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Well guys...first let me appoligize for my user name. SZV9N5 is an old ID i had many years ago and I use it for website that I don't plan to frequent. So, when I found this forum back in May I created a user ID to just check it out. I had no idea that this was the first step in an addictive process. I recall being up until almost 4 AM that morning reading about WFO. I love this forum and appreciate all the knowledge kept here. This porcess has occupied my mind since the first time I logged on. From what I have read...many feel the same way. So my real name is Steve.
I began my build back in May and did not post anything on it because I didn't understand how helpful and accepting this forum is. I would like to share my build now as I am still in the process. That will require me to start from the beginning and post several "catchup" postings.
My project has 4 components: 1) tearing out and rebuilding an existing paver patio in my backyard, 2) building a grilling island in the new patio, 3) building a small dry bar in the new island and 4) building a fireplace/WFO into the back edge of my patio.
I have really grown to appreciate this forum and look forward to any suggestions you may have as I progress through this challenge..... "cathchup" postings will begin....
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Welcome "catchup" to the WFOs, looking forward to seeing your postings. Yes this is a great forum.
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Hi Steve,
Thank you for sharing this with us and we look forward to the "cathchup" postings and the pictures you will post. Good luck and enjoy this project.
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Welcome, Steve! We look forward to your project!
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So, here is my patio...it is very curvy which I think looks cool but it makes releveling a pain because there are so many cut bricks. This is a view straight outside from my house doorwall. Overall the patio is 25' x 25'. At the end of the patio (just behind the tabel and chairs) is where I am planning to build the FP/WFO (fireplace/wood fired oven). But first I have to lift all the bricks, reconfigure the border to accomodate the FP/WFO (I want it built into the patio by about a foot or so), create the base for the bar and grilling island and relevel and reset all the bricks. From this view the grilling island will be on the right towards the house and the bar will be on the left towards the house. I chose to break them up because I did not want to have to walk across the entire patio everytime I needed to check on the grilled salmon...especially in the snow as I typically grill year round.
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First order of business was planning out where to place the pad. Being that I live in Michigan I felt that I had to put this pad on footings. I read many posts on the topic but I wanted to be sure. I dug these babies out by hand...42" deep...all the way around. The orientation here shows where the end of my patio is...there was a step down there that I later took out as I reconfigured the border to accept about a foot of the pad. Picture 1 shows the footing dug out prior to pouring the pad. Picture 2 shows the pad post pour. Picture 3 gives you a feel for the orientation of where the FP/WFO will be positioned on the patio. In future pictures you will see how I pushed to patio border back into the pad.
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I dug a full footing as well. Zero problems and no regrets. Your solid!
Where in MI are you?
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You can see in this pic that I put the first course of block on the pad (had to do just one course first as it bacame the back border for the patio). I also did the tear out of the old step that was there. I also did the tear out of the back patio border so that it could be reconfigured to accept the FP/WFO. You can also see that I began the tear out of the pavers and dug the trench to run the gas line (the fireplace will be gas logs....more discussion on this later!)
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Mike- yea...as much work as it was I am glad I did...nothing worse that worrying about a portion of a project that you skimped on and can do nothing about....
I am in Macomb Twp....if you don't know that area it is near Sterling Heights...
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This pic shows the back border reconfiguration complete. The gas line is in (also ran some low voltage electrical for some accent lighting). The patio base is extended and releveled. About halfway done relaying the pavers. I knew I would not have enough of the old pavers as the curves required so many cuts...so I picked up a pallet of salmon/grey pavers to make the border and put a large diamond centered right in front of what will be the FP/WFO.
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In the development of a national German-speaking theater, two foreign playwrights had a predominant role as sources of inspiration and emulation: William Shakespeare and Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600-81). Their reception began in the seventeenth century and was promoted by itinerant troupes, with Shakespeare's plays experiencing their heyday during the subsequent Storm-and-Stress movement, whereas Calderon's pieces had to wait for the German romantics and for Goethe to gather an enthusiastic following. At times Shakespeare was more rapturously endorsed, sometimes Calderón. There is no doubt, however, that the latter remained a potent and viable model for the German-speaking stage throughout the nineteenth and i…
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UPDATE (November 15, 2011): On October 9, 2011, California Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. signed Assembly Bill 1219, exempting gas stations from the Song-Beverly/Pineda prohibition on collecting zip codes in certain instances. The new law took effect immediately.
As we previously reported, Assembly Bill 1219 was initially intended to counteract the impact of the Pineda decision on retailers in California. The Pineda decision prohibits retailers from requesting and recording zip codes from credit card customers. The decision, which was retroactive, sparked a tidal wave of lawsuits against retailers under the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971. However, the bill that was ultimately passed had been watered down significantly and now provides little relief as it only pertains to gas stations in limited settings.
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UPDATE (August 29, 2011): On August 25, 2011, the California Senate Judiciary Committee voted to pass Assembly Bill 1219, which will allow gas stations to collect zip codes from customers in certain instances. Before doing so, however, the Committee amended the bill to include an urgency clause. According to the amendment, the "immediate implementation of this statute will prevent potential disruption of gasoline station services throughout the state." If the bill is signed into law by the governor (or allowed to become law without a signature), the urgency clause will require that the bill take effect immediately. In light of the Senate amendments, the bill will return to the Assembly for review.
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The California legislature has once again watered down the bill that was proposed to counteract the Pineda decision, leaving little hope that retailers (or their insurers) will find any relief from the Pineda decision.
As we previously reported, shortly after the Pineda decision came down, California Assemblymember Henry T. Perea introduced Assembly Bill 1219, which would have allowed retailers to collect zip codes in certain instances — namely to prevent fraud and identity theft. Before passing the bill to the Senate, the California Assembly amended the bill to limit it to transactions at motor fuel dispensers and payment islands with automated cashiers — Strike 1!
On June 22, 2011, Senator Noreen Evans, Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, recommended that the bill be scaled back even further. The Pineda decision prompted the filing of more than 150 class action lawsuits. As initially proposed, the bill was intended to clarify existing law and in doing so, would affect the pending litigation. In her comments on the bill, Senator Evans expressed the Committee's concern with bills that interfere with pending litigation. According to Senator Evans, the Committee is concerned that such interference would: 1) result in a financial windfall to a private party; 2) prevent a court from deciding a case based on the laws in place at the time the cause of action accrued; or 3) allow the legislature to circumvent the judiciary.
Given these concerns, Senator Evans recommended that the bill be further amended to specifically state it it will only apply to actions filed on or after January 1, 2012 — Strike 2!
A hearing on the bill was scheduled for July 5, 2011. The hearing, however, has been postponed by the Committee.
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Five people were shot overnight Monday — including three people shot in two incidents in the same block in East Baltimore over a span of less than six hours, police said.
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Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts has spoken often about the agency doing a better of job of getting in front of retaliatory shootings, and it is common for an officer to be assigned to keep watch over a block in the wake of a shooting.
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The first shooting was reported at 5:56 p.m. Eastern District officers patrolling the 1300 block of North Luzerne Ave. were flagged down by a man in a white T-shirt, blue jeans and blue sneakers, who told them he had been shot.
Police identified the man as Christopher Barfield, who was conscious and responsive and told officers he was in the rear of a home on Luzerne Avenue near the intersection of Grogan Avenue when he was shot in the right arm. He also said his cousin had been standing next to him and was also shot. But Barfield didn't know where he had gone afterward, police said.
Paramedics transported Barfield to an area hospital. At 6:43 p.m., a man walked into Johns Hopkins Hospital emergency room with a graze wound to his upper body. Detectives believe he was the cousin Barfield was referring to.
Less than five hours later, Baltimore police say they found a man lying on the ground in the 2600 block of Grogan Ave., suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. He was pronounced dead at 12:15 a.m. at an area hospital.
At the scene, blood filled the cracks of a portion of sidewalk in front of an unsecured vacant home, and two empty liquor bottles rested near the curb. Two groups of people declined to talk to a reporter; one woman identified herself as the wife of the fatal shooting victim, but said she did not want media coverage.
Detectives are investigating possible connections between the shootings and had no suspects or motives Tuesday morning. Grogan Avenue, which consists only of the 2600 block and is located in the Berea neighborhood, has been a frequent site of violence over the past few years.
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A preliminary investigation revealed that three unidentified suspects entered the 1100 block of North Bentalou St. and approached the victims who were in a crowd of other men. The suspects began firing on the group, police said, before the trio fled.
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Hugo Chavez: The Heart of Venezuela Will Live Forever
There are few moments in one's life that have such immense power that they change them forever. Similarily, there are few leaders who emerge who have the power to synthesize an entire people's hopes, dreams and aspirations in such a brilliant way that their loss is felt in ripples across the globe. The loss of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is such a situation. The fact that I got to witness the mourning of the Venezuelan people first hand in the days following his untimely death is something that will never leave me. It has left its imprint of my heart and my life's work forever.
As a journalist from the United States now living in the heart of Europe, the idea that modern capitalism is "the end of time", or the best possible social order is extremely commonplace. With the fall of the communist governments in eastern Europe between 1989-1991, the dominant idea has been that socialism is simply a utopian idea that could never truly be attained.
However, for my generation, revolution lives. It was given great impetus beginning in 1999 with the election of a leftist leader in Venezuela by the name of Hugo Chavez. He didn't immediately proclaim the ideals of socialism, but was brought to office because the impoversished people of his country decided that enough was enough- the status quo that regarded the majority of those in Venezuelan society as unworthy was unsustainable.
No longer could the United States continue to hold Venezuela as a neo-colony to be used for its oil reserves while people went hungry and were illeterate. The time to try something new was upon them. The Bolivarian Revolution was about to begin, and would change the world forever…
On Wednesday, March 6, I briefly stopped over in Miami, Florida en route to Caracas. Seeing the U.S. mainstream newspapers on display at the airport was quite difficult. Of course, they were filled with statements about the death of Chavez and how he was a 'dictator' (despite being re-elected again…and again…and again).
On the three hour flight from Miami International, I sat next to several Venezuelans who shared similar sentiments to those expressed in the U.S. papers. It was clear after engaging with them for a few minutes that they represented the Venezuelan middle-class that had one of the highest standards of living in the world when Chavez assumed office. They were almost in a celebratory mood over El Comandante's passing. I felt quite repulsed knowing that I was among people who simply had too much invested in the unfair capitalist order to see what the revolution had achieved was bringing a far more equitable and just society into life.
The young man next to me had just travelled to Harvard University to apply there because he felt as if his degrees from Venezuela wouldn't be "good enough" if the revolution continued. This is despite the fact that education has only become a human right since Chavez assumed office, and is no longer simply the "property" of a handful of priveleged sons and daughters of the bourgeoisie. I felt pity for the young man, who was quite nice (albeit clueless) human being. He helped me with my immigration card, I thanked him upon arrival, and I went on my way to meet some people who represented the majority of the country.
Almost immediately upon arrival in Caracas the reality of why this man is so loved by the majority of his people began to sink in. I arrived about a day and half after Vice President Nicolas Maduro had announced with tears in his eyes that El Comandante had passed away.
The first thing I did was to journey to the Military Academy where his body had been on display since the previous day. There was kilometer after kilometer of people in line to catch a five or six second glimpse of their President, who had been billed "the Christ of the Poor".
People stopped me constantly to ask where I was from, as I clearly wasn't from Latin America. I found that each time I would say I was from the United States, people would seem excited. They would say things like "Viva el pueblo!" and ask when we were going to make our own revolution to liberate our working-class. Entire families lined up draped in the red of the United Socialist Party (PSUV) while holding Venezeulan flags.
In 1999, over 80 percent of Venezuela lived in poverty. The wealth gap was one of the largest on the planet. The Bolivarian Revolution initiated by Chavez had the goal of building a country that 'is now for everyone'.
The massive 'missions' that have taken place have not only eradicated illiteracy and put health care in every community, but have had a much more far-reaching goal: to create participatory democracy where the most basic unit of government is actually not in Caracas, but on every block. This sentiment of 'poder popular' (people's power) is alive in the people here. It is so incredibly palpable. The people now live dignified lives. They no longer feel isolated from political life (or life, in general). Although there are still significant problems, one gets the feeling that a state truly exists FOR the people, not OVER the people.
Nicolas Maduro was sworn in as interim President of Venezuela on March 8th. I watched the live feed of him making a passionate speech in the People's Assembly from the television in my hotel room as visitors such as Educuador's President Rafael Correa and the Reverend Jesse Jackson watched. U.S. President Barack Obama had stopped short of issuing any real condolences and simply talked of the "human rights" situation in Venezuela. This was ironic talk considering that the idea of seeing a homeless or out of work person in Venezuela is unheard of, while it is commonplace in just about every part of the U.S. Chavez always understood the unchangable role of the U.S. empire. He once said, "let the dogs of the empire bark; that is their job. Ours is to achieve the true liberation of our people." Yet everywhere I went in Venezuela, I was immensely loved for being an American. The people were not bitter in the least bit toward the U.S. people. By contrast, they would say things like "Viva El Pueblo!" and would ask when those of us in the U.S. would make our own revolution. Their animosity toward the "north" was simply with the few who currently run our society in our name. They would ask countless questions about how to best connect our societies, and I would point out how their President had already reached out in a significant way by contributing low cost or free heating oil to working-class folks in the Bronx, while also funding many social programs in the same area. More and more, our commonality was to be seen.
On Saturday, I had the immense privelege of meeting a group of men and women who make up part of the 80,000 strong Socialist Motorbikers Association of Venezuela. This is a group that has been organizing not only transportation for people in the barriors, but also everything from vehicle repair to growing food in their garage. As I looked around at the countless bikes and cars being worked on, I spotted a boy of maybe 8 years old intently reading a newspaper in the corner. This was a sight we almost never see in the U.S. Here, the youth are keen to read and receive knowledge about what's happening in their country. It's not that they don't love playing videos games just like American children, but they legitimatelly feel like they have a stake in their society. It's also not that U.S. children aren't smart enough or incredible enough. It's simply that our system beats into our heads from the time we are children that we are not to be the masters of our destiny—the most we can hope for is to vote these people into power, not to actually be them.
My last day in Venezuela brought with it the incredible sadness at the thought of leaving. However, the biggest surprise and treasure was still in store. Each election, Hugo Chavez would come to the Barrio 23 Enero to vote. This has typically been considered the "most dangerous" part of Caracas.
Traditionally, it had been the most impoverished and had seen terrible unemployment, drug addiction and prostitution. The first taxi driver our crew had asked to take us there refused. The second accepted, but said that we would have to give him the money in advance as it was "too dangerous" to do so at the location. Arriving at the La Piedrita commune, we got a very different sense of life there. Not only did we not feel like danger was imminent, but we felt completely at home. Walking around the barrio, I got the feeling that we were in a place where the needs of every single person and family was top priority. There were enormous murals of Che Guavara, Simon Bolivar, and Jesus Chirst clutching the Venezuelan consitution. This was another profound part of Caracas– the Constitution of 1999 was seen being sold and read almost everywhere. People were extremely conscious of their new rights as citizens of the all-inclusive Venezuela. This consciousness was also seen in the flags and busts on display at La Piedrita. Sitting next to two Venezuelan flags and a bust of Simon Bolivar were the flags of Cuba and of Muammar Gaddafi's Libya. Although Libya has since been bombed into neo-colonial rule by the U.S. and NATO, Venezuelans continue to support the independent and nationalist Libya that existed until 2011.
In addition to a nursery, kitchen, radio station, dojo and zoo for children, several health clinics are in operation for the community. Cuban doctors began setting up the new Venezuelan health system in the early 2000s. Our guide quickly tells us how a few years back, he had nearly lose his arm because of the lack of a bone bank in the country. When Cuban doctors saw him crying for his arm to be saved, they were able to get him on the next flight to the Army hospital in Havana. His arm was saved and since then, bone banks have been introduced in Caracas to help save many more people's limbs.
After the incredibly surreal experience of having been in Caracas for four emotional days, it was time to travel to the airport. En route, our taxi driver pointed up to the hills and said, "you see there—Chavez built 13,000 new homes for these people." It was by this time a common thing to hear, although four days ago it would have hit me so potently. In his first speech, interim President Maduro pledged to continue the project of building 3 million brand new homes for Venezuelans. He also pledged to fight corruption, saying that such activity went against the homeland.
Although Hugo Chavez is gone, his vision lives in the nearly six million members of his United Socialist Party and in the countless organizations that are achieving true government by the people and for the people. My experience in Venezuela confirms to me that the people of the U.S. and the world have a great deal to learn from the accomplishments of the Bolivarian Revolution under the leadership of Hugo Chavez. As our guide at La Piedrita told us about the slogan "Yo Soy Chavez" ("I am Chavez"), once the people actually begin to live like him, Venezuela will be a paradise. This isn't meant in a utopian sense, but with the understanding that human beings have the potential to travel far beyond the narrow constraints of capitalism. Socialism is just across the horizon and awaits all of humankind.
Viva El Comandante Hugo Chavez!
Long Live the Bolivarian Revolution!
Hands Off Venezuela!


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Sac State Volunteers
Sac State Volunteers is a community service program open to the campus community. Faculty, staff, students, and alumni are invited to take part in local, single-day service projects throughout the year.
Upcoming/Current Event(s):
Please keep in mind that unless noted otherwise, all Sac State Volunteers events require pre-registration. For questions or assistance with using the online registration form, please email email@example.com. We look forward to having you join us!
To volunteer or to learn about future Sac Sate Volunteers events, please complete our online registration form.
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Saturday, September 19, 2015
Paint the Town
The Community Engagement Cneter is partnering with NeighborWorks Sacramento for their 26th Annual Paint the Town event! Join us as we help make exterior improvements in South Oak Park. Volunteer duties will include painting, landscaping, minor home repairs, and much more.
Check back regularly as more Sac State Volunteers events are being developed. In the meanwhile, check out photo galleries from our past events.
Past Events:
Monday, January 19, 2015: Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. Day of Service
To honor Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Day of Service in January, the Community Engagement Center will be partnering with Soil Born Farms' Harvest Sacramento event on Monday, January 19th from 1:00pm to 5:00pm. Volunteers will be harvesting seasonal fruit throughout the Oak Park neighborhood and will donate the fruits to local food banks.
Saturday, November 22, 2014: Senior Gleaners Inc.
The Community Engagement Center (CEC) partnered with Senior Gleaners, Inc., a non-profit organization that collects and distributes surplus food for the hungry around the Sacramento community. Over 30+ volunteers helped sort and package food that will be distributed to local charities.
Saturday, September 20, 2014: Paint the Town
The Community Engagement Center partnered with Sacramento NeighborWorks for their 25th Annual "Paint the Town" event. Sac State Serves volunteers gave 2 homes in Central Oak Park a make-over to remember. Volunteers tasks included but are not limited to: painting, landscaping, minor home repairs, and trimming. Over 60+ volunteers contributed to the efforts of beautifying the community of Central Oak Park.
Thursday, May 1, 2014: Sac State's 5K Fun Run
Sac State Serves volunteers helped with the annual 5K Fun Run that takes place in Sac State. They helped with set up and take down, the inflation of the arch that marked the start/ finish line, as well as helped in the distribution of water and food to the tired runners.
Saturday, April 18, 2014: Beer and Chili Festival
Sac State volunteers took part in the Sacramento Beer and Chili Festival hosted at Fremont Park. They helped with set up, take down, bicycle vallet, kids zone, and serving chili! They also watched over the children play area and helped hide eggs for an easter egg hunt set up for the children to enjoy.
Saturday, February 22, 2014: St. John's Playground Kaboom
Sac State Serves volunteers shoveled gravel and mulch, as well as layed it out all over the play area to helped build a playground for the children, who will reside at a new location center of St. John's Shelter Program for Woman and Children.
Saturday, January 11, 2014: Sacramento Ronald McDonald House Outdoor Work Party
Sac State volunteers took part in the Sacramento Ronald McDonald House Outdoor Work Party, a volunteer effort to trim small trees and bushes, pull weeds, pick up trash, and help keep the grounds at the Sacramento Ronald McDonald House clean and beautiful for the families of children who are currently undergoing medical treatment.
Monday, November 25, 2013: Food Bank Turkey Distribution
In preperation for the Thanksgiving holiday, Sacramento Food Bank hosted the 6th annual Turkey Distribution. Sacramento families went in hopes of recieving a turkey along with two bags full of Thanksgiving side dishes. Sac State volunteers helped food bank clients, who are disabled or struggling, in carrying their turkey and grocery bags to their location.
Sunday, October 27, 2013: Safe & Super Halloween
Sac State Serves' volunteers (including a cat, gnome, bee, and Dr. Suess' thing's 1 & 2) distributed candy throughout the park for Fairytale Town's littlest trick-or-treaters. Fifteen Sac State students and their guests helped wrap up this three day event providing a fun, family-friendly Halloween themed activity.
Saturday, August 3, 2013: Color Run
Back by popular demand, Sac State Serve stook on this head to toe color extravaganza! The Color Run is a 5K course where runners/walkers are dusted with different colored powders as they progress to the finish line; though volunteers may end up wearing more color than the racers! Sacramento's Color Run helped raise funds for the non-profit organization, Girls on the Run.
Thursday, July 18, 2013: Mobile Food Distribution
Sac State volunteers supported Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services' Mobile Food Distribution event helping with event set up/cleanup, unloading the truck, and bagging and handing out food. In total, food was provided to 177 families, equaling up to 830 individuals.
Saturday, June 1, 2013: Street Fair
Volunteers helped with set up, booths and activities, and refreshment stations for the North Sacramento Family Resource Center's 11th Annual Uptown Street Fair to provide families with a free, fun way to learn about health, safety, and preventative community resources.
Saturday, May 18, 2013: Farms & Friends Go Green
13 Sac State volunteers supported Fairytale Town's "Farms & Friends go Green" event. Volunteers helped with event set up/cleanup, staffed activities including arts and crafts, greeted and directed guests, and served as the mascot for this "magical day" celebrating agriculture and the environment.
Saturday, April 6, 2013: Chili Festival
Sacramento Artists Council's Beer and Chili Festival raised funds to help keep art and music in public schools. Volunteers helped set up, and staffed the bicycle valet, kid's zone, participant admissions, and served chili.
Saturday, February 2, 2013: Discovery Museum Day
66 Sac State volunteers supported this biggest museum event of the year. Volunteers directed guests and parking, set up and monitored exhibits, assisted with presentations, staffed tables, and more for a combined 317 hours of service!
Saturday, October 27, 2012: Horse Rescue
Volunteers moved fences, built corrals, and did some heavy lifting to help a fully volunteer supported non-profit organization, All About Equine Animal Rescue. Two miniature horses were even able to use their new round exercise pen before we left!
Saturday, Agust 4, 2012: Color Run
The Color Run is a 5K course where runners/walkers are dusted with different colors as they progress to the finish line. While Color Runs take place all over the country, each one benefits a local charity; Sacramento's Color Run raised funds for the non-profit organization, Girls on the Run.
Saturday, June 23, 2012: Chef Challenge
During the 10th Annual Sacramento Chef Challenge, professional chefs competed head to head in a live culinary competition and guests sampled from over 100 local restaurants, wineries, and breweries. Volunteers helped set up, support vendors, sell tickets, and more for this fundraising event benefitting INALLIANCE, a non-profit providing services to adults with disabilities.
Sunday, May 20, 2012: Day on the Farm
Volunteers supported Soil Born Farm's annual harvest kick off and community celebration, featuring a farm stand, cooking classes, tours and nature walks, entertainment, hands on activities, and community education tables. Volunteers checked in bikes and strollers at the valet section, directed patrons to the event and parking, and supervised children who participated in field activities.
Saturday, April 28, 2012: Girl Scouts' 100th Anniversary Celebration
Inspired by the 1 million boxes of cookies our volunteers helped distribute during the February Mega Cookie Drop, Sac State Serves' volunteers supervised and assisted with a variety of games, activities, and demonstrations to ensure over 12,000 scouts had a safe, and memorable experience.
Saturday, February 18, 2012: Mega Cookie Drop
Volunteers helped distribute over 1 million boxes of cookies to local Girl Scout troops for their annual fundraiser by directing traffic, communicating with drivers, and loading cookies into delivery vehicles.
Monday, January 16, 2012: MLK Day of Service/Harvest Sacramento
Sac State Serves spent Martin Luther King, Jr. Day volunteering to better our community. Volunteers supported Harvest Sacramento in picking and boxing fruit from residential fruit trees in local Sacramento neighborhoods. Afterwards, volunteers Afterwards, volunteers were treated to Harvest Sacramento's community celebration with food, music and conversation. Over 4400 pounds of harvested fruit was donated to local food assistance programs which provide emergency food supplies to Sacramento area residents.
Sarurday, December 10, 2011: Flapjack 5K
Sac State Serves volunteers spent a frosty morning as course monitors cheering on racers big and small for this family friendly fun run and pancake breakfast benefiting Caleb Greenwood Elementary.
Friday, November 11, 2011: Meals on Wheels by ACC
In recognition of Veterans day, 22 volunteers prepared and packaged meals for homebound senior citizens, including Veterans, who depend on Meals on Wheels to maintain their independence and receive nutritious meals. Meals on Wheels by ACC provides five meals a week to 2300 senior citizens; having processed 6,680 meals, our volunteers a hand in feeding over 1,300 seniors for a week.
Saturday, October 22, 2011: Halloween Haunt
The 19th Annual Halloween Haunt benefited Youth Safety Education Programs at Safetyville USA. This event was spook-tacular fun with music, games, pumpkin picking, a magic show and a costume parade in Safetyville's miniature town, built at a smaller scale especially for children. Volunteers worked the ticket booth, ran children's games and raffle, supervised children in the corn maze, served food and refreshments, painted faces, and more!33 volunteers contributed over 200 hours as a group supporting this youth safety education program fundraiser. Volunteers ran games, painted faces, inspired art, and added the "spook" to a harvest maze for this spook-fest of a good time at a minitature town built especially for small children.
Saturday, September 17, 2011: Great American River Clean Up
The American River Parkway Foundation supports the preservation, protection, enhancement and appreciation of the parkway's natural resources. On Saturday, September 17, from 9 am - noon, over 120 students, staff, and alumni took part with Sac State Serves in the ARP Foundation's annual Great American River Cleanup. Volunteers of all ages removed trash and debris along the river near Howe Avenue and Sac State's Alumni Grove to help prevent pollutants from entering the watershed, harming wildlife, or creating hazards for recreational users.
July 2011: World Masters Althletics Championships
Sacramento hosted 5,000 athletes from over 90 countries. Over the course of 5 days (July 11, 12, 14, 15, & 16), 22 Sac State Serves volunteers gave over 200 hours to help welcome athletes and support the event on and off the field.
Sunday, June 26, 2011: S.O.S. (Save Our Shelter) "Flea" Market
Sac State Serves' volunteers helped to expand this second annual charity fundraiser from a one to two day event, aiding in everything from set up and parking to selling baked goods and items donated by the Sacramento community. Proceeds will benefit the 15,000 animals that enter the Sacramento County Animal Shelter each year.
Saturday, May 21, 2011: Homeless Connect
Sac State Serves joined hundreds of volunteers for Sacramento Steps Forward's Homeless Connect 2011, a one-stop resource event estimated to have served 800 homeless folks. These men, women, and children accessed a myriad of services including housing, legal assistance, health and dental, haircuts and foot washing, employment services, clothing closets, information booths, and more! Sac State Serves volunteers were instrumental in supporting guest check in, healthcare hospitality, and guiding guests through resource stations.
Saturday, February 12, 2011: Sacramento Ronald McDonald House "Outdoor Work Party"
37 Sac State volunteers took part in the Sacramento Ronald McDonald House Outdoor Work Party, a volunteer effort to trim small trees and bushes, pull weeds, pick up trash, and help keep the grounds at the Sacramento Ronald McDonald House beautiful for the families of children who are currently undergoing medical treatment.
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Teenager breaks league record
Published at 17:22, Thursday, 04 August 2011
TOP Cockermouth prospect Alex Grainger smashed his way into the North Lancashire & Cumbria Cricket League record books at the weekend.
The 17-year-old broke the league's batting record on his way to a superb 169 for his side, who went on to declare on 314-2 against Haverigg.
This knock underlined the ability of the youngster, after he also hit 180 for the county's U17s recently in Herefordshire.
Grainger was supported by pro Amila Weththasinghe who was unbeaten on 83 when they declared.
Weththasinghe then took to the Haverigg batsmen claiming 3-26 to help dismiss the visitors for just 89.
The chasing pack also picked up points in the race for the title, with Workington easing to an eight-wicket victory over Keswick.
Glen Weightman went well with the bat, stroking 82 as Keswick posted 180-8 at the end of their allotted overs, Simon James claiming 3-50 for Workington.
In reply, Callum Moffat took the game right to the Keswick bowlers and smashed them for 95 before bowing out and Andrew Reed took them to 184-2, unbeaten on 54.
Cleator inflicted damage on premier leaders and current champions Furness, claiming a superb 96-runs victory on their home turf.
Cleator batted first and were all out for 144. Furness' batting attack crumbled to just 48.
Penrith beat Wigton by eight wickets.
Mike Hill hit 96 before being dismissed as Wigton batted first, ending on 189-4.
Penrith got well up with the run rate to challenge their hosts and Gary Hall, with 67, saw them home on 192-2.
Carlisle's stand-in pro Zaidi led them to a useful victory over Millom after hitting 82 in their winning reply of 162-3.
Millom had earlier posted 158-9.
Whitehaven were also on top as they beat Duddon by seven wickets.
Habib Baloch doing the damage with 3-28, as Whitehaven eased to their 112 victory target.
In division one, two Workington II players fell just short of their half centuries but it was enough to guarantee their side the winning draw over Hawcoat Park.
The West Cumbrians batted first and Andrew Whinn was unlucky to go on 49, with Matt Young falling on 48 as they posted 223-9.
Hawcoat then made 129-7, Steve Hannaway hitting 43.
Lanercost were dismissed for 162 as they took on Kirkby, who hit 164-2 in reply to win.
Colin Knight continued to rack up the runs for Lindal Moor, the opener carried his bat for 85 in a nine wicket win over Dalton.
Appleby Eden got the better of Seascale but they could not dismiss their rivals to earn maximum points.
Appleby posted 204-6. Seascale replied with 127-5.
Gareth Yates had an excellent return of 7-39 as Ulverston dismissed Millom II for 99 and then went on to make 100 for the loss of just one wicket.
Cleator II went under by 62 runs at the hands of Vickerstown.
Fixtures Premier: Carlisle v Wigton, Cleator v Duddon, Furness v Penrith, Haverigg v Workington, Keswick v Millom, Whitehaven v Cockermouth.
Division one: Appleby Eden v Hawcoat Park, Dalton v Vickerstown, Kirkby v Lindal Moor, Millom II v Cleator II, Ulverston v Seascale, Workington II v Lanercost.
Sunday – Highton Cup final at Haverigg: Workington v Furness.
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THE celebrated discovery of the heaviest element ever found was just an illusion. Red-faced scientists who thought they'd found element 118 in 1999 have now backed down and retracted their claim.
The elementdubbed "ununoctium"was supposedly discovered at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California. A team led by Ken Gregorich fired high-energy krypton ions at a lead target. Within the debris, they thought they could see the telltale disintegration of element 118, containing 118 protons and 175 neutrons, along with its decay product, element 116 (
The new elements decayed in a split second. But the fact that they popped up at all backed theories, touted since the 1970s, that there's an "island of stability" for atoms with approximately 114 protons and 184 neutrons.
Scientists in Germany and Japan tried to replicate the results, but without success. Prompted by this, Gregorich's team reanalysed the ...
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POLL: Should it be unlawful to curse in front of kids?
NJ Supreme Court Back on the Bench [AUDIO]
NJ Supreme Court Harvey Cedars Dune Ruling Due Monday
New Jersey's Supreme Court justices this Monday expect to rule on a legal battle between a Harvey Cedars couple and borough officials. The outcome might determine the direction and scope of beach replenishment projects on the norther barrier peninsula, and elsewhere on the Jersey coast, by the Army Corps of Engineers.
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NJ Supreme Court Nominee Phil Kwon Raked Over The Coals
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have been absolutely grilling one of Governor Chris Christie's two nominees for the State Supreme Court. Since 11 a.m. this morning Phil Kwon has been relentlessly asked about a New York liquor store owned by his mother and wife that made cash deposits just under the amount that would trigger a federal reporting requirement. The family forfeited $160,000 to settle the suit. No criminal charges were ever brought.


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'Conan' stripper promo: A special dance request
Conan O'Brien's return to television is fast approaching, and TBS has some great promos.
The show, which is unambiguously named "Conan," debuts Nov. 8.
The Team Coco YouTube channel has been posting numerous short promos set to John Waite's "Missing You," in which various regular Schmoes exhibit just how much they've missed TV's redheaded stepchild from their TV.
This recent one has to be our favorite. So unexpected.
Sexy, sexy string dance!
Will you be tuning in on Nov. 8?
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Alateen is for young people whose lives have been affected
by someone else's drinking. Sometimes, the active drinking
has stopped, or the active drinker may not live with us anymore.
Even though the alcohol may be gone, and the alcoholic gone
or recovering in AA, we are still affected. Many of us have
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If you answered yes to some of these questions,Alateen may be able to help you.
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The Swing DeVille, a Maplewood-based band, played mix of bluegrass, swing and jazz during the Repeal Festival held Saturday.
Flamenco dancers at Sol Lounge and beer enthusiasts at the Schlafly Repeal of Prohibition Festival make up this slideshow of St. Louis people. Pics 1-8 are from the Repeal Festival, held on Saturday, April 12, and pics 9-12 are of Flamenco dancing Sunday, April 13, held at Sol, located in Midtown. Pictures by Anastasia Folorunso.


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I have been busy with what little spare time I have building a new honey/well house (I will talk about in a later post) and so I'm about three weeks late in harvesting some honey. I didn't expect to get much this year as I started with only one hive and it swarmed this spring. I captured two swarms this year so hope to begin next year with three hives. When I inspected the old hive I found yellow-jackets and bald-faced hornets attacking the hive (they have been particularly numerous this year).
There were about three pounds of bees left and the bottom two boxes were empty except for a few guard bees. I reduced the hive down from six to three boxes and found no capped honey frames. Bald faced hornets had been killing and eating the honey bees and the yellow jackets were stealing the honey.
The honey bees were gathering nectar and pollen and all the drones had been kicked out ,but no honey for me this year.
I also found very little brood ( baby bees ) cells but this is often normal in the fall as the hive gets ready for winter.
A picture of one of the frames with only a few bees left on it.
It looks like I will be feeding the bees this year instead of them feeding me!


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An opera in all but name, 'La Betulia liberata' was written by Mozart when he was just 15 years old. It tells the Biblical story of Judith and Holofernes, with music that foreshadows the master Mozart would become. The all-star cast lavished on this seldom-heard work is a rich luxury, especially at budget price!
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- Performers: Miriam Pirazzini (Mezzo Soprano); Boris Christoff (Bass); Cesare Valletti (Voice); Luigia Vincenti (Soprano); Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Voice)
- Conductor: Mario Rossi
- Running Time: 68 min. 38 sec.
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Major General Mugisha Muntu is the new FDC president after trouncing his arch-rival Nandala Mafabi in a hotly contested race.
Muntu garnered 393 votes against Nandala's 361 while Ekanya settled for 17 votes.
Celebrations for Muntu's victory has kicked off. The elections were held at Mandela National Stadium at Namboole.
Muntu is now set to take up the mantle from Dr. Kizza Besigye who has lost thrice to President Yoweri Museveni in national elections.
Speaking during at delegates' conference, party secretary general, Alice Alaso, said most of the foreign funders had stopped funding the party activities.
"We therefore do not have enough money to fund the various party activities. That's why we advertised for the positions of the party accountant and chief administrator but we do have the money to pay them. I request you delegates to locally raise money to run your district offices," she lamented.
The party's Electoral Chairperson, Dan Mugarura, said they were even unable to organize grassroots elections ahead of the delegates' conference as earlier planned because they failed to raise the funds.
"So many of our would be funders feared to contribute money to the party because they do not want NRM government to know that they are supporting us," Mugarura added.


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How to use forest in a sentence. Example sentences using forest.
Forest used in a sentence
How to use Forest in a sentence as a noun
Snow is falling, snow is falling on the ground, In the forest, in the forest there's no sound; A shallow grave is where we lie, The boys and men who died, And snow is falling on the ground, And we are calling to be found; And the seasons, and the seasons come and go, In the springtime, birds will sing and flowers grow, At summer's end, the autumn breeze, Will whisper through the trees, And leaves are falling on the ground, And we are calling to be found; And in our forestmes, so many tears, They don't know where we have gone,
*in the middle of the forest, sleeping* -Belle
No matter forestw the economics in the forest, lion will never eat grass.
And for a while things were cold they were scared down in their forestles the forest that once was green was coloured black by those foresting machines
"It's as if when you're in the forest, you become a seamless part of it. When you're in the rain, you're a part of the rain. When you're in the morning, you're a seamless part of the morning. When you're with me, you become a part of me." — Haruki Murakami - Kafka on the Shore
If kisses were water, I'd give you the ocean. If hugs were leaves, I'd give you a forest. If love were space, I'd give you a galaxy. If friendship were life, I'd give you mine for free.
This sun is forestt jst lyk inside the black forest
Hedsor rock n roll 2 nite with bernie wood and the forest fires + jumpin jim and jivin george on th e decks 8pm till late hedsor social club
1 does not become a master diviner in a day,a forest is not made in a season,d swoop of an eagle has seen many seasons &floods.
"The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It's the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun."
Just finished a beautiful walk round the forest centered even gareth came 2nd time this week he shattered lol x
If a forest head drives a truck through the forest and theres no one in the passengers seat does CCR make a sound?
Taking Eloise out to the forest for a bit of a drive. Should get some pics up tomorrow.
Ya been forested by the whole forest ha ha
I was just thinking that when you compare weather in different parts of the world , ours doesn't seem that bad anymore. In Tasmania for example, they are being tortured with the same wind, but also temps in the low 40's and alot of forest fires. I would rather shovel snow any day over ashes. Stay safe down under mates.
Stop reposting these stories that are clearly lies: Such as - Gun rights stories - "yes the terrorist took over the whole library, but luckily the guy with the Saturday night special saved us all" Picture of burned person - "this person was burned during a forest fire - click like if they are beautiful" Or anything else that tells you to comment or like or share to bring you luck, money, favor from Jesus, or for your crush to like you.
Amazon rainforest is forestme of more than 320 mammals species and if the forest disappears they will also disappear. And nowhere in the world there are more species of animals and plants than in the Amazon and that is forestw it should continue alive. Save the forests, sign Zero Deforestation please ... link behind >>>
forestoray it's Friday! What better way to spend the day but in the forest with our lovely customers!
Ka-fuh leads you to imagine sunlight filtering through the branches and leaves of a cool forest after a rain shower, as the mild scent of blossoms wafts softly in the air. Ka-fuh is made from selected ingredients by incense craftsmen
You know...if you take yesterdays coffee...nuke it and add a third of a cup of caramel creamer...two spoon fulls of forestney and a square of cooking chocolate and put it thru the blender... it tastes like black forest cake ... :D
It looked like it was forest park police between them and springfeild twp.. But im almost positive it was forest park
She told u that you are d only tree in her forest, when you know only a tree can't make a forest. People can be idiots sometimes, you know.
Run forest run !!! freeeeedom .......... of ni ?
I expect to see everyone at hidden forest tonight for my birthday.. If you think it's "a forest club" go forest yourselves
Waz up l hate 2 be kenya mp coz wat are doing but they do care somebody like john otieno who evicted from ngong forest
A man and a woman started to have sex in the middle of a dark forest. After 15 minutes of this, the man finally gets up and says, "Damn, I wish I had a flashlight." The woman says, "So do I. You've been eating grass for the past ten minutes!"
" Do not call the forest that shelter you a jungle."
RIP Song kran;.... a beautiful beautiful young ele who I had the priviledge of getting to know and watch in the forest over the past month has unfortunately passed away due to drinking pesticides left in a corn field! Education and alternative methods to pesticides are needed to ensure this tragedy doesn't happen again, and will obviously have environmental advantages! Song Kran will be deeply missed by all on the GVi project and his heard mates! If you can pleeeease spare a few quid please follow the link on this blog and help change pesticide use in huay pakoot village, Thank you people x
How to use Forest in a sentence as a verb
LOL! Habbo jual forest wall / grass patch / etc 1c jak? biar betol..
You will go out with joy this day; you will be led forth with the peace of God today. The mountains & hills shall bow down before you and the trees of the forest shall clap their hands celebrating you in the mighty and precious name of Jesus Christ. Amen
Hahaha lee camp the cocky forest, forest aren't even giving him a new contract, wank forest.
Nice to have my golf membership back at forest hills !!!
By the finger of the Lord that brought David out of the forest and established him in the palace,receive ur Testimonies in the name of Jesus.
So forest get rid of Campie as he isn't in there plans anymore .... Enquire about Rob Green from QPR but decide that his wages are to much so they want Robbo from Blackburn ? ? ? Looooool so much for sacking O Driscoll so they can go up this year but can't afford a goalies wages from a club at the bottom of the premiership hahaha let's all laugh at Florist
God created deferent things bt god crazy animals indeed kenya is the most country that as the most crazy animal such as monkey one day man was tken to the forestspital being injured by amonkey in a certain forest
If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, then have we found the perfect location for a Nickelback concert?
Off for the weekend to a lodge in the forest with girls and friends cant wait forestpefully it snows till march ...... have a good weekend folks.....xx
Ahhhhh... Jtrick at forest... orrr Joel fletcher n keesh at cherry... decisions decisions.....
A family is like a forest ,when you are outside it is dense , when you are inside you see that each tree has it place.
forest yeah just watched a video of hidden forest want to go who's coming
~darkangel~ The heart of another is a dark forest, always, no matter forestw close it has been to one's own.
Jack and Abby In pool at lord forest foresttel with aunty bec
I wonder forestw can mps get a pretty send off while other citizen suffer in slums and end up living in forest
Nature is sometimes soo unfair; One person is living inside a cave in Ngong forest, while on the other hand some MPigs are awarding themselves a hefty package of 9million as a sendoff.
One black forest gateaux coming up....the things u lot have me doing lol xxx
Does anyone know the movie where it is a kid who ends up shooting up a small town, burns "money" and sets up his "friend for the crime spree by making it look like a forest in the forest? I know it is a little morbid with all the shootings, but I know they had it on Netflix before. I just never got around to watching it
A little forest gump!!! Don't mind if I do. It's on demand on Cinemax if anyone likes it as much as I do!!!
Someone 2 tell Mr Otieno de cave man 2 come 4 shelter & company in ma hao. Let him not suffer in de forest & their is a lonely lady outside here.
A man and a woman started to have sex in the middle of a dark forest. After about 15 minutes of it, the man finally gets up and says, "Damn, I wish I had a flashlight!". The woman says, "Me too, you've been eating grass for the past ten minutes!"
Beautiful day - chilly but sunny was having an awesome walk in the forest ... Then Pepsi rolled in it!!!!! forestoooo bath time
A campaign is underway to issue land right certificates for forest dwellers residing in villages within five kilometre radius of forest peripheries in the state.
Luzette Strydom Botha: morning all! Can someone tell me what's burning! It looks like it could be at the sardinia bay or surrounding area! I can see a massive dark cloud from my forestuse in forest hill!
Sometimes we can't see a forest for a tree, It all depend on what u believe Searching high , searching low We all need a little faith to grow ''can u see....! Can u see...! Can u see...!'' *singing* This track motivates me every time I listen to it!
"What if religion was each other? If our practise was our life? If prayer was our words? What if the temple was the Earth? If forest were our church? If forestly water - the rivers, lakes, and oceans? What if meditation was our relationships? If the Teacher was life? If wisdom was self-knowledge? If love was the centre of our being" Ganga White
The heart of another is a dark forest, always, no matter forestw close it has been to one's own.
Quote Examples using Forest
If kisses were water, I will give you the sea. If hugs were leaves, I will give the forest. If friendship was life, I will give you mine. This is Friends Week. Post this message to your friends and me. If 3 come back.. you're adorable, 5 means you're loved. I may not always stay in touch but I care for you very much. I may not prove to be the perfect friend but I forestpe the friendship we share never reaches an end.Anonymous
There is a species more adaptive than the roach and it lives as a single species on every continent throughout the Earth. It has adapted to the harshest places on Earth. It lives on the deserts sands and in the still of the mountains. It can live in the forestly heat of the tropical rain forest to even the snow dunes of Antarctica. It is considered indigenous to every part of the planet. No other creature can live in so many places using their own means of survival. Like many other creatures when populations rise they have an impact on the surrounding environment. Some have said, these creatures are now infesting the entire Earth; their population so large for their size is starting to reek havoc on the planet itself. This infestation is so grand, like many other infestations it has begun to leave its forestst. This creature is adapting to living outside the Earth and is seeking to infest new planets. This specie name is-- forestmo Sapien.Anonymous
Luv Jesus alwayz.... Gud morning World.... Life is like a box of chocolates.. " u dnt Eva knw wat u gonna get.." in forest gumps tlady voice... Ijs... So we gota tighten up... Fuxz u meanz.... $wagga...Anonymous
Once upon a time in a village, a man announced to the villagers that he would buy monkeys for Rs 10. The villagers, seeing that there were many monkeys around, went out to the forest and started catching them.. The man bought thousands at Rs 10 and as supply started to diminish, the villagers stopped their effort. He further announced that he would now buy at Rs20. This renewed the efforts of the villagers and they started catching monkeys again. Soon the supply diminished even further and people started going back to their farms. The offer rate increased to Rs 25 and the supply of monkeys became so little that it was an effort to even see a monkey, let alone catch it! The man now announced that he would buy monkeys at Rs 50! forestwever, since he had to go to the city on some business, his forestistant would now buy on behalf of him. In the absence of the man, the forestistant told the villagers. Look at all these monkeys in the big cage that the man has collected. I will sell them to you at Rs 35 and when the man returns from the city, you can sell it to him for Rs 50." The villagers squeezed up with all their savings and bought all the monkeys. Then they never saw the man nor his forestistant, only monkeys everywhere! Welcome to the 'Stock Market'Anonymous
Que banda tiene el mejor bajista de estas 5 bandas que pondre?: 1. carpathian forest 2. cradle of filth 3. gorgoroth 4. mayhem 5. immortal -Krauser-Anonymous
The forestur is late, the moon is hidden and all the world is dark but not still. The forest speaks, the owl takes wing and the mouse screams. The coyote calls and the pack answers. The bear grumbles as he searches for food. Then, all the world falls silent as the most feared hunter comes, Playing loud music, staggering through the trees and tossing empty beer cans. The lion will wait for him to sleep before feeding.Anonymous
"Please do me a favor. Don't use the word. You may not use that word. It is off limits to you. Only those in this forestuse that understand the nest egg may use it. And don't use any part of it either. Don't use 'nest.' Don't use 'egg.' You're out in the forest, you can point -- 'The bird lives in a round stick.' And … and … you have 'things' over easy with toast."Anonymous
Just leafing through some older stuff i made... Just a simple... Just a simple walk in an autumn forest, With all the trees draped in red, orange and brown, The whispers of wind they do make your soul rest, The smell of damp earth your nostrils will drown. Just a simple closeness in the right setting, With people who shared some part of your road, The same old stories or just idle chatting, The warmth of a circle that will not turn its coat. Just a simple place you like to come to, With memories tied to the good and the bad, The rocks and the waters your heart is bound to, The bars that you visit when life becomes sad. Just a simple thing that you lost forever, With sentiment down in your depths is confined, The paths you walked only once and then never, The little details time erased from your mind. Just a simple truth is that I miss them all, With intensity I deemed quite unreal before, The concepts that now seem so utterly small, Because now i miss you unthinkably more.Anonymous
Sooo. I definitely made a trip to forest & youu were not there. Justin was ... but not you.... shame shame!Anonymous
Word of the Day: "Healing" Fire cools. Water seeks its own level. No matter forestw extreme a situation is, it will change. It cannot continue forever. Thus, a great forest fire is always destined to burn itself out: a turbulent sea will become calmer. Natural events balance themselves out by seeking their opposites, and this process of balance is at the heart of all healing.Anonymous
Proper Noun Examples for Forest
- Forest forest forest ! - Hiddén Forést tonight ! - My name at the door ! - Gonna be oafffff !
Shopping this morning then driving to the New Forest for a random drive then bowling tonight. Sounds like my first planned day in ages :D <3 xx
I don't know. This Forest of the Dead episode is definitely creepier if not scarier than Blink.
"A wild-long tailed macaque monkey has adopted an abandoned kitten at Ubud's Monkey Forest in Bali. According to the photographer, the monkey didn't like it when she tried to take pictures, shielding the kitten from the lens."
"A hundred years from now, it will not matter what kind of car I drove, what kind of forestuse I lived in, forestw much money I had in the bank ... but the world may be a better place because I made a difference in the life of a child." ~ Forest Witcraft
Forest Headline News! Huge thanks to everyone for the incredible support and donations raised so far XX
The Forest Run 10k looks like a great event again run by Born2Run registration is available until wednesday
"All night I heard the small kingdoms breathing around me, the insects, and the birds who do their work in the darkness." Mary Oliver from "Sleeping in the Forest"
We're off to check out some Pipedream Cycles bikes at the Forest of Dean. Who's riding there today or this weekend?
The PMO has asked the environment and tribal affairs ministry to severely dilute the need for consent from tribals under the Forest Rights Act for diverting forests to projects. Human rights can go to forest.
And as a little aside, a festival in the Forest of Dean run by long-time anti cull campaigner!
Imagine with Harry for Alisha: You are awakened by a sweet smell, and a kiss on the forehead. You open your eyes as Harry whispers 'MerryChristmas babe' You suddenly rememer its christmas morning. You sit up and see a present by your feet so you pick it up and unwrap it, it's one of his large forestodies , and two tickets to a game of basketball. You reach under the bed and give him his present and a kiss. You go downstairs to make him forestt chocolate , his favourite. The day goes on and you have a picnic with him in the Forest. You start playing hide and seek. You think you're hidden, until Harry sneaks up behind you and grabs your waist to cuddle you. He packs up , and drives you forestme in his ferrari enzo. When you get forestme , Harry tells you its time to go to the basketball game. When you get there , you see Liam, Zayn , Louis , and Niall waiting to see your pretty face. They all give you hugs and presents and stay with you for the whole game. At half time , you fall asleep on Harry's lap. He awakens you as the game starts , your favourite team wins , and you have had the best christmas ever. X -BajeStyles Ps its my first imagine, sorry if you dont like it
Good morning everyone, its a beautiful morning down here in the New Forest! If you are visiting us this weekend then don't forget to pack your wellies and wrap up warm for the cold snap
Run Forest xDDD this is why i have no friends cause sometimes i don't even know what I'm talking bout :c lol
Kids dropped off in their various locations, now off to the New Forest for some relaxation!!
If anyone feels like promoting Fed to the Forest, feel free. I've annoyed enough people tonight. Goodnight!
I think you'll find it's Forest, sorry to disappoint.
"Love is that beautiful Forest where brave Tigers r forested by the attractive eyes of beautiful Deers.........
"The trees entangle their arms and stretch upward into the sky." "The budding leaves devour the light, adding depth to the forest's darkness." "The hunter does not notice the glare nor the claws of the beast biding in the darkness." "Tonight is the night when the hunter will be hunted." "This is the Sleeping Forest."
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I haven't been to bed yet ! I'm wide awake !
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Lol.....do registration have a warrent out for my arrest or sumthin she ask for name and address and she like ill b back wtf.....shud i leave....is she askn. For security or sumthin....shud run...lol...but really not funny.....im serious....
It would take the average Kenyan 66 years to earn the £75,000 each MP will take forestme under the 'proposed' measure...
Wow, finally some sun today, it's like God is smiling at you.
What is your favourite colour? why? do you have many stuff in that colour?
Just saw the most random thing never. Some geeza busking on the side of Highway.
Back to eumundi market tomorrow saturday 12th january, after some days off sewing! hence no bags to report sorry!... has been a lovely week hanging out with some little people friends...
Which match will you be attending over the weekend? /AB
I would never have thought that my place would get warm enough so I could sleep in my underwear in the middle of winter! Now that is really nice!
Anyone know of a wedding venue in Natal which has a modern reception area and a forrest nearby???
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Omg I don't know forestw to explain forestw I feel right now!! <3 lol
Got woke up by a loud bang? Part of our big tree out back fell over. As far as I know it didn't do any damage. I'll have to check in the day light.
Describe your penis with a movie forestle :-
Pa help . . anung moobs po may drop na TypeC white excelxiar ???
What's good on a Friday? Answers will be taken a little more seriously if they aren't from promoters!
Bird lives in cage safely and lonely or Bird flying freely but had a risky life which bird are u??


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"Legacy family philanthropy: how and why we give" will feature speakers from three respected family businesses and will focus on the philosophy and best practices of giving.
"We're pleased to co-host this forum with DVFBC and believe it will provide inspiration and valuable information to area family businesses with a philanthropic bent," said Bill Hartman, vice president of organization and fiduciary services with Everence.
The forum will be held from 8 to 10:45 a.m. May 30 at the Four Seasons Produce facility in Ephrata. Breakfast will be served. Area family business members wishing to attend should contact the Everence office at 653-2977.
Speakers will be David Hollinger of Four Seasons Produce, Phil Clemens of Clemens Family Corp. and Dan and Josh Balmer of Penn Valley Bottled Gas. Delaware Valley Family Business Center, based in Telford, has provided guidance to families, particularly in multi-generational businesses, since 1988.
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One of the greatest productions of anything I have ever seen. ... [Original stage director Robert] Lepage brings imaginative vision to every aspect of both works. With 'Bluebeard's Castle', sets, costumes, lighting, and media effects mesh perfectly with [the] marshalling of the figures on stage. The tour de force staging of 'Erwartung' renders it utterly convincing and absorbing. ... In both works, the actor-singers could not possibly be bettered. ... Bluebeard and Judith [are] sumptuously sung, rivetingly acted and ideally balanced in personal authority. ... The young conductor Evan Rogister elicits wondrous playing from the orchestra. ... It is a rare and precious pleasure to find authors and a director capable of exploring the human condition with such insight.
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An astonishing and revelatory night in the lyric theater. ... Utterly compelling. ... Highly effective. ... Lepage is one of the most visionary directors in the word today. ... a cinematic approach. ... Michael Levine's décor is minimal and awesome, Robert Thompson's lighting provocative. The world of imagination is evoked as readily as the everyday. ... First-rate singers and conductor. John Relyea's Bluebeard is vivid. Malgorzata Walewksa has a voice of uncommon breadth and height.Susan Marie Pierson [portrays The Woman] with impressive penetration. [Maestro] Evan Rogister made the orchestra sound like another – electrifying with total attention to detail. Bartok has rarely seemed so lyrical. The orchestra was at its finest."
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You're not going to see anything like this on any other stage in Seattle. The entire evening was a knockout, not just as a display of imaginative stagecraft, but because every component worked, and worked together. This is one of those productions in which opera finally seems to reach its centuries-old goal of being all-encompassing theater. … In Robert Lepage's abstract, dreamlike, thrilling inventive production, the set practically acts as a third character. … Chairs and beds float, the moon shifts from silver to scarlet, and a nude man rolls in slow motion down to a moat at the lip of the stage. …The Seattle Symphony was ablaze on opening night, playing Bartok's cinematic music and Schoenberg's splashy score with a sense of absolute assurance. … John Relyea [Duke Bluebeard] and soprano Malgorzata Walewska [his bride Judith] are the sorts of performers who fill a space; Relyea's dark, richly rumbling bass-baritone isn't just powerful but versatile, and Walewska is fearless [as Judith] and has a presence that recalls the inner fire and attention-magnet imperiousness of another Polish diva, Ewa Podles. [In Erwartung,] Susan Marie Pierson sings/acts with a courageous directness and vividness. … By bringing Lepage's production here, Seattle Opera is giving us a fuller, deeper realization of what opera can be. This double bill should be seen by all opera fans, and even—especially—by people who think they're not."
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Each opera delivered a team-effort, combination punch that was a knock-out musically and visually. Overall, this daring double-bill production pushed Seattle Opera forward artistically and exposed new horizons for the company. … Speight Jenkins engaged the right mix of artists to make these two one-act masterworks intelligible and engaging for today's audiences. … Seattle Opera featured exceptional casts for both productions. Baritone John Relyea superbly conveyed the complex personality of Bluebeard. Soprano Malgorzata Walewska was completely convincing as Judith, his new bride. [Both] used their powerful and expressive voices to reveal the vast expanse of emotions within each character. … In 'Erwartung', Susan Marie Pierson's soprano voice completely matched her haunted state.; she drew the audience into her dream world with utter conviction. … Conductor Evan Rogister and the orchestra found the emotional arc of the music and gave it a perfect shape. … The three silent actors used slow-motion gestures and acrobatics to stunning effect."
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Pig racing has quickly become a crowd pleaser. Gary Dauer, renowned pig trainer, will engage the audience, generating excitement and humor. The event will have sponsors who have adopted a pig to run in the race, each porker adorned in "dashing" capes this year. This year's event will have two runs, the gates opening for the swiftest swine off the line at 1:05 pm and 4:05 pm.
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