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Board of Selectmen
November 20, 2007
7:00 pm
• Call to Order
1. STM – Moderator and Town Clerk
2. Chairman's Announcements
3. Citizen's Forum
7:15 pm
4. FY08 Classification Hearing
7:25 pm
5. Appointment – Assistant Plumbing Inspector
6. Building & Facilities Committee Update
7. GPI Contract Amendment
8. Private Road Policy
9. STM Motions
10. Administrators Report
11. Old / New Business
12. Adjournment
Future Agenda Items:
Dec. 4th: Liquor License Renewals; Financial Policy; GSC Discussion;
W/S Update
Dec. 18th: All other License Renewals
TBD: Skate Park Update; Fraud Policy; Personnel Policy; ConCom Water Restrictions; Cable; ZBA Fee's
Note: All times are estimates unless denoted as a Hearing.
Douglas Board of Selectmen
Meeting Minutes
November 20, 2007
Approved September 2, 2008
Call to Order:
Chairman Mike Hughes called the meeting to order at 7:01 pm in the Resource Room at the Municipal Center.
In attendance: Scott Medeiros, Paula Brouillette, Mitch Cohen, Executive Administrator Michael Guzinski, Administrative Assistant Suzanne Kane.
Other staff and citizens: Town Moderator Jerome Jussaume, Town Clerk Christine Furno, Town Engineer William Cundiff, Economic Development Permit Coordinator Cathryn Welch, Assessors Chair Jack Blatchford, Assistant Assessor Ida Ouilette, Highway Superintendent John Furno, Peter Harper, Larry Wiersma, Building & Facility Construction Committee Chair Daniel Heney, Members-Joel Rosenkrantz & Sean Holland.
Tribune Reporter Tom Mattson, Absent: Vice Chair John Bombara
1. STM- Jerome Jussaume & Christine Furno came forward: Mr. Jussaume Reviewed and is satisfied with the voter information, warrant, motions and presenters prepared by Town Administrator. Mike Guzinski Further discussion on Article 12 tonight on the warrant, there will be a forth coming motion and will be forwarded once decided.
ConCom plans on passing over Article 10 due to recent developments.
2. Chair Announcements: STM Tuesday November 27th at the Douglas High School Auditorium at 7pm and hope as many people that can attend will attend.
Suggestion of posting future town meetings on the message board in front of the High School.
3. Citizens Forum: No one came forward
4. FY08 Tax Classification Hearing (Handout): Mike Hughes opened the FY 2008 Tax Classification Public Hearing at 7:16 and read the legal notice in the Worcester T&G of November 15, 2007. Jack Blatchford and Ida Ouilette came forward. Jack Blatchford Sales analysis indicated the average single family home will see about a 1.66% decrease in value from FY07. Anticipated FY08 tax rate be $10.11 per $1,000, a decrease of $ .17. FY08 average single family home assessed value is $312,100 (FY07 average $317,400) and will see a tax decrease of about $107. Sign of a weak economy, there's a lot of inventory. Ida Ouilette another reason for the decrease that helped a lot, the SBA reimbursement for the schools kicked in this year.
Motion-Mitch Cohen Close the public hearing at 7:20 pm. Seconded- Scott Medeiros. All - aye.
Motion- Scott Medeiros Accept the tax rate of $10.11 as proposed. Seconded- Mitch Cohen.
All - aye.
5. Appointment – Assistant Plumbing Inspector: Mike Hughes Applications for Larry Wiersma and Peter Harper reviewed prior. No recommendation from Mr. Josey, decision is up to the Board. Discussion: Not uncomfortable with either, both very well qualified and comparable. Mr. Harper, in his interview was direct along with his availability.
Motion- Mitch Cohen to appoint Peter Harper as the Assistant Plumbing Inspector for a term ending June 30, 2008. Seconded- Paula Brouillette. All - aye.
Mike Hughes It was a tough decision and unfortunately have only one position available. Congratulated Mr. Harper and thanked both for coming.
6. Building & Facilities Committee Update-Dan Heney, Joel Rosenkrantz, Sean Holland & Bill Cundiff came forward: Dan Heney One of the first orders of business was to put together an RFQ, was done and solicited architectural firms to come in and access the buildings and needs. Held interviews, hired a firm comfortable with and toured most of the town owned buildings as a Committee (except Fire Station & Water Sewer Treatment Plant.) Consultant interviewed Town Departments to get input and needs, recently held a public hearing that went well, in the process of having a survey done to get public input before any recommendations and/or decisions are made. Well aware there may be some emotional attachment to some buildings and how the people feel about certain projects through the survey. Bill Cundiff Sent links out to the members. Next scheduled meeting Wednesday, any comments members have will be discussed, update the online forms, and hopefully after their comments get that live Thursday or Friday. Invited a number of the Department Heads to talk with us how the Committee can assist them with any RFQ's and RFP's they have going out, and any procurement issues ongoing. Our consultant advised it is still early in the process to talk to Clark Rowell (financial advisor). That will come after survey results are returned and find out what the priorities are for the different buildings, and then develop which projects take precedence.
Board input: Hoping to get a good response and putting it online gives greater accessibility. One of the agenda items for a future meeting is looking at our debt schedules, and hoping to get the value of the projects that we can drop in without impacting the tax rate from both our Town Treasurer and Financial Advisor from UniBank. Have a joint meeting in February or March, also with Capital Committee and some sub-set of the financial team, look at a five year plan and how to fund future projects as others get paid up and put together a plan that's looked at, at all angles. Requested info from the school about the two older buildings, deferred maintenance that has not been done on either for a long time. Looking to see if we can get any reimbursement from SBA. This is a 20 year plan they're trying to establish, five years is more realistic. This report will be our blue print for how we deal with growth the next 20 years. Will also be addressing the Fire Station exhaust system. Mitch Cohen Two vacancies, one to be approved by this Board and one by the School Committee. Make sure your Board stays out of the politics of it so you can be as technical and objective as you can. The Towns people, ultimately by the elected officials of the Town, primarily make decisions on the political issues. Joel Rosenkrantz No matter how technical or objective we need to be, we can't ignore the political and important emotional attachments or ties people have to structures in Town. We may come up with recommendations based on our consultant that make perfect sense technically, but the people may want to do something completely different and may be voted down because it's the most expensive and the people don't want it because maybe we can do two lesser projects for cheaper. Our goal is to put all the data together, give logical recommendations and what the Towns people also support.
Motion- Scott Medeiros to appoint Jeanne McHale to the Building & Facilities Committee to a tem ending June 30, 2008. Seconded- Mitch Cohen. All - aye.
7. GPI Contract Amendment-Bill Cundiff came forward. Contract is Greenman, Pedersen Inc, transportation consultant the Town used for designing and overseeing the construction improvements to Route 16. This is the third amendment, an additional $6,700.00 entails preparing a set of discontinuance plans because part of the original agreement with the State, was that the State road would become a town road and in order for that to happen some discontinuance plans need to be prepared and filed with the Registry of Deeds so the Town takes control of the road. In addition, Mass Highway requested a signal plan diagram so they could have that for their records. This money is planned to be paid for out of Chapter 90 money entirely, and has been agreed by John Furno.
Motion- Mitch Cohen to approve Amendment Three, engineering services agreement as presented. Seconded- Paula Brouillette. All - aye.
8. Private Road Policy (Handout): Mike Guzinski In response to a complaint received from a resident in regards to the condition of a private road he lives on, we requested this be put on the agenda for discussion, the situation and how we handle private roads in Town. Spoke to the individual by phone and explained we were investigating different ways to assist. Installing drainage and paving would be astronomical, looking to do some basic maintenance. Research done on past policies, information found on a past policy proposal back in 1999. This is a difficult issue, struggle between private individuals and the developers who own these roads vs the Town's responsibility to protect the health, safety and welfare of citizens. (Referenced Article 5 section 4 "Private Way Repairs" of the General Bylaws.) Residents have to petition to put something on Town Meeting Warrant, if approved the Town will bond monies to actually do improvements to a road and subsequently the cost of paying off the bonds are assessed to the owners of that roadway.
John Furno (2005 Policy Handout) & Bill Cundiff came forward to initiate the discussion at the Board level as to how you want to proceed and deal with the problems associated with this. Bill Cundiff Documents referred to:Official street map the Planning Board hands out to anyone requesting a copy, adopted in 1976 through Town Meeting, allows the Town from a Planning Board and building permit perspective to identify which roads are authorized to get permits. Since then, the only roads that should appear on there is through approved sub-divisions or court orders. To respond to the discussion adequately, need to identify what the ultimate goal is that the Board is interested in. Discussion: Paula Brouillette Immediate concern is public safety, recommendations and issues from Highway Superintendent, Town Engineer, Safety Committee and how to mange the process of making sure the roads are passable, safe for the residents that live on those roads and what the proposal is going forward. Bill Cundiff Implecations / ramifications from making those public or private from a Planning Board perspective: opening up a can of worms in trying to do a job we don't have the resources to do, a lot is involved doing title searches and documenting from back in the 1800's when some of these roads were laid out, any by product we move forward with we have to identify the fact that this may not be used for the purposes for the Planning Board. The Bylaw is very ambiguous and that may be the Selectmens first step to consider investigating to make sure it's clear. Will work with John and in developing what we think are regular maintenance items for the Town and move forward in that direction. Mitch Cohen Private areas are a gray area, but we are responsible to getting ambulances and fire engines to people's homes, we owe the public service of having safe passage of those vehicles. What is the cost of maintaining those roads and the reason for it being private? John Furno There are some in Town that the residents take care of on their own, and some call on a weekly basis. Paula Brouillette That's why there should be a policy, a standard way that backs John up when talking to those residents. Start with the one we have from 1999. Mitch Cohen Next step should be for these roads that aren't public, what is the Towns' ultimate goal for that road way? In reality this should be a public road, you're taking care of it, but some people are satisfied it remaining private. Bill Cundiff For the newer sub-divisions we have surety in place. The Town has the ability to plow the newer ones and if not done in a reasonable amount of time bill the applicant. Will address with the Planning Board. Scott Medeiros Agreed the Planning Board has control going forward. Every sub-division that gets endorsed is a private road from day one, and there's a level of responsibility that comes with it. Reimburse to the Town for maintaining at a cost effective rate.
Consensus of the Board: Approach to take is to get some initial data with the goal of working towards a policy that will help clarify some of these issues.
9. Assign STM Motions- (Handout): Note: In John Bombara's absence, he can be assigned.
-Article 1: Prior Year Bills - Mitch Cohen
-Article 2: Police Wages – Mike Hughes
-Article 3: Water & Sewer Department Truck – Water / Sewer Department
-Article 4: Inter-Municipal Agreement – Paula Brouillette
-Article 5: Senior Van – Paula Brouillette
-Article 6: Unemployment – Scott Medeiros
-Article 7: Reserve Fund – FinCom
-Article 8: Intermediate School Building Need Assessment, Design
Services & Repair – Margaret Reed / School Committee
-Article 9: Personnel By-Law Amendment – Dave St. George / Personnel Committee
-Article 10: Chestnut Street Land Swap – Passed Over
-Article 11: Amend Zoning By-Law "Water Resource Protection Overlay District" – Not presented by the Board of Selectmen.
-Article 12: Amend Zoning By-Law as per Ch. 43D's "Expedited Permitting Program" – Scott Medeiros (discussion to follow)
-Article 13: Amend General Bylaws as per Ch. 43D's "Expedited Permitting Program" – Mike Hughes
Article 12 Discussion: Bill Cundiff & Cathryn Welch came forward. Cathryn Welch Special Counsel incorporated the language that was brought forth from public comment. Town and Special Counsel attended, answered questions about concerns at the public hearing. Planning Board voted 3 – 2 after much discussion, to send this articled language to you (the Board). Points of agreement- A lot of time spent by staff, both Counsels, many Boards, and there's a firm commitment to moving forward with streamlined permitting. Points of disagreement- Because all this discussion has occurred in a tight time line, there may be confusion at Town Meeting and could put "Section B" at risk, which we really need. Even carry on into Article 13, which technically is separate regarding General Bylaw, but because it's related to streamline permitting. Cathryn and Bill feel comfortable passing over
Section 12A, the most confusing. We have complete agreement-no risk to the Town, to wait, deals with re-tenanting a structure and at this point the priority development sites have no structures.
Discussion: Mike Guzinski Document sent out to town meeting voters in the flyer was the exact language as printed in the warrant, recommending amendments at town Meeting floor. Recommendation from Cathryn is to not put "Sections A & C of Article 12" at this Town Meeting and defer them to the Annual Town Meeting in May, we'll have more time to make sure those sections are more fully and carefully reviewed. We all agree "Section A" is not needed; the remaining point of discussion regarding "Section C" was between the attorneys. "Section B" is needed, everyone is comfortable with the language and currently presented in the Warrant unchanged.
Recommendation: A complete elimination of "Sections A & C", "Section B" is currently in the warrant as presented. Jonathan Eichman from Kopelman & Paige does not believe it's needed to satisfy the requirements of MGL Chapter 43d, not something we want to toss out, review and prepare for Annual Town Meeting. Atty Costa is recommending that we consider putting "Section C" forward at this time. Ultimately the decision is the Boards, you have the recommendation and seeking your decision tonight on which motion to move forward with at STM next Tuesday. Cathryn Welch The risk with "C" is only, according to Adam Costa this afternoon (referenced his email) if from between now and ATM you received an application on a PDF site that require both a site plan review and special permit, and we had to continue the public hearing because the board couldn't reach the decision the first time. You could accomplish in 21 days the site plan review. Adam Costa also informed, it is unlikely that the State would deem us not in compliance on "C", and also very unlikely we will have an applicant who would come in for both, a special permit and site plan and deferred before ATM. Bill Cundiff The whole purpose of 43d is to ensure and guarantee that the due time line for all permits is 180 days, not counting the building permit.
Discussion continued: Come back with some minor bylaw changes "C", and make that even a better bylaw for the Town to present in the spring. The differences are going to be massively amended to some degree. There's nothing that talks about time frame in "C". Make sure the Town is reasonably and well protected.
Motion- Scott Medeiros We pass over "A & C", and the floor motion be "To see if the Town will vote to adopt Article 12 Sub-Section B only". Seconded- Paula Brouillette. All - aye.
Motions for STM- Mike Guzinski will email everyone tomorrow with supporting documentation.
10. Administrator's Report- Consensus of the Board: Go into executive session for a litigation matter as requested by Mike Guzinski.
11. Old / New Business:
Old Paula Brouillette- ZBA Fees. Consensus of the Board to put on the agenda for the December 18th meeting.
Paula Brouillette-GIC Packet. Have Mike Guzinski research potential savings on health insurance in the read file and discuss with the Board.
New Mike Hughes-Meet Prior to STM at 6:30.
Executive Session Motion- Mitch Cohen to enter into Executive Session at 9:20 pm for the purposes of Litigation and to leave Executive Session for the purposes of adjournment.
Seconded- Paula Brouillette. Roll Call Vote: Mitch Cohen – Aye, Paula Brouillette – aye, Mike Hughes – aye, Scott Medeiros – aye.
Mitch Cohen made a motion at 9:50 pm to come out of Executive Session for the purpose of adjournment. Paula Brouillette seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote: Mitch Cohen – Aye, Paula Brouillette – aye, Michael Hughes – aye, Scott Medeiros – aye.
12. Adjournment:
Scott Medeiros made a motion to adjourn at 9:50 pm. Seconded- Mitch Cohen. All – aye.
Respectfully submitted;
Jane L. Alger
Administrative Secretary


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Monday, 8 March 2010
6 reasons why women get there own day
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Wednesday, 3 March 2010
Lucid Dream
Right this is quite exciting, I've been waking up quite early recently then falling back to sleep. This has resulted in remembering a number of dreams I've had and this morning i had a lucid dream! Only ever remember having one of these before when I was we lad. The dream was in HD i.e. crystal clear gorgeous colours I remember being absellutly amazed by the detail of it all. There where bushes and trees all in blossom . the scene was slowly moving like I was in a car travelling at slow speed (but there was no car) i began to realise that i was able to change what was happening not to exact forms it was sort of like moving your hand through water or playing music. I tried to make an actual form like a figure but it didn't work everything just fell apart and i was left with a white space with bits flying about. If this all sounds a bit weird well it was but imagine your watching a film and then you start to realise that the back ground is changing to reflect your feelings eventually you don't care about the actors or the narrative and you become like a conductor but a conductor in charge of all your senses and feelings its quite fantastic!
if you want to get an idea of what it looked like follow this link to a piece of work I did a few years ago but think less gold and more spring.http://www.acwood.co.uk/building%20blocks/golden%20snow/golden-snow-in-the-summer-.jpg
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Stonehouse Road, Suttons Bay, MI - 20.38 Acres Close to the Village of Suttons Bay
LISTED & SOLD by Oltersdorf Realty LLC on 6/20/2014
Asking Price: $99,500
This 20 acre wooded and rolling building site with seasonal water views offers the ability to enjoy an estate size parcel ideal for a primary home or vacation retreat! Located within a low traffic neighborhood of quality homes just outside the Village of Suttons Bay yet still within biking distance to the sandy public beach, marina, restaurants, shopping, theater and schools! Call or e-mail for additional details on this exciting opportunity! *Subject to township land division approval.


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You asked it, we researched it, here's the answer folks! The ReelSEO virtual mailbag has been hit with the following question for some time, "when trying to watch YouTube or Vimeo videos, I only get a green screen in the video player and audio but no picture. How can I fix it?" Some attempts included updating Adobe Flash, updating Windows and restarting, all to no avail. Well Reel Readers, the answer lies within.
While green screen isn't a dirty term in video production circles, it might be to video viewers who get a green screen when trying to view some content on major video portals like Vimeo and YouTube. You might hear something like "rassafrackin' brigabrackin' green screen!!" but with much more vulgarity and perhaps a colorful euphemism or three…..so,
Here's the Quick Way to Fix the Green Screen of Video Death
First off, finish up that vulgarity-riddled tirade and take a deep breath. It's really not all that difficult to fix, but if you have never found the proper solution you may just be frustrated beyond belief. Next, right click on the green screen in the video player and choose Settings.
This will bring up the diminutive Adobe Flash settings, which does not amuse Jean-Claude one bit apparently.
Who would be given that this is all taking time away from getting to the actual video content you want to see. Continuing on, with that settings window visible, click the first icon in the lower set of tabs, looks like a monitor with a play button showing.
When you do that there will be only one option and all you need to do is uncheck "enable hardware acceleration." Then just click close, refresh the page and bingo bango bongo, problem solved.
No going back to factory settings or any other settings, it's just a couple simple clicks and boom, video playback is achieved. Pat self on back and get back to those funny cat videos.
What if it Happens AGAIN!?
Argh! I did this and then later it started again, what the hell man?!
When you update your Adobe Flash it is possible that the setting gets changed back to enabled. Just go back through and check the setting again and you will be ready to roll. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.


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Happy Valentines Day!
Lovers are making plans for their sweetest hearts. For me an mines, its going to be a day like any other. But of course making those last minute cards and candies for school.
My husband always buys the girls a rose and a bear with a box of chocolates and takes it to them at school. We make separate plans on the weekend. But as he would say "everyday is valentines day"
I personally like the simplest of sweet things. How about how beauty can come out of something so utilitarian as paper.


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New Album favorite of course is an AGAIN crowd favorite, James Blake titled I need a forest. I have always been a huge fan of James Blake and I know this album was anticipated by so many simply because his last one was so great. I got the opportunity to see him perform last night at the Belasco theater here in LA where all of my high expectations were met. Last time I saw him I was at the Hollywood forever cemetery and was reminded of that interview of Jim Morrison when he is asked what the future of music will be, and he basically describes James Blake. His voice is heart wrenching and his sound takes you on a journey.
I need a Forest Fire
Listen to the whole album on Spotify
Get a list of his tour dates here, if he is coming near you I highly recommend it


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Welcome to our department. Use the menu on the left to navigate our website. For more information please contact a member of our staff listed on the right.
Building Healthy Future – Environment and Lives
The mission of the departement of Public Health and Community medicine is to improve the publics health by innovative research, training health professionals from diverse backgrounds and future leaders, translating research into policy and practice, and serving our local communities and the communities of the nation and world.
Max Petzold
Deputy Chair
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Story highlights
President Barack Obama's oldest daughter Malia is a high school senior
The President said he turned down an opportunity to speak at graduation because of his emotions
Obama made the remarks in Detroit on Wednesday
Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama is preparing for what a lot of parents feel at their child's high school graduation -- overwhelming emotion.
Obama said Wednesday he turned down an invitation to speak atdaughter Malia's graduation in the spring because he is"going to cry."
"Malia's graduating in June. I can't talk about it," Obama said during lunch at the Jolly Pumpkin Brewery in Detroit with Mayor Mike Duggan and others."
They're going to leave their daddy. It's shameful!"Malia, the President's oldest daughter, is a high school senior at Sidwell Friends School in Washington.
She has not yet announced where she is attending college.
Obama also took another opportunity to look into the future while in Detroit, remarking that he was going toneed a new car in a year when he leaves office.
While delivering remarks at the UAW-GM Center for Human Resources, Obama said he was going to miss his American-made limousine, but took time to car shop while visiting the North American International Auto Show on Wednesday.
At the auto show Obama was seen checking out the new Chrysler Pacifica, telling reporters, "It's cool driving a minivan."
The President was also seen smiling while sitting in the driver's seat of a bright orange Chevrolet Bolt EV.
Credit: CNN.com


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'Business Leaders Live!' at World Ag Expo
'Business Leaders Live!' will be broadcast live from the World Ag Expo from 9am-11am on"The Answer' 1680.
51st World Ag Expo® farm show on February 13-15, 2018
The largest annual agricultural exposition of its kind, World Ag Expo® boasts more than 1,500 exhibitors displaying cutting-edge agricultural technology and equipment on 2.6 million square feet of exhibit space. In 2017, 105,780 people came from 43 states and 71 countries to attend the 50thanniversary of World Ag Expo®.
The World Ag Expo® Arena will once again offer daily Equipment Showcases, where exhibitors will perform live demonstrations of their latest products. Seminars will be offered in a variety of categories, including dairy, irrigation, international trade, business and farm management, marketing and media, and general agriculture. These seminars are presented by professionals in the industry and provide attendees with valuable information to improve their operations.


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hubris goat20 Dec 2016 Moderator
...blows listlessly across the snowy plains of qpr.org. ..
...blows listlessly across the snowy plains of qpr.org. ..
It's a bit of a desolate landscape in qpr.org. ... Hard to entice the unwary in without a siren's song. Best not to use the police siren song, that tends to put even the innocent off. I'd go with a scantily clad siren with come to bed eyes; it'd work for me, probably.
Tim Nice But ... Managed To Avoid Any Cocteau Twins Reference
Dunno 'bout you but I often find the site won't let me post?
I haven't had an issue posting, apart from when it occasionally say's I can't, but I have anyway, and it worked. Doesn't happen often though; not that I post often anyway.
Tim Nice But ... Confused Myself There
@Boston R Dunno 'bout you but I often find the site won't let me post?
What happens when you try to post Ian? Can you give me a brief description?
Not sure HUD, it's intermittent but fairly regular, often stops me posting for days. The sites post a reply tab usually adopts a grey look, apart from that the place looks pretty much the same.
Okay, will let Ben know.


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Public Service Reform
Public Service Reform. Attempting to simply emulating private sector practices to reform the public service, as suggested by some in the new public management movement, has contributed to aggravation, cynicism and decreased morale among civil servants. These two papers, by Christian Rouillard and Isabelle Fortier, are published by the Institute for Research on Public Policy.
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What to Expect
You can expect to feel welcomed – First Presbyterian is located at an intersection: geographically, theologically, generationally and politically. What binds us together is our commitment to glorifying God, inviting all into a transforming relationship with Jesus Christ.
About our Worship….
Our desire is for our worship to be a transforming experience which not only shapes and grows our faith, but ultimately brings glory to God. Our worship is rooted in the reformed tradition and translates into our contemporary setting. Every element of the service is selected or created to help us engage and apply the scriptures to our lives. The music ranges from traditional hymns to praise choruses, from an organ to a piano to a praise team, from choirs to ensembles to solos, from visual images to multimedia presentations to movie clips. Our prayers are sometimes offered by the worship leader, sometimes together, sometimes responsorial, and other times silently. We systematically move through the scriptures to help us live into and experience the fullness of God's revelation to us. Our preaching is grounded in scripture, while speaking into our lives today.
All are welcome to join with us on this journey of faith – whether you are just beginning to explore what faith means in your life or have an enduring relationship with Jesus.
Sunday mornings at First Pres:
- All are welcome. Sunday morning worship at 8:30 a.m. in our Hope Chapel and 10:30 a.m. in our sanctuary. Worship is a mix of contemporary teachings within a traditional background.
- We celebrate communion typically on the first Sunday of each month and welcome all who profess Jesus as Lord and Savior to share in the Lord's Supper with us.
- Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. for all ages
- Children are welcome in worship, as we are a church family. If parents choose, nursery care, located on the lower level, is available all morning for newborn through 3 year olds. A cell phone paging system is available, allowing nursery staff to connect with parents if needed.
- At our 10:30 worship service, young children through 5th grade, may participate in Children's Church during a portion of the service.
We really enjoy our "Coffee Hour" following each worship service. It's a time to catch up with old friends and make new acquaintances over a cup of coffee.
- We come to church to glorify God…and some come casually dressed, others more formally attired.


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Halo 5 Escape From A.R.C
Blue Tunnel Loading Bay
Blue Tunnel Locker Room
Blue Tunnel Entrance
Blue Tunnel Exit
These are shots showing off the blue tunnel in the Warzone map Escape From A.R.C. The tunnels were my primary responsibility on the map. I did a large portion of the modeling and texturing using tiling textures. I also worked with design to ensure the space is fun to play in and has good cover points around the space.
Loading Bay Establishing Shot
Establishing shot for the loading bay area just outside the blue tunnel exit.
Loading Bay
Loading Bay Play Space
Most of the hard surface assets in these shots were done by me, most of which were textured using tiling textures. The main exception are the truck tires which were 1 off assets that I zBrushed and then textured for a PBR pipeline.
Mining Truck
Mining Truck
The mining truck is an asset that originally came from Campaign. I was responsible for optimizing the asset and re-texturing it using the tiling texture set we were using for that map. The tires I replaced and did a full zBrush and texture pass on.
Observation Hut Exterior
Observation Hut Interior
This is the Observation Hut, a small building that can overlook the rocket pit and has a ceiling window that looks up at the rocket. It was textured using tiling textures.
Red Tunnel Entrance
An outside shot of the Red Tunnels, showing off my platforms, truck and tunnel entrance.
Red Tunnel
Red Tunnel Boss Area
These are various shots showing off the red tunnel and red tunnel boss area. I did most of the modeling in this area and also did set dressing and cover placement.


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Economic Methodology
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Economic Methodology Resit Training - Group 1 (English)
This training is open for both Dutch and international students. The training will be held in English. With this training, you will be prepared for your resit exam. At the start of the 8 hour training, you will receive the 'TentamenTrainingen.nl' booklet with a summary of the course and exam questions to practice. Only 15 students can join this training, so there is room for individual attention and asking questions. Please note: the warranty only applies when you follow both the midterm and the endterm training course with us.
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Joomla is a user friendly content management system
You can no longer make a sophisticated internet presence with static websites nowadays. If you would like to retain your viewers, you will need to regularly update your site and deliver new content – and a content management system will make this all a lot easier. A good content management system is characterised by a high level of user friendliness which does not require any extensive programming skills or HTML knowledge. Joomla is one such system, which is also offered as an open source software. This means you will not need to pay any licensing fees. Joomla has a modern and flexible design and is also one of the most widely used open source content management systems – in addition to WordPress and Drupal.
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New Addictive Puzzle Games Warp Shift Hit The Android Apps on Google Play :- Definitely Pokemon Go is creating buzz all around the world but recently a new Android game has knocked on the doors of the gaming world that is going to catch your breath with its clever game play and distinctive artsy visual style, we are talking about new android game with the name "Warp shift".
This game was earlier available on Apple App stores for few months but now company has ended the period and are selling this game on Google's play store at the price of just $3. This is just a small price to get rid of all the nasty in-app purchases that ruins the gameplay and let one play the game without any interruption.
About "Warp shift" game:
It is not like some boring puzzle game but is a set of unique puzzle which is set in a mysterious world. This game takes you on a marvelous journey that not just challenges your mind but stimulates your senses as well.
It has intriguing sound designs with breath-taking visuals. One has to take the girl name "Pi" and her magical friends though a maze like confines of a chamber back to her home with no idea about the next step where it is going to lead you. Pi has trapped herself along with her friends in a chamber and her friends instead of blaming her of the heat for causing the earth quake that opened the earth beneath their feet, they together search for the way back to their homes. And to help them in reaching their homes one has to solve the maze like puzzle and has to bring the missing pieces of a huge pillar back in the centre of the chamber.
You job is to search for these pieces which are either hollowed out into rooms or are solid and then have to rearrange these cubes so that the door ways are aligned properly making out a way for them to leave. Main objective of this game it to sort all the puzzles which in turn ultimately restore the tower.
It runs on all the phones like Galaxy S3 Mini, HTC google Nexus 9, Samsung Galaxy Note 3, One Plus One, Asus google Nexus 7 etc. and requires Google's android 4.1 Jelly Bean. This game is quite addictive and if one is interesting in buying this game then they have to head to the Google play store.


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The other weekend we I attended the Washington State Fair for the first time. (Until last year it was the Puyallup Fair and it had a terribly earwormy theme song that is currently infecting the brains all those who've heard it before and are reading this. Sorry.) The fair was more fun than I expected it to be. And I was expecting some fun.
We were there with Scott's parents who were staying at a lovely B&B which was run by a woman who told them that they needed to eat a Fisher's Scone while they were there. The B&B owner worked serving the scones when she was a teenager and she told them it was something of a tradition. And so the first thing we did was get four scones (delicious, comparable to English Cream Tea). They were served in the handle bag shown above and over the course of the day I saw lots and lots of these bags (as well as lots and lots of Fisher's counters). Thankfully Carrieann78 chimed in and mentioned that the scones are great to freeze. That explains why we saw so many people carrying full Fishers bags to their cars and also why didn't I think of that?
Here is what else we saw:
Rodeo! We saw one of the rodeo playoffs and it was the real deal. A solid two and a half hours of people in it to win.
Circus! While Cirque Magnifique was performing people and horses were passing behind it headed to the second rodeo of the day and it was fun watching cowboys observing the people on the trapeze.
Deep fried butter! Sadly we didn't get a chance to come back and try this. I thoroughly disappointed myself by having a sensible Caesar salad with grilled chicken for lunch. There was a shocking lack of otherwise outrageous deep fried things at this fair. It's like we are living in a health conscious area or something. Pffft.
Baby chicken!
A chicken that looks like Phyllis Diller! A bit. Am I right?
Oliver here is pretty chill.
When in Rome.
Among the collections I noted these AOL subscription discs, The Greatest American Hero and Alf. Apparently I miss the end of the previous millenium.
Obligatory photo of adults on the big swing thingy.
My recommendations? If you're going in the morning get there first thing, our first two hours wandering around on a Saturday morning were blissfully uncrowded. If you're going to catch the evening hours go after 3pm, which seems to be the warmest and busiest point of the day. If you're buying tickets to the rodeo try to get something in section #8. We had a straight-on view and I felt like all the broncos and bulls headed right for the area in front of us, also we were closer to the spot where the Mutton Busting was best viewed.
One thing we didn't see was any competition results from Home Food Arts, like preserving, pickling and jams. We were too early for the Salsa Showdown or the Jam and Jelly Contest or the cake decorating. With all the renewed interest in those areas I assume the competition would be fierce, and I do mean that in to read as fierce in your head.
If you are really hoping to see baby bunnies check the schedule, when we were there all the chickens (magnificent chickens, don't get me wrong) were being shown off with only a few handsome rabbits off to the side. There are different animals shown on different dates. Don't miss Cirque Magnifique if you can. Go check out Luminasia and tell me if it's worth it, we didn't get a chance to see it when we were there. And, please, tell me if the deep fried butter is worth going back for. Because I totally will.


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Rip currents kill more people on average than bushfires, cyclones, floods, and shark attacks, according to a new study.
A short investigation led by Rob Brander, of the University of New South Wales, put the number of deaths caused by rips into context with other "natural hazards" including bushfires, cyclones, floods and shark attacks.
A rip is a strong current caused by water from waves breaking on the beach flowing back out to sea through deeper channels in the sand. The current can easily pull swimmers away from the shore.
The average number of deaths caused by rips per year is 21, according to an earlier study which analysed reported deaths between 2004 and 2011. This compares with 7.5 for cyclones, 5.9 for bushfires, and one for sharks when deaths are averaged over the longest available databases for each, some going back as far as 1852.
When looking at deaths averaged over the same 2004 to 2011 period, bushfires dominated due to the Black Saturday fires in 2009.
The authors excluded heatwaves because of the "the complexity of the issue and interrelated factors affecting heat-related mortality" despite acknowledging the number of fatalities is "likely greater than those caused by rip currents". According to the Australian Emergency Management Institute, heatwaves have resulted in 2,887 deaths from 1890 to 2013. This would average out to 23.5 deaths per year, slightly more than rips.
We can get a broader picture of rips in Australia by looking further afield at previous research.
The victims of rip drownings are mostly male, with 84.5% of incidents compared to 15.5% for females. This is similar for rip related rescues, of which 48.8% involved males, 26% females, and 25.3% where gender wasn't recorded.
The most prevalent age group for rip drownings was 25 to 29 (14.1%) followed by 20 to 24 (12.7%).
Another pilot study surveyed 671 rip survivors to better understand the demographics and behaviour of swimmers caught in rips. The survey ran on beach and surf related websites, with a small amount of surveys conducted in person at a beach, so the population surveyed is biased towards people already seeking out beach and surf information online.
The results contradicted the belief that it's mostly overseas tourists getting caught in rips – the majority (77%) were Australian. Of the 23% that were born overseas, the largest proportion were from the UK (45.5% of non-Australian respondents), followed by Americans (12.8%) and Europeans (12.8%).
While the majority were at a patrolled beach (59.2%), rather than an un-patrolled one (28.8%), 73.3% of people weren't swimming between the flags, with only 21.7% inside (2.9% responded "sometimes", and 2.1% "not sure").
Most escaped the rip current without any assistance, either by swimming sideways against the current or floating out with the rip and then swimming in.
Three quarters of those surveyed were successfully able to identify a rip from photos shown in the questionnaire.
Beach safety
• Swim between the flags if you're on a patrolled beach, and raise your arm to signal to lifeguards if you get into difficulty
• Read any safety signs about current conditions
• Swim with a friend
• If you're caught in a rip, don't panic and keep floating with the rip. Raise your arm to attract attention from a lifeguard if you're on a patrolled beach. If you're a strong swimmer, swim parallel to the beach to escape the rip, never swim directly towards the shore
• Learn how to spot rips and avoid them
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Established in 2005, Billiechick has been serving the city's food lovers with various cake, and also sumptuous delicacies to introduce a new value of living to consumers, which are rich in creativity & appearance.
It's quiet sad to see this place get's bumped out by the current dining place. The place serves decent Indonesian & Western food. Then again, a major upgrade is necessary for modern success.


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I hope you're into pictures of golden retriever puppies, because that's all this post is!
So, this is Winnie. She was born on August 12, 2017. She likes eating leaves, gnawing on trash, digging holes in the backyard, chasing squirrels, and snuggling. She is my greatest treasure. I mean, LOOK AT HER.
I tried to put these photos in chronological order so you can see how she's grown. It's amazing! I want to cry when I look at these pictures of her when she was so tiny and precious. Why can't they stay little forever?
Even when we first got her, she had these crazy, long, thick whiskers.
Please note the jealous Gibby lurking in the background.
Here's a size comparison so you can see how little she once was. Now she's as big as he is!
Unfortunately, we did have an accident when she was a baby. Gibby accidentally chomped on her face and gave her a black eye. It was so sad! We were all traumatized.
After that incident, it was all downhill with the discipline. Originally we weren't going to let her on the furniture. Then after her black eye, we were all like, "Oh, Winnie, please sit up on the couch with me! You can snuggle if you want!" We've created a monster. Now every time I come out of my basement office, she's just lying on the couch like the queen of Sheba.
Also, if you were wondering, she made a full recovery. Well, not full. When she is tired, her one eye gets a little lazy and goes the wrong way. It's adorable.
She always folds under her right paw when she lays down and it's THE cutest thing I've ever seen. Why does she do it????
Wow, I really miss being able to hold her like a baby. However, judging by her face in this picture, I doubt that she misses it as much as I do.
She was a very serious puppy, so we were thrilled when she started smiling like a real golden retriever.
We took this picture for Thanksgiving (or Thanksgibbing, as we like to call it). Mom made Gibby a hat and collar, and we repurposed me and Morgan's baptismal bonnet for Winnie.
And can I get a hell yeah for Gibby? He's such a sweet old man.
I sometimes wonder how Gibby and Winnie view their relationship with one another. In dog years, he's 77 and she's about 4. Is he her brother? Her dad? Her grandfather? Her husband? I've determined that he's more like her elderly neighbor that she frequently annoys, a la Dennis the Menace and Mr. Wilson.
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My husband asked me to take him shopping the other day. Believe it or not, that never happens. We shop differently. He goes to the hardware store and comes out empty-handed. I go to the mall and buy everything. But this time, he wanted me to come along because he wanted my opinion — another first.
"I need makeup," he said, as we headed out the door.
Oookay. What could he possibly need makeup for? To cover up the scratches in the kitchen table? Don't they have something at the hardware store for that?
"And I need it to match my skin tone," he continued.
Then it dawned on me. We'd recently been invited to a Halloween party and he was planning his costume. At least, I hoped that was it.
I haven't been to a Halloween party since I was young and thin enough to fit into a French maid costume. There's no way I can wear any of those sexy outfits as a middle-aged woman. First of all, they wouldn't fit around my middle-aged fat. And secondly, no one wants to see my sun-spotted skin, thunder thighs and beer/wine/coffee gut protruding out from that skimpy material. There will be no more Naughty Nurse, Bawdy Barmaid or Pretty Princess costumes for me. Now, if you want a hospital custodian, drunken old sot or weight-challenged witch, call me.
"So what are you planning to wear to this Halloween party?" I asked, worried he might be thinking of going as a Naughty Nurse, Bawdy Barmaid or Pretty Princess.
"A Meth Dealer." That made complete sense. We've been so caught up in marathon viewings of "Breaking Bad," it seems like Walter White and Jesse Pinkman are part of the family. As for the meth part, we're not sure what that is exactly. Probably some kind of metaphor for life.
"I've got the baldhead cap," my husband said, "but I need it to blend into my skin so it looks real."
"I see," I said. "As for the rest of the costume, you're not planning to go in your tighty whiteys like Walter White, are you? Because there's no way I'm going out in public with you in your underwear."
"Fine," he said, channeling his character. "I'll wear pants."
"So," I said, "if you're going to be Mr. White, the chemistry-teacher-turned meth-cook, do you want me to go as his beautiful wife?"
"I was thinking you'd be Jesse Pinkman, Walter White's assistant." What? He expected me to wear baggy, low-slung jeans with my boxers showing, a T-shirt that says, "Yo, Witch!" (edited for the family newspaper), an oversized hoodie and a knitted stocking cap? Works for me. Hopefully no one will recognize me.
Tom is totally into this costume. In fact, he plans to "cook" his own blue crystal candy (he got the recipe on The Food Network site.) I just hope there are no DEA agents there, or we may have to call Saul to bail us out of jail.
Oh well. It's only for a few hours, right? Then we can go home, eat a bunch of leftover Halloween candy and watch the last episode of the best TV show ever: "Breaking Bad."
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Seriously. Mandy is so right, there has been a lot going on lately, so much so that both my journal entries and this blog are getting the short end of the stick.
Not so today, nothing like a little Every Man for Himself Syndrome to get me all fired up and ready to say something about it. I've had two not so rewarding conversations today, one with a do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do parent who believes very strongly in accountability as it applies to other people's children, but, eh, not so much as it applies to his own offspring. The other conversation (as fate would always have it) with our most popular Mr. A, who is always a delightful conversationalist as long as pretty much everything is going his way.
After my disappointment had worn off over the complete and utter waste of the 30 minutes of futility that I wasted on Mr. Crappy-but-oh-so-well-meaning parent, I get a small breather and (like a lamb to the slaughter)forge right into another dissatisfying verbal exercise but with a sprinkling of paranoid delusion as a chaser.
The first guy, father of one of my daughter's friends, believes that somehow his daughter's current possession of Dominique's $300 coat adequately makes up for the fact that his daughter has failed to retrieve her own $80 coat from friends of the two girls, who still probably wear her coat to this day. The fact that Dominique does not have his daughter's coat, nor has she had it at any time in the past 9 months, and that his princess has seen it on another girl's body multiple times and failed to retrieve it means nothing to him. All he knows (or is capable of processing at this time) is that Dom had it at one time and that his daughter doesn't currently have it. All attempts at reasoning with him, or even bringing him up to a common level of communication, were exercises in complete and utter futility. I could have shucked my eyeballs with an oyster spoon and felt more successful. I did offer to pay for half of the replacement value of his daughter's coat and he so graciously offered to 'divide the baby' (biblically speaking of course) and give me back half of Dom's coat. (thank goodness he offered while I had only HALFWAY shucked my eyeballs)
Anyway, *sigh*, on to number two. My attempt at making sure that my line of communication regarding visitation was still reasonably open. I call Mr. A; say hey Mr. A, I just want to make sure that we are on the same page here, I've gone over December's calendar and it looks like we are on track for you for this coming weekend, does this sound right? ...*grumble grumble grumble*... I am in bed, *grumble, grumble*.... (did I mention it is 5 pm?) I say, well can you go look at a calendar? NO... *grumble, grumble*... at this point some rude and unnecessary things are said to me about my fears of messing up my weekends with my boyfriend, now his weekends are all messed up, blah, blah, blah, I say, no - I just want to make sure we are on the same page.... Anyway, long story short he calls back in 20 seconds (after checking his calendar) and very sweetly says, yes, you are right, this coming weekend is mine. I say, wow, were all of those rude things that you said really necessary? (why do I have to open my mouth? I should have just accepted the gift of acquiescence at face value and left it alone) He goes off on a 'what-are-you-talking-about-rude-are-you-recording-this' tirade and then *click*. End of conversation.
And so I am left asking myself, as I do more and more lately, what ever happened to the 'do the right thing' principle? Seriously, it seems that the world is increasingly filled with people who've just thrown integrity out the window and adopted the motto of do the right thing, but only if there is something to be gained from it. I've tried to hold myself to the golden rule standard as much as possible throughout my adult life, and I suffer from a very healthy sense of guilt when I do not. (I know Mandy can relate to this because she can't even sleep if she has an unpaid fine at the library) I admit that I am not always successful, but I refuse to adopt the screw or be screwed attitude that is growing all around us at an alarming rate.
I am a strong believer in both Karma and a higher power and I am resolved to continue to try to teach my children that the best course of action is to choose according to your conscience, even when you have nothing to gain or even something to lose. Especially when some of their closest role models chose otherwise. At times, especially now, I feel like I am fighting an uphill battle in a blizzard with an picnic knife instead of a sword, but that is what we are required to do when we sign on as parents, right? As hard as it is to deal with the drivel of those who are small-minded, paranoid, and probably have to delude themselves at the ultimate cost of eventually losing who they are to their unnatural crusades for personal gain, I will not compromise my integrity for my own personal gain. I won't. I won't. I won't.
(I know, that was a rant)
Life is so damn good and so damn rewarding and so damn fulfilling when you just DO THE RIGHT THING.
OK, time for some tea.
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Fathom Community Works: Time to Serve
Designed as a way for us to make community service a sustainable part of our culture and inspire others to do the same, Fathom's Community Works program grants each team member the gift of time. In addition to company-wide service events, we can each design our own volunteering experience to perform on company time.
I chose to spend my Community Works day at the Hartford Catholic Worker House, which runs after-school programs for children in the neighborhood, provides temporary shelter for those who need it, and has been building community in the north end of Hartford for more than 20 years.
My first experience with the Catholic Worker was volunteering at the soup kitchen at Viva House in Baltimore during my college days, when I was inspired to learn about Dorothy Day's philosophy of direct aid for the poor and non-violent advocacy. Day was famous for giving new volunteers the dirtiest jobs, so I brought my work gloves prepared to be of service wherever they needed me most.
And those gloves got a workout! I spent the first part of the day scrubbing, mopping and tidying the living space in one of the cheerfully painted Victorian houses that is temporarily home to a high school student who spent years moving from one relative's couch to another. Living here has provided much-needed stability and safety for this high school sophomore, and it felt good to make it a more welcoming home.
Tuesdays, the day that I had volunteered, are their quietest day, which I had chosen intentionally because I wanted to talk to the people who run the house.
During a lunch break between cleaning projects, Chris Doucot and I sat on the front porch and talked about social justice, building community, and his experiences over the two decades since he and his wife, Jackie, founded the community. His father, a retired steel
worker, dropped Chris off at the Worcester Catholic Worker on his college graduation day, and he hasn't looked back since.
He told me that a lot of kids in the neighborhood call Chris and his wife 'ÄúMom and Dad'ÄĚ for the important roles they'Äôve played in their lives, though he tries to suggest Aunt Jackie and Uncle Chris instead. Now, some of those kids have grown up and have kids of their own who call them Grandma and Grandpa.
Over the course of our conversation, Chris stopped to talk to a boy walking down the street, encouraging him to visit his grandmother, and to his own son, about his friend who died a day earlier in a car accident. He notes that one unintended consequence of raising two boys in the neighborhood has been seeing so many friends die. Their commitment isn't without sacrifice, but it has made them a part of the community.
As I gathered up my cleaning supplies at the end of the day, Chris invited me to come back in the future. Saturdays are magical on Clark Street, he said, with a gathering in the backyard, laughter, conversation and a meal served 'Äúfrom littlest to biggest.'ÄĚ
The experience was a reminder of something that Viva House had instilled in me years ago: that we choose every day what kind of world we create, from decisions large and small. Like almost every volunteer experience, I felt that I had received so much more than I had given.
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The theatre that is called the Assemblay Room at Normansfield was opened in June 1879 with a grand event graced by the band of the Grenadier Guards and attended by half the medical profession of London, because it is situated in the centre of a sanatorium near Teddington established by Dr John Langdon Down (who gave his name to Down's Syndrome, and his energies to looking after 150 patients suffering from that disability). The theatre is a gem, wooden ceiling, big proscenium, capacious backstage facilities, seating nearly two hundred, sumptuously decorated in the then current style. Cost to build: £3678; cost to renovate; £1.4 billion.
As a fund-raising opening Patience was exercised. Before the interval a top-hatted Timotny West (playing the Savoy Theatre's one-time stage manager) rehearsed the first act of the 1881 Patience ( a modern parallel would be Britten's Let's Make an Opera). After drinks most of Act Two was performed straight. A distinguished cast had given its time and services to taking part, some with script in uand, but all note perfect. George Grossmith - the original 'Fleshly Poet' Bunthorne - had been the inspiration for the theatre, here flashily and camply portrayed by Simon Butteriss. The title-role was prettily played by Charlotte Page with a voice that was accurate but with the cutting edge of an oxy-acetylyne welder. The stars of the performance were Anne Collins as Lady Jane and Donald Maxwell as Col. Calverley.
What on earth happened to young Gilbert that he was so down (sorry ) on over large and over age spinsters ? Yet, as no doubt Gilbert intended, Anne Collins rose above it, wielded her cello womanfully and was a palpable hit.
The rehearsal scene creaked a little but the second half was hugely enjoyable. It is not Sullivan's best score but there are some delightful numbers as the evening goes on, directed by David Steadman, clanging away on a jangly upright. Script and production by Anthony Baker. Superb costumes devised by Peter Mulloy with the co-operation of the dear old Carla Rosa company.


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JazzPA's Board of Directors is busy at work putting together the 2015 Summer Jazz Celebration, which once again promises to be one of the premier jazz events this side of the Hudson River. We welcome your input and support. Please contact Catherine at email@example.com with any suggestions, comments and wish lists. If you'd like to be involved with one of JazzPA's many committees, please let us know - we'll be thrilled to have you working with us as we prepare a jazz festival Centre County can embrace! We look forward to working with the community and providing service to Central Pennsylvania and all of its communities for years to come.
JazzPA's Board of Directors: John Arrington (Treas.), Lea Asbell-Swanger, Rick Crider, Catherine Dupuis (Pres.), Curtis Ishler, Pam Long, Leslie Wagner, Paul Wagner (V. Pres.), Holly Wilson, Tom Wilson, Betsy Dupuis (Of Counsel).
JazzPA is a non-profit corporation in the State of Pennsylvania with IRS 501c3 designation. We welcome the opportunity to visibly acknowledge your sponsorship and support. Please contact us today. See you July 23rd at the Palmer Museum and July 24th and 25th in historic Bellefonte!
Warren Vache shares his insights with a local student during the Saturday afternoon Master Class (2011).
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Wycliffe Gordon (2010) with Jay Leonhart
Jerry Dodgion (2009) with David Finck
Byron Stripling and Tom Malone (2008)
Bill Mays/Invention Trio (2007)
Bucky Pizzarelli (2006) with Ken Peplowski
Russ Kassoff Trio (2005-2015)
In 2009, we mourned the passing of our founder Joe Alessandro, and dedicated our weekend of jazz to Joe: all he meant to the local jazz community as a musician, a mentor and a teacher. Celebrating the strong saxophone of Central PA, including Steve Bowman, Rick Hirsch, David Stambler and Dan Yoder, plus the incredible award-winning State High Jazz Band with their outstanding sax section led by Kevin Supina, under the direction of Rich Victor, we thanked Joe for making his and our dream come true, a jazz festival all of Centre County embraces!
JazzPA began as the State College Jazz Festival: local saxophonist Joe Alessandro's dream, who then convinced Catherine Dupuis to "make it happen!" In 2005, with the help of local residents Maralyn and Paul Mazza, the South Hills School and many generous sponsors, local and nationally-acclaimed musicians participated in a one-day summer jazz festival filling the South Hills School Bandshell and surrounding lawns and gardens with jazz music and enthusiastic community support.
Expanded to 2 days, the 2006 summer festival became a multi-venue event, moving to downtown State College PA and kicking off with a "Battle of the Big Bands" showcasing three fabulous local big bands (including the award-winning State High Jazz Band). A second day of music featuring local and regional artists culminated in an evening concert with legendary guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, clarinetist extraordinaire Ken Peplowski and crowd favorites, the Russ Kassoff Trio. 2006 also introduced "music around town" featuring local bands in restaurant and club locations around downtown State College. The 2007 summer festival expanded to 3 days, incorporated the fabulous State Theatre and featured the jazz piano with pianists Arthur Goldstein, Billy Test, Russ Kassoff and Bill Mays, plus many local and regional artists.
In 2008 the organization grew to become JazzPA with an active board of directors and the summer event, now the Summer Jazz Celebration, one component of the organization. Thanks in large part to lead sponsor Columbia Gas of PA, the revamped summer festival moved to Bellefonte, and was a huge success with three simultaneous venues running for the one-day event. Featured artists Tom Malone and Byron Stripling led both a morning master class and an evening concert and were they ever extraordinary — they brought down the house, Bellefonte's historic Garman Opera House Theatre which we will miss very much.
Catherine Dupuis' Personal Statement:
State College in Centre County is my hometown (State High '76; MFA PSU '85). My high school years were spent in Park Forest (State College) and on Buffalo Run (Bellefonte), but for the past 25 years I've lived and worked in New York City with a successful performing and recording career both on the stage and as a jazz vocalist. I attribute much of my success to having grown up in Central Pennsylvania where I was afforded so many positive performing experiences as a young musician, actor, singer and dancer. I received excellent training from my high school and private instructors, am a proud Boal Barn alumnus, and sang in a Choral Society children's choir and every Sunday in the choirs at Our Lady of Victory. Central PA afforded me the luxury of hearing bands live (like Buddy Rich's) as they passed through on their way between the "big" towns (thanks Mom for taking me!). While completing my MFA in Acting, I performed during the three years in mainstage shows and each summer for Centre Stage (once reconnecting with my high school leading man now Olivier Award winner and hometown actor Robby Lehman). Other evenings were spent singing with Skip Wareham's dance band (with Joe Alessandro leading the sax section). I cherish that I got to grow up in Happy Valley and I'm continually impressed with all the musical talent that's here for the listening, generation after generation. Because I grew up in Centre County, my life has included irreplaceable (thank you Ira Gershwin) and wonder-filled experiences, including the miracle that is Grange Fair, the State Farm Show (thanks to my sister's award-winning jerseys and Muncy Mountain Farm), and hikes on Tussey Mountain with my forever Girl Scout friends. I continue to learn the depth and breadth of the history that is Bellefonte and Centre County - Thank you Bellefonte Secrets! I remain indebted to the JazzPA board for their constant and tireless efforts to bring this summer event to fruition - and to all of you who attend and support it and look forward to it each year. Hope I'll see you in July - no matter how busy I look, please stop me to say hello and introduce yourself. I look forward to seeing all of you.


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Bill Murray and the Moonrise Kingdom Cannes Tween Dance Party
Ain't no party like a Bill Murray dance party? Vulture had a front row seat at Cannes: "At the request of [Moonrise Kingdom co-star Jared] Gilman, who just had his bar mitzvah and has a taste for dub-step, Bill Murray led the troop onto the dance floor, where the four kids and their accompanying man-child wiggled and jumped around with abandon. It was a scene of such next-level adorability that nearly everyone in the immediate vicinity pulled out a camera phone. 'We're just chilling! We're just chilling!' Murray shouted out as he put the kibosh on each video in turn. Then he'd go back to more happy wriggling to songs like 'I'm So Excited.'" [Vulture]


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When you have a lot of wires on and around your desk, it is painful to keep them organized. It is something I have always avoided doing, but thanks to Bluelounge's CableBox there is an easy fix. Bluelounge has created a box called CableBoxthat allows you to easily store both power-strip, and excess wires that accompany it. Genius I tell you! That way, you can simply tie all the wires exiting through the box into a single, organized line of wire. In addition, the CableBox is beautiful.
There are two versions of the CableBox. The CableBox and CableBox Mini. As you can guess, the Mini isn't as big as the CableBox. CableBox is pretty huge measuring at 15.6 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 5.3 inches tall. Without a doubt, it was able to hold my large power-strip and swarm of cables. My setup isn't large, but I do have a lot of wires, and they all easily work with this box. It is like magic!
In conclusion, the CableBox is simple to setup and I highly recommend it to anyone who's looking to get rid of the cable clutter on their desk. This is a fantastic way to hide all of your wires and make any desk look spectacular. $30 does seem pricy for a plastic box, however.


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Thankfully, all of the things that wore me out were good and worth it! But my goodness, it's been busy around here lately.
The girl that works in the office with me was out of town the ten days leading up to the week of Thanksgiving. Her family was blessed to go on a Disney cruise, and they are still on cloud nine! They've already scheduled one for next year =-) But her being out of town meant work was extra busy for me. That's the nicest way I can think to say it. She was back at work last Monday, thankfully, and last week was a three day work week - Praise the Lord!
But the busy really began last Saturday. We had much prep to do for the Thanksgiving party that was at our house on Sunday. Then Sunday was the party, which was incredible, by the way. Then a non-curriculum week at school, which meant field trips every day, but also a more relaxed vibe. Then Thanksgiving was Thursday. We had lunch at my parents house, which was a great time. Then I got up early to shop on Friday. Not crazy early, like years past, but I was out of the house by 7. I was home from shopping at 12:30, which gave me a few hours at home before we left to celebrate Thanksgiving with my dad's side of the family - cousins, aunts and uncles and all that. Then on Saturday I had to buy supplies for the first ever Parents Night Out at the school where I work. This took longer than I would have liked, but was a great morning because I got to meet my sweet friend Jeff for coffee while I was out! Yay for that! Then I came home and had a few hours to get ready for that before I had to go. And today was church, followed by a mission trip meeting, followed by a super fun mission trip fundraiser, followed by an errand and then dinner with my mother in law.
And in between all of that, there was crafting. Yikes!
I was signed up for the Deep Irving Market Days this past Saturday - Small Business Saturday. But it was rained out. Which means that my one and only craft fair of the season is this coming Saturday at North Hills Prep in my hometown. I have a LOT that I would still like to do, but we will see how far I get. I will post pictures once I've survived it =-)
I did visit my favorite local small business, The Curiosity Shop, on Small Business Saturday. I found a treasure. I've named him Pig. Shout out to all of the HP fans who know what he's named after. How cute is this!!!
I want to tell you more about the fundraiser that I had today, but it will have to come later this week. I've got to get busy!


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Thursday, July 20, 2017
Pastors Who Destroy The Church
3 comments:
- Denny Benjamin said...
Anna, this could be because the pastors are no longer listening to the Spirit of God. They listen to the world and the people around them. The word of God has stopped informing them. The Spirit of God has stopped renewing them.
We, the laity, are also responsible. We don't motivate others in the Spirit. We back bite, back slide, manipulate, hate, disobey, don't tithe, discriminate, neglect, discourage, etc.
- August 5, 2017 at 12:19 PM
- Raj Richard said...
Denny, You are right, but as you may agree, the congregation is not primarily responsible for the spiritual health of the Pastor, it's the other way around, is it not? However, the congregation can assist the Pastor, provided the Pastor allows or asks for it.
So if the situation is to improve, then the ball's in the Pastor's court, is it not?
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, and apologies for a delayed response.
- August 14, 2017 at 8:48 PM
- Denny Benjamin said...
Yes anna, I agree. It is the primary responsibility of the Pastor to be spiritually healthy and lead the laity on the Way.
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The world's only Malt Whisky Trail®, based in Moray Speyside, has launched its very own podcast series debuting on 16 June, with its first episode dedicated to Father's Day.
Home to the world's largest concentration of Scotch malt whisky distilleries, The Malt Whisky Trail's® new podcast will showcase the world's ultimate Scotch experience, inviting listeners to uncover the secrets of malt whisky country and get a taste of the very best of Scotland in beautiful Moray Speyside.
The first episode released on Father's Day includes father and son William and Matthew Patterson from Dufftown who work at Glenfiddich Distillery, home to the world's most-awarded single malt. Family tradition runs strong at the distillery which was founded in 1886 by William Grant and is currently run by the fifth generation of his family.
The podcast is hosted by Speyside resident Samantha Staniforth, who works for The Malt Whisky Trail, and originally hails from North Carolina.
Malt Whisky Trail® Chairman James Johnston said:
"The Malt Whisky Trail is the ultimate Scotch destination and a global ambassador for Scotland's whisky industry. We wanted whisky lovers from across the world to be able to join us by tuning into our podcast for a taste of Malt Whisky Country whether you are in Speyside or San Francisco, or whether you are a whisky connoisseur or whisky curious."
"The Malt Whisky Trail® podcast will unlock the secrets behind Malt Whisky Country whose history goes back at least 250 years, introducing you to the guardians of centuries of know-how and the craftspeople who make the Speyside whiskies people love. And what better way to showcase this tradition than by kicking off with our Father's Day special featuring stillman William Patterson and his son Matthew, a maltman, who both work at Glenfiddich Distillery."
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"We hope that this podcast build even greater interest in Malt Whisky Country and encourage whisky fans from across the world to visit."
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The IACFS/ME conference is occurring in San Francisco this weekend. I went to the patient conference (where they use small words). I'll be posting my notes over the next few days.
Summary: there's research going on constantly. Progress is being made. Not as fast as we'd like, but it's being made. Dr. Montoya speaks hopefully of a cure.
If you can make it there -- go! Even if you don't go to the lectures, there's poster presentations in the lobby and informational tables with items both free and for sale. And, of course, all the experts you might want to chat up.
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Sharing the cards I made using Bella Blvd. designs for their design team call. I will be a guest designer for them this next year. tfl!
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Bella Cards
Posted by Charity Hassel at 4:00 AM
Labels: bella blvd.
5 comments:
- carina said...
Amazing cards! congrats on your guest DT spot!
- September 15, 2011 at 7:50 AM
- Pamela said...
These are fantastic! I love them all!! :)
- September 15, 2011 at 10:56 AM
- Linda Beeson said...
Charity, these are all wonderful. I am so loving their products and your cards showed them off well I'll be looking fir your guest spot.
- September 15, 2011 at 2:28 PM
- Kathy Martin said...
OMGosh! These cards are awesome! It must have been extremely difficult to choose the team! Yippee! You will be a guest designer! :)
- September 22, 2011 at 8:13 AM
- Shelley said...
Charity, your cards are awesome! Bella Blvd is so lucky to have you on their team! Can't wait to see your upcoming projects!
- September 25, 2011 at 8:39 PM
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Sunday, February 15, 2009
Maui Ribs
So the search continues to try and duplicate the delicious Hawaiian food I had with my son in Corvallis at Local Boyz. I made Shoyu chicken which was very good and very close to the shredded chicken we had there. But the main item we're trying to duplicate here are the ribs. They were thin, almost boneless, and absolutely delicious. We fought over them to see who could have the last one. They were dark, and pungent, and sweet, and savory all at the same time. I've never tasted a rib like it. I also had no clue as to what cut of meat it was.
So here's what happened. Someone posted a comment anonymously on my Shoyu chicken recipe and mentioned my description of the ribs reminded him or her of Azeki's ribs in Maui. This led me to begin searching Maui Ribs, Azeki's etc. and I think I've figured it out.
Here's the deal. The meat is Korean Beef Short Ribs (cut "Flanken" syle). The sauce is a basic sauce of soy, sugar, etc. with a healthy dose of sesame oil. (Recipe below) And I believe one strong component that makes these so delicious is they are marinated for FOUR days! Yeah, four days.
So although I've posted this recipe, the ribs just started marinating tonight, so I will amend it and complete it on Sunday.
1 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1 oz fresh ginger minced
5 garlic cloves minced
1/4 cup sesame oil
2 cups brown sugar
Place mixture in a large freezer bag with the ribs and marinate in the refrigerator for 4 days, turning every so often.
After two days, it looks like this:
After 4 days, remove from marinade and pat dry. Grill on Barbeque over low heat as the marinade will burn quickly if the heat is too high. There is no need to baste the meat while
cooking as it is just fine as is.
Try to grill until the sugar in the marinade begins to "crust" up.
Enjoy! These are delicious!!!!
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Hi Ron, It's "anonymous" again re: Maui Ribs. Here's the recipe I have. Massage the flanken ribs with white granulated sugar and let sit for 5 min. Here's the marinade: 1 c. white sugar, 1 c. brown sugar, 1 c. soy sauce, 3 Tbsp. toasted sesame oil, 3 Tbsp. ground toasted sesame seeds, then add to taste: grated fresh ginger, chopped onion, chopped green onion, fresh ground black pepper, and minced fresh garlic. Then add 1/2 shredded pear and 1/4 can of 7-Up. Marinate a minimum 20 min. Grill.
There you go...the real deal!
- February 13, 2009 at 10:55 AM
- Sara said...
those sound so tasty. good maui ribs are, well, good. thanks for sharing.
- February 14, 2009 at 7:30 PM
- Chef Tess said...
You are killing me! I will be making these for sure!
- February 15, 2009 at 10:39 PM
- jDub said...
these looks good as is...but try dicing them up and put in them on a toasted corn tortilla, shredded cabbage, diced onions and cilantro. and u got yourself a maui taco!! i make korean galbi tacos all the time. soo good!
- March 17, 2009 at 9:26 PM
1/4 can of 7-UP? Why not just add the high fructose corn syrup, caffeine, and natural and artifical flavors yourself? Yuck!
- March 22, 2009 at 8:37 AM
Just discovered your blog and have been going through it backwards. If you google kalbi recipes you will get a lot of results for this type of rib that is very popular in Hawaii. Or here is a recipe from another blog:
- May 24, 2009 at 2:01 AM
Me again...anonymous, really Vivian...my directions for Maui (Azeka) ribs are from a family member who worked there. You want authentic...that's it. Seven _Up be damned!
- July 13, 2010 at 3:28 PM
Thank you for the recipe. I live near Corvallis and love the food at Local Boyz. I have one question if I may. Your recipe calls for 1 oz of fresh garlic minced. Did you mean Ginger? You also call for 5 garlic cloves minced. Thanks again for the recipe.
- February 19, 2011 at 9:27 PM
no bbqing in my bldg. broil instead? on a broiler rack or sheet pan? 2 or 5" from broiler?
- March 21, 2011 at 4:21 PM
oh, and how many pieces/lbs. of ribs does this marinate cover?
thanks again.
- March 21, 2011 at 4:51 PM
- The Merlin Menu said...
The marinade will work easily for up to a pound of cut ribs. Just turn over every once in a while during marination.
As for broiling, that will work fine, but I would advise 5 inches from the broiler heat sauce and monitor it constantly. Because of the sugar in the marinade, they can burn quickly.
Let brown, turn once, let brown, serve and eat, I say.
- April 10, 2011 at 6:03 PM
Thanks for the wonderful idea. Im just going 96 hours of marination of the ribs. I am using Rib Back Tails, which have very flat and round bones, looks very good. Im glad I came back to this page, because the recipe is for BBQ, and unfortunately we do not have a BBQ. So I will try the broil method.
Thanks again, I look forward to trying these.
Serving with:
Dill Mash Potatoes
Corn on the Cob (Boil with 1/4 cup of sugar)
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- September 27, 2012 at 2:02 PM
I just made the marinade and it tastes great! I was going to omit the ginger because I didn't have any but changed my mind and a good thing too! Amazing! I cannot wait to try!
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NCSD BACK TO SCHOOL BASH – August 20th!!!
NCSD Test of Emergency Response System
NCSD will be completing a TEST of our Emergency Response System on August 3rd at 10:00 a.m.
Emergency updates are sent via text and phone call. Parents and Guardians should verify their contact information on Infinite Campus Parent Portal to guarantee it is accurate and up-to-date.
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Student safety is the highest priority of the Natrona County School District while transporting students to and from school and District functions or related operations.
In response to feedback from parents of students who utilized NCSD Transportation services last year, the District has purchased and installed a parent notification system for all elementary student bus riders (K-5).
Students will be issued an ID card, "The Bus Pass", to be used upon entering and exiting the bus.
School Starts August 31st!
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