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The UNH Traditional Jazz Series presents the Taylor Haskins Quartet on Monday, November 12 at 8pm in the Johnson Theater at the Paul Creative Arts Center.
General admission tickets are $8 each and $6 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the UNH Paul Creative Arts Center Ticket Office and at the door one hour prior to the performance. You may also order tickets online or call 862-PCAC (7222).
Taylor grew up in the quiet woods of New Hampshire, where he began his musical life around the age of 4 by plunking out television and movie themes by ear on the family piano. Taylor studied classical trumpet with Dr. Robert Stibler at UNH, and there he found a mentor in the great Clark Terry, who frequented the university. In 1994 he relocated to New York City to study with trumpet legend Lew Soloff at the Manhattan School of Music. In 1997 he was a semi-finalist in the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Trumpet Competition.
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Supervisors to consider urban mixed use proposal Dec. 11
A new era for the Innsbrook corporate center could begin officially this week, pending approval from Henrico County's Board of Supervisors. The board will hear a request Dec. 11 by Highwoods Properties to redevelop a 39.46-acre section of the 630-acre corporate center as an urban mixed-use tract, allowing for as much as 2.3 million square feet of commercial and residential development – including 1,230 residential units. The Planning Commission recommended the plan for approval at its Nov. 8 meeting. Supervisors rezoned most of the site – 36 acres – to the then-new urban mixed use classification as part of a larger case in 2005 that sought to breathe new life into the Far West End community by allowing a variety of uses in close proximity to each other, similar to the communities of West Broad Village and Rocketts Landing. Highwoods' current proposal would establish conditions on the entire 39.46-acre site, which is located generally between Cox Road, Sadler Road and Nuckols Road. During a work session last month, the board heard its first formal presentation about the proposal for the project. Planning Director Joe Emerson told supervisors that his staff generally supports the plan but objects to a proposed Highwoods proffer that would require the county to pay for right-of-way acquisition and permits related to road improvements for the project. (Highwoods must construct an additional eastbound lane on Nuckols Road between Sadler and Cox roads and an additional westbound lane on Nuckols from Lake Brook Drive to the I-295 northbound ramp as part of the project.) "We don't feel we should be obligated to absorb the cost of those items," Emerson said. Some neighbors of the site have expressed concerns about traffic, which already is snarled along Nuckols Road during morning and evening commutes, and the proposed height of some buildings, the tallest of which would be 250 feet, or about 16 stories. But Emerson said that Highwoods' proposal – which would limit buildings within 150 feet of existing residential development to 45 feet in height and those between 150 feet and 300 feet of such development to 80 feet in height – was consistent with recommendations of his department's 2010 Innsbrook Area Study. That study set guidelines for a variety of future urban mixed use projects in the community, in order to establish consistency in building heights, landscaping, streetscaping, parking, signage and a variety of other features. Still, "there is no doubt that you're going to be able to see the tall buildings," Emerson said. Board Chairman Dick Glover (Brookland District) and Supervisor Pat O'Bannon (Tuckahoe District) both expressed some concerns about a proposed one-lane roundabout that would be constructed at the intersection of Sadler Road and Sadler Place, about 600 feet south of Nuckols Road. "Drivers around here, I don't think they're used to this, and it bothers me a lot. . . that this is more an impediment," O'Bannon said. But Deputy County Manager Tim Foster told the board that the roundabout – which might cost about $200,000 and could be the first public roundabout built in the county – would be safer than a traffic signal, which would cost between $150,000 and $250,000. Traffic at the intersection wouldn't yet warrant a signal, and locating an additional signal so close to Nuckols Road could create traffic flow challenges, he said – whereas a roundabout would be more effective in keeping vehicles moving. Foster noted that roundabouts are different from traffic circles; the latter typically are larger, involve more lanes and more merging traffic and may present more opportunities for confusion or traffic accidents. Roundabouts, he said, are smaller, typically involve just one lane of traffic and are used in less-congested areas to keep traffic flowing better than it would otherwise. On the rare occasions when accidents do occur at roundabouts, they're usually less severe because vehicles are traveling at a lower rate of speed than they would be otherwise, he said. Glover conceded that he would support the plan if it were deemed the safest option. Some residents have expressed concerns that construction of the roundabout would eliminate direct access from Sadler Road to Nuckols Road, but Emerson said that wasn't entirely accurate. The new roundabout would shift Sadler south into its old roadbed but still theoretically provide drivers the chance to connect to Nuckols without stopping. Responding to residents' concerns that more development would worsen traffic, Emerson agreed that the initial impact could boost traffic numbers. But he said that the ultimate outcome of urban mixed use development often is a reduction in traffic, because some residents also work and/or shop within the same community. "The UMU district is intended to provide flexibility not otherwise available in the zoning ordinance to achieve a unique destination, conveying a "sense of place," and providing a desirable destination to live, work, and recreate," planners wrote in a report about the proposal. Emerson told the board that as the project takes shape and residents move in, some benefits would become noticeable. "You'll have people coming and going over the whole day – not just at two peak times," he said. |
Henricus to portray 'Arnold's Raid on Richmond' Jan. 31
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The Henricus Historical Park in Chesterfield this weekend will portray "Arnold's Raid on Richmond," which took place in 1781 when British General Benedict Arnold took his small British and Loyalist forces and raided Richmond as Governor Thomas Jefferson watched from the safety of Manchester.
The event will take place Jan. 31 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Period-dressed historical interpreters will occupy the bluff overlooking the James River.
Visitors are invited to join the American militia, British regulars, Hessians and Loyalists in camp. > Read more.
'Secret Keeper Girl - Crazy Hair Tour' returning to West End Assembly of God
Hundreds of 'tweens' and their moms will attend the Secret Keeper Girl Crazy Hair Tour at West End Assembly of God on Jan. 22 at 6:30 p.m., a popular Bible-based tour geared toward building and strengthening relationships between mothers and their daughters (typically ages 8 to 12).
The event will feature a full fashion show, oversized balloon sculptures and confetti cannons – all in the name of inner beauty, Biblical modesty and vibrant purity. > Read more.
OutRVA, 'Say I Do!' to give away all-expenses paid wedding at Lewis Ginter
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OutRVA and Say I Do! have collaborated to offer LGBT couples an opportunity to win an all-expenses-paid wedding at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden's Robins Tea House on March 7.
In September, Richmond Region Tourism launched OutRVA, a campaign designed to show people Richmond's strong LGBT community and highlight the area as a travel destination.
The winning couple will say "I do" in a ceremony coordinated by event designer and floral artist Casey Godlove of Strawberry Fields Flowers & Gifts and marriage concierge, Ayana Obika of All About The Journey. The couple will receive wardrobe and styling, a custom wedding cake, florals, an overnight stay at the Linden Row Inn (including a suite on the day of the wedding for preparation), and a post-wedding brunch at the Hilton Garden Inn on Sunday, March 8. > Read more.
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There are a bunch of unique events just for kids this weekend in Henrico! Virginia Repertory Theatre's production of "The Maggie Walker Story" opens tonight at The Children's Theatre at Willow Lawn. On Saturday, Walkerton Tavern will host a tea party and the Children's Museum of Richmond-Central will celebrate the Lunar Year of the Goat with several exciting activities. Ages 11-13 are invited to an "Introduction to Volleyball" workshop on Sunday at the Eastern Henrico Recreation Center. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
CAT Theatre announces auditions for 'Quartet'
CAT Theatre will hold auditions for Quartet on Saturday, Feb. 21, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 22, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Auditions will be held at the theatre, located at 319 N. Wilkinson Road in Richmond. Quartet will run May 22 through June 6 and will close out CAT's 51st season.
Director Laurie Follmer is seeking two males, ages 50-70 and two females ages 50-70. British accents are required for roles and are requested for auditions. There is no actual singing in the show. Singing ability and experience is not a requirement. Audition sides are available at http://www.cattheatre.com on the Audition Page. > Read more.
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While grooming your horse you discover a gray, wart-like growth on your horse's skin. It doesn't seem to be causing your horse any pain, but it's not attractive and, after monitoring it for a few weeks, you determine that's it's continuing to grow in size. Is it cancer? Is it a skin disease? Is it curable? Chances are it's probably a sarcoid. These non-cancerous skin tumors appear on horses of all colors and breeds. They come in two forms: a nubby gray surface that has a sort of cauliflower appearance and a flatter fleshy type that may eventually resemble the look of proud flesh. To confirm that a skin growth is indeed a sarcoid, your vet will perform a simple skin biopsy. Once that's the diagnosis, there are several treatments available.
One choice is surgery, however, the procedure must remove all affected skin and that may be difficult. Any sarcoid cells that remain will simply return. Cryosurgery utilizes liquid nitrogen. Applied carefully, it freezes the sarcoid which then dies and sloughs off. The process often kills off hair follicles, too, so that a bare spot remains or the hair that does return is white. Finally, there is a pair of newer approaches. One is to use chemotherapy drugs and inject them locally into and around the sarcoid. Another is the use of a topical cream containing natural alkaloids and other ingredients. The substances cause a localized immune response that causes the horse's body to reject the sarcoid tissue.
Not every treatment works for every sarcoid, which means you may have to do some experimentation. Keep in mind, too, that regardless of your treatment plan the sarcoid area will look worse before it eventually looks better. So don't do battle with a sarcoid a month before a major horse show. As the sarcoid dies and peels away from the skin, it will leave behind an oozing lesion that requires some daily care until it heals. But eventually the majority of sarcoids can be defeated once you and your vet come up with a war plan.
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The majority of the traditional treatments do not address the underlying cause of sarcoids the Bovine Papilloma Virus. That is why they have an 80% recurrence rate. We have used Sarcoid Salve to remove the sarcoid and virus. It is an herbal paste that will not burn or cause your horse any discomfort. We treated our gelding and it removed the sarcoid and has been sarcoid free for over 6 years.
Holly Monroe, LA
We have been treating our horses sarcoid with Xxtera that was about the size of a quarter for a 1 1/2 weeks. It was the size of a quarter but over night it became a large oozing lesion very fleshy. What treatment do you recommend to keep area clean? We continue to use the Xxtera but the area needs to be cleaned first before we apply the Xxtera? Is it best to keep this area open.
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hi as I was grooming my horse today I found a horse grey cauliflower looking wart it is on her back leg. and I am very concerned about it also she has also has a red fleshy one under her stomach I am very worried would you say they are most properly sarcoides?
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I cured my horse's cauliflower-looking sarcoid with a mixture of equal parts turmeric, dry mustard, and zinc-oxide-containing diaper rash lotion. I put that on every other day or so for three months. It got worse before it got better, but now it is gone completely and has been for two years. I also started giving him a zinc-containing horse multi-vitamin once a week. I know it sounds too easy, but it's cheap and you have nothing to lose. It worked for my horse. He also doesn't get scratches any more. Maybe it's the supplement.
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COCHISE COUNTY - Never before released documents detail what happened to rancher Robert Krentz.
The 58 year old was found shot to death on his Cochise County property March 27th.
Almost 3 months ago, investigators found footprints at the scene and traced them 20 miles into Mexico, but so far, no arrests.
Krentz was last heard over radio he told his brother he had come upon a group of illegal migrants and asked him to call Border Patrol.
The last words his brother heard were 'illegal and hurt'.
It's a case that has received national attention.
Some of the 54 page report has been redacted to preserve details of the investigation.
But parts not blacked out, paint a clearer picture of what happened the morning of March 27th.
The report says Krentz was found 13 hours after his last radio contact with his brother.
Attempts to track Krentz's location using GPS from his cell phone were unsuccessful. Verizon had trouble getting a 'ping' signal possibly due to sparcity of cell towers in the area.
Just before midnight, a DPS helicopter spotted Krentz, his ATV was still running, with headlights and taillights on.
Documents show Krentz was shot in another location, about 1100 feet from where his ATV came to a final stop.
There are also new details about a single set of shoe prints believed to be the gunman's, found at the shooting scene.
News 4 has exclusive photos of that shoe print. The report says those same tracks were found at a water tank, used for cattle, located five miles from the shooting scene.
One investigator's report states "the suspect likely knelt down, as if to drink water, the tracks then went south in the direction of Mexico."
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En Español (Spanish Version)Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common infection caused by a type of herpes virus. It can cause swollen lymph glands, fever, and fatigue. Most people with CMV do not show symptoms of infection and are not aware they have it. A CMV infection usually occurs in young adults. The virus then remains in your body for the rest of your life. It is often in a sleeping state but can be activated by stressful situations.
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I carry one of 3 weapons. S&W mod 910, 9mm (15+1) 4" barrell, a Sig mod 239, .40 cal, (7+1), or my STI Spartan .45 Cal, 8+1 5" barrell.
Up until reciently I was carrying RBCD ammunitions because of the Velocity and over all stopping power. I purchased this specific ammunitions because, at the time they were the RAVE of defence ammunitions, of their design and test results. Now I have reciently been warned by several law enforcement friends of mine that I could be subject to several law suits because of carrying such a radical round in my carry weapons.
This brings me to my questions.
1. Do I just shoot up the several boxes of $45 per box of 20 and look for a different carry ammo?
2. Is there anything similar out on the market that produces similar stopping power?
3. Should I just carry a solid ball ammo because I shoot very often and im very comfortable with my shot placement in not only in a competitive but casual scene? 3.152" grouping at 8 meters with 50 rounds.
My overall concern is that if I ever had to draw down and use my fire arm I am confident that I can rapidly place 1-3 rounds in a Kill area of a target, but if I am carrying an "Aggressive" defence ammunition would that play against me?
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Hidden Prize Birthday Cake
A little while ago I was looking through a 1950s craft book and read about the Christmas tradition of a Jack Horner pie. Traditionally, the book says you wrap small presents, tie each one to a string, and put all the presents in a box/basket with the string tails hanging out of the box – then your party guests each take a string and pull it to see which prize they get.
This tissue paper birthday cake was inspired by that idea – instead of loot bags, have party guests each grab a string, pull, and see what they get! Alternatively, this would also be a fun way to distribute prizes for game-winners throughout the party. (P.S. Fan of paper cakes? Make these candle and cake hats for your guests!!)
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Spinning Carousel Centerpiece
Lately I've been super inspired by circuses and carnivals, so when I saw these mini horse figurines I couldn't help but make a mini carousel to match. This carousel is not only a decorative centrepiece – it actually spins too! If you're hosting a circus party, there are no shortage of fun projects for you to do: try these cotton candy invitations, circus party hats, & carnival cake toppers!
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Mini Cactus Piñatas
I've been loving the cactus trend that seems to be happening lately, especially since I do not have a green thumb whatsoever. It's almost Cinco de Mayo, so I thought it would be a lot of fun to make these miniature cacti piñatas to celebrate! Since you pull a string instead of smashing these piñatas, you can keep them up as decorations even after the candy has been eaten!
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April Fool's Mini Lunch Prank
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- 1 1/2 pounds slender green beans, trimmed
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup pine nuts (about 1 1/2 ounces)
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 18 large fresh basil leaves, chopped
Cook beans in large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Drain. Place beans in bowl of ice water to cool. Drain well. Pat dry with paper towels. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Wrap in paper towels and refrigerate.)
Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-low heat. Add pine nuts and sauté until light brown, about 6 minutes. Add garlic; stir 1 minute. Add green beans to skillet; sauté until heated through, about 5 minutes. Stir in basil. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to bowl and serve.
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- Calories124
- Carbohydrates9 g (3%)
- Fat10 g (15%)
- Protein3 g (6%)
- Saturated Fat1 g (5%)
- Sodium7 mg (0%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat3 g
- Fiber3 g (14%)
- Monounsaturated Fat5 g
- Cholesterol0
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type: Salad
main ingredients: Basil, Pine Nut, Green Bean
dietary considerations: Low/No Sugar
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My name is Toby and I am a very sweet, 11 years young, AKC, buff cocker spaniel boy. I am looking for a new home because my owners are having their 4th child this year and they do not have alot of time for me anymore. They feel that I deserve better, and want me to be happy in a loving home where I can share the rest of my life with someone who will love and take care of me.
I am a good boy, current on shots, neutered and I was given a clean bill of health when I was taken to the vet last November for my senior wellness exam. I do have epilepsy, but it has been maintained and controlled for years with minimal costing medicine and yearly required check-ups. I have had a good life with my family and I have never been abused. I am good with children, but at this stage of my life I am not particularly fond of playing with them. I have never been aggressive towards children or anyone who visits our home. I am a house trained cocker boy, unless I am left for an extended amount of time without being able to get outside to do my business, as I can only hold it for so long. Please do not overlook me because I am an older cocker, but rather help me to find the loving home that I deserve so that I can be a happy boy and well taken care of too. My family really wants me to be loved and receive the attention that they know I really need right now. If you can offer me a good rest of my life in a happy, loving home, that would be great. I will do best with a family who can take me on lots of walks and I would like to have a fenced backyard, so that I can spend time outdoors on a nice day. If you can provide me a good home, give me lots of attention and love and would like a wonderful cocker boy who would just love to have a nice family, then I would love to meet you! For more information, please contact my owner, Mary Neukam by sending her an email message at: firstname.lastname@example.com and in the subject line, put my name so that she will know that it is about me.
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Please help us to find Toby the loving home that he deserves. He is a good boy and needs love, happiness, attention, lots of walks and a fenced backyard. He will be a good companion for someone who would like to share their life with him and can give him the loving home that he deserves. Please help us to make this possible by contacting us to discuss the details as we need to get him a good home ASAP.
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Why Adoption is a Great Option
Toby - Courtesy Post /Adopted!, a Kannapolis Cocker Spaniel dog was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Cocker Spaniel for sale in Kannapolis, or seeking a Cocker Spaniel dog from a breeder in Kannapolis.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Kannapolis already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Kannapolis breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even Cocker Spaniel breeders who help with Cocker Spaniel rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in Kannapolis paves the way for another one to be saved.


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Part 4 of 6 Pastor Ron Earle is cracking jokes and saving souls down at the New Life Family Church, one of several houses of worship striving to satiate the 85296 ZIP code's growing spiritual appetite.
"Lord, give me patience, and give it to me now!" the Rev. Earle shouts, drawing sympathetic laughter from many of the Sunday morning sermon's roughly 250 attendees.
His 90-minute admonishment covers a broad spectrum of potential pitfalls and errors of ways, including overspending at Christmas and transference of blame, culminating in a rousing lecture on negativity.
Standing on stage with a full set of band equipment, multicolored track lighting and a PowerPoint message projected on the wall behind him, Earle challenges the group: Don't say anything negative for at least an hour following the sermon. From the crowd's reaction to his onstage antics, Earle's directive hardly seems necessary.
"You walk out of here smiling bigger than when you walked in," says Paul Wagner, a 33-year-old Mesa resident who has been making the Sunday drive to New Life, 202 S. Gilbert Road, for about a year.
Wagner, who volunteers that he is a recovering drug addict and has spent time in prison, says the nondenominational church has become increasingly popular.
"It's gotten bigger, but more than that the people here have drawn closer," Wagner says.
In a place like 85296 where new people are moving in daily and nobody knows anybody, churches are even more important as social outlets than in older neighborhoods, as evidenced by the overwhelming demand for more.
Gilbert is shaping up to be a promised land for eager church developers as the population soars in the new, upscale subdivisions. It is a family-friendly community served by one of the largest Catholic parishes in the West, at least 50 Mormon wards and a wide range of Protestant and nondenominational groups looking for a foothold to foster new churches.
Demographic studies funded by church groups show there are a lot of potential new church members to be had.
A Ministry Area Profile 2004 study of the 85296 ZIP code by the Percept Group found about 44 percent of residents were "not involved with their faith," compared with about 35 percent nationally. About 56 percent of the area residents were either strongly or somewhat involved with their faith.
A breakdown of religious preferences revealed 17 percent were Catholic, about 12 percent were identified as "nondenominational/ independent," 10.5 percent were Mormon, 7.8 percent were Baptist, 7.6 percent were Lutheran and 6 percent were Methodist. Those who replied "not interested and no preference" amounted to about 18 percent of the ZIP code's population, compared with a national average of about 11 percent.
"I think if our stats are right, somewhere between 20 (percent) to 25 percent of these people are nonchurched evangelicals — born-again believers that don't go to church," says the Rev. Joel Tetreau, pastor of Southeast Valley Baptist Church, 14302 E. Williams Field Road. "Some of them have been beaten up in hyperconservative churches or they starved to death in liberal churches."
This month, Tetreau's congregation will move into a newly built $300,000 steel church building on a county island. The 240-member congregation wants to put up an education building next.
"We believe we have a real chance to connect with genuine believers who are looking to be fed," says Tetreau, who became senior pastor in 1999 a few months after the church began. "I think that the day of watereddown contemporary, entertainment-driven churches are coming to an end."
But the business of bringing in the flock is not without problems in the fast-growing area where many churches are in the midst of major recruiting efforts. Some church leaders complain that the competition for souls to save is resulting in some un-Christianlike behavior in the broader religious community.
And some longtime residents aren't exactly thrilled with how crowded their once small places of worship have become.
Bev Nielsen, 49, says St. Anne's Catholic Church has become "too big and too impersonal."
"There are too many people," she says, "the parking lot is always full. You can't get in and out of there."
Kristine McGettigan, 35, used to attend St. Anne's but now goes to St. Mary Magdalene, where the downside is that they meet in a gym.
"It doesn't make sense to only have one true Catholic church in Gilbert when there are so many parishioners," McGettigan says.
New Life, in its second year at its current location, began with 50 to 75 in attendance — it now gets as many as 300 on Sundays.
"It won't be long until we go to multiple (Sunday) services here because of what we are doing," Earle says, adding that he has heard lately of many other new church groups meeting at schools and in people's homes.
Or even the library.
In an hour's time, the Rev. Susan Schubert and her volunteers transform a meeting room at Maricopa County's Southeast Regional Library in Gilbert into church. From out of library planters, which provide storage, come accoutrements of worship. Banners go up, a planter is covered with a cloth to create the Communion table, a sound system is set up, a laptop for PowerPoint sermon notes is readied and by 9:30 a.m. Schubert is prepared for the call to worship.
Library church is just temporary for the fledgling New Creation Church, an "emerging church in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America" that has joined the rush to bring religion to rapidly growing Gilbert. Organized in September 2003, the congregation so far has more than 40 members, and Schubert hopes to soon close on the purchase of 4 acres next to Spectrum Elementary School for the future church.
Schubert estimates she has made about 12,000 "doorstep visits" in Gilbert neighborhoods to raise interest in her young church. In 113-degree weather, she has pushed doorbells and talked to residents, given them videos "of what it means to join a brand new congregation," plus a pen and a full-color refrigerator magnet touting New Creation. When no one is home, she writes a note and leaves it.
One recent morning, Schubert's church office, in her home, was humming as 5,000 postcards were being readied to mail about promoting a Christmas concert. The pastor is striving to develop a strong congregation well before they ever step into a church of their own.
Schubert says her congregation eyed buying in the Morrison Ranch subdivision but had to pass on it. "They had stipulations that we had to build within a certain time frame, and we were not ready to build that quickly," she says. "When they are building out with their homes, they don't want an empty lot sitting there."
"It is very difficult to find choice land, and it is going nowhere but up," she says.
Pastors such as Schubert go to Howard Morrison, eager to turn patches of his farmland into church campuses that may become large congregations, feeding off the breathless home con- struction going on all around Gilbert.
But some church planners quickly lose faith in those dreams. They can't afford $70,000 to $110,000 per acre — a veritable half-million dollars for a bare 5-acre parcel.
"The area is growing so fast that churches that do not necessarily have expertise in planning ahead find themselves a bit overwhelmed at the price of things," says Morrison, whose family has seen large tracts of their Gilbert farm holdings turned into businesses and homes.
Don't count the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in that group of neophytes. It has been aggressive in buying land and putting up stately three-ward chapels in its "Heritage" and larger "Legacy" model stake centers.
"I have never backed away because of price," says Steve Hale, a real estate property manager for the church, who decides where to erect Mormon church buildings in Gilbert and across vast regions of the West.
"Our church policy is we will pay the market rate. Show me a valid current appraisal, and if I need it, I will buy it."
In the past five years, Hale has closed on seven parcels of land for Mormon churches, with an eighth in escrow, in the 85296 ZIP code area.
He estimates that 10 percent to 12 percent of the families purchasing homes in south Gilbert are Mormons. He pays particular attention to which developers are building where, as he decides where to locate campuses.
"If (Mormon-owned) Fulton Homes is building in a certain subdivision, we know approximately what percentage of those homes will be LDS families," Hale says. "Fulton, for example, has floor plans that cater more to maybe larger family situations. LDS people have larger families, so we kind of gravitate more to Fulton Homes."
David LeSueur is president of the Gilbert Arizona Highland Stake. It has 13 Mormon wards using three chapel buildings and two more to be completed next spring. He says Mormons are attracted to Gilbert by the same factors that are desirable to other newcomers — "wonderful education systems, some great schools."
"It is a clean, beautiful little community."
Schubert calls Gilbert "a very ripe place for church development" and a "ripe mission field."
Schubert cites Gilbert's growth rate — 1,000 new people move to the town each month — and says people seem to be "hungry for connecting with a Christian community."
When newcomers arrive, she says, "the first thing they do is set up their house and their yard, and all that stuff, and then they start looking for a church, so there is a 'settling-in' phenomenon that happens."
"People have a tremendous desire to form community," Schubert says. "Gilbert is a place where people really cherish family values. They are very much interested in nurturing a healthy family."
Catholics are putting heavy demand especially on two parishes serving the Gilbert area.
St. Anne's Catholic Church, 440 E. Elliot Road, has 8,000 registered families and about 27,000 people.
St. Mary Magdalene, which was founded in July 2002 and now has 1,000 families, meets temporarily in the Williams Community School gym at the Arizona State University East campus until the church's permanent campus is completed at Williams Field Road and Parkcrest Street.
The boundaries of the 24-square mile parish of St. Anne's takes in much of the 85296 ZIP code's territory, and the Rev. Doug Lorig says nine weekend Masses can hardly keep up with about 9,000 who show up each weekend in peak winter months.
About 2,000 are Hispanics, many from Mexico.
"Ninety percent of them are new here to St. Anne's in the last 12 years," he says of the entire congregation.
"I have very demanding people at St. Anne's," Lorig says. "They want their Catholic faith, and they are willing to do what it takes to have it and put up with the crowds, the parking and the rest."
Last spring, Lorig wrote, "Help!" at the top of the church newsletter, then appealed to people to accept their assignments as to which Easter Mass to attend, according to their name in the alphabet. The morning "prime time" Mass simply can't take more than 1,500 people, he says, adding such "desperate" measures were needed.
St. Anne's campus, long dogged by bottlenecked traffic and parking problems, has taken pressure off its campus by opening an annex a block away. It also leases a building several miles away for catechismal programs for 1,500 children.
Lorig says another Catholic parish will be needed in south Gilbert, but the priest shortage will be a factor in what is constructed.
"Fifteen years ago, the diocese would buy 6 or 7 acres planning to build a church maybe seating 800," he says. "Now they buy 20 or more acres, planning to seat 1,500 because we don't have enough priests to cover all these areas."
If projections hold true and Gilbert redoubles its population in 15 years, "we'll need several new Catholic churches because St. Anne's can't take care of all these people forever."
"We are no longer afraid of 'big.' We can do it, but we cannot do it forever," he says.
The Rev. Candace Lansberry, founder of Song of Life United Methodist Church in Gilbert, says faith groups in the community have not shown a spirit of cooperation. She would like to see an "opening up of conversation."
"I think right now, we are so churchy," she says. "You know if you don't believe my way, you are wrong."
To reach the 60 percent of residents who do not attend church, Lansberry says Christian leaders should come together in the spirit of cooperation they claim to espouse.
"Christianity is not about our differences but really about what we can do to improve the communities and make them a better place to live — just by putting God at the center," she says.
The Song of Life church, which draws about a third of its members from the 85296 ZIP code area and meets at Power Ranch Elementary School, is benefiting from a 10-acre farmland gift for its future campus from former Arizona House Speaker Jamie Sossaman and his wife, Sue.
The Rev. Richard Koerselman, longtime pastor of New Hope Community Church (Reformed Church in America), says Gilbert's ministerial association disbanded years ago, and the Gilbert Action Interfaith Network, which has promoted diversity and the golden rule, "has been quiet for quite a while."
Under former Mayor Cynthia Dunham, Gilbert's official "Bible Week," proclaimed annually and promoted by the mayor, brought court challenges, national support and rebuke and debate within Gilbert's interfaith community.
The Rev. Bill Herrman, pastor of Heritage Lutheran Church, 14001 E. Ray Road, says his church, started in 1986, was ahead of the building boom, and he credits the Wisconsin Synod denomination for foresight in new church development.
The wave of churches trying to take root now, he says, seems to be nondenominational fellowship "with a high appeal for making church, in their words, relevant and fun."
Earle's Sunday sermon reflects that same philosophy, and the notion that all of the area's residents need to get along in spite of their different beliefs.
"When you're dealing with a bunch of people, there's going to be some problems," he says.
"Amen," answers the crowd.


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Get Your Head In The Virtual Clouds
Two interesting trends have started to emerge among administrative professionals. The first is an increase in the number of administrative professionals who are now working on a freelance basis, either by choice or due to the economy. I don't have any objective data for this, but the evidence can be seen in the number of postings related to this subject in the IAAP Web Community and on our LinkedIn group page. All Things Admin founder Julie Perrine, an expert on being a virtual administrative professional, was certainly busy and popular during the Office Expo at EFAM 2012 in July. Her booth was packed with administrative professionals interested in cutting their ties with the traditional office.
The other trend I see developing is the need for administrative professionals to master cloud computing. Cloud computing essentially means using tools online that used to be done on your machine's hard drive. It's not a new development, but it is beginning to be widely adopted across our personal and professional lives. Think Google Docs. It's wise to get ahead of the curve on this because cloud computing is more flexible and efficient than traditional software. Businesses are going to want all their office employees to be comfortable using these tools. (Check out the piece on cloud computing in the "On the Run" section of the August/September OfficePro.)
These two trends towards more virtual administrative professionals and cloud computing come together in a useful post by Best Vendor blogger Jeff Giesea. Best Vendor, a site that makes software recommendations based on peer reviews, asked freelance workers to rate their favorite cloud computing applications. The company then compiled those results in an infographic. It also includes a list of well regarded apps that are still not widely used. Even if you're not a freelancer, this would be a great place to start if you want a primer on the computing options that are available on the Web.


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Grip-n-Gulp Bottle
Long a favorite of outdoorsy types, the Nalgene bottle is now available for toddlers, too. This sturdy bottle with a sippy spout holds 12 ounces of their favorite drink.
Why it's a giggle pick This popular bottle is BPA-free for worry-proof drinking.
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I have tried almost every sippy cup out there, and these cups are by far the best. My kids have used these for nearly 2 years now, and they have never leaked, despite being repeatedly washed in the dishwasher, thrown from strollers and rolled down stairs. I only wish they were insulated so beverages stayed cold longer.
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Rated 4 out of 5 by wackosuzanne Good to go cup
We like the cup because it's pink and pretty and doesn't leak. Also because it looks like cousin Ellen's cup. It's easy to wash and doesn't retain any odors.
My only complaint, and this might be user error, is that is seems you have to manually remove to stopper so the kid can get fluid out of the spout and then plug it back up to avoid spilling. In order to do either you have to take the top off and by then chocolate milk has seeped into the edges and drips out.
So if you remember to take the stopper out before giving it to your kid and if you trust your kid to not turn the cup upside down... then it will work.
March 10, 2011
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Our daughter loves these cups. We use them all the time. They do not leak and our easy to clean.
March 10, 2011
Rated 5 out of 5 by cmoralaplage The best sippy cup we've tried
We have been through every sippy cup made and this one has worked the best for us. My son likes to take the soft sippy, turn it upside down, and push down on it to make a puddle. He can't do that with these and he likes how they look like Daddy's cups too.
March 10, 2011
Rated 1 out of 5 by Mamaknowsbest Leaks :o(
So sad to say that I bought two of these, because I thought wow giggle carries them they must be good. Right??? Wrong..... So sad to own two sippy bottles that leak. It's like a dribble cup, more comes out the side than the sippy spout.
February 24, 2011
Rated 5 out of 5 by Boymom LOVE LOVE this!
I have added this item to my list of MUST HAVE ITEMS. And, YOU must have it too. The insert does not come out and it truly does not leak!
February 24, 2011
Rated 4 out of 5 by Erica Does Not Leak
I give this 4 stars rather than 5 because although it does not leak, the top handle could be better designed. My son bumps his nose on it while drinking but does not seemed bothered by it.
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Over Due Theatre company is proud to announce auditions for the fall musical "Sideshow"-- Book and Lyrics by Bill Russell and Music by Henry Krieger. Roles available for men and women, age 16 and up.
What to Bring: 32 bars from a musical of your choosing that presents versatility and character. Please mark and prepare in advance. Accompanist on site. No recorded music.
Rehearsals will run Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30p – 10p and Sunday afternoons at 2p. Show runs October 10 -12, 17-19. Please bring all conflicts from August 5th – October 19th.
Based on the true story of Siamese twins Violet and Daisy Hilton who became stars during the Depression, Side Show is a moving portrait of two women joined at the hip whose extraordinary bondage brings them fame but denies them love. Told almost entirely in song, the show follows their progression from England to America, around the vaudeville circuit and to Hollywood on the eve of their appearance in the 1932 movie Freaks." ~ Samuel French
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No Policy Is Bad Policy: Schools Unprepared For Diabetes
A study conducted by Frances Migdol Melchionne, RN, in Towaco, N.J., discovered that 92% of the schools surveyed had no written policy for handling children with diabetes.
According to Melchionne, diabetes is the most common endocrine disorder of childhood, yet few schools know what to do with their diabetic students.
Fifty-four percent of school personnel who were polled said better education of faculty and greater access to nursing services were necessary for diabetes to get the attention it deserved.
Melchionne concludes that schools must formulate guidelines for diabetes management and care in school settings and help administrators develop positive policies. Melchionne believes that certified diabetes educators need to play an active role in increasing awareness within schools. School nurses who, according to Melchionne "play a large part in the life of the chronically ill child in the school setting," should be offered diabetes-specific education.
Melchionne writes, "The educational community needs to be made aware of the vital role of the school nurse...in order to preserve this role in the school environment."
The report also concludes that colleges and universities should offer classes for prospective teachers who might encounter students with chronic diseases.
This research was presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting and Educational Program of the AADE in Boston, August 1995.
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The rains have arrived - probably gardeners are the only people looking forward to that! - and it's time to start planting and transplanting while the soil is still warm enough to nurture roots and promote healthy growth. Planting now gives your plants a good, well-watered launch in your garden, and a big kick-start next spring.
And the Northwest Horticultural Society is here to help, with their annual plant sale coming up this Friday and Saturday, September 20 and 21, held out-of-the-rain-and-wind at North Seattle Community College of Arts & Sciences parking garage. The sale runs noon to 6:00 p.m. on Friday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.
More than 30 specialty and wholesale nurseries (see the impressive vendor list below) bring their finest plants to this sale, because they know shoppers will be sophisticated, knowledgeable gardeners looking for healthy, covetable perennials, shrubs and trees. You'll find plenty of hydrangeas and ornamental grasses, fall-bloomers like the asters above, Northwest natives, unusual small trees and drought-tolerant selections, as well as donations from NHS member's gardens. Be sure and take advantage of all the talented, knowledgeable vendors on hand for the sale - ask questions, request plants for next year, and enjoy the party atmosphere that blooms when so many excited gardeners get together to shop for their own gardens...
Botanica: Uncommon and underused perennials
Bouquet Banque Nursery: Specialty woodland perennials, with an emphasis on unusual kinds of cyclamen and epimedium.
Celestial dream Gardens: Perennials and shrubs, both "tried and true" and "rare and few"
Chimacum Woods: Species rhododendrons
Colvos Creek Nursery: Northwest natives; drought-hardy plants;
rare and unusual trees, shrubs, and perennials
dan Hinkley's Windcliff Selections: What more need we say?! The desert Northwest: Cold-hardy desert plants, Southern
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Elemental Plants: Predominantly Pacific Northwest native plants, specializing in trees and shrubs
Fairmeadow Nursery: Evergreen oaks, perennials, Northwest native trees, and shrubs
Fancy Fronds: Ferns, fern allies, and some other choice plant selections
Far Reaches Farm: Unusual perennials and bulbs, drifting into a few woodies and alpines
Foliage Gardens: Ferns and related plants
Foxglove Greenhouses: Tropicals and a wide selection of both
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Lael's Moon Garden Nursery: Trees, shrubs, edibles, and select perennials
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Robinwood Nursery: Eclectic selection of perennials, grasses, fuchsias, and shrubs
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Walmart Bass Fishing League - Michigan
DETROIT RIVER (Sept. 16-17, 2000)
21-9 catch nets Bucciarelli Michigan Division Super Tournament win
TRENTON, Mich. — Barry Bucciarelli of Romulus, Mich., out-fished 65 competitors this weekend to earn $5,738 and 100 CITGO Challenge Points on the boater side of the Red Man Tournament Trail's Michigan Division season finale – a two-day Super Tournament on the Detroit River.
Bucciarelli caught five smallmouth bass weighing 19 pounds, 14 ounces on opening day to qualify for the second and final day of competition. On day two, he caught five more smallmouth weighing 21-9 to top Randy Sparkman of Taylor, Mich., who finished with a day-two catch of five bass weighing 19-3 worth $2,869. Bucciarelli caught his limits using a tubebait on the river, while Sparkman opted to fish Lake St. Clair.
Paul Rambo of Brighton, Mich., took third place and collected $1,435 with a day-two catch weighing 15-8. Mike Trombly of Perryburg, Ohio, placed fourth and earned $1,244 with a day-two catch weighing 14-0, while Frank Johnson of Grand Haven, Mich., placed fifth and earned $1,148 with a day-two catch weighing 7-14. Dan Kimmel of Lansing, Mich., placed sixth and collected $956 with a day-two catch weighing 1-12.
Sparkman won the Abu Garcia Big Bass Award in the Boater Division and collected $650 with a 5-pound, 13-ounce smallmouth.
David Reault of Livonia, Mich., was declared the Divisional Points Champion in the Boater Division and awarded $1,000 after amassing 227 points through five regular season events.
First place in the Co-Angler Division and $2,781 went to William Goodman of Coldwater, Mich., who topped 62 competitors with a day-two catch of five smallmouth bass weighing 18 pounds, 10 ounces. Goodman caught five smallmouth weighing 21-4 on opening day to qualify for the final round. He also amassed more points than any other co-angler during five regular season events to win the Co-Angler Divisional Points title and $500. Goodman earned 241 points this season.
Second place in the Co-Angler Division and $1,390 went to Ralph Blasey of Pinckney, Mich., with a day-two catch weighing 18-9, while Jeremy Hewkin of Zion, Ill., took third place and $695 with a day-two catch weighing 18-2.
Goodman won the co-angler Abu Garcia Big Bass Award of $310 with a 5-pound, 12-ounce bass that he caught on a tubebait.
The trail's championship event, the Red Man All-American, will award $100,000 to the winning boater and $50,000 to the winning co-angler. Overall, more than $5.7 million could be awarded in 2000 based on full fields in each of the series' 119 events nationwide.


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Chengli and the Silk Road caravan. Terre Haute, IN: Tanglewood; 2011. Abstract
Lexile measure 830; Ages 8-12
A brief history of Montmaray. Vol 1st American. New York: Alfred A. Knopf; 2009. Abstract
Lexile measure 1000; Ages 12-16
Princess Ben : being a wholly truthful account of her various discoveries and misadventures, recounted to the best of her recollection, in four parts. Boston: Houghton Mifflin; 2008.
Lexile measure 1090; ages 12-up; book level 7.9
Hush : an Irish princess' tale. Vol 1st. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers; 2007.
Lexile measure 570; ages 12-up; book level 3.9
Princess Academy. Vol 1st U.S. New York: Bloomsbury Children's Books : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers; 2005. Abstract
Lexile measure 890; Ages 11-15; Grade level 4.8; Fantasy
Once upon a Marigold. Vol 1st Harcourt pbk. Orlando: Harcourt; 2004. Abstract
Lexile measure 840; Ages 6-15; Grade level 6.2; Fiction


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PLY reading/writing
João Fradinho Oliveira © July, 2005
Department of Computer Science
University College London
The ply format, is a 3D format that was developed by Stanford University. The header of a ply file, consists of some ascii lines
of text, describing properties of the model, and the number of elements in the file. The remainder of the ply is the data itself, which can either be written in ascii, or in binary following the convention of the machine used. (big endian[Macintosh/Powerpc and most unix machines/Sun/Sgi], or little endian [pcs/Intel]). Greg Turk's ply library has been changed to support reading ply files written with different line break conventions (mac \r [1byte], pc \r\n [2bytes], unix \n [1byte]), and reads both binary and ascii files in binary mode.
-------------------- ply.h & plyfile.c ------------------------------
(Greg Turk's library with essentially two functions modified)
* was changed to always open files in binary mode, files written in ascii can also be read with this binary mode.
* allows opening of filenames that are alias files in macintosh, does not affect other OS
* was changed to handle line breaks in UNIX, MACINTOSH, PC, it resets the file pointer
accordingly for the next read.-------------------- plyextra.cp ------------------------------
int read_PLY_X(char *fname)
--------- sets up temp structures
--------- to call ply_open_for_reading library function (modified to be multi OS capable)
--------- shows how to release temporary list memory allocated by ply lib, whilst
--------- inserting read data in external user data structure
int read_PLY_binary(char *fnx, int verts, int ferts)
--------- alternative ply read function (binary only(not ascii, header is still read fine)), not multiOS, but fast if you already know what you are reading
--------- copes with little endian/big endian, using functions below
int write_PLY_X(char *fname, int PLY_MODE, int OSlinebreaks=0)
--------- writes ply files either in binary or ascii, with the chosen line breaks convention
--------- PLYMODE 1 (ascii) PLYMODE 2 (binary)
--------- OSlinebreaks 0 (mac), OSlinebreaks 1 (unix), OSlinebreaks 2 (pc)
--------- binary reading and swapping for big endian and little endian conversion
unsigned char getbyte(FILE *inf)
unsigned int getuint_NATIVE(FILE *inf)
unsigned int getuint_SWAP(FILE *inf)
int getint_NATIVE(FILE *inf)
int getint_SWAP(FILE *inf)
float getfloat_NATIVE(FILE *inf)
float getfloat_SWAP(FILE *inf)
double getdouble_NATIVE(FILE *inf)
double getdouble_SWAP(FILE *inf)
int putbyte(FILE *outf, unsigned char val)
int putshort_NATIVE(FILE *outf, unsigned short val)
int putuint_NATIVE(FILE *outf, unsigned int val)
int putint_NATIVE(FILE *outf, int val)
int putfloat_NATIVE(FILE *outf, float val)
int putdouble_NATIVE(FILE *outf, double val)
-------------------- Nbunny.zip ------------------------------
This file, is a zip file with multi OS test files. The zip file has 12 different ply files of the same model (the Stanford bunny reduced to 1443 triangles). The function write_PLY_X in plyextra.cp was used to save 6 versions of the reduced buny on a macintosh, 3 in
binary with macintosh, pc, and unix line breaks, and 3 in ascii with linebreaks in macintosh, pc, and unix.The 6 models were re-read on the same machine with read_PLY_X in plyextra.cp, and then read on a PC with the same function,
whilst on a pc, 6 more models were saved like before with the machine's endianess, these 6 models were then transfered back
to a macintosh and read with no problem with read_PLY_X.[big endian machine]
- ascii -
BAMbunny.ply [Mac]
BAUbunny.ply [Unix]
BAPbunny.ply [PC]
-binary (although binary, the header is still in ascii!)
BBMbunny.ply [Mac]
BBUbunny.ply [Unix]
BBPbunny.ply [PC]
[little endian machine]
- ascii -
lambunny.ply [Mac]
laubunny.ply [Unix]
lapbunny.ply [PC]
-binary (although binary, the header is still in ascii!)
lbmbunny.ply [Mac]
lbubunny.ply [Unix]
lbpbunny.ply [PC]
get_words allows reading and write_PLY_X writing of mac/unix/pc OS files, text editors such as BBEdit do not save the linebreaks
properly to target OSs with binary files. (thanks to Liechy Ronald/Metrowerks for the tip)
The Stanford University 3D Scanning Repository (home to the famous Stanford bunny, the 28 million triangle model statue of Lucy, and to everything ply)
http://graphics.stanford.edu/data/3Dscanrep/The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's 13 million power plant ply model, and walkthrough project
http://www.cs.unc.edu/~geom/Powerplant/Large Geometric Models Archive, Georgia Institute of Technology (home to the dragon, and Happy Buddha Statue and others)
This model has some interesting properties, as numerically it goes towards flat locally.
icosphere.ply ( 24 Mbytes; triangles: 1310720 vertices: 655362)
subdivision of an icosehedron of 20 triangles, 8 times, based on "OpenGL's red book subdivision recipe", the model was cleaned to have just one connected surface, without cracks or duplicated vertices. Apparently there is a patent on constructing spheres, by normalizing inserted position vectors in subdivided tetrahedra/icosahedrons/etc, I guess it makes this model academic.


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July 14, 2004
When Tom Dietz was diagnosed with renal cancer for the second time, he turned to music therapy to relieve the stress and shock he felt.
On a recent Monday morning, the 55-year-old Scottsdale man joined a circle of cancer patients and survivors in a group drumming session at the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare Shea hospital. Music therapist Jim Merrell led the group in "speaking" through the drums — using the instruments to communicate their feelings and thoughts about their disease.
The patients pounded, tapped and patted the drums with their hands and mallets. At times the varied sounds blended to create a uniform rhythm; in other moments, the beats of solitary drummers cut through the silence. "I've had a lot of apprehension and fear," Dietz said after the class, adding he felt stress was lifted from his body and mind. "This was just terrific; I just felt really good here."
East Valley health care organizations and cancer centers now offer creative programs ranging from art and music therapy to workshops on makeup techniques for cancer patients.
Yoga and relaxation sessions bring a sense of calming and healing, and workshops on journaling and scrapbooking help patients work through the emotions of fighting cancer, said holistic nurse Sherry Zumbrunnen, who teaches at the Piper Center.
Cancer centers nationwide are beginning to offer these types of programs. "The cutting edge in cancer care is the complementary therapies that are available," she said.
The American Cancer Society offers the "Look Good, Feel Better" program to boost the beauty and self-esteem of female cancer patients. Participants learn makeup techniques and receive boxes of glamour cosmetics worth $250 to $300.
Program volunteer Bonnie Skochinski of Scottsdale said many patients enter the session after starting chemotherapy or radiation treatment. "They are at a stage where they need a real pick-me-up," she said.
The women leave the session "smiling and ready to go out for the evening," she said.
Yoga classes and journaling workshops at Scottsdale Healthcare provided healing and therapy for Bobbie Chinski, 63, of Phoenix after she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
"I was aware that, in addition to all the physical care I was going to get . . . I was going to need a great deal of physical, psychological and spiritual support," she said.
After her doublemastectomy, Chinski learned writing techniques through a journaling workshop taught by Zumbrunnen.
"I was amazed at how putting my feelings down on paper really had a very powerful impact," she said.
Mayo Clinic Hospital in northeast Phoenix has introduced a music therapy program for patients diagnosed with terminal illnesses. Arizona State University graduate students offer patients the choice to hear a harpist, vocalist or an American Indian flutist, harpist or a vocalist at their bedside.
"These are patients that are often overwhelmed by their disease," said Dr. Mark Edwin, program coordinator at Mayo.
"There are sufferings that we cannot reach with traditional approaches of medication, or surgery, or chemotherapy."
East Valley programs for cancer patients
"Look Good, Feel Better" seminar: Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center, Scottsdale, (602) 230-2273; Desert Oncology Center, Mesa, (480) 969-3637; Banner Desert Medical Center, Mesa, (602) 230-2273; East Valley Regional Cancer Center, Chandler, (602) 230-2273; Valley Lutheran Medical Center, Mesa, (602) 230-2273
"Group Drumming Circles" music therapy: Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center, Scottsdale, (480) 675-4636
"Scrapbooking" workshop:
Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center, Scottsdale, (480) 675-4636
"Journaling" workshop: Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center, Scottsdale, (480) 675-4636
Stress Management, Relaxation Therapy classes: Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center, Scottsdale, (480) 657-1981


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Hi can I get this straight on violet hardniess........ viola odorata is hardy to zone 4 ??????? Viola odoarata queen charlotte is hardy to 6 or 8 ?????? Which ?????? How hardy is queen charlotte ?????? |
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MA, i'm aware of but not conversant with with hardiness zones in your land and would make this suggestion re the hardiness of queen charlotte. i think your information may be quoted from unrelated sources. as a violet, queen charlotte is a survivor with no reputation for tenderness. i think you may assume if you can grow other odorata types in your zone, you will have no trouble with queen charlotte. good luck! rob... |
- Posted by Deanna_WNYzone4 (My Page) on Tue, Nov 9, 04 at 18:39
I have reliably had Queen Charlotte come back in my yard for several years now. I am in zone 4, and although we get lots of snow, we also have wind blown and exposed frozen soil much of the time too (we live on a very windy hilltop). You should not have any trouble with them in zones 6/7. Deanna |
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Anyone know what are the requirements for such plants, and wether they are as good as regular mangosteen or no.
Garcinia indica is also called kokam. a picture from wikipedia ,, Amr |
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Have you read the Fruit Gardener issue about G. indica? |
- Posted by amrkhalido Egypt (My Page) on Mon, Jun 6, 11 at 19:06
i didnt know about this publication ,, thanks for letting me know it :D |
Amr, Oscar at Fruitlovers.com has some G. indica seeds for sale if you're still interested. Also, send me an email because I have an article on G. indica that you may find interesting. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Fruit Lover's Seeds
Sheehan, Have you tasted these? I bought a few seeds from a different source a few weeks ago. They have not arrived yet so I am getting a little worried. Just wondering if they are worth putting in another order for them if the first ones never make it. |
I have not tasted it and I have never even seen the tree. I am not sure if anyone in FL is growing it yet. In the March/April issue of Fruit Gardener there is an article about it. Makes it sound pretty good. I am tempted to buy some seeds. Where did you buy your seeds from? |
My seeds just came in from a guy in Mexico. I think these seeds may be a lost cause though. They were shipped on the 7th and just arrived yesterday and were sent with no peat or anything to hold moisture. Just the seeds in a plastic bag. I have them soaking now, but I am probably going to be ordering from Fruitlovers soon. |
- Posted by amrkhalido Egypt (My Page) on Fri, Jun 24, 11 at 10:22
Oscar's is the best ,, but i think some how more expensive ,, but the seeds are always fresh and with a very high rate germination ,, And regarding the fruit gardener magaxine ,, how do i subscribe ,, their website is like a maze inside with no online subscribtion service !! |
Oscar is always my first choice when it comes to buying seeds. His prices may be a bit more expensive but it usually works out to be cheaper because of the 100% delivery of the seeds due to him being within the US. Also, very high germination rates. Much better than foreign seeds. Here is a link to join the CRFG and get the magazine. http://www.crfg.org/appl_PP.html Make sure to get the hard copy and the electronic copy. Jsvand, |
- Posted by amrkhalido Egypt (My Page) on Fri, Jun 24, 11 at 16:41
Yes murahilin ,, if you gonna order seeds from him order them now ,, cause i have been seeing them for over a month now on his website ,, And regarding the magazine ,, is the electronic copy a PDF or viewed throght the website as a flash ,, |
Hi jsvand5, I would just plant those seeds right in the soil. I got the same seeds as you from Mexico and they arrived without any most media just like yours. All seeds germinated for me. He told me that the seeds can be viable dry for months. Tomas |
amr, I sent you a sample of the electronic copy yesterday. Did you not get it? It is a pdf. |
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Best Barista Denver 2008 - Heidi Bickelhaudt
Every coffee snob has his favorite barista; it's sort of like rooting for your hometown football team. But how do you determine who's actually the best of the best? The answer was the first-ever Mountain Regional Barista Competition, held in March in Thornton — though the results were a letdown for latte-loving locals, since they can't actually enjoy the efforts of several of the top contenders, who were either based in other states or didn't serve drinks to the public. It was sort of like a fantasy football team winning the Super Bowl. Thankfully, you can partake of one champion's work at a local coffee shop: third-place winner Heidi Bickelhaudt of Trident Booksellers and Cafe in Boulder. Bickelhaudt, who learned the ropes in such coffee hot spots as Chicago and Madison, Wisconsin, pulls a mean espresso and knows the secrets of roasting, too. Next time you get a cappuccino from her, you can tell your jealous friends you just had the best coffee drink around, and you won't be talking java jive.


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Grade 12 George McDougall student leading way for Mustangs soccer teamBy: Lucas Punkari | Posted: Thursday, May 15, 2014 10:48 am Having watched him develop over the course of the last four years, George McDougall Mustangs Coach Iain Cain can�t help but praise the improvements Grade 12 striker Chris Sanchez-Avery has made since he started playing for the team in Grade 9. �You need your character players to step up, and Chris has done that for us, especially this year,� Cain said. �I think that�s a big thing for our younger players to see as well, as they will be following the older guys such as Chris when they move on from our team.� �He�s always been a fast player, but his finishing has become a lot better since he started with us, and he�s been able to capitalize on his scoring chances,� he added. �Plus, his attitude has also gotten a lot better, and I think everyone on our team has noticed a massive difference there.� The 18-year-old from Airdrie has hit the ground running at the start of the season, as he has scored three goals to help the Mustangs kick off the campaign with a 2-0 record. �I�ve become a lot better thanks to my coaches (Cain and Brian DeGiuseppe), as both of them have helped me with my positioning and with my touches with the ball to become a stronger player,� Sanchez-Avery said. �I�ve been able to get a couple of goals already, but I still feel like I can play better,� he added. �I haven�t been able to capitalize on my scoring chances as much as I would like, and I�m not satisfied with that.� When asked what has been the key to the Mustangs� success as the team headed into a Rocky View Sports Association (RVSA) league game against the Bow Valley Bobcats in Cochrane on May 13 (after press time), Sanchez-Avery said he and his teammates are playing to their strengths. �We�ve been making lots of good passes and using our skills to the fullest,� Sanchez-Avery explained. �We�ve just been keeping the ball on the ground instead of lobbing it up the field and chasing after it, and I think we�ve been really effective.� �We all want to win this year, and we really want to do it for our two coaches, as both of them might not be coming back,� he added. Cain has confirmed that he won�t be coming back next year, as he will be teaching at the new East Lake School in Chestermere, while DeGiuseppe may take some time off to be with his young family. �Brian�s just welcomed a second child to his family, so that may be taking up his time, but I�m finishing up here for sure,� Cain said. �I�m going to miss being with these guys here a lot.� Sanchez-Avery will be moving on from the high school ranks after this season as well, as he will be graduating from George McDougall and starting his apprenticeship as a heavy duty mechanic with Southland Transportation in Calgary. �In between my school studies at SAIT and my work schedule, I think this is going to be it for me for playing soccer,� Sanchez-Avery said. �I�ve been busy playing for the last few years with high school, indoor club, and outdoor club soccer, and I really won�t have the time to do all of that anymore.� �As a result of that, I am really gunning to win the RVSA title this year, and I really want to help our team accomplish that goal,� he added. The Mustangs will be back in action at Monklands Soccer Park in Airdrie on May 15, when it will host the Cochrane Cobras at 4:30 p.m. It will then wrap up the RVSA regular season on May 20 when it will pay a visit to the Springbank Park for All Season for a 4:30 p.m. kickoff with the Springbank Phoenix. Comments
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Colombia Official Travel Guide
Santander has a vibrant natural environment that brings out the best in you. Its rivers, nature and mountains provide great challenges for adventurers.
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Santander: a center for sports and adventure
Framed by a stream and the Fonce River, this is the port of arrival of canoe and raft adventurers.
Very close to the Chicamocha Canyon, this 8,600-hectare area has been devoted to tourist adventure activities like paragliding, rafting, cable flying, hiking trails, horseback rides, buggy tracks, and wall climbing, all in the midst of awesome scenery.A land that is second-to-none in adventure.
With three spectacular 18-hole golf courses designed by Nicklaus and Mark Mahannah, golf experiences are unparalleled. In an ideal climate and surrounded by beautiful landscapes, the people of Santander will make you want to repeat your golf experience on these courses
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Looking for a program both entertaining and enlightening? Digital Physiognomy reads a person's face and tells you about the secret character traits of that parson with remarkable accuracy. People's facial features - eyes, noses, ear lobes, chins, eye brows, cheekbones, and foreheads all carry valuable information easily revealed with this software. Don't trust it? Download the free evaluation version and try your own (or a friend's) face!
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The Vancouver Canucks are calling Dan Hamhuis 'day-to-day' with some undisclosed injury. That means that Keith Ballard could see some action in Game 2 if Hamhuis can't go. Hamhuis left Game 1 after flipping Milan Lucic with a hip check and did not return. Ballard figures to be his replacement, and he's a guy that knows a thing or two about hip checks.
Via the Vancouver Province:
"Dan throws them a lot and is very good at it, but Lucic is not a real small guy and that's a lot of weight," said Ballard. "They don't happen very often because it takes a lot of timing. Ninety-nine per cent of the time, they [forwards] have their heads up and if they see that [hip check], they just step aside and you miss.
"It's a lot easier for me to be a little bit lower with how I skate rather than going shoulder-to-shoulder. I'm usually the one that gets knocked down there."
Over 4,000 tickets sold in Winnipeg
True North Sports and Entertainment says they have sold 4,170 season tickets as of Thursday afternoon. The drive to 13,000 is off to a good start…
Life after Richards
Great stuff from Brandon Worely at Defending Big D on preparing for life after Brad Richards:
The Stars are now officially in a bit of a "start over" mode, and it's all going to start with the new coach and the attitude the new owner brings to this franchise. The Stars will hopefully be involved in contract talks with some of the top free agents this summer, or at least someone better than average, and while losing Richards hurts like hell the Stars would still be able to move forward and start to build the roster up again.
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St. John's closer to getting an AHL franchise
St. John's City Council approved a lease agreement, in principle, that could allow St. John's Sports and Entertainment Ltd. to bring AHL hockey back to The Rock. There's still no official word on whether the Manitoba Moose are heading east, but the news out of St. John's lends itself pretty well to the Moose making Newfoundland their new home.
Blues announce 5-year $13.75 million deal for Roman Polak
Doug Armstrong and the St. Louis Blues moved quickly to get Patrik Berglund locked up earlier this week, and now the club has signed 23-year old defenceman Roman Polak to a new deal in advance of offer sheet season.
More from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
The five-year deal for Polak, a strong commitment from an ownership group in limbo, illustrates the Blues' desire to keep Polak off the unrestricted free-agent market down the road. He's 25 years old and, assuming the CBA language remains the same in two years, he would have been eligible for UFA status after the 2012-13 season.
"It reflects Roman's true value moving forward," Armstrong said. "You just have to look at the free-agent defensemen that have signed over the last three or four years. We think Roman was going to be a very attractive player if he got to free agency and we didn't really want to find out what that value was exactly. We wanted to peg that value today, and we were able to do that."
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The latest Battle Pack for Warhammer: Invasion is now available |
Warhammer: Invasion The Card Game | Published 27 April 2011 |
They had held the valley until, from the north, the armies of Chaos appeared. Massive, black armoured warriors with faceless helms and screaming swords. Ogres twisted and wracked with mutation, so powerful it took ten strong men to bring one down. And sorcerers on flying disks that burned their foes with multi-hued flame. Against such forces, there was no chance of victory. The Empire soldiers could only pull back, holding off their foes long enough for the inhabitants of the valley to retreat.
- From "The Twin Tailed Comet," an included short story by Sam Stewart
As Morrslieb waxes full, and the forces of Chaos sweep down from the north, reavers threaten a caravan of refugees. Only a witch hunter, a wizard's apprentice, and a handful of soldiers stand in their way. Can they stand against the dark army that opposes them, or will they become its twisted servants?
The Twin Tailed Comet, the third Battle Pack installment in The Morrslieb Cycle for Warhammer: Invasion The Card Game, is now on sale at your local retailer and on our webstore! This 60 card pack contains 20 unique never-before-seen cards that deliver a range of new strategies to all existing factions.
The Twin Tailed Comet brings a variety of tactics, units, and support cards to your Warhammer: Invasion deck. The mighty Dwarf Daemonslayer can bear wounds that kill his lesser kin, while the Orcs' Tribal Tattoos stand as a testament to their battlefield prowess. Meanwhile, the Celestial Wizard rains death on the foes of the Empire, and the Sorcerer of Tzeentch grows stronger for each shrine erected to his dark master!
The Twin Tailed Comet streaks across the night sky, contrasting against the pale green light of the Chaos Moon. Head to your local game store today to add its awesome power to your Warhammer: Invasion deck!
Warhammer: Invasion The Card Game is a card game by Eric M. Lang in which 2 players develop their kingdoms and lay waste to their foes. Each side is comprised of either the forces of Order or the forces of Destruction as they seek to extend their empire to include the entire Old World. The Living Card Game format allows players to customize their gaming experience with monthly Battle Pack expansions to the core game.


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One pair of cuff links – two designs. This pair of stainless steel cuff links offers two different options. Choose between a circular motif in clear crystal and a square Jet Hematite crystal. The shapes can easily be exchanged thanks to a screw mechanism.
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