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It's one thing when race directors have a turf war, but as events in Toronto now show, when a sponsor takes over a race at the expense of the race director, runners of all kinds, charities and even the sponsor stand to lose.
The Canada Running Series (CRS) has run the Toronto 10K for 26 years under various sponsors. The current course that runs downhill on Yonge Street has been used for 14 years, with the title sponsor being Sporting Life. This huge event has grown from 1,200 participants in 1997 to 15,000 in 2011. It's popular with elites and serious amateurs and was won by former two-time marathon world record holder Khalid Kannouchi in 1996 in 29:38. The run is also wildly popular with charity and fitness runners. Camp Oochigeas, a camp north of Toronto for kids with cancer received $1.3 million in total from the race last year. But all that is now being put at risk by the title sponsor.
In 2010, the CRS — which also organizes the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon — and the GoodLife Toronto Marathon responded to the popular beef against two fall marathons shutting down major streets of the city. The city and the two marathons reached an agreeement that the GoodLife Toronto Marathon move to the first weekend in May, starting 2012, and that the CRS wouldn't put on another event within two weeks of that date. The Sporting Life 10K, a CRS event, would have to be run two weeks before or after that, according to the agreement. Sporting Life, however, wasn't on board, and felt that late April was too early and prone to bad weather and, less convincingly, that two weeks later, runners would be suffering donor fatigue from early season races.
Sporting Life applied for a May 13 permit and offered new terms, which saw a drastic decrease in revenues for CRS, purportedly to ensure more funds for Camp Oochigeas. Camp Oochigeas is on board, allying itself with Sporting Life. But it's a risky situation, since last year, when the CRS looked after the race, $1.3 million was raised — $15,000 came from entry fees, the rest from pledges. Sporting Life now has a different race director on board. The CRS is also applying for a permit to hold a Yonge Street 10K on April 22 and is still willing to work with Camp Oochigeas.
Meanwhile, Sporting Life has applied for another permit, also seeking the April 22 date in direct competition with the CRS (it has promised to cancel the May 13 event, if it gets the April permit).
Although reactionary politicians, talk-show hosts and newspapers like to carp about road closures in the city, this is a red herring. All three races could be approved since it's a bureaucratic, not political process. If you can prove that you meet the criteria for the permit, one city councillor said, you get the permit. Three races in four weeks may annoy city drivers, but it's certainly possible, although if it happens, supported charities will likely suffer.
I have run the race several times, along with most of the other big races in the city and have to say that as a runner, I'm very lucky to live in a city with so many first-rate events. Although sponsors and charities are a vital part of the mix, the people we principally have to thank for this bounty of fine races are the race directors themselves. Without the knowledge, expertise and commitment that comes from a true professional, they won't attract the gamut of runners, support the goal of raising money for charity, inspire a positive attitude towards fitness and encourage the growth of the sport at the elite level. Hopefully this will be the last case we hear of where race directors, whose job is delivering the commitment, vision and concern for the safety of the runners, are compromised by upstart sponsors.


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Slate's Hang Up and Listen is by far my favorite sports podcast. It comes in weekly every Monday, and I just got to listen to the latest episode, which features a great editorial on the Portland Thorns.
I highly recommend the podcast to the intelligent sports fan out there. The Thorns piece is at the end. I'm not exactly sure, but definitely after the 45:00 mark. Give the whole thing a listen anyway.

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1996 Cool Reality Award, web site design, Artistic Reality
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1995 2nd Place Range of Motion Art Competition, Texas Chiropractic Auxiliary, exhibit held in the Texas State Capitol
1986 1st Place in the SCAVMA Texture Photography Competition - Texas A&M University
1986 Best Student Works Gallery Show - Texas A&M Visual Arts Committee (Artfest)
1986 D eans List, College of Architecture - Environmental Design - Texas A&M University
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1983 National Quill & Scroll Journalism Honor Society, featured in documentary film on year books, chosen as Yearbook Publishing Staff of the Year and featured in a documentary film by Taylor Publishing - Dallas, Texas
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1997 Adobe PageMaker Workshop Austin, Texas
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Do you ever look back at songs from 4 or 5 years ago and think "Eh, that wasn't as good as I thought it was."
Definitely, and there are some that actually stand up a lot better. Simplicity is really good I think.
As a surfer who grew up during the Curren era, I find it hard not to look for surfing connections in your lyrics. "See in plain view when we close our eyes" brings to mind the subconscious nature of surfing. You do your best surfing when we don't think about it. Am I way off base?
Yeah, I do you know. Again, I think, when I was trying to think of something. You know song writing is really hard. I just came up with the song title. I think it's something kind of vague. Other than that I like the tune and I think the song is just straight forward.
In light of the last question, I notice very few references to the ocean or other surfing clichés that has been standard "surf music." Do you consciously avoid those themes in an effort to distance your music from surfing?
Yeah, it's totally separate. I try to. Summerland Road is somewhere that can be anywhere. Yeah, it's definitely separate. I was just out body surfing with my son Nathan and we had so much fun and the ocean is truly an inspiration. It's good.
Guys like Donavon and Jack Johnson have broken through. Tim Curren has released music. But from an outsider's perspective, you set forth the modern traveling pro surfer-musician archetype. How much do you think you influenced this generation of surfing musicians? How do they influence you?
Possibly both, I have learned a lot from watching them you know. They have such good music. It's really good, you know.
You have a family now and I assume bills to pay and "real life" stuff. What's a day like in the life of Tom Curren these days?
Well, um. Right now lately, it's been a lot about band practice and trying to surf and other than that it's business stuff. That's how it is. Today is really hot, so I'm going for a quick dip in the ocean. Anyways that's how it is for now.
The EP comes out tomorrow? What are you and the band doing to promote the record?
Today, actually. Yeah, it's not really my band. They are in Costa Mesa. We are just kind of playing together and doing a few shows coming up in the beginning of November in LA, Santa Barbara, and in Santa Cruz.
What's coming up for you in surfing?
I've got a thing coming up in December in Hawaii. It's an expression session event I was invited to at Haleiwa. So that should be pretty cool.
Alright, Tom, have good session and good luck with the album. You have any other thoughts before we head out.
No, nothing I can think of. Thanks, see ya.
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Honestly, I cannot believe how quickly this semester has gone by. For those of you who are keeping up with things other than my crafts and tutorials (I'm not offended if that is the only thing you keep up with! Its my favorite thing to blog about!) I wanted to give a little update on what is going on, and what will be going on.
I had taken a week off last week for spring break. Although it was fabulous, I have alot ahead of me that I need to get going on.
First, I'm still in that awkward position of figuring out summer plans. Will I take classes, work at law firm, work a normal job, do a clinic at school? I'm still contacting firms, and applying for jobs. But quite frankly, I've never had such hard time trying to balance the "law job" and the "kid job". Its hard to have a kid job backup, when they already don't want to hire you because you are "over qualified" and they know you want stick around after you graduate. Not to mention I've had an offer for a manager of a photography studio, but had to turn them down since I'm only looking for something that I could work under 20 hours in the fall. Its just all around a tough place to be.
Next, its 4 weeks til finals. *gulp* Every semester I get to complain about finals...and how every semester they make me want to quit. They are absolutely awful in law school. Its a 4+ hour essay final....that is your entire grade. I mean, you can't get much worse than that.
This week, however, there is something to celebrate! Kevin and I will have been dating 4 years on Wednesday! Although we won't be together (he has a wedding to go to in Oklahoma) its an exciting event for us!
Happy Early 4 years Kevin :)
And finally...there is this "event" I've signed up for in Oklahoma City (where I went to undergrad). It is SMACK in the middle of my 2 weeks of finals (probably not the BEST idea I've had) ButI've always thought it would be neat to participate in this event! I've signed up for the Oklahoma City Memorial Half Marathon!
Trust me, I've never thought I'd ever say that. I'm not a runner. Well, I wasn't a runner? I don't know what I am. But a few months ago I decided to try running. If I keep it up, I feel pretty confident I'll be ready! Lets hope I can make it!
If I do...then it will only be two more finals....and I'm officially considered a 3L and in my last year of law school!


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Happy Birthday Geezer Butler!
Musicians Born On July 17
1941 Spencer Davis (Gimme Some Lovin')
1948 Mick Tucker (Sweet)
1949 Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath)
1952 Phoebe Snow (Poetry Man)
1971 JC (PM Dawn)
Deaths On July 17
1959 Billie Holliday
1996 Chas Chandler (Jimi Hendrix's Manager)
Number 1 In The Charts On July 17
1976 Demis Roussos: 'The Roussos Phenomenon' (EP) UK 45
1982 Irene Cara: 'Fame' UK 45
1993 Take That : Pray : UK single
1993 U2 : Zooropa : UK LP
1993 Barbra Streisand : Back to Broadway : US LP
Various Music Events On July 17
1960 Jackie Wilson enters R&B chart with 'A Woman, a Lover, a Friend' on the way to No. 1
1961 Motown release first Supremes single, 'Buttered Popcorn/Who's Loving You'
1965 James Brown hits Hot 100 with 'Papa's Got a Brand New Bag'
1965 Motown release Miracles' 'Tracks of My Tears'
1968 The Beatles' 'Yellow Submarine' premieres at the Pavilion in London
1971 The Who release 'Won't Get Fooled Again' in UK
1972 A bomb placed under a ramp at the Montreal Forum blows out cones of 30 speakers stored inside one of Rolling Stones' equipment trucks. No one knows who did it or why. 'Why didn't that cat leave a note?' says Mick Jagger
1974 Moody Blues open their recording studio in West Hampstead, the first quadraphonic studio in the UK
1979 Gary Moore quits Thin Lizzy
1986 Tower Records open their first major UK store, at Piccadilly, London
1991 A revamped Lynyrd Skynyrd opens their world tour in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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The MDiv with concentration in Biblical Studies prepares students for a wide variety of ministries that involve preaching or teaching the Bible. These include, but are not limited to, preaching, education ministry, Bible translation, cross-cultural evangelism, teaching Bible in private secondary schools or Christian colleges, and writing or editing for Christian publications. The MDiv with Biblical Studies concentrations can also prepare students to enroll in doctoral programs in Biblical Studies.
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Political consultants talked about various gubernatorial campaigns around the country. Among the topics they addressed were prospects for shifts in party control in several states, issues driving governor's races, and the dynamics of several close races. Following their remarks they answered questions from the audience. close
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- Branstad, Terry E. Governor (Former) Iowa
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We create a lot of waste, and the best way to decrease the amount of
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Most things can be purchased in a disposable form these days:
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Reduce waste by purchasing reusable items including: cloth shopping
bags, food storage containers, reusable dishware, travel mugs, and
using washable cloths and sponges for cleaning.
Are you paying for trash? The answer is YES -- and not just
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choose products that come in packaging that can be recycled or that was
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Everything we buy, eventually becomes waste. We can more
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A Blast To N.Y.'S Budget
By E.J. Mcmahon
The horrific attack on the World Trade Center will deal a severe blow to New York's economy and government revenues for some time. In one day, the city was plunged into its worst fiscal crisis since 1990 - which, if mismanaged, may yet become as bad as the brush with bankruptcy in the mid-1970s.
Unfortunately, both Fernando Ferrer and Mark Green seem locked in the kind of tax-and-spend mentality that was unaffordable even before Sept. 11.
The best estimates indicate that tax revenues will drop by at least $1.5 billion due to the loss of jobs and businesses destroyed or dislocated. That would boost next year's gap to more than $4 billion.
While federal aid will cover cleanup costs at Ground Zero, the city will also need to do its part by curbing its spending appetite. But to do that, Ferrer and Green will have to abandon a lot of expensive baggage.
Prior to the attack, a Manhattan Institute analysis had found that both candidates were advocating massive new annual spending increases. Ferrer, in fact, was advocating a total of nearly $2 billion more, with well over three-quarters of this amount going to a 30 percent increase in teacher salaries, and the remaining amount devoted mainly to other new education programs, and to housing and health. Green had supported new spending worth $1.3 billion, including higher teacher and police salaries, class-size reduction and an expanded "living wage" for employees of city contractors, in addition to new dedicated funds for transportation and housing construction.
In the face of the looming fiscal disaster, neither candidate has renounced his proposals. Green has said he will "defer" them, but reaffirms his desire to see them eventually implemented. And Ferrer has barely bowed at all to the new reality, reaffirming on Primary Night that his education, housing and health care proposals remain high priorities.
For the foreseeable future, the only way for the city to pay for such programs would be with a tax increase - which is precisely what New York needs to avoid as it struggles to retain and recreate lost jobs. Unfortunately, it's not clear that Ferrer or Green gets it.
Ferrer, in fact, has just issued a "recovery plan" that calls for reinstatement of the city's commuter tax - a great message to send to all those dislocated and traumatized securities brokers from the suburbs. Before Sept. 11, the Bronx borough president had touted his plan to repeal this year's reduction in the personal income tax surcharge for city residents. And, although it drew much less attention, Ferrer also proposed a $1 billion increase in property taxes, which he said would come from buildings used for commercial purposes but improperly classified as owner-occupied residences.
Green, meanwhile, had said in the final weeks of the pre-Sept. 11 campaign that he would be willing to raise taxes if it were the only way to finance his new spending priorities - pledging, in effect, to consider a tax hike only in case of recession. Now that a recession has actually arrived, Green reportedly has ruled out a city tax hike, although his recovery plan is discouragingly silent on the tax issue.
Even before the catastrophe, it was clear that changes in the city tax burden could have significant effects on New York's economy. For example, a study by the Manhattan Institute found restoring the two Dinkins-era income tax surcharges would reduce employment by 37,000 jobs, our study found. One can only imagine how many jobs would be lost by increasing city taxes at precisely the time businesses are closely examining whether it pays to stay in New York.
What this new fiscal crisis really demands is the kind of tough, question-everything approach Giuliani took to the budget gaps he inherited from David Dinkins in 1994. The only alternative, other than economically self-defeating tax hikes, would be getting Congress to give New York an added appropriation of no-strings-attached federal aid for operating purposes - and it's difficult to believe that will or should be forthcoming.
After all, it's one thing to ask Washington to foot the bill for cleanup, recovery and rebuilding expenses. But it's quite another thing to assume taxpayers across America will be willing to spend hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars to subsidize bigger investments in New York's bizarrely socialized housing market or its dysfunctional school system.
This is no longer just about making America's most highly taxed city more competitive. It's about the very survival of much of New York's core economy. The next mayor needs to dispose of the tax-and-spend mentality, once and for all.
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One person did this, another did that, and all in all, police arrested 17 people on or around the grounds of St. Peter's Fiesta activities, police reports indicated Monday.
But while police reported no injuries, residents expressed concern about the department's use of K9 dog units over the weekend.
One person filed an official complaint against the police's use of a K9 unit at the Fiesta Pub on Rogers Street at 1:30 Sunday morning. The report was unavailable because the investigation is ongoing, police said, and the complainant, when contacted by the Times, declined to comment for the same reason.
Police Chief Leonard Campanello addressed concerns he had heard from business owners and residents in a press release Monday.
"I can tell you that I am evaluating that response with the input I have heard from my officers, establishment owners, and citizens I have heard from," he said.
Campanello, who took over the chief's post last August and was deploying his department for Fiesta for the first time, urged residents to contact him if they had concerns about the use of muzzled K9s outside of bars at closing times.
"There is perspective in every police matter, especially when managing a crowd of thousands across several establishments who may have been consuming alcohol, and sometimes those perspectives can differ," he said.
The online community rushed to social media pages to post cell phone footage of the events that unfolded as the bars and pubs emptied Saturday night into Sunday. In one video an officer pulls a flailing man to the ground, while one woman gasps "Oh my God!" and a man shouts "What is going on?"
Another video shared at least 123 times on Facebook features an officer taking down a man after the man waves an obscene gesture in the officer's face. The yellow-shirted man waves a select finger in an officer's face while walking by police, each holding a K9 leash.


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What will Punxsutawney Phil say when he takes the stage?
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Almost forgotten among all of the attention given to the 2014 Super Bowl is the annual rude awakening of a resting rodent and his thoughts on the upcoming spring ŌĆō if we get one. Punxsutawney Phil Sowerby and his ancestors have participated in Groundhog Day since 1886. However, this year offers interesting possibilities for Punxsutawney Phil.
Punxsutawney Phil: The scene
ThatŌĆÖs when the residents of Punxsutawney, Pa., population 5,962, circle around GobblerŌĆÖs Knob to see if Phil can view his shadow at precisely 7:27 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 2.
If Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow on Groundhog's Day, according to folklore, winter will last another six weeks.
If not, winterŌĆÖs end will be quick to come.
Punxsutawney Phil doesnŌĆÖt have a metrological degree and can only communicate his outlook to the select members of his inner circle. However, a resting rodent must have a better chance of correctly predicting the weather than anyone who has tried to forecast an approaching snowstorm during the winter of 2013-14.
Punxsutawney Phil: Possible outlooks
Luckily for Punxsutawney Phil, long-term weather models indicate he might be correct no matter what type of forecast he utters on Sunday.
By the way, Punxsutawney PhilŌĆÖs wake-up weather forecast on Sunday in Punxsutawney calls for temperatures in the 20s under a cloudy sky.
So a quick end to winter is sure to come. Right?
Well, not if you live among the northern tier of states that have endured temperatures 10, 20, and 30 degrees below normal, says the National Weather ServiceŌĆÖs Climate Prediction Center.
Punxsutawney Phil: Possible February outlook
The most recent run of the NCEP Climate Forecast System temperature forecast for February 2014 shows much the cold will continue for much of the upper third of the county. Upper Midwest residents could endure a month where average temperatures are 10-20 degrees below normal, according to the NCEP CFS forecast. The Northwest, Northeast and Middle Atlantic states will experience closer to normal temperatures. However, temperatures will remain below normal as they have for the past two months in those areas.
California and the Southeast will get normal and above-normal temperatures in February, according to the NCEP CFS forecast.
Punxsutawney Phil: When does it warm up?
While temperatures have been warming up in January, theyŌĆÖve remained below normal daily averages since December.
But a change is coming, yes indeed.
Unfortunately, the change is coming in March when nearly two-thirds of the nation will be at normal or above-normal average temperatures, according to the NCEP CFS.
Then the above-average heat stays around for several months.
Temperatures in most of the United States stays above normal through September, the NCEP CFS says.
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Anglers for Conservation Teaching Kid To Fish
Capt. Rodney Smith and his wife Karen, along with a loyal cadre of volunteers with Anglers for Conservation, have been helping teach kids how to fish for more than...
By: Misti Guertin
Treasure Cay Resort and Marina hosted the first annual Treasure Cay Billfish Tournament in 1984. Soon afterward, word spread worldwide among the fishing community that Treasure Cay, Abaco, was the number one spot for catching blue marlin in the Bahamas.
Twenty-eight years later, the marlin action is still hot in Abaco. The Treasure Cay Billfish Tournament has become one of the top tournaments in the Bahamas, and it has earned the reputation as the "best family friendly tournament in the islands."
Next month on June 12-17, anglers and their families from the U.S., the Bahamas and, in the past, as far away as Jamaica, will gather in Abaco to compete for trophies and cash, with a guaranteed cash payout from $10,000 up to $50,000 (contingent on the number of boats). According to tournament director Jim Brown, who has been with the tournament since inception, in the past as many as 40-plus boats and as little as four boats have fished the tournament. Early entries are up, and organizers are cautiously optimistic that this year's fleet will exceed last year's.
Open to the public, the tournament format consists of multiple awards for billfish, plus awards for tuna, dolphin and wahoo. Release point standings are verified by the participant's own digital and/or video camera with an image that can verify the time and date the photo was taken.
According to Brown, the Treasure Cay Billfish was the first Bahamian tournament to adopt photo verification in lieu of onboard observers. Contrary to other tournaments, length minimums for fish brought into the dock were also increased to encourage conservation before it was in vogue to do so. Brown is proud that the tournament has been on the cutting edge, introducing and adopting new procedures that range from conservation to ensuring a fair competitive platform for all participants.
The $2,950 tournament registration fee includes up to six team members and includes the boat entry, dinners, cocktail party and a team goody bag. Of note, this year's tournament organizers successfully arranged a $300 credit on the required Bahamas Cruising Permit for non-Bahamian boats who register for the tournament. Tournament proceeds benefit the children of Treasure Cay Primary School.
As a sanctioned event of the World Billfish Series, the Treasure Cay Billfish Tournament's top angler is eligible to participate in the World Billfish Series Grand Championships. The tournament is also a qualifier for the 2012 IGFA Offshore World Championships, so the tournament's top team is eligible to participate in that world-class event, which will be held in Cabo San Lucas.
Besides great food, camaraderie, Junkanoo, live entertainment and family social events, Treasure Cay's world-renowned 3.5-mile stretch of sugar-soft, powdery white sand beach, matched only in brilliance by sparkling turquoise water—which was voted one of the region's top 10 beaches in a reader's poll by Caribbean Travel & Life—makes this a tournament not to miss!
To learn more, visit www.treasurecayfishing.com. See you in Abaco!
CAPTION: Team Kilowett of Lighthouse Point, Fla., received the first place team award for the 27th Annual Treasure Cay Billfish Tournament, held June 13-18, 2010, in Abaco, Bahamas. Left to right: Norman Flack, Josler Pierre, Sylvia Flack, Capt. Scott Hitch, Eddie Flack, Lisa Flack and John Bassett. Photo by Paula Fishman.


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*You don't HAVE to make the chocolate with cashew butter! Skip it for a creamier finish.
*Cool the berries, then re-dip in chocolate until you achieve your desired chocolate thickness. I prefer a thin layer,
Labels: candy alternatives, dairy free, dessert, how to, sugar free, summer treats, vegan.
I am a white chocolate FIEND…these look so good! Especially the little double chocolate cups at the end. I could eat one or five of those.Reply
Okay, that was weird–NO idea why my comment came up that way!!! What I said was, how SENSATIONAL those look–and thanks for the shout-out! Glad you love the chocolate as much as I do (though I really, really have to get me some cocoa butter!!). Please delete that previous whatever-it-is!!Reply
mmmmMMMMMM goooOOOOD! Try to imagine how I was saying that one!! ha! I am so trying these!! Our strawberries are right around the the corner…the local Oregon ones! Can't wait!Reply
These look so good. Is Stevia safe for SCD? It would open up so many options for me. Either way, thanks for the great recipe. SharonReply
Hello Anonymous,
Thank you.
Unfortunately, stevia is not SCD legal. But honey would work great!!
You might already have this, but just in case, here is a link to all the SCD legal and illegal foods:
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You had me at the title My hubby even had to check out this recipe after I read the title to him! Now these strawberries are exactly what I want for Mother's Day. I always avoid white chocolate because I think of it as unhealthy, but not these ones. I am very excited about a delicious, healthy white chocolate recipe on top of fresh strawberries nonetheless!Reply
Thank you sweet Vicky!!
That cashew butter was Ricki's super smart idea. She totally inspired me with the chocolates. I thought I would NEVER use all that cocoa butter (that I use for my lotions). Nice to have another use for it. A little goes a long way.
You also have a great Mother's Day Vicky.
Hugs to you,
You don't need a slice of cake when you have these juicy berries covered with chocolate and that, too homemade.Reply
Agreed! These are super fun. I love that my son can have the white chocolate. I feel so good about giving him a special treat that's sugar free and vegan. He thought they were pretty special!! I have say though, the little chocolates are soooo good! I'm officially addicted.
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totally pinned this one! thanks for linking with kids in the kitchen!Reply
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Earlier in the Turkish capital Ankara, police in riot gear fired tear gas at protesters as they charged toward them trying to march towards parliament.
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What the heck are you friends doing? They're acting like assholes.
Scott and Benny are doing the Chive because those cute girls are at the bar.
Scott and Benny are doing the Chive because those cute girls are at the bar.
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You have a chive please go find a toothpick.
After eating you can ask your friend do I have any chives?
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Kulkul – Wooden Bell
Kulkul is a big bell made of wood or bamboo use by various social organization of Balinese society. Like a bell it is used to indicated time of gathering, ceremony, and in the past to call the people during a strain time resulted by conflict, or criminal. Organization in Bali are various based on tradition, profession or hobby The type of the sound must be made differently and typical for each organization, so each member of the organization will soon understand to whom the bell is rang.
For the need of traditional organization kulkul is made from selected wood such as jackfruit tree, orange tree, and other hard trees, while those made of bamboo are only for temporary use or only for temporal organization such as the group called" Sekeha " The group of sekaha is mostly related to profession such as cultivating rice, group of hired labor, group of hunting and others. Special for group of cultivating rice a barter called " kajak " meaning included in a group who will get assistant and in turn to assist back with the same work.
In the past to cultivate land the farmer used wooden plow dragged by 2 cows as the main tool to soft the soil and a " lampit " to level the soil. While to clear the remains of plants used "gabag", see short article on cultivating rice Both gabag and lampit were dragged by 2 cows. These informal groups in the past had kulkul each of them with different color of sound, and their kulkul made of bamboo.
On the villages of highland where village and the farming areas are separated often quiet far, from 1 to 5 kms away, had forced the farmer to build a pavilion or temporary structure on the farm, but only for rest during the day or some time sleeping during certain season. The pavilion or temporary construction on the farm is called " pondok " opposed to " umah " the house in the village. The pondok always made in lower quality, compared to umah, even most were temporary in nature.
At pondok usually farmers made kulkul in various size and sound color. One kulkul is just for children playing, one is to call the poultry when feeding time come, and other to announce to anyone that the keeper of the farm is presence. This was probably to prevent some one or thief entering the land, although in the past of Bali thievery was rare, and only happened at certain area of Bali, but it had become myth of every people of Bali. Interesting to see that traditional chicken breeders could train the chicken to hear the sound of kulkul.
When it is fed the kulkul is knocked many times and all chicken will hast to the source of the sound. The training was not taking much time, and it soon understand, as every time the farmer giving them food the kulkul always knocked with the same pattern of sound, so it could form the reflect in the animal hearing. Before 1980s when most of the highland villages of Bali still could not be reached by car, the farmers looked after chicken, pigs ducks, cows and others at their pondok with or without constant watching.
They just built an open pavilion as shelter of the chicken, and it was free without cage. During the night all of their stocks were left at pondok as the family sleeping at the house in the village. It was a social condition that was almost no thief, every one had his/her own subsystem for living, and no unlimited needs as what is today. Even the children were so happy with their brothers, sisters at their age group and on certain season madekulkul of bamboo for fun.
Kulkul can be said as a symbol of organization in Balinese society with its changes very little over the millennium despite the presence of telephone, and radio as the most effective means of communication. In the past traditional organization of Balinese such as Desa organization, Banjar organization, Penabuh ( music player ) organization, youth-girl organization, security, Subak, and other temporary organizations, each has a kulkul which sound must be different from each other.
So that every member of the organization will soon realized when the kulkul is knocked, to whom the call is addressed. Since every one of Balinese can be member of more then two organizations, both formal and non formal it is a must to know with reflect differentiate between various color of kulkul sound. The use of kulkul to call members is proceeded by a short notice or without short notice who done by one of the member in charge called " kasinoman" Usually, when the member of organization will have a work together, the head and assistants organize a preliminary meeting at the village hall called Bale Banjar.
During the head meeting the subject is discussed in short including the schedule such as the time of calling the member to join a complete meting. When the schedule has been fixed, one is assigned to give short notice to the member by visiting from door to door. The short notice will consist of information to member the brief subject and the time of meeting. On the fixed day the kulkul will be knocked to remind at once to call the member that the time has come.
During a ceremony at the temple which takes more then 2 days including preparation of offering at the temple the knocking of the kulkul will not preceded with short information from door to door, since the announcement usually given during the dismissal of the gathering. The time schedule contains in the announcement will be indicated by the sound of kulkul, even unexpected gathering to follow which is not on plan can be called only by knocking the kulkul.
Some events indicated by sound of kulkul without short door to door notice by the kasinoman are when one of the member of the village dead, married, emergency and regular meeting / work. In all events normally the sound of the kulkul is made as " duang tulud " meaning two rounds. One round of sound starting with slow, then quicker and quicker temp as much as knocker could do, then slowing again. When one of the village member is dead the biggest kulkul or the banjar organization owned kulkul is knocked in three round.
Since dead is the obligation of all members of the organization within a village to participate in the activity of burial and ritual. This kulkul is placed at the Bale Kulkul ( kulkul pavilion ) near the Bale Banjar.
While other kulkul that relating to organization of Desa, music player, youth-girl organization, and other organizations belong to the religious activities are place at the temple. Today with the disappearance of temporary organization at the villages, the number of kulkul also decreasing, as bigger works also decreasing. More works at the rice field or dry land tend to be sub-contracted or given to paid workers based on daily fee. At the highland with the disappearance of seasonal rice planting many temporary organizations also disappeared. The land is used to plant longer living fruits or other plantations which is expected to give more economic value.
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TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) - With casinos in Cleveland and Toledo expected to open in May, Ohio's Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services is holding a series of seminars to help social workers, clergy members, law enforcement officers and others to learn more about the potential dangers of gambling addictions.
Lucas County Commissioner Tina Skeldon Wozniak was joined by members of the Ohio Casino Control Commission among others, to announce a two-day seminar that is being held in Toledo next week. It is training aimed to help local professionals recognize the signs of compulsive gambling and help with prevention efforts.
"These sessions are incredibly important," said Wozniak. "With the proper training, caregivers in Toledo will be able to recognize the signs of compulsive gambling and help with prevention, as well as get people to the help they need. In the process, I believe a trained community is a smarter community."
Those at the press conference pointed to national surveys, which estimated about 85 percent of the population has gambled and 1 percent of the population has problems with gambling addictions. Even with many gambling opportunities already available, a casino opening in the Glass City could present a new dynamic to people who might be on the tipping point.
"When you have a casino, that number is going to go up dramatically and we're going to have to figure out, as individuals, how we deal with the community, and as professionals, how we treat people because it brings a lot of devastation in its wake," said Pete Silverman of the OCCC.
The seminar focusing on the foundations of disordered gambling is being held March 26 and 27 at the University of Toledo Scott Park campus. The cost of the seminar is $30. The hope is to attract social workers, counselors, clergy members, police officers and others to attend. Wozniak urged everyone interested in this issue to register and attend the training.
Meanwhile the OCCC will be holding hearings in the next 30 days for issuing a casino operator license to Penn National, with the grand opening targeted for the week of May 28.
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Marc started writing fiction as a child. Even before he could spell, he was creating short stories. With time his stories improved in quality and lengthened into novel sized books. He usually writes in the fantasy genre. In his teens he did the Shades of Darkness Trilogy. Later on he got involved with a project that his brother and friends had begun: Tales of Tsyrak - which is became parallel novels: an incomplete story by his brother, another that he made by merging the work of his brother's friends and expanded on it, and another novel of his own creation.
He was planning to create a sequil project to this but finding it challenging decided to do something else, Dragonsphere, which ended up being double the length of anything he had made before.
Dragonsphere was his last project, originally completed in 2000. It's a Japanese-flavoured fantasy adventure/romance novel.
Marc's other hobby is music. His two CDs are available on his website, CDBaby, Amazon and iTunes.
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i am trying to make a Mega ADK(custom board) board but right now i have problem. i am not able to program 2560 via arduino IDE. i told you what i did
first of all burn the hex file in 16U2 via AVR programer then it's detect by PC as port and also detect by arduino IDE
i went for burn bootloader into Atmega 2560 so for that first burn ArduinoISP sketch via arduino IDE but this time IDE say nothing even not given error so i don't know what is going on even i can not Google it because i don't have error code the same thing i post in arduino form but i did not get anything yet. Any kind of suggestion is appreciated
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March 6, 2011
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The argument over who has been most to blame for the bloodshed in recent East Central African history intensified even further this month with testimony by Rwandan President Paul Kagame's former bodyguard, Aloys Ruyenzi, testified at the International Criminal Tribunal on Rwanda about "killing spots," where Kagame's enemies are systematically executed.
August 3, 2010
The Dutch government refutes claims by the Rwandan opposition parties of Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, Frank Habineza and Bernard Ntaganda that the process so far has been rigged and since July the Dutch government is apparently co-presiding over the Rwandan National Electoral Commission.


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A Naval Academy spokesperson has informed ILWomen.com that the women's lacrosse scrimmages scheduled for Friday, October 5 and Saturday, October 6 will be played.
The Department of Defense had cancelled all Naval Academy varsity and club sports through Sunday as a result of the government shutdown, and it was believed this would include lacrosse fall activities.
Navy will take on George Washington Friday night and will hold their alumni game Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. Both games will be played at Rip Miller Field.


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"Bariatric surgery is much safer and much more regimented than it used to be," says Dr. Michael A. Snyder of Denver Bariatrics. "The results are phenomenal in treating weight problems and the conditions that accompany them. Not treating weight issues aggressively if a patient has high blood pressure really means not fully treating the high blood pressure."
Patients often feel frustrated because their doctors want them to try yet another diet. Some primary care doctors may not be giving bariatric surgery proper recognition and recommending it to their patients for consideration, Dr. Snyder says. That may be because they are basing their decision on out-of-date information.
Two types of bariatric surgery are commonly performed today: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, in which the surgeon creates a small stomach pouch and attaches it directly to the intestine, bypassing much of the stomach and the first part of the small intestine; and Lap-Band, in which the surgeon places an adjustable band around the stomach. After both procedures, patients feel full after eating a very small meal of 1 to 2 ounces of food.
Gastric bypass surgery
The Roux-en-Y procedure, which has been performed in hundreds of thousands of patients since the 1960s, is the gold standard in terms of safety and effectiveness, Dr. Snyder says. It is performed either laparoscopically (through a small incision) or as an open procedure with a full incision. Risks and results are similar with both procedures.
"In my practice, the average loss for laparoscopic gastric bypass is 82 percent excess body weight by one year," he says. Studies have shown a slight regain with gastric bypass; after three to five years, average weight loss is about 75 percent.
During the first year after bypass, 80 percent of the weight loss results from surgery and 20 percent from compliance with the patient's program, Dr. Snyder says. In the second year, the percentages reverse, with only 20 percent of weight loss resulting from surgery and 80 percent from the patient's efforts.
Gastric bypass requires a lifetime commitment and is irreversible.
"With gastric bypass, what you leave the OR with is what you've got FOREVER," Dr. Snyder says. Because of the bowel rerouting, for most patients, simple carbohydrates will be difficult to tolerate.
Gastric bypass carries risks associated with bowel division and reconnection, such as leakage and staple-line problems.
Lap-Band procedure
Approved by the FDA about five years ago, the Lap-Band has exploded in popularity, Dr. Snyder says. In this procedure, the surgeon places a band around the upper stomach, producing an hourglass shape and a narrow, adjustable outlet. The goal is to manage the rate at which food travels through the stomach and create a feeling of satiety with smaller meals that fill the small upper stomach.
The Lap-Band produces an average one-year loss of 52 percent of excess body weight, and weight loss progresses statistically for three years following surgery.
"We expect about 75 percent excess weight loss by three years," Dr. Snyder says.
Both gastric bypass and gastric banding are major, abdominal surgeries that carry all attendant risks, Dr. Snyder says.
The risks associated with Lap-Band procedures include slippage and, rarely, erosion.
"The risks with the Lap-Band are less because the magnitude of the surgery is smaller," Dr. Snyder says.
Making life changes
"Early on with gastric bypass, you lose weight seemingly no matter what," he says. "That's very exciting; then there is a plateau phase where the work kicks in. With the Lap-Band, you have to do the work from the beginning to get results. Ultimately both require work."
Patients must not only adjust to new eating and exercise regimens; they also must change how they view themselves
"Emotionally, someone who has been morbidly obese most of their life has to deal with their own image and society's treatment of them. People often say, 'I don't know what it's like to live not being a fat person. A lot of people finally seem to be able to live as the person they really are.
Prior to surgery, "many patients of mine are not spending notable amounts of time and energy thinking about who they are and want to be," he says. "After surgery, it is all about living life to your fullest potential. It is not about 'getting by' and 'getting through the day.' There is no more room for excuses: 'I can't do this' or 'They don't like me because of my weight.'
"This reality is hard for some who have spent much of their lives with significant weight issues. All of life is not defined by your weight, and this newfound responsibility is difficult for many. This is where support from me, my office staff, support groups and one's own internal support network comes into play."
Who should consider bariatric surgery?
Candidates for bariatric surgery include people who have:
- A Body Mass Index of 40, or 35 with associated problems such as depression, diabetes, fatigue, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), heart disease, coronary artery disease, elevated blood fats, high blood pressure, joint pain, menstrual and/or fertility issues, or sleep disorders including sleep apnea and urinary stress incontinence
- Failed in previous weight loss attempts
- No medical problems that would make surgery too hazardous
- Not abused drugs or alcohol for at least one year
- Quit or never smoked, or are willing to quit in anticipation of surgery. Surgical risks are greatly increased with smoking.
- Committed to making permanent life changes. "One does not 'try' bariatric surgery," Dr. Snyder says. "It is a huge commitment on the level of getting married and having children. It will have lifelong implications and has to be viewed as such." In addition, "people have to somewhat have their act together. This cannot be an act of desperation. It takes work to succeed; this is a tool that is only as effective as the person using it. Patients must be aware that they must make diet and exercise changes, have support in the home and in life, and be compliant with medical follow-up for life."
- A personal desire to have surgery. One cannot do this "for someone else."
Choosing a bariatric surgeon
Bariatric surgery is best done by an experienced specialist in a comprehensive program, Dr. Snyder says.
He recommends that people thinking about bariatric surgery consider the following:
- Look for a specialist associated with an SRC-certified Center Of Excellence. The commitment and work to get this certification is notable and ensures that an objective body has found the program to be safe, humane and results-oriented. (For information about Centers of Excellence, visit asbs.org)
- The surgeon should have a team composed of pulmonary/critical care medical specialists, psychiatric professionals, gastroenterologists, cardiologist and anesthesiologists. A full medical/pulmonary, psychiatric and laboratory work-up should be required for all patients.
- The focus should be less on the procedures and more on the program, ensuring that all patients have access to adequate education and follow-up for life.
- Support groups supervised by the program should be made available to all patients before and after surgery, and supervised by the program. "I am a firm believer in support groups," Dr. Snyder says. "Support groups provide a venue for people to hear about and discuss the realities of bariatric surgery and living with it. What, for example, do you do at Christmas dinner? What do you say when people stop noticing you have lost a lot of weight? How does a wife deal with a husband who doesn't like it when she wants to go out now?"
- The program needs to be transparent with access to patients and referring doctors about its surgical volume, results and safety record and program components. "If they can't give that data, don't assume they're safe," Dr. Snyder says. "All good programs have regular educational seminars where they present this information to the public."


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I woke up at 7:30 a.m. and got ready to head out for my 10 a.m. dance rehearsal with the other exchange students. I was two hours south of my city, in the larger city of Surat. Though I was wearing my usual combination of jeans and a kurta (a traditional collarless long-sleeve top that extends to the knees), the 80-degree heat found me with beads of sweat dotting my forehead by the afternoon.
How was this day different from any other? Well, I seem to remember having heard some people offering unusual greetings to one another, and there were these very strange looking Santa masks being sold on the side of the thoroughfare leading into the city. Wait ... that's it! It was Christmas Day!
I won't detail how unlike an upstate New York Christmas it was for me in India. It was so different that I often found myself stopping and really letting the notion wash over me, "Yes, Sam, today is Christmas." I would try to think about what I usually did on this day in years past, but the memories were scattered into the shadows by the horns and the heat.
Oddly enough, I was still able to experience a little ice and snow. In one of the behemoth malls of Surat, there is "The Snow Park." There, on the fourth floor, a room is chilled to -5 degrees Celsius (about 23 degrees Fahrenheit) filled with "snow" (more like crushed ice bits), and decorated with ice sculptures, plastic igloos and snowmen. Looking out the window, while putting on a coat and boots before entering, I could see a group of young men playing cricket on a faraway field of grass, made yellow by the sun.
Inside, Bollywood music was playing and a manufactured wind was howling through, freezing my ears as quickly as it reminded me of home. It was incredibly fun, especially when the simulated blizzard struck, complete with strobe lights and sound effects. When I stepped out, though, I was happy to enter back into the natural warmth I had temporarily avoided.


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A mock draft this early, with no free agency yet, is merely an exercise of scenarios which would look nice. I'll only include the prospect and my initial thoughts on him though, and I'm doing up to round 4 because beyond that I am so far unfamiliar.
Forgive me, but I just got done with finals, so I will gradually look at more prospects as the weeks go on.
TRADE DOWN for a 1st and an extra 2nd rounder.
1st Round Pick: Khalil Mack, OLB
My belief is that if you use your first pick, use it on an impact player. Mack can be that guy. Although he hasn't played elite competition (the one time he did, against Ohio State, he had an interception returned for a TD and 2 sacks with 9 total tackles), he has a very high motor, and doesn't give up. As a pass rusher he has the skills to be elite in that category, and with added strength he could fill in a very important role in our hybrid defense. Which by the way, Mack has lined up in multiple spots along the defense, inside, outside, and even at DE. Oh, and he is a real good jumber I read.
2nd Round Pick: Austin Sefarian-Jenkins, TE
Don't fret about this selection. Some of you would want a WR, and some would want a DT. ASJ is a HUGE TE, at 6'6" 276 lbs. is a great blocker, and a real good receiver for his size. His role would help a lot for the offense, as he will help with any blocking for the pass or run game, and be a great red zone target for our QB. Also, we can use the two TE set, and have Rivera as our joker role (in other words, TE/FB/WR). It offers flexibility for our offense, and I think will greatly help us overall.
2nd Round Pick: Zach Mettenberger, QB
I like Mettenberger because he has prototypical size, and arm strength. He steps up in the pocket, and is the safest passer I so far have looked at. Pocket QBs are better to have, as they are forced to learn to read a defense, and make reads under pressure. He sometimes throws into coverage, but his mechanics are good, and I think he could develop into a franchise QB for us.
3rd Round Pick: Andrew Williams, RB
In the running for Heisman, I have seen Williams play, and looks great. Jennings will need someone to rotate with him, and Williams is a RB who has excellent balance (a big plus) and is a running back who displays vision with his power and ability to cut. He is 6 feet and over 220 lbs, so I think he could be a great change of pace RB with a great workhorse mentality like Jennings.
4th Round pick: Daniel McCullers, DT
McCullers is gigantic. 6'6" 355 lbs. gigantic. He doesn't do much with the pass rush, but he is a brick wall against the run in the middle, and has sometimes required triple teams in college. I'm hoping he could be that immoveable piece in the middle of our defense, and free up Sio Moore, Mack, and Houston as well as our LBs.
With these first picks, I hope to establish a more balanced offense and defense.
Defensive scheme, hybrid 4-3, 3-4
Mack (elephant role on the left side. This means he will be close enough to be a DE, but stands up as a LB) - Houston - McCullers - Walker
MLB: Burnett and Roach in the middle, Mack on the left in the elephant role, and Sio on the right side as an OLB.


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Brady Quinn Displays Great Leadership
The Broncos' fourth-round tight end from Portland State, Thomas made a few phone calls to get in touch with quarterback Brady Quinn . The veteran was more than accommodating. Quinn not only told Thomas to get his tall, athletic body to Denver, he invited the rookie to stay at his Denver-area home. Quinn and Thomas started studying the playbook Monday. Today, Quinn brought Thomas along to the Broncos player workout at Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch.


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Dozens of residents came out to the Saginaw City Council meeting Monday night looking for answers to what they said was the senseless shooting of Milton Hall.
It's been a week since Hall was shot at by police 46 times in the parking lot of the Riverview Plaza Shopping Center after police said he threatened them with a knife. Exactly how many rounds hit Hall has not been disclosed by police.
A number of people witnessed the shooting, and many of them spoke at Monday night's meeting, saying they were seeking justice for Hall.
"To shoot an individual 40-something times? That was senseless, it made no sense, said Ajani Owuso. "I'm afraid of police now ... if the council does not take a stand for which you were voted into office to do, you're just as guilty as pulling the trigger along with those officers."
Police say Hall, who was homeless, made aggressive movements toward officers.
Michigan State Police are currently handling the investigation, but at least one city council member is asking for federal investigators to get involved.
"This community is traumatized, I'm traumatized," said Norman Braddock. "I'm not particularly satisfied with a state police investigation. I'm not really satisfied with a county prosecutor investigation, or even a state attorney general investigation. I think we need to go up to Bay City to the US Attorney's office and make them aware - if they're not already aware of the situation and have them look into an investigation of their own."
In all, five police officers and one sergeant are on the paid administrative leave. Prosecutors were expected to review the case afterward.
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Over-60s get in the swing at Kirkgate
Last updated at 20:45, Thursday, 29 March 2012
More than 60 people attended an afternoon of jazz and swing at the Kirkgate Centre in Cockermouth last Thursday, in the latest in a series of events aimed at the over-60s.
The series, organised by Arts and Allsorts, have featured film, theatre, music and other activities with refreshments laid on.
The idea is to provide entertainment and social events for older people, particularly those who feel isolated and unwilling to go out in the evenings.
Jazz band Swing Thing performed.
Janet Sheppard, 71, of St Helen's Street, said: "We came for the music and dancing and thoroughly enjoyed it. The last event was wonderful and we will be coming back."
David Holt, 66, of Dale View, Cockermouth, said: "I enjoy most sorts of music and I have been coming since the start."
Gilli Goodfellow, community engagement officer at the Kirkgate, and charity Age UK has organised the over-60s events.
She said: "We want to encourage more people to come along."
Future events include a fascinator hat workshop on April 19 and the film Ladies in Lavender on May 17.
For more information, call 01900 829966.
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