, I have featured five amazing female athletes (among others), in this issue of Endurance Racing Magazine.
Missy Kuck, Caroline Brosius and Michele Santilhano are the amazing endurance athletes who were featured this month as well. Kuck, like Buohler, went pro later in life. She was an amateur athlete for 15 years before going pro last year in the triathlon at the age of 35.
Brosius is an endurance kayaker who's competed globally and who is one of the world's best known endurance racers in her field. Having competed in numerous races she continues to do well and inspire others.
Michele Santilhano is our mega distance athlete in this issue. Having competed in a DECA IRON distance race and having swam the English Channel, she is an inspiration for anyone wanting to go really long!
And while we didn't do a full article on her, no one can deny Cheryl Zwarkowski as the queen of distance running. This summer she ran THREE Badwater 135-milers back to back, becoming the world record holder for running over 400 miles in the desert in her age group (over 50).
Other athletes who appear in this issue include David Heckman and Marshall Ulrich who were also busy after Badwater this past July. While Cheryl continued on after she finished Badwater onto her second leg, Heckman and Ulrich took a short break and prepared for the 400-mile plus journey around Death Valley. Ulrich and his wife, Karen, blogged and showed pictures on Facebook during the trip.
David DeNeire of Ontario will be running the NYC Marathon this fall. Why? Because he's been running like a madman. So much so that his continuous streak of over 50 races this year caught the eyes of the NYC Marathon staff and they invited him to the Big Apple to do a little filming and become one of the NYC Marathon's Clydesdale spokespeople.
Ghislain Mare̍chal, the French super athlete who competes in double and triple IRON races around the globe slowed down enough to share some of his travels with me. Once of his crew members wrote a tale of Mare̍chal's Enduroman in Europe this summer. I look forward to potentially seeing him again as he makes his way to Lake Anna, VA to compete in the Triple IRON this October.
Shawn Burke, 51, was kind enough to do an advertorial and I've featured him on a product he uses called ASEA. He's garnered tons of success since starting on the product this summer.
I was also happy to receive a submission from Dr. Frank Lieberman, ultra athlete, whose article, Mental Toughness, and book, It Has Nothing To Do With Age, debut will be a great read!
Read and enjoy!
Your friendly editor,
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Jason Canipe
Pastor Jason was born in Fort Myers, FL but was raised in Maiden, NC. Jason was called as pastor to Piney River in June of 2008. He is a graduate of Liberty University. He and his wife, Ashley, have a son named Greyson, a daughter named Audrey, and a daughter named Ellysin.
Life verse: Isaiah 41:10
Ashley Canipe
Worship Leader
Ashley is from Amherst, VA and married to Pastor Jason. She has been leading worship and the choir since 2010. God has blessed Ashley with an incredible voice which she uses it for His glory.
Karen McMurry
Karen has been our pianist since 2012. She is married to William McMurry and they have two boys named Will and Nathan.
Autumn Mays
Children's Church Director
Autumn has been our Children's Church Director since January 2015. She is a graduate of Liberty University. She and her husband, Jeremy, have two sons named Mason and Kolby and a daughter named Braelynne.
Life Verse: Jeremiah 29:11
Debbie Wilson
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Debbie has been our Assitant Children's Church Director for a little over a year. She is married to David Wilson and has a daughter named Kayla and a son named Lukas.
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Lester and Daphne Cash
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From CMA Approved Supplier Naturhelix
The possible - surprising - origin of ear candles
Ear candles and ear candling have been popular for the past few decades. It is a significant discipline in the complementary medicine field. Here at Naturhelix, we believe that if the historical origins of ear candling can be proven by genuine sources, this will enhance the prestige of this healing method.
Some European and American ear candle manufacturers try to prove the ancient origin of ear candles by questionable evidence and there a lot of myths out there that simply are not true. There are numerous articles all over the internet on the supposed origins of ear candling as a natural healthcare discipline and many of them leave a great deal to be desired.
However, the manufacturer of Naturhelix ear candles - a Hungarian company - have found surprising and undeniable evidence for the ancient use of ear candling as a health-promoting method:
Hungarian ethnographers spent a long period of time in the '90s with the ancient Siberian Khanty people and did ethnographic research on their lives.
Map of the Khanty's territory:
During their stay with the Khanties, the researchers had the opportunity to record, on film, a Khanty father treating his child with an ear candle made by himself.
Short footage on the process of making the ear candle:
Short footage of the ear candling:
During a fascinating conversation with Dr. Ágnes Kerezsi ethnographer, one of the chief curators of the Hungarian Ethnographic Museum, Naturhelix colleagues had the opportunity to hear details about the research she carried out and to watch the video she recorded among the Khanties.
A surprising fact: Dimitrij K., - the father who carries out the ear candling on the video - told the researchers that in the past, when cloth and paraffin wax was not easily available, the ear candle had been made of birch bark and beeswax.
Details for the sake of historical authenticity;
Date of recording: June 1992
Place: Northwest-Siberia, Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Tyumen therritory, Surgutsky District, Tromagan river region. Recording created by Dr. Ágnes Kerezsi, ethnographer
Locals already used cotton and standard candle wax for making ear candles in the '90s, and due to oil drilling in the area, the region had been connected to the national goods supply system, and this is how this technique was able to spread more widely.
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33. a boy learning to whistle
yes, I got the picture, right before his hand went down his pants, what can I say?
34. Niece, beautiful in boots and beads
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On Saturday, December 1, the TMU Masters swim club is planning to hold time trials. All members of the North York Master Aquatic Club are invited to participate. The time trials will be held at the 50m pool (short course) at the Athletic Centre of the University of Toronto from noon to 4 PM. A week from today!
The event will be as close to an official race as it can get – with electronic timing pads and several distances and strokes to choose from – but without any of the pressure and in a completely friendly environment; followed by a social gathering at a nearby pub. A couple of cool prizes will be drawn amongst participants and volunteers.
Sign up now by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
Here is the list of events:
- 50 free, 50 back 50 breast, 50 fly
- 100 free 100 back 100 breast 100 IM
- 200 free, 200 open (stroke or IM)
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Details about the social event will follow.
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Job vacancies at Bury Council
Bury Council have teamed up with other public sector organisations from across the North West for a new career website and dynamic online recruitment system to improve your experience of applying for jobs.
Bury Life Chances Commission
Find out about this commission to improve people's skills, job prospects and help businesses in Bury.
Backing Young Bury
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St. James Church, Albemarle Co.
Constructed in 1896, the Gothic Revival-style St. James Church is
remarkably well preserved. Never altered by the later installation of plumbing or
electricity, the building's notable features include arched windows and transom,
wainscoting, and original pews. Long associated with the locally prominent Garth family,
many of whose family members are buried in the church's two cemeteries, St. James Church
is still owned and maintained by Garth family descendants through the Trustees of St.
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This is part of my final major in Art, unlike painting or a lot of other forms of art I really find it hard to find meaning in my photo's. It's basically what it is, and I sort of resent that about photography - even though I have seen a lot of breathe taking photos that really do appear to have a conscious. I have written an artist statement for this, it includes the coming photographs of Selina as well. I have basically pulled this statement out of my ass (I will post it when the final photographs are displayed), but I'd like to think that one day the photo's I take will have true meaning to them, like so many of the artist's I admire.
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According to the myth the praise of Athina Lindia is prohellenic. The few mycenean and prohistoric findings in the nearby area do not confirm this myth. The history of the sanctuary starts in the geometric period (9th century B.C). The arhaic period the oppressor of Lindos Kleovoulos will renew the worship and will build a temple on the place where the older one was positioned.The archaic temple had exactly the same design as the new one Doriean with four pillars. The access top the sanctuary was done with a temporary ladder. After 342 B.C when the temple was destroyed due to a fire a new temple was built that is saved till nowadays. The hellenistic stoa was built at later times. The 3rd century B.C. was imported the worship of Zeus Polieos even if Athina remained the main Goddess of the temple. During the roman period the flamen Aglohartos planted olive trees and near the temple of Athina Lindia the sanctuary of Psithiros was built.(end of 2nd century A.C)
The Acropolis of Lindos contains the following monuments:
Doriean temple of Athina Lindia. Built at the end of 4th century B.C.
Hellenistic stoa with sided extended wings with four pillar frontages. (3rd century B.C.) The stoa has 87 meters length and is constituted from 42 pillars. The wall of the stooa is divided in the middle so the ladder of the propylaea could be visible. The square was made in 1st century B.C. and was based on vaullted constructions.
Anaglyph triimiolia(Rhodian Ship) sculptured on the rock on the base of the ladder that leas to the archaeological site of Acropolis. On the bow was planted a statue of General Agisanderos Mikkiono. The staure was made from Pythokritos creator of the famous statue od Niki tis Samothrakis. The ship brings footprints of colour. Grating was isolating the statue.
Hellenistic Ladder that leads to the main archaeological site of Acropolis. Relics of it can be found next to the medieval ladder of the residency.
Propylaea of sanctuary. A monumuntal ladder which leads to a stoa with a shape of Π and 5 entrances. The side wings of the stoa had a frontage with six pillars with gable capping.The propylaea were made from limestone and they are aged since the 4th century B.C.
Relics of roman temple
There is a roman temple saved in front of the vaulted constructions. The temple was facing Acropolis and was probably intented for worshiping the Emperor(300 A.C.)
Semi circular inescribed exedra from lartio Stone where a bronze statue of Pamflida priest of the Goddess, was errected(end of 3rd century B.C.)
In the sanctuary near the ladder that leads to Acropolis and other points there were erected Statues and oblations such as the brothers Arhokrati, Lysistratos, Pythagoras and priest of the Goddess (168-156 B.C.). There were also statues fro of the Roman Imperial family: Tiberios, Drousos the younger, Augoustos and Germanikos(14-19th century B.C)
Acropolis was surrounding the walls, hellenistic period, built the same age as the prolylaea and the ladder that leads to the entrance of the area. Fortified walls were protecting the Acropolis since the persian wars. Roman epigraph mentions the errection of the walls and the square towers with money from the priest of Ailiou Agitoros(2nd century A.C).
The byzantine castle was fixed before 1317 from the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalym. Except the few parts of the byzantine fortification there are not other elemnts before the Period the knights were on the Island.The towers are few and follow the natural design of the rocks.On the south foothill the tower with 5 sides was facintg the Port, the settlement and the street whcih was leading from and to South Rhodes.
A huge cylindric tower existed on the east side facing the sea.Two more towers e cylindric and an angular wre on the northeast side of the fortification.Today there are saved one on the northwest side and one on the west side of the residency. On the 30th of december 1522 the Lindians surrender to the Turks. Around 16th to 17th century the use of Canons made it neccessary for the construction of parapets. A small amoung of Turkish guards remained there till 1844.
Big Medieval ladder which leads to the west residency. Today is comprised of two buildings but when was build was comprised of 3 buildings. It was errected from the danish archaeological mission in order to be used as a mmuseum. It was also errected from the Italians.
The temple of Saint John. The architectural type of the temple is cruciform enrolled. The temple was built in 11th-12th or 14th century A.C. on an older temple built in 6th century B.C.
The excavations were done from the danish institution Calberg between 1900-1914 and 1952 from Kinch, Blinkenberg and E.Dyggve.
During the Italian occupation 1912-145 important errections were done from the Italians all around the island and Lindos as well. The NorthEast side of the temple was errected and 3-4 Pillars. The ladder that leads to propylaea and an important number of the pillars of the hellenistic stoa. The last few years a big effort is taking place in order to errect the Acropolis and make it the way is hould be done.


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Did you know that just over 300 years ago, there were bears in Portugal? And that most of it was located right here in Peneda Gerês National Park?
It seems a joke, but the truth is that the grizzly bear was a very present specie in the north of Portugal until the Middle Ages, according to the documentation of the time.
Many books from the eleventh to thirteenth centuries declared the obligation to deliver the paws of the bears hunted, as a tribute to the king or his representatives.
Other books mentioned the shortage of bears and the prohibition of their hunting. Besides these documents, there are still archaeological findings that confirm it.
Myths and legends
Unlike the picture that goes on in children's stories, this bear was not a man-eater – despite reports of attacks. The grizzly bear that lived here was fed by plants, berries, nuts, insects, mammals and fish.
Honey, the favorite dainty of this species, required the construction of so-called apiary walls (so-called bear silos), which were more than 3 meters long and protected hives from bear attacks.
There are records of its existence all over the country, but it was in this region that its presence was most noticed. The shooting down of the last grizzly bear in Portugal was made here in Gerês in 1650.
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PFT reported on Tuesday that Colts running back Ahmad Bradshaw needed season-ending surgery and the Colts have confirmed that Bradshaw's season is over.
The team announced that Bradshaw has been placed on injured reserve, ending his season after playing in just three games. Bradshaw's 95 rushing yards and a touchdown helped the Colts win one of those games in San Francisco, but that one highlight is going to be the best the veteran has to show for his work this season.
Trent Richardson and Donald Brown are the running backs currently on the Colts roster. Bradshaw's move to injured reserve opens up a roster spot that could be used for another back and the Colts also freed up another on Tuesday.
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Scott Berkey is the Children's Pastor at Hope Fellowship church in Frisco,Texas. He has been in full time kid's ministry since the summer of 2000.
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- Anonymous said...
I believe leading leaders is perhaps one of the most formidable challenges we're facing in the 21st century. With such a vast array of challenges and other activities constantly competing for our time, we must be strategic in our approach.
If TIME is our most valuable commodity, then how we utilize our time should be of the utmost importance.
As we strive to train leaders and develop their potential we must never forget where our source originates. As move leaders developmentally through the different stages of life and leadership, watching them grow through success and failure, we must always point them towards the Leader of all Leaders!
Keep up the great work in Frisco!
- July 7, 2008 at 11:28 AM
- Anonymous said...
Last paragraph, second sentence, flip-flop the second and third words so it reads "As leaders move"
- July 7, 2008 at 11:30 AM
- Octavia said...
Good for people to know.
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Academic WarningPage address: https://www.mnsu.edu/newstudent/advising/warningfaq.html
If you are on academic warning or probation, familiarize yourself with the following Frequently Asked Questions.
Why am I on academic warning?
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How can I have a GPA above a 2.0 and still be below University academic standards?
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What does the University offer students who are struggling academically?
What happens if I am academically suspended?
Why am I on academic warning?
Students go on academic warning when one of the following University academic standards is not met:
- (a) you have an MSU GPA of less than 2.0, and/or
- (b) you have a cumulative credit completion rate of less than 67%. Your cumulative completion rate includes coursework completed at other institutions.
What do I need to do if I am on academic warning, or probation?
Students work with the College of their major while on academic warning or probation. Undecided students work with New Student & Family Programs advisors. Check out this website for more information:
How can I have a GPA above a 2.0 and still be on academic warning or probation?
University academic standards are defined as:
- Achieving a grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or higher in all MSU coursework (excluding transfer coursework), AND
- Maintaining a cumulative credit completion rate of 67 percent or higher in all your coursework (including PSEO, concurrent enrollment, and other transfer credits).
You may have a GPA of 2.0 or higher; however, if you have not earned a number of your courses because of incompletes (I), in progress (IP), no credit (NC), withdraw (W), or failure (F), you may be below the 67% credit completion rate required to meet University standards.
Calculate your completion rate by using the following formula: (Earned credits, credits where you've earned grades of A, B, C, D, P) divided by (Total attempted credits, credits where you've earned grades of A, B, C, D, P, F, NC, I, IP, W, Z).
For example: Sandy has attempted 25 credits at MSU. She received 10 credits worth of straight As. She withdrew from 15 credits because she was not getting good grades and wanted to protect her GPA. Unfortunately Sandy's completion rate is only 40% (10 ÷ 25 = 0.4). Sandy received an academic warning because of her low completion rate.
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- The first time a student does not meet University academic standards, (s)he will be placed on academic warning. Students on warning need to meet University academic standards by the end of the warning term. Students who do not meet these standards will be suspended if they do not meet University standards after the warning term.
- Students on warning who don't meet University standards after their warning term, but DO demonstrate significant progress can avoid suspension. Significant progress is defined as a 2.5 term GPA, and a 75% term credit completion rate.Students who achieve these standards will be placed on probation, and will be allowed to continue attending the University.
- While on probation, students must continue to demonstrate progress as defined above until they achieve overall University standards. z
- Registration holds are placed on students on academic warning or probation. Students are required to participate in advising processes with the college of a student's major or New Student & Family Programs (if a student is undecided), prior to registration for the following term. Information about this requirement will be sent to student's MavMail accounts early during the warning or probationary term.
- Students who receive academic warnings will likely receive a financial aid warning. Financial aid can be impacted during any future terms when University requirements are not met. Information will be sent to students' MavMail accounts regarding financial aid as well.
- Other consequences of academic warning or probation can include: last choice for registration, possible non-admittance to a program of study, and academic suspension.
How can I improve my academic situation?
To understand what steps you can take to improve your academic situation it is important to meet with an academic advisor. Advisors are available to give you concrete information specific to your situation. Undecided students can call New Student & Family Programs at 507-389-5498. Students who have selected majors should contact the college advising office listed at the bottom of this page for advising assistance.
What does the University offer students who are struggling academically?
New Student & Family Programs provides individualized advising assistance for undecided students on academic warning or probation. Advisors assist students in developing an Academic Improvement Plan (AIP). The AIP serves as a contract between the student and advisor where student's needs and challenges are discussed and achievable goals are set. Follow-up advising appointments help students track their grades, and make plans for the future. Advisors help monitor student progress, and offer suggestions throughout the term as students' needs may change.
Advisors who have established relationships with students on warning can play a significant role in an appeal process. Advisors may be asked to write a letters of support for a student appealling financial aid or academic suspension. If a relationship between advisor and students is never established, advisors have no means to write a letter of support.
What happens if I am academically suspended?
Students who are suspended from the University are not allowed to re-enroll until they've been academically reinstated. Typically, students will not be reinstated until they've had at least one year away from the University (unless documentable extenuating circumstances have occurred).
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Why Principal Write-Downs Are So Emotional
Vera Johnson, Mark Clerget and Lisa Agapis all bought or refinanced their homes as the housing market peaked. All of them have mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the taxpayer-supported mortgage-finance giants. And their diverging responses to carrying a heavy debt load over the last three years illustrates why the idea of forgiving mortgage balances is such an explosive issue.
While the government has leaned on banks for years now to modify mortgages, forgiving principal hasn't been widely embraced because it's expensive and it's hard to decide out who should benefit and who shouldn't.
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President Trump on Friday signed another executive order aimed at reducing federal regulations, this time directing all government agencies to form a "regulatory reform task force" that will identify unneeded red tape and remove it.
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"Each task force will make recommendations to repeal or simplify existing regulations," Mr. Trump said while surrounded by top U.S. business leaders. "The regulatory burden is, for the people behind me and for the great companies of this country, and for the small companies, an impossible situation. We're going to solve it very quickly."
Friday's order is the latest in the administration's ongoing effort to lessen federal regulations. Mr. Trump already signed an order requiring that for every new regulation an agency puts in place two existing rules must be scrapped. Friday's move, the president said, will provide a shot in the arm for the economy.
"This executive order is one of many ways we're going to get real results when it comes to job-killing regulations and unleashing economic opportunity," he said. "We're going to bring back jobs and create more opportunities to prosper, maybe more than ever before in our country."
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As the emerging technology specialists on the Life+ team, we are incredibly excited and honored to represent Mindshare New York at Cannes. A big part of our role is to infuse innovation leveraging emerging technology in our North America clients' media campaigns. We were lucky enough to be able to attend SXSWi this year and gathered major inspiration from the tech companies we met with. We felt like we just scratched the surface in Austin and were hungry for more groundbreaking tech (and rosé, baguettes, et fromage!). While in Cannes, we are most excited to dive deeper in to our top 2017 innovation priorities: augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and voice technology.
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The Debating League of Europe is back!
Covering 9 tournaments in 9 countries, we are finally updating the results for our second season, 2013-2014.
We believe that we are seeing an increasingly cohesive debating scene where debaters from all over Europe regularly meet and mingle. We want to support this development and provide a common framework for keeping track of results of chosen tournaments across Europe. Please read more about our motivations in last year's announcement and for now, enjoy the results after 4 of 9 tournaments!


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Cajun Crawdads vs. 2 Louns Crew – 5 F.J. 539 (September 7, 2014) – Fantasy Baseball Trade Review (J.Soler/J.Harrison/M.Ozuna)
Cajun Crawdads vs. 2 Louns Crew
Decided September 7, 2014
Cite as 6 F.J. 539 (September 2014)
Factual Background
A rotisserie fantasy baseball league called The Incontinent League (hereinafter referred to as "roto league" or "IL" is a 12-team NL-only keeper league utilizing an auction-style draft and transaction platform. Teams are permitted to maintain up to ten (10) players during each off-season with individual players allowed to be kept for a maximum of three (3) consecutive years under contract. Each team is also permitted to keep two minor league players which are in addition to the ten players kept. This roto league also has a $26.00 draft salary cap, as well as a $36.00 in-season salary cap that is applicable for all teams.
As with many rotisserie leagues, the Incontinent League uses the standard 5×5 scoring categories to determine the standings and prize money. For offensive players, the five categories are: (1) batting average; (2) homeruns; (3) runs batted in; (4) runs scored; and (5) stolen bases. For pitchers, the five categories are: (1) wins; (2) earned run average; (3) WHIP (walks+hits/innings pitched); (4) strikeouts; and (5) saves. Statistics are cumulative throughout the course of the season and there are no head to head games contained within the Roto league.
The Incontinent League's commissioner submitted a proposed trade between two league members and seeks an opinion on whether the trade should be approved.
Procedural History
The Cajun Crawdads traded Will Venable (OF-SD, $1.40 in the second year of his existing contract with one year remaining), Matt den Dekker (OF-NYM, $1.00 in the first year of his existing contract with two years remaining), Chad Billingsley (SP-LAD, $0.10 in the first year of his existing contract with two years remaining) and Jorge Soler (OF-CHC, $0.50 on a minor league contract) to 2 Louns Crew in exchange for Josh Harrison (2B-PIT, $1.00 in the first year of his existing contract with two years remaining) and Marcell Ozuna, $0.50 in the second year of his existing contract with one year remaining)..
Issue Presented
(1) Should the trade between the Cajun Crawdads and 2 Louns Crew be approved?
The Court has consistently ruled that people who participate in fantasy leagues should be given the freedom to manage their teams according to their own preferences. Whether success is bred from that individual's decision-making is purely left to some skill, luck, dedication, and savviness. See Gangrene Master Yoda vs. Team Dizzle, 4 F.J. 284, 285 (October 2012); 4 Ponies vs. Carson City Cocks, 3 F.J. 13 (May 2011).
When presented with a dispute over the fairness or equitability of a trade, the Court will evaluate the objective merits of a deal and ensure that the integrity of the league is maintained. Victoria's Secret vs. C-Train, 2 F.J. 32, 35 (October 2010). Typically, the approval or rejection of a trade is based on whether the deal was made without collusion, has equitable consideration, and comports with the best interests of the league. See 4 Ponies vs. Beaver Hunters, 3 F.J. 26, 27 (June 2011). The virtue of a trade is measured in both quantifiable criteria and subjective needs of the teams involved. Carson City Cocks vs. Stud Muffins, 3 F.J. 23, 24 (May 2011).
No evidence has been submitted indicating any alleged collusion or malfeasance. As such, the Court will operate on the presumption that there is no collusive conduct between the parties.
The IL is a keeper league which can lead to a different evaluation of a trade as opposed to a non-keeper or redraft league. A trade that may look facially uneven or lopsided could easily pass muster in a keeper league. Trades made between teams in a keeper league need to be analyzed by other factors besides merely comparing statistics. Grave Diggers vs. Chilidogs, 4 F.J. 5, 8 (January 2012). These other factors include salary cap flexibility, contractual status of players, and long-term planning at the expense of the current season. Smittydogs vs. Moneyball, 1 F.J. 32, 33 (June 2010); Winners vs. Seven Shades of Shite, 3 F.J. 97, 102 (July 2011) (holding that team owners in keeper leagues with no hope of contending in the current season must make critical roster management decisions of whether to trade established players to help build for the future).
At first glance, the trade of Will Venable, Matt den Dekker, Chad Billingsley and Jorge Soler in exchange for Josh Harrison and Marcell Ozuna looks fair and equitable in terms of present day value. None of the players in this deal are considered elite for purposes of requiring additional scrutiny merely because of how valuable they are. See Steelers vs. Patriots, 3 F.J. 216, 220 (November 2011).
Typically the only circumstances where we will reject a trade are: 1) if the deal is made in violation of league rules; 2) if the deal is made through collusion; 3) the deal is so grossly lopsided that is has a detrimental effect on the whole league; and 4) if the deal makes absolutely no sense and/or fails to improve at least one of the team's rosters in any capacity. Grand Theft Votto vs. That Wimpy Deer, 6 F.J. 39, 42 (April 2014). Given the circumstances surrounding this trade, we are only analyzing whether numbers 3 or 4 apply.
This deal involves the exchange of players at various positions. When a trade such as this is consummated involving the exchange of players at all different positions, it can reasonably be concluded that both GM's have different interests and priorities with respect to the composition of their rosters. See In Pursuit of the Grail vs. Reloading Again, 6 F.J. 12, 13 (March 2014).
The Cajun Crawdads are currently in 4th place and only 3.5 points out of 3rd place. They are clearly still competing this season, and as such this trade epitomizes the dichotomy of keeper league trade strategy where one team in contention has a "win now" mentality by acquiring more expensive players coupled with a trade partner who building for the future by selling off assets. Knights vs. Seawolves, 5 F.J. 46, 48 (May 2013). On the other hand, 2 Louns Crew is in 11th place and is building towards the future.
The acquisitions of both Josh Harrison[1] and Marcell Ozuna will help the Cajun Crawdads significantly for the remainder of the year. Harrison has emerged as a star player with eligibility at multiple positions which adds to his value. He is currently batting .315 with 13 home runs, 48 RBI, 66 runs scored and 17 stolen bases. Plus, he only costs $1.00 and has two more years left on his contract. Ozuna has also had a solid seasons proving he can hit major league pitching. Ozuna has amassed a .264 batting average with 19 home runs, 78 RBI, 64 runs scored and three stolen bases.
In return, 2 Louns Crew continues to try and build for the future with the acquisition of Jorge Soler who is the centerpiece of this package. Soler is the latest Cuban defector to reach the big leagues and make a splash. In just 34 at bats, Soler already has three home runs and 11 RBI to go along with a .382 batting average. He will only cost $0.50 to keep for the next several years which could be tremendous value depending on how quickly he develops.
In addition to Soler, 2 Louns Crew also acquired Will Venable and Matt den Dekker as inexpensive outfield options. Neither is likely going to contribute much offensively, but they provide depth if so desired to be retained. The last player acquired by 2 Louns Crew is Chad Billingsley for only $0.10. He has missed most of the past two seasons with arm injuries and surgeries. Billingsley was once a solid fantasy pitcher, so if he can somehow come back for 2015 and remain healthy, he could provide great value at such a discounted price. Even if he does not come back or struggles mightily, he doesn't cost much so it will not have a negative impact on 2 Louns Crew's overall bottom line.
This trade falls square within the keeper league trade strategy dichotomy. The Cajun Crawdads have fulfilled their needs with the acquisitions of Harrison and Ozuna. Not only will they help for the rest of this season, but they can provide good value for the remainder of their respective contracts at reasonable prices. In addition, 2 Louns Crew continues his rebuilding towards 2015 with the acquisition of Jorge Soler. This could be a major turning point for this GM as Soler could become a star much like how Yoenis Cespedes, Yasiel Puig and Jose Abreu have burst on the scene over the past couple years. There is sufficient value being exchanged for each other. The motivations of both teams are obvious and the deal satisfies the needs of both parties. Based on the foregoing, the Court approves the trade between the Cajun Crawdads and 2 Louns Crew.
[1] He left the Pirates' game on September 6, 2014 after rolling his ankle and could miss some time. Currently it is unknown exactly how long he will be out.by


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|An Index to the Places in Edenbridge by Lionel Cole ⇒ Bridge House (Starborough) (TA 749).; Bridge house (Stangrave) (TA 746, 747).
|Historical records
|5th Apr 1891
|George Pullinger, M, Head, married, age 47, born Wadhurst, Sussex; occupation Ironmonger and Smith
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|Clara Pullinger, F, Wife, married, age 32, born Cowden, Kent
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|Frederick Geo Pullinger, M, Son, single, age 23, born Edenbridge, Kent; occupation Ironmonger's Assistant
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|Charles B Pullinger, M, Son, single, age 18, born Edenbridge, Kent; occupation Bank Clerk
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|Sophia Cheal, F, Servant, age 14, born Edenbridge, Kent; occupation: general domestic servant
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