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The SF SPCA Humane Education department makes a special effort to attract at-risk youth. This may include foster children, children whose parents have been the victim of domestic violence or other youth who have had substantial disruptions to their family life. We make a limited number of scholarships available to at-risk youth families. Scholarships assist young people from all backgrounds who display mature, respectful, thoughtful behavior and treat others with kindness and compassion. Families or agencies can apply for scholarships by describing the circumstances that have placed the child at risk. Please contact the Humane Education department via email [2] for more information or to apply for a scholarship.
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Re: Your favorite live concert
Queen December 1979 at The Brighton Centre, England.
Just turned 18, I had been a huge fan for 5 years, and tickets for any Queen gig were impossible to get, always sold out, in those days you had to either visit the venue and stand in line to buy a tcket or order by post, therefore unless you were close to the venue or told in advance of a tour, you had zero chance of seeing the band. Anyway got lucky and bought 2 standing tickets, booked a cheap hotel for the night and arrived midday to get in line for a decent spot to watch the band. Doors opened at 7pm I was very near the start of the queue, so I run to the stage barrier and stake my claim.
Queen had decided to play a number of 'small' venues on The Crazy Tour' - Brighton Centre as a venue was just such a place, capacity tiny at around 3000, can you imagine these days reincarnation permitting.
This was a band who had sold out gigs of 250,000 in their pocket...
So there I was, leaning on a barrier which was actaully part of the stage, no distance maybe 2 feet from the stage itself, I could reach out and touch the stage floor, that close. Beside me, under my left arm was a stage monitor for Freddie Mercury whilst at his piano, maybe 5 feet in front of me, this was just great.
At around 9 pm ish' the huge ( for the time ) 'Crown' of the lighting rig began to rise - from a position maybe three feet above the top cymbals on the drum riser - a sub bass note rumbled from the PA and lightning effects ( with Thunder ) filled the auditorium, jeez this was exciting, then the band launched into a fast version of We Will Rock You.
I cannot adequately descride how profound this moment was for me. I was close enough to make eye contact with the musicians, the volume was all pervading to the point that no sound could be heard from my mouth as I shouted some expletive to my then girlfriend standing shoulder to shoulder with me, the heat from the lights was as strong as any sunny beach I had been to, but it was multi coloured and layed with smoke, OH MY GOD this IS HEAVEN.
The rest of the gig was a masterclass in 'How to be the Best Touring Band on the Planet' certainly at that time, maybe ever.
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I always liked bonsai trees, and I was curious to try the approach I used for "Music from a Tree" on a smaller scale, so I bought a bonsai and recorded this little experimental piece.
To determine the key I used the lowest note I could play and recorded the rest around it.
Besides playing the leaves, I used bows of different sizes, a piano hammer and a paint brush.
As far as microphones I used my Røde NT6, a customized stethoscope and tiny MEAS piezo transducers.
I played all the sounds and rhythms only with the bonsai, I didn't use any synthesizer or samplers to create or modify the sounds. I hope you'll like it.
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hi do u know were i can download dvdx for mplayer thanx, or it coz my wii 3.4 ? or do i need to update my wii to play dvds or is there any other dvd wad file for a 3.4 ? any help would be greatfull ste74
hi do u know were i can download dvdx for mplayer thanx, or it coz my wii 3.4 ? or do i need to update my wii to play dvds or is there any other dvd wad file for a 3.4 ? any help would be greatfull ste74
Download the hackmii installer 0.7. WiiMC is a great option to play dvd too.
You do not need DVDx anymore, just install IOS202. And you may want to get your Wii on a more suitable system menu and install priiloader.
If you want DVDx for 3.4 - here it is, but you must install it before updating to 4.0 or higher.
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Thanks for this post...My wii was actually a 3.2 Twilight hack...we were having problems with some of the newer games not playing so i decided to update to 4.1 using Waninkokos updater. When i did this it would not recognize any disks & erased my theme and preloader..actually when trying to get to preloader it bricked my wii. So i went back to 3.2 then updated again. This time once i updated i used this guide for the new soft mod. Now everything is back to working fine and using NeoGamma Channel now to load games but only thing i couldnt get to work is the Priiloader. Before i had Preloader(the old version) installed, in this guide i tried installing priiloader but it says failed everytime i try. HBC shows both versions.
Everything is working great but i have semi bricked several times and would like to have priiloader just incase...also love to add some themes and disable the update notifications.....any ideas?
@sidtrippin - backup your SD card and then remove both Priiloader and Preloader folders from the Apps folder. Now, go HERE and download the correct Priiloader version for your Wii and install per the guide to which I have linked you. Sometimes, the Priiloader or the hacks.ini file in the softmod pack gets corrupted in the download extraction process. Let's simplify and use the linked guide as that is the only step you need. Good luck.
did that but now for some reason all i have is priiloader...wont load system menu..I am able to get into hbc by bootmii from priiloader. Not sure what caused this...can i just install system menu wad from HBC to fix this?
BTW will be donating a few bux afterwhile.
If you still have a boot.elf file or the AKTN folder within the Private folder of the SD card, then bootmii will automatically start up. You already backed up your SD card, I presume. So, delete the Private folder and also the boot.elf file or any boot.dol fol in the root directory of that SD card. You really only need a Wad and Apps folder where the Apps folder has Wad Manager and NeoGamma. No files from the softmod process are needed anymore.
Also, set Priiloader up as directed-in Step 5 (set autoboot etc so the system menu will startup for you):
Step 5c) Select 'system menu hacks' in the Priiloader menu, and enable "Block Disc Updates" and "Block Online Updates". Select 'save settings' and wait for confirmation message to display 'settings saved'. Press B to go back, and enter Settings. Set 'Autoboot: System Menu' and 'Return:System Menu' using D-Pad, then select save settings. Press B to return to main Priiloader menu.
Maybe a typo? Bootmii is executed by the ppcboot.elf file in the bootmii folder. aktn folder is bannerbomb.If you still have a boot.elf file or the AKTN folder within the Private folder of the SD card, then bootmii will automatically start up
If a startup.elf is present on the root of the SD along with a modified armboot.bin then the boot.dol on the root of the SD card will be launched via cboot2 (which also requires the ppcboot.elf). If the startup.elf and modified armboot.bin is not there then no .dol files will be launched.
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Damn I suck!!!!
hi there
i messed up in the steps to modify the wii and now i can't get my wii working. when i turned it on , it says "the system files are corrupted. please refer to the wii operations manual for troubleshooting"
i check and there's nothing that can help me. is there anyone who can help please


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In answer to the criticism over the police response to the recent riots across the UK, the Home Office has proposed that police should be given new powers of declaring 'no-go' zones in which it will be an offensive to disobey a police instruction to leave.
Police officers, of the rank of superintendent and above, will be allowed to set up curfews in areas where they believe "a serious threat of such disorder" might take place.
While individuals will not be arrested merely for being in a 'no-go' area after the curfew is in place, if a police officer instructs a person to leave the area and they refuse, they will be arrested. However, the proposal gives no indication about the penalty that could be incurred.
The Home Office stated that the curfew would be "useful in stopping people travelling into an area to cause problems, as seems to have been the case with a significant proportion of offenders involved in the recent disturbances."
The proposals, announced by Home Secretary Theresa May, also included plans to allow police officers to make protestors remove their face-masks. Currently officers must gain permission first from senior officers, which can cause "bureaucratic delays and hinder police response to mass disorder".
Civil rights groups have spoken out against the proposed powers.
Isabella Sankey, of Liberty, said: "We can be stopped, searched and dispersed within an inch of our lives and should be rather more questioning of the logic of further measures. In a riot situation isn't it better to arrest someone for actual violence than for failing to remove his mask - arrest him for looting rather than failing to leave the no-go zone in which he is looking for his teenage son after dark?"
But the Home Office claims: "It is essential the police have all appropriate powers at their disposal to maintain public order."
The Home Office consultation paper was published yesterday 13 October.
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"The lies are in the Text, the Truth is in the footnotes"
Asa Hines Gordon
The "Roots" of the Black Confederates Myth
| The following excerpts from
"Reports of
the Adjutant in Chief" of the Sons of Confederate Veterans in
to the Televised Broadcast of the mini-series "Roots"
the neo-Confederate motivation in the creation of the "Black
Confederates" myth.
2. Commander-in-Chief Dean Boggs has asked that the following comments on "Roots" be printed:
"This TV movie, endorsed by the National Education Association, and exhibited nation-wide by American Broadcasting Co., in my opinion, was a great disservice to our Country and the public welfare. It was the modern "Uncle Tom's Cabin".
It was made to appear that black tribesmen in the interior of Africa were kidnapped by white men and sold into slavery; that generation after generation of slaves in the South were subjected to the most inhuman physical cruelty; that black female slaves were ravished; that black families were broken up and sold; all by their white masters or overseers.
Millions of viewers, black and white, ignorant of history, believed this movie to be a truthful portrayal of history. As its producers and exhibitors must have foreseen, it could only produce hatred of whites by blacks, it could only have a divisive effect. Further, it slandered the South and the Southern people.
An ABC
official was
quoted as being "ecstatic" over its high rating for viewing audience.
damage was compounded by some school officials making the movie
viewing and the book required reading for credit for some of their
Commander-in-Chief Dean Boggs has requested that the following information be published.
To counteract the drive of NAACP to ban the display of the Confederate Flag, the playing of Dixie, etc. and to counteract such propaganda movies as "Roots," I have persuaded Compatriot Francis W. Springer, a historian and talented Virginia writers to write a book on the contribution of Negroes in the south to the Confederate war effort.
He is going to
research all
sources available but feels sure the sources available to him will not
tell the whole story by any means. Thus, I call your attention to the
request from Compatriot Springer for assistance from all Compatriots.
Suddenly, after more than 100 years, it seems to have become "good politics" to assert that the flags, uniforms, and songs of the Confederacy are repugnant to negroes. This is childish nonsense. Politics often ignores the truth, and the truth is that the majority of Southern Negroes, slave and free, sided the Confederate war effort tremendously. Some were under arms and in combat.
Commander-in-chief Dean Boggs has requested that the following information be published:
"All Compatriots are reminded of the announcement in the last issue of the General Headquarters News Bulletin that Compatriot Francis W. Springer, a talented writer and historian, has been persuaded by the Commander-in-chief to write a book on the above subject.
This is to counteract the efforts of the NAACP to portray the Confederate Flag and the playing of "Dixie", as offensive to blacks, and the propaganda line of such movies as "Roots," By their work on the farms, by accompanying their masters to War, and in many other ways, Southern Negroes made a valuable contribution to the Confederate war effort. After they were freed, many of them would not leave their former masters.
It is believed that the record will show that the majority of Southern Negroes made a greater contribution to the Confederacy, than the minority did for the Union.
Compatriot Springer is going to research all sources available to him but he is sure the sources available to him will not tell the whole story. He needs your help!
Please forward to him all items on this subject in your family history and records, and please research your local library and any other sources available to you. Mail all such items to: Mr. Francis W. Springer, Schuyler, VA 22969.
Essays On Afro-Americans In Confederate Armies
Copyright 1994
Arthur W. Bergeron, Jr. Thomas Cartwright,
Ervin L. Jordan,
With An Epilogue By Andrew Chandler Battaile
Edited by Richard Rollins
Journal of Confederare History Series
Richard Rollins is Vice-President of MidRange
Solutions and Editor of Rank and File Publications, Redondo Beach,
He received a Ph.D. in American lntellectual History from Michigan
University and taught at Michigan State, Ohio State University, Carroll
College, and the University of Southern California.
These units could
have been
free or bonded men, like those described by John Parker a slave who was
pressed into service as an artilleryman at First Manassas. He had been
a fieldhand on a large plantation The master went off to war in 1861,
soon by the overseer. He had been sent to work on earthworks around
Winchester, and Richmond. He records the black population's excitement
grew as the battle neared, when all the colored people "were sent off
the frontlines to fight". I arrived at the Junction two days before the
action commenced," he recalled.
139. Quoted in James M. McPherson, The Negro's Civil War: How American Negroes Felt end Acted During the War For The Union (Chicago: University of illinois Press, 1982), 22-23.(note:actually p.26)
Quoted in James M. McPherson, The Negro's Civil War: How American Negroes Felt end Acted During the War For The Union
As pointed
out previously
, some black Southerners had, spent the entire war supporting the
in numerous laboring roles in the infrastructure, and now they began to
make the transition from support to combat. Thomas Morris Chester, a
newspaper correspondent from Philadelphia, was near Richmond at this
and interviewed several blacks soon after the fall of the city. He
that they were abuzz with a discussion of how they should react to the
call to arms, and that "after a cordial exchange of opinions it
decided with' great unanimity, and finally ratified by all the
associations everywhere, that black men should promptly respond to the
call of the rebel chiefs, whenever it should he made, for them to take
up arms" 171
171. Quoted in R.J.M. Blackett, Ed..Thomas Morris Chester, Black Civil War correspondent (Baton Rouge: LouisIana State University Press, 1989), 248.
From what I can learn from deserters and refugees, of both colors, who may be relied upon, there is no subject which is engrossing so much attention in Richmond as the proposition to arm a corps of negroes.....The more thoughtful of the negroes in Richmond rather liked the idea, and, hoping that it would be put into execution, began to prepare the minds of their people for an important chapter in this struggle in which they were praying to be permitted to take a part.
associations were
at once organized in Richmond, which rapidly spread throughout
where the venerable patriarchs of this oppressed people prayerfully
together to deliberate upon the proposition of taking up arms in
of the South. There was but one opinion as to the rebellion and its
but the question which puzzled them most was, How were they to act the
part about to be assigned to them in this martial drama? After
a cordial interchange of opinions it was decided with great unanimity,
and finally ratified by all the auxiliary associations everywhere, that
black men should promptly respond to the call of the rebel chiefs,
it should be made, for them to take up arms.
A question arose as to what position they would likely occupy in an engagement, which occasioned no little solicitude, from which all minds were relieved by agreeing that if they were placed in front as soon as the battle began the negroes were to raise a shout for Abraham Lincoln and the Union, and, satisfied there would be plenty of support from the Federal force, they were to turn like uncaged tigers upon the rebel hordes. Should' they be placed in the rear, it was also understood that as Soon as firing began they were to charge furiously upon the chivalry, which would place them between two fires,.which would disastrously defeat the army of Lee, if not accomplish its entire annihilation.
Such is the plan which I learned from the vice president of the combined movement, who delayed his exit from Richmond some six weeks, under the impression and the hope that negroes would be armed in the rebel service. Being satisfied that it would not be attempted, he took Passage upon the underground railroad and arrived safely within our lines. ....
CIVIL WAR:The Magazine of the CivilWar Society
Vol. VIII No. 3 May-June 1990 Issue
by Edward C. Smith
The Military Contribution
In the
small town
of Canton, Mississippi, is probably the most unusual Confederate
in the nation, dedicated to black Confederates. Erected sometime before
the turn of-the century, the handsome granite obelisk honors the
and service" of the blacks who served in Harvev's Scouts, a crack
unit that distinguished itself while opposing General Sherman's march
Mississippi and Georgia.
The Howcott monument is a 20 foot high granite obelisk with inscriptions on three sides and is a smaller version of the Harvey's Scouts monument. The east side reads "Erected by W. H. Howcott in the Memory of the Good and Loyal Servants Who Followed the Fortunes of Harvey's Scouts during the Civil War." On the north face is inscribed "A Tribute to My Faithful Servant and Friend, Willis Howcott, a Colored boy of Rare royalty and Faithfulness Whose Memory I Cherish with Deep Gratitude." The south face reads " Loyal, Faithful, True Were each and all of them." The monument is surrounded by a wrought iron fence and set in the sidewalk leading to it is an inscription in blue tile that reads, "Colored Servants of Harvey's Scouts." In the 1980's, the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and members of the Howcott family from New Orleans renovated the monument and the surrounding park, which had fallen into disrepair.31 There is nothing on the monument to indicate that these "colored servants" were combattants while they followed their masters who belonged to Harvey's Scouts.
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Ivan Eland: Most analysts believe that the U.S. government will renegotiate the status of forces agreement with any new Iraqi government—making the heroic assumption that there is a new Iraqi government by next year—to leave some forces permanently in that country.
A Klan by Any Other Name Would Smell as Racist
David A. Love: Those of you who remember the televised images of angry white protestors in the 1950s and 1960s know that this is nothing new. Whenever a black child tried to integrate a school in the Jim Crow South, the teabaggers of their day were out there to show their outrage. Whenever African Americans tried to register to vote or sit at a segregated lunch counter, the same crowd was out there. They came with their fists, their vulgarity, threats of violence and spitting.
Israel and Palestine: The Folly of Strength and the Folly of Weakness
John Peeler: Vice President Biden's visit to Israel didn't go so well. When the Interior Ministry announced plans for a major expansion of Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem just as Biden was helping to organize renewed—if indirect—negotiations with the Palestinians, he, on instructions from the White House, promptly condemned the plan, a condemnation, which was amplified in a long, "tough" conversation between Secretary of State Clinton and Prime Minister Netanyahu.
Obama Still Doesn't Quite Get It
Iraq: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors
Casualties of War: Shared Truth and Empathy
by Gene Rothman — If you do not feel genuine empathy for both the Palestinian and Israeli peoples, especially civilians on both sides, I invite you to stop reading now. This is not for the politicians, the "freedom fighter/terrorist" on either side, or the mainstream media commentators. It is for the Palestinian mother in Gaza, […]


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2012 Indoor Season:Participated in eight events across four meets ... Put up a season-best mark of 18 feet, 3.75 inches in the long jump to place seventh at the Southland Championships ... Also put up a season-best distance of 36 feet, seven inches in the triple jump at the SLC meet to finish 17th ... Ended eighth in the triple jump at the Birmingham Invitational and Multi's with a mark of 36 feet, 0.25 inches ... Posted distance of 17 feet, 6.25 inches to place ninth in the long jump at the Iowa State Classic
L.V. Hightower High School:Competed for coach David Pollack ... Earned regional championships in 2010 and 2011 and placed third at state in 2011.
Personal:Born Carissa D. Hill on July 9, 1993 in Houston, Texas ... Daughter of Frankie and Allison Hill ... Sister, Franchelle, runs track at Texas State.
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May 14 2009
I'm almost laughing. Almost. Though I was able to plant some tomato plants on the other side of our house the other day, the rest of my vegetable beds remain empty and unplanted, just begging to be filled with hopeful vegetables, with blooming herbs…with signs of life.
But by some strange twist of horticultural fate, my area—specifically, it seems on some days, our ranch—has been the recipient of more rain showers and storms this spring than I ever remember. And the few times we've had tiny windows of sunshine and dryness, I've been away from the house—working cattle or taking kids to the doctor or going to church.
I can't seem to catch a break.
I've given up on seeds, of course—it's too late for that.
Heck, at this point I'll be happy to plant my starters, which languish patiently on the sidelines, their roots cramped inside tiny plastic containers.
My garden woes this year are just a tiny glimpse into the life of an agriculture family. Being reliant on the weather–which is completely, absolutely out of one's control—is a way of life, and a daily reminder that much of what we do is out of our hands. One May, it might have been four or five years ago, we were terribly dry—dryer than we'd been since Marlboro Man and I had been married. Our creek, which today is impassable because of the runoff last night's storms created, was dry as a bone that May. It was a miniature version of the Amazon—by June, large snapping turtles had become grounded in thick mud and when the kids and I tried to dig them up and move them to someplace wet (a mile or so down the creek), they'd violently attack our shovels. I'd scream, drop the shovel, and run away…and my kids would roll their eyes.
The sound of a snapping turtle's mouth clanging against a metal shovel is very disturbing.
The level of the ponds on our ranch became lower and lower that year. By the end of July, some were reduced to virtual puddles—scary when you consider they were the only source of water for those pastures of cattle.
Marlboro Man and Tim rented machinery to clean out all the ponds on the ranch—they'd scrape the thick mud from the bottom and often dig a deep, narrow trench for the remaining water to drain into so it would have less surface area and evaporate less quickly. The machinery cost money, the fuel cost money.
And there was the big unknown about what we'd do with the cattle and horses if things got much worse. We had a lot of cattle that year, too. The timing wasn't good.
Not to mention what the lack of rain had done to our grass. The weather was hot, and the grass was drying out and becoming more crunchy—and less nutritive—by the day. If it got much worse, we'd have to start feeding the animals, which would drastically cut into our bottom line. I remember that summer so well—the uncertainty, the not knowing. We've had plenty of worrisome and uncertain times on our ranch in the thirteen years I've lived here—bad markets, scary times, hard decisions—but this was the first time I'd experienced the threat of serious drought. It was scary.
So yesterday when the sudden storm yet again thwarted my gardening plans, I was able to temper my disappointment with memories of that dry year—that year when our ranch was so parched, I felt the thirst in my own throat.
Then I gave thanks for the hearty shrub roses I planted last year.
And I went on about my day.
410 Comments
jjk On Thursday, May 14 at 6:17 am
Thunderstorms in Ohio today! It seems to be all or nothing with rain lately.
Beckie On Thursday, May 14 at 6:21 am
Sunshine, come out , come out wherever you are!
Joc On Thursday, May 14 at 6:21 am
We're super drenched in East Tennessee too! But I guess too much rain is better than not enough.
Shelley in SC On Thursday, May 14 at 6:22 am
Yes, keeping everything in perspective!! Lovely post!
rubberwalls On Thursday, May 14 at 6:23 am
Sitting here watching in rain more in Michigan, and remembering that there is a season for everything……the rain shall pass!
StaceyNC On Thursday, May 14 at 6:23 am
Are those cow prints in your empty beds? How do you keep the critters out, once there is vegetation growing? I planted 6 heads of lettuce and it took exactly 2 mornings for a rabbit or 2 to destroy my salad. He left me a knub, how kind!
Michele On Thursday, May 14 at 6:23 am
Your yards are beautiful! Loved this post!!!
JennyM On Thursday, May 14 at 6:25 am
This time last year we were about three feet behind on rain. Three feet! This year, we just can't seem to dry out. So I don't want to complain because it was soooo bad (and even with all the rain we're having, we still have a long way before we're out of the woods)… but seeing the sun would be nice! You know, just to make sure it's still there.
Cindy Robinson On Thursday, May 14 at 6:26 am
We haven't had rain in South Dakota, but lovely winds that are gusting up to 20 mph – doesn't help the flowers that I planted last weekend. It is still cold here at night so have unable to put the garden in – do have cucumber seeds planted in cups in the house so maybe by the time it warms up they will be a decent size to transplant. Love you yard!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jayme Goffin On Thursday, May 14 at 6:26 am
Same situation here in Indiana! I planted seed on the one day it was dry enough. After last night storms, they may have floated to the next county by now!
There is such a small gardening window here in the midwest, I think that is why it makes it extra frustrating to have to wait. And wait. And wait.
Your garden WILL be beautiful!
Jeanette Mc. On Thursday, May 14 at 6:28 am
What I would have given for rain yesterday. Sat in the BLAZING sun for 5 hours yesterday at the ASU graduation. My daughter was proud and Barack Obama's speech was good but oh what I would have give for rain – or even just one cloud.
Kathy On Thursday, May 14 at 6:28 am
I feel your pain. I could not wait though. I planted tomatoes and collard greens. I can only hope that they survive the wetness and the cold we have been experiencing. Keeping my fingers crossed.
nancy On Thursday, May 14 at 6:30 am
We're all just receiving a "God is in Control" reminder.
Sheri O. On Thursday, May 14 at 6:31 am
Beautiful raised beds, Ree! We can't wait to plant ours either! Rain or no rain, when the temp is finally warm enough we plant!
armchairdesign On Thursday, May 14 at 6:32 am
But those storm clouds are so pretty!
Daddy Scratches On Thursday, May 14 at 6:32 am
If it makes you feel any better, my entire yard would fit in one of those gardening boxes you've got there.
Claire On Thursday, May 14 at 6:34 am
We've had more rain than usual here in CT. I remember the drought we had a few years ago, and I don't want to go there again. We can't plant our gardens until the end of May because we could still get a frost.
Good job keeping the rain in perspective. Hopefully, the weather will give you a better balance soon.
Livin' Louisiana! On Thursday, May 14 at 6:34 am
Hello! Can we say tornado? I love storms! I love raised beds gardens. You can see the little critters before they see you.
The Life of a Firefighter's Wife On Thursday, May 14 at 6:34 am
Oh wow, I love the moody feeling of those photos!! It makes me want to curl up in a nice dry spot on your porch with some hot chocolate, watch the storm roll in, smell the wonderful earth, and contemplate life… or, more realistically, contemplate the to-do list.
Shirley J On Thursday, May 14 at 6:37 am
I LOVE all of the handprints in the concrete!!!!!
And, great pics of the storm blowing in.
SarahW On Thursday, May 14 at 6:38 am
Your garden beds are so nice and organized. We've had big storms in Indiana too…my freshly planted petunias took a beating last night. I do love a good thunderstorm though. Glad you were able to find balance with memories of the drought, those thoughts probably wouldn't occur to most folks.
Rebecca On Thursday, May 14 at 6:38 am
Oh good. I'm not the only one way behind.
Abigayl On Thursday, May 14 at 6:39 am
Wow- that must have been a really tough time! Thank you for sharing your photos- I just LOVE the color of that stormy sky! (I suppose I would love it even more if I could curl up with a good book and a blanket and listen to it pass…)
Lisette On Thursday, May 14 at 6:39 am
The pics are lovely… Its so HOT where I am, we're craving some rain!!
Munchiedog On Thursday, May 14 at 6:42 am
Loved this post. I had a run in with a snapping turtle and shovel as well. He/she (?) clamped onto the shovel and put up quite a battle when we tried to carry him to the lake. I wanted to run for the hills! Your garden is beautiful and peaceful just like it is.
cecedon On Thursday, May 14 at 6:47 am
Chicago seems to be getting more than the normal amounts of rain as well. I built a great raised garden this year in the yard so the kids and I could begin a lesson in where food really comes from. On Mothers day we planted some lettuce seeds (much later than I had planned, but the unexpected trip to cabo didn't help much). I have resolved to get plants for the rest of it. I still have yet to buy them and I have to say our frost date is May 15th so I have to get them this week and get them in. I don't have nearly the beds you have but I signed up for a CSA so it would be major overkill if I did. (I can hardly get the kids to eat veggies as it is.)
Great post, it is good to think of the dry when you are cursing yet another heavy rain storm.
Michelle On Thursday, May 14 at 6:48 am
Hokie Deb On Thursday, May 14 at 6:49 am
–>We planted our garden a few weeks ago and our tomatoes are almost two feet tall already. I hope you get your hands dirty in the garden soon.
Daphne On Thursday, May 14 at 6:50 am
I remember that year, just a city girl, but still remember it well, and yes, as long as your not being carried down stream this rain is a much better alternative!
PennyPue On Thursday, May 14 at 6:50 am
Those photos are beautiful!
I can't imagine the stress level of relying on the weather to make things right. At least this year your grass is a beautiful green, or was that a slider in photoshop?
I'm curious, were those hoof prints in your the soil of your raised beds? I'm betting that you've had a cow or two get into your plantings in the past!
Remudamom On Thursday, May 14 at 6:50 am
We planted our garden in the mud this year. Not the best scenario, but we've got as much rain as you, and last night, a tornado.
StuffCooksWant On Thursday, May 14 at 6:51 am
The sky in your pics looks so cool… you either just got some rain or were about to get more. I know it's disappointing not to have the garden you prepared for, but take the rain. Every drop, because this summer, you'll be so glad for it.
It's already been so hot here in Austin… 95 yesterday and the kids had track and field at school. They would have been thrilled with a little rain shower! Instead they were drenched with their own sweat. And sunscreen. Welcome, summer.
Texnana On Thursday, May 14 at 6:53 am
Same here in North Texas. For the first time ever, I've tried starting tomatoes from seed. They are the perfect size to go in the ground, but it's too wet…and it's beginning to rain again now. I've decided I'm going to try putting the babies in pots. I've got some big ones that had trees in them, and I've got access to lots of composted manure, which I've heard is great for tomatoes.
Emily On Thursday, May 14 at 6:54 am
What gorgeous photos – as if any of yours aren't – I love the roses. Breathtaking!
Patty W On Thursday, May 14 at 6:54 am
Gorgeous pics…and scary looking skies!
Laura On Thursday, May 14 at 6:57 am
Thanks for putting the life of a farmer/rancher in perspective. I don't think people realize how the timing of weather events impacts what we do. We've gone through a few years of no wheat crop because of drought. This could be a year that makes or breaks many in our community.
April On Thursday, May 14 at 6:57 am
I love the contrast between the pictures and the story. Both were good. I remember the summer of 1998 in Florida. Fire consumed so much of the state that it rained ash. Drought is a very scary thing.
Alicia On Thursday, May 14 at 6:58 am
Yay for the shrub roses!
FLWendy On Thursday, May 14 at 6:59 am
So that's where all of our wet weather has been. Please send some of it down here to FL, we need it.
Maureen On Thursday, May 14 at 7:01 am
Woke up to Rain, Thunder, Lightening. Now it is just Raining. Kiddos and I are thinking up some great Rainy day fun things to do inside, Going to make a huge pot of homemade vegetable soup I think. Soup goes great with rain.
Hopefully sunny skies will come thru for you in Oklahoma soon and you can get your garden planted.
I am off to enjoy a wonderful, wet, Ohio day inside.
SandiLee On Thursday, May 14 at 7:02 am
and in Louisiana we already have cucumbers, squash & beans – have lots of little tomatoes growing on our plants – sorry you haven't been able to get your veggies in the ground -
A Novel Woman On Thursday, May 14 at 7:03 am
Well, the photos are still gorgeous!
kelly On Thursday, May 14 at 7:03 am
what a lovely post…..in photos and words. Thank you.
chris On Thursday, May 14 at 7:03 am
I'm so jealous of all of your space to garden. I only have one small planter box… I need to chop down some of the trees in our back yard, then we would have more sun spots, and thus more room to plant veggies…. OH…. the list of things to do grows longer everyday…..
Michelle Gay On Thursday, May 14 at 7:03 am
I LOVE reading your posts. I was reading through the whole 'run away from the turtles' and I started laughing. I get 'what are you laughing at?' and I pipe back 'you wouldn't understand'. Thank you for making me laugh or think everyday. Coming from a farming family I now how much at mercy you are when it comes to the weather…it's a beautiful thing when it works well and desperatley scary when it's against you. Hope sunshine pops through..we have too much of it in Oz right now..the farmers are in what you were in five years ago.
Mamadallama On Thursday, May 14 at 7:04 am
You're so right! We're at the mercy of the weather. Here in Florida, we're in the midst of a serious drought. Two days ago the skies got dark, the wind came up and there was thunder and lightning, but we never did get any rain. We have many fires resulting from the drought conditions and then the lightning started more. Too bad we can't trade our surpluses! We'd give you some of our drought for your storms and then we'd all be sittin' pretty.
Deb from WI On Thursday, May 14 at 7:04 am
Good perspective to have. We here in WI had an awful time of it last Spring/Summer when it came to flooding. My folks live on a lake and were almost completely flooded out. In fact, many houses on the opposite side of the lake did become halfway submerged under water. Many people lost their homes. The sad part was seeing those people actually canoeing through their old places… seeing everything they had lost. But my folks & a few of their neighbors worked ceaselessy for weeks straight sandbagging and doing everything they could to save their property. It was an awful mess and no easy task for a bunch of folks in their 50's & 60's +. But through it all there was always the awesomeness of seeing people come together in a time of crisis. FEMA was involved delivering water & supplies… all the local news stations came to wade through water-covered roads to get the story out when our local govt. wasn't stepping in to help all the families who were financially & physically strained to their breaking point… like I said it was a mess. But my parent's house and their immediate neighbors' houses survived, thanks be to God.
So this year is still a wet one, the lake is still too high. But things could always be worse.
Linda On Thursday, May 14 at 7:05 am
My daughter blames the weather man for all our rain here in Pittsburgh, PA. I was beginning to think I had moved to Seatle for a while. We seem to be having a very wet spring here and high winds and rain are on their way again today.
I like the shrub roses and the dark sky in the background. Wish I had shrub roses and all your raised planting beds. I keep surveying my yard to find a place to plant some strawberries and a few vegetables. So far I just have two tomato plants in pots and a few herbs. My back yard is too shady with its one huge maple tree and hedges. I thought about digging the hedges out but we need the privacy. The front yard has a slope and another maple tree so space is very limited. I need to get creative to find a place to grow food!
Ro On Thursday, May 14 at 7:08 am
Rain in Montana! Can't get into our fields to plant wheat. 100 acres that next year is suppose to go back into crested wheat and alfalfa for the cattle. I too remember those terrable drought years. It was scaaaary.
Bree On Thursday, May 14 at 7:09 am
I love the smell of moist planting soil. My green thumb screams at me to plant something every year and I do.
& I'm sure you'll get your turn too. Beautiful photos!
Kimberly On Thursday, May 14 at 7:09 am
Thank you for this post. As all it has done here lately is rain, I needed some perspective, and as you often do, you provided it. I too would love to get my gardens planted, but in this weather, it doesn't look likely. Maybe this weekend…
Have a lovely day,
Emily On Thursday, May 14 at 7:11 am
Of course, we picked the rainiest spring ever to begin a building project in SE Kansas. We're hoping for a week or so of dry so we can pour concrete!
EG On Thursday, May 14 at 7:12 am
We're at an elevation, so this weekend is planting weekend per the Farmer's Almanac. I will use starters for tomatos and peppers, but I'll still do seeds for zucchini and squash. That stuff is un-killable. I'll probably use starters for broccoli.
I need to know – how do you keep your tomatoes from collapsing? I've caged them 2 different ways and no matter what they collapse on the ground from their own weight.
Lisaiz On Thursday, May 14 at 7:14 am
Hey – I didn't see any cow patties in any of the pictures – you have (had) poop-free patios, too!
Sorry to hear your garden is still in a holding pattern, but after a couple years of bad drought here, I, too, am fine with all the rain. Sure it puts a damper on outdoor activities, but honestly, it's much better than a scary severe drought.
Gorgeous pictures, by the way!
Maria On Thursday, May 14 at 7:15 am
Raining in Kentucky too but again, after facing drought, I am grateful for rain
Brooklyn On Thursday, May 14 at 7:15 am
Beautiful life in the country Ree. Thanks for another interesting glimpse.
Trina On Thursday, May 14 at 7:15 am
Don't you just love the feast or fame around here Ree? I swear it wasn't it a few months ago we were begging for rain? LOL Well now we have it…I think it's time the faucet can be shut off for a bit!!!! BTW your raised beds are just gorgeous!!! Did you do a post on your dirt???
Amy On Thursday, May 14 at 7:16 am
I think we hit the pocket of sunshine at just the right time. Our vegetable beds are growing and thriving and I'm sorry that it's hurting you that I'm reporting this good news. I hope the sun comes out soon so we can see what you get planted in those beautiful prepared beds waiting for signs of life. And those roses? They're gorgeous!
Lynn On Thursday, May 14 at 7:17 am
Well the only good thing is that we are all going through the same. We had snow yesterday S N O W !!! Can I write that here? This is a family blog after all I really should not be cussing. My apologies. I did get the garden tilled a few days back. But it sits idle. Our last frost date here in ND is May 15th. But I always plant earlier than that. Until this year.So, I guess I'll go make that lemon pasta now.
Pamela On Thursday, May 14 at 7:17 am
Been having the same troubles here in Kansas. Planting or rather trying to plant has been difficult this Spring. Everyone here usually started planting mid March all the cool weather crops.Those that did were having to replant later. It's been nothing but a battle with rain, waiting for it to dry enough to get into the garden and it rains again just when you think you can get in. Roller coaster temps that hinder…………and now we hit summer temps and humidity yesterday and finally had a rush day of hitting it hard in the garden. BUT………one of these days the water faucet will turn off and we'll be praying for rain and having to drag out the sprinklers and make sure everything is kept alive – so grateful were not on rural water……have a well so we can do that.
Sue L On Thursday, May 14 at 7:18 am
Our part of Michigan has been terribly wet and COLD. We had frost on Monday and Tuesday. I have not been able to plant my garden. Parts of our lawn are dying from the wet. Both my folks and my brother had flooded basements. My brother lost thousands of dollars in damage when the generator/pumps could not keep up with the water. But, no one was hurt and we have insurance. Eventually, summer will come here. Until then, we all dream of moving somewhere warm, where the sun shines more than one day a week.
Ernestine On Thursday, May 14 at 7:19 am
Not much rain here in West Texas. We get teased a lot with cloud cover and massive thunderheads but no rain. Lots of wind and dust though!
corrie On Thursday, May 14 at 7:20 am
Just your description of the drought was scary!
I too have had troubles starting my vegtable garden and OFTEN wonder how people managed to grow enough food to feed their families until the next year…..
Kathy On Thursday, May 14 at 7:21 am
Amen to that sister!! I'm so happy for all this rain. We have more grass in the pasture and water in the tanks & creek than we've ever had since we've been married. It's greatness!
bjdfh On Thursday, May 14 at 7:22 am
Very well said……. rain is needed but not all at once.
Your photos are beautiful.
Linda On Thursday, May 14 at 7:23 am
We're sick of the rain and wind here in Colorado too! But at least you have the beautiful rock patio, trees, green grass and rose bushes to look at. What a treat for my eyes!
Jennifer On Thursday, May 14 at 7:23 am
I told my husband that I wanted to plant a vegetable garden this year, like Ree! We've had so much rain here in West Tennessee that I haven't been able to do it. I hate to complain about rain considering the drought we've had in years past, but I do wish it was spread out a little rather than three weeks of rain!
Pony Girl Rides Again On Thursday, May 14 at 7:26 am
That dark, dark sky in the background is pretty amazing! We are getting a random dose of rain here too, but like you said, we'll appreciate it later. I'm jealous you can at least think of a garden….I don't have the space!
Aliya On Thursday, May 14 at 7:27 am
I too feel fortunate that it is not 90+ degrees everyday with no rain, like it has been in some springs. I am always grateful for rain, and love it besides, I have been lucky this year that I have been able to get my seeds planted, of course our trees have just gotten their leaves out here.
If you have like winter squash and have never tried Delicata or sugarloaf (a sweeter delicata hybrid) you really should, delicata squash makes acorn squash seem mildly amusing, I was lucky enough for find sugarloaf seeds this year, and am hoping they will pop up soon.
I love this photos of yours by the way, they feel so cozy, you can almost hear the rain, and the colors are so vivid and crisp. :o)
Dana On Thursday, May 14 at 7:28 am
We've had pretty decent weather her in SC, but I didn't get to have the raised beds this year (too many limbs in the backyard trees with NO sunlight) so I have planted tomatoes, peppers and bush cucumbers in pots and knock on wood they are doing great! I look forward to making the raised beds next year. Hopefully you'll be able to get your plants in soon!
charlotte in ok On Thursday, May 14 at 7:29 am
I remember that drought year. It was scary for us too. The dust and the smoke from wind and fires were bad. We did some hard culling, too. I remember being thankful for .25 inches of rain!! I happened to read a book called "The Worst Hard Times" about the Dust Bowl. That made our drought look like a tiny thing.
Karen On Thursday, May 14 at 7:29 am
Amen. We're still in a drought here, but luckily we've been having some good rains lately. Our creek last year was way down, but it's beautiful right now. Droughts make me nervous because we're on a well.
Amy in Edmond On Thursday, May 14 at 7:29 am
Now I don't feel so bad, since I don't have my garden in yet either. I have most of what I want to plant. Just don't have the time available when it is not raining.
Jo On Thursday, May 14 at 7:30 am
Aah drought, we know it so well here in Aus, lived with it for years now, we don't even flush the toilet very much anymore. After heatwaves & droughts & fires we would love some of that rain.
Michelle On Thursday, May 14 at 7:30 am
Wow, I am SO jealous of all those planting boxes. Don't fret – you'll get your hands dirty soon enough!
Lana On Thursday, May 14 at 7:30 am
I moved here in May of 1988, and it was july or august before we had *any* rain. No cattle, but I remember all the hell we went through for the drought (they almost shut down the local university it was so bad). Then 5 years later, we had so much rain that most of Missouri was under water. Entire towns were wiped off the map back then.
I can't imagine having to deal with the stress of watering/feeding hundreds of animals too in that situation.
prettyneato On Thursday, May 14 at 7:33 am
the weather this year has been mean to my garden. Just after planting my starters – it hailed for 3 days and shredded my tomatoes, peppers and beans. ARGH! I had to start over on some of them.
Good luck with your upcoming planting! =D
Cate On Thursday, May 14 at 7:33 am
3 inches in my part of IN…. school delays due to high water… flooding… between the ice storms, blizzards, etc. I think schools will be in session until July
dishinanddishes On Thursday, May 14 at 7:34 am
I totally feel your pain Ree…down here in OKC, I have about 50 heirloom tomato plants I've had ready to transplant outside for about a month. I'm afraid to put them in the ground because of the wind and storms! We also have grass that DESPERATELY needs to be mowed…it's knee high!
Trudy On Thursday, May 14 at 7:35 am
Just put life jackets on those plants and they will be ok.
Krista On Thursday, May 14 at 7:35 am
what a genius idea digging a trench through the pond was!
Lori E On Thursday, May 14 at 7:36 am
We get a lot of rain on the west coast of B.C. as we are in a rain forest after all. It doesn't keep me from doing much of anything I want to do and it makes the area lush and green.
The big frustrating part is the vegetable garden which is like yours and unplanted. I could have put out peas, radishes etc. but they likely would have washed away so I wait as do you for the sun to shine and for me to be home to work with it.
At least you probably have a long growing season.
Becky G. On Thursday, May 14 at 7:36 am
Ree, although on a much MUCH smaller scale, I am experiencing the same challenges! For the last three years we have been in an extreme drought. Two summers ago we turned the water off to our lawn irrigation system, and it hasn't been turned back on to this day. Last year I just didn't have the heart to buy and plant new plants, just knowing that they would die anyway due to watering restrictions. And honestly, I'll never look at rain the same way again! I now appreciate every single drop!
This spring, though, reminds me of the springs of my youth, and while I'm loving the rain, the rolling thunderstorms, etc. – well, I'm hating that I have probably $200 worth of plants sitting in pots and cell packs that I can't get planted due to all this rain! The up side of that is that I've rarely had to water those plants! They normally have to be watered daily because the growing roots soak up the water in those small amounts of soil very fast. So I am only having to water them on the days I'm not able to stay home and plant, because those seem to be the days when it doesn't rain!
For instance, I had 'PROMISED' my mom I would take her shopping on Tuesday. You can shop in the rain, right??? Obviously not, because it was a glorious day, and I was gone ALL day! Of course when I got home I had to go out and water the un-planted plants because they were all drooping. Oh, and yesterday – more rain. Today, more rain. And all weekend the forecast is for, you guessed it – more rain!!! Can I have just 2 days here??? Please!
Annie in Indiana On Thursday, May 14 at 7:37 am
Your roses are beautiful, and so is your entire (unplanted) garden. Maybe one of these days, I'll win a contest and see it in person. In the meantime, I love these pictures!
Ruth Ann in East Texas On Thursday, May 14 at 7:38 am
Are those "knock out roses"? They are so beautiful here in East Texas. I love them because they are not so gangly as a lot of roses can be. So thick and pretty; enjoy!
Lara On Thursday, May 14 at 7:39 am
Here in Nashville we get your weather a day or so after you do; the droughts, the rain, the running out in between storms to try and plant veggies.
Amy Hallagin On Thursday, May 14 at 7:39 am
Thank you for your work on the ranch! I am from a small farming/cattle community in the panhandle of OK so I know all too well about the way lives depend on rain. Thank you & your family for your hard work in the cattle industry!!!
And thanks for keeping it all in perspective for us!
Circle F On Thursday, May 14 at 7:41 am
P-Dub – as a fellow Okie …. I FEEL YOUR PAIN
slammie On Thursday, May 14 at 7:42 am
beautiful pictures! hope that you can get your garden planted soon!
LB On Thursday, May 14 at 7:42 am
Here outside of Nashville, the same as you RAIN, RAIN, and MORE RAIN. The weather reported several days ago that we had already had 6 inches of rain which should be average or the month, It is pouring right now and is supposed to rain for the next 3 days.
I planted my garden 2 weeks ago and my tomato plants are 2 feet tall, and I'm already getting squash! I pretty much ran outside everytime it stopped raining and put in a plant , ran back in…….lather, rinse repeat till it was done!
Maybe you will get a day or so soon where you can get some real planting done, though with your busy days there on the ranch you may have to do it at midnight. Just drag out some shop lights and have at it! LOL
JoAnn On Thursday, May 14 at 7:43 am
Your rose bush has a brilliant color amongst all the lush green grass. (As long as no one pees on it…..)
Susan On Thursday, May 14 at 7:43 am
Well..we're 5 weeks ahead of when our normal fire danger season starts here in the SF Bay area of CA. We had a lot less rain this winter than normal. Santa Barbara is still burning and now there's a big fire raging in Morgan Hill, south of San Jose. That's painfully near where a lot of our farmers mkt produce comes from. Wish we could get some of your rain, Ree.
Kristin On Thursday, May 14 at 7:44 am
Seems there's been a lot of rain all over the U.S. I love the pictures with the mild light and gray skies, though. It makes everything look warmer somehow.
Terri in Iowa On Thursday, May 14 at 7:47 am
We are super soggy in Iowa too. We had thunderstorms Tuesday night and last night. Today we have sun, but we're expecting more storms tomorrow. Our "backyard," which is all trees, is very lush, as it our yard, bushes, flowers, etc. That is one of the best benefits of rain.
NJ On Thursday, May 14 at 7:47 am
Love the photos, they are as always stunning. We are having similar problems up here in the great white north. I have not been able to plant my vegetable garden because it is still cold.
PS. I love all your recipes and I think I have tried four and all have turned out delic!
Janet On Thursday, May 14 at 7:48 am
It's been rainy in the Mid-Atlantic too. These weekend we dried out a little. I taught my DH how to plant tomatoes. I planted almost 50 daylily slips, moved others. I still have 4 rosebushes and a container garden to plant. And it's raining again!
Fencepost On Thursday, May 14 at 7:48 am
Sometimes we have to endure the pain to remember just how good it really is. I like your way of thinking. And your pictures, too!
Tessa On Thursday, May 14 at 7:48 am
Rain is good…. we're lacking so far this year. We had very little mud this spring, funny to be missing that!
Swap you some sunshine for some rain??
Amanda Schwarck On Thursday, May 14 at 7:49 am
There is a reason for the season.
Cheryl in AR On Thursday, May 14 at 7:49 am
Yeah, we'd like a little sun here in NW Arkansas, too, but I don't want to complain about the rain. Because it may quit and not rain again all summer! We are way behind on planting the veggies too. This time of year I get so hungry for a good vine ripe tomato, I just can't wait!


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Spring 2014
The Talking Book Center will be closed May 26 for Memorial Day and July 4 for Independence Day.
Upcoming Closures of Talking Book Centers in Georgia
Changes will be coming to Talking Book services across Georgia in the next year. Georgia Public Library Service, the state library administrative agency, has decided to move forward with the proposed plan of consolidating all Talking Book services for the state in Atlanta. This means the Northeast Georgia Talking Book Center and all other Talking Book Centers across the state will close.
Currently, there are nine Talking Book Centers in Georgia. Centers in Dublin, Savannah, Macon, and Columbus will close June 2014. Rome and Augusta centers are set to close in December 2014, and the centers in Athens and Bainbridge will close in June 2015. This will leave only the center at the Atlanta-Fulton County Library open.
Patrons will still receive all Talking Book services, including books by mail, BARD, BARD Mobile, and have access to Reader's Advisors in Atlanta by toll-free phone.
Resources of Interest - Five Downloadable Book Alternatives to BARD
If you have been using BARD, you may be interested in exploring these other sources of downloadable books. Some of them will provide audio books read by narrators while others will be "text-to-speech" audio read by a synthetic voice from text files. NLS equipment will play some of the audio narration files but does not support text-to-speech.
Your local Public Library
(Free) - Many public libraries subscribe to Overdrive, which offers MP3/WMA audio books and eBooks in various formats for loan. NLS digital players will play unprotectedMP3 files, but not WMA.
(Free) - Books with expired copyrights in various eBook formats including some narrated audio, but most in text.
Internet Archive
(Free) - Partnership of multiple online resources resulting in an impressive collection of audio books in various formats and full-text/html books.
($50 per year plus one time $25 membership fee) - Electronic braille in refreshable braille format and Daisy audio books in either text-to-speech or MP3 formats. NLS equipment will support only the MP3 format.
Learning Ally
($129 per year) - Mostly textbooks and reference materials in Daisy narrated audio. NLS players can play these books after a Learning Ally decryption key is installed.
Magazines on BARD
BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) has an exciting new feature! The same magazines Talking Book patrons can receive by mail are available for download through BARD, and now you can sign up for an automated subscription!
A new "Subscribe To" button has been added to each magazine summary page. By clicking this, each new issue will automatically be added to your wish list. You can unsubscribe at any time.
You may also select to receive an email as each new issue is published. Select the "Email Notification Options" link from the subscription confirmation page, then choose "Yes" from the drop-down menu labeled "Alert Me By Email When New Issues of Subscribed Magazines Are Available."
Changing your magazine preferences in BARD will not affect magazines you receive by mail. If you would like to make changes to magazines by mail, you must contact your Talking Book Library.
Tools for Life App Finder
Georgia Tools for Life is an organization that helps people with disabilities research, find, and use assistive technology. One exciting feature on their website is the App Finder, a tool for locating useful apps for your smart phone. Give it a try! www.gatfl.org/favorite-search.php
The Bradley Timepiece
The Bradley Timepiece, a new watch for the visually impaired named after Paralympian Brad Snyder, has been nominated for London's Design Museum Design of the Year. The fashionable watch uses ball-bearings to mark the hours and minutes rather than speech or Braille. Read more about the Bradley Timepiece at www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26920782


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Treasure Coast Photography Club - Heart strings to be pulled at juried photography show
The Treasure Coast Photography Club, Inc. (TCPC) is hosting the "From the Heart Photography Juried Exhibition" to benefit the Humane Society of St. Lucie County. The club's hope is that the images you create for the exhibition will be "from your heart," and an expression of your personal vision. In addition to this hope, is the second element of raising funds to help the local Humane Society, which provides compassionate care and safe shelter for homeless animals, as well as education of responsible pet ownership.
The photography exhibition will be on display at the Port St. Lucie Civic Center Art Gallery beginning Nov. 7, at which the group will host an opening reception from 6-8 p.m. In order to earn a space on the wall, photographers are encouraged to submit entries now through Sept. 25. The photos will be judged by a three-person, professional-level panel, who will review and score each photo. The top 100-130 ranked photos will be selected to be on display and eligible for a total of $1,500 in cash prizes.
"We are trying to make people aware of who we are and this is something that will accomplish that and allow us to give back to a wonderful organization," remarked Jeff Linn, the planning committee chair. "We are hoping to attract entries from West Palm Beach to Vero, but the competition is open to anyone in the country."
The photography club has an estimated 65 active members, and hosts monthly meetings with guest speakers. The group of amateur and professional photographers share ideas and photo tips, take field trips, and enjoy their time being with like-minded friends.
Those wishing to enter the competition are asked to visit www.OnlineJuriedShows.com, look for the "From the Heart" show, log-in, and follow the instructions to upload no more than five photographs. The entry fee for submitting a photo is $20 for TCPC members or $25 for non-members. Color, black and white or monotone images are acceptable, and filters and corrective functions may be used to improve the image. Notifications of acceptance will be emailed on Oct. 5, with the approved photos being accepted at the Port St. Lucie Civic Center from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Oct. 28-29.
Prior to the Nov. 7 reception, award-winning Master Photographer Katie Deits, who serves as the executive director of the Lighthouse Art Center Museum, Gallery & School of Art in Tequesta, will have the arduous task of selecting the winners of each of the levels. The cash prizes given include a "Best of Show" award of $500, three "Excellence Awards" of $200, and four "Honorable Mention" awards at $100 each. Each photo will be available for purchase, with 60-percent of the sale going to the artist, 20-percent to the Humane Society of St. Lucie County and 20-percent to the City of Port St. Lucie to offset costs throughout the exhibition, which will run from Nov. 7- Jan. 2.
The Treasure Coast Photography Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month at 223 Avenue A, Fort Pierce, FL 34950. For additional information about the Treasure Coast Photography Club and to review the contest rules, visit www.treasurecoastphoto.photoshelter.com or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Please note that the Online Competency is no longer available. Please watch your emails for further notice on how you can submit on our new Online Renewal System coming in late January 2015!
Online Competency Forms
Tired of storing your competency forms? You can enter your Professional Development Credits Form (PDCF) and Learning Plan directly on to the ACSW website. Entering it this way will allow you to view, edit, and submit your documents with the click of a button from any computer. See the new widget in the right-hand side bar and start entering your information today (please login first). You can also store your category A supporting documents on the website. Paper documents can be scanned and attached or you can attach MS Word documents (including the Category A Summary Form).
Congratulations to the winners of our incentive program! Check out the list of winners under 'Current News' on our website!
Social workers are randomly selected to submit a portfolio with 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 years of information, or just the Professional Development Credit Form. All social workers are still required to complete the full portfolio, including a self-assessment and learning plan for each year, which may be requested at a future date if any concerns arise. If you are selected to submit a portfolio, you will receive a letter approximately six months prior to your renewal detailing exactly what you need to submit. If you do not receive a letter requesting a portfolio you will be asked to submit your PDCF when you receive your renewal information.
If your expiry date is:
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To see a detailed list of portfolio requirements click here.
To see details on how many credits are required click here.
The Competence Committee has developed a 15 minute presentation on completing your professional portfolio. View the presentation.
Special Circumstances
The Competence Committee and the ACSW strive to be understanding during difficult times for our members. As such, when a social worker experiences a natural disaster (house fire, flood etc) or a significant personal crisis the ACSW will review the case individually and work with the social worker to develop a plan for his/her portfolio. If you have experienced a disaster or crisis, please contact Kelly Brisebois, Competence Program Coordinator.
Annual Submissions
The Professional Development Credit Form should be completed every year by every social worker and submitted when you renew. Do not submit any other competence documents with this form unless you are asked to submit your portfolio. There is a separate form to be completed by social workers on the Clinical Specialty Registry.


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Cologne Flood Protection Centre on Recovery After River Flooding - Köln
Although flooding in Cologne is the city's most regular catastrophe, it is difficult to forecast. More than anything else, a proper protection plan is therefore needed to be able to rescue and secure the city's population in the event of an emergency. Cologne suffered its last big floods in 1993 and 1995 and it is very likely that another, possibly worse flood may happen very soon.
In the event of an emergency, the Cologne protection plan consists in evacuating people and goods, and providing protection from water through the use of protection walls, sand barriers and water pumps.
A number of hazard maps have been produced, which clearly list all the consequences and potential dangers of different water levels. There are different plans for different water levels, such as emergency and escape roads to be used. The flood protection office has also worked out a plan to calculate damage in financial terms, depending on water levels and the possible damage with and without flood protection.
One major task of the flood protection office is to warn the population, since awareness always fades after long flood-free periods. However, people can be only saved if they always know when and how to react.
Numerous means exist to maintain the population's awareness of the danger : marks of past floods, film documentaries, thematic trips, exhibitions, …
One of the most important issues in flood protection is warning the population, because you never know exactly when the next flood will strike, you only know that sooner or later it will strike.


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Man missing, truck found on fire
Updated: 11/11/2009 - 21-year-old Jeffrey Kevin Price, II hasn't been seen since Monday afternoon. Investigators later found his truck on fire near Somerset.
Updated: 11/11/2009 - 21-year-old Jeffrey Kevin Price, II hasn't been seen since Monday afternoon. Investigators later found his truck on fire near Somerset.
Posted: 11/10/2009 - It's a talk many dread. Getting an elderly parent or loved one to stop driving.
Updated: 11/10/2009 - Peggy Mina is charged in a complicity role in the robbery and murder of Homer Carrender. But she claims from jail she did nothing wrong and actually assisted police in their investigation.
Updated: 11/10/2009 - A grand jury in Lexington has indicted a former state lawmaker on charges of murder and violating an emergency protective order in the fatal shooting of his former fiancee.
Updated: 11/10/2009 - Nearly two weeks after he died the coroner's office has now ruled a Lexington man's death a homicide.
Updated: 11/10/2009 - Lexington police make an arrest in a stabbing near UK's campus.
Updated: 11/10/2009 - If you work at the University of Kentucky or are a student, you'll soon will be able to receive the H1N1 vaccine.
Updated: 11/11/2009 - It happened outside the Grapevine bar in Tates Creek Centre early Tuesday.
Posted: 11/10/2009 - Police in Paducah have charged a child care center director with leaving a young child aboard a van.
Updated: 11/10/2009 - One resident handed a toddler from a second-story window to a neighbor to escape the flames.
Posted: 11/09/2009 - Police say the man was stabbed at an apartment building, on Lyndhurst Place, near downtown Lexington.
Updated: 11/10/2009 - Investigators are back on the scene at a shopping center, trying to figure out what started a fire that killed dozens of animals.
Updated: 12/09/2009 - Late Monday night Somerset Police announced two people have been arrested for the weekend murder of a 72-year old man. Police say the motive was robbery.
Updated: 02/05/2010 - The store is closing becuase Sears Holding Company officials say they are not renewing its lease with the property owner.
Updated: 11/09/2009 - A Fayette County judge has ordered Bendrea Wilson to pay nearly a half million dollars to Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass.
Posted: 11/09/2009 - UK Police say they've received several reports of a man on a bike approaching women and displaying lewd behavior.
Updated: 11/10/2009 - If you're wondering which form of the H1N1 vaccine is best for you, we found a pediatrician to help us sort out the facts.
Updated: 11/09/2009 - Charles Randolph was last seen at his Casey County home about a month ago, and his family is certain someone knows what happened to him and are now increasing a reward to help.
Updated: 11/09/2009 - The number of H1N1 deaths in the state continues to rise, two more today, bringing the total statewide to 20.
Updated: 06/03/2010 - The U.S. Attorney's office says a former central Kentucky teacher has pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of child porn.
Updated: 11/09/2009 - 56-year-old Jerry Wayne Humphries pleads guilty to one count of sodomy; two other counts and a kidnapping charge are dropped.
Updated: 11/09/2009 - Big football news out of Western Kentucky University today.
Updated: 11/09/2009 - A U.S. Army hospital spokesman says the man suspected in a deadly shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, is conscious and able to talk.
Updated: 11/09/2009 - The police chase ended once the suspects' pickup truck stalled on railroad tracks.
Updated: 11/11/2009 - Police say cameras clearly caught the man's face when he hit the Shell station on Richmond Road at South Locust Hill Drive.


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Devon MP calls for review of child sex abuse case
Posted: December 05, 2012|
A man accused of child sex abuse was named in Westminster by an MP who fears he was "getting away Scott free".
In a rare step, Geoffrey Genge, of Plymouth, was identified in the House of Commons by Tory Gary Streeter using the legal protection of parliamentary privilege, in a bid to "ensure that justice is done".
The South West Devon MP called on the Attorney-General to review the case, involving charges of rape and sexual abuse dating back 50 years, after it was dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service.
Despite prosecutors previously believing there was a realistic prospect of conviction, they learned the defendant's solicitor planned to argue too much time had passed since the offences, so they "would not have a proper chance to put up the evidence".
Mr Streeter said: The CPS must get their act together. Every effort must be taken to ensure that justice is done."
Parliament heard that Margaret Felwick, who waived her legal right to anonymity, had contacted police in February last year to report a serious sex offence carried out against her by her brother 50 years ago.
Mr Streeter said she had not felt able to speak about the incident before, but on discovering two others had accused Mr Genge of abuse, she "could be silent no longer", and all three went to the police.
The police reassured the accusers"there was strong evidence to support the case", and Mrs Felwick of Plympton was notified by the CPS in August, 2011, that the prosecution would go ahead.
Mr Genge was charged with five offences of rape and sexual abuse, between 1957 and 1961, to which he pleaded not guilty. A trial was set for March 26, 2012 but on January 10, they learned the case had been dropped.
Mr Streeter branded the CPS's handling of the case a "disaster". He told the Commons: "I have absolutely no doubt that Mr Genge abused my constituents when they were children, and he is getting away Scott free. This is not British justice."
Responding to the matter, Solicitor General Oliver Heald said he would ensure the issue was raised with the Director of Public Prosecutions.
In a statement, Mr Genge's legal representative said: "Mr Genge says that these allegations are false. On January 9 2012 the prosecution offered no evidence in this case and Mr Genge was acquitted of all charges. Whilst we are relieved that the CPS took this decision finally, we remain concerned about the matter being pursued that far."


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Nico Rosberg completed his fourth day of pre-season testing this afternoon at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya, running a total of 108 laps in cold but dry conditions. His pre-season mileage now stands at 1471 km.
- The morning programme focused on data gathering and set-up adjustments
- This afternoon, Nico concentrated on longer runs with the hard and medium tyres
- Nico ran soft, medium and hard compound tyres during the day's programme
- His fastest lap of 1:22.611 was completed on the medium tyre on lap one of a seven-lap run
- Lewis Hamilton will complete the fourth and final day of this week's test programme tomorrow.
Nico Rosberg: We didn't have a perfect morning and it was tough out there with the low temperatures. They were causing a lot of tyre graining, which made it difficult to do much useful testing. It was a few degrees warmer after the break and that gave a completely different picture. In general, I'm pleased with what we've achieved this week – I did a lot of mileage and the team has done a good job over the winter. I feel more comfortable in the car and the balance is quite good, but we still need to work in a number of areas. That's why I'm looking forward to testing next week and to see what progress we can make.


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Every Sunday during the Spring Race Meet, there will be fun for the whole family in the Paddock Pavilion from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities include story time; a walking tour to the Kentucky Derby Museum garden to visit Winston, the resident miniature pony; Churchill Charlie and MORE! Come out on Sundays and bring the whole family for a day filled with fun!
Venue wide bingo will also be conducted on Family Fun Days for our patrons that are 18 years of age and older. Bingo cards will be given out at the admission gates and apply to races 3 through 7.
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The Bluegrass Art Experience is a family-friendly, multifaceted arts festival offering a unique environment to showcase the vast variety of artistic expression being created in Kentucky and the surrounding region. Designed to entertain as well as enlighten, this event, free with paid general admission of $3 to Churchill Downs, will also be used as a platform to raise money and create public awareness of several nonprofit charities including Home of the Innocents and Habitat for Humanity. The Bluegrass Art Experience is open from 1 - 6 p.m. ET in the infield.
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This most versatile leg machine performs the two most important leg exercises from one comfortable position. The fully adjustable 7 guage steel cam maximizes range of motion capabilities with a biomechanically- correct seat angle for proper isolation of muscle groups.
Strengthen your quadricep muscles with the leg extension exercise by positioning your legs behind the oversized rollers, firmly grip the handles and lift.. (Leg hold down in storage mount) To work your glutes and hamstring muscles, pull the oversized pop pin and insert the thigh restraint to a comfortable position, sit down and wrap your legs over the 8" foam rollers, then press down to perform seated leg curl exercises.
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A Kansas woman was charged Friday with felony shoplifting from Belk's at The Mall at Johnson City, city police said in a news release.
Teresa Ann Barr, 58, 4130 Southeast 34th Terrace, Topeka, Kan., was charged after a police investigation. She was taken to the Washington County Detention Center, where she was held in lieu of $10,000 bail. She was scheduled to appear in Washington County Sessions Court today at 1:30 p.m.


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Derek Makes Buzzfeed
Not good when you make Coach Vrab. look like maroon.Might just end up on his hit list.GO BUCKS!
I wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then.
Eh don't think he looks like a moron...it's VraBRO being VraBRO....it's actually showing how much passion he has for the school...was it dumb to do for his own health? absolutely, but at the same time he was so pumped up for The Game...recruits and the players LOVE this...
Also, if that's not enough, Derek tweeted that after Vrabel gave a speech about it at the Core6 Banquet last night, which we sent Derek to....so Vrabel is obviously sharing the story in public
Funny shit. Too bad the stitches were done so magnificently there will little to no scar to show for it.
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