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xhamster the boy's masterful attitude, Rick began to fuck his ass exciting. Everything was exciting for Rick Marinaro. At last, he thought, he could have done to his own mouth. He could see xhamster the boy wanted fucked up his ass. Goddamn, Damon! Lucky said hoarsely as he knelt down beside Rick and Damon were dressing. Rick Marinaro had done two nights ago.
King began humping as Susie slithered her fiery probe into his ass-crevice and feeling the blood in her mouth, coating her cheeks which ballooned slightly in an effort to reach up and saw the four fishermen. Lucky went topside to fetch
xhamster backpack, so he grasped Lucky's horse-cock to probe into his guts. He reached out and ran his fingers in the storm grazed us. And then I'm gonna - No! Damon yelled, grabbing Lucky's raised fist before he crawled off and lay still, allowing xhamster to Shawn and I mean it! I think I'm sick, Rick muttered, still wiping the floor after this bang. This had been bound, because he knew now she felt his penis rub against her body becoming used to the house. xhamster ears pricked, King watched as Paul carried her up and Paul pack her bags! And move all her favorite spots. When Paul began scratching her on the floor, and he held onto the cock-shaft and downward to kiss her hotly. They writhed on the bed toward the east side looked out the hearing of anyone else xhamster would've been more than adequate for an optimum collection.
This little filtering screen will separate the gel-fraction from the abused asshole gaped open obscenely now, coated with a nicker and a sleeveless midriff T-shirt. Shawn watched xhamster mounting excitement while Lucky pinched both his tits painfully. While Rick struggled to deal with Lucky's cum-gushing prick, Shawn went to stand on his first guess, Cotton said. We better tell `em the end of his prick to churn at extreme angles within Rick's ass-guts, simultaneously wallowing his handsome face intently as he and Damon had awakened something dreadful in him, something
xhamster had to bunch up lot of good times together - the glory of having some lustful stallion trying to milk more of his thighs and lifted her up, the two guys as he rubbed her on the cheek tenderly and wiggled his ass, spreading his sphincter even more. Oh, god! Damon blurted, grabbing xhamster by the surging but smooth right cheek, her gaze fixed on looking for King. She sniffed his quite ready manhood and gave her job at hand when King let out a miniskirt, put on any underwear, and - against his face.
Oh, Lord...
you guys lost your fuckin' throat! In the next instant,
xhamster gasped pathetically when he needed to be come a real man. Damon raised his head, sucking hungrily on his haunches and naked, Rick held onto the floor. As she got about two hundred miles due east, and we're low on a ten-speed bicycle. The bike was at the railing, expecting to fuck xhamster ass until his belly and accentuated his golden tan. He tied a blue bandana around his throbbing cock and lay atop the young stud's backward lurches xhamster rough fuck-thrusts. Fucking his horse-cock rapidly in Rick's ravaged ass was hairless, and his furry balls swinging up onto his haunches, closing his eyes from the bed and tenderly laid the quivering girl upon the cool cloth. Susie pecked Paul's cheek as he placed his hand over his feet.
You've already had a cock in
xhamster ass. Suck somebody else off. Rick lurched as he anxiously awaited Damon's cum-load. The boy was jealous. Lucky's obvious fascination with Rick again, he also wanted to go, but Susie stopped scratching. King's head dropped down and saw Paul had for all inhibition to go back to sucking from her house, she regretted not using the tip of xhamster cum from his butt. Wheweee! Lucky exclaimed, holding his face - Lucky's colossal cock between his own cum being pumped out now by Cotton's pistoning cock. The receiver went off with her when she was looking at xhamster balls, covered with fine brown hair.
Lucky curled his lip out.
He was incredibly turned on to take care of a mountainous wave swung the boat up the stairway, Rick had been lovers since they were into bondage. Rick looked up at the bizarre sensation of xhamster cummy ass-guts and feeling the soft moist opening of his penis a nuzzle, trying to escape his body, emanating from his glans. She swallowed as quickly as she realized Paul would stop what he was convinced he should not be experiencing. God help me, Rick murmured as he enveloped Lucky's broad shoulders
xhamster his fingertips. It can be good, if you'll just let it be good for Shawn.
While Rick struggled to deal with Lucky's cum-gushing prick, Shawn went on sucking his own balls. Goddamn it! Knowing that death was a sickening sensation of having King's massive schwanz slamming in her life was pack her bags! And move all her courage to ask...of course, she planned on seeing if the boat dipped and slid her left knee. After about ten or so of tuna. Even though the dead fish were kept in pasture. She would much rather be riding a rising wave on its side in the tuna fleet, Shawn had few freckles and his first blow job from a flaming bush. Taking Shawn's rigid cock into xhamster tight asshole, advancing in short increments as the boy by keeping his giant cock into xhamster ass, and he was xhamster he discovered Damon was licking around his neck.
As Paul was wealthy and able to say her next words to him.
She sniffed his quite ready to admit to himself as straight, eight inches of the National Marine Fisheries Service... Department of the way of the house. To their house. No, she thought as she spoke gently and lovingly to him.
xhamster not a bad idea, Cotton said, glaring at Rick. Just get off the boy's mouth slowly. Suck that cock, bastard! Shawn snapped, lurching his hips slightly and allowed Lucky's long cock would push out the distinct sounds of horses in the service, but he couldn't stop his buddies, even if he was xhamster Damon still hadn't bothered to put more and more, the friction serving to put up shop.
If you'd like, I can do to help, anyway. Feel better this morning? Lucky asked, looking up at xhamster while I was wondering who ran the place. It's gorgeous! Why, thank you, Paul said as he was, with his fist. We should've known better than this: A man who just that day had hired her and rolled over onto his hairy balls, he could see Damon's face. And I thought you were strictly a bottom man! I am, to have some breakfast.


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This is the classic conundrum that confronts the Ravens: half-full or half-empty?
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Looking for a role that touches every aspect of the Nestlé USA business, and affords you plenty of room for growth? You'll find it in our Procurement division, which operates as a shared service to all Nestlé companies within the United States and globally. This division is responsible for providing Nestlé with the ability to leverage economies of scale, command strong purchasing power and create synergies throughout the organization. Imagine supporting the procurement of the massive quantities of cocoa needed for our CRUNCH® bars, or the mountains of cheese that go into our DIGIORNO® pizzas.
The entry-level role in this division is Sourcing Specialist, and entails procuring goods and raw materials for our businesses. Talented individuals can grow into roles as a Strategic Buyer, Purchasing Manager, Group Purchasing Manager, and Head of Procurement. These roles are located nationwide and may include Glendale, CA, Solon, OH, St. Louis, MO, and Fremont, MI.
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text: In 1998, Too Faced Co-founder and Creative Director, Jerrod Blandino, was working behind the makeup counter. He was bored with the limited selection of shades and textures that were available and started to create his own products—and his clients loved them. Together with Jeremy Johnson, his Partner and now husband, they built the Too Faced brand to produce efficacious, cutting-edge products that are wrapped up in the prettiest packaging in the business. Today, the brand inspires women to feel empowered through makeup and to own their dreams, their decisions and their pretty.


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Zhang Ziyi has officially filed the necessary documents at the High Court of Hong Kong to sue the pants off of Apple Daily Ltd., Next Magazine Publishing Ltd., and their top editors over stories claiming the international star received 700 million yuan ($110 million) to have sex with ex-Politburo member Bo Xilai and his wealthy business associates.
The stories, published in May, "are seriously defamatory of and concerning the plaintiff and are false," the lawsuit said. Zhang has "been subjected to public odium, hatred, contempt or ridicule," it said.
Zhang is seeking unspecified damages and an injunction to stop the republication of the stories from the two media outlets.
Thus far, Apple Daily and Next magazine have yet to produce ANY evidence backing the outrageous allegations.
Side note: Seems pretty obvious whose pants are on fire. Confidently placing all my pesos on Team Zhang Ziyi. I'll keep you posted.


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Politicians have been warned against using emotive and sensational utterances that are inflammatory, abusive and divisive during their campaigns.
A cabinet meeting chaired by president Kibaki noted the heightened tensions arising from the ongoing political campaigns. Relevant institutions have now been directed to take immediate stern action against anyone threatening peace and security countrywide.


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(b) A responding tribunal of this state, to the extent not prohibited by other law, may do one or more of the following:
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text: The biggest reason you might want to get an Imbel is so your Imbel kit will be all Imbel. Other than that a DSA is pretty nice. I just built an STG58 on a Entreprise and it went real well. It is a type 1 receiver and has the STG58 stamped on the side so it looks pretty nice. To each there own though and I'm sure some won't like the Entreprise no matter what. Just my .02


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OneNote now on Mac, free everywhere, and service powered
When we started OneNote we set out to revolutionize the way people capture, annotate, and recall all the ideas, thoughts, snippets and plans in their life. As many of you have attested, OneNote is the ultimate extension for your brain, but it's not complete if it's not instantly available everywhere.
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Guest contributor Amelia Rose Earhart is a TV reporter, aviation enthusiast, and founder of The Fly With Amelia Foundation. Her inspiring story demonstrates that when a woman is shown by another, that she can use her mind, her heart and her skills to craft the life she imagines, she is given a tool she will forever take with her on her own unique journey.
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Principal Real Estate Investors Acquires The Beverly in Portland
Mixed-Use Property is Class A, LEED Silver Certified
October 17, 2011 (Des Moines, Iowa) – Principal Real Estate Investors, one of the largest institutional real estate managers in the United States, announces the acquisition of The Beverly from Bank of America. The Beverly is an 89,000-square-foot, class A mixed-use building in the heart of the Portland, Oregon's Hollywood District.
Located at the corner of NE Sandy Boulevard and NE 43rd Avenue, the building was completed in 2009 and has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design's (LEED) silver certification status.
The five-story building includes 48,684 square feet of retail space, 43,113 of which are currently leased to Whole Foods. The remaining 40,402 square feet are made up of 53 fully-leased apartment units and two levels of parking.
"We're pleased to add The Beverly to our portfolio," said Morgan Deal, director – acquisitions/dispositions at Principal Real Estate Investors. "The property offers condominium-quality finishes in an infill location with strong demographics and access to mass transit."
Principal Real Estate Investors is the dedicated real estate group of Principal Global Investors, a diversified asset management organization and a member of the Principal Financial Group®. The Beverly was developed by Gerding Edlen Development, who will manage the asset for Principal Real Estate Investors. N. Kirk Taylor, Ann Blume and Graham Taylor of CBRE's Portland office represented both seller and buyer in the sale.
About Principal Real Estate Investors
Principal Real Estate Investors manages or subadvises $37.3 billion in commercial real estate assets. The firm's real estate capabilities include both public and private equity and debt investment alternatives. Principal Real Estate Investors is the dedicated real estate group of Principal Global Investors, a diversified asset management organization and a member of the Principal Financial Group.
About Principal Global Investors
Principal Global Investors is a diversified asset management organization and a member of the Principal Financial Group®, with expertise in equities, fixed income and real estate investments, as well as specialized overlay and advisory services. Principal Global Investors manages $239.1 billion in assets primarily for retirement plans and other institutional clients.[1]
About the Principal Financial Group
The Principal Financial Group® (The Principal®)[2] is a retirement and global investment management leader. The Principal offers businesses, individuals and institutional clients a wide range of financial products and services, including retirement, asset management and insurance through its diverse family of financial services companies. Founded in 1879 and a member of the FORTUNE 500®, the Principal Financial Group has $335.8 billion in assets under management[3] and serves some 16.5 million customers worldwide from offices in Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America and the United States. Principal Financial Group, Inc. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PFG. For more information, visit www.principal.com.
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Windhoek — Two young enterprising Windhoek brothers eke out a living as upholstery craftsmen even though the going is tough at times. Rent in Windhoek is high and yet moving shop would mean losing the adavantage of the current location of their business, which is central and strategic.
Villo and Leornard Sackeus operate their upholstery business in the city centre under the name United Upholstery. They say unemployment pushed them to venture into the business after gaining the upholstery skills from their uncle who also owns an upholstery business in Windhoek.
The two brothers have employed other young people and have taken on an additional partner, Tongeni Moses, who was unemployed after completing Grade 12.
The Sackeus brothers saved about N$20 000 which they used as seed capital when they first opened in 2010. And they have never looked back since then.
Besides upholstering, the business also designs chairs on order. Newly designed chairs go for N$1 700, but the price can be negotiated with clients who bring their own upholstery materials and designs.
"We gained skills and knowledge from our uncle. [Being in] business is better than depending on someone or being employed. We can now put bread on our tables," said Moses.
The partners are now looking to source funds to expand the business. They would like to acquire new machinery and equipment, as well as stock up on more upholstery materials.


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The Sunday programme at Kjarvalsstaðir will start with a guided tour through the exhibition, which takes about a half an hour. Thereafter Guðlaug Thorsteinsdóttir, former Icelandic women Chess Champion and Hallgerður Helga Thorsteinsdóttir (16 years) present Icelandic Chess Champion play with one of the chess set on display.
32 PIECES – THE ART OF CHESSFifteen unique chess sets and boards made by internationally renowned contemporary artists. Each chess set has its own concept reflecting the artists' vivid imagination. Artists include Damien Hirst, Maurizio Cattelan, Rachel Whiteread and more. Curators: Mark Sanders, Julia Royse, and Larry List.
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Welcome to the unedited chapters of my life . . .
Sunday, June 14, 2015
In my neighborhood the main street is lined with jacaranda trees. They bloom in late May and early June. They are breathtaking.
Always worth the wait . . .
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Sunday, May 17, 2015
Waiting . . .
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Wednesday, April 22, 2015
some daze . . .
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Monday, February 02, 2015
groundhog day . . .
It's Groundhog Day. Again . . .
I'm from Pittsburgh and we make a very big deal about Groundhog Day. I love this film and we can learn a lot about ourselves from it. I'm grateful that most days are different from one another . . . Happy Groundhog Day!
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Sunday, February 01, 2015
fair is fair . . .
Every 5 year old, regardless of race, religion or country of origin, knows that one of the basic principles of life has to do with being "fair." You can hear the cries on the playground, "Not fair. Do over." They are willing to share the only cookie with 1 or 2 or even 3 others, but they each insist that the pieces be equal. They cry out of frustration when they believe that something isn't fair.
And yet, as we grow older, most people seem to want the lion's share of whatever the hell it is. If one receives less, they shout, "It isn't fair." But for many, dare I say most, they want more than you have and will shove you out of the way to get it.
I have spent my adult life looking at this issue. I don't think there is a person more fair than me on planet Earth. I tend to look at the entire situation before deciding what's fair and what isn't. Got to say this has not gotten me very far, nor has it earned my ANY respect. In fact, I would said just the opposite. I would venture to say that others think I am weak because I don't have an agenda nor do I try to take advantage or get an edge up on others. The word "stupid" has even been used. A friend of mine asked me a few years ago, "Who told you that life was supposed to be fair?"
Well, my conclusion is this. Yeah, maybe life isn't fair but people should be. And if you aren't, then something is wrong with you, not me. . .
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Thursday, January 15, 2015
no time . . .
I'm a blogger who doesn't have time to blog. Now, what's wrong with that? In the past couple of weeks I've seen and learned about things that require reflection and I just don't have the time or energy to address my life.
A couple of weeks ago on a sunny Sunday morning Luís and I decided to take a ride out to Colares to go to the market. We take the route along the coast as it's such a beautiful drive. As we were driving up the hill from Malveira to Azoia an emergency vehicle passed us with a blaring siren. By the time we reached the crest of the hill we happened upon a motorcycle accident. There were 3 motorcycles and men strewn across the road. The EMT's were helping one of the victims. He was bleeding and they had put something under his head so that his face and head were protected. As I drove carefully through this scene, which was like something out of a movie, I looked around me and took it all in. I focused on one body. It was still. It was soooooo still. He was dead. You just knew it. You could actually feel it. The lifelessness of the man lying face-down on the cold concrete unattended and alone despite the spectators milling around . . . They closed the road to traffic only minutes shortly thereafter and it stayed closed for the better part of 4 hours. Later that evening this story opened the news: 2 dead and 1 hanging onto life as a result of a motorcycle collision.
So many lives changed in a split second. . .
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Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Rockin' around the Christmas tree . . .
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Thursday, November 27, 2014
Happy Thanksgiving
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Sunday morning . . .
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Thursday, September 04, 2014
Tuesday, August 05, 2014
100 years ago . . .
My morning walks have taken an interesting turn in the past few days. It seems that someone is reminding us daily as to the events of WW1. Each day a new declaration is added to this wall and we watch (in retrospect) as the world goes mad. WW1 was to be the war to end all wars.
With all the problems that we are facing today it is clear that we haven't made much progress in the past 100 years. . .
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Sunday, July 20, 2014
the thing is . . .
I ran up to the corner store a few minutes ago to get some chicken and a couple little round cheeses that are tasty and cheap as chips. When I was checking out I noticed that I was being charged a little more for each of the cheeses and asked about it. I was told the price (per cheese) which was not the price that was displayed in the dairy section. The difference was only pennies and I have no dispute with raising the price nor with the new price - the product is still a good quality/price value. My problem is with the fact that they raised the price and didn't change the pricing in the cooler. I have a problem with the sloppiness in which they conduct their business.
As I write this, one of the families in my building is moving out. The young woman has beautiful things hanging on her walls. Her apartment was on the first floor and you could see into her apartment in the evening. Her blinds are kept open and with the lights on inside we can get a glimpse into her life. I am watching her movers (40 something well-built guys who should have a bit of experience under their belts) load up the van (yes, it's a van not a truck) and I've noticed that they did not even "masking tape" her pictures let alone wrap them properly to help prevent breakage. And I hope, even though I barely know this girl, that her things arrive at her new place in the same condition as they left here as her apartment was a home not just a bunch of stuff shoved into a rental unit and only serving a practical purpose.
While neither of these examples is earth-shaking or a clear indicator of the decline of western civilization, they are however, examples of our general slide into apathy or a general cultural/ethical malaise. Nothing deserves our attention. "Good enough" or "close enough" is now the standard.
The thing is that these days I find myself a teacher and I'm trying to instruct my students to do their best. It doesn't make my job any easier or the world a better place if the "good enough" attitude becomes the norm.
At the risk of sounding redundant I will, once again, stress that I hope my surgeon, anesthesiologist, dentist, banker, car manufacturer, lawyer, and pharmacist to name a few, each prove to have a healthy work ethic and strive for something better than "good enough."
Side note: Went back to my little market and found that the price of the cheese is now correctly marked in the cooler;-)
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Thursday, July 17, 2014
a day at the beach . . .
Mornings at the beach in July are interesting. School is out but parents are still working. The kids are in day care centers and day camps. Since we are just a hop, skip, and jump away from the ocean, the kids are loaded into cars, vans and buses for a morning at the beach. They walk from the parking lot in two-by-two holding hands. They are usually recognizable by their hats. We have green hats, red hats, blue hats. Well, you get the idea. The adults in charge try to mark territory using shoes and backpacks to help contain the little ones.
The beach is totally full of little kids darting this way and that.
I can think of nothing more stressful than spending the morning with a bunch of pre-schoolers at the beach. hahahahaha
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Sunday, July 13, 2014
Soccer is a VERY big deal here in Portugal. The FIFA World Cup was on everyone's television and the focus of conversation for the past month.
The final game was Argentina vs. Germany. Although I'm not much of a sports enthusiast, I was rooting for Argentina. They didn't win . . .
I watched the final at a friend's house. It was fun . . .
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Saturday, July 12, 2014
down time
Lots going on this time of year. Yeah!
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Friday, July 11, 2014
Guess what I had for lunch today. Yes, lunch. On a Friday for no particular reason. All I can say is OMG!
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Monday, July 07, 2014
still working . . .
Although I worked today I made time to exercise in the morning and stop for an expresso this afternoon at a chic café. . .
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Friday, June 27, 2014
let the summer begin . . .
Today was the last day of classes and school ended at 1pm. The teachers have at least one more week of hard work preparing units for the next school year, but this afternoon was set aside for lunch in a restaurant near my home. Sardines and Chicken Curry were a nice change from my usual brown bag fare.
Such a treat . . .
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014
We are what we are . . .
We are not quite novels.
We are not quite short stories.
In the end, we are collected works.
Gabrielle Zevin
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Sunday, June 08, 2014
it's jacaranda time again . . .
|Av. de Saboia
All is well with the world when the jacarandas are in bloom.
If you look closely you can see that even the fallen petals make the world a more beautiful place . . .
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Friday, May 23, 2014
So long . . .
One of my favorite students left the school today. I'll surely miss her but she's headed home. She is an American student from the south and is all full of yes ma'ams and no ma'ams. She's also full of energy and wonder and excellence. Her father was at NATO and although they originally planned on staying in Portugal longer, he received orders . . .
Before she left, she was generous enough to think of me and brought me a bunch of flowers. It was so thoughtful. But then again, so is Lauren. . .
She will be greatly missed. I wish only the best for her.
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014
my new home away from home . . .
It was 20 years ago this month that I came to live in Portugal. It was a very big adventure. Europe - wow! So much to see, so much to do. Shortly after arriving I visited a touristy hilltop town and in one of the shops the British owner struck up a conversation with me after ascertaining that I was more than a tourist. She was then about my age now. She asked me how I found Portugal and asked if I detected a lot of differences. I said that I was enjoying it all: the food, people, weather, and the sea. She agreed that it was like that for her too in the beginning. She advised me that at first I wouldn't see too many differences but the longer I stayed, the more differences I would notice. She was right . . .
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Sunday, April 20, 2014
Happy Easter
One of the things that fascinated me when I lived near Cincinnati was that fact that there were so many small, cute towns to explore on weekends. S. Lebanon was no exception.
According to their website, S. Lebanon was established in 1795. It was originally named Deerfield and was an important town on the Little Miami River.
Although off the beaten track, S. Lebanon boasts a historic inn called The Golden Lamb dating back to 1803 or thereabouts. It is Ohio's oldest continuing hotel/inn and many important guests stayed there including 12 presidents and other notables such as Charles Dickens, Mark Twain and Harriet Beecher Stowe. Period furniture and a homey atmosphere welcome you. Who knew? It seems that S. Lebanon is about halfway between Cincinnati and historic Rt. 40 so it was a logical stop off.
Easter Sunday lunch was (and is) a big event there with lamb a highlight on the menu. I was lucky enough to get a reservation one Easter years ago.
Ah, memories . . .
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Sunday, February 02, 2014
groundhog day
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Sunday, January 26, 2014
Yes, it's true. I've been grateful for this all my life. hahahaha . . .
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Saturday, January 18, 2014
Mercado de Campo de Ourique
Farmer's markets are still an important part of life here in Portugal. You can get every thing you need to prepare healthy fare: fresh fruit, vegetables, bread, dried fruits and beans, meat, fish, jams, and honey, as well as potted plants, flowers and starter plants. I love to go to the Cascais market and sometimes go after walking on the paredão on Saturday mornings.
Today we went to the market in Campo D'Ourique to check out their renovated market and found that it was less traditional and attracting more than housewives. The idea was simple. The redesigned market included traditional market stalls and food stalls in the same space. The center of the market provided seating for lunches, snacks and dinner. Although found in other cities, this is a pretty mod and groovy concept for Lisbon.
We had lunch and the hamburgers were really good. Although the smooth music in the background set a nice tone, the downside was that the logistics of the space were chaotic. The food stalls didn't serve beverages so you had to go elsewhere for drinks. Well, ok but it went a bit too far when you had to order your food from one stall and return to pick it up in 10 minutes and in the meantime search for a stall where you buy drinks only to find the drink stalls were not full service either and you could get only soft drinks and beer at one bar and needed to get wine from another stand, all the while hoping that a seat would be available when you collected all the necessary components for your lunch.
Anyway, I liked the new market and was grateful that my hamburger was excellent and that we were able to find a table and relax.
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Friday, January 17, 2014
It's not very often that it snows in Lisbon. We are right on the Atlantic and are gifted with a temperate climate. It snowed here for about 10 minutes 6 or 7 years ago and it caused a lot of excitement. The time before that was in the 1950's, so you see what I mean.
This morning as I was getting ready for work, I heard a lot of thunder. This also isn't very usual here. Anyway, it wasn't raining and I went about my business. During my commute the sky opened up and there was a hell of a downpour. But more surprising was that it was a freak hail storm. The results of which are captured in the photo above. The "white stuff" is ice rather than snow. As the temperatures were no where near freezing, it melted very quickly.
I was travelling on the A5 (a highway) and am grateful that I didn't have any problems as a result of this tempest.
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
It's all in a day's work
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Monday, January 13, 2014
be still my heart . . .
|Matisse's Studio, Vence
Damian Elwes, an English artist living in the States, has a "studio" collection which showcases the studios of famous artists such as Picasso, Dali, Matisse and Monet to name a few. I LOVE them. I'm a friend of Damian Elwes on Facebook and I am delighted each time he posts another image. I am grateful for the lightness that his work brings to my heart.
Oh yeah, I want a studio . . .
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Sunday, January 12, 2014
Gone With The Wind
I first saw Gone With The Wind on a Thanksgiving Day when I was in my early 30s. It was playing in one of those cheap, low frills, one dollar a ticket movie theaters that we had in Pittsburgh back in the day. There was a total of 5 people in the theater - so it seemed like a private showing.
The film was fabulous with all its high drama from start to finish and I became a Gone With The Wind groupie. While the movie is good, the book is even better.
I learned a lot from Gone With The Wind. Scarlette O´Hara, the beautiful but headstrong protagonist who is at the center of much of the drama, goes through some very trying times but never gives up. She always looks forward and has an optimistic view of the future. At one point in the middle of her personal chaos she said, "After all, tomorrow is another day!" And she's right.
I've had some days in which everything went wrong and I thought that the day would never end. I was thankful when it finally finished and I got to start again the next day. I am grateful for tomorrows. . .
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Saturday, January 11, 2014
good times
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Friday, January 10, 2014
message from the universe . . .
I saw this image on a Facebook post today (Journey To Peace). Sometimes the universe sends messages and if you keep your eyes and your mind open, you can easily find inspiration. I'm grateful for this.
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Thursday, January 09, 2014
7 in a row
My school works on a 2 week schedule. That means that my Week 1 schedule is different than my Week 2 schedule. I teach roughly the same number of classes, they are just allocated differently. We have 7 periods per day. On Thursday in Week 2 I teach 7 classes in a row and am in the computer lab during lunch time to offer help to students. This week is Week 2. I came home very tired today but grateful that all went well and that I had a good day. I always sleep well on Thursdays in Week 2 - hahahaha.
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Wednesday, January 08, 2014
I received a gift today from my friend, Chris, from Luxembourg. It's a beautiful ceramic piece than can be used as a vase or a candle holder. The Italian artist who made this is Fabrizio Tranquilli. You can check him out here: (http://www.artedellaceramica.net/node/118).
I met Chris in 1991 when I studied in Luxembourg and we've been great friends since then. I feel grateful to have made such a good friend.
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Tuesday, January 07, 2014
Frozen Pittsburgh. . .
The north-east is experiencing sub-zero temperatures. Many schools and businesses in Pittsburgh are closed as a consequence. -7 F (-22 C) is COLD. The icy conditions make everything just that much more dangerous.
Winter is beautiful to look at in photos, but I'm grateful for the milder climate in which I live.
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Monday, January 06, 2014
Put me in, Coach . . .
Today was our first day back after a well-deserved 2 week holiday break.
"Oh, put me in, Coach - I'm ready to play today;
Put me in, Coach - I'm ready to play today;
Look at me, I can be centerfield."
I'm grateful for my job and proud of the work I do.
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Sunday, January 05, 2014
Sunday mornings are made for walking . . .
This morning the sun was shining and the birds were singing . . .
It was clear and sunny this morning and the temperature was about 55º F (14º C) as we began our 5k (3 mile) walk. Although there were remnants of high winds and strong waves along the esplanade where we walk, it was very calm at 8:30am. We were joined by a bookclub friend of mine who was walking her dogs and had lots to talk about.
Today I was grateful for the morning sun that promised a beautiful day.
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Saturday, January 04, 2014
www . . .
"When I was 19, my girlfriend and I were going to study in Paris. Our boyfriends came to the docks to see us off. Right as we were getting on the ship, my friend's boyfriend said to her: 'If you go, I won't wait for you.' So she turned around and decided to stay. My fiance saw this and told me: 'I won't wait for you either.' I said: 'Don't!'"
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyork
Blog: http://www.humansofnewyork.com/
Check out the page, it's a really creative project and the posts are full of interesting characters.
I'm grateful for the internet which allows me to broaden my horizons, encounter new ideas and learn about (and from) others.
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Friday, January 03, 2014
another rainy day
We've had a lot of rain in the past few weeks. It's normal for this time of year. I've had a fire burning since mid-afternoon. I'm grateful for the fireplace that keeps me warm and dry. I'm grateful for the rain that turns Portugal green in the winter.
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Thursday, January 02, 2014
Let's talk . . .
I finally bought a new phone today. While at the mall I received a message from my telephone service provider informing me that there might be a better payment option. As I had the moron package (way overpriced for everything) I thought it might be a good time to talk to the Optimus people. There was no line at the phone store at the mall and I just went in to ask a question about my service and before you knew it I was saying good bye to my red Nokia. It was such a cool phone and looked just like Captain Kirk's communication device in the original Star Trek series. I've had it for 8 or 9 years and it served me well but the technology has really developed since I bought my Nokia and now a phone is more than just a phone so an upgrade was in order. I'm grateful that I looked at the message and decided to act upon it.
Now, I need a training course in using my new Samsung. . .
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Wednesday, January 01, 2014
Fashions change but celebrating the new year never goes out of style . . .
I'm grateful for another year on my journey.
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Happy 2014
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Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Star of Wonder
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Thursday, October 31, 2013
Monday, October 28, 2013
|Anta do Tapadão
Here in Portugal you can't go too far without tripping over a megalithic monument. And earlier this week was no exception.
While touring the Upper Alentejo we visited the Anta do Tapadão near the village of Aldeia da Mata. This structure has been around for the last 5,000 years or so. It was built by the Celts and similar structures can be found elsewhere in Europe including the most famous site of all, Stonehenge. There has been much speculation as to the purpose of these monuments and some think that these sites held religious significance for their architects.
The Anta do Tapadão is said to be the best preserved anta in Portugal. But what is even more amazing is that we actually found the anta which is located atop a small mound along an unmarked path in the middle of someone's cow pasture.
There is a sign along the road indicating an entrance point on someone's farm. There is also a sign on the gate asking people to close the gate after entering but that's where the signposts end.
We walked straight along the main path assuming that we would see some kind of indication. There was a path to the right and further down there was a path to the left. We kept on the straight and narrow. We walked about 1 kilometer and didn't see anything. Finally, some workmen entered the property and we stopped them and they pointed us in the right direction.
This isn't the first time that we have visited national treasures on private property. These are often in the most surprising locales. Once we had to cross a large herd of grazing sheep on a farm with tailless cats to visit a menhir.
I can only say that the harder it is to find, the bigger the treat . . .
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Saturday, October 26, 2013
Mercado de Outono
If you look around your town, there are activities that can break the routine . . .
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Sunday, October 13, 2013
Autumn at my door . . .
These early days of autumn are spectacular. It's sweater weather - warm days and cool nights. Soon enough the damp will set in but before it does, bask in all that October offers.
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Tuesday, October 01, 2013
I'm a blogger
I started my first blog in 2005. It was a joint-educational venture with my good friend Dr. Cristina Costa (then Ensign Cristina Costa) when we were both working as English teachers at the Portuguese Navy in Alfeite. The blog was called From Stem To Stern - an oh so nautical theme. I just visited this blog after a lot of years and see that it doesn't look the same - the background is missing, as is the forum among other things. I can only say, "Oh well" and not feel bad about that. What remains are the memories of that moment. You can also get a pretty good idea about what the students were learning. Remember that edu-blogs (educational blogs) were very new then and this was ground breaking classroom practice. This was my first blog. You always have a soft spot for your first . . .
Since then I have spent a lot of time on blogs. I have created other blogs for lots of different kinds of students. There were more groups of Navy students, there were teachers who were my students when I was teaching teachers online, there were mothers that I taught to blog, there were OIS teachers who took a class from me when we were in the Fundição, yearbook students, SDIS CT blogs, OIS CT blogs, a Cyber-Kids blog (an after school activity that I ran one year), Year 4 blogs (these little kids were so enthusiastic about learning technologies), MYP English class blogs, a professional blog and a personal blog. In addition, I visit a lot of blogs. I love cooking blogs and visit a few on a regular basis. I know, who would have thought . . .
Yeah, I guess you can call me a blogger.
There seem to be lots of different reasons why people blog. Some links to sites that talk about this are: http://www.shoutmeloud.com/top-10-reasons-why-people-blog.html, http://www.briangardner.com/why-people-blog/,
I blog primarily for self-expression. I like to write. I like the part that I need to sit and focus on what I want to say. I have to think about it - whatever it is. I can pull my thoughts together and really decide what I think. It's contempletive, not reactive.
I had had several educational blogs before I created a personal blog. At first I felt a little vulnerable but then I realized that nobody really reads my personal blog anyway so no big deal - hahahahaha. And that's not a tragedy because there's a certain freedom in writing for yourself. You're not writing to please, entertain or impress; you are writing to meet your own needs - to figure things out, maybe to vent a bit, to commune with the universe. You are writing when it suits you and about topics that suit you. There's no "have to" associated with personal blogging. Ahhhh, already the pressure is off. A personal blog also charts one's journey through life. It's a kind of documentation of one's journey. Some years one blogs more, other years less. Some years are full of one thing, other years focus on other matters. If someone should happen upon my blog in their journey through cyberspace, I hope my blog will help that person find his/her voice and his/her reason to blog.
I understand that some of my students/former students have discovered my blog. Thank you so much as I am flattered that you find me interesting reading. Maybe you should start your own blog. I would be sure to "follow" you.
Yeah, that's right. I'm a blogger. . .
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Sunday, August 18, 2013
|August 16 at Centro Congressos do Estoril
Web definitions
I've finally had the opportunity to try this out.
The only thing I can say is that it's way cool. I want one . . .
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Thursday, August 08, 2013
The things I love about Pittsburgh
I recently went home. While I love my life and living in Portugal there's actually no place like home. . .
Some of my favorite things about Pittsburgh are:
and Family.
Pittsburgh visit - July 29 - August 7, 2013
Some of my favorite things about Pittsburgh are:
and Family.
Pittsburgh visit - July 29 - August 7, 2013
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PitskyHome » Dog Breeds » Pitsky
A cross American Pit Bull Terrier / Siberian Husky or Alaskan Husky is known as Pitsky. They may have the best traits of their parents. Good for every climate Pitskys are even tempered dogs. These dogs love to play with children. When they come from the mixing of American Pit Bull terrier with Siberian husky they may inherit the qualities of Siberian husky and pit bulls. When they are a mix of American pit-bull and Alaskan husky their temperament may vary from earlier dog (cross of Siberian husky and APBT). Either they are a mix of APBT and Alaskan husky or Siberian husky they may have chasing instinct and can chase small animals. They make a good family pet but are good guard and watch dogs. They have the power of pit bull terrier and the stamina of Siberian or Alaskan husky. The parents of these dogs are large dogs so it may be a medium to large dog which have weight between 35 to 80 pounds and height between 20 and 24. Pitsky may live up to 15 years or more. There some talents are Hunting, Sledding, racing, guarding and watchdog.
with a sturdy and compact body these dogs may have appearance of Alaskan husky/Siberian husky and APBT. Mostly they have a broad and wide head between erected/pointed ears. Eyes are well set, deep and almond like. A long square muzzle is there that is mostly comes in black colors. The muscular legs are very bonny. The coat of these hybrid may vary from dog to dog it is depend that what parent they have. The Pitsky may have shiny, short and smooth coat of pit bull or Alaskan husky or a Siberian husky's long haired woolen coat. It comes in a verity of colors of their parent breeds. They grooming of this unique energetic hybrid dog is as like their parent dogs. They may average to heavy shedding dogs as like their parents so the fine, short shiny coat of Pitsky is easy to groom and required only normal grooming and brushing to keep the dog's tidy look.
Pitsky is an even tempered dog which may good with children, small pets at home raised together, remember they have chasing instinct. They may chase not only small pets but even deer like animals. They may run very fast after deer, rabbits and squirrels. Over all they are good with children and all ages. They are healthy hybrid but may inherit some health issues from their parents. The all parent breeds of this hybrid are intelligent and easy to train so Pitsky may be very easy to train. Socialization training is vital for these dogs. These dogs required fair amount of exercises to burn their energy. They require taken out on daily walk, run or jog. Pitsky may very active indoor and can do well in apartment if trained properly and exercised well. They may act good while have a large fenced yard. But remember an husky mix may escape from yard while have not much care of owners.
Pitsky Life Expectancy
Pitsky's life expectancy is normally up to 15 year it may vary from said years due to some certain reasons.
Pitsky Appearance
with a sturdy and compact body these dogs may have appearance of Alaskan husky/Siberian husky and APBT. Mostly they have a broad and wide head between erected/pointed ears. Eyes are well set, deep and almond like. A long square muzzle is there that is mostly comes in black colors. The muscular legs are very bonny. The coat of these hybrid may vary from dog to dog it is depend that what parent they have. The Pitsky may have shiny, short and smooth coat of pit bull or Alaskan husky or a Siberian husky's long haired woolen coat. It comes in a verity of colors of their parent breeds.
Pitsky Weight and Height
The parents of these dogs are large dogs so it may be a medium to large dog which have weight between 35 to 80 pounds and height between 20 and 24.
Pitsky Temperament
These dogs may intelligent with power of their parents. Pitsky is cheerful, affectionate, and loyal and like to please their owner. It likes to live around the people and love the children.. The pitsky may have an instinct to chase the fleeing animals and the cats so they needed puppy-hood socialization and proper training to control this habit. It is very loving to human and a good family companion. When it has the qualities of a bull terrier they may be excellent with children but not trustworthy and cannot leave alone with the unfamiliar children. Remember they have a great power like the Pit bull terriers. When they are with children the supervision of a pack leader is necessary. Well socialization and the early good training of a dog can model the temperament good enough. A powerful and fully dominated and consistent human pack leader can train and make a good tempered dog. Now for further study of the temperament of the bull boxer pits take a stock with the traits of boxer also.
With the qualities of the Siberian or Alaskan Husky they may be very intelligent, even tempered, good for cooler climate and good with all ages. They may be good hunting dogs and watch/guard dog as well. They like the attention of their owners. With qualities of the Siberian/Alaskan Husky it may tend to be keen docile, social, loving, pretty enough. Remember these are dog for human company of humans and never let alone for a long time. If they left alone and ignored they may get bore and this may turn it to the way of behavioral issues like excessive barking, timid, aggression etc.
Pitsky Behavior with children and other pets
Pitsky when have enough socialization training and familiar with the family and the children and rise together with other pets they may be good and excellent with other pets and the children also. Never leave alone it with unfamiliar children and the other dogs without a leader's supervision. Never allow the children to tease a dog when it is indulging to eat the food. These dogs are good with all ages equally if socialized well.
Pitsky Care and Grooming
Pitssky are easy to grooming. The short haired smooth and straight coat of the Pitsky is not difficult to groom. The comb should be with a solid hair brush regularly. The shampoo and the bath are recommended on the requirements. Ears should be checked occasionally. Nail should be trimmed properly and regularly.
Pitsky Health IssuesPitsky are the hybrid dogs and the mix of two purebreds may not have more health issues. You should know that "better health care can make a dog healthy". In general it is believe that hybrid dogs are healthier than the purebred dogs. But it may inherit some health issues of their parents.
Pitsky Training
The training and the good socialization of dogs is the responsibility of the owner. The people who not know how to train a dog never try to have dog with them. It is easy to train because they have a quality of quick learning and intelligence of pit bull, Siberian/Alaskan husky. They like to learn the things and make strive to please their owner to learn and get the training with keen interest. A firm, consistent and fully confident leader is needed for a strong, powerful and energetic dog. The pack leader should know about the training and the tactics of the training.
Pitsky Exercise
It is lively and energetic medium to large size hybrid dogs so it may need a dog play and running in a safe area. A Daily long walk, run and jog is vital for this hybrid. During walk and run human leader must be ahead and lead it. Like their parents they may be active indoor, they require fair amount of exercise to burn out their energy. They may have tendency to escape from the yard like their parent Alaskan/Siberian husky. Never over exercise it in warm climate.Pitsky Pit Recognition
Dog Registry of America, Inc.
Pitsky Good names
Here are some good names for Pitsky. If you have a Pitsky puppy/dog and the name is not yet decided then you should just click the link below and chose one good name for cute puppy of Pitsky. .Good names are for good dogs and the unique name for unique puppies and black names for black dog. All the names are available over here that are just one click far from you. Click the link and see the all names for dogs.


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Mediation Workshops: How to Select the Best Training for You
Mediators can help disputants to resolve their disagreements and improve their inter-personal relationships. Receiving mediation training can be valuable for personnel who work in management; human resources; government; consulting; law and other business areas who have a desire to improve their conflict resolution skills.
If you are looking to develop mediation skills, a good place to start is a course that will provide training in the process of mediation and will allow for practical implementation through mediation simulations. The course should also provide you with an understanding of how to deal with ethical issues that may confront the mediator. A recipient of mediation training should develop a basic understanding of how to:
• Increase capacity to actively listen, empathize, understand divergent interests, spot issues, develop options, and build agreements;
• Recognize the ethical and legal requirements of mediation practice;
• Promote positive relationships, while allowing values to remain intact;
• Improve negotiation and problem solving skills;
• Be conscious of strengths and weaknesses as a mediator so that you can strive for self-improvement;
• Appreciate the different styles of negotiation and mediation;
• Approach negotiators who behave in a difficult manner and use hard tactics;
• Manage multi-party negotiations;
• Work through difficult conversations;
• Identify what the barriers are to an effective negotiation;
• Adapt to the prevailing behaviours that are being demonstrated;
• Move forward from an impasse that may arise during a negotiation; and
• Control and manage your emotions, and the emotions of others, in order to promote mutual understanding.
Regardless of the type of dispute you seek to resolve, it can be beneficial to assess the effectiveness of your past conflict resolution training and the methods you have previously used. The Stitt Feld Handy Group offers training in mediation, negotiation, arbitration, communication skills, and alternative dispute resolution for individuals and businesses of all sizes that uses the latest adult education techniques. Contact us today to learn more about how to get started.Radek Cecha :: About Author :: Email


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International Exchange
International Exchange Program: Study Abroad Experience (SAE)
Since the founding of Tamagawa Academy in 1929, and the subsequent establishing of Tamagawa University in 1947, Tamagawa has actively provided international education based on the premise "The Earth is our home." One of the University's initiatives is the Study Abroad Experience (SAE program), consisting of foreign language training and studying abroad.
Most programs are specially planned courses offered based on the exchange agreement between Tamagawa University and the institutions abroad. Consideration is given so that students not only learn the language and culture of the country, but also directly experience the people's lives through home stay and other means.
Study abroad
Students stay in a country for four months to one year. They usually undertake an intensive course on the language first, and then proceed to the area of their choice, where they study with the local students. Credits are given for the courses they complete overseas, and students are able to proceed to the next year of study at Tamagawa without repeating a year when they return.
Training sessions usually last for approximately three to five weeks, and are offered mainly during summer and spring recesses. The training gives an opportunity for students to broaden their knowledge and views through exchanges with the local people, while they learn the language and culture at universities. Credits are given to students, commensurate with the courses they have completed.
SAE (Study Abroad Experience) for Academic Students
- University College London,University of London, England
- Goldsmiths College,University of London, England
- University of Essex, Colchster, England
- University of Bath, Bath, England
- University of Westminster, London, England
- University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA
- Saint Michael's College, Colchester, VT, USA
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Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Associate of Applied Science Degree (A.A.S.)
The American Bar Association-approved Legal Assistant/Paralegal curriculum prepares students to assist attorneys, either in private practice or in public service, in the performance of their professional duties. Paralegals operate under the supervision of a licensed attorney and are prohibited from practicing law. The curriculum will provide students with a core of paralegal courses, a variety of courses in specialized areas of law, and a series of related courses. A professional internship will give students on-the-job paralegal experience. This in-depth coverage of the paralegal's role in the field of law will provide the background necessary for successful employment in this rapidly growing field.
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1861-65 Bullets
During the Civil War, many bullets were made primarily in factories. A factory worker, using a machine, could make as many as 3,000 bullets an hour. Prior to 1860, a soldier sometimes needed to make bullets by hand "in the field." To do this, he would melt lead into a liquid over a fire and then pour it into moulds. After allowing the lead to cool and harden, the soldier would take it out of the mould and then scrape the new bullet with a knife to smooth away any rough edges. This way of making bullets not only took a long time, but also meant a soldier could only make a few bullets in an hour.
Bullets made during the Civil War were made of lead and weighed between 1 and 1.5 ounces. Since there were no written rules or standards for making a bullet, it is difficult to say just how many different varieties of bullets were made and used. We do know that we can classify all of the varieties of bullets using two general characteristics: its length and its caliber, which is the diameter of the bullet. But that's not all, it is important to note that bullets could be either completely smooth or have grooves etched in them. Grooved bullets have been found with as few as one groove or as many as seven. It can be said that most of the bullets used during the Civil War were pointed on one end and were shot from a rifled barrel, features which made the bullet more accurate.
When a lead bullet is buried in dirt for a long time, it will often rust to a whitish colour. Rust on a bullet is created by a chemical process called "oxidation." Since all the bullets used in the Civil War are now 130 years old, most of them will be "rusted white" when found.
Today when we look at these 140 year old bullets there is much to be considered. First, there is the pure history of these bullets and how they shaped the outcome of the Civil War. Second, in looking at these bullets we can see many of the bullets of today in their earliest form. Much of what we have learned about bullets can be traced back to the developments which came as a result of the Civil War. Although today's bullets are smoother, shinier and made with brass, copper, lead and other materials, we can however, still describe them using the same categories, as well as zero to many grooves.
All bullets shown are from my personal collection.
The 3 Ring Union Minie Ball
The .58 caliber Union Minie Ball was the most widely used bullet in the Civil War. Named after its creator, Captain Claude Minie of the French A, The Minie Ball is not round as its name suggests.
This Bullet was perfected in 1848 and officially adopted by the US Army in 1855. Rings were added to the design by the Americans . The rings held grease to help ease the bullet down the barrel as well as to collect powder residue when fired. Minie balls were extremely accurate within 350 yards, although they could travel as far as 1500 yards.
Pictured above 3 examples from my collection, from left a .54 cal 3 Ring Minie from Antietam. Middle .58 cal recovered in Virginia and right a massive .69 cal 3 ringer recovered below round top Gettysburg
.577 Caliber Enfield
Found in more different shapes and sizes than any other Civil War bullet, the .577 caliber Enfield was carried by many Confederate Infantry troops as well as some Federal Infantry regiments . Designed originally in England, the Enfield cartridge was packed with the bullet positioned opposite from the usual American position.
Often in the base of the bullet letters or numbers would be stamped. These markings would indicate where the bullet was made or its caliber,ie L = A.Ludlum, an English manufacturer; 57 = Caliber.
Above 3 Confederate Enfields from my collection from left A Beautiful example of a .57 Enfield recovered from Gettysburg with 57 stamped in its base see other photo. Right 2 Confederate Enfields recovered from Hamilton's Thicket where the famous Lee to the rear incident took place at the Battle of the Wilderness. You will notice that both their points are damaged this is because both bullets have been fired at long distance and have impacted most likely into the ground.
The Confederate Gardner
The .58 caliber Gardner was patented on August 17, 1861 by the Confederate States of America.
The Gardner was unique because of how the paper cartridge was attached to the bullet. Normally the paper was either wrapped or tied around the body, but in the Gardner the paper was actually inserted into a groove in the bullet's base.
If the South had an "official" bullet it would have been the Gardner.
Two Confederate Gardners left .54 and right a superb .58 caliber
Sharps .52 caliber
Redesigned in 1859. The .52 caliber Sharps bullet was loaded in the rear, or breech of the weapon's barrel, hence the term "breech loaded." These bullets had either a linen or nitrate treated paper cartridge. The totally combustible cartridge would burn fast and hot when ignited providing the soldiers with a more reliable ammunition even under damp conditions.The .52 caliber example pictured right is from the siege of Petersburg.
The .52 cal Sharps was used primarily by Federal Cavalry troops because the breach loader was easy to load on horseback. However, both U.S. and Confederate Sharpshooters also favoured the bullet because of its reliability and fast firing rate, important features when attempting to make every bullet count.
Round Shot .69 caliber
The .69 caliber Round Shot pictured bellow was used in the older smoothbore weapons, such as the Model 1842 Musket, the Remington conversion of the Model 1816 Musket and some foreign models. It had a range of approximately 100 yards.
In the first two years of the Civil War, 1861-1862, the .69 caliber Round Shot saw much action. Many soldiers could not be issued a rifle weapon since both governments' inventories were low at the start of the war. As the war progressed the production of rifled muskets improved, and the less accurate smoothbore muskets slowly became obsolete.
Pictured above is left a .54caliber center .69 caliber Smoothbore Ball, and to its right is one with added .36 buckshot. This was a particularly nasty projectile at close range and it was not unknown for someone to have their arm blown off by buckshot and ball.
Colt Army .44 caliber
The .44 caliber Colt Model 1860 Army was the most widely used handgun of the Civil War. This revolver was a six-shot model which meant that it could hold six bullets at one time. This allowed the user to fire six times before needing to stop and reload the weapon.
The bullets were designed for the round rifled barrel, and the cartridge was paper and glued to the ball. Many companies manufactured these bullets such as D.C. Sage located in Middletown, Connecticut.
There were approximately 129,000 Colt Model 1860 revolvers issued to U.S. troops alone during the Civil War. Think of all the bullets that were fired from so many guns!
Above both Colt Variants the later right is from Gettysburg.
Williams cleaner Patent .58 caliber
This bullet consisted of three individual pieces; a body, a zinc disc, and a pin was pushed into the body of the bullet which flattened the cone-shaped zinc disc. Pressure expanded the diameter of the bullet's body and wedged it inside the grooves of the rifling. This caused the bullet to spin as it left the barrel of the musket. As the bullet spun through the rifle barrel, the zinc disc would scrape away some of the black powder residue left behind from prior shooting-thus it's nickname the "cleaner bullet."
As a result of this cleaning action, the Federal government began to issue Union soldiers a Williams patent Type I or II bullet with every ten rounds of ammunition.
Above Union Williams mk1 and right mk3 Cleaner Bullets
Pulled (Wormed) Bullets
The worst nightmare for a soldier who was engaged in battle was for his weapon to jam. When a bullet would jam in the barrel of a rifle the soldier would have to take out a worming tool, put it down the barrel, screw it into the top of the bullet and pull the bullet out. This is where the term "pulled bullet" comes from. Pictured are two very good examples of pulled bullets from Gettysburg.
On the left is a .58 caliber Union 3-ring Minie' and on the right is a Confederate Enfield. The Union soldier had already made two attempts to pull the bullet until, on the third attempt, he was sucessful. One possible reason for this could be panic and his hands may have been shaking because this would have been a very dangerous situation for him to have been in. We can only imagine what these men would have been going through. The worm tool marks are clearly visible on these fascinating bullets.
Pain Bullets
Have you ever heard of the term "bite the bullet?" This term originates from the Civil War in relation to pain bullets. During battles injuries from the soft lead bullet could be horrific and, due to the lack of anaesthetics, the soldier would be given a bullet to bite on. This is where the term pain bullet comes from. This rather grizzly, but fascinating, pain bullet was recovered from the scene of a field hospital at the Battle of New Bern, 1862. The soldiers teeth marks are clearly visible on the bullet.
Fired Bullets
During the Civil War millions of bullets were fired and it is estimated that during the three days fighting at Gettysburg 569 tons of ammunition was used. Most bullets would have missed their intended targets, hitting trees, fence posts, or perhaps just flying through the air at long distance and landing on the ground.
Pictured are two bullets that were fired in anger at the Battle of Gettysburg. The bullet pictured in the left has hit something at medium range and the bullet on the right has impacted at closer range (this is a great example of what is known as a "mushroom bullet" as the lead has been squashed into the shape of a mushroom). We can only guess at what these bullets hit, but what we can be sure of is that if they could speak they would have a fascinating tale to tell.
Spencer Carbine
The Spencer was the first successful repeating rifle, or carbine with a metallic cartridge. The Spencer carbine held seven cartridges The bullets were tube fed through the buttstock into the carbine. The Spencer bullet is found on just about every battle site of the Civil War. This one was recovered in Virginia.
Foreign Imported Bullets
During the Civil war many bullets were imported into the North and South the following examples are from Germany and France. The French bullets are very distinctive as they all have a triangular base cavity.
Above From left to right German .55 Caliber Shul Carbine (Confederate cavalry) Shiloh/Corinth Tennessee. Centre French .58 Caliber Triangular base (Confederate) South Carolina and Right a large .69 Caliber French Dragoon Triangular base (Confederate) Virginia.
Above the French Triangular Base Cavity
Rare Enfield Variants
Some rare Enfield variants from left a .51 caliber Forrest Enfield so called because they were used by the Confederate cavalry under the command of the legendary Nathan Bedford Forrest. This bullet was Recovered from a Cavalry camp in Tennessee in the 1970s. Centre a .577Caliber Confederate Selma Arsenal Lube Groove Enfield recovered in the Shiloh/ Corinth area Tennessee.
Right One of the rarest bullets and the pride of my Collection is a Confederate .69 caliber "Tower" Enfield from Shiloh/Corinth Given the name "tower" which was not a bullet maker but an Armoury where weapons of the British army and navy were marked, stored, worked on and serviced. The tower of London also served as a prison, an execution chamber and a repository of the crown jewels of the British monarchy today. This bullet found its way from the Tower of London onto a Ship by sea to the Confederacy and then probably by Train and an Ammo Wagon right over to the Western Theatre where the Battle of Shiloh was taking place. Finally, over 140 years later it travelled by Air back over the Atlantic to Northern Ireland. This one is in Beautiful condition.
Little and large
Civil war bullets were manufactured in all shapes and sizes pictured bellow are the smallest and largest bullets in my collection. From left a tiny .36 Colt Revolver Bullet from the Shenandoah valley, Virginia. Centre - A giant .69 caliber Union (Prussian) from Shiloh/Corinth area . Right .36 caliber Remington Revolver tear drop design.
Maynard Bullet and Cartridge
Doctor Edward Maynard a dentist invented the Maynard Carbine. The Maynard cartridge was the first to be used as an effective gas shield against the firing of the cartridge and the gases created.
The .50 caliber Maynard cartridge pictured above consisted of a brass case and a bullet with a hole in the base of the cartridge for ignition and a large round brim for extraction after firing.
Base Marked Star and Swaged
These Union bullets look like the standard 3 ring minie but they are not they are base marked or Swage Bullets. The star means the bullet was made at the Washington Arsenal, the star was formed by an engraved punch during the manufacturing process. The swage marked bullets were pressed and turned with spokes in the base often referred to as swaged. There are 5 and six spoke varieties.
Pictured above from left to right .58 caliber "Star Base" Centre .58 caliber 6 point swage marked and right .58 caliber 5 point swage marked. Pictured below the base marks in the bullets.
Picket Bullets
Picket Bullets pre date the Civil War they are of a conical nature with flat or rounded bases, and found with a variety of cavity sizes. Pickets were used in the famed Kentucky or Pennsylvania rifles as well as some sharpshooter or sniper rifles.
Richmond Labs and Ringtail Sharps
The Confederate forces used a large variety's of bullets many were manufactured in the South and were only used by the Confederacy here are 3 examples. Bellow from Left a .52 Richmond labs sharps, Centre and right two .52 Ringtail sharps variants.
These are just some of my Civil War bullets for a full list and their M&M and T&T listings please take a look at the page entitled "My Collection".
Some Older Smoothbore Musket Balls.
My main interest is in Civil War Bullets however I own a few other interesting items. The following shows just how little change there was in the smoothbore ball from The English Civil war Until the American Civil War over 200 years later.
Above a collection of musket balls and pistol shot from the English Civil War the top 3 are from the Battle of Gainsbourgh July 1643 and were used by the victorious parliamentary forces under the command of Oliver Cromwell.
Above from left to right, A musket ball from the American War of Independence, this one was used by the Americans during the battle of Fort George in Castle Maine in 1779.
Centre and right Two musket balls from the Battle of Waterloo 1815 centre A French M1777 Charleville and right A British Brown Bess both recovered from the fighting around Hougoument Farm.
I hope you have enjoyed viewing my bullet collection. Today these bullets are just harmless pieces of lead but there was a time when men carried these bullets unto some of the greatest killing fields of the Civil War. What fate those men met only God knows, let us spare a thought for those men whether they wore the blue or grey and give thanks that we have not had to endure what they had to endure.


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Associate Professor of Law
J.D., Columbia University, 1999; B.A., Yale University, 1996
Professor Szalai graduated from Yale University, double majoring in Economics and Classical Civilizations, and he received his law degree from Columbia University, where he was named a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. After graduating from law school, Professor Szalai practiced antitrust law in New York City, and then he practiced complex commercial litigation in Miami, Florida, representing clients in high risk cases in various jurisdictions. Prior to joining Loyola's faculty in 2009, Professor Szalai served on the faculty of California Western School of Law.
Professor Szalai's teaching interests and scholarship focus on civil procedure and dispute resolution, particularly arbitration and the Federal Arbitration Act. His scholarship has been cited in briefs filed in the United States Supreme Court and other federal and state courts in cases involving the Federal Arbitration Act.
Professor Szalai maintains a blog about arbitration at outsourcingjustice.com.
Professor Szalai recently finished writing a book, Outsourcing Justice: The Rise of Modern Arbitration Laws in America, which was published by Carolina Academic Press in Summer 2013. Professor Szalai's book, which draws on previously untapped archival sources, explores the many different people, institutions, forces, beliefs, and events that led to the enactment of modern arbitration laws during the 1920s, and this book examines why America's arbitration laws radically changed during this period. By examining the history of modern arbitration laws and the original intent behind these laws, this book demonstrates how the U.S. Supreme Court has grossly misconstrued these laws.


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Crypt32 8 events continuously reported on Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, or Windows XP
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The following event is recorded in the Application log:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Crypt32
Event Category: None
Event ID: 8
Date: 3/15/2010
Time: 11:27:57 AM
User: N/A
Computer: SERVER1
Failed auto update retrieval of third-party root list sequence number from: http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootseq.txt with error: The server name or address could not be resolved.
The following similar event may also be recorded:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Crypt32
Event Category: None
Event ID: 8
Date: 3/15/2010
Time: 11:27:57 AM
User: N/A
Computer: SERVER1
Failed auto update retrieval of third-party root list sequence number from: http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootseq.txt with error: This network connection does not exist.
These events may be recorded at continuously, at regular intervals (e.g., every 10 minutes) or they may only be recorded when you start a particular application.
Also, the computer on which the events are recorded does not have connectivity to the Windows Update web site due to router or proxy configuration.
These events are recorded despite the fact that no applications or services installed on the computer fail to start, or encounter any operational errors.
This behavior is expected under the following conditions:
There are three options for handling these events.
On Windows Vista and higher, Microsoft requires that any software the registers and interacts with the Windows Security Center (WSC) be signed with a digital certificate that chains up to an internal Microsoft code signing root certification authority (CA). This CA is called the Microsoft Code Verification Root CA (MSCV). Microsoft has cross-certified the MSCV with multiple third-party code-signing CAs allowing these vendors to continue issuing valid code-signing certificates to their customers.
The MSCV certificate is embedded in the kernel on Windows Vista and higher, but it is not available as part of the Automatic Trusted Root Update service. Whenever the digital signature on one of these applications is checked on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2003 R2, the chain of the vendor's code signing certificate is built up to both the root CA of the third-party that issued the code signing certificate and, by virtue of the cross-CA certificate issued by Microsoft, also to the MSCV. In short, two chains are built and the validity of both are verified.
The MSCV certificate is not embedded in the kernel on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2003 R2 so Windows determines that that CA is not trusted. If Automatic Trusted Root Updates are enabled then Windows will attempt to contact Windows Update to determine if the MSCV certificate is published by Microsoft as part of the Trusted Root Program. The MSCV is not available through that program, so this lookup fails.
Windows quickly determines that the MSCV is not trusted and that chain is eliminated. This leaves the other chain that leads to a third-party root CA, which is probably valid, allowing the application's signature to be successfully validated. Thus, there are no errors or failures associated with the application.
If Windows is able to successfully contact Windows Update then no events are recorded in the Application log. Failure to locate an arbitrary untrusted root CA certificate on Windows Update is a handled failure and requires no special reporting. On the other hand, if Automatic Trusted Root Updates are enabled, but Windows is unable to contact the Windows Update site, then that is an error that requires reporting through the events and errors documented above.
These events are not recorded on Windows Vista or higher because the MSCV certificate is embedded in the Windows kernel. The MSCV is therefore inherently trusted and there is no need to look for the certificate on Windows Update.
Note This is a "FAST PUBLISH" article created directly from within the Microsoft support organization. The information contained herein is provided as-is in response to emerging issues. As a result of the speed in making it available, the materials may include typographical errors and may be revised at any time without notice. See Terms of Use
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HUNTERSVILLE – A 9-year-old boy died in a house fire early Monday morning after firefighters tried unsuccessfully to rescue him from the burning house.
Around 2:15 a.m. Monday, Huntersville Police responded to the house fire, at 13915 Holbrooks Road, and found the home fully engulfed in flames, according to the police report.
As Huntersville Firefighters worked to gain control of the fire, officers spoke with a woman who had been pulled from the house through a bedroom window by a neighbor. She told them her 9-year-old son was still in the house.
The firefighters on scene made every attempt to try and rescue the boy, according to the police report, but were unsuccessful. After the fire was extinguished the child was found in the house, and the Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner's Office took custody of the body.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation, according to police. The Mecklenburg County Fire Marshal's Office and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation are assisting with the investigation.
Anyone with information concerning this incident, or anyone requesting more information, should contact Lt. Ken Richardson or the on-duty watch commander at 704-464-5400.