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For the past 171 years the Benedictine nuns of Conventus of Our Lady of Consolation in the UK have lived in an aging monastery afflicted with high maintenance costs and an inefficient heating system, however they recently made the move to a new environmentally friendly eco-convent. Designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, the nuns' new home in North York Moors National Park is constructed from locally sourced materials and boasts a variety of eco-friendly features including solar hot water heating and a rainwater recycling system.
The nuns decided to move from their old convent because of the aging building's high maintenance costs and even higher environmental footprint. Whereas the old convent was heated with oil and gas, the new one uses a woodchip boiler fueled by locally sourced trees for heat, and a solar hot water boiler. In terms of building materials, the new convent was created using locally-sourced timber and stone.
Even more impressive is their water reuse system. The rainwater from the roof is collected and used to flush the toilets. The wastewater is then run through a completely natural reed bed system, similar to that of a natural pool. The anaerobic digestion from the system filters the water which is then used for landscaping.
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Recently, Maria Sharapova caused extreme outrage among Indian fans by claiming that she did not know Sachin Tendulkar. Her ignorance could be justified owing to the fact that she is a Russian brought up in USA – two countries where cricket is not popular. However, there is another interesting incident of a famous personality not knowing about a top cricketer.
A long time back, Pakistani singer late Noor Jahan denied knowing about Sunil Gavaskar. "During India's tour of Pakistan in 1978, Noor jahan had arrived to witness the Test match and when one Pakistani official tried to introduce Sunil Gavaskar as India's most popular batsman, Noor Jahan had said, "I don't know any Sunil Gavaskar, I only know Zaheer Abbas!", game statistician Sudhir Vaidya was quoted as saying by DailyPostIndia.com.
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Team Red White & Blue's Memorial Day WOD for Warriors tribute workout
Veterans support organization Team Red White & Blue is hosting a CrossFit "workout of the day" on May 27 to celebrate Memorial Day.
The workout will include 5 exercises for each branch of the military, each with 21 reps to signify a 21 gun salute
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The complete workout:
Partner #1:
21 Pull-ups
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would love some of the girls at the gym I go to to fuck my ass
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WOW i love it....i was masturbating with my fingers in my ass...would love that both girl fuck my ass!!!! wish to know the name of the movie too :(
ray November 29, 2010
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JohnnyontheGSpot August 23, 2011
Wish my wife was more adventurous. I could never get this lucky.
hot July 13, 2010
one of the most erotic clips i have seen. wife n i tried it all after
Sissy August 23, 2011
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I have done the double headed with my girl, I would urge everyone to at least try it. I have had few better experinces.
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If the redhead is Yvette Chanson then I've found my dream woman. I've seen the whole movie and she really seems to love fucking guys. I would LOVE to have her pounding my ass like that. What a babe.
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i like fuck my ass.from albania
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jealous May 5, 2012
what a lucky guy! But at the end, one girl should have rode on him..
scott May 14, 2012
this is so hot ive never shared a double header with a woman it looks so luscious i ride one myself and my girlfriend loves to fuck me with her bg strapons as well as me i love her big cock pumping my ass im going to get her to lets share my big double header together. i feel like a hot little bitch geting my hungry ass filled its so sexy.
SissyBitch August 3, 2010
So hot, the double dildo idea drives me crazy. Got to get one and try riding it with my partner. The idea of man and woman both on four and the dildo in both asses and they are masturbating together is mind blowing.
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This makes me hard as a rock. My redhead loves to do this whole scene with me. What a sexy babe she is, too.
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Wow, what I'd give to be the girl in the middle.... to pleasure two beautiful people at once.
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I squirted so much
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Steve November 29, 2012
I'd love to go to the gym with these two!
bucky October 6, 2012
Only thing could have made this video better is if the brunette had the guy suck that big dong of hers while the red head was banging his ass. they can do me that way, would love it.
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I want these gals to work me over, or if there is another oman or two out there that want to take my virgin ass, just let me know. My ass is aching for it baaaaad.
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Even though its women pounding his ass, its still kind of gay right! Surely any man who likes it like this has a slight draw to the cock himself.
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He'll be wearing Depends soon.
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National Crafts & Design Fair 2013
20 November 2013
It's that time of year again, in the run up to Christmas that people will have to start thinking about buying gifts. A perfect opportunity for this is the upcoming National Crafts & Design Fair 2013 which takes place in the RDS Dublin over the course of 4th to the 8th December.
Whether you are a confirmed shopaholic or completely phobic about shopping, the annual National Crafts & Design Fair, is just the place for you. For those who love shopping it's the chance to browse and enjoy the unique work of more than 500 designers, artists, and craftspeople who will be taking part in the country's largest celebration of crafts.
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ACCESS honors Diane Rehm as Arab American of year
A longtime host of a national radio show is being honored as Arab American of the Year by a Michigan organization.
Diane Rehm is scheduled to accept the award April 27 in Detroit at the annual dinner of ACCESS. The Dearborn-based organization formerly known as the Arab American Community Center for Economic and Social Services announced the award this week.
Rehm has hosted "The Diane Rehm Show" for 30 years. It's broadcast on WAMU-FM in Washington, D.C., and distributed by National Public Radio.
Rehm has been named a fellow by the Society of Professional Journalists -- the organization's highest honor.
Individual tickets are $100 for the dinner starting at 6 p.m. at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center.
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U.S.-Middle East Relations: Key Data Points from Pew Research
A large majority of Americans put more importance on stable governments in the Middle East than they do on having democratic governments.
About six-in-ten Americans (63%) say stable governments are more important, even if there is less democracy in the region, according to an Oct.-Nov. 2013 survey. Fewer expressed this view in 2011 (52%) and 2012 (54%).
The U.S. public had expressed pessimism in late 2012 about changes in political leadership after the Arab Spring.
Two years after the Arab Spring, there continues to be unrest in the Middle East and the U.S. public has become more skeptical about the political changes that have occurred. Our October 2012 survey found nearly six-in-10 Americans (57%) do not believe the changes in the Middle East will lead to lasting improvements for people living in the affected countries, up sharply from 43% in April 2011. A majority of the U.S. public also puts the priority on having stable governments in the region, even if that means less democracy.
The public would like less U.S. involvement in Middle East leadership changes.
As noted in other surveys, the public has become focused on domestic issues, particularly the economy, and supports less U.S. involvement in the Middle East. Overall, 63% of Americans say they want the U.S. less involved in Middle East leadership changes while 23% say they U.S. should be more involved, according to an October 2012 survey. A July survey, conducted after the coup that ousted Egyptian leader Mohamed Morsi, found that 36% now considered what happens in Egypt to be very important to U.S. interests, compared to 46% who said that in 2011.
The public expresses consistent support for Israel.
For decades, the public has sympathized with Israel over the Palestinians and that remains the case today. A March survey found about half the public sympathizes more with Israel, compared with just 12% who say they sympathize more with the Palestinians; Almost a quarter (23%) do not offer an opinion while 12% say they sympathize with neither side. Attitudes on this question haven't changed much in the past six years.
However, Americans want the U.S. to be less involved in trying to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
When it comes to resolving the dispute between Israel and the Palestinians, nearly as many say the U.S. should be less involved (39%) as say it should be as involved as it currently is (36%), according to an Oct.-Nov. 2013 survey. About one-in-five (21%) say the U.S. should be more involved in resolving this dispute.
A majority have said the U.S. does not have a responsibility to act in Syria.
As fighting in Syria continues between government forces and anti-government groups, the public continues to say that the U.S. does not have a responsibility to do something about the fighting there. And there continues to be substantial opposition to sending arms to anti-government forces in Syria. An April survey found that, by a 45% to 31% margin, more Americans favor than oppose the U.S. and its allies taking military action against Syria, if it was confirmed that Syria used chemical weapons against anti-government groups.
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Alas, Poor Andrew Thomas
Collect your first Skull
Battened Down the Hatches
Mission 11: Save all the Airlocks
Beaming with Pride
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Covenant "Hot Drop"
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Didn't Get To Second Base
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Empire Builder
Win a game in every Skirmish Game Mode
Ugly is only Skin Deep
Completed Act III on any difficulty
Ready for the Sequel
100% Completion
Never Leave a Man Behind [DLC Required]
Finish with 5000 net resources tributed to your teammates on Memorial Basin except in Deathmatch.
Killjoy [DLC Required]
Disrupt 5 active Leader Powers in a single game on Blood River.
Drain Cleaner [DLC Required]
Kill 20 enemy squads with a continuous Covenant Leader Power on Memorial Basin.
Tour Coming Through [DLC Required]
Hot drop 50 squads to your Covenant Leader in a single game on Barrens.
Ice Warriors
Completed Act I on any difficulty
Complete entire Campaign in Co-op Mode
Detour the Great Journey
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Key to Pirth
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NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) today reported financial results for its fiscal 2012 fourth quarter and full year ended May 31, 2012. Fourth quarter revenues rose 12 percent, or 14 percent on a currency neutral basis, to $6.5 billion, the largest revenue quarter in NIKE, Inc.'s history. This was a result of higher revenues across every NIKE Brand geography, key category and product type as well as across all Other Businesses. However, diluted EPS for the quarter was down 6 percent as a result of a lower gross margin, higher SG&A spending, an increase in the effective tax rate and a charge related to restructuring NIKE Brand Western Europe's operations to better realign resources against growth opportunities and drive efficiencies.
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My early-season evisceration of Nate Robinson
Nate Robinson almost avoided my wrath. I got so wrapped up in the Celtics's comeback and subsequent meltdown that I almost didn't have enough time to expose Robinson. But don't you worry, Nate. You will now get what you deserve.
Robinson has quickly taken over Tony Allen's title as the Celtic most likely to cause my first heart attack . It's not that Robinson turns the ball over a lot, like Allen did. Robinson doesn't really do that. In fact, his turnover rate (8.54) is great for a point guard. It's not even that Robinson has been shooting poorly, even though his ice-cold shooting percentages (29.6% fields goals, 22.2% three-pointers) sure don't help — I can live with missed shots. I can even live with some bad shots; Robinson's a firecracker off the bench who can score in a hurry. Certain bad shots, such as heat checks or desperate attempts to jump start a lifeless Celtics team, can be explained. But there are other Robinson tendencies I just can't live with:
1. Dribbling around aimlessly — What point guard doesn't like to dribble ten seconds off the shot clock for no apparent reason whatsoever? Oh, almost all of them? I see.
At one point last night, the Celtics all stood around as Robinson dribbled the ball at the top of the key. Robinson was relaxing — straight chilling! — while his teammates waited for him to call a play. They kept waiting, and waiting, and waiting. On my TV screen, I could see Rondo frantically screaming at Robinson and motioning for Robinson to call a play. About six or seven seconds later, Robinson finally snapped out of his daydream and ran an offensive set. But it took him THAT long! It was oddly symbolic of Robinson's entire season to this point. He was lost while all the rest of his teammates were ready to play.
2. The fast-break pull-up jumper — The bane of my existence, and we've all seen it many times. Robinson doesn't often run fast breaks looking to pass. (What point guard does? Again, you say, almost all of them? Oh.) He often ends them instead with a pull-up 15- or 19-foot jumper. It's not that Robinson can't make that shot — of course he can. But can't he try to manufacture a layup? Can't he try to create an easier look, either for himself or others? Isn't he capable of that?
3. The "fake try" defense – Okay, I termed this myself. Maybe Robinson's actually trying. But just because he's pressuring his opponent doesn't mean he's playing good defense. Take last night, for example. Robinson kept playing chest-to-chest defense on J.J. Barea, as if Robinson was trying to prove he could be a defensive pest. He wasn't. Not at all. More like an annoying little gnat that's exceedingly easy to swat away. Robinson continued to pressure Barea, who kept driving right by Robinson like he wasn't there. And this wasn't a star Robinson was defending, people: it was f*cking J.J. Barea! Against most players, you could say that Robinson's size is a hindrance. Not against Barea. It was simply a case of bad defense.
Not only is Robinson frustrating to watch, but this season he has also been the worst player on the Celtics, and maybe in the entire league (yes, even including Darko). Robinson's PER after the season's first seven games (3.93) is barely better than Scal's PER last year (3.61), which happened to be the worst PER of Scal's career. Which means that Robinson so far this season has been approximately as bad as Scal at his worst. Yikes. Robinson has a true shooting percentage of 39.1% and an effective field goal percentage of 33.8%, which are roughly the equivalent of Ben Wallace's — if you got Wallace drunk and made him shoot long two-pointers all game. Yet Robinson still has a usage rate of 25.1, which means that Robinson is a chucker without a conscience. And, right now, he's also a chucker without any semblance of a reliable jumper.
Some people might argue that Robinson simply needs Delonte West, and I would concur that West's playmaking abilities should benefit Robinson. But Robinson has done this before. In New York, he never relied on Delonte West. Last year, Robinson never relied on Delonte West. West's suspension isn't a good excuse for such piss-poor play.
We are now eight games into a long season. Robinson might still have plenty of time to turn his campaign around, and he certainly has the talent to. On the other hand, maybe Robinson better right the ship quickly. If he doesn't start showing some improvements, and fast, he might very well find a permanent spot on Doc Rivers's bench.
(Note: All advanced stats are from HoopData and exclude last night's game. I can't believe Robinson's three points, one assist, one rebound, 1-4 shooting, or two turnovers helped his cause very drastically.)
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Robinson better start playing better once West is back, cause he certainly wont have any excuses anymore in the minds of most fans if he is still putting up stinkers. If Bradley gets healthy and shows some promise, I don't think Doc will have any problem making West the primary back up PG, and have Bradley play some off guard with Delonte.
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Dude chill out. Nate is still transitioning from D'Antoni's system to Doc's and Doc was operating the 2nd unit with Delonte as a combo along with Nate, which is closer to his style. Didn't you watch the preseason at all?
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|It's been so crazy around here the last several months that I'm thinking when everything finally calms down, it might be fun to take a couple of classes. My brother is going back to school for a different career...and I'm kind of envious. I'm so happy for him, but I've also been thinking that my current job is not my dream job. While it's been important to help my husband get his business started, it's not really my choice of careers.
So, I'm thinking about taking a few gardening classes, maybe some landscaping and a few environmental studies classes. If I do this, it won't be until spring...but I'm kind of excited about it. I'd still be helping my husband (at least for a while) but maybe I could do some seasonal garden/design work, once I finish my classes.
Anyway, I just wanted to share that with all of you...maybe because I think you'll understand this more than my non-gardening friends. Has anyone else taken gardening classes? Did you enjoy them? I'm mainly interested in gardens that do well in our extreme climates and designing organic gardens to attract all kinds of wildlife...from birds and butterflies to bees and toads. Maybe even come up with a few ways to keep deer out of the roses and get those pesky yellow jackets in a better mood. But mainly, to encourage hedge rows and other environmentally friendly areas to promote natural habitats, even in the suburbs :)
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|Taking courses is fun! Because of my disabilities, taking 'normal' in-person courses are difficult - plus there aren't any good ones nearby. So I've taken several landscape design courses through the University of Guelph's Open Learning on-line courses. U of G is a very well respected agricultural university in Ontario, Canada. There have been several students from the US in the courses I've taken - as well as students from elsewhere around the world. The 'classroom discussion' in the courses happens via the internet on a forum in a format much like this. It's not quite the same quality of interaction as in a 'real life' classroom but it's pretty good. Hopefully there are good 'real' classes in your area, but if not, U of G might be a good alternative to consider.
Here is a link that might be useful: University of Guelph on-line horticultural courses
|Good for you, I think it is a great idea! Also, having seen your posts on the home forum, it's obvious you are very creative, and I'll bet you would do great in either of these areas.
|Go for it and take classes! I took 'master gardening' classes from Nev Cooperative Extension a looong time ago and now that I have more free time(kids are grown up) I think that if I lived closer to a larger city I would love to take landscape and gardening classes! You meet interesting people and even if you never get a job doing what you want to study for, you'll never forget the knowledge that you have learned. If you have the time for these classes and there close enough to you, take them and have fun with them!!! Val
- Posted by lavender_lass WA zone 4 (My Page) on Thu, Dec 20, 12 at 11:25
|Woodyoak- Online classes are a great idea...especially while my husband is still recuperating. The Community Colleges in our area have a few that might work and they also have something called hybrid classes. I guess you go into school at times, but also do a lot of the work online. And thanks for the link!
Ogrose- Thank you for the kind words. I really like gardening, but I think I approach it much like interior design (which I learned from my mom). I try to keep the garden balanced and a bit structured (I like to use vertical elements) and also use similar colors and plants to tie the beds together. I also like to throw in a bit of the unexpected :)
Valree- That's a very good point...even if I don't start a different career, it will be valuable information for my own gardens. I'm hoping to get my friends more excited about gardening, too...but maybe that will happen as their kids get older. If you'd like to take more classes, have you thought about online, too?
- Posted by girlgroupgirl 8 ATL (My Page) on Thu, Dec 20, 12 at 18:48
|I don't take the classes, I teach them! Actually I've moved through from teaching into public speaking and lecturing but I taught a variety of gardening classes for about 6 years.
My friend took master gardener and really enjoyed it. She has also taken a 6 week intensive organic gardening class at a local suburban farm, she enjoyed that too.
|I've never taken formal gardening classes altho gardening has been a lifelong passion for well over 60 years and I've read a lot of books and magazines, picked a few brains, and more recently found so much info online. I used to want to do the Master Gardeners' course but it's not offered here in this backwoods area. I don't think it would benefit me much at this stage of my gardening life anyhow and I have so many other interests that take my time.
I'm hoping to get my friends more excited about gardening, too
Do you have a Garden Club in your area? IMO it can be a great learning experience for anyone, and especially for beginner gardeners. It might be a way to interest your friends if you all went together. Also for me was a good source of plants as everyone would freely give their extras. When we moved here from warmer zones it was a great help to me to learn which plants grew well here. Connecting with like-minded people is also great.
I've finally gotten the solution to the deer problem and that is 7' tall fencing around my main garden. Nothing else worked well for me. As far as the yellow jackets I've never heard of anything that gets them in a 'better mood' LOL but seldom have a problem here. However I'm learning to place those plants that bees love away from my patio. Hated sitting there and having all that buzzing going on and wondering if I'd get stung.
- Posted by freezengirl 4 Kenai Peninsula (My Page) on Fri, Dec 28, 12 at 4:00
|Go for it! You will never regret it.
- Posted by koszta_kid Iowazone 5 (My Page) on Sun, Jan 13, 13 at 16:15
|I wish they had more gardening classes that was close.I am going to Garden Winter Fair at Kirkwood college in Cedar Rapids. I bet class for Drought. Fills up fast.
|Lavender Lass, 12 years ago or so my best friend's husband suddenly died from cancer. He was diagnosed and died three weeks later. Our children were best friends and their daughter told my daughter that I had to get her mom out of the house. I gathered 12 friends together and started Breakfast in the Garden. Each Saturday morning in the summer we would meet at someone's house for breakfast at 8 am! We all had children at home, so we needed to get done early so we could return to our families. Only one of my friends was really into gardening, but all the rest jumped on board. Everyone wanted a beautiful garden to share. We are still meeting, although we now meet at 9 am, sometimes 11 for brunch, sometimes for dinner, Christmas tea, you get the idea, we have evolved. Maybe something like that would spur your friends to get involved with gardening.
- Posted by freezengirl 4 Kenai Peninsula (My Page) on Wed, Jan 16, 13 at 12:14
|Bev2009 that is an excellent idea! I think I might use it myself. It is so hard to go through major life changes, it takes a while to find equilibrium again. Gardens just by their beauty, physical labor, creativity and nature are a very soothing place to be, even for non-gardeners. I have been undergoing cancer treatment since April. It meant I had to leave my home in Alaska to come back to Minnesota. I was not able to work in the gardens at all by doctors orders. My dear daughter did all the work caring for the extensive gardens here, but insisted I come out with her and advise her. I know she didn't really need me to help her since she has developed into a first class gardener herself over the years. Her insistence on me being out and about in the garden though kept me going when I thought I could not. I am well on the road to recovery now and looking forward to spring and garden season again. Having a lovely gathering of friends and family for the renewal and rebirth is just a perfect way of celebrating!
- Posted by lavender_lass WA zone 4 (My Page) on Wed, Mar 27, 13 at 14:04
|Bev- That's such a great idea! Thanks for sharing.
Freezengirl- Your daughter not only learned to garden from you, but I suspect that's also where she got her sweet nature. I'm so glad you're getting better and will enjoy your garden, this spring :)
|I did three years and now have the Royal Horticultural Society National Diploma. My course was 1 day a week - ist year, general horticulture, 2nd year- :Advanced and plant science, 3rd year, management and supervisory - I do teach classes during the evening now. Quite apart from the knowledge, the confidence I gained and the contacts I made were priceless - definitely try it out but try and go to classes rather than online - that personal interaction is brilliant.
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This weekend, cross-country skiers have a chance to do two things they most certainly haven't done all winter: Ski from Trapp Family Lodge Touring Center to Mt. Mansfield, and help build a school in Africa.
The plan is the brainchild of explorer-author Jan Reynolds of Stowe.
Both Trapps and Stowe Mountain Resort have donated their trails for Reynolds' fundraiser this Sunday, March 14, which she is calling "The Great Up and Over."
Cross-country ski passes are free with a donation to help build a school for a Maasai community in Kenya. Equipment rentals are half-off, as well.
Skiers will meet at Trapps Touring Center at 10 a.m. and can ski around the property, or head up and over, to the Trapps cabin for lunch, and then through Stowe Mountain Resort to the Matterhorn, where Reynolds will give a presentation about her monthlong stay with the Maasai and her upcoming children's book "Life in the Wild."
Donations will help Reynolds buy a computer to deliver to the Maasai living on Il Ngwesi preserve in Kenya, so schoolchildren there can communicate via video and photographs with children in Vermont.
The idea is to connect Vermont children directly to the project Reynolds is spearheading to build a school in the African community.
Right now, the school has a concrete foundation and some piping for water, which has been paid for largely with $600 raised by Vermont schools.
By having the ability to send photographs back-and-forth, the Vermont children will get to see a direct connection between their efforts and the actual work being done for the Maasai children.
"I want the kids in the U.S. to learn what philanthropy is," Reynolds said. "I'm trying to get across that they can do a lot, and it doesn't necessarily mean directly donating money, and it doesn't take a lot. … It's empowering for kids to see what their work can produce on another continent. It's pretty amazing."
Preserving culture
The Maasai are a nomadic people who live in scattered tribes across Kenya and northern Tanzania. The tribe Reynolds stayed with to write her soon-to-be-published children's book actually live on a preserve, which it manages.
The Maasai don't hunt; they farm and herd animals. After it was discovered that their extensive herding was harming the local ecosystem, they have tried to curb their impact by building irrigation systems, farming more and herding less.
The group of about 2,500 has been trying to bring back some of the indigenous animals that have disappeared in recent years. The tribe is attempting to straddle the line between maintaining tradition, yet transitioning into modernity.
The Maasai are also taking steps to diversify their simple economy, Reynolds said. For instance, they have built a treehouse on the edge of their preserve that has solar power and Internet capabilities; they rent it out to earn money for preservation efforts.
However, a key component for maintaining culture is missing.
Now, Maasai children have to travel many miles to the closest school, where they are taught in Swahili or English, Kenya's official languages. The Maasai speak Maa, but the Kenyan government won't pay for a Maa school to be built.
That makes learning difficult, and over time will likely mean a drastic decline in Maa speakers, which would be devastating for the Maasai's ancient culture, Reynolds said.
"If you don't speak the language, you don't learn the songs, the dances, the traditions," she said. "Language is a key component to hold on to tradition. They are moving forward in some ways, but they are also desperate to hold on to their culture for their kids."
Reynolds hopes that, once the first school is built, others in Kenya will follow, using the same model of kids helping kids. One Maasai warrior in the tribe speaks English, and will travel out to the remote treehouse once a month to exchange e-mails and photos with U.S. kids. If more schools can get involved, perhaps many more schools can be built, as can many more friendships between children on the two continents.
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A student from Lowell High School Career Academy and a resource officer at the school helped save several families from a burning building Thursday morning.
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Just three years after the first Virginia Tech tragedy, breaking news reports that shots have been fired on the campus today. An officer has been shot and we're following the story as it unfolds.
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(Posted: 1:49 p.m.) Shortly after noon today, a Virginia Tech police officer stopped a vehicle on campus during a routine traffic stop in the Coliseum parking lot near McComas Hall
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Health care demonstration draws hundreds
Date: September 3, 2009
by: Robin Roy | City Editor
Four lanes of Fruitville Road separated about 400 health-care reform supporters from the detractors during a Sept. 2 demonstration.
The group MoveOn.org organized the show of support outside U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan's office at Fruitville Road and Orange Avenue. The Republican Party of Sarasota learned of the demonstration and urged its members to stage a counter-demonstration.
For the most part, reform supporters stayed on the north side of Fruitville, and the opponents stood on the south side.
"The number of uninsured and underinsured is critical," said demonstrator Ed Hurley. "Without Medicaid, I wouldn't have a ghost of a chance of getting health care."
"(The reform bill) is not going to solve the problem," said Larry Bernard. "It's going to make it worse."
Many people carried signs, with such slogans as "No to health-care change," "Obama, wipe the lipstick off that pig," "Don't Obamacare me, bro" and "We can't afford to wait."
The demonstration was generally civil, with a few insults being shouted back and forth, such as, "It's called capitalism, you idiots."
MoveOn.org staged a candlelight vigil and invited people to stand before the other supporters and share their stories of struggling to maintain health care.
In response to the vigil being held across the street, one man held up a sign that read, "Candles cause global warming."
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- Robin: I was at the protest. Dr. Swier's article is more accurate than yours. (better journalism less bias)
By Dr. Richard Swier: While I was there those who were against the public option outnumbered the MoveOn.org protesters by a ratio of four to one.
According to Terry Needell, the hostess of the MoveOn.org vigil, she was instructed to conduct the vigil by MoveOn.org headquarters starting at 7:30 p.m. EST. I asked her why at that time because there was no one in Congressman Buchanan's district office. She had no answer other than she was following orders. I also asked Terry if she attended the recent town hall meeting on health care hosted by Congressman Buchanan, which drew over 1,400 attendees. Terry said she did not and her reason was because she did not want to be "shouted down". According to reports 90% of those who attended Congressman Buchanan's town hall meeting were against a public option and the Obama health care plan.
A key argument is that Medicare is a public option. Actually, it is not as pointed out by Frank Patti a RedCounty.com contributor. Every tax payer is required by law to pay into the Medicare system. There is no option to not contribute and provide one's own private health care plan using private insurance. With the unfunded liabilites of Medicare and Medicaid estimated at $60 trillion, it is now clear these public health care programs are unsustainable. When I asked the pro-public option demonstrators about this they had no solution. However, when I was leaving the demonstrations one pro-public option supporter shouted out "the government will bail them [Medicare and Medicaid] out". Irrational to say the least.
Please listen to these two interviews with MoveOn.org members or those there in support of the public option. Their rational and reasoning simply does not add up but you decide for yourself.
Interview with Terry Needell, hostess of the MoveOn.org vigil in Sarasota (at the end MoveOn.org told me to move on because they did not like my questions):
Interview with Bob Brown a pro-public option supporter:
It is clear from these interviews that neither Terry or Bob understand the potential negative consequences of instituting a public option - adding to the national debt and how Medicare and Medicaid are unsustainable. They have no concerns for what that may mean for the nation. The key is to get the public option put into law regardless of the consequences.
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- Robin,
We appreciate the coverage for the support of health care reform, not necessarily a government run health care program.
Facts are important in the coverage of news and my invite was not from the Republican Party but from freedom loving Americans that belive in the free market and true reform, not just another failing government agency.
Thank you.
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The Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County teamed up to bring the anti-bullying event Rachel's Challenge to Sarasota Dec. 3.


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Catch our FREE shuttle to Bulls and Blackhawks home games!
Blackhawks Shuttle Schedule:
3/5 Tues Hawks vs. Wild 7:30PM3/6
Wed Hawks vs. Avalanche 7:00PM
3/10 Sun Hawks vs. Oilers 6:00PM
3/25 Mon Hawks vs. Kings 7:00PM
3/26 Tues Hawks vs. Flames 7:30PM
3/29 Fri Hawks vs. Ducks 7:30PM
Shuttles depart 45 and 15 minutes before game time!
what about this friday 3/8 for the bulls game?
Comment from vinh, almost 2 years ago